After the waiter took our order, Mia and Delta Bruce started full-on making out. I was not expecting their blatant public displays of affection. I must have made a face because Gamma Jamie noticed my unease. She burst into laughter and bumped her shoulder into mine.
“You’ll get used to them,” she said. “Bruce is unmated.”
“Okay?” I said. “I’m unsure why that is an explanation.”
“Mia is his favorite side piece,” she said. “He is a man.”
“He doesn’t think about his mate?” I ask her as quietly as I can while yelling over the music. She shrugged nonchalantly.
“He’s been unmated for a few years. He might have given up on finding her,” she said.
“She’s still out there though,” I said.
“Not everyone is blessed to find their other half, Luna,” she said.
“That’s so sad,” I said qui
KacieIt took everything I had to stop myself from taking a step back. I sensed him moving closer and I stayed still. I didn’t want to run and put him in hunt mode. He stared at me with a look that bordered lust. He took a step closer and wrapped his arms around my waist. My eyes automatically skimmed down his muscular chest then snapped back up to meet his gaze.I reminded myself we were dancing. This is what normal people do. Maybe not with a wolf and maybe not their mate’s best friend but people dance all the time. We were both intoxicated but I would not let anything come from this. We were just dancing. I would just have to befriend Jason like I have Jake. Determination fueled what I did next. I lifted my hands and wrapped my arms around his wide shoulders. I could feel the hard muscles under my soft skin.He started moving his body and his grip on my waist tightened. I was his Luna. He wouldn&r
KacieThe world was spinning and my heart almost stumbled out of my chest as the girl cried out with each thrust of his powerful hips. Athena would be as mortified as I was. She did not approve of us getting here and with each drink, her voice got quieter until I couldn’t hear her anymore. I was frozen in place, unable to drag my eyes from the scene in front of me.Jason groaned with desire as he looked up at his reflection and I was caught in his gaze. His glowing eyes locked on me and darkened as he continued thrusting into the woman on the counter. His canines extended and his head lowered as his tongue came out and ran along his bottom lip. The woman cried out as her orgasm ripped through her.“Oh, fuck!” she moaned in ecstasy.“That’s right,” he growled, “give it to me.” He continued driving into her until he grunted his release. His ey
JakeJason fought me tooth and nail for control. I should have kept my guard up but I didn’t fight back when he first took control. I needed to let go for a few minutes but with that woman clenching down around me I couldn’t. Luna was far from my thoughts but when Jason looked up and I saw her staring back at me I almost lost it right then. She didn’t look away as I continued to thrust into my fuck of the night. Instead, she stared back and it was just the two of us there.When she opened the stall door, I felt Jason play with the idea of pushing her back in and taking her against the wall. I convinced him to grab her arm and make our way out of the bathroom. If we stayed in there for a second longer, we would have taken her. As we made our way through the dance floor, we were able to clear our heads and shake our thoughts.When we got back to the table, I tried to keep my eyes off of her. I tr
Kacie An owl flew by the window and hooted so loud my eyes flew open. My head rested on Viktor’s chest, the ridges of his muscles warm beneath my palm. My leg lay across his thighs and his breathing fanned my face. My eyelids were heavy and my vision was blurry. I leaned into him, my lips brushed against his chest and my tongue darted out; tasting him. He let out a groan of approval and I felt my body come alive. My hand slowly slid over his abs and I savored every dip and raised skin. I drew small circles on him and continued my trail of sloppy kisses on his chest. His breathing heaved and a devious smile spread across my lips. I don’t think I’d ever get sick of him. Every time we made love, it surprised me how much I turned him on. My hand lowered to his pants and his hardened length confirmed what I hoped. He wanted me. I started fumbling with his pants when his hand gripped mine. Why would he stop me? I s
Kacie My head throbbed painfully. I opened my eyes and as the sunlight hit me, a spark went through my head. I groaned and grabbed my temple. I tried to speak but my throat was dry and came out in tremors. I needed water but the bed was too warm to leave. My headache is so painful, I close my eyes. I strain to remember what happened last night. I’m drawing up blank and my head hurts the more I try to recall last night’s events. I remember going to the club with Jake and Jamie but after a few drinks, I’m not sure what happened next. Think. Think. Think. Snippets of last night start to flash through my mind like a movie. Music, shots that burned my throat, and a hard body pressed against mine. There was a moment when I remember having to go to the bathroom. Another moment when I heard a voice in the stall and sounds. And then the moment when I was dancing with J
KacieMy hands were clammy on my thighs, my fingers clenched tightly, my nails pierced the skin. Not a single thought crossed my mind or Athena’s lips. I was mentally kicking myself, slapping myself, yelling. I can’t believe I was so stupid.Goddess!The door slowly opened and I died inside when I saw his face first. He smiled at me with the warmest smile. He’d been gone for only a few days and he comes back to find me in bed with another? And not just any man but his Beta?Fuck, I was so stupid.“Viktor?” I whispered. My heart thundered in my chest, my lip was squeezed tightly between my teeth. My mate stood in the doorway, flowers in hand, his eyes on me. He wore dark gray sweatpants, a fitted black long-sleeve, and white sports shoes. His beautiful hair swept to the side out of his eyes, a five o’clock shadow
ViktorKacie didn’t say a fucking thing as if she couldn’t care less what I did to her. As if she didn’t care about what she’d done. I felt like a third party in my own fucking relationship when I walked through that door and saw her naked in bed by his side. My world was collapsing around me and there was nothing I could do about it.Had I interrupted them? Were they waiting for me to leave to do this? Had he been in here all night? By the look on Jake’s face, it looked like he’d just woken up. Flash growled at the thought of them sleeping together.All night.Without me.Jake and I had history. It had happened right before I became Alpha. I’d been stressed and he’d been there. He’d always been my friend, always been by my side. We buried it as soon as I became Alpha. We never spoke of it afte
ViktorOur chests heave as we attempt to catch our breath. She wiggles a little and I know she’s trying to get her legs down but I tighten my hold on her. I lean down so she’s trapped below me.“I’m not finished with you,” I growl.She whines as she stares up at me.“I swore I’d never put you through the hell you went through before you were mine but Kacie… I need to know you’re mine. I need to know I’m yours. I need to know you belong to me. I need your submission. I need you on your knees in front of me,” I plead.“How can I make it better?” She begged.I pushed off of her and got my feet. I walked towards the window and pretended to stare out of it. My mind was a mess, my thoughts were a jumble and my heart was torn.“Did you enjoy
My heat aches as the thoughts flit through my mind one after the other. Tears prick the corners of my eyes before filling them. My chest pangs with the need to be wrapped up in his arms. I know without a shadow of a doubt that Jake would do all of those things. He would care for me as he had before. He would look after me as my Beta, my partner, and the father of our child.My soul wept for him, my heart broke for him, and my mind went mad for him. I curled into a ball on the bed and grasped at the sheets as the pain poured from my body. I screamed as it became unbearable and my vision went white. I cried out, my cry turning into a scream, as the door burst open. It slammed against the wall, but still my vision remained impaired.I couldn’t see anyone, but I heard voices. I felt the rush of people around me and hands checking me and prodding my belly. I froze when I felt the warmth of a hand on my shoulder and a familiar scent I didn’t think I would ever smell again. I threw my head ba
Kacie I want to bury my head into his chest but I can’t. I can’t bring myself to look away. I continue staring at him as Viktor lays down by his side. He props himself up and stares down at him. The love and sadness in his eyes blend into one. His gaze darts back and forth between the two of us. A sad smile pulling at the corners of his lips. “I love you,” I whisper. “I love you,” Viktor says quietly. We shared stories, we cried, we laughed. I told him about one of the mornings after my Luna Ceremony when I woke up and found Jake naked across from me. He flexed and tried to show off. Viktor chuckled and shared a precious memory from when they first kissed. It was sweet and I wished I could have seen the look in Jake’s eyes if he had heard Viktor tell the story. The next memory Viktor shared with me was the look on Jake’s face when I walked out that first day in Ken’s house. When he smelled me and knew I was his mate, he only trusted Jake to be alone with me. That’s why he let him
Kacie“I have one request,” I said.“Anything my love,” Viktor said.“I don’t want him in the lobby. I want him in our room. Can we do that?” I asked.“We can do whatever we want Kacie,” Viktor answered.In the olden days, it was common for our kind to spend the dead’s last night with them. It was like a ritual, we clean their bodies with a cloth, wash their hair, and clothe them in something loose. After the ritual the body is placed in the living room or the pack lobby if the dead was an alpha. The family would then bring their blankets and pillows to sleep in the front on the couch or the floor. It’s the last night you get with the dead. It’s a form of closure and was done away with one hundred years ago, or at least that’s what Viktor told me. When he told me about it I clung to the knowledge and asked him if we could do it too. He admitted that he mentioned it to gouge my reaction. We looked into each others eyes and knew without a doubt that we needed to do it.It may have been
Kacie “I’ve failed. I failed and lost him,” Viktor said. The weight on his shoulders was large enough to make anyone crumble beneath it. Still, my mate stood firm. My heart broke for the mate we’d lost, but it soared knowing that he was safe. Instead of keeping my thoughts to myself I would make sure he knew. I would make sure he knew every day how much I loved him, how much I needed him in my life. I would make sure he knew how loved he was, but first, he needed to face Jake. He needed to come to grips with it as I have. He needs to make peace with it, so he can move forward. We both needed this. “Come here,” I said. I watched as he mentally drew back, away from me as if he would hurt me. As if he thought he’d lose me too if he touched me. I reached for him, my outstretched hand open in offering for him to take it. He had to take it. Viktor stared at my hand for a moment before his eyes darted to Jake on the ground between us. Desperation clear in his eyes when he looked back at m
Kacie In an attempt to feel whatever warmth Jake had left I pushed my body as close as I could to his. I ignored the unevenness of his body, the difference between it now and what I remembered. Everything in me came flowing out as my hair flowed out all around me. My hands grasped at his muddy shirt and my heart broke for the second time today. Jake’s body was hard and the finality of it pulled the sheet from beneath my feet. I was no longer able to deny the crushing reality. The warmth was seeping out of him as quickly as the clouds had formed above us. Footsteps squelched behind me announcing Viktor’s presence. My pain vibrated in his chest as he stopped behind me. It was enough to pull him away from mourning his sister. The curiosity outweighing the fear led him to me. I could feel his pain as he felt mine. I knew when he saw who lay beneath me because he made an unintelligible sound behind me. Still, I couldn’t bring myself to lift my head. I couldn’t look back at him. I couldn’
KacieI’ll hurt you.I don’t want to hurt you.I don’t want to hurt him. I wouldn’t hurt him. The urge, no, the need to make sure I don’t hurt him runs through my veins as the idea of burning him strikes me hard in the chest. It’s like an ice cold bucket of water and I feel like I’ve jolted awake from a dream. The flames protest against my will as my mind refuses to hurt the man in front of me. For the first time since becoming aware I look at him. My eyes wander over black hair, a sharp jaw, and full lips. Dark tired eyes filled with worry stared down at me. My mate reaches for me a second time and this time I extinguish the flames with the flick of my wrist as realization dawned on me.My mate.He’s okay.He’s alive.If my mate is here than why am I so hurt?My does my heart bleed?I lean in toward him and his hand gently grazes over my cheek, his shoulders relaxed, and relief stared back at me. I was safe. I was in one piece. I had survived. If he hadn’t gotten my attention things
Kacie My father’s breathing is haggard and strained beneath me. At my words he roars angrily. He’s weak, useless below me, unable to get away. When I straighten my back, lift myself up, and stare down at him. I take a moment to look over the expression of fear and regret in his eyes. I don’t bother with emotion because right now, I feel nothing. There’s only a high, a haze of bliss from his acceptance. It’s settled over me as I hover over him. The power of taking what I want, getting the revenge I sent out for. I’m hurting him, torturing him, killing him. I focus on this as he stares up at me. “All of this will do nothing. You may have killed my friends and you may have won the fight between you and I, but there’s one you haven’t and can’t win. You can’t win against death,” Charles chokes. I don’t want to hear anymore. I don’t want to hear the truth drip from his lips like poisoned honey. I won’t let him win and I won’t let his words get to me. I won’t change my mind and I won’t hea
Charles yanked his arm back but I didn’t let go. I did the opposite, I dug my nails in as he pulled, my claws dug into his skin and ripped. Blood pooled and burned, he yanked again this time, ignoring the bite of my nails as they pierced deeper. He wrenched his arm free, or what was left of it. I could feel his skin under my claws, chunks of meat between my fingers, as he cried out in pain. I take a moment to enjoy my work. His once scorched pink skin had turned black, blood ran down his arm and dripped to the floor. Charles turned to glare at me, and for the first time since meeting him, fear stares back at me. He clutched his injured arm and I watch as his Adam’s apple bobs as he swallows nervously. Sweat pools on his temple and slides down his brow. I chuckle at this small victory. He must have thought that I would be an easy kill. The young girl he once knew died a long time ago. Did he think that his words would have weakened me? Did he think that his words would have an affect
KacieNow that I knew Viktor would be okay, I could give in to what I’ve wanted since seeing the devastation the Elders caused. Now that I knew that Clara would have Viktor, I felt the opposite of what I’ve before at the thought of them together alone. I felt relief. She would make sure he was safe. I turned from Clara and focused on that man I once called father.Answering to the call of my growing flames I dashed forward. I promised to give them what they wished soon. The need for blood, for sliced skin, and the smell of burning flesh drove me forward. I would have what I desired, I would have my vengeance, my revenge. My anger fanned the flames and they grew hotter than they ever have before. I screamed out in anguish as I rushed toward the man who should have been the father I deserved. He was nothing but a disappointment.Tears run down my cheeks before they dry up and evaporate. I don’t cry for him or what I’m going to do, no, I’ll revel in my father’s death. The tears continue