(Harpers POV)
I stared at myself in the mirror, fascinated by my new eyes. Upon closer inspection, I saw that the colour actually radiated several shades of gold in a starburst pattern that seemed to shimmer.
“Strawberries.” Colton drew my attention back to the room and the two waiting pack members “Come here please” Colton had settled himself in the chair behind the desk. I walked over and he pulled me onto his knee and wrapped his arms around my waist.
“The reason why I have called you here baby is because Mr Tobbins and his daughter both currently stand accused of crimes against the pack,” I glanced up at Donna and the man, who I now knew was Richard Tobbins, and also the pack business manager, “The Alpha decided that the whole family would be held accountable for their actions, and as you were physically hurt by one of the accused that you would be directly involved in deciding th
(Harper’s POV)After I realised that I was only wearing a long t-shirt and no panties, Colton helped me sneak back up to my room and then helped me out of his t-shirt. He never made it back to his office for the rest of the day. We just about managed to get dressed and make it to dinner, where both the Alpha and the Beta seemed super fascinated with my spontaneous upranking.“So it just came on all by itself?” the Alpha asked, watching me with curiosity. Colton sat in the chair next to me, his arm held tightly around my shoulder.“Yep” he said, “She saw that slut from school and growled. I watched as her wolf appeared and then watched the silver in her eyes starburst into the gold.” I listened with interest. I had no idea it had been such a display.“And what were you feeling, or thinking?” the Beta asked me.I shrugged, “Angry,
(Harper POV) The next morning at breakfast felt awkward. Colton had seated himself in his father’s normal seat at the end of the dining table. He had put me in his usual seat and Damien had sat himself opposite me. We were already seated in uncomfortable silence when Damien had sat down. He winked at me, and I looked down at my hands. The sound of their sniggers made me feel sick. I felt Colton’s hand on my thigh and tried to pull away and he gripped and squeezed hard. Hard enough for me to cry out. I looked up and saw the whole table looking at me and I covered my mouth. I looked at Colton, who was glaring at me. I lowered my eyes again and heard him chuckle. “Women, eh?” he said and the men around the room chuckled. I glanced up again and Colton began rubbing my thigh where he had previously hurt it. “Harper dear,” the Luna called from down the table, “Caroline and I were going to get ready for this eveni
(Harper’s POV)The day was filled with awkwardness. Colton’s mum and the Luna obviously knew about the change to the intention ceremony, and both seemed to be very excited about it.“Isn’t it a little quick?” I asked as the Luna held up different dresses to my body.“Or a lot quick,” Louise said, which earned her a glare from the Luna“Louise dear, I’m not sure you can understand the want to be connected to your fated mate, once you find them,” Caroline chastised, and I glanced at Louise, who blushed. She saw me looking and looked away. I knew already that she had found that fated mate, but she still wasn’t admitting it to herself. Forget anyone else.“Now Harper dear,” Caroline said “I know that it can feel a little fast, but it is quite an acceptable time frame.”“And didn’t I hear that you asked
(Harper’s POV)A murmur went through the room as I quickly glanced around. My eyes rested on my mothers and then my fathers. Both of them looked so proud, I smiled weakly at them. I could see Tommy next to my father, but his back was to me. In fact, he was the only person in the room who wasn’t looking at me. I wanted to hide behind Colton; I was never one for attention and the amount directed my way was way too much.Colton tugged gently on my hand and began rubbing circles with his thumb again. I looked up at him and he smiled. I hadn’t even noticed, but my breathing had shallowed with my anxiety. I smiled back as I regained my breath and Colton began leading us down the centre of the room towards the stage. I tried to compose my nerves as we mounted the stairs onto the stage where the master table was. I glanced at Louise, who met my eyes and forced a smile. The Alpha stood in front of us and
(Harper’s POV)I stopped short when I saw Damien. Colton turned around when he felt I had stopped and pulled my hand slightly.“What’s wrong Strawberries?” he asked, and I shook my head.“What’s going on?” I asked. I looked behind me and saw Alex standing in the path behind me.Colton Pulled me into his chest and wrapped his arms around me. I tried to move away, but he held me tight.“Don’t be naughty baby” he whispered in my ear, “I’d hate to have to punish you” I shivered as he ran his hand down my spine. I cupped my chin and lifted it, meeting his lips to mine.
(Harper’s POV) The sound of a car woke me up and for a moment, I was unsure of what the hell was going on. I woke up in a ditch in a ripped dress and my body felt like I had been hit by a truck. Then it all came back to me. Oh goddess, what was I going to do about Colton. There was no way I could go back to the pack house. But I had nothing on me and everything I owned was there. I was trying to get my body to move without crying out in pain when I heard another car, only this one slowed to a stop right by me. I froze as I heard the engine shut off and the car door open and close. I heard someone moving towards me and then felt hands on me. “Goddess Harper, I have been looking for you all night!” I looked up to see Alex pulling the bushes aside. I growled at him and tried to back away “Get the fuck away from me”. He stopped looking shocked, and then he grimaced. He moved towards me again
(Harper’s POV) I saw Tommy shrug through the gap in the door. “Dunno what you are talking about man,” he said “I’m alone here” I heard Greg sigh. He obviously didn’t believe Tommy. “One, I’m not stupid, there is nowhere else she could go,” Greg said. I could tell from his voice he was getting impatient “Two, I can smell that she’s here. And three, Colton knows. He was all ready to come storming down himself, and he will if I don’t return with her. And you know that’s going to end very badly for you,” “Tell him to bring it on, the arrogant little prick,” Tommy snarled. “Tommy, just be reasonable, please!” Greg pleaded. “Reasonable!” Tommy growled “Do you know what he did to her?” “No, and it’s not my place to know. My place is to ensure she is safely brought back home” Greg pushed the door open and stormed into the apartment. I watched as he looked around until his eyes s
(Harper’s POV)Colton picked me up and put me on the bed. I laid there crying with him curled around me stroking my hair and whispering that it was going to be ok. I was getting whiplash from his personality shifts, but even though he was the one who was making me so upset, his scent still gave me some comfort and I clung to that comfort.At some point in the evening, I fell asleep and when I woke up again, it was pitch black. I stumbled around for a light, once again cursing the need for table lamps, and eventually found the wall switch. I had no idea what time it was and no idea where my phone was. I hadn’t taken it to the pack dinner and had left it in my room. But a quick look around told me that it wasn’t here anymore. I could only assume that Colton had taken it. I sighed and went to open the door to ask him. The handle turned, but the door didn’t move. I was locked in. I pulled on t