As I grab her hand the sparks of the mate bond dance along my skin. I’d promised myself if I saw her again I’d tell her the truth. About my past and about my feelings. I don’t want to hide things anymore. I knew the bond between us would be strong but I didn’t know how strong until the moment she disappeared right in front of me. I’d treated her badly up until that point. So used to being cold and alone I put the mask on and keep my distance. I look down at her and my heart pangs. “Ours” Zeus growls in my head. I roll my eyes at him , he takes possession to a new level. Zeus is a ruthless killer yet he melts when he see’s Nova. We head towards the grass hill just pass the pack house. Nova takes a seat on the grass and looks up at me. Her purple eyes taking on a heavenly hue in the sun. I sit next to her and just breathe. I’ve been on edge for 2 days. Close to insanity trying to work out what happened and where she’d gone. Now she’s back and I have to confess to e
Luca walks over to Nova and pulls her into his arms. Zeus growls in my head uneasy at how close they are. “Quiet down asshole no need to get jealous, Luca is our best friend” I tell him. He snarls but says nothing else. When Luca finally releases Nova she steps away and straightens her dress. “I’m glad your back! I was starting to think you skipped out on us to avoid our appointment” Luca says with a wink. Wait what appointment? I swing my gaze casually over to Nova to find her trying to shake her head to cut him off. He stops winking and glances at me before changing the subject “you missed us didn’t you!” She shrugs her shoulders. What the hell is going on ? What appointment? What are they doing together ? Why is it a secret? Why doesn’t she want me to know “quiet down asshole no need to get jealous” Zeus mocks in my head. I push him back not liking the smug look he’s sending me through our link. “So where did you go?” Luca asks with his eye sight trained on Nova. “I’m
I feel terrible lying to Matt. I’m actually surprised by how much it eats at my conscience. Stupid mate bond. Luca had just warned me that Matt had been asking questions and suggested we tell him about the wolf training. I had to beg Luca not to say anything. It’s embarrassing, and Matt and I are only just starting to get on. I can only imagine what he’d think if he knew I had no control over my wolf. Thinking back to our conversation on the hill before the dry humping started, I realise a lot of the resentment he had for me must of been aimed at his mum. He said she was cold and unaffectionate. Is that what he thinks of me? I know we can’t be together not really, not with my job but maybe we could just pretend for awhile? Just for my time here. My phone pings and I pull it out of my pocket and tear my eyes away from the wall id been staring at for the last 10 minutes in my room. The screen flashes Geoff Calling:I’m tempted to reject it or let it ring to
It’s almost mid night as I step out of my room. I sneak down the hallway and almost laugh at myself. I’m dressed in black workout clothes and trying to use every ounce of stealth I have to move through the house undetected. I must look like a budget ninja. As I come to the first set of stairs I carefully tread down , making sure to avoid the creaky steps. At the bottom of the first set I smile to myself at the success. On the second set of stairs is where things start to go wrong. I’ve miscalculated one of the steps and has my weight lands on it a loud creak ripples through the hallway. I freeze and duck. Why the hell am I ducking? I will definitely never be a criminal mastermind I think to myself as I pull myself up. I finish the staircase with no more incidents and head to the front door. The pack house is strange at night. Eerily quiet apart from the sounds of my trainers on the marble floor. Little squeaks bounce around me and I make a mental note to put
Novas shift takes awhile. Much longer than a wolf her age should take. I feel bad for her and wish there was something I could do to help her but unfortunately she needs to keep shifting to get over the worst of it. Lucifer waits patiently for her shift to finish and I sit in the back of control maybe one day they will be able to work together like we do I muse “no one works as well as we do” Lucifer answers. I shrug. When Novas shift is finished I stare on in shock. She’s golden like a retriever kind of but she looks stunning in the moon light. Nala stands up and howls at the moon. I can feel the vibrations of happiness coming off her in waves. “Not surprising”Lucifer growls “she’s barely allowed to shift”. She darts off into the forest and Lucifer trots to her side. We will let her stretch and explore before the training starts. “Agreed” Lucifer reply’s easily keeping up with her. She hits the lake and stops taking time to cool down and lap up the water. Lucife
I stretch in bed and risk a glance at the alarm clock. 8.48am. By the time we got back to the pack house it was just after 4am. I snuggle into my pillow for a moment and wonder if I could get away with a few more hours of sleep. My body aches all over like someone has run me over and reversed just to make sure they got me good. Training was brutal, I’ve never trained in wolf form so I didn’t know what to expect. Now I know it’s actually torture. A quick probe of my mind finds Nala sound asleep. At least one of us gets a lay in. I gather my will power and heave myself out of bed. Big mistake. My leg muscles are like jelly and I struggle to hold my own weight. I head towards my bathroom hoping a long hot shower will help with the muscle pain. As I step under the shower stream my mind strays back to the rogue I caught in London before I left. Is there more like him out there ? I was glad to be right about him being different but that also runs the risk of there being mo
I hold my breath as I hear movements behind the door. After a few seconds the door swings open and Matt stares at me with a blank expression. “Lucas room is down the hall” his voice is laced with anger. “I’m not looking for Luca” god this is so awkward. “What do you want Nova?” I push past him and walk into his room. Jesus I thought my suite was big , his room is big enough to be a whole house on its own. As I look around I realise it’s minimalistic but there’s nothing here that makes it his own. No clothes or decorations, no hint at the person he is. It may as well be a hotel room. He glares at me from his spot at the door “I said what do you want?” Why’s he being so cold I wonder. “What’s wrong with you? Why are you being like this?” I try to keep my voice light so he doesn’t here the anxiety in my voice. He starts laughing and I have to focus on keeping my self standing in the same spot and not fidget. “What did you and Luca get up to last night?” I can hear the a
When Nova leaves I let a breath out. I can’t believe i was actually that stupid. Of course they wouldn’t do anything. My jealousy can get out of hand but honestly the way I’d been treating her I couldn’t even be surprised if she wanted someone else. I grab my keys and head out. I’ve got a few meetings to take care of but I want to see Luca first and get this dealt with. I step out of the pack house and mind link Luca “where are you?” After a few seconds he reply’s “I’m on boarder patrol , just about to cover southern” “ok I’ll meet you there” as I head towards the southern boarder I look around and notice a lot of the pack are out and about today. Family’s having play dates on the grass and in the parks. Cafes are full and people genuinely seem happy. It’s days like this that I love being an alpha of this pack. We had built our own town long ago but that doesn’t stop pack member from going into human towns whenever they need, it’s just nice to know we have pretty