Vanessa’s pov,It was the day of the monthly Moon-Goddess celebration. The training was called off so everyone could help with preparing for the ceremony. Most of the pack were sent to hunt down a sacrifice. I volunteered for cleaning duty because I wanted to stay at the mansion. I had not forgotten about Tomasso’s promise to sneak me into the quarters of the breeding she-wolves.Luckily Lianna and the other omegas also had cleaning duty, so it was actually nice to spend some time with all of them. I was just busy cleaning the kitchen when I heard a voice from the shadows, “Pssst, Vanessa. Come on we have to go now.”I could just see a pair of ember eyes staring at me, so I knew it was Tomasso. Lianna looked at me confused so I whispered to her, “I will explain later. Can you cover for me?”She didn’t ask any questions and just nodded in agreement. I silently walked after Tomasso, and we walked to the forbidden door while constantly checking if nobody saw us. When we reached the door
Duke’s pov,Duke was listening to the heavy rain pounding on the roof of his house. It sounded like a huge storm was going on. If he believed in gods, he would say they were trying to send a message. He always liked the sound of rain; it was peaceful somehow. The peace suddenly got interrupted when he heard the loud sound of the doorbell. “Who the hell visits at this hour?”Duke got out of bed only wearing a boxershorts. He walked to the door annoyed, ready to rant at the person that thought this was an appropriate time to visit. He felt utterly shocked when he saw it was Vanessa standing there in the pouring rain. She was wearing a long red raincoat and she was completely soaked. Her blue eyes looked at him fiercely and she just barged into his house. He closed the door and asked surprised, “What are you doing here Vanessa? Is everything alright? How do you even know where I live?”His mouth fell open when she didn’t answer but simply just took off the raincoat. She was wearing absol
Vanessa’s pov,I woke up from the sun shining on my face. My head was pounding and when I looked at the bed, I had no idea where I was. I felt a warm naked body pressed against me from behind and I looked over my shoulder. As soon as I saw Duke his face the events of yesterday came back to me. I remembered that after I drank the blood, primal instincts took over. Spirit took over my mind and the ceremony turned into one big orgy. I blushed when I thought about how I barged into Duke’s house wearing nothing. I couldn’t believe I lost my virginity last night! I would have never had the balls to do it like that if Spirit had not taken over control. What must Duke think of me now? Coming to his house unannounced in a crazy storm and practically jumping him. He didn’t seem to mind though. I bit my lip when I thought about his hands on my body and his tongue between my legs. Just thinking about it immediately resulted in a feeling of fire between my thighs again.I moved my butt to try and
Vanessa’s pov,I was looking at the paper which seemed to be a death report of a young woman named Alicia Smith. Smith is Duke his last name. How big are the chances of another Smith family in town? The pictures in the report are horrible. Her body looks mutilated, and I don’t even want to read the description of her death cause. “What is this?” I ask sharply.“This is the original death report of Alicia Smith. Our ambitious sheriff’s sister. We replaced the report with a suicide report, but I have a feeling Duke knows something. I want you to find out what he knows exactly.”I tried to hide my disgust, “What happened to her?”Don Lorenzo squeezed his eyes and looked at me displeased, “Let’s just say she was at the wrong place at the wrong time. It is not important. You can go now. I expect a report when you come back tomorrow.”I walked out of his office and as soon as I closed the door Spirit started talking, “I do not like this Vanessa. That man is dangerous.”I had to agree with h
Vanessa’s pov,When we arrived at Duke’s house, he poured me some wine and told me to make myself comfortable while he started cooking. I walked around his living room, looking at all the pictures on the wall. Seeing pictures of Duke as a kid made me smile, he looked so happy with his big green eyes full of wonder. My heart skipped a beat when I saw a picture of a beautiful young woman. I immediately recognize her from the report that the Alpha showed me. Images of her mutilated body crossed my mind and my body tensed up. I did not even hear Duke approach. “You okay Vanessa?” he asked while wrapping his arms around me. I leaned into his warm muscular body and immediately felt more relaxed. “I am now,” I whispered softly, and Duke planted a kiss on the back of my head. I pointed at the picture, “Who is she? She is beautiful.”I could hear the pain in his voice when he replied, “That was my little sister. She was the light of our family. Always kind and happy.”“Was?” I asked.“She comm
Vanessa’s pov,The next day we had training in wolf form. Blake made us compete one on one. He drew a circle with chalk and the wolf that stays in the circle the longest is the winner. After every round, the winners compete against each other until only one wolf remains. Spirit was definitely not the strongest wolf, but all the training made her fast. Somehow Spirit made it to the final which was against Ron. Spirit was amazing but, in the end, she was no match for the brute force of Ron his big Wolf. He was surprisingly quick for such a big beast. It did not matter though because as soon as they changed back to human form Ron high-fived me, “Good fight for a little lady.”I laughed, “You weren’t so bad yourself for a big chunk of meat without brains.”Ron gave me a playful push and I felt happy that we became friends. I was starting to care about almost everyone in this pack. Except for that dickhead Allesandro and the Alpha of course. Blake interrupted my thoughts, “Good job everyon
Vanessa’s pov,“Goddammit! Why does that doctor have to tell me? I have no idea what to do with this information. If I tell Don, I will be the bad guy but if I say nothing, he will just get more frustrated and take it out on the pack.” I grunted to myself.“Let’s keep it to ourselves for now. Maybe an opportunity will present itself where we can use it to our advantage,” Spirit reassured me.I gritted my teeth and took out my phone when I heard a text coming in. “Hi Vanessa, this is Joan the owner of the town’s bar. Today is Duke his birthday and we are throwing him a surprise party. Would be great if you could come. Starts at 18.00 hope to see you there.”I felt surprised Duke did not mention it was his birthday. I would have congratulated him this morning if I knew. Maybe he was one of those people that hates birthdays?I looked at my watch and decided I could still join the training after lunch. I was walking to my room when I noticed that the breeding wolves’ room door was slightl
Vanessa’s pov,“You could become my girlfriend?” I heard Duke say.My heart rate quickened, and I immediately wanted to shout, “Yes!” but Spirit reprimanded me loud and clear.“You cannot say yes, Vanessa. You are a wolf; you can never be together with a human. It will never work. He doesn’t understand the ways of wolves.”“I don’t care! He is the best thing that has happened to me, and I want to be with him.”“It doesn’t matter what you want Vanessa. What if he finds out you are a wolf? You really think he would still love you then?”“He is a good person so I will take my chances. The chance of him finding out is small, to begin with. Besides, we don’t have to agree on everything.”I pushed Spirit her presence away and looked at Duke again. He was staring at me nervously because I had been silent for a while. I smiled at him lovingly and sai