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I was on edge, so wound up that once I had gotten home and was ready for bed, I had been able to get myself off within seconds. I hated that I had to do it myself now that I knew Greyson was more than willing to help me take the edge off.Greyson had agreed to one month, but with his injuries, we obviously couldn't do anything for at least a day or two. He insisted otherwise, but I didn't want my first time to be like that. He would be in pain the entire time, and I would be scared to hurt him further. It was just better that we waited.Plus, I wasn't ready to jump right in. I had only ever kissed a man once, and it had been humiliating. I also wanted to get to know him a little bit.Greyson would have to be patient with me, or this wouldn't work."Excuse me," Declan whispered as he leaned over my plate of food, letting his chest rub against my arm as he grabbed the pitcher of orange juice that he could have just asked me for. He had been flirting all morning and was too touchy for my
I sat back on my throne, ignoring my mother's glare as my father celebrated with the other Alphas. There was no reason to celebrate since Ethan had won, but my father was enjoying himself.Yet, as I watched him throw his head back and laugh with his hand on Ethan's shoulder, I wondered what black magic Ethan had used to win my father's affection. Had my father not seen the same fights I had or how cruel Ethan was? Had he not heard how he spoke to me at breakfast this morning?After the first round ended, the two champions, Ethan and Declan, faced off in a long and impressive fight, with Ethan coming out victorious and Declan looking almost relieved.Everything about the first contest had been horrific, and I dreaded the next four weeks. The only thing that made it bearable was the excitement of sneaking around with Greyson.I knew nothing about him and wasn't sure I wanted to get to know him.If feelings got involved, it would be harder to leave in a month.The five packs had been cele
The water felt warm as I stepped into it, unable to look at Greyson as he followed behind me. I could generally fake confidence like it was second nature, but he managed to break down that wall and left me a nervous mess.As the water reached my chest, I pushed off the rocks and moved to tread in the center of the pond. I could feel his grey eyes watching my every movement like a predator hunting its prey."Tell me something about yourself, Firefly," Greyson whispered, and I took a deep breath before turning to face him, the water splashing my chin as I did so."What do you want to know?"He tilted his head to the side as if he could hear my hesitance and unease at getting to know each other. I didn't mind sharing with him, but I was worried that the more we got to know each other, the harder it would be to part ways when The Mating Games were over."This isn't going to work if you can't relax around me, Sloane." Greyson pushed off the rocks, his warm hand barely grazing my sides."I c
Rocks dug into my knees as I dropped to the ground, but I pressed my lips together to silence the whimper of protest at the action. Still, I couldn't let anyone hear me. What I was doing was wrong and impulsive.It was the kind of decision that would make my mother's head spin around on her shoulders in rage like a possessed doll.Still, I couldn't help but picture my future mate's reaction to seeing me in this position.How many times would I have to do this in my life? Would it be daily or weekly?I dropped my hands to the ground, looking over my shoulder to ensure my feet stayed hidden as I dropped down to lay on my stomach. The large shed housing landscaping materials and tools hid me easily, as did the wall only two feet away from my shoulder on my other side.My nose twitched as the mud began to dry and itch, and I squeezed my eyes shut to fight off the sneeze that would give away my location. There was no way I was showing my face today. I would rather fight a wild bear than dea
I was grateful that there weren't many people in town when I walked through. My worry and anger had me on the brink of declaring war with Sloane's pack, and standing in my way would not be wise. I knew Sloane probably just needed some sleep after I kept her up last night, but when it reached three in the morning, and she hadn't shown up, I was ready to storm her pack and demand to see her to confirm her safety myself. My mind kept going to the worst-case scenario, that her father had smelled me on her and was either trying to get her to give away my location or he was keeping her locked up. Fucking Charles McKenna. I knew in my gut that he had something to do with it. I loathed that she had any connection to him. If it wasn't him, then maybe it was me. Had I pushed her too far? Did I make her uncomfortable? I had let her lead and take what she wanted, but maybe I let things go too far. It was driving me crazy not to have any way to communicate with her after last night. Never be
The entire pack was staring. Every person we passed turned to watch with a smile, but I couldn't fake one back. My arm was looped through Ethan's as he walked me through the pack land to the private picnic my parents had the staff arrange for us to make up for yesterday.As soon as Ethan had seen me, his jaw clenched, and his eyes lit with anger. His hands were in fists at his sides, and his nostrils were flaring. His man-bun was slicked back, and his cheeks looked sunken in from how tightly he had pulled it.He had at least dressed the part with a dark pair of jeans and a button-up white shirt. I wanted to laugh when I saw it was short-sleeved and that he had left the top few buttons open, but I was too anxious about having to be alone with him to react.Our parents smiled as I dipped my head to him in respect, publicly congratulated him on his win, and apologized for the delay in our time together. I heard a few people snicker when I explained that I hadn't been feeling well, and Eth
I didn't slow as I passed the border, nor did I hesitate before diving into the pond and swimming into the cave. My goal was to get to Greyson as quickly as possible.When I broke the surface, I hesitated as I thought back to my last trip to the rogue town. It would be stupid to go from one dangerous situation to an even worse one.Still, I needed to see him, but I wasn't sure if he wanted to see me after I stood him up last night.I would have just sat there and waited for him, but the uncertainty that came from not knowing whether or not Greyson would be here tonight had me walking down the narrow and dangerous path that led under the mountain and climbing up through the hatch.The forest wasn't as dark as before since the afternoon sun had moved over the mountain to shine on the rogue town, but the trees were still dense and covered in moss, making it look darker than the forest I was used to."Wasn't expecting to see you out here." A familiar female voice called out, and I looked u
The edges of my vision were red, closing in fast as I thought about someone laying their hands on Sloane. My body shook, and I released her to grip the edge of the counter on either side of her hips. My head fell forward, and she pushed herself up on the balls of her feet and touched her forehead to mine."I'm okay! I promise!" The sound of her voice made me calm, and she placed her hands on my chest.Her denial of her father's involvement did nothing to convince me. Until I knew who did it, I would always have it in my head that it was Charles."Who did it?" My teeth were clenched together, and I could feel my beast trying to rise to the surface. He wanted blood as badly as I did. I wanted justice.Sloane sighed, and I released the counter to hold her to me, needing to feel her. My left hand grabbed her hip, and my right moved to hold the side of her head. Sloane hissed when my finger touched the back of her head.My eyes widened when I realized it wasn't just her wrist."Sloane," I g