BRAYDEN
I stare at Zack’s back as he storms out of the conference room. What in the heck has got him all worked up? However, his subtle jab with his words earlier still irritates me.
My eye twitches as I turn my attention back towards Blake. “I was going to say he has been very professional and helpful, but after seeing his little tantrum, I may change my mind.”
Blake glances over his shoulder at the empty doorway and sighs. “He has his moments. I’m hoping he can find his omega soon. He needs to get in his alpha position before his frustrations and waiting eat him alive.”
My heart twists while I fight to keep a blank face. However, I quickly push this strange feeling out of my mind. “Well, he is old enough. I have to admit that I’m surprised he hasn’t found his mate yet. Maybe his mate is a lot younger than him, which is why he hasn’t found her. I’m sure it will only be a matter o
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ZACKI grumble under my breath as I march towards Brayden’s room. My brother’s stern voice still echoes in my head. “Go check in on Brayden. He didn’t come down for supper tonight.”Why do I have to be the one to always check in on him? Why can’t Blake have someone else be the babysitter?Ugh…I stop in front of Brayden’s door and again grumble under my breath about me always being the one to take care of the cute alpha.I take a deep breath and push away all my frustrations. This will only be a short delay before I head off to the nightclub. Even though I couldn’t find anyone available, I’m sure I’ll get lucky at the club. There are always women there who are willing and ready to have a night of fun with a tall, handsome man.Knock. Knock.My foot taps lightly on the floor as silence falls a
BRAYDENRing…ring…ring…Ugh… I roll over on the bed and grab my phone off the nightstand. A groan slips out of my mouth when I see what time it is. It isn’t even time to wake up yet. I should have another hour. Why?Grumbling under my breath, I put the phone on speaker and practically slam it back down on the nightstand as I grunt, “I still have another hour to sleep. You should have waited.”Hunter’s cheery voice replies, “I didn’t want to wait. I miss you. Plus, you didn’t call last night.”Last night. Jacob’s words bubble up in my mind while they also slice right through my heart.Luckily, Zack was here to take my mind off of it. I have to admit, I didn’t think talking to anyone would help, but it did. I still don’t know why I feel comfortable around him. Usually, the o
ZACKI lean against the bathroom door and take a deep breath. How did I get myself into this situation? Well, I know how, but I don’t want to admit that I couldn’t say no to his cute pouty face when he practically begged me to stay with him. Something within me couldn’t sit back and let him suffer. Anger still pulses through me when I think about the jerk, his so-called boyfriend. How could you be in a relationship, but still go hunting for his true mate? That makes little sense. If Lindsey somehow ended up in a situation like this, I would go and pound the idiot’s face in. I probably would also throw in several extra blows if he made my sister cry as much as Brayden did last night.The images of Brayden’s red swollen eyes flash through my mind, while his soft sobs still echo in my ears.My heart aches just remembering it.When I finally mee
HUNTER The phone call abruptly ends, and I whip my head towards Jacob. Fire shoots from my eyes as I clinch my jaw. “What did you do?! You know how sensitive she is about our mates. She also knows that she isn’t our true mate, and she always puts on a straight face when it is ever mentioned. But you know it is one thing which can hurt her the most.” I take a deep breath while my heart pounds against my chest. “Her biggest fear right now is that we find our mates, and we will toss her to the side and abandoned her, just like her father has done. How could you?! Now, I understand why that jerk Zack was there again. His heart probably couldn’t stand to see her hurt like that, either. I don’t think anyone can.” Jacob shakes his head. “I wasn’t thinking. I was just so pissed about what my father had done. He didn’t even tell me the real reason for the trip. When I found out, I was pissed and came home right away. I don’t keep secrets from Bry. You know that.” My blood b
BRAYDENI stare out the bedroom window as the scene from this morning plays in my head. Zack’s cute look of both shock and horror flashing across his handsome face as his sister blurts out that he is hunting for some action. However, what surprises me more is the tightness in my chest that soon followed.What is going on with me?One minute, I find Zack irritating and annoying. His cocky expressions rub me wrong. Then the next minute, I find myself feeling sorry for him and wishing he wouldn’t leave my side.I think I’m going crazy. It doesn’t help that Jacob was a jerk.I sigh as I look up at the sky. Can the moon goddess please give me a break for once? Can I have something in my life actually work out for me?I let out another sigh. I don’t have to know her answer, because I already know it. She has given me a tough life, but it is
ZACKMy heart pounds against my chest as I lick the large gash along Brayden’s front leg, which is losing a lot of blood.How he managed to stay up on his feet for as long as he did was a miracle.Luckily, we got to him in time and took care of the rogues. I don’t want to think what would have happened if we didn’t get a couple of complaints about the patrols not being where they should be.My small group was coming up to one of our patrol areas when Brayden ran past with the rogues, hot on his trail. Brayden already had cuts all over the front of him with blood streaming down and wasn’t paying any attention to us as he flew by.However, I don’t understand why he didn’t fight them. Five against one isn’t that bad of odds. I’ve fought against more at one time. Plus, I’ve seen him giving pointers to our trainees. He knows how to fight.&nb
ZACKI march into our prison with my brother right beside me. Between the two of us, we have enough steam rolling off us to fog over the windows in the entire building. However, I don’t care. These jerks nearly killed Brayden. They are going to pay for it.As we get closer to the interrogation room, Blake nudges my arm. “Hey, let me start first and you can stand back for a bit. Maybe we will get lucky, and they will spill everything with a little pressure.”I snort and glace to my side at him. “Yeah, right. I don’t think so, but you can go ahead and dream. Since you are the alpha and my older brother, I will let you go first. But as soon as my temper blows, I’m taking over. Don’t dare get in my way, either. Okay.”The edge to my voice tells him I’m not messing around.He takes a deep breath and reluctantly replie
Hunter Alpha Blake’s words slice right through me and my heart rips to pieces. I still haven’t been able to talk to Bry and resolve the issue from earlier. Now, she is lying in a hospital bed, hours away from me, and there isn’t anything I can do. My hand tightens around my phone as my hand drops to my side. My mind goes everywhere, but I don’t know what to do. If it was up to me, I would call our pilot and tell him to get the plane ready for me to go visit her. Driving would take way too much time. However, I’m the alpha of Moon Sun, and even if I want to, I can’t go running off to sit beside Bry as she lays unconscious in some weird hospital room. My heart aches knowing she doesn’t have anyone there with her. As I stare at the wall in front of me, my eyes glisten. The full impact of Alpha Blake’s words hit me hard. My mother’s voice breaks through my haze. “Son, what is wrong? You look like you just lost your mate.” My face scrunches in agony as I bite my lower l