Hunter’s POVReg and I tore into their necks. Adrenaline surged through my veins. Every slash of our fangs, every drop of enemy blood soaking into our muzzle, made the anxiety gnawing at my chest ease. It was hard to worry about Ava and that Omega when our muscles were pulled taut and our mind was set to kill.We clawed their hearts from their chests. I smiled grimly as blood and sinew splattered our paws. I had to admit it – I loved killing. It was like my therapy; it brought me a sense of peace that nothing else could.The instinct to howl overwhelmed us. Opening our jaw and dropping our head back, we let out a wild, blood-soaked howl. It felt incredible –And then Nat, Carl’s wolf, replied. Fuck. Reg swung around, nostrils flaring, searching out Nat’s scent. If we hadn’t just ripped through all those wolves, I felt sure there would be a fierce fight between them.Lucky Nat, I thought, as Reg’s hackles rose and fell. And lucky Carl.‘Crap!’ Reg blurted, his anger sliced through wi
Hunter’s POVI never expected to get in such a mess over a woman. I’d always known Omegas brought troubles, but this? This was unprecedented. Hell – this was crazy. It was crazy, and yet…I never wanted it to stop.Her hands were lighting tiny fires all over my body. I shivered; pleasant tingles burned down my sides, over my chest, up my arms. She hugged me from behind, her soft breasts pressing against my back.My dick jerked to attention. It twitched.Reg howled. Blood streamed out of his nostrils. I brushed my fingertips over my own nose and, sure enough, they came away bloody.‘Reg, close your eyes,’ I ordered him. ‘This is not for you to see.’‘Why?’ he wailed pitifully. ‘She’s my Omega. I liked her first, Hunter! You’re the one who isn’t allowed to touch her.’Behind me, the Omega snuggled in closer. Her lips tickled the back of my neck, raising the tiny hairs there and sending goosebumps prickling down my forearms.‘Awh, Hunter… her lips are so soft…’‘Shit! For fuck’s sake, Re
Chapter 27She Slapped Me!Jane’s POVI clutched my boys tightly to my chest as Hunter tucked Ava into my arms. I adjusted their weight, carrying all three of them close; the moment I had them settled, Hunter lifted me into his arms.Bearing the weight of all four of us as though it were nothing, he crouched amidst the rock fall and lifted the heavy stones, one by one, to pick a path out of them.As the rocks above use seemed to move of their own accord – S and Carl’s work, no doubt – Hunter jumped up and out.Moonlight spilled in, its silver light gilding the dark, craggy stones, and as we neared the top the sudden burst of its light blinded me.We were out. We were free.I swallowed hard. I could barely believe what we’d done down there. It felt unreal, as distant as a dream, and yet so palpable that I could still feel the hot flush of his breath upon my naked skin.I shivered, pleasant tingles spreading down my back. But I couldn’t think about that now. I had my boys to think about
Jane’s POV“No!” I shouted at him, my eyes almost jumping out of their sockets. “Are you crazy, Carl? Really? What are you thinking?” My nostrils flared; I glared at him, my shock giving way to anger. “We’re just pretending to be mates!”I’d just had sex with Hunter and now Carl was asking me to sleep with him? What did they take me for?“Relax,” he laughed, seeming to be enjoying my rage. “I wouldn’t do anything to you. You’re easy to rile up. But,” he paused, raising his eyebrows at the side mirror, “look over there. It’s the Hummer. S is following us.”I twisted at the waist, frowning. I could see the Hummer – but was Hunter still in the car, too? Was he following me because he wasn’t as cool and collected as he’d acted?I bit my lip, eyes narrowing as I stared hard at the windows, trying to see if Hunter’s familiar face was in there.“Stop torturing that poor lip of yours.” Carl smiled at me in the mirror, his eyes bright and teasing. “They’re so plump,” he went on, “they look abs
Jane’s POVOnce I’d shut Carl firmly in the other bedroom, not even hesitating there long enough to look around, I went back to the sleeping pups to watch over them.Smiling to myself, tears pricking my eyes, I gazed softly at them. They looked so sweet lying there together; Owen had put an arm around Ava, and the three of them were nestled in close under the blanket.I fetched a cloth, ran it under the hot tap, and went back to wipe their faces clean. I managed to dress them both in their pyjamas, and then I settled on the edge of the bed, fiddling with the blanket.“Good night, my snow angels,” I whispered, leaning forward to kiss my boys’ foreheads. I felt sorry for Ava, and patted her cheek fondly. She was so cute, with her lips parted slightly in her sleep and her dark eyelashes casting long shadows down her cheeks.I couldn’t hold her mother against her. Ava had been nothing but adorable in the short time that I’d known her.My head started to droop, so changed quickly into a
Jane’s POVOh. My. God!What was he doing here? I stared at the door, still ricocheting slightly from how hard I’d slammed it in his face. Owen had told me that he’d been planning to propose, but I hadn’t really thought about it since. How could I have?I bit my lip, so hard that it split. Why did it have to be him? He was the last person I wanted to hurt.Alpha Jeff had given me a job when I’d first left the Storm pack. My boys and I had been homeless, and he’d given me work and a place to stay until I’d managed to find my feet. I’d been able to develop my skills at the Institute, and it was those skills that had enabled me to become a doctor. I owed him so much.I owed him more than this.As the director of the Institute, Alpha Jeff was unlike any other Alphas I’d met. He was a true gentleman and, as a medical professional, he was uninterested in fighting and causing more harm.His Beta ran his pack, Thunder Cloud, which allowed him to spend most of his time at the Institute or sc
Jane’s POVMy face burned. I hated that my body responded to his like this, always giving him feedback too quickly.And with Carl and Jeff right behind us. I wondered if they were watching. My blush darkened.“Hunter, I can help you too,” said Carl, and then he was pulling me out of Hunter’s arms.Hunter arched an eyebrow at him. “Sure, you can – if her house is covered by insurance.”I looked between them as thick silence stretched through the room, filling it like fog. The atmosphere became strange again, tainted by so many words left unsaid, and so I put the knife down. Even that sounded loud in the quiet kitchen.“I’m going to check on Ares,” I said. “You guys can keep cooking without me.”It was a relief to leave the bristling tension behind. I jogged upstairs, opening the bedroom door to find Ares already up and getting dressed. His head was down, and as I followed his gaze I saw the twenty-pound weights attached to his wrists and ankles. I frowned.I knew those weights were to
Hunter’s POVFuck! I ground my teeth together, a muscle ticking in my jaw. My dick flexed, pulsing with the need to keep thrusting. Any guy would be agitated and riled up after being forced to stop halfway through, and I was an Alpha,I wanted more! I craved her body, missed the feel of her warm, lithe chest arching up against mine.She’d ended our sex – the sex that she had initiated – without a second thought. Shit! Was I so bad in bed that she could get over me that quickly? No woman had ever asked me to make that sort of crap promise before. Hell, usually the opposite happened. Usually, the women I bedded begged me to call them, to have another round, to see them – touch them, taste them – again. But this Omega had asked me not to touch her any more.Who did she think she was? Did she think she was my only option? Did she want me to feel like this, pent up and frustrated, so that I’d be forced to keep thinking about her,playing hard to get?I clenched my hands into fists. Wh