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Noah“I don’t know if I can…” I start, but Ryder’s lips cut off my words before I can get them all out as his lips crash against mine and his hands pull at my shirt.The kiss is heated and needy and his hands are frantic as they tug my shirt off and he reaches for my belt buckle. His desire is palpable and infectious. A fire coils in the pit of my belly, slowly unfurling into a wild flame and surging through my entire being. It’s a fire that can only be quenched by Ryder’s body and his hungry kisses let me know that is precisely what he intends to do. I grab Ryder’s firm ass and pull him against me as I deepen the kiss. My brain can wait to backfire. Tonight I’m making love to my best friend!Ryder moans into my mouth and rolls his hips, emphasizing how hard his cock is for me as he weaves his fingers into my hair. I glide one of my hands up His back and rull my hips against his, grinding against his hard length and getting lost in our passion.I pull Ryder’s shirt right over his hea
Elena“Boys!” Allison shrieks so loudly that I drop my cell phone. I scoop my phone up and quickly tell Erica I have to go and I will fill her in later. Then, I rush to see what the commotion is.“Mom! Knock before you open the door!” Noah shouts and I get a decent view around Allison of him as he stand, throwing a blanket over Ryder who looks as if he wants to disappear about now.“Well, I heard noises. I wasn’t sure if you had gotten into a fight or were having a disagreement, but…this NEVER crossed my mind! How long have you…” Allison starts.“Oh, Goddess! Mom! Shut up!” Noah shouts then spots me and quickly covers his dick with his hands and flushes. “I guess mom caught them in the act,” Olivia whispers in my ear. “It was inevitable. They have both been giving each other looks for years, but you were the catalyst.”She chuckles softly and I see mischief in her eyes. She is young enough that it concerns me that she knows this, but not so young that it is far fetched. Most human t
Ryder“Ryder, what happened? You look like shit,” Liam says with surprise and worry all over his face. “You and Noah seemed so sweet together last night. Did you fight?”“Nah…it’s personal and embarrassing,” I reply. “Noah and I are fine, but his mother is NOT fine with me. She said stuff about how she has known me since I was in diapers and I betrayed her trust.”“I’m not going to guess…or maybe I am imagining it now…” Liam chuckles and then adjusts himself which is as much a move to let me know he has an idea what might have happened as it is to make himself more comfortable.“I won’t give you details, but I’m looking forward to having some more alone time with Noah. I just don’t know how or when,” I whisper.“I hope you get that,” Liam whispers and winks.“Yeah. Well, I promised to give Elena a tour of the packhouse. So we’ll be by later, as long as no one runs me out as if I’m a criminal or something,” I snort. “I think they need some time. The pair of you have been inseparable
ElenaI’m always running, to something, away from something or just to run and be free. Now I am running because that is my morning routine.I let my speed pick up as I round the bend and pass the packhouse. I take the trail Ryder showed me last week. He’s tried talking to me a few times about how I nearly kissed him. He told me he and Noah both want me and they want the three of us to be together. I can’t entertain such ideas. My father has been on ege and Allison has been irritable at best this entire week. Noah and I find peace where we can and Olivia…poor Livie is stuck in the storm. For me, peace is running and nature. Noah finds peace sleeping in my arms or sparring other top fighters. I turn down the little path that skirts the clearing that Ryder explained is the area where they shift for full moon runs if they have them. He told me they haven’t in a while but Liam intends to start them up again. I can see how they would appeal. Running feels wonderful and I feel like out he
ElenaI stare as sunset gives way to a dark, starlit evening. My reflection in the airplane window becomes clearer in this dark landscape.I’m disheveled. My long dirty blond hair is pulled into a messy, loose braid with tendrils that have fallen free flying this way and that. My blue eyes are puffy and raw red from the tears that have now dried despite the deep pit inside me. It feels like I am losing a piece of myself, leaving that which matters most behind.Erica, my mom…I know she isn’t the woman who gave birth to me. But she is the woman who raised me. My biological mother died when I was an infant. Erica didn’t want to tell me it was my fault, but somehow, I feel that it was. Erica has been my entire family for seventeen years. It was just the two of us in the suburbs of Los Angeles. All I have known was our life in the southern California sun together and now that is shattered and I am heading to a stranger in the cold North-East. Two weeks ago, Mom told me she had breast canc
ElenaMy heart skips a beat. I am not THAT girl. I don’t fawn over guys when they throw a seductive smirk my way. Besides, it’s pointless to show any interest. He's a werewolf and I am wolf less. He has a mate somewhere and with no wolf that will never be me, plus I don’t even know who he is.“I am Ryder James, you brother’s best friend and Beta heir,” the raven haired man drawls.“Er-hm! Step brother,” the other man corrects with a cough. “Elena, I am Noah. Pleased to meet you,” my devastatingly handsome stepbrother says after rounding the truck he just got out of to shake my hand and pull me into an awkward hug.Noah Wyld…my stepbrother. He has brunette hair like his mother and our half sister. But his eyes are a warm brown and his face looks like it belongs on a superstar. His demeanor is relaxed and his style matches. He is wearing jeans and a flannel shirt with a brown corduroy jacket. His eyes are heavy lidded and he wears a soft half smile. You wouldn’t know it to look at him
Noah“Oh shit!” I groan. “Why does my stepsister have to be the prettiest girl I have seen in…ever?”“Man! You’re right but she’s your step sister! It’s not like you are actually related. We can check her out. We just need to not be assholes about it,” Ryder says as we plop on either end of my bed. “I don’t think she likes me very much,” I sigh.“I don’t think she likes any of us very much. But think about it. The girl has been raised by a human, living with humans and never met her father or any of her own kind. This is a culture shock. Not to mention the obvious differences between California and New Hampshire or leaving the only mother she has ever known behind,” Ryder replies.“I won’t be creeping on her, but I want to make sure she settles in here. I feel like shit that we have to meet under circumstances like this, but Dad didn’t even know she existed until two weeks ago,” I grumble as I fluff my pillow and then lean back.“Yeah, she is a natural beauty, but you know my stance.
Elena:I wipe the sweat from my brow and grab myself a glass of water in the kitchen then down it. “Do you have any reusable water bottles I can use as mine, or should I buy myself one?” I ask as my father enters the kitchen.“I’ll buy you your own, but for now, you can have one of mine. I often have them all over the place. I drink a lot of water, especially when I have a really vigorous training schedule, but your brother has helped alleviate that a bit,” he replies and hands me a stainless steel water bottle with the pack’s symbol and his name engraved on it.“Stepbrother,” I correct. “Noah told me I will be training with other teens around my age, but that he needs to give me extra training in how to fight against a werewolf in wolf form.”“You must be pretty good if he said that. I was planning on evaluating you over the coming weekend,” he says with his brows raised. “I’m impressed. Just hours here and you are already showing how deep the family genes run.”“Thanks,” I say, tap
ElenaI’m always running, to something, away from something or just to run and be free. Now I am running because that is my morning routine.I let my speed pick up as I round the bend and pass the packhouse. I take the trail Ryder showed me last week. He’s tried talking to me a few times about how I nearly kissed him. He told me he and Noah both want me and they want the three of us to be together. I can’t entertain such ideas. My father has been on ege and Allison has been irritable at best this entire week. Noah and I find peace where we can and Olivia…poor Livie is stuck in the storm. For me, peace is running and nature. Noah finds peace sleeping in my arms or sparring other top fighters. I turn down the little path that skirts the clearing that Ryder explained is the area where they shift for full moon runs if they have them. He told me they haven’t in a while but Liam intends to start them up again. I can see how they would appeal. Running feels wonderful and I feel like out he
Ryder“Ryder, what happened? You look like shit,” Liam says with surprise and worry all over his face. “You and Noah seemed so sweet together last night. Did you fight?”“Nah…it’s personal and embarrassing,” I reply. “Noah and I are fine, but his mother is NOT fine with me. She said stuff about how she has known me since I was in diapers and I betrayed her trust.”“I’m not going to guess…or maybe I am imagining it now…” Liam chuckles and then adjusts himself which is as much a move to let me know he has an idea what might have happened as it is to make himself more comfortable.“I won’t give you details, but I’m looking forward to having some more alone time with Noah. I just don’t know how or when,” I whisper.“I hope you get that,” Liam whispers and winks.“Yeah. Well, I promised to give Elena a tour of the packhouse. So we’ll be by later, as long as no one runs me out as if I’m a criminal or something,” I snort. “I think they need some time. The pair of you have been inseparable
Elena“Boys!” Allison shrieks so loudly that I drop my cell phone. I scoop my phone up and quickly tell Erica I have to go and I will fill her in later. Then, I rush to see what the commotion is.“Mom! Knock before you open the door!” Noah shouts and I get a decent view around Allison of him as he stand, throwing a blanket over Ryder who looks as if he wants to disappear about now.“Well, I heard noises. I wasn’t sure if you had gotten into a fight or were having a disagreement, but…this NEVER crossed my mind! How long have you…” Allison starts.“Oh, Goddess! Mom! Shut up!” Noah shouts then spots me and quickly covers his dick with his hands and flushes. “I guess mom caught them in the act,” Olivia whispers in my ear. “It was inevitable. They have both been giving each other looks for years, but you were the catalyst.”She chuckles softly and I see mischief in her eyes. She is young enough that it concerns me that she knows this, but not so young that it is far fetched. Most human t
Noah“I don’t know if I can…” I start, but Ryder’s lips cut off my words before I can get them all out as his lips crash against mine and his hands pull at my shirt.The kiss is heated and needy and his hands are frantic as they tug my shirt off and he reaches for my belt buckle. His desire is palpable and infectious. A fire coils in the pit of my belly, slowly unfurling into a wild flame and surging through my entire being. It’s a fire that can only be quenched by Ryder’s body and his hungry kisses let me know that is precisely what he intends to do. I grab Ryder’s firm ass and pull him against me as I deepen the kiss. My brain can wait to backfire. Tonight I’m making love to my best friend!Ryder moans into my mouth and rolls his hips, emphasizing how hard his cock is for me as he weaves his fingers into my hair. I glide one of my hands up His back and rull my hips against his, grinding against his hard length and getting lost in our passion.I pull Ryder’s shirt right over his hea
RyderI could tell as soon as Noah climbed into the truck beside me that he was very tense. Actually, before he climbed into the truck. His entire body language shows the tension.“What’s up, Noah? You are too tense for this to be about our date,” I ask.“She’s out with HIM,” Noah snarls. “And she looks really good in a cute dress.”“You have to relax, Cowboy,” I chuckle. “He’s our Alpha and he’s allowed to get to know her. He’s an attractive guy and nice. She could do worse. If she isn’t with us, wouldn’t you rather her be with someone strong enough to protect her.”“I want her to be with us,” Noah snorts.“Please, try to stay chill and enjoy our first date. Maybe when we get home we’ll get to pick up where we left off before whatever that was with your mom,” I suggest.“I’ll try, but I can’t guarantee anything,” he replies, but he allows me to caress his thigh as I drive us to the restaurant. We are silent for the drive and I know Noah is stressing out about Elena and Liam. I tru
Elena “It’s not a date,” I remind myself as I check my image in the mirror and admire my own reflection. My floral sundress would have been fine alone in California this time of year, but here, it’s chilly, so I am wearing a cardigan and denim jacket. I’m dressed nicely, but not too nicely, because it’s just a dinner to get to know the super hot Alpha better, not an actual date. I wouldn’t want it to be a date anyway. He and all the other werewolves have fated mates. With no wolf, that cannot possibly be me. “Elena, Alpha Heir Liam is here to pick you up!” Allison calls out from the front door and I guess my time is up for deciding on my outfit, so I head out to meet him. I hear a snarl from Noah as I rush past him. He’s dressed up like he’s going out, too. He has no right to be jealous. “Hello, Liam. I hope this outfit is okay for whatever place we will be going to talk tonight,” I greet. “Oh, Wow! Elena! That is …yeah!” Liam replies enthusiastically. “You two have a gre
NoahI didn’t sleep well last night. Ryder slept at home. I’m off my game today and I’m glad I only have to cover one class, which is one I can mostly just observe and bark orders and corrections for. These guys are seasoned enough to know what they need to do. After the class, Ryder strides up to me and leans in. The gesture is intimate, even for friends as close as we are. His lips brush my ear as he whispers.“You look as rough as I feel, Cowboy.” His breath raises goose bumps on my skill and sends a surge of desire through me.“I’m going to need to learn how to ride horses if you keep calling me that,” I reply with a hint of a smirk.“No. You only need to ride me,” Ryder laughs, too loudly for me to feel as if it was private. We are alone in the room. But I know how wolf hearing is. I know anyone just beyond these walls might hear even a whisper that is uttered too loudly. “Ryder!” I hiss. “Noah, they know. If they don’t know, maybe they should,” Ryder whispers, this time brus
Ryder“No!” Noah growls as soon as I shut the door to his bedroom. “She can’t be! She is ours!”“Possessive much?” I chuckle. “Calm your horses, Cowboy. All it means is that her wolf is higher rank than Cheri’s. Even if she hasn’t manifested it, Cheri’s wolf deferred to the power she sensed off of Elena.”“There is only one rank higher than Beta,” Noah snorts.“You are adorable when you are angry and possessive, but I disagree,” I reply.“You disagree? What about?” Noah asks with pursed lips and a furrowed brow.“I disagree that there is only one possible conclusion. She could have a special wolf, or an Alpha wolf, not just the wolf destined to be the Luna of the pack. She could be the future Beta’s mate…my mate and hopefully, yours as well. She could, and I know this is a long stretch, but she could have two or three mates because she could be that Mythic wolf,” I explain.“I don’t like it. It’s dangerous for her if she is some wolf out of a legend. I don’t like her being our Luna, ei
Elena“I heard you are joining us for training this afternoon,” Rolly says to me on Wednesday as we prepare to head out of school. “Yeah, Olivia and I are getting picked up by our father and he’s bringing us there,” I reply.“I could drive you there from now on, that way he doesn’t have to leave the training facility to pick you up,” he offers.“That’s sweet but Dad has always picked me up,” Olivia says. “If you weren’t gay, I’d think you were as crazy about Ellie as the other guys.”She giggles and nudges his shoulder. “Maybe I am,” Rolly laughs. “I would have offered the same for you, but I don’t know you that well and you kind of intimidate me, not going to lie, Olivia.”“What? Livie is sweet!” I gasp. “You haven’t seen her train yet, have you?” Rolly laughs. “Your sister is vicious and it is apparent who her father is…wait! Maybe, I should e afraid of both of you.”“Haha! You know I don’t have a wolf, so there is no reason to fear me,” I snort and roll my eyes.“Olivia doesn’t h