I gasp and sit up in bed abruptly. My chest rises and falls with heavy breaths, my body drenched in sweat. I feel strange and different somehow.I shift in my mates arms around my waist and face him when everything that happened between us comes rushing back to me. A startled cry escapes my lips. Samuel is quickly awoken. His eyes reflect panic."What's wrong?" he asks."Y-you...I...we..." I try to find my words, but fail miserably. Everything is one big jumble in my head and I can't sort it all out.He sighs in relief when he realizes I am physically okay. However, emotionally, I don't even know the answer to that."Yes. We did," he says, answering my unasked question. "We're fully mated now."The pride in his tone doesn't go unnoticed. While he is sure about how he feels about our mating I am still conflicted. I want to be angry at myself for yielding unto him so easily and at him for reasons unknown yet, but I can't. It is almost as if my mind and body refuse to be angry at him or
A few things happen when I step outside the mansion to meet the rest of the pack. One, there is a lot of growling coming from one specific person who is dangerously close to shifting. Two, everyone looks like they are about to attack him with teeth bared and in wolf form. And three, that same specific wolf stands tall, dark, and possessive with my best friend wrapped in his arms. It only takes me seconds to realize what is happening. I have seen this same scene before...with mates.Samuel stands silently by me with an intense expression on his face. He seems to be communicating a message to the pack to back off because seconds later they all stand down without hesitation. Luka has really provoked them.Doreen finally manages to smile at her mate after the surprise wares off that it is Luka who was holding her. With the pack calmed down, he looks at her with so much love the entire pack is able to feel it. Their love is infinite and I am happy for them.My free spirited friend is posi
“I don't know if I can go with you," Samuel says after we have finished our food and left the cafe. We are on our way back to the pack and he is stiff. "I don't think I can be in the same room as him and not want to kill him."He doesn't sound bitter anymore over his mate because he has moved on from it like I have, but he still doesn't like Logan. He found him too weak to be an Alpha and he doesn't trust him. That's something he has told me a few times during our travel."It's okay if you don't want to go. I'll be fine on my own," I say.He is quick to reply. "No, I don't want you alone with him. You should take someone from the pack with you.""It's really okay. He is too emotionally unstable to be any risk or harm to me.""Grace..." He tone is a warning not to argue with him on the subject. He never tries to tell me what to do and if he does insist on something it's because he feels strongly about it. "I'll send Dominic with you."I slowly let my eye drift to Dominic sitting in th
My scalp tingles with the need to shift. I have to get out of here. I have to warn Samuel and both packs. They have to know what Logan was doing."You," I spit. "You are responsible for all of this. For Logan. For the deaths of Samuel's parents. The attacks on all the other packs. You leave a trail of bodies and destruction in your wake.""She's quite a fireball," he says to Logan, his jaw set in amusement. "We could use her."Use me? No. Never."You'd have to kill me first." I make my voice as low and dangerous as I can manage.They both laugh at me as I if have told a joke then Grog speaks again. "That's not necessary. We have other ways to make you cooperate with us.""Us? So what, you're a team now? You dragged him into this!"He turns to Logan and smiles. "You didn't tell her? Well, this is amusing.""What exactly do you want with me?" I ask impatiently. "I'm sure you can find other willing wolves to join your league of evil."Grog turns back to me. He is no longer smiling, but s
Amelia gives me a little hope, but at the same time, gaining their trust sounds like so much work. How long will it take me to gain it? Days? Weeks? Months? What will I have to do to prove to them I that I am with them and not against them?I don't like the thought of waiting so long and it makes my heart drop. How can I go for months without seeing Samuel? How can he go months without seeing me? Can I wait that long? No. But what other choice do I have?If I don't behave, I'll never get out of here or see the light of day again. I'll have to play their little game carefully and make sure to only play my hand at the right time. I will find a way to leave here and get to Samuel, even if it kills me.I am a fighter by nature and sure as hell won't give up without one good fight."Now that you've eaten and seem to be okay I have to send for Logan. He's been coming here checking in on you since you arrived. He'll be glad to know you're up."I get chills again and force my back against the
I will never willingly mate Logan as he wants, so the only other option is for him to kill me. Unless I can somehow manage to kill him first.It has been a total of four days since I saw Samuel last. I am slowly dying inside without him. Although I can't use our mating link to connect with him, and I can't use my wolf, I can still feel him. That can fade away soon as well.I wish I knew what he is feeling. What he is thinking, or if he is looking for me. I know the bond is withering away slowly. Pretty soon his presence will be gone completely.I need to get someone to trust me. If I can, I might be able to get away from here. If I could get far enough maybe I could contact Samuel. All hope isn't lost."You're excused for a while. I'm taking her with me today," an unmistakable voice says. It is one I have grown to loathe so much the past few days.I watch Logan as he steps into my room. The lights from the ceiling dance over his golden blonde hair as he walks. He looks brighter, a lit
Logan's hands wrap around my wrists and hold them for a moment before he moves his face to kiss each of my palms. His lips linger on them for longer than I like and I fight my repulsion every second. When he finally releases me I drop my hands from his face and take a step back, suddenly needing much more space than before. To my surprise Logan looks much more resolved in his decision."Okay. I'll discuss it with him. If he approves then you can take the girl after you've earned our trust."Relief washes through me. I don't bother hiding it. "Thank you. You don't know how much this means to me.""No. I think I do. And this is just the beginning. You'll like it here and soon you'll start to see that for yourself and you won't want to leave."I force a smile, and if I don't hate him so much right now, I would have pitied him. He is brainwashed and under the same false beliefs as the rest of pack. He can't even see it. They have his complete loyalty now and there is no way I can sway him
I am pumped. My body is filled with adrenaline and it is the most alive I have felt in weeks. My anger is driving me. I know as soon as my training session is over with Logan, and my body has time to relax, I'll be exhausted. I'll sleep for days if allowed.Logan lowers his body and comes at me again. Unlike all the other times, he doesn't knock me on my butt again. My body doesn't crash against the ground under all his strength. I dodge him, sending him flying past me and he hits the ground in surprise. I may not have the strength on my side but I have agility and speed. Those will be my weapons.He rolls over, his eyes meeting mine for the first time since his fall. Instead of being met with anger or annoyance he is smiling. Almost like a sorcerer over his apprentice or a parent over their child. Then he pushes himself up from the ground and dusts himself off."You're doing better than I thought you would." I raise my brow to him and cross my arms. "You didn't think I had it in me?"