SKYLER’S POV
Even though I am a little sad, I am enjoying the free feeling I am having as I just kept running in Alice’s wolf form for the first time. Alice, however, was quietly whimpering in the back of my mind, still confused about how our mate would allow another to touch him. I slowed and stopped near a small stream to have a drink and a quick rest. I was laying down under a tree next to the stream when I heard a couple of twigs snap and some growling.
I lifted my head and looked around, as I was about to lie down again when I saw 4 big dirty brown and scared wolves and a large muscled guy walking out of the woods towards the stream on the other side from me. Shit Rogues! I shivered. I get to my paws, watching them and slowly backing away from them, but stop as they spot me and stop. The guy smirks and says,
“Looky at what we have here, boys... Shift!”
Alice growled, being an Alpha herself she didn’t like being told what to
A few days later!!! COLE'S POV I am sitting in my office, finishing up the final pile of paperwork, when I hear laughing and yelling coming from the living room. I put down my pen, get up from my chair and walk out of my office towards all the noise. When I reach the middle of the stairs, I just stand there and watch. Elijah and Nathan are on the floor with Skyler in between them, tickling her. Listening to Skyler laugh was like listening to sweet music. It made me feel calm, but then an unwelcome feeling started coming from Xander. "She should be just ours. We should be the ones making her laugh like that, not them!" Xander growled with a little jealousy. I was worried about this. "Xander, what's gotten into you? She is just as much ours as she is theirs. How about we take her out on her first date?" "Yes! I like that idea." With that settled with Xander, I walked the rest of the way down the stairs. I now find Skyler sitting on top of both Elijah an
SKYLER'S POV"I may have to share you Skyler, but I will be your first!..." Cole growled low. He was supposed to be different, but he was just like my dad. He is an Alpha after all. Cole then grabs me and pushes me back up against the wall, pinning me there with his body. He then runs one of his hands down my side until he reached the hem of my dress. He then slid his hand back up under my dress, sliding it over the skin of my thigh until he reached my hip. He then used his claws to rip apart and pull off my underwear, at the same time he went back to running kisses along my neck and shoulder until he reached the spot where he was supposed to put his mark on me in a loving way and with my consent. Now I was starting to get terrified. He promised. He said he wasn't; he said he wouldn't... He can't do this, he can't, he can't, I chant to myself while my tears now fall freely down my cheeks. "COLE! STOP PLEASE! STOP!" I yelled while putting my hands onto his
ELIJAH'S POVI look down at my ringing phone and see that it's Skyler. Confused as to why she would be ringing me while out on a date with Cole, I answer it.All I hear when I put it to my ear is "Elijah!..." in Skyler's soft voice, which is full of sobs, pain, and terror."Skyler??? Where are you? What happened?" I say into the phone. She didn't answer but I could still hear is her soft crying.I jump off the couch and run to the door yelling "NATHAN! SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO SKYLER! GET DOWN HERE!" "Cole?? Cole? What's going on?? Cole?? Answer me!!"I growl through our private link but he doesn't answer..."What?, Where? Isn't she with Cole?" Nathan says as he runs down the stairs 2 at a time, meeting me at the door."Yeah, but Skyler just rang me sounding like she is scared and in pain, and I can't reach Cole through the mind-link. He seems to have shut down and blocked everyone out." I tell him as we make our
COLE'S POV After shifting, I run into the woods. I feel so guilty... I promised her that I would never hurt her and at the first touch of jealousy; I lose control of Xander. I can't believe that he did that. I stop just inside the edge of the woods and watch the place where I left Skyler curled up on the ground. Once I see Elijah run down the alley, stop in front of Skyler, kneel down, carefully picking her up, and then head back to the carpark where he no doubt either has his car or has someone waiting in a car for him. I feel both Nathan and Elijah tug on our private mind-link, "Cole?? Cole? What's going on?? Cole?? Answer me!!" But I can't talk to them, I can't face them. Once I know that Skyler is in good hands, I run further into the woods until I reach and stop at one of the streams that border our territory, sit down and turn inward to Xander.
ELIJAH'S POV "I know you want to comfort her, but can you give me a few minutes with her?..." Katie says with her arms wrapped around Skyler's sobbing form. I look over at Nathan as he does the same. We both nod toward Katie and leave the room. As soon as we are out of the room and the door is closed behind us, I throw my fist into the wall and growl, "Where is he?... I want to beat the crap out of him...." "Elijah... Calm down, we don't know for sure that it was him..." Nathan places his hand on my shoulder. I shrug it off as I growl. "How could it not be him? Did you not hear what Doc Issac said?" "Of course, I heard what he said..." I interrupt him as Xavier pushes for control. "He said she was marked by force and then raped... How could it not be him?" I can't stand here any longer. I turn away from him and stalk down the hallway, down the stairs, through the kitchen and
SKYLER'S POVI continued to throw up my breakfast every second morning for the next 2 weeks. Katie came into my bedroom like she has been doing since the incident with Cole, but this morning was different. She was carrying a small box. Katie came up to me, gave me the box, and pointed to the bathroom. I look at her confused, "What's this for?" "Come on Skyler, you have been throwing up nearly every day for over 2 weeks, there can only be one reason. Now go!" I sighed, got up off the bed, took the box, and went into the bathroom. After I had finished, I washed my hands, walked back into my room, over to where Katie is now sitting at my vanity and handed her the test that came out of the box she gave me. I was too scared to look at what the result will be. What the guys would say... "Katie, I can't look. What does it say?" "Skyler,
SKYLER'S POV I must have fallen asleep because I am awoken by the door opening and someone entering. I am surprised to see my father's, Beta John. I struggle against the ties on my wrists and try to move away from him as much as possible expecting him to take advantage of where I am and that my hands are tied, but he surprises me, by raising his hands in the surrender position and whispering as he comes closer, "I'm sorry, Skyler..." "But... You??" I look up at him, confused "An act. I have never liked how he treated you after your mother died, but there was no convincing him that it wasn't your fault and that the Rogue that attacked would have done so even if he had been there. He wanted you to replace her a couple of years after she was killed as you were a spitting image of her even then but I managed to convince him to at least wait until you were 18 and then he wouldn't have the elder council on his back for making a minor into a sex slave. Which is what he
NATHAN'S POV "WHERE IS SHE?" I yell with Xaiden coming out in my voice. I stand up and pace the room. It has been a week since Skyler was taken from the mall. Katie and Alexander are both beside themselves as they couldn't stop them. No one in the room can tell me anything, let alone look at me. I may be the quiet youngest brother but no one wants to cross me. I'm the one they come to, to get the hard things done. So when I say something, everyone listens. I only spent a little time with Skyler, but in that time she became my whole world, my breath of air and my heart. We have searched everywhere; we have even reached out to our allied packs to help and see if any of them have come across anyone that could be holding Skyler. I sit back down and look over the maps that are spread out o
SKYLER'S POV With having the twins, I didn't get to spend more than one night with Elijah when we first mated and then, with the resurfacing of one of my bad memories, I only got to spend one night with Nathan as well. So, being here with Cole, I have lost complete track of time. I feel like I'm 18 again and spending imitate time with my mate for the first time.I have fear, excitement, nerves and extreme pleasure running through me, on their own as well as combinations of all of them. Cole has been wonderful, giving me so much pleasure as well as receiving the pleasure I give him. I stretch and let out a mix of a moan and a growl as Cole tightens his arms around me and kisses along my shoulder to where my mark from each of them sits. He sucks on it as he whispers for the thousandth time, "Skyler, this is absolutely beautiful... And I'm glad I can now be proud that you are wearing it... I have finally proven that it deserves to be there..." "Co
COLE'S POV I got back from King Noah's territory a few moments ago and heard the pups outside playing. I walked out the kitchen door and smile at what I see. I then sit down on the porch and watch as Skyler plays with Samuel, Emma, Marcus and Claire. I ponder and still can't believe, even after all this time, that my brothers allowed her to keep both Samuel and Emma as Skyler confirmed to me that they are the result of what I did to her that night. Samuel is so much like me that it is scary sometimes, and Emma, well, she is a spitting image of Skyler in both looks and personality. She will be one strong-willed she-wolf when she grows up. I smile, thinking that if Skyler's mother hadn't been killed, and she wasn't put through all the abuse from her father and brother, she would be a totally different person. As I watch her now, I can see the Alpha/Luna she should have been, but I know that even though what she went through with her family was something no one should h
SKYLER'S POV I have been waiting for Cole to return so I can spend some time with him and start getting close to him once more. I smile a little to myself when I see him exit the house and sit on the porch. He just sits there and watches, it would be nice to know what he is thinking but he has our link blocked, I then see Samuel trip, Emma, he then runs off without so much as a look back to see if she was alright, so I catch up with him and say, "Samuel, that wasn't very nice..." "I didn't mean to, Mummy, it was an accident..." "Samuel! The truth?" "But Mummy, she called me a Wolfie pup!" I giggle a little to myself as it was Emma's way of calling him a Mummy's pup without actually saying it. "But Samuel, that is no reason to trip her over..." I quickly look over to where Emma had fallen and see that Cole is with her, picks her up and heads back to where he was sitting on the porch. "When Emma comes back to play, I want
COLE'S POV I hit the counter with my fist, Xander stepping up next to me as the anger and rage take more of an effect and we snap. "I CAN'T BE HERE... I CAN'T BE THIS CLOSE AND NOT TOUCH HER... I'll be in the barracks if you need me!" I then stormed out of the house and headed over to the barracks. Once there, I walk into Alexander's office and have a look at his patrol map and schedule. Unfortunately, with all the help I had been giving him before, there is nothing here to do. I pace the office for a while trying to bring the anger and rage under some sort of control but it isn't working the only way to make it lesser is to be with Skyler but with just how she reacted there is no way she is letting me close to her, anytime soon. I just hope it doesn't take us too much longer. I am just leaving the office when I see the calendar Alexander has on the wall. I am surprised it has been so long. I walk over to the desk and pick up
SKYLER'S POV It's been a week since Harper put the dampener on my fear of that night with Cole and everything has more or less returned to normal the only thing is that it didn't quite work how we wanted it to as yes the fear was reduced but even the thought of being alone with him raises that fear. I actually haven't seen him for a few days. I am heading to the office to see if Elijah or Nathan knows where he is. Once outside the office, I knock on the door and open it slightly. Slipping my head just inside, I smile at the 2 Alphas that are sitting in chairs facing both Elijah and Nathan. They all look at me and I hide the wave of fear that goes through me at the feel of all the Alpha auras within the room. Nathan gets to his feet and makes his way over to the door. He opens the door and pulls me into a kiss as he moves us backward and closes the door behind him. When he pulls back from the kiss, he asks, "Was there something you needed, Angel?" "Um.
SKYLER'S POV After my session with Greta and finding out that Alexander and her, are now expecting their first pup. I think back on Samuel and Emma, Marcus and Claire and then the twins I just lost and the joy we all felt at adding to our family, but that memory is now tinged with sadness. So even as the sadness plagues me, not only from losing the twins but as a side effect of the distance I have once again put between me and Cole, I dance around the kitchen as I make lunch and decide on what I will do for dinner. I don't know what the difference was, but I jump and let out a slight scream as 2 arms wrap around me from behind. Terror fills me believing my uncle had returned. Even though I know his king came and got him and that he was executed 2 days after the king returned to his kingdom and territory. Nathan went with him just to make sure he was executed and not just given a warning... "What's going on here?" It isn't until I hear Elija
SKYLER'S POV I feel like I'm underwater trying to swim against a current to the surface but just can't seem to get there. The current pulls me back into the darkness, making it envelop me once more. I feel like I am underwater again, struggling against the current once more to get to the surface. Only this time I seem to make it, but just as I break the surface and take a sharp breath. It seems that I am then grabbed by the ankle and pulled back under the water, back into the darkness. The current isn't as strong this time allowing me to finally break the surface and I wake slowly, I then fight the heaviness of my eyelids but as I manage to open them I have to shut them once more, as bright rays seem to blind me. I hear muffled movements and try again. This time the bright light is gone and I am able to open them all the way. I smile a little as Elijah's worried face comes into view. I move slightly and look around the room. I see another figure standing b
SKYLER'S POV I sigh and make my way around the party, letting the pups and everyone that I pass know that the food is ready and they can help themselves whenever they are hungry. I sit on the back porch, resting my feet for a minute, and watch as Cole continues to play with all the pups. I feel a little guilty and a little sad as I watch him now play and think about what he would have been like with them if that night had gone a different way. I slide my hand over my belly and wonder what he would have been like if he had been with me through Samuel and Emma's pregnancy. I open my mate links as I feel both Elijah and Nathan send down a tug. "Skyler, Elijah, I am on my way back to the packhouse. It was just a small group of rogues that wandered across the border but didn't realise it..." "Okay... I am going to be a little longer as these rogues are here to fight. I currently count at least a dozen running over the border in wolf form... Wi
SKYLER'S POV I wake up, stretch and run my hand over my growing belly. Talking to Doc Isaac, he believes that the twins I am carrying are both Elijah's and Nathan's. Even though there were around 2 weeks between when they had loved me, he said that it is rare but possible. It also explains why one is slightly smaller than the other. I slowly crawl out of bed, as it is getting a little tiring to move as I only have 3 weeks to go. I head into the bathroom for a shower, even though I would love to stay there and soak up all the heat from the water, I don't stay in for too long as I have a little more preparation to do before Samuel and Emma's birthday party starts. I get out of the shower, dry off, and then head out and into the closet. I slip on a loose sundress and then head down to the kitchen. I move around the kitchen, pulling out all the ingredients to make Samuel and Emma their favourite chocolate chip pancakes as their standard birthday breakfast. I jump