Denying jade was the most difficult thing I had to do. Waking up next to her, however, was the best feeling ever. She was so beautiful, I felt blessed to be her mate. But naturally, I wasn’t whipped just because of her looks. She was such a kind and compassionate woman, that it definitely made her perfect luna material.While I realized rather late that she had not managed to befriend many pack members, I was sure that with what happened during the moon ball, it would prove even more difficult for her. I just hoped she wouldn’t hate me for it. I loved her with every fiber of my being, and it took a lot of willpower on my part to hold back. I didn’t want to scare her away, only choosing to show her the passion I had for her.Needless to say, with my wolf threatening to take over and claim her at any given moment, I was cautiously threading on dangerous territory.I trailed my knuckles across her cheek lovingly and then left the bed. It just wouldn’t do for her to wake up and find me st

Heat licked at my skin. White hot desire pooled at my entrance, making me feverish with pure unadulterated need. I badly wanted Alex… scratch that. I needed Alex like I needed my next breath. He had placed me on the bed before disappearing into the bathroom, saying something about running a bath for me. Who cares about bathing right now? I inwardly growled as I began to undress, my clothes suffocating me. Despite the need burning within me, I couldn’t help but wonder how I could go into heat so abruptly. It didn’t make sense, and I wanted to know what was going on. How could I go into heat when I had yet to meet my mate? Surely if I had met him, he would have acknowledged my existence one way or another, no matter if I was unable to feel the bond myself… right? “Alex,” I croaked out his name the moment he appeared next to me as I struggled to get my pants off me. “What’s going on?” “A female goes into heat within three months of meeting her mate, love,” he said simply, his eyes sof

I had never seen Alex fight. Training sessions hardly counted seeing as he was never truly serious. During the vampire attack in which my powers had awakened, I had not been focusing on him… My loss, I know! And this time was no better. I would not be able to lend a helping hand, or support him in any way, much less observe him fight. As the only daughter of two proud warriors, there was so much for me to learn still… and boy how much a part of me wished he’d be the one teaching me! After he announced that there was a rogue attack, and left to fend the intruders off, not before telling me to stay put, I remained in bed, thinking, fretting, worrying about him, and everyone I knew. A pity-party and ten minutes later, I carefully left the bed, and headed straight to the bathroom for a shower which I hoped would soothe my deliciously aching body and frayed nerves. To be honest, it helped… though my mind never stopped conjuring scenarios which were utterly horrible. As I was about to

Coming to my senses had never been as weird. I felt as if my consciousness had been floating about and my waking up was like my landing. The moment I moved my hand a little, I felt someone squeeze it back.And then I felt sparks or rather acknowledged them. The feeling was so foreign and yet absolutely and undeniably pleasurable. For a moment there I didn’t know what these sparks meant. And then, it hit me. I was feeling my mate’s touch. This was Alex.Oh my god! I mentally exclaimed. Alex! The rogues! What happened?I opened my eyes and my mate’s loving gaze.“You gave me a scare, love,” he told me in a tone that was only half reprimanding. “I have never felt that a few hours could be so long.”“I didn’t mean to worry you,” I croaked out, my voice raspy, trying to convey my feelings to him by holding his gaze captive.“Thank you, luna,” someone began and I tore my gaze away from my mate’s. I saw that Trevor was also in the room - he and Luc both. “Thank you for saving me from death.”

As a mated pair, it was only natural that Alex and I now wore our marks on our necks… and yet, it made me feel proud and slightly self-conscious each time someone stared at my neck. I was fairly sure he only felt pride contrarily to me. Indeed, since he had played the waiting game, it was understandable how he wasn't feeling any of my self-consciousness. Besides, marks were so common in the werewolf community that I was a bit of an odd one, according to mom that was. Admittedly, I had much more pressing issues to worry about. Tonight was the full moon, and my talkative wolf was more than ready for our first shift.The closer we were getting to the fateful hour, the more restless she was becoming. By the time the light went out and night set in, I was more worried than excited if I were to be honest.What if something went wrong? What if much like my sixteen birthday, my attempts proved to be unsuccessful? I was beyond nervous, and full of insecurities too. My 16th birthday was night