(Tiernan’s P.O.V)
I was busy working at the construction and architecture firm that I own, now that my father had retired, when Patrick, my Beta walks in.
“Well, the wayward Williams is on her way home.” He says, flopping himself down on the couch in my office.
“Siobhan’s finally coming home?” I inquire.
I had always been drawn to her, her beautiful dark hair and deep blue eyes that feel as if they are looking straight through your soul. She was petite when we were kids and not much of a fighter, but she was ridiculously smart. My wolf, Steele, perked up at the mention of Siobhan. He was equally as obsessed with her as I was.
“Yeah, apparently she’s coming out here to look into the kidnappings.” He says.
“Why is that any of her business?”
“She works for the FBI remember?” He says incredulously.
“Oh, right. I forgot.”
I honestly had forgotten that she worked for the FBI, I didn’t keep tabs on her because I didn’t want to come across as creepy or stalker-ish.
“When does her flight arrive?”
“Should be around 5, but I’m sending Jordan to pick her up and take her and her team to their hotel. Her team includes a werebear, a wolf from a pack on the East Coast, a vampire, and Fae.” He chuckles at the odd assortment of supernaturals.
“Are they all agents?” I ask, kind of surprised that so many supernaturals were working together.
“Yes, they all work in her unit, and all volunteered to come here. The werebear has already been in contact with her Alpha so you should be expecting some form of communication from him.”
“We’ll go to the hotel and meet with them before they start their investigations. Plan to leave here at 6 so that gives them time to settle in.”
Patrick nods and walks out, closing the door behind him. I look back at my computer, seeing the information my Gamma, Drake Jamison, sent me about the kidnappings. We knew what had been going on and had been compiling information on the case because some of these children were from packs and sleuths around the area. Drake owns a security company that specializes in tech and mercenaries, so we can get information from every angle. I’m hoping that the children are okay, the parents of the pups, cubs, and spell casters can feel that they are still alive. Their familial connection has not been broken. Not being able to find anything out of the information Drake provided me, I get back to work finishing up design plans for a new home for some celebrity in Los Angeles wanting a second home in Northern California. As 6 o’clock draws near, Steele starts pacing around getting anxious to see Siobhan.
Why are you so anxious?
We haven’t seen Siobhan since before she shifted, I wanna smell her. You remember how delicious she smelled when we were younger.
You are beyond weird, no sniffing the Beta’s sister.
Steele huffs annoyed that I told him no when Patrick walks in ready to head to the Hotel Villagio. The drive over was quiet and short, stepping out of the SUV I make sure that my suit is free of wrinkles before heading to the suite Siobhan and her team are staying in. As we get closer to the suite, I smell her. Siobhan.
She smells even better than I remember.
Yeah, she does.
I couldn’t help the shiver that ran through me, smelling her honeysuckle and wildflower scent. Patrick knocks on the door and a man answers, making Steele growl.
She’s sharing a hotel room with a man!?
Steele shut the fuck up and calm down.
I walk in and find Siobhan sitting on the couch, her eyes wide, and mouth hanging open. The moment I laid eyes on her Steele growls out the word that I was surprised to hear
Mate
“Mate,” I whisper
“Mate,” Siobhan whispers at the same time.
Holy fuck, Siobhan Williams is my mate, and I did not see that one coming. I don’t feel myself moving but it’s like I blink, and suddenly, I’m right in front of her, gripping her upper arms and pulling her to my chest. Burying my nose in her hair and inhaling her scent, a shiver runs down my spine at how delicious she smells, and then I smell it. Her arousal. A growl rumbles through my chest, knowing there are other males in this room, smelling my mate being aroused. Steele takes control, picking her up and carrying her to the room that we assume is hers since her smell is all over it. He kicks the door closed before striding over to the bed and laying her down, wedging between her legs. He buries our face in her neck and begins kissing and nipping at the skin of her marking spot causing her to moan and that sound goes straight to my cock. Steele and I are so engrossed in the moment that we don’t even notice that Siobhan is pushing against us.
“Alpha Tiernan, please get off of me.”
Steele finally registers that she is pushing against our chest and that is when he hands back control. I sit up and cup her face with my hands, feeling the sparks dance along my skin.
“Si,” I whisper as I lean in for a kiss.
Before my lips can make contact with hers, a sharp pain emanates from my cheek and after a moment, I realize she slapped me.
“What the fuck!?” I yell.
“Don’t fucking yell at me Alpha. You were trying to fucking kiss me without my consent!” She yells back.
“You’re my mate!”
“So!? That doesn’t give you the right to do whatever you want! And I don’t want a mate.” She states before she pushes me completely off of her and walks out the door.
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) What the fuck is he doing!? Just because we are mates doesn’t give him the right to just grab me and try that shit with me. I’m furious right now, and this whole mate bond absolutely complicates our investigation because he’s going to be exhaustingly overbearing and annoying. When I get back out to the living area, everyone has their eyes averted but I can tell they are all smirking at the incident that just occurred. I growl, “Why are you here with the Alpha, Patrick?” “Because we were wanting to share information with you and your team.” He answers as Tiernan comes stomping out of my room, pouting like a child. “Well hurry up and say what you know. I’m exhausted, starving, and my patience is wearing thin.” I huff, narrowing my eyes at Tiernan. “Well, three of the children are human. However, five of the children are pups and cubs from different packs and sleuths, and five of the children are spell casters from two covens,” Patrick says. “Wait, no F
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) Camilla, Anders, and I are all visiting the families while Artis and Preston are going to visit the crime scenes to see if they can gather any information in the area from witnesses. It’s a long shot because there has been such a delay in our being invited in, but we can only hope for the best. The first family that we are visiting are members of my pack, Hallowed Manes, so I’m having to mentally prepare myself for encountering my mate. We stop at the gates and let the warriors know who we were and what our business was. “Well, hello there Siobhan, you’ve grown up quite nicely.” The warrior at the gate says, with a touch of lust in his eyes. “Please, put your dick BACK in your pants Luther, no one can see it without a microscope anyways,” I growl out. He was always an asshole and thought he was the Goddess’s gift to women; this comment though causes the other warriors at the gate to double over in laughter as Luther’s face turns red in anger
(Tiernan’s P.O.V) I couldn’t believe that Siobhan was my mate and that she basically rejected me without the actual words of rejection. What the hell?! Steele was whimpering in my mind, causing a dull ache in my chest not being near her. According to Steele, her wolf Tala wants to be with us but something that happened to Siobhan is holding her human counterpart back from accepting the mate bond. Siobhan was always beautiful, with her long black hair and her deep blue eyes always taking my breath away. She had an amazing figure, just like I remember, perky tits, a slim waist, and beautiful long legs. She was taller now, coming up to almost my chin, her long legs felt amazing being wrapped around my waist earlier. “So, what happened between you and Si to cause her to be so icy to you?” I ask Patrick, surprised by the icy greeting he got. “She hasn’t been home in almost a decade, and she doesn’t even really talk to us, so I don’t know why. I’ll ask her when she comes here
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) “What was that about?” I ask, directing the question to Patrick and Gamma Drake. “No idea, and even if I did it would be none of your business.” Patrick spits out at me, his glare matching Drake’s. “No need to get your panties in a bunch brother. You have no reason to be pissed off at me.” “Yes, I do! You are rejecting your mate bond with Ty! You know how we were raised, and you are basically shitting all over everything we were taught! Gran and PawPaw would be pissed if they knew about this!” He yells. At the mention of my Gran and PawPaw, I see red. “Fuck you, Pat! This is why I don’t come home! This is why I don’t call! All you guys do is see the things I do wrong, not the things I do right or the things that would make other parents and families proud of their daughter/sister.” “That’s always your response, blaming the family for bullshit.” With that, I stomp out of the office and head back to the SUV with Camilla and Anders followin
***TRIGGER WARNING*** (Siobhan’s P.O.V) (Dream) I’m walking through the halls of my college dorm, greeting everyone whose door is open and looking for Wyatt. Wyatt and I have been together for a few months now and I really couldn’t be happier. He’s a werecat, a tiger shifter to be exact, from a Pride here in New York and we met in our abnormal psychology class. We had been inseparable, even though we aren’t mates, that didn’t matter to either of us, we loved each other. I’m not paying attention to what is going on around me, my mission of finding Wyatt is the only thing I’m focused on when I feel a hand come around my mouth and his scent engulfs me: he smells like leather and cognac. “There you are little wolf, I’ve been looking all over for you.” He whispers in my ear, pulling my back against his front. He quickly turns me around and throws me over his shoulder, carrying me to his dorm room down the hall. We get there and he slams the door shut with his fo
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) “Do you want to talk about what happened last night?” Artis asks as we are driving to her sleuth to interview the cub’s parents. “No, I really don’t. Though, thank you guys for being there and staying with me.” I murmur. I never want to talk about my nightmares, they are always so vivid and they take a lot out of me emotionally. Artis and Preston don’t push the issue, they know it won’t do any good to try and pry the answers out of me. We pull up to the gates of the sleuth’s territory and the werebears at the gate allow us entry after confirming with their Alpha that we were welcome on the territory. “I will be escorting you to the family’s home, so please follow me.” A tall and burly warrior says before shifting into his bear and running ahead of our vehicle. We make our way through the expansive territory, covered in beautiful lush forest and the smell of pine was everywhere, soothing my mind and emotions. The warrior makes his way into a
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) We reconvened at our hotel suite with Camilla and Anders, and it didn’t come as a shock that they didn’t really find much at the crime scenes they had visited today. When Preston explained what he felt at the Johnson home, Camilla and Anders were shocked to say the least. “I need to go back to Eferhile and ask King Bayard for access to the royal archives. I know there are documents there that would have the information we need.” Preston says. “Okay, we’ll get you to the portal at Hallowed Manes. It’ll drop you in Màni but I know that Tiernan can get in touch with either Luna Queen Morrigan or Alpha King Rian to let them know that you will be coming through their portal.” I state, picking up my phone to call Patrick. “I wish there were more Fae clans here in the Human Realm, it would be so much easier to portal right into Eferhile.” Preston pouts. “Not my fault you Fae are so in love with the Lunar Realm.” I say with a laugh. After a few ri
(Siobhan’s P.O.V) I get the call from Patrick that Preston has permission from the Alpha King to use the portal to Màni. He’s seriously acting like a teenage girl when he found out the Luna Queen Morrigan would be escorting him to Eferhile because she wants to visit her family. Seriously, this grown-ass man squealed like a teenage girl finding out that she was going to a One Direction concert or something. Patrick sounded super weird on the phone though, speaking softer to me than he normally does and was actually sort of polite too. I’m not looking forward to taking Preston to the pack because my parents asked me to have lunch with them. We are taking, some downtime with the investigation until Preston comes back with information for us. Camilla, Artis, and Anders were just going to lounge at the hotel and be lazy, but I get to go have a super awkward lunch with my parents. Tala? Do you want to go for a run? She doesn’t answer. I haven’t felt her