April POV
Two months before Meg’s abduction
Well, it turns out that the weird dream wasn’t from the spicy food I’d eaten. I have had the same dream off and on since. It always ends the same way, the woman picks up the boy, there is a second loud bang and I wake up in bed. This morning I figured out what is triggering it, cherry pie. Not the song, that scent that I have still not been able to find the source of. Every day that I have smelt it I have had that dream that night. Yesterday I followed that scent around for half an hour maybe more with no luck. I lost it in the grocery store parking lot, so I think they most likely got into a vehicle. I thought I had found the source last month when a guy that I’ve seen around campus came up to me. The smell that was coming off of him was faint but there so I thought maybe he was hanging out with the guy I was looking for. If the guy that faintly smells nice, I think his name is Rick, hadn’t
Meg POVPresentI’ve been here now for two weeks, I think. I heard some of the guards talking about how someone has turned out to be a traitor, but they’re not surprised because of who his father was. I’ve been getting a better idea of how their patterns work. I don’t know if it is because I’m a girl or the fact that they don’t know as much about our kind as they think they do, but boy are they sloppy when discussing plans. A few more days and I think I’ll be able to make an escape plan. I don’t think I’ll be able to take any of the others with me, but I’ll make damn sure to bring back help. I know I need to move soon though. They take us all out each day to do blood work and other small tests, but not all of us have come back that day and some not at all. I’ve been trying to figure out what they are doing to us. Some of the girls that have come back can’t remember anything because they are kept drugged. This is why I’m starting to think that my calculations of how long I have been he
April POVOne week before Meg’s abductionI just can’t understand it. Why is it so hard to find the source of the cherry pie smell? I have picked it up in random places. Some of the halls outside my classes, the store and even in the hall outside my apartment. Some of those times I had seen Rick in the area, but I know it’s not him. Like I said before he is a good-looking guy, but he does nothing for me. I get more turned on by the smell than I do by his looks. I decided that since my class had been cancelled today I would have a bite to eat and maybe see if I could sneak off into the wooded area that was nearby to let Autumn go for a run. When I walked into the food court I saw Rick sitting with another guy. It was the first time that I’d seen him with anyone other than the odd woman that he was trying to pick up. I had made a point of walking by to see if this guy was maybe the source of that wonderful smell, but no such luck. Again
April POVTwo days before Meg’s abductionThat day in the food court that I talked to Kyle had been one of the nicest days I have had in a long time. It turned out that he and Rick were distant cousins and unfortunately roommates. We had spent the rest of the day and most of the evening talking. I never did get a chance to go for a run but Willow seemed to calm down while we were with Kyle. For the past few days, we have been meeting up to have either lunch or supper together. I was tempted to ask him if he wanted to come back to my place last night but chickened out at the last minute. That is why I have decided to have him here tonight. I text him earlier and asked if he would like to have supper at my place instead of going out. He said yes with one condition. He was bringing takeout. He said that it wasn’t because he didn’t want to taste my cooking it was because he would rather not have me stressing over what I was going to make a
Possible Trauma TriggersQuinn POVPresentI walk into my room grab a bottle from the bar place it on the coffee table and flop on the couch. Today did not go as planned. I had thought we would have some good news for when Reed, Lucas, Jacob and Zane show up tomorrow but no such luck. When we arrived at the bunker today it was empty. All that was left was broken equipment and some files that looked as if they had gotten missed. The files contained information on some of the girls. There were no names just numbers, but the ones mentioned in the file had miscarried. The thought that one of those numbers could be referring to Meg is killing me. I know that they have only had her just over three weeks almost four, but that would still have been enough time for it to happen. Some of the miscarriages were only a week or two into the pregnancy. The fact that she may have been pregnant with some other male’s child isn’t
April POVTwo days before Meg’s abductionThe minute that Kyle’s fingers brushed my hand, Autumn pushed forward growling ‘Mine’ and then threw herself at him claiming his soft warm lips that tasted of the takeout we’d just finished. The scent of cherry pie became stronger messing with my brain function even more. I wrapped my legs around his waist “Bedroom now.” I growled out wanting this man just as much as Autumn did. I thought for sure that he was going to freak out with the way my voice changed or with how I knew my eyes changed, but he didn’t. Instead, he didn’t even hesitate. He kissed me back with as much need and wanting as I felt. I was so consumed with the feel of his hands on my body as he held me tight to his chest that I never even realized that he had moved. That was until I felt him place me on my bed. Kyle followed me down onto the bed. Never once breaking the connection of our lips. I felt his hands slide up my thigh as he started kissing down my jaw to my neck. I fel
Meg POVPresentI found a spot that allowed me to lie down and rest. I found some more animal droppings and placed them at the ends of a hollow log hoping that it would mask my scent. I have a feeling that the ones from the cave would be tracking me that way. I let myself drift off to sleep again needing the rest. I’m awoken by the sound of a lot of large trucks. They sound close so there is a chance that I am close to a road. Now that I have gained my strength and more of the drugs have worked their way out of my system I will investigate that. I was just about to crawl out of my hiding spot when I heard yelling from right beside the log I was in.“What do you mean you lost the bitch? How the hell did she even get out of the bunker in the first place?” The guy is quiet except for a few snorts of displeasure.“I see. So what you’re telling me is that the group of you are a bunch of fucking idiots that can’t even manage to
April POVThe day of Meg’s abductionI’m standing in the airport waiting to hear from Kyle putting off going through the final gate for as long as possible. My flight has been delayed for an hour so that worked. I haven’t seen Kyle since that night in my apartment. We had talked all night that night. The physical attraction was still there but it just didn’t feel like the right time. He told me about the fact that his parents had died when he was about eight years old and he had gone to live with his uncle. Who by the sounds of it is a hunter. Kyle doesn’t know if his Dad was one but doesn’t think so if he was with his Mom. Because it is Kyle’s Mom that we are thinking was a wolf. He told me what he remembered about the night that his parents died. That is when it made sense that it was his memories that I had been dreaming about. I just don't know why. I explained to Kyle all the different thi
Possible Trauma TriggersMeg POVAm I not allowed to have any luck? I mean come on I finally decided that it’s time to go home and see what fate has in store for me only to be kidnapped the day before I leave. I then devise a plan to escape, and they move me, causing me to have to start all over again. I finally escape the second place to be captured by someone else. I escape them and land right back in the hands of the first group. And since the first group has got me back I have either been drugged and/or tied up and blindfolded. I guess they really don’t want to take a chance of losing me again. Because of that, I don’t know how long I’ve been with them again. I don’t know what tests they have been running and I don’t know if they have done stuff to… I don’t want to have a stranger’s kid. I let the drugs take me under again. Why should I even bother fighting them anymore? I’m not going to get out of here. I will either die during one of the many pregnancies that they have planned f
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