Ranger must have sensed what I was thinking because he gave me a wry grin. “It was no problem and had I known what you were dealing with, I’d have handled it much sooner.”He is great with his hands.Hush. I took a seat as Ranger pulled out my chair and looked up into his dark brown eyes. “Is it because you think I’m your fated mate?”I probably should have eased into this conversation, but no one would call me smooth.“In truth, I would have done the same for anyone in your position.” He didn’t seem to notice my bluntness as he pushed in my chair. “But yes, I had an ulterior motive.”Tell me more, my wolf panted as we tracked him walking around the table and rolling up his sleeves before he took a seat.I reached for the pitcher of water, pouring myself a glass and taking a sip before I tried to speak again. “So you do think we’re fated.”“I honestly don’t know how to tell for sure, but I can’t deny the pull.” Ranger took the pitcher and poured his own glass before leaning down to th
I looked to where his hand was still holding mine against the denim material of his pants and felt his cock hardening underneath. “I have a few ideas.”Laughter rumbled deep in his chest and I glanced up, searching his face to see if he was mocking me and finding only appreciation instead.“Let’s start with your safe word.”“My… safe word?”Oh. Oh! He was serious the other day when he’d brought that up. I thought he was joking. Ranger didn’t look like he was kidding now.My pupils dilated as my breath caught. “Am I going to need a safe word? I’ve never had one before.”Granted, I’d only had sex once not counting my dildos and it was with a human from the next town over. Experience was limited, but I’d make up for it in enthusiasm.A low warning growl slipped from his lips. My wolf’s ears perked up, loving the sound of jealousy from his beast.“You need one now.” His words were less a threat and more a promise, but they still made me shiver.My beast purred. Don’t tempt me with a good
Ranger tilted my face with his dick still in it, holding me steady and giving me a breathing space as he stood from the chair. “Do you want to get throat fucked?”The worst part was that I really did and I was doing this all wrong. A garbled affirmative came from my occupied mouth which he thankfully understood.“Keep your eyes on me,” he commanded in that dark way that had my inner rebel crying. But the angle of me looking up positioned his length toward my throat and I understood.He wrapped one hand around the back of my neck, gathering my hair at the base of my skull, and with the other hand he brushed away a stray tear that slipped down my cheek. “You’re even more beautiful with those pretty lips wrapped around my cock.”Ranger pried one of my hands away from the base of his shaft and placed it on his thigh. “Tap if you need to stop. Now exhale.”I blew out my breath slowly, feeling my throat open as he slid deeper into my mouth. Ranger paused there a moment, letting me get used
And I’d need to make accommodations.I tried to add a third finger and pulled back as she winced, rewarding her with a luxurious and faster massage of her clit before pushing her back down onto two fingers again.“We’ll have to train you.” I pulled her firmly against my body so she could feel my hardness pressing into her back as I kissed the base of her throat and continued to finger-fuck her faster. “I’m going to stretch every part of you so you can take me every time you get that greedy look in your eyes.”“Greedy?” she cried, breathless and shaking as I brought her closer to the edge.“I know what you want.” I pumped harder as her pussy started to milk my fingers, feeling her legs shake and hearing her delirious little moans.Her hand smacked wildly behind her until she managed to grab my cock in her fist. I growled in approval, thrusting into her grip.Her touch brought fire racing through my veins, made me into a king and a beggar at the same time. I struggled to remain in contr
“Why wouldn’t I be?” Fallon arched an eyebrow. “I like Aspen and she’s good for you. She’ll be good for the pack.”“That’s not what I meant.”Fallon stood, studying the fire. “Mom would’ve never wanted us to get revenge. This was something we decided we needed, but we’ll find another way. And I’m sick of this show. Tell me it’s not strange that they denied your favor and set up a cage fighting event instead. Something is fishy. I want to leave before we get caught up in a mess.”I nodded, knowing my sister was right. “Is the mystery wolf you were running with the other night coming back to McCaw with us?”She clenched her teeth and growled. “No. Leave it alone.”“Are you sure?” I started to tease, realizing I had to drag this out. “Because–”Aspen’s gasp drew my attention.“So basically Crowley, the Alpha of Tulia Pack’s younger brother, was running drugs throughout the west coast and getting shifters hooked,” Mattox was explaining. “He hit a lot of the outskirt packs, getting locals
“As much as I want those details, I have a feeling we’re talking about different things. Don’t tell me the stylist is your new bestie. I will literally shank a bitch.”“Bring it,” Jesse leaned over to growl at my phone.Clara started yipping. “Watch your back, pussy. I know people who will take your 9th life.”“Guys, stop.” I slid my phone over to check the time and messed up the charger. Frustrated, I started playing with it again. “Ranger will be here any minute. I have to go with him to the fights.”“Okay. Remember canines stick together and I’m your best friend. The position isn’t open to–”My phone died.“I am so sick of this freaking thing.” I tossed it over toward the back of the counter.“Why don’t you just ask Ranger for a new one?” Jesse grumbled.“Seriously, what’s gotten into you today? Did something happen at home?” I asked as he finished pulling up half my hair into the curled pony and pinned it with the clip.“Nothing.” His eyes flicked to the open door. “Wear your tenn
I bared my fangs.Ranger turned me around, gathering me in his arms as he kissed me in front of everyone and stole my breath away. He pulled back, leaving me dazed, and touched me on the nose.“Behave,” he whispered.I nodded, biting my tongue. I’d try to do as he said.Edith was flushed as she turned to Lilith. “Have you seen Meghan yet?”“I haven’t. Scott said something about her staying in the room.” Lilith leaned closer to Chad, showing him her phone. He wasn’t paying attention to her though.An amused expression was on his face as he studied the way Ranger held me to his side. I couldn’t believe I’d thought his smile was charming once. It was slimy. That of a politician.I shivered in disgust.“Alright gentlemen, we need you all to come to the stage,” the production assistant called out using a megaphone. I glanced around, surprised Molly wasn’t here. Her voice could project on its own. Not all the Lunas were there this morning either. The guys had all arrived though and were lin
I winced, watching in slow motion as Colton Penobscot took Tucker Jones down to the mat with a single uppercut.Colton roared his victory. It was well earned despite us practicing a few moves before the match started. Had I known how pathetic the fight was going to be, I wouldn’t have told him to go for the knockout though.Tucker didn’t deserve that.None of them did.The Alphas fighting had brute strength and speed to rival the toughest of shifters. I had no doubt that in a real fight, they’d hold their ground if not dominate each other. But these fights weren’t real.It wasn’t as if they were staged, but there were more than a few who were pulling their punches. It was a balancing act to control your inner beast and not go straight to the kill. If the other Alphas had been allowed to pick their matches, the fights might’ve been a little more brutal. Because of the luck of the draw, the cameras weren’t getting much action to record.The afternoon passed slowly and more Lunas were le
I reached up and turned the TV off manually, scratching the back of my head as the room quieted and eight pairs of eyes looked my way. “Can someone tell me what’s going on?”“Wasn’t he on the show?” The coyote shifter looked at Aspen. “I swear I saw him there.”“You can be on the show and not have a clue what’s going on. Ask me how I know.” Aspen giggled, leaning back so her head rested against Ranger.He affectionately squeezed her shoulder as he pulled out his phone and scrolled. “It’s true. They finally got enough dirt to bring her in. Took them long enough. It’s been almost three months since our settlement against the network.”“Thank the Goddess.” Aspen sighed. “Wait, this doesn’t mean we have to go back to court, does it?”Ranger pocketed his phone. “No. They have her on a technicality and the feds are involved with the interstate gambling. Jesse’s testimony should be all they need. It’s bigger than us now.”We all glanced at the cheetah shifter. Jesse laid back on the leather
My beast thumped his tail as she smiled at me.“Are you ready to go?”I finished off my beer and tossed it into the trashcan, moving around Andrea as she tended the bar. Crossing the hardwood floors, I met the owner of the bar halfway, then scooped her up into my arms. “You missed my show.”I didn’t care if I sounded pathetic; Fallon was the one who insisted I put on a festive performance each Thursday night for the month of December. “We need more fun in this territory,” she’d said. “Make them want to stick around.”Fallon was a tough Luna, but she had a vision. It was something beautiful to watch it come alive. Because that’s what she’d done. Slowly but surely, she’d brought more life into this pack.A public playground sat by the new elementary school. She’d recruited some small businesses and created a boutique shopping center right outside the resort. Shifters were coming back and bringing their families with them. Especially now that Chase and Kimberly Williams were running the
“Well. I didn’t think…” Tim looked around the room as he stuttered. “She just…”“Come on, man.” Bryant laughed as he clapped the old man on the back. “Did you lose a nut or two back there?”“I need you to leave. Now.” John growled.Tim scrambled out the door.Bryant sighed as he followed him. “We’re going to have to burn this table.”“Out.” John’s Alpha strength washed over me, giving my wolf a heady rush as it mixed with my own power.I gave him a seductive smile, practically tasting his pheromones and desire pulsing in the air. “What seems to be the problem, Alpha?”“That was so fucking sexy.” He moved me over so I was standing in front of him, spreading my thighs apart with his knee. I was bare under the makeshift dress I’d made from his flannel shirt.Bare and already aching with need.His hand slid up between my legs and he groaned at what he found waiting there. “How did I get so lucky?”“Ask the Goddess,” I teased, gasping as he pushed me back so I lay flat on the table.He mad
I placed her scent as soon as I’d shifted and entered the lodge through the back door. The widowed Luna of Williams Pack. It was only a matter of time before she showed up. I pulled on one of John’s flannel shirts from the hooks in the mudroom and cinched it at the waist with one of his belts, grabbing my spare thigh-high black boots from the mat in the hall.Reminder to self:Leave more clothes easily accessible here.Especially if we’d be hosting representatives from the neighboring packs at random times.“Fallon.” John smiled at me as he came out of the bathroom. His eyes traveled hungrily up my thighs as I zipped my boots.“Later.” I put my hand in his. “Do we know what Janice Williams wants?”“Probably something about the debt from the show and my bargain with Chase.” A menacing aura pulsed around John that made my beast purr in delight. We hadn’t seen him in his dominant stance yet. He’d been mostly cinnamon roll around me and the pack. But this version of him was definitely get
“Are you going to let your Alpha in on these plans?” I asked as I tossed the towel into the laundry basket.“There will be signs,” she said mysteriously.And like a love-sick pup, my beast wagged his tail, ready to do whatever she asked.“Come on.” Fallon grabbed my hand and dragged me off the bed.“Where are we going?” I hobbled after her, realizing I’d probably be doing this for the rest of my life. Which didn’t sound all that bad.Fallon pulled open the front door as the cool spring breeze entered the warmth of the cottage, blowing a gust of her intoxicating scent around me. The morning sun shone down on her raven-black hair, giving her an ethereal glow. Her fangs descended through her smile.“My wolf needs her apology now.”11FallonBits of green sprouted through patches of muddy snow that crunched under my wolf’s paws as she raced through the quiet forest. The morning sun peeked down past the branches overhead. My beast’s lungs burned deliciously with the exertion. She was fast–
With my hands full of plastic bags, I jumped out of the truck onto the dirt road to the lakeside resort. I had a feeling she’d like it here. Her own little safe haven, especially when it was off-season and the pack stayed inland where the hunting was better and the air was less cold. Come summer, they’d all be out fishing and swimming and soaking up the sun. Fallon could have full range of the lodge then.I tapped into our mental connection, not wanting to disturb her if she was sleeping. Her emotions washed over me. The anger. The loneliness. It squeezed at my heart.My beast whined as I sat down on the front porch, putting the bags beside me.“What’s your favorite type of candy?” I rested my arms on my knees and waited. Back at the show, I’d gone through so many questions and she never answered. But maybe, just maybe…“Dark chocolate with salted caramel.”My beast howled his triumph as I looked into the plastic bag. Hopefully milk chocolate with caramel filling was a close second. O
“But you won’t because, despite your tough exterior, you aren’t a complete asshole.”“I…” I didn’t know what to say to that.“Listen, I know you and Ranger had a shit life. And we’re wolves. We’re used to fighting for what we get. But it’s different when it comes to you and your mate–especially one who is the Alpha. He’s going to protect you. It’s in his nature. You don’t have to fight every battle alone anymore.”“But–”“No buts. It’s biology, girl. Your wolf could only be tamed by the male strong enough to be an equal, but being equal doesn’t mean you do the same type of work all the time. He’s supposed to protect you in his way. You’re supposed to protect him in yours. He’ll take care of you when you’re sick and when you can’t do something. Just like you’ll do the same when he falls short. You don’t have to prove your worth anymore. If you did, then he wouldn’t be your perfect mate.”“What if fate got it wrong and he’s not perfect?” I swallowed down the lump of emotion in my throat
I shook my head. “How did you do it?”“Do what?”“One second everyone was talking shit. The next, they were eating out of the palm of your hand.”“Not everyone,” she huffed.“More than half the pack.” I started to unbutton my shirt, loving the hungry look in her eyes. “It was magic. Princess magic.”“I’m serious.” She licked her bottom lip as I dropped my shirt to the ground. “Don’t call me that.”“If you want me to stop, I’m going to need your passcode.”Her fingers traced the neckline of her shirt. “Passcode? I prefer the light system for safe words. Green to keep going. Yellow means slow down. Red is–”“Damn it, woman.” I groaned as I held my cock through my jeans with one hand and waved her phone with the other. “Your passcode.”Her eyes narrowed. “Give that to me.”“Are you hiding something?” I teased.She better not be.“It’s none of your business if I am.” A dismissive tilt of her chin had my beast growling.“I think everything about you is my business.” I caught her by the ank
“But the dams sure think so.” Aiden nodded.“It’s not your fault though.” Alice patted my hand. “You can’t help being a pampered city girl.”Did she just call us…I guess she did.I burst into laughter, laughing even harder at the horrified expressions on their faces. This was great. More than great.The O’Neil Pack thought I’d left my comfortable position in McCaw, with my own house where I made all my own rules and had more money than I knew what to do with, for a life like this?They were all high as a kite.8JohnIt took a massive amount of liquor for shifters to get and stay drunk, but that didn’t stop the O’Neil Clan from testing the limits. Pitchers of beer and jugs of homemade apple pie moonshine were passed around the picnic tables out front of the lodge. The far tables were laden with potluck casseroles and Shirley’s kitchen creations.Young pups came running through the maze of adults, causing chaos as I searched the crowd, looking for Fallon. My mate. It still had a ribbo