Se connecterI was staring at Sergi's computer screen. There was the photo of Stan. We were in business with him. For Red Dawn, it was a small project in Westfield to build an apartment building and a hotel. We invested under a million. We would own thirty percent and be sent residuals quarterly in perpetuity. It was a good deal, even if Stan struck me as shady. If he was trafficking girls, this could be where he was keeping them as he moved them. If he was a trafficker, it could be why the deal was so financially generous. "FUCK!" I screamed. Jenna and Sergi both jumped. I usually didn't let my temper out, but this was different. We could be funding these abductions. Not directly, not intentionally, but that didn't make me feel any less guilty. "Jenna, I need you to organize a trip for me to Westfield. Make sure I have a few days there - meetings with several business associates and definitely make sure I have some time free to stop by this project unannounced. The works." "On it boss man. Whe
Carson and I talked and laughed as we ate our picnic dinner. It was nice to feel normal. Carson asked me questions about me. It seemed like he really wanted to know everything. He asked about my favorite color, my favorite class, what I liked about swimming at the lake and what I wanted to study in college. Noone had ever asked me about college. When I told him that I wanted to study kinesiology, he smiled and said, "I don't even know what that is." I explained it's the study of how a body moves: the muscles, the bones, the joints, all the functionality of the parts working together as a whole being. He smiled and said, "I like studying your kinesiology. I love watching you move." I leaned forward and kissed him. "My turn to ask questions." I said with a smile and launched into a long list of questions I had for him. My wolf grumbled the whole time about how she hated me, how I was betraying her, and repeating she would never submit to having a mate. I ignored her as much as I co
I laid there holding Celly against my body. Had I overstepped buying her bathroom stuff and clothes? She looked so freaked out as I told her about her closet. And then she asked how long I had planned this. I wasn't prepared for her to ask that. I told her the truth, I asked her Mom and Dad while she was unconscious. Those days in the hospital were so hard, I was so worried that she wouldn't wake up, that I had lost her before I'd even had a chance with her. The doctors had stated that Celly was stable, but she hadn't woken up. The doctors had put a brace around her jaw to keep her from accidentally causing more damage in her sleep. There was an inflatable cast on her leg and medical tape on her abdomen to support her ribs. The wounds on her wrists and ankles had been cleaned and dressed. I had helped the nurses wash Celly's body to get the mud, blood and grime off her skin. Now I was just holding vigil, desperately waiting for her to wake up. Periodically, I paced her room. I hadn
"What is this invitation from Moonless Night?" I asked my assistant. "It arrived today by courier from the Alpha Council. There was one for you and one for Alpha Evans. Apparently, the girl that was taken by rogues comes of age on the 27th. Some of the council members requested invitations when they heard her parents were not postponing her ceremony. Moonless Night's Luna sent invitations to all the Alpha Council members and all the Alphas and Betas of their bordering packs." Sergi replied. "Has Alpha Evans declined for us both?" I asked. "Alpha Evans hasn't seen the invitation yet. Jenna has it on her desk for his afternoon paperwork.""Thank you Sergi." I said dismissing him. I left my office and headed for Kane's. "Hi Jenna." I smiled at the most efficient woman I had ever met. I winked and leaned over her desk and shuffled through the paperwork pile until I found the invitation. "You are a bad boy, Lucien." Jenna said with a smirk. I winked at her again and knocked on Kane's
My wolf was upset. While Carson and I had been kissing on the couch, Eckley had been trying to talk to her. She was saying, 'See this is what talking to the Luna did! Eckley can sense me now! He is trying to talk to me. He is whispering to me, 'Love mate. Protect mate.' Ugh! Gross!'Were you screaming at me or Eckley? I thought at my wolf. 'You.' She answered. She was pushing thoughts and images at me now. 'If you get close to Carson and admit you love him, he will mark us. Eckley will try to force me to shift to mark them back. I won't submit. I won't have a mate.' I thought of what the Luna had said about choosing unhappiness and pain. I didn't know what I wanted, but I would not choose unhappiness. I would try spending the first night in Carson's bed with him. I trusted him and it would be nice to sleep peacefully. I could make Carson happy. I could be happy. I thought and my wolf said, 'I hate you!''You can choose to hold onto your grudge, but I will make my own choices! Don't b
She had flirted with me! As I pulled Celly into my lap and kissed her, memories of our morning runs, and times at school went through my head. Then I was thinking about kissing her on Friday night and holding her while she slept. It had honestly been the best night of my life. Celly opened her mouth and I slid my tongue in, gently exploring her. I almost lost my mind when I felt her lightly suck on my tongue. I slid my hand down her back and cupped her butt, pulling her closer to me. Then she stopped, she frowned and pulled away from me. "What did I do wrong Celly?" I asked."Nothing, nothing Carson. It's my wolf. She's screaming 'NO!' in my head over and over." She scooted off my lap and to the far end of the couch. "Oh. Your wolf doesn't like me?" I said sadly.Celly laughed, "She doesn't even like me Carson. She's difficult." She scooted closer to me. "I like you, but she has already told me she will never submit to a mate. She doesn't even want to shift." "What?" I asked surpr







