“Did you honestly think disabling the elevator was going to keep me from climbing four stories?” Ethan’s annoying voice cut the smile off my face. Our bedroom door had just closed when he spoke to me. My body froze for a second before I slowly turned around. “I don’t want to fucking see you right now.” “Is that Kyle’s blood?” Ethan ignored me and tried to walk to me. “Yes, and if you don’t leave me alone, I’ll wear yours as well!” Stomping to the bathroom, I pulled off my bloody clothes. Turning the shower on, I waited for it to warm up. “Come on, don’t be mad.” Ethan walked in with his hands raised. “Don’t be fucking mad? You had Kyle toss me into a cell that I couldn’t get out of. Did you think that maybe you should have told me about the room to begin with? Do you think that maybe you should have shown it to me and explained to me what you expected? No! You just toss me around like a fucking rag doll! New’s flash, I am never going in that room again!” Turning around, I got in
The first thing I noticed was how well I slept last night. Maybe I should come back to this bed more often. “Good Morning.” Ethan’s voice echoed in my head. Snapping my eyes open, I looked directly into his. “The fuck?” Sitting up, I realized I was back in our bedroom, cuddled against Ethan. “How did I get here…why am I here?” “I wasn’t going to let you sleep in the other room. So, I picked you up and brought you here.” Ethan shrugged as he got up. “Time to get to the weight room. Are you coming?” My mind was not comprehending what had happened. Was I still mad? He seemed like the fight was over, but I did like he brought me here… I wasn’t sure how to react. “Here.” Ethan tossed my black and neon pink workout set at me. “Get dressed.”“The fuck?” I whispered as I got out of bed. The sun hadn’t even started peaking out from behind the trees. As I got dressed, I started wondering when the last time my ass was in the gym. “Ready?” Ethan’s feet appeared in front of me as I tied my sh
Damon had this stupid smile on his face the whole way to the training field. Travis was currently in someone’s face yelling while Kyle was standing around. “Face hurt too much to do actual work?” I asked as we got closer. Kyle looked at me and frowned. “Luna. Good to see you here.” “Be mad. You deserved it for tossing me down some stairs.” Folding my arms over my chest, my hip popped to the side. A movement that caught a few eyes. Ethan let out a warning growl, making them all instantly turn away. “You tossed her down the stairs?” Travis turned and looked at Kyle.“Moving on.” Ethan yelled. Travis moved away from the person he was yelling at as he tried to hide a smile. “Be lucky that is all you got.” He whispered. Ethan glared at him. “I am happy with how we responded to the rogue attack…”“I’m not.” I whispered. Ethan stopped and took a deep breath before closing his eyes.Ignoring my comment, he continued on. “There are a few things we need to address…”“Like not tossing peopl
His eyes went down to my lips. Licking them slowly, I felt a wave of pleasure shoot through him. “Woman…” He whispered before letting me go. There was a little disappointment in me that he didn’t kiss me, but it was still fun to watch him suffer.“Who’s next?” Ethan was trying to take his sexual frustration out on someone.“Why not Patsy?” Looking around, I saw her in the back. Travis’s eyes got wide as he looked between Patsy, me, and Ethan. Ethan looked over at me. “Patsy….?” He asked in the mind-link. “You don’t want her?” “I want to watch you put her in her place. That’s what she gets for flirting with you. You are fucking mine.” My wolf came to the surface. Ethan’s lips lifted up just before he turned around. “Patsy!” The group parted for her to come forward. Although she kept her head high, there was some fear seeping out of her pores. “Yes, Alpha?” “Listen up. We are learning this new technique, and Patsy is going to help me demonstrate it.” I saw Patsy whisper fuck under
“Everyone give me five laps.” Ethan shouted. Training was finished. My stomach growled, reminding me that it was mid-morning. Since we have been up for hours, I was ready to eat. Ethan put his arm around me and carried our blades in the other hand. “Someone is hungry.” “That is what happens when you wake up before ass crack of down and spend the morning making your mate bleed.” “This is going to be a fun day…” Damon fell into step beside us. “Why the fuck are you so chipper, anyway? The entire time I have known you, you barely talk and are moody.” “Maybe I’m just letting you see the real me?” “Why are all the men here so bi-polar?” I asked.“Hey!” Travis run up to us. “I’m not bi-polar! Still the loveable guy you met when you stepped off the plane.”“First off, you give me Golden Retriever vibes. Second, you had such a large stick up your ass that I wasn’t sure you knew how to have fun.” “Breakfast is over by now.” Damon sighed as he looked at his watch. We started walking up
“These are all dates that major things have been going on. This was that big Alpha conference and in December was the big holiday mating prom.” Ethan was rubbing his chin when my phone rang. “Hang up, I’ll call him from my office phone and put it on speaker.” I was about to hit accept, but instead, I hit ignore. Ethan was quick to hit his speed dial. “You put Vincent on speed dial?” “After we saw each for the first time… and those near-death experiences with jellyfish, I felt it was the right thing.” Ethan sighed as we listened to the phone ring. “I believe I called my sister.” Vincent’s annoyed voice filled the room. “Have you looked at the dates?” Ethan asked, ignoring his annoyance. “I just did, actually. They were on the same nights that major events were happening. However, some were back to back so it Rif might have been gone for more than one day.” “You know, if they try to hack a system this weekend, I might be able to follow them back to their location.” I said. The room
“Guys. Callie just informed me it was 6:05. We need to head to your new office.” Damon looked at his watch. I was happy about the distraction. Ethan finally let go of me but kept his arm around my waist as we walked out of the closet office and to our new office. Callie was standing just outside the door, folding her arms in annoyance. “About fucking time!” “I’m sorry! Can you show us your perfect creation?” Flattery always seemed to work on Callie. “Whatever, ready?” She looked at Ethan, but gave me a small smile. “Yes, please!” I tried to sound overly excited. Callie just rolled her eyes at me. “Go in…” Callie turned the handle and shoved the door open. My mouth hung open as I walked in slowly. It was perfect. The accent wall turned out even better than I imagined it would. The black metal chandeliers really brought it all together. “Holy shit… Callie…. this is perfect.” Ethan whispered as he let me go. Walking over to the bookshelves, he looked at everything she had put on
Ethan POVI couldn’t sleep. Just hearing all of Grace’s fears about hacking into the main server was very valid. We could blow her cover and then everyone would know who she was. The secret she had been hiding would be exposed and it would be all my fault. “You are here early.” Damon walked into my gym. I never thought twice about giving him access, but since Grace has been in the picture….“Couldn’t sleep and I didn’t want to wake Grace up.” I was working on my arms today. I knew Grace was an arm girl. Something about defined arms was her weakness. “How is our luna doing?” Damon yawned as he got on the treadmill. “Better than I would be doing. She is scared shitless her identity is going to get out.” Damon started running. “I understand that, but our hands are tied.”“Has Callie been asking questions?” She knew we were hiding something from her. Damon had told her it wasn’t something that could get out. The entire pack knew that Grace’s life was in danger, but no one knew why. I
“CHRISTIAN!” I yelled back. He laughed, as that was our thing. Ethan set me down when we got to the top. Christian instantly wrapped his arms around my legs. “I missed you! You are getting so tall!” “Hey, sis.” Vincent walked up to me with his arm out. With my belly, I could only do a side hug these days.“How is my little nephew doing?” Vincent shook Ethan’s hand. “Very happy where he is at.” Vincent has been a little of a recluse this last year. Finding out the truth, being a full-time day and looking for a beta has kept him from coming around as often. Fortuantly, everyone has sympathized with him. They have really accepted him into our friend’s group. However, Roxie and Zoey are on a kick to find him a mate. Vincent game me a smile and scooped Christian up. “Let’s go inside or we will miss the party.” Ethan held the door for us before quickly resuming his spot next to me. The moment we walked in, my breath was caught in my throat. It was just like I imagined it to be. A larg
1 year later“Grace! We got to go! Everyone is waiting for us!” Ethan was standing at our bedroom door. “I’m COMING!” I growled back. My swollen belly was ready to pop at any moment. Our little baby boy was loving kicking his mother in the lungs so much that he refused to leave. “I can only move so fast!” “You are the most beautiful pregnant person…ever.” Ethan smiled at me as I walked out of the bedroom. The stretchy black evening gown clung to my body, really making my stomach look much skinner than I felt. From the back, you would never know I was pregnant, which confused me. My belly was very round, like a ball. “This is all your fault.” Rolling my eyes at him, I couldn’t help the smile that spread across my face. Ethan walked over and gave me his arm. “Thank you.” “Just think…” Ethan patted my hand. “…. you get to do this many more times!” Looking up and glaring at him, “I will kick you in the nuts and end all of that.” Ethan laughed at me. I doubt anything would hurt his m
By the time we made it to the club, I had taken a few more shots, and the buzz was going. The club was bouncing. Music could be heard from outside. There was a line down the sidewalk and neon lights were flashing all around. This was the vibe that I was hoping for. “Ethan, I want to check on the computers. With everyone here, I haven’t actually got to see it yet and I want to check it.” I had to shout since the music was so loud and we weren’t even inside. “Grace, you are a little drunk….” Ethan raised his eyebrows at me. “Please? I’m not going to touch it. Just want to make sure it’s okay.” Grabbing his arm, I put on my most pathetic face I could.” “Fine…” Ethan rolled his eyes, but smirked. Wrapping his arm around me, he lead the way inside. “Callie, get everyone situated with drinks. We will catch up.” Ethan instantly lead me away to his office. It was more packed than I had ever seen it. Granted, I had only been here like three times, but this was packed. More than once, we g
“What do you have that is the best with crab?” Theresa thought for a moment. “Try the crab trio. There are three different ways crab is cooked. I think one is the crab alfrado, a mushroom stuffed crab and just steamed crab legs with a pepper, garlic butter to dip it in.” “That sounds perfect.” “Great. Would you like your legs already de-shelled?” “Yes, please.” I said right as the guys came back. “I’ll have a crab cake, please.” Jolene smiled at Theresa. Theresa returned the smile. “For you two?” She looked at them. “Seafood fried roll.” Ethan sighed and downed his drink. “I got another round coming.” She said instantly. Ethan nodded and put his arm back around me. “What did Vincent say?” I asked Ethan in the mind-link, so I didn’t hear what Nox, Stella or Rif ordered. “Well, turns out they were all people that went missing states away. None were from the same state, but they were all scholars in hacking or something cyber. Vincent thinks Zach or Derek had placed them there
Just as Ethan stood up, we arrived at the restaurant. I couldn’t help the sly smile that spread across my face before bitting my lower lip. “Let’s go,” Ethan said before clearing his throat. He gave me a little nudge to get off the bus. “Where are we?” I asked as I stepped off. Ethan was quick behind me, wrapping his arm around my waist. “This is one I have wanted to bring you to since I met you. It’s a very upscale seafood place. I know your favorite food is crab and I think they will have what you want here.” Ethan smiled down at me.“I love this place!” Callie squealed. “Their lobster is absolutely amazing!” “I’ve never been here!” Zoey grabbed Leo’s hand, and they started the train to the front doors. “We have a reservation. It’s under Boone.” Callie yelled from the back. By the time we walked in, the hostess walked off from the front. Zoey turned and smiled at us. I couldn’t help but look around. There was a massive sword fish mounted on the wall. The lighting was low, dark
After the house burnt down, we had to transport everyone back to their respected packs. However, all of our friends had to come back one last time to our pack and gather their belongings. Since they were already here, we had one last night together. Ethan set up a romanic evening that ended with everyone at the club for a night of dancing. All the girls were in my bedroom getting dressed. Callie had on a champain squence colored dress. It volumized her breast with a completely open back and only strings tolding it up. Her ass was about to hang out, but she looks amazing.Zoey had on a similar colored dress, but the top was more of a bra. Her stomach was open to a skirt that sinched at the side. Roxie was wearing a scarlett red dress. With long sleeves, the top was just enough fabric to cover her tits. It was an open stomach, but one side went down to a skirt that went to her calf. The other side had a slit that went to her hip, completely exposing her very toned legs. Stella was wea
Vincent turned and looked at us. “Let’s go home.” He whispered and walked past us. Christian was clinging to Vincent like his life depended on it. “Keep your eyes closed, bud.” He said as he walked out of the house. We all followed him. The battle was over and our warriors were collecting the dead. In the front was Derek’s body, Zach and Adaline. There was a rather large pile of men off to the side and a more respectible line of men that were ours. Leo was barking order with Damon, but Stella caught my attention. She was standing over Derek’s body with tears running down her face. Walking out of Ethan’s arms, I came up to Stella. She met my eyes before looking down again. “W-what happened?” I hesitated before speaking. I wasn’t sure how this was going to impact our friendship. Though it had already been rocky as it was. “Grace?” Rif walked up behind Stella. Putting a hand around his waist, he nodded. “Whatever it is, just tell us.” I knew I had everyone’s attention at this point.
Grabbing a lock of hair, I twisted it in my fingers. “You know Vincent, she used Derek’s weakness and let him believe for three years that he betrayed you.” Vincent’s hand wrapped around his neck. He squeezed hard enough to make her hurt but not enough to stop the breathing. “What should I do? Kill her or put her in my dungeon to years’ worth of torture?” “I’m sorry! I can turn my life around and be the mother that Christian deserves. I only ever wanted to be a mate to you.” She batted her eyelashes at Vincent. His grip tightened around her neck. “Nothing I do will be enough. It won’t be enough to vengue Derek, my dad or the years of head games you put on our son that I’ll have to fix.” Tighter, he squeezed until his hand started shaking. “I regret ever sleeping with you, ever touching you, or even meeting you. The only good thing in my life is Christian. I’m going to take your body and make a mockery of it. You will be an example of what it means to cross me. I’m more powerful than
Ethan, Vincent, and I just stared at her with our mouths hanging open. “Derek thought he betrayed Vincent. He did everything to keep Vincent out of danger and keep his kid safe and you were playing him.” My anger was rising as her words sank in. “You let Derek live with this weight on him for years.” Adaline shrugged. “Who is Derek to me?” She mirrored those words, knowing it was going to get under my skin. “Now, my child is an heir to not only the mafia family, but to a very powerful wolf pack and a blood relative to a very profitable security business.”“You never wanted me to create a program. All this was a lie to get the three of us here.” The truth came crashing down on me.Marco pointed his gun at me. “You are a very hard person to get ahold of. I told Zach to kidnap you by any means needed. He almost got you fucking killed. I’m happy you survived, but yes, however, Ethan was only part of it because he mated to you. I just wanted Vincent and you.” “Your dad was incredibly ann