Dina’s POV
“Is it too late to run?” I asked nervously and Rita had to swat my hands away from my teeth again. She’d just finished doing my nails, but I was still itching to bite them.
“Yes!” she exclaimed, pulling me out of the chair and to her closet. “Come on!”
I was going to attend the infamous family dinner. According to Levi, it would be our first official date. I was very much against it, thinking it was too fast. And as always, Levi accommodated everything I said and agreed to take me out on a "real" date on Saturday first. However, we ended up spending most of Saturday morning, day, and night in bed ravishing each other, before settling for a movie and a terrible burnt frozen pizza.
Yeah, I apparently could burn that too...
Now I was a nervous wreck because I was with Rita getting ready. Mostly because I didn’t own a lot of clothes and make-up was a concept foreign to me
Dina's POV“Come in! Come in!” Sally ushered, pushing us ahead into the dining room. “Boys! Girls! Dinner is ready!”“Hey! Levi’s date is here!” I heard a girl call behind us. I spun around, noticing a short girl and a tall boy standing frozen on the steps. Both of them had pitch-black hair and, especially the boy, was the spitting image of Michael.“She’s real?!” the boy snapped, his large blue eyes shamelessly giving me one over. “Fuck, she’s hot.”Instantly a loud growl filled the room. I snapped my attention to Levi, whose eyes now were flickering between blue and gold. I sighed and my wolf mentally shook her head.Possessive alphas!As if we’d give a boy like that a second glance when we have a man like Levi…“Sorry, man!” the boy quickly submitted, exposing his neck. “I didn’t mean it like
Dina’s POVI skipped down the stairs, getting ready for breakfast, when I saw it.There was a package by the front door...I didn’t think much of it. It happened all the time. I even had a firm belief that the mailman was terrified of Levi, which was why any package delivered to this address was left by the door.Dogs and their postmen, I grinned. My wolf scoffed, feeling quite offended. I just had to remind her, that any offense to her had to go through me first. And apparently, that made her happy…I shook my head and took the package into the kitchen. I felt like walking on a cloud. I know you’re supposed to hate Monday mornings, but somehow--- No, I knew exactly why I couldn’t today...Yesterday had been amazing!Sunday with Levi’s family was something I definitely could get used to. Not to mention that Levi made very good of his promise to pay me back for tha
Levi’s POVI could feel her fighting through the bond. I felt her pain, although she seemed to be motionless on the bed. My wolf whined and paced nervously around, not knowing what to do. He could feel that his mate was in pain, but there was no enemy to fight. He wanted to protect her, but there was nothing he could do.Nothing I could do...And then he changed his mood to bloody murder. Whoever did this to our mate, was going to pay! And for once, I welcomed his murderous thirst for blood. I wanted it, craved it. His hunger fed my own and my anger fueled his rage.Someone was going to die...Someone would pay!“Alpha?”It was Mick calling me. I barely acknowledged him there. I didn’t dare to move much, not really knowing what I would do. What my wolf would do.What I would let him do…“I sent trackers to your house,” Mick continued, nonetheless. “We’ll get them.”He wa
Levi's POV“Alpha?”I jolted awake, feeling disoriented and confused for the first time in years. Since becoming alpha, I’d gotten into a state of mind, of never being completely unaware of what was going on around me. Even in my sleep, I was ready for an attack or emergency.But apparently, sitting by my sick mate and crying my heart out, tired me out more than I realized. It was like a dam with years of suppressed feelings, that just broke free and washed over me. Destroying everything inside me. But in a way that still felt good. Cleansing even. I was nothing but empty right now, but it wasn’t bad or lonely, because, at the bottom of it all, there was Dina. She was the first stone of my new foundation!But right now, everything was a blur and even my wolf was still asleep, standing on his legs. I turned around and came face to face with Mick--- way too close to my face!“Mick!” I exclaimed, trying to get him away from m
Levi's POVI roared, making it clear that she was currently insignificant to me.“They-they don’t want her dead,” she screamed, and finally her red swollen eyes met mine. “It-it was for you!”Shocked, I felt my anger dim.The poison was for me?!Why?Had I been the target all along?Had I been looking at this the wrong way the entire time?“They wanted to kill you," Angela continued to cry, as something that looked like regret and pain flashed across them. I just wasn't sure who those feelings were for. "They need her alive.”So, my mate was the target.But---?“WHY?”The question left my lips before I’d even managed to think. It didn't make any sense. Why would they target my mate? What was so special about her? Other than her being the most amazing person I'd ever had the great hono
Dina’s POVWaking up, it felt like someone had run me over with a semi-truck. Everything was hurting, my muscles were sore, and my throat felt like someone had tried to cleanse it with a steel brush.“She’s breathing on her own now,” I heard a woman say somewhere next to me. “It’s a good sign, Alpha.”Alpha? Levi was here?“Le---” I tried to call out to him, but my voice was hoarse and gruff. As if I’d spent all night screaming. And not in a good way! I had a metallic taste in my mouth and, for some reason, it felt like I had a ton of bricks on top of me, making it extremely difficult to breathe.I tried to open my eyes but was met with complete darkness.“Dina!” A dark, velvet voice sounded on my other side. It was a voice I recognized, no matter where I was.“Levi,” I sighed, feeling tears push against my ey
Dina's POVI dozed off again but woke up when a pleasant voice sounded in the room.“Alpha?” I recognized Michael’s voice. “I heard she was awake.”I tried to open my eyes again and this time, I successfully managed to make out the light in the room and the tall, dark-haired man in the doorway. Things were still blurry, but I noticed that the more came into focus the stronger my wolf felt. Well, the wolf and human really were one…“She is, but she’s resting,” Levi mumbled, clearly pissed off by being disturbed. His voice was gruff and husky. Apparently, he’d been asleep too. “What do you want?”“I came here to see my best friend so bug off,” another sharp voice said, shuffling the beta out of the way and getting in. I grinned at the welcoming sound of my favorite pain in the ass. Once she got close enough, I could even see her face clearly as a war
Dina’s POVIt was so painfully obvious that Dylan was the culprit, that I almost felt embarrassed for myself. Who else had been an expert at sneaking in and out of the pack, without anyone noticing? He knew the routine, the shifts, the training… Everything! He knew this pack borders like the back of his hand. And if there was some sort of secret passageway to get in and out of the pack, I know he knew about it! I’d heard him brag about it more times than I cared to remember.And he was the one who helped the vampires and the rogues to get in and out.I couldn’t believe that my brother would sell out his pack like that. The “why” didn’t really matter to me. If there was money in it, it wasn’t below Dylan to sell out his own mother to get rich fast.Thank the goddess that they weren’t around to see what their son had become…My wolf was pissed!Our
Dina’s POVIf I ever see a vampire again – In. My. LIFE! – It will be too soon!My vision was blurry from whatever they drugged me with, and my legs felt like jelly. Scratch that! My entire body felt like gelatin! My brain was woozy and even my wolf was acting like she was high on something. Nothing coherent came from her and I decided to block her out before she gave me a headache.I looked up and noticed I was in some sort of cell. It was dark; the only light coming from a small window on a door on the other side of the wall. I tried to get up, but my body was still sluggish and weak.Which was strange!I could feel my wolf, so why was my strength---? I tried to get up again, but with the same result. I then tried to mind-link Levi, but nothing! The only thing I managed to get was a howl from my wolf, who was acting like someone had lit her tail on fire. She was in pain one moment and
Levi's POVI blinked.“Tattoo?” I echoed in disbelief. Even my wolf was curious now. I’d seen her body naked and bare, and I’d never seen a single spot on her that indicated she had any kind of marking.“She has a tattoo on her back,” Rita continued, unphased by my skepticism. In fact, she was smirking, happy that she knew something that I didn’t: “One that can only be seen in moonlight--- some witchy shit! Scared the hell out of me the first time I saw it.” She shrugged. “She said it was a gift from her mother when she turned 12 and shifted for the first time.”12?!Normal wolves didn’t change until 14! Unless something traumatic happened and forced the wolf; like in my case.“Did something happen when she was 12?” I frowned, not really knowing what to do with this information. It said in her file that she shifted at 14.Was
Levi’s POVI’d been trying to get along with Rita, but all that effort seemed to have resulted in more reasons why I didn't like her. Sure, I knew, I didn’t have the gentlest temper around, but seriously! My anger was in the red zone the second she opened her mouth. She just had an attitude I couldn’t stand.And my wolf straight out hated her!He blamed her that we had to keep away from our mate for so long. If Dina’s scent wasn’t mixed in with hers, we wouldn’t have thought that Mick was seeing Dina.And YES!That was ridiculous, I knew that. But I couldn’t seem to move to pass it!We walked in an awkward silence back to the packhouse. Neither one of us could get there fast enough and, hopefully, Mick would join us soon. So far, he’d been acting as the middleman between us. Otherwise, I think I would have rejected her as my Beta Female already.I
Dina’s POVIt was so painfully obvious that Dylan was the culprit, that I almost felt embarrassed for myself. Who else had been an expert at sneaking in and out of the pack, without anyone noticing? He knew the routine, the shifts, the training… Everything! He knew this pack borders like the back of his hand. And if there was some sort of secret passageway to get in and out of the pack, I know he knew about it! I’d heard him brag about it more times than I cared to remember.And he was the one who helped the vampires and the rogues to get in and out.I couldn’t believe that my brother would sell out his pack like that. The “why” didn’t really matter to me. If there was money in it, it wasn’t below Dylan to sell out his own mother to get rich fast.Thank the goddess that they weren’t around to see what their son had become…My wolf was pissed!Our
Dina's POVI dozed off again but woke up when a pleasant voice sounded in the room.“Alpha?” I recognized Michael’s voice. “I heard she was awake.”I tried to open my eyes again and this time, I successfully managed to make out the light in the room and the tall, dark-haired man in the doorway. Things were still blurry, but I noticed that the more came into focus the stronger my wolf felt. Well, the wolf and human really were one…“She is, but she’s resting,” Levi mumbled, clearly pissed off by being disturbed. His voice was gruff and husky. Apparently, he’d been asleep too. “What do you want?”“I came here to see my best friend so bug off,” another sharp voice said, shuffling the beta out of the way and getting in. I grinned at the welcoming sound of my favorite pain in the ass. Once she got close enough, I could even see her face clearly as a war
Dina’s POVWaking up, it felt like someone had run me over with a semi-truck. Everything was hurting, my muscles were sore, and my throat felt like someone had tried to cleanse it with a steel brush.“She’s breathing on her own now,” I heard a woman say somewhere next to me. “It’s a good sign, Alpha.”Alpha? Levi was here?“Le---” I tried to call out to him, but my voice was hoarse and gruff. As if I’d spent all night screaming. And not in a good way! I had a metallic taste in my mouth and, for some reason, it felt like I had a ton of bricks on top of me, making it extremely difficult to breathe.I tried to open my eyes but was met with complete darkness.“Dina!” A dark, velvet voice sounded on my other side. It was a voice I recognized, no matter where I was.“Levi,” I sighed, feeling tears push against my ey
Levi's POVI roared, making it clear that she was currently insignificant to me.“They-they don’t want her dead,” she screamed, and finally her red swollen eyes met mine. “It-it was for you!”Shocked, I felt my anger dim.The poison was for me?!Why?Had I been the target all along?Had I been looking at this the wrong way the entire time?“They wanted to kill you," Angela continued to cry, as something that looked like regret and pain flashed across them. I just wasn't sure who those feelings were for. "They need her alive.”So, my mate was the target.But---?“WHY?”The question left my lips before I’d even managed to think. It didn't make any sense. Why would they target my mate? What was so special about her? Other than her being the most amazing person I'd ever had the great hono
Levi's POV“Alpha?”I jolted awake, feeling disoriented and confused for the first time in years. Since becoming alpha, I’d gotten into a state of mind, of never being completely unaware of what was going on around me. Even in my sleep, I was ready for an attack or emergency.But apparently, sitting by my sick mate and crying my heart out, tired me out more than I realized. It was like a dam with years of suppressed feelings, that just broke free and washed over me. Destroying everything inside me. But in a way that still felt good. Cleansing even. I was nothing but empty right now, but it wasn’t bad or lonely, because, at the bottom of it all, there was Dina. She was the first stone of my new foundation!But right now, everything was a blur and even my wolf was still asleep, standing on his legs. I turned around and came face to face with Mick--- way too close to my face!“Mick!” I exclaimed, trying to get him away from m
Levi’s POVI could feel her fighting through the bond. I felt her pain, although she seemed to be motionless on the bed. My wolf whined and paced nervously around, not knowing what to do. He could feel that his mate was in pain, but there was no enemy to fight. He wanted to protect her, but there was nothing he could do.Nothing I could do...And then he changed his mood to bloody murder. Whoever did this to our mate, was going to pay! And for once, I welcomed his murderous thirst for blood. I wanted it, craved it. His hunger fed my own and my anger fueled his rage.Someone was going to die...Someone would pay!“Alpha?”It was Mick calling me. I barely acknowledged him there. I didn’t dare to move much, not really knowing what I would do. What my wolf would do.What I would let him do…“I sent trackers to your house,” Mick continued, nonetheless. “We’ll get them.”He wa