All Chapters of Beta Rollings: A Shimmering Falls series: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

PAULETTE POVMy head felt heavy and as I tried to open my eyes I was surrounded by darkness. I could feel panic starting to set in. I shook my head to try to clear my thoughts so that I could focus. The fog in my head slowly disappeared but I was still surrounded by darkness. I tried to move my arms and legs around, but they were immobilized. I soon realized that I was tied to a chair! How the hell did I get here?! I needed to try to remember what happened. I took in a deep breath, then breathed out slowly. Think Paulette, think! I chided myself.I close my eyes and try to remember what happened. I remember that I had a fight with my mate this morning. I felt the stinging pain in my heart at what Rollings said to me out of anger and fear. I fought against the tears that were threatening to fall. I know that it was mostly hormones that caused my outburst this morning, but it still hurt to hear his words against me! I felt tears well up as I yearned for his touch on my skin…again! I mis

ROLLINGS POV CONT'D   Rae becomes irritated. “No f**king way! You know how much I hate to be babysat!” Braxton smirks. “Either you take 5 warriors, or you will be accompanied by the three of us. The choice is yours.” I could feel the tension increase, so I needed to do something to de-escalate the situation. “Look, babe, with you and the Luna both being pregnant, our wolves won’t let us focus on our alpha and beta duties, with out knowing that our mates and pups are protected when we are not there.” I pull my mate into my side more and breath in her scent to calm both myself and my wolf down. “We have no problem going with you all to the mall if you want to go.” I smile as I feel Paulette melt into me, and I can’t help but caress her baby bump. I hear Rae let out a sigh of resignation. I looked to s

PAULETTE POV I love my mate, but sometimes I just need some girly quality time! I am so excited about going shopping with my best friends! I still miss my other friends from high school, but since we graduated, one has moved to New York City to be a model and the other is getting married in a few years and is currently in college, so they have been relatively busy, as have I and Rae. “So…P…tell me what’s got your mind occupied?” Rae asked me. I just shrugged. “Just glad to spend time with you all. Also excited to go baby shopping!” I squealed excitedly. Everyone laughed at my comments. I suddenly felt uncomfortable as I felt a pain in my lower back and hips. I tried to ease the ache by readjusting my position. I rubbed my belly as the ache eased slightly. Rae must have noticed something was wrong because I suddenly felt her hand on my belly

ROLLINGS POV We were all on our way to the mall to surprise our mates and have lunch with them. I was driving while Chris and Brax sat in the back. We were jamming out to the radio and were about halfway to the mall when I noticed Brax was mind-linked. I patiently waited to hear what was happening. I had a bad feeling that it concerned our mates. Brax let out a frustrated sigh, then told me to speed up. I could see the muscle in his jaw flexing, a clear indication that he was pissed. “Brax, what is going on?” I asked cautiously. He ran his fingers through his hair before he spoke. “I was just mind-linked by one of the warriors that are with our mates.” He said, sighing. Chris quickly became alert. “Is everything okay?” I could feel Skull become restless. Something is wrong! “

PAULETTE POV CONT'D   He leaned down to my ear. “I told you 5 minutes, didn’t I?!” He whispered in a dangerously calm voice. “I’m sorry, I forgot my card at the counter and a kind guy gave it back to me.” I squeaked out, almost trembling in fear of the man in front of me. His eyes blazed even brighter, then he suddenly calmed down. He smiled at me then took the popcorn and drink from me. “Well, in that case, why don’t we go sit and enjoy the movie?” He led the way without paying attention to my confused state. I quietly followed and tried to enjoy the movie, but I could not stop replaying his confusing behavior. I was quiet the rest of the night and when he dropped me off at home, I felt slightly relieved. I turned to him. “Thank you for taking me to the movies. Have a good night, Donovan.” I