Henry snickered as he noticed my awareness to his best friend, and Alpha's, scent. "He couldn't stay away. Luna whipped." Lacey seemed to calm when she got a whiff of Max's scent. She wouldn't have to deal with me on the back of her mate for much longer.  It was oddly intimate knowing how Lacey felt when she felt it. One moment I was only thinking of Max and then all the sudden I just knew what her feelings were. Her sense of ease. She took in a deep breath and I felt like my lungs filled with air and the release on the exhale that relaxed the tension she had been holding in her body.  When I turned my attention to Laura though, I felt her body stiffen. Like something was off. Her mind was racing with a million possibilities like: someone using Max's scent to lure us or Max being too impatient to wait for me. Those were the only two scenerios that made scense to me, but she had rival packs on her mind and something about the prophecy. Then,

My breath hitched as the door bedroom door closed and I heard the click of the lock.If I thought my mom looked bad, Max looked much worse. Although, in all fairness, his worst was still sexy. The man could be covered in blood and dirt and I'm one hundred percent sure I'd want to climb him like a tree.He stood there by the door, like a stone. His hand still on the handle of the door he had just locked and his eyes were locked on me. I looked like hell and now understood my mom a bit more. I will carry a toothbrush and hair brush from now on. I was sitting up with the comforter in my lap. My hands started to comb through my hair like a mad woman and when I hit a knot I clearly showed the pain. Honestly, it was not that painful but it was an unconscious reflex to wince in pain. I would have rolled my eyes at myself but Max was next to me before I could do that. My sarcasm and pain gone at the touch of his fingers to my head."Are you okay? Please do

My body felt warm. I didn't need to open my eyes to know that my mate was holding me. I felt whole.I tried to move my hand a little bit but it took a lot more effort than it should have. It was akin to being buried in the sand at the beach. Only even my eyes refused to open, like they had been glued shut. I felt trapped and alone, but then I heard Max's whispers to me."Come back to me, my little mate." My mate is truly swoon worthy."I need you, Luna. I need to be with you. I need to fuck you."I felt all tingly as his fingers ran up and down the back of my open gown."You are mine. My Luna. My soul mate. My everything."I wanted to shiver but my body stayed still. But my heart felt like it was going faster and faster with each of his sweet nothings whispered to me. "I think she can hear you." A familiar female voice said. It sounded muffled. "Her heart beat is spiking every time she hears your voice."I he

Tara's POVI was startled awake by Laura who was changing into a hospital gown. Worry etched her face and although she didn't know it, I was able to read her loud and clear.'This isn't going to work. This isn't going to work. We're all gonna die. Why did I agree to this? To being the sitting duck? What if our intel is wrong? No. Beta or not, he's going to pay for the consquences'Her mind was all over the place but it was clear that she didn't trust Henry. When I felt her pinch me I opened up my eyes feigning surprise at her being here."What's going on, Laura? Why are you here in a hospital gown? You can visit me in regular clothing, you know that right?" "Sorry Luna, we don't have time for joking around right now, I need you to get dressed. Like, now." She snapped her fingers loudly in my face and I held up my hands."Okay, okay! I'm moving. But I'm attached to these annoying machines and have an IV drip that we'll

Even though the snow was falling heavily against a charcoal colored sky, I saw my mate clearly. He shook off the snow and walked towards me with his lips curled into a knowing smile. He was even more magnificent then I remembered from my dreams. Like a great white shark, he was meant to hunt, kill, survive, and was truly great compared to any of the other werewolves I'd seen. Mate. My body had felt like it was on fire. The heat gathering in my belly was growing rapidly and intensifying and insatiable. A flame I instinctively knew would be near impossible to extinguish. Mate. Max’s giant paws thudding in the snow created vibrations in the ground. That didn't help the burning desire go away. It made it grow rapidly. My entire body vibrating along with his step was pure delightful torture.Mate. Each step bringing him closer to me. Each step increasing my excitement. Each step making me feel the way the great singer songwriter Bruce Springsteen sang: I’m on fire.Mate. I felt like