There she was. Fiery, annoying Seren. And now she was growling at me. But, for her to growl at me meant her wolf had to be closer to the surface. It was working! I was able to help her, I hoped. And then leave her to enjoy the rest of her day. Before she was able to realize the situation between us…“What would you know about ladies? Not like you go near them. Hook up with anything with a pulse, don’t you? Wouldn’t class many of them as ladies if they are offering themselves to you.” she jeered, and I faltered for a moment. Shocked at her bluntness. Was that a sign of jealousy? I could not help but ponder, but the tightness of her grip squeezed harder once more, feeling, like all circulation to my hand was currently being cut off.“What I do in my spare time is fuck all to do with you. Cant say you are much better strutting around pack in next to no clothes just to catch the attention of the men. Or is it just the warrior you want?&
Maia was finally free. My wolf was finally here. It had not been the easiest of shifts, but she was here. The pain had been excruciating. But with Lachlan’s help, and him talking me through it we had managed to push through. I had envisioned so many scenarios for meeting my wolf, and not one had been anywhere close to as disastrous as that! I had no clue why she had become stuck, and she seemed unable to answer that either, but right now I did not care. My wolf was here! She was free... and we were able to get to know one another the way we should...But, as she shook out her fur, I could sense that Maia seemed on edge. A little angry even. Yes, we may have just met, but it felt too strong to deny those emotions. Something did not seem right. 'Maia?' I question. 'Is everything okay?'But my wolf stayed silent. Her eyes upon the wolf in front of us. A deep gray wolf who looked at us with what looked like concern. Could wolves look concerned? He s
My feet hurt as they ran across the forest floor with no shoes on. But I had no intention of stopping. This was the worst news imaginable. I knew from today I could find my fated mate. Everyone knew that finally meeting your wolf meant you were able to finally sense your fated mate too. But I did not think it would happen any time soon. Yet, it seemed my fated mate had been within my midst all along.And he had known. He had known since the moment he had shifted himself all those months ago, and never said a damn word. He had chosen to keep it a secret. Treating me horrendously in the meantime too. What did that say for him? Or our matebond? My heart twisted in pain. This was not good...“Seren wait!” Lachlan’s voice sounded far behind me as I continued to run, with Maia’s whimpering beginning to echo in my mind. This was not a good start for me and my wolf. She sounded in distress, and I think I may be a part of the cause. I d
Tyr was not going to allow me to let Seren walk away from us. Not when he saw the look within her eyes. She had realized the truth. That much was clear. A truth I had fought since the moment I had realized it on the day I had shifted for the first time. I could see the pain in her eyes. She likely did not want it. Just as I did not. But, I hated the mess we were in. There was no logical reason fated would throw the two of us together. We did not make sense.But, watching Seren run away, trying hard to avoid watching her naked ass swaying as she ran, I knew I was going to have to follow. My wolf wanted some damage limitation put in place, and in truth, I think that was probably wise, given the fact she was running toward pack, full of emotion and likely ready to spill that secret to whoever may be ready to listen.I needed her to hear my side of the story first. She needed to know why I had done what I had. She had to understand, right? She looked as hurt and as confuse
I was pulled into Lachlan’s embrace, as he told me to wait, and because I felt so damn weak and emotional, I had no strength to stop him. Not only that, but I think my wolf wanted to feel his arms around us. I think she liked our mate, and that was never a good thing. The moment Lachlan's arms wrapped arund me, Maia began to make a strange noise, almost like a purr, while I felt like I wanted to be sick. I did not want him touching me. He repulsed me right now. How could he do this to me? Yet his touch felt good too... my mind and body in war with one another. And my wolf was not helping. I felt like screaming.A matebond was strong, of course it was. It was there to be an undeniable connection between fated mates. Mates that are meant to be together. A perfect pairing. Only we were not. But, I guess the matebond between Lachlan and I only proves that the Moon Goddess gets it wrong sometimes. She has to. For he and I are anything but compatible.“Lachlan, please.” I whispered against
Needing to get away from Lachlan, I rushed through the pack. Walking quicker than I knew was possible, fearing he may try to catch me as he had done on the previous attempts to get away. Only this time there were no footsteps behind me. He had allowed me to get away. He had gained all he had wanted. He had got his own way. That was what he needed from me. He had not been there for me because he cared. He was there to ensure his secret was safe. To ensure he gained what he wanted.I walked with my head down, thoroughly ashamed of the whole mess that I found myself in. Not to mention completely confused as to why the Moon Goddess would pair me with someone like him. I always had been led to believe the Moon Goddess was careful in her choices. Carefully selecting the fated mate that would be the one to travel through life with the other... a perfect match... two halves... yet with Lachlan we were more like two jigsaw pieces that would simply not fit together no
Well that had been harder work than I had anticipated. But, I guess I should not be surprised. It was Seren after all. However, thankfully, she had agreed to what I needed her to. Even if it had taken a little coaxing. It near broke me seeing her cry. But I could never allow her to know that. She would not know that the matebond had any affect upon me or she would manipulate it any which way she could.‘You are a fucking fool.’ My wolf snarled angrily. ‘That is there all the time, matebond or not. You care for her.’I rolled my eyes. He was more stupid than I thought. I was a Beta, yet I had been given a defective wolf. And a fucked up matebond. What had I done to piss off the Moon Goddess? Because she sure as hell was screwing me over!‘You will realize one day how blessed you have been. You should just hope it is not too late.’ Tyr all but hissed at me.I tried not to laugh at his words. Of course I would. I wandered
The party was so beautifully decorated, and the second I arrived I was swamped with the many guests who wanted to come and wish me a happy birthday. I had decided I was going to enjoy myself, and put Lachlan to the back of my mind. Today was my day. A day I had been waiting for, he had already spoiled a big part of it, I was not going to allow him to destroy anymore. But as my eyes grazed the large training field in a bid to find Alejandro, instantly they fell to the dark, intense stare of the one man I did not want to see…Lachlan’s gaze was almost burning through me. I don’t think I had seen him look at me like that before. I swallowed heavily, before closing my eyes, and re-diverting my gaze, to my friend by my side. “I think we need a drink, don’t you?” I suggested, unsure if my friends wanted a drink, but knowing I sure did.Ayla grinned. “That is my girl.” She giggled. "Birthday drinks!" She added, before taking my
I drove away from pack, tears within my eyes. The mindlink to Lachlan remained unanswered. He had done it once again, and I was not willing to allow him to get under my skin any more.‘You know where he is, go and visit.’ Maia urged. And, she was not wrong, I did know where he now hid out. Dodging his pack duties as Beta. But I had no intention of going to visit him. My day of staying in pack as requested to ensure my heat was in fact over had been filled with my mother making far too much fuss of me, and my brother being on my case demanding details of how Lachlan had treated me.Having to go over those details had made me think of Lachlan, in turn resulting in me mindlinking him a number of times, all of which were met with silence. As were my text messages. I don't know what I wanted to gain from contacting him, but had hoped perhaps if I did he may try to reach out. Speak to me more. Explain his feelings again. But there had been nothi
Lachlan’s words meant a lot, and I could see the genuineness of them as he spoke. That meant as much to me as his previous apologies. I should have taken that opportunity to talk to him. Especially now that my mind was beginnig to feel like my own again, but my brother was sweeping me out of the cabin and toward the car before I could respond. Cole wanted me away from Lachlan, or away from the conversation that was developing. So, I was marched to the car. I had expected Lachlan to follow. Assuming he too would be ready for a break from the cabin. But, once again Lachlan did what Lachlan did best, he stayed away. Or, more specifically, he watched me walk away...I would not lie, there was an unexpected ache in my chest as I was ushered away the short distance to the car by Cole. Maia whimpered as she quickly realized the footsteps behind us belonged to Marcus and not to Lachlan. A brief glance back told me he had not stepped foot from the cabin. He was
I had walked away from their argument unable to listen any further. Anger bubbling beneath my skin. I wanted to say so much but knew it was not my place. Marcus and Cole already appeared to think so little of me, I did not need to make things any worse. So walking away seemed the better option. But I sat upon the chair on the decking looking out across the forsest. The front door remained opened and I could hear every word that was being said. Hearing Seren come to my defence shocked me to my core…The words of the man who was meant to be a friend invariably hurt, but, this was his sister he was trying to protect; and in his mind this was no more than I deserved. He believed I had treated her badly, and he wished to see me suffer. Yet Seren came to my defence time and again. Giving her brother the reasons why the things I had done were not as bad as they may seem.In truth, as I sat there and listened as our past was discussed everything hit home. Hard. It truly was as bad as it seeme
Lachlan opened the door to the cabin, by brother and Marcus strode inside. Neither one looked happy to see him, nor did they acknowledge him as they passed him by to stand inside the living area. I had not wanted them here, but Lachlan had taken it upon himself to assume that I did. He had not answered my question, instead choosing to tidy up and avoid me at every opportunity. Which considering the size of the small cabin was quite a task…His eyes had expressed a thousand words the moment they met mine, which I think is why he had quickly averted his gaze, and moved away from me. He knew that I would be able to read his thoughts from his eyes. I knew Lachlan too well. In choosing to rush around the cabin occupying himself he was only silently allowing more secrets to be revealed. More things had been said between him and my family, I was sure of it, and one way or another, I would get to the bottom of it.“Aww, Ren, you look better.” Marcus offered
Seren was acting oddly. No. Not oddly, sultry. Needy. Not that she hadn’t been acting like she wanted me the past few days, because she had. She had been in heat. Wanting me was all she had had on her damn mind, but this seemed different. The alteration in her tone told me her wolf was pushing forward too. My own wolf had done that enough in the early days, I knew what it meant...Tyr may have been lingering here and there while Seren was here, but he was not back. Not fully. So he was not able to communicate with Maia I didn’t think, so maybe Maia was hoping to connect with me? Either way she appeared to want her mate.But her wanting to encourage the two of us told me something was off. She had always been quite supportive of Seren’s choices, but it seemed right now she was defending me. She was pushing for things to work for us. And while I would understand a wolf wanting it's mate, she knew how bad I wad for Seren. She knew the things I had done.
I woke with a start, shocked to find Lachlan looking down at me, an unreadable expression upon his face. He was leaning against the wall of the cabin, his arms crossed, and those big, beautiful dark eyes of his were watching me intently. Should I be freaked out he was watching me sleep? Maybe... yet oddly, I found it almost reassuring... I rolled over on the bed to face him, stretching slightly as I did, and his eyes observed every slight movement of my body“What is wrong?” I questioned, noticing for the first time since my arrival here that the rush of heat upon waking had lessened. I had to hope that could only be a good sign...Lachlan offered me a questionable smile, before shrugging slightly. “Nothing, Ren. Why would something be wrong? I just came to check you were okay. You have been asleep a while.”I nodded. That seemed plausible. I had no clue how long I had been asleep. It felt like sometime since I had come
I walked back through the now familar trees surrounding the cabin,my phone to my ear. "So you don't think it was as strong?" I questioned.The supply drop had been completed a short while earlier by Colton, but I had waited until Seren was resting until Ileft the cabin to go and collect, as I had done each time previously. I did not want to leave her when she needed me, nor did I want any other wolf in close proximity to my mate whilst she was in heat. But, from what my friend was telling me, that may not be too much of an issue now."The scent has certain dissipated. I think another day and it will have gone. Is she feeling any better?" He asked.I chuckled. "I don't think she would tell me either way, Col, she is making me guess at best. Anything but admit she is struggling. Shows weakness, right? Seren will not let me think she is weak." I told my friend, who in turn began to chuckle too."Damn, that sounds like somebody I know. Hmmm,
Pain. Heat. Tenderness radiated through my body. As did warmth. No, not warmth, boiling, temperatures. Hours? Days? I did not know now. I was in a state of confusion. Agony. Discomfort. Sobbing. Screaming. Crying one moment, yelling the next… I did not like this. How was this a normal state for anyone or anything to be in?!‘Why won’t he help us?’ I wailed to Maia. She was our wolf, why could she not talk to his wolf? Surely he could convince Lachlan to surrender to the matebond again. He had done it before. This good-boy image did not suit him. If he would surrender to the matebond we could ease this pain. Put an end to this suffering. It may even bring us closer...‘We have gone over this. So many times.’ She snapped, and she was right. I had begged her so many times, and I had argued this point with Lachlan too. He was not about to give in to me. He was determined to do the right thing. Why he deemed this the ri
I saw pain and anger flicker across Seren’s face at my words. I had expected nothing more. I had known the moment I had chosen to say those things that it would be the last thing she would be wanting to hear. She had sought me out for a reason. I was her mate. She knew the relief her mate could bring when in heat. Angry with me or not, she was willing to bypass that to gain the relief she needed. But, I was not willing to sink to that. And, no matter the pain nor anger I was causing her, and hating that fact, I knew I had to do this. It would be too easy to give her what she craved. But it would be wrong. We were not together. Yes, we may be fated mates, but we had agreed not to be together. I had surrendered to the matebond before, and in doing so I had hurt Seren and regretted that massively.I knew she saw this as me trying to hurt her, but it was me trying to do the right thing. Thankfully, with Tyr being absent resisting her was somewhat easier as