Seeing Kyla’s reaction to my kiss really pleased me. She might not admit it, but there is no denying that she enjoyed it. If only she was ready for me to tell her the truth. She isn’t there yet, though. If I told her now, she would deny it, if not flat-out reject me. I don’t think I could take rejection. She is too cute to let her reject me like that. I’ll have to show her we belong together, that we need one another. Not sure how yet though. There must be a way, but I'll have to be patient and gentle with her. Gain her trust. Somehow, someway, I'll show her. As I leave the packhouse, I join the rest of my pack in helping settle down our new pack members. There is a bit of work to do, but I’m glad I got to this pack before any of the others realised just how weak they had become. Not that my mate is weak in and of herself, I can see she has a will to fight in her. It is just compared to the other packs. Her pack has just become too small to survive. I sigh as I oversee the new memb
The sunlight hits my face as morning rears its ugly head. I turn over in bed, trying to hide myself away from the light. That’s when I realised something. I hadn’t gotten into bed last night. I was too stressed about whether alpha Cedric came in and did things to me while I slept or not. I quickly sit up in bed, tossing the covers off to make sure I’m still in the nightgown he gave me. As I spot it, I sigh in relief. I don’t feel any pain either, so he never touched me in my sleep. Yet, he must have come in to put me to bed. Right? That man seriously confuses me. He could have easily killed me before. In fact, I had assumed that’s what he had come to do when he showed up. Instead, he made me bow down to him and he seems to have some strange kinks. At least, I think that’s what it is. Wish he would leave me out of it, though. A firm knock on the door alerts me to someone outside. Before I can deny whoever it is an entrance, the door is unlocked and Cedric strides in like he owns t
I wish I could bring Kyla with me and show her off to everyone in my pack, but right now I can’t guarantee she won’t try to run off at the first opportunity. It doesn’t seem fair to keep her locked up either, but what choice do I have right now? Then there are the other pack members. A girl like him would be instantly popular with the guys and unpopular with the women for being near me but not as my mate - even though she is. They annoy me enough as it is, but another leader that they can try their luck with? No way on the Moon will I ever let them near her without me around to protect her! It’s heartbreaking to be away from her, even if I haven’t gone far, but this additional matter needs my attention now. She probably isn’t happy with being locked up in her room, but I’ll make it up to her as soon as I get back. As I step into the war room, I cast my gaze over my warriors. “What’s the damage?” I ask, my tone taking on a more serious note. None of my warrior
I’m a little apprehensive about sitting next to alpha Cedric. He seems a little odd today, though. He seems much quieter than he usually is. I wonder if something is playing on his mind, but I don’t dare ask questions. I don’t want him assuming I’ve gotten weak. He sits there in silence for a while before finally leaning closer to me. I want to flee, but I have nowhere I can go. As I brace for him to do something strange to me again, he surprises me. Instead of his awkward touches, he leans his head on my lap and closes his eyes. I can feel my heart racing in my chest. Why does his every movement have my heart beating so swiftly like this? Am I really that afraid of him? Or is this something else? Whatever happens, I won’t let down my guard. Eventually, he will get bored with merely teasing me. I never want to be forced into anything, but I wonder if I can even defend myself from him? He is stronger than me and could just take anything he wanted. I gu
I hadn’t meant for the kiss to go quite this far, but the way her body responded to me had mine reacting as much, if not more than hers. Kyla was utterly oblivious to the mate-bond between us. I realised this quickly enough, but that didn’t mean I could hold back. My emotions over losing my beta were muddying my thought process, but worst of all was the bond making me think this was a great idea. A fabulous idea, an idea so grand that nothing could go wrong. It wasn’t right, but it wasn’t wrong either. “Oh, ah, Moon,” Kyla moaned under me as I focused on her neck, where I could quickly tell her weakness was. That she was getting into this was a good sign and the sound of her pleasured moans made me even needier of her touch. As I drifted my fingers up, I slid them under her top and along her soft, round chest. Her breathing was rapid and her heart was pounding so hard that I thought it might leap out at any moment now. I lifted my head away fr
The moment Cedric tells me he will pound himself into me, my body stirs awake. I hide it as much as I can, but I can’t hide the flush that rises to my cheeks. He had noticed too, and that means I am in deep shit now. No matter how much I protest, he knows my body wakes up whenever he touches me. There’s nothing I can do to push him away. This will be the end of me. Why, oh why in the name of the Moon does my body keep betraying me like this all the time!? What did I do to deserve such punishment from her? Out of everyone in the world that could have beaten me and held me, hostage, why did it have to be some crazy sex-mad alpha such as Cedric? As soon as I hear the door locking behind him, I flop my head back on the couch. I take in a deep breath and then bite my lower lip. There is nothing I can do now. My body has woken up and I need to handle this before it becomes a problem. If I could have, I would have moved into the bathroom, but walking there w
I have to admit, I never thought I’d have to force myself to hold back in wanting my mate. I could hear every sound she had made in there, and part of me wanted to burst back in and take her. Yet I knew that would only scare her, so I resisted any urge I had. Spending the night taking care of myself, and cooling myself down in the shower, I finished the rest of the night wishing Kyla was laying next to me. It's still too soon to wish for such things to happen, and it's a shame that I can't have her beside me now. However, I want her to settle into her new life before I claim her as my mate. Anything less would only make her resent me, perhaps even reject me later on. That is not a risk I would ever be willing to take with her. She is far too precious for me to ever become so selfish. Despite all that, I yearn for her like nothing else. As soon as the morning sun hits my face, I can’t help but rush myself to get ready for the day ahead of me. Though I’m not ge
“Asshole!” I yell at the door as soon as Cedric has gone. My body feels frustratingly turned on by that man and now I am wide awake and unable to think about anything else. I’ll never give in to him! Never! It’ll be a chilly day in hell that I willingly give myself to him! I just wish Dereck was here with me so we could plan an escape. We wouldn’t be able to bring our pack with us, but they’re safe enough here. It seems I’m the only one in any danger. However, I’m stuck. There is no way out of this room and no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to think of a way out. Maybe fighting him off is my only option, but that risks so much and I know I don’t have the power to win against him. I sigh and hang my head for a moment. I can’t sit back and do nothing. Waiting for an opportunity feels like I am wasting my time and soon that will run out. He will want to do more than just kiss me. Closing my eyes, I try to cool off my body and remove any thou