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Josie POV The moment I saw Sam, I felt the butterflies in my stomach dancing around. He is simply gorgeous. I cannot take my eyes off him. He leans forward and captures my lips in a gentle kiss. He pulls back and smiles at me. “You look amazing, babe,” he says before leaning into whisper in my ear, “I cannot wait to see what is underneath that beautiful dress,” he says as he pulls me closer to his body. I am pretty sure my heart just skipped a beat. The promises of what was to come this evening. Taking my hand, Sam pulls me from my suite and closes the door behind me. “Oh, I forgot my bag,” I start to say when he chuckles, “Anything you need, you can use mine,” he says confidently. “Where are we going?” I ask as he walks me toward the stairs. “You will see,” he says as he starts to go upstairs. “Are we skipping the date?” I ask with a bit of nerves still rolling around inside. I was pretty confident earlier today but now that the moment
Josie POV Sam was still inside me. We were both enjoying the aftershocks of our orgasms. “That was incredible,” Sam teases me. I smile feeling a little self-conscious. I did not expect to be so vocal, but the man brought out a side of me I cannot say I am sorry about. “It was amazing,” I reply softly. Sam leans forward into my neck smelling me. He is nuzzling my marking spot. It is an intoxicating feeling and one of the most sensitive areas on a wolf. As I am lost in the moment, I suddenly feel teeth against my skin. They are starting to pierce my flesh when I yell “No!” and push Sam off me. I feel the loss of him immediately, but my heart is beating rapidly. “What were you doing?” I cry out confused at his actions. I look over to Sam. He is laying on his back with his arm over his eyes. He is breathing heavily and just trying to compose himself. I want him to mark me but not like this. “I want you Josie,” he says quietl
Sam POV After a night of making up, Josie and finally settled with me wrapped around her warm body. I was tracing the lines of one of the many scars across her body. “Are you going to tell me about these?” I ask her softly kissing her shoulder where one was. “Does it matter?” she asks. “Everything about you matters to me, baby,” I reply. I know Josie is a very private person and I knew she was self-conscious of everything about herself. I saw them when she was first naked, but I did not want her to doubt her sexuality or attractiveness to me. Now, though, I wanted to understand. I suspected they came from her bastard of a father, but I needed her to say it to me. To trust me. I wait patiently as I hold her in my arms. At one point I thought she must have fallen asleep, but she cleared her throat and began telling me the story of her father. “When I was three, I had run into a meeting the Rogue King was hosting. I was excited to show him
Sarah POV I had been wishing there was more that I could do to help Miranda, and in turn Josie. Josie had saved my life in that dungeon. If she had not been there, I am not certain I would have survived. I was currently practicing with the elite team of warriors who were made aware of my powers. They were skeptical at first of my abilities until I toppled them all on their asses repeatedly until they burst out laughing and waved the proverbial white flag. Today we were practicing me setting up barriers and for them to be able to be ready to go the moment I release the barrier. This is a delicate process. They have to wait for a signal, that we have all agreed to, from me to indicate the shield is down. Many have jumped the gun and been tossed on their asses. After it happens once, it does not happen again I think with a chuckle. We have all grown to be more in tune with our timing and perfecting our responses to one another.
Sarah POV I sat there looking at Jack. He was my future. He was my everything. But my brother mattered to me. I could not sit there and deny that holding my brother and removing his pain was tempting to me. I had been where he was. I had been abused and expected death. Was that what he was thinking? That he would die any day. Tears formed in my eyes, and I saw Jack shake his head. I could feel his fear vibrating off him. I continued to look at Jack as I whispered, “No.”. “No?” the warlock stated as if he was not sure who I was speaking with. “No; I am not coming with you,” I said louder to him. I kept my eyes on Jack’s face. I saw his shoulders sag in relief and then he pulled me tightly into his arms. “I am sorry to hear that,” the warlock says. “He will have to be punished until I can punish you myself,” he says. “Give him a message from me – tell him I am coming for him,” I say looking deep into the eyes of the warlock.
Sam POV Looks like Jack had the same idea. Sarah was sitting with him on the couch, leaving the chairs in front of Adam’s desk for Josie and me. I was holding Josie’s hand and pulled her chair closer to mine so I could still touch her. Jenna was sitting with Adam in his lap. “I called the Beta of the Harvest Moon Pack. Alpha Lucas has been missing for a month and Lana has not been seen since we captured her. The Pack is falling apart, and they are asking for our help,” Adam says. “Why didn’t they call sooner?” I ask concerned with their sudden desire for help only after we called. “I asked that. The answer I received indicates they did not know who to turn to as they did not want to appear weak in front of their allies,” Adam replies. Nodding, “I can see that but to be without your Alpha for over a month. That sounds fishy,” Jack adds. I agree with him. It is too coincidental. Sarah clears her throat, “The Beta has always challenged Luc
Josie POV This guy was pissing me off. Clearly, he was an arrogant prick who knew more than he was letting on. My skin crawled when he hugged Sarah. If he knew she was a witch, he could have been trying to determine what type of barrier she might have put up. Fortunately, we all had protection spells, but we could not be too careful. Walking up the stairs closely beside Beta Steve, I could not wait to get him alone. “Where is everyone?” Sarah asks the Beta. “They are still here, just where they should be. In their homes or working,” he snarls at Sarah. He was bound by her powers now; unable to communicate with anyone, and he was pissed. “What about the children?” Jack asks. “They are in a special daycare. Their parents do as their told and their children remain safe,” Beta Steve smirks. “And if they do not?” Jack asks. “Let us just say they get a reminder, and then the pup suffers if the parents do not do as is expected,” Steve smirks
Josie POV I step forward as the rogues steps all falter. “Rogue Queen,” they all say bending to their knees in respect for my position. I look at everyone one of them in pity. They were doing what they were commanded to do, but they would all die here today. “Rise and take us to the prisoner,” I say coldly. They immediately rise and quickly scurry to be the first to open the door. “Nobody touches anyone who is with me. They are under my protection; if anyone tries to harm them you protect them with your lives,” I say coldly as they all stare nodding their heads. The only things rogues fear is the Rogue King, or in this case, me … the Rogue Queen. Half of the warriors remain outside to protect the perimeter. Sarah runs ahead of us before Jack can stop her. We did not want her to see her brother in the shape we anticipated he would be in. That was if he was even here. As Sarah ran around the corner ahead of us, we heard her gasp as she grabbed the s