During lunch the feeling of someone watching me doesn’t go away. It is hard to shake the sense that something bad is going to happen soon.
The cold from the winter outside seems to be inside of my body because I keep shivering uncontrollably. I am in my head going over everything that might happen when someone plops down next to me at the table.
“Since when are you the damsel in distress?&
When I finally make it in front of him, his eyes dance back and forth between mine for a moment, looking like he is in complete awe.“Elenor Charlotte Miner.” Colin's voice is shaky but so sure.
"It's Tori. She mind linked her parents where she is. She is asking for me specifically to come get her." He looks relieved that she is ok, which I understand, but it still stings."Colin, I don't think that's such a good idea!" He looks at me with confusion. "Let me explain."I tell him about the Winter Ball and how Victoria and Shane are mates. He is shocked to say the least but happy for her, until
As quickly as I see him, Shane slips back into the woods and disappears. My stomach drops and my heart races. How did he cross the border undetected by our patrol warriors and how does he know which room is mine. How long has he been watching me?I reach for the balcony rail and scan the trees for any sign of him. He’s gone, but this eerie feeling is not leaving. Every hair on my body is standing at attention and I can sense Leia’s ears are fully perked up. I release the breath I didn’t know I was holding and drop my head.
There, sitting on the bed is Colin with Victoria laying with her head in his lap, while he combs his fingers through her hair for comfort.My blood instantly boils and Leia is practically clawing at my head to get out and kill. I can feel my eyes go black. I am not fighting her for control, but she knows not to shift."Ellie! Leia?" Colin gasps and stands from the bed, stunned to see me in front of hi
Today has been awful. It’s my first day being engaged, but I have spent it being angry with my fiancé and mate. It’s currently 7:50, and we have about ten minutes until the trial.I keep thinking about what happened in the hospital room. Leia and I took things too far and I know we should at least let Colin try to make it up to us.For now I’m going to make him sweat it out an
As soon as she does, I bend down only coming back up when she is above me, sending her flying and crashing onto the ground with a snap. A broken rib perhaps.She gets up and immediately charges at me again, this time coming in with a right hook. I block it and uppercut her to the chin making her stumble backwards while spitting out blood.We go back and forth a few times, not shocking since I’m
I grab onto Colin and let out a gasp when I feel like I may pass out. He gives off a growl and wraps his arms around me in a protective manner.“There is more sir. I am not sure how many or how it is possible, but he wasn’t alone. We could make out at least six different wolves in close proximity to each other. We followed them until the trail went cold at the human border.” He says as he looks around at all of us, still panting from running so hard.
******2 Months later*******I am in the woods just outside of our pack’s borders near my parents house. I am not in Brandon’s territory either, but on human grounds. This is neutral zone since humans cannot know we are real.The ground is still frozen and it is hard to pick up any scents. I am alone, but I know he is here because he told me to meet him. I tighten my cream colored winter co
It’s been five years since the wedding. Five years since Colin and I had our Luna and Alpha ceremony. It was a beautiful day, until it wasn’t. We don’t talk about that day, our pack won’t mention it either.Colin and I don’t celebrate our wedding day. The memories of what took place make it too difficult. Instead, we celebrate on the day that he proposed. That way we don’t have anything that can take away from our happiness.
“What a magnificent wedding and ceremony you two, really, just wonderful to watch. If only your guards would have been alive to see it too.”Shane emerges from the woods with two other wolves, both already shifted while Shane is still in his human form. Colin grabs ahold of me tightly and I search the woods for any sign of our guards or Brandon’s with no luck.“Shane, I suggest
I look at my dad and I am suddenly so nervous. I can’t help my hands from trembling or my heart from speeding. He walks over and kisses my head while rubbing my arms.“You got this, you’re my daughter after all.” He pushes his chest out as far as it will go.I shake my head and roll my eyes at him.
Sipping my mocktail and talking to the girls, I can’t help the smile that won’t go away. Amber, Heather, Samantha and I are in my old room at my parents house. Today is the day I marry Colin and the day we become Luna and Alpha in front of our pack.Josie is also here, she insisted on doing my hair and makeup as a wedding gift to me. It’s so nice to see her and I’m glad she will be here today. I know there is a big possibility that I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her. She and her mate are also expecting a pup, it’s a little girl.
When we pull into the pack house driveway, Colin and our dad’s are waiting for us. I get out of the car and my dad pulls me in for a big hug.“So I am going to be a grandfather, huh? Do you think it will finally be the boy I always wanted?”I pulled back and punched him, not lightly, in the shoulder.
"Ellie!"I wake up to Colin shaking me. Again. This is the third night this week. Every time I fall asleep, I'm in that nightmare. I wake up in a pool of sweat and I am trembling uncontrollably.Again I grab hold of his face, searching for the reality, hoping that he is real. Then, I grab my stomach and the tears start falling.
"Good morning beautiful.""mmm."I wake up to Colin kissing my neck. I stretch out a little obnoxiously and he smiles into my neck. As I finish my stretch I wrap my arms and legs around him and pull him onto me.
My heart sinks and I frantically search the stalls. When they are all empty I shake my head in confusion and look back to the mirror to make sure I am not seeing things. The message is in fact there, but I am alone.I remember the toilets flushing a couple times so I know that more than one girl had been in here. There are wolves and humans in this bar so it could be any of them.Wit
As we get out of the car at the pack house, Amber heads to her own car and gets a bag out. I know what is inside before she says anything.“How many mason jars did you bring Amber?” I ask her and before she answers I mouth the words she is going to say to Samantha.“Enough.” She says and turns around to smack my arm when Samantha starts laughing at me.