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Chapter 27: Rich
CooperSounds like Rich could be in big trouble with the council.
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Shattered Bonds Chapter 28: Emlyn
When Richie and Gwen left for the council meeting together, I wasn’t sure if I was happy to have Gwen out of my hair for the day, or sad that Richie decided to take her instead of me. When Xander lets me know that they are staying the night away from the pack, sad wins out. My heart hurts knowing that they will be spending this time together, just the two of them. Later that night, we’re all sitting around the table for dinner, Leana, Xander, Cayd and I. I’ve been pushing my food around my plate. I know I need to eat, but I can’t make myself. The thought of trying to get food down right now makes me feel as sick as I still feel every morning when I wake up. “Em, you need to eat.” Cayd says quietly, nudging me. I take a bite of whatever is on my fork, I don’t know or care what it is. He watches me while I try to choke it down as it lodges in my throat. “Here.” Xander says, pushing my glass of water over to me. I drink it, forcing the food down. “I’ll be fine, you guys, I just….I……”
Shattered Bonds Chapter 29: Rich
I must not have heard her properly. “What?” I ask, looking at her like she’s crazy. We were always so careful. I have condoms all over the fucking packhouse and forest for just that reason. “I’m pregnant.” She repeats. I open my mouth, not sure what I’m going to say. “If you fucking ask if it’s yours, I’ll rip your balls off.” She growls. “Of course, it’s mine, Emlyn. I would have known if you’d been with someone else.” I say but my mind is reeling. I’m already struggling with the fact that I can’t get it up with my mate unless I’m thinking about Emlyn and now, she’s telling me she’s pregnant with my child. I stand, turning and going to the window, running my fingers through my hair. “This is a fucking mess!” I whip back around and see Emlyn mouthing an apology to Xander. He’s apparently as taken off guard as I am. “How far along are you?” “Three weeks.” I do the math quickly. “The day that I killed Alpha Samuel.” She nods and I run my fingers through my hair again. There’s
Shattered Bonds Chapter 30: Emlyn
It’s been two weeks. Every night I suffer through the pain of Richie’s mating with Gwen. Some nights, I’m lucky and it’s quick, others he takes his time. I know it’s taking a toll on me. There are dark circles under my eyes from my lack of sleep. My body is covered in bruises from the pain. I’ve begun to worry about my child. I have no idea how this might impact him. And it is a boy. Xander told me he could smell Richie on me two days after I told him I was pregnant, then Cayd confirmed it. But to be sure, I had Leana go with me to the pack hospital to have an ultrasound. I can’t look at Richie, so I had Leana take him the picture. I’ve started to show, so it’s not like it’s a secret anymore. Richie forbid me from sparring at warrior training and I can’t shift while pregnant, so I’m stuck running on my human legs through the forest to get my exercise and try to clear my head. Every day, I’m getting less and less sleep. I’m exhausted and when I finally start to fall asleep, the pain
Shattered Bonds Chapter 31: Rich
Gwen finally convinced me to have sex last night. I’d put it off as long as I could, which is ridiculous. Why am I waiting to have sex with my mate? And it was terrible. I could barely stay hard. Her moans and grunts only made it worse. I tried going down on her but her taste…I don’t understand why she doesn’t taste better than Emlyn. Emlyn tasted better than anything I’ve ever tasted. Shouldn’t my mate taste even better than that? Instead, I felt like I was going to gag. I finally had to get her off and then, unlike any other man in history, I faked my orgasm. No matter what I did, I couldn’t make my dick work. And let’s not even go there about my canines. When I was with Emlyn, my canines extended almost every time I was inside her. I had to constantly be careful to NOT mark her. Last night, Gwen had lifted her neck, inviting me to mark her and…nothing. My canines didn’t extend, and Finley was quiet, almost like he was embarrassed that his body wasn’t responding properly either. So
Shattered Bonds Chapter 32: Emlyn
Cayd drove me to Safe Haven. I’d never put much thought into the name of our pack. I know my parents came up with the name and that it’s a place where anyone that needs a safe place to live can come and be welcomed. But, as a kid, it was just our pack’s name. Now, as we cross onto my brother’s pack lands, I recognize the poignancy of the name. Here I am, running from a place where I can’t live any longer. And, of course, my brother welcomes me with open arms, just like he does with every other supernatural that requests sanctuary. I feel a tear roll down my cheek. I don’t even belong to a pack right now. I know my brother will rectify that quickly, but currently I’m a rogue. I rejected Richie as my Alpha and until I’m accepted into a pack, I’m packless. I don’t know if it’s the emptiness caused by rejecting Richie, or the loneliness of being a packless wolf, but either way I feel so lonely that all I want to do us curl up and die. I’m beginning to understand why rejected mates just
Shattered Bonds Chapter 33: Rich
As soon as I recover from Emlyn’s rejection or recover enough to be able to function, I contact the council. I let them know what happened and ask them for any information that they can come up with. Not long after that, I get a call from Emerson. “Don’t show your face on my pack lands, Alpha Richard.” “She’s carrying my son, Emerson.” “She’s also carrying the proof of the mate bond that you cheated on. So, unless you want my father to kill you, or me to wage war against your pack, I suggest you stay away.” “You can’t keep me from her forever.” I say, my heart aching. “That is up to her. You lost the right to have any say in her life.” “Emerson…” I say just as the phone goes dead. “Richie.” That scent of patchouli fills my nose. I don’t have the time or the energy for Gwen right now. “What do you want, Gwen?” I ask her. “I….” I hear her sniffle. I really don’t have time for this. And now that I’m confused about what’s going on with the mate bond, I have less tolerance for her
Shattered Bonds Chapter 34: Emlyn
It’s been a month since I came to Safe Haven. Emerson reinstated me in his pack before I left the hospital. It helped to feel like part of a pack again. Cayd basically moved into our packhouse. He is so angry at Richie that he has decided not to live in Shadow Falls. He hasn’t rejected Richie as his Alpha, but he’s unwilling to live close to him. Leana apparently went to live at the council after telling Richie how disappointed she is in him. Only Xander has remained by his side, trying to help him fix things in his pack. I even heard that Uncle Liam threated to challenge him and take the pack from him. However, the problem isn’t Richie, it’s his mate, Gwen. Almost every day, his pack members come to our pack lands asking for refuge, a new pack and a new start. Every one of the sprites and their mates have moved here. But they aren’t the only ones. Several omegas and their mates have moved here as well. Emerson has taken every one of them into his pack. All of them were happy to see
Shattered Bonds Chapter 35: Rich
“What do you suggest, Xander? I’m all ears?” Things have gone from bad to worse. My pack is falling apart, and I can’t focus. Ever since Emlyn rejected me and left, I can’t get my head on straight. “Get her out of the acting Luna role.” He says. “She’s making everything worse. The pack hates her. And why don’t you see what is happening? Everyone else sees it. It’s like you not being able to smell your son. How is that even possible?” My son. I turn and look at the picture I received from Emlyn a couple days ago. My beautiful boy. It was wrapped in a letter. All it had were lines from a song. I know because I looked it up. The Woman Makes the Man. I used to be a hero, and a lover She brought out the best in me But now I’m just lonesome, with a broken heart Not the man I used to be It took losing her, for me to finally understand That the woman really makes the man I felt like Emlyn looked into my heart and wrote the lines of my life. Everything has fallen apart without her. My
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