Stella's POV
I got home around 6 from work. I was supposed to go for drinks with Tiffany tonight. Tiff had become one fo my best friends since moving to the city.
I picked a high waist skirt and a sexy crop. I was going to turn heads tonight. I had not had much male attention since Tyler and I decided to take a break a few months ago. He still calls me every week though. It has been hard, but I get the feeling lately that I didn't love him like I thought I did. I ended up curling my hair and did a light makeup look.
Tiffany comes running in. "Damn bitch you look hot," she says. I just laugh, "So do you." as she twirls for me. Tiffany is a cute redhead who pretty much comes to my sholders. She is sexy and curvy. I give her a little smack on the ass. "Okay pre-game time," she says as she grabs the vodka. She pours each of us a shot. "Here is to getting lucky tonight," she says and we both down the shot.
We get to the bar around 10 and it is somewhat busy. We sat at the end of the bar. "Vodka splash of cranberry please," I tell the bartender. Tiffany orders her usual margarita. We chat about our week.
I don't tell her about Thomas and the boys. Tiffany gets close to me. "That hot dude at the end of the bar is totally fucking you with his eyes," she similes. I look over and make eye contact. He was hot. About 6'3 dark hair, green eyes and tattoos running up his arms. I smile at him. He gets up and walks over to us.
Tiffany waves bye. "Hey, I'm Devin. What's your name?" He asks. "I'm Stella," I reply. Good you're the girl i'm looking for. I need to talk to you," he says pulling me towards the door.
"Wait wh... what?" I yell. We get outside and he pushes me up against the wall. His large biceps bulging. "I'm not going to hurt you okay. I'm Thomas' brother Devin," He explains. "Thomas is he okay?" I ask worried. " He's fine but he told me what you did and how you helped him," he says looking into my eyes. I could get lost in those eyes. " My Alpha and my pack needs your help. We have been having some problems with some witches using black magic and killing pack members," he tells me.
When Thomas and the boys told me, Stella was gorgeous I wasn't expecting this. She was probably the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. When I pushed her up against the wall outside of the bar, I wanted to kiss her then take her back to my car and fuck her right then and there. I am a professional though and I had a job to do.
"How am I supposed to help with that?" I ask. Devin rolls those gorgeous green eyes. "We both know you are powerfull. From what I hear you don't even use spells," He says.
"Okay, but I can't just pick up and leave. I have a job," I tell him. He gives me a long hard look. "We will pay you anything you want. Just take a leav of absense from your job. Tell them you have a family problem or something." Is this guy serious? There is no way he will say yes to this number.
"Okay then a hundred grand, that's my number." I say with a smile. Devin looks at me with a smirk. "Okay deal," he says grabbing my hand to shake it. My eyes widen in shock. "Huh you're realy going to pay me one hundred thousand dollars to take care of your witch problem. Are you nuts?" I reply. This can't be happening. He walks to his giat black SUV and holds the door open for me. "Yep, now get in. You need to pack for a long trip," he says.
Devin's POV
When Thomas and the boys told me, Stella was gorgeous I wasn't expecting this. She was probably the most beautiful womain I had ever seen.
When I pushed her up agianst the wall outside of the bar, I wanted to kiss her then thake her back to my car and fuck her right then and there. I am a professional though and I had a job to do. That job was to get her to come back to Blue Moon by any means necessary. I am fufilling that job requirement. After she packs for what seems like forever we take off.
"So how is it being the Beta?" she asks as we drive south. Thomas must have told her. "My life's purpose is to serve my pack. I do what is necessary for my pack and my alpha." I reply. She frowns. "What?" I ask. "I mean you basically live to sere. That doesn't sound like much of a life. Do you get to do anything fun?" she smiles and bites her lip. I wanna suck on those big beautiful lips.
"There isn't much time for that anymore. Helping ru a pack takes up a lot of time. We do hae the occasional party though," I reply. Stella frowns again. "This whole pack life does not sound... exciting," she looks at me. I tell her "Well with the witch problem we have been having lately... that no one knows about by the way, so keep your mouth shut about that, life has not been fun or exciting."
Stella is asleep when we are entering pack territory. I shake her awake. Stella looks out the window in awe. "Wow these houses are gorgeous," she says with her mouth gaped open. I laugh.
We soon pull up to one of the cottges. "Oh, this is so cute," she said beaming. I help her with her three large suitcases. "What did you do pack your whole apartment?" I ask with a grunt. "Hey, I need my things to work sir," She said with a smirk. I like her she has a great personality.
I give her the grand tour of the house. We end up in the master bedroom where she plops on the bed. "Oh, this is a nice mattress," she laughs bounce. I give her a smile. "So, when do I get to meet this alpha of yours?" she asks. "Soon, but he is out of town for the next two days dealing with some pack business" I reply.
I show her the kitchen where everything is fully stocked. "If you need anything special, I ca have someone take you to the store," I tell her.
She batts her eyes and bites her lip and says, "You can't take me?" Goddess why are you doing this to me? "No, I have business to attend to but Thomas will be here tomorrow to show you around. We won't get down to business until Cole returns," I tell her. "Sounds good to me!" she looks at me.
I need to get out of here. I walk out the door and leave her standing in the kitchen.
Stella's POV I wake up with the sun shinning through the curtians. Oh, it's 10am. I hop out of bed and head to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. I put my hair into high pony becaukse I know it's going to be hot out there, 95 degrees according to my phone. Shorts and a tank top it will be. My stomach starts to tell me I need food and I also need to let Tiffany know that I haven't been stuffed in someone's trunk. I head downstairs and spot Thomas on the couch watching TV. "Damn! You scared me." I said. "Sorry my brother gave me a key." He replies with a cheesy grin. "I could have killed you; you know?" I narrow my eyes at him. "Yeah that's true I have seen you fight," he laughs. "Food?" I ask. "Duh I'm alway hungry." He smiles as he flips through the channels. I cook us up some toast with eggs and bacon. As we sit down to eat, I ask Thomas. "So why did you tell your brother about me?" His eyes widen trying to think of what to say.
Stella's POV After my lunch with the boys I have Thomas take me to get some wine. We talk about Hannah and how she has enrolled in school. She has a lot of catching up to do. By the time we pull up to the cottage it's about 3:30. I head to the couch and pull out my laptop thinking I might as well get my grad school applications out of the way. I work on the applications for a few hours and decide to give it a rest my stomach starts to rumble again. I head to the fridge to see what I can whip up. Spaghetti with garlic bread and salad it is. I stat cooking when I hear a knock at the door and it's Devin. "Hey, I wanted to apologize for my over reaction earlier, you guys were just having fun," he says. I give him a stern look then a smile "apology accepted," I say putting my hand out for him to shake it. He has rough hands whcih means he works hard. I do like a hard-working man I think to myself. "I am making dinner and I am all by myself. D
Cole's POV Two of my most powerful warriors are dead. Their heads ripped from their chests and turned to black sludge. Witches, I can smell them. Their black magic symbols hang in the trees and the stench of their maagic is heavy in the air. "What do we do here Alpha?" My Gamma Bryan asks. "We need to figure out where these witches are and destroy them," I reply. Anger overcomes me and I let out a loud growl. I begin to pace back and forth trying to control my wolf Stephan." "Hopefully, the witch I have hired can help us find the and get rid of them" I said. "You hired a witch?" Bryan asks. "Yes, a very powerful one," I add. Bryan looks at me intrigued. "Alright boys load them up we need to take them back home to thier families." I am not ready to lie to another family about how their loved one died. I know it is what I have to do for now until we figure out what is truly going on. I am ready to be home and meet this witch. I call Devin
Cole's POV I reach my office and swing open the door. I am so angry I throw everything off my desk. I roar into the air so loud that I am sure the entire pack could hear me. Devin walks in. "Bro are you okay?" he asks. "No, I am not okay, this is not good." I reply as I start pacing the floor. "I don't want a mate damn it! She's the witch, isn't she?" I shout. Devin looks at me with an expression I have never seen him give me before and there is a sadness behind it. "Her name is Stella." I really did not like the way he said her name, there was something going on. I swore I saw a flash of something in his eyes. I move on. "I am supposed to marry Alpha Leo's daughter from Blood Moon and now I have a mate," I yell. My wolf Stefan growls, he does not like my tone when speaking about our mate. Truth be told I did not like my tone either. Pacing around like this makes me think about her more. Her soft skin and those beautiful pouty lips. Damn I want her ri
"Cole Anderson that is not cool. You shouldn't call your mate a witch even if she's not that nice," Elise scoffs. "No, Elise she's a witch like an actual power wielding witch!" I exclaim. Her eyes grow wide "Really!" She is shocked. Elise looks deep in thought. "I would still like to meet her. The Moon Goddess does not make mistakes Cole, she was meant for you," she says. "You also know I have always been interested in magic," she smirks. "Absolutley not"! I snap. Austin runs in soaking wet. "Why are you wet?" Austin replies nervously. "Well, I took her out back to the guest house. She tried to leave to go see Devin. When I tried to stop her, she used her powers to throw me in the pool." I run out the back door. Anger and jealousy are all I can feel, my mate wants to see Devin. That can never happen. I can smell her intoxicating scent coming from the direction of the woods. I catch up to her a couple of yards in. I grab her and slam her up against a t
"Give me your hand." She doesn't hesitate giving me her hand. "Close your eyes and clear your mind. Think of a bright light surrounding you," I say. I lay my hand on top of hers. A warmth radiates through my body. The crickets get louder, and electricity grows thick in the air. I close my eyes and search deep within her mind. "He has blonde hair and crystal blue eyes," I tell her. "I can see him" Elise squeals. Suddenly we are standing on a pier. Elise is holding my hand. It is foggy out and I can hear foghorns from boats in the distance. Water laps against the pier. "This has to be somewhere in the northeast." I say. Suddenly he is walking toward us and Elise's body jolts. "Sebastian"! Someone says behind him. A girl runs over to him and grabs his arm. Sebastian smiles at her. Elise Growls "Oh no! He has found someone." There is panic in her voice."Hey little sister!" Sebastian says. I feel Elise relax. "Are you ready for your alpha cer
Cole's POV The next morning, I wake up. I ask Austin and Jane another warrior to bring Stella to the meeting place. I don’t want to be close to her. When Austin pulls up, she jumps out of the car. What is she wearing? She has on some tight black yoga pants that hug her ass so well and a tight white tank that shows some cleavage. She finished off with a pair of hiking boots and a backpack. I catch her beautiful scent and I have to turn away. I notice all the warriors staring at her. “Whoa who is that hottie?” one of my warriors Chad says. He starts to walk over to her. I throw my hand out to block him. “Don’t even fucking think about it, she’s not for you,” I say growling. “Sorry Alpha,” he says shrinking away. I feel like I keep inching my way towards her. Devin pulls up with two more warriors. Things between us have been tense since yesterday. “Devin"! Stella calls as Devin starts towards us. “MINE” I growl. I grab Stella by the arm and
Stella’s POV The next day Elise, Austin and I are on our way to Chicago to go dress shopping. Cole had told Elise to buy whatever we wanted. I look at my phone. Tyler had been trying to call me for the past couple of days. I guess while I am in the city, I will rip off the Band-Aid and let him know it is over for good. Even though Cole has been ignoring me as much as humanly possible, I knew I could not keep doing this back and forth with Tyler. Why do I have to have these feelings and why do I have to be mated to Cole? Every time he touches me, I feel like I am on fire. We finally arrive in the city. I told Elise to pack an overnight bag just in case we decided to stay. She had told me that her brother was adamant that we return after shopping. We will see about that I thought when she told me. We go from store to store trying on dresses. Elise keeps trying on dresses that cover her up way too much. “Elise let me pick out a few options for you are kind of making you