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Forty-Seven: Lana
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The Wolf's Claim Forty-Eight: Lana
Lana's P.O.V. The kids' center was different than I expected it to be. They had everything a kid could want except for a bounce house. I moved to the side, trying to catch sight of Lottie or Maddie, feeling panicked when they were nowhere to be found. "How are you liking it here so far?" The male voice asked from behind me. The sudden uneasiness made me spin around with my hand to my waistband, but I was weaponless. My heart slammed against my ribcage when I realized that I had left myself open and vulnerable. I was so distracted by the thought of Nyla and Oliver being alone, that I didn't even think to grab it. Instead, I came down to see Maddie. It was getting late, and the pack was going to eat soon. I didn't want people that neither I nor Oliver knew, especially other Nomads that were only here for refuge and not a part of the pack roaming the house when I didn't have eyes on Maddie. The tall man was familiar, and I kept my guard up as he approached. His caramel skin and deep
The Wolf's Claim Forty-Nine: Oliver
Oliver's P.O.V. As soon as we left the room, I was on a mission. Nyla needed to understand that our bond was gone. Whatever she was holding onto needed to end. I wouldn't have her hovering over my relationship with Lana. Not when things were going so well. Conner brushed passed me with a nod in greeting as he made his way into the packhouse, and I dipped my head in return but didn't lower my eyes. I wouldn't ever submit to him as he did to me. He had shown how weak he was when I challenged him and had easily taken him down. But I wouldn't be doing that again. Now that I had Maddie here, I couldn't imagine having to fight someone while she watched. Challenges could be brutal and lethal. No kid needed to witness that. I felt guilty that Conner's children had to watch me take him down, but at the same time, I was following my instincts. We were animals, after all. It was easy to follow Nyla's scent back to her house. The trail was clear as if she had been pacing between her home and
The Wolf's Claim Fifty: Lana
Lana's P.O.V. My fork stabbed down into the bowl of pasta aggressively as I did my best to remain civil and pleasant. Oliver was very aware of my anger and discomfort as Nyla and Conner sat across from us. Sasha and Ky, their children, chatted excitedly with Maddie at a level that was just low enough not to be disruptive to the rest of the pack house. I narrowed my eyes at Nyla as she continued to stare at Oliver like a love-sick puppy from across the table, shoving my forkful of noodles into my mouth. Our escort home couldn't come soon enough. "So, Lana, what do you do?" Conner asked, trying to break the tension. I didn't bother to hide my displeasure that Nyla had herded her family over to sit with us instead of choosing another place to sit. "Nothing at the moment," I said but kept my glare on Nyla as she stared shamelessly at Oliver. "Nyla, what do you do... besides stare at taken men?" She blinked, shaking her head before focusing her vision on me. "I'm sorry if I'm making
The Wolf's Claim Fifty-One: Lana
Lana's P.O.V. The tip of my thumb was raw as I continued to pace back and forth, nibbling on the short nail. Oliver was in the adjoining room, putting Maddie down for the night. I think he knew that I was frazzled. The realization of what I had just done was weighing heavy on me. I had just publically made an enemy of a fucking she-wolf. Granted, in her demented mind, I was probably already an enemy because I was sleeping with her mate. But if publically calling her out and embarrassing her in front of her pack wasn't going to bite me in the ass, I didn't know what would. I just had to hope they wouldn't kick us out before our escort arrived. Considering that we were different species, I was fucking ecstatic that I had held my ground and stood up for myself against that murderous bitch. How dare she try to kill my man, then pretend to be a caring mate when she realized she failed? My worry shifted to anger as I remembered the way she stared at him with her big doe eyes. Trying to
The Wolf's Claim Fifty-Two: Lana
Lana's P.O.V The issue with telling someone off when your kids are friends is that you still have to see that parent around whenever your children hang out. I tried to distract Maddie. I even offered her cookies and a movie to keep her inside. Unfortunately, she was sick of staying locked inside all the time, and all she wanted was to go see Sasha and Ky. I brought her to the kids' center and sat back on one of the benches they had posted around the gated playground. My hope had been to enjoy a relaxing day in the sun while Oliver helped the pack run patrol. He insisted that he wanted to contribute since they were housing us for the time being. Instead, I was dealing with the fuming rage of Nyla as she sat across from me on the other side of the playground. I wouldn't have a problem with it if she were actually watching her kids. But her black eyes and angry glare remained on me the entire time. I felt like I was going to be attacked when I least expected it. The girls squealed an
The Wolf's Claim Fifty-Three: Oliver
Oliver's P.O.V. "Does your human know you're here?" Nyla asked bitterly as she leaned against the white-painted doorframe at the entrance to her house. I bit back a groan as I pressed my toes further into the dirt, trying to release some of the tension and anger that I was feeling from being in her presence. Lana was back at the pack house, and I wanted nothing more than to go be with her and Maddie after running patrol all morning. "Her name is Lana, and yes. She does." I eyed the distance between us. The lush green grass and flower beds made her house look like the ideal catalog home, but it didn't sit right with me. I felt like Hansel entering the witch's cottage. The wind blew between us, disrupting the flowers and giving me a moment of fresh air to calm and collect myself. "Alpha Jones does as well. She didn't see any need to make this a public event or bear witness to it." I added, wanting her to understand that this was bigger than her. Nyla crossed her arms in front of her
The Wolf's Claim Fifty-Four: Lana
Lana's P.O.V. It was hard to sleep that night. Oliver was tossing and turning, unable to settle. It made me worried that something more had happened when he went to visit Nyla. He told me what had transpired between the two of them, the argument, but I couldn't help but wonder if it was more. Why was he so torn up if he didn't feel the bond and nothing had happened? According to him, the bond still wasn't severed as Nyla refused to reject him, and that news made me furious. It was the main reason why I didn't talk to Oliver about what Lottie had said. I had a lot of questions about him marking and turning me. But there was really no point in going down that rabbit hole when he was so clearly torn up by the thought of having the bond with Nyla severed for good. How was her leaving our lives, when he supposedly had no ties to her, impacting him so deeply? The next morning he went through the motions of trying to sneak out of bed to go run patrol. I kept my eyes closed as I feigned sl
The Wolf's Claim Fifty-Five: Oliver
Oliver's P.O.V. My paws pounded against the moist soil of the Earth as I sprinted back to the pack house. I could hear the caravan of vehicles as I got closer, informing me that my pack had arrived and was entering through the main road on the other side of the territory. I was ecstatic. It was finally time to take Lana and Maddie home, where they would be safe with people I trusted. It also meant that Nyla was out of time. I could finally reject her and move on with my life. As soon as I was alone with Lana, I would tell her everything about mates and mark her as soon as she was ready. I wanted our bond to be solidified in the eyes of the Goddess and the packs. My patience was almost gone, and the need to claim her drove me insane whenever she was near. A stabbing of fear spread through my body, stronger than any emotion I had ever felt from Lana before. I assumed it was due to the visitors and her distrust of new people, men especially. I paused, hunching over as my body turned
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