“Ariel?”“Oh my gosh!” Ariel couldn’t help the sigh of relief that left her when she recognized the intruder at the door. There was no way she could forget that voice, and she was running towards him as soon as she heard him. “Kane.” She cried out as she saw him, running to his embrace.“Ariel.” Kane said with a humph as she collided with him, but he welcomed it, wrapping his hands around her. He felt at home as the familiar sparks developed between them, and he inhaled her scent, letting it wash over him. But as soon as their bodies touched each other, she was inching away from him, and he let his eyes roam over her, trying to determine the cause of her discomfort. “What is wrong?”Ariel couldn’t bring herself to open her mouth; instead, she nodded towards the room, where the strange man was still standing there.“Mason? Really?” Kane said in a monotone voice as he regarded his beta. “Why are you terrorizing her? Come on, Ariel, he is harmless.” Kane said, leading her into his office
Kane had just gotten back from a meeting with his pack member, and he was losing it. He grabbed at his collar, tearing the button that seemed to be choking him, and only when they were undone did he feel relief.“Why now?” He sighed as the last button snapped from his force, scattering all over the floor. He dumped his body on the sofa, his hands massaging his head as he tried to ease the headache away.He could still remember the events of the day, and they played in his head like a movie clipped.It all began when he came back from the last raid. As usual, it was a success, but they weren’t able to host their regular party because of the new addition to the pack.Kane had called a meeting with his members prior to Ariel’s arrival, and he had advised them to tone down their ‘wolfiness’ as she was a human.As usual, the news was met with uproar, and a lot of them were quick to voice out their dissatisfaction with the new rule, but Kane had grabbed the neck of the nearest man who had b
Kane was racing to grab the trash can before she would make a mess in his office. That was the last thing he needed right now.He came back, holding it out for her, and had to bear the agonizing seconds that it took him to stay still while his mate emptied her breakfast.He moved the trash can away from his eyes, putting it in the back of his mind to call someone up to throw it away. He was walking up to the tiny compartment that served as his kitchen, and he grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator.“Here.” Kane stretched out his hands, and Ariel received the water with thanks and poured some into her mouth, gargling it about before spewing it out.“Is there a bathroom I can use?” Her voice was barely recognizable as she spoke, and if not for his sensitive ears, he wouldn’t have heard it.“There is; just walk straight to the end of the room, and you will see the bathroom.”“Alright,” Ariel stood up to go, but she had underestimated how weary she was. Her legs crumbled under he
Ariel staggered back to her room; her limbs had suddenly lost the ability to perform their functions, and she was holding the walls for support. After all she had just heard, she needed a breather.She managed to get to her room, and she was beelining straight to her bed, slowly lowering herself on it. She lay on her bed, her eyes fixated on the ceiling, but she wasn’t even seeing anything.All she was doing was replaying everything that had happened a few moments ago, trying to determine if he was really telling the truth or if her mind was just playing tricks on her.But she knew Kane; the man hardly jokes, especially on a serious matter like this. It had to be the truth.She needed to tell someone, just in case something bad happened to her, so they could trace her or, if the worst happened, get revenge for her.There was only one person she could think of, and she was picking up her phone to call her. The heavy silence was pierced by the noise of the ringing tone, and she was comi
“I own you.”The words rang in Ariel’s ears as the warning bells went off, and she realized too well that he was right. He owned her in every sense of the word, and a shiver rang through her.Definitely not a good one.“You don’t own me, Kane; I am my own person.” She spoke out, inching closer to him in spite of the fear that had her in her clutches.“If you think so.” Kane sneered, giving her a once-over, and she cowered from his gaze.“What do you want, Kane?” Ariel sighed, unable to stand the fact that they were standing in the same room and breathing the same air.“It is simple, Ariel; just eat the food, and I will be out of your hair.”“That’s it?” Kane shrugged, and she glanced at the food. It looked so delicious; the bacon was cooked to a delicious brown crisp, and the eggs were a little overcooked just the way she liked them, but looks could be deceiving. “How do I know you didn’t poison it?” Ariel asked, eyeing the place even as she stood akimbo in front of him. She still had
“I am ready to see your wolf.”The silence that enveloped the room after Ariel spoke out was enough to tell her that they were not the only ones in the room.She looked around her; about three pairs of eyes were trained on her, and she wanted nothing but to sink to the floor.“Oh shit, sorry about that; I had no idea that... I was just…” Ariel gestures towards the door, words failing to come out in the moment she needed them.“It is alright; I will come for you.” Kane was almost melting at her cuteness, and he was having trouble preventing his smile. He had heard her footsteps even before she came in, and he had been wondering what she had come to do.Hell, Ariel had been isolating herself from the world, and suddenly she was announcing that she wanted to see his wolf.Max was beside him with joy, barely able to hold himself, and it took all of him to peel his eyes off his mate and focus on the reason that brought him here.Toby and Mason shared a knowing look, and they looked at thei
In one moment, a man stood in front of her, blessed by Adonis himself and kissed by the goddess. Ariel’s eyes dipped appreciatively down his body, the ripped stomach from hours of working out painted in a delicious tan that made her want to lick it thoroughly.Her eyes lowered painfully from those well-toned ridges, and they continued dipping down to the v of his waist.That was the sluttiest thing a man could ever possess.Ariel stared unashamedly as the V dipped down to the bottom, revealing tiny tufts of hair, but to her disappointment, his huge hands covered the main prize with his hands.Her eyes flew upwards to meet him, about to protest for disrupting her view, but the gaze in his eye had her swallowing the saliva that had pooled in her mouth.And just like that, the change happened.If she had blinked in that moment, she was sure she would have missed it—the fluid breaking of his bones, the way he fell to his knees, his head bowed as if worshipping Mother Nature, flesh giving
“I still refuse to believe you are a werewolf.” Ariel told Toby as they sat on one of the sofas in the living room. She was well aware of the pair of eyes boring holes into her skin, although now for a different reason, but she could care less.“Why?” Toby asked; his voice drowned out as he took a gulp from the juice carton, and Ariel looked on, her face twitching in disgust.She made a mental note to herself never to drink from any open carton.“I don’t know; you are just so carefree and so friendly, quite unlike the people in this house, and honestly, I can’t even believe you are the war general of something.”Toby shook his head, a tiny lip on his lips, but he was relieved that he wasn’t going to be pretending with her anymore. “It is called being a gamma, but yeah, I understand you. Being a wolf is just part of who I am, just like being a human. It doesn’t change anything about me.”“Hmm.” Ariel nodded her head. If she was being honest, they weren’t so bad. If Toby was a werewolf