Xavier sat down like a bird perching on the edge of the leather seat. His jaw clenched tightly in somewhat anger. Cole watched him take calming breath as he shut his eyes. When he opened them he appeared calm. His eyes settled on his drink placed on the table in front of him but it didn’t seem like he could see it. He carried a faraway look like someone in deep thought. Cole picked up the cup with his free hand, and nudged him on the forearm, making Xavier look up and focused, his dark gaze was turbulent. Cole wondered what a man like Xavier had seen in his lifetime and what he had to do to continually heed the call of his people. "Here," Cole said, offering him a drink. Xavier lowered his gaze to the golden liquid, took the glass cup and downed the drink. Cole poured more for him. Xavier sighed. "What does it say?" Wulfrun asked. "The usual— albeit coded. He wants me to come to get them out," Xavier said. "When?" Jason asked. Xavier look at the phone and reached for it. H
Cole watched as Jason lowered his eyes in submission and stepped back and he went to stand beside him. “Xavier… please, emotions are high right now, he is just saying nonsense to get you to pay attention. Please, let’s erase all that he has said and refocus our attention on the most important thing,” Cole said and Xavier slowly directed his cold gaze at him. Cole met his gaze unflinching. “He is my friend. I will take full responsibility for him. I promise you, there would be no insubordination. Trust me,” Cole added. Cole waited unknowingly holding his breath and waiting for the verdict. “Everybody out,” Xavier said without breaking eye contact with Cole. The tension in the room was palpable. Xavier didn’t say more until the door went shut behind Hallec.“Why did you ask Hallec to watch him?” Cole didn’t pretend as if he didn’t know to whom he referred. “He is impatient and he knows Rufus wants Isabelle. I’m sorry. What can I say, I don’t trust easy,” Cole replied. “And you want
A few minutes before, Isabelle peered out of the glass wall in Cole’s room looking down at the ridges of tents and mediaeval kind of dining table set up close to the fire pit. It was around 6 pm now and the natural daylight had turned into a dull blanket of grey covering the grounds. It had stopped snowing and the weather was cold, but it didn’t matter, their kind thrived best in weather like this. She imagined the pups would sleep like the dead when they eventually retire for the day. Their laughter and endless running around could be heard from miles. Their eyes lit up in happiness and their cheeks adorably rosy – a sigh of good health and vitality as they all sat down around the table with a bountiful display of steaks, fresh fruit, nuts, and confectioneries. Her eyes caught a figure of a man in a somewhat similar getup as the security guards, munching an apple just by a side tree. The man was muscular like the rest of the men and tall too. He had dark brown hair and his jaw was
“How are you even here?!” Isabelle said in a panicky tone.“We … are … um … done with the meeting?” Cole said, humouring her with a reply, knowing she was still in shock of being overheard talking about Jason’s cock. She swallowed and then slowly lowered her gaze to meet her friend’s widened ones. They both nodded to themselves as if they had come to a decision and then turned in the direction of the men.“We are very very sorry, Jason,” They both said, Cole, tried not to laugh. They both looked like inexperienced maidens caught experimenting. “It’s okay, there’s nothing to be sorry about. I am flattered that you think I’m handsome and would want to see my pants down, Opaline,” Jason said with a teasing smile. Cole laughed, throwing his head back. “Stop!” Isabelle pleaded with clenched teeth.“We should run,” Opaline suggested. The two slowly backed up from the men, turned and ran still holding hands, startling Tiana and Ash as they ran passed them and into the woods. Cole doubled
Cole, Xavier, Jason, Darrow, Wulfrun and Hallec, stood around his study as Xavier dialled the number on the contact list. It rang once and was immediately answered. “I have been right about you twice now—” a deep, raspy voice said from the other side of the line. “It's nice to know you made it back,” Xavier said. “We barely did, thanks to your men, nobody died today,” Angel said. “You sound tired,” Xavier said. “You would be in my shoes, especially after surviving what we did today and getting back here only to be faced with another kind of death. Trust me, I am able to speak to you now because I had help—” “You have an insider?” “You can call it that—” Angel replied. Cole noted the hesitancy in his voice, deducing the other Were didn’t want to divulge more information. He was certain Xavier noted it too because he directed his attention to Jason, watching him look on eagerly. “How is Faelan?” Xavier asked. Cole thought that was highly considerate of him or perhaps calculate
“I’m going to ask Ash to help get a team of beauticians to come over and take care of you guys. After that, we will go shopping. Meanwhile, I’m going to advise we all get some sleep. It would probably be the only chances we might get for days to come,” Cole said and the men started to leave. When Cole turned to walk to the door, Xavier placed a hand on his shoulder making him pause to look back. “Thank you,” he said. “Don’t thank me yet, let’s pull this off first. And you need to keep in mind that anything might go wrong. We just need to be very prepared for all of it,” Cole replied. “And I thought I am an overthinker...” Xavier said, chuckling. “Well, his way of thinking has saved our asses several times. So, when Cole makes plans, the rest of the team shut up and listen,” Jason said, patting Cole on the back as he strode passed him. “Where are you going?” Cole asked. “To speak to a certain lady who wishes to see my pants down. It might be the only chance I get,” Jason sa
“Is this the trail Jason was talking about? The one he said you made him run through?”“Nope, he doesn’t know about this one. As you can see there isn’t a walkway. But I have taken this trail countless times to know my way through it. The one he was talking about is a mile down the river, this one has a link bridge to the cabin,” Cole replied. Isabelle chuckled. “You really fancy your privacy, huh?”“I don’t like people all the time." “Duly noted.”“Don’t worry, I love having you around,” he said. “Lucky me,” Isabelle cooed. He laughed dropping a kiss on her upturned face again. It was quite a walk, but Isabelle didn’t mind. She enjoyed every second spent with him and loved how securely he held on to her, shielding her from the element. She rubbed her face against his chest, enjoying the feel of him.“Keep that up and I won’t wait till we get to the cabin to fuck you,” he said. She giggled, burrowing even deeper against him. “You say it like it is a bad thing,” she whispered
“Cole…” she whispered in fervent need, feeling herself begin to drown in his arms. Shortly after she felt warm water springling over her hair and she need not look to know he had brought her inside the shower stall. But then he didn’t stop suckling on her nipples, ever so gently, making her let out a shaky breath, feeling powerless and vulnerable with the paralysing coursing of pleasure in her very soul. Her pussy ached for attention and she mumbled it in words. Cole was unrelenting. His tongue flicked out and continued to stroke and graze the taut flesh, sucking, tugging, causing her to writhe in his embrace.“Ohh…” Isabelle cried. “Please!” she begged, not quite sure of what she was begging for. She definitely didn’t want him to stop. When he finally let her feet touch the floor, she held on to him, shaking visibly. Cole lowered his lips to her ear and whispered, “Touch me.”Isabelle slowly obeyed, placing her open palms to his pectorals, she slowly dragged her hand down his well-
“No!” Rufus yelled, Cole turned to him and smash the butt of his gun against his head, causing his forehead to bleed. “You fucking injected my woman with wolfbane, and dared to try and kill Aaron!” “You bastard! You killed my son!” Rufus cried loudly in evident anguish. It was clear he had lost his mind. “Oh, I intend to off all your fucking sons! You idiot!” “That’s a shame—” a voice sounded from the doorway. Cole looked in the direction and saw a man that looked like Rufus holding Opaline by the throat, and when Isabelle startled forward, he brandished a gun at her. Isabelle stopped. “If any of you animals move, I will drop this and we will all die...” the newcomer said, using the barrel of his gun to tap on a grenade he held against Opaline’s throat — the very type Ash used a few minutes before, everyone stepped back except Isabelle. “Hello, Cole Miller, your father was an arrogant asshole, but I still liked him, I was looking forward to meeting you. The way he talked about yo
“Oh, hell, no! Not on my watch!” Cole muttered and ran to the open space, ignoring the fact that he was left defenceless, trusting Jason and Ash to cover him. Isabelle gaped at him, watching as he opened fire on the guards by the doorway. Isabelle watched in frozen horror as two bullets hit him on the chest, and another on the shoulder, Cole only grunted hard but pressed forward. He didn’t stop until there were no more guards still left standing by the doorway. “Is this guy on drugs?!” one of the Weres asked with disquiet. “He is fucking insane!” another interjected. “Yes, he is,” Jason said with an admiration that made Isabelle smack him on the shoulder. “Sorry,” he said in a whispered plea, and then added, “but only the insanity part. I wouldn’t have him any other way!” He smirked and pushed away from safety to join in. Ash and his men joined him. A new wave of guards came out from the house and the other side of the woods, brandishing automatic guns at Cole and the rest o
Angel let go of the man and offered him the water. He snatched the bottle and gulped down the water, then he eyed Angel before he took the steak and gorged it down his throat. Isabelle passed another bottle of water to Angel and the other Were directed his gaze passed Angel to settle on her. The pain that cloud his eyes at the sight of her made her swallow. “They killed her... raped her to death...” he growled and then whimpered in obvious pain, curling up on the floor. Angel grabbed him by the shoulders and snarled “And if you don’t get your shit together, you will never be able to avenge her! Get a hold of yourself, Wolfe, or this will be it for you! I don’t fucking have all night!” Angel said, barring his teeth. The other wolf nodded and fought to contain his emotions. Angel then offered him a change of clothes, and he accepted it. Isabelle and the other ladies moved back to allow the rescued Weres to change, and then one of the Were asked, “Why does this human smell like
Cole signalled to Ash to wait with his team, beckoned Jason, mind linked with Isabelle to follow him then asked Xavier to mind link with Hallec, Darrow, Wulfrun, Opaline, and Tiana to come with them. The chosen Weres followed Angel closely, heading into the side woods to a secluded area about 5 minutes walk from the house, but it only took the Weres three. Angel brought them to a clearing in the woods and Cole could see a large iron grate-like shield, spanning about five meters of the grounds. Angel climbed atop it, looking down into the hole. Xavier went to join him, and Cole and Jason followed. Looking down through the iron bars, Cole could see an iron ladder leading down into a pit and the stench was killing. “Heavens! This is where they are?!” Xavier asked with gritted teeth, his anger was evident
The following morning Cole and Xavier asked to speak with Ash privately, and shortly after the other man peered into the study before entering. Xavier was standing by the window and Cole was by the liquor cabinet. “Thanks for honouring our call Ash—” Cole said and almost bit his tongue for the nonsense. It was quite obvious he wasn’t comfortable speaking with another man about his choice of a partner. Heck! If it weren’t for the impending mission he would have let whatever the two were playing at work itself out. What’s the point of living if you have to keep it safe all the time? A deep frown formed a groove in between his eyebrows. It was plain he would not be a perfect person to discuss the topic of ‘the birds and bees’ when the time comes. He evidently sucks at it. He doubted Isabelle would approve of him telling their kids to explore as much as they want. He wasn’t a parent yet and that scenario had him imaging an angel giving him a disapproving glare. He shook his head as if th
A gentle tap on the door woke Cole up and his eyes automatically went to the wall clock. He sighed. He had fallen asleep curled up with Isabelle in front of the fireplace on the duvet he had dragged from the bed. Lying there and chatting with her about their future felt right. It felt beautiful and now he just needed to go and secure that future for all of them. He disengaged from her and she turned her face to hold his gaze “Xavier needs me...” Cole said, lowering his head to plant a kiss on her lips. “Okay,” she said. Cole got up and quickly threw some clothes on before leaving the room when he got downstairs all the Weres were there including Ash. Cole sighed. He figured if Tiana hadn’t told Ash yet who she was he would have to be the one to do it or speak to Xavier about it. The last thing he needed was a surprised lover, freaking out at the wrong time and messing up their mission. He nodded a greeting to everyone and walked in the direction of Alexander’s office he had
She walked to the bathroom door that was at a corner of the opposite wall to the door she came in through, and slowly pushed it open, leaving it just slightly open. Cole was under the shower and his entire body was lathered and on display. Isabelle’s heart shook. He stood under the shower with his hands pressed to the wall as the water washed off the soap slowly on his body. Isabelle allowed her eyes to follow the flow down his deliciously sexy body. It reminded her of the time back at his cabin when he had washed her body and made her wash his too. “Touch me...” his raspy voice echoed in her head, and she leaned against the door frame watching him as her body flamed up for him. Cole heard the adjoining door open and knew she was coming before she got to the bathroom door. He could feel her gaze on him and could smell her excitement. The thought and the scent of her, mingled with her arousal affected his body in an unbelievable way. It was as if he could feel exactly what she was f
“Belle?” Xavier called, causing her to snap out of her musings. She realised everyone had sat down and she was the only one standing by the open French door like some social recluse. She flashed a smile that she hoped didn’t appear as a grimace and went to take the seat next to Xavier and Amèlie. The others started to eat, and low murmuring filled the room. They were all so aware of the male servants, standing by, and close to the side walls, evidently there to wait on them, but that didn’t make it less awkward. When she continued to sit still without reaching out to eat, Xavier gave her a gentle nudge with his leg, and she winced delicately, before reaching for her food. They were first served with an appetizer and Isabelle slowly tasted the chicken soup before she started to eat. They were on the main course dish when Cole entered the room. Two male servants quickly went to serve his appetizer, placing it by the head of the table. “I am sorry. I have been quite a terrible host.
With chest heaving, she breathed through parted lips returning his scrutiny. Cole took the seat beside her. Reaching for her hand, he held it firmly in his and then leaned into her and took her lips in a searing kiss. Isabelle gasped, confused by his actions, but he didn’t stop. The taste of whiskey on his tongue mixed with coffee coupled with the effect of his drugging kiss made her gradually lose herself in the kiss and it wasn’t long before she completely forgot why she was scared and where she was.When he finally let go for her to breathe, her eyes searched his smouldering ones before darting to the open window shield behind him. She found then that they were airborne, and the plane had stabilised. She swallowed. “I’m sorry, I haven’t—” she said. Cole raised his hand to brush a knuckle against her cheek. “Don’t do that… Don’t apologise to me. I'm sorry, I should have realised, and come sooner,” he replied and the tears she had been fighting to hold back spilt down her face. ‘