The Pack's Rogue의 모든 챕터: 챕터 11 - 챕터 20

ArmanMy back was aching when Vivienne finally woke up this morning. I had no idea how exhausted my mate was, but you’ll never hear me complain about getting to hold her while she sleeps peacefully in my arms.Since I didn’t need that much sleep, I took the time to look over my mate while gently touching her body. I was happy to see her bruises fading while she slept, but I was not happy to feel the bones protruding from her hips and shoulders, or that I could literally count her ribs as I ran my fingers down her side. My mate doesn’t eat enough. I’m not sure if that’s from years of living on the street, or if it’s the work she’s doing now, but when I saw her devouring her breakfast, I realized I didn’t feed her nearly enough yesterday for lunch.Which is why I gave her the rest of my food. Honestly, having missed dinner, I would have said I was starving under normal circumstances, but since it seems that my mate is literally starving, I kept my mouth shut. I get regular meals. My mate

ArmanWhen I realize that Vivienne is uncomfortable stripping around me, I offer to turn around. However, when she turns and sees me standing naked in front of her, I expect a powerful reaction, which I get. However, it’s not the one I expect.Her eyes travel over my body like a caress and she licks her lips in an unconscious, yet extremely sexy, way. My cock responds immediately, standing at attention.I know it’s a risk, but I need her to focus, so I step forward, not surprised when her body goes rigid.“I will never hurt you. I never force you to do anything you don’t want to do, Vivienne, but you can’t look at me like that and not expect my body to respond. You’re my mate and I want nothing more than for you to find me attractive.”“You are entirely too attractive, Arman. It’s like the Moon Goddess made you for herself. I’ve seen a lot of bodies in my life, but never have I seen one as exquisite as yours.”I want to growl when she says she’s seen a lot of bodies, but I hold it back

Hijack“You’re going down, Hijack!”I love her confidence, but I’m about to squash it. I know she’s a good fighter for her age and I know she’ll be an incredible fighter after her first year at the Academy, but right now, Yana is nowhere near my skill level. We go through the warm-up together, then we get in our position. I let her take offense and I take defense.She comes at me hard, but I block everything she throws at me.She growls, stepping back.“What about Dagger?”“What about dagger?” I ask.“For my name. I’m small, but lethal,” she says seriously.I grin. “You are not lethal. You’re definitely more of a Phisher than a Dagger.”She growls and comes at me again. Again, I block her and this time I tag her to let her know she dropped her defenses.She growls again and pulls back. “Stealth?”I laugh. “There is nothing stealthy about you, Phisher.”She growls and comes at me again. Again, I block and tag her.“Are you just trying to make me feel inferior?” she says, stepping back.

VivienneAs we drive, everyone in the van stays silent. My words are heavy in the air and I know everyone is feeling them. We were all chosen for this assignment because we were single. I was also chosen because I knew and still know a lot of the women on the street.“Are we just going to ignore the big, fat, fucking elephant in the room?”Leave it to Ollie to break the ice.Mick looks in the rearview mirror at me. “Do you want to talk about it, Viv?”This group has become as much a part of my family as Piper and Gavin. Gage is still an unknown, but when you put your life on the line with people and have to trust them to have your back, you become really close, really fast.So, rather than brushing them off, I shrug.“I don’t know what to say. He’s an Alpha. I’m an ex-prostitute …” I begin, cutting off when Jacob begins growling.“You did what you had to do, Viv. We’ve all done things we aren’t proud of.”He’s right. I know he’s right. It’s why Alpha Quirin’s pack is so special to me.

ArmanIt’s been days since I heard from Vivienne. I don’t like not knowing if she’s okay.When I returned home, I met with my Beta Salar and my Gamma Navid.“Alpha, it’s good to have you back. Are you finally going to tell us what kept you away so long?” Salar asked.He was the one I had been on the phone with when I first met Vivienne at Cyra’s graduation. He was letting me know about an issue he handled with one of our pack members.When I extended my stay without remembering to follow up about the pack member, Salar noticed. He’s my Beta for a reason. It’s not like me to not follow up.Then I extended my stay even longer once Vivienne came back in from the field.Kian had howled in our head when we watched her leave, but I knew it was going to happen. For the first couple of days, I’d get periodic text messages from her or responses from my texts. In the last two days, I haven’t heard anything and it’s making it really hard for me to focus.I’m not ready to tell our pack about Vivie