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LUCY'S POV:"You want to try that again?" Leon says, fuming.They're standing not even a foot apart. Seth is a few inches shorter than Leon, causing Leon to tilt his head forward just slightly so he can look down at him.He is purposely trying to intimidate Seth. I'm shocked that he hasn't slipped his Alpha aura at this point."I said...Don't yell at Lucy." Seth doesn't raise his voice this time.His voice isn't shakey, and he doesn't back down from Leon one bit.I do not like the way that this is transpiring."What is this all about?" Jason asks, appearing in the kitchen. I'm still sitting in the chair, my body twisted to look back into the kitchen where Leon and Seth are looking at each other. Neither of them budged or broke eye contact."Leon thinks that because he is an Alpha, he can yell and disrespect whoever he wants." Seth doesn't look at Jason when he answers; he continues the stare-off with Leon.My jaw drops.After what happened to me at the hands of many Alphas, his words
LEON'S POV:'I don't feel a connection, Leon. I can't even scent a wolf at all. Are you sure she isn't lying?' Bandit says, making me cringe internally."But what about Bandit?" I ask, hoping to get more clarification.Lucy looks up at me with a pained expression before she grabs my arm and drags me to the front porch.The electricity I feel at her touch makes my dick twitch. It takes everything I have to remain in control of that feeling."Sit," she says, pointing to the porch swing matter-of-factly.I liked it when she was bossy. "I've done my best thinking here," she commented as she sat down. I noticed she sat as far from me as she possibly could.'I don't think she is our mate,' Bandit persists.'Can you give her a chance to explain?' I respond to him, getting irritated.'She is playing you with those electrical tricks,' he continues.I shove him so far in my head that I can barely feel him.I was also questioning it, but if I'm being honest, I was just excited that Lucy was look
LEON'S POV:I'm staring at her, obsessing over everything about her.She is glaring at me. It's so cute. Everything she does is adorable, honestly."You're not mad I used a descenter so my mate couldn't find me?" she asks indirectly accusing me of something I don't really understand, or maybe it's that I don't care at this moment.I also realize she says "my mate" instead of referring to her mate as me. I don't like that.I felt more connected to her after she grabbed me and sent the spark through me.I finally shake myself out of the all-consuming daze."Am I supposed to be mad?" I ask, staring at her lips. I'm not even sure I know what I am saying or asking at this point."LEON!" She finally screams, bringing my full attention back to her yet again.Her brows are furrowed together, creating a small crease between them.I want to kiss her face. It doesn't even have to be the lips. Just anywhere."Stop staring at my lips! I'm talking real words, Leon!" she explains in an all too irrit
LUCY'S POV:Leon suddenly gripped my waist, sending me into an internal spiral. My heart was beating out of my chest a hundred miles an hour as the trauma in me surfaced like a living nightmare."If you listen better this time, I might let you eat tonight," Alpha Zeak's voice rang in my ear.I could still feel his fingers plunging into my bare skin as he gripped my waist, squeezing my bones and sending shooting pains up and down my sides.He didn't need to hold me this tight. He always tied my hands down; there was no way I could escape anyway. He enjoyed the torture, my pain, the way I was powerless to him.'Lucy...' Nia whispers soothingly, bringing me back to reality as Leon's hands on my waist release their hold on me, making me feel like a hundred pounds of weight had been released from my chest. "Will you put your head on my chest and let me tickle your back?" Leon says quietly.When I look up, he is rubbing small circles across his chest, crumpling the plain black t-shirt that
LEON'S POV:'She is so timid,' Bandit comments, his voice laced with concern. 'We will figure it out B, don't worry. She is already loosening up to us,' I respond back to him.Her scent is complex.She smells like a summer night: fresh air from the calm after a rain storm lingering with waves of fresh-bloomed wildflowers, smoke from a blazing fire burning nearby, combined with the taste of ice-cold homemade lemonade.I didn't know taste could have a smell but that's the best way I could describe it.Her cheeks are blushing from my insinuation. There is no way she can't feel how stiff my cock is.My body is reacting instinctively to having her on my lap this way.It's not something that can be helped. This is what she does to me and will always do to me."Sorry," she responds to my playful banter. I don't want her to be sorry; I want her back to her old, playful self, but I can tell this topic makes her uncomfortable."No, don't be sorry for how you affect me." I gently lift her into m
LEON'S POV:I look down at Lucy in my arms. Thank the Goddess for her.I already knew she was going to make me a better man by the way I was reeling my emotions in rather than letting them explode like I always have in the past.My teeth are chewing at the sides of my cheeks. I'm torn between confronting Seth and just letting it go completely.I get Lucy tucked into her bed, kissing her cheek before I reluctantly pull away from her.I push open the back door. I can hear Jason's footsteps behind me before I step outside.He catches the door and jogs up behind me as I'm stripping my clothes off in a hurry."Hear him out first," Jason warns me as the door behind him slams shut from the wind.I cringe at the thought of that sound waking Lucy up.He knows I'm angry Seth didn't tell me.I can't promise I will, so I don't say anything at all before I shift.His scent is easy to find. As I pick up speed, my paws hit the dry earth hard. Echoes of my paws meeting the surface below it flutter th
LUCY'S POV:I wake up feeling more refreshed than I have my entire life.My eyes flutter open. I look in each direction, expecting to see my mate, but I'm left with nothing but the black and white scroll patterns stitched into the comforter resting over my body.There was no light coming from the window. How long had I slept? It can't possibly be nighttime, I thought to myself.A crackle of thunder makes me jump.'Something feels off,' Nia comments as I settle back into bed. The lightning follows soon after, lighting up the room briefly.'What do you mean?' I ask her.'I don't know exactly. Find our mate,' she says firmly.My bare feet hit the cold wooden floor with a thud as I slowly panicked at the emotions that were mixing with Nia's.I stumble my way to the door before I grip the doorknob hard and turn it open.I rush down the hallway and down the stairs to the first floor and into the living room. Jason is nestled on the couch, eyes closed, clearly taking a nap."Where is Leon?!
LUCY'S POV: 'Something still feels off,' Nia says.'No shit. I think Leon and Seth got into a fight,' I say back.'Of course, they did, but this is something else,' she responds, making me want to crawl into a hole and never come out.After stripping the wet clothes from my body, I moved to the dresser and pulled out the dry ones.'What do you mean "of course they did"?' I ask. She sighs in response.I set my t-shirt down on the bed before slipping on a pair of new sweatpants when a knock comes on my door.Before I can say anything, the knob twists and turns, and the door opens. My foot catches on the waistband of the sweatpants as a result of me whipping my head up to look at the doorway.I fall back, smacking my head on the wall beside the bed. Thankfully, it was not hard enough to knock me out.Leon runs over to the side of the bed where my half-naked, crumpled body is on the ground once again."Get away! Haven't you heard of knocking and waiting for permission to enter before you
Leon:Liam texted me.It was just a few hours after they had started their journey. He had a bad feeling about the situation, but he didn't want to tell Lucy, so he informed me.I was grateful he didn't tell her. She was a mess already.I had been doing everything I could to simply be there for her and enjoy the time we had. Our first gathering. One that would be remembered forever.While I knew this was an important event for many reasons, it was crucial to me for more than the basic and apparent reason, but it was turning into so much more. Have you ever been in a moment where it takes you several beats in time to recognize that you're in real life and not a dream?For everything to catch up and present itself as reality.Well, same. This moment was that for me.The look on Rosie's face told me that this was serious. She was mesmerized by the silver key in Lucy's small hand.It glistened against the solf white lights illumnating the hallways before it sucked the lights from above
Lucy:The scent wasn't fresh, or at least, it wasn't potent.Whoever had been in here likely wasn't here anymore, but of course, I checked every space that someone could be hiding in.'Maybe it was that driver,' Nia ponders, even though we can both tell the scent isn't the same.The idea sounds better than the alternative.I take a mental note to ask my mates if they've had anyone in here for any reason. I let out a massive sigh of relief as I opened my dresser drawer and removed the clothes. The key and journal were still tucked beneath the stack of clothes.What would they be in my room looking for? This wasn't exactly the best hiding spot, but I had never worried about anyone breaking in.'The door isn't damaged, and it was locked. That means, if someone did come in here without permission, they would have had to have had a key,' I say to Nia, trying to sort things out.The book on my nightstand that I knew had been there was gone. From what I could tell, my brush was the other m
Lucy:I was going to have to face the entire pack soon. Tallie was essentially supposed to be like practice for me, but the moment she burst into tears, I no longer knew how I could possibly address the entire pack.Tallie sobbed for an awkward minute or two. I wasn't sure if she felt comfortable with me consoling her, so I stood there silently with my hands clasped in front of me, praying to the Moon Goddess for anything at all."Umm... Tallie, I'm sorry if I scared you," I mutter, my voice cracking.She shakes her head and wipes her tears off her face before sniffling and regaining her upright position to face me."It's not that. I mean, you didn't scare me," she explains, throwing her hands around in the air.I walk forward and hug her, letting my magic flow from me to her, similar to how I did with Saul. She needed to feel understood and not so alone. This was something I was good at.She settles down dramatically, her body relaxing and the trembling disappearing almost instant
Lucy:Leander said yes, of course. I knew that he would.Rosie was over the moon with excitement, and while I think we were all still shaken up about the crazy driver situation, this was a silver lining."Of course, Tallie and Maddel will have to agree. After all, they did adopt Rosie, and she is not an adult yet," Leander states.I couldn't tell what it was, but I didn't care too much for Rosie's adoptive mother, and I hadn't met her adoptive father yet."You're like a magnet for danger!" That's Trish.About time she shows up.Oh no. She doesn't have Saul.It's getting late. We've been here for longer, or the entire crash and chaos took more time than I had thought."Trishy, where is your mate?" I ask, staring at the cottage in hopes that Saul will come around the corner, but he doesn't.He went with Seth.Of course, he did. It makes sense, but I still can't help but feel bad. I keep feeling like everything is my fault. Anyone around me is put in danger left and right."Stop," Seth
Lucy:A gentle hum vibrated from my connection with Rosie before everything went black.Am I the only one who can hear her this way?"Hello?" I ask into the darkness.A blue light illuminates the darkness. I shield my eyes with my arm momentarily until the light dims, and I'm left sitting on a garden bench."You're okay," I hear Liam's voice.I jump, startled by his presence in my space.My space? Where am I?"What? How?" I ask, turning my body to face him fully now.Liam just smiles at me and pulls me onto his lap to straddle him."This doesn't-" I'm cut off by Liam's lips softly pressing against mine.He gently wraps his arms around me, pulling my body closer to his in the process. For a brief moment, I let myself go, bringing myself into this moment with Liam."Wait!" I pull away."This isn't real. You aren't real!" I say, tearing up again.I had a horrible feeling about Liam going on that mission.How do I get out of here? I need to find Liam. Real Liam.Dammit, Rosie, what did y
Seth:'What do we do?' Leon links me.Lucy has been crying in his lap for at least five minutes now as we drive to Rosie's.Goddess, why did she have to live so far out of the way? A large spot on his shirt was soaked with her tears. He's been doing a great job soothing her, the best anyone could, but she's not being receptive like she normally is.I can tell even Leander is getting nervous. Lucy's mood seemed to sway anyone within 20 feet of her.'Maybe it's a good thing we're going to Rosies,' I link back.Honestly, I have no idea. I had never seen Lucy act this way.Liam's leaving broke her into pieces. At least a million of them."Lucy!" Leander speaks up before clearing his throat.I watch as she hiccups and clears her throat, wiping her tears as they continue to flow steadily down her cheeks."Liam has been on a lot of scouting missions. This is his specialty. He managed to make it to Kragen's facility, find you, and come home in one piece. He will be okay," Leander states, sw
Lucy:'Lucy! Wait for us!' Liam links me, but Nia isn't listening.Neither am I.I gave Nia complete control; she needed this. We should have gone for a run first thing this morning.We're gaining on him. I can feel the strength running through our blood, supplying us with more energy.The sound of his heartbeat sounds like rocks beating relentlessly against a drum.He's scared.Good.'There he is!' I say, even though I know she can see him too.The sound of paws is now beating heavily against the dirt ground, echoing off the solid oak and maple tree trunks. Of course, he had headed straight towards the forest. Anyone trying to get away would run in this direction but an unanswered question pops into my head.Where is he running to?'Wait! Nia! Let him get away!' I shout as loud as I can.I feel her growl vibrate through our entire presence as she leaps over a fallen oak log, our paws nearly brushing against the bark.I force myself forward, shifting mid-air against her will. My body
Lucy:"We'll have to take a car to Rosie's," Seth says as we head out the front doors of the pack house.For the most part, everyone understood what I had explained to them earlier about the connections, but if there was one thing I was holding very close to me, it was Hecate telling me to trust my gut.I had a third sense for things. It wasn't my core gift, but it acted very close to it.At some point, I needed to get Seth alone to help me plan for my other mate's birthday.While the ceremony would be on their actual birthday, I had a small idea of what I wanted to do for them as my gift, and it wouldn't be able to be on their actual birthday.The typical black SUV pulled around with a driver I hadn't seen before. It wasn't their usual guy."Can I take the passenger seat?" I ask, feeling oddly uncomfortable with this new driver for some reason unknown to me at this moment.While it may seem odd to take the passenger seat with how I'm feeling, it's really not. The closer I am to this d
Savina:"What took you so long?" I hiss.They left me for dead; I just know it.My throat feels like sandpaper as I sit up in the cot I had been in for the last several days."Be thankful we came back for you at all," Kash says.I have no clue where we are. The room is dark, and they haven't let me leave since I got here.They lied to me. Lucy wasn't supposed to have her magic. It was supposed to be an easy task.Although my plan was never to take her out in a challenge, I was improvising.The goal was to separate her from her mate's bond so that if her magic ever came to fruition, she would not gain her full strength.Kash never told me why we were doing it. Some might think I was a fool for following his orders blindly, but I trusted him.I loved him.I never wanted Leon the way that I had made it seem. It was a means to an end."How could you say that, Kash?! I did what you asked of me!" I defend.His comment nearly shattered my heart into a million pieces."You are a fool, Savina!