EmilyLater on that night, Emily sat with Juniper, telling her everything that went down with Nick. She had already told everyone what she did, she just didn’t give them details. Her dad and June were going to be leaving soon. She dreaded that severely. Having June here kept her mind of missing Charlotte as much. When she finished telling her everything June smiled and took her hand. “You’re free now Emily. You can go where you want… be with who you want…..” she winked. Emily laughed at her. “Your reason for being mated with Nick in the first place.. has been achieved. You did what you were meant to… it’s over with now.” Emily felt tears come to her eyes. Juniper strongly believed the reason she and Nicklaus had to mate first was because she had to take down Sophia and Susan. And the reign they had over the pack. She had to admit.. she wondered too. So many times she thought there had been a mistake made.. but who knew the way these things worked. Samuel was coming over to do
Emily It had been a few days since the night June met Samuel. Emily was thrilled for her, she had found her mate. And he couldn’t have been a nicer guy. They went so well together she could tell already. But June still had to leave….she had to go back to the home pack with Emily’s dad. She would return soon though and stay a couple weeks. Just like Emily had done herself when she first met Nick. She didn’t know what it was, maybe the mate bond disappearing more every day but she had been pretty emotional as of late. She knew she did the right thing. But that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt. Every time she convinced herself it was for the best, she would have some memory of her and Nick’s early days together… then she would get sad all over again. She fully expected these feelings to disappear eventually though. At least, she hoped. She also hoped the lingering pain in her body would disappear. She still wasn’t fully healed. But Dr. Pavarti told her nearly all the traces of foreign ch
EmilyFor the next few days, in between taking care of the kids and playing and spending time with them… hanging out with Alan, going to see the doctor and doing some exercises he had given her and working with Samuel on the Alpha duties… AND taking care of her Luna duties as well…. She started writing. She did Raleigh’s first. Even though he had died … they still needed testimony on him to link Sophia and the rogues. It was very hard for her to write about what he had done to her in that safe room. But once she finished… she did feel lighter… and better about it. She had been having nightmares occasionally. Usually they involved Nick and him trapping and hurting her. But she always screamed the loudest in her dream when Raleigh showed up. The next one she wrote was the rogue wolves. She was especially thankful she didn’t have to travel to their trials that would take place elsewhere. When it came time to do Nick’s or Sophia’s, she didn’t know which one to do first. Reliving all
Emily Nick had paused for a moment. Emily thought he was finished when he started talking again. “The thing about having a second mate… it’s strange…. Isn’t it? It’s a weird feeling in between of someone you really like and the full on mate bond.” He said. Yes that’s actually a really good description of how it felt but…. What was he going on about? And how did he know this? “There’s something I need to tell you Emily and …. I don’t know how your gonna take it. I never brought it up because it didn’t even matter. But now… I feel like you should know.” He told her. Okayyyyyy… she thought. “What are you getting at Nick?” She asked him, beginning to frown now. He sighed again… looking up to the ceiling. Whatever it was he was really dreading it. “I did have a second mate.” He told her. What the hell? So it did start with him…. She thought. But why was she just now finding this out?“Why are you only telling me this now? How long have you known?” She asked him. “Known for ce
LorenzoThe last couple of weeks he had stayed busier than ever. He had so many different things going on at once he couldn’t keep up with them. He talked to Emily occasionally… but he talked to Alan all the time. Alan was quietly and stealthily giving Lo the rundown of everything going on there. He didn’t mention his side gig of getting information from her brother to Emily. He didn’t want her to think he was going behind her back to find out what was going on. Even though that’s exactly what he was doing. He and Emily were keeping things very light and very surface level. They would text each other a couple times a week, and talk on the phone maybe half that amount. She would ask him about things going on in his pack, and he would ask her about the folks back home. He figured it was what she needed right now, and he was more than happy to give it to her. He didn’t mention that he knew she had started divorce proceedings… he didn’t mention that he knew she had denounced Nick ei
Emily She turned around and gave the little cabin a last look. She had packed up all her belongings and was saying goodbye. She didn’t realize how emotional it would be to leave it behind. But it wasn’t just the cabin she was leaving. She was leaving Charlotte … and all the memories they had here. She was leaving Alice… who had treated her like a daughter when Emily so badly needed her mom. She was leaving Tutu who had practically raised her children during the time when she couldn’t. She was leaving Ellis, who had become one of her closest friends and confidants…. even though he would eventually be leaving as well. And… she was leaving Nick. Even though she didn’t mind to leave him, she hated saying goodbye to the memories, the good times they’d had before everything went to shit. The teenage boy she fell in love with. Dr. Pavarti had finally given her the all clear. Although he warned her she would probably have some residual pain for the rest of her life. Her poor body had s
Emily Emily loved being home. She still wasn’t one hundred percent herself … still not over everything that happened and everything she had found out. And she still missed her old pack. Just because Nick and his family were awful.. the rest of the members there weren’t. There were days she longed for her little cabin and the lake out back. And her stream in the woods. She missed Alice’s store and the cozy apartment upstairs where she had spent hours with Charlotte drinking tea. But she was getting better. Being around her dad helped. Hanging out with Juniper and Maeve and her brothers felt like old times. It made her nostalgic for her days of growing up there. Except the fact that Lo was missing. Lo was always missing. Alan was leaving for the Crow pack in a couple of days. Emily was sour about it.. although she tried not to show it. She hadn’t talked to Lo very much since she had been back in her home pack. The truth was when she found out Alan was going to see Lorenzo an
Lorenzo Jarvis came in to see Lo as he finished up for the day. “So you’ve got Alan coming in?” Jarvis asked him. “Yep, today or tomorrow.” Lorenzo answered. “Andddd… Emily’s not coming?” Jarvis asked carefully. Lo shook his head. “Nope.” That’s all the response he could muster. Things with Emily had been… strange lately. She hadn’t been accepting his calls or texting him back. He wanted her to tell him she was getting a divorce… but for whatever reason… she didn’t. Strangely… this didn’t push Lorenzo closer to Collins… even though he thought it would. In fact, recently he hadn’t been feeling the pull to Collins as much. He couldn’t keep his mind off Emily long enough to think about anything else. His attraction to Collins was still there, but nothing like it had been. He didn’t understand it but he was okay with it too. Although he kinda wished he could find someone to take his mind off Emily for a night. But that wouldn’t ever be Collins. She’s not a one night stand. S
Emily The kiss turned frantic, hungry..Emily was clawing her way up Lorenzo’s body. He was so tall she literally tried climbing up. But then he stopped her…“Wait .. I had a whole speech…” he said. She grinned at him. “Okay. Let’s here it.” She said smiling. Lo got back down on one knee. He took her hand and kissed it. Lo down on a knee was still about as tall as Emily he was so huge. She grinned at him waiting. “Emily Caroline Elkwood. I have loved you my entire life. Even before the mate bond, through it and after it. I’ve always loved you. You’re the best part of every day…. you’re the best part of me. You’re my reason. You have the kindest soul of anyone I’ve ever known and the biggest heart there ever was. As bad as it sounds, I’m glad that rogue pack took mine over so I got to come live with you.”Emily had tears in her eyes as he continued. “You’re the most beautiful creature I’ve ever laid my eyes on … but you don’t even realize it. You’re funny. But you don’t know t
Emily She had spent the entire afternoon with her horse, Storm… riding him and brushing and feeding him. She loved that animal already.. she had been telling the kids and her dad all about him during the phone calls. She got word that Lorenzo wanted her to meet him at the house soon. But she wanted to run back to her room at the pack house and shower first. Her crazy purple hair was still wet we she started out. She figured Lo had wanted to ask her something about the furniture or some of the outside work that the builders were finishing up. She had been in jeans and boots all day while riding so she wanted to dress comfortably. She threw on a long sleeved fitted cropped workout shirt and some sweat pants with her tennis shoes. She grabbed her big puffer coat to head out the door when she stopped. Her breathing got ragged as she looked down at her clothes. This was the exact outfit she had on in the safe room…. With Nick….. with Raleigh…She threw her coat down and immediately
LorenzoThe past few days had been the best in his life. His pack was thriving… he was catching up on his work finally …. And Emily. Emily was here. She was leaving soon though to go back home for a while. He hated it … but she had children to see to. She would be coming back in no time. Alan and Collins were going with her as well. He and Collins had sat down and had a conversation the day before. He told her he hoped she understood about everything. How he had always belonged to Emily, no matter who else came along. She was more than fine with it though. Apparently like him, once Alan showed up any residual feelings she had diminished. He was glad of that. She would be good for Alan .. he knew. And vice versa. Alan had always been like a brother to him.. and soon that bond would become real. He was going to ask Emily to marry him. Tonight. He knew she wanted to wait for her divorce to finalize before they really started anything. Or at least anything physical…. She was
Emily Emily was thrilled to find that she and Collins could easily talk. And possibly one day be just as close as Emily and Maeve were. Maeve, who would be going into labor any day now. She and Collins had spent the entire afternoon together talking. Emily learned that Collins had some Native American blood in her. Apparently her father’s mother was Cree. And her mother’s father was too. That’s how they’d met each other. A lot of the wolves came from similar background. She herself had some Cherokee blood. Hester’s father was Cherokee. But if you followed all werewolves bloodline it usually always led back to Native American origins. They just usually weren’t so close. She also found out what had happened to Collins in college. So Emily shared her experience as well. “Goddess!” Collins had said when Emily told her everything that had happened with Nick and Raleigh. But Collins experience had been just as bad, maybe even worse. Because it wasn’t just her boyfriend that assau
EmilySo the rest of the week she has been busy with her new horse. She had ordered a saddle and everything she needed. Lo already had saddles there she could use for now, but she wanted a special one. She named her horse ‘Storm’ because of his beautiful coloring…..he reminded her of the clouds right before a blizzard. She couldn’t wait to show her kids and Andrew and take them on rides. All in all, she was happy.. content… and at peace. The people here were genuinely so kind and polite to her. Lo introduced her to everyone as his mate … which made tingles erupt on her body every time he said the word. They were happy for him, and thankful for her. She didn’t have to constantly be looking over her shoulder, or worry about what someone might be cooking up to hurt her or her family. The entire pack was filled with good people. She found it ironic that some wolves, like Nicklaus, looked down on The Crow pack because it was made up mostly of ex-rogues. But these people weren’t rogues
Emily Emily opened her eyes and stretched. A smile graced her face. She was happy. She didn’t remember the last time she’d woken up every day without worrying about something. But that’s what had happened every single day since she had been in the Crow pack. It had been a week since they’d arrived. A week since Lorenzo declared his love for her and showed her the house he’d built for them to live in. A week since the mate bond pulled them together like nothing she’d ever experienced before. Not even when she met Nicklaus. The house was as breathtaking on the inside as it was the outside. The fireplace alone made her gasp when she had seen it. The kitchen was huge. All the beautiful wood and logs made it cozy and the perfect place to cook meals for her family. Her family … she thought. Lo was her family. There were stainless steel appliances all brand new. Lo had told her they’d just arrived that day and been installed. Of course they needed furniture… but he wanted her
Lorenzo She was crying now. He kissed her forehead lightly. How could she begin to think he was upset over the fact Collins had found her other mate. This was a good thing in his eyes. He was only worried about the awkwardness it would cause for Emily. She was who he was worried about. She was the one he loved….had always loved…. would always love. They would probably all need to sit down and have a conversation at some point. But right now…. He just wanted to show her something. “Come on..” he said, grabbing her hand. “Can you shift now?” He asked her. She grinned at him and nodded. Lo pulled her over under a tree. He started getting undressed. Lucky for him he had worn a pair of shorts under his jeans that day … just for this exact reason. He took off his large sweater and handed to Emily. She smiled at him. He knew she had stolen his T-shirts and liked to wear them. He didn’t mind… he actually loved it. If her clothes would’ve fit even one of his arms… he would’ve
Emily It was a little while later. They were all sitting in the pack house. The shock of what happened outside had settled everyone’s feelings for the moment. Well.. to a degree anyway. The urge to jump on top of Lorenzo was still there. Her brother sat at the other end of the huge room talking to the girl who was apparently his mate. Emily had been so surprised at the turn of events… but she was happy for him. Alan deserved this. All this mate business reminded her about Nick and Charlotte. She hadn’t brought that up but she wanted to tell Lorenzo. Lorenzo who had been oddly quiet since they’d come inside. He sent all the people that had come outside home. They’d gotten some coffee and sat down to talk. For someone who had been so vocal moments ago… he sure was quiet now. But the pain she was having had stopped. The hot flashes were gone. Clearly being close to him had ebbed all those feelings. Her wolf was calm too. She looked at Lo now, feeling awful that it took her deno
Lorenzo ~a few moments earlier~Lo needed to get out of the bar. He needed to get out right then. He knew exactly what was happening. And he felt like an idiot for not realizing it sooner. He’d gone through this before. When he had first shifted. It was no where near as strong then however. But that’s the first time he knew he was meant to be with Emily. He even knew what was happening to her that day in the car all those years ago when she first met Nick. Had it been so long that he had forgotten? But it was different now too. He didn’t know why. Maybe because she had let Nick go? The feelings were stronger. He felt sick… like if he didn’t get to her soon he would be a heaving mess on the floor. Things clicked for Jarvis a moment later. Lo looked at him and grunted out the words. “I’ve got to get out of here…” as if being in that building was physically hurting him. He needed to move closer to her. She must’ve come with Alan. They must be close now, or maybe even here already.