There's a lot of tension between these two...
RomanThank the goddess Pierce recognized that Samantha was going to try and escape. She wouldn’t have, but I’d have been pissed off if she’d have stabbed me thinking that injuring me would give her a head start.I knew she was going to have fire, and I knew she was going to challenge me, but damn I didn’t know how much I was going to like it. Yeah, I’m irritated. Yeah, I want to strangle her for thinking that the measly piece of metal she pulled out of the toilet was actually going to hurt me. But that fire, that fight? Damn am I turned on.I once again wonder how Alpha William didn’t know she was an Alpha. He must have. He’s not a strong and powerful Alpha, not anymore, but he was at one time and I’m sure his pack will be again when his young son finally takes over in six years. So, he must have known and that makes me wonder ... did he know who she was when she arrived at his borders?I crawl into bed behind Samantha, pulling her body against mine, then putting my arm over her agai
SamaraThere’s no way I can sleep with the ideas that Roman has put in my head. Who makes a woman feel so good that she screams? That doesn’t even make sense. But he said it with absolute confidence, and I’d felt my body respond. I need to get away from this man and I need to do it quickly.I wait until his breathing evens out and then I carefully pull myself out from under his arm. I’m sure it was meant to keep me captive overnight, but that’s not happening. I have no idea where I’ll go once I’m away from him. What I do know is that I can’t return to Alpha William’s pack. I won’t risk Roman going after him and killing his pack to find me.I’ve just reached the edge of the bed when I hear a warning growl behind me. I turn quickly and see Roman watching me in the darkness. No, not Roman. Pierce.“I have to pee. You’re not going to keep me in this bed while I pee are you?” I whisper yell at Roman’s wolf. I can’t believe he stayed awake to watch over me.‘Really, you can’t believe that?
RomanI shouldn’t have let her get under my skin, but I did. She had laughed. She had laughed hard enough that tears were streaming down her face at the idea of me killing the people responsible for her family’s death. Even if she wasn’t an Alpha, which she is, she would feel my strength and should know that the north has the most powerful Alphas in the region. And yet, she’d laughed as if I were an impotent male, unable of defending her honor or getting revenge on her behalf.No one, not one person in my life, has ever made me feel that way. Until today. And because of that, I lost my temper.Now, I’m lying here in bed, staring at the ceiling, listening to her tossing and turning on the floor. I’d gone to take a shower and when I stepped out of the bathroom, she had a pillow and the bedspread on the floor close to the door – the farthest she could get from me.I’d gotten into bed without a word, but now, I can’t sleep; for multiple reasons. First, I’m pissed at myself for losing cont
SamaraAs I watch my family of the last nine years fade in the distance, I fight the tears that threaten to spill over. I think about what Alpha William has done for me, what he did to honor my dead parents. I have no idea how I can repay the kindness he’s shown me, but once I get my revenge and kill my mate and my brother’s murderer, I’ll find a way.“Are you okay, Samantha?” Roman asks me. His voice is soft, as if he really cares about me. I’m sure it’s a farce. He acted like he cared about my brother too and look how that ended. If he really cared about me, he’d have accepted my rejection, even if it wasn’t a true rejection.I ignore him and continue to stare out the window at the scenery going by.He sighs. “We’re going to stop a few hours away from here. My territory is too far for us to drive all night. And since my pack members drove hours already today, it’s not safe to have them tired and driving at night.”I’m not sure who he’s talking to. I don’t give a crap about his pack m
RomanWhile Samantha, or whatever my mate’s real name is, goes to get packed to leave, I send a mind link to my Gamma.‘We’re leaving.’‘What? Already?’ he asks. I left my Beta to watch the pack while I was gone. As the strongest Alpha with the largest pack, there’s always a risk that someone will take advantage of the times when I’m away. So, I brought my Gamma with me and left my Beta to keep the pack safe.“Yes. Already. As soon as my mate is done packing her things.’‘She agreed to come with you?’ he asks, shocked. I’m not surprised. Every Alpha on the continent was in the room when my mate told me she rejected me. I’d had a terrible moment, thinking that she was really going to reject me in front of everyone in that room. I smile thinking of her pathetic effort. But it makes me very curious about her true identity. What Alpha female needs to hide her identity?‘One who ran away from her home?’ Pierce asks.‘Why run away though?’‘Maybe she was mistreated?’ he says, making me growl
SamaraWhy am I not surprised that Roman would bully me into becoming his mate. Well, he has no idea what’s in store for him. Since he doesn’t know who I am, he won’t know what hit him when I kill him in his sleep, or maybe stab him in the back.I’ll have to rethink my revenge. In my revenge fantasies, I’ve stormed my family’s home, claiming it as mine and slain Sawyer and Roman, proclaiming myself as my father’s daughter, the last remaining true heir and then I’d taken over, living happily ever after.Okay, maybe I was missing some important parts, but…I’m an Alpha female. I’m strong, and I’m still so angry at what Sawyer did to my brother, what both of his ‘friends’ did to my family, that I intend to let that adrenaline flow through me, giving me the upper hand when I kill them.“So, what will it be Samantha?” he asks. He stresses my name in a way that lets me know that he knows it’s not my real name.I look at Alpha William. The man who has given me a home and taken care of me for n