Victoria walked away from the group with Denver, her heart pounding with fear. She had never been camping before and the idea of sleeping in a tent alone made her feel uneasy. Denver, being the gentleman that he was, had offered to walk with her to her assigned room, but as they approached it, Victoria turned to him and suggested that they share a room.Denver looked at her with surprise. "Are you sure, Victoria? I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable.""I'm sure," she replied, feeling her cheeks flush. "I just feel a bit frightened, that's all. And I know it's silly, but I feel safer with you."Denver smiled kindly. "Of course, Victoria. I don't see any harm in it. We can still apply for the same rooms as everyone else has been appointed other rooms."Victoria felt a wave of relief wash over her. She knew that Denver was the kind of person who would protect her, and the idea of sleeping next to him made her feel more at ease. They quickly made their way to the reception desk and
Claude groggily stumbled out of her room, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She had gone to bed early the night before and was surprised to find herself awake before the sun had even risen. She felt the familiar urge to pee and made her way to the bathroom. As she was walking down the hallway, she saw two figures in the distance, walking towards each other. As they got closer, she recognized them as Victoria and Tasha.Claude's curiosity was piqued. What were they doing up so early? She knew what ever it was it wasn't good.As she walked closer, she saw that they were whispering to each other, and she could barely make out what they were saying. She slowed her pace and pretended to tie her shoelaces, hoping to catch a snippet of their conversation."I'm telling you, it's going to work," Tasha was saying. "If we spice his food, he'll be putty in our hands."Victoria looked skeptical. "This plan failed last time"'"Which means we will get it right this time. Trust me.""We'll drug his br
Ria was no doubt her biggest motivation because after their brief mostly silent conversation, she felt like she could face the rest of group even if all she wanted to do before was curl up in bed and be miserable. Leaving her tent, she went looking for them and didn’t have to look long, the light from a bonfire and the chatter of excited teenagers as well as the delicious smell of roasted marshmallows telling her exactly where to go.It looked like the entire group was there and no one else shared her thoughts of wanting to be alone as they all chatted and roasted their marshmallows. Some people were coupled up, resting their heads on their partner’s shoulders as they talked about god-knows-what. She unconsciously searched for Denver among the crowd as she made to sit down but before she her eyes could do a full 360 around the circle of people, she was accosted by Nuella.“Claude!” She snapped looking both worried and angry. Claude turned to her friend with one brow raised as the both
Victoria sniffed as she dried up the last of her tears. She felt ashamed that she had been rejected in such a disgraceful way and angry, not with Denver but Claude. How she hated that annoying girl in this very moment.Deciding that there was no way she was going to be able to face Denver anymore this night, she rolled up her sleeping bag and grabbed her pillow before stalking off to Tasha’s tent. She doubted she was even going to be able to sleep tonight but she still needed her stuff to at least lay on and be miserable and Tasha was her only friend, no, ally in this place.Tasha jumped at the sound of her tent being opened and glared at Victoria when she came into sight. “You scared me!”Victoria rolled her eyes, although the sad look on her face remained, “Sure. The great and mighty witch is scared of me.”“You’re so careless!” Tasha whisper-yelled. “Anyone could be passing and you’re just casually saying that. That must be how Claude knows about me.”Victoria rolled her eyes agai
She pulled back to meet a very stunned-looking Eric. She felt conflicted especially as Ria kept on stamping around in circles in her head showing her displeasure.Stop, Claude he’s not your mate! Ria kept shouting and Claude felt like shouting, “And when has that stopped anybody?” back at her, thinking about Denver and Victoria but she managed to stop herself. But apart from Ria’s nagging, there was also the fact that she hadn’t really felt anything when she kissed Eric. The pull she had been feeling before although still there, wasn’t as strong as before.She faced Eric again who still looked very dumbfounded and a warm blush covered her cheeks. “I’m sorry about that.” She said, scratching her head.“Um…” He shook his head as though trying to clear his thoughts. “You know how I feel about you, Claude. Doing that could really mess me up if you don’t reciprocate.” He said biting his lip like that was quite hard for him to say although the seriousness in his eyes was clear and Claude co
Claude felt like the whole world was spinning around her and her whole body felt sore. Well, not completely considering that her ass to her feet felt numb. She couldn’t make out anything when she first opened her eyes. It was just like color splashed on color but slowly, she began to make out the environment around her.And the environment around her certainly stunned her. She was in a very crude-looking village, surrounded not only by huts but by men dressed like Tarzan and not a single woman in sight. Her blood ran cold once more and she did not know what to make of her situation. She was tied up on a chair, with her mouth tied in front of half-naked men, who spoke in a strange language pointing at her every now and then like she was the topic of their discussion.Good goddess, where they going to eat her or something? They looked like they could.She could easily shift into her wolf and these ropes would fall off her like they were thread. She may not be able to fight all these sa
Sighting a figure tied up in a chair which he was sure was Claude even though she had her hair down. He tried not to imagine the negative at the sight of her unmoving body, an raced to her but before he could reach her, he was two men suddenly jumped on him, each pulling an arm of his to the back. He groaned in pain as he hit the ground but gathered himself up quickly grabbing one of the men and flinging him away. The other one put up a stronger fight but he managed to beat him before continuing to go to Claude. Her head was raised now and she looked at him with eyes that have obviously shed a lot of tears. His eyes hardened as anger filled him at these Savages who had captured her, and for what?Pulling out his pocket knife, he began to cut the ropes but he had only cut the ropes off one of her wrists when the villagers attacked him again. Dropping the knife on Claude’s lap, he faced the throng of men with the heightened anger he now felt at the sight of Claude’s state.He fought wi
They spent breakfast chatting and laughing as well as eating of course and Claude found herself melting more and more when it came to Denver. One part of her told her to put her guard up while another told her to just enjoy the moment and trust him after all, he had worried for her. He had come looking for her and had gone through a terrible lot to save her.Victoria watched them angrily. How had this happened? Why was Claude even here? She was supposed to have been the least of her problems today? She had planned to have Denver all to herself now that he felt the mate bond from her and now what? These too were talking and giggling like lovers?She went and placed her hand on Denver's shoulder."Morning babe." She cooed. She had never called him babe but she was eager to see Claude's reaction to it.Now to every other person it would seem that Claude was indifferent but Victoria knew better. She saw her tense and she saw that little eye twitch. She grinnee in satisfaction as she made
“Oh come on, you only give them so many gifts 'cause they don’t see you in person as much as they do me.” She laughed and Claude’s mom rolled her eyes.“The question is which grandparent gives them the most gifts Kristy.” She shrugged, proud that she had won in that category.“You’re too smug for your own good.” Denver’s mom complained just as her mate came in, twins latched unto him. Claude and Denver’s son Ricky was resting quietly on his chest while Krystal their little girl was more interested in pulling her grandfather’s hair until she got a reaction.“Someone should take her, please. My scalp is burning.” He complained and the two women giggled. He had loosened up a bit since officially handing over the Alpha position to Denver yet anyone who saw the way he played with his grandkids would still be shocked out of their minds. “I think she’s going to try to get you back all the days of your life for wanting to pick favorites between her brother and her.” Claude’s mom laughed.“Yea
“Oh goddess, Denver! Why didn’t you take her to the hospital?” His mom ran in looking very anxious with the pack doctor coming in after her. He had called Claude’s parents as well but he knew that they’ll come a bit later due to distance. Denver thought he was going to faint with how anxious he was. He had read all the books about babies but he never thought he’d need to have any basic knowledge of the whole labor process because his mate would be in labor for thirty minutes with no professional at all and only frightened old him. Claude was in so much pain, it was tearing him apart.“I didn’t think we’d make it in time.” He said, raking his fingers through his hair. “Her water had broken and she suddenly started having contractions. I was scared she might start crowning in the car.” He paced as he spoke and his mom went to place a hand on his shoulder, squeezing it.“Breathe my boy.” She said softly but it only seemed to break him because he practically collapsed on her while she wra
Telling everyone ended up being as big a task as Denver anticipated. His mom was glad obviously and she had to have been the easiest to break the news to. She had cried as she hugged him saying that they didn’t know how much joy it brought her. He remembered the way he had treated her when he was under Tasha’s spell and the guilt was about to do him over when Claude placed her hand on his back and rubbed gently as though she could immediately feel the damp in his mood.It was the little things like that that made him swear all over that he’d sooner put a bullet in his head than hurt her again. He was already struggling to tell himself that he deserved her as it was. She was the stronger one out of them, he decided. Even when her parents had taken the news not as well as she would hoped, with her dad vehemently against it and refusing to give his blessing and her mom worried that he’d hurt her again, she had been the strong one. Telling him that they should give it time and that even t
“You sure you still don’t want to see the baby?” The doctor asked. “I know you want the gender to be a surprise but we can keep that part hidden.Claude thought for a second, “Hmm.” Then she turned to Denver, acknowledging him for the first time since he came in, “What do you think, Denver?”Caught unawares, his eyes widened and he sat up straight, restraining himself from looking back to check if there was perhaps some other guy named Denver behind him that she was speaking to. He cleared his throat, “Whatever you decide is alright.” He said quickly.“I want you to decide though.” She pressed and Denver felt his heart rate quicken. Was this some sort of trick question?“Well, sure.” He finally said, “I’m sure it’ll be alright to see the baby as long as yo keep the gender hidden.”The doctor nodded once before turning to Claude who nodded back. The once dark screen was suddenly turned on and Claude gasped. It wasn’t picture clear but you could see the child moving inside her.“There’s
Immediately the curfew was dissolved, Nuella was shifting and running through the woods from her pack to her best friend’s. A curfew had been called the morning after the attack and had only been pulled once the woods and entire area around the two two packs and even the other neighbouring packs had been combed thoroughly for any lingering rogues.Once that was done, Claude’s father had demanded that his family and other pack members be brought back to complete their treatment in their pack. That night of the attack, when he was finally able to and had gone back to his house, he nearly fainted when he found it splattered with blood and dead bodies and his mate and daughter were nowhere to be found. Luckily, his Beta came in right on time to inform him that they were safe.It was the first time Claude would see her father cry. He had bent over her bed, holding her hand and his mate’s who sat beside him and wept. He cried for how close he had come to losing them, he cried for the loss o
She was still contemplating whether to go straight or drive around and go back to the front of the house when she saw a large black wolf charging in her direction. She felt her wolf begin to grow restless and when her baby kicked in her belly, she gasped.“Denver.” She whispered to herself but he ran past her and her heart sank when she realized who was behind her until she saw him pounce on Tasha through the rear view mirror and without hesitating, he sank his teeth into her jugular. Her blood sprayed out and Denver spat out a chunk of her flesh. Claude immediately averted her eyes, and bringing the car to a stop, she opened the door and bent over before throwing up her entire dinner from the night before and still retching painfully after she had emptied her belly.Sidestepping her vomit, she came down from the car. Now that she was sure that Tasha was dead, she wanted to get back home and make sure her mother was alright. Her father had asked them both to stay safe. She wouldn’t be
When Claude woke up it was obvious that it wasn't morning yet and it was also obvious that something was very wrong. She soon heard her father racing frantically down the stairs and her mother calling after him. If she wasn't fully awake before, her eyes were definitely wide open now. She jumped out of bed and threw her door open just when her dad was saying that their pack was under attack. She froze as she saw her mother’s face crumple as she pressed her hand to her mouth knowing that her mate had to go and fight and possibly not come back. Her father must’ve noticed too because he came back and gave her a tight hug before whispering something in her ears and pecking her on the forehead. Sighting Claude at the top of the stairs, he sprinted up and did the same before calling out that they should lock all the doors and stay safe and he’d send someone to them soon.Claude’s heart began to beat madly against her ribcage as she feared the worst. It was like dejavu, she thought remember
When her mom opened the door that day only for Denver’s parents to walk in, Claude went through a lot of emotions at once. There was surprise and then joy and relief for the fact that the Alpha had finally woken from his coma, then came self-consciousness, fear and lastly sadness because he reminded her too much of Denver.But when he sighted her and beamed for a man who didn’t smile much, she pushed all the other emotions aside and focused on the joy and relief first and when he stretched out his arms, she swallowed the lump that formed in her throat before going in for the hug.“Forgive me child.” He whispered before ending the brief hug. Although brief, she found that it really meant a lot. He didn’t seem like a big hugger but she had felt so calm and loved in those few seconds that hug had lasted and when he called her child something in her told her that she had a bigger support system than she realized and it gave her some kind of strength. And when Denver’s mom pulled her in fo
A long silence ensued after that before Claude broke it, her voice shaky and her breath even shakier, “They know I’m pregnant?” Her head immediately began to swirl with thoughts of people laughing at her just like in her dreams where there were three set of people. The ones that laughed, the ones that shook their heads in pity when she walked by and then there was Denver, a set on his own. The one that was indifferent about it all.From the look on her face, Eric was quick to ease her concerns, immediately getting the hint that she didn’t want them to know, “No, of course not. I only found out, when I got here. All I got from my few days there was that the entire pack was practically against him for his choices.”Claude bit her lip and Nuella threaded her fingers with hers, hoping it would calm her down a bit. “Oh.” She said.“Denver is a real dick for this.” Eric said, his jaw clenched. He felt like going back over there and throwing a punch right at his face but for Claude’s sake he