Scarlett I indulged myself with my mate’s drugging kiss for an indetermined amount of time. I never wanted our embrace to end, but my exhaustion was near impossible to ignore as I battled to stay on my feet. The temporary surge of energy I’d felt from my righteous anger had kept me going up until now, but I knew my time was limited before sleep welcomed me like an old friend again. Reese was supporting the bulk of my weight by this point. Still, I knew he had to be bushed himself. My legs gave out in the midst of our tangling tongues and roving hands, but I persisted to languidly enjoy his delectable aroma straight from the source. I didn’t know if my jelly legs were as a result of my tired state, or from the pure pleasure streaming through my system, but either way, his wiry arms were there to catch me when I began my collision course with the ground. “Sweetheart, are you okay?” I took a few deep breaths to steady mys

Scarlett I saw the way Kyle had flinched with my question, and his hesitation was undeniable as I looked towards Zoey to give him time to formulate his reply. I concentrated on the she-wolf while she answered in a firm tone, “I’m not totally sure about the other girls, but most of us came from the Western Province. The bears had some sort of smoke bomb that knocked us out, and they apparently hightailed it out of there with us in tow before anyone could raise the alarm. We were all together when we awoke, and you already know what happened after that.” I eyed Kyle’s reaction to what his mate had revealed. He’d seemed puzzled when she mentioned the smoke bomb, but I didn’t pause to unpack everything as my mind whirled. I was impressed with how Zoey was handling things, but then again, I hadn’t exactly pegged her for a shrinking wallflower, after all. Her explanation was brief, but to the point. I cast my searching gaze around t

Scarlett I felt like I had been on an emotional rollercoaster with all the unanticipated events taking place around me, but Reese’s embrace and soothing smell of cinnamon and pine kept me grounded until I made it to the other side of the cavernous trench threatening to engulf me within its depths. I wasn’t surprised with the info my true mate relayed or that Jace had already been aware of the females who had been snatched from under his care. It explained a lot about his behavior before, and I knew Jace was skilled in gaining intel when he needed to be. “I’m sure you would be all too happy to escort them there as well, right?” My eyes were drawn to the smirk present on Reese’s bearded face by his deep voice ringing out, and he gave me the last piece to the puzzle as he continued, addressing Jace as he said, “Your mate is probably worried sick right now.” All the same, his words left me fleetingly stunned before they nudged my brain in

  Reese Scarlett wiggled out of my arms in response, laughing merrily as she shot me a mischievous look and dashed down the hallway in the direction of the front door. My wolf clawed at my skin to escape with the clear signs of her own animal shining brightly in her ocean-blue eyes, enthusing as she flitted away, “Let’s go!” I took off after her in an instant, feeling the endorphins flood my system as I gave chase after her, but I stumbled to a halt a minute later, barely managing to catch myself against the firmly closed door in front of us before I crashed into my immovable mate. “What’s wrong, Fire?” I asked, righting myself and reaching out to gently grasp her by the shoulders. She rotated in my arms without any further coaxing on my part, but I sensed the uncertainty emanating from her. Biting down into her plush lower lip, she transitorily drew my focus as she said, “I need to drink more of the herba

Scarlett Last night was indescribable, words wouldn’t do the glimpse of heaven justice, and I wasn’t going to attempt it. Instead, I spent the majority of the morning lost in a daze as I relived the carnal activities Reese and I had partaken in at the hot springs, and later in our bed when we’d made it home. My mate’s brawny arms dragging me into the hard lines of his body in the balmy water had replayed in my head a hundred times. I vividly remembered the ensuing ecstasy he sent coursing through my system with his mating bite every time I thought about the imprint of his canines permanently affixed to where the slope of my neck ended. The strength of the orgasms he masterfully wrought on my body left me exhausted on a bone-deep level. I knew I had subsequently drifted off into a peaceful sleep in his arms after I had fallen from my high, thanking Luna for giving me a second chance at happiness as blackness encroached