All Chapters of Embraced By The Pack: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Her teeth closed around Jesse's wrist. His jaw clenched, but he watched my wolf intensely as she bit down on him. She wasn't trying to hurt him, the way she'd tried to hurt the girl on campus, so she didn't bite hard at all.When she withdrew from his hand, she licked his wound. The fingers on his other hand tangled in her fur, and he tugged her against his chest."Thank you," he murmured to her. "I feel lucky that you chose me as your mate."She licked his face, and he scratched behind her ears.The wolf turned to his injury, licking at the blood until the wound stopped bleeding and closed up. It healed miraculously fast, and then the wolf snuggled up against Jesse. He stood up straight, lifting her and hauling her upstairs. "To bed with you," he told the wolf.She whined."I know it's early, but it's been a long day. And you used your venom when you bit me, so I know you're feeling worn out. Tea will need to do a lot of schoolwork tomorrow, so you've got to sleep when you can," he w

Late that night—or maybe early the next morning—Jesse and I were snuggling in his bed. We’d talked a ton over the last few days, but mostly about dreams and childhood stories and such. We hadn’t discussed the present, which was probably not great, but it wasn’t like we were running out of time. Our wolves had paired us together, and there was no escaping that."So I know you're majoring in Software Engineering unless my research was wrong," I told him.He chuckled softly. "Your research was right.""I've never asked you about it. Why are you doing it? How did you make all the money in that damned envelope you gave me? How much longer do you have before you graduate?" I fired off questions at him.His fingers stroked my back lazily, just enjoying the feel of my skin while I enjoyed the feel of his touch."I was only two weeks into my final semester when I met you. Our packmates withdrew me from my courses, so I've still

The wolf kept growling and snapping his teeth at me throughout the drive, but eventually, we made it to a town I'd never heard of before.Alive, too, by some miracle.She parked in the garage of a little townhouse that I refused to admit was cute, and gave me one last forced smile before getting out of the car."He can't hurt you," she repeated, for at least the tenth time since we'd been in the vehicle."Yet he's still snapping his teeth at me," I also repeated, through gritted teeth."Only because you smell like Reed," she said like that was supposed to reassure me.Before I could reply, she hit the button to unlock the doors.One of the guys in the back got out and quickly opened my door. Ford snapped his teeth at me one last time before jumping out, and I groaned in relief at the literal weight off my legs.I wobbled a bit as I stepped out. The blond guy started to reach for me but stopped when Ford snapped at him."

“I need you to call Reed.”Tea said, holding her phone out in front of me. My eyes dipped to the device. It was a few years old and had seen better days, but Tea was kind of a cheapskate when it came to things like that. I knew she worked her ass off just to afford to eat, and I felt for her… But only a little. We’d both been raised in similar situations: with single moms struggling to pay the bills. But where her mom struggled because she was a teacher and they didn’t make shit, my mom had struggled because she’d been sick for years. She managed to work enough to keep her job, even in the worst of times, and her job provided good enough insurance to pay most of her medical bills. And when she passed away a few weeks before my high school graduation, I’d inherited the home she had paid off before I was even born. Even after paying off the

The best chance at survival?What the hell?“No, Tea didn’t tell me that.” I stood abruptly. “I think it’s time for me to leave. Thanks for the strangely-delicious sandwiches and the lesson.” I paused, glancing at the paper.Deciding to throw caution to the wind, I snagged it off the table.“Wait.” He took it back for a minute and scribbled a few more things onto the sheet before handing it to me. “There you go. You can put it on Ford’s fridge like a trophy.”I snorted. “Worst trophy ever.”“Give it a few months and you’ll see worse,” Elliot promised.My curiosity almost got the best of me, and I almost asked what he meant by that, but the brush of Ford’s fur against my leg distracted me.I grabbed the front door, and Ford waited until I was out on the porch before stepping out too.Guess he was more worried about Elliot