All Chapters of Dark Alpha Rising: Dreams and Nightmares: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE: Jake ~ I went up to my room after a quick shower and changed before heading to the bonfire. It was nearly 4am but these werewolf teens were bright eyed and bushy tailed. The party looked like it wasn’t ending any time soon. A few young couples were getting very high on the PDA scale and other un-mated people were getting just as friendly with each other. I would never do that to my mate. But other people were other people. Nick could be a flirt when he wanted but he would never cross that line either, no matter how much girls like Savannah, a friend of Sophie’s, would follow him around. Evan, no matter his massive amounts of flirting and toeing the line, hadn’t gone that way either out of respect for his mate somewhere out there. Speaking of mates… “Hey Nicky boy,” I greeted him, clapping him on the back. He turned and grinned at me, “Future Alpha! Our future Alpha has graced us with his presence everyone!” There were some jeers from the crowd but I just laugh

CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE: I had felt like the living dead when I answered the door and saw Jake there. I felt frozen but had the urge to run into his arms. Suddenly it was already happening. I was being held and it was such a relief to feel something after all this time that everything came bubbling out of me. I don’t know how long I sat there in Jake’s arms heaving tears into him as he just stayed still. His steady, assuring presence felt like safety and it was like diving into water after being lost in the desert. I needed the release, and I needed it to be him. Jake had always been so da*n serious and protective, and that was exactly what I needed in my life. I felt so exhausted and so terribly unsafe every minute of the day that I wasn’t on the bus with him in the mornings, but this time, this private moment to just feel that care and safety wash over me was just… everything. I was pretty sure I had made Evan and Nick feel uncomfortable, and I would’ve thought so for Jake too, but

CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE: Jake ~ I knew I was really pushing it now. But I couldn’t help myself. I needed to be around her a little longer and I didn’t need my babysitters with me. I was totally captivated by her. Her joy at the tree lighting, her harmonious voice that could lead a sailor to the depths of the sea. Her radiance. She was really relaxed and in her element out here and I wasn’t ready to let go. Nick could chew me out later. I didn’t care. We walked hand in hand the whole way to the bottom of the stairs to her apartment. I was glad we were walking so slowly. It meant more time with her. She was just - everything. Everything I wanted to be part of, everything I wasn’t. Everything good in my life. All together in one wonderful package. I was such an idiot to have ever thought I could give this up - her up. I wouldn’t. I couldn’t. We were standing at the bottom of the stairs when she turned to me with a very serious look on her face. “Can I try to tell you something?” “Of

CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN Nick ~ He was all revved up, and although it would be months before his first shift, Jake looked like he needed a good run. At least he slept last night, my wolf Asher assured me. I’m going to take him out… Evan remarked through the link. I nodded. Evan didn’t think he was very intuitive but when it came to Jake he really was. I could use the peace too. I had talked a little to Mitchell’s parents last night during our impromptu sleepover and learned that his mom actually had a diary or two from some relative of hers that was part of West Woods long ago. I was hoping to talk with her again today and see if I could look through it. Maybe we could finally catch a break. “Are you coming too?” Jake asked me on his way out the door after Evan. Mitchell was already outside. “Nah, I’m going to hang back,” I said back. He gave me a peculiar look for a minute before nodding slightly and heading out. I heard them talking for a few blocks. Jake was super excite

CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE Jake~ She was on a date. With her boyfriend. I wanted to die. I wanted to rage. “LISTEN,” Evan seethed at me. “Will you let me finish?” I shook my head, trying to regain control of my thoughts and nodded. “I think her mom knows something is up. I mean not werewolf-mate stuff, and all that. But she guessed that you had been part of her life lately. She told me basically that she didn’t like that guy and always thought you guys would be good together. Okay now I needed to keep shaking my head, this was not what I wanted to hear right now. Nick mumbled to himself next to me and all I wanted to do was start a one-sided fight with this tree next to me. “WHAT THEATER?” I asked Evan. “She didn’t tell me, J,” Evan answered. Not what I wanted to hear. “We’re going,” I said decisively and turned to run towards Evan’s car. “NOW!” I commanded from a few flights ahead of them. I heard their footsteps behind me as we jogged across town. Rachel~ “Extra lar