Adea
Why was Leo participating in the competition? I stood with my mouth agape for a good two minutes before I picked my jaw up from the floor. I couldn’t figure out how or why he would want to be my guard.
I couldn’t help the feeling of suspicion that made its way into my chest. I made a mental note to ask Ethan how the hell that came to be. I needed to know how that happened. I let my eyes travel over the other participants and I recognized a couple of people from training and a handful of the others I’ve seen around the pack.
Excitement flared and I wished that this was training. I’d love the opportunity to jump in and fight against some of the other warriors outside of the group I’ve been training with.
My hair was standing on end as Ethan led me to seat
Adea My breath caught in my throat as the field broke out in madness. There was a blur of movement and I watched with wide eyes as the participants threw themselves at each other. I watched as the participant who asked Ethan the question about the competition finishing on time grabbed one of the other participants by the face and threw him to the ground before kicking the fallen participant on the ribs repeatedly. He didn’t stop until his opponent shouted in defeat. Blood oozed from his mouth and dripped down his chin. He showed no mercy as he made his way through three more opponents the same way. He was vicious and showed no hint of remorse as he left a trail of people holding their sides. They slowly made their way for the sidelines and I worried the same opponent would cross paths with Gabe. My eyes searched the field with an urgency to find my fr
AdeaWhen I was able to pull my gaze from her body on the form, my eyes darted to her opponent. He was hurt but not as badly hurt as her. I let them roam his body and noticed he wasn’t very tall. What he lacked in height he made up with muscle. Blood dripped from his fist and I knew he would end her if she didn’t back out.Her opponent took two more steps towards her before he came to a stop. I held my breath as he squat down beside her body. A beefy hand reached out to grab her, and when she didn’t move away, I knew she wouldn’t get away.His fingers dived into her hair and as he gripped a handful of her hair, I fell back into my seat. As he lifted her, she cried out and threw her hands out to hurt him. She flung wildly and screeched as she tried to tear into his skin.He didn’t bother to look around at anyone else; he didn’t care. He stood to
AdeaMy attention snapped back to the field. As I scanned the field, I noted the number of participants had dropped to almost none. Seven people remained on the field and as one of the opponents I recognized as a Delta’s son threw a punch into his opponent’s face, he fell back completely knocked out.Six people left. My eyes wandered until they locked on three people, two of them faced Gabe. One charged at him and he threw his arm around his opponent’s head. He held him in a headlock and squeezed until he knew he had no chance of escape.He tapped Gabe’s arm, admitting defeat.Gabe released him and waited for him to straighten and walk off the field. He turned to the other man and waited for him to make the first move. I couldn’t help but smile as confidence radiated off of him.His opponent s
Adea The silence fell over the field as everyone watched with an intensity that had me on the edge of my seat. Gabe turned to face Leo, his eyes ran down the length of his body, he didn’t have any serious injuries. Leo watched Gabe with a smirk on his face as if he thought he’d won. They stared at each other for a moment and when no one moved, worry flooded me. I could hear my heart beating in my chest. After what I had seen this evening, I knew Gabe was a warrior but after the damage he took, I couldn’t help but wonder if he still had the strength in him to take Leo on. If someone didn’t move soon—I couldn’t stop the sharp inhale as Leo lunged for him. Panic squeezed my chest tight as my eyes zoned in on Gabe. He didn’t bat an eye, instead, he didn’t move, he stayed rooted to the spot and I feared what was to come. Claws extended and sharp canines protruded from Leo’s mouth as Gabe lifted his knee i
GabeI was beginning to tire of this asshole’s whispered taunts and smirks. With his attention on Alpha, I tried to think of the best way out from under him. From what I’ve seen he didn’t have any weakness but I did know he was favored his right. My muscles screamed in agony at the strenuous movements I’ve been doing. It’s been a long time since I’ve worked out and I’ll admit that this fucker was strong; really strong but I’d exhaust myself first before bowing to him.“Oh, no asshole, you don’t get to take your eyes off of me,” Felix growled. My wolf and I usually thought along the same lines. I smirked as I quickly maneuvered myself out from under him and pushed Leo off of me. I enjoyed the shock I found on his face. I jumped to my feet quickly and savored every extra second it took him to scramble to his feet. I was waiting for him and flashed him a taunting s
AdeaI shook my head. I had the feeling he realized they were evenly matched but didn’t think he’d stop the fight. I definitely didn’t think he’d choose both of them. I don’t need two guards. I peeled my eyes from Ethan and picked my jaw up from the ground.Looking out towards the field, I stared at the two winners. I wasn’t sure what to think. I looked at Gabe. I knew why he participated, he’d spoken to me about it. He was the reason I knew there was a competition in the first place. My eyes flicked to Leo. I still don’t know him. I fought him once and have spoken to him maybe two times. Did I trust him? No, but now, I’d have him by my side.It was crucial for the new members to merge into our pack peacefully. Having one of the new members as a winner in this competition showed good faith. The onlookers were quiet and I wondered if they felt unease at a new
EthanI could practically see the smoke billowing from her nose. I had my reasons for choosing them both. By the time I noticed they were equals in strength, I’d already decided together they would keep her safe. If I’d chosen one as her guard, he would have only been able to be by her side half of the day. By choosing two, I succeeded in protecting her 24/7. I stand by my decision, if anything, I want a third guard. With three guards, they would be able to rotate and it would ensure they’d have a chance to rest in between shifts.The silence on the way to the packhouse told me exactly what she was thinking. I saw her as my equal but with that asshole on the loose, I wasn’t going to leave her on her own. I needed her safe and I needed her protected when I was working away from home. When it came to her safety, I would do whatever it took, even if it caused a fight between us.&ld
EthanI bent down in front of her and pulled her pants to the ground. She stepped out of them without a word. I put my arms back around her waist before I lifted her off the floor and sat her pretty little ass on the table that was behind her.My hands dipped to her thighs and I widened them and filled the space between her legs. I slid my hand between us and dived beneath the fabric of her pants. She let out a scream I felt. Fuck she is amazing. My mate squirmed and tried to pull on my arm but I was stronger.“Please,” she whimpered.I brought my fingers out of her pussy and began rubbing them over her clit slow and soft. Her legs began to shake and her breaths came out in little gasps. She took two of my fingers like a goddess and jerked every time my thumb rubbed slow circles over her pert little clit.“Ethan,” she moaned. I cras
The first month back at Desert Moon had been hard. Not a day went by without us fighting. Ethan rejected Mavy as his mate before we came home. A part of me knew he was hurt about it, missed her like I missed Shane. I felt like he was only with me because I was his Luna, because of obligation and duty. I didn’t know why he wanted to be with me. He didn’t know why I was with him when I loved Shane. We were at our lowest. We were ugly, we were at our rawest. It wasn’t until month two that we finally talked about everything. We talked bout what happened and we talked about the past. The one that I remembered and by this time, the one that he remembered. It was hard, facing the man I loved in this life and the man I hated in the past. He wasn’t him anymore, he hadn’t been him for a long time. We dug into the past and were completely honest with each other. He fell to his knees and apologized for what he’d done even though I told him it wasn’t him, that wasn’t him anymore. He asked me if I
Mavy fell back as if she’d been physically struck. She collapsed on the couch, her eyes watering. She didn’t look back at me, she kept her gaze focused on Ethan. I watched as her world crashed around her again for the second time in five minutes.“Where does that leave me?” Mavy asked. “I’m… your…” she shook her head and turned to look back at Ethan. “That’s not possible. I’m… I can smell it. I can feel it. Can’t you?” Mavy whispered. I heard the desperation in her voice.“I don’t care what you think or how you feel. I am already mated and my mate, my partner, my love, MY QUEEN sits in this room. Don’t disrespect her again.” The emotion in his voice caused me to choke up. Mavy bit into her lower lip and tears streamed down her cheeks. She dropped her head.“Yes, Alpha,” she said submissively.“I killed your Alpha,” Ethan said. “I’ve killed your brother.”“Yes,” she murmured.“Will you fight me on this?” Ethan asked.“As the next in line, I submit to you,” Mavy whispered.Ethan dismiss
The voices were getting louder, my head was hurting. I wanted to roll up into a ball and disappear from the world. Instead, I closed my eyes and tried to drown it all out, trying to ignore everyone. I wasn’t ready to deal with it.“She’s in shock…”“She’s confused…”“Enough!”A door slammed and footsteps paddled quickly towards me. Soft frail arms wrapped around me. Tears soaked my cheeks and my neck as Mavy cried. Did she know? She had to know.“Are you okay?” Mavy sobbed.I wrapped my arms around her and nodded. The tears started up again and streamed down my cheeks. Her t-shirt bunched in my fingers as I held her close. We cried and held each other.She inhaled deeply and froze. Slowly, she lifted her nose into the air and took another deep breath. Turning from me, she tried to follow the scent. She stopped, her gaze locked on someone, I turned and followed her gaze.I should have known, expected it but I’d been so caught up in my feelings that I didn’t think. I don’t know how it w
I didn’t have an answer for him and I don’t think he would have liked what I would have said. Hell, I didn’t know if I liked what I thought or how I felt. Instead of hurting him and cutting myself open for him, I didn’t say anything. I remained quiet. My world was crashing around me and my ears were ringing. I lowered my head and the tears flowed of their own volition.Ethan leaned down and I flinched as his arms wrapped around me. They were strong and broad. His embrace was warm and promised I could lean on him. I attempted to get to my feet only to fall. My face twisted from the pain and I wanted to cry and wallow in my own self-pity. Standing, he pulled me up and held me as my body gave up. I collapsed against him.I wanted to get to Shane, needed to. As if on cue, the weak mate bond snapped, and just like in my dream, it was gone. Only, this time, the pain I was feeling was because of Shane and not because of Ethan. The world was cold, the warmth I’d been able to feel from Shane f
Did what I do to him last night not bother him? I betrayed him. Did he not care that I came here to hurt him? Did he not care that I chose Ethan? I wanted to cry and scream. I wanted to run into his arms. I wanted this to stop. I wanted them to stop fighting. I wanted it all to stop. I screamed, it was painful and gut-wrenching but I screamed. I cursed the Goddess, damn her, she was useless in all of this. She sat up there above the clouds and did nothing to help us. Did she enjoy watching us suffer? When I couldn’t scream anymore, I inhaled deep breaths of air. I looked up and froze as Shane stared back at me. The way he looked at me told me he knew he was going to die. The look in his eye told me he knew he lost but for me, there was a small spark as if he wouldn’t just lay down and take it. I watched Ethan punch him. It was as if he was moving in slow motion. He hit his jaw and Shane’s head snapped back hard against the ground. Shane’s body tensed and he punched Ethan in the gut.
For a moment in time, they stood glaring at each other. The sun was blaring down on us. My gaze darted back and forth between the two. Shane’s eyes wandered away from Ethan and landed on me. “Look at me, mutt. You don’t get to look at her after what you’ve done,” Ethan spat. “I’m not so weak that you can look away from me in the middle of a fight.” “What have I done?” Shane taunted. “You’ve touched what’s mine,” Ethan growled. “I haven’t done anything other than touch what is mine. I haven’t done anything but make love to what is mine. I’ve claimed her. She may not wear my mark, thief but she is mine. Don’t claim her as yours. She was mine, she was always mine. She doesn’t belong to you, she never did.” A look came over Ethan’s face as if he knew as if this was confirmation as if he was reminded of something he’d forgotten. “You’re the one who touched someone who wasn’t yours. You are the one who took what was mine. Don’t try to play the victim. Don’t pretend to be something you’re
No.Not Odis.“Devin,” I gasped.Devin heard me but didn’t stop. He didn’t look up at me, didn’t even hesitate as he continued to stomp Odis into the ground. Blood spurt from Odis’ mouth and I think I heard his ribs crack. I took a step closer to stop it, to stop him. In a flash, someone was on top of Devin. Strong arms held Devin’s prisoner in a headlock and his legs wrapped around Devin’s abdomen.I wanted to scream but it quickly died in my throat as Odis and I realized the man in front of me was Gabe. Gabe. It was Gabe and he was on top of Devin. Well, he was wrapped around him like a python ready to suffocate his prey. Gabe grunted as he continued to squeeze Devin’s head, blocking his airflow.I wanted to cry out happily but I couldn’t. Gabe was here. Why was he here? He wasn’t supposed to be here. Things were going differently since he was alive. He was standing, breathing, his head was still attached to his body. Maybe things were turning out differently.Maybe Gabe was safe, ma
“Do you understand what I’m saying?” Odis asked. I couldn’t find the words to speak, so I nodded. “Good,” Odis said as his grip on me loosened. “Why don’t you let her go?” A voice called out to us. Looking up, I searched for the source of the voice. My eyes widened as I found Devin watching up. His gaze locked around Odis’ arms that were still wrapped around me to his hands that gripped my arms. “I promise I’m more fun,” Devin teased. I know what it looked like. It looked like I was being held back from moving. It looked like Odis was stopping me from helping Shane. It looked like I was stuck between two packs, two men. The situation I found myself in was precarious. I was now stuck between two Betas who were supposed to protect me, despite their conflicting thoughts regarding me. I hadn’t had much time with Devin since I’d been back. He hadn’t been the nicest, shit, I don’t think he even liked me. That didn’t change the fact that Devin was Beta of Half Moon pack. Shane was his
I didn’t have an answer and I prayed I didn’t have to make the choice. Not only had everyone stopped moving but it had gone deathly silent. For a moment, everyone and everything froze. There wasn’t a whisper of wind in the air, the trees stood still, and it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. It was the calm before the storm. It felt like someone had pushed the pause button and all at once the play button was pressed and all hell broke loose. As if planned, the two of them ran toward each other. I looked past Ethan and my gaze landed on Shane’s chest. The sword had been taken out, a gaping hole was left in its place right next to his heart. Now that it was gone, I could see I had barely missed his heart. If I’d been one inch to the right, he would have died. How had I missed that? I didn’t kill him. Was I not paying attention? Why hadn’t I looked at his heart? I had aimed, hadn’t I? Had I meant to miss it? No, I had meant it, or else I wouldn’t have stabbed him at all. I tried to