What awaits the new couple down south?
~Lola’s Point of View~ I practically held my breath as Sawyer came back inside, he definitely had a mood. But I barely had a read on him yet so I didn’t know how to take it. But really, ten guys coming to talk to him early in the morning? It also seemed like he and Jett had quite an exchange and he wasn’t happy. I need to learn how to read lips. Chipper, upbeat. Deflect. See if he brings it up, I’m sure the last thing he wants is for me to hound him. He shut the door and scratched his head, clearly trying to decide what to say. I didn’t like it. I’d get him in a good mood and then maybe he’d just spill his guts. If he lied to me, I’d die. We had to start this off right, being honest with each other. Things were already rocky and I just needed them to get on a better path. He needed a distraction. My eyes as usual went to the bobbing thick cock between his legs, he wasn’t hard but I could fix that. While he was outside Eva came back to me and insisted again that we mate. That it ha
~Sawyer’s Point of View~ *It’s too soon, this is not a good idea. I know you need to show off for her, I get it. But this isn’t--* Remy snarled at me and caught another possum, making me shake my head. There were far better things, and I certainly wasn’t fond of them in my human form. After about half an hour I was certain that Lola was upset, wondering if I was mad at her. I guess she’s about to find out why we left but I’m just not confident it’ll go over well. SCRATCH SCRATCH Remy stood in front of the cabin door, his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth. He was too proud of himself and I just couldn’t burst his bubble. When we heard her little footsteps his heart began to race, and he practically lost his mind with anticipation. The door opened slowly, and when she saw Remy she smiled and opened it further. “Ohh, ohh wow uhm…” she said, as her eyes darted to the mound in front of her. *I told you,* I scolded him. He waved me off and moved to her side, rubbing his hea
~Lola’s Point of View~ When I was in elementary school I got royally kicked in the crotch during soccer at recess and I remember that hurting like a son of a bitch. But this was a different level. Pain, burning, the intense aching that was now settling in. “What happened? I thought you were ready,” I heard, his voice clearly panicked. Good God I have so much to teach this man. It is obvious now that this pairing was made to try every single ounce of my patience and understanding. “I was ready but you still have to go slow,” I mumbled. “But my seed was close, I had to get it inside you,” he said, as if it should be obvious. He’s so damn simple. I can’t stand it. I groaned. Laying on his side next to me, I could now see his face. He was terrified. Good. “I’m gonna need Tylenol or something. Please tell me there is some pain medicine,” I asked. “I can heal you,” he said, and I nearly shrieked as he spouted a claw from his hand, using it to slice his finger. “I’m not drinking
~Lola’s Point of View~ I woke feeling like hundred degrees, like I was baking. I was nestled in a bunch of soft pillows and for a moment I completely forgot where I was, what bed I was in. I turned my head right into a giant face, snoring softly. His huge arm was over my chest in a clamiing manner and I loved it. His big hand was holding my boob and I nearly laughed. He wasn’t about to let that go, even in his dreams. We’d fallen asleep talking and I’d probably bored him to death with my childhood stories. The more we talked the more two things became glaringly obvious; I was definitely adopted and I was already in love with this man. A man that couldn’t possibly be more different than me in every way. A man that a week ago I didn’t even know existed. A man that is still such an enigma to me in so many ways yet I really think I feel this whole mating bond thing, I feel it in my bones. If I was taken from him right this minute, even before I was marked, I knew without a doubt I’d
~Sawyer’s Point of View~ I reached around my sexy mate as we washed the dishes together. How the hell is a normal thing like this so hot? Oh yeah, we’re both naked and I can’t keep my damn hands off her. “Our first pup will be a little warrior girl. As a child I’ll teach her to hunt with a bow, she’ll be the most sought after female as an Alpha’s daughter,” I said, proud and excited. Remy was passed the fuck out, wimp. I’d need him strong for tomorrow to get us down south anyhow so I let him be. Lola practically dropped the plate in her hand and jerked her face back into mine. “We’ll name her after your sister. Or … if our first is a boy we’ll call him Corey,” she said, smiling. I scoffed, picturing Corinne’s nose turned up at me how she did when I teased her. Which was often. “She hated being called Corie. Hated it. Said she wasn’t a boy,” I said, taking the plate and drying it. “Well we’ll just see how you feel about it the first time you hold our baby,” she said, playfully.
~Sawyer’s Point of View~ I leaned forward in my chair, staring at the back of Jett’s head. It was a mixed bag of emotions for me, the last thing I wanted to do was rub my good fortune in his face. “The trip to the city will be good for us. It’s uhm, kind of a make or break situation for our relationship. We’ll be gone for about two weeks, maybe less. I have a few business meetings, about six of us are going. Rusty knows I’m Alpha but he doesn’t know shit about the rest of us. As far as everyone else is concerned outside of our pack there is only one. I like it that way,” he said, as I stood next to him and leaned over the railing. I didn’t speak, he was clearly in the middle of something. I wanted him to keep going. “Should something happen to me, we already have a great network in place. The Cove will go on. I’m not being melodramatic or anything, it's just a fact. I don’t trust these fucks for a second no matter who I take with me,” he said. Without thinking about it, I put my
~Lola’s Point of View~ How is this my life? I laid in a massive hammock, my beast of a mate underneath me as the sun set on the horizon. The mix of oranges, pinks and even purples were breathtaking and I was going to get to watch this every single freakin’ night. Jett had given us a more comprehensive house tour before I was basically tossed out so the men could talk. That lasted for THREE freaking hours. I’d get what I could out of Sawyer later on, especially if I was to have such a prominent role in the pack like they had explained. Tomorrow some of the locals were going to come by and show us around the area, I was excited and really … I hoped there were some females I could befriend. I missed my friends, I missed my mom. Just having all this new stuff happen, finding my soulmate … and not having a single person to tell about it was impossible. “Remy says he can talk to Eva now,” I heard, just in my ear. I’d felt her presence grow these last few hours but she wasn’t saying muc
~Lola’s Point of View~ A tear fell from my eye as I watched the forest burning, with nothing I could do to stop it. I’d watched as Remy and his men shredded several enemy wolves on the beach then ran off into the darkness. My only source of comfort was the woman to my side that I now knew as Luann. And the button down shirt she’d given me since I wasn’t thrilled to be sitting here totally nude in front of her fifteen year old. She could at least mind-link with others and while she told me I likely could with Sawyer as his mate I didn’t dare try. I couldn’t interrupt him, not now. It seemed like the fighting was pretty heavily concentrated back on the border, the Cove had successfully beaten them back and no more had tried to come down the beach. I was furious of course that this unbelievably special and amazing night was ruined but I could hardly do anything about it now. Shifting back was insanely painful, especially since Eva didn’t get much time on her own, couldn’t even run to
~Sawyer’s Point of View~ “That’s it, that’s it Jess, come on baby girl,” I said, cooing at my daughter. She looked at me with her bright green eyes and smiled. She put one chubby little foot in front of the other as she took her first steps … like she’s been waiting forever. Like she visualized it and had a plan. I held my arms out to her as she finally collapsed into me. “Ohh!!! Ohh god, I got it! I got it on video,” Lola screamed. My sexy mate was pregnant again, but she didn’t know it yet. I just picked up the scent yesterday. It was likely her wolf would figure it out today or tomorrow so I’d wait and let that happen. I was surprised it took this long to happen again but it was good we had some time between pups. It was damn hard for Lola to wrap her head around the fact that shifters have varying times for pregnancy. For wolf shifters it is usually 20-25 weeks. We had Jess at 21 and she was absolutely perfect. “Did I miss it,” I heard, and looked up to see Lola’s father. She
~Three Months Later~ ~Drake’s Point of View~ *That’s it baby! You got him,* Gage shouted at Helena through mind-link. Gage sat back on his hind legs and proudly stared at the beauty in the snow, who was devouring a large gopher who had given her quite a chase. Corinne was two and a half months pregnant and already growing quite tired from shifting, so this may likely be the last time she does it until after our twins are born. We’d had to start from scratch when her wolf came. It was as if Helena was a brand new wolf coming into her own, and we had to teach her everything. I couldn’t be happier to see her hunting skills were this good already. *That’s my girl,* Remy cooed, over mind-link, open to us both. I rolled my eyes. It was bad enough that Sawyer and I damn near came to blows over Lola, but now we were destined to fight over another female’s attention for all our days. Gage and I were desperate to be the ones to show Helena everything. To grow her abilities and be there for
~Corinne’s Point of View~ Despite Drake marking me, the full moon proved to be too much for his wolf. I caved and just told everyone to leave us be, leave us alone. But Sawyer refused. He saw right through me, and made them take Drake away. I had no clue what they did with him, but I wasn’t sure tonight would be any better. The pull of a full moon can last a couple of days at minimum. I didn’t sleep a wink, my body was crippled with spasms and pain that seemed not to stop. Why couldn’t I just sleep with him? Why hadn’t I just done it? *No,* I heard, making me pop out of bed. “Helena,” I said, barely in a whisper. *It needs to be special, not rushed,* she said. I fell back against the bed, my arms and legs splayed out in all directions. *Goddess I’ve missed you terribly. I’m so damn sorry. I’m so so sorry,* I said, tears streaming down my face. *I’m still so weak. But I think the next full moon, I’ll have it together. Go to mate now, the closeness to his wolf will help me,* sh
~Drake’s Point of View~ *Skin … creamy soft…* Gage purred. He demanded I touch her sandy blonde hair, it was damp and we wanted to run our fingers through it. I couldn’t possibly help myself despite knowing I had to tread carefully. Even touching Corinne before she was ready could be disastrous. I had no idea when the last time was that a male touched her, maybe the last time she had a pup but I just didn’t know. I’d already spent a lot of time speaking with the doctors about PTSD. It was hardly something I dared to ask her about, the female seemed to resent me and try to run away every chance she got. Gage liked at first, cat and mouse. But after a few days it just became depressing. I didn’t have the heart to just come out and tell her we were mates. Not to mention Sawyer told me to let it run its course. See if her wolf comes out just by being around me. Being around other strong wolves. If her wolf came, she would do wonders for calming Corinne, giving her reassurance. Judgin
~Corinne’s Point of View~ “Mama, I love your cuddles,” I heard, making me stir. I squeezed the warmth in my arms, it was my son Jakob. Oh, and Helena apparently. I really didn’t know what it was to sleep alone but it wasn’t as though I was able to give the kids all their own beds. I couldn’t even believe that I had slept, basically only because my body was THAT tired. That exhausted. I still couldn’t even believe it. Venom was no more. There would be no more cave, no more hole in the earth we called home for so long. But above all … no more males coming in the night and invading our bodies. In a weird way, I’d miss our little bunker. The only home my babies had known. We were now in a large cabin with tons of rooms. Tons of light and colors. Real furniture. A deep breath already told me someone was cooking and my stomach practically lurched me out of bed. I couldn’t believe how nice everyone was, maybe being the Alpha’s sister will have perks. Maybe they’re just actually n
~Drake’s Point of View~ *Fuck this is a long run, we need a drink,* Gage whined. We were exhausted but this was hardly the time to stop. He wasn’t wrong though. *There should be a few cabins coming up, we’ll stop there,* I promised him. I was getting mind-links from all over. Digger had attacked Belle and Lola, now he was on the loose. There were easily a hundred guardians already there on site but our lands were so damn big finding him wouldn’t be as easy as you’d think. They all believed he was heading toward the beach though, and everyone said Jett took Alice there. I knew he would take her to the ship, there’d be no chance in hell anyone could find them hidden away in the cove. It was a perfect hiding spot and likely how the ship ended up there in the first place. Then went to hide their treasure then couldn’t get back out. Everyone had theories. The first cabin we stopped at had a family in it, thankfully they had a bunch of chicken and rice left from dinner which Gage ate
~Lola’s Point of View~ Should have never agreed to go with Belle, all these damn kids in such a small space! But seeing Alice and Jett make eyes at each other constantly made me just feel awkward. I needed a distraction and I wasn’t getting it watching those two practically fucking with their eyes. It took some serious effort but Duncan was actually a massive help getting all the babies to bed. We’d had to make beds out of dresser drawers for the tiny ones, there was so little space. Belle and I were going to be sharing a cot as it was. I didn’t think Sawyer would want me snuggling up to a male. We’d gotten a mind-link earlier that our guardians had defeated Venom and everyone was on their way back. But it could be dawn before they’d be back. I’d gotten some weird feelings and sensations through my mate bond for the last couple of hours and I didn’t know what to make of it all. Sawyer was sad, but yet happy and relieved. I hated waiting to find out why but he was okay and that’s al
~Alice’s Point of View~ “Ohh right there yeah, Ohh Jett, you’re so deep, right in the middle ohh you know my spot,” I moaned. “It’s only the beginning, good thing you have four strong hands to take care of you,” Jett said, licking his lips. Damn, why does he have to be so impossibly good looking? Even just sitting there it’s nearly impossible not to shove him down and-- *There’s noise outside,* Maura shouted. Jett’s wolf must have sensed it at the same moment because he dropped my foot and leapt to the window. There were two guardians on patrol outside the house and I immediately realized that wasn’t enough. An awful kind of dread fell over me, and Maura was begging to shift. We had planned to stay holed up in Dane’s old cabin while everyone was gone, but I was too curious to see the infamous beach house and didn’t think it should sit empty. So we passed the cabin on to Belle and her pups, with Duncan going along. It would be tight for all but it was far enough in the south. T
~Corinne’s Point of View~ “Sa… Sawyer?” The word left my mouth, my heart raced but my mind… My mind tried to convince me I was hallucinating. Vivian took my hand, knowing his name. As many times as I’d told stories of how we grew up. How I’d had to lose everything to the same male who now held me captive. The babies were all scared and restless, having been woken twice in the night now. But this gruff voice in the dark, it was like a beacon of light and hope … more than I’d ever felt. The Goddess was shining her light on me, in my darkest hour. I handed my pup to Viv and took a step forward. She put her free hand on the small of my back as I began to shake uncontrollably. The last time I’d seen my brother’s face he was a contorted mess of anger, rage and half wolf. It was torture to have that as the last memory of my best friend. “Corrie! I’m here, I’m here. I’m real honey,” I heard. His voice was nothing like I remembered, it was so rough and he sounded so pained. Honey … that