I felt so drained, physically and emotionally, after everything that happened. I felt like I could sleep for days. Of course, I knew that wasn’t going to happen. There’s too much that still has to be done. Melania may be dead, but I don’t know how the rest of this war is going. However, I do not doubt that Papa will be victorious. I’ll still need to talk to him and André about everything that happened. About mamma and Bisnonna. I woke up when someone knocked at the door. Opening one eye, I looked to see Tiberius awake and watching me. “You are such a creeper,” I mumbled. “I told you I have slept long enough.” He reminded me. “And maybe I’m a little worried that if I close my eyes, you’re going to disappear, and this will all be a dream, and I’m still trapped in that hell hole.” He admitted. I sighed and gave him a quick kiss as the heavy knock sounded again. “Katrina?” Papa’s voice called out as the door handle turned. We barely had time to sit up before Papa walked into the room.

I may not like still being stuck in this hospital bed, but having Katrina in it with me makes it all better. Making out with Katrina certainly made having to be in bed an easier pill to swallow. As Mary Poppins said, a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Tasting her lips was undoubtedly sweet, even if it wasn’t enough. I want more. I want to taste every inch of her. I want to make her mine in all the ways possible. It wasn’t all making out. I may be a horny wolf, but there is more to being mates than physical attraction. A lot happened, and we needed to talk about it. Most of our conversation was Katrina retelling me about how she saw her mamma and learning she was always meant to have magic and a wolf. Meeting me unlocked her magic, but we agreed that without Thales, her wolf might never awaken. There were also many tears. I held her as she cried. She cried for her mamma, who went her life not knowing she had magic till she knew true love, and the first time she felt that

Interruptions aside, best sex of my LIFE! I wasn’t sure how quickly we’d recover from her brother and his mate interrupting us. But I should never have doubted Katrina or the effect she and the mate bond have on me. I went from half hard to full mast in record time. I almost felt bad for the person who had t clean my hospital room as we left later that day as the whole room smelled of sex. I wasn’t sure where we’d be going after leaving the hospital. I don’t know what state Nebrodi is in for us to head back to. I know I don’t want to stay at the Alpha villa in Katrina’s bedroom. While I’d be happy to be around the Fayte sisters, I don’t know how well I’d perform with Katrina’s dad lurking about, able to hear us fucking. “So if we aren’t staying at the villa because I can’t express how awkward that would be for me. Where are we going to stay? What happened to your car?” I asked as I started to slow down as she led the way to her car, which looked like it was on its last leg. “Oh, fuc

I knew to expect the worst upon returning home. War always leaves scars. I wasn’t expecting it to be this bad. City in ruins? Check. Bodies of the Nebrodi who fought back? Check. Those I expected. Lorenzo walking around like he owned the place? I didn’t see that coming. Sure I expected he probably survived. He’s a cockroach. I didn’t think he would sink so low as betraying the pack. I didn’t think he could go lower. Then I found Kat talking to Tabby in the ballroom and found out just how much lower he could sink. Seeing Tabby was weird. We used to have a casual sex relationship but looking at her now, and I feel nothing. Not even a fleeting attraction. I guess that’s expected, I’ve found the woman I was made to be with, and now no one else will compare. I’m glad my mate is so chill about the opposite sex, especially when Tabby threw herself at me and started crying. The last thing I want is to see Kat’s anger directed at me. I’ve seen my mate angry. I know what she can do and that wh

I have been waiting for tonight forever. Okay, so it’s not been forever, and I’m being overdramatic. Sue me, but honestly, it feels like forever. I’m a werewolf, and my instinct was to mark Katrina the first chance I could. Nothing in my life is ever simple, so why should mating be? Katrina is, of course, worth the wait. Plus, we have still been fucking, so not like either of us is going unsatisfied. Even though she has a wolf, we aren’t taking chances since her wolf has been bound all this time. So we waited for the new moon and focused on the pack instead. There is still A LOT to do in the pack. More of our people have been returning, having been medically cleared, and we are putting in maximum effort to rebuild. Thank the Goddess for Katrina. My mate is so organized. She has a whole spreadsheet system on a tablet that breaks everything down. We’ve assigned tasks based on her priority list, and no one questioned them. I’m glad no one questioned her because I’m not up for dealing wi