Jane’s POVIna shook her head at me. ‘God, I knew you wouldn’t be able to resist coming to his rescue!’‘I’m sorry, Ina, but you know I can’t just watch someone die like this in front of me. I’m a doctor – and Alpha Colin did save us. I can’t just…’‘Stop, stop! I don’t want to hear your explanations, Jane; I know all of that. I want to know what you’re going to do with him now! Save him? He won’t die if you don’t save him – he’s an Alpha, his body is strong, he’ll heal himself. I promise you he won’t die. Do you understand? He’s dangerous. Do you hear me, Jane? This man is dangerous. He will cause you nothing but trouble.’ She sighed, resigned. ‘But, even then, you’re going to save him?’ She stared me dead in the eye and waited for my confirmation.I stayed silent for a moment. ‘What if he doesn’t heal, though? He’ll die. I can’t just stand by and do nothing.’ I straightened my shoulders. ‘Yes. I’m going to save him.’‘Gosh, I knew it!’ Ina turned her back on me.I managed to lift Co
Jane’s POVI was so shocked that I couldn’t make my limbs move at all. I gaped down at him, confusion making my brain foggy, and until he let go of me I was stuck in place.Then he grabbed my hand, put it in his mouth, and bit down gently. I hastily drew it back and hugged it to my chest. “What are you talking about?” I asked him, my brows drawing together.Ina surprisingly gave up on her nap; her eyes went wide as she looked between us. ‘What did he just say? Mom?’ She burst out laughing, louder than I’d ever heard her before, and she started rolling around. ‘Oh. My. God! Mom! Ha! Jane, you’re so lucky to have a son as big as him!’I ignored her mockery and returned my focus to Alpha Colin, who was looking at me in a daze. “You’re calling me Mom?” I asked again.His eyes were all innocent as he blinked up at me. Then he nodded, his expression serious. “Yes, Mom. That’s who you are. You’re my mom. You must be; you give me such a warm feeling. Like a mother.” He stood up, the blanket I
Jane’s POV“That’s enough,” I reprimanded him. “Lie down and go to sleep,” I ordered in my sternest voice.Silently, he laid down on the couch. He looked up at me the whole time, looking for all the world like a sad puppy.“Over there!” I pointed to his couch. He didn’t move; he didn’t even react. I sighed. “Fine, I’ll go over there,” I said, and went to settle myself on his couch. I fluffed up the cushions and tugged the blanket right up to my chin and then, at last, the world went quiet.I listened to Colin’s breathing as it steadied and slowed. Once I was sure he was okay, I let myself drift off to sleep.There were hands around my neck. I gasped for air, my lungs straining for oxygen they couldn’t reach. I opened my eyes to see Hunter glaring down at me, his upper lip peeling back. I tried to scream, to thrash, but he held me firm, a wicked smile tugging at his perfect lips.Then he threw me into a lake. I opened my mouth and water rushed in, filling my throat, my lungs –“What the
Jane’s POVIna’s attitude towards Colin had changed drastically since she’d found out that he was good at cooking. Now, it seemed that Colin equalled pizza in her head.Ed, who was still yet to speak, suddenly said, “Hospital? What hospital? This right here is the hospital! Everyone in town comes to see me when they aren’t feeling well.”“What?” I looked around. “I don’t see any medical equipment. And there’s definitely no X-Ray machine. Besides, are you even a doctor?” I eyed him curiously. Ed had never mentioned any of this before.“Of course not!” He shook his head, like I was the one being ridiculous. “But I know medicine.”“That’s not the same! He needs an X-Ray to make sure his brain is working normally. He’s lost his memory,” I added in a hiss.Ed threw his arms up. “My eyes are the X-Ray machine! I’ve scanned him with my eyes, Jane. He’s normal, his brain is normal – it’s too normal if anything. Anyway,” he added, like that settled it, “he needs to take some of my drugs to the
Jane’s POV“If I don’t?” I snarled, tightening my grip on the woman’s neck. She gurgled desperately.“I only gave you a choice because I know you’re Ed’s niece.” The man wrenched the whip from Colin’s hand and raised it threateningly. “Don’t piss me off!”‘There are at least ten werewolves nearby,’ Ina told me, ‘I can feel it. If you don’t want to create a bigger scene, you’d better let go of this woman. We’ve already taken her money and her neck will hurt for at least a month. Don’t forget, Jane, that we can’t draw too much attention to ourselves. There are people hunting for your boys.’Colin approached me and stood between the red-faced man and I. I knew he wanted to protect me.Gritting my teeth, I threw the woman to the dusty ground. “You’d better not let me see her again!” In the same movement I grabbed Colin’s hand and started towing him back towards our medicine stall. “Come on,” I muttered, “let’s go.”We packed up in a rush, barely sparing anyone a glance, and left quickly.
Jane’s POVWhen Leif’s meaty hand touched mine, I couldn’t help but shudder. I bit my lip to stop myself from crying out. I’d endured so much torment in my life, but this was beyond what even I could bear.He nestled closer to me, wrapping a firm arm around my waist and pressing his naked body to my back. Sick surged up my throat; I swallowed it back, my whole body tensing as his lips hovered close to my ear.“Moan!” he whispered, pretending to kiss my earlobe. “Fake it!”I was stunned into silence. I tried to twist around to look at him, needing to see the truth of where he stood with this in his eyes, but a spike of pain flared across my back. The bastard had pinched me! “Ow!” I cried.“Not bad!” cheered Keila. “Brother, I knew there was a reason Mom adopted you! You two look so good together; you’re more interesting than any porn I’ve ever seen.” She laughed wildly, lewdly, and then leant down to bite the wound I’d stitched up on Colin’s neck, tearing his stitches.‘Seriously?’ In
Jane’s POV“What?” I gasped. “How is that possible? But it says–”Ed cut me off. “Forget what it says! Am I really going to write that this is an aphrodisiac and then let everyone know which of my customers needs it?”‘Oh my gosh,’ laughed Ina, ‘this is good, this is so good! More dramatic than a T.V. show!’ She bent double, her giggles getting louder until she was struggling to breathe.I was shocked. I looked between Ed and Colin, guilt gnawing at my chest. “So… what should I do?” I whispered to Ed, unable to quite meet his eyes.Ed looked at me, then at Colin. “Easy,” he said. “Do it.”“No, no, no!” I shook my head frantically and backed up until I hit the wall, holding my hands up. “I can’t.”Ed shrugged. “Then that makes this even easier. Let him hold himself back until he explodes, or becomes a eunuch, or dies. But I think he’d rather die than become a eunuch!” Ed actually laughed.It was the first time I’d ever seen him laugh like that. Usually he struggled to crack a smile. Go
Jane’s POVI reluctantly peeled my eyes open, blinking slowly into the morning sunlight, feeling like I’d been hit by a truck. My whole body ached. With a quiet groan I lifted my head – and found myself staring straight into Colin’s eyes. I could tell he was laughing, even though he was trying to hide it, and my face flushed with embarrassment.“I… I… I…” I stammered, struggling to find the right words. “I can explain.”I couldn’t meet his gaze, so I grabbed the blanket and pulled it up to my chin, covering myself. But it was no use; he’d already seen my body and the marks that littered it. Marks he’d given me, biting and sucking my skin… I shivered at the memory, and my blush grew darker.I tried explaining again. “Yesterday, you got hurt. I gave you some medicine, which you took. It wasn’t labelled properly…” I set my gaze on the floor and ignored the burning in my cheeks. “It wasn’t medicine for your wounds; it was actually an aphrodisiac. A dangerous one. And then you needed… wel