HuntI watched as Della sat close with Faye and a few other female shifters. The night air was cool and we'd all gathered around the bonfire for a grand meal before the full moon.She looked so young and carefree and when she caught me watching her, her cheeks grew a rosy red and she glowed even more. Nothing could ever change the way I felt about her. She was my everything now. I loved everything about her. She was caring, brilliant and was always getting along with the other shifters, even if some of them didn't completely accept her. They didn't know about her half-witch origins, and even if they did, I'd rather murder them first before they could lay a finger on her. She's made mistakes. I've made mistakes. I wasn't going to have a repeat the past. I was in more control of my pack than I was back then."You love her a lot, don't you?"I turned to see Lilith coming to sit next to me on the tree log.Folding my hands together, I nodded and glanced into the dancing flames. "I'm glad
DELLAHunt stepped closer and I stopped breathing for a second."What did you say?" His voice dripped with anger.I swallowed hard but stood my ground. He wasn't going to intimidate me and make me feel inferior to him anyone. I was done playing by his rules. I was his Luna and he was going to have to earn my respect. "You're vile and disgusting. You don't know how to control your pack because all you've ever known is violence and anger."His nostrils flared as he grabbed me by my throat and backed me into the cool wall behind. "I hate you, Della. I wish you could've been erased from my life, but that's not possible."He brought his palm up to my chin and caressed my bottom lip with his warm thumb. "I've rejected you and yet you're still here."Hot tears misted in my eyes as I dropped my gaze to the floor. My heart pounded wildly in my ears. He wanted to hurt me in every way he could and was going to remind me every single time that I am the rejection and that I
DELLAI was dreaming again about running through the dark woods. It was my seventeenth birthday. Sharp pieces of jagged rock and tree branches cut into the heals of my feet as I moved through the trees. Closing my eyes, I tapped into my wolf senses. The intense smell of pine surrounding me, the gushing water from a nearby waterfall. Birds chirped continuously and that's when I got the smell.As a predator, it was the most familiar smell in the world. The tangy stench of death hung in the air. It was so strong that I could taste the acidity on my tongue. My eyes snapped open and my heart started beating fast as my world warped and I was transported to the cabin I stayed in with my parents. The wind whistled as I walked towards the cabin. The front door was smashed in and barely hanging on its hinges. I stepped inside the cabin; the floorboards creaked underneath my boots. They were upstairs. I could smell them. Taking a deep breath, I moved upsta
DELLAWhen I woke up, the first thing I registered was that I was bound and if there was one thing that pissed the hell out of me, it was being bound against my will.I opened my eyes and saw a woman with dark hair standing a few feet away from me. Other people surrounded us and we were all in a dark unfurnished sort of cabin."I got you good on the head," the woman said with a wide, unnerving smirk that made me want to rip it right off her face.Flaring my nostrils, I spat at the woman, but she stepped back and shook her head unimpressed. "And there you go, a rogue in her natural form," she said in a mocking tone, her lips curling back. "A bitch.""Why am I here against my will?" I snapped."You stole from us and you're a rogue," she said."I stole from humans and since when is it a crime to be a rogue?"She stepped forward and grabbed my hair, before pulling my head back. "You're not allowed to talk back, Mutt!"I growled, feeling my eyes g
HUNTI could sense the doubt in the air the second she walked into the cabin. The rouge was petite and I could sense the fire within her, yet I knew she wasn't a threat to the pack. The other shifters however didn't trust the rogue one bit. Every shifter in this room gave up their freedom to their own thoughts and feelings when they submitted themselves to me as their master. Of course, they couldn't know the amount of power I held over them. They knew enough not to question my decisions. Yet, I still heard their doubts and felt the suspicion as they watched her sit in the dining hall with us.She sat silently as we ate the roast beef. I could see how hard she tried to eat like the rest of us instead of ravaging the food in front of her. She was starving. She didn't have a pack and I could not sense her wolf. It was odd."What happened to your pack?" Sierra asked Della. "Did you kill them before going wild?"There were a few chuckles around the table and I glanc
DELLAAnger travelled through my veins as I walked through the woods and headed back to the cabin.I paced from one side of the room to the other. I might have been a late bloomer, but that didn't stop my anger from flaring up like a changed Shifter.Hunt felt the attraction. He had the gall the kiss me and then he rejected me. With werewolves, we had a ticking time bomb in our systems and if you didn't have a mate after your first change, you'd likely be left alone for the rest of your life. My countdown was running out fast and until today, I never felt like I had a chance with anyone. Until Hunt kissed me.I touched my lips and could still smell his wild, woodsy scent. Fuck him.Pulling my sweater over my head and u buttoning my jeans before removing them, I climbed into bed and rested my head back against the soft pillow.Sleep pulled at my eyelids and soon I was in the dark, desolate dreamscape. It was cold and I was running through the woods naked.
HUNTDella stayed close to my side as we parked the Jeep and walked through town. It had started snow even though it was still early in the day, but it was mostly slush so we would manage until we get back into the mountains.I glanced down at Della as she held onto the edge of my t-shirt, so I slipped my arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer as we walked into a Walmart store.She looked up and smiled at me, another sweet and innocent smile that made me feel like maybe there was a chance for me to make amends for my past. I didn't know much about her, but the fact that we connected in a way, made me feel instantly protective of her."Why don't you get some clothes for yourself. I have to get some supplies and I'll meet you at the front," I told her.She looked up at me with her mesmerising blue eyes and bit her bottom lip. "Are you sure?"Those lips looked so soft and rosy that I wanted to grab her face and kiss her at that moment, but instead, I
DELLAI stared up at the evening sky as I stood on the expansive deck of Hunt's cabin. The air smelled amazing. The strong scent of Fir and the smell of delicious Chilli cooking in the kitchen. Tonight was my first full moon in a pack. And I was nervous because tonight everyone would learn that I wasn't like them. Hunt would distance himself from me even more if he knew how weak I was.If we were mates, Hunt needed a strong Luna. Not someone like me. Inside I knew I was strong, but deep down I knew I wasn't strong enough to handle another rejection. My birthright place as Luna in my pack had been stolen from me and I was humiliated. Beaten too when I tried to argue my rights. I could still feel the scars on my body.Turning away I leaned against the wooden rail of the deck and started through the glass wall as Sierra stood close to Hunt. It was obvious since the very first time I was brought here that Sierra only viewed me as competition. Whenever I was around her and H