Jessica huddled on the floor, which had been her bed since she was thirteen, trembling from the cold. The heavy winds outside kept blowing the cardboard cut out from the oval window, letting all the frostiness inside and the only things poor Jessica had to cover with were some empty potato sacks which weren't doing a great job of keeping the winter breeze off. Sleeping on the hard, cold concrete floor only worsened her health, especially with all the dust and chemicals around. She had developed a severe case of pneumonia. If she were a regular girl, she would have died months ago. The strong scent of charcoal and kerosene filled the air, irritating her lungs and making her cough repeatedly as she twisted beneath her makeshift sheets. Having just recovered from yet another coughing episode, her body calmed down but was soon jolted awake when someone kicked her in the stomach. Her amber eyes snapped open to reve
ONE YEAR LATER "Come on, Pookie-Bear, you know I love you," Cory used his fingers to unbutton Jessica's blouse. His wolf, Curtis, was on edge. He had wanted to do this since the moment he found out Jessica was his mate. "But Cory, I'm not ready," Jessica said as she held onto his wrists to prevent him from unbuttoning her shirt any further. Cory grunted in frustration. His eyes glowed black, showing Jessica that his wolf wasn't pleased. "I am your future alpha, and how dare you refuse me!" He spat through gritted teeth, squeezing her neck while pressing her firmly against the wall of the supply closet. She flinched, the wounds on her back were still raw from the beatings the Luna gave her a few days before. She had forgot to pick up the Luna's dry-cleaning which caused the she-wolf to go berserk. "I-I'm so-sorry," Jessica stuttered. Cory
Jessica smiled broadly while imagining her life as the Luna of the Graceland Pack. There were so many things she would change so she could make the pack better for every wolf, not just the ones that were of high ranks. “Pookie-Bear, are you OK?" Cory asked, pulling her out of her trance. "Oh yes, I'm fine,” she smiled, a blush tinting her cheeks. With a growl, he took another whiff of her neck. "You smell amazing." This time, he ran his hands down her thighs and under her skirt. Jessica wanted to resist, but his touch felt so good. "I want you so much. If I don't have you now, my wolf will go mad,” he growled. “Please just let me slip it in. I won't go all the way in, just the tip," he begged, squeezing her pussy through her panties. Jessica moaned in pleasure, arching her back and clenching her muscles together. Since it was the first f
Jessica was on cloud nine, she had just lost her virginity to her mate, the man she intended to spend the rest of her life with. She remembered the night she found out that Cory was her mate, and even though she didn't have her wolf, she felt the sparks when he touched her and kissed her lips. He kissed her like he was dying of thirst and only her lips could quench his thirst. Jessica was scared at first, because Cory had always been a bully to her, just like the rest of his family. His younger twin sisters, Margret and Margarita were just as bad. They wouldn't only beat and belittle her. They would also break stuff around the pack-house and then blame it on poor Jessica and the Luna would always punish her by whipping her in the fields. Alpha Conroy, however was a different kind of bully. The type that turned a blind eye to the abuse sh
"No!" Jessica gasped. Maybe she didn't hear him right. How could the alpha even consider making her his second wife? He must be mad. Luna Magda would probably kill them both before she would be able to even make it to the aisle. Plus, what about Cory? There's no way he would just stand back and let his father marry his mate. "Yes, little one," Alpha Conroy chuckled. "Don’t look so surprised. You heard me right. I want you to be my wife." "But you already have a wife and the pack already have a Luna," Jessica tried to reason her way out of this. "I know all of that, little one and certain things won't change," he explained. "Magda will continue to be Luna of the pack. You will simply be my wife. The one I bring to balls, functions, holidays and such. Magda's place is to stay here and solve various pack problems and make sure the schools and hospi
Magda's face went pale. “Wh-who told you?” She gulped, terrified that her husband was going to kill her now. She thought she had everyone involved taken care of. No one was supposed to know that it was her and not hunters who killed Jessica's parents. "No one had to tell me. I knew the moment I heard Steven and Lisa were murdered,” Conroy admitted. “It took everything in me not to skin you alive back then.” Hearing her parents' names made Jessica lift her head as she tuned into the discussion between the alpha and Luna. “I saw how you looked at her, Conroy. She was beautiful and young,” Magda scoffed. “When I found out she was your true mate, I despised her.” “But I rejected her to be with you,” Conroy explained. “She found a second chance mate in that farmer.” Jessica was there in shock. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. “Oh please, you only married me for my father’s pack. I knew this back then, but I thought after being with me, you would at least grow to li
In a state of turmoil, Jessica fled from the alpha's office. She didn't care if she looked a mess, with blood staining her face. She needed to find Cory and tell him he had to admit to his parents that she was his mate and that he wished to be with her. Before she made it to the corridor that would take her to her mate's room, the two younger girls with red hair and brown eyes intercepted her. One caught her by her hand and the other grabbed her by the hair. "Look, sister. It's the slave girl," Margarita laughed. Her red hair was curly like that Disney princess, Merida. Her brown eyes were dark with specks of green in them. "I see that, sis. What is the little omega doing running around our house like this? She knows better than to be seen in this part of the building," Margret pulled harder on Jessica's hair, causing her to wince. "Oh, she's got a busted l
Jessica lacked the strength to continue her search for Cory. He must have been out for a run because he wasn't in his chambers or training in the fields. The small omega girl went back to the barn and used a bucket to draw water from the well. It was difficult and painful since her left rib was bruised and broken. She stripped naked, and stood behind the shed where she previously placed the bucket of water, then she used the fragments of crushed soaps she gathered while cleaning the bathrooms in the pack-house to take a quick bath, making sure to wash herself thoroughly. She didn't need another werewolf to smell that she had lost her virginity, even though it was to her mate. It was still embarrassing. All she longed for was to be with Cory and have him hold her in his arms. O
As Adam drove along the narrow road to the Graceland pack, the air felt cold and crisp. He kept the heat gauge in the car low due to the rotting corpse lying in the trunk. His wolf was in grief as the bitter taste of death crawled up his snout, making his eyes water and leaving a bitter taste in his mouth. As soon as the tires screeched near the gate, he mindlinked the Luna. 'Luna, I'm back. I have ran into trouble.' He made sure he was out of sight from the guards, knowing they would sound the alarm if they found him with Gary’s lifeless body. Adam turned the car lights off as he waited for the Luna to reply. The pack members were gathered in the main hall for supper as Alpha Conroy informed them about the disappearance of several female she-wolves. He focused his gaze on the Luna while he spoke. He realized she might be connected to the disappearances, since all of them were females he’d been intimate with, but he couldn't prove it. The Luna’s body tensed when she got Adam’s me
Alpha Daniel strolled inside the grand hall with his mistress on his arm. After his mate died, he took Ariel as his companion, but he never claimed her out of respect for his late wife, his son's DJ's mother. As Ariel passed, a few of the older wolves snickered in displeasure, yet the short-haired she-wolf maintained her proud posture. She believed in the love the alpha had for her. Jessica couldn't take her eyes off the couple. She leaned over to Kanyon and whispered, "why are they looking at her like that? Don't they like their Luna?" Jessica wondered. Her thoughts returned to the Graceland pack, which was formerly known as the Venomous pack. Despite Luna Magda being the devil in wolf's clothing, her people adored her, particularly because her family has led the pack for centuries. When the Luna's mother gave birth to her and then to her sisters, her father worried that he might lose the pack to another family because he had not produced a male heir. But Magda's combative skills
"So why did you call me down here before dinner is ready, Cameron?" The king asked as he followed Cam to the alpha's office. "The alpha requested to see us alone before we head to the grand hall for dinner."Kanyon was still soaring high after his amazing afternoon with Jessica. After she got dressed, they went down to his family's burial ground, and they sat my baby Steven's grave. He enjoyed listening to Jessica recite the fairytales her father used to tell her. Every moment the king spent with her, he realized Ellie and Jess only had their looks in common. Everything was completely different. He marvelled as Jessica took her slippers off and sank her toes into the cool earth. Ellie would have never done that. She didn't like to get dirty unless she was in her beast form. "Oh, Jessica," Kanyon murmured, forgetting that he was walking alongside Cameron. "Holy shit, man," Cam sighed. "You better change your name to Usher because you got it bad," he laughed. "Can we go back to th
"Are you out of your damn mind?" Kanyon roared. The ceiling shook from the intensity of his tone. Jessica flinched, but she didn't back down. "So you are that type of man then, the one that gets a girl pregnant and then leave her to do it all by herself?" Jessica got loud, and it caught the king by surprise."Jessica, it's not like that. I intend to take excellent care of my child and Anna too, as well."Jessica paused before replying, "so you are planning on marrying Anna then?" The king tasted the bitterness coming from off Jessica. "No one is marrying Anna," the king hissed. "So you're saying she's good enough to sleep with and have your pup but not good enough to marry? Ok, then!" Jessica let out a frustrated chuckle. 'Sinbad, a little help here. I'm drowning,' he begged his beast. 'I'm sorry, Kan. You're on your own. This is a little out of my job description.' Sinbad took his little time as he found a comfortable spot in Kanyon's consciousness to take a quiet nap away from
"Are you sure you're OK?" Cam asked as he ensured Jessica was safely inside her room. He felt bad that she had to be there when Anna revealed her pregnancy to the king. The poor girl had been through enough already. Even though he knew Jessica didn't have a wolf, he could tell that she somehow felt something for Kanyon, but she couldn't tell that he was her mate as yet. "Yes I'm fine, thanks. I just want to be left alone so I can grab a shower and get some rest," Jessica nodded while she held on to the door and attempted to close it. "Wait, not so fast. You need to eat something," Cam told her as he used his foot to bar the door from closing. "I'm not hungry. I lost my appetite," Jessica simply stated, rolling her eyes. "Don't roll your eyes at me, missy," Cam reprimanded her. "You have to eat if you want to gain your strength to train. Just go on ahead and shower. I'll be back soon with some food."Jessica wanted to argue, but Cam was already on his way down the stairs before she
"Pregnant?" Kanyon repeated as his eyes blinked rapidly while he looked down at the she-wolf. "But it's been almost four months since we've been intimate," the king's voice came out squeaky. Cameron placed a hand on his shoulder. "She's pregnant for sure, your majesty. Just look at her," Cam instructed. Anna parted her white coat, displaying a prominently rounded belly. Kanyon staggered backward. It was a good thing his friend was behind him to ensure he didn't fall. "I'm two days away from being four months and I already look like I'm gonna pop," Anna let out. "I haven't told anyone about my pregnancy, not even the Alpha. I only told master Cameron because he saw me crying earlier." Kanyon swallowed hard. "Anna, I have to ask, are you sure it's even mine?" The she-wolf snarled as she angrily closed the white coat around herself, concealing her pregnancy once more. "How dare you ask me that? Of course, I'm sure. Have you even tried to sniff me? Go ahead, your majesty, be my g
The king drove Jessica back to the Warmblood pack. After he showed her the spot where he found her, she cried then she wept some more when she retrieved the items she left behind. Kanyon watched her from his peripheral as she ran her fingers over the dress in her hands. He recognized it. It was the same dress Ellie wore on their wedding day. He reflected on when he came across Ellie's lifeless body and remembered that the dress had disappeared. Someone must have taken it and brought it back to the Graceland pack, and somehow it wound up in Jessica's possession. He said nothing until he was parked before the pack house. "We've arrived," he mumbled as he turned off the ignition. Jessica raised her head to take a look around and realized that they were back. "I see," she sighed. "Are you alright?"She nodded her head. "I'm just a little tired.""How about you go to the room, freshen up, and I will let the Alpha have somebody send up something for you to eat? Then you can get some re
"Gary!!!" Adam came bursting on the scene. His eyes were in tears when he saw his cousin's severed head dangling in the king's hand.The king grinned smugly. He had Gary's blood dripping from his mouth and chin. "Oh, I'm afraid that Gary can't hear you anymore because he's dead. I just ripped his head off," the king threw the severed head to Adam, who caught it. He shrieked, dropping it to the ground. "You must be Adam," Kanyon cackled."YOU MOTHERFUCKER! You killed my cousin. You killed my fucking best friend!!!" Adam wailed, folding his fists. His lips twitching as his wolf pictured tearing this lycan asshole's head off. "Since you don't know who I am, I'm gonna let that slide," Kanyon snarled. "I will spare you since I need you to pass on a message to someone for me.""I'm not doing Jack shit!" Adam sniffled. Kanyon marched up to him. "Do you want to end up like your cousin? My beast doesn't mind taking your head.""You and your beast can KISS MY HAIRY ASS!" Adam roared, his bloo
"Get off me!" Ren yelled, pushing the huge lycan off her. She flipped to her feet and Cameron did the same. Now they stood face to face, examining each other. Ren held her breath, waiting for the man to say something, but Cam was speechless. Never had he seen something so beautiful. Yes, her hair was mangled, and she smelled like pee and dirt, but he didn't care. He wanted to take care of her. His breathing was laboured, and his blond hair was damp from sweat, but his eyes were raking over Ren's face and body. Ren was trying her hardest not to stare, but Lightning was drooling without shame. 'Here we go. Anytime now he'll be howling out the word, mate. Then he'll throw me over his shoulder and drag me to his home and expect me to give him lycan pups every time I sneeze," Ren complained. 'That sounds like a dream come true,' Lightning marvelled. "You're a rogue!" Cam finally spoke, as he tried to make conversation. But to Ren, he sounded almost disgusted. His declaration