*Delilah*I let out a whoosh of breath as Jamie tossed me roughly to the ground. My clothes were disgusting at this point and my hair hung in clumps around my face.I breathed in and out quickly as I tried to get control of myself again. I heard the door close behind us to the house and felt Jamie knelt beside me. He ran his hand softly over my cheek before he gripped my chin roughly and turned my face to look at him. “I don’t want any more trouble out of you. You’re going to do as I say, or I’m going to beat you until you do.” I tried to pull my face out of his grip but it was like iron and I was stuck. I grunted and pushed against him but the wolfbane around my wrist drained all the energy from my limbs and left me too weak to do much more than lift my hands to his chest. He chuckled darkly. “You like what you feel? Happy to finally have a real man?”He ran his free hands down my body and I whimpered. Then I moved my face quickly, biting his hand. He groaned a
*Delilah*“Delilah.”I shook my head lightly and looked up at Andrew. His eyes were full of concern as he held me in his arms still. I tried to smile up at him but he just set his jaw and picked me up, walking toward the building the rogues had been using. “No,” I said, laying my head against his chest. “Please, don’t take me back in there.”He nodded and turned immediately, walking to a makeshift tent some of his security forces put up. “I need to take over this tent if you guys don’t mind.” Andrew didn’t even wait for a reply as he laid me out on the sleeping bag that was on the ground. “Of course, Alpha. Can we help in any other way?” one of the men said. “Yes, Steven. I actually need a few things. She needs some water and something to eat. She also needs a healer. Please send one over as soon as you find one.”Steven nodded and walked away to follow through on the orders he’d been given immediately. It was nice to see the respect that Andrew had for his men.
*Delilah*I woke up still wrapped in Andrew’s arms, the sun streaming through the forest left streaks of life peaking through and birds sang their morning songs.I took a deep breath before stretching.“Good morning,” Andrew said, clearly already awake. “How long have you been awake?” I asked. I hated the idea that he’d laid here just to wait for me to wake up. “Not too long, I was going to wake you up soon but you must’ve known that.”He smiled down at me and I looked up at him, smiling slightly in return. “Are you ready to go home?” he asked, kissing my cheek.“Yes, so ready. I need to see the kids. Are they okay? God, I bet they’ve been so scared.”All the thoughts I’d refused to let in while I was kidnapped flooded through my mind then. “They’re okay. They’re with my parents and… Kendra.” Andrew added the last part like it tasted bad in his mouth. And I had to admit I felt the same way about her.“Kendra?” I asked, knowing there had to be some good story b
*Delilah*He laid me gently back on the bed, our lips never parting. Our clothes were already gone and I was glad that we didn’t have to waste time taking them off. I needed to feel him desperately, I needed to feel desired by someone safe.He leaned up and looked down at me with concern in his eyes.“Are you sure you want to do this? I don’t want you to feel like–”I sat up and kissed him, pushing my tongue into his mouth before biting his bottom lip and pulling away slowly. “I’m sure. Take me, I’m yours.”He didn’t need any further urging as he pushed me back on the bed, my back hitting the mattress just before he was on top of me, his tongue now pushing into my mouth. His strong hands roamed over my body as my hips pushed up against his. I could feel how hard he already was and I tried to move against him, wanting to feel him inside me.He pulled away from me and moved down so that I couldn’t feel him anymore and I groaned. He put his hand lightly around my throat
*Delilah*“Delilah,” Andrew stroked my cheek softly, lovingly waking me from a deep sleep. “Mm?” I sturred but didn’t want to wake up yet. “You have a few visitors,” Andrew whispered and I opened my eyes slowly. “Don’t worry they aren’t in the room with us,” Andrew said, chuckling as he read my mind. “If you aren’t ready to wake up yet, I can ask them to return later.”“Who is it?” I asked, groggily as I sat up in bed. Andrew shifted in the bed to make room for me to sit up but he didn’t move more than a few inches from my side. “Your grandparents,” Andrew started but then he paused and I looked over at him. “And Conrad.”“How is he?” I asked, worried about my dad even after everything. “Well, I think your grandparents are tearing into him while they’re alone but he’s healing well.” Andrew took my hand as I swung my legs over the side of the bed, ready to take on the day. My legs wavered a little and Andrew gave a concerned look at them.“This isn’t because
*Andrew*While Delilah spent time with Cody, Flora, and Kyle, I had to settle some business at the pack house. I wanted to be with my little family but there were certain matters that I needed to attend to before everything could go back to normal. Whatever normal was….I entered the pack house and saw our meeting room was only half full. I walked past the room and went to my office to gather my thoughts before it began. We had a lot to discuss but after everything that had happened the last few days, I just wanted to be home with Delilah and our kids. I never wanted to let them out of my sight again. And after last night with Delilah, I couldn’t keep my mind from wandering and getting distracted by her. When I heard a knock on my door, I looked up and found Logan and Bethany standing in the doorway. They looked like they wanted to talk to me about something important. I checked my watch and noticed the meeting would be starting soon so I stood up from my desk. “Do you need t
*Delilah*Negotiations must have been rough for Andrew because he looked tired. But he also looked pleased. They must have come to an agreement.“Del,” Andrew reached for me as the group left the pack house. I walked toward him and let him pull me into his arms.“How are you?” Andrew asked. I kissed his lips in response. “How was your meeting?”“It went well. It started off rocky but we have a lot of things in common. The most important being you and our children,” Andrew smiled at me and kissed the top of my head. Bethany and Logan approached us and Andrew’s grip on me grew tighter. He held me close to him, not wanting to let me go. The gesture made my heart beat faster. I had a lot of doubts about our coupling but Andrew had been showing his love for me and I was starting to trust it. “Delilah, how are you doing today?” Bethany asked as she reached out and rubbed my arm. She looked like she wanted to hug me but Andrew kept me in his arms and she respected that.
*Kendra*I watched as Delilah brought all three of her children to join her grandparents at the border of our territory. It pleased me to watch them walk away. I could see Andrew watching them leave and his face looked sad and worried. It would be the perfect opportunity to comfort him while they were gone. Andrew walked away after watching Delilah and the kids leave. He stood for a few minutes until they were out of sight before he turned to head back to the pack house. I watched him go and a plan started forming in my head. But for now, I needed to give him some space. I didn’t want to jump on him too soon.I decided to walk around to kill time. I had no plans for today but I thought about tempting Andrew with a homemade meal for dinner. I wasn’t sure that was the right idea yet. I would have to workshop it some more.Walking around with the mix of our pack and the Galloway pack had started to frustrate me. I used to be popular, on top of the world, at the top of the pack, b