All Chapters of SAVAGE PASSION: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“Keep your nose to yourself. So it was you who planned this?” Daniel demanded. Elias shrugged from where he leaned against the wall. “I couldn’t stand seeing your mopey face anymore.” “I wasn’t mopey.” At the unified sound the three made, he added with more conviction. “I don’t mope. I just wasn’t in a good mood.” “And now?” Darius asked with a smile in his eyes. Daniel looked at Donald, ignoring the question. “What did you ask her? And why wasn’t I involved?” “Relax.” Donald leaned back in his chair. “We needed to vet her first and if she hadn’t passed the test, it would not have been useful for you to know.” Daniel’s blood boiled at the idea that a test was conducted without him, but he knew the reasons. Still, it pissed him off. “What did you do?” Darius rose from the chair and stood between the two strong-willed beasts. “Now reign it in and we’ll tell you, alright?” Daniel glared from him to Donald. The animal inside his soul didn’t like the idea of this par

Nigel nodded and met his eyes in the rearview, then pulled the car away, merging with traffic. The window rolled up to give them privacy again and Daniel was grateful for the thought. But what to say to Alessandra with her looking at him like this, he had no clue. He took her hand and stared out the window, wondering what he could tell her and how much. It was a while before they got to 51st Street where the park began, and he took that time to consider the fact that he’d never revealed what he was to a human. Up in the woods they had only been werewolves in their small community. As the lights of the city flew by the window, he toyed with her fingers, his mind racing. Nigel opened the door for them when they arrived and this time it was Daniel who helped Alessandra out. She smiled at his driver and allowed herself to be led into the darkness as though she weren’t afraid of him in the slightest. The park in daylight was one thing, and she’d turned down that, but now with only

In her sleep, Alessandra cuddled up to him and he wrapped a possessive arm around her, looking down at her pretty face. There was a small smile on it and she peeked at him through sleepy eyelids. “You’re awake,” she whispered. “I am. I’m nocturnal by nature.” He traced up and down her curvy side with his fingertips. “But I’ve become accustomed to normal human hours.” She kissed him. “Still want to marry me?” Her smile said she just wanted to hear him say it again. “I still want to marry you. You look like you’re waking up. Want to go for that walk now?” Burrowing into his chest, she laughed. “In Central Park? Really?” “Yeah. My wolf needs some nature around him. You’ve awoken something in me, my love.” She kissed his chest and peeked up at him, looking so beautiful as her eyes twinkled. “I’d love to go for a walk in the park with you. I just need a coffee! Or twelve,” she laughed then glanced downward. “Don’t you want to do something about that,” she smiled, motion

“Excuse me,” the groom asked him, and Daniel moved aside, not realizing he was blocking the entrance. “Thank you. You ready?” he asked his bride-to-be. “I can’t believe we’re doing this!” They opened the doors and went in. Daniel couldn’t look at his friends. “Time?” Donald grated through his teeth, “Ten.” “Where is she?” Darius groaned, tapping his feet. Just then, he heard her voice and his hands escaped his pockets as he took a couple of steps toward the welcome sound. There were other female voices with her, and their heels clicked speedily along the floor, a clear sign they knew they were running late. Donald sighed out all of his tension and Elias chuckled. “You guys should see your faces.” With nervous laughter in his voice, Darius said the obvious, “Here they come.” Around the corner appeared his future wife wearing a white floor-length spaghetti-strapped dress that hugged her in all the right places. Her hair was in loose, long curls and she wore no je

A small smile lit up the woman’s eyes as she glanced at Elias like they had something in common. "That's why I ran all the way from home before they closed.” Elias pointed east. “I work a few blocks from here so I always make sure to come before they shut their doors. Some nights? I fail. Those are the worst.” “I don’t come every day, but when I can…I do.” Terry returned with a way too kind and obvious smile. Elias gritted his teeth as the woman caught on that Terry felt sorry for her. Before he could think of a way to stop her, she ducked her face, grabbed the latte, thanked Elias under her breath, and took off for the door. Watching her maneuver past the line, he set a ten on the counter. “What do you think happened to her, Elias?” He picked up his fresh double shot and said in a booming voice with an easy laugh, “She plays softball. Her team sucks. Took one to the noggin the other day and called me about it all whiney. She’s just embarrassed.” The woman looked back a