EMMA I was momentarily taken aback with his words. It had been years since I heard anyone speak positively about Papa. Instead of seeing someone look at me with pity or revulsion, I saw pride associated with Papa’s memory. “Thanks,” I told him sincerely. I cleared my throat and clenched my fist in my lap to keep my emotions in check. There were only a few things that made me cry, but Papa was one of those. Xander placed his hand over mine, and his warmth and the sparks helped me relax. I looked up at him and smiled. I appreciated him being here with me and choosing me. It overjoyed me that someone besides me respected Papa. Ezekiel and Heath tried everything they could to tarnish his memory, so I was glad that they failed. Papa deserved to be remembered for the amazing leader that he was because there was none like him. “I heard that he was supposed to take up as Blacktree’s Alpha, right?” Kurtis asked. I nodded and took another sip of my drink. “Yeah, but unfortunately our pack
EMMA I tried pulling against the door, but it burned my hands. Red scorch marks were left on my palms from the handle and blistered immediately. I turned around, trying to figure out what the hell was going on. The was no reason why the door was stuck from both sides or why it was hot enough to burn me. It made no sense. The air around me thickened, as if the oxygen was being sucked away. It was no longer just a bit breezy. Bitter coldness rushed over my body, making it feel like sharp ice was being dragged across my skin. The cold seeped deep into my bones, and it made them hurt like hell. It felt wrong. It all felt wrong. I knew I was not alone. Even though I could not see anything, I knew there was something out here with me. It was eerie and entirely unmistakable. The shadows in front of me blended together, swirling, and gathering together until a large singular one formed. The shadow had no eyes, but I could feel it watching me, analyzing me, and looking for my weaknesses. A
EMMA ‘Did I hurt you?’ he asked quickly, his eyes searching mine. My sweet wolf was so afraid of hurting me. Who would had thought that Black Devil could be such a gentle soul. He was my gentle soul. Only I got to see this side of him just as only I got to see the sweet side of Xander. My boys gave those sides only to me, and I loved it. “No. Quite the opposite actually. Will you try it again?” I asked, hoping it would work. He always eased it when it got bad before, but this felt different. It almost felt like he was fixing it. It was very hard to explain. Kai sat up and lowered his muzzle to the side of my neck. He sniffed the veins and whined before his tongue darted out to it. The moment his tongue touched my neck, I felt an intense explosion from that area. A vein shot out of my skin towards Kai, trying to attach itself to him. It felt like time slowed down for a few seconds. Rage, unlike anything I had ever felt before propelled my actions. My hand shot out and quickly grab
EMMA “Don’t you dare look away,” he growled loudly at me. My eyes snapped back to him, and I was incredibly turned on. I felt wetness coating my thighs, and Kai took a deep breath before groaning at the smell of my arousal. “You’re dripping and so fucking tight,” he murmured appreciatively. “Only Xander and I will ever touch your pussy like this. Right, doll?” “Yes,” I promised. His fingers and his words built up an incredible pressure inside of me. His fingers slid in and out with ease given how coated I was. I could hear the wetness each time he moved. He taking his time and not going fast enough to get me off just yet. He was wanting to build it up. I was puddy in his hands. “What were you thinking about when we were dancing? You even put our hand on your ass. Hmm…what was our bad girl thinking?” he questioned while his lips and teeth made their way along my jaw, leaving little stinging nips behind. I loved how they called me their girl. It made my heart skip a beat. They wer
EMMA Anger boiled inside of me, burning me up from the inside. A loud growl escaped my throat right before my fist collided with the wall. My fist punched the wall three more times before someone pulled me away from it. I turned to face them and let loose a vicious snarl. How dare they stop me. My back collided with something hard, and my anger kept boiling inside of me. Something wrapped around my neck and pierced into my flesh. The pressure of it helped me focus through the anger. My chest heaved, and I focused on the sparks around my neck. The haze dissipated with each second that passed. I looked up and saw Handsome looking down at me. I nodded as much as I could with his hand around my throat. His hand left my neck, and he leaned down, kissing the punctures to close them. The reality of it all hit me, and I slid down the wall until I was sitting against it. I was pissed. No, I was furious. This was bound to happen no matter how much they tried to assure me that it would not. I
EMMA We made the plan for Doc to come draw some blood and run a gamut of testing on it through a separate testing facility located in Johnson’s sector. It made sense that they had some off-the-grid facilities for things they could not exactly publicize. Plus, we could trust Doc not to mention the project to anyone else. The information was far too sensitive. We all trusted that he would understand that. Xander walked me back to my room and leaned against the doorway. I could see how much tonight weighed on him. I really hated how the night turned out because today had been perfect except for the shadow and my slight breakdown. “Want Kai to spend the night with you?” he asked. I wound my arms around his waist and looked up into those copper eyes that I had fallen for the first time I saw them. How the fuck did I get so lucky? They both did not leave me high and dry after this craziness. I was fairly certain that many people would have. No, they stayed beside me and fought for me. T
XANDER Emma’s side of the bed was cold by the time that I woke up. Healing her veins took a lot out of Kai, so she probably slipped out when we were passed out. If there was even just one solace from last night, it was that Kai could help heal those veins. There was at least a temporary solution even though we were not able to fix it just yet. It helped lift some weight off our shoulders. Yesterday started out really fucking awesome. I finally got to truly kiss Emma, not to mention that I got to taste her too. She was delicious and so perfect and all ours. Then she sparred with me and royally kicked my ass. It took every ounce of patience not to take her right then and there. Oh, then that blowjob still had me seeing stars. Taking her to the bar was the highlight of my…well, life. So, I possessively laid claim to her so that nobody would fuck with her. I refused to tolerate it. What was better was that she wanted me to claim her in front of them as well. Her body had fit so perfect
XANDER She cleared her throat and clasped her hands in her lap. She was trying to fight back a smile at my words. I knew that she truly cared for the wolf counterparts. Kai and I were shocked with what Astrid had told Emma about how the wolf counterparts hated the way he was being treated. “So, this whole mindlink thing is newer to me. Can images or memories be shared?” Emma was always so reluctant to see herself how everyone else did. She really had made quite the following. Those who had met her, with the exception of a few assholes, loved her already. The pack was drawn to her. “Fairly easily, yes. You need to focus on the image or memory you want to share and push it out through the link.” It was a very valuable tactic for patrolling and interrogations. If they came across something they needed us to witness, they could open up the link entirely, and we could then watch it in real-time. Or, if facts needed to be corroborated, it could easily be done that way. There had also be