Benji’s POV“Ok, OK, Mr. Comedian. Thank you for the comical relief.” I roll my eyes but can’t stop the smile on my face. For the first time in a long time, my smile reaches my eyes and it’s a genuine smile. I look at Conrad and he is staring back at me with such intense eyes that my knees want to buckle. There’s a hint of a smirk on his beautiful kissable lips. Dammit, I wish he would stop looking at me because I feel a dramatic swoon coming on. Thankfully I am already holding on to the side of the lab table.Delta Canice takes the small vile from my hand and looks at it curiously. “So, you think Hazel is spelling Conrad with this? Why? How do you even know that damn woman?”I take a deep breath; we are at the point that the situation can go two different ways. They could believe me or they could think I am lying and send me to the jails. Not sure how this pack works, but we are about to find out.“Yes, I do. And to answer your second question, Hazel and I went to school together. Sh
Conrad’s POV“Go back to my office, now!” I let my Alpha aura surround everyone, except Benji. I am furious with Sean. How could my Beta speak like that, especially with HIS mate in the room. I always tried to understand his hatred towards State wolves extended deeply because of the way his father abandoned his mother with two young pups, but his accusations crossed the line today.Sean turned on his heel and stormed out like a whirlwind of fury. Thankfully all the doors in the hospital are on hydraulics so he couldn’t slam it behind him or he would have been in real trouble. The door closed with a soft swoosh, very melodramatic if you ask me. After a few seconds, Shamus and Canice bowed their heads towards Benji and filed out. I turned back to Benji to see her looking down at the floor deep in thought. I hope she didn’t think I felt the way Sean did about state wolves. “I… I’m sorry… for his actions. He’s got some deep-rooted family drama towards state wolves.”She nods her head, b
Benji’s POVCluster! That was the key word… My filing cabinets in my head shuffled around, sorting through the years of information I have gathered and stored in them. Medical, human, magical, werewolf, it all fit together. To say it was a light bulb moment of realization would be an understatement. It was an explosion of brain waves colliding into each other putting all the pieces into place!“Where the hell is my marker!” I shouted out to myself. Cluster, cluster, I kept mumbling the words while my brain is opening everything. My once organized mind is now a hurricane of stored knowledge recking havoc. The periodic table of the elements flash through my brain waves, picking the elements off one by one like fruit off a tree. ‘Cobalt, No… Krypton… No, Livermorium… No!’ Protons, neutrons, electrons all come together then dissect then move over and recombine. Patterns, shapes, colors… Clusters, Clusters, Clusters.I find the black marker I have been desperately looking for and move towa
Benji’s POVIt’s been a few days since the conversation with Alpha Conrad and his squad at the lab about Hazel and my breakthrough of the illness. My team and I rarely left the lab and hospital except for sleep. Meals and snacks were brought to us regularly by Dr. Lancon who insists we call him “Doc” Now that we are friends.Beta Sean eventually returned to the lab with a freshly cut lip, a black eye and an apology on his lips. He returned a few times in the following days. He would speak quietly to Ashley but she just simply nodded her head before turning her back to him. I wasn’t sure what he spoke to her about but I don’t think it went well because eventually he stopped showing up. I thought Ashley would be flustered by the sudden radio silence from Beta Sean, but she didn’t show any emotions about it. Just focused on the work we were doing.Conrad and I haven’t seen each other in days, but he texted me regularly. We were on a permanent loop of a twenty-questions game. I always smi
Benji’s POV‘Whoa, whoa, whoa…. My pups!? Dehlia, are you nuts!? We don’t even know these kids! Their parents are probably working or something since it is still early in the afternoon. We can’t claim them!’ I spat at my wolf still reeling by her proclamation. She swished her tail at me in irritation. She snorted threw her snout at me and I was taken back by her attitude. I felt a bit of pain in my heart hearing her want to claim these children as her own. We had lost ours and Gregory’s pup the night he died. I wouldn’t be surprised if she was still hurting like I was and this was her trying to fill the void we both were feeling.Dehlia had been more active since Conrad kissed me in the lab. She still wasn’t as chatty as she was over five years ago, but she was more active especially when we were texting with Conrad. It was like his wolf transferred some of his energy into her during our kiss. I knew the mate bond was slowly healing my wolf. Even though I didn’t know how I felt about
Benji’s POVJust beyond the tree line were three male rogues in their human forms. their growling and snarling callously echoed through the open field. Their claws extending from their fingertips and their eyes glowing a crimson red. There was something off about these men because they were attacking each other in a vicious brawl, completely unaware that they trespassed on pack lands.‘Artemis…’ I spoke through my pack’s mind-link.‘Hey Sherlock, what’s up?’ Artemis’ cheery tone filled my head, but I was nothing close to feeling cheery at the moment. My heart was pounding out of my chest.‘Rogues behind the hospital. I am here with two pups. Call the alpha and bring help.’ I didn’t give her a chance to respond when I cut the mind-link so I could focus on the rogues’ movements. They were still enthralled in their fight with each other which at the moment, I was thankful for.“Finnley…” I say softly without moving a muscle from where I stood watching the rogues. “I need you to calmly wa
Benji’s POVA thunderous howl in the distance told me my message of distress was received loud and clear. The calvary were coming to our rescue. The rogues before me were poised to attack, just waiting for the opportune moment to pounce on me and kill me! But I couldn’t let anything happen to Falon so even though my fear was at an ultimate high, I had to be brave.Taking the diplomatic route, I yelled. “Get out of here now before you are killed by the Alpha of this territory!”But the rogues just snarled at me. Their heads twitched violently back and forth and their eyes focused in and out. Flashing between red and black as if their wolves and their humans were fighting for control. They definitely were infected which made this whole situation a million times worse. One scratch from their claws and I was a goner for sure. What was I thinking coming out here alone!? And with two small kids?!One of the rogues took a swipe at me, but I knocked his claws away with my large tree branch. Th
Conrad’s POVThe steady beeping of the heart monitor seemed to calm my nerves as I watched my little Falon sleeping on the hospital bed in the Luna suite. Doc and the nurses were able to regulate her breathing better and get her asthma under control. Her angelic face was everything to me. A tightness in my chest brought me back to the realization that I almost lost my children today due to someone else’s negligence. Why was Benji out in the field with my children? How did the rogues get so close to the hospital? Why were my kids left alone?“Father! Father!” my son’s voice came through the door as it swung open. A layer of sweat and dirt covered his face and his black hair stuck to his forehead. I could see the worry in his eyes as he looked between me and a sleeping Falon.“Master Finnley, you can’t go in there! Your sister needs rest! Please Wait in Dr. Lancon’s office and I was get someone to take you back to the pack house.” A nurse followed close behind him. “I’m sorry Alpha… We d
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
Conrad’s POVBenji and I haven’t spoken much in the last forty-eight hours unless it was through text message about the break-in at the lab. We also haven’t had a chance to talk about why she woke up sobbing. Did I do something wrong? Was I mistaken in thinking that our night together was perfect? She was full of passion and responsive towards my touch but then fell asleep so suddenly afterwards. It made me slightly disappointed, but I could feel through the bond how exhausted she was. She is working so hard to figure out this strange illness and I guess her body just gave out. Holding her through the night did bring me the peace I truly needed. With every intake of air I took, her scent filled it. I knew at that moment when we both fell asleep in each other’s arms, I could never let her go back to the states. She is mine. My future, my luna, my mate.After Bee got the mind-link from one of her staff members, we rushed over to the hospital to find everything at the lab in complete chao
Benji’s POV“If you want me to stop… I will stop…” Conrad says as he pulls me close to his hard chest, giving me warmth I didn’t realize I needed. His callous fingers caress the small of my back as I listen to his rapid beating of his heart. He’s waiting… Waiting for me to make a decision. “I can see you hesitating, Benji Love. If you say stop… I stop…” I raise my head just enough so I can see his eyes. Those beautiful icy blue orbs express the things I need to leap forward. Hope I will give him a chance. Patience for my reluctance. Love for his mate. Everything I need is in his eyes. So, I leap.Rising up on the balls of my feet, I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss his lips. “Take me…” The sensual words leave me as barely a whisper. The heat ignites between us. His arms wrap around me tighter, deepening the kiss, letting our tongues explore and fight for dominance. He lifts me up and places me on the bed. His large body towering over me. Tingles electrify my body when his lips
Benji’s POVBefore I knew it, we had reached the double doors of the hospital. My mind was so consumed with everything that Regi and Holly had shared at lunch. Why did I feel so uneasy about what I saw between Hazel and Conrad today? Sure, it was a trick to keep her distracted, but couldn’t there be other ways they could have used? I mean from my experience, Hazel is pretty easy to distract with shiny things. Hand her a Credit card and call it a day…“Bee, I… uh… Have to ask Dean something, I will meet you up there ok?” Bennet says after looking down at his phone with a frown. I nod my head and keep walking towards the elevator, letting my thoughts continue spacing me out.Stepping out the elevator onto our floor, I accidentally bumped into a hard wall of chest and blue fabric. An older gentleman, maybe he was a janitor, grabbed my arms to steady me. I tried to see his eyes so I could apologize properly, but he wore his hat extremely low while averting his eyes downwards. He did seem
Benji’s POV“That Bitch!” Bennet hissed close to my ear as I stared at Conrad and Hazel getting cuddly with each other. The dining hall was buzzing with chatter about the two being all lovey dovey with each other. But the whispers didn’t bother me, it was the neutral expression that passed between us that broke my heart. His eyes briefly met mine, giving nothing away before he looked back at Hazel with a smile. A world wind of questions popped into my mind. Was he under her spell again? Or was this for real? Did he really want her and was using me? I sniffed the air and smelled a faint scent of floral, but it wasn’t as strong as before.“Fucking look at him!” Bennet threw out again. Seeing my mate nuzzle Hazel’s neck made the bile rise in my throat. So, this is what rejection feels like? He hadn’t said the words, but we both knew the truth. Dehlia howled in my head, her pain flooded my body. He is choosing Hazel, but I couldn’t say I wasn’t completely surprised. Just caught off guard.
Bennet's POV “First things first, how are you feeling?” I asked, looking at my cousin’s pained expression when she maneuvered her body in the bed. After the former Alpha and Luna left, I helped Benji change her clothes which didn’t go down well with Conrad. His overprotective growl of me touching his mate made me want to bop him on the nose and call him a bad dog before putting him in timeout. I don’t care if he is my cousin’s mate, I don’t put up with that kind of behavior. I am a doctor, I have seen my fair share of naked people, my cousin being one of them. Plus, I am GAY, DUH!Bee smiled up at me once she was settled comfortably in her bed, “Better… I hate being stuck in this bed. I really need to get to the lab.” I could tell she was feeling better since there was some sass in that whine of her. She even looked refresh after a good washdown with a washcloth and a fresh pair of clothes.I propped her leg up with an extra pillow, making sure the bandages weren’t wet or needed to b
Nathaniel’s POVI took my last couple of deep thrusts before I deposited my seed into the cum dumpster I had underneath me. It was a decent pussy and good enough for a fuck and for my plans. Hazel grunted out her orgasm which sounded like a dying cat, but she didn’t need to know that. Rolling off of her, I got off the bed and started looking for my pants and shirt. We had thrown them off somewhere between the front door and the bedroom.“Baby… Not staying again?” Hazel’s nasally whiny voice came from the bed. I could see she wasn’t satisfied enough with just one roll in the sack, but I had to get back to my pack before anyone saw me.“Naw, I got to get back. My Beta Commander will be wondering where I ran off too and I don’t want to deal with that annoying little fucker.” I hated being the Alpha Commander of the smallest, most pathetic pack in the Northeastern territory. It was so small it was barely worth mentioning. I didn’t even earn the right to be a Commander, it was given to me o