All Chapters of Discovering the Wolf: Finding the Bond Mender: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“You know you’re a natural with her.”“Hmmm…she’s just hungry, that’s all.” I grin as she gobbles down the formula, I can’t deny she is seriously cute, but I am not ready to be a guardian or father, and I am fairly sure her mother will come back for her. Or once social services take her, she will get easily adopted out.“If you say so…but something tells me, that you may have found the one woman that will finally get a commitment from you.” He shoots back and Thomas laughs and nods.“I bet you $20 he doesn’t make it out of the hospital tomorrow without her, Captain.” He’s packing his med bag up and putting all Willow’s personal items into an evidence bag ready for social services.“Oh, I am not taking that bet – I know he’s not leaving the hospital without her. I knew it the minute he muttered about her perfect cherub face.” John replies and I look up sharply – did I really say that out loud?Willow gurgles as she finishes the entire bottle, and I lift her up to my shoulder, patting h

“That’s always dangerous.” He replies, quick wit ever at the ready, I raise a single brow at him and he chuckles low, taking a sip of beer. “Finish your meal first then come join me on the porch, then you can fill me in on these thoughts.”He gets up from the table, dropping his plate in the sink before grabbing two more beers from the fridge, then heads to the front porch and his rocking chair. I quickly finish my meal, clean the kitchen, and then follow my father out to the porch, where he holds out the extra beer to mee, rocking slowly and enjoying the cool night air.“Mmmmmm…I do love sitting here, in the dark, just listening to the night.” I turn my face up to the moon, eyes closed and senses open. Dad sits quietly beside, waiting patiently in the way he does when he is waiting for me to speak – happy to wait for me to gather my thoughts. I take a long sip of beer, letting the slight bitter taste settle on my tongue for a moment. “I’ve been thinking about telling Finn…about what

ZaleI follow Anders and Colin into the three-story office building we have a vendor interview to pitch for. I don’t normally come to these sales pitch meetings, but Jamie, our Sales Manager’s mate just gave birth, so I offered to fill in. The office is in the industrial area, a large brick building with vines crawling up the trellis on the right side.As we cross the car park to the front entrance, I pick up on the subtlest of wolf scents. I pause trying to detect the different notes. White citrus, tart and sharp, Sage, clear and crisp, and white musk, warm and seductive. Barely perceptible and feminine – a she-wolf.“Anders, do you smell that.” I call, inhaling again, cataloguing it with my wolf, the scent enticing in its simplicity.He looks at me over his shoulder, taking a deep breath, scenting the air with me. As my Beta and second, his senses are almost as sensitive as mine. He shakes his head and breathes again, holding his breath longer. “Nothing. What are you picking up?”“H

“Is there something else I can help you with Zale?” Her tone is low and commanding, power threading through it lightly as she pulls her arm free in a very deliberate move, I let it go. I only grabbed her to make her stop walking away.“Yes, you can tell me what clan you are from.” I demand urgently, stepping close to keep our conversation private. Her brow furrows again with annoyance, and if I wasn’t watching her so closely, I would have missed the rolling of her eyes.“I already told you; my father is a Doyle, he has Irish heritage.” She states, stepping back from me with a single precise step.“That’s not what I mean, and you know it. You are in my territory, what clan were you banished from?” This time I add an Alpha command to my demand. My voice deepens, taking on the timbre of my wolf to reinforce the command. That’s when I feel it, in response ot my push, her full wolf aura, and it’s pissed.Her whole posture changes, she straightens, her chest puffs out and she looks me dead

“Ok, I promise, if it escalates – you’ll be the first person I talk to.” He holds my gaze for a second longer be nodding and then gets up to take the rubbish to the kitchen. I hear the tap running and laugh, knowing he’s washing his hands and yell over to him “I tried to warn you they were ripe!”He barks out a deep laugh, drying his hands on a tea towel and putting the extra beers in the fridge. I watch him walk back into the living room; he leans over the couch and kisses the top of my head. “Thanks for the pizza, I gotta go. I’ve got an early start, and you should go shower and go to bed before you fall asleep on the couch and wake up with a neck ache.”“You’re right, I’ll get up in five more minutes – don’t want to undo all that hard work you did on my feet.” I murmur, my eyes are already starting to close. I’m probably going to fall asleep on the couch at this rate.“Five minutes, not a second longer. Night Wills.” He grunts at me and heads to the door, turning back to look at me