When Kerry didn't answer the phone, Alex became impatient. He wasn't going to wait around for a phone call and for Delia to draw out a map. He left the conference room, stripping from his shirt in a mad dash toward the woods. He needed to get to Demetria and find out what she knew."Son!" his dad called from the front porch. "Where are you going, Alex? You're not thinking clearly."Alex turned back, looking at his father's worried face. "I have to find out, Dad. I'm going to Demetria's house. Call me when Delia gets the map drawn out. I'll be with Kerry and Demetria. Please, let me go. I can't sit around right now."He leaned against the pillar of the pack house and placed his other fist on his hip. "Please let me know when you make it. You need to take a deep breath. You're going to get yourself hurt if you don't stop and think things through."Alex was already hurt. His heart had broken into two pieces and shattered on the floor. The Lycan King had his mate, and Alex had no idea why
The woods seemed to go on for miles on every side. Jane had no sense of direction, and the deeper she ran into the trees, the denser the brush became. Her entire body screamed for rest, but she was scared to stop.She was sure Tristan was close by, watching or chasing her-she didn't know. He could have caught her easily. Maybe he liked to stalk his prey. Either way, she had to try to get away. Part of her wanted to give-up, to lay down on the leaf- covered ground and curl into a ball.The other part thought of Alex. She knew he would come after her. Save her. But at what cost? His entire pack? And how long would she be trapped with Tristan while he tried to remove her mark with magic. She didn't even know that was a thing.What if it made her feelings for Alex vanish? She couldn't even think about it.The last part of her screamed run. So that's what she decided to do.The gown Tristan had her wear was torn to shreds at the bottom, dirt covered her from the knee down. She was glad. Ma
"So, are we going to ignore how messed up it is that Jane’s dad is a lycan and didn't tell her anything about it?" Kerry asked thirty minutes into the drive.Alex sighed and rested his head back against the headrest of Kerry's truck.Demetria laughed. "I always thought he was some crazy ole' grump-turns out he's a crazy ole' lycan. I mean... I don't understand how my sister and he kept this from me. She was older, but I always thought we had a close relationship."Kerry reached over and patted Demetria's knee, and Alex noticed she didn't pull away. ‘Baby steps, Kerry.’"You think he's taking us somewhere to kill us?" Alex asked.Demetria cracked her knuckles. "I'd like to see him try. He's already on my poo list. If he even thinks about trying to hurt any of us, I'm going to knock him into the next universe."Kerry glanced over at Alex, and then down at Demetria. "Could you really do that? I'm sure I can find someone I'd like to knock into the next universe. What about the multiverse?
‘Stop it’, Jane’s wolf begged. ‘We'll figure out any other way out of here.’Jane wanted to believe that, but she also knew that her strength without her wolf was nonexistent. Tristan's light eyes shifted toward Jane, and a sly smile curled at his mouth."Are we finally coming around, Jane?" he asked, plucking a strawberry from the tray and offering it to her.‘Bite his finger’, her wolf insisted.Jane nibbled at the end and took a dainty bite, even though she was truly hungry and wanted to devour the chicken on the plate underneath that tin pan. She knew exactly what was on it, without looking. Her senses were growing stronger because of Amaris."Yum," she said half-heartedly.Tristan grabbed another one and dipped it into a white dip to the side. Jane held in her gag and snagged it from him and took a bite. "I'd really like some chicken. Can you get it for me? My wolf is hungry. These chains are making her relentless."Tristan pulled the plate of food out from underneath the tin to
Jaxton shoved Alex toward the staircase, one hand wrapped around the back of his neck, guiding him down each step. His wolf became so irate that Alex couldn't focus on his own thoughts. When he gave his dad the signal to proceed into the kingdom, he could hardly hear his father's reply. Everything blurred red. The entitlement this family held boiled his blood into lava. The sheer lack of respect for the goddess that blessed them with a mate.It all rolled over his skin like nails. Not to mention the fact his own roommate and Jane’s friend knew everything. They had been in on it all along. Which made sense to why Cat wanted Jane to attend that party, and the hunt. To capture her.Alex wolf sensed Jane’s and became more frustrated that he couldn't save her, wreaking havoc inside of him, building a fury that he could hardly control without shifting."Stop it," he mumbled, shaking his head to calm himself."Keep going," Jaxton said, pushing him off the last step. Jaxton led him into what
‘Look how scared he is’, Jane’s wolf laughed. ‘I can feel it.’Jane could feel it, too. Even through the hatred of his evil red glare, she felt the fear leaking into the air like a pierced balloon. His lycan was larger than the others, but not near as big as hers.His claws protruded from his hands, his posture hulking as she paced back and forth, stalking him around the parlor. All the crap he'd pulled her into over the course of her first semester swirled in her head. The audacity and entitlement he held for himself.He tried to take her mark from her, tried to take her mate from her, without any care that he'd ruin her life. Ruin what was meant to happen... all for some army he wanted to build?Well, the joke was on him because she planned to tear down every lycan in this place until he had no army, no kingdom, and no chance of concocting another evil plan.The other wolves had left the parlor; she sensed they were alone, and it felt good knowing they trusted her enough to take dow
Alex left Jane so she could speak to her father. They had tons to talk about, considering they hadn't spoken since Jane found out about her bloodline. Alex found his way out of the castle into the aftermath of the chaos outside. Most of his father's pack were dealing with the wounded and resting amongst the havoc of the kingdom. Alex’s dad stood in the midst of a group of wolves, directing them on where to check for any injured pack members."Dad," Alex said, stopping beside him.He turned to face Alex, placing his palms on Alex’s shoulders, he stared at him. "Are you okay? You're in one piece. That's good. Where is Jane?" he asked, glancing around the courtyard.He jammed his thumb over his shoulder. "Upstairs with her dad. They have some stuff to talk about. Is everyone accounted for down here?""Mostly, yes. Besides some lycans that made a run for it."Alex looked at the wooded area surrounding them. "Yeah, Jaxton, my roommate, was one of them. Do you think he'll come back and g
Jane soared in-between trees, over brush and stumps, into the night with the moon as her guide. Aunt Demetria refused to ride home with Kerry in his truck, so Dan was forced to take her home before going to the pack house.Jane was glad. She didn't want to ride in a vehicle with them for over an hour with so much tension. She wanted to run-her wolf wanted to run-with Alex. Though Kerry tagged along behind them, he didn't complain about taking the long way back to the truck. Not that she would have cared if he had.It'd been a long few weeks, and Jane felt her wolf deserved it. After her talk with her father, her body felt tired. He'd lied to her for so long. How had she never noticed anything weird-or out of the ordinary- about her father? She felt foolish. And for him to keep so much bottled up he was grumpy…no wonderShe wanted to forgive him, and she would, but she needed time. She had a freaking lycan-werewolf locked inside of her for years, and he kept her from seeing her true s