I have a family. I have two alphas and a beta. I have a home to call my own. They love me. I had what I never thought I would get, and it was even better than I had imagined. I wore my Alphas marks on display, but my Beta had not yet marked me. There was still hope, I knew that. Bella’s feelings were as mixed as mine so I wasn’t going to ruin things by asking for her mark when I already had her bond. It wasn’t as clear as Michel and Tyrone’s bond, but it was enough for me to get a clue as to what she was feeling. Everything was still…new, and it felt strange, but if I could do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing. It was meant to happen this way even if my arrival on the farm hadn’t been the best. My smile faded when I looked up and spotted David on the couch. I froze for a few seconds and then took a step back to get away before he saw me, but David looked up at that moment, making me freeze again. “Sin,” he greeted softly. I stared at the mark on his neck. It looked
They didn’t approve. It wasn’t that hard to see. The woman was clearly disappointed in Sin, and she wasn’t trying to hide it. It made Sin feel sad although she didn’t show it. I squeezed her hand tighter as we followed the woman across the yard to the medical building. We had already filled in the forms so our mating could be added to their records and Sin’s name be removed from the Omega Center’s resident list. Now Sin needed to get her check-up, and then we could go back home, something that Sin was eager to do. She didn’t specify her reason for wanting to stay at home, but it wasn’t hard to guess. Jackson was still out there. But she wasn’t the only one who was worried about him. My worry had increased when I checked my phone this morning to find over fifty missed calls from Draven over the past week. Jackson and my brother were good friends, and it wouldn’t surprise me if Draven was helping Jackson with whatever he was planning. Truth was, I wasn’t worried about my b
It took a lot of effort for me to force my eyes open when I heard the door creak as someone entered the room. I blinked until my vision cleared and I could make out the man hovering in the doorway. “I picked up some clean clothes for you and some food.”Although my stomach was grumbling from hunger, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to stomach even a bite of whatever David had gotten. “Did you find him?” I questioned. “No,” he growled, lowering the bags onto the single couch pushed against the wall next to the door. “Nobody had seen him.” My hand curled into fists. If there had been any doubt of Draven’s involvement in Sin’s kidnapping, it had been cleared now. He disappeared at the same time Sin was kidnapped. “Jackson’s name has been removed from the suspect list.”I tensed, muscles tightening as I fought the urge to jump up and wrap my hands around his neck. “What did you just say?” I questioned through clenched teeth. David slowly straightened and turned to face me. “He was awa
The rumble of Bella’s truck made me clench my jaw. I thought that I had made it clear that bringing an omega to the ranch again was a big fucking mistake, but they didn’t listen. Throwing the tools down on the table, I grabbed the clothe to wipe my hands and then made my way towards the door. I leaned against the doorway as I watched Bella park her truck under the tree. They didn’t immediately get out of the truck, and I hoped that it was a sign that Bella had changed her mind. But Bella’s door finally opened, and a second later so did the other door. The air locked in my throat when the omega climbed from the truck. She was nothing like I imagined her. Smaller. Thinner. Her eyes darted around and then locked on Michel who was standing on the porch. Muttering a curse, I stormed towards them. If I wasn’t there for the introductions, Bella would never let me live it down. Daisy barked as she ran around the side of the house, straight at the new-comer. Kate hated animals, and it
Water.I could almost taste the cold liquid on my tongue. The drug they had been injecting me with was starting to wear off. I dreaded the moment they would come back to inject me again. They barely gave my body time to recover before injecting me again. Whatever they gave me made me feel like I was floating and then it would make me fall asleep. Thirst was the first thing I felt when I woke up after the drug wore off. And then the pain would register. The pounding headache, and my aching muscles. If I moved my feet just a little, they would touch a wall. The wood felt rough against my sensitive skin. Loud laughter suddenly broke the silence, making me flinch. They always stayed close by. I could hear them talk and argue and laugh. The man who injected me smelled like sour milk and beer. I hated the smell. It reminded me of him. I had been drugged when they kidnapped me from the truck, but the dosage had been mild compared to the drugs they had been giving me. During the drive
It was halfway across town at the old motel where Draven first found Sin. I ran a hand down my face and looked at the bed where Tyrone was fast asleep. The doctor had sedate him an hour ago after he tried to leave. I understood his eagerness to go search for Sin, but he didn’t understand how important it was for him to stay at the hospital where they could keep an eye on his wounds. He needed to be in the best shape when we find her because Sin was going to need him. Midnight. It was five hours away. I stood and walked over to the window. My eyes darted over the dark clouds in the sky and then down to the people below, running for cover as the first drops started to fall. “I got some coffee.”Turning, I watched Bella as she placed the cups down on the small coffee tabel. Midnight. Walking over to her, I waited for her to straighten and then gripped the back of her neck to pull her lips to mine. I kissed her like I hadn’t kissed her in months. I kissed her as if it was the last
Nothing. I felt no sadness. No pain. No anger.Nothing. I was completely numb. Was it normal for me to feel nothing? Should I be crying? Should I be lashing out? Should I be demanding answers? The air locked in my throat as they started lowering the coffin. This shouldn’t have happened. Everything could have been avoided if Jackson had accepted that Sin didn’t want him. It’s too late now.A hand slipped into mine and squeezed, pulling my attention away from the lowering coffin. I frowned down at Bella. “What are you doing here?”“I thought you might need some support,” Bella said softly. “You know for when you face the firing squad, but since you’re all the way over here, I take it that it already happened?”I nodded. “That bad, huh?”A sigh fell from my lips. It was much worse than I had imagined, but I wasn’t going to tell Bella that. With one last glance at the people standing around the grave, I turned away. “Aren’t we going to the after service?” “No,” I muttered. “How
I could remember one time when I knocked on death's door. It was that day when the dogs attacked me. The doctors told mother that I was lucky to be alive because I had lost a lot of blood. I had wished to die that day because I hated my life. But things were different the second time I knocked on death's door. Michel had been by my side, begging me not to leave them, apologizing for not being on time to protect me. I had been shot that night. Not on purpose, but by a stray bullet that hit me while I was running. Draven had taken me to the motel where he found me to return me to my pack, but things had gone wrong when Jackson and his men showed up. He hit me and then told me to run if something happened to him. Jackson had pulled his gun first, demanding that Draven tell him where I was, but he had refused. Maybe Tyrone was right, maybe it wasn’t my fault. I hadn’t asked Draven for help, he had decided to help me on his own free will and it had unfortunately ended up getting him