Emily The Present She stared at Lo for the longest time before speaking. Her brothers had gone up to him and shook his hand… done the little bro hug thing that they do, yet still she stared. Finally she got her wits about her, shaking her head to clear it, she walked over. “Lo … I thought you’d left.” She said. “I did. I told you I had pack business in the East remember?” He told her. “We thought you’d left for good.” Alan supplied. “You didn’t say goodbye.” Emily accused. Lorenzo looked down at the ground at this. “I know I’m… I’m sorry. But you must know I would never leave for good without telling you.” He explained. She looked at him a long moment, a frown etched on her features. But finally she decided to forgive him. A slow smile spread on her face as she reached out and hugged him. A million memories both good and bad came flooding back with his touch. His scent still had the power to overwhelm her, as apparently hers did the same for him. She felt and heard his
LoAfter dinner, they all wanted to go for a run. First snow day runs were a tradition for the Elkwoods, and well, him too. Since he was an Elkwood by default for years. They stripped down inside the house by the fire to their undies. Even though they had very warm blood. Prancing around naked in the snow could cause frostbite, even for them. So even if they didn’t notice the cold much… it could harm them. He had trouble not staring at Emily who was standing there in her red lingerie and lacy thong panties. He’d seen her wearing far little… in nothing actually…. as wolves tended to do. But she still took his breath away every time. They ran out to her backyard and over to the tree line where they undressed the rest of the way then shifted. They took off running. Howling and yipping they ran through woods. Lo was out in front and then Emily, Brian, and the others. They ran deep into the forest then cut up by the stream going towards the southern border of the pack. They were havi
Emily THE PAST It had been a couple weeks since Emily had walked in on Lo having sex with that girl. And in that time she and Juniper had gotten a lot closer. She felt like she could easily call her a friend now. Emily could talk to Maeve of course but.. Maeve couldn’t understand much even though she pretended to… she had her mate. And someone who wasn’t Emily’s mate? Well Maeve just couldn’t picture her being so upset, though she would never say that to Emily. Plus Maeve was busy with Brian most of the time. You couldn’t separate those two for very long without one of them making an excuse to go find the other. Emily felt like Juniper could understand a little better. She hadn’t found her mate either. Although it had only been a few months since her first shift.. same as Emily. She spent more and more time at the bookstore, talking June’s - as she nicknamed her - ear off. June was a very shy very innocent girl. Her glasses slid down her nose every time Emily mentioned finding
EmilyThe Present That night as usual Emily couldn’t sleep. She kept replaying what they’d seen over and over again. Once they’d gotten back from the run, they’d all sat around the table with coffee in their hands mulling over what had just happened. But…. what had they just seen? No one knew exactly what it was,, they just knew it had to be bad. Clearly Raleigh had been conversing with rogues, and even if that had been it, that was bad enough. But he had given them something… in exchange for… what? Money? Maybe. Emily knew one thing for sure, and that was that Sophia had been behind whatever it was. Not only that, she couldn’t help but wonder if it had something to do with her trial. How did it tie in? She didn’t know. Lorenzo had said he would go to the council first thing in the morning. He was going to talk to them anyway, about the rogue pack in the East. But now something was going on even closer to home. When she woke up the next morning she felt awful, as if she were
Emily When they got to the town hall they didn’t see Brian or Lo anywhere. This made Emily a little nervous… she was anxious to see what the council had said about Raleigh and everything they’d seen. As they sat there waiting, it became obvious that the council was also missing. As was Nick… and Sophia. She turned to look at Alan questionably. He shrugged his shoulders at her. This was certainly unusual. Most of the time the council was there before she even made it. A moment later Reymond came in… but just Reymond. He stood in the front of the room, glancing down at Emily before speaking. “Can I have everyone’s attention please.” He said to the room. Again Emily quickly turned to look at Alan who looked back at her with a frown. “There’s been some developments that require the councils immediate attention. And because of this we’re going to have to cancel the trial for today.. “There were a few murmurs throughout the crowd. “In fact, we’re going to cancel it for the week.
EmilyTHE PASTEmily sat up in the bed so quickly she became dizzy. Lo was in her bedroom. In the middle of the night. She looked down to remember what she was wearing… shoot… not much. She never slept in many clothes they felt too restricting on her body at night. So she had on her underwear and a cropped tshirt. She pulled the covers up over her. “Lo…. What the hell are you doing??” She whisper shouted. “You wouldn’t see me or talk to me so I had to take matters into my own hands.” he told her. “Shhhhhhhh!” She shushed at him. “Hester will murder you slowly if he finds you in my bedroom this late.” Or any time for that matter … she thought. She looked over at the clock. 3 am. Nice. “Sorry” he whispered, he then walked over to her bedroom door and locked it. “Just in case” he said. “You know werewolves have extremely good hearing ….” She whispered. Lo being quiet wasn’t quiet at all. He was too tall to be anything other than noisy. His footfalls on her floor were loud en
Lorenzo THE PAST There was nothing I could do in that moment. All my control was gone. I’d wanted her since I knew what it meant to want somebody. And her laid out in front of me with nothing but a teeny ass tshirt on was the icing on the cake. But still I had been holding back… until I caught a scent in the air and breathed it in. She was aroused… and that’s all it took for me to lose it. I slammed my mouth into hers violently. But she was ready for it. Her mouth immediately opened so I could devour her with my tongue. And that’s exactly what I did. I was still massaging her upper thigh as we kissed, her moans muffled by my mouth. I reached up and grabbed the back of her head and yanked her hair. She gasped as our mouths separated and her head flew back. “Be quiet baby. We don’t want your dad interrupting this.” She nodded, her eyes large and breathing ragged. I leaned down to kiss her again. This time, easier, and softer. I slowly explored her mouth… licking and sucking a
EmilyThe Present She was so excited they were getting this break from the trial, although she wasn’t happy about the reason. That stayed in the back of her head as she walked home with Alan that morning after she’d spoken to Reymond. Brian and Lo had stayed behind speaking to the council. She knew that Charlotte had been planning to go into the towns that week. They were low of supplies so she would take a day to go get everything. Emily had been planning to send Alan with her but now, since she had a vacation of sorts … maybe she’d go. If Charlotte was able to go today or tomorrow that would work. She’d be leaving tomorrow night for the journey back to her home pack to visit with her dad and all her old pack mates. She was so excited for home. She couldn’t wait to spend time with her father and Juniper. Once they made it back to her cabin she had planned to call Charlotte but she was already there. “What are you doing back so soon?” Charlotte asked. Emily and Alan filled her
Epilogue Emily The last few months had been the happiest in her life. She was overcome each and every day with the amount of peace and love she felt all around her. The pack had taken to her immediately. Everyone had each others backs here… everyone looked out for one another. There was no backstabbing and no secret plans of takeovers. She wasn’t worried constantly about someone trying to kill her. And .. best of all .. she had Lo. She had him all the time. Gone were the days of him having to leave. No more waiting weeks or months or years to see him. He was always there. She was settling into her Luna duties easily. She had done them for so long there wasn’t much to learn. The only difference was the Crow pack was massive in size compared to Nick’s pack. It was even bigger than her home pack so there was a lot of work to be done. But she didn’t mind it. Emily looked down at her arm.. the small crow tattoo looking back at her. She had gotten it right after the wedding. She sti
Wedding continued Emily Emily could not stop the waterworks that were happening. Tears streaming down her face as she sobbed at the letter. She sat it down beside her and patted it gently while she tried to calm herself enough to look at the dress. When she pulled it from the box, she immediately began sobbing again. She had never seen anything so beautiful in her life. The dress itself was the lightest pinky-tan color on the bottom. It was sleeveless and the top was fitted and covered with white lace and flowers. The bottom was flowy and had several layers to it. The train was long and white and was also covered with flowers and lace. It was literally enchanting. And absolutely perfect. So she had her dress and decorations and food.. now she needed some bridesmaids. ~~~~~~~~~~When the day finally arrived Emily was a bundle of nerves. As a special gift to her and Lo, her dad had gotten ordained and was going to marry them. When he walked into the room where she was getting
THE WEDDING EmilyFor the past couple of weeks, she had been working nonstop planning everything. She wasn’t the type of girl who had to have all the bells and whistles and sparkles, however, she did want everything to be perfect for her wedding. When she had married Nick, she had let Susan and Sophia make most of the decisions. And none of it had been what she would have chosen to do… so this time, she got to do it right. She knew they’d need a large area with tons of seating. People from all around would be coming. Several different packs from near and far would attend. People from her home pack of course, even people from Nick’s pack would come. Lorenzo’s pack would’ve filled an entire valley alone. So the first thing she did was find the perfect spot … and surprisingly.. or not.. it ended up being right outside her new cabin. There was a huge open space on one side of it. The other three sides were blocked off by a mountain, a lake, and a forest.. but the front of her house
Emily Nothing had ever felt as good as this. She didn’t care that sticks and grass were poking into her back. She stared up through the trees to the stars in the sky.. or maybe that was just her vision because she was losing herself. Lo continued his onslaught with his tongue. He licked and sucked and kissed.. he added a finger, then another. She couldn’t be still. It was too much .. it felt too good. She squirmed and whimpered and cried out. “That’s it baby…” he said. Then he went back in… attacking her with his mouth. He slowed down then. Torturing her. But goddess it was good. He lazily flicked at her with his tongue.. every so slowly … growling and causing vibrations as she climbed higher and higher. “Loooo…” she breathed out. “Mmmmmm” he hummed into her. Her body began to shake as she kept going higher and higher. He picked up his speed.. he added another finger. His other hand held her open as he kept going faster and faster and faster…. She went over the edge. She
Emily Emily couldn’t wait to see Lorenzo. Being away from him for two weeks was killing her. Of course she had enjoyed her time at home. She loved seeing her dad and Brian and Maeve and June. She had gotten to snuggle little Charlie … and it was as if Charlotte was there with her. She wished they could all live in the same pack together. Her and Lo, their children… her brothers and dad and Maeve and now the baby. And Juniper of course. If she could just have them all with her every day.. it would be a little piece of heaven here on earth. She got to tell Andrew that he was officially adopted. They both hugged each other and cried. He asked her if that meant he could call her mom now .. and she smiled so big her cheeks had hurt. “Yes Andrew. You absolutely can call me mom.” It had been a beautiful reunion with all her children. But now she was headed back to Lo’s pack.. which would soon be her own. Alan and Collins were returning as well in a couple of days. Alan stayed a lit
Lorenzo Emily had been gone back to her pack for only a couple of days, and already he was losing it being away from her. The hole she left behind was sucking the life out of him. He was moody and felt sick.. and bit the head off anyone who looked at him sideways. She would be returning soon… with the kids. He just had to hold off a little longer. He knew she needed this time with her dad and June and the rest of her family. Alan had gone too and taken Collins. Lo still couldn’t get over how that had all worked out but he was glad. Alan was the best fit for Collins. He knew they’d make each other happy, and he was happy for them both. Alan was one of his best friends and had the biggest heart, just like his sister. He was more like a brother to Lo.. him and Brian. Although Emily never got anywhere near the sister category. But they’d grown up together. The truth was Alan and Collins were a perfect fit. They bounced off each other in the best ways. Alan would bring Collins out o
Emily In the days following her and Lorenzo’s engagement, and their… special time… afterwards, Emily was on cloud nine. She felt a rare peace that she had never had in her life. It was an odd feeling… not worrying, but she was grateful for it. She would be returning home in a couple of days. She had to wrap up some things there and then she would be moving to Lorenzo’s pack… permanently. She was a little nervous of how the kids would do with all the changes. But they could visit her dad and Maeve as much as they wanted to. Speaking of Maeve, Brian had called her that morning with the news. She had gone into labor in the middle of the night, and the baby was here. Emily was so happy for them, they’d both wanted their own child for such a long time. “What did you name her?” Emily asked Brian. Brian paused on the other end of the phone. “How did you know it was a girl? I haven’t even told you that part yet. Emily… did you get one of your feelings about the baby?” He asked nerv
Emily Her breathing was erratic as she watched Lo watching her. He sat up on his knees and grabbed both of her ankles, yanking her back down. She gasped. “Lo…. What are you doing?” She asked him.. reaching up and touching the mark that was still on her neck. He growled. “I know you want to wait Emily. But I’ve got to touch you. I want to touch you. I … NEED .. to touch you.” He ground out. Her body shivered at his words. Want and need exploded as she released a small moan without meaning to. Lorenzo sniffed the air. He looked at her. She knew he could smell her as his eyes began glowing, his wolf coming forward. She made a pained sound then as he ran his hands up her legs and stopped at the elastic of her pants. Before she knew what was happening .. he had jerked them down to her ankles. She gasped. “Lo….” She said. He growled at her. She plopped her head back down… no longer being able to hold it up as he crawled slowly up to her face. He looked at her and smirk
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