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AnnaThree hours in, I knew we weren’t all going to make it.Despite bringing me along to lead them safely through the woods, Jax and his wolves continuously charged ahead of me and tried to make their own path. With every step I took, my knee grew worse and I slowed. Patience was not their strong suit. Alphas tended to rely on the power and loyalty that was always at their side, but we were traveling through a territory that didn’t give a damn about any of that.Immediately, I could see the path he was trying to take. The most direct one. Four times, I cleared my throat delicately and purposefully turned to force us to wind a little wider around the mountain. On the fifth time, he roared.“We need to take a break, and you need to cool off,” I announced in a steady voice as I sat.“How dare you talk to me like that,” Jax snarled. “I am your alpha.”“You are, and you’re going to lead us all to our deaths. You want me to get you safely through Wisteria Woods, you’re going to have to lis
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JaxThere were reasons I didn’t spend much time around Anna. Fucking important reasons.The security of my position as alpha was at stake. Just keeping her alive was enough to threaten it.I could kill her now and be done with it. I wouldn’t be the first wolf to live without a mate. It would be one of those rare instances where being alone made you stronger.For three years, I stayed away. When Parker told me she was covered in scars, I said good. When he said she was terrified of everyone and everything, I told him it was justice. And when he told me she was taking an interest in the bar, I told him to shut it down.He didn’t. For the first time ever, Parker defied me. And for the first time since his mate died, he took an interest in life.His reports changed in tune. He started berating me for ignoring her. When I finally snapped that she was lucky I didn’t break her neck, he stopped reporting at all.Damn it, he hadn’t been there when Cora dragged her broken body back to my territ
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We took a few minutes to set up a clearing, and then everyone except Saul, Anna, and me shifted. My wolf also yearned to be out, to sidle up to her and comfort her, and for that reason alone, I stayed human.Saul went to Anna’s side and inflated the pillow for her knee. I settled just out of their sight and listened to them talk.“When Cora first went missing, we had our witch try and track her. Irene is a powerful white witch, and she couldn’t track my twin more than twenty feet from our boundary,” Saul said quietly.Anna inhaled sharply, and Saul murmured an apology. After a moment, he continued.“When Cora did return, she was in so much pain, she could barely speak. The only reason Jax found your father was because Cora had a strange map in her pocket. Step counts from a rock formation. It was lucky that Jax was familiar with the rock formation.”“Lucky,” Anna repeated flatly.“The only thing is that the map was not written in Cora’s hand.”I stiffened. Saul had never said that to
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JaxWe were outnumbered by three. Just as my wolf managed to get to his feet, another wolf threw himself on top of me. Around me, wolves roared, and I felt the pain of my shifters through their bonds.My claws ripped through flesh, but they had the advantage. I needed to get to my feet.Distantly, I heard Anna scream again. There was a flash of orange, and fire seared my fur. Two of the wolves yelped and released their grip on me. I rose to see Anna standing with a flaming log in her hand. Twisting, she picked up another log and swung it like a damn baseball bat.Rising, I gripped the one wolf still attached to me and snapped its neck. It fell, lifeless, to the ground, and I launched myself at the other two. One jerked away just in time, and the other one and I rumbled to the ground. It was smaller and leaner but scrappy. It got in a few good blows before I tore its throat open.Turning to search for the one who got away, I watched, in horror, as Anna pulled out the flare gun from the
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Instantly, the wolves moved out. My wolf leaned down and gently bit her nose. It was a sign of affection. One he hoped would be returned.Instead, she just stared at us, her eyes glassy with fear.Turning my head, I grumbled at Saul. “Don’t look at me. I’m not hurting her. The wound is already closed, so I’m almost done. I just want to see…” his voice trailed off. “My God.”My wolf rumbled at him again.“Anna, I’m going to turn you over to your stomach,” Saul said in a gentle but strained voice. “Please do not be afraid.”He tried to turn her, but she wiggled and tried to push away from him. She didn’t growl.There was no aggression in her at all.“Jax, a little help here. It’s important.”My wolf leaned down and nudged her with his head. With a whimper, she flipped over.Fury washed over me when I saw what Saul had felt.Scars. Her wolf was covered in scars.Instantly, I yanked the reigns back from my wolf and shifted. When I put my hands on her to part her fur, she yelped, rose, and
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AnnaI was in and out of consciousness, surfacing only to feel the racing panic of someone carrying me and then succumbing to my weakness. When I woke up, I was on the ground under a thick patch of evergreens. It was cool and shaded, but I could see the sun shining brightly through the openings of the branches.I’d lost an entire night.“Don’t panic. You’re not alone,” Jax said, crouching in front of me. “Or maybe that will make you panic. Hard to know, but it’s just us.”Letting out a small moan, I struggled to sit up. Leaning over, he grabbed me and gently propped me up next to a trunk. “Water. Food. Saul said it was imperative you replenish your energy reserve as quickly as possible. You lost too much blood.”Eagerly, I accepted the water and energy bar. I drank so fast that I nearly coughed the water back up.“Easy. There’s no rush.”Balefully, I glared at him. Yesterday, he was totally in a rush, and now he was acting like we had all the time in the world.“Where are the others?”
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JaxAnna slept until nightfall, and when she rose, there was more color in her cheeks. I watched carefully as she rose and stretched. Her steps were steady and confident, and her own relief was evident in her small smile.“Do you think we’re far enough from the boundary to shift and hunt?” I asked. I wasn’t stupid enough to blindly trust her again, but after that last attack, I knew I needed her input. I’d only been to Wisteria Wood once when I was a kid. We barely survived the first two days before we had to turn back and take the long way around.“Probably. I don’t really know where we are, but I don’t feel…I don’t think we’ll find trouble as long as we don’t get any closer while it’s still dark.”Feel? Why would she stumble over that word?“We?” I asked as I stood. “You’re not coming unless you shift.”I hadn’t meant to snarl at her. I’d never planned to leave her. Not because I thought she would run, but because she was a magnet for trouble. Still, giving her a challenge seemed to
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AnnaWhether it was exhaustion or lack of blood, I did manage to get a couple of hours of sleep. Just as the sun started to creep over the horizon, we headed out. Like I asked, Jax pulled his power in, and even I was fooled. He wasn’t hiding his wolf. That wasn’t possible, but when I focused on him, he just seemed like an average wolf shifter.That would make things easier. My injuries were mostly healed, so I moved faster and easier on foot. Jax was never more than an arm’s length away from me, and I liked that even less.He was also in a chatty mood.“You didn’t respond to my order to shift,” he said casually as we walked. “Care to explain how that’s possible?”“Maybe I’m stronger than you.”His growl told me that it was the wrong thing to say. “As I’m sure you’ve already seen for yourself, my wolf is broken. It doesn’t function.”“Since when? Did something happen in my pack?”I snorted. “Worried that your edict to torment me has backfired? You can rest easy. I haven’t shifted since
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AnnaJenson took one look at us and growled disapprovingly, but he didn’t say anything before we climbed into his truck. There was no time for a shower, obviously, and also no time for arguing. I wanted to go alone, but Jax wouldn’t let me.Irene wasn’t surprised when the guard let us in. “Your second can wait outside,” she said stiffly, avoiding Jenson’s gaze.Wasn’t that interesting?The cottage that looked so cute in the afternoon sun was just a little bit creepier at night.All the lights were turned off, and there were candles lit on every surface and in every corner. I wanted to point out that it was a fire hazard, but then I noticed that the flames were dancing. Not even a little bit.“Is that your magic doing that? Has it returned?”“No,” she said mournfully. “It has not, but this isn’t my magic. It’s the natural elements respecting my wishes. Magic is all around us. It affects us even if we can’t wield it. Well, it affects most of us.”Misstep, I froze. “Shit. Is that going t
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When he lowered his head to kiss me, I put a hand on his chest. “No, Jax.”Immediately, he stopped. “You don’t want this?”“I do, but not if you’re going to make it a power play. Do it, Jax. Let me have you. Let me feel you. All of you.”His thumb slipped over the cusps of my bra, teasing my nipples, and I couldn’t help but arch into him. “My body is yours, Anna. All yours tonight.”His body. It wasn’t what I asked for, but he didn’t know that.And it was more than I was expecting.His head lowered again, and I slid my hands through his hair and opened myself to him.His kisses never failed to affect me from head to toe. With one sweep of his tongue, I ached for more.Tonight, I was going to have it.Restless, I tugged at his shirt and peeled it off him. He only broke the kiss for a second before he ravaged my mouth again, pushing me back against the table as my hands streaked over his muscles.His skin was hot beneath my touch, and he was catching me on fire. Inside me, my wolf dance
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Anna“Can you describe him to someone? Maybe work up a sketch of what he looks like?”I didn’t like to think of the red wolf, but if he was still a threat, then I would do what I could to help. “He was the only one of my father’s friends who never seemed remotely interested in me. He barely looked at me, and it was one thing I could be grateful for.”Jax got up and walked my way. I didn’t move a muscle when he turned my chair around and knelt at my feet. I swallowed hard. “Good thing I’m not in my panties, or I’d think you were about to take advantage of me,” I whispered.“I don’t need to see you half naked to want you, Anna,” Jax said in a low voice. “I want you when you’re miles away. I’m here now to remind you that you’re my mate, and I will protect you. From everything.”All because he was my mate. “Your wolf chose me, but your human half hates to even touch me,” I whispered. “So forgive me if I don’t swoon when you say things like that.”“Oh, Anna. My human half does not hate to
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JaxI knew that nothing was happening here, but just like when we were in that cave, the idea of Finn and Anna made sense to me and drove me mad.Unless I fucked Anna good, and soon, I very well could go mad.“You have got to get a grip,” Anna muttered as she stood. Finn just flashed me a smile and stood as well. “Where do you want my bodyguard to be? Miles away?”Yes.My gaze moved down to the hand flexing by her side. There was a crumpled note in. My note.“What are you doing here?” Anna asked as she shoved the note in her pocket. “Besides apparently spying on your spy.”“Oh, he’s not my spy. Yet. But I do need a word with him.” I glanced around the apartment. I’d done all the clean-up work myself. It was only the second time I’d stepped into her apartment.Both times, I’d hated every second of it. This was not where she belonged. She fucking belonged with me.“Thank you,” Anna said softly. “For the new paint job.”I raised an eyebrow. “Does it hurt to thank me?”“Oh, fuck off. I gu
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Jax did what, now? I swung my head and stared at him. “I’m sorry?”“Bridget was half asleep when she gave the orders. One wolf snapped back, and now he’s on the northern patrol for a month. Nobody else complained after that. Apparently northern patrol is cold, isolated, and has shit electricity.”“One more wolf who is going to want me dead. Eh, I guess that’s par for the course.” I pulled out my key. “Well, let’s see how it looks.”Unlocking it, I held my breath and walked in. There was a fresh can of paint on the walls, and the windows gleamed. No new furniture, but that would take more time. “I’m going to go upstairs,” I said softly. “Do you need to go clear it or something?”“I’ll go with you, and if it’s clear, I’ll give you whatever time you need.”He led the way, but I could smell it even before we entered the room. Jax had the walls painted so I didn’t have to see the words whore and killer ever again.At least, not on these walls.“You’re good. I’ll be downstairs.” Finn starte
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Anna“Emerson Triggs,” I repeated as I stared down at him. “Why in the hell would he be coming here?”Jax leaned back in his chair and stared at me. “Indigo Peak’s witch was taken and killed.Before he died, he told the alpha about the darkness. She wants to call a meeting of the alphas.”“A meeting of the alphas,” I repeated. I was starting to sound like a broken record. “And that has to happen here?”“My land is the biggest, and it’s the furthest away from a human settlement. The territory can be rougher when too many alphas are close together.”“Great. Let me know when he’s coming. I’ll be taking my vacation then.” I wrapped my arms around my body, suddenly aware of how naked I was. I’d been so furious when I made the plan. There’s a certain amount of confidence that can be born from fury.It’s funny how quickly that confidence can disappear when fear sets in.“You’re mated to me. No matter what deal your father made, he can’t have you. You’re mine.”I wasn’t his. Not really. “How
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“Jax,” a voice squealed just as I approached the house. Briella, a young and pretty redhead, was waiting for me on the front porch. She’d spent her early years as a rogue until she and her family had been chased into my territory. They claimed sanctuary, and I allowed them stay. Now, then years later, she was a lovely girl of twenty and looked at me with stars in her eyes.“Briella,” I greeted as I opened the door. “How can I help you?”With a giggle, she fell into step next to me. “I just haven’t seen you in a while, and I wanted to let you know that I’d missed you. Have you had dinner yet?”“I’m about to right now.” The house was quiet, but that was nothing new. Unlike the other alphas, I didn’t keep a staff.Someone came in to clean once a week, but I ate with the others at the mess halls and restaurants. Not lately. I’d been grabbing take-out dinners with my mate.A trying time for us both.“Is that from the food hall? Oh, let me cook for you! Please, alpha! My wolf has been feeli
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JaxThe meeting concluded much as it started. Same as yesterday and the day before. Last week and the week before. Every day since I installed Anna into my home.The elders were unhappy.Normally, I met with the elders once a month, but every day for weeks, they found a way to call an emergency meeting.There were two still in my office when the phone rang. The line that only a few others had.The other alphas.Celine and Calden stilled. After a second of consideration, I nodded to them and answered the call on speaker. “Jax.”“Maeve.”Ah, Maeve Frost. Alpha of Indigo Peak. “Maeve, you’re on speaker with two of my elders.Are you calling to share your displeasure again?”Maeve was the alpha who threatened Finn’s death as a child unless his father came clean about who he was feeding information to. His father refused.Maeve, apparently, couldn’t go through with the threat. She exiled him instead. I gave her a courtesy call when I returned to let her know that Finn was mine now. She was
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A guard stood by Irene’s door, one that I recognized. “Cassius,” I said hesitantly. Another guard who didn’t like me all that much.“Alpha mate,” he said stiffly. When he caught sight of Finn, he raised an eyebrow. “Have you already done something to be punished?”“I volunteered,” Finn laughed. “I like Anna.”Cassius just grunted.“I wanted to see how Irene was doing. Do I need Jax’s permission?” I asked.To my surprise, the guard moved to the aside. “You are the alpha’s mate. You do not need permission.”Well, wasn’t that nice? Something I could do on my own. “Thank you. Finn, do you mind staying out here for a minute? I promise to let you meet her afterward.”Finn just shook his head. “Not until I make sure the house is safe for you. Sorry, Cassius. I hope you don’t mind.”“I would have been pissed if you didn’t. I’ll be accompanying you, of course.”Wonderful. Two sets of ears to overhear what I had hoped would be a very private conversation. Opening the door, Cassius announced us.
