Undercover Mate

Prologue Lying here trying to get my eyes to focus, I try to remember what happened. The ringing in my ears does not help with my train of thought. Today started out so well. I was going on a well-earned break from the crazy none-stop shit that is my life. But here I am lying in a pool of my own blood, trying to work out how this day turned south so quickly. My partner Jared and I had been given a week of downtime and we were heading for the beach. I actually saw the bright blue of the ocean in the distance before the call came in, fu**ing vampires attacking humans in a mall. Waving tata to the crystal blue dream, Jared pulled an illegal U-turn and headed west with his foot to the floor. We pulled into the mall car park, the overwhelming stench of blood and rogues had made me gag. Following the sound of screaming, we walked into a sh*t storm. Bodies were everywhere, some with heads, some without, fu**ing rippers, they were the worst kind of bloodsuckers. Their minds are completely g

PAIGE After checking in with the council secretary, I took a seat and waited to be called into the chamber. I am surprised when an elder calls me in after only a few minutes. The a**holes normally like to keep us lowly women waiting for as long as possible. My shoulders back and my head held high, I walked into the council chamber. All twelve men are sitting at a long table, with my grandfather at the head. I take a seat at the bottom of the table. After a few minutes, my grandfather looked up, “ahh yes, Huntress Stevenson, I hope you are fully recovered after your accident.” What a d*ck. “Yes, thank you, Elder Stevenson. I have recovered after the ripper issue.” Take that a**hole. His eyes flashed with annoyance, “yes, there have been more and more sightings of both slippers and rogues in the last few months. The information we have gleaned is that someone powerful is recruiting them.” I must have shown my shock, because he smirked at me. “We think they have been testing our streng

PAIGE Jumping out of the shower, I dried myself with my tiny towel and dressed ready for bed, pulling on my black booty shorts and a vest top. Walking into the bedroom, I noticed Jared avoiding my eyes. He had a worried look on his face. I take a seat next to him on our bed and lean close, “what’s up? You look worried.” I whispered. “Nothing, just hungry. The rest of the guys will be here in a minute.” He still hasn’t looked at me. Oh well, maybe he has his period or something. A knock on the door signals dinner and the eight of us spread out on the beds and devour the fifteen large pizzas, six garlic breads and enough chicken wings to sink a ship. Peter had outdone himself this time. After dinner, Jared went to shower, and the four staying next door bid us goodnight. As I couldn’t see the TV from my side of the bed, I moved to Jared’s side. A movement in the corner of my eye caused me to turn my head. Oh holy mother of God, Jared is standing in the shower, his face is contorted lik

PAIGEWe are stuck in f**king traffic, there is an accident a few miles away and we have been sitting at a stand still for almost two hours.Now I know that most people would have jumped on a plane and been at our destination in a couple of hours, but staying under the radar is paramount and having eight people travel on a plane is easy to track.When we go to Order compounds in other countries we all book seperate flights, using seperate airlines and meet up once we are there, but cross country is a lot harder.So, driving is the best option for us, but right now, I hate it, the tension between Jared and I is suffocating.Both of us stealing glances at each other, the looks he gives me remind me of a wild animal stalking it’s prey, and it makes me wet as f*ck.Rivers forge is still at least four hours away, it’s just after 8pm, there is no way we are getting there tonight, but can I handle another night in a motel with Jared?Finally, the traffic starts to move, my phone rings, it’s

LEONLeaving my room, I am fucking furious, the shit Paige has gone through and now the person she trusts the most does this to her.Our whole team went through training together, and when Jared was given his charge, we all asked to be assigned to them.The order does not care about age, especially when it comes to Huntresses. At twelve they are given a guardian and a team of specialists.From that moment, they are active and ready for missions, their guardian and team help them to focus their abilities and keep them up to date with the latest weapons and tech.The first time I met Paige was about a month after she was assigned to Jared, and my friend was a mess.FLASHBACKThe six of us walked into the apartment Jared and Paige had been assigned and I froze at the sight of my friend.He was wearing a pair of joggers with no top, and let’s just say there was not a single part of his skin that didn’t have a bruise or cut on it.But it was the grin on his battered face that shocked me th