Romane von Tamara WilsonBuford

SageAfter we got back to Forest Moon, Noah and I went to the packhouse to find Alpha Jackson. When we entered his office, we found him sitting behind his desk going over what looked like a deed to a piece of property. Not our business, so I walked forward and pulled the papers out of my bra to give to the Alpha. He picked up the papers and scrutinized them."So, they have suddenly come into a very large amount of money with no record of where it came from and from who." He put the papers down. "Any problems getting in?""No, Alpha." Noah said. "But we did have problems when we were leaving."Jackson frowned. "What kind of problems?"Noah ran through the whole incident in his head for Jackson, showing him the confrontation and what I had done to her for daring to touch my man.When he was done with his mental pictures to the Alpha, Jackson nodded thoughtfully."I'm sorry, Alpha. It was my fault." I told him, keeping my head respectfully down.Jackson laughed harshly. "No, I can see wh

SageTwo days after the children had brought their thank you treasures to us, Jackson had approached us with a mission. Go to Red Moon and gather evidence but without anyone knowing we were there. That wouldn't be a problem. I was very good at being silent and stealthy.Now we were crouched behind a derelict building that used to be a school but was now boarded up and fading. The roof collapsing in on itself. This land was desolute. How had they let this pack get so bad? The people that we saw wandering slowly around Red Moon looked malnourished and as if they hadn't slept in weeks. Even the few pups that we could see were tiny and malnourished.Yet, the Alpha, Luna, and their daughter all lived a life of luxury. I knew what was happening here. I had seen it many times in the past when I had gone to traffickers houses and seen how the women and children were all mistreated and starving while the traffickers themselves were fat and happy.Made me sick then, and makes me double sick now

LylaIt had been a couple of weeks since the ceremony and Travis and I were still just as crazy for each other. Every night was bliss in bed and every day was bliss just being with him. I had gotten in the habit of going to the training grounds with him to watch him train the warriors. I loved watching his muscles ripple when he showed his students defensive moves. How could I not be attracted to that?"The children are coming from Sun Pack today." Janice who was sitting beside me in the viewing and family area said. "We're planning a fun day for the kids here so we've brought in a bouncy house, I think humans call it, and some ponies to ride. All the ladies are preparing food for on the... barbeque?" She looked at me for comfirmation.I laughed. "Yes, barbeque. Did you find anything online about it? It's all over in the human world. A tradition on certain holidays."Janice scrunched her nose up. "Really? From what you and Sage have told me about it, it sounds disgusting."I laughed a

TravisJackson had invited Lyla and I to dinner in the pack house and we were getting ready to leave, me dressed in a blue suit and tie and Lyla in a stunning black number that hugged her curves like it was painted on her. Her shoulders were bare and she had her hair done in a chic french twist.She was beautiful of course. We were going to this dinner to also meet with Alpha Mya who'd had a visit from Edward, Jessica, and Theresa. Whatever had happened there had Mya on high alert.As we entered the pack house, Jackson and Mya came out of his office. She was dressed in a red dress that swirled around her legs. Her hair was in a bun on top of her head. She turned to us as we entered and smiled."Travis." She nodded at me. "Lyla." She walked to Lyla and took her hands in her own. "I didn't get a chance to tell you congradulations on the bonding ceremony. You were so beautiful that day. I'm very happy for the two of you."Lyla hugged her. "Thank you. It was a wonderful ceremony."We sat

MyaI jumped up from behind my desk, startled. "They're coming here?" I said to my Beta James. "We have to move the humans. They can't be here when they arrive. Just their scent will provoke them."Red Moon's Alpha, Luna, and daughter were coming to Sun Pack. I could only assume they were looking for humans to traffick. We didn't have any proof of it yet, but I was certain those low moral wolves would look for an opportunity to claim these humans as their own and then all of our hard work would be ruined and the lives of all the humans we had saved would be forfeit."Gather the women and children and take them to the school. With all the scents in that building, they won't be able to distinguish if there are human's here or not."James nodded stiffly and quickly left to carry out my orders.They would be here within the hour. All the packs agreed that the royals of the Red Moon pack were really just low brow wolves who would do anything for a payday and let the rest of their pack fall

LylaI felt different. Like I wasn't in my own body anymore. After Travis and I had left the pack house and returned to our party, I had this overwhelming desire to go out in the woods and just... run. I felt like I had the energy of ten men.It was an intoxicating feeling. I assumed it had something to do with Calliope's spell, but I honestly hadn't thought that it would affect me physically. I may not have had a wolf, but I felt like I did.While we were dancing to rock music that had been chosen from my own tastes (thank you Jackson for looking in my phone's playlist), Travis had twirled me so fast I fell into one of the tables that had been placed around the small dance floor. The food on the table nearly fell to the floor until I caught it with both hands to steady it. What caught me off guard was the fact that when I took my hands away, there were two indentations from where my hands had grabbed the table.I stared at it, frozen for a moment. Was I now strong enough to bend meta

Miranda"Where's Stella? Where's Stella at?" I uncovered my eyes and looked around the grassy yard outside the packhouse for my daughter. Trevor and the other kids were helping her hide. Kind of cheating if you asked me, but she loved it and I loved to hear her giggling.I ran around the side of the packhouse but wasn't fast enough to catch the giggling kids. They darted behind some hedges on the edge of the lawn and I laughed and ran to find them. I could hear Trevor talking to Stella, "Don't let mommy find us!" He whispered urgently and I heard her answering giggle.lI snuck up to the hedge and jumped around to find them crouched behind out."RAH!" I yelled out playfully. They both screamed and laughed as I lunged at them dramatically pretending to try to catch them in my arms. Trevor picked Stella up and ran with her to another bush with the other kids running with them, all laughing hysterically.I saw Lyla walking towards us with her son Kyle in the distance and I waved to her.

MirandaIt was getting close now. I was getting so big it was getting hard to walk. Well, waddle would be a more acurate term. The baby kicked so hard now that at times I had to lift my shirt and check to make sure I didn't have any bruises.I was anxious to go on a run again as I hadn't been able to let Jasmine have control since before I found out I was pregnant. The pack doctor, a sweet older woman with kind brown eyes and gray hair had prohibitted me from shifting during my pregnancy. As she'd explained, it could be dangerous for she-wolves to do, but humans it could be deadly. Axel had pouted, but Jasmine, as a wolf who had lived many lives and had many children, knew that we could not risk it for a few moments of blissful freedom. We could wait.And I was good with that. I loved being pregnant. I loved having the baby kick me and all the changes. Even the morning sickness, which was horrible in the beginning. Jackson was sweet, staying by my side the entire time and holding my h

LylaTravis and I had left the party a little early. I had made sure to tell Miranda how happy I was for her, but I wasn't feeling well and I knew it was time to head home. Travis, as always, knew when I was not feeling right and was immediately by my side before I could even tell him how I was feeling. As soon as we had gotten out of the pack house he had scooped me up into his arms and headed for our house on the other side of town.He placed me gently on our bed and smoothed my hair back. "Are you feeling any better?" He asked me gently.I smiled at him. "Not really, but I'll be ok. Just need to rest for a bit.""Can I get you anything?"I shook my head. "Just lay here with me.""Gladly." He kicked his shoes off and got on the bed with me, wrapping me tightly in his arms. "Do you think you have a cold?"I chuckled softly, surprised he hadn't noticed yet. "No, sweetie. I don't have a cold."He was silent for a moment while his brain was running through all the human ailments that he

JacksonMiranda was nearly five months along and it was getting harder to hide from the pack. We knew most people suspected, but we hadn't formally announced it yet. It was time, even if we wanted to just keep our private little family private. They were our family too and they needed to know. Tonight was that night. We had decided to throw a party at the packhouse and make the announcement here. Miranda had been busy with the kids decorating the place with streamers and helping Anna put food out and move furniture around to accomodate everyone. From the looks of it, they were having the time of their lives as they giggled and ran around blowing up balloons and sneaking into the finger foods Anna was arranging on the table. She would playfully slap at their hands and pretend to be angry only to laugh with them when they succeeded in snagging a piece of food and shoving it dramatically into their mouths.They had noticed that Miranda had been gaining weight, but none of the children c

MirandaIt had been a few months since the confrontation with my mother. I thought I would feel guilt over threatening her, but I felt nothing but relief and a sense of calm. Jasmine had been right. I had needed to go there and confront her because the last of my low self esteem vanished as soon as I did. I knew I could do anything now and I feared nothing but losing the people I loved and I would fight to the death for them.The children were sleeping upstairs while Jackson and I were enjoying quiet time, just the two of us. We had lived under the threat of violence and fear for so long that now it was time to start enjoying the calm and quiet that all of our fighting and struggling finally gave us. We sat on the couch in the family room under a blanket cuddled together. The television was off. The house was quiet. We didn't speak. We didn't have to.Jasmine and Axel were quietly conversing about their next run. I wasn't really paying attention until I heard something that caught me

MirandaMy stomach was in knots as I sat in the back of the black suv. Jackson held my hand between us and it was helping a little, but knowing I was heading to my parents house, the people who had allowed John to hurt me so badly for so long just so they could live a life with no worries, had me tense. I knew it would be a confrontation. I think Jackson thought there was still hope for reconciliation and he had even asked me if I had wanted him to pay their bills so I could keep them in my life. I had said an emphatic no. I didn't want to see these people after today. Their betrayal was simply too great for me to just let them back into my life. They lost that priveledge as far as I was concerned.We pulled up to my parents house and I stared at the familiar blue house with white trim and white picket fence with disgust. They couldn't have been too badly off since both the cars in their driveway were brand new.Jackson squeezed my hand as Travis got out to open my door. I slid out an