"Yeah, you remind me of a teddy bear I had when I was a kid," I told him."That's got to hurt the ego. Who wants to remind a hot girl of a teddy bear?" The male beside him sneered. "Real sexy."I scrunched my face at him, then looked at Teddy with a smirk. "Actually I slept with my teddy bear every night. Cuddled with him too. He always kept me safe." I put my finger on my chin, grinning widely. "Oh, what I would do if I had him back just for one more night."Both of the boys faces started to turn red for different reasons."You can call me whatever." Teddy scratched the back of his neck, laughing nervously. "I just wanted to thank you for what you did at the football game. It was really cool."I smiled at the shy male. Looking at him closely, he looked to be around 18. That meant he had only been shifting for 2 years.I waved off his appreciation. "Don't worry about it. It wasn't your fault you were almost eaten by an overgrown sausage."His eyes widened at my insult to his Alpha, bu
Cassar Salvaterre did not know the definition of the word now.Personally for me it meant this very second. I knew that Alpha Soren wasn't going to show up for my meeting this very second, but I was expecting sometime soon.Not a week later.Most of the week, I locked myself in the pink room. I would snarl at anyone who dared open it. Which was only the Alpha whose presence didn't last long after I threw part of the bed's headboard at his face. The other person was Harlen who came to make sure I was still breathing once an hour. I barely ever opened the door. Only for the pack wolves to bring me my meals. And once for a little girl who brought me her favourite books so I wouldn't be bored. That one melted my heart a little. I didn't have the heart to tell her I didn't like to read. She even suckered me into telling her she could come back sometime so we could discuss my favourite parts, so now I had to read the books.Every once in a while Harlen would take me for a walk like I was th
"Will you?" I asked. Soren was a good dude, and I didn't want a war between two packs. I wasn't that desperate, yet."Depends on how this meeting goes." He shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, as if a massacre of an Alpha and his pack meant nothing."They're nice people Cassar," I told him."They're not if they try to keep my mate from me.""I'm not your mate.""You can say it all you want. That does not make it true." Cassar said with a sad sigh.Knowing I wasn't getting anywhere with the male I changed the topic. "Where is this meeting?""About an hour walk to the south." Cassar pointed down the trail we were walking."An hour?" I groaned."It could be shorter." He smirked down at me. "If you trust me.""I don't trust you." I gave him a wary eye. "But how?""Climb on my back and I'll run in wolf form.""No way." I scoffed.He looked at me annoyed. "I'll make sure you don't fall off.""I'm not worried about falling. Last time you touched me in your wolf form you attacked me and bashe
Cassar rolled his eyes, looking at me. I looked back at him, my eyes blazing. After a small staring contest, Cassar agreed. "Fine."Cassar nodded to Gage and Harlen, they slowly started to make their way out of the cabin. Soren's warriors were not as easily connived to leave.They looked between Cassar and Soren, not sure what to do."It's fine. Go with the others." Soren said kindly to them.They nodded their heads, but walked out the cabin. With one more warning look directed at me and a glare to Soren, Cassar left, closing the door behind him.At first, we were both quiet, watching the other. I marvelled at the similarities between Soren and his son. Soren was the older version of SJ."So," I started, breaking the silence. "How are you getting me out of here?"Soren closely walked over to me. "Do you know why I wanted you to join my pack Vienna?""Because you want me to destroy all of your enemies."He gave me a small smile. "It is because I felt bad for you.""I don't need your pi
Gage might have looked like a famous football player, she looked like a professional ballerina. Honey blond hair tied in a bun, long limbs. She was also incredibly sweet. She was always making sure I was comfortable and had everything I needed. She was one of the pack members that brought me my meals when I stayed in the room.She was complaining about how she hadn't had a goodnight sleep since she hit her second trimester. I didn't feel as bad for coating the gravy in sleep syrup after I heard that. I was just helping a girl out, I reasoned with myself.All night Cassar watched me. My every movement as if waiting for me to blow up about Soren not getting me out of here. Jokes on him.It didn't take long for everyone to excuse themselves from the diner table earlier than normal, and head to bed. Apparently, today had been an exhausting day. But mine was only getting started.I didn't bother saying goodnight to Cassar as we silently walked to my cell. Or goodbye, which was more fitting
Without a sound I walked up the stairs, all the way to the top floor. To the apartment that held a sleeping Alpha.I didn't bother knocking.Silently, I stalked to the bedroom. The door didn't creek as I slowly opened it. Cassar was sprawled on his back, his blankets barely covering him.I glared at him as I walked to the bed. His dark hair was stuck to his face, his mouth slightly opened as he snored. His black shorts the only thing covering him.Before I could get beside him, his eyes snapped open. Instantly he was on his feet in front of me.His eyes were confused and drowsy when he saw who had sneaked into his room. "Vienna?"He was about to say more, but I didn't let him.Before he could fully comprehend what was happening I shoved him. Hard.His body slammed against the wall.I put my hands around his neck. His eyes widened slightly when they met mine. A bone-chilling growl ripped from his throat, my own low vicious growl challenging his.He forced my hands off his neck, grabbin
My head hit the wall with a crack, but just before I crumbled to the ground, I felt the tingling arms wrap around me.My eye's slightly blurring, I struggled to get out of Cassar's grip. He just tightened his hold around me like a snake with their prey. His hands holding my arms in place. His legs separating mine.We stood like that until my struggling eased. Both of us breathing heavily. My wrath slowly evaporating. My teeth and claws turning human again. My eyes flashing back to normal blue."Are you calm?" He asked slowly, eyeing me up and down."Yes," I said through a locked jaw."Are you sure?" He doubted."Yes.""Last time you said you were calm, you were not calm.""Just let me go you moronic baboon."Slowly his arms lessened their grip on me. When I didn't make another move to hit him he took a step away from me.We all stood in a giant sitting room, that had flat black leather couches along the outside. Most of the furniture destroyed.I looked at the four people that watched
I sauntered down the hallway heading to Cassar's office.My limp from the previous night, barely noticeable.The same two guards still watching the door. When they heard me coming, their backs stiffened and they stood up straighter. They each moved a step closer to the door.I stood in front of the identical males, sizing them both up. They looked like the perfect guard dogs. More Doberman, then wolf.The one kept looking straight ignoring me, while the other quickly took in my bruised face, flinched, then looked away.It had only been a couple of hours since my fight with the Alpha. Thanks to my shifter healing, the damage wasn't too noticeable.Though Cassar had never actually hit me, which had only angered me more, tumbling down stairs and bashing into furniture still did a number on me.We were both black and blue with scratches all over our faces. Nothing worth scaring, especially since the wolfs-bane on my ring had worn off. Why they called it wolfs-bane when it affected every k