*Anita's POV*“Let me get this straight, there is a bounty out on my head?” I asked, looking from my father to Henry.“Yes. The hunters want to wipe out our pack and they’re using rogues to try and do it." My dad started. "Plus, other werewolves are trying to take over this land and that means putting you down”, he explained.“This is crazy. I have people trying to murder me from all sides?” I groaned.“We need to keep you are safe, and that means you can’t leave the pack grounds from now. We have to crank up security too” Henry spoke.“I can’t stay here” I told them.“Anita this is no joke. Twice they’ve tried to kill you in one day. Who’s to say next time they won't actually succeed? Then what?” my dad argued.“I can’t stay here because my mate is out there!" I shouted. "He lives in town and how am I supposed to build up our mate bond when I’m on lockdown?!” I countered furiously.“Your mate, is he human?” Henry asked.“Yes, and we have a date tonight which I cannot cancel on. There
“Anita are you sure about this? Your dad said it wasn’t safe. There are people trying to kill you” Caroline said.“I know Caro but, this is my mate I’m talking about. I’ve been too long without him and I refuse to allow some human bitch to best me." I replied. "If she wants him, then she’s going to have to get through me first. For years I’ve been alone and I’m tired. I know that everyone thinks I’m strong and have handled not having a mate. The truth is I’m lonely, Caroline. I hate going to bed by myself. It’s a horrible feeling” I explained.“Anita, I’m so sorry that you have to go through this. You don’t deserve it” she breathed, wrapping me in a hug.“Sometimes I wonder if I’ve angered the Moon Goddess and that’s why it took so long for me to find Kelly” I sighed sitting on my bed.“Don’t think like that. Everything happens for a reason. Maybe she wanted to wait until you were ready” she mumbled.“Maybe. I know that now, I’m ready. More ready than I’ve ever been” I hummed.“Just b
*Kelly's POV*"Are you sure this is okay? I know it’s kind of basic for a first date. We can always reschedule and I promise it’ll be better. More romantic” I spoke as we entered the ice rink.“Stop worrying. This is perfect. The romance comes from who you're with, not what your doing” she spoke, grabbing my hand.She looked so beautiful and I wanted nothing more than to pull her into my arms for another one of our mind blowing kisses.Whether it was because it’s been a while since we saw or it was just an effect she had on me. All I know is I didn’t want to release her lips from mine until I was on my last piece of air.We headed over to the counter and grabbed some skates.Sitting on one of the benches, I helped her lace them up before doing my own.She seemed pretty eager to get onto the ice as I watched her eyes follow some of the people out there already.“Have you ever done this before?” I asked standing up.“Once. There was a lake near my house and one time when it froze over,
*Anita's POV*“So, I’ve told you plenty about me, but I barely know anything about you. What’s with all the secrecy?” Kelly asked grabbing my hand.We had been spending a lot of time together after our first date at the skating rink.Day by day we grew closer and our mate bond stronger.The more I was around him, the harder I was falling.At the moment we were walking through the park where we first kissed.It was night time so, we were the only ones around.“You're not the only one with a strange upbringing, you know?" I started. "I come from a big family that practices unique, umm, customs. You wouldn’t classify us as normal” I breathed.“You guys aren’t satanic worshippers are you? Cause that would be kind of difficult to explain to my parents” he said jokingly, causing me to laugh out loud."No, nothing like that” I mumbled, pushing a piece of hair behind my ear.“Anita listen, normal is boring. Trust me, I’m an accountant for a living. I could use a little strange in my life but,
“You need to calm down Anita. You're scaring some of the pack members and they look up to you for guidance. Plus the blood covering you isn’t really reassuring” my father said as I paced back and forth in the pack hospital.“I can’t worry about that right now. My mate is hurt and there is nothing I can do. I thought they were after me but, they wanted him” I let out.“Someone must have figured out he was your mate which meant they must have been tailing you for a while. They killed the two guards watching you which was what allowed the rogue to even get that close” Henry spoke.“Right now I don’t care much about the rogue. I just want to know if Kelly is okay. I told him to leave so he wouldn’t get hurt, but instead he stayed” I sighed, taking a seat.“He may be human, but that doesn’t mean he can’t feel the mate bond. Probably not as strong as you do but, he’ll still feel protective and he’s a man. It isn’t your fault, Anita” my father told me.“It is my fault. His life was normal be
*Kelly's POV*I’m a werewolf.I come from a long bloodline of werewolves.Those two lines ran on repeat in my head like a record.The more I thought about them, the crazier it sounded.For some reason, what Anita had told me yesterday was still registering in my mind.If I hadn’t seen what she did to her hand, I was going to think she was high on weed or even crack.Werewolves. I mean seriously they were something you read about in a trashy romance novel or in fairytales.They weren’t supposed to exist in real life, but apparently they did.This was reality, and in reality my girlfriend and her whole family were fairytale creatures.Getting up out of the bed, I walked over to the window.I could see people walking around. Some even entering the woods that seemed to be all over the place.They all looked normal, just like regular people.“You shouldn’t be standing” someone said from behind me.I turned around and saw a blonde woman. She had her arms crossed and by the look on her face,
*Anita's POV*“Then let me figure it out. Explain it to me. I don’t want to do something without knowing everything first. Let me into your world” he said.“No. You need to leave” I sighed, walking over to the window behind my desk.I stared out at some of my pack members as I rubbed my chest trying to ease the pain.“Anita, I’m not leaving until you talk to me ” he said determined.“I wanted to talk yesterday but, you didn’t seem happy with the idea” I mumbled.“I’m sorry but, it was all surprising. I didn’t understand what was happening” Kelly told me.“And you think now you’ll understand? You are a human. My world is totally different from yours so, you couldn’t possibly understand, okay?" I said, sounding dejected. "The sad part is that before yesterday I had hoped you would. Then I thought about it and things could never work out” I sighed.“Anita just give me a second chance, please” he breathed coming over and touching my arms.The familiar sparks danced across my skin from his
*Anita*After Kelly told me he loved me, I felt amazing.My wolf relished in the fact that our mate didn’t reject us.Though it wasn’t until we had sex that the mate bond would be complete. I’d have to bite and leave my mark on him. Until then, he could still reject the bond although I highly doubt it.“Were you ever going to tell me about this?” Kelly asked as we walked around.I wanted to show him our land, and also I felt if the pack members saw us together, they wouldn’t be worried about a stranger.“Eventually. It’s hard to bring humans into our world because most don’t understand. We’d be telling people that the stories they heard as children are actually true and some can’t handle it. That’s why it’s forbidden, unless it deals with mates. If we stay in the shadows, it lowers the dangers toward us” I explained.“What kind of dangers?” he questioned.“Rogues and hunters. Rogues are werewolves that went insane. They’ve lost all of their humanity and gained bloodlust for other wolv