All Chapters of He Hurt Me, But He Needs Me: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

FerraraIt was a miserable week on the merchant ship. Saul and Amelia were both seasick, and Violetta, Finn, and Kenzi struggled to keep their wolves from panicking and shifting. Violetta and Kenzi, I could control through the pack bond, but Finn was beyond my reach until we were back on neutral territory. I should have taken the bond back before loading the ship, but this wasn’t an issue that had occurred to me.Eventually, we just had to drug him.Cindy was too weak to shift, and Janelle had spent most of the trip clutching a small jar of dirt she’d smuggled on. By the time we reached London’s port, we were all exhausted.“Half of you look dead, and the other half of you smell as if you should be dead,” London greeted me with a wrinkled nose. He glanced at Finn. “Oh. That one is dead.”“You try being on a ship for a week and tell me how you feel,” I growled as I pulled Violetta close. The bunks were barely big enough for me, so I hadn’t been able to have my mate sleep in my arms for

Violetta“He broke out of his window,” Saul said in a low and tight voice as we walked into the guest room where Finn was staying. “He woke up, and I was ready with a soother, but before I could get him to drink it, he shifted. I was between him and the door.”“He chose to break through the window rather than hurt you. That’s a good sign,” I said as I stared at the broken glass. “Is Amelia feeling better? She can track him.”“What makes you say that?” Ferrara grunted.“Really? I know there’s been a lot going on, but surely, you’ve got eyes.”Ferrara looked even more puzzled, and Saul smiled quietly. “As it happens, she’s already gone after him. Kenzi and I can look after Violetta while you follow her and make sure Finn is all right. I will alert London about his window.”Ferrara looked at me, but I waved him away. With a short nod, he turned and left. Kenzi jumped up on the bed and sighed. “So, it’s true? He really does belong to Amelia? That’s a shame. He’s a cutie.”I rolled my eyes

ViolettaAs soon as the door closed, London straightened and cleared his throat. “I am not unfamiliar with Emerson’s brand of violence and torture. I have told Ferrara that I can have people available for you to speak with.”“He mentioned. Thank you, but I’m good.” Cocking my head, I studied the alpha. Snake River was the smallest of the packs, but that didn’t mean that London was the weakest of the alphas. From the little that I had seen, his pack was a tight-knit community, and between how far his brewery and distillery distributions reached, I knew that they weren’t lacking in money. Still, there was something odd about him. Something I couldn’t quite decipher. “What makes you familiar with the things Emerson likes to do behind closed doors?”“That is a story for another day. For now, let me just say that I will not shed a tear over his loss.” He pulled a file out of the desk. “My grandfather was a writer. He studiously journaled his entire life, and I made it a personal project of

ViolettaA sudden and uncomfortable invisible tug jerked me to my feet. Spinning around, Finn was immediately on guard. I’d dropped the thick file folder off in my room, and we’d explored some of the territory before we’d stopped for a drink at the Snake River Valley brewery.Around us, the other wolves, most who’d been friendly, but a couple who’d watched me with narrowed eyes, stopped talking.“It’s not them,” I told Finn as I rubbed my chest. “It’s Ferrara. Something is wrong. Where’s the infirmary?”Everyone started murmured at once until an older man stood. “I can take you.”It was a short run, one that I was able to do on foot, and when we arrived at the infirmary, Ferrara and Saul burst out. Upon seeing me, they stopped short. “What’s wrong?” I demanded. “What happened? Are we fighting?”“We were locked in a closet.”“You…what? You were locked in a closet?”Ferrara nodded, and I rubbed my chest again. “I felt panic from you.”His handsome face lit up as his lips curved in a slo

ViolettaI was so upset with Ferrara that I could barely look at him as I stormed back to our room. He followed behind and smartly didn’t say a word until the door was closed. Then, I rounded on him.“What is wrong with you? She is scared and she has no one and you’re just going to kick her out in the cold? You don’t make every wolf pledge their loyalty to you when they visit, so why are you making her? Can’t you see how fucking traumatized she is?”“You are correct that I do not force a bond on wolves tethered to another, but I absolutely make rogue wolves swear a temporary oath with me when they stay on my lands, and I’ve gone as far as to create temporary bonds with one,” he said as he leaned against the wall and crossed his arms. “Cindy is a rogue wolf now, and she is not coming to stay for a couple of weeks. Her stay as no expiration date, so I will absolutely have her bond with me.”The fire continued to roar inside of me. “She doesn’t even know what it means to be humanely rele