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29 - RykerAs much as it bugs me that my Beta, Gamma and Delta are all shacked up with girls and shirking their responsibilities, I am enjoying the peace of running by myself through my pack. The damp earth in my paws feels amazing and the stretch and pull of my muscles this early releases any tension I was holding.Running like this allows me to clear my head and think. I have to get Claude under control and I’m afraid the only way is for him to return to the Moon Goddess. But if he has his claws in too many people in his area, that might start an uprising and get innocent people hurt or killed. I hope Robin will be able to help me flush out the key players so we can either turn them to our side or handle them as a group and make a very messy example of what it looks like to go after me and my pack.I also have to figure out this mate thing. I really need to talk to Jeremiah and get some background on her. She didn’t appear to have any kind of pack mark or brand. So I don’t know
30 - KennedyI got a lot of looks from the group of warriors sidling up to the training grounds from their cars and even Alpha Ryker looked puzzled by my entourage. He was more subtle about it though, standing behind his truck drinking water. I avoided eye contact with him though, not sure how I feel about what happened last night. I did notice the sheen of sweat on him, and tried not to let my thoughts wander while I am standing in the middle of all of these kids.“Can you come to our training?” Emily asks, bringing my attention back to her. “I want to show you how good I am.” She shadow boxes for me.I laugh. “I don’t know what my plans are for the rest of the day, but if I can, I totally will come watch you.” She wraps her tiny arms around my waist and gives me a hug, which I return. Then I fist bump the guys and say quick goodbyes as they head back in the direction that we came from.“And where have you been all morning? We all tried to reach you.” Jeremiah wraps me in a he
31 - Ryker Why would he be worried about her? Why was she alone if they couldn't reach her? And why the hell can’t they reach her? He said he hates it when she disappears like that. Does she disappear often? My mind is going crazy. My chest is clenching in panic at the thought of her being lost and she’s right in front of me. I really want to go to her, to hold her. That would calm me and my wolf down, but we can’t, not yet. My mate is safe in my pack, but she was alone and no one knew where she was, no protection with her. Oh, f*ck! I take a deep breath in and out. We need to stay calm, otherwise I might shift uncontrollably. I haven’t done that since my first shift. I keep reminding my wolf that no one knows she is our mate and this is not how she is going to find out, if I decided to tell her at all. I follow everyone in and try to calm my mind and my wolf’s mind as we go. I need to listen to the conversation. There has to be a reason why. Thank the Goddess for Greta. She is at
32 - Ryker “I’m getting that vibe. But it makes sense if you and her are tied together somehow. She’s an Alpha female and they are worse than we are.” I smile trying to lighten the mood. That was a lot of information that I don’t think ever would have given me. He laughs, “Don’t I know it. And of course, I’m mated to one. I think I am going to have my hands full, especially if Ken comes back to live in the pack after college. It’s what my mom wants. And she wants to be close to the business her mom set up before she was born.” “Not happening Jer-bear, deal with it. She’s staying here. She’s Dark Moon Pack now.” My wolf let his possession ripple through me. “We can’t say that yet, we haven’t claimed her.” I’m interested to know what business she has and my mind starts wandering to ways that we could move it here. “Then claim her you f*cking moron. She is ours!” “She has plans and we have to respect that too.” As much as that thought has my heart and stomach rolling, I have to trea
33 - KennedyBeta Josh gives a tight little half smile, mischief dancing in his eyes. “Let’s go then.” He crouches down and I match him, letting my anger at their silent conversation fuel me. They were probably discussing how weak I am and if the Alpha can hold back enough to not hurt me. This is just a game to them and I don’t like being the butt of their stupid ass jokes.Then a growl vibrates the group, Alpha Ryker grunts ‘fine!’ as someone else calls ‘GO!’I have a split second to react. Josh jumps back and Ryler comes at me from behind. I duck to avoid his outstretched arms and get a hit to his upper thigh, that probably felt more like a bee sting than a blow to his gigantic muscle. I am not going to think about those absolutely defined muscles. The hit does change his momentum enough for me to spin out of his way, mostly. He grabs my left arm and I am flipped and land on my back before I can even blink once. The wind is knocked out of me, but not nearly as bad as it shou
34 - KennedyI have to be cool though. I cannot act like the freakish girls that I have seen around Jeremiah, or even Amy last night. These alphas have girls throw themselves at them all the time. Girls that only want a piece of the ‘alpha,’ not the guy who happens to have the title of alpha. He also doesn’t seem super happy about having to deal with the presence of a human. Although, I thought last night might have at least made him more open to me.We had a moment last night and then again on the training grounds. I know he could feel it too, see it in his eyes, even if he won’t admit it, but this little flirtation will end when I go back with Jeremiah, Rayna and the guys in a few days. I may never see him again after this. I just need to relax, he’s just a guy like all the other guys I hang out with daily. Just treat him like one of the guys. A really big, really hot, alpha male kind of guy. Just one of the guys. Just one of the guys. That’s the mantra I have in my head as he
35 - Ryker“Why don’t you just go and talk to her?” My wolf’s question has been the same everyday. Today we are watching Kennedy, Rayna and some of the guys play with the pups. It’s fascinating. It didn’t take much to convince him to stop on our border run.“I can’t trust you to behave yourself, that’s why.”“So you’re just going to hide like a p*ssy and then follow her around like a stalker instead. That makes so much more sense.”“I am not stalking her. I’m trying to understand her. Besides, she hasn’t made any effort to come to me either.”“That’s what you’re going with? Leaving your balcony door open hoping to hear her moaning your name is not an invitation to come talk to you. She’s also human and doesn’t have the same senses that we do. You’re going to have to be in the same room as her for her to talk to you, dumbass.”“I swear to the Goddess if Danny hugs her one more time, I am going to rip his arms off.” They know I am here and he’s doing it to get a reaction. It’s wor
36 - KennedyAs much as I want it, nothing else happens between Alpha Ryker and I again. In fact, I only caught glimpses of him coming and going from the pack house during the week and I didn't see him at all the last two days we had before heading back to Silver Crescent. I know he’s busy running a combined set of packs with probably thousands of pack members, but his room is right next door to mine and I can smell his cologne in the hallway and even on the balcony, so I know he’s still here. He’s just out of reach.Realistically we should have come across each other at least once or twice, but I feel like he’s avoiding me. And then I want to smack myself, because why should I even care? I have never wanted a second round with any of the guys I have been with. I even kept Ben at a distance, even though I’ve been with him a few times. I don’t know why this is different, but it is. As much as he riles me up, something about him settles me, although I’ll never admit that out loud.
Sorry for the absence. My whole house got sick, but my son just couldn't kick the usual flu/cold/slime that flows through the public school system this time of year. After 2 weeks of tests and negative results for basically everything, but still spiking high fevers every couple of days we finally figured out he had pneumonia. It has been a wild couple of weeks, but I think we are back on track. This is the first time in two weeks I have touched my laptop. I'm going to take my free time the next couple days to get caught up with Finn and Greta's story. I have missed them.
11 - Greta“Sleeping arrangements don’t matter right now, Rookie. We have to get to work. I have a rough idea of where the attacking rogues are hiding out. Rory’s guys haven’t chased them too far past their borders out of fear of it being a trap. They aren’t equipped to handle an ambush right now.” I drop my bag by the tiny table in the kitchen area. As much as I will fight him on it, Finn was not too far off suggesting the cabin might have the toilet and the bed in the same space. It is tiny in here. I’m sure this cabin is built for one guy to stay overnight.I start digging for the map Gunner gave me. When I find it I dump my bag on the floor and spread the map out on the table. “You gonna join me or what?” I look over my shoulder and Finn is just watching. What he’s looking at is anyone’s guess, but he doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to help either. With all his talk about wanting to prove himself, he seems to not care now that he found a bed. Whatever.I look at the map G
10 - Finn“We made a path to get to the Dark Moon pack, Alpha Rory.” “Wait! You were a part of the group that attacked Ryker and Kennedy?!” The entire room erupts in low growls. I stand my ground. My only reaction is the tension in my muscles, ready for someone to attack. I try to keep my face calm, not uncaring or arrogant, just not hostile. This is why I have no idea why I am here. I am only ever going to be known as the leader of the pack that tried, and failed, to attack Ryker’s pack. I expect to be interrogated and not trusted.“Hey! Gunner. Kade. Knock it off. Ryker vetted him and he has been working with us for six months. It’s why he is here. That and he clearly got past all of you without being noticed.” She places herself between the beta, delta and me. I can’t help the shock I feel. Did Greta just defend me? “That’s where we should start then.” She looks at Rory, like nothing hostile was about to go down. He nods. “Is there any other info we need to get started?”
9 - Greta“What did he mean ‘it sounds like,’ Josh?” I look over at the Beta, knowing full well he gives Ryker a play by play of anything going on in the pack and he’s too damn observant for his own good.“Exactly what he said, Greta” He clips my name sarcastically. “You two need to get over whatever this,” He waves between Finn and I, “is, and learn how to work together. You both are very talented. Stop fighting each other and focus those efforts on something more productive. Now go pack up. You have a two hour drive to check in with Rory and then another hour out to the cabin. Grant has your SUV out front.”He turns and walks away after that, no other words. Just Finn and I here alone. “This should be fun.” Finn steps past me towards the car. “You wanna drive, control freak?” He smiles over his shoulder.Oh yeah, super fun. I jog around to the driver’s side. At least Finn has caught onto one thing. I am in charge of this mission. We hit my place first. “Just wait here. It wi
8 - GretaI don’t know what it is about this guy, but he bugs the sh*t out of me. I watch him fight day after day, because he doesn’t seem to have anything else to add to the pack. He shows up late, doesn’t follow the rules or any of the protocols I set. Yet he continues to win in his fights against some of the best warriors I have trained, so I can’t really discipline him.“Do it again.” I call out, trying to sound bored. I am really interested to see if I can break him today. “Try to work the moves correctly this time, Rookie.”“If I am winning, does the perfect execution really matter, ma’am?” He taunts not taking his eyes off of Bobby, his current opponent.“Only if you are too big of a p*ssy to execute it correctly. I just assume you are compensating for a lack in other skills.” That gets his attention. I nod to Bobby who lunges at Finn’s unprotected side.They both roll, but his reaction skills are unmatched. The problem is his fighting technique is crude at best, but their
7-FinnSix months. It has been six months since the fight and Claude and Amy were killed in action along with many of their followers. We have been allowed to stay, even me, which seems insane.We helped rebuild the area we set on fire and in return, we have been given housing in the apartments that went up above the shops. We have not gone without a meal and everyone is settling into new jobs and finding their place in the pack. Everyone except me.I have started training with the warriors, but the strict schedule and rules and protocols all rub me the wrong way. I have been doing this on my own since I was six. I get up when I want, train when and the way I want, and eat when I can find enough food for everyone. This ‘be here on time sh*t’ is getting old and it’s stifling.“Thanks for joining us, Rookie.” Greta calls over to me. I ignore her jibe and walk to the back of the group.I have kept as much distance as I can from the hot warrior, but I won’t be able to do that forever
6 - FinnChaos breaks loose around us. Kennedy still has Amy in her hands. The hot warrior next to me leans down and growls. “Don’t make me regret this, warrior. Show us what you are really made of.”The next thing I know my cuffs are off and she takes off into the fray. She let me go, just like that. What the f*ck? I don’t think on it too long before I get up and join the fight. Claude has his guys here and these assholes can’t fight worth sh*t. Not against me anyway. I look at my mate one more time. She pleads with her eyes for me to help her, but I can’t care. She’s selfish and won’t choose me if I do save her. I know she said that she accepts my rejection, but I still feel the pull to her. So it either didn’t work or there are some lasting effects. Who knows, but that is the last thought I give to her as I run off to help the Dark Moon pack against these wannabe warriors.Claude must be desperate because his right-hand b*tch is here fighting and not up his ass as usual. I head
Why is it that the hot ones or the nice ones are always taken? Seriously. Calvin here is ready to tear arms off for his mate. Now he seems to be Kennedy’s b*tch now that he knows she is being cared for. The healer even said we can stop by as soon as the Alpha lifts the watch protocol, so now he’s on a mission.The problem is the mission we are on has me face to face with a panty dropping enemy. I mean, come on. This dude is a poster child for wet dreams, with his too big stature and boy-next-door looks. He’s the kind of guy it would be fun to throw around for a night and teach a few things about women. His dark blue eyes are guarded, but still innocent. He can’t be more than nineteen or twenty, but he has seen the worst of the world. And I am a sucker for long hair. I don’t know why something like that is a weakness, but… No! What the hell am I thinking? This douchebag had Kennedy kidnapped.I shake my head of the thought of man-handling this guy and squeeze my thighs to get rid
4 - FinnThe most gorgeous woman throws a sneer my way, but doesn’t say anything. Choosing to keep her focus on her luna.“No. You, dear Luna, lit a fire under the whole pack’s ass. Even the teens came running to help and Tyler was the one to find your very graphic trail. Can you try not to maim yourself and bleed everywhere to get our attention?”I noticed her hands were bloody when Dirk brought her to us. I can’t believe she did that to herself! That’s insane. I also want to punch Dirk for not noticing. He led them straight to us. I guess it’s a good thing he’s dying slowly, his crimes of idiocy are starting to pile up. I hope it works in our pack’s favor and the innocent ones can find a permanent home, if not here, somewhere close.“I’ll take that under consideration next time. Can we get the arena set up for the rogues who want care and shelter? Anyone who resists or causes problems can go in the cells until we can determine who is and isn’t in league with Amy. We need to