Will Bryanna wait until the morning to reply?
BlakeStanding outside Bryanna’s hospital room, I stare at the door and take a deep breath. What am I going to say to her? There is no way I’m going to tell her that not only did I lose my sister, but I also lost Zack while searching for Lindsey. The only upside is I haven’t felt either of their connections break. So, I know they are alive, but I don’t have a clue where they are. Maybe she won’t be awake yet. It is early in the morning, but I couldn’t sleep not knowing where my brother and sister are at. My blood still boils when I think about what my sister was going to do and the reason she and Beth fought. She is the baby of the family, but she thought picking up boys is a good thing. Even though our parents keep asking what happened, I’m not going to tell them. Plus, I’m also sure Lindsey probably doesn’t want them to know. My hand tightens around my coffee mug as I gather my courage. I may be the alpha of this pack, and Bryanna is an omega. But even without the spell
BryannaFear wraps around me and digs into my soul as I stare down at my phone. I’ve put off returning the mothers’ almost non-stop messages and calling for over an hour now. They should have been asleep, but for some crazy reason, they aren’t. Hunter gently pats my leg. “Put it on speaker so Jacob and I can help if there is anything you don’t want to answer or don’t feel comfortable talking about. Okay.”My chest tightens as I tear my eyes away from my phone, shaking in front of me, and look up at him, meeting his concerned gaze. Silently, I plead for this all to magically disappear. His sympathetic eyes and slight frown give me his answer, but I don’t want it. Ring…ring…ring…My phone nearly slips from my trembling hands as I wish this was only a terrible nightmare where I can wake up and it would all be gone. Jacob, on the other side of the bed, slowly pats my arm. “You can’t hide from them. They will find you. So, it is best to just get this over with. I have a crazy
Lindsey“Come on. We need to get back. I want to talk to your mate.” With a bright smile, I bounce beside Zack as his enormous wolf stares at me like I’ve lost my mind. I excitedly tug on his fur along the side of his neck, hoping he will agree, but he won’t budge. Why isn’t he moving? My smile falters a bit as I narrow my eyes and glare at him. “What is taking you so long? You even told me you didn’t want to spend the night out without your mate since you have just claimed each other. I’m sure your wolf is going crazy. We should get back.”His eyebrow raises as he remains silent, but the last thing I want right now is his silence. I grab another handful of his fur and pull it. “Come on. You don’t want to make your mate worried, or heaven forbid, mad.”He tilts his head and stares at me for a moment before his large paw pushes my hands, trying to free them from his furs. My grip tightens, not wanting to let go, but he digs his claws into my soft flesh. I let out a faint
Bryanna I glance over at the nightstand and the clock. It has been a few hours since the phone call with the mothers. I bite the inside of my lip as I wonder if they are really coming. That is a silly question. Of course, they are coming, and they are going to ‘inspect’ my mate to see if he is good enough, but will they stop at that or are they going to do more in the name of protecting me? My fingers fidget with the edge of the sheet, pulled up to my chest. Wild scenarios play in my mind while my stomach twists into knots. Hunter, who is sitting beside the bed, lightly slaps my leg. “Hey, stop worrying. Jacob and I are going to be here, and we won’t let our mothers chase Zack away. Plus, they have already met him briefly before, so they aren’t coming into this completely clueless.” The corner of my mouth curls down into a frown as my eyes drift over to him. Their mothers were on a war path the last time they were here. I don’t know if they remember much of anything be
ZackWhat did I just hear? That can’t be right.I look towards the end of Bry’s hospital bed at my sister, who is frozen in place with her mouth slightly ajar. Her heart sounds like a herd of wild animals charging and trying to leap out of her chest. I take a deep breath and let my mate’s delicious scent fill my nose and calm my raging emotions. A part of me is excited she has finally found her mate, but another part wants to deny her mate for a bit, knowing both the unmated men in the room are Bry’s ex-boyfriends. My wolf bolts forward and tries to take control, but the part of me who is happy for my sister quickly pushes him back into the shadows. I slowly glance up at Hunter, who looks just as surprised as me, and then to Jacob. His eyes flash between gold and then back to brown while his focus is locked on my sister. His breathing is ragged as he growls, “Mate. Mine.”The air in the room instantly grows thick as tensions rise. With a look of surprise mixed with relief, L
LindseyMy heart races while my wolf fights to take control as my mate whisks me down the hall. I’m not sure exactly where he is headed with me, but I don’t really care. I’ve finally found my mate. I feel stupid for not being patient and trying to hook up with men this last week, but how was I supposed to know I would find my mate today? His large, rough hands tighten around me and send pleasure pulsing through my veins. Gasps ring out as we make our way through the halls, but I ignore everyone. My wolf purrs and wants us to quickly find a room, any room, for us to be alone and devour each other. He darts around a corner. I briefly tear my eyes off his handsome face and look up, trying to figure out where we are at. My eyebrows knot together when I realize we are in the area of the pack house where visitors usually stay, but my mind is still in a fog, and I can’t put the pieces. My mate’s deep, husky voice pulls my attention back to him. “I’m going to my room.”A warm shi
BryannaI lean back on the couch in my room and savor the feeling of being free from everyone’s constant, watchful eye. The hospital staff has been nothing but helpful and polite, but after being in the place way too much lately, I don’t want to be there any time soon again. Plus, there is something with a few of the staff, which I just can’t place. It would give me an uneasy feeling, but I can’t explain exactly why though. Then again, it isn’t every day a guy walks into the hospital, and then a few days later, the guy is now a woman.Zack smiles and sits down next to me. He gives me a quick peck on my lips before sliding against the back of the couch. “Are you glad to finally be back in your room?”I smile and lay my head down on his shoulder. “Yes. The hospital room was getting a little overcrowded with not only the mothers being there, but their husbands, too. Don’t get me wrong. I love them and they are like parents to me, but they can be too much when they are in their
HunterThe heel of my foot taps nervously on the floor as I glance across the desk at Alpha Blake, who seems not to have a care in the world or is enjoying my discomfort. I’m not exactly sure which it is. My heart races as I timidly ask, “Will she come?”His caramel eyes look up from his paperwork. For only a moment, a shimmer of mischief flashes through them before they turn back to his normal, serious nature. If this is about anyone else, I would enjoy having fun with the situation, but I can’t when it is about me. These last few days have been enough torture to bring me to my knees and beg for him to demand Bethany come here right now. My stomach flutters at the thought of finally getting to see her. She could be my mate. The one I’ve been waiting for. Blake has shown me pictures of her and his sister. When he tried to find a picture without his sister, he couldn’t. They are inseparable. This alone tells me she is probably my mate. For years, Bry, Jacob, and I have bee