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I was waiting at the emergency entrance of the pack hospital when an ambulance pulled into the driveway. Tayna jumped out, then two paramedics followed. When they pulled the stretcher out it almost looked empty. When I saw her face, she was a bloody mess and she was severely malnourished. The human nearly mutilated her face. She must have one tough wolf, because Onyx was able to sense her wolf. I went with them to the exam room and put my arm over Tayna’s shoulder. She immediately turned and started crying on my shoulder. Luna Kyra approached us and smiled at me, “Already a damn fine luna.” I sighed, “Thank you. I wish there was something I could do for Elena.” I told Tayna, “She has the best doctors in the state treating her. Her wolf is strong. She just needs to do some healing of her own.” Tayna stepped back and looked at me, “You can sense that?” I nodded, “Onyx recognized her wolf right away. She has been weakened, but she is not gone.” Tayna let out a breath of relief, “Zariah,
I growled, “I could blind you here and now. But that would be way out of order. I want you to see everything we are going to do to you. But I will blind you before we kill you.” He growled, “Just give me something for the pain.” I chuckled, “You are going to get something for pain only because your mate doesn’t need to feel it. When she is better, you will feel every bit of pain that you inflicted on her.” A nurse walked into the room and injected something into his IV. I turned to the nurse, “You don’t really have to be gentle. His mate is in a medically induced coma.” She asked wide-eyed, “Is his mate the lady they brought in that was beaten past recognition?” I nodded, “That’s her. We need to get him stabilized then down to the cells. I really don’t want to be bothered by his screams.” She agreed, “I will sedate him so the guards don’t have to waste too much energy getting him there.” After thanking her, I went back to Alex’s room. I stepped into my mate’s arms and took a deep b
Isaac laughed, “Calm down, my luna, we have a dress designer coming here tomorrow. She will be working solely on your dress until it’s done.” I sighed in relief, “Okay. That will work. Now, Alpha Kenny, I will take that laptop to Luna’s office. She and I will talk about how I want my office decorated, then I will work in there for the rest of the day.” Alpha asked, “When should we move out of the alpha apartment?” I answered, “You can stay there for good, if you want to. We will be living in my house. We will be able to draw clear lines between work and home. Plus, if we have more than a couple children, there is room on the property to add on.” Luna Kyra looked at Alpha Kenny and asked, “Why didn’t we do that?” Alpha Kenny replied, “I was always told that it was important for the Alpha to be available twenty-four hours.” Isaac answered, “I’ll still be available for emergencies. We just won’t be at the packhouse. We are only five houses down from the pack house. There is no need to
I asked, “Did she ask for me by name or title?” He answered, “She asked for the black wolf with the red eyes.” I nodded in acknowledgement, “Okay. We should get back to our house. First, I need to call on someone.” I whispered, “Winnie, I really need your help.” Winnie popped in and asked, “What’s up, hon?” I brought our scout to her and asked him to repeat what he told us. After the warrior was done reporting, Winnie scowled, “You all get back to the house. Make sure you have warriors sweep the house before you enter it.” When we started running again, she asked Isaac to stay. I kissed him gently and sighed, “Be safe, love. I can’t be without you now.” Isaac smiled, “I will. We shouldn’t be too long.” The ladies and I ran to the house, where Luna Kyra was waiting for us. I ran to her and hugged her, “Why can’t they just leave us alone?” Luna Kyra sighed as she returned my hug, “I know, sweetie. This whole thing is messed up. But the good news is if they are still asking for Onyx, t
“Thank you, Miss Franklin. I’ll tell mom you need to talk to her,” I assured as I walked out of the general store.Miss Franklin is the little grey-haired lady who owned the store. It was more than just a small grocery store to this little town. It was also the gas station, video rental, and a deli-style sandwich shop.Besides the bait shop and canoe rental next to the river two miles away, it was the only business in our town.Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas is a tiny town in neutral territory.It’s a town that has a great sense of community and it’s very close-knit.My parents always told me they didn’t like being in their old pack because the alpha didn’t pay the omegas for their work and treated them like dirt.They always told me that if I ever wanted to join a pack, make sure to ask if the omegas are paid.That was a good way to tell if it was a good pack.My parents were loving and doted on me, as the only child, but they never spoiled me.As unaffiliated wolves, they couldn’t afford
I kept hearing a beeping sound.When I opened my eyes, the lights were way too bright so I put my hand over my eyes.I heard a sweet woman’s voice, “Hey, sweetheart, you’re awake! Let me dim the lights a little for you.”The voice sounded so familiar, but I couldn’t place it.I slowly opened my eyes and found an older couple sitting on either side of the bed.I remembered seeing both of these people at my last birthday party, “Grandma?” I asked then turned to the man, “Grandpa?”They both nodded.Grandma asked, “How are you feeling, sweetheart?”“Thirsty. The rogues killed mommy and daddy. Didn’t they?” I croaked. I knew they were dead, I just needed to hear it from someone else.As soon as I saw the worried look on each of their faces, I knew they were dead.My grandmother poured a cup of water for me and put a straw in it while my grandfather kissed my forehead.Their hands were warm and comforting.As I was drinking, I was informed by grandpa that they had made arrangements for me
Life after losing my parents was hard, but I quickly learned to move on. Having my grandparents and Isaac by my side helped me to move on more than I ever imagined possible. When I started Junior High School, five young ladies barged into my personal space and never walked out. My best friends, Wendy, Paula, Mandy, Chrystal, and Kari ran with me every morning, no matter the weather. With time, we started running five miles every school day and ten miles one day a week. I came to love that burn in my muscles after a run. It became one of my favorite ways to get rid of the images that plagued my memories and dreams of my parents. It was a constant fight to keep them beaten to the back of my mind. That caused a lot of anger issues that used to happen occasionally. Alpha Kenny and Isaac started running with us on weekends when they had time. Isaac and I were still considering each other friends, but my feelings for him had never changed. I had sensed the same with him. I could feel
Zariah’s POV~Three Years Later~“This is a really boring job.” Isaac whined. He and I have been practicing gymnastics with his cousin, Abby, for the last couple hours. Abby and I had been using him as our spotter.I laughed as I stood at the end of a very long mat, “You think it’s boring? Okay, spot me. You might want to start up here and keep up with me.”I waited for him to stand slightly ahead of me, and to the side. I started with three back handsprings and ended with a very high triple flip on the way to the mat, landing on my feet.Isaac kept yelling, “Wait up!” When I went airborne with my triple flips, he yelled, “How am I supposed to spot that?”As I landed, I laughed, “Just don’t let me fall. That’s all. Like this. Be ready. I am going to mess up on purpose and you need to catch me.” He was very serious as he nodded, “Okay.” I extended my arms over my head and started to go into a back flip, but I didn’t complete it.I jumped high and basically laid flat. He caught me with