I’d never heard his voice before and although it was drenched in dominance and danger, it was strangely comforting. It shouldn’t have been and I should have been petrified. I mean, I was shackled to an unknown Alpha’s bed and completely at the beast’s mercy, for Christ’s sake But my body was inexplicably drawn to him, nonetheless. I couldn’t believe that my head and my body were in a deadlocked fight against each other. I had no idea what my body was doing. I had no control over it. He was controlling me somehow. There was no way the pleasurable thoughts I had about him choking me were real. They couldn’t be. I thought about how they could have drugged me while I was knocked out. Or how I remembered them talking about witches earlier. Maybe it had something to do with that? Either way, I needed to pull myself together.His hand slid down from my face and rested on my neck for a while and didn’t flinch. I could, however, hear that his deep and laboured breaths were coming closer to me.

My eyes sprang open at his honesty and his words made my heart melt a little. Although while gazing at him, I realized that he wasn’t actually talking to me. Or if he was, he wasn’t addressing me directly.“But being a typical guy, I didn’t even bother to think of you or your feelings. I just assumed you'd want me because I’m an Alpha. Fucking idiot!”While he was having an argument with himself over by the window, I'd managed to wash and condition my hair, wash my body and even get out of the bath.“I didn’t even bother to find out if you had a boyfriend or a life you needed to get back to. I just thought you’d be happy to stay here with me. What is wrong with me?”“There is nothing wrong with you!” I shouted out, loud enough for him to hopefully hear me over his ranting. He paused while peering out of the window. “And I do want to stay here with you, as mad as that sounds...” I paused, then replied in a lower and slightly hesitant voice, “...if you’ll have me, that is.”“What?! Real

Agreeing to marry a complete stranger was madness, but I couldn’t deny how much of a connection we had. I also found it amazing that he didn’t want to murder my father and he seemed to want to make me happy. The fact that he was gorgeous and a successful businessman didn’t hurt either. I stood there, gazing into his deep green eyes and my heart sank when his grin began to fade. My mom cleared her throat, and I realized instantly that I’d been standing there silent for way longer than I should have been.“Yes, Jesse. It would be my honor to marry you.”As soon as the words left my lips, he shot up and scooped me into his arms. He squeezed me a little too hard and I coughed as my air supply was being cut off. He lowered me to the ground and quickly apologized,“I'm so sorry, Darlin'. I don’t realize my own strength, sometimes.”He rubbed the back of his neck and his cheeks turned a cute pink color. He was the most adorable man I’d ever met and I had a feeling that our marriage– even tho

After feasting on the bucks, the pack’s bellies were full and one by one they all stumbled off and found a cool bit of shade to pass out in. Jesse and I strolled off towards our favorite tree. An enormous oak tree with plenty of coverage from the afternoon sun. We shifted and Jesse sat down, resting his back against the tree’s giant trunk. I shifted and settled down on the grass, making sure to snuggle up with my husband. I’d come a long way since finding out about werewolves, seeing them naked around the town and pack house had me blushing at first and the idea of ever being naked myself around everyone was a no go. Now, I was used to it and didn’t think twice about shifting and letting it all hang out. No one batted an eyelid and to be honest, it felt quite exhilarating.Curled up in the arms of my man was the definition of home for me and while listening to the rhythmic best of his heart, it didn’t take me long to drift off to sleep. As soon as I reached my subconscious, there he w

My rumbling growl deepened as she got closer to the house and Jesse placed his hand on my shoulder, urging me to calm down. It was pointless, I was beyond furious. After I’d managed to prevent my panic attack earlier, I made Jesse mindlink the pack, letting them know that the pack house was off limits until further notice. Under no circumstances was anyone to approach the house. Therefore, she shouldn't have had any reason to be confidently sauntering towards me. But it was typical of Blair. She thought the rules didn’t apply to her because she was the Alpha's ex-girlfriend. Admittedly Jesse had allowed her to get away with more than I’d liked, but I was sure he was only doing it to make me jealous. It worked too. The woman completely grinded my gears.“Calm down, Darlin'. She’s not worth it.” Jesse mink linked me, trying his best to seem concerned, but he forgot that I could feel what he was feeling and I knew he was enjoying my anger way more than he should have been. I could feel h