When I step into the darkness, everything is still. There are no sounds and no one in sight. My breathing sounds heavy in the still air as I look around for an answer. A bright red light shines in the distance and I start to walk toward it. The closer I get the more color it shows. The light starts to have a golden pool form in the middle and I find the sight enchanting. It looks so warm and inviting.My fingers twitch on my right hand and I just know that I am supposed to touch it. I just have no idea what will happen when I do. So, with a deep breath and a huge leap of faith I place my hand into the light. Pain races down my spine as I watch the light disappear. I scream as I feel it flow into me through the tips of my fingers. It’s almost like its burning me alive as I collapse to my knees.I pray as I scream. I just want the pain to stop. It feels like I am dying a gruesome death. It burns all the way up to my arm and settles into my chest. With all my might I take a deep breath
The feeling as her teeth sink into my neck is indescribable. The bond snaps into place and my entire body is flooded with her emotions. The love I feel coming from her is so intense that knees nearly buckle as I feel my cock jerk. My seed flows freely in strong torrents as I fill her tight sheath. The roar that fills the air makes my own ears ring as I share with anyone that can hear. Their alpha has been claimed and a new leader is arising by my side.The mind link tries to open but I shove it out as I bask in this glow with my mate. My lips take hers softly as I just enjoy how they feel on mine and the connection that we share. Her taste is sweet as she kisses me back. Her body leans into mine as I hold up her weight. I disconnect the cuffs from her hand quickly as I pull her more into me. The sound that fills the air immediately pisses me off and I whirl with a roar to face our intruder. My mate gets pushed behind my back as I crouch into a battle stance. Adrenaline pushes throu
I plaster a smile on my face just as I round the corner to the front gates. I checked my cell for a call or emails and found none. He has dropped by unexpected and told my guard to give me a message. According to the contract we have, I still have three days with the prisoners on my land before he can take them. No one has violated the contract by committing a crime and all of them are accounted for. When I see Mr. Slater he stands off to the side talking to the three uniformed men that he has brought with him. He flickers a gaze in my direction and pauses in what he was saying. He turns away from his group and marches toward me. “All I have ever done was try to make things easier for you and your people. You leave me here waiting on you as if I don’t have better things to do with my time” he shouts as he walks up to me. He would do well to remember that this is our land. His stupid little voice holds no power here. A growl rumbles up my chest at the blatant disrespect that is
“Anyone who is close enough, get to the cells and stop Maximus” I hear Xander’s command as it comes through the link. His voice is rough and I can feel his entire command through the bond. Others that hear the call don’t answer but I can hear a lot of movement outside. I am on my feet in a flash as I exit the cabin. I know that he told me not to leave but something tells me that I need to be there.“Xander…” I call his name through the bond.“Tika, oh god. I messes up. I really messed up. I’m so sorry. I didn’t know what it would do. I just wanted to save you” he rushes to say. By the way he pants as he speaks it is almost as if he is rushing in his mind too.“What are you talking about. You have to slow down” I yell at him as he continues to babble.“There is no time, my love” Ceron says as he speaks. “I Alpha Xander Stone of the Scarlet Light Clan hereby transfer my title as alpha to Tika Heather Stone, my mate. With this promise I step down from my duty as alpha. I step down fr
Beep. Beep. Beep. The sounds in the room are so annoying. I wish that someone would just turn it off so that I can go back to sleep. I don’t want to get up. I make myself turn over away from the errant noise as I squeeze my eyes shut tighter. I just need more sleep. I don’t want anything else right now. Quiet and sleep sound so good but that insistent beeping just wont stop. I groan as I smash my face into my pillow. “She seems to be waking up. Maybe when she does, can tell us what to do” I hear as someone whispers. You would think that they would know to whisper quieter if they didn’t want someone to hear them. Women normally gossip much better than this.“She has to know what to do. We still don’t even know what happened. We all felt the transfer. She is now our alpha. With him gone now, she is the only one that we can turn to” This time it’s a mans voice speaking. I cant help but frown because I know that voice. As I think hard about where I know the voice images start to flas
The room falls quiet as everyone turns to stare at me. I still cant even hide how pissed I am at the situation. These people shouldn’t even be here. Yet they stand here making demands of us. The whole clan is feeling the loss of our alpha. For me its more than them. For over a decade I have stood by his side. I was more than just an errand boy. He meant something to me. I never truly understood the concept of family until I realized that he was gone. Its nothing that I would ever say to his face, however.The prisoner. We need to speak to the prisoner. He is the last person that Xander spoke to.Stepping forward I don’t even pay attention to the others in the room. My hand still extends back in order to keep Emily behind me. I still don’t trust them but since my alpha does, I will stand by her. I still cant even fathom what Xander was thinking when he gave up his title. I know he most likely prevented all of us from feeling his death.“There is someone that we need to speak to then
As I storm out of the hospital area from where my mates stayed beyond, my feelings were indescribable. For so long I had imagined what it would be like when I finally saw them again. I had imagined ridding myself of the pain that has plagued me for so long. Knowing now that I will never have that chance, its almost worse than all the pain that I have been carrying around for years.I would walk around my room at the facility in tears from the loss of the bond. Each night was cold and filled with so much pain that I thought it would never end. Trying to get out of bed was a momentous effort. Eating became a chore instead of a pleasurable act. Life was lived just to get through the day instead of finding moments of enjoyment.The worst part of all was picturing they’re faces. Even after so many years my memories did me no justice. Seeing them made me so happy but it was also like a stab to the heart. Feeling those precious tingles against my skin now makes me feel dirty when they are
There are no word for what I feel right now as I am directed to stand over Xander. I take a deep breath as I try to make myself keep hope. They say that he is still in there but I have a hard time believing it. I take the back of my hand and smooth it over the light dusting of stubble that covers his cheek. Tears fill my eyes as the tingles are barely there. They might as well be nonexistent.We must keep our faith. We need our mate. Our young needs our mateHer words cause me to freeze for a moment. Through all of this I had nearly forgotten that I was pregnant. My hand flies to my stomach as I close my eyes and send love to my baby. Whether or not we get your father back, I can love you enough for the both of us.“We need to start Tika. I know this isn’t easy but we are running out of time” Avery says as she lays a hand on my shoulder. My eyes open slowly as I meet her gaze. A shuddering breath leaves my chest and I grab her hands like she wants.“Let’s begin” I state with confi