Sam POV
As I walked into the quaint pub, I could see why it was so popular. There were lots of sitting areas, along with a small dance floor. A place for a band to set up. As I took a spot at a booth toward the back, I nodded to the waitress indicating I would l like to order a drink and some food.
It was not long before my food was delivered, and I was taking in the scenery. There were a lot of couples present tonight. Happy couples. I had been with lots of women, Jenna had kept warning me that my future mate would not be happy with my promiscuous ways. Not that I found that when I found my fated mate, I think with a low growl.
I knew I needed a distraction. Someone to take my mind off what was going on at home. I had accepted her rejection and had felt the bond break when I said those words. Looking around the club I noticed a hot brunette looking my way. She smiled and gestured for me to come over to sit beside her.
While a part of me hesitated, the other part reminded me I had no reason not to indulge in some fun. So, smiling and putting my troubles to the back of my mind, I make my way over to the woman waiting for me.
As I approach her, she reaches her hand out to introduce herself. “Hi, my name is Lana.”. Taking her smaller hand in mine, “Nice to meet you Lana; I am Sam,” I reply. Gesturing to the seat beside her, “Have a seat and let me by you a beer,” she says. This is the first time a woman has offered to buy me a beer. Maybe things were looking up.
I cautiously sit down beside her as the waitress brings me another drink. I go to tell her to add it to my tab when Lana already does so. I tip my bottle to her drink, “Cheers,” I say to her; “Cheers, indeed,” she replies. “So, what is your poison tonight?” I ask her. “I am hoping it will be you,” she says boldly.
I look at her and smile. I love her forward approach. So many women act shy or play innocent. I could tell instantly there was no playing with Lana. What you see is what you get. “But if you are referring to my beverage of choice, I am enjoying a whiskey with a splash of ginger ale. Heavier on the whiskey,” she says with a wink.
I think at another time, I could fall in love with this woman, I chuckle internally. “What brings you here?” Lana asks me. “Just on a much-needed vacation,” I answer nonchalantly. I am not prepared to share a lot of information with anyone. I do not want the pity, and this woman does know about shifters. She has no scent that I can detect which helps me understand she is a human. Interestingly humans do not have a scent that we can detect. We can detect wolves around us and this seems to be a wolf free zone.
“What about you? What brings you out tonight?” I ask her causally. I assume she does not have a significant other. She has no rings on her fingers, no man has come up to me to shove me away from her. “I happen to spend a lot of time here,” she replies. “Oh?” I ask. “It is a great spot to sneak away for a break from life,” she replies. “You do not live around here?” I ask. “Nope, I live a few communities away. As I am sure you have realized, the communities are close overall, but many in mine tend to stay where they are and do not venture too far from home,” she says with a smirk.
“Interesting. A rebellious woman. I like it,” I reply to her. She laughs, “Rebellious in many ways,” she says with another wink. I can feel myself falling into the easy banter. It is nice to be able to speak with someone and not think about the crap that has been my life lately. As we sit there in silence, amicably sipping our drinks, she nudges my shoulder when a slow song comes on. “Up for a dance?” she asks. “With a beautiful woman, always,” I reply putting my drink down and taking her hand.
We move slowly to the dancefloor. I take her in amongst the dancers, so we are more in the middle of the throng of people. She slides her hands up my chest to wrap around my neck. She is a brunette with stunning blue eyes, taller than the average female so I do not have to bend down to have her wrap around me. Her curves feel perfect in my big hands.
I slide my hands around her waist letting my hands rest on her round ass. I pull her closer to me, as she snuggles in, and we flow with the music. Before I know it, I am lost in the music and the woman in my arms. As the song ends, we pull away slightly. Lana pulls my head toward hers capturing my lips in a slow and sensuous kiss. Her tongue slides over mine slowly as we continue swaying to music that has changed to a faster tempo.
Pulling back from me, she looks into my eyes, “Let’s get out of here,” she says. There is nothing sexier than a woman who knows what she wants. I want to know who this woman is. Taking her hand, I lead her toward the bar, pulling cash out of my pocket. Before she can complain I have her tab and mine paid and we are heading toward the parking lot. I lead her toward my bike when she shakes her head pointing to her ride.
I burst out laughing. She is also riding a sporty bike. I think I have died and gone to heaven. “Follow me?” I ask and she nods as she heads over to her bike after giving me another lingering kiss with lots of promise. I ride over to her bike and wait for her to get her helmet on, and she is ready to leave.
Slowly pulling out of the parking lot, she quickly joins me on the road, and we make our way to my hotel. Sliding into a parking spot, we park beside one another. I slide my helmet off as she slides her helmet off. Her hair comes cascading down from where it was tucked into the helmet. Throwing her leg off the bike, she holds her helmet as she says, “Lead the way, Romeo.”.
Taking her helmet and tucking it under my arm, I take her other hand and we walk toward the entrance to the hotel. Nodding to the guest clerk on my way in, we head to the elevator. As we enter, Lana throws herself at me kissing me passionately. We are both fighting for dominance in our kiss. She slides her tongue over mine and I indulge in her taste. Sweet like candy.
As the elevator door opens, Lana steps back away from me. Her plump lips red from our intense kiss. Putting my hand in my pocket, I pull out my room key as I lead the way down the hall to my room. As soon as the door is open, Lana pushes me back against the closing door. The helmets fall softly to the floor as I feel her pulling off my leather jacket. I slip her’s over her shoulders to reveal a tight black tank top.
Her hands slide up to my face and she pulls my lips to her’s. She slides her tongue across mine moaning as she does so. Her hands slide away from my chest as she moves to kiss across my jaw and down my neck.
Her hands are now removing my white t-shirt pulling it up over my head. She moves her lips down to my chest kissing across and moving downward. I lean my head back against the door as I feel her fingers at the button of my jeans. She reaches back up kissing me again as she grinds against my hardening cock.
I groan as she breaks off our kiss once again slipping to her knees in front of me. She slowly slides the zipper down on my jeans slipping her hand inside and pulling my hard cock out. I slide my jeans down slightly to release the pressure I can feel with the tightness of my jeans.
Lana swipes her tongue slowly across the tip of my wet cock, cupping me below. She squeezes gently and I groan as I relax against the door. She slowly slides her mouth around me, taking me fully into her mouth so I am touching the back of her throat. She murmurs and the sensation is incredible. I almost embarrass myself and lose it there.
She drags her mouth back, sucking in while she does so. She repeats this process a couple of times before starting to increase her speed. Looking down I see her head bobbing on my cock with her hands now on my hips. I put my hands in her hair holding her still as I push my hips forward. She takes all of me in her mouth as I slide in back and forth. The feel of her tight, wet mouth on me is driving me crazy. I thrust faster until I reach my release. She swallows all that I have to offer.
She sucks me inside her mouth a couple more times to enjoy the aftereffects before she sits back on her heels with a smile. I lean down pulling her up and picking her. She wraps her long legs around my waist as I kiss her, tasting myself on her tongue. I walk her toward the bed and fall with her landing on top of me. She grinds against me as we continue kissing and sucking on one another’s tongues.
I pull her tank top over her head to reveal her bare breasts. They were the perfect size – fitting perfectly in my hands. I roll her over quickly kissing down her neck and reaching her nipple to suck it into my mouth. Pushing her nipple against the roof of my mouth, my other hand teases her other nipple. Lana is moaning and wanting more. I slide my hand down her curves and reach the top of her jeans.
Moving my mouth to tease her other nipple, I use both hands to undo her jeans. Lana lifts her hips to allow me to slide her jeans down her legs. I release her nipple as I pull her jeans away, tossing my own to the side as well. I am hit with the scent of her arousal instantly. Slipping my finger into her thong I feel how slick she is.
Without waiting I pull my hand out sliding her panties down her long legs. I kiss the inside of her thigh making my way back up to the top of her legs. As I reach her core, I rub my nose along her outer lips absorbing her scent. I swipe my tongue out between her lips rubbing briefly at her clit.
Lana is moving against my tongue wanting her release. I slide my tongue away from her to her whimpers. Moving around I swipe my tongue over all of her sliding my tongue into her core slowly at first and increasing speed. Quickly Lana’s hips are moving to my thrusts. I slide a finger inside and she moans as she keeps chasing her release. I slip a second finger inside and move my mouth back to her clit.
As I suck and slide a third finger deep inside Lana’s core, I can feel here walls start to flutter as she reaches her orgasm. I continue to suck on her and move my fingers inside her as she rides the waves of her release. As she comes back down from her high I hear her chuckle, “That was amazing,” she says.
Smiling back to her, I stand up, and she smiles seeing I am ready for round two. Moving my body to lay across hers, I reply, “We are just getting started darlin’,” as I slide into her wet core.
Josie POV The day had finally arrived. I was eating my meals, and Jenna was pleased with my limited progress. Adam had finally agreed, although Jenna had already decided she said she wanted to give him the illusion of having a choice. I was moved to the holding cells. Jenna did not want to do healing in the dungeons. Not that I blamed her, I would not want too either. It was a dreary place. As I looked around the room, it was a closed in cell with a door. The only way people could see in was through the door window. And I could see a curtain was placed to block out inquiring minds. I was anxious. I did not realize how badly I wanted this to work. I wanted to feel worthy of being with someone. I wanted too not be a rogue anymore, and I felt like I had the option today. I did not know what would happen after Jenna attempts to heal me, but I would try my best to get Sam back. I had never experienced hope before. Now I seemed to have it,
Jenna POV “We need to get her to the Pack hospital now,” I say to Adam. He stands up mind-linking Jack to advise we were moving. Jack comes in once Adam unlocks the door and picks Josie up as we all run to the Pack house. Adam had also mind-linked Doctor Rivers, the Pack Hospital doctor, to have a gurney ready when we arrived. Doctor Rivers and one of his nurses were waiting and rushed Josie to the designated room. Adam came in behind me with Jack guarding the door. Doctor Rivers excused the nurse waiting for her to leave before looking at me waiting for an explanation. As the door closed, I looked to Doctor Rivers, “I am trying to heal her as I started to heal her brother,” I say to him. He looks at me confused and looks down to Josie. “Why her?” he asks me. “She was innocent in all of this; she deserves a second chance,” I reply to him. He nods as he moves around starting to attach different machines to Josie. “What happened when you s
Jenna POV After diner, I went into my office to check on a few emails. I was planning a Mating Gala in the next week, and I wanted to see who had accepted so far. As a new Luna, I quickly realized we have a lot of unmated wolves in our Pack. I quickly learned that this was the case with other Packs in our alliances. So, I decided to host a gala with the goal for some of our wolves to find their mates. Upon entering a bouquet of white roses catch my attention. I love white roses and it would be just like Adam to leave them for me. With everything going on, he could be so thoughtful. I mind-link him, “Thank you for the beautiful flowers, mate,” I say to him. There is a pause before Adam replies, “I did not send you any flowers.”. Hmmm, I think as I move toward the bouquet first smelling them before I remove the card on the flowers. “From your secret admirer,” it says. I feel a weird feeling in my stomach as Adam walks in looking a
Jenna POV Adam, Josie, and I had briefly discussed the potential of having the tracking device removed but I did advise them it was in an intricate part of the brain. The risk would be high that she would either not make it out of the surgery or would potentially have brain damage. I agreed to consult with Doctor Rivers on his knowledge of doctors who might specialize in this type of surgery with high success rates. The bigger question was why did she have a tracking device inside her? Was it something from her father, or had it been put there for other reasons or by someone else? And who was monitoring it now? Did this mean someone would be coming for her? We had no idea and no way to prepare. Josie asked about Sam for the first time this morning. Adam honestly replied he had not heard from him recently. We had not heard from Sam. Jack had tried to call him with everything that had happened in the past twelve hours but had not had a reply as yet. Jack had ente
Jenna POV “Dad?” I ask confused. My father looks at me with a mixture of embarrassment and frustration. What is he doing here and what happened to the mystery man I was supposed to meet? I looked around the diner once more in case I have missed him, and this is some bizarre coincidence. “Sit, Jenna,” my father says as he gestures to the server to come take our order. As Adam suggested, I refused anything and sat there expectantly waiting for my father to explain why he was here. He ordered himself a coffee with breakfast. He smirked when I refused to order anything, “Did your mate tell you not to take anything?” he taunts me. Again, I am confused by his behaviour. This is not the man I grew up with. I ignore his question considering standing up and leaving. I would not tolerate his treatment of me, regardless of if he was my father or not. “Why are you here?” I ask my father. He takes a sip of his fresh coffee, and simply looks at me.
Jenna POV I try to get away from Adam scrambling on my hands and knees to get to my father. I hated him in this moment, but I did not want him to die. Adam held me back until he was certain the shooter was no longer a threat. He and Jack protected me with their bodies as we hurried to where my father had fallen. I immediately see that my father has a gun shot through the chest. I quickly role him and see that the bullet went through him. I am uncertain what might have been hit with the shot, but it is a good sign that the bullet went through him. I tell Adam so they can start looking to make sure the bullet did not strike anyone in the diner, while I go to work on my father. I do a discreet scan and see that his heart was nicked with the bullet but everything else is fine. I do a quick fix that does not require a lot of my healing efforts. I put my hand over the bullet hole and hold it there while his wolf tries to stop the bleeding. Bein
Adam POV Jenna had taken a seat on the couch. Jack was standing against the wall next to where she sat. And I was sitting behind my desk. I had been advised two warriors were on their way with Tiffany. The door was open in expectation of their arrival. As the warriors entered the Pack house, we could hear Tiffany screaming profanities at the warriors. They clearly were not bothered by her words as they suddenly appeared with her in the doorway. Pushing Tiffany inside she fell to her hands and knees in the middle of my office. As she turned to scowl at the two warriors, I yelled, “Enough!”. She was startled and suddenly looked around the room realizing where she was. A look of fear crossed her face briefly before she smirked at me. She had the audacity to smirk. She stands in front of me, “You called for me, Alpha? Finally, had enough of your Luna?” she taunts. I see Jenna tense out of the corner of my eye, but she does not rise to the
Adam POV I could not believe what I was hearing. Like this made some kind of sense to Alpha Gordon. I could feel the tension and heartbreak that Jenna was feeling. I had wrapped my arms around her, feeling her coldness in the dank dungeons. I tried to move her, but she was standing firm. She was not finished with her father. “What do you get in return for turning me and Josie over?” Jenna asks her father. He looks at her confused. “Jenna, you are safe for now. They have Josie,” he says like he has saved her. “That’s just it, I am safe for now, what happens when they need me? Are you going to kidnap me yourself?” she asks her father. “Jenna, you always were so dramatic,” her father hisses. “What is the harm in healing the men and women to help them?” he asks her. We all look at him incredulously. “You want me to heal an army of rogues who want to destroy Packs?” she asks him slowly. It is like he does not see the harm of what he is sa
One Year Later …Sam POV As I look around, I see the most important people in my life surrounding me. I smile as I watch Dylan, our pup, try to stand with Josie holding his hands, protecting him from falling. I see Gracie, and Maryse, Jack and Sarah’s little girl, playing on the blanket in the grass. Their parents keeping a close eye on the girls. Miranda and Rick had joined us with their pups. Their four-year-old Brandon and their pup, Lexi were with them. It was not often that Miranda and Rick trusted to bring their children just anywhere, but we had all grown so close after what we went through almost a year ago our trust with each other had grown exponentially. Lexi was also on the blanket playing with the girls … as much as pups can play. They mostly roll around and slobber at this stage, I think with a chuckle. Daniel and Lucas had also joined us. Among all the couples, they struggled the most. Daniel had post-traumatic stress disorder from wha
Sarah POV The entire hospital is complete chaos. So much is happening, so many injured warriors. I was grateful to the Moon Goddess every time someone came in and it was not Jack. I felt on edge as warriors kept being sent in. Some would return to the battle, but others lost their fight.Before I can move to comfort a lost warrior’s mate, my heart jumps in my throat as I see Colby run in with Jack. He was wounded. I scream as I see him passed out and not responding to my calls. As I turn to look to Jenna she starts to move forward until the next person to run in is Rick with Adam and Kate.“We have lost him twice on the way in, we need to get him to surgery now,” Kate demands as she runs to see which operating room is free. Jenna moves forward slowly to Adam trying to heal him of his ailments. “Jenna, we need to move now. There are too many to fix and he is going to bleed out if I do not get him into the operating room now,” Kate says to Jenna.Jenna looks at me,
Sam POV As we take off out the front door of the Pack house, we agreed that Adam and Jack would go with Colby and Kate to the north and we would take Drake and Maddie with us to the south. Sarah was contacting Miranda to organize her witches. Before we hit the forest to shift, Miranda and Rick were beside us. We tore off clothes as we shifted. Paws kicking up the dirt as we raced to the borders wanting to reach our panicked warriors. They were outnumbered and were quickly being overpowered. Suddenly everything went quiet through the mind-links. We were stunned into pushing harder to get there to see what was happening. I reached out to Adam but quickly learned our mind-link abilities were broken. Slowing down I shift quickly as everyone slows around me. “Our mind-link channels are broken with the Pack. We need to proceed with caution,” I say before quickly shifting back into my wolf, Chance, and taking the lead to get us to the southern bor
Daniel POV I was never so scared as I had been when I had been tortured. I knew I was not long for this world when they punctured my lung. When I saw Miranda, I was blown away. That this courageous woman would take a chance for a man she barely knew was beyond my comprehension. There was so very little I could do to thank her for being there at the right moment. I recognized Jenna but I did not recognize the other woman. As if understanding my confusion, she steps forward, “Hi, I am Kate from the Silver Crescent Pack,” she says as she introduces herself. “We are very pleased that you have woken up. It was a little touch and go there,” she adds. “I am sorry, did you say the Silver Crescent Pack?” Daniel asks. “Yes, I am the Luna and a doctor,” she replies wondering about my question. “I am sorry, I heard your Pack name mentioned at the Council. Most recently there was something about watching a girl more closely,” I share with them.
Josie POV No matter what anyone said, I knew they were all putting themselves on the line for me. I was eternally grateful and eternally feeling guilty at the same time. I was learning this is what family did but having never experienced it before it was a foreign concept to me. And it was hard to accept the help that I knew they would force on me. It overwhelmed me in a good way. Looking around the conference room table, we had Colby, Kate, Sarah, Jack, Sam, Adam, Jenna, Miranda, Rick, and myself. Alpha Jared had rushed home to his Pack after the implied threat over Luna Lily and the children she was looking after. Lucas would not leave Daniel’s side – not that I had blamed him. And Alpha Thomas had errands to run in town so he would join us after. “We need to split up when they come. They have already indicated each border would be at risk,” Adam says to the group. “I want to propose that we all go to the first location. If they attack al
Lucas POV I have been sitting by Daniel’s bed since they finished operating on him. I cannot bear to look at my mate without rage taking over my mind. Seeing the abuse Daniel withstood breaks me. I do not know how he survived but I will be forever grateful he had the strength to do so. I watch the consistent blip on the machine indicating he is alive. It has been one day since he came out of the operating room. One day I have had him by my side. I have held his hand. I have spoken with him even though he is still in a coma. I have not left his side. One day that has given the medical team a reason to breathe a semi-cautious sigh of relief. The longer his body kept going, the better chances he had of making a full recovery.His boss has stood by as well. So far nobody but me and the medical team have visited Daniel. That is the way I have wanted it. I needed to know he was safe. And as Colby had reminded us, we did not know who we could trust.
Kate POV I had witnessed my share of injured warriors, but I have never seen a wolf survive this level of torture. There were so many things happening at once it was hard to keep up with them. Even with the Pack Hospital’s doctor, Jenna, and myself – it felt like we were fighting a losing battle. I could hear this man’s mate yelling in the hallway. It was a distraction we did not need. Jenna asked Adam through their mind-link to try and remove him. I understood how hard it was to leave your mate, but right now we needed to focus one hundred percent. As I heard the yelling fade away, I was able to focus more intently on what was happening in front of us. Daniel was crashing as Jenna jumped up trying to stem the blood flow. The gunshot wound was causing us the most worry at the moment. While the other injuries would have to be fixed, the gunshot wound, with the wolfsbane and silver, continued to ooze blood. I needed to get in there and remov
Josie POV It was taking too long. We all knew it. Nobody was saying it, but we knew. She should have returned by now. It had been ten minutes since she had broken her connection with Sarah. Ten long minutes of Rick pacing, everyone watching their clocks. “She will come back. She promised,” Rick mutters. Before anyone could say anything there was this goddess awful sound of something falling. And then suddenly before our eyes was Miranda and Daniel. Both of them full of blood. Rick is the first to reach Miranda, “I am okay, Rick, I am okay,” she says as she passes out. This is normal, I remind myself. Whenever she uses her powers, she needs Rick to help bring her back. Jenna is there to try and reach for Miranda, wanting to check her head wound. From what I could tell it was something Jenna could easily mend as she brushed her hand over it, and it stopped bleeding. Wanting to do a thorough check of Miranda, Jenna murmurs to Rick, “Let’s
Sarah POV I finally had an opportunity to help support this effort. I knew it was minimal but at least I could keep track of Miranda. I would feel when she would have to cut the attachment to me. Me sharing my powers allowed her to extend the use of hers so it would give her an extra ten minutes at best. Rick stands and starts to pace. I say nothing. Nobody offers any words of platitude. There is nothing that can be done or said to make this any better. Kate and Jenna are discussing strategies quietly for when Miranda arrives back. Strategies that include if she is compromised in any way. Jack moves towards me, but I shake my head no. Anything could break our connection and it was not going to be me being distracted. The longer I could hold the connection, the longer she would have support. We did not know what she would encounter when she arrived, but my added powers would ensure her success. I wish I could see what she was seeing. I wi