Betrayed and Bonded

‘Mate!’ my wolf, Lena, screamed in my head on the morning of my 18th birthday. I was sitting by the river waiting for my best friend, Ty, to arrive for a swim. I turned on the boulder that I was sitting on to see Tyler heading in my direction. ‘Nice try, Lena. That’s Tyler, and we’ve been friends since we were tiny pups. It’s not like that between us,’ I told my wolf. The goddess wouldn’t do something like that, would she? ‘MATE!’ Lena boasted in my head as she pranced around. There has got to be some sort of mistake. Why would the goddess mate me with my best friend? Tyler and I have done everything together since we were old enough to start getting into mischief. Well, everything except for having sex. We kissed once several years ago; it was gross and awkward. Two nights ago, we brought Cass and Lucien with us to the river, and though we couldn’t see each other, I knew he was screwing her while I was riding Lucien for a night filled with orgasms. This has got to be a joke, right?

“Tyler, what is the meaning of this?” Alpha Riker’s voice boomed as Vanessa made her dramatic exit. Stupid bitch, just had to cause a scene in front of the Alpha and her parents. I told her not to say a word to me. Dumb cunt couldn’t even follow directions. She didn’t even do the rejection the right way; everyone knows that the higher-ranked wolf has to do the rejecting first. It should have been me, but I told her we weren’t going to do that. I hope the moon goddess punishes Vanessa for what she did; I hope her wolf spirit dies, and she has to live her life wolfless. Then she would lose her birthright of becoming the pack’s Female Lead Warrior.I was clutching my chest as the pain of Vanessa’s rejection tore through me. I had to figure out how to explain to Alpha Riker that Vanessa caused the problem and deserves punishment. Okay, maybe I took things a little too far, but she deserved it. Vanessa ruined everything. How was I supposed to be her mate and still lead the Playboy lifestyl

I had been waiting for night to fall so that I could go into the city and feed. I wanted something different this evening, something other than the blood of one of our servants. Any one of them would gladly fulfill my needs, but I was restless and wanted a change of pace. Surprise washed over me when I opened the door and spotted a wolf sleeping on my front porch. As a rule, vampires steer clear of wolves, though once, about 125 years ago, I had one that I kept as a pet. That, of course, was before I found my brothers. Adrian and Mateo aren’t actually my brothers, but we have been together for the past 100 years. At first, it was friendship only, but over the years, it has developed into a brotherhood of sorts. We built this home together and have shared servants for the last 87 years. None of us has taken a paladin since we’ve been together, but there hasn’t been a need for it. What is a paladin? It’s simple; a paladin is a loyal animal companion. The best way to explain what I me

This is all one heaping pile of bullshit. I have spent most of the last day and night looking for the little bitch, Vanessa, and she is nowhere to be found. I think that asshole, Lucien, knows where she’s at and just isn’t telling anyone. That’s where I am heading now, on my way to beat it out of him. I approached the small cottage that Lucien lived in with his family. I stepped onto his porch and pounded on the door. “Open the fucking door, Lucien! I know you know where she is,” I shouted. I listened as footsteps approached the door, before I heard the sound of the door handle being turned.“Delta Heir Tyler, how can I help you today?” Lucien’s father asked cautiously after opening the door. I could see his little sisters playing on the living room floor and his mother at the stove cooking a meal. “Your son, I want to speak to him now,” I growled.“If you wait here, I will let Lucien know you’re here. He was just getting a shower after searching for his girlfriend for the last 24 h

I spent time explaining to Mateo and Adrian why I wanted to keep my beautiful wolf. I couldn’t particularly explain why I was drawn to keep her, but I did feel an instant bond with the creature. I remember that when I was a young boy, I had a dog that looked similar. Her name was Scruffy. That dog and I went everywhere and did everything together. It broke my heart when she crossed the rainbow bridge.Then there was the paladin I had before I met my brothers, Rocko. He was utterly faithful, and I cherished his companionship until the day he got into a fight with a bobcat and lost. Good ol’ Rocko, he was a scrapper, and would often get into tussles with various other creatures. I miss him. After Mateo and Adrian reluctantly accepted that I wasn’t going to give the wolf up, I went back to my room to check on her. She should be getting hungry or need to use the bathroom by now, the little thing has been under my bed for hours. With a bowl of chicken in hand, I approached my bedroom. An