Adea
“We’re not expecting war but we’re taking precautions. We know how unstable Shane is and we don’t want to take a chance of being blindsided if he decided something crazy. That’s why we’ve started today on the off chance he makes a move.”
“I know we’re doing the best we can with the situation but I can’t wrap my mind around the fact we’re not going after him. The piece of shit we’ve been searching for has finally been located but we’re not going to do anything about it? They’re expecting us to just sit here?” Gabe shook his head, his eyes were wide in disbelief. “This is insane. When I see him, I’m going to rip his head off.”
“When? Gabe, I know I have no right to say this but… I can’t… I can’t have you going after him for revenge. We need to do this the right way. I kno
Adea“Thank you, My Queen. I’m just doing what needs to be done. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep you safe,” Ethan said as his arms tightened around me. We stared into each other’s eyes. Leaning up, I pressed a kiss to his lips, and sleepily, he kissed me back.“What can I do to help?” I asked.“You don’t need to worry about that. It’s being taken care of. I heard about your training session today,” Ethan said. He was trying to change the subject and I’d let it go for now.“Yes,” I laughed, taking the bait. “I beat her.”“You’re going to have to give me a little more than that. I heard you didn’t just beat her, you defeated her,” Ethan said. “Gamma has said good things about her. She was a high leveled warrior before. I have no doubt she&rs
AdeaThe response I waited for never came. My mate ignoring me leaned forward and reached for me. His hands dipped under my t-shirt that hung around my thighs and slid up until he gripped my hips. He lifted me easily and I was pulled forward until my chest pressed against his. I was on top of him, my legs danged at his sides.Staring down into his eyes, he lowered me until he was between my legs. When my legs touched the bed, I held myself up and he nipped at my throat. I lowered my chin and he kissed me. It wasn’t hard or rushed, his kiss was slow and consuming.“I’m going to make love to you the way only I can. I want to tattoo my name on your insides. I want to see the expression on your face you have as you take me. I want to see the look in your eyes when you come on my cock,” Ethan murmured between kisses. His fingers trailed down my backside and he grabbed a handful of each cheek.
AdeaIt was probably not a good idea to provoke him while I was at his mercy. Or was it a good idea? I giggled at the thought when Ethan pulled out of me. I closed my eyes as he thrust into me hard. My sensitive pussy tingled painfully but the pleasure surpassed the pain. Pulling out of me, my body thrust forward as Ethan slammed into me. I hadn’t been holding onto anything but with the pace, he was setting, I knew I would need to.“Fuck,” Ethan cursed. “This is mine, you are all mine.”He didn’t hold back, as if he needed to convince me. We both knew I was his but I wasn’t complaining. Ethan thrust in and out of me hard and fast. My breasts bounced under me and his balls slapped against my clit with each thrust in just the right way.“All yours,” I breathed.I was quiet, all I could do was focus on the feeling
AdeaBlinking, the fog lifted and the view I was met with was the sun peeking over the horizon. I stared in awe at the hues of orange and pink that painted the morning sky. Sighing, I resigned myself to my fate. I wouldn’t complain if this was the way I left this world. My chest shuttered and I fought to keep my eyes open.In my peripheral vision, something was moving towards me and fast. Could I be so unlucky to be alive when an animal found my body? There was no fear as I thought of being consumed by a bear or whatever it was that was coming for me. My chest vibrated as I laughed.If it was an animal, I’d leave this world as someone’s breakfast. If it was a person, I didn’t know who it could be. I couldn’t think of someone who would run toward me with such urgency.There was no one. Someone fell to their knees beside me and the lightest touch shook my shoul
AdeaAfter all, I had Alpha blood running through me too. I wasn’t used to thinking of myself as an Alpha’s daughter. It had been so long and after the way, my life had panned out after their death, it never really crossed my mind. With what I had in mind, I needed to remember who I was. If anyone could take Shane down, it would be me. The wheels started turning and an idea began to form.From my dreams, I knew how much I hated the Moon Goddess. I didn’t know how it started or where the hate came from but when bad things happened, I blamed her. Our kind worships and revere her. She was the one who chose are mate and blessed our bloodline. In this life, I can’t think of a time when I blamed her for the things that had happened to me. Life just sucked sometimes. I didn’t think of her like a puppeteer pulling our strings.What I did know was that fate was something we respected but in
AdeaMy mind raced as we rushed to the sitting room. Leo had followed us down and shadowed us as we moved. Odis was already there, standing with Darci. Multiple different scenarios passed through my mind. Odis hardly mind-linked me and Alpha. I couldn’t remember the last time he did this.Were we under attack?Was it about Shane?Or Mavy?Was there a problem?“Sorry to disturb you first thing in the morning,” Odis said. Gamma Darci bowed her head to me and Ethan.“You’re no bother. I was already on my way here to meet Alpha,” Darci said.“It’s nothing. What’s wrong?” I asked.“A meeting with the Alphas has been called,” Odis sai
AdeaThe elevator ride was awkward the rest of the way up as Leo and I stared at each other. Leo didn’t say anything to my request and I was starting to think he was going to mind-link Ethan. I waited in bated breath until he finally decided to nod.A blanket of relief washed over me knowing I wouldn’t add more to Ethan’s worries. I left Leo at the door as I went into my room to get dressed. With him locked out, I made my way deeper into the room. My breathing sped up with each step.It wasn’t until the bathroom door was locked behind me that the tears began to run down my cheeks. As soon as the shower was turned out, I gave myself over to panic and worry. In these few minutes, I let myself cry and scream. I felt cornered, I felt trapped knowing I had no choice but to face the boy that made my life more than difficult.When I was done wallowing in my own self-pity,
AdeaBy the time we made it downstairs Ethan, Odis, and Darci were waiting in the sitting room. As we stepped off the elevator, their heads turned and I kept my eyes on Ethan.His eyes widened in surprise before darkening with lust. I couldn’t hide the blush that crept up my neck and filled my cheeks. Ethan would always have this effect on me.The things you do to me.Ethan’s voice was dead right sinful and I nearly stumbled as I made my way toward him. Odis and Darci dipped their head in greeting. Ethan stepped forward and his arm wrapped around me, his hand rested on the small of my back. Goosebumps broke out up my back and my buds hardened at the possessive look in his eyes.“You look good enough to eat,” Ethan murmured into my ear. His breath was warm on my sensitive flesh.
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