I peeled my eyes open as the sun streamed through my windows. Last night I hadn’t closed my curtains so now the sun shined right though onto my bed. Stretching, my muscles felt like they had been wound too tight. The whole of my body cracked from neck to knees as well. We definitely did too much yesterday. Not to mention if the sun was coming through the window, we definitely missed morning training. Luckily, we weren’t doing anything new so the boys could handle it. If not, one day off wouldn’t be the worst thing.No, the worst thing was most likely waiting for me down stairs. Silas had been absolutely livid last night and I’d hoped some sleep would have made him less mad but it was hard to tell with him. He could hold a fucking grudge like no one I had ever met. So I wasn’t about to put it past him to be even more mad this morning. Getting up, I threw on some sweats and a shirt before quietly exiting my room. If Silas was in his office already, I might be able to have breakfast with
Driving down the road, I planned on heading to the place we played pool at but I found myself pulling into The Wayward Tap. There were a few cars and even a motorcycle parked next to Solaris’ ride.Opening the door, I looked around. There were a couple of booths being taken up by some college kids, a group of old men huddled in the corner playing a game of cards, and an older gentleman sitting at the bar. Solaris was cleaning a glass, talking with the gentleman at the bar. She looked up at me and frowned.“Finn, can you bring down the First Aid kit?”My eyes furrowed but then I touched my cheek, forgetting that’s where Silas decided to throw me into the wall. My shoulder hurt more and I had forgotten that he even hit me in the face. The gentleman at the bar turned and whistled. He was a werewolf but not a rogue. His scent was dulled though.“It’s fine, Solaris. Don’t worry about it.”I chose a couple seats away from the wolf at the bar. She shook her head as Finn came down. He eyed me
*** Solaris POV ***My eyes narrowed as I looked at the slight movement in the corner of my eyes. It scurried along the floor and just as it went to run by me, I stepped on it. The crunch was loud but set down the crate I was carrying to inspect the now dead insect. It was a cockroach, full grown. Not only was it not the season for them but Finn and I went to great lengths to make sure this place was bug free. It was one of Noah’s greatest fears and really his only one. Cockroaches were on the top of that list next to spiders and centipedes.Scanning the hallway, I didn’t find another but when I opened up the door to our cellar, I could hear them. I leaned back and yelled across the bar.“Finn, we got a problem.”A few moments later, he poked his head out from the stairs. “A problem? You okay?”I chuckled. “I’m fine. But Noah won’t be. Can you pull up the feed for the last few days? I need to run through it.”“Um…sure. Did you want Noah…?”“Nope. Leave him out of it. Unless you want
Finn was still giggling in the corner as he stretched. I stripped down naked before shifting into my wolf form. It was becoming more and more painful to shift. It was harder for my body to shift back and forth and even causing me to bleed sometimes when I shifted back. The two boys looked at me concerned but once fully shifted, I felt better. It was also the only time I was larger than the guys. My wolf was ridiculously large. Between my past, the monster I had become, and the power I inherited after, my wolf was ridiculously huge and strong. The two metal limbs shifting easily with me and still glowing their bright blue, I looked absolutely crazy. It was just at a significantly larger scale. Once the boys shifted, we each took a bag in our mouths and they chased after me. I headed East into the forest, skirting the edge of Silas’ territory. Once I reached the far edge before it made the sharp turn North, I stopped and shifted back to my human form. Coughing, I braced myself against
“We thank you this evening for witnessing our silliness! If anyone would like their own shot of Monte Alban Mezcal, it’s on the house tonight!” Finn yelled as someone started up the music in the corner and started the Friday night swing early. Quite a few more people showed up and soon enough the place was packed. Finn and I manned the bar as Noah lost it after five minutes. The tequila hit and his eyes glazed over. His shirt at some point had become a crop top as he joined the dancing group, going so far as climbing up on a table. Then promptly falling off it after a bunch of people put cash in the top of his jeans. I laughed so hard at his antics and even Charles stayed later than normal to enjoy the show. “You guys are going to have so much against him.”I handed Charles another beer and pointed up to the two camera in the room. “Damn right we will. Show the kids one day.”Charles snorted and shook his head. He finished his beer and motioned me to close him out. I did and tapped
*** Silas POV ***'ALPHA!'I startled awake, my cheek stuck to some of the paperwork I’d fallen asleep working on in the office. Looking over, the clock showed just after four a.m.'This better be good, Dean.''SORRY ALPHA! IT’S NOT REALLY GOOD BUT WE HAVE A SITUATION ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER!'Rubbing my eyes, I pinched the bridge of my nose. 'You don’t need to yell. ''SORRY ALPHA! CAN’T REALLY HEAR OURSELVES THINK OUT HERE, LET ALONE TALK!'I groaned and got up, hearing at least five cracks as I did. 'Which part of the southern border?''ALL OF IT, ALPHA! Sorry. All of it.' Dean finally adjusted the his mind link volume. 'The patrol last night came in saying they were hearing something high pitched but they thought maybe it was just something weird. We got out this morning and it’s real bad for us. Josh had to head North a ways, it was giving him such a headache he started to throw up.'My eyes narrowed as I walked out of the pack house, stripping down and shifting. 'What the hell ar
'Silas…''Shut up, Eros. I don’t want to hear it.'He growled. 'Maybe you need to. He’s right and you blowing up at him only proves it.''I said I don’t want to hear it. From you or from him. Or anyone else who wants to put their two cents in my damn business.'Eros swished his tail. 'I think you need to go down and apologize to those three.'Growling, I shoved him back. 'There was no damn way I am apologizing to rogues. I did what I had to do. I will continue to do what is necessary to protect my pack. We will not have a repeat of what happened to my sister. If it means I need to get my hands dirty, then I will.'I tapped my desk as I read over the paperwork delivered yesterday that I had fallen asleep on. Charles had stopped taking my calls and this proved why. The police were provided enough proof that the bar was clean and no minors had snuck in. Slamming the paper on the table, I growled. Nate bringing back three kids who tried to sneak in gave me the idea but the fact that they
Taking a deep breath, I grabbed my drink and downed it. “I don’t get how you can be so level headed about everything.”“It’s my job. It was my job to keep you and Nate out of trouble. Now, it’s my job to make sure I keep trouble off the streets of my town. It takes a level head and an understanding of how the world actually works. Not just the little bubble you’ve grown up in.”Charles handed me a beer bottle as I leaned against the wall, looking at the mess our game had become. Shaking my head, I took a swig of the bottle.“Let it go, Silas. Hell, they might even be helpful keeping any other rogues in order that come through.”“Nate said we have had zero issues with rogues as of late and usually we have issues with them crossing into our territory once a month at least.”Charles rolled his eyes. “See. Maybe get your muzzle out of your ass and start seeing how good it might be that they were there.”I raised an eyebrow at him. “You fucking her?”Charles coughed into his bottle and too