Everest As I crawled into bed that night, I went over the day’s events in my head. So many unanswerable questions filled my mind. Who was that alpha? Maybe he was here for the ceremony? Would I see him again? Why was there a part of me that wanted too? I drifted off to sleep that night and dreamt of the deep blue ocean. The strong riptide and the brilliant dapples of blue light when the sun shone through the water dazzled my vision. The blue turned into a pair of eyes, and I was looking into the face of a dark blue-grey wolf. I ran my hands through his fur and mused at what his human form would look like. He seemed to radiate power and dominance. The scent and the aura emanating from him made my knees weak. Before I could go any further my alarm blared rousing me from what had promised to be a very good dream. I woke up to the sun shining through the curtains. I showered and dressed and headed downstairs for breakfast. We were fortunate in the Aurora Moon pack. We were the seco
FinnFrankly, I was pissed off after that training session. The only wolf who had really impressed me was that smart-ass little golden eyed she-wolf. She was the quickest wolf I’d ever seen, and she improvised well. Her mouth-watering vanilla and roses scent was all over the training field and it had made it annoyingly difficult for me to focus. I couldn’t help myself when I had gone to talk to her. Her snappy replies had caught me off guard. She was a challenging little thing… and I felt like I might be intrigued by a little challenge.I showered and went to go chat with my beta Caleb about what he thought about the warriors. I caught up to him outside the arena talking up some little she-wolves. As I walked closer, they sensed my aura and turned.Caleb rolled his eyes knowing what was coming. “Hi Alpha Finn, you looked great today! You guys were the strongest wolves out there!” one of the girls cooed. “Leave.” I snapped without looking down. Caleb shook his head and the girls backed
FinnI walked away from her wanting to break something. I ripped a branch off the tree nearest to me and threw it as far as I could. As good as she smelled I had very nearly lost my temper with her. I despised others thinking they could talk back to me without consequences…and punishing that little wolf made my dick twitch. I’ll admit, there was something I liked about her back talk. The challenge to tame her was getting more enticing each time I saw her.I strolled around the pack city, not wanting to go back to the pack house until I’d calmed down since she would be there. Caleb and I had stayed in a hotel nearby last night but were moving into rooms in the pack house to be closer in case any other attacks happened. Alpha Jack had wanted us there as fast as possible next time so we could potentially hunt this fucking rogue down and end it. The fact that I was going to be in the same house as Everest didn’t escape me. I was worried she may still try to escape the boundary again being
Finn That hadn’t gone exactly as I’d imagined. I’d planned on seducing her, but she’d just pissed me off and I’d overreacted. I walked back in the house running my fingers through my hair and headed upstairs to my room. It was on the third floor and looked out over the gardens. The furnishings were navy blue, and the cream-coloured king size bed was against the far wall between 2 large windows with black-out curtains that overlooked the rose bushes. The walls were a deep blue and the ensuite bathroom was all white marble and gold. It was definitely luxurious, rivalling even the Onyx packhouse. I could see Everest sitting on the bench that I’d been laying on and it made an ache start to build in my chest. Fuck, what was this girl doing to me? I pulled the blinds down and tried to shake her from my mind under a hot shower. I laid down in the soft sheets and rubbed my eyes in frustration. The evening had left me with a pit in my stomach. The look of terror in her eyes when I’d grazed m
Finn The sunset bathed her in a golden aura making her skin glow. She had pinned her long hair up exposing the nape of her neck. A delicate gold chain hung around her neck and slipped in between her breasts drawing the eyes down. Her light blue, flowy dress had ridden up around her hips and I could see the tops of her thighs peeking out. She was mouth-watering. Her vanilla and rose scent was amplified by the flowers around her. She sat in the lush green grass basking in the pink and gold sunset from the hot day. From the moment I saw her sitting there I had lost the will to walk away. I had managed to avoid her all day after the night before. There was this intensity between us that I couldn’t deny any longer and the more time I spent in her presence the worse it got. It had caught me completely by surprise and I had been dreading the possibilities behind it. I had apologized to her for my behaviour, and she seemed to understand. I had told her she looked nice, trying to put her at
EverestThe day of the ceremony had arrived. I was exhausted. I had tossed and turned all night, with the memories of earlier playing through my mind. Training had been cancelled for the day to focus on the ceremony tonight, so I had nothing to distract me from my thoughts. I laid in my bed with the blankets over my head, trying to pretend the world didn’t exist. I knew I needed to get up and shower, but I didn’t want to leave the safety of my room. The sooner I left, the sooner I’d have to start actively avoiding Finn for the next 24 hours until he left. I finally pulled myself up with a groan and hoped into the shower, washing my hair and the remainder of Finn’s scent off of me. I dried my hair and let it fall in natural waves down my back. I’d have to style it later for the ceremony anyways. I picked out light denim shorts and a white t-shirt with a pair of cute sandals and headed down to the kitchen on full alert. I sniffed the air before rounding the corner. The coast was clear,
Everest I sank to my knees in the dewy grass, the mate bonds power still radiating around me. My heart was shattered. I felt like a shell full of pain and hurt. My mate had left me, and I didn’t know if I’d ever see him again. He hadn’t even formally rejected me, he’d simply shifted and ran, leaving me caught in a stalemate of anguish. I sat in the grass crying for hours. I’d hoped he would come back to me here. I’d hoped he’d feel the pain I was feeling and return to me and make it right. One way or another… I curled up and must have drifted off at some point. I woke up to voices laughing. It was still dark out, but it must have been near three in the morning. I sat up and a fresh wave of misery rolled over me. I just had to make it to my bed. I pulled myself upright and somehow found the strength to get upstairs. But I didn’t go to my room. I followed the scent to Finn’s room. The smell of sandalwood and cedar comforted me and broke my heart at the same time. I was so unprepared f
EverestI won’t lie, it had been rough. Finn’s dismissal of the mate bond had crushed me. I had barely begun to explore my feelings for him when they were ripped away from me. I’d questioned everything with him before, for sure…but when I felt that bond snap into place, I knew that everything I had needed was right in front of me. Seeing him walk away had been agony of the deepest level. I’d spent a week curled up in bed, too “sick” to go to training. My parents knew something was up, but they didn’t question it. They had no idea. Kali and Cas on the other hand had been by my side throughout the whole ordeal. They had searched for me the morning after to wish me a happy birthday and found me buried in the guest bed that Finn had stayed in, tear stained and exhausted. I didn’t have to say what happened, they both knew, and they didn’t make me re-live it. They’d taken turns bringing me food and water, keeping me company, bringing over movies…real sister stuff. After a week of mourning,