Jessa was still waiting for her sister to return, but she never did. She was obsessed with the whole demon queen thing and being her big sister, Jessa couldn't help but blame herself. Yet, having to help Lily with her training made her wish her little sister was here to aid, not that having the alpha almost tear her throat when Lily was attacked by some feral werewolf was scary enough. On one of their trips to the camping ground yesterday, when Jessa left the luna alone to take some snacks, Lily was attacked by a feral wolf, which resulted in her being wounded all over. Even though Lily recovered and healed quickly, the wound was so severe and lethal that Alpha ordered everyone to keep an eye on their Luna and make sure she was guarded at all times, after their pack doctor, Joseph, healed their Luna. However, Lily objected to the too many guards, but the alpha couldn't be persuaded. He wanted to keep his Luna secure at all times, and even though travelling in the northern mountains w
Alpha Rhye’s Camp Inside the tents of the Alpha and Luna. Rhye awakened. It was nearly morning, and outside their tent, she-wolves, patrol, and Stephen men were howling and roaming the area. Rhye yawned and thought about what happened again to his mate a few days ago. After what happened to Lily, when she was attacked by some feral werewolf, he had been so paranoid that it would happen again. The wolf didn't manage to change her into one of his kind, but the feral may have succeeded if he hadn't marked her. Everyone knew not to cross the line because of her mark. Being the alpha's mate, her blood would be lethal, but it didn't stop the feral from hurting his Lily, the bastard, who had lashed her, almost raped her, battered her, and wounded her. Rhye snarled as he considered how he had almost lost her. He could practically feel Lily's agony and pain. He sighed as he looked around with fresh eyes. The cloudy morning was shafted with light amid the blue-grey and the soft promise of sw
"Rhye, no!" Lily leaned forward to plead with him, but before she could open her mouth, he said, "Sweetheart, they could hear us, but who cares?" I want you." She stiffened, jerking back. Rhye frowned at the discomfort he saw in her eyes. "Why do you draw away from the simple truth that I will never get tired of you?" he asked. It was an oddly childish gesture, and Rhye felt an instant of compassion for her. No, he thought, honest with himself, it was tenderness he felt, and it alarmed him to know that his mate was shy. She seemed so damned transparent, so unpretentious. He shook his head, his shoulder reminding him that her guile could fool a saint but never him. He knew she was shy and that his pack would hear them make love. He smirked at the thought of teasing her more."I know what you are doing; stop giving that smile. You are charming me into giving in to your wants.""I am charming, at least with you," he said, and she flinched at the open candour in his voice, the damned inn
Rhye’s hand moved to stroke her throat, then upward to caress her chin. "Open your mouth. I want to taste you." She obeyed him. It was an invasion, relentless but oddly exciting. He probed her mouth, touching her tongue until she was gasping for breath. He raised his head and smiled down at her. He ran his fingers along the line of her jaw, back to circle her ears and pull the hair from her face. He looked thoughtful as he smoothed her hair on the pillow, forming a cloud of gold around her face."Let’s try again," he said. He lowered his face, and this time she didn’t start at the touch of his lips. She parted her lips this time without instruction from him and felt a jolt of warmth surge in her belly at the touch of his tongue. He said, his warm breath filling her mouth, "Think of me coming into you as my tongue does into your mouth." She felt his body shudder at her words. He stretched beside her, and she felt him press against her thigh. "No, you can’t. Oh God, not now. They are l
When he began to caress and touch her again, she couldn't suppress the shimmering waves of pleasure that swept through her. Her fingers sank into his shoulders and became entangled in his thick hair. She was then beyond herself. She was muttering nonsense. Rhye sensed the strength of her climax and kissed her, drowning her ecstasy cries with his mouth. He raised his head, and she screamed. "Lily," he said quietly. "I simply cannot wait any longer. I need you now." He thrust his finger deep into her, easing her for his entrance. She was heavenly warm, so very tight, perfect for him, made for him alone. He felt her muscles convulse, and he fought for control as he reared over her. He felt her tense at his probing finger. She moaned. "Oh, God, don't take your time." He smiled and kissed her. Rhye’s finger butted against her clit, slowly doing some motion that made Lily go crazy. "Oh, yes, more, Rhye!" He loved her moan, he loved his name on her lips while she was drowning with pleasu
The sun was painting the frontier with its last painful brightness when Lily battled to jerk the agonizing cobwebs out of her head. Freaking hell. She felt as if she’d been hit by a concrete bus. At last, ignoring the bursts of agony in the back of her head, she forced open her reluctant eyes. Well, sh*t. She should have kept them closed. "She surveyed her surroundings. She was not in the tent anymore. No one in sight. "Oh my God." She panicked. Where the hell was Rhye? Not that pretending this was all a disastrous nightmare would change the fact that she was presently tied to a tree with chains that held enough tightness to sap her strength and leave raw burns on her skin. Or that she’d been moved from the camp tent to one of the small islands covered in trees and underbrush that dotted the middle of the stream. Bloody hell! Still fuzzy, Lily gawked as Rhye stepped out of the canvas tent stuck in the centre of the small clearing. She swallowed her instinctive growl. "Rhye? What
Lily turned her mind away from the puzzle. She might never discover how Livia had gotten her filthy hands on her, and for the moment, it didn’t really matter. All she truly cared about was finding some means of getting free so she could get to her and beat the shit out of the witch. She doesn't care if the bitch was powerful. No! She would send her straight to hell. Thinking about the witch, something inside her awakened, something powerful and dark, asking her to let the darkness in so it could help her out of this mountain as she swallowed down her frustration. "Rhye, if you don't believe me and that I'm so full of shit, then why have you not killed me yet?" she snapped. She appreciated how frustrated he was in finding Lily, but knowing that he had hurt the same person made her want to slap the hell out of him so hard that it hurt so he could recognize her. His expression tightened with annoyance as irritation pricked him at her stupid questions. "I didn’t intend to make you aliv
"I don’t have time for this crap," she hissed. "Release me or I swear to God, Rhye, the witch will be the least of your concern, I'm going to cut your penis."He paled at the stark threat in her voice but stubbornly held his ground."I need your word, witch! Your word that you’ll help me find Lily before I release you.""And just how the hell am I supposed to give you my word? I'm not a bloody witch. I can't do a thing aside from annoying you to death," Lily narrowed her gaze. ""Do you think I didn't notice?""Notice what?""You are healing so fast for an ordinary witch without even casting a spell. You are without a doubt, Livia."She furrowed her brow as if he was crazy, "What the hell are you trying to say?"He scoffed, "For starters, I've punched you many times, even bit you harder in the neck and the shoulder many times, slapped you but looked at you? You seem fine… no scar whatsoever."What the hell? "You punch me?... A woman?""Whore! You are nothing but a monster! You are th