" I will not chase that woman," Lucien vowed as his would-be mate and his niece both disappeared from view. 'This place is crazier than a snake's armpit,' he thought, deciding to go back to the garage. He put the range rover in gear and continued driving, all the while shaking his head at the sheer insanity of his brother's daily life.
Eventually, he pulled up in familiar territory, and Braxton met him at the door, "Forget something?" The henchman drawled. "Only my goddamn mind," Lucien retorted, "Got anything you need doing in the shop? I need to get out of my head for a while."
"Damn, I know that feeling," Brax said with a grin, "And it's almost always because of the fairer sex, yeah I've got a few bikes that need tuning up, and I'm sure more will come in. Aimee's taking the club on a practice run today-we always get work after that." Lucien followed the giant man into the garage, heading straight for the bikes in the corner. "Hey, pretty girl," he crooned, stroking
Valenar was away at another meeting. Raeann sat on the bay seat in their bedroom window and looked out on Merde sadly. She'd tried to adjust to this way of life. Valenar was born into it, so he assimilated easily on their return, but Raeann struggled. The young witch was so lonely. Today the wizards and their acolytes were outside in the vast courtyard of the palace. Raeann watched as one mage stood out from the rest. Thorn Lightwing was beautiful to watch. His strong arms twisted and turned, performing patterns in the air for the students to practice. She could see by the sequence that it was an advanced air spell, and sure enough, when he drew the last hieroglyph, the sound of howling wind shook the palace windows as a tornado enveloped Thorn, lifting him high in the air. He vanished from sight to the gasps of his students, and Raeann opened her window to see where he'd gone."Good evening, my Queen.""AAH!"Raeann's heart almost stopped as Thorn sat on the ledge outs
Bang! Bang! Bang!The pounding in Lenora's head had taken on a new level of fuckery as she tried to drown out the sounds of the asshat knocking on her front door. The rain that Maria had caused continued to drown out most of the noise, but whoever was knocking was doing so with fists as hard as Thor's hammer. Sighing in irritation, she took the cushions away from her ears and resigned herself to having a guest. The idiot was cursing on the other side by the time Lenora opened her door, and she was completely unprepared for the sight of Lucien Stalker in a wet white t-shirt."You!" They both exclaimed. Lucien took a breath and muttered, "I should've walked up the damned hill." Lenora glared and pointed in the general direction, "It's not going anywhere. Feel free to carry on walking," she retorted before trying to shut the door. A steel-capped boot stopped the lock from engaging, and Lenora was left with two choices. She could force the door shut-she was strong
Pack politics had always bored Shadow. But after waiting for over an hour, he realized Isabella must be having trouble with one of the pups. They'd worked out early on that once TK sang his sister to sleep, he would also go into a deep slumber, which meant it was either Serena, Abigail, or Jasmine that were hogging her time. He tried to get work done, but the Quins had been major cockblockers, and he was hoping to seduce his sweet mate this evening. That plan looked like it was going down the gurgler now, though.A light knocking on the door had the Alpha sighing. He marked the page in his book, wondering which one of them it was. He opened his door to a sight that would take pride of place in his memory banks for the rest of his life.Isabella looked breathtaking. She had a saucy smile on her pouty lips, and all Shadow could hear was the roar of blood in his ears as it hurtled south towards his groin. Before he could form any sort of response, Bella placed her stilett
Time slowed and then came to a complete standstill. Selene looked on from her garden as Onyx sacrificed himself for his wolf's happiness, "You have proven your love," The Moon Goddess whispered with pride. With her sister's help, she slowly began to unravel the web and turn back time. When it was done, she transported herself to the cave, where Lucy, Onyx, and Maeve lay healing in a deep sleep.The wound on Onyx's neck was slowly healing, and she decided to leave the scar-let it be a constant reminder to Lucy of his undying commitment and love. Moving over to Lucy, the Moon Goddess healed the broken limbs, whispering to her softly, "Your mate loves you, little wolf, don't forsake your own happiness because you're afraid to give him your heart." And finally, she stopped before Maeve.Brushing the curls off the teenager's forehead, Selene kissed her most innocent child, "My darling Maeve, you amaze me every day with your big heart and kind ways, remember this when you fi
As always, he felt the moment she joined the rest of the warriors. His mate.Only by sheer force of will could he look at his Queen without dragging her off to the nearest cave and claiming Raeann for his own. But in a cruel twist of fate, Valenar found her first. In Thorn's eyes, Raeann was the most enchanting creature he had ever seen, and the moment she'd walked into the hall had changed his life forever. Today she walked towards him with fire in her eyes, and he could feel the heat already pooling low in his belly-Thorn wanted her that badly. He forced himself to rein it in, giving Raeann a sarcastic smile instead. "Well, well well, look, who rolled out of bed and decided to join us today?"Raeann glared at him in reproach, "Is that my way to greet your Queen?" She sassed, taking her place with the other students. Everyone tried to talk to her at once, now that she'd finally come out of her ivory tower, and Thorn had to stifle a laugh at how u
Bella stomped around her office, cursing as she looked for an excuse to put off going home. She couldn't believe Shadow didn't want more children. Any attempt by Mazlyn to advocate for her mate fell on deaf ears as she cursed like a sailor, wondering how something so important was never talked about.The phone on her desk started ringing, and Bella gratefully picked up the receiver, happy to have a break from her turbulent thoughts, "Howling Warriors HQ, Luna Bella speaker.""Bella, are you free to talk?" Raeann whispered down the line, earning a grin from her older sister, "You have no idea how happy I am to hear your voice, Rae." Bella replied.Over the next hour, Bella listened as Raeann confessed her feelings for Thorn, the tri-mate bond, and her fear of betraying Valenar. Through it all, Bella listened without judgment."I don't know what to do," Raeann finished, "Is there any way you could come visit for a while?"Bella thought about her comm
The night was still, as Lucien slowed to a jog, and finally, he fell into a brisk walk as he took in the scenery around him. It was strange to walk through here as a grown man; his childhood was filled with his father's disappointment and the struggle to live in his brother's shadow. In the end, Lucien couldn't take it anymore, and after juvey got through with him, he'd fallen in with the Marciano pride, and the rest, as they say, is history.The sudden storm had left the pack lands in disarray, but if he knew Howling, sure as shit Harris O'Reilly would have a team of Omegas righting things first thing in the morning. If nothing else, the pack members were predictable. At the base of Ghost Mountain, Lucien noticed a light on at the cabin in the woods, and for a moment, he considered trying to get through to Lenora, but fucked if he knew where to start, so shaking his head at his own cowardice, he continued along the main street. As he approached the intersection that would le
It was late-or early, depending on how you looked at things, when Lucien left the group and made his way home. Phasing into his wolf had been a no brainer, and he made it back to pack territory in record time, his wolf loving the freedom of loping in the night air. Although Lucien was unable to carry his clothes as he ran, the Alpha carefully held his house key in his mouth so that when he finally reached the garage, he was able to shift back and unlock the door. A shower was the first order of business. He decided as he climbed the stairs, and depending on how things went, he might be able to squeeze in a few hours of sleep before work started. His mind was on Lenora as he opened the door to his apartment, so when Lucien looked up to find the object of his thoughts lounging on his couch, he had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming."Jesus fucking christ, woman! What are you doing here?!" He exclaimed, trying to slow his heart rate. Lenora uncurled her sultry form