Wsely I stepped out of the hospital's sliding glass doors, took my phone out of my pocket, and hit the speed dial to reach Jake. I proceeded to walk away from the hospital back toward the treeline. "Afternoon, Alpha?" Jake answered. "You on the way home yet?" He asked cheerfully. "No, Jake, everything ok your way?" I asked him, hoping he didn't pick up on my current stress level. "All is quiet and secure around here, except for the buzzards eating old Brett." He added with a chuckle. "How goes it with the fam?" "Where do I begin?" I said with a low growl. "Henry Stone is here. He knows about Bella, and he claims she is his mate. I want you to double the patrols on all our borders until further notice. Bella found her sister, through a safe home my mother operates only to discover she's strung out on meth. It's gonna be a few more days before we get home." "Whoa, wait, what?!" He asked, confused. "Slow down, Wesly." "Don't think about it too much, Jake, it will only give
Annabella I could hardly believe it when I saw Maggie get off the bus. I shouted to the driver to stop the shuttle that we were on. He wasn't quick enough about it. I pulled away from Wesly and jumped off the still-moving cart, making a beeline for my sister. Wesly calls me back through our minds, for the first time, I ignored him as I kept running. I was so happy to see her. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close. Immediately, she began to fight against me. "Maggie, it's me, Anna," I told her right before she slapped me hard across the face. "Don't touch me bitch!" Maggie shouted at me. "Are you ok, Luna?" The hospital guard asked me as he quickly restrained her, placing her hands behind her back. "Yes, I am fine. Don't hurt her!" I yell at him. "She is my sister. She doesn't know what she is doing." Before long, the whole Harris clan had all piled up behind me. Wesly promptly steps between Maggie and me as William does the same with Layla. Wesly lifts the ha
Wesly "You look lovely," I tell Bella, standing behind her in front of the full-length mirror in my bedroom. I wrap my arms around her and kiss her face. "Do you want to stay one more night, or do you want to go home?" "I want to go home." She says quietly, overlapping my arms with hers. The day's weight is already heavy on my shoulders before we even leave the room. Bella is doing her best to give me her strength. However, I can feel her sorrow and grief as well. She is fighting her own demons. It had never occurred to me that she feels incomplete because she never got this necessary closure with her mother's passing until now. I pull her closer as we settle into the shuttle that will take us to the gravesite. 'It will be over soon.' I tell her. We are seated on the front row, directly in front of the casket, along with the rest of my family. My other grandpa, Henry, and Paps have been close friends for years. My mother, g-ma, and uncles had chosen him to give my Paps' eulog
Wesly She glares at me defiantly but finally tosses her shoes to the floor and comes back to the bed. I take her hand into mine again. "I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to feel responsible," I paused, exhaling deeply. "Stone told me tonight you are his fated mate, we won't know for sure until you get your wolf." "Well, I say he is not!" She said with flared nostrils. "I already have a mate." "Yes, you do, nothing has changed between us. I should have been honest about the attack from the beginning." I placed her palm over my heart, holding it beneath mine. "Stone or any other man no longer threatens me where this is concerned. Once you get your wolf, we will face him together when you reject him." Her eyes filled with tears, "I am glad you have finally realized you are stuck with me, Wesly Harris! So what are we going to do until then? Do you think he will attack us again? What if he doesn't accept the rejection?" She rattled off. "I doubt he would attack with us
Wesly I stalled Bella at the dinner table until we were sure Stone had left. I had caught him several times staring at us during the evening. I had given him a go to hell look each time, but he wasn't taking no for an answer. The sooner I could get Bella somewhere I could blow his sorry ass to the Goddedeses realm if I had to the better I would feel about the whole damn situation. Though I have been telling Bella for weeks that our wolves will be successful mates, I don't know that for a fact. If her wolf were to reject Kota to be with her fated mate, the only solution that wouldn't put Bella and her wolf at odds for life would be her mating with Stone. Bella would fight it, suffer for me, and I know it. Unless, of course, I gave her no choice except to be with Stone. Which would destroy this wolfman and his beast. When the coast is clear, I lead Bella from the now basically empty dining room upstairs and back to the safety of my bedroom. She kicks off her heels, removes my meda
Wesly "What the hell, Wesly? You got your powers! Why didn't you tell us?" William asked me, with a grin, giving my shoulder a congratulatory shove. "And why would the Lycan think Annabella is his mate?" Harper joined us and had basically the same question. "I didn't think this was the time," I sighed heavily, "my powers surfaced a few weeks ago. I don't know what the hell that dudes problem is, maybe he's had a few too many." "You could have blown him up!" Harper squeaked at me. "It took me months to get a handle on choosing the outcome." "I am a quick study," I told her. Truthfully, I had flexed and hoped for the best to keep my wolf from starting a brawl. "What did he mean by liking his packhouse standing?" William asked, raising his eyebrows at me. I see Bella walking away from my mother and grandparents and back to me. Judging by the solemn look on her face, she is not a happy camper. I am unsure of the who or why, I hope it isn't me. I also notice Stone watching her