The guy in front of me turned ashen in color, his wolf withdrawing from the shift, "m-mate?" he stuttered, "I'm sorry Mr. Kallager"
His entire stature changed before my eyes, into one full of respect and a bit of fear. He turned his neck slightly to the side of a show of submission. My back tightened, and my spine straightened. I knew just one man by that name. There is no way he would be here. I tried to pull away from his body pressed against my back and side. His hand tightened on my wrist pulling it behind my back out of sight and efficiently pulling me closer to his body. The heat of his body warmed me instantly, fear and desire radiated through my body. Fear won. My wolf howling inside my head, "Mate! He's here our mate." I could feel the urge to shift coming over me."Aria!" I could hear Lori hollering my name as she made her way toward me and the 2 wolves who were facing off. I risked a glance at the mysterious Mr. Kallager and groaned quietly. It was him.Jasper Pulling my phone from my pocket as the car drove away, I quickly type out the license plate number and description of the vehicle. It was her. Lorelei being with her sealed the deal. Aria Baker had disappeared five years ago after I made love to her and didn’t tell her that she was my fated mate, before Rhea burst back into my life by putting a fake engagement announcement in the papers and online. After I had taken her to the hospital when I found her in her home beaten, at the bottom of a flight of stairs, barely breathing, jaw broken, was enough to paralyze me with fear. Not knowing if it was my fault she had been hurt. But she disappeared from the hospital the next day, never to be seen by anyone again. Shaking the past from my thoughts I clicked over to the phone and dialed my best friend and Beta Asher. Aria’s twin brother. He picked up after the second ring. "Jas, what's
Aria’s father had been thrown in jail, after I had found the video from the home security system showed him throwing her down the stairs. It wasn’t only that night that I had found he had been hurting her. The man had kept the videos saved to his home computer of everything that happened in his home. Videos of him punching and kicking Asher and his mother as well as Aria. Fury had built up inside of me upon finding the proof of what I had suspected was happening just to Asher. I never thought that the women in the family had been abused as well. They all hid it so well. I had only suspected Asher because of the bruises I had seen as he swam in the pool at my house. Years of abuse, all on camera. The case was airtight, the videos damning. The audio, even more so. The screams, I could still hear in my dreams years later just from seeing the videos before handing them over to the police. I honestly do not know how Asher deals with the aftermath but knowing the woman I love has to
⚠️**** Trigger Warning***⚠️ talks about physical and emotional abuse for your mental health if this is something you can't read do not read this chapter Aria Pushing my hair out of my face I turned toward Lori on the sofa, our bodies covered with a soft blanket. Our feet in each other's lap, the TV muted as we ate ice cream quietly across from each other. I slowly started speaking, “You remember all the times I stayed over at your house, and you would ask why I wouldn’t go to the pool showing skin, I always had to wear a shirt over my swimsuits.” She nodded, “I always thought you just felt uncomfortable with your body.” I smirked, “Well that and I was always trying to hide the bruises.” “What bruises?” she interrupted. I swallowe
Damn, ok another question.” She grinned at me clearly trying to distract me from the pain she could see in my eyes. “Why did you decide to sleep with Jasper?” I sighed pushing my hands through my hair. I smiled sadly at her, “I had been in love with him since the day Asher introduced me to him in school. Those piercing blue eyes, his dark hair, and dimples could melt me from ten feet away. But when he talked to me,” I sighed, “Hell, if he didn’t make me feel like I was the most important person in the whole world to him.” Standing up and grabbing the melting ice cream I walked to the kitchen and threw it in the freezer, and the utensils into the sink. “Loving Jasper was easier than breathing. When he got with Rhea it broke me because I knew I wanted to be with him. So, I chose to stay home more but being home all the time made me an easier target for dad. The beatings became worse. I then chose to spend time with Asher who was always with Jasper. And Jasper told me that he had
JasperI had just unlocked my front door when my phone rang in my hand, I glanced at the screen and saw Asher's name and I brought it to my ear.“You heard from her?” I asked, excited for the first time in a very long time. I hoped he had convinced her to talk to us.“I saw her.” his deep voice whispered, sounding pained. Not the excitement I had hoped to hear. I felt my heart deflate in my chest.“What happened?” my voice deepened as I tried to adjust to the seriousness of the situation.“She hung up on me, and now Lori’s not answering her phone. Damn it Jas, I saw her. Her eyes. Fuck! The pain in her eyes gutted me.” I could hear the varied emotions as he filtered through them. I knew what he was feeling because the pain, the fear, the excitement, the anguish. All of them, I felt them too.“All she said was she wanted nothing from the pack, to stop looking for her.” I could hear the frustration in his voice, and I knew he was running his hands through his longer black hair.“B
Jasper I stand up, a huge smile on my face. Asher had given me his blessing. Aria wasn’t going to know what hit her. I was ready to pursue the fuck out of her. I barely slept throughout the night the memories of our one night together stirring my desires. I left the apartment , allowing the shift to take over me. Allowing my wolf, solid white with bright blue eyes to come forth. I allowed him to run as I let my thoughts run free for the first time in Five years. he was excited. Soon he would get to bite, claim, and rut his fated mate. Five years was a long time to wait for someone, but she was worth it. The knowledge that I held her, even for just a moment, was enough to get me through the night until I forced my wolf to turn back home, and allowing the shift to change me back to a man. I started a pot of coffee and headed to the shower. I turned on the shower and threw my dirty laundry into the hamper before stepping into the steaming hot water. The memories came back full
Aria I tossed and turned all night thinking about what I had said to my twin. My wolf was so angry with me that it was like she was locked away in the corner of my mind. Nothing I could do or say to force her back to me. I couldn’t believe I had pushed him away. I didn’t even give him a chance. Maybe I could let him back in my life. He never hurt me; he just was never there. I bit my lip as guilt ate at me. I wondered to myself if I should call him back and apologize. I couldn’t get over how much he looked so much like a father. The pain shooting through my chest told me I should let go of what or who he looked like. As long as he did not act like him it shouldn’t matter. He was my brother, not just my brother. My fraternal twin. And I knew deep in my heart that he was a good man. Or he was five years ago. I hoped that he hadn’t changed. I rolled onto my back and glared at the ceiling, would he like Eli. Would he still love him, even though he hadn't got to meet him? Was I a bad
Aria “Mommy!” a small voice from my doorway calls. I look away from the phone. But not before I saw the look of surprise on Asher's face, mixed with joy. I put the phone face down. I couldn’t risk Asher seeing Eli, he would know immediately that Jasper was Eli’s dad. And with him being the Beta of Jaspers pack there was no way he wouldn’t immediately tell his Alpha. “Hey baby, what's wrong?” I asked, praying the panic would stay out of my voice. I hoped the cover was muffling the sound of his little voice. “Help?” he asked me as he indicated his jacket. I smiled, getting out of the bed. Not noticing the phone flipping face up, I zipped him up. Placing a kiss gently on his cheek. “We be back soon Mommy. We bring you pancakes. I love you mommy.” I smiled as I placed a gentle kiss on his cheek, “Baby, I love you so much. From your toes.” “To the Goddess’s nose.” He finished for me, smiling, giving me a big hug before walking back out the door. I smiled softly as I sat back
Braylin Ten Years Ago I wring my hands together in front of me, my nerves firing on all cylinders. I feel like my anxiety is about to take over, yet I know I have to do this. I have to talk to the one man in the world that understands me better than anybody; the person who has always been there for me: my father. After Mom left us when I was five, I never wanted to disappoint him the way she did, but I'm honestly afraid I'm about to do more than disappoint him. How do you tell your father that his sixteen year old daughter is confused about everything that she is? How do you tell him that you don't understand what is going on in your own mind? That the feelings you feel are so overwhelming that you want to follow them. That's not a choice. Should I feel ashamed? Should I feel guilty? I'm not even sure how I feel. I just know that I am confused and everything inside of me is screaming for me to follow my urges. Only my dad could possibly be the one to answer and tell me it's ok
I must not be the type of soul that people want to save. There has to be something wrong with me. My parents turned their backs on me when I was still a pup. Walking away from being parents. That’s not normal for wolves. Most wolves crave being in a pack. Having pups is part of the DNA of a wolf. Yet my parts just walked away like it never mattered that I existed. Then falling for my ex-husband even when he wasn’t my mate and allowing him to break me physically and emotionally, mentally. I must attract the bad, there’s no other reason I can think of that he would come back here today and rush me when I left for work. Ranting and raving about how lucky I am that he wasn’t killing me for getting him locked up before. I hadn’t heard he had made bail. He threw me into the house and grabbed my arm, breaking it with how strong he was. My wolf hiding , not wanting to come forward and protect me from this monster. She was weak, submissive, she was too afraid to come out and protect herself.
LoriWe made it through Aria and Jaspers big day, and I finally felt like I could breathe a sigh of relief. The planning had been made harder by my anxiety of going out, having the guys pick up things I had ordered only to find they weren’t the right color or look that I had planned. I was tired of not being able to go out without Asher by my side.While I love him and want to have a life with him, I need to be able to go back to work, to go shopping, to be able to breathe. I couldn’t let what James did to me stop me from having the life I wanted to live. And right now he was winning.Asher held one hand while I held Sirus’s lead in the other. Yeah, I had managed to run from him when I thought I had been lied to, but my adrenaline had taken over. My flight or fight had kicked in and apparently, I am a runner. Thank goddess I had my wolf because I definitely am not a runner on any normal occasion.We slowly made our way around the driveway of what Aria and I now lovingly called the com
AsherI flipped Lori onto her hands and knees then pushed against her upper back to make her lower her chest and head to the bed. Pushing her ass higher in the air. Presenting herself to me. My wolf ached to come out and take hers just like this.Smack! Smack!I peppered her ass with hard slaps against her ass, turning her pale ass to red, “No Asher! Stop! You can’t spank me! I am not a child!” she screeched, and I couldn’t help but grin before I spoke.“You can’t leave me like that ever again. If you are pissed off at me you come to me, Lori, I don’t care how pissed you are. You come to me.”“I will!” she cried.I pressed a finger through her slit and groaned at the feel of her dripping with my cum. “You are my mate, my only mate. The only woman that I have ever truly loved. So we don’t run away from our issues, we face them head on together. That is something I promised you when I saved you, now I need you to promise me.”“I promise, Asher, I’m so sorry.” She sobbed into the pillow.
LoriWas I mad at Asher, kind of. Was I more pissed at myself because I wanted this to be real, but my own mental issues was trying to convince me that he was a liar. Yes. However, I should have listened to my wolf. I should have listened to what she was telling me the entire time I was running away.That he is her mate. That she belongs to him. My wolf had claimed him, point blank period. And to find out that that bitch had come here to try and blackmail him for money, who the fuck did she think she is.I go to run past Asher, ready to go find that bitch and take her down. No one threatens what is mine. And Asher is mine.He grabs me around the waist before I can run past him and lifts me over his shoulder in a fireman’s hold and tells Aria, “We will be borrowing Lori’s old room for a bit.”I hear her laugh as he carries me down the hall cursing and punching at his back, before he slaps a hand down across my ass.“You can’t spank me, Asher!”“I just did, and if you don’t calm the fuc
Asher“Leah, I don’t know why the fuck you are here, but if you don’t get your cheating ass back on a plane to Washington, I will make fucking sure that Jasper kicks you out of this pack and makes it to where no pack in the states will accept you. You just ran my mate of with your lies. I will end you if I ever see you around here again!” I growl. I turn to leave, to follow Lori. To explain that Leah was my ex. That Lori was my mate no one else was.Leah grabbed my arm and turned me back towards her, “That fat girl was so not your mate baby, you could never go for someone like that,” she rolls her eyes and laughs before crying out as I wrapped one hand around her throat not holding her tightly just enough to get her attention.“You listen to me, that woman is worth a million of you. She doesn’t cheat, she doesn’t lie, she doesn’t try to be manipulative and unlike you she knows how to be faithful.”She narrows her eyes at me, “you better listen to what I have to say Asher. I have video
LoriI can’t believe that I made love to Asher, finally. I thought I would freeze up from the words that James had said, but being with Asher was like breathing. Easy, fun, and so much more than I could have ever imagined.I pulled my favorite jumpsuit, that had nude underlining with black lace over the stomach and chest with pockets and soft material at the legs. I looked in the mirror and was proud of what I saw, taking a moment to lift my hand to the new mark on my neck, the mark showing that I was taken, that I was wanted, loved and claimed by my mate. I sighed happily, Asher walked up behind me and pressed a kiss to the mark, his eyes locked on mine.“I can feel how happy you are,” He whispers in my ear.“I feel like I don’t deserve it but want to keep it so badly it hurts.” I say.He nods, “I get it, I don’t feel like I deserve this, not after what happened in school, even though I was trying to protect you, I still hurt you. Then when I found you and Aria, I just lashed out, an
LoriI can’t believe the asshole tore out my birth control. At the same time, I was thrilled that he wanted to breed me. That he wanted us so badly that he did it.He lifted me onto my knee’s to straddle him.“What the hell, Asher?”“Baby, I don’t want to hurt you so what we are going to do is I’m going to have you take control for now. I want you to lower yourself on me until you can take me completely. What you are going to do is you are going to rise and fall and take your time. Ride me. Take me in your hand, Good fucking girl, you are such a good girl for me. Now place me at your entrance, yes Lori, fuck you are going to make me cum so fast.”I preened at his praise as I followed his instructions. I slowly eased down a small amount, gasping at the feel of the head of his thick cock stretching me. The small amount of pain disappearing at the overwhelming amount of pleasure that I was feeling as I inched my way down his cock.“Fuck, Asher please I need, please just please!” I cried;
AsherAfter getting the approval from Lori, I quickly called our home inspector and the housing developer to put in our bid for the homes and the land surrounded Jasper and Aria’s new home. I could hear Lori squealing on her phone from where I sat.I am so thankful that I have been given the chance to give her happiness back. After everything I had put her through, everything that asshole put her through, she was happy again.Lori walked back into the room and stood in front of me, nibbling on her thumb, I could smell her arousal, but I wasn’t going to force her to do anything she wasn’t ready for.She took a deep breath, nodded then climbed into my lap facing me. I smiled and wrapped my arms around her shoulder. She leaned forward and softly pressed her lips to mine. I could smell her becoming anxious when I wasn’t deepening the kiss.I pulled her closer, her breasts pressed against my chest. Deeping the kiss and pushing one hand into her hair and the other on her hip. Grinding her a