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Chapter Eighteen - Opening Up
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Of Beasts and Heartbreak Chapter Nineteen - Trapped
Tori’s POVI only had myself to blame for becoming sucked in once more, this time by a pair of ice blue eyes.Ellie wasn’t back yet, though heading home. I could hear the pop music in the background.“Before you ask, I’ve got you on speakerphone. And yes, my eyes are fixed on the road.”I nerved myself to say it. “I won’t be home tonight. I have to work late at the club.”I couldn’t bring myself to mention his name.“Have fun,” she said in a carefree way, devoid of any innuendo.I was grateful she hadn’t probed for details. Maybe she was still suffering from that bug.“See you tomorrow sometime, Els,” I said.“I’m going in to work so Goddess knows when.”“Take care.”“You too, Tori.”I ended the call simultaneously with my bestie and then went to face my blackmailer.He held out my pumps.“Put these on and bend over the bed.”“Yes, sir,” I whispered, setting down my phone and assuming the undignified position he’d requested.At least the comforter was soft.“Raise the hem of your skir
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Tori’s POVDawn was breaking when I found the courage to do what was needed. Calvin was still sleeping. Maybe I’d worn him out. I didn’t exactly creep down the stairs but realised my mistake when I saw the Delta in the small office close to the front door.Was he here already or hadn’t he bothered to go home?He spotted me, of course, but the words which would have followed his greeting of, “Hey, Tori,” died on his lips when he saw my expression.Did he see bewilderment, shame and fury mingled as I had done when I paid a necessary bathroom visit and saw myself in the mirror?“Travis,” I acknowledged.He hesitated.“Sometimes, the Alpha can be such a dick,” he said. “Can I call you a cab?”The last thing I wanted was to wait around for it to arrive. The sleeping beast might awaken.“Is this a good time to ask for a pool car?” I dared.Amazingly, that hadn’t been a lie and he just happened to know of a spare in the underground garage. I followed him below.“You’re lucky I was still arou
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Calvin’s POVI woke to an empty bed and a raging hard-on. Stretching, I assumed she was in the bathroom. As the minutes ticked by and no blushing she-wolf emerged – I found that enchanting about her – I realised she was no longer in my flat. Maybe she’d gone down to the office early.Taking a leisurely shower I allowed myself to relive the hot scene we’d shared downstairs followed by the even better conclusion up here. My one-night stands were infrequent since the timely appearance of Jewel, but Tori was the best of them.I found the email not long after booting up my laptop. It made me want to throw something. Contract-breakers are despicable and I had given her no cause. We were two consenting adults, weren’t we? This was unreasonable.Pounding down the stairs I was just in time to see Travis heading out. He’d had a long shift, though I knew he was used to it.“Have you seen her?” I barked, my gaze going to the closed office door.He turned slightly, as if unwilling to have this con
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Calvin’s POVPredictably, Naomi came out of the office, making a fuss of Tori and barely acknowledging me. I found it funny now I was close to getting what I wanted most.“Join me for a coffee later,” she said, rubbing my financial adviser’s back as if she’d been in a car accident or something.I had no qualms about that. Her parking skills were even better than her driving given what I had observed both on the road and in the underground car park. And she was highly competent at both, cautious when she needed to be, daring when not.I wasn’t about to deprive her of a pool car. Not now. As it was we would be thrown together a lot and, while I was looking forward to it, there would be times when I wanted to keep my distance.In my office I came straight to the point.“Are you going to be professional about this?”Tori almost choked on her water.“Why wouldn’t I?” she managed, with just the tiniest hint of irony.This from a she-wolf who’d tried to wriggle out of a legally binding agree
Last Updated : 2023-03-08Of Beasts and Heartbreak Chapter Twenty-Three - Suppressed Longings
Tori’s POVI was about to sign an amended contract which recognised my advisory role to the subs and also committed me to becoming Calvin’s personal sex toy. I couldn’t feel any joy in also being trusted to do the pack’s books given that I believed him to be innocent now. Yet it may yield a clue, given his various business interests, in the form of another name I’d been wanting to investigate.Alpha Joseph could have been lying through his teeth when he said what happened to Black Gold was nothing to do with him. Then there was the mysterious Alpha Tobias who never had a bad press. What had that been about with his supposed sidekick, Anthony? Hadn’t he recognised Alpha Calvin? Or was he trying to throw his weight around given that he was an associate of the owner of ‘Cheetah’s’?I wasn’t about to return there and find out. I would probably never have enough leisure time.We’d talked about STDs and regular health checks. When I suggested the contraceptive pill he was obviously pleased.
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Tori’s POV Ellie was in a very good mood owing to praise at work and the prospect of visiting ‘Remus’ the following Tuesday. I hoped she wouldn’t become embroiled in a situation I couldn’t justify to the Alpha. What if one of the club members chatted her up and lied about his marital status? In the end I needn’t have worried, because one of the security guys, Chad, pulled a sickie and Travis was drafted in last minute. Not that I wanted her as his target, but if I warned him off and asked nicely he may just ensure no undesirables made an approach she was unlikely to refuse. Quite how I was going to word that was my problem. I started off casually, asking if his mate was disappointed he had to work last minute. “Mel’s resigned to it.” “Is she here?” “Why do you want to know?” “Because I’m curious to meet her, a woman who cuts you all this slack.” He told me I was cheeky, though in a cheerful way. “Who’s your friend, the copper head?” “Ellie. Do me a favour, keep an eye on her
Last Updated : 2023-03-09Of Beasts and Heartbreak Chapter Twenty-Five - Lies
Calvin’s POVI soon realised I had an expert on my hands. She used her tongue in ways even Jewel would have acknowledged outshone hers had my ex mistress been the self-appraising kind. What she was doing to the tip was exquisite, the kind of sweet agony I was keen to re-visit again and again.Instead of a jewel I now had gold dust.Her tears as she fought not to give in to the gag reflex gave me perverse pride and she took all of him into her hot, wet mouth before I started to thrust in and out, testing her endurance. She hummed, licked and sucked like a pro and a wicked thought occurred as my sap was rising.I would pay a visit to the pack’s brothel with her one of these days. Rita, the Madam, and I had an agreement that the Blue Room would always be available for my use. It was here in town, tucked away between some trees. I’d been a regular there, and not just as the owner, before Jewel and the assortment of subs.“Swallow it.”Tori complied, though I could tell the idea was repugn
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Calvin’s POVI was on a mission to trick Rhodes into fessing up whatever he knew about Frances Culpepper’s whereabouts. Yet my spies were letting me down. That guy was slippery as fuck. Maybe he had an alias now.Call it coincidence but I happened to be reviewing the list of applicants for membership and a certain Xander West leaped out at me, simply because of the photo on his obviously fake ID card. Reading further, alarm bells started ringing when I saw he claimed to have sufficient funds owing to mining interests and a stake in a casino, whatever that meant. It was probably bullshit, but worth checking out.There was no way I would admit him through the doors here on a permanent basis, but if I could lure him to ‘Remus’, maybe I could learn more about what had happened to Tori’s sister.I’d been going to offer to help the remaining members of Black Gold but was called away – one of my sister’s many crises – and by the time I returned Alpha Joseph had scooped some of them up.For a
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Tori’s POVIt turned out I’d fallen asleep in the middle of making my statement to the WA investigator. That was a relief. I didn’t really want to share our special moment with anyone, not even my bestie and her mate-to-be.Calvin told him we’d continue this another time but I was determined to see it through and answered all his questions. I’d even impressed myself.Then we were on our way home, to the flat at ‘Remus’. I could hear the distant sounds of clubbers having their special kind of fun down below as we made our way upstairs via his private entrance.“I’ll tell them to close up early, shall I?” he asked, not even bothering to glance at his watch.“Don’t do that. I’m tired enough to sleep through anything.”“I noticed.”I told him about my weird dream and he seemed amused. Then he received a phonecall which put a dampener on everything. Isabel hadn’t made it through the night. I couldn’t believe it. What must he be feeling?“I’m coming with you to the hospital,” I said.“She’s
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Tori’s POVI kept reassuring Ellie she had a decent figure. We even giggled about the nipple pasties and barely-there thong she shouldn’t have to reveal if she took it slowly as we rehearsed.“Travis is going to get the shock of his life,” she said.That answered that one. Not that I’d ever wondered about the contents of her lingerie drawer. As for her sometimes hard-to-believe superstitions, I rarely paid attention to them. My own thoughts were that the Moon Goddess either favoured you or didn’t, yet I couldn’t believe Selene would have a down on someone all their life.I felt my luck was about to change and was in a buoyant mood as I joked around with her backstage.Alpha Tobias had nodded to me but chosen not to approach. Perhaps that was something to do with my frosty glare. A little guilt courtesy of yours truly couldn’t harm before I told him I forgave him for his part in my near downfall. And Calvin’s.The mesh dress didn’t make me self-conscious in any way given that I was goi
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Calvin’s POVI still couldn’t believe Rhodes had achieved bail. Then I realised in all the confusion nobody had actually accused him of being behind the destruction of Black Gold. My bad. I’d been more concerned with Tori’s welfare and Issy’s condition.Rose had done a disappearing act after giving her statement. I was still hopeful of finding her or that she would make her way to us. I knew Tori was fretting about it.To say I was glad she wouldn’t be stripping – a one night only trial venture we’d persuaded Toby to stage in an attempt to lure him out of hiding – was an understatement. From now on I wanted my Luna under wraps and all to myself.I thought she was going to have to step in last minute when our proposed lookalike caught a bug. As we were having a heated debate the night before, Ellie came up to us.“Can I have a word, please, Alpha?”I froze, my thoughts going instantly to my sister.“Please tell me she hasn’t deteriorated.”“Isabel’s improving day by day.”“Then what is
Of Beasts and Heartbreak Chapter Eighty - Repercussions
Tori’s POVI couldn’t believe ex Alpha Joseph hadn’t grasped that fact already. What exactly had Calvin said to him down at ‘WAX’? Something about me switching packs and nothing more? I have to admit I was out of it at the time, surviving on instinct and adrenaline alone.Did he have selective memory, or was it simply because the one who held a weapon could reinvent the world his way?Maybe it was his final attempt to make a power play given all that he had lost. Security certainly didn’t have him on a blacklist as he wasn’t deemed to be a threat.For similar reasons I was still wary of Alpha Tobias, Jason less so.But neither of them were about to shame me in public.Not if I could help it!Yet the former leader of Waning Moon held all the aces.We must tighten security if nothing else. At least this may convince Ellie finally to switch packs. I’d said to her she ought not to be around Lance too often but that didn’t seem to work.What must she think of me now?I found out in the nex
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Of Beasts and Heartbreak Chapter Seventy-Eight - Closer To A Full Confession
Tori’s POVI was chewing my lip now, hard enough to draw blood. Calvin discouraged me with a comment before continuing, “Hit me with it.”“I need to be bait again. Before our mating ceremony. That should give your sister time to recover.”“I hope so,” Guy said. I’d forgotten he was there, he was so quiet. And those eyes were the closest to amber I’d ever seen.“Me too.” I felt shy suddenly, wondering if he was the kind to judge me for my past.His next words went some way to reassuring me. “You are so brave and unselfish, Victoria.”“Thanks,” I said. “But I’m a weakling really. I just punch above my weight occasionally.”“Don’t believe her,” Calvin told him. “She’s in denial about her own qualities but we’re working on it. Aren’t we, princess?”I wasn’t sure how to take that so I shoved him, playfully, hurting my wrist. I’d forgotten how rock solid he was. I made a joke of it.“Have you been working out?”“Some,” he admitted.“On your own, I hope?”“I’m the faithful kind. I haven’t be
Of Beasts and Heartbreak Chapter Seventy-Seven - One Last Attempt
Tori’s POV The smell of burning roused me. Then I saw Fran. She was beside herself with rage yet crying, too. “What are you doing here?” I murmured, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. “Finishing what he started. Except I’m useless at it.” “Alex? You’re better than him.” “No, I’m not. Because I was contemplating doing what he arranged for someone else to do. You might say he saved me from myself. Mom knew I was bad. She always said … Oh, never mind. I’d better go. I’m not wanted here.” “Don’t be hasty,” I said. “Let’s talk.” “What is there to say?” “You have Naomi now. And me, for what it’s worth. I never stopped thinking about you all the time you were missing. I don’t blame you for any of it. Truly.” “Really? And what about this?” Her gesture took in the singed furniture and blackened carpet. It was strange how the sprinkler system had malfunctioned. Correction, it was belated. “I’ll say I did it,” I panted, climbing out of bed and trying not to think about how much I resemble
Of Beasts and Heartbreak Chapter Seventy-Six - Never Letting You Go
Calvin’s POVShe was back where she belonged, in my arms – in my bed. I treated her with reverence, taking note of how Guy was with Issy, and soon enough Bethany reached out to Thaddeus and my mate was ready to be – well, mated.At the ripe old age of twenty-eight it was about time I settled down. And it was all thanks to the efforts of Jason Moore who helped us when we needed it most. Without him, who knew where Tori would have ended up.I wanted to take her somewhere romantic after the ceremony, maybe to the forest where we’d go for that run after all. Yet I had to be practical. My sister’s condition remained serious and I was reluctant to be away from Still Water for long. Though ‘Remus’ could be run remotely and participation was not something I was interested in unless it was with my Luna, in private.We had a whole lifetime to spend together and needed to start on the right footing. Better late than not doing so at all!I still needed to ask her about if I’d pushed her too far s
Of Beasts and Heartbreak Chapter Seventy-Five - Seizing My Chance
Tori’s POVThere was no way I was ever going to stay with Alex, though I managed to convince him of that while pretending I had my time of the month. That wouldn’t have stopped him once, but his mind was full of triumph initially - until I told him about the ticking time bomb inside his head.I really doubted that Calvin and Moore had the remote but managed to convince him otherwise.Then it was a matter of counting the hours until the doctor arrived.Alex had gone for a lie down leaving George watching me. I knew I had to be wary of him. Yet after a while I couldn’t resist.“Why do you bother? Following him, I mean. You could do so much better.”“Convince me,” he said.“How?”“Make it worth my while and you and I will go on a little trip.”“Not when I’m bleeding.”“A glimpse of your tits and I’m all yours.”Lucky us.Play nice, Bethany. He may be our ticket out of here.Yet I was sick of being preyed upon by these lustful shifters. And the mate bond – I’d been marked, for love of the
