I didn't hear from Sam again after returning to Seattle. It was the tow truck from the insurance company that took my car wreck. After picking up my things from his apartment he drove me all the way to the animal hospital where I work. At first he wanted to take me to my place of residence, but because I looked doubtful he offered to take me to my place of work.Well, how else ... Even though my instincts trusted him but I lived in modern times and we had only known each other for less than twenty-four hours.The problem is ... I forgot to return the hospital fees that he already paid. Before that I thought of contacting the hospital, at least to get Sam's contact because he was the one taking care of my administration at the time so they must have the contact.But I can't find the hospital. Because I don't have a name I also can't ask my colleagues or look for it on the internet. When I tried to search on google maps, the hospital did not appear. Meaning it wasn't an official hospita
(POV - Sam Hunt)Val didn't show up when the threeEnforcers arrived to interrogate the woman again. I know he's looking for a way to free her, but he's not going to succeed ... because I've made sure that she gets the harshest punishment. What he and his brother did with Dimitri is not something that can be easily forgiven.At first I didn't want to accept it when that woman named Zaya came to our territory to be treated, but Alex had no other choice because he couldn't just let her die after being attacked by Dimitri himself. But I don't think letting him live is the right choice either. Werewolves like women are just like Rogues, they can't be trusted.Unfortunately Caroline Brennan also has the same desire as Val at this time. It seems that he is determined to help the woman escape from the Enforcer's punishment. Even though I'm sure his reasons for helping that woman are very different from Val's, my beta.I don't know when their relationship started. Initially Val was the one wh
"What ... " I muttered in a choked voice, but my eyes were still glued to Chloe. It looked like he had just come from the hospital if seen from the clothes he was wearing at this time, his blue shirt and black pants. In his hands he held a neatly folded white coat."What. You mean. Val." I couldn't hold back the angry growl that came out of my mouth at this moment. Chloe's face immediately turned pale when she heard that. I shifted my gaze to Val, because I didn't want to scare Chloe.Val stood behind the woman's chair, his hand on her shoulder for support. "I know what you're doing, Alpha, therefore I have to prevent it before you regret your decision."'What ... " I replied very slowly. I'm sure my eyes have turned gold by now. Vincent looked at us in succession with an interested expression."Should we postpone today's investigation?" asked Luca carefully. Since he's a member of the Yellowstone Pack too, he already knows the problem between me and Val.I took a deep breath to calm
Mate.I heard that word once when my father's distant relatives came to my mother and me. The uncle said that my mother was not a mate, or a real match, my father ... He explained that every werewolf has one mate for life. I was too young then to understand its meaning, but now that explanatory line is ringing in my head again."Yes. You are my mate."Sam's words made me slump in my seat. He only glanced at me for a moment because his attention had to return to the road in front of him. His confession made my stomach feel nervous, but I couldn't ignore the fear tucked into my heart too ..."So ... what is mate doing?" I asked in a low voice.Sam didn't answer me for a few moments. The car we were driving through the road that was getting dark."Do you have time? I can't talk about it while driving," he replied.We can't chat in a restaurant, can we? Our chat is vulnerable to being overheard by other people in public places. Where can we chat freely without having to worry about it?Th
"Oh my god, I've never felt like this before," she whispered breathlessly.Me too, I thought in amazement. I felt a shy smile form on my face at this time. "Are there any other conditions?" I ask after Sam pulls his face away, but our fingers are still intertwined."I have to give my mark to you," he replied, smiling until his face looked even more handsome."Mark?"He gave a small nod. "My bite mark that I will put on your neck" he continued. "That's a hallmark between mates, and that mark will stick forever in-""Wa- Wait a minute, you're going to bite me?" I let go of my hand and took a step back once. "Are you kidding me?"Sam shook his head. He came closer and held my hand again. "I won't do it if you're not ready" he replied in a soothing voice."What happened after you bit me?" I asked again. "Am I going to turn into a werewolf too?""No, Chloe. You do have half werewolf blood ... But unfortunately neither of your parents are mate. Only the children of a mate or fellow werewolf
The next day Sam took me to visit Portland and the Pack. At first I was hesitant because this relationship was moving too fast. But he promised that he would only show me around Portland and his Pack area, without introducing me to his Pack members.I still don't understand what Alpha really is, but it looks like Sam is the leader of the Pack. He picked me up early in the morning around eight, even though it was almost a three hour drive from Portland to Seattle.The long trip felt short when I was with Sam. We arrived in Portland at about eleven o'clock in the afternoon and then we immediately had lunch at a grilled ribs restaurant for half an hour and then continued our journey around the small town, as promised.I opened the car window and took a deep breath. The fresh scent of the forest immediately wafted into my nose, at this time we were passing through streets flanked by forests on either side."Where next?" I asked, turning my head and smiling broadly at Sam. He turned around
Sam still looked uncomfortable when we were on our way to his residence. I was totally confused as to why a man as big and tall as Sam could be made to act awkwardly by a fifteen year old teenager."Does Daniel live with his parents in the castle?" I asked, turning to him. The car we drove off the forest-lined track headed toward the outskirts of Portland."Balthazar lives alone there," he replied after a moment's silence."Huh? Alone?" I stared at him in disbelief."He lives in that place alone?"Sam nodded briefly. "Balthazar ... not as young as you think, Chloe.""How old is he?" I replied. We entered the basement parking of an apartment building and Sam drove his car slower to find an empty parking spot."I'll tell you his age after you become my mate" he said with a smile and then unbuckled his seat belt. His mysterious smile made me even more curious."How old is he? Seventeen?" I said after we got out of the car and walked to the lobby. Sam took my hand then lifted him to kiss
Our kiss stopped because I accidentally bit my own tongue. "Ouch," I grumbled a bit embarrassed because I was too excited to kiss Sam again to bite myself.Sam chuckled then kissed my forehead briefly before releasing his hug from me.'Do you want to start taking pictures now?" he asked, stepping back to his camera. "What?" I asked a bit confused. He stopped and looked back at me with the same confused look. We've both confessed our feelings, isn't it time to take this relationship to a more serious stage?'Are ... we're not going to make it official now?" I asked him. "You say a mate has to have a mark?""Chloe ... Do you realize what mate really is? Once I bite you, that bond can't be broken forever" Sam stood frozen but his face looked serious and worried at the same time ... I don't know why he looked worried now.'I know" I answered honestly. Suddenly I felt so stupid, maybe Sam wasn't ready for the consequences of a mate bond ... Why could I think selfishly and only think about
"So now you have two pet dogs?" askedAlex as I looked out the window to check if Gabriel had wandered out of Pack's house or not.With an amused smile I turned to him and frowned. "No, I only have one pet dog. The other one is a hunting dog."Alex pulled his lips down, clearly irritated at being on the same hierarchy as GabrielAdler. " ... so which dog am I?""Oh my god I was just kidding Alex" I replied with a chuckle then joined him on the bed. Quickly his hands pulled me into his arms."Have you reconciled with Jake?" His fingers slipped through my hair slowly."Uh-huh" I answered, nodding. "We plan to talk more about it at dinner tonight.""That's fine then."I looked up at him, Alex returned me with a questioning look. "Were you the one who asked the other Pack members to stay away from me?""Who stays away from you?" His brows furrowed in astonishment then he added, "I'm just asking the other Pack members to be more careful around you. I thought it would take you some time to a
Looks like Gabriel Adler is a little desperate after failing to blackmail us.A pinch of satisfaction that appeared made me smile at him, this time my smile was truly sincere unlike before. Of courseGabriel returned my smile with an angry look that he tried to contain."Guarding and hiding someone is not an easy thing ... " I muttered, deliberately enjoying his gloomy attitude mixed with anger. "Especially with my current situation."I had planned to recruit Cameron into the Pack I was about to found, but luckily I hadn't offered it to him yet.'Quickly say what you want."Look at this damn thing ... You don't know yourself, before he himself was stalling for time now he's trying to push me.I glanced at the two Pack members chatting in the communal room while occasionally glancing back at me andGabriel. Even though they greeted me kindly but everyone still kept their distance from me after I came back here."We'll talk in Alex's study." Gabriel followed me from behind as I headed u
"Jakes!" I called as I ran down the stairs.Jake stopped in his tracks but didn't turn to look at me. Some of the younger Pack members who had not yet left for school stopped briefly to stare at us."Can I talk to you for a minute?""I haven't slept since yesterday"Her expressionless face made me feel even more guilty. I bit my lip and nodded slightly. "Then tonight?" I asked hopefully.'Please?"My question was answered with a faint nod."Okay, good night," I replied slowly.Jake suddenly took a deep breath and folded his arms. "Cara, I don't hate you, so wipe that pitiful face of yours. What makes me angry is Alex- well, I'm a little annoyed at you too for being so stubborn, but I understand your reasons. I hope you can understand my reasons against that plan as well."Of course I understand, for Jake the interests of this Pack take precedence over his personal interests, and he expects the same from Alex as this Alpha Pack.But now I'm torn between his duties asAlpha and the inte
Doctor Pack gave specific instructions that Alex should stay in bed for the next three days, at least until the broken bones in his leg and several fractured ribs begin to regenerate. Luckily his other injuries had turned into faint bruises in just a night.I thought last night's injuries and events would make Alex more submissive and docile than usual ... but I was so wrong.Even though I was stuck in bed for almost twenty four hours straight, Alex still kept bugging me about last night's incident, more specifically, he repeatedly made me say every detail and part where Viktor 'touched me'.At first I understood his anger but after a while I felt annoyed because the anger was now starting to target me. Being next to him almost drives me crazy myself."Alex, Viktor is dead. What else do you want?!" I exclaimed when I saw the furious expression on his face."You shouldn't have chased him! Do you know what he would have done if the seal didn't kill him?!"I had told him about the seal t
"Don't fight." Balthazar's gruff muttering sounded from behind me. I tried to sit up but failed, the only thing I could do was move my head towards him. The pain all over my body was nothing compared to the crushing power of Balthazar who was trying to drown the Leykan energy from my body.Balthazar crouched over me to inspect while I writhed on the ground trying to fight off the painful crush that felt like it was squeezing every organ in my body. "Take a deep breath," he orders as he presses my shoulders against the ground. Her eyes only glanced at where Viktor lay for a moment before looking at me again with a look of worry and anger."Let me go-" I moaned while grinding my teeth hard to endure this pain."If I let you go now all the werewolves who are heading to this place will smell your Leykan scent." Instead of loosening his hand from my shoulder, Balthazar just pushed me harder until I groaned even louder."Take deep breaths," he repeated impatiently.I tried to catch my breat
'Victor!" My shrill scream pierced the silence of this forest. I didn't expect him to stop when he heard my voice but the sound of his footsteps stopped instantly when he heard my voice. I easily caught up with him then I stopped a few meters behind him without making a sound.We are currently in the deepest part of this forest. It's already quite far from Alex's crash site, I think it's safe enough if I release my Leykan power here.Viktor turned slowly in the darkness of this forest and stared at me without expression. His semi-naked muscular body was still tensing up, preparing to fight me.Why didn't he transform into his wolf form, the question flashed through my head but I didn't have time to think about it further.My Leykan power is already at its limit and I can't suppress it any longer.Just like when I attacked Alex the first time, the atmosphere around us turned even more sinister than before. A strong wind blew so that the trees around it shook violently. The forest that
"Caroline!" Alex yelled at me from inside the car but I didn't turn around. I closed the car door, muffled the sound completely and stepped out into the middle of the street.The cold night wind blew at me, brushing my hair away from my face. I took a deep breath while concentrating on finding the direction of the wolf's scent because it had stopped howling since I got out of the car.I wasn't going to enter the forest until he appeared in front of me because Viktor might have lured me away to get rid of Alex. Alex's car's airbags that didn't open during the crash are still bothering me, it's impossible for a BMW class car to have such a fatal malfunction.Slowly I turned to the side of the dark trees, waiting for him to emerge from his hiding place. Although my hearing is very sharp, the sound of his quiet footsteps was almost undetectable at all.From within the darkness a pair of shiny black eyes looked at me followed by a wide grin that looked vicious. Apparently he had returned t
Her sudden anger made me freeze for a moment in shock.Alex was still standing clutching my shoulders with his hands that were still shaking a little. From this close distance I could see his pale face filled with worry and anger."It looks like you're very busy so I decided to go home ... " I answered in a half whisper.Her two golden brown eyes closed instantly as her tense jaw continued to throb. "I thought you left me again" he growled before opening his eyes again. A few strands of her brown hair fell to cover her eyes which at this time looked terrible."Alex, how many times have I told you? I will never leave you again."Actually, I'm also a bit angry myself because her trust in me is only limited to this, but at the same time I also understand her feelings. I took a deep breath and knelt down to hug his neck.I'm sorry" I mumbled, kissing his neck briefly. "I was just about to call you to tell you."Looks like Ihave to buy a new phone soon.His tensed body slowly relaxed and t
Well, of course now both of them are at peace because now I am the one who is being emitted by them.I took a deep breath and looked up briefly to relieve the aching feeling in my stiff neck and then turned to face Jake who gave me a fierce glare."If you want to nag me, feel free, Jake" I muttered with another sigh.Jake chuckled in disappointment and shook his head in frustration. "Cara, do you know all the things Alex has sacrificed for you in the last eight months? If you still want to do your crazy plan, all his sacrifices so far will be wasted.""Of course, I also know what Alex has gone through for me ... but this is not the life I want to live" I replied with a heavy feeling that was starting to squish my chest.Jake's expression turned somber when he heard the change in my voice. "Method ... ""I also realize my reasoning sounds very selfish. It's just ... if one day I have children, I don't want my children who were born as half Leykan to have to live a life like this. I can