I paced back and forth nervously occasionally trying to adjust or reorganize anything. We had a fairly quiet morning at the clinic anyways because the physician had completed most of his visits early in the morning and the rest of our new CNAs were able to handle him. I really should be working on charting and checking the other few patients we had that remained like the red wolf who lay quietly alone as he always did. I felt a tinge of guilt as I should be a better nurse to him and cared for him as he deserved but I just couldn’t bring myself to know that he had been the cause of so much pain to my mate. My mate! I could not believe the words I heard in my head. I saw Laura approaching and tried to look busy I wasn’t sure what to say as I waited to see why my mate was in with the Alpha and what could possibly be taking so long that I could not check on him. “Sophia you do not look well,” Laura stated as she gently put her arm on my shoulder. “I’m sure he is alright and i
I waited for her to walk in the door and as soon as she did I was completely memorized once again. Her pale skin was so beautiful with her beautiful white snow hair pinned so tightly up her head. I couldn’t help but think how beautiful that hair would be down with my hands flowing through it. Again my erection tried to rise and I bunched up my blanket to pretend I was getting more comfortable. Her crystal blues took me in I imagined I didn’t look very good at the moment. I’d been out for close to a week and I felt my chin full of stubbles of red. I generally kept myself tidier and I was disappointed she was seeing me this way. Then those beautiful crystal eyes of hers looked over at me. Her face was more plump and full of life than my friend Kellina’s and although some of their generic features were the same, this woman was far more beautiful than any other woman I’d ever seen. I did my best to take her in wearing her light blue button-up dress with a white surgical apron on top. She c
I finished patrol early and so far all was quiet in the pack which was a good thing but also made me uneasy. With the recent sighting of the red crescent pack members, I was sure there would be some kind of retaliation because for all they knew we had killed three of their pack and that didn’t come without consequences typically for any pack. Although I was never sure what would be up the sleeve of the leader of that pack because if you would at the mating ceremony of my beloved adopted daughter Kellina and the future alpha there have been an attack. I would have told anyone who would listen to you were crazy. I kicked my ass daily for not seeing that coming and now watching the destruction of Kellina in every which way was harder than losing my wife and daughter long ago. I tried to put the thought to the side as I approached the clinic doors. I was there for three reasons one to welcome Gorm back to the living and see for myself he was okay. Second check on the red wolf that re
We shuffled out quickly out of the clinic and I walked quickly desperatley trying to get to Sarah’s quickly so that there wasn’t much time for Corgan and me to talk. I hated going through all the emotions and did everyhting possible after Rogan left to avoid all of these things at all cost. I already knew Corgan was blunt honest and direct just like Rogan and right now im my life these were things I wanted to avoid. “Kellina if we walk any faster we might as well be running.” I ignored his statement and kept on the same pace out the walls of the Pack house and into the beautiful green of our pack land. The roads weren’t always what most used around here and because of that the Alpha and Luna had decided to start putitng in walking paths to just aobut eveywhere. The inner part of the town as you would call it was about a mile away from the pack house but was becoming more and more its own inner city full of shops, grocery store, gas stations. All the normal things you wo
We were both quiet as we left Sarah’s and the sun was just setting. I took in the beauty of the rolling hills and trees all around us. The one thing that I loved more than anything about our pack land was the natural beauty of all of it. We had our shops and stores closer to the center but still most chose to live outside the confines of town and take in the countryside. We owed it all to our ancestors for getting this land and maintaining it for so long so we could love the natural beauty of all of it. Sarah was surprisingly very candid even in front of Corgan which I hadn’t expected and as we stepped down off the porch he grabbed my hand holding it sweetly. I should have pulled away but I allowed it because something had shifted between us because I was now considering this mating even if it did feel semi-forced. It was the most reasonable decision. I worried about Eric though and how he would feel but I had to be realistic neither was my true mate and this at least brought s
The entire pack was elated and although I should have told them to ration more of the food everyone had been hungry for so long that we all deserved the feast. It was nice to hear the laughter in the air and I sat beside me not as happy Alpha Athena. I held her hand and I knew she was upset with me for doing what we did without telling her. I whispered into her ear passed her red silk hair. “I know you are angry at me but please see how good this is for our pack. Everyone here needed this even you.” I paused for a moment and felt her body tense at my words. I wasn’t being completely fair about it as I was using my most deep seductive voice hoping it would calm her and lure her in. “You know I love you and would do anything to keep our pack at peace.” Her face now turned and she looked me up and down. She was obviously still angry. She looked deep into me and up and down showing her fury with every look. I could feel the fire inside her trying to ignite me into a ba
My mind was still reeling trying to understand in disbelief how the Red Crescent Pack could not only steal from us but do it so easily right from our pack house. Somewhere in the night, I fell asleep deep in my thoughts. I tried to put aside all my ideas and told myself that this couldn’t be because they’d tortured Rogan and he was able to give them details that made it easier for them to access our food storage. I didn’t want to imagine what he was going through if he was alive or perhaps this was the last thing that took him from me for good. My wolf paced in my head all night and still hints of dreams kept coming of me heading to the waterfall to be left standing there alone. I wished in my dreams that any of my family could help guide me through all of this. I tried to not think too much about what Sarah had shared with us but still, it was there in my mind as well could I be the way to stop the Red Cresent Pack for good by taking over as their Alpha? How on earth would that
“I want the fuck out of here! Just let me fucking go!” I screamed over and over pulling at the straps that hooked me to the hospital bed. I knew just being here wasn’t a good sign it meant my brother was gone and the last thing I remember was Gorm coming at me! Gorm who used to be my brother and then he had the fucking nerve to come in here and try to talk to me! I wasn’t going to do it! This was my last chance to do something right by my brother and keep my mouth fucking shut! They’d have to kill me and then I could be back out blessed moon goddess! Yes, that was the only option for me. I felt the rage pour into me and I again screamed “Just kill me you stupid motherfuckers! I’m not telling you anything!” I heard the guards outside pounding on the door. “Just shut the fuck up then and I would be glad to kill you!” “Fuck why is the Alpha insistent on keeping this guy around?” “You fucking know why we need him to tell us where they are fucking hiding at. We can’t keep letti
“He kissed her! He fucking kissed her!” I kept yelling in my brain as I raced up the stairs. I needed Rollo, I needed the Alpha and I was going to end this. I arrived at the door of the Alpha’s office and told the guard I needed the Alpha now, not a moment later Rollo arrived throwing his shirt on quickly. “Kellina my dear what is it? You don’t look okay?” Rollo checked me over and I knew he could see the bruises on my arm which out of just wanting to avoid the conversation I put my hands behind my back. “Rollo I need to talk to the Alpha now and need Corgan there.” “Corgan, what?” He questioned me but then stopped. “Okay, whatever you need my sweet girl.” He then turned to the guard. “You heard him go get Corgan now!” He barked and the guard jumped racing up the stairs. At that moment the door opened up and the Alpha stood there, “What the fuck is going on?” “I need to talk to you about the deal we made now please and” I turned to Rollo, “I need to make sur
The door creaked open and inside was the same setup as was in my previous cell. I could feel Kellina beside me breathing so heavily I was worried she would hyperventilate but when I turned to her she took a deep breath and then gave me the blankest smile. I knew it wasn’t real but she was there standing beside me as she always had. Part of me wanted to tell her everything right now that the kiss we had shared had filled in a thousand gaps in my memory and I knew now she was my mate but I couldn’t just yet because of the hold Athena had on me had to be released before I could even begin again with the beautiful white wolf with burgundy tangles of hair intertwined. I heard my wolf in my head. Mine it said and only that. I knew what my wolf wanted and so did I but the burning in my flesh from the fake mark Athena had given me had to be released because my whole self felt as if it would explode at any moment. I then turned to Athena’s true mate Erin and I couldn’t help but think ho
"What did you just say?” I knew I must have just heard it wrong but my body was heating up telling me differently, “I apologize perhaps I shouldn’t have just stated so I will ask but now the answer should be yes. Will you take a shower with me?” Rogan took a step forward and his eyes darkened and there was that flicker of silver that told me his wolf was also wanting the same thing. I looked around the room searching for someone to verify that we were hearing this all correctly but it was just me and him. “I uh....don’t know....uh.” He cut me off, “Kellina I need to know you’re safe after Corgan broke the bloody door down so it’s the only thing that makes sense is for us to be in the bathroom together and if we are going in together then I’d rather you just shower with me because neither one of us should be taking a cold shower and one of us would be if we waited on the other. It just makes the most sense, right?” Was he making perfect sense? What world was I li
I fell into a deep sleep and found myself reliving some of the most horrid memories of life. First I was in the dungeon with Hannah again and she was beating me to the point the pain then it went numb. I still remember the thought of death and the taste of my blood pouring into my mouth. Then I switched to the smiles of Rogan at the waterfall and suddenly I heard Athena’s cackle. The cackle stole my whole word and then I tasted Hannah’s blood in my mouth before seeing Rogan disappearing into the trees. I felt myself trying to scream and begging for help but it went nowhere. The louder I screamed the more it felt like nothing moved and I just kept trying then I heard his voice, “Hey Kellina, just relax, I’m right here.” I woke up shaking and I must have been saying his name for him to react that way. I felt his arms wrap around me with a feeling of trying to keep me safe as he whispered in my ear. “I’m right here. You were just having a dream.” The feelings of sparks and
My mind was reeling and pounding with the ideas of what I knew to be true. I felt more fucked up than I did even this morning when I woke up before I’d been set free to a certain degree. I pounced up to the room trying to ignore the sad moving body behind me. I couldn’t look at her and focus right now because I was still fucking angry about what I’d smelled. It was Erin, the wolf I halfway liked to be honest because he was tough and didn’t put up with all the bullshit like some of the other wolves. I even appreciated the way he was trying to get a handle on Corgan which was not an easy task. Fuck Corgan, what was that guy’s deal anyways? I know he was my brother and from everything I’d been told we were close so what the fuck was he on one about now? It felt like it was more than even just wanting to be the Alpha. He’d only come in and talked to me one time when I first got there, told me who he was, and asked if I remembered him. I know I was an asshole at the time,
I yelled with all my might and tried to grab Rogan’s arm to calm him but he threw me off in a rage. “Get the fuck off of me, this wolf knows what he’s done.” Erin was barely fighting him off at this point and I knew if something didn’t go Rogan was going to kill Erin right in front of me I screamed for others to come but even the guard Rave who came up was no match for Rogan at the moment. I turned to Corgan who was standing there stupidly laughing in his drunken state and grabbed him forcefully by his shirt collar. “You want to be the fucking Alpha! Then start acting like one you stupid dumbass!” His eyes shot up and stared and me in shock. I knew I’d never talked to Corgan like that before but desperate times called for it. “You really think I’m going to be with someone who will stand by and watch something like this! You are the only one that is strong as the fucking Alpha in front of you killing your friend so do something about it!” I finished off with a slap to h
There was barely a word spoken as we walked and she allowed me space to walk ahead of her without a word. I spent the entire night listening to the Red Crescent pack and knew those wolves like the back of my hand for the last few years they were all I knew and focused on. I could tell their subtilities if they didn’t want to tell me something but today there was none of that it was just the plain simple truth. I was where I was supposed to be and they all admitted to taking me away knowing that Kellina existed and was the true descendant of the red wolf. What's more, Athena was not my mate but had many different powers that were from dark ways that many didn’t know. She’d been gifted all of these lessons and information from her mother and father who also used them to trick the red wolves into their bidding and from those older wolves the memories of being tricked to kill Kellina’s own family. Until now there were so many fears about Athena that nobody would even consider go
I dashed ahead laughing as Gorm chased after me. I knew it wouldn’t be long before he caught up but I aimed towards our house. It was a small quaint house very similar to Laura and Rollo’s home but I loved the idea of having a home that was both ours! I ran through the picket fence and heard his breath catching up to me. “Woman you better get that door open quickly or I will have my way with you outside.” He said in a deep husky voice. I knew Gorm and knew he wasn’t kidding. I just had made it through the door and flung off my coat when his arms grabbed me pulling up so my feet were dangling and pushed his mouth onto mine in a passionate and forthcoming kiss. I giggled slightly and wrapped my arms around him. “What is so funny my love?” He pulled away looking into me. “Nothing is funny at all I just can’t help expressing my happiness is all.” I ran my fingers through his longer red hair marvelously at the sight of his strength as he still held me up in the air. With
The day and night were spent celebrating and talking a great deal to Rogan. I could not let this man that my Alpha loved to think she was something she wasn’t. I immediately pulled him to the side and told him everything I could including intimate details about Athena making me believe at one point that I was her true mate. Rogan about lost it at that point but I was lucky to have Critsy and other red wolves near to express the same to Rogan. It was difficult and damaging in some ways for him to hear. I knew Kellina could barely stand the hurt he was feeling by all of it but he had to know. So many red wolves had come to him and told him the truth of everything including going along with all of Athena’s ideas which truly did consist of allowing Rogan to believe they were true mates. With Critsy’s help, we had even been able to piece together the night that Rogan was taken and some of what happened after including drugging Rogan beyond consciousness and Athena using spells