Westley POV
As I hold Gemma in my arms trying to come down from the most mind-blowing sex of my entire life her scream startles me as I turn around to notice six seriously pissed off people standing in the doorway. As her scream rings in my ears, I quickly react to the two males that are charging towards our bed. I pull out of the Goddess beneath me as I quickly move to push her completely behind me as I growl at the intruders.
I don’t recognize any of these people, and as I am studying each one to assess Gemma’s safety the only woman in their group speaks.
“Alpha Keen I know your in pain and upset, but by the way they are looking at us something is very wrong here.” Stops his movement and nods at the female before the other charging enraged male abruptly halts and speaks.
“I know magic and the two of them reek of dark blood magic, and by the way he is protecting her she is about to be in heat.” The British man says after
Gemma POV We’re standing in a luxurious living room, and even though I’m pressing my body as close to Westley as humanly possible I can’t help feeling a sense of unease threatening to overwhelm me. The hostility that is swirling through the air is toxically thick it’s practically suffocating me, and everyone is tense waiting for someone to snap. Westley’s arm is still possessively wrapped around my waist while I cling to his side, and I can feel the protective aura he holds towards me. I’m definitely not the only one that has noticed the way he is acting towards me, and everyone besides my sister looks like they might rip my West’s throat out. I can’t help but look up at the man that is my savior, my protector, and now my lover. Just thinking about how he put his intimate possessive claim on me this morning without making me feel like I was property to be owned, was the sexiest thing I could have ever imagined. Just thinking about
Gemma’s POVWestley carried me to my suite silently while following my sister, and as we entered what was supposed to be my safe space I felt anything but. He held me in his arms as he walked around the suite making sure it was safe before finally set my feet on the floor.With everything happening today I couldn’t help but feel utterly alone, but at the same time completely smothered. I knew that Westley just wanted to make sure that I was safe, and my sister was only trying to protect me which seemed like something she must do often. I just couldn’t think with people watching me like I was a broken toy that they had no idea how to fix, and the pity they held in their eyes was worst of all.I needed to be alone so I quickly told them I wanted to go get cleaned up thinking that this would allow me to separate from them. But when I tried to enter the bathroom they both were following me inside, and when
Gemma POVWhen I exit the bathroom I notice the lounge wear she had picked out laying on my bed, and I laugh looking at the sweatpants and night shirt she picked out. She thinks with all those men out there I am going to leave my room in lounge wear that could almost be mistaken as pajamas, no way was that happening. When I look through my packed walk-in closet I notice several black clothing bags labeled for different occasions, and when I find one labeled First Date DO NOT OPEN I can’t help but giggle as I unzip the forbidden garment bag.Something about it telling me to not open it made me want to wear whatever was inside even more to defy whoever was trying to control me. The garment bag contained a capped sleeved satin black mini dress, red suede bow strap high heels, and a red leather jacket. We weren’t going out anywhere so I didn’t need the jacket, but the dresses fabric felt like butter and my buzzed brain was tell
Gemma POV I can’t help but start to panic, and when I feel my anxiety rising the only thing I can think of is distract yourself from him. In my mind I’m repeating a mantra He Is A Monster Not Your Mate He Is A Monster Not Your Mate as I down another glass of champagne knowing I’m getting close to being more then buzzed, and when I attempt to refill my glass I feel his hands on the bottle. I’m still repeating my mantra and refusing to look up at him because I know my eyes will only help betray me. I let him have the bottle trying not to show how anxious he is making me, and as I grab the glass that Alpha William ask for I slowly head over to where everyone else is. Can I trust any of these people if the one person that I thought cared for me isn’t the person my mind keeps telling me he is. I know I don’t really have a choice because I’m stuck here with all of them, but as I look around the room at each person I’m slowly trying to
Alpha William POV We still had no idea who all participated in the kidnapping, but from the moment Gemma’s father Marvin found out about her mother Mary’s betrayal he’d been asking about her nonstop. After he had learned about her self-harm his check ins became more frequent, and even though I wanted to keep the kidnapping from the rest of the pack it was hard not to tell him. While we were planning her rescue Marvin had mind-linked me several times to check in on how she was handling everything. He had obviously known about her mother’s heritage, but not about the sacrifice she made to leave the Royal Coven. I had lied to him while we were still unsure if we would be able to rescue her, and I also didn’t know how he would react to me working with the Coven King to do so. Now that we are all back I knew that he could be trusted, and I had let him in on some of what was happening with her. He was obviously enraged t
Alpha William POVMy nostrils flare and I can’t think of anything but getting to Gemma. My aura is rolling off me trying to suffocate the will of everyone that’s within the room, but the only people that seem to be affected are my pack mates. Jennifer stands her ground as Andy falls to the floor showing me his neck in submission, but as I try to push my aura over her harder she just laughs.“You realize I literally control the minds of animals right, and your little temper tantrum isn’t going to have an affect on me.” She continues to laugh which only makes my rage boil over.“I said to MOVE NOW.” I growl at her as I take a step towards Gemma’s door, but before I can even take another step someone behind me clears they’re throat.“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this little rumpus, but enough is enough sit the fuck down Alpha.” The Coven King is now standing close behind me as I
Gemma POV The days start to blur together with everyone around me trying to figure out what’s wrong with my mind, and why Westley’s memories of everyone besides me seem to be gone. Kade the Coven King has been around a lot, but whenever he seems to pop up Alpha William is never far behind. I haven’t seen Westley sense the other night, and even though I know it was all a lie my minds still being twisted to care about him. The other night I found myself sleep walking in the hallway, and when I was awoken by Kade he told me that I had been murmuring about finding West. I don’t know what was done to me, but it’s making me slowly lose my mind. I’ve talked with Alpha William about some of the other memories that have been tugging me towards his brother, and most of them weren’t about Westley at all. I already felt completely violated after what happened at the cabin, but now even my old memories of my fated mate are violated. In between trying to figure out how to make me normal again Jen
Westley POVI’m finally awoken again, but before I can even have a minute to get my mind in order or even get a fucking drink of water Gemma’s sister is in my face. Her voice is fuzzy, and my vision is shit as I try to blink my eyes at her several times trying to figure out what is going on. I continue to stare at her as she speaks only getting bits and pieces “Gemma …….. Power ……… Idiot ……… Stop staring ……….. Hurry up ……… Now.” She pulls me up as the words she’s saying finally register what the hell is going on with Gemma.I yank my arm away from her as I scent Gemma and head towards the Rose and lavender smell that’s now encased in what smells like a campfire. I begin to panic is she in trouble what the hell happened after they knocked me out. I swear to God if anyone has hurt her I will kill them.&n