I stared at the vial of liquid in my hands, the eerie glow of the fluid inside making my stomach roll. I was standing behind the witches’ store, hidden by the shadows, contemplating my next move now that I got what I needed to stay hidden in the human world.“This, little wolf, will provide you with the protection that you seek,” the witch had told me. She and her more silent partner were more than happy to give me as much as I needed of the potion, and told me to come back if I ran out. One good thing came from being Cameron’s mate. Having Luna's blood excited the witches, and two syringes full of it got me a year’s supply of the scent blocking potion, and even some cash which the talkative witch said would help me to start a new life. I don’t know what kind of life I will be starting with $120, but I was thankful nonetheless. They even gave me a bohemian dress that smelled strongly of hemp and patchouli and a woven hemp satchel to carry all the potions I received.I lifted the cork
She tried to muster an internal smile, but she couldn’t hide her sadness enough to be as happy as I was. Feeling her grief for Rome again, my mood became somber as well. We were free, but it cost my wolf a great deal of pain.“I can reject Cameron now if you want. I can forget about revenge, Cortina. I don’t want to hurt Rome.”“Rome doesn’t want to let his human off that easily. If you reject him, another poor she-wolf will be subjected to what you endured. As long as you are still tied together by the bond, and not within his reach, those other she-wolves will be safe.”“That’s true, but he could just reject me first,” I whispered, moving through the busy streets, heading towards the east.“He won’t,” Cortina was pensive. “He won’t let you go.”“How do you know that? He could. He hated me. How else could he do that shit to me? To you?”“If he was going to reject you he would have done it after you got hurt,” she reasoned. “I….I was there. I heard and felt him. He didn’t act as thoug
“You’re a Luna on the run, huh?” Rodger chuckled, shaking his head in disbelief. “Wow. The future Luna of Red Moon Pack, no less. No wonder Driana chose to hide you with me the way she did.”“What do you mean by that?”I told Cindy and Rodger my story of how I came to be here. I didn’t see any reason not to. Not with Rodger being the brother of the witches that sent me here. They seemed more than aware of my situation and would likely fill him in if I didn’t. Plus, I felt a sense of peace with Rodger. He had a very calming presence and trusting demeanor. I have felt at ease here completely since I walked in, despite it being a strip club. They were completely empathetic when I went over every detail of my relationship with Cameron and what I woke up to. Rodger even got pissed, gripping his armchair angrily when I told him how I woke up.“What I mean is that my sisters and I have a bitter history with the Red Moon Pack.”“What kind of bitter history?” I was an orphaned warrior before b
Rodger left me to get settled, so I looked around the apartment again on my own. It was far too big for one person. Maybe I could ask Cindy about his living arrangements to see if he would want to share. I liked him. He reminded me a lot of some of the snarky warrior women I used to train with. Snarky and blunt is what I like in my friends. His make-up was immaculate too. I always wanted to do a crease-cut glittering look.I took a long, much needed shower, probably my first one in a year. My hair was dry and rough, but thankfully the bathroom was supplied with conditioner as well as shampoo and body wash. I even found shaving cream and razors, though they were meant for men. I took a wide comb and used it to comb the conditioner through every strand, then pinned my hair up and let it sit while I shaved. My lower legs had been free of hair, so someone was keeping up with my hygiene, and I was thankful it was just my lower legs. Cameron used to have his mom make me wax EVERYTHING by pr
“So,” Boyd stared at me as I blew the blue chalk off the tip of my cue. He was racking the balls with skill. The way his fingers pushed between and glided over the balls was meant to be seductive. This wasn’t just a game of pool for him. “You know how to play, huh?”“Perhaps,” I shrugged my shoulders.“She does,” Beau chuckled, running his hands over his stubble. “She looks ready to eat you alive.”“A Luna and a man eater? You’re just what this house needed.” Boyd’s suggestive expression made me laugh.Being flirted with so openly was something new. Cameron sure as hell didn’t flirt and the she-wolf warriors were not allowed to mingle much with the men before turning eighteen. Besides the older trainers and brothers of my friends, I didn’t interact much with the opposite sex at all.Sure, in grade school, up until I turned fourteen and went the warrior route in school, classes were co-ed, but adolescent boys didn’t flirt like men. They were mean, and being an orphan in a pack like Fir
“Hand it over,” I held my hand out for his shirt. He begrudgingly slipped it off and placed it in my hands. “I might keep this,” I joked, holding it up to my chest. It could be a dress on me, but not having any clothes of my own besides the dress from Driana made it tempting to keep.“It would look better on you anyway,” Jamie nodded in agreement. He had a serious expression, but his words were laced with humor. “Go ahead and try it on.”“You’re just trying to see her tits,” Alexi snorted.“Shut up,” Darren pushed Alexi’s shoulder. “It might be our only chance.”“She still has the eight ball,” Boyd looked from the table, then at me. “Not an easy shot. There’s still a chance.”It’s not an easy shot, but there is no chance for him. I can get it.I smiled, tossing his tank top over my shoulder, then grabbed the blue chalk and started rubbing it at the end of the cue. My eyes never left his, never backing down from the challenge. I blew the tip, licking my lips before pressing my tongue b
“Help?” His crooked smile as he tilted his face to the side said he didn’t quite believe what I was saying. “You know someone who could fill in for me?”“I just might,” I smiled up at him, half-spinning my body back and forth teasingly.He chuckled deeply, then shook his head. “Nah. I mean, I would love to. Absolutely. But Rodger made it clear tonight you were not to be fucked with.”“But I’m offering.” I walked on my tiptoes closer to Darren, getting so close that my chest was grazing against his abdomen. “You would be helping me out too.”“Helping you out?” He lifted an eyebrow, his breath quickening when my nipples hardened through the thin fabric of my sweatshirt. “You have an itch you need scratched?”“Something like that,” I bit my bottom lip.His knuckles brushed under my chin, then he angled my head to the side, staring at my mark. “Does this have anything to do with that itch?”“Yes,” I breathed. I wasn’t going to deny it. When Darren’s eyes hardened over, and I could feel th
I giggled at the way he worded it. “That was part of the reason.”“What’s the other part?” He stretched his arms above his head, then drew them down to flex his muscles. “Was I just too much to resist?”“Maybe,” I laughed again at his playfulness. “The money you mentioned was a big part of it too.”“So it was the money that was attractive? Not me?” He feigned offense. “Rude.”“Hey, I escaped butt ass naked. I haven’t had my own money in years. Yes, the money was attractive.” I rested my hand on his knee. “You’re plenty attractive too. Sleeping with you was not the hard part to think about when the idea came to me.”“What was the hard part?” His tone was level. “Was it the talk about my size?”“No, I think I can handle whatever you’ve got,” my eyes flashed at the impressive bulge in his pants. “It was the idea of being on camera. If Cameron sees it, he could trace me.”“He could. We use a secure server and Cindy is a pro at protecting us from our location getting leaked, but if your pa