We reach the end of the hall where Trey leads me, one I never entered because I assumed it was just more rooms. There's a room at the very end of the hall with big wooden double doors and a staircase on the side, which I assume leads to the attic where the laundry room is and which I've yet to explore because the door is locked and the alphas think I need to rest before I go. do homework. I tiptoe to the door and press my ear against it, not wanting to interrupt the alphas but also wanting to hear what's going on. Trey does the same and smiles at me mischievously as I listen to some of the alphas' conversation.I'm pretty sure it's Ragnar who screams.“They were clearly here for her, and Ravensword made it clear that they will kill anyone in our pack to get to her. Four dead wolves, we cannot accept.“That's one problem, but there's another. I couldn't feel them. I couldn't hear them. It was in the garage the whole time and I didn't hear any intruders. It was like magic protected them
Trey walks away, and I let him, rubbing the back of his neck. I have no idea what to do other than scare the shit out of your schoolmates with a single look. Maybe you should ask Mai. She seems to have a connection with Trey, and it would come with the added bonus of spending more time with her. With my brilliant plan in mind, I pull out of the garage and make my way around the back of the house to the training room where I spend most of the day with Silas. Lucky damn.Not that he acts that way, but I know Silas has issues with revealing his feelings and opening up to anyone. Mai, despite being our past, is in some ways an outsider, and I understand your hesitation to trust her. Something changed after the wolf's attack. I don't know if it was him seeing her almost die or that she risked her life to save Trey or the fact that she's in danger right now. He lowered an inch from the guard surrounding him, and I can see that Mai is relieved by that.Maybe not with the intense training tha
“You've survived worse than this, you can survive this, I know you can.Silas touches my shoulder blade gently.“We're here for you. Don't let me down, okay? I didn't train you to lose, and between us, you have the strength of a werewolf now. You've had her for days, so you're not fighting alone. Your wolf is with you.I look at him, meeting his gaze.“I know I'm not alone.But I wonder if he knows I mean him and the other alphas.Silas will take it personally when I get hit and miss. If you lose, it makes sense. I have to stop devaluing myself. Part of winning something is believing in myself. So here I am, believing that I can actually do this.I meet Valentine's gaze and he looks away, taking a long drink from his drink. You'll be drunk by the time this is over. Henderson only looks at me once, his whole body shaking with the need to take my place in this fight. To step in and make me safe again. But we both know it can't happen this time, and no other time. I need to fend for mys
We both look out and Henderson hands me a tissue from a box in the backseat.“Thanks,” I mumble, before wiping my eyes and blowing my nose.“I killed a man when I was twelve, right after he killed my uncle in front of me,” Henderson says. I stop and look at him. “We were on the run and we knew they were close. My uncle fought hard to save me, but he was outnumbered. He killed two while hiding behind a tree shaking from head to toe in my wolf form. When I saw my uncle die, I lost my mind and my wolf tore the man to pieces. I still, to this day, have not forgotten, and I understand your position now.“Thanks for sharing this with me.“And for the record, you were right. We're too broke, and it was never Eleline's fault,” he says softly. “We're broken from birth and there's always been only one person who could save us.- Where is he? I ask.“She,” he corrects, meeting my gaze. “And anyway, she's lost to us. Untouchable."Did you love her?" I ask, feeling more than jealousy burn in my ch
“Come on, brother. I love their teasing and I smile to myself as Ragnar tilts his head to the side. I grab my flashlight, and he takes it from my hand.“No, not this time. I'm going to change and we need to stay in the dark. Moonlight will guide us,” he says gently, placing the flashlight on the ground.“I can't see in the dark like you can,” I remind him.He moves closer and my breath catches when he reaches out and tucks a runaway strand of hair behind my ear.“You are a wolf, Mai. Let your wolf guide you.“Okay,” I whisper, as he steps back and starts undoing the buttons on his shirt.I look away, listening to the rustle of clothes and then taking in the distinctive scent that they've changed when everything smells like magic for a second. I look back in shock and awe at the black-furred wolves, which are beautiful. All of them are pure black, but Henderson and Ragnar's wolves stand out compared to Trey and Phim's as they are truly magnificent. They are literally twice the size.H
"I don't think it can hurt." He lets out a long breath. “She was smart, curious, and so beautiful it was almost as if the gods had made her in their image. For some insane reason, I enjoyed spending time with myself and my brothers. When we were fighting everything, she was there. Always been there for us.Valentine looks at me, so I nod and take another sip before he continues.“At first it was more like a family relationship when we were younger, but then we grew up and I came to think of her as more than the girl we treated like a pack. It became more. We wanted more. And I think she did too. Neither of us ever mentioned it to each other, but the attraction and deep feeling was only growing.He explains this to me with a soft laugh. I don't dare interrupt him, pull him out of the memories he has."And one of us could have been brave and said she was that for us after all...The fact that he leaves the sentence incomplete says it all.- I am really sorry. What happened to her?“Some
I don't stop."Do we have the same hair, the same eyes, the same body?" What is it?“Everything,” he says dryly. “Absolutely everything, except that you're not her.“Of course not.- You are different. Broken,” he grunts. “And I want to break every wolf that hurt you.I blame my racing heart, my convoluted, messy, complicated emotions when I do something stupid, impulsive, and dangerous. Something I think I've been planning for a long time, but not like this, not with feelings... not real.He knew it would be the only way to get what he wanted.I kiss him.I kiss Silas Fall, alpha of the Fall Mountain pack.He pauses, my lips pressed against his, and I wait for him to pull away. But when he doesn't pull away, when he deepens the kiss, pulling me tightly against his body, I open my mouth and melt into his arms as if we were lovers long separated. This is not what I planned. Her lips taste minty perfection. His taste is everything I've ever wanted, and our bodies fit together like we'r
“You are a total liar. It's horrible,” I say, laughing so hard that tears well up in my eyes.“We've got some instruments stashed away,” Henderson finally says, after we've stopped laughing. "I can look for them." Which would you like to try?“Maybe a violin,” I say, thinking of the violin at school. “I don't know, it looks like such a graceful instrument.His eyes flash red for a second, confusing me, and then he jumps to his feet, stopping in front of me.- What is it? I whisper, getting up and letting the block fall to the floor.Henderson doesn't respond for a long second, and then he relaxes, straightening up and looking at me over his shoulder.“Only Ragnar. He must feel left out.I laugh, looking across the forest when I see Ragnar's wolf running fast towards us. He stops and transforms on the fly.I look away from all that golden skin.“We have a problem and we need to go to the lighthouse,” Ragnar says, and I hear him approach."Another reject?" Henderson asks."No, but a wou
esmerayKai stands up, unbuttoning his pants andpulling them down right in front of my face. I think he's comfortable enough around Stone thathe is able to do this.Your long dick jumps right into mineface, dripping pre-cum. I lick my lipswanting to taste it, but before I can, he orders me to get on top. He sits down on the bed, backing up against the headboard and waiting for me to sit on him. I look at Stone who moves so he's on themy vision.I straddle Kai's thighs. I pull mylip between her teeth, watching him for any signs that he might want to stop. He leans forward, kissing me and I can taste myself on his lips. Waves of heat wash over me.- He is sure? "I pull it back." —Are you two sure about this?"A little too late for that,"Stone says in a husky voice.Kai laughs, shaking his head, “I want to.be inside you, Esmeray.My legs shake with anticipationas I guide your swollen cock into my soaking pussy. Then I slowly push myself over him as he stretches me out. Once our
ZenoI got triggered blocked which is finebecause I didn't want to fuck her in the woods. Fortunately, my erection subsided when we returned home. I open the door for her, letting her in first. My eyes drop to the round curve of her ass. Fuck, I feel like a horny teenager again. ifI look for too long, I know I'm going to get a hard-on.My wolf moans to her, wanting to matewith her now. Shortly. Calm down, horn dog, I say tohe.Stone stays. “You took a long time. His eyes drop to her neck, the one I was biting. Did I leave a mark? “Oh. I see. “I can't believe he's actually okay with this. I can't believe I'm okay with this. Sharing her kind of turns me on more than I thought. I loved watching her interact with others, and even listening to Stone fuck her.sometimes it made me hard.Esmeray pushes away his hand that touches herneck and buttons his shirt. “Come on, Sugar Daddy. II need a phone!— Well-heeled crown? — Stone drops one.laughter. “We're all paying over the phone.She
I roll my eyes in my thoughts,leaving the house with Zeno. - I hate it when he spendsso much with me.- No you do not. women love to betaken care of.I mock Zeno. - I am a womanindependent black. I don't need Stone's money.He agrees. "You're right, but youYou're going to need to get a job if you're going to keep breaking phones.I push him. He smiles, tucking his handsin the pockets. We walk towards the woods next to the gym which has a stone path, and I run at night. — Phones look better when they're on the ground after being squashed by a mini hulk, onlysaying.He smiled. "I heard that youscolded.I look down at my sneakers. — I can'tremember right.He looks at me out of the corner of his eye. —Why?— I tend to faint when I get mad. I see black and I just do shit I can't remember ..." My mind thinks of grayscale darkness and the creatureI saw.He inhales. "So you don't rememberanything?I shake my head. "Kira said thatI didn't hurt him.He laughs. "Is that your concern
She smiles, pouring the tea. - Youis it normally an angry person or do you bottle it up? I roll my eyes. "I don't get bogged down,and I don't like to be angry. Doesn't get people tonowhere but in trouble."Did your father teach you that?"I shake my head. - No. II learned by myself.—“Anger is a perfectly fine emotion.normal to feel, but you have to feel it. Otraffic jam won't help your wolf get out,” Claire says. “I don't bottle,” I laugh.She leans against the counter, braids falling over her.the crystals. “You hurt someone today.I blink. "That's why I don't getanger. I don't like to hurt people.She touches my hand and I almost pull away. “You hurt yourself more today by denying yourself thehappiness.- What? “Stone deserves to be happy and I am.ruining it. Honestly, I wish they neverfind me.- Why? So that stocking wolfnight could kill her or something? You deserve so muchmore than that,” adds Kira.My eyes burn with tears, and I look atone of the huge crystals on t
Kira's eyes widen at mine.thoughts. "Damn, I'm so sorry you sawthat. Are you well?I shrug. "No one knows, II think. Stone is really cool, making me think he knows,but I do not know.She lays her head on my shoulder,comforting. — How much does it hurt?"He said... that I would be nothing more."for him. My eyes burn with tears, making me look down at the table to avoid anyone's gaze. - Hmm,so it doesn't hurt at all and I'm fine.Kira pats my hand. — the strongAlpha Esmeray.I sigh. “I'm not alpha. My menare separated more than ever and I have no ideahow to unite them. I think they would have been better off without me.Kira snorts. "Please, these boys."they fight all the time. Reed really knows how to piss people off.people and make them upset.I gave a low laugh. - Yes. He isgood at it. I just think... it all happened so fast, so fast that I didn't have time to figure out how to be one.alpha.She shrugs. - It is difficult. NobodyI said it would be easy, but for you it w
My chest hurts just typing this and sending it wasworse. It reads instantly, and the typing bubbles appear, but I put my phone on 'do not disturb'before putting it aside.I touch my sore chest before bedon the couch. Pressure is slowly building behind my head and eyes, warning me of a headache. Stone plops down on the couch behind me, wrapping his arms around me.back from me.- Are you well? The tea is next to yourstelephone.I twist, pressing my face to hischest to thank him. Krew is not my boyfriend and he is not my mate. So why does it hurt that he was going to fuck another girl? He should be free to find his mate. Yet here I am about to cry against my boyfriend because I'm hurt by Krewhave done it. Technically this is his fault I caughtfeelings. Don't flirt, be funny and hot.CHAPTER 21esmerayAs shitty as it sounds, I ignore theband for the next few days. I really couldn't help it. When Stone finally let each of them go home, seeing Krew made my chest hurt more. So I we
“No…” I pick up my phone, seeing amillion messages. Between Kira and Kia, there were a lot of them.There are some messages from Krew, but not many.Team: Esme.Krew: I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything thatI said.My body tingles with nerves. He wantedsay that?Team: Send me a message when you joinrise. I'm very sorry.— Send him a message, —advises Stone."Do you even know why I'm angry?"with him? He shrugs when I question him. "Do you care why?"He shrugs. "He seems sorry."especially this morning.I didn't need to hear this to senda message back.Me: Hi. Did you get into a fight? You aregood?It reads instantly.Krew: I'm fine. You are? I'm sorry and I wantedtalk to you this morning, but I started screaming and Stoneexpelled ."Did you kick people out?" - II ask out loud.— Rat! - Stone teases. - Tellhe that he is a mouse. Besides, you were sleeping andI didn't need them to wake you up.I didn't even hear them screaming. Smilinglightly, I text back to Krew.Me
krewThis hurt more than I thought it would. I watch her until she completely disappears into the campus darkness and the tightness in my chest grows. How could I do something like that here? I know we're not mates and we're barely dating, but seeing her hurt,it hurt more.A hand taps my back. - Goodwork. Hurt the bitch.- Sorry? I pull from Reed's grip. "What the hell did you call her?! ’ Anger rises in my chest. How can I let him get inside my head like that? How could I let him talk me into hurting her? My eyes look around us. People are inwatching. Cum.He laughs. "Do you really care later?"to have another girl's mouth on you? Esmeray is a bitchfuck, and that's all she's gonna be.I'm blinded by pure, red rage. Myfist flies slamming into his jaw, knocking him off his feet.butt. He gets up quickly, attacking me hard. Screams fill the air as our fists fly towards each other. Why would I listen to someone who calls herprostitute?Someone pulls Reed from my body, leaving him
I beg you if need be.He shakes his head, pulling back. —Time to go, Alpha. You're going to have fun tonight.I reach out, touching his chest. Your handmoves mine, down the steps.Fuck, that hurt.Krew's eyes light up as hewe see. - Let's go!I push him onto the couch. - Scream againand I will make Zeno punch you."Can you at least put oneshirt? Reed groans as he stands beside Kai.Stone shakes his head. - No. She seemsincredible."Thanks Stone!" - I tilt myhead, smiling at Reed to goad him along, but we ended up just looking at each other. sometimes i wonderwhat it would be like to have rough sex with him.The front door opens. “Bitches! Let's go! Kira screams.Krew jumps, running through the door. —Arriving!I can't help but smile. Idiot. Whatmade you so anxious? I grab Stone, pulling him out. The night air is already full of music. Holding Stone's hand makes me feel guilty about almost kissing Kai. Everything is so confusing. It doesn't feel wrong to have them near me, an