"Until then, you are with me," Kate exclaimed as she rounded the corner. Her enthusiasm was infectious. Just by seeing how excited she was, I was ready to take on whatever was thrown my way over the next few hours. Gabriel pressed his lips to the top of my head before gently pushing me toward Kate. I reluctantly moved away from him, surprised when I saw the smile drop from Kate's face. "Everything will be fine, Alpha. I won't let anything happen to her. They will both be in great hands!" Kate saddled up next to me and Elena. I turned to look over my shoulder to thank Parker for getting us here, but he was nowhere to be found. "Where did Parker go?" I asked, but Gabriel just shook his head at me. That seemed to be my cue not to talk about it, but I made a mental note to ask him later when we would get to be alone together. "We have a lot of ground to cover. I'll say we should start this way." She said as she nudged her head to her right. I glanced over

His statement was both erotic and surprising. I didn't realize I had to be turned or even that he could turn me. I had just assumed that some of the people around their compound were human mates like me. It was just a reminder that I knew nothing of their kind or traditions, just what limited information I found online. "Once I turn?" I asked apprehensively. A small part of me wanted to be like him, but the majority of my being was screaming at the thought of being turned into a four-legged wolf. "Yes. Once I bite you right here and mark you, you would turn on the next full moon." His eyes examined me carefully as his fingers circled the spot on my neck. I knew that he saw my concern as though it were written on my forehead. "Don't worry, I will be with you every step of the way." His fingers interlaced with mine, and he pulled me to the couch. I stood patiently as he laid down. All of the nerves that I had been feeling earlier in the day washed away as he wrapped his hand around th

He pulled me up as if I weighed as much as a feather. My legs wrapped around his waist as his hands supported me under my butt. My head fell lazily on his shoulder as I tried to blink the haze from my mind. The throb between my legs was only encouraged as his hardness moved against my center with each step he took. I could feel myself coming back to reality as my body began to heat again. The way he pressed against me from inside his shorts, mixed with the way he unknowingly had spread my ass cheeks as he held me up made me want more. The moisture on his hand as I sat in his palm felt erotic. It was like I was marking him without leaving a visible impression or blemish on him. Every female who got too close to him would more than likely smell me, and while that made me uncomfortable, I also loved knowing that my scent would be all over every inch of him by the time we were done. There would be no question that he was mine. I wanted to scream it to the world, and by how quickly he ma

I couldn't reach Gabriel for three days after we were rushed off of his land. Vampires or not, it was still a huge blow to confidence that the only man I ever had sex with was nowhere to be found afterward. Elena kept telling me to be patient. I knew it was killing her just as much to be away from Athena, but they were at least texting. I received nothing. No texts, no calls, and no voice in my head. He was just gone. I had given him three days of this silence, but I wouldn't wait any longer. The keys jingled as I slowly lifted them off the key hook by the front door. It felt like I was slamming pots and pans together by how loud they seemed. Elena was just up the stairs, and I knew the second she realized I was gone, she would rat me out to her mate. They had both agreed that I should stay away from the pack land for now, but no one would tell me why. Blame it on being raised like an insane person, but I was thinking crazy. Every possible sce

Olivia's P.O.V. My phone continued to vibrate as I laid in bed. The screen illuminated the room until the call went to voicemail and left it in darkness once again. It had been an hour of nonstop calls. Several different numbers were being used, but I knew in my gut that it was Gabriel trying to reach me. Since he couldn't have contact with me, he would be using other people's phones. I scoffed at the thought of him putting that much effort into trying to talk to me when he had been silent for the past several days. Elena admitted that she knew but agreed with her mate. They said it was best for the pack to keep me in the dark about Scarlett and at a distance. Once I kicked Elena out of my room, she couldn't say anything in fear of my parents overhearing, so she tried to apologize through the wood. She had given up knocking on my door not too long ago, finally taking the hint that I wouldn't talk to her. Funny that now that I want space, no one wanted to give it to me. If I glanced