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FINLEY POVI can't stop smiling even as I head outside to ensure another threat won't harm my family. She makes me feel so at ease and happy. Stan scared me when I went to check in with him earlier by saying Ann might not be able to handle the dangers that come with dating a shifter, but she erased those fears in a matter of seconds. She isn't running away or distancing herself. I close the back door and quickly jog over to the barn so the others can give me their report and get inside. I am already late to switch in because I got caught up in kissing Ann. Hopefully, they won't be too irritated. I open the barn door and frown when I find only Darcy's scent. Daniel left her to fill me in... Great. I square my shoulders and set my jaw. She is a pack member. I can get and give reports to her. I will just have to put up a wall and make every conversation we have about the pack. It is the only thing we share now. I don't care about her growl from earlier or how she feels about my re
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ANN POV "FIN," I shout while hoping his sensitive ears hear me.It is windy out tonight and he might already be acres away from the house."Fin," I yell again and I see a large gray wolf cutting throw the tall grass to the East of me.When it reaches the short grass around the barn it shifts and I am instantly met with a naked and angry Finley."Ann! What the hell are you doing outside," he says as he comes marching toward me. His irritation is clear and I know I should be focused on his face, but my eyes quickly sweep over his muscular form. The broad shoulders and V cut waist make me wet my lips. He is exquisite and for a moment I forget why I rushed out here."Ann, get your butt inside. It is dangerous," Finley orders while pointing toward the back door.He comes to a halt in front of me looking angrier than I have ever seen him, but I don't move."What did Darcy say," I ask directly and his arm drops.The angry look on his face dims for a moment, before he shakes his head and r
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ANN POV My eyes dart to the chocolate beauty once again and my stomach twists. She hasn't said a word to me in the four days I have had to stay here, but she has thrown some dirty looks my way. Now we are in the kitchen alone. I know Finley is about to come strolling into the kitchen. He is due for his patrol shift with Mike, but the seconds seem to be dragging so I keep sending her secret looks. She looks gorgeous as usual in her black workout shorts and a simple T-shirt. She has her thick curly hair tied up so her graceful neck is on full display. Her face is free of makeup, but her skin looks airbrushed it is so flawless. In comparison, I feel unattractive in my green scrubs with my long brown hair in a low bun. I have a little bit of makeup on, mascara and eyebrows nothing heavy... but I feel overdone and fake standing next to her. Before she can spot me staring at her I force myself to refocus on my mug of coffee. I don't want to add additional tension by getting caught w
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FINLEY POV I slam my hand on Stan's desk and the wood splits, but his blue eyes remain calm. It is clear he expected me to act like this and he has decided to wait out the storm."Are you done," he asks in a bored tone that makes me wish I could still punch him without breaking his jaw. "Did you tell them no? Did you demand another agent? I mean, he isn't even an agent anymore," I ask, sounding menacing. He sighs and shakes his head no which sends me over the edge. I turn away from him so I don't do anything I will regret. How could he have not told them no? How could he not demand a different male?"The council knew he was placed in this pack previously. He knows the territory. They know he works well with his ex-partner... And they know we need the muscle. We haven't seen anything suspicious, but that just means our enemy is more cunning than we thought. He is waiting us out... Dad already put Killian on a flight, Fin," Stan says in a more compassionate tone, but I can't respond
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DARCY POV (Adult Chapter) I twist my hands nervously as I stand hidden in the hallway. Every part of me wants to see him. I want to see if he looks any different. I want to see the mark of his female on his skin and how it looks on him. I don't understand why but the thought of it makes me desire him. I know he won't want to talk with the pack members for very long. He doesn't like them. He thinks they are all weak. He will escape to the guest wing as fast as possible. I can speak with him when he does. I can invoke the feelings he once had for me I know it. His Bella couldn't have erased what we shared. Finley never erased Killian for me. I gulp as I hear his deep voice for the first time in almost a year. Stan greets him, and to my surprise, Killian sounds happy to be here. "Good to see you. Congratulations on your cub, Stan. I am hoping Bella and I have a pup soon," Killian says smoothly and I can't believe my ears. Killian never wanted kids he never wanted anything th
Last Updated : 2024-12-30The Gray Ranch 33
DARCY POV He grabs the waistband of my shorts and works them down my thighs slowly, which makes me nervous. I want him to move fast so there is no time for second thoughts. I don't want the fog created by his lust to lift an inch. I need him to commit to fucking me. I wiggle even more as the air touches my sensitive areas. "Oh please," I moan and he lightly rubs three fingers over my wet folds. I smile. He is gathering lubrication. This is it. He is about to be mine once again. "This tight chocolate hole needs me," he says almost to himself and I feel the head of his cock press against me. My natural lubrication helps the head of his cock slide past the tight ring of muscle and he groans deep as his shaft slides into me too. I wince from the pain of such a fast stroke, but I don't whimper. This is the moment I have dreamed about for so long. I don't even care we are doing my least favorite position. If this is what I need to do to win him back I will. "Yes, Kill," I moan as he
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ANN POVThe atmosphere of Gray Ranch has become suffocating. Ever since Darcy's ex showed up everyone seems tense. The side-eye looks the pack gives him and the long periods of silence are killing me. Mix in the fact Mike and Carmen are scared every second of the day... "This will be over soon," Claire says quietly as she looks over my face. I should have known she would say that. Coming to her with my problems or thoughts isn't like it was before she met her mate. She is going to place being with Lewis over everything... and I get it. This is where she belongs. She is happy. I am just a girlfriend who has been thrown into this awkward four-way relationship situation. I can't leave because of the danger and I can't feel comfortable here. Finley doesn't speak about or to Darcy, but I know he is bothered by the two exes sharing his home. Knowing that just makes me feel weird. "I know. But the awkwardness will never be gone. She is his mate. Even when she leaves again, there will st
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DARCY POVBenji's large body quietly moves away from me as he begins his route and I sigh in relief. His calm power has always been slightly intimidating, but his presence has become unbearable since Killian came back. He eyes me as if he knows what Kill and I did. I push his existence out of my mind before focusing on the empty field and stretching my legs.Patrol is tiring, but it brings a certain peace to my mind. I prefer doing it then staying inside with the perfect Grays. All the happy couples and sweet gestures between them make my wolf and I more bitter about our situation. I can't even stomach the babies anymore. Of course, there is one person more miserable than I am, and it is the pregnant little human. She looks as if she hasn't slept since I brought the news about Alpha Hugh.I cut through the tall grass in a direction that doesn't have a fresh scent. I never take the same route; I switch up my routes every hour, and when I first come out, I always choose to start in a
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ANN POV My eyelids flutter open as I feel something brush against my neck. "There you are. I was starting to get worried," Finley says as I groggily look over to see him lying next to me, smiling. "What time is it," I ask as I attempt to sit up in his soft bed with one arm. He doesn't answer me right away; instead, he watches me intently as if he is ready to help move my body himself if my good arm gives out. "10pm. I have your dinner in the mini-fridge," he says once I get propped up against the headboard. My eyes widen and he smiles again. "Like I said I was worried, but I also understand. You went through a lot," he says before moving to sit next to me. "My body still feels like I could sleep more," I admit and he nods. "You can go back to sleep once you eat. You were moaning in your sleep and you kept holding your arm like it was hurting you... The doctor sent you home with some pain medicine, but she said you shouldn't take it on an empty stomach. I will heat you
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FINLEY POV "Ann, you big dummy," Claire gasps before she dashes towards her injured friend. I grin as I watch the women hug one another. Ann's blue cast goes clean up to her bicep, she hasn't had any sleep, and she is still shaken up, but she is still hugging and consoling her uninjured friend as soon as she returns home. She is truly an angel. "I know. I know. I am okay though. Finley got him away from me before anything really bad could happen," Ann says and Claire just squeezes her tighter. "I wouldn't know what to do if I had lost you," Claire says before sniffling and Ann begins to pat Claire's back with her good hand. "Shh, don't get me worked up. I had to be sedated when I faced the fact I was almost murdered. I don't think I can handle another cry fest," Ann says and Claire withdraws. She steps back and wipes her face as Lewis moves beside her. He wraps a hand around her waist while offering Ann a warm smile. "Happy to have you back home," Lewis says and Ann smiles b
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FINLEY POV I have never been this angry and disappointed in Ann before. She has always been a calm reasonable woman who I could trust to make good decisions. But tonight she broke the trust I had in her. "Hey, I am about to head out," Lewis says as he sees me stomp back into the waiting room. "Good. Go," I snap and he looks at me as if I have grown three heads. "What the hell is your problem? Did Ann tell you to come back out here," he asks and I run my hand through my hair. The angry words I spoke to her come back in waves as I think of what to say to him and my stomach tightens. I shouldn't have cussed at her, but I was so mad. I am still mad. Everything about the past 4 hours has been wrong and unfair. "No. I blew up at her for coming to the house. Claire warned her and she still came... I said some hurtful things," I explain in a low voice. Shame is beginning to ease my anger toward her. I already lost someone important today and I just treated Ann like crap. I can't
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ANN POV "Your ulna is snapped clean in half and your radius has a bad fracture. You are going to need a cast, Ann," Neata says as she looks over my x-ray. I nod and try to keep from tearing up again. I have cried enough today. I knew the bone had a clean break, but hearing her say it makes it so final. Alpha Hugh was strong enough to snap my arm without exerting much effort and that fact is terrifying. Shifters look so normal, but they aren't. They are unnaturally strong. I should have listened to Claire. I should have stayed away from the house. Now all I can think about is how easy it would be for Fin or one of the others to hurt me. "So you are friends with shifters... and there was an attack that you got caught in the middle of," Neata asks critically as she steps away from the x-ray and takes a seat on the stool. "Yes. I know how that sounds, but they are real trust me. Members of their high council should be showing up to go over what happened at Gray Ranch and my injuries
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FINLEY POV Her tears and fear are the only things I can focus on as I run full speed at his back. If he thinks for one second he can take someone else from me he is wrong. I will kill him right here and now. When I get about five feet from him I launch myself into the air.He is so focused on his brief moment of control that he hasn't smelled or heard me coming straight at him. I open my jaw wide and aim directly at his neck. I need to kill him instantly. He has Ann in his arms. I can't risk him hurting her. As my teeth sink into his flesh I allow every feeling of sorrow and rage I felt racing here come pouring out of me. I clamp down on his spine and snap it in half with one clean bite. I dig my claws into his back and tear his skin open. As his body falls to the earth, limp and useless, I attack it. I rip it open with my canines and claw it open with my paws. I know he is dead, but the fact he took Darcy's life and was threatening Ann's has me seeing red. My wolf spirit and my
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ANN POV "We all heard you approach. It's a good thing I have contingencies in place or this opportunity would have passed me by," his gruff voice mumbles before he grabs my arm. A small yelp escapes my mouth as his grip crushes my forearm and tears well up in my eyes once more. I feel so stupid and helpless. I knew the second I left the safety of my car that he was behind me, but I have yet to look at him. I can't seem to bring myself to do it. It's like seeing the boogeyman after imagining him forever. I don't want to put a face to my nightmares... But facing him might be my only chance. Come on, Ann. Fight. You chose to come here tonight. You put yourself in danger. At least try to protect yourself. Before I can try any kind of defensive tactic he yanks me toward the front of my car and pushes me down. I fall on my butt and look up at him instinctually to shield myself, but what I see makes me gasp in surprise, not fear. He looks like any fifty-something-year-old man except fo
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ANN POV My hands shake as I reread Claire's texts for the third time. 9:21 Claire- Hey, go to your place after work. Something happened. One of the guys on patrol howled. Lewis just left our wing to go get ready. 9:32 Claire- I am so scared. I think it's happening, Ann. I think that angry Alpha has finally shown up. I am so scared for Lewis. We just found each other. I can't imagine losing him now. 9:57 Claire- I expect I will be going to the bunker soon so you should either stay at the hospital or go back to the house. Please stay safe. I love you Tears fill my eyes as fear for my friend and Fin ravage my exhausted body. I shouldn't have left my phone in my locker. I should have kept it on me, but the lobby was busy when I arrived and I jumped right in. I didn't think about checking my phone once all night. Anything can be happening to them and I wasn't even aware. I look at the time and swallow the lump in my throat. It's only been twenty minutes since she last text me. May
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BENJI POV Realization that Alpha Hugh has an explosive tied to a tree dawns on me at the same time Darcy's dark gray and black wolf comes rushing in front of my body. But before either of us can do anything the explosive goes off.Darcy is blasted back into me instantlyand our bodies go flying backward from the force. I yelp as I hit the hard ground. Black dots cloud my vision and my legs feel as if they have been broken, but I am still alive. I yelp again as the broken bones instantly begin to reset. They won't be fully healed for several hours but at least they won't be sticking through my fur.I lift my head and look to my right. Darcy landed just a few feet from me, but she isn't moving. The tree that had the bomb and several others all exploded. Sharp pieces of wood are sticking out of the ground and her body. I can't shift with freshly broken bones to check on her and our enemy is still roaming free, so I do the next best thing. I tilt my head up and howl. I pour all of my pai
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DARCY POVBenji's large body quietly moves away from me as he begins his route and I sigh in relief. His calm power has always been slightly intimidating, but his presence has become unbearable since Killian came back. He eyes me as if he knows what Kill and I did. I push his existence out of my mind before focusing on the empty field and stretching my legs.Patrol is tiring, but it brings a certain peace to my mind. I prefer doing it then staying inside with the perfect Grays. All the happy couples and sweet gestures between them make my wolf and I more bitter about our situation. I can't even stomach the babies anymore. Of course, there is one person more miserable than I am, and it is the pregnant little human. She looks as if she hasn't slept since I brought the news about Alpha Hugh.I cut through the tall grass in a direction that doesn't have a fresh scent. I never take the same route; I switch up my routes every hour, and when I first come out, I always choose to start in a
