ALPHA LUCEANPACK OF LORE"Jayme."My Beta's head turned at my voice, the folder in his hands lowering as he gave me his full attention whilst I stepped into his home office. The scent of peppermint was heavy in the air, and became even stronger when I approached his desk, surveying the mess on it.Various opened folders and documents could be seen, and I eyed the three bowls filled with various mints resting amongst them. A smile twitched my lips as I glanced at Jayme, reminded once again of his extreme delight for mints, something which he worryingly enjoyed since we were children."Good morning." Jayme greeted me and placed the folder onto the desk, circling it to get a coffee pot and lift it in question. I raised a hand, declining, my attention becoming focused on the folder he once held.“So Ryker is alive…” He said for the hundredth time.“Yeah and he’s pissed— what is this about?" I asked, sliding the folder closer to me so I could see it properly. Several curses erupted from J
VALENTINAPACK OF LORE“What were the questions?” I asked and Sara stuffed the last piece of steak, I had been gluttonously eyeing, into her mouth before she answered.“Bunch of everything regarding your capture, what I knew about it and all.”“What you tell them?”“Nothing they didn’t already know… truth is it’s not very clear how Jafarr managed to get you and Jhamal— the wretch out without detection. I mean of course he had some inside her but still, Khan’s sentries and his security up there. It’s right.”“UP there?”“Damn.” She cursed.“Hope you didn’t slip out that information in Jayme’s investigation.”“Nah… I was very selective with of my works, I guess I feel a lot more safe when talking to you.”I nodded, remembering sketchily Harnold’s voice during the drive as muttered something about an ascending hidden road on the steep mountain side.“You won’t tell Lucean the Revolt Packs up on the mountains right?”I shook my head. “That’d be betraying Khan and I can’t even think about
VALENTINAPACK OF LOREUpon awakening, I almost immediately knew that I was no longer outside of Lucean’s door. Instead, I found myself on his couch, covered with an unfamiliar blanket. A quick look across Lucean’s room revealed that the one which I'd brought with me was folded on the edge of his bed, and the dark one that was on me held his scent.I slowly sat up on the couch, taking notice of what I at first thought to be the Alpha's absence. But then I heard his voice from a nearby room, low and deep as he spoke. As I eventually stood, I left the dark blanket on the couch and quickly gathered my own, intent on leaving the room before Lucean entered.But just as my fingers wrapped around the handle of the door and it began to open, a large hand slammed it closed. The sound of it slamming rang in my ears loudly and I sighed quietly as I glanced over my shoulder to meet Lucean’s gleaming eyes, the corner of his lips lifted in a half-grin.His other hand held a phone to his ear, but no
VALENTINAPACK OF LOREBoth Jack and Sara practically hand wrestled themselves a few feet away and only stopped when I said. “Hey, trouble in paradise?”“No! Jack wants to go kill himself!” Sara said, exasperated and Jack only shook his head.“I’ve told you love, I’ll be fine! It’s just a recon mission.”“What mission, what’s going on?” I was now very confused."The head of army command has ordered that all pack members excluding the sentries return to their homes."I frowned, confused. "Why?"Impatience and worry flared in Sara’s gaze as her mate spoke on. "A neighboring pack has been attacked and calls for the Lorean pack's assistance has reached us. Some of the sentries and The Alpha will be travelling there, and although the attack isn't happening in this pack, it is possible that violence may come this way and it's important that everyone is kept safe."“I’m not going without you Jack!” Sara said stomping her boot.“I know you’re worried but trust me, I’ll be okay.”“Come on Sar
VALENTINAPACK OF LOREMy eyes locked with Lucean’s."Who will train me?"I was the first to speak after seconds stretched into minutes after Lucean had spoken, his tone telling me there was no sense in arguing with him. I hadn't planned to anyway, for I agreed with him; I needed to learn how to defend myself effectively."I've asked both Teira and T'mara to do so. I will assist at times, but for the most part, they will be the ones training you."Lucean shifted on the bed, lowering his body beside mine when I eventually slipped under the covers of his bed. Warmness enveloped me, and I curled and uncurled my toes as a slow shiver crept up my skin."I once had a trainer back at my pack," I told Lucean. "And I’m sure we’ve already seen that I wasn’t that bad back at the ruins."There was a moment of silence and then Lucean grunted,"Yeah you were good, but not good enough. You should have gone for the heart instead of hitting my shoulder"I turned my head his way, and squinted in the da
VALENTINAPACK OF LORE"It's delicious." T'mara was picking at the meat pie we had recently made with a fork, and her mouth was full as she spoke. "I'm impressed."I glanced behind me, to where Teira and Lucean stood, him languidly leaning against the kitchen counter and Teira beside him, looking on. I knew there were discussing about the recent attack on their neighbouring pack."Would you like some, Teira dear?" T'mara called, beginning to grab a plate, but the tall woman shook her head."No. No thank you. I went hunting today and had a good meal." Teira's smile was clearly forced, and her forehead showed stress. She had came over to the house whilst I'd been sliding out the meat pie from the oven, and had asked to talk to Lucean privately, who at the time, had been in the kitchen as well. They'd stepped out the room to speak and had only recently returned.My eyes moved to Lucean in question, wondering if he had noticed his friend's behavior, but he was looking at the pie, silently
VALENTINAPACK OF LOREMy fingers shook as I traced my lips whilst staring at my reflection in the mirror that evening. The alien feelings I'd experienced which I had been attempting to ignore I soon identified as I once again recalled Lucean kissing me.Desire. Lust.My fingers curled around the edge of the bathroom sink, and my head dropped to stare at my fingernails. I rubbed viciously at my ears when they began to sting, a hot flush creeping up my body as I once again brought up the image of Lucean towering over me before sealing his lips to mine. I ran my tongue across my lips. His taste still lingered.Steam quickly began to fog up the mirror as I gripped the sink further. I could hear the shower water running loudly behind me, and heat settled over my naked body. Sweat began to trickle down my neck, but even that couldn't distract me from the longing in my chest.Sighing in frustration, I pivoted and stepped into the shower, welcoming the blasts of hot water that rained over me
VALENTINAPACK OF LORE"Where are you going?" Lucean demanded an answer when he saw me step outside of my bedroom door, fully dressed for training. I'd awoken him from his sleep early this morning as a result of my relentless shifting in the bed.Memories of my horrible experiences against Rykers sentries had tainted my mind, and although Lucean’s nearness as I laid beside him did calm me somewhat, I was still so plagued with many emotions.And because of those high-strung emotions, Lucean had successfully identified my reasons for being unable to sleep beside him, but I'd said little when he pressed for questions and had left his room to instead pace my own until I saw the sun begin to rise."Training." I gestured to my clothes, and began to walk down the hallway, but Lucean’s heavy footsteps made me know he was following."It's five in the morning. I was told by T'mara that she'd informed you that training would start at nine." Lucean said, his voice raising. My lips pressed tightly