All Chapters of Outside The Pack (Mated To The Night Book 1): Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

All my life, the only physical affection I had ever received had come from my mom, who hugged and loved on me as often as I let her, and the pups I babysat who didn’t know any better. The Kings’ wolves, however, avoided touching me like I was dirty.But that had changed when I arrived here. Tavi practically threw herself at me at every opportunity, jumping at the possibility of holding my hand or hugging me. Jasper reached for me every once in a while too, and even Night seemed to touch my arm or my wrist when we were close. I used to watch how affectionate the Kings’ wolves were with each other and crave even a taste of the same treatment.But here, with the Wargs, I finally knew what it was like to touch and be touched by someone I cared about, someone who wasn’t my mom, and it felt like a door opening for me.When Lillian let go, she smiled at me once more before turning to her son. “Pax, it’s time to go home.”Pax whined, stomping his feet.“Pax, honey, don’t make me say it a seco

“You kidnap a girl and try to make her life miserable, only for her to turn out to be your mate!” Dom dissolved into laughter again.Mate? The word was like a silent explosion in my head. My wolf began to pant and hop around like the word had summoned him.“No,” I said. “What? No, that’s ridiculous. Bryn is a human woman, Dom. There’s never been a real mate pair between a wolf and a human. Ever.”“Uh huh.” Dom smirked.“It’s more likely that it’s just stress about blowing the mission to kill Troy when I had the chance. Now I’ve got the stress of this human and of trying to figure out how to keep our pack safe. That’s all.”“Oh, yeah, I’m sure that’s it.”“Don’t fuck with me, Dom. I’m telling you, it isn’t like that.”“Yeah? Then why were you about ready to shift when I mentioned a particular young wolf’s name?”I clenched my hand so tight that the beer bottle shattered in my hand, spraying blood and beer over the table. Fortunately, it was mostly empty. Dom pursed his lips to keep fro

I decided that now was as good a time as any to sort out my thoughts on escaping, on heading home. I missed Mom so badly that my stomach ached, but I couldn’t see myself going back there. Not willingly, anyway. The way Troy treated me and his threats—which I knew he intended to make good on—were too frightening. The Wargs pack had made me feel welcome and had given me a place I felt with increasing certainty was my home.I dropped the idea of trying to find my way back to my mom. I knew I would be miserable leaving behind all the relationships I’d formed with the Wargs, especially with Pax, Jasper, Tavi, Dom, Violet…and even Night.I’d made my decision to stay, but now I needed to figure out what to do about the large problem snoozing at my feet. It was getting dark, and soon there wouldn’t be enough light for me to find my way back. My only options were to leave the wolf behind and get help or to stay and get stuck here overnight. I can’t do this on my own. I need another shifter to

The first wolf that I had taken down, the one I thought I’d killed, barreled into me, still dripping blood from its wounded neck. It slammed me into the wall, breaking ribs. I wheezed out in pain, landing hard on the ground.The bleeding feral turned toward Bryn, growling. She again threw her body over Vince’s. Why don’t you run? I thought desperately. Get out of here, Bryn!The wolf neared her, eager to taste her blood, Vince’s wolf tried to snarl, but he was too weak to effectively protect her. She screamed, kicking the wolf’s snout as it got too close. It bared its teeth at her, and I knew it was about to strike.With a surge of wrathful energy, I hauled myself to my feet. Pushing through the pain in my ribs, I shot across the distance that separated me from Bryn. I tackled the wolf to the ground, ignoring its snapping fangs. I bit into the wolf’s neck again, and this time, I ripped its throat out. Blood sprayed across the cave wall in an arch. His carotid artery spurt, spurt, spur

He stopped, breathing hard. I could almost hear the thunderous pace of his heartbeat.“I wasn’t wandering off or running away,” I snapped back. “I thought about trying to leave, but I didn’t, and do you know why?” I didn’t wait for a response. “Because I have nowhere to go, even if I could run away. I was led to the injured wolf, and I was brave for staying, not reckless. You’re such an asshole, Night. You piss me off no end!” I glared up at him, stepping closer. “You think I wasn’t scared? I was fucking terrified in that cave, Night. I thought my life was over, and that I’d never see anyone again. But you,” I jabbed her finger at him, “you have saved me twice now, and I am so grateful.”Tears pushed behind my eyes, but I forced them back. I wasn’t done with him yet. “I knew I was safe the minute I saw your wolf. I knew I couldn’t leave when you were fighting for my life because what if something happened to you? What would I have done then? You’re the idiot, Night.” I jabbed my finge