Alcohol was the only thing that kept Freya stable in times of overwhelming difficulties. Not that she was an addict, but, once it got too much, she went all out and the club was her favorite place to be. No men. No friends. Just she and her drinks. A bit boring to say, yet, Freya was okay with that. This pattern made her become fast+friends with the bartenders who sometimes passed her a free drink.On the part of clubs, most of them just like other establishments didn't believe in the superstition of Shifters being real. While others took extreme measures to make sure that if they were real, they wouldn't have access to their establishment. However, Freya broke such boundaries by freely walking in and out without raising suspicions. The mountain ash, silver and oak wood the club was built out of didn't harm Freya. It only made her uncomfortable most time.If another Shifter were to go to such a place carelessly, he or she would burn. They had to take extreme measures of either getting
Ana was rapidly blacking out. Zoe was still trying to get her to breathe properly until something else could be done.Audrey had a grin on her face. She worked in the marketing unit. Clearly, Audrey had been one of the females staring at Dante, pissing Oscar off.Freya returned shortly with Caleb. Freya ran a hand through her hair, hoping she didn't look as stressed out as she was feeling. "Of all the nights, why this one?" she muttered under her breath.Feeling a tap on her shoulder, Zoe swerved to find Oscar. "They said it was okay?"Oscar nodded. "The guy in charge of tonight is waiting by the door with the key. They like to keep it locked.""Come on then, people, let's get Ana moved."Katherine grabbed Ana's purse as Oscar and Zoe each draped one of Ana's arms over their shoulders and lifted her from the chair. She didn't react other than to let out a low whiny moan. With Audrey and two other guys on either side of her, Freya led the way to the office, making room through the crow
Numerous times, Dante had strolled the length of the bar, searching for Freya. Where the hell was she? For a second, he wondered if she had backed out, but the thought had left his head as quickly as it came. Freya Parrish wasn't the type to wriggle out of a deal. She was as concrete as a rock once her mind was made up. He knew she had been in this exact spot not so long ago. Her scent still lingered and it was reasonably fresh. His wolf growled at the exotic smell, wanting to hunt her down. To hunt her down and take her, claiming her as his."Her scent disappeared not far from here," said Dante as he reappeared at his side. "Looks like she went into the private office, and she hasn't come back out yet.""What would she be doing in a private office?" If anything sexual was going on, Dante would kill him.Surprised by the intensity behind that thought, he double-blinked. The sight of his Beta and three enforcers grinning told him that they knew what he'd been thinking. They had all war
"Dante," he said gruffly as he slid her down his body as if introducing himself. It was pretty common that two wolves could mark each other before exchanging names, swept away by the urge to claim. Most people around didn't understand what had just transpired. But, the enforcers and others tailing Freya and Dante, or even Ariel would understand the process.She smiled. "You made it happen."Dante almost rolled his eyes when Declan said, "congratulations, you two.""Oh. My. God," said Ariel, gazing at them wide-eyed.Let the show begin, grumbled Freya inwardly, turning to see that many of the Shifters had observed the claiming and were staring. Every face was a picture of shock. Even Katherine and Oscar, who didn't understand one bit of what was happening, looked as though they wanted to pass out.Ariel was still in shock-still and gaping."Hand Freya over," demanded Zoe. The unsteadiness of his voice suggested he was aware of who Dante was. "As Jake's enforcers, we are responsible for
By now, Zoe was gnashing his fangs out of piercing anger. "Jame might be away, but he gets here soon," warned Zoe. "He'll come for you."Dante laughed. "Oh, I certainly hope he does." With that, he flung the guy who'd been blocking him away and signalled for Theo to release the second guy he was about to devour. He then turned his back on them, communicating his lack of fear, and snaked his arm around Freya's waist to pull her tight against him. "Time to look mesmerized by each other while we have a little chat," he whispered in her ear.Wrapping her arms around his neck, she locked her gaze with his and fixed a smile on her face. His answering smile was devilish. "By now, everyone should have felt my connection to you.""I think Alpha Duke's already on his way here. When the enforcers first tried interfering, one of the males from his pack announced to Ariel that he was going to call him. Are you going to be okay watching what happens next? I don't want to battle with Ariel's father
As his head tipped to the side and his eyes turned wolf, Dante gasped. His gaze was glued to her shoulder, and she knew exactly what it was that had his wolf fighting to surface. She had to refrain from flinching as he released a menacing growl. If she, the female his wolf saw as his, showed any fear of him, it would offend and aggravate him. He was already very much on edge right now. Knowing what the animal wanted and needed, she said, "Go on." He didn't hesitate. Just bent his head and bit down hard over where he had earlier marked Freya, sucking and licking the skin to replace it with his own mark. Twice in a roll, meaning that there was no going back.When he lifted his head again, it was Freya looking back at him. Apparently, his wolf was satisfied enough that he was willing to retreat.Dante wasn't surprised by his wolf's eagerness to repeatedly mark her numerous times. But he was surprised that Freya had let him do so twice. By abruptly more or less chomping on her shoulder, h
This whole thing hit too close to home, making Dante think of his own father. His dad for one day did not see him as a son, but as a tool to continue his lineage. He was ruthless and would unnecessarily punish Dante for every little mistake. What he was after was the pack more than his family. He would never seek Dante's opinion but made decisions on his behalf. Right from time, Dante had opposed the idea of being betrothed to someone. He knew he was young and might not like who he was, yet, Alpha Hero still went ahead to do so. While his father was alive, he tried to play along with what he wanted but now, he could make his own decisions without interference since he was dead. Was it not better to go for who would give you power over people? "Get the hell off me!""But I'm comfortable here." Watching Duke try to glance around, Dante smiled. "No one's going to help you. Unlike you, they know better than to try to get between mates. Says a lot about you as an alpha if no one is willi
Rolling her eyes, she dug out her cell phone from her purse and read the dozens of text messages she had received from Katherine asking if she was okay since she noticed a little commotion earlier on. She also kept wanting about how her doctor friend was hot and how grateful they were for him saving Ana's life. From her one thousand messages, she was so mesmerised by Zoe. Although one text did catch Freya's attention. The one from Zoe and Jake respectively. Jake was begging Freya not to make things more difficult for everyone while Zoe was asking Freya to reconsider her decision. Zoe had sent several, both expressing concern about his reputation and trying to convince her that she was wrong about him being her true mate. What she was yet to understand was why Zoe had so much interest in her affairs. Who was he and what was his game?She knew she would have to have to rethink her steps soon, but right now she was feeling too raw.Aware that all had suddenly gone quiet, she looked up fr