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Blake Lights and colours dance in front of my eyes as I try to get my bearings. I’ve lived in this territory my entire life. I know this place like the back of my hand but somehow, I’m struggling to get a fix on exactly where I am. Disorientated, I trip over a log, landing on my snout in the cold, damp leaves. Climbing back onto four paws, I growl in frustration. My physical prowess is something I take for granted. The thought that even this is being stolen from me is terrifying. As I turn around, my heart racing, I concentrate on trying to work out exactly where am I. I spot the old tree, toppled over but still alive twenty years after the storm that we all thought had destroyed it. No longer lost at least, I can’t help but take some comfort from the thought that things might not always be as bad as they seem. And right now, they look pretty fucking bleak. I know I saw someone outside the window. I recognised his scent. Then why the fuck can I not find him? Could the madness reall
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ZoeBlake stands, running his hands up my bare thighs as he does, before gripping my hips and turning me toward the open bedroom door and the bathroom just inside. For the first time, I take in his suite, and it’s not decorated how I imagined it would be. I pictured dark, rich tones and masculine, oversized furniture, but it’s not like that at all. It’s bright and airy, with an enormous wall of glass at one end. The stars shine brightly, and the still almost full moon is big enough in the sky that it floods the open plan space with plenty of light to see by.Blake steps past me and leans into the luxurious shower to turn it on, the hot skin on his chest tickling my skin as he leans in close. He rests a hand on my waist as he tests the temperature, and I tip my head back to rest on his shoulder, sighing contentedly. After today, I crave being near him. He might have slowed down my plans, but I’m happy to be close to him.He keeps his hand on me as he straightens and drops the shorts t
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ZoeBlake growls quietly in approval. I reach between us and take his thick length in my hand, eliciting a grunt from him. I ache for him to be inside my body, one with me, but he shifts out of my grasp, picking up the speed of his thrusts, adding another finger, and using his other hand to rub my clit in sync. He’s not willing to give me back control just yet.I tilt my hips to give him better access, savouring the feeling of the warm water running over my heated skin as it continues to rain down on us.“That’s it, Zoe,” he whispers, making my head spin with sensual kisses and his body pressed up to mine. He brings me closer and closer to release. I gasp and squirm, trying to escape the sensations washing over me. One of which is his overpowering desire for me. To own me and make me his. It makes no sense that I can feel it, but I know in my mind it’s real. It’s so intense.“Stop Blake, stop,” I call out and he immediately halts, pulling his head back and looking down at me with conc
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ZoeIt takes me a second to realise where I am when I wake up. Stretching an arm out across the cool sheets, I frown when I don’t find Blake’s warm body beside me. Gripping the bed sheet in one hand, I sit up and squint into the darkness, listening for him in the ensuite. Silence.I swing my feet over the side of the bed and stand, wrapping the sheet loosely around me as I tiptoe out into the living area. It’s not as dark out here. The silvery moonlight reflecting through the massive windows gives enough light to see by. I can make out Blake’s tall silhouette, leaning against the glass, his head resting on one forearm. The plains of his taut body are on full display, only hidden by the dark pair of boxer briefs he’s slipped back on.As I walk up to his side, with the sheet trailing behind me, he wordlessly extends his arm to the side for me to slip under before closing it around my waist. He pulls me to his side and leans down to drop a kiss on the top of my head.“Did I wake you?” he
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Blake“Maybe I can come and work for you?” I joke with a grimace as I lead Zoe downstairs, reluctant to leave the bubble of my suite. Leaving my bed was torture. I long to steal away and hide away with my mate, enjoying every inch of each other’s bodies as a normal wolf pairing does. She looks stunning, dressed in a simple cream jumper that sets off her golden tan, and fitted jeans that show off her delicious curves. Zoe seems to think she’s underdressed, but it doesn’t take much to polish a diamond. No matter what she is wearing, she shines. Her beauty doesn’t need flashy clothes or layers of makeup.Zoe grips my hand tighter as we walk into the pack dining hall, and I lead her toward the table at the back where I usually sit. Max is there, along with senior wolves from my pack and some of the council members. At first, I think it’s because she’s nervous about us potentially getting a grilling about what went on last night. Or intimidated by being surrounded by an entire room full o
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Zoe“Did I bite you, Zoe? Did I do that?” Blake repeats impatiently, eyes blazing and jaw twitching, where he grits his teeth.Swallowing, I try to buy myself some time before answering. Blake’s already vibrating with rage and his hands are trembling by his side. His nostrils flare as he sucks in a deep breath to steady himself. My Blake is slipping away. I watch cautiously as he raises a jerky hand to his face and pinches the bridge of his nose. No matter what I say, I expect him to overreact. Aggression pours from him.Max appears in the doorway and freezes, glancing back and forth between the two of us. He hesitates, reluctant to interrupt, but sensing something is not right here.“TELL ME RIGHT NOW!” he roars. It should terrify me, but I can see the despair in his eyes. The guilt. I steel myself against the overwhelming desire to blurt out the truth. Max, however, grimaces, looking pained as he tilts his head to the side, baring his neck to Blake.“Yes. Fuck. You caught her hand w
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Max“He’s trying to protect you. He's crazy about you, Zoe,” I say gently, as we pass the large wrought-iron gates at the end of the long driveway. The man standing sentry at the small building to the side bows his head in respect for who he considers his new Luna. What the hell is Blake thinking, announcing her to the pack one minute and then shipping her home the next?Zoe turns to look at me in quiet contemplation for a second before sighing softly and going back to staring out the side window at the lush forest lining the road. Considering she only found out about shifters this week, she must be reeling. "I know that. He’s being an idiot, but I can feel him. He’s trying to do the right thing.”“What do you mean, you can feel him?” I ask, trying not to sound as interested as I am in this nugget of information. They’re not mated. It shouldn’t be possible. Although Blake is an exceptionally powerful wolf, and his emotions are all over the place. Until a few months ago, I'd only seen
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ZoeFor the rest of the drive, Max and I travel in companionable silence. He lets me mull over everything in my mind as I consider all that has happened in the last week, from the break-in to finding out shifters exist, and from the sexiest man I’ve ever met claiming to be my soulmate to finding out he’s ill. The wheels in my brain spin and spin and it’s making my head hurt. Massaging my temples, I try to ease the ache that has been growing steadily since we left.I grab some paracetamol from my purse and swallow them down with a sip of water from the lukewarm bottle of water sitting on the console.“Leah is coming over. You don’t need to babysit me. I won’t be alone.” I wave my phone at him as the screen flashes with message after message from my way too excited baby sister.“All the more reason for me to stay around and keep an eye on you. You Walker women attract trouble everywhere you go.”“Not me,” I argue, and it’s true. The other two tease me non-stop for having no life. Max sc
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