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Riding with the Pack Chapter 30: New Beginnings
Bonnie"I said, what the hell are you?" I repeated as Madoc walked toward the hunter he'd just instructed to shoot himself.He met my eyes for a second before leaning over the body of Amos Jessup. Then, I saw his canines elongate, and he sunk them into the hunter's neck. He appeared to be drinking his blood."No way," Blayze said beside me. "No. F*cking. Way.""Everyone get away from him!" I shouted. "Get behind us!"Harlow helped Stella hobble over toward us, stopping when she got to Red to pull the silver net off of him. Red had burns in the shape of the netting over the left half of his body. He stood and walked behind me to Gunner, who was holding Grim's motionless body.Dax picked up Lola, who lay lifeless in his arms, and brought her over. His eyes looked empty. Like he'd been crushed from the inside.When Madoc stood up, he looked healthier somehow, and the blood that was on his skin began retreating back into his body."I'm a predator," Madoc said. "Just like I told you
Last Updated : 2022-09-17Riding with the Pack Chapter 31: Feel Like Makin' Love
CyrusJust like that, a ten-year-long feud was over. I didn't want to ask Blayze if this meant that Harlow and I could be together. There was immeasurable sadness in the air, and we had thirteen fallen wolves to bury the next day. Not to mention what we'd be dealing with when Madoc came back. It felt selfish and petty to ask his permission. But I didn't have to.Blayze saw me looking at Harlow and gave me a nod. "You two are probably exhausted. Get outta here and get some rest... Or whatever."Harlow looked to Bonnie, who also gave her a nod. Harlow and I were free to do as we pleased and a surge of relief and joy washed over me despite the circumstances. I took Harlow by the hand, and we left the bar."Where are we going?" she asked when we got outside."Is my place ok with you?""More than ok." She smiled.We hadn't slept in about thirty hours at this point, and we were both covered in dirt, sweat, and spattered blood, but she managed to look beautiful. So much bad had happene
Last Updated : 2022-09-17Riding with the Pack Chapter 32: Ain't No Wake Like a Were-Wake, Baby
CyrusHarlow looked small and sad in the bed next to me. I hated what I was telling her, but she had to know the truth."Her name was Jenny," I said. "She was one of the people the Blood Dogs helped get out of a bad situation. We were together when the split happened, so she came with me. I asked her to be my mate and turned her with the mating mark. She died in my arms."A tear slid down Harlow's cheek. I wiped it with my hand."I'm sorry I didn't say anything about this earlier," I continued. "And I'm not telling you now to try to hurt you. I just need you to understand where I'm coming from in all of this. I know Brat made it through her first shift, but it could have just as easily gone the other way. The stakes are real, and they're personal to me."Harlow gave a sad nod. Her big brown eyes were full of tears by now, and more slid down her cheeks. I felt awful unloading this on her. Especially after what we'd just shared."Maybe I should go," she said, sitting up.I placed
Last Updated : 2022-09-17Riding with the Pack Chapter 33: F*** the Pain Away
Harlow"Are you serious?" Cyrus asked, shocked."Tank and Butch both agree," Blayze said. "It was a mistake to strip you of your patch in the first place. It wasn't fair to treat you that way, especially standing between you and Harlow." I was so relieved to hear this. I'd felt so guilty about Cyrus losing his patch. "Thanks, Blayze," Cyrus said."So is that a yes? Are we good?" Blayze asked. Blayze reached into his pocket and held a new VP patch up, extending it to Cyrus."Yeah, we're good." Blayze and Cyrus gave each other another quick hug. I saw Arlene wipe a tear from her eye. "Aww, my boys," she said with a smile. The warm feelings in the room subsided, however as the holy elder, Jedediah Goode, asked people to gather around into some kind of prayer circle. Bonnie entered and stood near me, watching this display suspiciously."Everyone, please join me in prayer," Goode said. Several people from both packs tilted their heads back and closed their eyes. "Selene,
Last Updated : 2022-09-17Riding with the Pack Chapter 34: Plan B
Harlow"I've been doing some thinking," Stella said as we made our way to the porch. "I wanted to say I'm sorry for being such an a**hole at the potluck. You saved my life yesterday.""I don't know about that," I said."No, seriously. I know I just took a shot to the leg, but if you hadn't helped me get outta there, I might have been one of the wolves that was buried today. Thank you.""You're welcome.""And I wanted to ask you something," she added. "Do you think you could put in a word with Bonnie? If she'd let me, I'd really like to be a prospect for the Blood Dogs."That took me completely by surprise. "I don't wanna be a sweet butt anymore," Stella said. "I've been hanging around the Howlers hoping that one of them will realize I'll be a good mate. Yesterday was a wake-up call. I don't wanna die waiting for some guy to finally decide that I'm worth it. I wanna find worth in myself. I'd like to be a real MC member. Do you think Bonnie would go for it?""She took a big risk
Last Updated : 2022-09-17Riding with the Pack Chapter 35: The Damage Done
Cyrus"A heist?" Bonnie repeated."Yeah," Madoc replied enthusiastically. "Just like the movies! Sunrise Corporation has its hands in many pots. Some public and some underground. I need you to stop another organization from muling a competitor's product and then turn said product over to me.""What's the product?" Goldie asked."Heroine," Madoc replied simply.Bonnie scoffed. "Absolutely not.""Absolutely yes," Madoc replied. "Believe me, Ms. Black, you don't want to defy my superiors again.""Where is this cargo supposed to be?" Blayze asked, defeated."You're all aware of the Mega Mart ten miles from here on the highway?" Madoc asked. "What's now a multi-billion dollar company with twelve thousand stores nationwide started right there at the first-ever Mega Mart location. A Sunrise Corporation competitor and kingpin in the heroin trade uses Mega Mart Trucks to ship the product there. Sunrise Corporation wants you to intercept the trucks and take the contents.""I'm sorry," H
Last Updated : 2022-09-17Riding with the Pack Chapter 36: Mating Call
Harlow"Woah!" I examined Brat's mating mark."I'm freaking out!" Brat said. "This isn't just something you can take back. A mating mark is for life!""You and Liam just met yesterday?" Stella asked. "That's insane!""You're not helping!" Brat said with tears in her eyes. "He's supposed to go back to school in a couple of days. And his poor dad… How is Dax gonna react when he finds out that I cradle-robbed his baby boy while he's mourning his mate? I'm twenty-two. I'm supposed to be the YOUNGER woman!""Ok, ok," Stella said. "The mating mark is only permanent if both partners have marked each other. Otherwise, it fades after a week or so. Did you—""Yes, I marked him, too!" Brat said. "And the mating bond... It's very real. Like, it actually kinda hurts to be away from him, and he just went back to his dad's place to take a shower."The thought of holding a bond like that with another person was almost unfathomable. I loved Cyrus. I was sure of it. And having a biological bond t
Last Updated : 2022-09-17Riding with the Pack Chapter 37: Date Night
Harlow "So what do you think?" Brat asked as I looked at my reflection in her body mirror. She was letting me borrow one of her dresses for my date with Cyrus. "I don't know," I said, squeamishly, "Has more flowers on it than I'm used to." "No problem!" She grabbed an armful of outfits from her closet and threw them down on the bed. "I'm not trying to be a pain in the a** about this." "No need to explain yourself. It's my job to make sure you look smoking hot." As I began sifting through her pile of clothes, we heard a knock at the door. "Come in!" Brat said. Liam entered and gave Brat a big kiss. It went on for so long it started to get weird. They eventually settled down. "You need something?" Brat asked. "I was heading out to pick up some groceries. Want anything?" "Nah. Unless you wanted to pick up something sweet, like ice cream," Brat added. "Will do." They gave each other another uncomfortably long kiss before Liam left. Brat turned to me with a big smi
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Riding with the Pack Chapter 50: We Belong
CyrusEveryone else in the bar parking lot looked as shocked as I was. Madoc was still alive. But how?I pulled Harlow close to me. To my disappointment, she looked relieved to see him."Now, I know what you're thinking," the vampire said, from the middle of the road. "Where did he get a new suit on such short notice? Spoiler. I got it at Mega Mart. I also picked up a toolset for only ten dollars—""That's it!" Blayze roared as he threw down his cut, shifted, and charged the vampire.He slammed into Madoc, knocking him to the ground, but in seconds. Madoc was on his feet again, seemingly unfazed. The Alpha attacked again, this time snapping at him with his jaws, but to everyone's surprise, all he got was air as Madoc rushed out of the way and reappeared several yards away.There were gasps from all around at how fast Madoc moved."Look, I just want to talk," the vampire said. Undeterred, Blayze rushed toward him, but again, Madoc evaded his assault."Honestly, I just want to ha
Riding with the Pack Chapter 49: First Shift
CyrusI held Harlow while she fell asleep. The sun had come up, and she'd be unconscious for a while after being bitten."I love you, baby," I whispered in her ear and kissed her mating mark. It was bruised, and the heat from the bite was quickly spreading to the rest of her body.Soon she'd have a fever. Then would come the pain of her human body being overtaken by the bite—a pain no one who was born a werewolf had to endure. Sure, the first few shifts were uncomfortable for born wolves, but what Harlow would be going through was an entire transformation; her DNA was rewriting itself.Hours went by before she finally began to stir. By that time, she was feverish, and it would continue to climb. Werewolves run hot."Hey," I said, helping her sit up. "How're you feeling?" I took the cap off a bottle of water and gave it to her with a straw."Ok so far," she said before drinking, then motioned for me to get into the bed with her, which I did. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed
Riding with the Pack Chapter 48: Marked
HarlowAfter we pulled up to Cyrus's house on his bike, he picked me up and carried me inside. It made me think of the first time he'd done that before we'd made love. Turning on the living room lamp, he sat me down on the couch and planted a kiss on my lips."Wait here a minute," he whispered, and he headed into the bedroom.I was becoming nervous. I'd have been lying if I said I wasn't, but I was also excited for what was to come. I would be like Cyrus and the rest of the pack members soon. If everything went right… It had to. Cyrus was going to be my mate, and it felt impossible that our love couldn't withstand my first shift. It made me feel invincible.Regardless of how sure I felt, my knees were shaking. I placed my hand on my neck, where my mating mark would be."Oh, God," I muttered. My pulse quickened, and I tried to force myself to keep my breathing steady. My mating mark… This was really happening.Then I felt Cyrus's familiar touch on my arm, and it had an immediate c
Riding with the Pack Chapter 47: Return of the Mouth
Harlow"You…want to mark me?" I asked, astonished."You mean so much to me, Harlow," Cyrus said, pulling me in close. "If you still want me to—""YES!" I blurted louder than intended. In an instant, our lips were locked in the sweetest embrace.We spent the next several hours there just holding one another. Cyrus and I sat wrapped in each other's arms overlooking Gnaw Bone from up high in our spot. Knowing how seriously he'd thought about marking me made it all the more special, but a text from Bonnie eventually brought me back down to earth.It read, "Can you come to the bar? It's important."I hated that we had to leave, but I did as requested. We rode our bikes back to Gnaw Bone side by side as the sun went down. When we arrived, Cyrus and I walked into the bar, where Bonnie and the rest of the Blood Dogs officers were waiting for me."Hey, Harlow," Bonnie said. "I know that was hard for you today, but we couldn't—""Mind control," I interrupted. "You couldn't risk me spi
Riding with the Pack Chapter 46: Double-Cross
HarlowI was relieved when we drove back into Gnaw Bone. All I wanted was to go back home with Cyrus, take a hot shower, and crash. I still couldn't believe the crazy stunt I'd pulled to get my car back, but I was pretty proud of it.I parked my car outside the garage, and everyone else got off their bikes. Remy and Leon stepped out of the SUV parked around the back and came to watch us unload.But instead, Butch and Shorty quickly took both of Madoc's familiars into chokeholds."What are you doing?!" I asked, confused."I'm sorry," Cyrus said. "I couldn't tell you in case Madoc forced you to spill information.""You couldn't tell me what?""We're not handing the smack over to Madoc," Bonnie said as everyone else began unloading a small mountain of heroin behind the garage. "We've gotta show Sunrise Corp that we won't be their foot soldiers."I didn't know what to say. I got why everyone thought they had to keep it from me, but it didn't make me feel any better, being left in t
Riding with the Pack Chapter 45: H-Day
HarlowSitting in the Mega Mart parking lot, I watched the heist unfold in the reflection of my rearview mirror. I'd parked near the gated entrance that led to the loading dock. It was surrounded by a chain-link fence where I could see several Seventh Circle members pacing near five semi-trucks.Bonnie, Blayze, and Gunner kept watch from the adjacent parking lot so their bikes wouldn't draw attention. Stella and Stitch, on the other hand, were already inside working undercover as dutiful Mega Mart employees. And for the next fifteen minutes, everyone else took turns walking inside and getting into position.Tank was the first to go inside, followed by Shorty, then Butch. They all definitely blended in with the rest of Mega Mart's typical clientele, wearing things like cargo pants and T-shirts with stupid phrases on them.Goldie and Wyatt went in together. From the moment they stepped out of their van, they assumed the role of a bombastic couple and pretended to bicker as they made
Riding with the Pack Chapter 44: Reservoir Wolves
Harlow"You're..." I couldn't believe what Bonnie had just told me."Keep it to yourself," she said. "No one else knows."I didn't dare ask who the father was, but I had a pretty good idea.At that moment, Blayze walked into the bar."Hey," he said, "Bonnie, we have a last-minute addition to the security squad. Cyrus told me Seventh Circle's got five escorts on the trucks. He wants to add Butch and Shorty. Cool with you?""That's fine," she said, not meeting his eye."What was it you wanted to talk about this morning?" he asked."Nothing," she replied. "Let's just focus on getting through tomorrow for now."Ok, I knew who the father was."You sure?"I felt really uncomfortable between the two of them."Yeah," Bonnie insisted. "Don't worry about it."I spent the rest of the day thinking about what Bonnie must have been going through. But it also got me thinking about Cyrus and me and our future together. I didn't know if he wanted kids, but I'd always thought that I would e
Riding with the Pack Chapter 43: I Hate Myself for Loving You
BlayzeI woke up to someone knocking on my front door. The two sweet butts in my bed both groaned as I climbed over their naked bodies to get my boxers. Looking at my phone, I saw that it was about 7:00 AM. I went to sleep only three hours before."Better be f*cking important," I mumbled. I nearly tripped over my underwear, pulling them on as I made my way for the front door. "What!" I demanded when I swung it open, which I immediately regretted when I saw my mother's face."Good mornin' to you, too, Sunshine," my mom said as she waltzed past me and toward the kitchen. "Ugh, Blayze," she said disapprovingly. "It smells like cigarettes and a** in here. I brought leftovers."I rolled my eyes as I closed the door. But the truth was, I appreciated my mom making sure my fridge was stocked with her home-cooked food. Unlike Cyrus, I'd never let her teach me how to cook. My dad had always said cooking was women's work, and I'd, unfortunately, listened to him. Now I pretty much relied on my
Riding with the Pack Chapter 42: It's My Party
Harlow"Get your hands off her!" Cyrus's voice boomed from the bottom of the cellar stairs. Within seconds, he shifted and charged forward as Madoc released me and put his hands up."Woah, woah! I just gave Harlow her birthday gift. That's all," Madoc said.Cyrus didn't listen. Before I knew it, Madoc was on the floor, and Cyrus was on top of him."Cyrus, stop!" I cried. "He wasn't doing anything to hurt me!"Cyrus now had Madoc's mangled wrist in his mouth. He looked over his shoulder at me with his wolf eyes and let out a low growl."Please, let him go," I begged.He released Madoc and slowly shifted back."What was he making you do?" he asked as he picked his cut up off the floor."He wasn't making me do anything!" I shouted angrily. "I was just hugging him to thank him for my gift.""Why are you crying?" Cyrus asked, gesturing to my tears.I wiped the tears from my cheeks. "Madoc set up a call with my dad. That's all. I haven't so much as heard his voice in years. I'm ju
