Levi POV Possible Trauma Triggers It has been just over a month since, as I call it the Shit Show Weekend. Things haven’t been right since. Meg and I still haven’t been able to figure out what our parents were talking about with Aaron and Sage. Quinn spent the whole time before he left for his training trying to get Meg to tell him what happened. I know I should be ready to rip him apart, but just one look at him and you can tell that he is lost. And he has never once changed his story of not knowing what happened. I am scared that he might try and hurt himself. He is in a bad place right now. He is trying to hide it, but not doing as good of a job as he thinks. I kind of feel like I’m betraying my sister, but at the same time Quinn is my friend and we are supposed to run this pack with the twins when the time comes. I have been watching Reed and Lucas with Heather they seem to be building a bond with her. If I knew, for sure, that we could find our mates before we were eighteen I’d
Quinn POVPossible Trauma TriggersI watched as Avery dropped to her knees and started undoing my pants. As she worked to free my cock, I could hear Ash yelling at me to make her stop. I throw a block up between us and try to remember what it was like when Meg would do this. “That’s right, just like that. Suck my cock. That feels so good.” I tilted my head back hoping that if I didn’t see that it wasn’t Meg I could keep her image in my mind. A noise draws my attention and I open my eyes to see Heather looking over the railing. I look down at the head of brown hair that is at my crotch. Shit, what the hell am I doing? I really have hit rock bottom. “That’s enough, stop. Get away from me.”“But I thought you were enjoying yourself and that maybe we could do more.”“More, what do you mean more? I just told you this all it was going to be.” I yelled at her.I pulled Avery to her feet. “Get out. We have no deal. I shouldn’t have even considered it with you or anyone. Go, find your mate. St
Quinn POV Possible Trauma Triggers I lean over placing my elbows on my knees and my head in my hands because I didn’t want to face anyone, but I know I can’t keep going on, like this. The fact that I let Avery touch me was enough proof of that. The fact that I was in such a bad place that I could even suggest what I did, is not good. To degrade her the way I did, I may not like Avery, but no woman deserves that. “I can’t tell you what happened...” I ran my fingers through my hair a few times and exhaled loudly. “...because I don’t know what happened.” “What do you mean you don’t know what happened?” Dad asked rubbing my back in comfort. “Just what I said...” I sat up turning to look at Dad. “...I don’t know what happened. I blacked out.” Dad looked past me to Uncle Shane, then over to Grandpa. That look was worrying me. “Quinn, can you go over everything you did from the time you guys left the packhouse Friday afternoon, up until you blackout, please? It may help figure out what h
Meg POV Possible Trauma Triggers Well, I can’t say that Thanksgiving dinner was boring, then again the only way that would happen is if Grandpa wasn’t there. Finding out what really happened with Mom and her parents explains a lot when it comes to how Grandpa acts. I’m not saying it makes it right, but now I know why. I don’t know how he can still act like this. I understand wanting better for my Mom when they thought Dad was only going to hold a warrior rank and Mom and Dad didn’t know if they were mates yet. But come on get over it already Dad comes from a Gamma bloodline and is now Gamma, the two of them ended up being mates and are well respected in the pack. Is Grandpa’s pride really worth acting like this towards his daughter and her family? At least tonight wasn’t as bad as a couple of years ago when Grandpa got drunk and tried to attack Dad screaming about how Dad ruined Mom’s life and thanks to Dad, he no longer had a daught
Meg POV I know I shouldn’t have been scared when all the men in the room growled of course they are going to be upset with someone implying that their mates and friends are sluts. What scared me more though was when Quinn jumped up and ran to the bathroom and then when I heard him throwing up I got worried. I might be scared to be alone with him and still find it hard to look at him without remembering that night, but I don’t want to see him sick or hurt. My feelings are so mixed up and jumbled I don’t know if I’m coming or going. I can hear bits and pieces of what Quinn is saying to his parents after they go and check on him. He said something about him and Avery in the stairwell. I didn’t hear anything after that because the pain that ripped through me at the thought of him doing something with her was enough to have me running to my room closing and locking the door behind me. I know this is all my fault. I was the one that pushed him away and wouldn’t le
Quinn POVI don’t know if leaving that letter for Meg was something that I should have done but I needed her to know those things. Like I said in the note I understand why she doesn’t want to see me, but it doesn’t make it hurt any less. I waited around for as long as I could on Monday before leaving to head back to school. I was hoping that I could at least say goodbye to her, but I never heard from her. I’d like to say it’s OK, but I’d be lying.As I walked to my room at school I was surprised to find someone asleep in my bed. What the fuck, we don’t have roommates here, causes too many problems with territorial Alphas and Betas, so it’s not like my roommate got into the wrong bed. The weird part is I’m not picking up any scent off them. Leaving the door open to not get myself trapped in a room with an unknown, possible enemy I made my way towards to bed. They’re facing the wall and all I can see is a tuff of brown hair. Again I say what the fuck. I was just about to reach for the b
Quinn POVAfter James and Chase left Professor Brighton put Shane on speakerphone. “Good evening, Alpha Shane. I have Quinn here with me. I am guessing that you have questions that my security was unable to answer.” She said.“Yes,” Uncle Shane’s voice came through the speaker. “I was hoping that you have found out how Avery was able to get into Quinn’s room. That is unless he let her in and is trying to cover it.”“Oh fuck no.” I winced realizing that I said that out loud. “Sorry, but no I did not let her in. I told her a couple of times this weekend that I want nothing to do with her.” I debated whether I should tell them what happened in the stairwell before Heather brought me to the Alpha apartment, but decided to keep to myself. I might tell Uncle Shane later if I have to. “Her showing up here is proof that she isn’t listening.”“So how did she get in?” Uncle Shane asks.“Well from what we have figured out she snuck past the border patrol by blocking her scent somehow. Then one of
Meg POV“What he told me was that he remembered kissing your neck and telling you that he was hoping you would be his mate so that he would be able to mark you someday. Then things went black.” Heather says.I sat up a little straighter still a little nervous about telling someone, but I needed someone to know and it may sound weird but if Quinn had trust in Heather then I do too. “At first I thought maybe his wolf, Ash, was coming through because he had done that before. Even when he had, he still stopped and let Quinn take control again when I asked him to. Do you remember when we talked about the tingles that I felt when Quinn touched me?" Heather nodded. "Well, they disappeared. I mean, as soon as Quinn’s demeanour changed, the tingles disappeared. That had not even happened, even the few times that Ash came through. That’s what I mean by, it was like he was a different person. The things that he said...” she took a deep breath “...and did.” I wiped at the tears on my cheeks. Heat
Epilogue 4 Molly and LeviLevi POVI grab the chair we placed up here for Molly as she makes her way across the stage with the other women. I know she will try to stand for most of the ceremony, but that doesn’t mean she can’t sit until it starts. I just have to convince her of that. “Hey, Firecracker how about you sit until everyone else is ready?” She waddles towards me and it is so damn cute I can’t help but smile.“Are you laughing at me?” She asks with a pissed-off stern look that just makes her look even better.“NO, I would never laugh at you while you are uncomfortable. I was just smiling at my beautiful glowing mate because I’m so happy that she is mine.” I say hoping that little truth calms her. I don’t dare tell her that I find her waddle cute. Molly must be more uncomfortable than I thought because she doesn’t reject the idea of sitting. Once she is seated I crouch in front of her and start rubbing her ankles. “Have I told you, you look beautiful today well every day?” I sa
Epilogue 3 April and KyleApril POVI look towards the stage when I hear Mom laugh. By the look on Dad’s face, I’m going to guess that she is teasing him about something. They both gaze towards Kyle and me, and I think I know what she is teasing him about. Dad only gets that look on his face when someone mentions the fact that I had to have sex to get pregnant. Even after all these years he still will not accept that is how his Grandchildren came to be. He accepts and respects Kyle as the Father but not how he became the Father. I think at first it was just a shock for him to believe that his little girl had grown up. Now I think it is more of just a game to give Mom something to tease him about. “Why is your Father giving me a death stare? I thought we were past that in our relationship.”“I think Mom was teasing him again about how our children came to be,” I say leaning over and putting my head on his shoulder.“I really hated it when she does that for two reasons. One, I get looks
Epilogue 2 Meg and QuinnQuinn POVI heard Uncle Shane holler at the kids, saying it was time. Yeah, it was time. I looked down at my beautiful Angel that I had my arm wrapped around. I can’t believe that she is mine. If someone had told me when I was younger that she was going to be my mate I would have called them crazy. Oh wait, I did do that and Mom doesn’t waste any chance that she gets to rub it in that she was right. But I’ll take all of Mom’s teasing if it means that I get to spend the rest of my life with Meg. I know I don’t deserve her. I am just so happy that even after all the things that happened she was willing to give me a chance. Things could have turned out so different if we hadn’t had the love and support of our families. I glance over at Levi as he helps his very pregnant mate sit down. If he hadn’t been there to beat some sense into me when Meg was kidnapped I don’t want to think about what shape I would have been in if and when we found her. I turn my attention b
Five years laterEpilogue 1 Heather, Reed and LucasReed POVI nod to Levi as he steps up beside me. I looked to my left where Lucas was standing with Quinn beside him. Today we were being sworn in as the new leaders of the pack. Yeah, we are a little older than most when they take over but with all the shit that we went through our parents wanted to give up some extra time. That doesn’t mean that we spent the time goofy off. We worked alongside our parents these last five years learning the ropes which had been the plan all along. It just got delayed by other shit. We worked with Keegan from Silver River to get the resort up and running. Both packs are now making a pretty penny off of it. So we are now building one up near the Four Corners pack with Kyle and April.The four of us are standing waiting for our mates to join us. I watch as a mass of children go running across the schoolyard. We had to set up the stage for the ceremony here since it was the largest area that had easy acce
Levi POVAs Molly and I neared the packhouse after our two days of hiding out. She stopped. “What is it?” I asked tuning her to face me.“What if they don’t approve of this?” She said pointing to the two of us.“Why wouldn’t they approve?” I was getting worried that she was regretting letting me mark her. I cupped her cheeks and tilted her head. “You used to be so confident. I am so sorry that I ever made you feel like you weren’t good enough for me. Your abilities and personality were never any part of that reason.” I looked her in the eyes I wanted her to see that what I was about to tell her was the truth that I was finally willing to admit to myself. “It was me not thinking that I was good enough for you. I felt overwhelmed that I was possibly going to be responsible for your protection and happiness of you. And all I could see every time I looked at you was that scared little girl that I found in a log. That is why I made you train th
Levi POVWhat the hell? I made her think that for some reason it mattered. That she needed to be a virgin. How could I have been such an ass? Why did the Goddess believe that I was worthy of having this treasure as mine? I must have taken too long chastising myself and Molly took my silence the wrong way because she tried to get off my lap again. I didn’t loosen my hold in fact I tightened it. Molly had lowered her head again so I cupped her cheek and tilted her face back to mine. “Molly, can I tell you a secret?” She didn’t say anything. She just nodded. I wiped the tears from her cheek with my thumb. “I’m not either.”I took a few seconds for what I had said to sink in but the smile that slowly spread across her face was worth that little bit of waiting. “I have heard that rumour about you. Some people have even called you a man-whore.”“Yeah, I know. There used to be this smart-mouth little brat that would go around calling me all kinds of na
Levi POVAs I broke through the trees, the scent of cinnamon mixed with fresh, crisp apples, and the last person I thought to find was sitting on a log. I didn’t know if this was another dream or some curl joke, but every fibre in my body was charged. “Mate, Mate, Mate. I told you she was ours.” Jasper started going on about in my head.I step forward cautiously because if she is real I don’t want to do anything that will make her leave me. I have spent the last two years regretting our last conversation. As I got closer I saw her bottom lip start to quiver. Tears began to roll down her cheeks. Every bone in my body was telling me to pull her into my arms but what if I’m the reason for the tears? The last thing she is going to want is for me to hold her. I stopped too scared that if I got any closer she would bolt. “Molly, can I come over there?” She kept her eyes locked on mine and nodded yes. I started to sit on the ground giving her the high ground so that she didn’t think I was tr
Molly POVThe dream started with Ben and I in his room at the packhouse in Four Corners. We were sitting on his bed making out. This dream was feeling more like a flashback from the other night. Ben rolled us so that he was braced above me. “You are beautiful Molly. You have no idea of what I think about doing with and to you.” I could feel his hands under my shirt groping at my breasts and struggling to undo my bra. It was nothing new. Over the last two years, we have done this many times but I have never let him go all the way. We have still brought pleasure to each other but in a medical sense, I’m still a virgin. It just never felt like the time was right. This time felt different. Still not right but different. The next thing I knew my shirt was off my pants were gone and Ben was naked above me. He was kissing down my neck and then there was a bit of a burning feeling as my centre was stretched. “Ben stop please it hurts.” He pulled away from my neck but he didn’t pull out of me.
Levi POV“Come on we need to be there soon,” Cole said as he dragged me across the park to one of the paths.“Cole why are we going this way the training centre is the other way. I thought you said you didn’t want to be late.”“I won’t be late and now neither will you.” He said proudly as he stopped at the point that the path led into the woods. “You can go the rest of the way yourself. You know where to go.” He turned and started heading back towards the packhouse then stopped and turned back. “It is OK if you miss our birthday. This is important. I will tell my Dads you will be back in a couple of days. Now go make my mate.” And off he went.Most of the time as an adult most people wouldn’t listen to a five-year-old when they told them to go into the woods with no better explanation than to just go. But this kid is Heather’s and if there is one thing about Heather and her kids they usually have a good reason for telling you to do weird things you don’t fully understand. Cole was so s