Nathan wished he’d not bullied her. He was so angry with himself for everything he’d done to her. She didn’t do anything to him, yet he’d tormented her, hurt her. His wolf was angry at their treatment toward her. There was nothing he could do about the past, but he would make sure he didn’t hurt her again. She was going to be treasured, loved, and adored. His parents already adored her and approved of her as a mate.The need to take care of her was a compulsion within him. When he left her house on that first night, he’d been overcome by pain. He couldn’t leave his mate while she’d been hurting. By the time he got home, he’d already known he was going back to spend the night with her. It wasn’t even the need to mate. It was something more primal. She was going to be his mate and one day carry his young. He couldn’t allow her to be hurt.He gave her some much needed privacy as he headed downstairs to pack

Monday morning Nathan was waiting outside of Mary’s home ready to take her to school. When he woke up he spent an hour simply watching her sleep. He loved having Mary in his arms. She was so beautiful, open, loving, caring, and he never wanted to let her go. His parents knew where he went at night, and neither one had a problem with him spending time with his mate.He was in love with her. Accepting his feelings with regards to her had settled his wolf. There was no worry of his wolf slamming out and hurting Mary, which scared him more.Mary ran down the steps of her house toward him, smiling as she opened the door. “Morning. I didn’t mind going to school and meeting up with you there.”Today he was going to show everyone who she belonged to. He wasn’t going to keep their relationship a secret. Over the last few months he’d heard the doubts from everyone around them. They thought he had a joke or a prank in the works that would hurt her. He hated the vultures for thinking the worst, b

Christmas passed without much commotion. Nathan found it incredibly hard to stay away from her for the entire day. He spent as much time with her as possible, but there was no way for him to invade her family on the big day. His own pack had a special gathering, taking a run before all of them sat down to a large meal that they shared within the street. The only people who lived on the street near the forest were pack. No one stopped by to talk to any of them.When night fell he spent the night in her bed. Since Mary had fallen ill, he’d not slept in his own bed. The only bed he wanted to be inside was Mary’s. His wolf couldn’t handle not having her in his arms. His parents had to guard him when he did turn as his wolf wanted to go hunting. He wanted to claim Mary. That need to have, to possess was only getting stronger as the time passed. They spent New Year at his folks’ home as hers were working. He didn’t mind them working. Nathan got to spen

They were married before graduation. Nathan watched his glowing bride in her white dress as she made her way toward him, still a virgin on their wedding day.His father stood beside him, looking happy. “You did good, son.” They were in the town hall where they’d booked their wedding reception. Mary Fields was now Mary Briggs. She was his wife, the love of his life. Their parents had agreed to let them marry before the end of school but on the condition they didn’t live with each other until after graduation.Nathan was living with her. They just didn’t know it, apart from his own parents. He spent every night with her in his arms. When her parents checked on her, he went to the floor so no one would see him.“Thanks, Dad.”Seth shook his hand. “How are you holding up? Do you still want to run away?”“There’s no chance of that happening. The only woman I want in my life is coming toward me.”Their honeymoon was going to be spent at his father’s lodge in the center of the forest where n

Scott stared around his town square. All of his people were preparing for the festivities of the full moon. During the full moon his pack went out hunting and running wild in the surrounding forests, and when they came back they feasted. The humans who lived in their community prepared the meal for them. There were no lies or secrets in the small community of Grace Hill. The humans who lived with them were made aware of the creatures of the Otherworld. Several times witches, warlocks, bears, vampires and many other shifters had wandered through their town. His father before him had taken great pride in mixing with humans, and Scott had carried on the tradition to honour his memory. Personally, he couldn’t stand the humans in his town. Sure, they were great to fuck, but they were far too fragile. He’d seen many of the men bleed from a single punch. Being strong was the skill to survival.Taking over as the alpha meant he’d taken responsibility of the humans. Not all of them were bad. T