Night of the next day arrived and so did the smell of rotten flesh.
Lady Thana and all her children surrounded the Crimson Moon Pack; there were so many of them that the surrounding packs could feel the bloodlust and smell the stench - the smell was so concentrated that the humans grew disgusted and returned home to wash and try to rid themselves of t
The Silver household was filled with cheerful music and chatter from the family of over fifty. Kaeden was in the kitchen cooking and baking with Rayland, Waylon, and all their daughters. Eden was sitting in the living room on the couch with a round belly, pregnant with his third child, while Valentino was beside him pregnant as well. Valentino was rubbing his stomach and Eden’s while they both watched their husbands, Alexander and … as they danced around the living room with Corbin, Dante and Chris. Koda was sitting on the floor with his excited son and daughter jumping around him after eating a handful of candy. Rayland looked at Eden, who was groaning from the kicks in his stomach, and asked, “What would you do if your husband left you for your father?” Eden looked over at Valentino and asked, “What kind of bull… I will cut both of their dicks off and shove it so far down their throats that it reaches their ars
Corbin rolled his eyes and said, “If it was anyone else, I would not have encouraged it, but this is you and Ethan we are talking about. He has loved you since you both were babies and if you really did not like him, you would not be so caring towards him.” Ethan nodded his head as he looked at Runar, then skipped over to him and jumped on his back. Runar held Ethan and said as he looked at their grandfather, “Ethan will find his mate, you can be happy somewhere else, do not push him onto me, please.” “Have you ever thought that you could be his mate? Just because you cannot feel it does not mean that you are not his mate,” Corbin said, and showed them to the door. Runar walked in and saw that everyone was gathering around the long eating table. He dropped Ethan off by his parents, then went over to sit beside his sibling. “Now that everyone is here, let us say grace,” Kaeden said, and looked at his mate. E
Ethan swam up to Runar, wrapped his arms around his neck and legs around his waist and said, “Why would I not know where to find you? I know you more than myself.” Runar looked up at Ethan and said, “You have to stop obsessing over me.” “It is only because I love you and only you,” Ethan answered him. Runar closed his eyes and shook his head, “You should save your love for your mate.” “I refuse anyone but you. Only you can have my love, Runar,” Ethan refused. “We are not meant to be together,” Runar said to him and watched as pain drew in Ethan’s eyes. “Then explain to me why I love you so much,” Ethan said as he bit back a sob. Runar rested his head against Ethan’s chest and heard how fast his heart was beating. “Runar, look at me,” Ethan said, and forced his head up. Opening his eyes, Runar gazed into Ethan’s and let Ethan kiss him. He dove his tongue into Runar’s mouth and although it tasted li
“Eden, before you leave can we talk?” Kaeden said as he took Runar from Eden.Eden looked at his mama confused and asked, “Did something happen?”
Valentino was lying on the rooftop of the packhouse in a long-sleeved white shirt and a white thong, drowning himself in one hundred percent alcohol. It has been two weeks since the incident and he was still not over what happened to him. “Valentino?” someone called out to him. Turning his head to the right, he said, “Fuck off, Grayson, what more do you want from me?” Grayson sat down beside Valentino. With a sheepish smile he said, “You should not be drinking such strong wine, you will die.” He scoffed, “It’s fine. It’s not like there is anything worth living for.” Grayson sighed. He gazed up at the moon and said, “Valentino, you know what a mate means to us. I am really sorry for leaving you hanging like that. I did not mean to.” Just as Valentino wanted to growl at him, his phone dinged beside him. He picked his phone up and read the notification: Wolf, you have a message from Lonely Man. Click
“I need you to file these documents and look over the agenda for next week’s meeting,” Alaric’s boss said. Alaric looked at the man and said, “I am the financial advisor, not your secretary’s manager. It is not in my job description to do everything else.” His boss stared down at him and said, “And I am your boss. Do what I say or you can just quit.” Alaric looked at his boss and sighed. He honestly did not need this job, but it was a pass time. The man walked away and Alaric looked at the documents his boss left, then put it in the first drawer in his desk. “I wonder what he will do when he finds out that you like men and not the woman he fancies,” Zuri, the sales manager, said. Alaric looked at Zuri and shrugged. “Maybe I should quit.” “And let him win? You should stay here and make his life miserable,” she suggested with a wink. Alaric smiled without commenting. It was not worth it to work unde
Alaric sat in his office until late again. When his boss returned from lunch, he piled more work up for Alaric to do. It was early morning hours when he returned home to an empty house. He suddenly frowned and remembered that Valentino was staying at a hotel and not in his home. Sighing, he quickly got into the shower and out, then phoned him. “Hello?” Valentino asked, sounding as though he just woke up. “Did I wake you?” He asked as he sat down on his bed. “Mn, did you just get home?” Valentino asked him. “Yes, your visit made things difficult for me,” Alaric said, and pulled on his shorts and shirt. “Sorry for that,” Valentino apologized. “It’s fine. Do you still want to go to the beach?” He asked him while he slipped into his slops. Valentino yawned and got up from bed, “Yes, I still have to give you your card back.” Alaric chuckled and said, “Okay, I will be there shortly after
Alaric lied down beside him and said, “I too had a mate, but he was called husband. I was married to him, but our village was attacked and I ended up here in your world instead of dying.” “Huh?” Valentino asked, confused. He sat up and looked down at Alaric and said, “You need to explain it to me clearly so I can understand. Did you not say we need to get to know one another?” Alaric scoffed and said, “I was part of a race one thousand human years ago. The other races were jealous that we were far advanced than theirs and stole what we cultivated to use against us. I was nothing but a poor man, but my husband was rich and was one of the leading men who had led our race to where it was — he loved me for who I was and even though many said I was useless, he believed otherwise. He always told me that as stressful as his job was, whenever he was with me, nothing seemed to matter.” “He sounds nice,” Valentino said with a smile.