Reese’s POVTroy cleared his throat and a few seconds later she heard the front door slide open and close again. The King’s aura reached her and she inhaled sharply. They appeared seconds later and the King leaned on the kitchen counter and watched her.She had just placed the food on the table and Troy rummaged in the fridge and extracted two beers. He took the beer from Troy and twisted the cap off. He had changed into jeans, boots and a t-shirt and Reese stood there flabbergasted.“Thanks, Troy,” he said and turned towards the dining table.The King stood at the head of the table and Troy on his right. She sat next to Troy and she caught the frown the King had on his face. “This won’t do,” he said and stood up again.He moved his cutlery and glass to the other side of the table so he sat across from her and Troy and sat down again. He was the complete opposite of what Reese had expected and he grinned again as she pushed her chair out and took the lids off the dishes.“Troy, where
Reese’s POVReese was about to open her mouth to say something to Troy but he pushed past her and slammed the guest bedroom door so loudly she could feel the vibrations through her shoes. She sighed and started clearing the table.She spent an hour washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen, wondering why Max would say all that stuff in front of Troy, he was deliberately trying to piss Troy off and she had no idea why. She sighed as she walked past Troy’s room and closed the master bedroom door behind her.She took off her dress and pulled on a tank top over her panties and slid into bed, too tired to do anything else. She was asleep the moment her head hit the pillow and she dreamt of Troy. They were back on the island when he still liked her and touched her.Reese woke up as immense sadness overshadowed everything else and she wiped the tears from her cheeks. She couldn’t believe she’d been crying in her sleep. It was a definite first for her. She rolled over to the edge of the bed
Troy’s POVHe hated being at odds with his wolf like that. He’d woken up when Reese had tripped over him and shifted automatically, his wolf having taken him to the bedroom to watch over her. His wolf had been afraid that she’d go to Max and take him up on his offer.His wolf had pushed him so far back in his own mind as he kissed Reese. He closed his eyes again and lowered his head into his hands. His wolf had just taken her, he didn’t even know if she’d wanted it and he hated himself thinking that maybe she hadn’t.He’d been in his office since three am and so far work had eluded him. He was pissed off at Max for flirting with Reese, pissed off with Reese for some reason too and pissed at himself. His office door opened and Troy’s eyes darkened again.“Bad night?” Max asked as he closed the door behind him with a chuckle and sniffed the air. “Seems not, I can smell her on you.”“What the hell was that last night?” Troy asked, now standing behind his desk with his fists resting on th
Reese’s POVThe days passed swiftly and if it weren’t for the King’s presence, Reese would’ve thought that everything was fine. Troy had held a pack meeting out in the open in front of the packhouse, with the King standing on his right and Reese standing behind them.The pack had rallied behind Troy and members that had been abroad or working in other cities had all returned home. Celebrations were limited although Troy had made provisions for the Luna Blue Moon feast.Reese was filled with nervous excitement. As the pack’s Luna she’d have a twenty minute head start before Troy would shift and start to hunt her. The objective was for her to run and for Troy to find her and mate her.It signified a bountiful year for the pack and was seen as disastrous if the Luna outsmarted her Alpha. Reese was very worried about that because Troy had been avoiding her, sleeping in the guest room and leaving before she even woke up in the mornings.The whole pack would congregate in front of the packh
Troy’s POVTroy’s days were filled with meetings, checking border security and running the perimeter with the warriors. He ate in his office and at night he’d stand at their bedroom door and watch Reese for a few minutes as she slept.He’d already heard the first rumours. Omegas talked and people knew he was sleeping in the guest room. He’d have to squash it and soon. He couldn’t have people whispering about their Alpha and Luna. Amber had already started that shit and the consequences had been dire.Katherine hadn’t heard from her yet and Troy had to wonder if she hadn’t left the country, knowing that the plan was insanely stupid. More reports were coming in from other packs with sick wolves and the total number of deaths had risen to ninety-four from across the world.It didn’t seem like much considering there were a few million wolves in the world, but any loss was considered big in their world. Having something like that on your doorstep and not knowing what to do about it, was st
Reese’s POVShe was still on their bed, naked, shivering and feeling sated. Troy was sitting on the edge of the bed, his head lowered into his hands. It was the first time they’d been alone in almost a week and Reese wasn’t sure what to say to him.“What the fuck were you thinking?” Troy asked her.“You weren’t complaining when you were sticking your cock down my throat,” Reese said and sat up on the bed.“If you need to be fucked, send me a text and I’ll oblige,” Troy said.“Fuck you!” Reese yelled and pushed him off the bed. “So you can jerk off in the shower but I can’t do the same, you fucking hypocrite?”Troy had managed to regain his balance and he looked at the anger swirling in Reese’s eyes. He was being a hypocrite and she clearly had no idea how strongly he’d reacted to her masturbation session.Troy took a deep breath and counted backwards from ten. “My wolf marked you, Reese. That means the bond flows stronger into me. You made me fucking cum in my pants … in front of Drak
Troy’s POV“Drake?” Troy questioned as he stood in his towel in front of Drake.“Warriors spotted a group of rogues near the border.”“Shit,” Troy said. “I’ll be there in five.”Troy hurriedly pulled on sweatpants and walked out of the Alpha Suite with Drake. On the patio, he shifted and immediately caught the scent of rogues as Drake undressed and shifted to join him. His paws thundered underfoot as he ran through the forest towards the border.Two trackers and four warriors stood near the border line, already shifted into their wolf forms. They bowed their heads as Troy walked up to them.“Report,” Troy said through their mindlink.“A pack of five rogues, Alpha, they ran the moment they saw us,” one warrior said.“Let’s go,” Troy said and started running.The four warriors, two trackers and Drake followed behind Troy as he picked up their scent and raced ahead. Troy ran faster, aware that the rest of them couldn’t keep up with him, Drake was the closest as he dashed through the rive
Reese’s POVReese went with Drake and the Red Moon pack to the Beta House. She mindlinked Russo to find out where he was. The Beta House was surprisingly clean and five minutes after they walked into the house, warriors and Omegas arrived with food, clothes and toiletries.They stocked the house as Drake showed them around and Reese wondered again why he wasn’t living in the beautiful house. It was fit for an Alpha and the Red Moon Pack members were astonished at Troy’s generosity.“We still celebrate the Luna Blue Moon feast and ours is tomorrow night. Alpha Troy has extended his invitation to your pack to feast with ours,” Drake said.“We’d be honoured to attend. We also used to celebrate the Luna Blue Moon feast,” Rico said with a sad smile.The front door slammed open and Russo strode inside as they all looked down from the second floor landing.“I’m fucking sorry, Reese! Can’t believe I overslept! Oh, we have company …” Russo stopped walking and his eyes darkened.“Russo …” Reese