“You’re in a mood,” Sean said, looking up from his game.Caspian glared at him. “I’m not in a mood.”“You’re pretty much vibrating. I’ve known you long enough to know when you’re dealing with anger management.”He wanted to slap his friend, but the bastard was right. Living in a human world, allowing anger to take control was never a good sign. He’d kill people in this condition, or raise alarm.Cops were not needed in this situation.“It is nothing.”“It is the woman again,” Sean said, going back to his game. “I can smell her on you. Perhaps next time, use the front door, or find a way to court her the way human women like.”“You mean meeting them in a bar?” Caspian asked, snorting.Drinking was useless to wolves. The smells were always … vile. He’d tried to drink away his pain many years ago, and all it had done was make him sick as a dog.He couldn’t help but chuckle. Nah, sick as a wolf.“You look like a crazy person again,” Sean said.“You’re not even looking at me. You’re too bu

Caspian hated being the voice of fucking reason.He was considered the alpha of the pack, but he had fought it every single step of the way because he hadn’t wanted the title. All he’d wanted to do was party and live life to the fullest.He was a fucking wolf.Powerless to no one.He controlled his own life.Then he started to find the unwanted. After Sean, it was like a catalyst for people. So many unwanted wolves.Rumors about him began to flood the wolf community. He heard the tales from wolves he picked up along the way.He couldn’t seem to help but want the dumped. That was what it felt like, anyway.Staring at Ava right now, he saw her hair was wild, her face flushed. The smells coming from her body were intoxicating.He wanted to go and rub his nose all over her body, but he was a good boy. He held himself back.At the apartment, he’d been ready to be fucked. He had no problems with a woman taking control, and if Ava wanted to use him, then his body was for her. His whole life

Breakfast had been going so well until Ava decided to freak out the pack.Caspian saw them all out, and they stepped further away from the cabin, going toward the much larger one that was designed to house multiple people. This was where the guys were living. Melissa and Raine had another smaller cabin just opposite.“Holy fucking shit,” Liam said. “Did you guys see that?”“I saw,” Raine said, arms folded. “She considers herself a freak? Does she realize how strong she is?”“You’ve seen this before?” Books asked.“It’s rare, but it happens,” Raine said. “I’ve only known of one other, and that was in my old pack, but they were revered. It was an elder.” “An elder?” Melissa asked.“Yes. No one knew their exact age. Their ability to heal slows down their aging process.”“Wait,” Sean said. “You’re saying that she could be a lot older than she is?”“She looks about twenty years old,” Raine said. “But … this could have been going on for a lot longer.”“How old was your elder?” Caspian asked

Ava didn’t stop him as he touched a part of her that set her on fire. He knew what to touch, and what to tease. Within seconds, she was coming as well, screaming his name and not wanting him to stop.The feelings he inspired within her took her completely by surprise as he rocked her entire world. They were just coming down from their makeout session when the cabin door was knocked on. She heard Caspian’s name being called, and then she chuckled, feeling a little embarrassed to have been caught in the act.Caspian stared at the security footage, and with each second that passed, he was even more pissed off. “When was this again?” he asked.“A few hours after we all left.”Sean had set up security cameras around Ava’s apartment to keep her safe—to keep all of them safe. This was their way of protecting themselves against any potential pack threat.He’d never gone out to cause a war with anyone else. There were times he’d declined invitations from others because he refused to be part of

Ava was avoiding him. Caspian stared around the empty cabin and shook his head.“You okay?” Sean asked, following in behind him.“She’s gone.”“She hasn’t gone far. I got a text from Melissa and Raine. Ava is with them.”Caspian spun around and headed back out of the house.“Where are you going?” Sean asked.“To go find her.”“Whoa, man, I don’t think that is a good idea.” Sean moved quickly in front of him and placed a hand on his chest. “You might want to rethink this idea ofgo and see her.”Sean still didn’t move, and Caspian wasn’t prone to violence against his own pack, so going, and you know, helping out.”“I need to he growled instead as a warning.“I know. I know. I’m pissing you off, and all of that, but come on, man. You know this kind of shit isn’t going to end well. At least not for you. You cannot force this, even if you want to,” Sean said.“You know what happened last night?” Caspian asked.“We’ve all got good hearing,” Sean said.“That’s why I’ve got to go to her.”“M