Chapter Seventeen:

Alley POV

Waking up I feel different. Like something is off but I can't figure out what it is. I looked over to see Stephen still sleeping, snoring softly. I ran my fingers through his hair and looked down to his mark. It isn't a normal mark... a mark of a wolf but with a woman standing behind it with her hands up looking at the moon. How odd. I looked down at mine to see it was a wolf with a man standing behind him, but it looked like he was shielding the wolf. I started to get out of the bed to shower when I heard Stephen speak.

"Good morning, princess."

"Good morning, handsome, go back to sleep. I’m going to go shower," I whispered. Stepping in the shower letting the warmness soothe my sore muscles. Thinking back on last night made me blush. After I showered and got dressed, I went downstairs to grab Stephen and me something to eat to take back to the room. Turning the corner to the kitchen, I froze. Standing in the kitchen was a man. Why does he look so familiar? I