After everything that has happened in my life, I thought I was strong. I’ve carried my grief and my rage all this time, I’ve carried on as if nothing was wrong. I fit into the pack, I acted how I should, I kept my identity a secret. I’ve been strong. I’ve been resilient, I’ve been willful and cunning. I thought for sure I could handle anything that fate threw my way.
God how wrong I was. I was not the least bit prepared to fight off the mate bond, to will it away and focus on my rage and my sorrow, my need for revenge and a bloody type of closure. I just was not that strong. And it terrified me. I wanted to harden my heart against the bond, to not be affected, but the longer I was around Silas, the less it all seemed to matter.
He led me to the couch and sat with me, my hand still in his as we sat facing each other. His
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The forest was dark, with no silver moonlight to illuminate the trees. The air was still, not a single leaf swaying in the breeze. The trees were dense and quiet, the magic heavy as it held the entire area in a darkness so thick and black you could almost run your fingers through it. I turned on the spot, my heart beating erratically as I tried to see something, anything that would indicate where I was. I knew it was the dream forest, it just never felt like this either time I had come here.It was almost hostile, the magic a heavy and painful feeling against my skin. Almost like a coating of a substance that stung and itched the more you were exposed to it. It was never like this before. It was nice and beautiful and the magic felt heavy yes, but never hostile like the aim was to hurt me and get me away from it.I whined and held my arms close to me, peering i
“Kara! Kara, wake up! Please, my mate, I need you to wake up!” his voice was distorted, almost like I was hearing it from underwater. The worry and fear in his tone made me ache, he shouldn’t feel that way. I didn’t want to worry my mate. I wanted him to be happy.The moment those thoughts registered in my consciousness I gasped and snapped my eyes open, sitting up in a dizzying and fast rush. I stumbled off the bed and clung to the door frame as my legs wobbled and the room spun. I gagged and slid down to the floor, crawling into the bathroom and immediately emptying the contents of my stomach into the toilet bowl.I stayed hunched over the bowl, dry heaving and spitting into it as Silas came up behind me and pulled my hair back out of my face, twisting it loosely together so it wouldn't fall. He stepped away and I could hear the water
Coming up to the building I could see Silas standing outside, a man beside him who had his arm around a cute blonde woman, standing with them were Orso and Ava and Jax. I almost stopped and turned around but Torrance called out to her dad who was standing beside the first group talking to Dorin and his mate and their two kids. Silas and Clementine. God that was going to get confusing. I wonder if Silas had a middle name or nickname.The moment Torrance called out, all heads turned in our direction and it was uncomfortable to admit that all Rolin's males were looking at me. I liked that Jax was looking, I always liked when he looked. Orso still made my skin crawl and so did Silas, but for an entirely different reason. Torrance gripped my arm and led me over to the gathered group, my eyes on the ground so I could make sure I didn’t eat dirt from these stupid heels.
As dinner drew to a close I started to panic internally. Silas would want me to go back to his cabin with him and there was no way I would be locked alone with him for that long. I needed to find a way to avoid that. Play up my hesitancy given who he is. It’s not an outright lie at the very least. As much as dinner was delicious it was also over a lot faster than I would have liked. As everyone started to get up and leave the table to move on to other things as the evening drew to a close, I discreetly looked around the room, hoping to catch a glimpse of Torrance. Just as I saw a flash of her wild curls, Silas grabbed my hand and lifted me from the table. He wrapped his arm around my waist and led me out of the hall. I shivered as the cool night air met my bare skin, goosebumps erupting on my skin. Silas took off his suit jacket and put it over my shoul
“So please, let's all sit,” Marik said as he motioned to the chairs by the fireplace. After a second of hesitation, I sat and rubbed my hands on my jeans to try to calm myself. Marik sat across from me while Alpha Kane sat on the armrest of the chair beside him and Victor came to stand beside me, giving my shoulder a reassuring squeeze before stepping back. “Why don’t you tell us your story from the very beginning.” Marik prompted as he got comfortable. I nodded and licked my lips once before starting.“Well, I’m Kara, the only child to the former Luna and Alpha of Ravenfield. I was to be the next Alpha. I was young the first time I shifted, barely 5. Most shift from 10 to 13, sometimes a year or two before and or after. Because I was so young my parents knew I was meant to be Alpha. We never told anyone for fear that It would make my family a target, make me a tar
“What are you doing here?” I asked in shock, mildly annoyed at his ever-present smirk. The man was too self-assured for his own good. He just smirked at me more before lifting off the wall and walking a few steps towards me. “I am here little wolf because the council asked me to be. As a member, I couldn’t exactly refuse.” He informed me with a shrug. “Apparently there’s something going on that has a lot of shifter groups in the area concerned.” “Why? What’s going on?” I asked curiously. I haven’t heard about anything happening to other groups. “Spoilers dear little wolf. Shouldn’t you be tucked away in bed with your mate?” He asked with a smirk as he tilted his head to look at me. “God no. Anywhere but there.” I shuddered and shook my head. “Last p
I sat across from Silas and wondered not for the first time, what I had gotten myself into. Breakfast was delicious and he was actually good company, a good conversationalist. He was also surprisingly funny in a dry sarcastic kinda way. I found myself laughing a few times throughout breakfast, smiling a lot more than I’d like to admit. He was making it hard to hate him on more than just principle. I sighed and sipped the rest of my juice before I stood up and started to clean away the garbage and put the dishes on the catering trolly. It gave me something to focus on besides Silas and his smell that was all over the cabin. “You don’t need to do that Kara, I can have someone come in and take care of it. I’d like us to sit and talk some more.” He said, taking my hand and pulling me towards him. My body went willingly, leaning against his chest while he put his
“Oh hey, Kara, or should I say Luna?” a masculine and cheery voice said from my left. I turned and saw Jax heading my way with his friend Silas, Dorin’s son. Clementine was with them as well. I smiled and gave them a soft wave as they came over with their food and sat at the table with me, Silas sitting beside me while Clementine and Jax sat across from us.“Hey, guys. Having fun?” I asked as I sipped my drink and munched on my last few donuts. Damn Magnus snagged most of them.“Yeah, man. This carnival is great and I’m greatly enjoying the food.” Silas said with a grin as he ate nachos that smelled amazing. “So where’s your mate?”“He’s back with his pack. I asked if I could have some time.” I said with a noncommittal shrug. I could