All Chapters of Center of the Iris: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

“Alpha! Alpha Terrell! Wake up!”Terrell startled awake, sweating glistening on his brow. He grabbed at his chest, looking for the blood that had been there. His head spinning, Terrell sat up on the floor of the cabin.“We've landed in Georgia, sir.”Terrell looked around him cautiously. A nightmare. It had only been a nightmare. Her face, the alarms, the overwhelming feeling of...Terrell rushed to the bathroom, lurching over the toilet. He emptied the contents from his stomach in piercing loud pushes. He was dizzy from the nightmare, from the feeling of the plane bolting from left to right. His head pounded in his ears from vomiting, and his eyes blurred as he tried to focus and calm the nausea that continued to threaten him.“Sir, are you alright?”Terrell hung on the toilet, resting his head on the backside of it. “Fine, just give me a minute.”Motion sickness? Really? On a flight th

Terrell followed the solemn woman to his room. She pulled a key from her apron and unlocked the door softly. She pushed the hair back from her face as she turned to him to hand him the key.“Room 8. The corner room. Alpha Gavin has asked me to tend to any need you have, even...” she gulped hard.Terrell was startled. “Dane, is it?”“Danica. They call me Dane around here though,” she whispered. She was shaking at his presence.“Danica, beautiful. French, is it not?”She nodded, her eyes remaining on the floor.“Well, I will call you by what you ask. You are the lady here, not me. Would you prefer the name Danica?”She looked over her shoulder quickly. “I really, I need to...” She turned away from him to leave.“Wait, Danica,” Terrell called behind her.She stopped. Tears welled in her eyes. “Look, Alpha Terrell, “ she said bold

Terrell:   “Well, that went better than expected,” Jason said on the other end of the line. “Yeah, they weren't happy seeing Kyle on a gurney. But these nightmares. I think they're getting worse.” “I think you need to see a doctor to find what's causing them. It isn't something you ate is it? Maybe bad Chinese again? You remember that one time in college? Oh man, I thought you were never going to stop puking!” “Don't remind me, and no. I haven't eaten anything actually. Apparently they are having a big lunch for me here at the pack house. Kind of wish I had a personal food taster on hand.” “Just say the word, Alpha, and I will be there.” Terrell stayed quiet for a moment. A deep sigh left him. “No, let me do the thing. They need to trust me. Something about this other pack is looking for the iris.” “Iris died a long time ago,” Jason responded, confused. “That's what I said, but Gavin insisted that it wasn't

Danica came down the stairs slowly after showering, listening carefully to conversation in the main hall. She tiptoed down the last step, hoping not to be heard or sniffed out.“A dress, for the dane?”“Yes, Charley, a nice one, like for church. You can get her two, just so she has an extra one for whatever. She might end up needin' it.”“And shoes? Or do you plan on her padding around in sneakers.”“Whatever. I gave her the credit card. Get her what she needs, but don't be stupid with the money. I got bills to pay, too.”“Uh-huh, sure.” Charley rolled her eyes at Gavin, knowing that the entire town supported the Alpha, and the Alpha family hadn't wanted for anything in almost 150 years.Danica came around the corner, her eyes turned down, and her hair pulled back in a neat ponytail. She looked up slightly only to see Charley waiting, impatiently.Charley stood about five foo

Terrell's POV:  I can't help but stare at her. My brain keeps going numb with everything she tries on. The dress though, oh sweet heaven above. What a looker under that apron and untidy hair. But she keeps noticing me staring at her. I should just stop. She doesn't belong to me by any means. But I can change that. I mean, a few words to Gavin, maybe a thought or some border control agreement... I don't know. I do know that I want her to come back to Stanford with me. Even if she doesn't stay. Just away from, well, this shit hole that I left so long ago.