Ciara's POV I gasped awake and quickly sat up in the very cold tub of water. The once-lit room from the late afternoon summer sun was now dark from the night sky. The opened balcony doors let in some of the streetlamps glow in.Breathing heavy while shivering in the tub, I try to reign in my fear. I hate that I still suffer from nightmares after so much time has passed. I feel like I will never escape from the cage I spent so many years of my childhood in. The dream of my first time in the laboratory haunts my mind, a constant reminder that I am the Dark Alpha’s pet, Experiment 399. I subconsciously ran my fingers down the back of my leg, feeling the permanent engraved scar of 399, and then felt the scar over my lower abdomen. Closing my eyes, I let out a whimpered sigh.The buzzing of my phone breaks into my thoughts and I see its Benji calling. I swipe it open, and press the speaker before resting it on top of the small stool I keep near the side of the tub. “Hello?”“Hey girl, w
Alpha Mars' POV I am laying on the couch in my alpha guest suite at the Crystal Lake Pack packhouse, sound asleep. The marriage contract I am trying to dissect to find a loophole on my broad chest.I feel a nudge against my boot and crack one eye open. My Beta, Hunter, is staring down at me. He’s all dressed up in a black tuxedo, his dark hair slicked back, and a stupid grin on his freshly shaven face.“Why do you look like a fucking penguin?” I grunt out in my sleepy state.He grins down at me. “Tonight’s Hazel’s 18th coming-of-age ceremony. Oh, and your mother had a penguin suit made for you, too, asshole.” He says in a cheeky tone.I let out a growl. “No thanks, asshat.” I say, glaring at Hunter’s attire with disgust. Today has already been a shitty day of dealing with annoying Alphas. Plus, I had to sit next to that overly talkative Gamma’s daughter, Hazel, during lunch, and she constantly touched my arm as she tried talking to me. Now I have to go to a fucking party and deal wit
Alpha Mars' POV“Look who’s here, Miss Hazel. Your date has finally arrived.” Alpha Radar beckons Hazel over.Hazel saunters over with her hips swaying seductively but stops suddenly with a frown. “Oh, Alpha Mars, did you not receive the note about the tux dress code?”“Guess I missed that bit of information.” I lied. All of my friends roll their eyes. Hazel is wearing a shiny all-silver tassel fringe mini dress with a low-cut neckline that’s showing off her breasts and slim body. Reminds me of a disco ball. “Oh, and Happy Birthday.” I growl out as an afterthought.“Oh! Thank you!” Hazel blushes like I had just asked her to marry me. “Well, maybe at the next party, we can get you into a tux. I know you would look just like Prince Charming.” She says as she moves to my side and slides her hand around my bicep. “Shall we go find our seats? My ceremony is about to begin.”‘Prince Charming? Oh. for fuck’s sake, kill me now.’ I glare daggers at my Beta, who’s holding two thumbs up. I am goi
Ciara's POV The party is slowly picking up and guests are making their way to their seats. I see my family all dressed up with smiling faces as they say hello to some of the pack members. I can’t help but feel a sting in my heart for being left out. Lost in thought of my own misery, I didn’t see the spotlights suddenly turn on and flash across my eyes, momentarily blinding me and my Owl’s sight. ‘Shit… I can’t see…’ I hop around shaking my head, trying to clear yellow and red spots from my eyes.Once my vision clears, I realized I missed Hazel’s big entrance with Alpha Mars. The ballroom lights are so dim, I can’t see anything but shadowy figures. The spotlight shines brightly at the empty podium where Alpha Radar will make his typical coming of age ceremony speech, like he does at all these events.Ember is rolling on her back letting out some of our scent. ‘What are you doing! Stop that!’ But she ignores me.‘I know he’s here…’ She says as she continues to release pheromones.‘Wha
Ciara's POV I open my eyes and I’m startled to find a random bush of facial hair inches from my face. I scream!! Without thinking, I punch the face squarely in the nose, which makes both of us lose our balance. My arms and legs flare around, overcompensating for the sudden fright, causing me to slowly topple out of tree. Just as I am beginning to fall, I quickly wrap my legs around the tree branch to stop myself from falling to the ground. However, now I am dangling upside down! My wild hair is all in my face. I can’t see a damn thing, only hear the sound of branches breaking, and a loud thud on the ground. A groan fills the silence, followed by a coughing fit. Guess the face had the wind knocked out of it when it hit the ground.“What the fucking hell was that for! Why the fuck did you sucker punch me!” A husky, deep sexy voice yells up at me. Oh, the face is a guy. I still can’t see him through all the broken branches and leaves, but he sounds really irritated. What the hell? He is
Alpha Mars' POV‘She punched me. I can’t believe this tiny she-wolf fucking punched me!’ I am laying on my back on the ground, staring up into the tree, trying to catch my breath as I continue to cough. Asher is rolling with laughter in my mind. ‘You stupid fucking mutt! This is your fault.’After the speeches and dinner, I excused myself from Hazel’s clutches without explaining my sudden departure to escape through the back exit of the ballroom. The smell of our mate still lingered in the air, but I couldn’t see anyone. The pull of the mate bond tugged me towards the tree line, so I walked swiftly in that direction.I guess curiosity killed the Wolf when I realized the scent was up in a very large oak tree.‘Climb jackass, our mate is up there!’ Asher whines and nudges me to get moving.I try to ignore his pleas, assuming if she is up there, she will eventually come down. But after standing there for a while, looking like an idiot, I made the dumb decision to give in and start the cl
Alpha Mars' POV She slowly starts to walk away, but I grab her arm without much thought and pull her into my arms. The mate sparks tingle between us. She gasps out an “Oh!” and her lips form a perfect ‘O’ shape. My brain instantly went to her mouth sucking on my cock… Damn, I am a horny bastard… I gotta stop before I get myself into trouble, but then I did something completely stupid!“I am not doing anything right now; do you want some company while you walk home?” I say.Her cheeks blush slightly, “Umm, ok… Sure…” She lightly pushes on my chest to give her some room. We walked out of the woods and began the walk, in peaceful silence towards where she lives. I decided to bring up the dreaded tree to help with the conversation.“So why were you up in the tree? I have never seen a wolf just relaxing in some random tree before.” We walk down the center of the empty street, each keeping to our own side of the road. The lamplights guided us.“Oh, well, that’s my hiding spot when I need a
Alpha Mars' POV We reach the front of her house quicker than I would have liked, and she leads me over to the garage since she said she forgot her keys. When the garage door slides up, a light instantly flicks on, and I spy a beautiful dark blue Yamaha bike.“Damn what a beauty.” I whistle as I walk up to the bike and crouch down to see the chrome and metal engine up close. “Whose bike?” I run my thumb over the metal to rub off some dirt.“Oh, big daddy is mine.” She beams. “Isn’t he a sexy beast?” she giggles.“You named your bike, big daddy?” I laughed, but now I’m a bit jealous. I should be the only one she calls big daddy, especially when I’m balls deep inside her fucking pussy every night for the rest of her life! What am I thinking!? Stop, Mars. I am only here for a few weeks. I remind myself. NO FUTURE.“I brought my Harley Davidson; I was hoping to go with the squad for a ride through the mountains while we were here.” I say.She jumps with excitement, “Oh, you will love it.