Eva's POV "You look nervous." Torey stated, his words speaking the truth. His eyes examined mine as I continued to fiddle with my fingers, obviously biding time as I took time brushing my hair out and applying makeup.Apprehension and fear ruled me, I was afraid that his parents would feel resentful and bitter towards me for keeping their grandchild a secret.I had been tossing and turning all night, unable to sleep from overthinking the situation, how the evening could possibly go, considering both good and bad.Not only that but at the thought of our kiss last night.His parents had already met Luara, they had been around her a lot while I was in Texas. But they had yet to meet me and I didn't want our first meeting to be full of hate and awkwardness. Luara was always happy when she spoke about them, they seemed like good grandparents. The type to spoil their grandchildren in every way they possibly could."I kept Luara from you and your family, I could have told them, but I didn't
Torey’s POVDisgust and nostalgia flittered across Eva's face as she stared up at me, her eyes sending daggers my way. I stared back at her, my mind going completely blank at the situation. The whole situation caused an awkward atmosphere, the whole area was tense and uncomfortable. No one uttered a word as they all focused on Eva, Olie, and me.No one wanted to say anything; in fact, I don't think anyone knew what to say.It was then that my sister Chloe spoke up."Who invited the dog?"Both Chloe and Issa had a deep hatred towards Olie. When we were younger, Olie would often pick on them, teasing them.Olie sneered at Chloe before walking towards me. Instantly stopped in her tracks when Eva growled menacingly at her, the sound deep and raw, the possessive side of her wolf showing. The threatening growl immediately brought me out of my daze, with me emitting my own. My eyes narrowed on Olie, she suddenly looked indecisive and unsure of herself.Eva's animalistic instincts rose to t
Eva's POV The mate pull was incredibly strong. Torey had found himself struggling with the fierce and dominating instincts of his wolf. His wolf wanted to complete the mating process, starting with his bite mark to claim me as his mate.The first step is the marking, it is when your true or chosen mate bites you between your neck and your shoulder blade, it identifies you as their mate, changing your scent to match theirs. The last step is the mating process, the sexual act in making you fully theirs, your connection to their pack solidifying you as one of their own, along with feeling and sensing each other's emotions enabling you to comminute through a mind link.Usually, the female would join the male's pack unless there were factors that affected the situation, whether one wolf had a higher rank or if they were in a same-sex relationship which allowed them to choose which pack, they wanted to stay with. Alphas usually passed down their Alpha titles to their first-born sons, on
Eva's POVElijah, Tina, Torey, and I had been painting Luara's bedroom all day, the room was practically finished when I decided to make everyone lunch. We had taken two days to finish it, and the rest of the house was already decorated. Luara had also taken part in helping decorate, she had been messing around with Torey for hours until he decided to pour pink paint over our heads which took hours to remove, his action caused Luara to giggle, while I screamed and chased after him.Elijah didn't help the situation when he dipped his hands into a paint pot, purposely smacking Tina on the ass, pink handprints ruining her jeans.We found ourselves in the paint shop, having to spend more money on paint since it had been wasted on us rather than the bedroom walls.We had even moved in all our belongings over the past two weeks, the first week I was going through heat. The process after mating, where your body goes into overdrive, only the touch of your mate is able to cool you down. Heat
Torey's POV I was scanning over paperwork that a pack member had asked me to review, he had proposed a business deal and wanted to know if I would be interested in investing. My mind could barely focus, I had been working for the past seven hours straight with no break.It was then that my office door creaked open, Luara was wrapped tightly in a blanket as she walked towards me, I lifted her up, sitting her down on my lap, her body leaning against mine as she laid her head on my chest."Not tired baby?" "No, I don't want to sleep anymore." She replied, her eyes looking down at the mess that occupied my desk."Want to color for a little while? I have a few things I need to finish and then we'll watch a movie?" I suggested, already grabbing some plain paper from the drawer along with some colored pens.Luara nodded excitedly, moving from my lap and running towards the couch, pens, and paper in hand. She stayed there for a while, silently coloring as I continued to work.My phone buzze
Eva's POV I woke up with a headache, my neck and shoulder in agony from the position I was lying in. Torey laid next to me fast asleep, his chest rising and falling. I sat up and yawned, maneuvering myself off the bed and towards the window.Looking out only to see darkness. It must have been the early hours of the morning, the events of yesterday suddenly invading my mind.Taking a step back, I see Torey sitting up, his back leaning against the headboard. "How are you feeling? Mike said you should have healed fully by the morning." "I feel exhausted, but my mind is wide awake." I admitted, walking back towards the bed.Torey pulled my body on top of his, his eyes scanning over my injuries, his demeanor protective and possessive as he held onto me tightly."You can't go for runs on your own any longer, not after last night." I frowned, raising my eyebrows."Why? You killed Ole; she was the problem. Why would I now need a protective detail?" "Because we've still got rogue problems,
Eva's POVTina and I both looked up horrified by the intrusive voice, not expecting anyone to have heard our confidential conversation. One Tina wanted to keep a secret between her and me.Torey stood in the doorway, his hand gripping the door handle as his gaze followed between both of ours, his attention landing and staying on mine.Confusion flashed through his eyes as if the information he had heard, sounded incorrect. A frown appeared soon after, and the room surrounding by an awkward silence as we all went into a state of shock. Wanting to speak to Torey in private and knowing that Tina needed to rest, I gently squeezed her hand. Rubbing my thumb across her knuckles reassuringly."Why don't you go to bed and sleep on it? You don't have to make any rash decisions and it will make you feel much better."She agreed before giving me a small smile and heading out the door, brushing past Torey as she gave him a respectful nod.Torey copied her gesture as we watched her leave our bedr
Eva's POVThe last few weeks had passed quickly, the days had been merging as time flew by. We celebrated Torey's birthday last week before he and Elijah left to visit a bordering pack yesterday morning.Torey had informed me that the Alpha wanted to discuss a potential share of land which we owned between both packs.Torey was debating the idea since it would bring in business for our pack wolves as the land that he wanted a share was in part of our town. Where many of our wolves owned restaurants, shops, and cafes. Torey was still indecisive about the prospect of mixing two packs together; wolves were very territorial creatures and having two packs merge in one area can be explosive. It could also make some of our wolves uncomfortable or wary of the outsiders on their territory.The benefit of it was the revenue it would provide; we did also have a very secure treaty with Alpha Kenneth. One that had never been betrayed or broken. It was the same pack that Torey had trained with whe