Jacob Claiming Maggie and her claiming me was the best thing to have ever happened to me. Even though it happened in the tack room, it was still special as hell. I wouldn’t have traded this for anything in the world. We lay there on the saddle blankets for about an hour as we kissed and felt each other’s skin. I was eating up the feeling of being naked with her and what our completed mate bond felt like. We were connected and whole for the first time in our lives. Nothing was going to take this away from us, and no one. She was mine and she would stay that way. The rain was still coming down on the roof and I knew mom and dad weren’t back from town yet. I had reached out to try and find dad several times through the pack link but I couldn’t find him. I knew we needed to get up and get dressed before they got back though. It would be embarrassing if we were found like this. After a little while longer, the rain started to let up and I knew we needed to think about
Maggie Today was a complete mixture of great and horrible. I claimed my mate and he claimed me, then his dad got into a fight and killed my horrible uncle. Most people would thank their stars for what just happened but I was still worried. Sure I didn’t have him breathing down my neck anymore, but what was everyone going to think and say? What pressure would be put on Colt by the pack to make him act against what happened here? After Colt left, Jacob turned to me and held me close while talking to me. He was comforting even if he didn’t realize that was what he was doing. “I hope you know that none of this is on you, gorgeous. I don’t want you to regret today,” he told me softly. I smiled and said, “I don’t. There’s nothing in this world that would make me regret our claiming.” He smiled at me and leaned in to kiss my lips gently. The kiss was short but loving and told me all I needed to know. He was mine and would support me in any way I needed it. Jacob was re
Ivy I was up at my usual time this morning, which is earlier than I needed to be. I’m normally out of bed and moving around the house right after waking up. Instead, today, I was lying in bed with Torin as he held onto me and slept soundly. His arms were wrapped around me with his face on my back as he breathed steadily. His alarm was going to go off in a few minutes, so I just lay there and enjoyed the time that I had with him. In the comfortable darkness of our room, I started thinking about yesterday and all the issues that happened at the ranch. Mom called me last night to tell me all about it. I was happy for Jacob and Maggie, they deserved to be together. I can’t believe that she snuck over to mate with him in the tack room. What a hilarious spot to be claimed in! Mom also informed me about Bennett coming and starting trouble with dad. I wished I could have been there to watch dad kill that rat bastard. I didn’t say that to mom and I didn’t inform her that I was happ
Maverick I was at the back of the rental house sitting on the tailgate of my truck as I sipped an ice-cold beer. Our plans had failed miserably here in the US so far, so I was drinking a six-pack to dull the pain of everything going down the drain. I was frustrated and trying to figure out how we were going to get out of this mess. The first order of business I had was killing Cote because he was a liability. I didn’t need him talking to anyone in his pack about where we were and what we were doing. Sure, he didn’t know our plans, but he knew where we were and what we looked like. He could point us out in a crowd and get a slap on the wrist for helping us. Fuck that. If we were going down, that bastard would too. I hope that little fucker knew what he was in for when we snuck onto Juniper Moon territory tomorrow night. I was going to slit his throat while he slept in his bed thinking he was safe. I held great joy thinking of him laying there looking up at me while gaspi
Jacob Yesterday we put a solid plan together to catch or kill this guy, Maverick, and his team. We knew that they would be coming after Torin to kill him; we just didn’t know when. Torin also said that they might be coming after more cattle at Wolfe Ranch because they loved mom’s cattle. We made plans to have people watching both the ranch and Juniper Moon. We got ready for everything to happen last night just in case they came, but they never showed up. With their absence, I knew it had to be tonight that they would show up. We were ready for them and everyone knew their jobs. Ivy left Juniper Moon late yesterday and hasn’t been back since. I don’t think she has even talked to Torin after he told her what was going on. He knows he messed up and I know that he probably deserves how she is treating him, but part of me felt bad for the guy. Tonight, as it got dark, Torin was going to be our bait for Maverick and Oliver in his cabin. Ivy was at Medicine Rock with mom a
Ivy It’s been two weeks since this whole fiasco started and Jacob killed Maverick. We got the cattle and horses back a day later. When the guard unit found the property, Torin helped section off what animals went where and coordinated pick-up with each pack and human-run ranch. Everyone got everything back thanks to Torin’s help. He was working hard to earn his spot back with David, but he hadn't earned that Gamma spot back yet. He was working hard to fix things between us and I was paying attention to it. As they searched the property where the cattle had been stowed, Jacob and Medicine Rock confiscated things that were left behind. They found the body of Oliver stashed in the barn. We deduced that Maverick had killed him after having sex with him, but we had no idea why. Honestly, we didn’t need that answer. All we needed was to get the issue handled and it was. I spent the first week at my parents’ house after I found out about Torin’s involvement in the thefts. I d
Jacob It was the weekend and I woke up with Maggie in my arms. We had settled into the new normal of our lives in the past couple of weeks, and it was fabulous. I was back to my normal work schedule and she was now only part-time at the diner while working a few days at the library here on the pack territory. We were both really happy with life. I hugged her to my chest a little tighter to enjoy her being here with me, but I noticed that I had some morning wood going on. Her ass being right against it was probably a mistake. I tried to ignore it as I cuddled her and listened to her even breathing while she slept soundly. I ended up dozing off for a little while as I still held her up against me. I woke back up not long after that to her wiggling in my arms. My morning wood was still raging and her wiggling was making it painfully worse. I hummed as I fully woke up to what she was doing. “Gorgeous, you're turning me on,” I warned her. “You were already turned o
Alpha Jasper West, a high-strung rodeo enthusiast, is enjoying his life and winning big as a bull and bronc rider in the lower states of the US. However, he receives an urgent call to return home to Montana and the Medicine Rock Pack. Before he can leave New Mexico, he unexpectedly meets his mate, Lianna Baca, who’s a barrel racer. Despite his urgency to reach home, Jasper decides to take Lianna and her horse along with him on the journey back home to Montana.Meanwhile, Alpha Briar West, a composed and confident leader, faces a new challenge when an unforeseen issue arises from the recent cattle thefts at Wolfe Ranch. He becomes the target of the enraged Alpha from the Winnipeg Pack, who seeks retribution for a debt. As if this predicament wasn't enough, Briar also finds his mate in an entirely unexpected manner. Now, this cowboy must navigate the complexities of his relationship with his free-spirited mate, Sloan Taylor.