They drove in a convoy back to Los Avalos and the life sheโd run from. Reid drove in the front with her behind him and Ryan bringing up the rear. They had left at noon, after a hearty breakfast with their friends and a tearful goodbye.They would all stay in touch, she knew that. They would drive down for Jenner and Freyaโs acceptance ceremony and they would join the three of them for theirs. Jane wanted to wait until they graduated but the twins didnโt.They wanted to do it with the next full moon, make it official since they were all eighteen. She had no idea how the legal marriage would work but she knew that legally she could only marry one of them. She shook those thoughts away because it didnโt really matter and she wasnโt going to choose one, they could decide.Five hours later they parked in front of the Alpha House and Jane smiled. It really was a magnificent house and she realized then that sheโd missed it. Ryan and Reid took care of the luggage as she opened the front door
After breakfast, Kyle and the twins had left for the Pack Hall to attend to their duties, since the twins had been gone for almost three weeks and Sarah was busy with appointments. Jane had the house to herself amidst the few Omegas who worked there during the day.Jane was in the living room, browsing online shops but so far nothing had caught her eye. She was in charge of decorating their wing. Their bedroom was nice and luxurious but it was stark, no personal touches.The doorbell rang and Jane pushed herself off the couch. She had a slight frown on her face because nobody just showed up at the Alpha House. She opened the front door and felt the air get stuck in her throat.โBritney?โโJane? What are you doing here?โJaneโs mouth went dry as she looked at Britney standing in front of her, the slight curve of her stomach telling her all she needed to know. She could taste the bile rising in her throat and the look of disgust in Britneyโs eyes took her back to her old school.โI need
Ryan had left before dawn. He ran the perimeter every morning and then reported for training with the warriors. After that on a normal day, theyโd go to school with him then working alongside his father in the office.She knew Reid would be doing the same thing too but she didnโt want to think about him too much because it hurt. Was Britney in his bedroom with him? Did she sleep next to him last night? She shook her head as she got ready for the day with no firm plan in mind.She thought that she should go to her old room and get some of her stuff moved to the new wing and then maybe actually do something about their room. It was too stark for her, the cream walls, cream bedding, cream carpet, she couldnโt live with how plain it was.Omega workers smiled and bowed their heads at her and she smiled back at them. She knew them all by name and they were all nice people. She should start to pay more attention to their needs now because sheโd soon took over the Luna duties from her mother.
Jane groaned as Ryanโs hand slipped between her legs rubbing over her shorts. She could feel his body heat and his erection against her ass, feather light kisses against her shoulder. It was still dark outside but she knew that she was done sleeping. โItโs still dark out,โ she complained. Ryan chuckled as his hand slipped inside her shorts and squeezed one globe of her ass. โItโs overcast and raining. Weโve got about an hour before the alarm goes off.โ He yanked her shorts down and she yelped as he flipped her over on her back. His knees widened, opening her legs as he pushed his own pajamas pants down and grabbed a condom from the bedside table. โYou really couldnโt wait any longer?โ Jane asked him with a grin on her face. โDo you have any idea how long two days are?โ Her period had stopped the previous afternoon but she hadnโt said a word to him, wanting to see how long heโd wait. His fingers found her clit and she arched her back as his thumb drew circles over it and he plunge
Over the next few days Joseph became Janeโs shadow. Most times she didnโt notice him until she was actively looking for him and he would just appear. It freaked Jane out and Joseph seemed a natural Gamma. Reid had withdrawn completely and Ryan spent more and more time with Kyle or at the border. Jane spent more time with her mother and learning about Luna duties. Britney always seemed to hover wherever Reid was. โSo what does a Luna actually do?โ Jane asked her mother as they sat in her office, adjacent to Kyleโs. โEssentially youโll be the packโs mother. You organize every important event. You make sure your Alpha knows about births and ceremonies and outside events that youโre invited to. You will always be the one to pick out gifts when other Alphaโs take over and retire. Itโs important to know which packs you have treaties with and which ones you donโt. The only times youโll invite neutral packs to functions is if itโs to do with the Alpha committee and your pack hosts it, other
A week went by and Jane hadnโt spoken one word to Reid. He seemed to avoid her and heโd stopped attending school. Joseph had told her that Reid had switched to homeschooling for the last few months.It hurt more than she thought it would hurt. She saw Ryan at dinner and most nights he was so exhausted he was asleep before she was. He saw Reid every day though for their Alpha training and she couldnโt help but feel that it was just her Reid was avoiding.Jane walked softly down the stairs in the dark. It was past midnight and she couldnโt sleep. She found Reid in the kitchen and her shock was so great that sheโd faltered in the doorway as he looked up at her.โHey,โ he said softly.Jane just stood there looking at him. He wasnโt wearing a shirt, just his flannel pajama bottoms and he seemed so foreign to her. She looked at the tattoo on his chest and she could feel the sting of it on her own chest.โJane โฆโโReid!โ Britneyโs voice came from the stairs and Reid rushed out of the kitchen
Jane had showered and dressed all before seven am. She couldnโt see any of them going to school today and she had no idea where Ryan was. Her phone was still on the bedside table and there wasnโt even a text from him.Her head snapped up as the bedroom door opened and Ryan walked inside looking pissed off. She frowned slightly and stood up from the bed. The anger was rolling off of him and it made her feel uneasy.โIs everything okay?โRyanโs eyes had darkened as he turned to look at her. โI donโt get you, Jane. Iโm here every single day. I give you everything you ask of me but at the first hiccup, you run. I get youโre feeling sensitive but I canโt have a Luna that runs every time something is difficult.โโIโm sorry โฆโโSorry doesnโt cut it, Jane. I have to wake up in the middle of the night to find you gone! Then when I get to the hospital I have to hear that youโve run, again! Iโm getting sick of this bullshit!โโRyan โฆโโDo you have any idea what it felt like to stand there with B
Jane cried herself to sleep that night and by the morning she could wiggle her toes. Sheโd snapped her spine in the fall and it taken her a full day to regain some motion. The doctor wanted to keep her there until she could walk.โHi, sweetheart,โ Sarah said as Jane opened her eyes and kissed her forehead.โHi, mom,โ she whispered.โThe doctor says youโve made amazing progress. He predicted that it would be a full week before you could move your toes.โJane couldnโt even muster a smile as her mother sat down on a chair next to the bed. โHe said I could go home when I could walk.โโJust concentrate on getting better. Ryanโs in a hearing right now with Kyle and Sebastian and his father.โโWhy?โ Jane asked perplexed.โYouโre in the hospital, sweetheart, that constitutes an attack on a future Luna. Someone has to answer for that,โ Sarah said.โIt was an accident, Mom. Sebastian and Ryan were fighting and Joseph took the brunt of our first fall. He tried to save me.โSarah smiled then and
The front door to the football house opened and Jane looked at Cliff. His eyes widened slightly when he saw her and she felt relief that it was someone she knew. Her heart was pounding and her blood was pumping through her veins. She only knew that she had to find them.โAre you okay?โโIs Ryan here? Or Reid?โCliff frowned as he took a step toward her. โNo, they moved out this morning. They live off campus now. They didnโt tell you?โJane felt her heart sink. Why would they move off campus? It dawned on her suddenly. Theyโd done it for her. Ryan had told her that they were a package deal. All three of them. Theyโd moved so they could be together, all three of them.โI donโt have time to explain now but I really need to find them, itโs life or death,โ Jane said. Cliff mustโve seen something in her eyes because he nodded his head.โThey got a house over on Blakeley Road. Itโs the last one in the cul-de-sac. It has a red door with the forest behind it.โJane grinned then. โThank you, Cl
Her dorm room was empty and it was nearing five am. Jane let out a breath of relief. Nobody would know she hadnโt been here the whole night. She lowered her head in shame as she thought back to the previous night.Would they tell people what had happened between them? She felt like a notch on their bedpost. She tried to remember what Ryan had said, she hadnโt been concentrating, sheโd heard his voice but not the actual words.For all she knew he couldโve been telling her to smile for the camera. She shivered, goddess, she hoped there wasnโt a camera. She could still smell their scents on her as she lay back on her bed and closed her eyes.She sat upright again as her phone started ringing and she frowned at the private number that was displayed on her phoneโs screen. โHello?โโDid you really run away from us?โ Ryan asked her.โLook โฆ Iโm not sure what happened last night โฆ I know what happened last night but it shouldnโt have. I donโt know what I was thinking and โฆโโWhat are you talk
Jane closed her notebook and placed it back into her bag. So far college had been a blast. Summer had passed painfully slow and she hadnโt seen Reid or Ryan again since the night of prom. Ryan had left sometime during the night because sheโd woken up alone the next morning.Sheโd spent her summer holidays with her father and his wife. Reid and Ryan had spent it at some Alpha camp and sheโd gone back to Midnight Pack a week before she had to leave for college. She had a dorm room and she spent most of her time in the library.She didnโt see her roommate often and some nights sheโd fallen asleep on the couch in the library when the tie was around their doorhandle, which meant her roommate, Shelley, had company. It was the only part of college she hated thus far.Sheโd made a few friends and sheโd actually been invited to a party. It was a football party but still, it was a party. She was excited and care-free and she loved her life at Camden. There werenโt any bullies like in high schoo
Jane looked at herself in the mirror. The silver dress sheโd chosen fit her perfectly, showed off the curve of her hip and the back was so low that sheโd actually debated buying it. It swept the floor and her silver heels sparkled in the light.Sheโd swept her hair up with silver pins, leaving her neck bare, except for the diamond necklace Kyle had given her for her birthday. She matched it with the earrings sheโd received from the twins and her make-up was subtle, except for the bright red lipstick.She had five minutes before Kenneth was due to pick her up and she grabbed her small clutch and ventured out of her bedroom door. She felt beautiful, knew that she looked beautiful too but she was waiting for her motherโs reaction before letting happiness completely fill her.She took a deep breath when she reached the staircase and four pairs of eyes latched onto her. Her mother gasped and Kyleโs eyes narrowed just like she knew her fatherโs would have. Reid and Ryan stood watching her,
This time when she walked back into the meeting room, she walked in with Ryan and Reid next to her. They all went to their respective seats. Ryan hadnโt wanted to tell her what the Council had said to them about their part in everything and now she was more worried than ever.She took a deep breath and sat down, her heart beating erratically, her blood rushing through her veins and the sound of it drowning out everything else around her. She looked up as everything quieted down and the three Council members walked in and sat down in front of her.โWelcome back, everyone. Weโll start with Clarissa and Roxanne,โ the first man said again.Clarissa and Roxanne both stood up behind their table and Clarissa sent Jane a scalding look. It spoke of contempt, malice and she seemed to enjoy the predicament Jane currently found herself in. Jane looked down, not wanting to look at her any more.โYour current status of omega will remain in place for six months after which your previous statusโs wil
Jane woke up to a cold and empty bed. The bite marks on her shoulders had healed and she could feel them pulse inside her. She closed her eyes and focused on Ryan and smiled. She could sense him, his emotions were stable and she turned her thoughts to Reid. He was happy and that made her smile more.Jane showered and got dressed, ready for a new day. She hadnโt been to school in more than a week and she really didnโt feel like going back but the knock on her door told her that Joseph was probably ready to leave.โMorning,โ she said with a fake smile and Joseph grinned at her when she opened the bedroom door.โWeโre not going to school today,โ he said as he leaned against the doorway.โWhy not?โโAlpha Kyle has called for a meeting,โ Joseph said.Jane straightened up and looked at him with a serious expression on her face. โDo you know what itโs about?โJoseph snorted and furrowed his brows. โReally? Did you really just ask me that?โโOh, come on. You know everything that goes on aroun
Jane looked at the faces around the dinner table. Her mother, Sarah, was holding Kyleโs hand. She wondered what Kyle had told her about Callan, but whatever it was, she was supporting him now as he faced his sons.Neither Reid nor Ryan were happy sitting there. Ryan was still pissed off and Reid wanted answers. Jane knew that any discussions they would have that night would probably end up in a fight and she wasnโt looking forward to it.โYou kept this from us for eighteen years,โ Ryan spoke first.โWith good reason,โ Kyle said and Jane turned her head as the door to the dining room was opened.โHeโs here, Alpha.โ Kyle nodded his head and stood up from his chair.Callan walked into the dining room and Ryanโs jaw was clenched tightly together. Callan smiled when he saw Jane and she gave him a small smile. โMy men have orders to burn your pack to the ground should I not return alive.โRyan was in Callanโs face in seconds and he slammed him against the wall. โIf and when you die, it will
Jane sat in the backseat of a large SUV with two men on either side of her. Sheโd gone with them willingly, not wanting anything to happen to Joseph or Travis. She knew theyโd follow her and probably raise the entire Midnight Pack army to follow as well.โWhere are we going?โโWeโre taking you to speak with our leader, Alpha Callan.โJane didnโt recognize the name but her heart rate increased when she realized they were driving towards the Moonstone Pack territory. She had no idea what had happened to the people of that pack, hadnโt even thought to ask since their Alpha was incarcerated.Warriors were posted throughout the territory and the SUV parked in front of their pack hall. It was a large building, not as large as theirs but still impressive. Their territory didnโt look like it had been attacked and Jane had to wonder what exactly was going on here.She was led out of the SUV and into the pack hall. It was deathly quiet and warriors stood on either side as her footsteps echoed i
Ryan led her into Reidโs old bedroom, right across from where Rein lay sleeping. Reid closed the door behind him and Jane looked around. Sheโd never actually been in Reidโs bedroom before and his scent overwhelmed her senses.โWhy did you do that?โ Reidโs intense stare was fixed on her and Jane didnโt really know how to answer him. She had mixed feelings about everything, Rein included.โThe omegas are busy and she needed a bath,โ Jane said. Reid shook his head but the smile on his face resonated sadness and Jane wished she knew what was going through his mind. She hated feeling like this, so unsure of herself, so insecure about her own future.โWhat did you want to talk about?โ Jane looked at Ryan first and then back at Reid as she asked that question. She wasnโt sure she was ready to talk about everything.โBritneyโs death has left Reid free to ascend with me,โ Ryan began. She couldnโt decipher the look in his eyes.โIโm sure youโre both glad about that.โ Jane felt uncomfortable. T