Ivy After having lunch with everyone and meeting Maggie, I jumped into my truck that was at the guest house and left for Juniper Moon. As I got closer to the front gate of the property, I texted Torin to let him know that I was here. I got to the gates and rolled my window down to talk to the guards. They recognized me right away, smiled, and opened the gates. I drove through and got a text from Torin telling me to meet him at the packhouse. I drove up to the large barn-like building, found his truck, and parked next to it. I turned my truck off and got out before I started to walk toward the packhouse. I stepped up onto the porch just as the door opened and Torin stepped out. He grinned at me and left the door wide open as he walked towards me. I smiled up at him right before he dipped down to kiss my lips in greeting. I didn’t shy away from him and eagerly touched my lips to his. The kiss was sweet and tender as he pressed his lips to mine and inhaled my scent. Torin d
Maverick I was sitting at the table in the dining room of the fully furnished house we rented. It was dark outside but the house was busy with movement. I was drinking some water because I knew I needed it and couldn't live on just beer and coffee. Damn shame though, because those were my favorite things to drink. Last night we were successful at Wolfe Ranch with our little heist. We had taken six really good cows that we could tell were bred and a breeding stud that was probably worth a little money. I would probably keep him since he had a gentle temperament and knew how to cut cattle. With that knowledge, why would I sell him for a little money when I could use him to get more cattle? As I sat in the dining room thinking, I listened to Klassen making dinner for us all. It was a rare treat when one of the guys wanted to cook. Most of the time, we ate out because cooking wasn’t our strong suit. I would never turn down a homemade meal. I couldn’t cook for a damn so I nev
Jacob It was the weekend and we had no answers to the whirlwind of questions we had about the recent thefts. No one had come forward with any new information, and no one had been caught, but we were told about someone else's ranch missing cattle not that far from us. Whoever this was, they were hitting all the ranches close by. I just needed some type of break or a lead to catch them. To get everyone's mind off all the bullshit, we decided to have a family cookout today. Dad would be smoking a brisket while mom handled all the side dishes in the house. Ivy invited Torin over and I invited Maggie to sneak onto Medicine Rock. The thrill of sneaking around with her behind Bennett’s back was amazing, but not nearly as amazing as being with her. It was mid-morning and Maggie messaged me while she was at work. She had a short shift at the diner in town today and would be off by lunch. She would be headed here instead of going home to Sandstone, and I had to keep myself from ge
Ivy I went to my house on Medicine Rock with Torin, Briar, and Jacob after the cookout with my parents. I packed my clothes, the things that I wanted, and the things that I needed with the guys. We had everything packed and in my truck in a flash because I had already been packing for the past two days. When everything was done, I handed the house key over to Briar. “I don’t need anything else from here, so the next pack member that turns eighteen can have it,” I told him. “Sounds good,” he told me with a sweet smile. Torin shook Briar and Jacob’s hands as he said, “don’t worry about her too much. I’ll keep an eye on her.” Jacob smiled and nodded his head before telling him, “keep yourself out of trouble.” Torin said, “of course.” Torin turned to me and kissed my lips before he got into his truck. I hugged both of my brothers before talking to them in private. “I’ll still be working at the ranch every day,” I told them, so they knew they could come s
Jacob It was three o'clock in the afternoon and I was at home waiting for Maggie to get off work. After she was done at the diner, it would be another twenty minutes before she was here at Medicine Rock. I couldn't wait to see her again. With all my nervous yet excited energy, I got up off the couch and started cleaning the damn kitchen to distract myself. I had already cleaned the dining area and the rest of the house. This was the last place I still needed to clean. My laundry will be done in the dryer soon. I didn't realize I had accumulated so many dirty clothes in a week. Or was it two? As I cleaned, my phone went off on the bar counter and I grabbed it to see what she said. I read the message and she told me that she was on her way. I smiled like a love-struck fool as I looked at my phone before setting it back down. I kept cleaning the house until I saw her car pull up next to my truck. I left the house and walked out to meet her. Maggie greeted me with a br
Maverick It was dinner time and tonight we decided to switch it up and go to Silver Dollar for dinner instead of Windy’s. The five of us went inside and greeted everyone as usual. We had been here a few times before, so we knew the people that frequented here. Right when I walked in, I could smell pack wolves. I didn’t freak out or let on that I knew they were here. I acted as I always did. All of us had a seat at the bar and ordered beers. We told Cammy, the bartender, our food order and told her we would take it to-go this time. I didn’t want to stay here longer than necessary. Pack wolves would start fights with rogues like Oliver and me for no reason. Then again, we weren’t the best guys anyway. As I sat there drinking my beer, I listened to the restaurant and everyone in it. I listened to the locals in their normal conversation and tried to find voices that I didn't know. Off somewhere behind me to the right was a couple on a date. I had never heard their voices bef
Jacob It was Monday and I didn’t have any of my usual Monday work to do thanks to Briar. He wanted me on the cattle theft trail instead of my normal work, so that’s what I was doing. I got into my truck at the house and sniffed it. It still smelled like Maggie’s scent of wisteria. I smiled thinking about yesterday and hoped that I would see her again soon. Today was her day off from the diner, so she was stuck at Sandstone. Since I was sitting here thinking about her, I decided to text her again after our initial good morning texts. “Hey, gorgeous. I’m headed to the ranch for the day.” “Ok. We will see if I can sneak out to see you again. Though, I doubt that will be possible.” “Why is that?” “Bennett and Danny increased the patrol around the whole pack territory for some reason.” “Oh! If you don’t feel confident in sneaking over today, don’t worry about it.” “I will worry about it because I want to see you!” I smiled at her text and messaged her back
Maggie It was my day off work and I wasn’t spending it with the person that I wanted to. Instead, I was sitting in my room in the nook with the window open as I watched the dark gray clouds move in. Rain was on its way to feed the grass which fed the cattle and horses of the area. I read about three chapters in my book this morning, but I really wasn’t interested in reading at the moment. I was more interested in making my own story happen. I wanted to live out what I wanted and be reckless like all the girls I read about. It was time to be brave and really think about myself and what I wanted. The clouds were getting closer, so I knew the rain was about to start. I closed my window and put my book down before walking through the house to get my boots on and my cowboy hat. “Are we going to him?” Dutchess asked happily. “Yes. If I time this right, we will miss the guards in enough time to get through the fence and then the rain will dampen my scent so they won't n