LacyOne of the men pushed my head down, and I couldn’t see where they were taking me and just as I tried to sit up, a bag was pulled over my head and I could feel someone tying my hands. Who were these people and why were they doing this?! I was a nobody and I sure as hell had no enemies.With my vision blocked out completely, it felt as if we had been driving for hours before I finally felt the car come to a halt. I was dragged out of the car and someone picked me up and carried me. All I heard was the gravel crunching under his shoes, and then I heard his shoes walking on wood.It had to be a pack house, but why would another pack have kidnapped me?! The bag was pulled off, and I blinked a couple of times to focus after my eyes were kept in the dark for so long. I gaped the moment they cleared, and I saw the man in front of me. He wasn’t the boy I used to know anymore and he had a scar across his face that wasn’t there when I saw him last.“Paul! Why are you doing this?” My voice
LacyOut of all the things that I imagined that could have gone wrong, this was not on the list! I hadn’t thought about Paul in forever! I hadn’t thought about that damn pact since the day we made it. It was meant to have been a damn joke!Paul came out of the bathroom with only a towel around his waist and I looked away. I didn’t want to see what he looked like naked, and it was clear he didn’t care. I heard the towel drop as Paul laughed before opening a drawer.“I don’t care if you look.” His voice was filled with amusement.“I don’t want to!” I growled through gritted teeth. He closed the gap between us in the blink of an eye as he gripped my jaw, but I kept my eyes shut.“Look at me!” He growled, and I opened my eyes, keeping my eyes fixed to his as I felt the nausea push up from deep inside me. I knew where this was going, not because I had been through anything like it before. It was just a feeling I had.“You will love me! I am going to mark you and make you mine, and you will
LacyI pulled the dress over my head, fully aware that he was reveling in my every movement. I wasn’t sure why he wanted me to get dressed if he planned on doing what I could see in his eyes he was planning on doing. The man I once thought was a friend, had turned into my greatest enemy.I don’t know why, but I remembered something that Kai’s mother told me about Luna Ava and I felt a strength start to grow inside of me that I never even realized I had. So, she had the help of some weird goddess that kept bringing her back to life, but in the end, she was the one who changed her fate.It was her choices that saved their pack. My choices would get me out of this mess safely. I might not get out of it completely intact, but was going to get out. I couldn’t think about Kai. I couldn’t think about our bond. I had to think about surviving.My focus had to stay on that. I glared at Paul as he wiped his mouth almost as though he had been drooling. He smiled before gripping my wrists and tyin
AvaI SUSPECTED SOMETHING WAS A LITTLE OFF when a strange man tried to sniff me right before I was just about to go onto the ice for my finals, but I was in the zone and had to stay there. I didn’t have time to waste on strange men doing strange things. This was my moment. The one I had been practicing for all my life.The ice was hard under my skates as I made my way to the center of the arena and I held my head high taking my spot. My heart was racing, and I tried to calm myself. The music started and I pushed off. Within seconds, I was pushing my body to its limits as I worked my way through my perfectly-planned-out routine. I finished with a Lutz jump as the beautiful music hit its highest before skating into the center of the ice and taking my bow.I did it. I knew I did the moment I landed my jump so perfectly. My grandmother was there to congratulate me, and we took our seats, so I could wait for the results. When they came through, I had to hold back my excitement. I didn’t wa
Ava“So, you charm an old woman into taking her granddaughter on a blind date and think it’s, okay?” I glared at him for only a second before getting up with such force that the chair went flying. “I told you I was not in the market for a college. That should have been your cue to leave me alone.” I whipped around before he could say another word, not caring that the entire restaurant had come to a standstill as I stormed out.Looking up and down the street, I spotted a taxi and rushed to get in and get away before he could chase after me. I couldn’t believe that my grandmother had stooped so damn low. To let me go out with a man she didn’t even know. What if he kidnapped me? What if he killed me? I was even angrier by the time I reached our hotel, but my grandmother hadn’t returned yet, so I couldn’t reprimand her.As soon as I heard the door opening, I jumped up from my bed and rushed to the living room and glared at her. She smiled her sweet smile and put her things down as if she
DanielIt took some doing to worm my way out of Harper’s grasp for a couple of days, but thanks to my incredibly busy schedule, I could leave our territory. I needed to see her one last time. That was what I promised myself. One last time and then it would be over, and I would set a date with Harper.My spy had given me all the information I needed to plan an accidental meeting with Ava, and I was on my way to see my destined mate for the last time.AvaI had three months between my last skating event and the world championships, and I was going to use my time as effectively as I could. I practiced in the mornings, and treated myself to something relaxing in the afternoons.Grandma and I lived on the edge of a small town with incredible forest covered mountains behind our home. I don’t remember much about where my parents and I lived, but I remember the smell of the forest and grandma’s home made me think of it.My parents died in a freak accident when I was three and all I remember i
AvaOne dinner. That was all he wanted. I was nervous while getting ready, and I tried my best not to look good, but my long legs and tiny waist were making things really difficult. I was considering putting on a tracksuit just to spite him when my grandmother shouted from downstairs that my date had arrived. She looked a little surprised as I went down the stairs.“What? I promised him dinner if he would leave me alone after that.” I sighed and she grinned. I swear, if she didn’t have ears, her smile would go right around her head. “Shall we?” I turned my attention to Daniel, who was also grinning.“It was a pleasure seeing you again, Mrs. Talbott.” He smiled at my grandmother and we left. I was expecting to see his sleek car from before as we walked outside, but instead, I was met with a black SUV and, by the looks of things, two bodyguards.“Wow, you must be important.” I frowned, realizing I really knew nothing about him, and that it probably wasn’t safe to leave with Daniel, but
DanielSetting a date for my mating ceremony was more difficult than I thought it would be. Forgetting about Ava was even worse. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t. It was beginning to make sense why my father believed what he did, and before I could help myself, I was back in Ava’s town. I promised myself I just wanted one last look, and then I would return to the pack grounds and never return.“Daniel!” Her voice sent shivers of delight down the back of my spine and I whipped around.“Ava …” I gasped. She had caught me off guard completely.“I take it you are here for business again?” She smiled and, in the distance, I noticed her grandmother. She suddenly stopped walking as she saw the two of us.“Yes, one last meeting.” It was the first time in my entire life that I was at a loss for words, but only for a moment. “Would you like to join me for dinner?” The words were out of my mouth before I could stop myself and I smiled.AvaSeeing him again was a huge shock. He had been gon