MattI was dizzy, but I kept running in the direction Tony told me to. I could barely make out the shape of leaves beneath me, let alone the trees. I was so dizzy with blood loss. It was only pure will and Tony’s voice in my head that was keeping me going. I wish I could help more, but I had lost too much blood. We ran for what felt like too long, using our enhanced speed to thin them out. Tony would take care of the few who managed to catch up with us as they came, giving me some time to rest in between bursts of running at top speed.I stumbled as my stomach lurched and the world started to spin. I heard Tony tearing a werewolf apart and sunk my head into the river, drinking from it in hopes that it would help. The wound in my side was closed, but it wasn’t leaking as much blood as it had been earlier. Still, my fur was mostly red from the blood leaking from the wound on my back. Tony came back and rushed past me. I ran after him, shaking off the dizziness as much as I could. The c
MattThe relief of knowing that Lucy was simply missing and not dead had taken what little strength I had left. Tony practically carried me back down stairs and put me in a chair to be tended. I sat at the edge of the room as Tony growled and demanded answers, but none of them told a different story. The person who had made her lunch wasn’t here. They hadn’t seen her and several others in the house since several hours before our beta’s daughter had gone to check on Lucy. Of the thirty-five people that lived on the Estate and were a part of the pack, only twenty-three were here. Five of them were on patrol meaning that there were seven people missing total.Seven traitors.“No answer?” Tony asked our beta. He shook his head. “I’ve called all of their families too, but all of them are gone. All of their stuff is gone too.”I grit my teeth and hissed as our nanny applied some silver anecdote to the wound on my back and pressed a bandage to my side. It smelled like tar and motor oil, but
TonyI paced. I hated. Every step I took felt like I was losing control, but I couldn’t help it. It was either this or murdering my entire pack. I tried not to think of the row of graves that weren’t even a decade old as I pushed my instincts to pick up something. But there wasn’t even a trace that she had ever been here. I looked up at the window of the luna’s chambers and tried to breathe through my fury. This can’t go on. I told Matt as he came up to stand beside me. I can feel my control slipping. “We’ll find her,” Matt said. “If we can just figure out how she could have been taken from the estate without anyone knowing…”If they’re all in on it because she’s only a half breed…“We can’t jump to that conclusion yet,” Matt said, wincing. “I really hate being the voice of reason.”Tony snorted. Can you feel her at all?He winced at the question. Matt’s shoulders slumped. “I… Tony, I couldn’t ever feel her.”I nodded stiffly. Me either.I couldn’t feel her even when we were nearby
LucyWhere was I? Somehow, I wasn’t dead. Everything was hot and cold. I felt terrible. When I opened my eyes, sunlight stung my eyes coming through the trees. I smelled wet earth and fresh water. There was this other scent too, like compost in my nose. I didn’t recognize where I was. Why was I outside?I tried to sit up. It was so hard. Everything hurt and my stomach kept turning like I wanted to throw up. Was I going to throw up? My stomach heaved and bile burned my mouth, but nothing else. I couldn’t remember the last time I had eaten.I frowned, no. I remembered. Someone had brought me food, but after that, I couldn’t remember anything. I heard something move nearby and froze. Slowly, I turned and the bright red eyes of a dark furred wolf were staring at me. I screamed.I tried to get to away from the wolf, but the wolf didn’t try to approach me. It sat at the edge of the clearing as I dragged myself away from it. There was something in its eyes that was making my heart race.
LucyI opened my eyes slowly. It smelled like roses and something else. I could hear Matt and Tony’s voices. I looked up as the sound of sloshing water filled my ears. The hot and cold feeling had gone away, but the zapping sensation was still there. I shuddered as I felt it again. Everything still hurt, but the water was warm.“Hey,” Tony said softly. “How are you feeling?”“Warm,” I said. “Good,” Tony said. “Matt’s a bit upset with me since I had you in the car. He’ll probably want a turn soon.”“Probably?” Matt scoffed. “We’re supposed to be sharing. Of course, I’m going to want my turn! She’s my mate too.”I looked over at Matt. His eyes were sparkling as he kneeled beside the tub. He looked a little pale, and his eyes were dazed. He cupped my face and kissed me briefly. “As soon as we get you cleaned up. We’ll get you something to eat after.”“I’m not hungry,” I said. “You might be later,” Tony said. “Do you remember what you ate last?”“Instant noodles.”Matt frowned and look
LucyWhen Tony or Matt weren’t having sex with me, I was sleeping. I don’t know what they were doing while I was asleep, but I woke up with Matt in bed with me most of the time. I didn’t even know how long it had been since I was brought back. We were staying in Tony’s room while they were repairing the doors and walls of my room. I could hear them working down the hall. Matt turned over and pulled my hips back, and thrust into me with a groan. “Quick before Tony comes back.”I gasped as he rolled me onto my stomach. He pulled me onto my knees and thrust into me. The bed rocked softly. He leaned over me as he thrust harder and harder. I could barely breathe as he shuddered and came. I felt something warm inside me as he slumped over me and panted in my ear. “You always feel so good,” he whispered in my ear. Then, he pulled out of me and pulled me back into his arms. “Did you sleep well?”I nodded. Then, the door opened. “Matt,” Tony said. “Get out of bed and take Lucy outside.”He
LucyMatt took my head and pulled me along into the building. “We’re going to at least find out what kind of ramen you like today.”“Okay.”We got to the restaurant. Everyone seemed to recognize Matt, but when they looked at me, I could feel their dismissal. Matt pulled me through the restaurant with his arm around my waist and walked me to the bar in front of a man in a white jacket. The man smiled pleasantly and bent his head. “A pleasure to see you, Mr. Chance.”Chance? Was that their last name? Was that my last name now too?“And your lovely companion. I will be taking care of you today. Can I start you off with something to drink?”I turned my head, looking out the window. The windows looked different from the inside, but I could still see the rest of the city. Nearby, there was a woman glaring at me. Her face was flushed. Her make-up looked like she stepped off the cover of a magazine. She looked like she was wearing an expensive outfit. Her necklace glittered around her neck.
Lucy“What’s hard about it?” I asked. “Am I making things difficult for you?”His eyes twitched. “You really think all we want from you is sex?”I blinked. “No.”His eyes brightened. “Really?”“You said you wanted children,” I said, looking away. “I thought that was… why all the sex.”He looked like he’d been gutted. “What about… the time at the bar? We protected you. That guy was going to take you from us.”I blinked. “You bought me for a lot of money….”“Lucy,” Matt groaned. “You’re our mate. That doesn’t matter.”I blinked at him. “Okay.”His eyes twitched again. He looked more frustrated by the second. He stuffed some more ice cream in his mouth. When he was done, he threw the empty cups in the trash and pulled me away from the area. I could feel how frustrated he was with the way this was all going. Soon, we reached a store with a bunch of jewelry on display, and he pulled me inside. “What’s your favorite color?” Matt asked. “Yellow.”He turned back and pulled me up against hi