My love went to wash her face, as everyone started to leave her room. She asked Daren and Greg to put the rocks in her office for safekeeping until we could get them properly sealed and replaced in the rebuilt flowerbed. “What time do you want to leave?” She called from the bathroom; because she was only washing her face the door was open. “I don’t know, we need to go soon though. It's about an hour’s drive from here. Not to mention I kinda left my room a disaster before I left.” That got a giggle from Samantha. “So, let me get this straight, you left your room a mess, and planned to bring your mate there to see it?” She smirked. “Do I need to wait in the car while you hide your dirty underwear?” She teased. I knew she didn’t mean anything by that comment, but it hurt. I sighed subconsciously and looked away. Going back to what I knew

“So, tell me what you want me to do?” Samantha asked looking around. “Um, I know I want to bring all of my movies and comic books.” I start, “And my comic figurines. Should I bring my PS4? I know you already have one, and what about the TV?” “We’ll just pack it, to be sure. If something happens to mine, then we won’t have to go out and buy a new one.” That made sense. “Could you grab the bubble wrap when you get some boxes?” I nod, “Okay, I’ll be right back.” I head out the door as Samantha sits on the bed and looks around again. I can see her inhale my scent deeply and I can’t help but smile. When she is not paying attention, I sneak a picture. It's perfect, the sunlight coming through the window and Samantha looking down and away slightly. “What are you doing, waiting for the bubble wrap to magical

It was well after midnight before we got back to the room, we won by a wide margin, however, right after the game Samantha was called to the west border unexpectedly. I waited up for her in the pack house, wanting to be close in case she called for me. Daren and Lily came back home sometime during the first half but went upstairs shortly after-only for Daren to come back to investigate the border with Samantha. When she returned, she was quiet, thoughtful and a little anxious. I brushed it off as a byproduct of our confession to each other and didn’t breach the subject. When I left the shower, I was fully expecting my mate to be asleep on the couch but instead she was sitting up in bed waiting for me. She again had her bottom lip between her teeth but released it as I walked over. I still rubbed my thumb lovingly over her lip and kissed her cheek. She slid over for me to get in the bed and watched as I turned off the light. “Ever

I stared at the tiny little pill no larger than a pin head. This little thing was going to help me? Samantha brought out a bottle of water and sat it on the side table beside the couch. I swallowed the pill and drank half the bottle in one gulp. “You may want to change into your pajamas.” She mentioned as she had already changed into a tank and shorts. “I’ll leave the window open but if you get cold here’s a blanket.” She flipped it over the back of the couch. “So, get comfortable and I’ll start the movie.” She smiled as I stretched out on the couch, she hit play and cuddled in with me. I put my arms around her waist and pulled her closer, her flowery scent calming me. It was around the time that Tony Stark emerged from the cave that something started to feel wrong. It started with a feeling of being cold and numb. My arms went numb and then my legs fell asleep. I started to shiver involu

“Her....mother....” I stood there in shock, if it was hard for me to believe a father could do that to his daughter then it was even harder for me to believe it was her mother. I didn’t even realize I was trembling and growling until Violet broke me from my thoughts.   “Benjamin, get your anger in control.” She said calmly. But I couldn’t, just the fear and pain she must have felt just accelerated my thoughts. Just looking at those ice blue eyes just angered me even more, I wanted to rip them out. I felt myself get spun around and slammed to the ground. “Benjamin!” She said with more force. “Calm down!” Her voice was sharper now, held more authority. Slowly I calmed down, I didn’t realize I had started to shift until my teeth and claws shrank back to normal. After a minute Violet released me and sat back, waiting for me to get up.   “I’m sorry, Beta.” I said as I started to get up. “I shouldn’t have let my emotions get the better of me.” I w