CalypsoWhy was I so nervous? I held the power. Altas kept reminding me of that fact. However, right now, I feel like a small, rejected child. As I heard the car doors slam outside the cabin, I met them on the deck. When I get to the door, I pause before not wanting to appear too eager to go out.Once I hear them, I take the first step onto the deck and open the door. Reid was holding a bakery box, and Altas had two coffees in hand. Reid paused at seeing me, and I swear he looked nervous. Altas sidesteps him and sets the coffee down on the wood railing. He can tell I am nervous. I can feel him trying to reassure me through the bond.He pulls me forward into his muscular arms, and I inhale his scent, letting it calm me. I wrap my arms around his middle, and he doesn’t seem in a hurry to let me go. When he pulls back, he bends down and brings me in for a kiss, and I can feel him trying not to smile into the kiss.“Let’s go sit out here. The morning is beautiful.” I tell him and whisper
AtlasAfter Reid left, we sat there in silence on the front deck. I repeated the words he said in my head. That there might be a way out of their bond. As I close my eyes, I lean back into my chair. I interlace my fingers behind my head and try not to overthink it. How much easier would our lives be without Reid in it? The pack would have a much easier time accepting Calypso.“I can practically hear your heavy thoughts from over here. No secrets anymore between us.” I cannot help but smile at how observant my mate is. She is perfect, and I want nothing to come between us.“I am trying to choose my words carefully,” I said as I looked up at her. She was leaning on her knees, her legs up on her chair. Her chin resting gracefully on her knees, holding her coffee with both hands. “I am learning from my past mistakes and poor judgment with my words. Here is the truth of it, though. I keep thinking about what he said about your bond.”She rolls her eyes and smiles at me. “I can’t lie; it’s
Calypso The overwhelming emotions that took over had me standing before my mother and brother, dumbfounded. I couldn’t seem to move, let alone breathe. So, I stand here just staring at them with my eyes wide. They step back at Atlas’ growl of protection for me. I could feel the love he was sending me in our bond, which settled me slightly. His chest rests against my back, which helps my body relax. “I’m sorry. For more things than you know.” I hesitate for a second before looking around. “Is there somewhere we can talk that’s a little less open?” “Yes. Come this way.” My brother leads my mother away with his arm around her shoulder. It seems like he wants to keep her in check, and I can’t decide his motivations. Did he want her to have a relationship with me? Or is he against this whole thing? Either way, I don’t want this conversation out in the open. There could be ears and people listening. I smile when I feel Atlas take my hand, interlacing our fingers together as we walk forward
AtlasMy hands smack the table, and I barely hold back my temper. My wolf rises to the surface, and I hold him back. “Are you kidding me? There are protocols that need to be followed.” I stand up while looking down at Calypso and grab her hands in mine. “We need to go come back after the time of mourning is done and the new alpha ceremony has taken place.”“No!” her mother cries, not wanting us to leave when there is so much left to say. “You’re already here. A few hours will make no difference. I knew this would happen if we told you in the first place. What are the odds that the day you reach out, the day he dies?”I shake my head. The alpha in me is raging. “You know it’s not right, but I can’t help to think that it’s a little too coincidental that it transpired the way it did.” I sit back down and place my hand on Calypso’s leg, giving it a squeeze, hoping that it calms me down a bit. “What do you think happened? Someone in your pack?”Nicholi shakes his head, “No, we’re the only
Calypso1. Getting out the duct tape from my backpack, I quickly tape it around my shoe. The sole was beginning to fall off, causing it to flop and make me uncoordinated. I couldn't afford to get a new pair yet. They would have to hold out for a bit longer. The following five miles to the next homeless shelter are already annoying me. Bouncing around to different homeless shelters was getting more complicated. Humans tend to get suspicious of anything supernatural quite quickly. So I backpack up and down the country, trying to do the odd job here and there. You see, I was the outcast in the supernatural world. My mother was a lycan and, as an act of rebellion, decided to have a passing fling with my father, a vampire. Pretty sure my father must have had a death wish. Considering one bite from my mother and it would have been game over. She didn't know that her heat would be approaching the next day. She was equally as surprised when I came into the world being what I was. She was
Calypso2.Two hours later, I was promptly escorted to a town car. A tall blonde lycan was the one escorting me, I couldn't see his eyes due to sunglasses, but he had a well-defined scar that ran from his left eyebrow, and then below, he was dressed in a suit as he walked beside me. As he opened the door, I turned to tell him thanks as he jabbed a needle into my neck. He cradled me against him as my legs gave out before whispering nothing personal into my ear. The last thought that enters my mind before oblivion takes me is that I will make them all pay. I don't often give in to my dark nature, but at this moment, being out of control of my body twice in one day was almost too much for me to bear.Trying to open my eyes, my eyelids feel like they are being weighted down. The room starts to spin as I try and sit up. "Shh, it's okay your safe." A soft voice tells me while gently pushing me back to lie down before putting a cool cloth over my eyes and forehead. I don't know why, but I w
3.CalypsoAfter Letha leaves, I cannot rest until I explore the house. I couldn’t relax, not knowing my surroundings, using my unnaturally fast speed to my advantage speeding from room to room. There were three bedrooms, including the master. Two guest rooms were on the upper level, including a jack and Jill bathroom.The living room and kitchen were an open concept. A large tv was on the wall, an oversized sectional couch sat in the living room, and a half bath was between the living room and the massive white granite island, which was probably big enough to seat eight. I couldn’t imagine having dinner parties worrying about the extra seating. The lower cabinets were a dark mahogany color, and the uppers were a bright white. The white made me not want to touch anything in order not to tarnish anything. With that thought, I ran into the master bathroom. It had a wet room! The huge tiled walk-in shower also had a large claw foot tub sitting inside.Letha put soaps, razors, lotions, s
Atlas 4. I step out of the lodge and look at everyone gathered. I hoped I would make an announcement soon welcoming Calypso to the pack. With Letha's reassurance, everyone in the pack seemed to be tolerating the idea of her. I am the alpha, though; what I say goes. It helps, though, when you have a love for your people. I didn't want to be like Rupert, the leader of Pebblebrook, which is why I couldn't allow him to have Calypso back. If he wanted her back into his pack, there must be a good reason. Thankfully Liam had an in at the RHA and let us know about Pebblebrook's interest in Calypso. It wasn't for love. You send your six-year-old granddaughter out into the world or to be killed. You don't have affection for her. There is something about her that he figured out or wants. This is why I had our man inside take her to the car to tranquilize her. I wanted the doctor to run tests on her while she slept. This was good since the blood banks refused to let her have any blood. Luckily