Carly pushed her small frame into my large and muscular body, her hands holding mine behind her back, trapping her body into mine, her swelling stomach pressed into my hard six-packs.Her hair was pulled into a messy bun, and a few strands decided they were too prim to be held in such a bun."I'm sorry," she cried out, her tears instantly soaking up my round-neck T-shirt where her face was pressed on."Carly?" I tried to release my hand from her hold to check if she was alright but she cried harder, pushing her body to become one with mine."No, stop." Her grip on me was firm and I decided to keep my hands where she wanted."What's going on?" I was perplexed by her behavior which was a polar difference from the spite fire feisty woman that smacked me earlier."I'm sorry please don't hurt me, tell Lykos I said I'm sorry okay, that I was so mad and right now I don't even know what got me so worked up to the point of disrespecting you and him."What the fuck? She thought I came to punish
JACE BALDWIN'S POV "I FOUND IT MAN!" The following day, I was busy in my office when Ian busted in, a lottery-winning smile wide on his face."What are you talking about?" I asked, leaning back on the leather backrest of my office chair, a bit startled by his sudden outburst."You remember the encounter Carly had with those rogues?" Snatching the seat on the other end of the table, he plopped down on it, the seat squeaking under his weight."What about it?" I sat up immediately giving him my undivided attention at the mention of that disastrous night."She said those rogues were certain the earth wolf is in the Brookside pack, the other rogue said the same thing. He came to scout the territory hoping he got lucky.""I remember and from what I could gather, there's no specific sign for anyone to know who this mystery wolf is. She has no emblem on her. The goddess of fertility wasn't bothered enough to drop some hints." I ran a hand through my hair before slumping back into the chair.
JACE BALDWIN'S POV I leaned casually on my left shoulder on the wall, my right leg crossing over the left as I listened in on the loud agonizing groans that made my ears tingle.The number of rogues that were caught sniffing around my parameters was becoming annoying and my tolerance level for this game with the outlanders leader was rapidly nibbling on my last nerves.It's been two days after the revelation about Selena's prophecy, yet we had no idea what we should be looking out for. We just had to wait for the next blood moon and hope it's what we were waiting for.Yesterday, six rogues were caught roving around the local market, their scents were masked with chlorine but it wasn't strong enough to get past the sharp senses of our tracker who was out buying some fruits and vegetables with his girlfriend for a dinner party his family wanted to organize."He will find her! You can't hide her forever." The blonde man groaned in pain from his dangling position on the dungeon ceiling,
"Rogues up North Alpha, you have to come fast." People were running around in search of safety from fear of the rogues that attacked the Northern part of the pack land.All the children, teenagers, omegas, the elderly men and women that dwelled in the pack house ran to the underground safe house we had as a precautionary measure to protect the weak and vulnerable during an impromptu attack.Tension covered the atmosphere like a fog of thick clothing, the cries of children as they were hurried away by panicking mothers and guidance."Send for Addison, Stephanie, and ten warriors to guard the safe house." I barked out my command to one of the men who stood on guard by the huge mahogany front door. "Yes, Alpha.""Track down Carly and make sure she's in the safe house, report to me or the Beta of anything that happens around her immediately." I commanded another guard, "You wouldn't want to know the consequences of anything happening to her or my pup under your watch." "On it Alpha."
Addison winced from the impact of their tight grips on her as they pushed her down against the hard ground. "Do y'all know who I am? You'll regret ever putting your hands on me." "Shut the fuck up bitch!" The man that stood by her right growled, his eyes darting back and forth between the buff man's lifeless body and my bloody hand. My face was void of any emotion as I started moving towards his fidgety men and a frightened Addison who was trying to put up a tough front. The fear in her eyes made my heart ache at the pain they inflicted on her. She wasn't strong enough to take on three well-trained rogue warriors on her own. I was both pained and pissed at the same time, my heart went out for her while my rage was channeled to the three men who had their filthy hands wrapped around her like a souvenir. I was also pissed at Addison but now wasn't the time to dwell on her senseless pride and foolishness. I gave a command for her to stay and protect the children and the e
"It's not my fault I was outnumbered and you know it, anyone could be easily ambushed and swamped by the outlanders, skills, and strength notwithstanding." Addison snapped, pushing her dirt-stained hair behind her ear, her clothes muddy and rumpled due to how rough she was treated by those vile men. "If you had gone to the safe house you would never have been ambushed by a trio of perverted men who were ready to tear up every bit of your soul and sanity," I growled, the unconcerned expression on her face made me more furious at her. "Do you have any idea what those men were about to do? You don't look the least bit worried about what I interrupted." What the fuck was wrong with this woman? "Good thing you came when you did right? You're getting worked up over nothing babe, you came on time and nothing happened. I can't sink myself into the pit of depression over something that never happened." "You're unbelievable," I muttered walking away from her. Seven of my men had gone dow
CARLY WOODS POV Mia and I walked into our favorite coffee shop with huge smiles on our faces. We usually visit here whenever we have enough time at our disposal, and today was one of those days we had nothing on our plates thanks to Julian who made sure Mia didn't slave herself around for anyone anymore."What is she doing here?" I whispered to Mia who was busy scanning the menu for what to order before the wait staff got to our table. That was going to be a while because they had just two people waiting at the tables.My eyes were trained on the woman who sat in the middle of the same men she usually hung out with. The raven-haired woman had a huge smile plastered on her face her face moving back and forth from the men talking."Who are you talking about? Who is here?" Mia's voice conveyed the confusion she felt, her head rotating around the room with curious eyes."Stephanie, Stephanie Lachlan," I whispered so her super wolf hearing wouldn't pick up on the sound of her name.I was
The curly-haired man who introduced himself as Stan drove Stephanie, Mia, and me away from the coffee shop to a secluded neighborhood I never knew existed in the pack lands. Well, there were many places I didn't know of.I looked out the window trying to figure out my location but nothing was familiar as we were surrounded by bushes and tall trees."Where are we going?" I tried not to sound as nervous as I felt about Stephanie and Stan."We're going somewhere safe and away from the North.""Why are we going away from the North?" Mia asked, her hands trembling from fear of rogues ambushing us in the secluded part of town. "We have more warriors up North and where we're going right now looks to me like warriors would rather get to guard the prison than here.""You are right, kitten. That's why rogues would rather go where they'll feel fulfilled after killing a warrior than snapping the neck of a weak and defenseless wolf. An arrogant rogue leader will send his goons to take down the str
"Now that's a question," Darren smirked turning back to sit on the wooden cushion chair "What's that supposed to mean?" I asked, leaning on the wall behind me for physical support since my knees were too wobbly and no longer able to keep my weight up.Darren was a known name around the Were community and a major threat to Jace's pack. The Brookside pack.I remember hearing his name a lot in Jace, Beta Ian, and Nate's conversation."We need to increase our training time with the pack warriors if we want to stand a chance against Darren," Nate offered his candid suggestion as they continued with their discussion over breakfast."Darren isn't dumb enough to risk an attack in the Brookside pack. He wouldn't want to dare me." Jace had countered with visible anger clear in his eyes."These are the outlanders we're dealing with, Alpha. We're talking rouges. Everyone knows how vicious they can be." Beta Ian had supplied, putting Jace straight when he tried belittling his opponent.It was the
I froze in time lost in the most beautiful dark grey eyes I've ever seen in my entire life, the pillow dangling behind my back.The man before me was the real definition of dark, mysterious, and dangerous.He was almost as tall as Jace but Jace still had a few 5-6 inches on him, he had a mob of black hair that was combed into perfection, and thick and long lashes cast a shadow over his dark grey eyes which were cold and menacing as he glared me down. His lips had a pink tinge which had me wondering if he used men's makeup or if it was natural. He had sharp jawlines that could cut a paper and his face was on full display and free of facial hair, his nose was perfectly sculpted on his face and his lips were drawn into a thin disapproving line. He had broad shoulders that were covered in a black suit jacket that was tailored and made for him, the top three buttons on his black shirt were popped to reveal the swirls of tattoos that decorated his skin and I found myself imagining what his
Darkness.Gross darkness.Gross and intense darkness.That was all I saw when my eyes fluttered open. My head craned in all directions, eyes darting around trying to get a glimpse of light from any angle. Disappointed, I briefly shut my eyes in disappointment when there was no trace of light, not even from a cracked wall or a sip of light from the space in between the door and the floor or a window.At this point, even the dullest light in the history of light will be appreciated.Where am I?I thought, tuning into my other senses since my sights were disadvantaged at the moment. I strained my ears in the hope of picking up on a sound but everywhere was eerily quiet. Almost dead.A soft lavender fragrance tingled my nose from the pillowcase my head rested on. At least one sense organ was responding when needed even though the fragrance couldn't relate any vital information as to what my fate was in this unknown place. But it was sufficient enough to let me know I wasn't tied up in
Needless to say, the man was way stronger and he easily overpowered and shoved me against the sturdy tree trunk. Instinctively, I snapped my eyes shut as pains shot through my growing baby bump. His hands held mine in a firm grip that caused pains to shoot up my entire arm and shoulders."Not so tough now huh?" Paul whispered breathily into my ear his left hand draping around my mid-drift, restraining my body from further struggles.My breathing was heavy as hot tears escaped my closed eyelids from the intensity of the pains my body endured. I could feel my baby wiggle in his position as the man shoved his weight into me, his breath fanning the side of my face."I don't think so, princess. You're going to stay quiet and do as we say if you don't want me ripping that bastard out of you, yeah?" I whimpered in fear as his words settled in my head, bile rose from my throat as the hand he draped around my waist snuck under the grey sweatshirt I wore over its matching grey sweatpants. His
"Look what we have here." Lost in my thoughts, I didn't take notice of the two men in front of me, until I bumped into one of them.I stumbled backward in an attempt to put some distance between us. The man I bumped into had a mop of black hair that was gelled back perfectly without a single strand out of place and sharp blue eyes that pierced into my soul. His friend also had black hair but his was free of gel."A runaway pack member?" The second man said easily giving themselves away as rogue wolves. My heartbeat picked up speed at the realization of what doom I'd run into. I should've been more observant of my environment maybe I would've avoided crossing paths with them."A pregnant runaway human who happens to be mated to a wolf."Great! I thought sarcastically when the first man's blue eyes became glued to Jace's bite mark on my neck. "The devil's in the picture." The second man said in a sing-song voice that could be easily mistaken for amusement if not for the wicked glint
CARLY WOODS POV I couldn't believe walking away from all this would be this easy. I didn't know where to go from here but I had to figure something out before it was too late.I didn't want to be in the middle of nowhere when night washed over with the thick cloak of darkness. The decision to leave was great but right now it didn't seem too awesome to journey alone to an unknown destination."Being the Alpha's fiance does have its perks you know? I've taken care of the patrol team in the south and Southeast borders the decision on where to go is up to you." Addison had said when I told her escaping a pack as big as Brookside was a dumb move only an idiot would try considering.I went south, and I wasn't too surprised when I didn't come across any patrol guards anywhere by the borders. Addison was a woman that wasn't afraid to make demands from anyone and she knew how to use her soon-to-be Luna to her full advantage.Because of my pregnant state, I couldn't run far, so I settled for
JACE BALDWIN'S POV It was noon the following day yet, there was no trace of Carly anywhere in the pack, there was no report of rogues sited anywhere around the pack.Order then Ian and I spent our entire morning searching every possible place for the missing pregnant young woman, I had my trackers and a search team parading everywhere nook of the pack. "She was heading south when I saw her yesterday evening." "It's been a while since I saw Ms Woods.""Maybe she ran away with another man."The words from some people I questioned did nothing to ease the growing tension I felt neither did it ease the tightness in my chest. I didn't want to believe the worst."I think there'll be a clue in her room." I reasoned after six long unfruitful hours of a wild goose chase."You think she ran away?" Ian asked his tired voice doubtful yet there was a slight hope that he wished she didn't."I don't know what to think, man. I have a gut feeling she wasn't abducted, I don't know how, maybe it's an
ADDISON COBBLER POV As the night dragged on, I watched in silent amusement as Jace tried to figure out what was going on with Carly's sudden disappearance from the house. "Give it till the morning Alpha, I'm sure she'll come back from wherever she went." Nate tried to reason with Jace but he was too far gone in his anger. "Gemma Nate is right, Carly loves disappearing to unknown places whenever she wants to be on her own." The gentle voice of Carly's friend piped in making me smile inwardly because they were unknowingly buying me enough time to get the omega as far as possible from the Brookside pack. "Where is the most common place she visits during one of her 'I want to go M.I.A'?" Jace asks the young omega his eyes are the darkest shade of black I've ever seen on him. Jace had requested she come to the mansion as soon as possible. He needed all the information he could gather before deciding whether she was abducted or hiding out somewhere. I knew better. Another r
The study room grew unnaturally quiet as the raven-haired woman rushed back into the room with her report."Carly enjoys spending her evening in the movie room or library.""Yes Alpha, I'll be right back."She pivoted back out of the study and immediately, a light chitchat started between the other occupants of the space.Ian and I discussed quietly the possible outcome of these meetings, if indeed a rat was residing in the Brookside pack, we were about to find out.Addison relaxed into her seat, her arms crossed under her boobs effectively pushing the twins into her face with a blank look on her face. Looking at her closely, I could detect amusement in her demeanor even though she tried hiding it from everyone.Nate sat quietly not engaging anyone in a conversation. His eyes were trained on the door in anticipation.My eyes stayed glued on Julian as he talked with Stan and Jean. The slight chuckle he released annoyed me beyond words as I imagined him smiling at my Carly after making