Conrad's POV Bennet and I walked out of the restaurant in comfortable silence into the chilly night air, then turned in the direction of the hospital. It was about a twenty-minute walk from where we were, so walking wasn’t too bad. It was a bit cold and I noticed that Bennet was shivering slightly even though he was wearing a sweater over his hospital scrubs. The nights in the North were always cold due to the mountain breezes, even during the summer, so I did the chivalry thing and draped my jacket over his shoulders. As a werewolf, our bodies naturally run at a hotter temperature then humans.“Thank you.” He says and pulls it close to his chin. It is the first time he has actually spoken to me without an attitude. I nod with a smile and continue walking.“Alpha…” A woman greets me with a nod then a few more greet me the same way.I return the greeting to several of our pack members who are also out on an evening stroll, but Bennet just quietly walks next to me. He seems to be lost i
Bennet’s POV“Dr. Mason, Please explain why you and she have the same scent?” Mr. Alpha’s words rang out like a gunshot echoing through the night. No one moved, no one seemed to breathe.Well, this isn’t going as well as my imagination had conjured up a few minutes ago. I thought to myself. Maybe some sort of romance novel action would occur between them. She would run into his arms and he would whisper words of love, kiss her senselessly and they would live happily ever after with a large number of babies. Actually… not too much of that wet sloppy romance because we still need to keep our lab free from contamination.Instead, Bee looks like a deer in headlights and the Alpha looks like he was caught between his lover and his wife. It was pretty comical. Under normal circumstances, I would have laughed, but the tension in the air is thick, so my usual sarcastic banter isn’t appropriate at the moment.I cross my arms over my chest waiting… The standstill was working on my last nerve. Se
Benji’s POVParalyzing fear… That is the only emotion I am feeling or that I can comprehend at the moment. A mate. I was given a second chance mate. How is that even possible? Why would the moon goddess grant me a second chance mate? I was already given the best mate a woman could ask for. Gregory was my everything and now I am mated to this Alpha? No, I can’t do this again. I can’t deal with the pull of the mate bond again. I need to leave. I need to escape this feeling.I feel a soft brush of fingers against my arm, shattering the frozen barrier around my mind. Bennet is looking at me with a concerned look. He is waiting for me to do something, anything. His expression softens when I give him a pleading look. A look filled with more emotions than I can even express. He knows I need to separate myself. The anxiety is building and I don’t think I can handle breaking down in front of everyone.I swiftly escape through the double doors of the lab. The doors swing open with a bang, echoi
Mystery Person's POV“Dammit! I was so close!” I work my way through the dense woods as I made my swift exit from the hospital, the sound of leaves and small twigs crackling underneath my boots is the only sound that accompanies me. I know I am not being followed which is my only consolation prize of the night. The deeper into the darkness I walk, the more I berate myself for that sliver of an opportunity I lost. It had slipped through my fingers like grains of sand. I clench and unclench my fists over and over, the desire to kill just below the surface of my rage.I had gone to the hospital just out of pure gut feeling. I pretended I was mopping the floors as I listened with my wolf hearing to the conversation inside the lab. I learned that damn doctor discovered the blood samples were different from the originals. Guess she was smarter than I thought. I need a way to sabotage the equipment and computers. It may not stop them from discovering the truth about the illness, but it will s
Benji’s POVHazel Summers… Hazel Summers who almost ruined my best friend Ciara’s life… is here in the North?! What the hell? I reach into my memory bank to remember what happened to her after the court trial. She was tried for treason against the crown over five years ago. Wasn’t she supposed to go back to her pack with her parents and serve as Omegas? I know they were stripped of their Gamma roles but can’t remember anything other than that. Does Alpha King Mars know Hazel is here?! I will have to contact him later and find out.My mind is whirling with questions, but I can barely think straight. An overpowering floral smell is messing with my senses and it is absolutely awful, like someone bathed In dollar store perfume.“YOU!”I look up to see an angry Hazel pointing her long-manicured finger in my direction. She’s barely wearing a deep purple dress. I guess things haven’t changed in high school. She still dresses like a five-dollar hooker.Hazel is still sitting on the Alpha Conr
Benji’s POVOnce Ashley and I have the beakers and equipment set up and the flames lit, we get to work. Smashing the petals, we add them to the bubbling solution to one of the clear glass beakers. The Dragon desire emanates a soft Firey glow as the petals heat to the desired temperature. The purple flowers bleed their color into the solution, changing the clear liquid to a deep purple.I discuss the changes while Ashley takes down notes and runs the calculating math equations on paper. The lab is slowly being permeated with the strong smell of floral. The same floral scent from earlier in the dining hall.“I think this is what caused Bennet and Gray to go a little lustful towards Hazel.” I have to admit, the floral smell is causing me to feel horny and stoned at the same time which is a weird sensation.Ashley fans herself, her cheeks are pink and her breathing is a bit labored. “I know what you mean. I am going to open a couple of windows to get the smell out. It’s doing funny things
Conrad’s POVAfter Bennet told me he would talk Benjamina into coming to breakfast after our first encounter at the lab, I returned to my office to go over paperwork and meet with my Alpha Squad. As hard as I tried, my mind wasn’t processing the words on the papers I was supposed to be reviewing. Benjamina’s stunning face continuously invaded my thoughts. She looked so frightened and I caused it. I knew she wasn’t scared of me personally, but of the mate bond with me.I was her second chance mate. It made me wonder what happened to her first mate. Did he reject her? That made me growl in anger. She was too perfect to be rejected. I wanted to look into it, find him and destroy him until he was nothing but ground meat for the buzzards to feed off of! I know all too well the pain of rejection because she was my second chance mate as well.I met Rebecca on her 18th birthday. I had gone to her birthday celebration as a representative from the leaders of the northeastern territory. When I w
Conrad’s POVA knock at the door breaks me from my memories of the past. Being stuck in those memories always brings anger and rage, so I was thankful for the sudden disruption. Sean, Shamus and Canice walk in for the final meeting of the night.Shamus plops himself down on the couch, sprawling out his large body with his hands behind his head. Sean takes a seat on one of the chairs in front of my desk, and Canice stands close to the door in a warrior stance with his hands behind his back. Their usual positions. I think about the evening’s events with the mix-up about Bennet being my mate and also finding my true second chance mate. Was I in the mood for their teasing? Definitely not right now. Knowing my men, they would enjoy my stupidity for years to come. I was thankful we ended up focusing our meeting on the territories’ finances, warrior training schedules and the list of things we had planned on working on the rest of the week.I lay awake most of the night thinking about what c
Benji’s POVSean looked at Bennet, his eyebrows skewed together like he was looking at something out of this world. “You know I could crush you with one hand and be justified by the words you are spewing at me, right? Also, my name isn’t Stephan.” The hulking giant of a Beta towered over Bennet, but that didn’t phase my cousin one bit. Bennet placed his hands on his hips, stared right up at the Sean and let him have it. Oh damn, here we go…“I am going to give you some advice… I know you asked Ashley out to dinner, but that doesn’t mean shit to me. I was only being nice in the chatroom because I didn’t want her to feel bad and we had more important topics to talk about, but now that you are standing in front of me, I am going to reconstruct your ego. I only remember names of people who aren’t complete twat-waffles. I don’t treat people I care about as if they aren’t worthy of love and affection! Don’t think we forgot your little speech about how awful State wolves are and how much you
Benji’s POVWith the smell of sex in the air, we held each other close while catching our breaths. The atmosphere in Conrad’s office was electrifying. Our bodies still connected, I could feel him pulsing in me, letting the last bit of remanence of his seed spill into me. He nestled his nose against my neck and kissed the marking post with his soft lips. A shiver ran through me as his hands caressed my back. Being in his arms made everything feel right.“We didn’t use protection…” I whispered as I held him tight, my legs were still wrapped around his waist.He hummed with a smile, “Is that ok? You are my mate after all. I know we still have a lot to talk about and there is a lot going on, but I want this that is building between us.”“I do too.” I whisper back, hugging him closer. Our bodies molded together perfectly even if we were on a hard cold wooden desk.“Hey, I have been meaning to ask you, what happened the other day when you woke up crying? You just kept saying you were ok. If
Conrad’s POV(Mandatory Alpha Virtual Meeting)I was filled with a renewed sense of determination since Benji told me that Tomas was awake and responsive. He wasn’t completely out of the woods, but he was back in his right mind temporarily at least. The news of Tomas’ returning quickly spread through my pack. The emotional fog that seeped into my pack was lifting with the news of Tomas’s slow recovery. Other sick wolves were given the medicine and it was just a waiting game to see if they also recovered as well and how much.Tomas was removed from the jail cells and returned back into the pack hospital. I had the privilege of escorting his parents to his new room. It was like he was back from the dead. His mother sobbed into my arms while his father hugged Benji. I smiled at Tomas who gave me a slow nod of respect. He quietly spoke with Benji for a few minutes before she recommended he get some more rest. “Alpha.” He whispered and I turned to look at him. "Thank you for not giving up
Benji’s POVI checked Tomas’s vitals for the hundredth time in the last few hours, but there wasn’t any change. His heart rate was steady and there was no movement or muscle reactions. The tranquilizer was doing its job and keeping him asleep. Holding open his eye lids, I checked his pupils with a light, no change. His eye color was still red when they should have been a “A beautiful brown” according to his mother. I will admit he was a handsome man, but nothing like Conrad.Speaking of the devil, Conrad texted me to check in, but all I could say was nothing yet. He wasn’t happy or mad that Tomas’s parents volunteered him for the medicine. I think Conrad was trying to avoid showing emotions toward the situation which I didn’t blame him for. Tomas was a pack member and Conrad respected all his members in his pack and in the territory.‘Dahlia, Can you sense Tomas’s wolf?’ I spoke to my wolf through our bond, but she just shook her head. It was like his wolf was dormant which wasn’t a g
Benji’s POVI stood outside the small meeting room in the pack’s hospital taking in a few last minutes breaths before I faced the families of the sick wolves. The different states of illness weighing heavily on my mind. A few wolves were in the beginning stages of the poison, while others were in more advanced stages and degrees. Some were in jail cells fighting off the feral wild madness while others were on the brink of death. Tomas, the warrior I had taken a personal interest in his recovery coming to mind. His parents have spoken with me several times about his days as a top warrior and his mate who was a teacher before she turned feral. They loved to brag about their grandbaby as well. Tomas was all the child had left, so I wanted his recovery more than anything.“Sherlock?” Artemis spoke up behind me. I turned to look at my friend, my expression completely raw with emotions. She gave me a knowing smile. “These families need hope and eventually a cure… Go talk to the families lik
Text Message ConversationsBenji: Conrad? Are you busy? For a quickie?Conrad: Hey love, never busy for you. For a quickie huh? I’m always up for a quickie. Do you want me to come to the lab or do you want to come to the packhouse?Benji: Can you click on the link and meet me in the secured chat room?Conrad: Oh, So you want to do some dirty talk first without anyone knowing huh? Benji: And can you send the link to your squad as well? The password is Saved by the BellConrad: Wait… What? You said QUICKIE! And Why didn’t you put that whole thing in one text message? You got my hopes up… and something else up as well. I haven’t seen in you in over 24 hours, my dick is hard and disappointed.Benji: Ew Perv! Now click the link and meet the team in the chat room with your squad.Secure Chat roomBenji: Bennet why did you call Conrad a perv? And I never told you to tell him Quickie! I said Quick-LY! As in time sensitive. Sorry Conrad, I gave Bennet my phone to text you for me since I was
Benji's POV “Why not? Telling him what your family said and how you feel will change… Oh…” Then it dawned on me. Why he wouldn’t tell Bennet yet. Knowing Bennet, he would tell him to chose his family. Family is so important to Bennet since he was adopted. Dean nodded his head.“I made my choice and I don’t regret it one bit. Even if he doesn't accept me, I can't be with a family that would abanded me so quickly just because of who my mate is.” Dean’s eyes met mine and even though there was some sadness in his dark orbs, there was also hope. “Now just need to win him over.”“OH NO! You are not being in charge of the trivia cards again! I can’t be stuck in a room for the next Goddess-knows how many hours listening to you rant and rave about 80s and 90s pop culture!”We heard Ashley yell at Gray through the door. I laughed and Dean looked mildly amused. “This is going to be interesting, isn’t it?”I smile warmly at him, “Yep…” Then a thought occurred to me. “When Bennet does accept you,
Benji’s POV (Forty-eight hours prior to Alpha Meeting)“I am going to send maintenance to come clean up the mess, and then I am going over to meet some of my warriors so we can get to the bottom of this. Ok?” Conrad’s words gave me no comfort as I continued to look down at the frozen image of the man on the screen. I was pretty certain I had seen him before, but I couldn’t quit put a finger on it. I simply nodded my head, but I was already formulating plans of my own in my head as Conrad and his men left the lab.I can’t believe someone would destroy the lab. I mean, this isn’t the first time someone tried to stop us from solving a mystery, but it was never to this level of intent. The broken glass, destroyed computers, books shredded, our lab equipment… all just gone. This just solidify my thoughts that the illness was man-made and I needed to get to the bottom of it. With new determination, I looked around the room at my team. If I was going to get them back to their A game, I am go
Nathaniel’s POVI can hear my phone buzzing uncontrollably for the last ten minutes, but I ignore it. I am too busy right now to be bothered with whoever is calling. The caramel blonde sucking my cock is getting a jaw workout as she bobs up and down on my hard member. “Yeah, Benjamina… That’s it… suck like a dirty slut you are.”Pictures of the beautiful doctor litter my desk. Pictures of her leaving the packhouse, at the coffee shop, walking into the hospital. One of Davis’s spies sends me daily updates on her just like I requested. Fuck I want to see more of her, especially with her underneath me while I plow deep inside her. I wanna see tears run down her cheeks and fear on her face. I want to see her body covered in bruise marks and my bites all over that pretty unblemished skin. My dirty thoughts tighten my balls causing cum to explode out of my shaft. My hands push down the female’s head so I can shoot my load down her throat. She struggles some, but I don’t care. I am getting m