Raine woke up alone in the large bed. Ronan was gone. A part of her was grateful. She wasnโt sure she was in the mood in to see him that morning, especially after what happened last night. After a long shower, she dressed in a pair of shorts and a peach tank top, leaving her wavy brown hair flowing down her back. She wasnโt in the mood for anything extra, so she slipped her feet into yesterdayโs pair of loafers, and followed the smell of coffee down to the kitchen, only to find Matthias there, as well as his eldest son, Silas. Ronan was absent. The sight of Matthias, seated at the head of the table and sipping on a mug, caused her to falter in her steps. She was sure her cheeks were on fire, and anyone could see it. Both men were talking about something, but stopped when she walked in. Matthias flared his nostrils, scenting her, and he glanced away, something in his expression turning stormy. Silas stared at her with visible confusion. โGood morning, alpha.โ She bowed slightly
She was already shaking. Already soaked and aching for him, and it was wrong. It was so, so wrong. โPlease, alpha,โ she whispered, voice breaking. โTake me.โ Matthias swore under his breath, his hands tightening painfully on her hips. โYou donโt know what youโre asking for.โ Raine met his gaze. Yes, I do. Matthiasโs gaze was hot with molten heat and an intensity that shot to her toes. He closed the distance between them and slammed his lips down on hers. Raine opened for him immediately, parting for his tongue and melting in his arms. A part of her knew this was wrongโthe part that wasnโt being led around the noose by her wolf. Last night sheโd been in Ronanโs bed. And now she was letting his father shove his tongue down her throat, on a counter, in the pack house kitchen, where literally anyone could walk in on them. She wanted to push him away, tell him to stop, tell him that this was wrong. Instead, she wrapped her arms and legs around him, pressing closer as his mouth devo
Matthias set a punishing pace, pounding into her tight cunt over and over, like a jackhammer on a nail, relentless and brutal, grunting with each thrust until Raine was reduced to incoherent babbles and whimpers, making uh, uh noises with each punishing thrust. She held his gaze as he turned her to lie down on the bed she shares with Ronan, and he looked so untamed and rogue, she felt like she was being fucked into the bed by a wild beast. Unable to do nothing but hold on for dear life as he fucked into her like she was a ragdoll. โPleaseโฆ pleaseโฆ Matthias โฆโ She sobbed, her climax coming down on her fast. His rhythm stuttered, and his thrusts became irregular as his orgasm crashed through him. He slammed into her one last time, and they both groaned as he came into her, painting her insides with his cum and marking her as his own. They were both panting when the alpha finally pulled out. He stared down at her, his gaze dark and unreadable. Raine didnโt know what sheโd been exp
โI see.โ He hummed thoughtfully, โDid something happen?โ โHis father forced him to take back his reject.โ Selene called from behind him. โRonan is throwing a fit.โ โIโm not throwing a fit.โ Ronan snarled, his anger rising, โRaine is an obstacle. I need her gone so I can publicly claim Selene. Having her back in the picture is complicating matters.โ โSo now you just want to go straight to patricide?โ Killianโs voice had teasing lilt to it, and Ronan had a feeling he was being made fun of. โYouโd disregard months and months of meticulous planning just because your pride has been bruised?โ โWhat planning?โ He spat out through gritted teeth, his wolf pacing and snarling with the need to be let out. โYouโve been feeding me empty promises for months, Killian. You need me, but I donโt need to keep waiting. If you donโt move faster, Iโll find someone who will.โ Killian arched that perfect brow again, โCalm down your mutt, Draven. If itโs a fight youโre itching for, I can assure you tha
โDonโt belittle my intelligence!โ he snapped, lashing out with one hand and striking her across the face. Raine gasped sharply, more from the shock of it than any actual pain. โI know what it smells like when another alpha has been in my bed!โ He sneered, stepping closer until he had her pressed against the wall. โI donโt want to be with you anymore than I have to. And if I had my way, Iโd have you tossed out as fast as I could, and this..." he raised the sheets, โIs enough evidence to toss you out on your ass. Weโve barely been mates less than twenty-four hours and youโre already fucking around. The elders would cast you out without a second thought.โ โPlease.โ She whispered, โOh donโt beg me.โ He purred, โI have no intention of reporting this. For all I know, youโll go behind my back and bat your eyes at my father and heโll be at your beck and call again.โ Ronan glanced down at the sheets in his hands, his brows furrowing as a thought occurred to him. But he laughed, and shook i
Both boys snarled, and clawed at each other, fighting in their half turned forms. Raine stayed where she sat, her face pale as chalk as she stared at both men, Matthias spared her a glance before he got up to separate them. Silas was the stronger of the two, but Ronan was a nasty fighter. And he lacked in brute strength, he made up for with sheer stubbornness. He had his brother in a chokehold, snarling at his face, his claws digging into the skin of Silasโs throat. Matthias flung him away before he could cause some serious damage. Silas snarled once he was free, lunging up on his feet to attack Ronan again, but Matthias stopped him with a hand on his chest, and a low growl from deep in his chest. A command from their superior alpha. Both men calmed down a fraction. Matthias turned to Ronan. โWhat the fuck is wrong with you?!โ He snarled. โOh fuck off, old man.โ Ronan snarled back, lips peeled to reveal his fangs. There were cut marks on his face, and a slow bleeding gash on his
Raine nodded dumbly. Ronan leaned down and tapped her cheek with three fingers. His skin was cold, and she flinched. โNo, no. I want to hear you say that you understand.โ โI understand, alpha.โ โVery good.โ He sent her a small smile as he finished unwrapping each bandage. Once he was done, he tossed them on the ground in front of her as he stepped past her to the door. Raine stumbled to her feet and went after him. When she stepped into the room, she found it was empty. Ronan was gone. โโโโ Selene was waiting for him in a car at the very edge of the pack border. She sat behind the steering wheel of the slick black Audi, popping a gum against blood-red lips as she watched him approach. She looked bored out of her mind. โWhereโs Killian?โ He asked as soon as he dropped into the passenger seat. โMy brother would rather shit sticks than venture this close to the Draven pack.โ She popped her gum again, glancing down at Ronanโs hands clenched in his lap. โYour fingers are a mess.โ
It had only been a few days since she last saw him, but you would have thought it was an eternity with the way her wolf yipped and preened at the sight of him. And oh, what a sight it was. He was a vision in his black ensemble, all rippling muscles and long legs, and the way his eyes wrinkled in the corners as he laughed softly at something the beta said.Everything about Matthias screams strength, an aura that cannot be diminished. Flashback of their sex making came in full force and Raine gasp softly as she felt the throbbing sensation of her pussy. She knew she's already wet and needy for him. She is wet and needy for her mateโs father. The untouchable and forbidden Matthias Draven.Matthias who is actively focused and listening to the man in front of him, his arms crossed as he reached up and absently stroked his beard, Raine was hit with a vivid memory of how that beard had felt between her thighs, how red and tender the skin had been afterwards. She bit her lip, and took a s
According to Lyra, Raineโs bones had refused to heal because someone had used wolfs bane to separate her from her wolf, and had been doing it for so long, that her innate self had retreated so far back. Leaving her without her wolf and all the abilities that came with it. While Lyra said all these, Raine was asleep, having knocked out as soon as her head hit the pillow, so he couldnโt even ask her when sheโd first been exposed to the substance, he and Lyra needed an exact date to be able to determine just how long the poison had been circulating in her system. โWhere did you find her?โ Lyra asked after they sat in silence for twenty minutes. She was writing something at the desk, staring at him from across the small space. She couldnโt use her medic house in the meantime, so she was using this pack house bedroom as a make shift office. Ronan shook his head where he stood, towering over Raine in bed, watching her chest rise and fall with each shallow breath. She looked smaller th
It seemed like the entire world was at a standstill as Matthias watched his sonโs car draw closer and closer until it stopped just by the border. Ronan stepped out and froze, shocked to find everyone there. His gaze snapped to Killianโs briefly, and a flash of something went through his gaze. It looked a little like fear, but it was gone far too soon to be sure. Matthias wasnโt even looking at him long enough to be sure. The only thing he had eyes on was Raine. Itโd been only less than a week, but seeing her in the flesh was a knife to his gut. He hadnโt even realized how much heโd missed her until now. His wolf whined, drawing close and seeking the bond between them, but there was no answering call from her side. Just like it was that first night, Matthias felt like he was calling out to a brick wall. Something was wrong here. She looked like a shadow of her former self, and that was before she stepped out of the car, and he finally saw the cast on her leg and the crutches. Wha
Raine turned briefly to catch Seleneโs gaze and then she asked. โI wanna know what the deal is. With you and Selene. You come all the way over here to see her, and you hate driving. So tell me whatโs so special between you both thatโs git you so invested.โ Selene laughed out loud behind them, throwing her head back. โSuch a simple question. And the answer is very simple, Ronan loves me. You can relate. He hasnโt loved you a day in his life.โ I didnโt care bout the crutches in my hands or the cast on my hand. I growled for the first time in days, and lounged at Selene. Tackling her to the floor from across the room.โ ๏ธโ ๏ธโ ๏ธโ ๏ธโ ๏ธAgainst his better judgement, Matthias found himself leading Killian and the strange boy witch through the pack and into the woods on the territory before they reached the pack borders where the ruined wards were. There was a sinister twinge to the air that morning and it sent a shiver of discomfort down the alpha's spine, and he made sure to keep am eye o
โWhat the fuck?โ Ronan gasped, staggering back into the room as the bedroom door opened wider. He stared at Raine like he wasnโt a hundred percent sure she was even really there. He turned his attention to Selene, and the woman stood tall, her chin high like no one was a threat to her. Which to be fair, was true. โYou told me she wasnโt here.โ He growled, stalking closer to her. โYou swore that you had you had no idea where she was. You lied to me!โ โOh simmer down.โ She hissed, rolling her eyes. โYouโre getting pressed over a woman you claim to have no hold on.โ โThat is not the point.โ He glowered, โLook at her! How am I supposed to take her back to the camp in a cast and crutches? What am I going to tell Matthias?โ โWhat makes you think Killian will let you take her out of here behind his back?โ Ronan growled, his wolf coming to the surface with the force of his anger. Raine staggered, much weaker now in the face of his wolfโs power without her wolf to tamper it. Selene r
On the tenth day of her imprisonment, Raine smelled Ronanโs scent. The days bled into each other, Raine found herself staring for a long time at the bottle of pills Selene dropped next to her, until her gaze had gone unfocused and she stared unseeingly at the distance. The pill bottle had stayed where it was until Killian returned and met it there. At the sight of the plastic yellow bottle, something had flashed in his eyes, and heโd stood next to the bed with a look she couldnโt read in his eyes, staring at her, his eyes bright in the dark as he stood for so long. After what felt like forever, he pulled open the drawer at the bedside table and tossed the bottle of pills inside, away from where she could see it. He didnโt say a word, hadnโt even asked how she managed to get it, and Raine had said nothing as explanation. That night, he slept in his bed, next to her for the first time since heโd brought her there. Raine shut her eyes and pretended she was back in the packhouse, in M
The handshake went on for much longer than Mathias was comfortable with, and when it ended, a shiver ran down Matthiasโs spine and lingered like static under his skin as Killian dropped his hand last, his touch lingering for much longer than was necessary. The other manโs gaze was unreadable, the corners of his lips twitching like he was holding back a burst of laughter. Maybe it was a sneer, or both for that matter. Matthias didnโt know which unsettled him more. โShall we, alpha?โ the Voss alpha said with a mock bow, rolling his hand in the direction of the dining area. โWould you rather we speak here? Or should we take this discussion elsewhere? Maybe with a bit more privacy?โ โNo.โ Matthias snapped, keeping his growl in check. โWe can have the discussion, right here. This discussion will be brief. Iโd hate to keep you waiting longer than youโd have to.โ Killian tilted his head slightly, staring at Mathias with an expression he couldnโt read. โIโd also hate to hate to keep yo
The days bled into each other until Raine wasnโt sure anymore how long itโd been since she last saw her pack. Killian swore there was no wolfsbane in her system, and so did the doctor, but her bones refused to mend themselves, and her senses were as muted as theyโd been when she was a child. She could not smell or sense anything more than the average human, and her wolf was deadly silent. When she told Killian all these, he would look at her with an expression sheโd come to know as fond pity. Like she was a beloved cat who didnโt know it was dying. Raine didnโt feel like she was dying. She couldnโt feel anything much, but she at least would know if her body was giving up on her. She was in bed most days, in his bed to be precise, but at least he didnโt sleep in it as far as she was concerned, and only female helps came to assist her in dressing and cleaning up. Raine had no qualms about being nude in front of strangers, but she was relived beyond doubt that Killian would not be th
Itโd been five days since Raine was last seen in the pack. It was a constant gnawing at Matthiasโs mind, but he hadnโt even been given enough peace of mind to properly torture himself over the matter. Tensions in the pack were worse than over, with several of his solders refusing to follow orders and organizing some kind of strike against his leadership. The unrest in the pack had escalated to full blown protests, with wolves turning violent towards themselves and members of Matthiasโs house. Lyra had to move into the pack house for the main time because many wolves kept targeting her medic building and threatening her if she didnโt misalign herself from Matthias, Silas had once been attacked while on his way to the wards, and has since stopped leaving the house without extra backing, and to make matters worse, the pack house was no longer a hundred percent foolproof. Just the day before, a handful of wolves managed to get past the guards posted around the houseโs compound, and f
Her head was pounding, and everything felt so groggy. She wasnโt sure what was going on, or if the images in her head were dreams or not. Once she thought she woke and found a strange man next to her, his face blurred as he stroked over her hair and face, but then a pain so sharp had cut through her entire being that sheโd passed out from the intensity. The next and only thing she remembered was a vague dreamlike memory of her wolf nipping at her ear, trying to pull her out a fog of swamp like water, trying to answer the call of another wolf in the distance, but by the time sheโd stumbled out of the swamp, she realized she couldnโt walk, and kept stumbling, falling to knees and forced to watch her wolf grow fainter with each panicked yip it made, until eventually it was gone, and Raine was left alone with nothing but a low throb in her leg. She woke with a gasp, much like that night at the pack after that nightmare, expect this time things were so much worse. Still panting, Rai