Nathan pulled me against his chest. I fell asleep, lying in Nathan’s arms. I had wanted to return the favor, but Nathan could sense my exhaustion and pulled me against his chest without any complaints. I felt comfortable like this and easily fell asleep in my pleasure-filled state. Sleep came easily.
It seemed as if I began dreaming as soon as my eyes closed. I wish it was a dream, but it was more like a nightmare.
I walked along the forest line behind the packhouse of my old pack. The weather was cold and rainy. As I moved forward, I could hear the howls of wolves coming toward me through the forest. And then the scent hit me – rogues. I turned towards the packhouse and attempted to run but I couldn’t move. I tried to bring Lela forward but I couldn’t find her. I began to panic and yell but no words left my mouth. The rogues ran past me, not stopping at me. It is almost as if they could not see me. The field by the packhouse eru
I spent the rest of the day trying to forget about what happened the day before, both the nightmare and what happened with Nathan. I would be lying to say that I didn’t enjoy what happened with Nathan. My body had responded to his touch in ways that it had never responded to anyone. Though I had sexual encounters before, I never had one that was so intense and involved so much lust and desire. The vigor of my arousal so quickly had surprised me, and I was not prepared to handle that much emotion and physical response. Something was different about the interaction with Nathan. I wasn’t sure if it was because it had been so long since someone else had touched me with so much desire or if something within me had changed.Thankfully, Lela and I agreed that we needed to be more careful with Nathan. Nathan was not set on waiting for or even finding his mate. Since his parents were not mates, and his dad purposefully avoided finding his mate, Nathan had a different
I exited the restroom and headed back out to the dance floor. Alpha Michael was standing along the wall, talking to a few others, those who I assumed were part of his pack. I made eye contact with him and he broke away from the group he was talking to and made his way towards me. A group of three girls stood about 15 feet away. Judging by the look on the one girl’s face, I assumed that was the girl Stephanie who had been talking shit about me in the restroom.‘This is going to be fun.’ Lela said, laughing as she saw Stephanie’s facial expression turn to anger as Alpha Michael started walking to me. I chuckled to myself as I saw how jealous she was. I could only imagine how long she had been trying to get the Alpha to put his hands on her, and here I was doing so without even trying.“Well, hello there, beautiful. I am glad that you came back to dance with me some more.” He wrapped his hand around my waist and pulled me cl
ALPHA CALLAN’s POVAs soon as Raina contacted me, I started heading toward Club 11. I brought Rollo forward and shifted in midstride. I knew that there had been rogues spotted in the area, but until Raina’s report from the club, we had no idea that they were actually in our territory.My worst fears were confirmed when Raina said that the rogues were looking for a red wolf. While there was no way for the rogues to know that Raina was the red wolf, it would not surprise me if they tried to capture all wolves with red hair until they found the red wolf. I alerted the patrol on that side of the territory. Unfortunately, they were farther away from the club than was ideal, and it would take them several minutes to arrive.“Lizzie, where are you?” I mind-linked Lizzie, hoping that she was out of the club already.“I am outside of Club 11.” Lizzie’s voice shook with fear. I could only assume that she had either al
Multiple voices could be heard on the other side of the door. I could hear Alpha Callan, Alpha Michael, Beta Jack, and a few others.‘Why the hell are they arguing? And is it about me?’ I got an uneasy feeling as I spoke to Lela.‘I don’t know, but I think we need to get in there.’ Lela urged me forward.ShitRealizing that I didn’t have much of a choice, I raised my hand and knocked on the door.“Come in.” Alpha Callan spoke.I hesitated for a moment, wanting to take just a moment to calm my nerves. I knew that if I waited any longer to enter, someone was going to come open the door. Using Lela as motivation, I slowly opened the door and took a step inside, closing the door behind me. All eyes moved to me.“Raina. I didn’t know that you were awake. How are you?” Alpha Callan asked as he stood, his tone much softer than the tone I had heard from the other side
The Alphas and Betas continued to talk, speculating as to why someone would want me and how they would want to use my abilities. I tuned them out. A plethora of emotions rushed through me. On the surface, I felt guilty for what I had done to Alpha Michael. All of his response to me was an elicited response. While he could very well have some sort of attraction to me, it was highly likely that even his initial approach to me was elicited by the emotional and sexual appeal of my red wolf.That led to confusion, as I questioned my relationship with Nathan. The initial interactions with him were amazing and felt as if a real connection was made. But that day in the forest clearing was definitely different. I knew that when I kissed him that day, I had a hard time controlling my desire, and it made me wonder if I had influenced him to act in a certain way. I liked Nathan, but if I was going to have any more interactions with him, I would need to be certain to not influence him in
I quickly left the office, trembling at the thought of what just happened, both out of a bit of fear and a lot of anger. My mind raced through the events that happened, trying to determine if I actually did urge Alpha Callan to kiss me. I could not find anything, which increased my frustration with his response to me. I leaned against the wall and took a deep breath, allowing my head to fall back against the wall.“What the hell was that?” I asked to Lela. It seemed that I was asking her that all too often lately. “I mean, did a do something? Think something? Send a signal?”Lela was pacing back and forth, clearing trying to work through what happened. “We did not feel any sexual desire in the moments before he nearly kissed you. I know that we did not urge him to do that.”I nodded in agreement. “The moment was calm – peaceful almost. I enjoyed his touch, but not because it was sexual but because it was comf
ALPHA MICHAEL POV “Tell me again how long you are staying?” Alpha Callan asked, a clear look of annoyance across his face. I laugh, amused that was annoying him so much. “I am leaving tomorrow to get Elder Rosemarie. But, I will be back, we need to figure out what is going on with these rogue attacks and the threats against Raina.” I smiled, just briefly, as I said her name. The bewitching red-head had completely mesmerized me. Even after discovering what happened at the club, I was still beguiled. Going on the run after leaving Callan’s office had helped to clear my head. I had used the time to attempt to regain control. At the end of the run, I had decided that I would still love to have a chance to taste Raina’s sweet lips and touch her skin. Allured from Raina or not, she was still one of the most stunning women I had ever seen. I could only hope that my mate was half as beautiful as Raina. “I see what you are thinking, Michael. I have known you a l
RAINA POVI woke up early – much too early after the night that I had. After Alpha Michael left my room, I decided to just go to bed. I was angry. He took advantage of my heightened emotional response in an effort to increase my arousal. And my guilt. I had readily admitted that I felt guilty about what happened with him at the club.I pulled myself out of bed and groaned. The sun was coming in through the window, leaving streaks of sunlight across my bed. I threw on a sweatshirt and sneaked my way downstairs and to the kitchen. I looked out the backdoor and eyed comfy looking patio furniture. Making myself a cup of coffee, I decided to put to good use the patio couch. I slipped out the door and curled up on the couch. The morning was still a bit cool and there was a slight breeze, making it a peaceful time to sit and enjoy the calm. I sipped my coffee, enjoying the fact that there is literally nothing going on right now. Aside from the chirps of bird