The last thing I remember is running Novaโs hair through my fingers, the feeling of sparks marching up and down my skin as sleep tugged me under. I had to have fallen asleep. I have to be dreaming right now because I have the sweet scent of my mate all around me, the feeling of her body pressed against mine, and her taste on my lips. Of her own volition. Though Nova had willingly accepted all of my touches, but she has never initiated them herself. So this has to be a dream. Iโd like to say that I was a gentleman. That I let her take the lead and take what she wanted from me. Iโd love to be able to say that. But this is my dream, so I can do what I want, right? So my hand fists in her hair, holding her to me. My other hand wraps around her body and pulls her on top of me so that sheโs straddling my suddenly raging hard on. And the growl that Fang and I emit is completely feral. And then I hear her moan. My eyes pop open and I see her looking at me, her gaze darkened with
I stand from the bed long enough to pull off my sleep shorts and then Iโm straddling Ivan again. His cock, which had started to soften after he came in my mouth, is already back at half-mast again. Gotta love werewolf stamina. Still, thereโs definite exhaustion slowing Ivanโs movements as he runs his hands up and down my arms as I prop myself up to look down at him. โFuck, Nova. That was mind blowing,โ he says, his hands moving to my waist and moving up my torso. His hands seem to have a magnet to my breasts, though Iโm not complaining. I get a lot of stimulation from my nipples. The more that he wants to play with them, the happier Iโll be. Taking his hands and placing them on my tits, I smile at him. โWeโre not done yet.โ The exhaustion seems to melt from him as his fingers play with my nipples. My pussy, which was already impossibly wet from sucking him off seems to gush at the feeling of his fingers on my nipples. I use it to make my pussy glide over his nearly fu
Standing in the shower, I wash the soap out of my hair only to feel two strong arms wrap around me, sliding along my waist and moving up to cup my breasts.I canโt help but smile and lean back into Ivanโs chest. โGood morning.โ And I can feel how good of a morning he thinks it is.โMmmm,โ he hums against my neck before he begins mouthing at my matemark.My body arches into his and my bottom lip immediately goes between my teeth. His fingers find my nipples and he begins to pinch and roll them between his thumbs and forefingers. The moan that flows from my lips elicits a growl from Ivan and he presses his cock against my ass.โIvan, we canโt do this right now,โ I say, though Iโm not sure how convincing I am with the way that my ass is rubbing all over Ivanโs cock.โYouโre my mate. I always have time to show you how much I love you. How fucking sexy you are.โ One of Ivanโs hands travels down to my pussy, his finger splitting me open and finding my button. โFuck, little rabbit.
I love that I can feel Novaโs emotions through my matemark on her shoulder. I can even hear her thoughts if they get really loud. All of that will change when she marks me. Then I can listen in on her thoughts whenever I want to. We wonโt even have to mindlink each other, weโll just be able to hear the other when we turn our minds to it. Though, I do need to initiate her into the pack again. I want her to be able to mindlink with anyone, especially if she gets into trouble again and I canโt get there. Just for the safety of my mate, I need her to be able to contact Jakobi, Erick, Jude, and Bryson. Iโll have to talk to her about it after breakfast. But as of right now, we need to get to the breakfast table. Iโve had multiple wolves attempting to break through my mental walls to mindlink me. I can tell by their mental signatures that they are my parents and my boys, probably trying to find out why we arenโt downstairs yet. Too bad for them, they needed to wait for me to di
Three days laterโฆIโm so nervous that my hands are shaking. I can barely button up the buttons on my sundress. โFuck!โ I curse under my breath.โHere, let me,โ I hear from behind me. Suddenly, Ivanโs large hands gently grab mine and squeeze. I sigh, looking up into his eyes. Thereโs so much emotion there. Emotion that Iโm not used to seeing. I think it might be love.Ivan gives me a small smile and I try to return it, though it probably looks like more of a grimace than anything. It brings a light of amusement in Ivanโs eyes, though he doesnโt tease me as he does up the buttons for me.When heโs done, he kisses my nose. โBeautiful.โI just roll my eyes before sitting on the bed to put my shoes on. โI donโt know why Iโm so nervous. Itโs not like Iโve never seen her before.โโI get it. You havenโt seen her in years and youโre worried about how you two will get along,โ he says.I cock my head at him. โAre you just saying that because you can feel my emotions?โโIt helps,โ he
This is the first time since I met Ivan that I wish I had the ability to mindlink him. I need to know what he thinks of my โfamilyโ because these people give me the creeps.Honestly? Harley is the only one who isnโt giving me the heebie-jeebies.My mother is way too emotional for this. If she had really cared about me, where has she been for the last ten years?And my โsister?โLike I said before, weโre obviously not blood-related. Lucy has to be Harleyโs daughter from before he met my mom because my mother is lily-white, and Lucy has the most beautiful mocha skin Iโve ever seen. Her tone nearly matches her fatherโs exactly.Besides, Lucy looks like sheโs the same age as me, and I know my mother wasnโt with anyone but my father at that time. He barely let the female out of the house.Lucy chatters on at my left about her pack and all the clubs and social activities sheโs a part of. Luna Annelise is speaking with my mother, and Ivan and Alpha Derek seem to be getting along well with Ha
The rest of lunch is tense. Oh, everyone is cordial and conversation continues with very few hiccups. The men of the table trade war stories. Harley seems to like fighting โ I mean really like fighting. There isnโt a single story that he tells that doesnโt have him kicking someoneโs ass. Itโs slightly disturbing. Especially with the way my mother stares at him with adoration. I mean, I really like Ivan, may even be falling for him. But she stares at Harley like the sunโs rises out of his ass. Itโs nauseating. Almost like she traded in a world that revolved around Roy โ because he was abusive โ to revolving around Harley โ because he isnโt. Weโre about halfway through the meal when Jude and Lucy walk back in the room. Truth be told, I had expected her to reject him. I mean, the fear that was rolling off her in waves did not bode well for the start of a relationship. But when they walk back in, itโs a completely different story. Jude is walking close to her,
I can see the exact moment my motherโKamrynโrealizes she canโt talk her way out of this. That I donโt believe her.That none of us do.Both Ivan and Erick beside me are pissed, muscles taut and ready for action.Brysonโs usually affable face has hardened into a stone mask, and heโs now standing behind Harley and Kamryn in case they try anything.Luna Anneliseโs face is pale with rage, while Alpha Derekโs has gone red with the same emotion.Jakobi is the calmest of the group, but heโs hypervigilant, his sharp eyes never ceasing their scan of the room.Jude has completely hidden Lucy behind him, his fangs bared as he protects his newly found mate. I canโt see my step-sister behind him, but I can feel the worry and fear radiating from her.And me?Hell, Iโm just resigned to the fact that the only people who were supposed to protect and care for me never followed through. That the ones who actually did werenโt blood-related at all.Kamryn is just like Roy.Oh, she might not have beaten me
Weโre staying in the cabin we got each other for an anniversary present last year.While still with the rogues, Cody and I would comfort each other by saying that once we got free, weโd find each other, build a cabin in the woods, and stay there together for the rest of our lives.Itโs what I had been saving money for when Ivan and I found each other โ so that we could have the land and the house free and clear.Admittedly, the cabin we have nowโtwo stories, five bedrooms, a basement playroom for the kids, a pool, and a half basketball courtโis a far cry from what Cody and I would have managed on our own.Still, itโs nice to get away and return to what we always dreamed of.To bring our other mate and our children here with us.We come as often as we can โ for a week, for a long weekend.A little home away from home.We had the kitchen stocked and the whole place cleaned and ready, so there would be no interruptions.Which is good, because after all the teasing we did on the way here,
Checking my watch, I turn to our little girl."Do you know which one you want to wear, Lenita? Kiki and Harley are going to be here soon. And you donโt want to miss the petting zoo."My little princess is standing in front of her closet, arms crossed and her lower lip sticking out in a full pout."I wanna wear my pwincess dwess!""Chiquita (little one), weโve already talked about this. You canโt wear it to the fair, but you can wear it later," I say, pleading with her.Weโve been at it for twenty minutes, trying to get Elena ready to go out with Kamryn and Harley before a birthday party for one of her pre-school friends later today.The party is princess-themed, hence the dress sheโs insisting on wearing.Unfortunately for herโand us at this pointโif she wears the dress to the fair, itโs guaranteed to end up covered in dirt and food, ripped from a skinned knee, or chewed on by a goat at the petting zoo.So, she canโt wear it.Not that sheโs listening."I wanna wear my pwincess dwess,
5 years laterโฆ I wake up to an elbow in the gut. โWhat?โ I ask, bolting upright immediately. โWhatโs wrong?โ โItโs your turn,โ Nova murmurs, her voice heavy with sleep. Itโs only then that I hear one of the twins crying. Glancing at the alarm clock, I see that itโs just after 2:00 AM. Fuck. I roll out of bed, stumbling to the bedroom door and next door to the twinsโ room. โHey, buddy. Itโs okay. Dadaโs here,โ I call, my voice rough with sleep. In the glow of the nightlight, I see Ronan standing in his crib, crying, his nose impossibly snotty. His cheeks are bright red, and drool soaks the front of his pajamas. โDa! Da!โ he cries the second he sees me. โHey, Ronan. Are those teeth bugging you, bud?โ I ask, picking him up and pulling him to my shoulder. His skin is hotโheโs definitely running a low-grade fever. Both boys are teething hard right now, reacting just like human babies: colds, fevers, pain, the whole nine yards. His cries quiet the moment heโs in my arms, sniffli
โHoly shit, that was a long day,โ I say, falling onto the sofa next to my mates.Weโre in the first-floor common area with everyone in our leadership crewโminus Jakobi.He found his mate today. A she-wolf from a neighboring pack, second daughter of a delta. Maureen seems nice. We didnโt really get to talk to her much, thoughโJakobi whisked her off, and theyโve been... indisposed in his room ever since.We might see them tomorrow.Or in a couple of days.โFuck, yeah it was,โ Jude groans. โIโm just happy to be out of that monkey suit.โโI donโt know,โ Lucy murmurs, running her fingers down his jaw and pulling his attention. โI wouldnโt mind having you in it more often... and helping you out of it.โโWell, this was fun, guys, but my mate and I need to be getting to bed,โ Jude says as he stands and throws Lucy over his shoulder.Lucy squeals and props herself up on his back, waving at us. โSee you guys at breakfast!โโNot if I have anything to say about it!โ Jude calls from the hallway.
My mates and I are standing on a large floating platform in the center of the harbor. All the boats have been cleared for todayโs ceremony, and the entire pack has gathered along the shore to witness the official welcoming of their Luna and Lune. The platform is made of strong, transparent plastic, giving the illusion that weโre standing directly on the water. Flower petals and floating candles drift both on the surface and around the edges of the platform. A camera positioned at the far end captures the event and projects it onto screens placed throughout the crowd so everyone can see whatโs happening. Nova looks stunning in her midnight blue ball gown, her hair swept into a messy bun. Thin straps frame her exposed matemarks, and the dress is low-cut in both the front and back, revealing creamy swaths of skin. The bodice hugs her tightly, while the skirt flows freely into a long, lacy train that shimmers in the sunlight. Cody wears fitted pants and a tailored gunmetal gray vestโno
โI really donโt want to do this,โ I murmur, tugging at the hem of my skirt again.โGirl, if you donโt stop messing with that skirt, youโre going to unravel it. Stop it!โ Lucy punctuates the last word by smacking my hand.I stick my tongue out at her but stop fiddling. Honestly, I think the only reason Lucy isnโt as nervous as I am is because sheโs too busy managing me.At least, she doesnโt seem outwardly nervous.But I know her butterflies are causing a full-blown tornadoโjust like the one twisting in my own stomach.Weโre heading to the Hartwood Pack, where Lucy and Cody are from. Itโs been two weeks since we brought Cody home.Alpha Timothy was pissed when he realized we had โabsconded with one of his most valued packmates.โ He threatened to call down the Council of Alphas, press charges against our pack, and even force Ivan to step down as Alpha.All of that might have been intimidatingโif it hadnโt taken him four days to even realize Cody was gone. Add in the fact that the three
The second Ivan and Cody establish their matebond, a ripple of power, connection, and pleasure sweeps through all three of us. Bite howls in my mind, the sound echoed by two other wolvesโFang and Howl. Our bond is complete. The three of us are tied together, not only by fate, but by our marks. There is no oneโand nothingโbeyond the Goddess herself that could tear us apart. โHoly shit,โ Cody says. Ivan chuckles. โYou can say that again.โ โHoly shit,โ Cody and I both say at the same time. We all laugh at that. Looking at my mates, I canโt help the affection that thrums through my heart at the sight of them happy together. โLet me get you guys a towel,โ I say, slipping off the bed. โAnd the wet wipes,โ Ivan calls after me. I grab both from the bathroom and bring them back so Cody and Ivan can clean up. โThanks, Estrella,โ Cody says as Ivan leans forward to kiss the top of my head. I move to the head of the bed, watching them as they get themselves together. Ivan heads into the
I watch Codyโhis chest rising and falling as he catches his breath, eyes glazed over from orgasm. His shoulder-length black hair is fanned out across the bed, giving him a dark halo. His bronze-colored skin shines with sweat, and those chocolate brown eyes are begging for me to touch him.So beautiful. I mean, fucking gorgeous. Itโs why I called him lindo.Iโd thought hard about what nickname to give him. Novaโs was easy. Seeing her that first time at The Warren in the bunny costume, all timid and shyโshe reminded me of the little rabbit she was dressed as. Sheโll always be my little rabbit.But Cody and I didnโt have that kind of โmeet cute.โ Not even close. Still, I needed a name for him, something that felt right.It was Fang who suggested lindo. Clearly, our mate has Hispanic roots, and using that in his nickname felt like a way to honor that.Look at him, Fang says in my head, voice thick with awe. Spread out and waiting for us.Letโs not make him wait, I reply, and lean down to
Howl is going insane inside of me. He wants Ivan. I want Ivan. And weโre finally going to get him.I suck at Ivanโs skin, making a hickey in the spot where I want to put his matemarkโright next to Novaโs. One of his hands grips my hair, the other wraps around my back.โBedroom. Lube.โ The words come out strangled with need.Mate! Fuck mate! Bite mate! Make him ours! Howlโs words echo through my mind, getting lost in the frenzied need that pulses between us.Iโm working on it, Howl. Calm the fuck down so I can focus on him, I snap back.He smells so good. Feels even better. Fuck, Howl moans, and I know exactly what he means.I know Ivan wants us in the bedroom, but I canโt make myself move. Canโt stop touching him, kissing him, losing myself in him.Thank the Goddess for Nova.โCome on, boys,โ she says, grabbing both our hands. โLetโs get to the bedroom. I want to see the two of you laid out before me.โItโs her touch that finally breaks the trance. Her words remind me thereโs more t