I laid on Callan’s chest for hours, neither of us moving. I knew that neither of us were asleep, but neither of us spoke. Lela paced in my head and I knew that she was filled with worry about the pending battle.
‘Have you talked to Rollo?” I finally asked her, hoping that it would provide some level of information that would ease my anxiety. And fear. There was a lot of fear there. And all my training at controlling my emotions was slowly slipping out the window and I feared that I would have a panic attack.
‘Rollo is confident, but I know that he is concerned. Rogues are unpredictable. And Xavier has that witch working with him, so we don’t know what is going to happen.’ Lela sighed but thankfully stopped pacing.
I looked over at the clock and saw that it was 1:30 AM. Just an hour and half before Callan was meeting with the warriors to finalize all the plans. Sunrise was at 5:45 AM this morning, and Damien was confident
Callan placed his hand on my lower back as we walked toward his office. As we entered, I am struck by the steel covering on the windows. I didn’t notice the steel shutters when I was previously in his office, but they came down from the wall. And cover the entire window. I could only imagine how tightly they are secured in the wall.With the exception of Elder Rosemarie, all of us in the office are newly mated, and our mates had escorted us to the office. I could literally feel the tension in the air in this room. While Elder Rosemarie spoke with Damien, the rest of us are standing with our mates.Callan held my hand as he spoke to the room. “Damien is going to be in this room with you at all times. There are guards stationed around the house, including another guard outside this door. Raina, I have instructed the guards around the house to communicate directly to you if the rogues get too close to the house. Lizzie, I know you are a strong warrior, but you
RAINA’S POVI tried to remain calm, but nervous energy stopped me from sitting still. I had sat down and gotten up at least five times before I decided that pacing was my best option.“Dear, I know that you are worried, but I do wish that you would sit down. Your pacing is making me dizzy,” Elder Rosemarie smiled at me as she spoke, grabbing my hand as I was walking past her once again.I looked down at her, a weary smile on my face. “I am sorry.”“No need to apologize. I know that you are worried. But your pacing isn’t going to help them out there. You need to conserve your energy in case we need it.” Elder Rosemarie was right, and I knew it.The fighting had been going on for some time. We had all heard the howl and knew that the rogues had attacked.Damien was standing near the door. He appeared fairly composed despite the fighting going on outside.“What do you thin
I stood in front of the packs, looking over the training field where all of the wolves had gathered. Callan stood close to me, his hand on my lower back as we stood in front of everyone. It was a mix of emotions that were felt throughout the crowd. There was a clear sense of satisfaction that we had been victorious in the battle. And the loss of only eight wolves was significant, considering battles with rogues are often bloody and vicious than other battles between wolves. Yet my heart was still heavy with the losses. There were families that had lost someone and despite the victory, sadness fell over me. As was ceremonial, the bodies of our lost pack members would be burned. We believed that it released the wolf soul back to the moon goddess. Since pack members were lost from other packs as well, some bodies were prepared for returning back to their home packs for the same ceremony to be completed. The sky was overcast and the somber feeling of the weather mi
“Tell me why you are leaving again?” Callan asked, stroking my arm as I stood at the kitchen counter making us dinner. “You know why I am leaving.” I stated, cutting up the onions as I spoke. “Maria is having a hard time adjusting. I know she hasn’t told Michael, but there has been more than one she-wolf who has been extremely rude to her. The adjustment is really hard on her right now.” I put the knife down and turned to face Callan. He pulled me close to him as I turned around and I could feel his hardened length on my hip. The silver and gold specks in his eyes swirled and his navy blue eyes deepened in color. The urge to kiss him became too overwhelming and I pulled his face down to mine, never tiring of the feel of his tongue on mine. I ran my hands down his chest and did not stop as my hand slid down inside of Callan’s shorts. He had been preparing to run a quick patrol before dinner, so he was only wearing a t-shirt and loose fitting shorts. I d
I laughed the entire way up to our room, Callan’s hand on my ass as he held me closely to his shoulder. My arousal was on clear display with the way I was laying on Callan’s shoulder. Lela was purring in my head as Callan carried me up the stairs.Entering the room, Callan closed the door behind us, the sense of urgency that had carried us up the stairs leaving him. He slowly placed me down on the bed and pulled the shirt over my head. He unhooked my bra and I let it slide off my arms. He pulled at my shorts and I gently lifted my hips off the be, allowing him to pull them off of me. I yanked down his shorts, letting him know that I wanted him to take them off, which he quickly obliged me and took them off, followed by his tank top. I loved the feeling of his skin on mine. Even if we didn’t make love, I would often ask Callan to sleep naked next to me. The feel of his skin on mine was calming and had been helpful with my anxiety, especially in the immediate
We piled our bags in the SUV. Nathan helped Elder Rosemarie in the SUV before opening the door for Jennifer. Callan pulled me against the passenger door, caging me against it, burying his head in the crook of my neck. I felt him inhale deeply before capturing my lips with his. He kissed me deeply and I could feel his lips on mine even after the kiss had ended. As we drove away, I expected to see Callan following behind us in another car. I looked around, confused when I did not see another car pull away. I turned to speak to Elder Rosemarie when I spotted Rollo running along the car. Since we were still on pack lands, the driving was slow and Rollo was easily keeping up. Callan had planned out our route so that we avoided the major interstate. Callan thought that the major interstate provided too much exposure to risk. I also think that he wanted to stick to local highways so that he could run alongside of us, seeing that he was currently running along the side of th
“Maria!” I yelled as I got out of the car. She looked excited to see me, but I could feel the worry that was present. Pulling her in for a hug, the worry was clear. I was afraid that it was worse than Lizzie let on.“I am so glad you are here.” She whispered, hugging me more closely. Michael came around from the other car, carrying my bag. Maria broke our hug and moved to greet Michael. His entire face lit up as she approached, and he quickly pulled her to him, kissing her. It was clear that they cared very deeply for each other, so there must be something pretty significant if they had not completed the Luna Ceremony.Jennifer and Nathan made their way around the cars, Jennifer dropping her bag when she saw Maria. She ran to her, both girls embracing in a hug. It was clear from Jennifer’s reaction in the car that Maria had not been as forthcoming with Jennifer about what was going on with Michael and the pack. It wasn’t
ALPHA MICHAEL POVI followed Raina to the office. I knew where this conversation as going to go and anything that she said to me I am sure that I would deserve. I fucked up. I knew that. I used to think t it was fun to sleep around. Hell, I couldn’t even begin to guess how many women I had slept with over the last few years. Although Maria told me that several of the she-wolves were offering up their opinions about that number. And it was far from flattering.I made a lot of bad choices. You would think that having a crazy woman in your bed once or twice would cause you to learn a thing or two, but I never did. Not after a human woman hunted me down at a bar after a one-night stand. Not after I slept with a third pack member, and she kept showing up in my office. Not even after one of them threatened to cut off my dick. Nope. None of those made me change my ways.Callan had learned. He slept with a lot fewer she-wolves than I did, but he learned. Once a sh