Duke's pov,
Duke sighed when he looked at the clock. Another day working until 12 at night alone at the office. He stared at the mind map on the wall with Don Lorenzo's picture in the middle. The mind map was getting bigger and bigger with more pictures of people and places. His colleagues told him he was getting obsessed with this mafia gang, but he just couldn't let it rest when he was getting closer and closer to wiping this scum of his territory.
He had to admit though that his life was kind of pathetic right now. He just slept, ate, and worked. He was a young, muscular, and handsome guy with more than enough female attention, but he just couldn't get himself to give a shit about dating or social life. Maybe if his sister would not have died because of Don Lorenzo and his gang he wouldn't care this much. Her death was 10 years ago when Duke was still a boy. They found her body overdosed in an abandoned building and the police said it was suicide. But duke kne
Vanessa’s pov,I had never seen Don Lorenzo this happy before. He said, “You should call him in a few days to say you want to talk to him. You then must do anything to get close to him. I want to know everything about him and most importantly I need you to find out what he knows about us. Use the fact that he likes you, fuck him if you must.”Normally I would have said that I was not some piece of meat, but I had to shamelessly admit that fucking the sheriff was something I actually wanted. Any resistance I had against the idea was shoved aside by Spirit anyway. I never had an instant physical attraction to a man before, so I was curious to explore it. So, I just nodded in agreement and asked, “What about the anonymous tip?”Don Lorenzo walked around thinking, “I will send Allesandro away on a mission for a little while. He is a loyal beta to me, but I cannot have him endanger our pack because he got rejected. Besides, you are valua
Vanessa’s pov,The next morning, I woke up to a knocking sound on my door. I immediately jumped out of bed and opened the door suspiciously. I saw a muscular, blond man with lots of scars on his face, standing outside my door. He did not smile when he said, “You must be Vanessa. My name is Blake, and I am the trainer of the pack. Tomasso instructed me to get you personally and bring you to training.”He looked at my pyjamas, “You should get dressed.” He handed me some black jeans, black boots, and a grey sweater. I felt happy that he gave me some clothes because honestly, I had almost nothing myself. Training would be much more comfortable in these clothes. I quickly got dressed and walked outside the room. Blake had a quick pace and I had to do my best to keep up with him. While we were walking, he started talking to me, “So now that you have climbed rank to the normal pack there will be lots of training for you to attend to. All of
Duke’s pov,Ever since Vanessa called him Duke had been on edge. He didn’t expect her to call him so quickly and his heart rate went up immediately when he recognized her voice. Which was annoying because he wanted to keep his head cool and stay professional. He shouldn’t lose sight of why it was important to get close to her. The next day he dived into his work not allowing himself to think about that gorgeous woman that hit a certain nerve with him. After work, he went home, took a shower, and put on his usual cowboy boots, jeans, and a green blouse. He didn’t want to give her the impression that it was a date or something.He drove to the mansion and waited at the gate. It was a bit early so he pretended to be on his phone but he was actually taking pictures of the surroundings to study later. He was so caught up in it that he hadn’t noticed Vanessa coming out of the gate until she opened the car door. He quickly looked in her direction when she opened the door. His throat went dry
Vanessa’s pov,My heart was pounding when Duke leaned in. As soon as I had seen the romantic spot Duke brought me to, fantasies started to play in my mind. The thoughts made my body hot and full of anticipation which allowed Spirit to take over some headspace. With Spirit taking more control I had blurted out things that were suggestive, to say the least. Duke didn’t seem to mind though because his eyes went darker, and I could smell that his scent shifted.I stared into his green eyes as he leaned closer and put his hand under my chin. I enjoyed feeling his warm big hands on my skin and closed my eyes. I felt a pair of soft lips on mine and leaned into them. His lips explored mine gently and I could feel his tongue against my lips. I opened my mouth willingly and welcomed his taste of cake with a hint of coffee. I let my hands go through his curls and pulled him even closer. Heat started to spread all over my body, and I just wanted to be closer to him and feel his hands on my body.
Vanessa’s pov,The next morning, I woke up before my alarm and immediately wished I didn’t. My body felt like it had been run over by a truck. It would take a while for my body to adjust to the training, but I had no problem with physical pain. It was something I could ignore while mental abuse always haunts you. Spirit felt uneasy and full of energy, so I decided to let her have a run before the sun came up. I went outside shifted and let Spirits paws take me deep into the forest. The cold wind against my fur woke me up nicely and after the run in wolf form, I didn’t feel as stiff anymore when I shifted back.I quickly ran into the mansion to grab some breakfast and waited outside for the rest of the pack to join me. Blake seemed surprised when he saw me standing there alone. He nodded, “trying to make up for your awful performance yesterday I see.”With a sassy tone, I replied, “The ones that do not give up are the ones that will achieve growth. I am stepping out of my comfort zone
Vanessa’s pov,The next day I trained with the rest of the pack in the morning until Tomasso came for me after lunch. We walked to the gate, and I felt excited and curious about the spy mission. Tomasso had not spoken yet, but I followed him into the forest outside the property of Don Lorenzo. As soon as we reached the shadows of the trees, Tomasso transformed into his wolf form. His wolf was big with dark brown fur, but I recognized his kind ember eyes. I followed his lead and transformed into Spirit. Immediately I heard his voice speaking through the wolf bond, “Sorry I didn’t talk to you but with spy missions, it is only safe to exchange information in wolf form.”“I understand, so what are we going to do?”Tomasso his wolf shadow started walking deeper into the forest and replied, “Don Lorenzo has heard about some rumors that the Latin American packs have made a deal with the Irish wolves. We are going to see if the rumors are true.”He then started running and I made sure I staye
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