DELLA"In the past, our kind would wait till the full moon was near to proceed with the Mating Ceremony," Lilith told me as she massaged my back with lavender oil. "But now things have changed and the younger generation of werewolves have come closer to understanding what it means to love and feel closer to their companion.""Do you think he loves me?" I asked Lilith. It was a question that plagued me ever since Faye told me about Hailey.I knew no one in the pack was named Hailey, but I still wanted to know if there was another wolf that Hunt had feelings for in the past. Even if he did, how was that possible and what did it mean for Hunt and me and our own connection?For the first time in my life, my heart was beating for someone else that I felt was my other half. The piece that I had been missing. And now that I had him, I didn't want to doubt anything or have any doubts lingering in my mind."That is only a question he can answer, but from what I've se

DELLA"Well, what do you think?" Faye asked as she stepped away from in front of the mirror.She was finally done with the dress and it was a beautiful mess of crimson red and white tulle and tiny pearls that made me look fantastic. Every time I moved, the dress showed a bit of my skin.Faye bit her nails and I was about to tell her how amazing the dress was when the door burst open and Lilith came in."He's here and it's time for the ceremony to begin," she told us."This is really happening," I told Faye."It is!" she squealed."Remember you will accept his vows after he anoints you with the blood of the sacrifice of the animal he has brought back," Lilith said as she handed me a basket covered with a red cloth.Swallowing hard, I take the basket from her. "I'm scared of doing the wrong thing or saying the wrong thing. What if he turns me away?"Lilith shakes her head and smiles. "You're thinking too much. Just do whatever feels right

HUNTI traced the smooth curves of her naked back as I lie next to Della on the bearskin. She was so beautiful. And I so unworthy of her. I loved how strong she was even though she was so fragile inside.Everything was done so fast, that I had no time to think, but when it came to her, I already knew I would risk my life for her. There was nothing anyone could do now to separate Della from me. I'd have to have a talk with Sierra and her bullying tactics against Della. I wouldn't stand for it. She needed to respect her and not only because Della was the Luna of the pack, but also because she was my wife and I wouldn't allow anyone to make her feel like she was undeserving of being by my side.Kissing the nape of her neck, I slowly woke up and covered her with the grey comforter, before going over to the fireplace and adding more logs of wood to the hearth.It was still early and I was planning on going up with Kyler, one of my best hunters up into the mountains t

DELLA"I'm so sorry for causing trouble," Aurelia was saying as we prepared a lunch of fresh bread and cold cuts of meat from the Deer that Lilith had salted and kept cold in her makeshift snow freezer because she said the snow kept it fresher and tastier.Lilith, Faye and Aurelia and I were having lunch on the deck. I hadn't seen or spoken to Hunt this morning. And it wasn't him keeping the distance. I preferred to keep him at arm's length. What troubled me the most, however, was, how was I going to talk to him again or at least find it in me when he had told me I wasn't like them? He told me the same thing my old pack had told me, when a few days ago, he was promising me the world, saying that the way I was didn't bother him.But it did bother him and the fact that he lied made me feel like this whole situation was a complete joke to him, to me and to everything we vowed to the night we married. I gave him all of me. I gave him my virtue. And all it took was one s

DELLA"You are going to give us what we want or we'll take it away from you!"I was running through the woods in my nightmare. Something terrible was running behind me. I could sense the way it wanted to harm me. The dark whispers followed as I ran. Suddenly there seemed to be too many trees and I couldn't breathe as I pushed through the thick firs. There was no way out. I could feel its breath right behind me. An earsplitting scream broke out from somewhere in the dark and my throat constricted with panic."Della!" Hunt shouted and I jerked awake at the sound of his voice. He was beside me, gripping my arms and I couldn't help the hot tears that rushed down my cheeks."They...they were going to kill me," I pushed him back as I sat up, my hands trembled uncontrollably."I saw your dream. I don't know what it means, but I won't let any harm come to you," he said in a husky voice. But even though he tried to hide it, I could sense the fear in him too."The