Jacob I was sitting in my office looking at my computer and wondering how the hell the schedule for guard duty got so screwed up. The time sheet was completely fucked up and I knew I hadn’t done this. Someone else had been messing with the system since I was last in it. The only question was who? “Briar!” I yelled as I sat there with my elbows resting on my desk. I waited for a reply as I looked at the sheet and tried fixing it to its original state. It wasn’t even a minute later and my younger brother’s head popped into the doorframe of my office in the packhouse. Briar took over as Alpha for our dad, Owen, a few months ago and it’s been a rocky start for him so far. Time management for his work schedule and pack duties wasn't his strong suit. Briar’s identical twin, Jasper, was out traveling and exploring the world before he came back home to help on Wolfe Ranch. He had no idea what he wanted to do with his life, so he was out trying to figure that out. Jasper a
Jacob I stared at her for longer than I should have. I recovered from my mindlessness, smiled while stepping forward and offering my mate my hand. She took it immediately and we shook as she smiled sweetly at me. Her smile could light up a room, it was so bright. "Hi. I'm Beta Jacob King from Medicine Rock," I told her with a smile. "Hey. It's good to meet you. I'm Maggie Davis." "I don't think I’ve ever met you before," I told her as I started searching my memory bank for her beautiful face. "We've never officially met, but I saw you here years ago with Beta Danny and a girl that looked like you." "Danny's my dad and the girl was my twin sister, Ivy. We would come here for short visits until we turned eighteen," I explained. She smiled and nodded her head. I had so many questions for her and I wanted to know everything that I could about her. I wanted to know her story and then become a part of it. Our conversation stopped and we stood there stari
Ivy The smell of fresh hay filled my nose as I fed the horses in their stalls. After securing the bag full of hay in the stall I was in, I ran my hand over Tucker's side and kissed his neck. This dude was the sweetest guy in the world and deserved all of my love. He deserved treats and a good long ride through a pasture. I hugged him tightly as he started eating noisily. I let go of him after a little while and moved to check all four of his hooves. He had been my sweet ride for the past ten years and I spoiled the hell out of him. I made sure he was taken care of every day, since I loved him so much. Tucker's hooves looked great, so I left his stall and closed the door. I started to head back to the feed room to finish feeding when my phone started ringing in my pocket. I pulled it out and looked to see that it was Jacob. I kept walking to the feed room as I answered the call. "Hey, what are you up to?" I asked him happily. "I'm driving back home from Sandsto
Jacob Ivy called and told me everything that she and mom learned at Juniper Moon about the recent cattle theft. Before Ivy could tell me anything more, mom snatched the phone from her and told me to be at the house for a family dinner. Something was up with that woman and I’m not sure what it was. When I got back into Medicine Rock territory, I didn't bother going back to the office. I was too restless now after everything and I had stuff to handle outside of the packhouse anyway. I checked on the guards and asked certain people if they had requested time off with Lacy. Only one of the guards had talked to her about taking time off, but he knew he needed to come to me about it. I got him squared away with the time he needed and wondered what the hell Lacy was doing putting her nose in the guards’ business. The guards were part of my duties and hers were over the pack town. After clearing all of it up, I set up patrols around Wolfe Ranch for the next week during the day an
Maggie I found my mate after only two years of searching for him. I would have found him so much sooner if I were a part of the pack he was in. I wasn't even able to really go to the other packs because of work, and with how shy I was, I would never have gone alone. Jacob King was so sexy! His lazy look with that devilish smile on his beautiful lips had me wanting him already. His black hair and dark blue eyes said he would do every dirty thing in the book to me. At least that's what I think his eyes were saying. I could be completely wrong about that though. When I met him, I was ready to get to know him on the spot. I wanted to share everything about me with him and ask him all the questions that I already had. As a kid, seeing him here with his dad made me curious and I'll admit that I had a crush on him. Who wouldn't? He was a good-looking kid and such a sexy man now. How many she-wolves would I have to fight off to be with him? I hope none. Sharing that mem
Owen The next morning came quickly and I was up early with Cat as usual. We got dressed for our day and had breakfast together in a silent house. It had been odd when Ivy and Jacob moved out after they turned eighteen, but it was even odder when Briar moved out and Jasper left. Jasper would eventually come back, I’m sure, but right now his adventures found him all over the state, then all over the country. I’m not sure what that boy was doing or looking for, but he would call to let us know where he was and that he was safe. After eating breakfast, we cleaned the dishes and wiped the kitchen down. When we were done, we walked out to Cat's truck so she could leave for the ranch. She climbed into the front seat and I stood in between the door and her. I tenderly kissed her lips, then her forehead as I savored her scent of lupine flowers for a long day of work ahead of me. "I'll see you at the ranch when I'm done at Sandstone," I told her. "Ok. Be careful. I don't trust
Ivy It was finally the end of the day and I was locking up the goats with mom. When everything was done, we went to the trucks and I got in with mom. She yelled out her window at dad as he got in his truck that we would see him at home. I got my phone out of my pocket and looked at my texts that I had missed while working. I had been talking with Torin all day about random things. I learned that he was from Morse, Saskatchewan, and that there wasn't a pack there. Instead, there were individual families that lived among the humans. They lived like we used to but they made sure they had property to let their wolves out on so they weren't suspected of being anything supernatural by neighbors. I learned that his favorite color was blue, he loved fruit and he was twenty-nine. He was three years older than me. I wonder what took us so long to find one another. At least we did find one another. I never wanted to have to choose a mate. I always dreamed of finding him. I look
(Trigger warning; mentions of rape) Maverick The lights of the bar I was sitting in were dim and comforting to my eyes and soul. I always liked the darkness of night compared to the light of day. I guess that’s why I chose to be more nocturnal and work at night instead of being normal. My new line of work was perfect for me, considering I had to be a thief in the night. I was perched on a barstool leaning against the bar next to my best friend, Oliver. We had been stuck to each other's hips since we met in the third grade. I wouldn’t trade him for the best horse in the world, or all the money I could possibly spend. He was good to me and was always there when I needed him. Some might say that he follows me around like a love-sick puppy, and I’ve had my suspicions about it for some time now. Oliver was as tall as me but had a slender build compared to me. He had super blonde hair to go with his deep blue eyes. He was charming with the ladies but not very honest with the
Jasper It’s been a few months since we took over the Winnipeg Pack. Things were moving along faster than I originally thought, and the people were flourishing. Most of the homes and buildings have been repaired with all of us working together to get this place back on track. The guards were in better shape thanks to Luis, but we still had a ways to go before they could really protect us. After we arrived here to stay, I started digging through Alpha Kevin’s office as Luis dug through Beta Gabriel’s. We wanted answers as to what was going on here and what went wrong. We all met in my new office and asked Nathan what he knew about all of this. He gave us a lot of disturbing information. ~Flashback “Has this always been the pack’s home?” I asked. “No, we moved out here a few years ago. Though we haven’t had enough food to sustain us in ten years.” “Damn. So, why didn’t Kevin have an heir?” I asked. “He died of malnutrition from not eating. Kevin’s mate died i
Lacy I arrived at the South Sand Pack in South Dakota to help Aspen pack up the last of her things to move her in with me. Both of us were so excited to finally be in the same place and call it home. Our adventure was about to begin. I drove from the gates up to Aspen’s parents’ house and parked my Jeep before getting out. I walked on the sidewalk through the yard toward the front door. I watched it as it was ripped open and Aspen came running out of the house toward me with a giant smile on her face. I smiled back and started walking faster to meet her. We both held our arms out to one another and collided in a happy hug. We held each other for a long time as we indulged in our bond and being close. “I’m so happy you're here. I can’t wait to start this life with you,” Aspen said. “Same!” I said happily. We slightly released each other from the hug before we kissed. The kiss was meaningful and deep but didn’t ignite any passion. When we pulled back from the kiss
Briar It was a few days since the attacks and when Jasper took over the Winnipeg Pack. Everything was back to a new normal as everyone was finding their footing. Jasper, Lianna, and Luis were already in Canada setting up a new life for the pack members they now had. I’d never seen people so happy to see food before and I knew that my brother was about to give them a better life. Yesterday morning, Sloan got one of the worst phone calls anyone could possibly get. It was from the police in Boulder, Colorado informing her that they did a wellness check on her parents after complaints by the neighbors. They found both of them dead in their home with gunshot wounds. Sloan cried for hours while blaming herself for what happened to them. All I could do was hold her in my arms and tell her that it wasn’t on her. She couldn’t control other people's actions. I felt horrible for her and I wished I knew how to help her better. Last night she got a second phone call from the poli
Jasper All of us went back to Briar’s house and walked inside with shorts on. Everyone looked up at us and sighed in relief. I grinned at Lianna and pulled her close for a hug and kiss. “Were you worried?” I asked in a teasing voice. “Yes. What happened out there?” “Rogues were trying to take the cattle and horses,” I told her. “They were paid by Alpha Kevin to do it,” Briar said. “With everything that he’s done to us today, what are we going to do?” mom asked Briar. “I’m going to go pay him a visit. I’m taking Briar and Luis with me and no one else," I said firmly. “Why can’t I go with you?” Lianna asked. “I want you to stay here where it’s safe and help my mom with the livestock.” She nodded her head and asked, “What are you going to do?” I looked her in the eyes and took a deep breath. Last night, as she slept next to me, I searched through companies that I could start and looked at the investments that I had. Mom and dad made sure
Briar I woke up in the comfortable darkness of my room with Sloan tucked up against me as she slept soundly. I could hear her soft breathing as I smelled her scent of yarrow in my face. Her back was tucked up against my front as she was curled into a ball like she needed to protect herself. Last night when we came to our room, Sloan told me about everything at the Winnipeg Pack, including what Lianna had said about taking it over. If Kevin went down for what he was doing to his members, which I’m pretty sure he would, that would leave the pack without leadership. Jasper was a leader with a Luna and a Beta. It seemed that he might be just the person to take over and help those wolves out of this mess. Though he didn’t say anything at dinner, I’m sure he is either trying to figure out how to help them or he’s worried about not being the right person to lead them. I’m sure he will figure it out. If he didn’t want to lead them, then I would move the members that Kevin had to M
Lianna We followed the guy from the restaurant for an hour until he turned off the highway onto a dusty dirt road. Jasper drove past the turn-off slowly so we could look down it. It was a very long dirt road with no buildings in sight, but we had no idea what this place was. There were thick woods of paper birch and sugar maple on both sides of the dirt road. There was a lot of thick cover for wolves and a community. “Where are we?” I asked. “An area called Notre Dame de Lourdes,” Jasper answered. “So we aren’t even close to Winnipeg?” I asked. “Nope. It’s possible that the pack moved or that this place is a hideout of some kind for this guy,” he said. “What do you want to do?” Luis asked. “I want to see what’s down that road.” “Why don’t you park off the road and the four of us can go for a walk? Your truck is loud, so if there are multiple wolves in the area, they will hear it turn onto the dirt road,” Sloan said. “That’s what I was thin
Jasper I had been horribly wrong about Sloan. I felt awful for her and the way her dad treated her during that phone call. All of this with her and Briar was a huge coincidence. We are really given the things that we need when we need them the most. Lianna and Sloan stayed up pretty late last night while drinking spiked hot chocolate and talking shit about their dads. I’m sure for them it was therapeutic, but for me and Briar it was horrifying to know the things they had to deal with. My heart was heavy for them. We had the best parents in the world compared to them. Briar and I were up early this morning while our mates slept in. Luis met us down in the kitchen and the three of us started making breakfast for the house. We had biscuits going in the oven, Briar was scrambling a bunch of eggs, I had coffee going, and Luis was prepping small steaks to fry. We had everything done before the she-wolves were even moving. I looked at Briar as he stared at his bedroom doo
Sloan When everyone was finished with dessert and several of us were still standing around talking, Jacob said, “Briar, I have a question for you.” “What’s up?” he asked from beside me. “Why haven’t you made this girl part of our pack yet?” “I offered…” Briar started to explain in an uncomfortable tone. I cut in to explain my reasoning and said, “And I’m thinking about it.” “What’s there to think about?” Jacob asked me in curiosity. I took a deep breath and looked him in the eyes before saying, “I’m not sure that I'm the right person to be the Luna. I don’t know the first thing about being part of a pack or really what it means to be a Luna. I just need to make sure I’m needed here.” “The fact that you're thinking of others and not yourself says you're the right person for the pack and your mate. Not a lot of she-wolves would do that,” Lianna told me. I took her words into account and nodded my head. Maybe she was right. Maybe I was the right
Sloan Meeting Jasper was different than what I figured it would be. For one, Briar never said that they were identical twins. If Jasper shaved his beard off, I wouldn’t be able to tell the two of them apart by looks, only by smell. I was stunned that he had such a full beard at his age, but he looked good with it. By no means is that me wanting Briar to grow a beard though. I liked his clean-shaven face. I desperately wanted that smooth face between my legs earlier, but that was interrupted for the second time today. Oh well, we will get there. After meeting Jasper, Lianna, and Luis, we ate lunch at the packhouse, then got them settled in the rooms upstairs in Briar’s home. We would have a full house for a while, which was different for me. From everything I was told, Jasper didn’t really have a home of his own. It was from the uncertainty of his destiny, but I’m sure he would figure it out. Jasper and Lianna got their horses out of the trailer and we set up a bigger