FinleyโFinley, Iโm so sorry,โ Connor said as Damon slammed the front door closed.โWhy would you tell him that?โ I asked him.โHe wouldnโt let it go, he had me up against the wall, slamming my head in!โ Connor defended himself.โIโm sorry,โ I said to him as he sat down and I took the first aid kit out of the cupboard.โItโll heal, donโt worry,โ he said but I cleaned it anyway.โYou shouldnโt have said anything, he doesnโt remember Connor,โ I said to him.โI know and Iโm sorry because now everythingโs a shit storm,โ he said as he looked down.โItโs okay,โ I said to him.โIโll go finish the crib, itโs almost done,โ he said as he stood up.I sat in the kitchen for almost an hour before Connor was done. He came back downstairs with his toolbox and picked up his jacket where Iโd hung it over one of the barstools. He looked at me before putting his jacket back down.โI can stay with you,โ he offered.โIโll be fine,โ I said to him.โI donโt know, Damon was pretty angry when he left,โ he sai
DamonI watched Finleyโs house for the rest of the night but she never came back. I continued to watch her house for the rest of that week and eventually I drifted off to sleep only to be tortured in my dreams. In the first dream she was straddling me, naked, as I held on to her hips. In a split second I was in the ocean looking back at her, then I was picking her up from the floor covered in blood, throwing her over my shoulder in a bar.In yet another dream I told her I loved her as we held hands and walked into the Council building in New York, the dreams were random and there were no order to them. I dreamt about my hearing but in this dream Finley was there as I was sentenced.In the last dream I had her pushed against a shower wall, her legs wrapped around me as my canines pushed into her shoulder and I marked her. I sat up straight in my bed as sweat covered my forehead and Axel growled in my head.โSheโs our bonded half,โ he said as the memories he had stored flooded through m
FinleyI didnโt dare call Archer again, knowing that Damon was there at the packhouse. My days spent with Griffin was absolute bliss. Every morning we went for a stroll in the park as I pushed him in his stroller and got to know the area better.Our house looked more lived in now and my house had been sold after being on the market for one day, above asking price. I didnโt care who bought it, I was just glad that Griffin and I had settled down now. I had phoned my friends and told them where I had settled down and they promised to come and visit soon.โHi there,โ a man said and I turned around as I looked at him.He was supernatural and I got the idea that he was feline but I couldnโt be sure. He obviously greeted me since he sensed that Griffin was feline too and that I was a familial.โHi,โ I said and looked around.โIโm sorry, it was just so odd finding a familial with a feline baby,โ he said with a smile, โIโm Arthur.โโFinley,โ I said as I shook his hand warily.โI wonโt bite, I
DamonI organized someone to come to East Whiteland and drive Finleyโs car back to St Albans. She was quiet as we drove away from the house and I promised her that someone would pack it up and bring it in a truck back to St Albans.โI think we should move into your house,โ I said to her.โYou mean your house,โ she said as she looked out of the window.โI meant our house,โ I said to her.โWill you be sleeping in the basement?โ she asked me and I grinned at her.โHow big a house do you want?โ I asked her.โFour bedrooms at least,โ she said.โWhy?โ I asked.โMy room, Griffinโs room, your room and an office, I still write Damon,โ she said to me sounding somewhat bitter.โFinley, this is only going to work if you really give it a chance, Iโm willing to do that for Griffin, arenโt you?โ he asked me.โYou know Iโve had just about enough of your insults and making me feel like Iโm not good enough to be his mother. I did all of this alone, without any of your help,โ she said angrily.โCan you
FinleyAfter our little confrontation in the kitchen Damon seemed to avoid me at all costs. Weโd bump into each other during the night as we both got up for Griffin and I implemented a system where Iโd get up for him before midnight and Damon would get up after midnight.I was mad at him but worse than that was that I was hurt. I understood his need to be a part of Griffinโs life but he had no right to interfere in mine. I just had one problem with everything that was going on, I still found him attractive and that infuriated me as well because I was sure the asshole knew it.Heโd walk around the house with no shirt on and a few times he caught me staring at him. My feelings towards him varied between being in love and really hating him. Our routine consisted mostly of him cooking all the meals since he didnโt trust me in the kitchen and me doing things like the laundry.I had moved my laptop back down to the basement where I wrote in the past but I promised myself I wouldnโt give him
DamonI couldnโt believe Finley let me mark her. The bond that had snapped in place was even stronger than the one we had previously shared and I woke up the following morning feeling like myself again. I had waited months for her to start treating me like a person again.I had loved her the first time before the bond and I loved her again the second time after I remembered her, all without the bond. I had been mean to her, but it was all to just keep her with me. I didnโt want her not to be in my life and the thought of her dating some other man nearly choked me as the pain ripped through me.I knew she was awake even though her back was to me. We were still in her bed and the sun would start making its appearance soon. I breathed her scent in as I placed my face in the crook of her neck and I felt her shudder.โWhat have we done?โ she asked me softly.โWhat we shouldโve done months ago,โ I said.โWe fight more than anything else,โ she whispered.โNot really, we only fight when weโre
I stood in the front of the ballroom as Connor grinned at me. Soft music was playing and the ballroom was packed to capacity. The doors opened and everyone turned simultaneously to catch a glimpse of her.Finley walked towards me as Archer held her hand and Griffin held her other hand. He had just started walking and his happiness was bubbling over. I couldnโt breathe properly as I looked at them, the two people that I loved the most in this world.โMembers of the Woods Clowder, friends and guests, welcome to this auspicious occasion as our Alpha takes and acknowledges his true fated half for all to see. We gather here tonight to join these two in our sacred union by accepting each other as bonded halves for the rest of their lives,โ Elder Matthews said as he welcome our guests and started the ceremony.Elder Matthews had been appointed as one of our Elders just a month ago and I was surprised that I really liked him as he proved his loyalty and his worth to all of us.โBy joining you
There are things in life that canโt be explained. Why me? Why do we live and go through all these horrific moments just to die at the end of it? My life seemed right on track. My father was the Alpha of our clowder, the lead Enforcer, a loving husband, a good Alpha and a great father.On my tenth birthday Oracle Bloom appeared at the gifting ceremony, I would finally find out where my place in this world would be. I had prayed and prayed to be an Enforcer like my father, to successfully lead my people when my turn came. Only an Enforcer blessed by an Oracle could be the next Alpha and I wanted this more than Iโd ever wanted anything in my life.โDamon Woods, step forth child,โ she said as her eyes glowed.I took a step forward, my soul brimming with confidence. Tonight I would also be able to talk to my beast for the first time. My father looked at me proudly, he always looked at me proudly and I wanted to be him when I grew up.Oracle Bloom touched my forehead and I felt something po
I stood in the front of the ballroom as Connor grinned at me. Soft music was playing and the ballroom was packed to capacity. The doors opened and everyone turned simultaneously to catch a glimpse of her.Finley walked towards me as Archer held her hand and Griffin held her other hand. He had just started walking and his happiness was bubbling over. I couldnโt breathe properly as I looked at them, the two people that I loved the most in this world.โMembers of the Woods Clowder, friends and guests, welcome to this auspicious occasion as our Alpha takes and acknowledges his true fated half for all to see. We gather here tonight to join these two in our sacred union by accepting each other as bonded halves for the rest of their lives,โ Elder Matthews said as he welcome our guests and started the ceremony.Elder Matthews had been appointed as one of our Elders just a month ago and I was surprised that I really liked him as he proved his loyalty and his worth to all of us.โBy joining you
DamonI couldnโt believe Finley let me mark her. The bond that had snapped in place was even stronger than the one we had previously shared and I woke up the following morning feeling like myself again. I had waited months for her to start treating me like a person again.I had loved her the first time before the bond and I loved her again the second time after I remembered her, all without the bond. I had been mean to her, but it was all to just keep her with me. I didnโt want her not to be in my life and the thought of her dating some other man nearly choked me as the pain ripped through me.I knew she was awake even though her back was to me. We were still in her bed and the sun would start making its appearance soon. I breathed her scent in as I placed my face in the crook of her neck and I felt her shudder.โWhat have we done?โ she asked me softly.โWhat we shouldโve done months ago,โ I said.โWe fight more than anything else,โ she whispered.โNot really, we only fight when weโre
FinleyAfter our little confrontation in the kitchen Damon seemed to avoid me at all costs. Weโd bump into each other during the night as we both got up for Griffin and I implemented a system where Iโd get up for him before midnight and Damon would get up after midnight.I was mad at him but worse than that was that I was hurt. I understood his need to be a part of Griffinโs life but he had no right to interfere in mine. I just had one problem with everything that was going on, I still found him attractive and that infuriated me as well because I was sure the asshole knew it.Heโd walk around the house with no shirt on and a few times he caught me staring at him. My feelings towards him varied between being in love and really hating him. Our routine consisted mostly of him cooking all the meals since he didnโt trust me in the kitchen and me doing things like the laundry.I had moved my laptop back down to the basement where I wrote in the past but I promised myself I wouldnโt give him
DamonI organized someone to come to East Whiteland and drive Finleyโs car back to St Albans. She was quiet as we drove away from the house and I promised her that someone would pack it up and bring it in a truck back to St Albans.โI think we should move into your house,โ I said to her.โYou mean your house,โ she said as she looked out of the window.โI meant our house,โ I said to her.โWill you be sleeping in the basement?โ she asked me and I grinned at her.โHow big a house do you want?โ I asked her.โFour bedrooms at least,โ she said.โWhy?โ I asked.โMy room, Griffinโs room, your room and an office, I still write Damon,โ she said to me sounding somewhat bitter.โFinley, this is only going to work if you really give it a chance, Iโm willing to do that for Griffin, arenโt you?โ he asked me.โYou know Iโve had just about enough of your insults and making me feel like Iโm not good enough to be his mother. I did all of this alone, without any of your help,โ she said angrily.โCan you
FinleyI didnโt dare call Archer again, knowing that Damon was there at the packhouse. My days spent with Griffin was absolute bliss. Every morning we went for a stroll in the park as I pushed him in his stroller and got to know the area better.Our house looked more lived in now and my house had been sold after being on the market for one day, above asking price. I didnโt care who bought it, I was just glad that Griffin and I had settled down now. I had phoned my friends and told them where I had settled down and they promised to come and visit soon.โHi there,โ a man said and I turned around as I looked at him.He was supernatural and I got the idea that he was feline but I couldnโt be sure. He obviously greeted me since he sensed that Griffin was feline too and that I was a familial.โHi,โ I said and looked around.โIโm sorry, it was just so odd finding a familial with a feline baby,โ he said with a smile, โIโm Arthur.โโFinley,โ I said as I shook his hand warily.โI wonโt bite, I
DamonI watched Finleyโs house for the rest of the night but she never came back. I continued to watch her house for the rest of that week and eventually I drifted off to sleep only to be tortured in my dreams. In the first dream she was straddling me, naked, as I held on to her hips. In a split second I was in the ocean looking back at her, then I was picking her up from the floor covered in blood, throwing her over my shoulder in a bar.In yet another dream I told her I loved her as we held hands and walked into the Council building in New York, the dreams were random and there were no order to them. I dreamt about my hearing but in this dream Finley was there as I was sentenced.In the last dream I had her pushed against a shower wall, her legs wrapped around me as my canines pushed into her shoulder and I marked her. I sat up straight in my bed as sweat covered my forehead and Axel growled in my head.โSheโs our bonded half,โ he said as the memories he had stored flooded through m
FinleyโFinley, Iโm so sorry,โ Connor said as Damon slammed the front door closed.โWhy would you tell him that?โ I asked him.โHe wouldnโt let it go, he had me up against the wall, slamming my head in!โ Connor defended himself.โIโm sorry,โ I said to him as he sat down and I took the first aid kit out of the cupboard.โItโll heal, donโt worry,โ he said but I cleaned it anyway.โYou shouldnโt have said anything, he doesnโt remember Connor,โ I said to him.โI know and Iโm sorry because now everythingโs a shit storm,โ he said as he looked down.โItโs okay,โ I said to him.โIโll go finish the crib, itโs almost done,โ he said as he stood up.I sat in the kitchen for almost an hour before Connor was done. He came back downstairs with his toolbox and picked up his jacket where Iโd hung it over one of the barstools. He looked at me before putting his jacket back down.โI can stay with you,โ he offered.โIโll be fine,โ I said to him.โI donโt know, Damon was pretty angry when he left,โ he sai
DamonIt felt odd talking to Finley and for some reason I actually talked to her, normally I didnโt really like other people but she was easy to talk to and I guess it helped that she already knew what I was. I kept myself busy with stripping the inside of the house and starting with one room at a time, retiling, painting and so forth.I sat and waited for her to go on her afternoon walk but she didnโt leave the house for the rest of the week and I wondered what she did all day. I worked myself tired so that I could sleep at night, although I was sleeping better here than I was at the packhouse.I was just finishing my cup of coffee to head to the store to buy more tiles when I saw Connorโs truck park in front of her house. I watched him as he climbed out and frowned when he hugged and kissed her hello, touching her stomach and then it all fell into place.He was the father of her baby. That would account for him being so closed off in my presence, this was what he was hiding! Instant
FinleyI couldnโt control my beating heart. I could literally hear the blood rushing through my veins. He was here, heโd been standing just here a second ago before leaving. He must think Iโm insane for staring at him like that! I couldnโt believe it, Damon was back.โHe doesnโt remember me,โ I whispered to myself as I felt my heart breaking just a little.I blinked away the tears as I sat down in the living room and rubbed my hand over my protruding stomach. I was thirty-two weeks pregnant and the only people that knew was Harley, Wells and Mimi. I hadnโt told Archer or Kat yet and I wasnโt exactly sure why, I guess I was afraid that the clowder would have some sort of claim on the baby.โHello,โ I answered my phone still staring into space.โFinley, itโs Connor,โ he said.โHey,โ I said and snapped back to reality.โAre you okay?โ he asked me.โI just saw Damon and he really doesnโt remember me,โ I said to him.โIโm sorry, I just heard that he went to St Albans,โ he said to me.โItโs