Valentina Woods was told all her life that she suffered from hallucinations just like her mother. Her wolf Kassandra appeared to her when she was three years old. Just days after turning twenty-one, Val waited for her date for hours and got stood up. Feeling humiliated and heartbroken, Valentina wanders into the woods behind the bar, only to have her life completely changed. After that night, there was no turning back from those woods. Alpha Jacob Richardson of Dark Moon has waited twenty-five years to find his mate, only to discover her poisoned at the edge of his territory. He needs to mark her as his mate immediately to save her life. When he realizes she does not know of the were-world, he must solve the mystery of why someone would go to such extremes to hide her.He knows the answer when he feels her power. Now, they have to figure out how to keep her safe from the rest of the werewolf world with the help of his Beta, Anthony Lucca. But Anthony is hiding something from Jacob's newly acquired mate, which might lead to the end of their almost ten-year friendship. Alpha Jacob quickly learns that everyone around him has kept secrets about his mate. Furthermore, the more he takes in her strength, the more he cannot control it. Will they all fix their past mistakes or will they will go to war with one another?
View MoreUnknownPoor Patrick. His body was found near a rogue camp that he had tried to pay to attack Dark Moon. The rogues were no longer living there, and the remnants of their camp were left behind. It had to have been there for a couple of weeks, at least, with his body’s state of decay.He did not deserve the end he met, and I hoped he didn’t suffer much. He was alpha-commanded not to talk, and if Alpha Jacob was even a little bit merciful, he would have realized this quickly and put him out of his misery. I never once heard of him having mercy on anyone and I have met him. He was a prick then and I’m sure that has only gotten worse with age.I wasn’t surprised that he was found out. The Lucca brothers were shady. They got to the rogues and paid them to capture and deliver Beta Patrick. My mate didn’t account for Alpha Jacob’s relationship with the Alpha-King of the were-underground.After we found his body, we learned that Alpha Richard had been sniffing around the underground and takin
AnthonyKassandra’s words played in my head over and over again. Was she right? Would being part of the pack, near Jacob, near all of us, be too dangerous?“Yes. I keep telling you that.” Xander said, reading my thoughts. I didn’t always appreciate that.“We can’t keep her in that cabin forever.”Could we?“Then we need a plan. You’re the smart one here.”He always leaves the complicated things up to me. Why couldn’t it be his turn for once?One thing I thought I might be able to figure out is how to deal with a pregnant woman. I stopped at the bookstore, where there were so many books about it. One of the employees took pity on me and handed me one of the dozens of options. I bought two of them and drove back home.As soon as I walked into the house, Jacob grabbed me and threw me against the wall. Letting him hold me there, I looked into his eyes, not backing down.“You gonna let me go?”“Where the fuck did you take my mate!?” He roared at me.“You know I can’t tell you. She won’t let
ValentinaWe woke up alone but surrounded by Anthony’s scent. Something about this felt familiar, but I didn’t know what. It must have been that I smelled his scent so often. It was as calming as Jacob’s, sometimes more so. There was less pressure attached to it. Less… turmoil?“Stop thinking about that. It’s distracting.” Kassandra demanded.“Whatever.”I tried to think of nothing. It’s not like I could do anything anyway.Her hold on me was so strong. It might have impressed me if I hadn’t lost in this situation.Kassandra got out of bed and went into the bathroom. There was stuff in there, like a toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, and soap. He had gone shopping. This didn’t phase Kassandra. Not once did it occur to her to be grateful. Her motions were mechanical as she got cleaned up and my body felt stiff.The whole cabin was much cleaner than last night. The lights worked, the heat was on and we had water in the bathroom. In the fridge, there were a variety of foods. All of it was
AnthonyMy parents, being the paranoid people they were, owned a lot of property they used as satellite pack locations. Most of these properties were businesses, but a few were used to meet outsiders they wanted to avoid bringing to the main parklands. Which was anyone who didn’t live there. Even friends were brought to satellite locations instead of home. The only nonresident I can ever remember seeing on the pack-lands was Will, and it was only a few times. I wish I could ask my parents what they were so afraid of.My favorite and the most frequently used location was their cabin by the lake. It was old, and I did minimal upkeep over the years, but being there always brought me peace. There was nothing for miles in every direction and a beautiful view from the living room window. When we were teenagers, we would throw our parties out here, but they weren’t near as grand as the ones my mother put on. Or as civilized.The actual parklands were much more beautiful, but this was over an
Anthony“Kassandra, I don’t want to protect you just to find my mate. Being beta to Jacob, I barely have time to think straight. His life complicates everything in my life, and it’s too time-consuming for me to be in any relationship. Besides, there is no shortage of she-wolves who can care for my needs.”She wrinkled her nose at me. “Okay, that’s kinda repulsive.”“I just mean, I care about you as not only my Luna but as my friend. And I love you. I want you safe regardless of what that means for me.”Maybe she could hear that. See, I loved her.“You and Val are friends. She is the one you have love for. Xander and I are something else entirely.”She smirked, thinking about some part of their relationship I had little insight into.“And what is that exactly?” I was asking both of them.Xander had been unusually quiet throughout this interaction.“We have been everything two people could be to each other over many lifetimes.” Her eyes were seductive, and she reached out, running a ha
AnthonyI could not say or do anything to help Kassandra and Val calm down. They were so stressed that it pulled me into this black hole with her. Jacob’s stunt a week ago didn’t help matters. At this point, I felt like I was playing referee between them, and neither would stand down.Whatever bond Val created with me was able to pass feelings through. Her pain ate me up inside. I couldn’t help but be angry and jealous that it wasn’t my pup, which was an insane feeling. Every time I saw her, I had this stronger and stronger urge to mark her, to fix this horrible mistake. She would never be this afraid of me or Xander. I would never let it get this far.More than anything, I missed Val. It’s weird, but I barely liked Kassandra. And neither did Xander. His feelings for her were like that ex you could never shake, but you know every time you get back together, it’ll be miserable. So he had love for her, but he also couldn’t stand her. Whatever was between us was confusing, to say the lea
ValentinaI was woken up by someone pulling me out of bed or, I guess, pulling Kassandra out of bed because I was no longer in control. A hand went around my neck, holding me against the wall. My eyes focused enough to see that Jacob was the owner of the hand.“Kassandra, release my mate.” He demanded.“Oh yeah. This is convincing me to do that right now. How did you even get in here?” She kept her gaze steady with his.“They changed the lock.”Wait, when did that happen? I wondered. It must have been when Kassandra was forcing me to sleep.“I went through the window.”He shrugged as if that was how he usually got into the room."This is my room. And you have no right to tell me I can’t be here, change the locks, or tell me where I can go on my territory!”“I think I do when it comes to protecting my pup,” she growled at him like a rabid dog.“It is my pup. And I can do whatever I want with it! Do whatever I want with you!” Then she shifted.“Kassandra!”I yelled at her. “Please! Don’t.
Jacob The only feeling I sensed from Val was that she was alive. Everything else was blocked. I sat on the couch in my office with a bottle of whiskey about three-fourths of the way consumed, and I still couldn’t feel drunk enough to cope with this.I get that I messed up. But the first time was a mistake. An accident. And I didn't know. This time, we all know. We can commit to being careful. I can give her extra guards, draw her bubble baths every night, and rub her feet. Get whatever food she wanted from the kitchens or even pay someone to cook for her in our room. We can keep everyone around her calm. Even wrap her in bubble wrap if she wanted. Instead, she is locking me out of our room and refusing to see me.All the pictures that Gina kept leaving me looked the same, and I had no clue why there were so many of them. Was it normal to check so often, or was something wrong? And if something was wrong, why was no one telling me about it? Did she order them not to?Finishing my bottl
Jacob“Hey what is… are you redecorating but you forgot you need to reenter the room to finish?”Gina came up behind me. Another pillow came through the door and Gina caught it.“Something like that,” I mumbled, embarrassed that I had lost control of my mate.“Val?” Gina called and looked over the couch.“Hello, Gina.”“Kassandra? What-oh.” She connected the dots.“Well, that makes more sense.”“Does it? Does my mate creating a wall of all our furniture make sense in any circumstances?”Gina leaned against the wall next to the door to avoid getting hit by any more flying pillows.“Yes. She is scared. Nothing worse than a pregnant wolf, scared. You made your bed on this one brother. I’d find some other bed to lie in if I were you.”The way my sister looked at me was a mixture of sympathy and disgust. I knew she was mad about my accidentally throwing Val against the wall when she was pregnant the first time. This one… I would protect. We all would… if Kassandra let us.“Your sister is a
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