20 - Ryker“Yeah, boss. They’re still here.” Josh is always ‘on.’“You coming down to check out the fresh meat?” Danny laughs.“Danny, don’t be a d*ck, they actually aren’t bad. They’ve all kept up with us.” Bennet, always looking for the positive.“Even the human is decent, boss. She’s actually training with Greta…and keeping up. I was worried about her getting hurt until she threw Tanya about ten minutes ago.” Josh is less easily impressed.“You should come take a look. Like I said, she’s hot and if she’s single I call dibs over all you f*ckers.”“I still think you’re trying too hard. Did you really have to stop them and shift when they got here? Don’t think Josh and I missed that little d*ck swinging stunt.” Bennet laughs through the link.Man, I have missed these guys. They keep me sane and somewhat normal. I am nothing special to them when we are hanging out like this. Even if it’s just over the mindlink.“It is my job as the head warrior to check out all incoming visito
21 - Kennedy “Damn, girl! No one stands a chance. You look gorgeous! Now for the finishing touch.” She hands me these black crystal chandelier earrings. I step back to take in the whole look and she isn’t wrong. She did a great job. My blonde hair is in a high ponytail with a soft beach wave to it and a black crystal hair piece. My eye make-up is smokey and sexy, but soft, making my blue eyes pop. A shimmer blush highlighting my cheeks and a deep red lip that pops with all the black. I look like me, just enhanced. Then I turn around and see I am not the only one who is glammed up. Rayna has on a deep forest green velvet dress that looks soft and luscious. The long sleeves accentuate her long arms and the boat neck makes her swan-like neck look regal and shows off her neck where her mark will go. Her slightly flared skirt hits her thigh like mine. When she turns around the whole back is open, showing off her beautiful soft skin. She left her hair down, but styled over one shoulder to
22 - Ryker I linger in the stands a bit longer wondering about the human warrior Alpha Jeremiah brought with him. Clearly it wasn’t a pity or obligatory thing like I thought. They have been here all day and now I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t get to witness more of what she is capable of. The little I caught let me know Danny wasn’t exaggerating at all. I stop mid stand. Where the hell did that thought come from? I’ve never cared about watching warriors fight. I would rather be in the fray with them. I shouldn’t care about what a human from another pack can do, I have plenty on my plate now. I don’t need a distraction in the form of a curvy blonde who’s legs look like they would fit perfectly around my wai…No! I shake my head at the thought. I need to go get ready, because as much as Robin wants this to just be a party and for us to have fun and socialize. This is business too and I have to entertain these new guys, make sure they are actually on board with the changes and i
23 - Kennedy Other than my senses being fried from being hyper aware of his presence all night I am having a great time. I have had the chance to talk to a bunch of the warriors that were at training with us today. And like all warriors we discussed totally practical things like the best fighting styles, best meals and what times of the day we thought were best for training and of course, my personal favorite, the best fight scenes in the best fight movies. Many of them are around my age and still in high school too so we talk about the strains of doing all of that and what they are planning to do after school is over. It’s cool to hear that they have options, even as warriors, with so many packs to take care of. These people are amazing and have me laughing the whole night and for the first time in a long time my guys aren’t hovering. They seem to be enjoying themselves too, instead of playing my bodyguards. That doesn’t mean that they went too far from me, but it’s a start. And Ray
24 - Kennedy “Would you mind terribly taking a picture?” “Huh?” I know, super intelligent, but I blame the hot man in front of me for my brain being melted. “I need a picture from the party tonight and Alpha Ryker is a little too rough around the edges. You would help soften his image up a little and you both match perfectly. Please? It will only take a moment.” “What about me? I would look better as Alpha Ryker’s arm candy.” The brunette whines, fluffing her hair. “That is the point Amy. I need Alpha Ryker to be the arm candy. Miss Kennedy is a warrior and can match his dominance. But, thank you. This way Alpha Ryker, Miss Kennedy.” I smile at the idea that the big ass Alpha is any sort of decoration, but I like the tactic Robin took. There was no obvious insult, unless you paid close attention to the words. Something I don’t think Amy is capable of. She turns to walk away and Ryker gestures for me to just follow, he’s right behind me and Amy is audibly pouting behind us looking
25 - RykerI walk into my room and slam the door a little too hard then lean against it. How is it possible for one person to affect me this much? I am suffocating in my suit now. I rip my jacket off and toss it onto the desk chair. Then turn on the lamp on my bedside table, giving me just a hint of light. That was the single hottest interaction with a woman I have ever had and I didn’t even touch her. She knew what buttons to push and exactly what to say to get me even more riled up. I’m pacing my floor as the tension is building at the thought of her, not subsiding.Top that with walking into the ballroom tonight. I found her immediately and holy f*cking sh*t! My heart stopped as soon as I found her. Seeing her from a distance at the training grounds did not do her justice. Her hair pulled high making her neck look long, giving me the perfect view of where my mark will go. The cut of her dress showing off where her shoulder meets her neck. Her red lipped smile sent a signal st
26 - KennedyThe absolute hottest thing happened and I can’t tell anyone about it. I can’t talk to any of the guys, they will lose their minds. They don’t ever want to hear about me having s*x, even though it is a very large portion of their own conversational skills. And I can’t tell Rayna, because it was with her brother. She won’t want to hear about it any more than I want to hear about Jeremiah. Bleh.I was so drenched and my cl*t was so swollen that I had to rub another one out in the shower and it was almost as hot as when I was standing next to his balcony listening to his pants and grunts and the slight slap of his fist when he slammed down to his pelvis. And the growl that reverberated across the small space of the balcony between us sent shock waves through me, I came so hard and even the friction from walking back into my room had me ready to go again.Then I was lying in bed tossing and turning, and once again throbbing in between my legs. I couldn’t sleep and did some
27 - RykerI have not slept that great in a long time. Maybe I have to have that many org*sms every night. That would be heaven and exhausting all at the same time, but I guess that’s the point. I get up and shower, again. All I can picture is her in her short little dress last night. My wolf is mad we didn’t get to see her when she came for us. I think it would have made everything worse. Yeah this girl is trouble.I throw on some shorts and head out to do my usual run around the pack. I head down the back stairs towards the kitchen. I’m not in the mood for twenty questions or a game of ‘avoid-the-wh*re’ and I know at least one of them is hanging out waiting for me to come down.It’s strange how in less than 24 hours the thought of one of them pulling me into the nearest unoccupied room and giving me a blow job before my run is unappealing, when yesterday, if I was home, I would have let that very thing happen.Now I have Jean and my wolf in my head, on top of just something i
3- FinnF*ck my head hurts. It’s been a while since I have had someone actually hit me. I notice we haven’t gone anywhere though. I must not have been out that long. I’m kneeling, two warriors flank me. My hands are bound with silver manacles and these b*tches itch.I breathe in and I don’t smell any new bloodshed, that has to be a good thing. Kennedy’s command is still holding. I hear murmured voices, but my head is still buzzing and the silver is pretty powerful, dulling my senses.“Finn, where’s Dirk?” I look up to see Kennedy looking at me over Ryker’s shoulder, eyebrow raised. I’m not sure if it’s for me or her mate though.“I can call him here, if you want Luna.” This is the least I can do for her. I’ve wanted to be rid of him for a while. This was his last straw.“F*cking suck up.” The gamma doesn’t hide his irritation, which makes Kennedy’s lips turn up in a small smile.She reaches out to touch his arm and I can see his whole body physically relax. I wonder what that
2- FinnI am so tired of all of this. I have this infamous Luna, who is everything Amy said she is. I know she is scared, but she won’t show it or say anything about it. I can’t help but compare her actions to Amy, my mate. Amy has such lofty goals, I just want a home. I want to be done traveling from forest to forest. She promised this would be the last area we would need to travel through. Her father promised this would be the last. That this pack stole their land from them and once we have it back we can settle.That has been the plan this whole time and I can finally see the end. My mate will finally give herself to me after five years of working towards a goal. I find some ice for Kennedy’s face. Dirk never should have hit her, but he’s always been a loose cannon not dealing well with being told he’s lesser in any way. Add to that a little human Luna who has clearly given him a hard time insulting him and it was bound to happen sooner or later.Now I have to do damage con
1 - Greta“Again!” I yell out to the group. We have been working hard all month on getting stronger and faster. If there is really someone trying to get to the Luna, they are going to have to go through me and an entire load of warriors that are being trained to protect her.The best part is she has no idea, not really, and will be super pissed when she does find out. And she will find out, she always does. It’s like no one can keep a secret around her. We all just feel so comfortable with her that we spill our guts. It’s disturbing actually. She attends training and is actually pretty good for a human with better than average skill. We still hold back when we work with her though. It’s just a species thing. We can hurt her and that isn’t the intention, She lets us push her which is nice. We have been using the training as a way to get to know her movement patterns and tendencies. She’s already gone missing three times, on purpose. She is a pain in the ass in the best possible
That is all I have for Ryker and Kennedy… For now! I’m going to move on with Finn and Greta story. It has been festering in my head since I brought Finn on as a character. As always, he was supposed to be just a side character, here for mention to fill-in a need. he wasn’t even supposed to live through the fight! But, as I was writing, he grew on me, his story grew on me, his personality grew on me. And I felt the need to give him a HEA after what I put him through with Amy. But… I also decided to make Greta his mate! So heis going to have to work for her attention, and he’s been down that road before. The question is can he put his doubts about mates aside long enough to help her see she is worthy of true love and affection? I’m going to keep the story here because it lives in Ryker and Kennedy‘s world and I know searching in this app can be tricky. I will start the chapters at chapter 1 with Finn and Greta as the POV. For those of you who know me, my worlds are ever expandi
115 - KennedyI smile at him walking to Rayna’s other side. The healer hands my niece to Jeremiah. Rayna is panting, but glowing. She looks amazing for just pushing two giant babies out.“Well, we are going to have to have a birthday week to celebrate the four of us.” I giggle.“They are beautiful, Rayna, nice work.” Ryker comes up behind me wrapping me up in one of his arms, pulling the blanket back from our nephew’s face with the other.“Hey! I contributed.” Jer whines halfheartedly.“Do you have names?” I ask. Both twins are so calm just resting in our arms. “Of course we do. Now it’s just a matter of which ones. With twins we came up with sets that sounded good together. I figured if they are anything like their father, I am going to be yelling at them in tandem pretty often so they have to roll off the tongue nicely.” We all laugh. “I know which pair I like the best. How about you, babe?”“I liked all the names we finally agreed on. Whatever you want. You did all the hard
114 - Kennedy“Finn! That is so exciting!” I jump up to hug him.He pats me awkwardly on the back then sets me down and steps back. “I wish my mate was as excited as you are.”“Give her time. She’ll come around.”“I have heard that before, funny enough. It didn’t work out well for me then either.” He gives me a dark look.I pat his chest as I walk by. “But last time, you didn’t have me. And I like you and she listens to me.” I wink and walk away, his jaw on the floor.The rest of the night was amazing. Robin and a woman named Jean put together a dinner that was to die for. I talked with everyone and spent needed time with Aunt Beth, Jeremiah and Rayna. As Rayna and I are in animated conversation, Ryker walks up with his hand out.“Can I steal my Luna for a few minutes?” I slip my hand into his, no hesitation.He laces our fingers and pulls me with him, bringing my knuckles up to his mouth for a kiss. ”Where are you taking me?” I giggle and he smiles secretively.“You’ll see. I s
113 - KennedyThere is more pain this time, but the shift is also quicker. I still lose sight though, I need to remember to ask about that. I just seem to wake up in the other form.“Urgh. Why does it feel like a hangover?” I push up from my lying position on the ground and immediately regret it. It’s cold now. I shrink back towards the warmth I feel next to me.“Careful, Lamb, or we won’t make it back inside.” Ryker murmurs against the shell of my ear, wrapping me up more tightly in his arms. “Let’s get you dressed a little more to my liking when others are around.”He sits us both up and wraps his button down shirt around me, doing up each button carefully. He stands to put his pants back on then reaches a hand out to help me up. Slowly wrapping an arm around my back to pull me close again. “I really do like you in my clothes. I never thought that would be something I would care about.”I just smile at him, still processing all of this. Part of me is irritated, mad even that it
112 - KennedyDeep breath in. Deep breath out. I’m alive at least. In. Out. I smell dirt, but more. It’s sweet with a note of decay. I smell mice, squirrels, rabbits and somehow I can smell how many and the difference between all of them. I can also smell Ryker and Alpha. They are here with me, and I can tell them apart too.“Look around, Kennedy. See the world with me.” My wolf says gently. What does that mean?“Mmm” Just thinking about moving hurts.“Lamb, how do you feel?” A nudge to my side sends a shock of tingles through me and I feel my skin ripple.I finally open my eyes to see that I am looking at Alpha’s deep red eyes, but he isn’t nearly as tall as he usually is when I look at him. I can see his dark black fur does have silver tips that make it extra shiny. It is also shades of black and navy blue. He leans in rubbing the side of his muzzle on mine.Mine?!? Oh sh*t! I have a muzzle! I shifted! I lean into him feeling our fur brushing together. I feel the pressure of
111 - KennedyI open my mouth to protest, but my wolf has other ideas apparently. Another wave of pain and nausea rolls over me and I curl into Ryker.“Why does it hurt so bad? And why the hell is it so slow?” I cry into his bare chest taking a deep breath in, letting his scent act like a balm for the pain. As soon as the pain is gone my raging lust for my mate is back. What the f*ck is this all about. I’m giving myself emotional whiplash, but I can’t seem to control it either. I scratch my nails down his chest and he growls again just before he pins my hands behind my back.“I definitely like this side of you and I will throw you up against the nearest tree as soon as this is all over now that I know I can’t hurt you all bets are off, but we…” He grunts as I rub my hips against his, “Need to get you through this shift.” He’s panting now.“What if this will speed things up?” I arch back so my boobs are on full display for him. I need him to touch me, kiss me, f*ck me, anything. I