Carl’s POVAmy loved Hunter and the power he afforded her.And Hunter loved not having to love anyone. For him, Amy was a strategic choice – a good woman of good breeding, the second daughter of a powerful Alpha, and, most importantly, she wasn’t his mate. He marked her as his own, and I’d never seen my Ames so happy. It had felt like a win.My buddy and my mate were both happy with what they’d got.Hunter didn’t love her. He’d just needed a woman to take the place of his Luna.It didn’t bother Amy to begin with. If he didn’t want his mate, then she could take her place. She got to be his Luna, the mother of his heirs, and those things mattered to her above all else.Then she found out that Hunter was so against losing control that he drugged himself. It wasn’t just the mate bond he hated – it was all of it. He hated love, sex, and anything that could soften him.“I won’t make the same mistakes as my father,” was all he ever said by way of explanation. Amy asked me to push him, to get
Jane’s POVCold water rushed over my head. I kept sinking, gasping desperately for air; ice slammed down on my chest, filling me inside and compressing from out. Flailing wildly, I managed to bring myself up to the surface. My eyelids were so heavy…Two huge wolves were swimming towards me. Nat and Reg. Relief hit me so hard it made me dizzy.Nat reached for me, biting down on my waterlogged shirt to drag me to the surface. Before he could, Reg snapped at his paws and tossed him aside. Nat rolled in the water, the ripples of his movement lapping at my steadily sinking body. I gargled, trying to cry out for help but just swallowing more lake water in the process.I didn’t understand why Reg was torturing me like this.I could still remember what Hunter had said before – that his wolf had made him help me. So why was Reg teasing me now?Dark water closed over my head. I thought of my boys with my dying breath.Then another jaw locked onto my shirt. As it tightened, dragging me upwards, I
Jane’s POV“Ares, Owen, five more minutes. Mommy’s so tired. Your daddy’s going to take you to school this morning, okay? Go and get your daddy!” I pressed kisses to my sons’ foreheads and squeezed my eyes shut tighter, trying to find sleep for another few minutes.“Damn it, Omega, wake up! What are you doing?” an angry voice snarled.I frowned in my sleep. The voice was familiar, but it didn’t belong to either of my boys. Using all of my strength, I opened my bleary eyes. I blinked myself awake slowly, sleepily – only to gasp when I saw where I was. My arms were wrapped around Hunter. His shirt was off; my fingers dug into his pecs and my lipstick was smeared over his nipples. Red marks gouged his tanned skin – red marks made by my hands.My face flushed red. Hell, my whole body was burning with embarrassment as I looked down at him. I tried to push myself off him, but my leg muscles braced and I just slammed my head into a rock.“Ouch,” I hissed, reaching for the wound with trembli
Jane’s POV“No,” I whimpered, my face screwing up as I battled the twin flames of arousal and pain singeing my nipples, “stop.”I was hyper aware of his body against mine, of every breath he took that pushed his chest against my bare breasts. He laved his tongue over my nipples, taking one into his mouth at a time and tweaking the other between his fingertips. He pinched it. Hard.“Too late,” he growled, sliding his hands down my arms to encircle my wrists. He held them above my head, stopping me from pushing weakly at him.“What are you thinking, Hunter?” My voice came out breathless but determined. “Our kids are here!” This stupid place was too cramped for me to be able to escape him, and with every second that passed with his dick pressed against me I was losing the ability to think clearly. Every inch of me wanted him…He peppered kisses down my neck, trailing along towards my ear. He nibbled gently at my earlobe and murmured huskily, “Don’t worry, they’re asleep and it’s dark in
Jane's POVI froze.I couldn’t believe what I’d done. Shit! . How could I have had sex with Hunter ? And my kids were right next to me? Eyes widening as my brain finally started to work, I gasped, “God,” and roughly yanked Hunter’s dick out of me.The second our bodies parted, mine began to protest. Spasms wracked through me; my breaths came in short, breathy pants. The mate bond screamed at me to slide his dick back inside. Our orgasms had been interrupted, and I knew that Hunter had to be even more irritable than I was.I started fumbling around for the clothes I couldn’t remember taking off.“Ah,” Hunter mumbled, “what the fu–”I slapped my hand over his mouth. “Don’t say the f-word in front of my baby!”“Don’t touch a guy’s body, then! Especially not when he’s been forced to stop half way!” His voice dripped with barely repressed anger. I shivered.He shoved my hand away and reached for his phone. He clicked the flashlight on; the sudden bright light burnt my retinas, but as m
Jane’s POVI didn’t even have the courage to ask Hunter why he’d say that. I knew as well as he did that it was the truth. My worst fear had come to life.He was really going to take my boys away from me. My face paled.I stared at him, a muscle ticking in my temple, like he was my worst enemy. If I’d still had my wolf, I would’ve told Nina to tear into his neck.How could this happen? No – how could I have let this happen?We’d gone from making love – could I even call it that if we’d been fucking in the middle of a rockslide? – to him planning to rob me of my babies.My snow angels, my beautiful baby boys that I’d run away with and raised alone. They were my world, and for a second I’d forgotten them. That second had ruined everything I’d built and everything I had.His eyes narrowed slightly. He was good at masking his emotions, but he’d probably never seen my face marred by such hatred. “Damn it!” His fists clenched. “What are you thinking? I’m not a kidnapper.” He slapped his pal
Hunter’s POVAva had disappeared – again. What the fuck? Why did this have to keep happening to my baby girl?I searched every damn corner of the city and couldn’t find her anywhere. My blood ran cold every time I thought I saw her, only to realise a half-second later that I’d been mistaken yet again.One thought kept pounding through my head: had she been kidnapped again? I’d thought my reaction last time would have been more than enough to stop anyone from trying again. I’d killed her kidnappers, ripping off their limbs first, one by one, and finishing them off by tearing through their necks. I’d wanted to send a message: Ava Burns is protected. If anyone dares touch my baby then I will make them pay.Since then, though, I’d not dropped my guard. I’d been investigating how they’d managed to take Ava away from me so easily.My temples throbbed. Rage pulsed in my blood. I was at breaking point, on the verge of snapping right here, right now, in the middle of the airport – full of
Hunter’s POVI watched the Omega’s expression closely, carefully. Her eyes widened in surprise, but still she played along with Carl’s act. I was exhausted from watching them lie.I was used to it with Amy. She was a mastermind at lying, an artist. But the baby in her belly was innocent, and I would never do anything to hurt her or the child.Everything sucked. My eyes burned at the sight of their shitty acting. I wanted to punch a wall or just laugh at the absurdity of it all. At least I’d found Ava. At least my sweet angel was safe.I didn’t care what their relationship really was. It wasn’t my business. All that mattered right now was Ava, and making sure she was okay. I had to get her home safe; it was too dangerous out in the city for her.She’d tucked herself behind the two boys. I frowned at her gently. It was easy to stop being angry when I saw those wide eyes. I held my hand out to her, trying to encourage her forwards.When I said it was “time to come home with Daddy,” my g