Colt’s POV “Colt, thank-” Clay started to thank me but I cut him off. “Both of you, get out! Now!” I growled at them. They just nodded and left without a word. They both knew better than to challenge me when I was pissed. But I had nobody to blame but myself. “Fuck!” I shouted, punching the wall as soon as they left the room. My knuckles were bleeding but I didn’t bother to clean them, just letting the blood drip onto the carpet. What the fuck was wrong with me? My brothers had at least one thing right. I was feeling out of control and I hated it! Why did I tell her she had to keep training the pack with us? She was giving me the perfect out, offering to stay away from us and I should have taken it. But I couldn’t. I hated the thought of not seeing her everyday, not having her close to me. My wolf snarled at me for even thinking about letting her go. When she came storming into my office earlier, Darcy had been trying to get my attention, even climbing into my lap when I
Mallory’s POV My mind was completely blank. All I could do was taste and feel the man holding me in his arms and kissing me passionately. It felt like his hands were everywhere at once, roaming my curves, and he tasted like dark chocolate and cherries. I never wanted it to end. An echo of a memory broke through, of this same man touching me intimately. But that had been a fantasy, and this was . . . so much more. It was full of fire and lust and passion and need. I’d never been kissed like this before and it terrified me that I might never be again. When Colt finally pulled his lips from mine, I whimpered quietly at the loss. He chuckled softly before moving on to kiss the sensitive spot behind my ear, then nipped and sucked his way down my neck to my shoulder. I knew he was leaving marks but I would worry about that later. It never even crossed my mind to refuse when he returned his lips to mine and slid his hands under my thighs to lift me up and wrap my legs around his wais
Cary’s POV “Where the fuck was she?” I asked as my brothers and I grabbed our gear and headed off the training field. It was a rhetorical question. I knew they didn’t have an answer or they would have told me the first twenty times I’d asked that morning. Mallory hadn’t shown up to help lead the workout and no one seemed to know where she was. I’d tried calling her phone several times but it just went straight to voicemail. I even asked a few of the warriors I’d seen her hang out with before but they didn’t know either. I knew she wasn’t thrilled that Colt had denied her request to work elsewhere but she’d been pissed before and still showed up to training. Besides, it was a direct command from her future Alpha. That wasn’t something easily ignored. I was speed walking my way back to the packhouse with Clay right on my heels. All I wanted was to shower and go find the little wolf who’d been consuming my thoughts and haunting my dreams all day and night. Colton was following be
Nathan’s POV I was pacing back and forth in my office while I waited for Mallory to arrive in my territory. I knew the guards would mind-link me as soon as she crossed the border but I couldn’t stop myself from checking with them to ask if they’d seen her yet. She’d seemed upset when she called earlier to ask if she could visit and it was making me nervous. The last time I’d seen her, when I visited Black Moon, I could tell something was bothering her. But rather than talk to me about it, she sent me away. She’d never done that before and I didn’t know what to make of it. Things had been so simple when we met at the academy and I’d visited her there. It seemed like since she’d gone home, everything had started to change. Mallory never talked to me much about what life was like for her in Black Moon. She would tell me stories about her mom and I could tell they were very close. She even talked about her Alpha and Luna like they were part of the family, but she never mentioned their
Mallory’s POV “What the fuck?” Nathan growled when I told him what the triplets said to me. “Well, really only the younger two. Colt never said anything at the time, But then he kissed me so I thought he wanted me too but then he yelled at me and told me I was disrespectful to Darcy so I don’t really know what to think.” I rushed out, sharing all my confusing thoughts. “He fucking kissed you?” Nathan roared. “I’m going to fucking kill him. How dare he touch you without your permission!” “Nathan, I can take care of myself. I threw him out of my house and told him to stay the fuck away from me. I don’t think he’ll bother me again.” I tried to reassure him. I watched as he worked to slow his breathing and calm the fury simmering in him. He listened attentively while I told him how they’d used their parents’ generosity in sending me to Luna training as an excuse to get me to spend time with them. He couldn’t help the snarls and growls that escaped as I recounted how Colton showed
Mallory’s POV As I drove back to Black Moon territory, I kept my mind firmly fixed on the amazing day Nathan and I had shared. I refused to think about the triplets and what their declaration to me might mean for our future encounters. What I shared with Nathan was too perfect to let some inexplicable shift in attitude from my former tormentors ruin it. Today was a perfect reminder of that fact. Nathan had always been the ideal boyfriend. Kind and considerate, attentive and sweet. But something shifted between us today. I had dreaded telling him the truth of what I let happen between my future Alphas and me but he had taken it in stride. Not only that, but he actually displayed a possessiveness I’d never seen in him before. I never felt unsure of his feelings for me, but he was always so laid back, never overreacting when other men would flirt with me. I had to wonder why that had changed so suddenly. But then again, I’d never kissed any of those other men before. But more tha
Clay’s POV After a lot of arguing and a shit-ton of bad words exchanged, we all agreed to drive to Mallory’s house to apologize. Since we couldn’t agree on a feasible way to do so, we decided just to show up and wing it, rip the bandaid off so to speak. But here we were, about to watch her walk away from us, and Colt was the only one who’d managed an apology. A fucked-up one, but an apology nonetheless. I couldn’t let her leave without saying what I came here to say. I knew Cary wanted to say his peace too but I was less confident his apology would be any better than Colton’s. He was too much of a cocky bastard for his own good most of the time. Still, I had to try to make her listen. “Mallory, wait!” I clamored after her, the words tumbling out with no plan in mind. “What do you want now, Clay? It’s been a long day and I’m tired.” She really did sound exhausted. “We’ve already told you what we want. You.” I reminded her. “And we’re not going to just give up because you kee
Mallory’s POV “Goddess damn it!” I cursed, punching my pillow as I turned onto my stomach, trying, and failing miserable, to find a comfortable position. I’d been lying in bed for the last hour since my one-sided conversation with Clay, and sleep still eluded me. One-sided, because apparently I’d been struck dumb by his nearness, shaking like a shy school-girl standing too close to her first crush. What a colossal fucking disaster! What was it about those three men that got under my skin and so obstinately refused to be evicted? It had literally been less than an hour since I’d left Nathan, having professed my undying love and promised to be faithful. Then I came home to find them in my house and not only did I not throw them out forcefully, but I kissed one of them. Again! “Fuck!” I screamed into my pillow, angry with myself for being so weak. If I could manage to control my traitorous body, I might have a chance of resisting them. But the moment they got close to me, my body