Before I could take a breath I was rushed back to the present day. I fell back in my chair that had been taken off the floor. taking my hand away from my mothers. Gasping for air. My parents rushed to my sides. “Oh my god, Quinn! Baby what just happened?!” my mother cried, her face paled. I looked around to make sure I was in fact back in the present. “I….I saw…” I couldn’t form the words to tell me mother that I had witnessed her being raped. My mother looked at me in horror and then to my father. “Did you have a vision?”Her voice was shaky. I nodded my head. “I saw them…..I saw them attack you.,..I saw everything.” I stammered trying to make sense of it all. Tears fell from my mothers eyes as she realized what I had just seen. She wrapped me in her arms. I felt my fathers arms wrap around both of us. “I never wanted to see any of that. I am so sorry.” she cried. I just nodded my head. I felt drained. I felt like part of my soul had darkened, tainted by my mothers memories. “Is
My mother had called Thomas to come over and pick me up the next morning. We all agreed that I needed to spend time with him and his pack especially since my 18th birthday was right around the corner. Thomas had mentioned to my mother that he wanted me to attend the pack school on his territory. My mom didn’t protest. I didn’t sleep. Ryan came in to snuggle, upset that I was leaving. I wish I could explain everything to him; however I refused to steal his innocence. The next morning I finished packing some of the essentials in some bags. I saw him pull up in his black suv. Beta Sam sat in the passenger seat. Anxiety started to plague me. Was this a good idea? I didn’t know how to feel knowing what he did.I stood on the front porch with some of my bags next to me. He gave me a sad smile and instead of giving me a hug like he usually did, he picked up my bag and swung it over his shoulder.“Hey kiddo, you ready?” Thomas asked. I could tell he was nervous. My mother walked onto the po
—-I spent the day unpacking. Thomas let me be as I got settled. I heard him walk up to my door a few times before walking away. What could he say? I knew the truth of what he did. I know he didn’t have any control over the command, but I was still upset. Rachel blew up my phone. Upset that I didn’t say bye to her before I left. I groaned, and fell on bed face first not wanting to deal with more drama. I had enough going on. “Quinn,” Thomas knocked on the door and stepped in. He looked around the room; it looked like a tornado went off in here. I moved my head to the side. “Whats up?” “Well, it looks like you have gotten a lot done.” He teased me. I rolled my eyes as I folded a shirt and stacked it on top of a pile of already folded clothes. He leaned against the dresser closest to the door and ran his fingers through his hair. I looked at him over my shoulder picking up another piece of clothing to fold.“Quinn…. I honestly don’t even know where to begin. Please know how incred
I surprisingly slept better than I had in a long time; however, my beauty rest was rudely awakened by a ridiculous alarm ringtone that no doubt Ryan had set up. Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC rang through the phone. I'll give him some credit. He had good taste. I walked out of my bedroom entranced by my phone. Responding to the never-ending texts Rachel was sending me asking when I was coming back. As I turned the corner, I suddenly hit a wall that was wet and heard a grunt. It took me a second to realize I had in fact walked into a wet man. My eyes slowly traveled up his body. His muscles were perfectly shaped. A towel hung low around his waist showing off his Adonis belt and packed chest of muscle. He had scars that resembled claw marks going across his right peck. Tattoos cascading down one of his arms and down both legs. His brown hair was long on top and faded on the sides. His beard was barely grown in. His gray eyes sparkled. I couldn’t help but be in awe of the Greek god standing bef
The drive was brief. I got out of the car and walked up to what looked to be an abandoned warehouse.“This can’t be the place.” I mumbled to myself to look at the text Thomas sent. This was the address. But it didn’t look like a school to me.I looked over at Sam. Was he really going to follow me everywhere I went? I already felt like a freak show at my last school. I refused to start that way here. “I don’t think we are in the right spot.” I said to him, ``getting a little annoyed.“Are you sure?” He asked with a grin. Still leaning on the car. He pointed to a woman who was dressed in a black pantsuit. Her auburn hair neatly clipped up. She oozed dominant energy. I looked at him confused, when I heard her call my name. “You must be Miss Pierce.” She walked up to me with a perfect smile. I nodded, unsure who this person was. “I am Katherine Turner, headmaster of the academy.“Good morning, Sam.” She welcomed. He nodded with a smile. “Alpha Thomas informed me that you would be accomp
As soon as he walked past me he did a double take in my direction. Awkward. His sparkling gray eyes looked at me surprised before he quickly pushed the look away. He stood next to Mr. Reynolds waved before folding his arms across his chest. “Hey guys,” his smile was perfect with his full lips. His voice is deep and smooth.Get it together Quinn, of course the only man that I ever had physical contact with had to be him and look like him. Was bad enough I embarrassed myself at home but now I had to deal with him at school! I scolded myself internally. “So today we will be focusing on fighting fist on fist for moments that you are unable to access your powers. We will then go into a second round where we will then bring in your powers to see where everyone is at.” He explained. We all lined up and one by one I watched Derek throw the students on their asses. I thankfully was trained by my mother and I knew I had the advantage of having alpha blood even though I hadn’t shifted yet. I s
I woke up to murmurs around me. As my senses came to, I realized I was lying on a couch that was in Thomas’s office. Slowly sitting up I held one hand to my head and the other shielded my eyes from the fluorescent lights. I felt like I was run over by a train. “Quinn,” I heard Thomas’s voice as he rushed over to me. “Are you alright?”“I’m fine, I just wanted to make a lasting first impression at school.” joking, not wanting to show how embarrassed I was. Thomas chuckled, moving a strand of hair that fell in my face over my shoulder. “Well, I would say you definitely made a lasting impression kiddo.” I shrugged. Thomas’s eyes glazed over, communicating with someone through the mind link. He growled and stood up quickly mumbling to himself. Curious what upset him, I got up a little too quickly as I stumbled before getting my footing. I heard yelling outside the packhouse. When I opened the door, Thomas was between Derek and Sam trying to separate them from fighting. Derek had a s
The car ride started off noticeably quiet.I pursed my lips and then looked around awkwardly. I had so many questions. Thomas looked at me from the corner of his eye, smirking with an eyebrow raised; noticing that I was burning with questions. “So…remember that one time when you were going to tell me something on our way to school?” I looked down at my fingers, fidgeting. Thomas sighed. “Well Katherine, your headmaster is my mate.” I nodded, trying to hide that I already knew that.“But based on your reaction you figured that out already,” he responded, chuckling. I put my lips in a line. “I may have overheard some of the conversation,” I admitted. Thomas gave me a half smile, his fingers tightened around the steering wheel. “Not long after the attack on your mother happened…,” his jaw tightened, anguish filled his face; “I saw Katherine and we realized we were mates. We were best friends growing up along with my best friend Ben. I hadn't seen her since she went off to school bef