River Kenzie, thinks of herself as an average person, in most ways. However, since she had been saved as a child from drowning. She has a secrete she can’t tell anyone. Since that day, she has had a voice in her head. It even told her, her name, Realm. She can hear her in her head too. So, River doesn’t need to speak out loud for her to understand her. Realm says that River isn’t crazy and that one day they’ll meet each other properly. At first, she was too little to realise that this voice wasn’t just something she made up herself. Once she realised that it wasn’t a voice she imagined, she had already become use and even relied on Realm’s six sense as she had saved her a few times from danger or trouble. That Realm can seem a little over protective of River sometimes. Like really, she threatens to rip peoples throats out or snap their necks! She can even growl or snarl sounding just like an animal ready to attack. River can also feel her anger or stress. Realm knows tha
River finds it hard to forget about McKenzie. Even though she only spent a few hours with him. He gave her such a strong impression of strength and someone she could depend on. Realm has been asking her to call him every hour which also keeps him in her mind. Lolita had argued with her again this morning. In the end she had just walked out and ignored her. She is counting the days now until her father gets the DNA report hoping he’ll see the light and throw them out for good. When she got to work, she found that her boss Mr. Burns had entered some data wrongly and had to quickly input the data correctly before the morning meeting. Mr. Burns the head of her department, didn’t get to see the results of the data, after she corrected it. So, said the wrong thing during the meeting. River had to stand-up and take over. After the meeting ended, Mr. Burns tried to blame her. So, she had told him that it was he, who had entered the data wrongly and if it wasn’t for her correcting
River looks up at her and blinks making more tears fall from her face. “Oh honey, we are all sad. It’s a horrible thing, really” Kitty says walking up to her and patting her arm awkwardly. Not looking sad at all. “You can smell she’s not in the least say” Realm agrees. “They said, you’d been to see him?” Kitty continues watching River closely “I couldn’t, I couldn’t” River says, “they said you couldn’t bring yourself to look. That’s a good thing. You should remember him for how he was. So, you didn’t remove the sheet?” Kitty asks Something tells River to shake her head no. “She has something to do with all this! I can smell her lies” Realm growls. River gulps down some of the water she is holding. “But you did pick up his things that’s good. Where are they?” she asks a little too keenly. River looks around the kitchen as though searching for the bag. Lolita and Kitty look around too, not seeing it, they look at River again. “It was a white bag” River says “yes, but wher
“I want you to go with her. Stop whatever that woman is planning! I want to know her full background before the end of the day” McKenzie instructs. “Yes Al, er boss” Tom agrees and links the driver to meet them outside and with a number of their security team to follow them. With instructions to call McKenzie boss in front of River. McKenzie links the security team watching her house to search it if no-one is inside. As they need the ID documents that Kitty and her daughter have. He then goes to his bedroom. “River, I took the liberty of ordering some clothes for you. They are hanging in my closet” he says as he walks in. River is standing in her underwear looking through her backpack as he walks in. “You did?” she turns and asks. McKenzie has never seen anyone more beautiful. “Mate!” Astro growls. He has to give his head a little shake and blink before being able to reply “yes, here look?” He opens the closet door and walks in, followed by River. Her eyes widen when sh
She hears McKenzie gasp and looks towards him “you are not a dog and you are beautiful” he tells her. “He thinks fur, four legs and a snout are beautiful? Please let me be dreaming! I cannot be a dog!” she exclaims to herself. “You are not a dog. You are a wolf” McKenzie tells her. “Wolf, dog, what’s the difference? It has to be a dream! A very strange, painful dream.” “River, nice to finally meet you. I’m Realm your spirit wolf” she hears Realm say. “Oh, please don’t tell me that I’ve had a psychotic break! But why a dog? Most people change into another person, but me! I turn into a talking dog!” River exclaims and hides her head in her paws. “Wolf!” she hears McKenzie and Realm say together. She lifts her head and looks at McKenzie “Why are you not freaking out and how can you understand what I’m thinking?” she asks in her head. “I’m wondering that too? We haven’t mated fully?” he questions “you bit me and swallowed my blood! Did that trigger your first shift? That would
“Shit! I forgot she had my blood! It was just a goodbye” “I don’t want to know! STOP NOW! You’re hurting her” Tom says before closing down the link. “It’s okay, River. I’m here, I won’t let him hurt you, as my father did my mother” Tom assures her, wiping her forehead again as she moans and whines in her sleep.30 minutes later McKenzie enters the bedroom. River is sitting up in bed looking pale and warn out. He growls when he sees she has a hold of Tom’s hand. He stops when Tom turns and glares at him. “River had some very strange dreams and doesn’t feel very well. She said, it’s like her heart is unbalanced or missing something!” Tom tells him.“Don’t you dare glare at me, while you still have the stench of the other woman on you!” he warns McKenzie through their link. This shocks McKenzie as he can feel his real anger towards him. Something that has never happened before.He knows about what his mother went through, with his cheating father and lets it go. How are you fee
McKenzie enters her bedroom and gently places her back on her feet, her nerves have gone. Replaced by a burning need, for him. He looks deep into her eyes “I’ll be gentle” he assures her. “I don’t want gentle. I want you now!” she demands pulling him in and kissing him passionately. Making Grant moan and his hands to slip under her dress in the search of bare skin.With the mating bond, the tingles and their emotions from waiting, they come together explosively, not caring about their clothes and how they come off. Once they are naked, McKenzie lays her down on her back on the bed. Then shows her how much he cares and loves her. Making her moan, and him groan with his own growing need. He is sane enough to make sure that he prepares her well. Kissing and nibbling at her flesh, when he takes a hardened nipple into his mouth. River feels things begin to build inside her. She pushes herself more into him and he gently bites her nipple and soothes it with his tongue. His hand
“First blood” McKenzie says stepping into the circle. “Alright then, we’ll fight in our human form” River agrees having the right to decide in which form they fight. “Huh to scared to fight my wolf?” Jean mocks “no, my wolf wouldn’t stop until your heart, wasn’t beating anymore! I’m keeping her in check as she feels very upset about you disrespecting us!” River says ever so calmly.She does some stretches as she circles Jean. She then takes her stance and cocks her head, for Jean to come at her. She does angrily and River waits until the last moment to dodge her attack and throw out her leg. Kicking Jean in her side. Jean flies to the other side of the circle, landing on her butt. Her eyes narrow at River and she charges again, this time River catches the punch thrown towards her face. She squeezes her fist around Jean’s and doesn’t release her, until she cries out. River stands her ground and waits to see if she submits. Jean though tries to catch her off guard by throwing
Once everyone is back and reassured the threat to their pack has gone. McKenzie tells them they will be having a cook out. “We are pleased to inform everyone that my mate is pregnant” McKenzie tells everyone having left the pack link open, so the people not there could also hear him. The mood of the pack instantly becomes much merrier. They all start to congratulate them. Both personally and over the link.They celebrate until long after the sun has gone down. There is music, dancing and much laughter, as the youngest run around and play with one another. McKenzie and River feel the happiness of the pack through the link. Which brings them much relief and happiness also.When they go back to their home in the early hours of the morning. McKenzie makes love to his mate very slowly. Showing her just how much she means to him. He becomes excited when he too feels the baby move. He has tears of joy in his eyes as he joins with his mate and brings them to completion. “I love y
McKenzie puts her down on a chair in the kitchen and then goes to the oven and takes out the stew. “How did you know the high council were going to turn up?” he asks her as he sits down beside her. “I got an image of three men in cloaks looking annoyed. They were outside the pack house. I asked Tom if he knew of any people that wore cloaks and he said the high council” River explains“High council on official business. I guess they heard of what happened to Dan’s coven. Well, we’ll deal with it when they turn up” McKenzie says rubbing her back for comfort. River looks at him and smiles “I thought once we dealt with the witches. We would be able to enjoy our life and I’d be able to sit down and think about, this little one we made. Now we have to deal with the high council! I can tell you Realm and I are a thin thread away from losing our shit!” River admits and McKenzie see’s Realm, flash into River’s eyes. Telling him that she will not allow anyone, even the high council to
McKenzie holds his sleeping mate. Really not wanting to leave her. But if he is leave here without being caught, he must. He kisses her head and goes to move his arms from around her. River wakes up, turns and looks at him sleepily.“Sorry love, I really need to go” he apologises. “Thank you, for staying with me. It is going to be a long day. I’ll leave our link open. I think it’s best if we don’t actually, see each other until after its all over. I hope it’ll be all over” River says. He kisses her and then gets up out the bed. “Go back to sleep love, it’s still early” he tells her.She watches him, pull on his clothes and then he comes and kisses her again before leaving. She tries to go back off to sleep again. She hugs McKenzie’s pillow to her face and breaths in his scent. It allows her to get another couple of hours sleep. Then it’s time for her to get up and put her game face back on.“Love, Dan’s wife has spent the night drinking and it drunkenly casting spells a
They wake in the morning, with a new sense of urgency and determination that they should end this as soon as they can. McKenzie calls Tom, Greg, and some of the other key pack members to their house. River is making breakfast. She started with sausages, then thought eggs would be nice. Started making toast and then also harsh browns in the end everyone had a full English breakfast with a plate of pancakes on the side.As they sit and eat around the table. McKenzie explains River’s plan. She doesn’t say much just concentrates on eating. “Greg, are you going to eat that sausage?” she asks “er” “thanks” River says taking it from his plate and biting half of it and then eating the rest. Greg looks at McKenzie who gives him one of his sausages, shaking his head to not say anything.“Are none of you having the pancakes?” she asks standing and getting the Nutella from the cupboard. They watch as she spreads it thickly onto a pancake and then pours syrup over it before rolling it and
River and McKenzie decided that a stir fry would be good enough for dinner. They put all the left overs in a pan and add some noddle’s, onion, garlic and pepper to it and let it simmer. While they go up to change. “Have you heard anything from the guard watching Bingo?” River asks “he has gone to the coast. Just staying in his hotel room” McKenzie tells her.“He could be just waiting it out or be giving instructions via phone calls” River guesses, then looks at her stomach as it rumbles. The food can now be smelt, up in their room. “It should be ready soon” McKenzie says putting his arms around her and placing his large hands over her little bump.“You have to promise me, you won’t do anything that will put you or our child at risk! I can’t lose you River” he tells her kissing her neck and breathing deeply as he tries to calm himself. “You too” she says turning in his arms and hugging him.Her stomach rumbles again “I only had breakfast and then some of Nancy’s muffins” River
River is full of questions. Didn’t they take precautions during her heat? She is meant to be able to only get pregnant when she is in heat, right? Is she ready to be a parent? How do you explain to your child that their patents have an age gap of nearly 80 years? Will McKenzie get up and take turns, doing nappy changes? She could get a breast pump and make him do his share of the feeding too. How is she meant to run a company while pregnant? What does it mean to be pregnant as a shifter? They’ll need to baby proof all three homes. What if she’s a terrible mother? She wishes her mother were still alive. Is McKenzie going to still want her, when she’s fat? She is just having one pup and not a litter? All these things run through her mind as she drives out of the city and towards the pack.“River, relax everything is going to be fine” Realm assures her. “Fine for you to say, you’re not the one that has to push them out? Or can you? I’ll shift allow you to give birth to the
River is just stepping from the shower when her phone rings. It’s Dan’s number. “Heads up” she says before she answers “Dan, its late?” she questions “River, River” Dan slurs down the phone “I feel terrible” he continues. “Are you drunk Dan?” she asks “I might have had a drink or twooooo” he laughs “I like you, River” he suddenly says and River hears McKenzie growl in her head. “You’re drunk Dan, best sleep it off” she says “I’m really sorry, ahh!” Dan cries and there is a crash as though he’s fallen.“Dan, Dan are you alright? Dan, can you hear me?” River asks but there is no reply. “Okay stay there, I’ll come and check you’re okay” she says down the phone. “Why are you talking, when no-one is listening? Good job, I have my car here” she says as though to herself before she ends the call. “I don’t know if this is planned or not. But I’ll go check he’s alright or what he wants” she links.“Keep the link open love, and please remember we are very jealous creatures!” McKenzie w
She explains where everything is and turns the water back on. They leave him their cell phone numbers before leaving him. McKenzie opens the passenger door for River to get in and they both laugh and talk while they search, if he has put any listening devices into the car. They don’t find any, but keep the conversation light just in case.“I suppose I’ll have to go to work now, just to give him a chance to seek me out. I’ll be careful and I have Nancy as well as Bryan and Douglas there to protect me, during working hours” River links him “I’ll send along some extra security that will stay close by, in case you need them” McKenzie addsRiver doesn’t really want to leave the pack Monday morning. But they need to see, what they are planning. Her dreams have given her glimpse’s, but they are mixed in with things from the past and she’s having a hard time, figuring out if they mean anything or not. Realm seems a little out of sorts too. Even though her and Astro had a good run over
“I know your sorry, my emotions seem to be seesaw from one extreme to the next. It must be because, I’m worrying about the pack and the people trying to harm us” River says. “Right, I’ll run you a bath and then you can sleep. I’ll add some relaxing bath salts to the water” McKenzie tells her.She puts her arms around him and hugs him. “We will get through this River, I’m sure we can” McKenzie says stroking her back trying to reassure her. She takes a deep breath and tries to calm herself. “Alright, I’m good. Thank you, but I think I just want to grab a quick shower and go to bed. I really do feel exhausted” she says. McKenzie kisses her and then takes her upstairs. He turns on the shower while she undresses.After taking a quick shower and brushing her teeth, she gets into bed and falls asleep nearly instantly. McKenzie puts the mac and cheese in a container. Clears up the kitchen and then gets ready for bed himself. He is very happy being able to hold his mate tonight.