(Harper’s POV)
I took the standard case folder from him and opened it to look at the contents. The first thing I saw was a picture. It was obviously a stakeout shot from the angle it was taken. The man in the shot looked to be medium build, with a mid brown hair that had a golden undertone and lightened a bit at the ends. It was one of those short messy styles that are meant to look like they don’t care but probably took longer than my whole morning routine. This was carried into the designer stubble with the slight, oh I forgot to shave today, stubble. That was where the messy stopped though. The three piece suit he wore was obviously tailored to him and he held himself with a confidence that could be seen a mile away.
“Cute!” I said and Nathaniel scowled at me.
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(Harper’s POV)I felt like I was going to be sick. The feeling of dread in my stomach intensified as I sat back down in the chair opposite Nathaniel.“No,” I said and shook my head. Nathaniel inclined his head and gave me a surprised look.“No?” he asked“No!” I said clearer. “I can’t do this Nathaniel, please don’t ask me to do this.”Nathaniel looked down at the papers and back up at me. The look of sympathy crossed his eyes.“Harper, I’m not asking you to take this case” his face dropped into a blank expression and I closed my eyes. I knew that expression. It was
(Aaron’s POV) “She wasn’t too happy when she left here, and she knows you knew, so be warned,” I groaned as Nathaniel relayed his conversation with Harper earlier. I appreciated the phone call to warn me, but I would have appreciated not being pushed under the bus even more. Harper’s temper was notorious around The Council and there are not many that would face her when she was on a warpath. “Yeah, thanks for that,” I said sarcastically. I pressed end on the phone and sighed. If I had known sooner, I would have brought doughnuts. That would have at least eased the beating I was in for. Despite being a slight build, the girl trained hard and she could take down guys bigger than me with a smile and a flick of her hair. But here I was at the door of our shared apartment empty handed and ready for the worst. I put my key in the lock and opened the door ajar. It was unsettlingly quiet. There was rarely a time th
(Colton’s POV)I sat with my head in my hand, feeling nothing as the redhead on her knees in front of me wrapped her mouth around my dick. I wanted to relax into it, enjoy the feeling as she ran her tongue down my shaft and rolled her eyes up to look at me as she did it. I closed my eyes and grabbed her hair and thrust myself into her, down to her throat. I pulled a picture up in my mind of HER as the sounds of the redhead gagging with each thrust filled the room. I imagined it was her on her knees in front of me, begging my forgiveness for daring to leave me. I began to get close to burst with each thrust, and tightened my grip on the hair in my hand as my breathing got heavier and I teetered on the edge of my climax as I imagined her beautiful-A knock on the door pulled me out of my dream and the pleasure dissipated instantly. I looked down at the redhead, whose face was stained with tears and mascara. I
(Harper’s POV)The sound of kids’ cartoons and banging pots and pans invaded my sleep. I opened my eyes to see two small faces watching me with open curiosity. I groaned and pulled my blanket over my head and tried to turn over on the uncomfortable sofa.My mum had been so excited to see me yesterday when Tommy had brought me home. She began crying and was hugging me in a death grip. I had hoped I could grab a room at the motel in town, but my mum had insisted that I stay at the house. It might have been ok, but it turned out that my sister Susie had moved back home three years ago. Her mate had been cheating on her and when she finally confronted him, he had gotten abusive. I was told in great detail how caring Alpha Daniel had been. He had arranged with her Alpha to have her and her three pups transfer back to Midnight Moon, and the Alpha of Star Dawn had banished her mate as punishment for what he had do
(Harper’s POV) I stared at Susie. Did she just say what I thought she said? I looked at Tommy and he looked away. “I’m sorry, what did you say?” I shook my head “No, Louise wouldn’t agree to that,” For one, I knew she hated Damien. “Well she did,” Tommy hissed. He looked me in the eye and then indicated to Susie and I nodded. He didn’t want to talk in front of her. “I’m gonna get ready and then head into town,” I said. “Tommy, I don’t have a car. Can you give me a lift?” and he nodded. Susie eyed me suspiciously. I knew that I seemed to let it go a little too easily, even for the Harper she knew. But I smiled pleasantly, and she eventually shook her head. “Well, just be sure to be home by 6pm. Mum wants a family dinner, and I’m not spending half the day in the kitchen for you to be late. That includes you too Tommy.” she said, pointing at Tommy. He rolled his eyes and then grinned.
(Harper’s POV)“Her dad found out we were fated mates and told her to reject me,” he said,“Did she?” I asked. I knew that Louise wasn’t a fan of the whole fated mate thing, but I thought that she liked Tommy. He shook his head and looked back at the table.“No, but she was told to stay away and the next I heard it was announced that she and Damien were to be mated,” he looked up at me, his eyes shiny with unshed tears “I tried to get to see her but was blocked at every point. It wasn’t until Greg Henderson managed to get a message to me telling me that Louise was under strict twenty-four seven protection,” Alex scoffed at that.“More like imprisonment,” and Tommy glanced at him before looking
(Harper’s POV) I closed my eyes as his hand crept around and wrapped around my throat, squeezing ever so slightly. “You still smell like strawberries,” he said as I felt him nuzzle into my hair and take a deep breath. “Just as sweet as ever.” I struggled to push him away, but I was at an awkward angle and couldn’t get the leverage I needed. He chuckled in my ear and I tried not to let the sudden trapped feeling overwhelm me. This wasn’t working. I needed to get a better advantage. “Colton,” I whispered in my best whiney voice, “Please.” His hand around my throat loosened a little, and I relaxed a bit. “Oh baby girl, I like it when you beg,” he muttered and twisted my arm further behind my back. I cried out again, but this time it was all fake. If I acted like the old weak Harper and got myself into a better position, something I could work with. “Please Colton, that hurts,” I whined, and rolled my eye
(Colton’s POV) I leaned against the wall behind the Alpha’s desk, watching Harper. She was sitting on one of the chairs on the other side of the desk. She looked like Harper, my Harper. The sweet and innocent Harper who I had known all that time ago. Her appearance, her hair, her stunning slender frame, and those grey eyes that felt like they pierced my soul. All the same, but the subtle differences, the clothes she wore, the way she held herself and the smirk that she was throwing my way right now, were all indications that my Harper had long since gone. I was a fool to reject her in the first place. If I had just listened to my wolf Canyon, then maybe things would have turned out differently. We would have been mated with pups of our own. I wouldn’t have this big gaping hole inside me that no amount of sex or whisky could fill. I had known there was something different about her since just after my 18th birthday; I had seen her at school, and