ALPHA COLTONPeering at the escaping sun rays from the heavy window drapes, I disentangled from Allison’s engulfing body. Then my eyes dropped on the girl sleeping peacefully beside me.Memories of the previous night surged through my mind. I hadn't planned on taking Allison to bed the way I did. I would've doubted if I had been told my previous day would end up in her arms. Yet it did. I thought of reasons why I found her appealing at first. She wasn't half as elegant as Shirley was, yet, she turned my head a few times. She was petite, way smaller than how I liked my women. She was frightful and weak, the extreme opposite of what I wanted in my woman. As an Alpha, I was attracted to strength, beauty, and class. This girl in my arms was void of those three qualities, yet I had gawked at her in the black dress. I couldn't bring myself to think of how scared my wolf had been when I walked into the prison to find her completely hurt and frightened. It was how I loved seeing her but my
ALLISON KEELERI sat absently in an armchair by the window munching on the toasts Maeve served me for breakfast. My mind wandered far off, the night before invading my thoughts.I woke up that morning to empty sheets with Alpha Colton gone from the room but his scent lingered on the sheets. His patchouli lingered sweetly on me We'd made love the previous night. I had made love to a man for the first time and it wasn't just any man but my mate.It was going to remain one of the best nights of my life. Alpha Colton had marked me as his mate. That was the best sign I could ever search for. Finally, I belonged to him forever. A wide grin plastered on my face. "I've selected a dress, hurry and come get ready," Maeve announced, popping her head from the closet door. "Do you think he's going to take me out to lunch?" I cluelessly asked, unsure as I walked into the closet discarding the gray bathrobe I wore. Maeve smiled at me, moving ahead to clear the small table from which I had br
ALPHA COLTON I was quiet the entire time, my eyes not leaving Allison's, and my hand balled to a fist next to my coffee on the table. This deal had sounded appealing a few weeks ago. It was the only way I thought I could be rid of this runt until the distance made our bond weaken and eventually break. Now it didn't seem so right. Giving her off to Grimsby, Alpha of Hornsgate just to keep my tail of the bargain didn't feel right. I easily could call the deal off. I could choose to do the right thing. She was vulnerable to our greed. The deal was for Grimsby to take my mate for six months, while he kept his tail of the bargain. The bargain I didn't want to think of. Not now. I had thought of ways to dispose of the repulsive Omega turning it into a win-win situation for us. It sounded like the perfect step to take a few weeks ago. But after sharing something blissful with the innocent wolf I feared I had stubbed out too far. Yet, I didn't want her. She was not my typical gir
ALLISON KEELERJace McAvoy strode into the conference hall in his gallant strides. His face hardened in a way I had never seen and his dark eyes roamed the occupants of the hall. "What the hell is this?" Jace's icy tone broke through the silence in the hall, his squinted gaze snagged his stepbrother's glaring ones. Alpha Colton moved towards his stepbrother, the annoyance surging through his soul was pretty palpable in his red eyes. "What the hell gave you the goddamn right to crash my meeting?" Colton growled with his eyes a darker shade of red. My heart thrashed wildly to see the two stepbrothers get into an argument that I feared was going to turn heated. An argument that might trap me in the middle leaving me more hurt. This scared me. This scared me beyond whatever deal Colton had with this smirking Alpha. Jace averted his glares from Colton, his eyes burning with savage fire as he snapped them right at Grimsby. The smirks on Grimsby's face hardened to a scowl. "Get the he
ALLISON KEELERIt wasn't until I awoke in a dimly lit room did it hit me I had slept all through the ride and the day. That was strange. My mind was too active to have slept, especially with the looming danger. They had drugged me. But how?Now, it was going to be hard to trace my way out of this Pack. I heaved a sigh and got to my feet. My head hurt and my stomach lurched in a manner I knew I was going to be sick. I threw up in the toilet, brushed my teeth, and stepped into the shower. There was nothing to wear in the closet except a pleated blue dress and a knitted white apron. I understood what these outfits were. I quickly got dressed. I returned to the room only to meet with a gruff-looking man whose eyes were carefully considering me. Half of his weight was heavy on the staff in his hand. The lust in his washed-out blue eyes was perceptible as they roamed my chest and lingered there. He took in his lower lips in a confirmation he found what he was searching for. "I am Mr.
Allison KeelerMy gaze remained fixated on the map in my hand as I waited for Alpha Grimsby and his bimbo to be done with their morning sex so I could get in and clean. My thoughts were heavy on how to escape this place. The tone of it was terrifying and the sooner I planned my exit the quicker I was going to be out of here. But where would I go?This, I had no idea of. I heaved a sigh and looked away from the laminate sheet in my hand which held only the map of the mansion. I didn't expect Mr. Smith to be dumb enough to give me the map that could help me trace my way out of here. I didn't wait any longer by the stairs when the bedroom door clicked open and a fuming lady in a red dress plunged towards me. Her face knotted even more when her eyes settled on me. I instantly got to my feet with my eyes on her, searching her face as she towered in front of me. Her pair of high heels made her appear way taller than I surmised she actually was. "You fucking piece of shit!" She struck m
ALLISON KEELERKarla's head snapped up at me, her blue eyes peered in confusion as they regarded the smoothie in my hand stretched her way. "Your smoothie, my Luna!" I spelled it out just in case she had suffered memory loss. She glanced around the gym, no one seemed to be paying any attention to us but the pecan-haired girl beside her in a gym bra and yoga pants."Lady Maggie says I should bring this to you," I clarified. "Me?""Oh, that should be mine." The pecan-haired girl got to her feet reaching for the smoothie. "No, it's for the Luna. I can make you another cup." I spoke quietly. "How dare you!" The pecan-haired girl growled with a scowl on her beautiful face. "Don't Faye," Karla smiled nervously, "Pardon her, she's new." She leaned in and whispered to Faye. "The hick from the sticks.""Oh!" Realization shone brightly in Faye's eyes as they wandered me from head to toe, "I was expecting much.""Grimsby thought the same," Karla chuckled. Faye furrowed her brows and blink
ALPHA COLTON"You did not show up last night!"Shirley's icy gripes cut through to my sleep bringing me instantly awake. My gaze first fell on the clock on my nightstand, some minutes past nine a.m. I had slept in. Something I never did. Shit!I got up only to be frozen by the splitting ache in my head. The tequila I had last night hit me really hard. As though reading my mind, Shirley's gaze roved from me to the bottle of tequila, the ice bucket, and three cans of soda on the little coffee table Maeve had brought in last night. "You stayed back from the fun and buzz only to drink all by yourself?" She willed the annoyance from her voice. It was the long-awaited drunk night out last night, but for some reason, I needed the comfort of my room to let myself breathe, to not try to impress anyone. To try not to impress her. Yesterday had been even harder dealing with my conscience, reminding myself the Northerners were only going to post more problems if the boundaries to our territ