After a little while, Sammy squeezed me gently, "You should get some proper rest," he said, sitting forward and pulling some of the pillows out from behind me. I nodded gently, rolling onto my side and curling up, and he covered me with the blanket, climbing in and snuggling up to me from behind. I sighed softly, and he draped an arm over me, squeezing me gently again, "It'll be okay, Lails," he said softly. I didn't answer, but snuggled closer into him, closing my eyes, and sleep came soon enough. It was a fitful sleep, plagued with nightmares of handsome smiles twisting into deadly beasts with long fangs and golden eyes, and fun, casual laughs turning to deep, evil sounding, mocking ones. I awoke with a start several times, and Sam tried to soothe me back to sleep. It seemed like he wasn't sleeping so well either. Eventually, the soft light of dawn shone behind the curtains, leaking into the room around the edges, and I woke to find Sam prodding me annoyingly, "Lailaaaa.. ugh, c'
We both stared at her expectedly, confused at her sudden invasion of our home, and the fraught look on her face. She seemed just as confused, looking back at us, "Laila?" she asked, sounding a little breathless, "You're okay? I've been trying to reach you all morning.."She trailed off as both of us sighed in relief, and I checked my phone again, not seeing any new messages from her, "Sarah, I responded to you a while ago, I told you, I slept in," I said, looking between her and Sam. She shook her head, and tapped her temple, and both of our eyes went wide. "Ohh, I understand now," I said, but had absolutely no idea how I could explain it to her. This could get dangerous, if people kept trying to mind link me, and was already awkward enough with Sarah looking between us for an explanation. "Mike gave me something.. unusual, to help me sleep," I said, "My ankle was healing oddly, it was a bit of a rough night. Everything is still kind of fuzzy, it's probably that." Sam nodded agreeme
I froze, feeling panicked as I stared at the screen, my hand shaking. Sam saw my face and snatched it off me, answering it, "What the fuck have you done?!" he growled into the phone, his voice full of anger, and I heard a masculine voice in the other end, though not well enough to make out the words. "I don't give a damn what the intent was, tell me how to fix it," Sam growled, still furious, "No, I will not let you speak to her!" I stared wide eyed at him, stepping towards him to take the phone, but he hung up before I could, and stood there, breathing hard and full of rage. I placed my hand on his arm, and he looked at me, his eyes full of sadness. I heard the front door, and footsteps rushing up the stairs, Doctor Mike stepping into my room a moment later, looking around, eyeing Sarah, the shopping bags, and then me. "What did she touch?" he asked quietly, his voice sounding very serious. I pointed to the ring, then shook my head, more tears running down my cheeks, "I told her no
I stared at Dad, suddenly feeling kind of ill. I could see the hurt and frustration in his face, but also the worry. "Dad.. I.." I started, not really knowing what to say, but Sam jumped in, "It's not her fault, Dad, any of it," he started. Dad just shook his head, "I appreciate you looking out for your sister, Sam, but she needs to start explaining all of this to me herself." I gave Sam a grateful smile, then looked at Dad, biting my lip and wondering where to even begin. "I.. Sarah, she.." I tried, but he cut me off, "From the beginning, please, Laila," he said sternly. I sighed, burying my face in my hands a moment. "My ankle," I said slowly, glancing at him, and he waited for me to continue, "I hurt it running back from the river. I go there sometimes, to the springs.." he swore under his breath, shaking his head, but listened still. I explained everything, from first meeting the Lycan, to seeing Cole and Finn, the necklace and the truth about the ointment, and everything else s
I heard the snaps and snarls and growls as those behind me shifted again, following, but falling silent as a very different kind of snarls sounded from either side of me. I realised it was a Lycan that held me, its huge, long forearms around my waist, and I froze. This one was even larger than Cole had been, but otherwise similar, with pure black fur and golden eyes. He rose up on his strong hind legs, towering over the wolves at his full height, and they backed off, leaving Xavier at their head. He shifted back, and I could smell his fear. Still, he spoke bravely, "My apologies, Lycan, that one is one of ours, who seems to have a nasty little habit of spending time around your border. I assure you, now that we're aware of it, it will not be happening again."He sneered at me, and I glared back. Trev stepped up behind him, snarling at me, though he'd already shifted back too. "Fuck it," he said angrily, "let them do their worst to her, after what she did to Sarah.." He cut off as a
He inhaled sharply, tangling his hand in my hair in return, holding me to him as he deepened the kiss, his tongue parting my lips as it sought mine. I met his eagerly, moaning softly as his taste filled my mouth, and he shifted his position slightly, until I felt his huge, hard length under me. Instinctively, I moved my hips, grinding against it. He moaned and moved his hands, cupping and massaging my breasts, pulling his mouth away as he suddenly pinched my nipples, then rubbed them between his thumb and forefinger, grinning as he made me gasp and whimper softly. Arousal only filled me more, and my need only seemed to make his grow, as he kissed me again, grinding back against me now. He thrusted against me suddenly, pinching my nipples again, "Thane.." I gasped softly, and he growled again. Standing up, he turned around, pushing me onto the bed, flipping me over onto my front. I turned to look over my shoulder at him, watching his strip his clothes off hurriedly, baring his incre
His face darkened, from concerned and confused, to something.. unreadable. I backed away instinctively, but he stood, moving closer, until my back hit the wall and he loomed over me, with an absolutely terrifying look in his eyes. "Who the fuck was your mother?" he asked quietly, his voice sounding dark. I swallowed, pressing myself back against the wall, "A.. Alena," I said softly, my voice trembling. He frowned, that dangerous look still in his eyes, "And what exactly do you know of our previous Alpha?" I stared at him, wondering how that was relevant, but the look on his face made me respond quickly, "I.. not much, only what Dad told me.." I said, and his face grew even darker. "And what did he tell you?" he asked, putting his face closer to mine. "Just that.. that Alpha Asher hunted all the Royals down, and anyone that knew them, including.." He raised an eyebrow at that, cutting me off, "Including your mother?" he asked softly, and I nodded, wishing he'd back down. He seemed t
I sat up straighter then, starting to protest, but Finn ignored me, stepping in and sitting himself across from me. Cole followed a moment later, sitting down beside me and stretching his long, heavily muscled arms along the rim of the tub. "Hello, little mate," he said casually, a smile on his face and mischief in his eyes. Finn grinned at me from across the tub, grabbing my left leg and lifting it above the water. "Is your ankle better now, little wolf?" he asked, studying it, and smiling when I nodded. "We were worried about you, especially when you didn't react well to Thane's mark." He started massaging my legs and feet then, being incredibly attentive. Cole rolled his eyes at him, but his expression turned much warmer when he looked at me, "We would have waited, if it was us, until you had your wolf," he said softly, moving around just a little, so his hand could reach the back of my neck, beginning to massage it softly. I closed my eyes, leaning my head back and exhaling slo