All Chapters of The First Mate : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

He grinned again, nuzzling me. "Good girl, now come on." He took my hand and finished the tour, Dane and Xavier throwing my clothing into the washing machine as we left the room, leaving me naked. We were on the second floor, mostly dedicated to the bedroom and an office at the end of the hall with a small reading library attached with a spare bedroom incase I wanted to be alone for a bit in my own space, it connected to the balcony porch behind the office that overlooked the lake below. They showed me the larger library on the first floor, filled with deep red rugs and dark wood, another nesting concaved area before a fire and a sea of filled shelves. "Why do you have two?" I asked curiously, my hands scanning some of the old books that lined the shelf near the door. Theo smiled, patting my hair. "We" he emphasised, making me duck my head and blush. "Have two, because the upstairs one is our personal library, this one is for everything else, from Clan laws to ancient history." He

looked across the shopping cart Xavier pushed, my mouth twisting. He looked down at me, chuckling. "Don't even try it." He sang at me. I pouted. "But...it's so much." I looked at the receipt I'd taken off Xavier after he'd paid at the last store of the four we'd been in, I'd rushed to follow and keep up, thinking there'd been a mistake. But seeing all of the bags, filled with clothing, shoes, underwear and a whole bunch of other things like socks, hair ties, a hair towel, brushes, makeup, perfumes and more I hadn't realised he'd grabbed, I understood why it'd come out just under two thousand dollars. I know he had a list, but I didn't think he'd buy every or so many of each item. I sighed, putting the receipt into one of the bags and leaned into his chest as he raised his arm for me. "Mad at me?" He chuckled, kissing the top of my head. "I hope you bought snack." I grumbled in response. "I'll forgive you then." We'd been shopping for nearly three hours, Xavier guid

We didn't stay much longer, Xav left me ith Lisa for a few more minutes before he'd found me, picked me up - literally - and then marched to the car like he was staking a claim. Letting anyone who watched know. The drive home was quiet. One of his hands wrapped the wheel, the other resting on my thigh, his fingers twitching every few moments, as if he was reminding himself I was there. I interlaced our fingers, bringing them up and kissed his knuckles. I swear I smelt blood, but I couldn't find any and he didn't say anything, just gave me a tight smile that didn't relax until we pulled into the garage. "Stay here," he said quietly, slipping out the car, the mechanical sound of the garage door closing the only noise in the house. He flung the back open, unloading everything at the inner door that led to the hallway, his head swivelling for a moment before he vanished. I sat up straight, my head scanning the large stone room. "Xav?" My door opened, a scream building th

"It's almost time," the words were slurred, Mr. Stormbrooke's grey eyes, glazed with something more than bloodlust. He wiped his knuckles, bloody and split from my teeth and bone, stumbling slightly as he stepped back. I tried to move, a small cry leaving me as pain ricocheted like lighting, nearly every part of me agonising and broken. "Shut up," Jordan growled, stuffing a rag into my mouth, my body jerking from the force. He stepped away, shaking his barely conscious mother, the wooden chair she sat on creaked in protest as much as much as she did. Justine's eyes rolled unfocused, occasionally settling on me, a moment of clarity striking them and she'd pause in waiting before the glaze would take over. Mr. Stormbrooke lent against the wall, a hunger breaking through in his eyes every time they moved across my naked, broken body. Jordan did something in the corner I couldn't see. "So, who goes first?" Stormbrooke asked, his voice tight, impatient. Jordan laugh

Theo My jaw ticked, my ears catching something faint in the distance. I didn't react, knowing our little mate would panic. I moved before she noticed, uncapping the syringe and jabbed Dane's thigh, returning beside Xavier. He rose a curious brow at me as I tossed the needle. It'll control his rut. I mindlinked to him. Xav smirked, amused. For how long? A few hours, hopefully. My eyes fell to their waists, seeing the erection press against Rose's stomach, frowning slightly. It should have already started to work... "Dane," I called softly, smirking at him as he dragged himself away from Rose to glare at me, her cheeks flushed and her chest heaving. "It's late," I noted, tilting my chin to the covered window of the lounge that overlooked the mountain. Dane scowled at me, his dark eyes burning with need, but finally, the sedative took hold and the green leeched through. Xav grinned at Rose, seeing her confused expression as she looked across us, sensing somethi