Alpha Carter POV I tap on the door, feeling a little nervous myself. I had been on plenty of dates, but I wanted this to be special for Elizabeth. I knew it was her first date, the first of many. Kinsley opens the door wide smiling like she had a big secret. I look at her grinning knowing I was going to be pleased with the outcome of her planning. “As much as I want to see your reaction, I will leave you both to it. You can thank me tomorrow,” she says as she walks past me. I stand there taking a deep breath before I walk into out suite. Elizabeth is standing there and my breathe is stolen from me. She is always beautiful to me. But she looks perfect in the sexy dress, heels and her hair done up. “What do you think?” she asks quietly. “I think you are always amazing, sweetheart. This is icing on the cake,” I reply as I move closer to her taking her in my arms. “If we did not have a reservation, I would suggest we simply stay in,” I say to

Elizabeth POV I looked at my hand and could not believe what had happened. Blood was dripping off my claws. “I could not listen to anymore from that bitch,” Ashley, my wolf, says through our mind-link. I am stunned into silence, “You are back?” I ask her cautiously. “I am fighting to come back, Elizabeth. You needed me so I was able to help,” she says as she quiets in my mind. I smile as I look at myself. My wolf is fighting to come back. But that does not change what just happened. I wash my hands of the blood dripping off of them. Just as I am about to walk out of the washroom the door flies open, “What the hell did you do?” Carter exclaims to me. “What?” I ask as my smile falters. “Why did Margie just run out of here with blood streaming down her face?” he demands angrily. I look at him like he has lost his mind and say nothing. He looks at me, “What happened to your face?” he says as if he is finally seeing me. “She hit me, so I cla

Elizabeth POV I do not know when I fell asleep, but I had spent most of the night planning how I would tackle learning the Luna role. I would get help from Kinsley. She was smart and had been helping me with my fighting. Albeit I had a long way to go, but I would continue getting stronger. She could teach me around our skills training. I looked at the clock beside the bed and jumped out of bed. It was already noon. I had wasted half of the day when I did not have that kind of time. I raced back to our room and slowly opened the door. Carter was nowhere to be seen and his scent was very faint. He had not slept here last night either. Looks like both of us got little rest last night. I quickly changed into my exercise shorts and sports bra throwing on a sweatshirt over the sports bra. I was still very self-conscious of the scars on my back. Most she-wolves did not wear a lot of clothes. I was not there yet. I did not know if I

Alpha Carter POV Getting up from my knees I look around the room. Most Elders are concerned but one is smirking his enjoyment, “Could your mate have just rejected you?” Elder Timothy taunts. I glare at him, intimidating the smirk off his face. “I highly doubt that. Now, I believe we were finished,” I say as I dismiss them all. Margie drags her feet leaving. I mind-link my Gamma to come and remove her from the premises. As he comes in, Margie recognizes him and understands why he is there. “Please Carter, I will be good. You can keep your filthy little whore, just accept me as the Luna,” she begs. I grab her by the throat pushing her against the nearest wall. The rage that takes over my body is barely controllable. I am vibrating with anger, and I see the fear on Margie’s face. I can feel my Gamma trying to reach me but my wolf, Max, has become impossible to control. “You ever speak of my mate like that again and I will rip you

Elizabeth POV I slowly turn around, anxious to see who is behind me. “Elder Timothy?” I question as I look at the man who had only hours ago expressed concern that I could not become Luna for the Crescent Moon Pack. What was he doing here? “Elizabeth. I am happy to find you in good health,” he says as he takes a step towards me. I take a step backwards towards where Alpha Kyle is standing. “What are you doing here Elder Timothy?” Kyle asks as he moves to stand slightly in front of me. “Alpha Carter sent me to pick up his mate. He could not leave the Pack as something had come up, so he trusted me with this important task,” he says calmly. I look at him confused. He was adamant I was not good enough to be Carter’s mate. Why was he here wanting to help Carter bring me home? “I am not going back to the Pack,” I say to Elder Timothy quietly. “Now Elizabeth, of course you are coming home. Carter is expecting you,” he replies. I