Duke’s pov,Duke was listening to the heavy rain pounding on the roof of his house. It sounded like a huge storm was going on. If he believed in gods, he would say they were trying to send a message. He always liked the sound of rain; it was peaceful somehow. The peace suddenly got interrupted when he heard the loud sound of the doorbell. “Who the hell visits at this hour?”Duke got out of bed only wearing a boxershorts. He walked to the door annoyed, ready to rant at the person that thought this was an appropriate time to visit. He felt utterly shocked when he saw it was Vanessa standing there in the pouring rain. She was wearing a long red raincoat and she was completely soaked. Her blue eyes looked at him fiercely and she just barged into his house. He closed the door and asked surprised, “What are you doing here Vanessa? Is everything alright? How do you even know where I live?”His mouth fell open when she didn’t answer but simply just took off the raincoat. She was wearing absol
Vanessa’s pov,I woke up from the sun shining on my face. My head was pounding and when I looked at the bed, I had no idea where I was. I felt a warm naked body pressed against me from behind and I looked over my shoulder. As soon as I saw Duke his face the events of yesterday came back to me. I remembered that after I drank the blood, primal instincts took over. Spirit took over my mind and the ceremony turned into one big orgy. I blushed when I thought about how I barged into Duke’s house wearing nothing. I couldn’t believe I lost my virginity last night! I would have never had the balls to do it like that if Spirit had not taken over control. What must Duke think of me now? Coming to his house unannounced in a crazy storm and practically jumping him. He didn’t seem to mind though. I bit my lip when I thought about his hands on my body and his tongue between my legs. Just thinking about it immediately resulted in a feeling of fire between my thighs again.I moved my butt to try and
Vanessa’s pov,I was looking at the paper which seemed to be a death report of a young woman named Alicia Smith. Smith is Duke his last name. How big are the chances of another Smith family in town? The pictures in the report are horrible. Her body looks mutilated, and I don’t even want to read the description of her death cause. “What is this?” I ask sharply.“This is the original death report of Alicia Smith. Our ambitious sheriff’s sister. We replaced the report with a suicide report, but I have a feeling Duke knows something. I want you to find out what he knows exactly.”I tried to hide my disgust, “What happened to her?”Don Lorenzo squeezed his eyes and looked at me displeased, “Let’s just say she was at the wrong place at the wrong time. It is not important. You can go now. I expect a report when you come back tomorrow.”I walked out of his office and as soon as I closed the door Spirit started talking, “I do not like this Vanessa. That man is dangerous.”I had to agree with h
Vanessa’s pov,When we arrived at Duke’s house, he poured me some wine and told me to make myself comfortable while he started cooking. I walked around his living room, looking at all the pictures on the wall. Seeing pictures of Duke as a kid made me smile, he looked so happy with his big green eyes full of wonder. My heart skipped a beat when I saw a picture of a beautiful young woman. I immediately recognize her from the report that the Alpha showed me. Images of her mutilated body crossed my mind and my body tensed up. I did not even hear Duke approach. “You okay Vanessa?” he asked while wrapping his arms around me. I leaned into his warm muscular body and immediately felt more relaxed. “I am now,” I whispered softly, and Duke planted a kiss on the back of my head. I pointed at the picture, “Who is she? She is beautiful.”I could hear the pain in his voice when he replied, “That was my little sister. She was the light of our family. Always kind and happy.”“Was?” I asked.“She comm
Vanessa’s pov,The next day we had training in wolf form. Blake made us compete one on one. He drew a circle with chalk and the wolf that stays in the circle the longest is the winner. After every round, the winners compete against each other until only one wolf remains. Spirit was definitely not the strongest wolf, but all the training made her fast. Somehow Spirit made it to the final which was against Ron. Spirit was amazing but, in the end, she was no match for the brute force of Ron his big Wolf. He was surprisingly quick for such a big beast. It did not matter though because as soon as they changed back to human form Ron high-fived me, “Good fight for a little lady.”I laughed, “You weren’t so bad yourself for a big chunk of meat without brains.”Ron gave me a playful push and I felt happy that we became friends. I was starting to care about almost everyone in this pack. Except for that dickhead Allesandro and the Alpha of course. Blake interrupted my thoughts, “Good job everyon
Vanessa’s pov,“Goddammit! Why does that doctor have to tell me? I have no idea what to do with this information. If I tell Don, I will be the bad guy but if I say nothing, he will just get more frustrated and take it out on the pack.” I grunted to myself.“Let’s keep it to ourselves for now. Maybe an opportunity will present itself where we can use it to our advantage,” Spirit reassured me.I gritted my teeth and took out my phone when I heard a text coming in. “Hi Vanessa, this is Joan the owner of the town’s bar. Today is Duke his birthday and we are throwing him a surprise party. Would be great if you could come. Starts at 18.00 hope to see you there.”I felt surprised Duke did not mention it was his birthday. I would have congratulated him this morning if I knew. Maybe he was one of those people that hates birthdays?I looked at my watch and decided I could still join the training after lunch. I was walking to my room when I noticed that the breeding wolves’ room door was slightl
Vanessa’s pov,“You could become my girlfriend?” I heard Duke say.My heart rate quickened, and I immediately wanted to shout, “Yes!” but Spirit reprimanded me loud and clear.“You cannot say yes, Vanessa. You are a wolf; you can never be together with a human. It will never work. He doesn’t understand the ways of wolves.”“I don’t care! He is the best thing that has happened to me, and I want to be with him.”“It doesn’t matter what you want Vanessa. What if he finds out you are a wolf? You really think he would still love you then?”“He is a good person so I will take my chances. The chance of him finding out is small, to begin with. Besides, we don’t have to agree on everything.”I pushed Spirit her presence away and looked at Duke again. He was staring at me nervously because I had been silent for a while. I smiled at him lovingly and sai
Vanessa’s pov,“Vanessa, wake up,” Tomasso said while shaking me softly. “We are almost there.”I wiped the sleep from my eyes and looked outside the window. My breath got stuck in my throat when I saw the beautiful landscape. We were flying between mountains covered in green, forest as far as the eye could see, and a will river making its way through the landscape. The sun was shining brightly and made the surroundings shimmer in the light almost fairy-like. I could see a mountain road with a couple of range rovers making it to the top. At the top was a beautiful villa that looked like a luxurious resort. The building was mostly made from glass and surrounded by a massive infinity pool.The helicopter flew us to the roof of the villa where it landed on a runway that could fit a plane. I stepped out of the helicopter and saw a man in a fancy brown suit. He had a pretty sensual face and long brown hair but a big scar on his cheek disturbed
Vanessa’s pov,A FEW MONTHS LATER, NEW ZEALAND.My breath was rasping, and my lungs felt like were on fire as I held on to some of the stones ahead of me. We were climbing a large mountain and if I wasn’t so scared of heights I would have looked around to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the New Zealand landscape. I had never thought I would ever have the pleasure to visit this amazing country. But after Andrei told me about his special mission there and the other Moon-souled wolves he found there it was inevitable for me to go there. I gasped when the stone I was holding started to crumble under my hands but immediately a strong hand pushed my butt higher so I could reach another stone. Andrei lifted me with one hand like I weighed absolutely nothing. She looked down at his muscular arm holding her up and his bright blue eyes that twinkled back at her. With his blonde beard and long braided hair he really looked like he time traveled out of the Viking age. He looked dangerous and manly
Colin’s pov,He did not know what happened to Vanessa, but he knew he was in the presence of something out of this world, something godly. He could feel it by the way the air vibrated and he knew none of them had seen magic before. They all thought it was something the priests made up when they talked about the werewolves from centuries ago. He saw the fear that crept into his pack member’s eyes when she burned Vlad to a crisp by just looking at him. He wasn’t scared though he was just worried about Vanessa. Whatever was happening it must take a toll on her so he just wanted to know if the Vanessa he loved was okay. So he did the only thing he could do, he placed his hand on her back to let her know he was there for her. After Vlad became a bundle of ash his pack members slowly started to wake up. They all looked dazed and confused and their eyes were searching the room for their Alpha.Vanessa’s eyes were still glowing and the voice she spoke with gave him the chills. She looked at t
Vanessa’s pov,It was a sight to see the Russian airport filled with hundreds of airplanes. Thousands of people got out of the airplanes and marched towards the long line of cars that was waiting for them. Sunlight lit up the silver necklaces on everyone’s necks like a sea of shimmering diamonds. I smiled as I took Colin’s hand, and we descended the stairs. I did not have to fake the look of adoration this time when I looked at Colin. As we walked past our pack members to the front of the cars everyone bowed their heads in respect. I saw a glimpse of Lianna and Tomasso, but I had to resist the urge to run toward them and pull them in for a tight hug. As far as the Russians were concerned, I was no longer their Alpha and my mind was solely focused on Colin.I felt the importance of today weighing down on me with every breath I took, and my body felt tense and full of adrenaline. During the car ride, I tried to not think about all the lives that were at stake today. The car stopped in f
Vanessa’s pov,That night I decided to go for a walk under the stars. I felt confused, and I needed to clear my head. Hopefully, the cold night air would help with that. Ever since the marking, my head felt a bit scrambled. Colin had some typical traits of an Alpha asshole that I usually despised. He was arrogant, cocky, and everything that came with it, but over the last weeks, I had also seen another side. He was also fair, honest, smart, and loyal to his family. The way he treated everyone in his pack as equals and the troubles with his siblings showed me that. He was respected and feared but in a totally different way than the other Alphas I met. He treated me with respect, and he wasn’t scared to tell me how he felt. Besides that, he was also very hands,ome and only a look in my direction could make me weak in the knees. I sighed as I looked at the clear, dark sky above me.“Spirit?” I asked“Yes?” She answered eagerly like she already knew exactly what I was about to say.“I thi
Colin’s pov,It took over a week before Vanessa finally revealed her plan to him. He had not seen her much, she had been busy making preparations. When they did meet it did not involve a lot of talking. He had shown her every corner of the house by now and still, it didn’t seem enough. They always had raw, passionate sex which was usually all he wanted. But he couldn’t help longing to find some deeper connection with his mate. But that was probably too much to ask. Vanessa had made it very clear that whatever was between them it was strictly physical.This morning she came to him and handed him a necklace with a silver symbol hanging on it. When he looked closely he saw it was the unity symbol of his pack. The wolf biting his own tail.“I have one for every single pack member,” Vanessa said.Colin rubbed his finger over the cool metal and looked at her confused, “Oi it is pretty but why?”Her eyes shimmered, “This will be how we kill Alpha Vlad.”He turned the necklace upside down and
Vanessa’s pov,The whole family spent the rest of the day with each other, bringing up memories from their dad. In the evening I was walking to the bedroom when Colin called me from his office, “Vanessa can you come in here?”I walked into the office and raised my eyebrow waiting for him to tell me what he wanted. It was late and I was longing for some sleep. He closed the door behind me and said, “I think you have played with me long enough now. You need to tell me your plan for Vlad.”I was actually going to tell him but him saying I needed to tell him triggered something inside of me. I grunted, “I don’t need to tell you anything. You should just trust me; you would treat me as an equal remember.”His eyes darkened, “How are you treating me as an equal by keeping me in the dark? We are partners in this. I am also an Alpha.”I just chuckled, “Anyone who has to say he is an Alpha isn’t one.”His voice was low and husky when he walked towards me and commanded, “On your knees.”I laugh
Vanessa’s pov,With a face as white as a sheet and dark circles under my eyes I walked back into the Irish mansion the next day. Every bone in my body was hurting from Colin showing me every corner of the plane all night long. He looked just as exhausted as I did but with a very satisfied smile on his face. Part of me wanted to slap him for it but another part of me found it kind of cute. Spirit was quiet, peacefully sleeping off the exhaustion from fighting me over control the whole night. I was not even mad at her though because honestly deep in my mind I had known that fucking my mate would happen at some point. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t deny the pull he had on me since I got marked. But who cares because it was purely physical, so no harm done.I was hoping to quickly return to our bedroom and sleep it all off but instead, we were greeted by the whole family anxiously awaiting our return.“How did it go?” Robin asked.Colin started elaborating on our adventure with the
Colin’s pov,The rest of the night Colin could tell that even though Vanessa played her part, from the inside she was boiling with rage. She danced with him, touched him, and laughed about his jokes but he saw the raging fire in her otherwise calm, pale eyes.It had taken all his willpower not to fuck her after finding out she tasted even more delicious than he thought. It amused him how shocked she was when he stopped, she thought he would do anything she wanted but that was not his style. He was not going to be a submissive pup, they were equals, so it was only fair to make her feel the longing he felt every day. He knew it would be a one-time thing because there was no way he could control Bolt again when he had the chance to mate. By the way, Vanessa looked at him, like she wanted to burn him alive, he had a feeling that it would not take long before that happened again.The rest of the evening went by without anything major happening apart from tons of drunk Russians passing out.
Vanessa’s pov,I took a last glance in the small bathroom mirror of the airplane and smiled to myself feeling satisfied. I would definitely turn some heads at the party tonight and that was exactly what I wanted. I needed everyone to notice me playing the perfect Luna. I walked out of the bathroom, toward Colin who was calmly drinking a whisky and looking out the window. His gaze immediately fell on me when I entered the cabin and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. I turned around letting the shimmering ruby-red fabric of my dress follow my movements. The top part of the dress was tight with a low cleavage cut out in the middle and the lower part was tight around my hips but became looser around my legs. On my right side, there was a big split all the way to my upper outer thigh. I put on the same color of lipstick and my hair was in a fancy updo with some locks out to frame my face.“How do I look?”, I asked innocently.Colin coughed, “Drop-dead gorgeous. That color suits y