Diego’s povWe shifted back and ran back to the packhouse, but Maria stopped before we reached it. She shifted back and sighed deeply."I don’t want to go back in like this. Alpha Moon means well, but she’ll have questions that I don’t feel like answering tonight.""Podemos ir a otro sitio, do you know another place?"Mary thought about it and was silent for a while."Maybe she doesn’t want you to go," Emilio, my wolf, said."Maybe she needs me with her." I replied, "she shouldn’t be alone right now."I didn’t continue the conversation with my wolf because Maria began to speak."I’ve asked Erik if I can use his house. You can come too, I guess."I smiled; see, she did want me to come.She shifted back into her wolf form, and we ran through the pack. I stayed close to her, but not too close. I didn’t want to scare her again. We arrived at a house after a short sprint, and she shifted back and opened the door."Erik said there should be some spare clothes in his closet."I followed behin
Moon’s povAlthough Mary came home early in the morning, the look on her face told me I shouldn’t be assuming anything. She looked confused and unsure, which I wasn’t used to. Mary was always strong, and I had only ever seen her scared once, when I found her with her throat slit.Kai and I had discussed his plans with Jeanne and Erik, who both thought it would be possible financially. The only thing Erik reminded Kai of was that the rogue land had been purchased by the Northern Alliance. Which meant Alpha Malcom, Alpha Paul, and two more Alphas had a claim to part of the land.Not all of them had stood by Kai when he attacked Norman, so the alliance between them had been broken. Supporting Norman and Helena was a red flag in Kai’s eyes, and I couldn’t blame him. His pack was under Helena’s control, but Alpha Paul and Alpha Malaika had chosen to sit and watch from the sidelines, instead of helping defeat an evil witch.But my mind wasn’t on the alliance or the rogue land, even though I
Mary’s povMoon left for her father’s pack yesterday. She asked me to go with her, but I’d rather stay here. I just started my job as the Delta, and I am finally getting a sense of what the job entails."And you want to make sure Diego can reach you," Beth added.He’s been calling me every evening, even though at the end of the call I always tell him he doesn’t have to call me the next day.He always replies with, "Te llamaré mañana, mi corazón." Which I now know means he will call me tomorrow in Spanish.We sometimes talk for ten minutes, and other nights we talk for hours. About everything and nothing in particular, without ever getting too serious. We talked about our favorite ice cream flavors, the way life used to be in the Wolvin pack, our new titles, and our favorite battles. I didn’t understand why he kept calling me when all I could offer was friendship, but maybe he wants to be friends."No, he doesn’t call his friend my heart," Beth said, and I knew she wasn’t wrong.Every
Kai’s pov"You’re fucking late." I said to my Gamma, who strolled into our meeting an hour late like it was fucking nothing. Big as grin on his face and not a care in the fucking world.Did he forget we were preparing to go to war against Alpha Paul if that fucker wouldn’t allow us to use his part of the rogue territory?"You’re just cranky because Moon is gone." Ronin said.Moon had invited me to come with her to her father’s pack, but if I had joined her, we would never have gone out of our room. Besides, this was her chance to get close to her family, and as someone who had no family left, I knew how important that was."Lo siento mucho, pero algo importante ha surgido" [I'm sorry, but something important has come up]."Talk fucking English man, all I got was important."Diego didn’t even seem bothered by my words. "Maria, I went to see Maria."Goddess, this man was smitten. Was I like this?! Did I act like a fool when I was with Moon?"Pretty much, yes, you are a puppy dog when you
Mary’s povI felt weird the whole day, knowing Diego would be here at night. Why did I say yes? He had been so open with me, had trusted me with something hard, and I wanted him to know I appreciated it, but now I had invited him to spend the night?! That might have been a bit too much appreciation."Relax. Diego can be trusted. He knows better than anyone what violence can do." Beth said."But does he know how fragile my heart is? How scared I am to be with someone?""If he loves you, he won’t mind. Sex is important, but there are enough things you could do together without having sex." Beth reassured me.I had tried touching myself. I had let women touch me, although that didn’t really work for me. But as soon as anything went near me, I tightened up. I literally closed myself off from anyone getting inside me. Getting inside my body or my heart. And I had no idea how to get rid of that or if I even wanted to."Maybe tell him that?" Beth said."What?! O Diego, I saw something bad hap
Diego’s povIf Maria would allow me to have sex with her, I would not hesitate to show her how I felt. But this was enough. My dick didn’t agree, as it went hard as soon as I held Maria in my arms. But I couldn’t help how my body reacted. Maria was gorgeous; she smelled amazing, and she felt even better. How could I not react?"Diego..." Maria warned me."No voy a hacer nada. [I’m not doing anything.] We can switch?"Maria sighed, "no, I like your arms around me. It feels safe. Is that dumb?""Nunca. Never, mi amor. Estoy seguro [I am safe.]"I don’t know how, but I had fallen for Maria so hard. I didn’t even know her that long, but I honestly couldn’t imagine my life without her. One more week with her, and I would be ready to tell her I loved her. I was a passionate man, but even for me, this was fast."Maybe she is something more." Emilio said."She is something more. She is the best woman I have ever met.""No. I mean, maybe she is meant for you." Emilio said.I had heard about sec
Moon’s povIt had been nice spending time with my father and getting to know my sister, brother, and stepsiblings. It was also weird because we didn’t grow up together. They were raised by two loving parents, and I was forced to kill the only loving parent I had.Would I be like them if I had had a happy childhood? Would I be this carefree? Would it have made me weaker or stronger?"Don’t go thinking about what if’s. That will only cause you pain," Angela said.I know I shouldn’t, but seeing them be happy made me miss all the years I could have had with my dad. He was awesome. He was strong and sweet, and he actually showed feelings. I never realized how cold Norman was until I saw my dad with his kids. Around me.I pushed those feelings of regret and anger down and decided to focus on finding out more about the second mate thing.It was very rare, but sometimes the Moon Goddess did bless a wolf with another mate. They would have had to be worthy, and they would have had to endure. I w
Mary’s povApparently, Moon liked to work with her office door open, because I could hear everything she was doing. I didn’t mind; I was happy she was back. I knew she wanted to ask me about Diego, and I promised to tell her a bit about what happened during lunch.To be honest, I was excited to share. I understood now how people who were in love couldn’t stop talking about their partner. Not that I was in love, but I did really like Diego."Keep saying that to yourself," Beth said, but I ignored my wolf.Diego was sweet, kind, and funny. He wasn’t shy about expressing his feelings, but he had experience with this. He had many women in his bed, and while I trusted his words, I wasn't sure I was the first woman he had feelings for.I used to laugh when I saw Kai being jealous for no reason. Moon was clearly obsessed with him, and he had nothing to fear. Moon would never be with someone other than Kai now that she had him as her mate.I knew Diego would be faithful to me, but was that fai