I don’t know a Jackson was the first thought that crossed my mind. I walked to the front door where the man stood in the entry way. He was average height for a man, just under 6 feet, clean shaved, dark hair, and dark brown eyes with pale skin.
“Hello, my name is Veronica. How can I help you?” I asked trying to sense his emotions but failing.
“My name is Jackson nice to meet you.” He reached his hand out and I shook it. He was colder than usual. “My dog seems to have escaped. I moved in a few blocks over this week, I am scared he may be lost.” He finished.
“Welcome to the neighborhood, I am actually moving this weekend, please excuse the mess.” I motioned around. “I haven’t seen anything yet, if you want to l
Nikola POV As I drove to Roni’s new house, I argued with myself. I felt how stiff she was when I rushed over to her. Peter didn’t want me to do anything drastic, I was trying to hold back. When she wrapped her arms around my back and pulled me closer, I almost marked her. She does want me; I know it. Jessie had taken me by surprise. When he sent Roni inside, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew he was protective, but I easily had 5 inches on him. Him asking me if I was interested in her romantically left me shocked. He was straight forward; I could appreciate that. After I decided to be honest with him and nodded, he returned with a curt nod. We only had 7 boxes left when he finally spoke again. &
Veronica POV I opened the back door of the house stepping outside. There was a porch that was around 20 feet by 8 feet. Nikola was sitting in a chair next to a fire pit. There were lights that went around the railing of the porch giving off a soft glow. The fire was crackling as Nikola smiled. “Where did that come from?” I asked pointing to the fire pit. “Torvi’s idea, do you like it?” His voice was slightly anxious; yet melting me like butter. “It’s amazing, I love sitting by the fire.” I said stepping slowly towards the chair.  
I browsed around the woods more before turning around to head back. At that moment, I realized I wasn’t sure which way back was. Feeling slightly lost I decided to center myself. If I reach out, I can try to sense the closest emotions and head in that direction. Maybe I will even find Torvi. I closed my eyes before taking a few deep breaths. I could feel someone was distressed but it was faint. It could easily be someone who over-indulged. I felt a chill in the air around me and decided just to start walking. When I opened my eyes, I heard something behind me move, by the time I turned around it was gone. After a hundred yards I came across a couple making out by a tree and knew I was heading in the right direction. My presence went unnoticed as I internally laughed. I whispered Torvi’s name a few ti
Nikola POV I woke before the sun began to rise. After just a couple hours of sleep next to my beautiful mate, I felt reborn. I laid as still as possible watching her sleep. Nothing in the world mattered anymore. I heard Torvi and Jessie try to quietly enter the house. “Shhhh… He is still here! They may be awake!” Jessie sounded as if he was yelling a whisper. I held back my laugh, not wanting to disturb the sleeping angel on my chest. “You are the one being so loud!” Tovi scolded him much quieter. I was only able to hear due to the wolf senses. I laid there for a while longer before I needed to relieve myself. I slid carefully from the bed covering Veronica with the covers. I k
Veronica POV I panicked as I drove the usual route into the office. Nikola’s truck hummed ahead of my own vehicle. I thought about how he offered to drive me. I was being ridiculous and childish unable to accept that people would find out. We went to a group activity with other employees, everyone likely already knows. I was just irrational. My thoughts were out of this world this morning. I was oversensitive about everything it seemed. I just wanted to stay in our bubble. I jerked the car into the next lane before making a right-hand turn. A great coffee house was around the corner, and I decided to avoid the office altogether. I could see his break lights flick on when I made the unexpected turn. After making a left into the parking lot and finding the first
Nikola took my hand and lead me inside. I stayed quiet trying to keep my mind clear. Negative thoughts were attempting to surface. I took a few deep breaths to calm myself as we sat back down on the couch. “I didn’t build the house. I purchased it a few years ago, when my alpha said we would be taking over the territory. I did most of the work here and there over the years. I was hoping to have more time before bringing you. I wanted to change some of the décor, who knew you were so impatient.” He smiled. “I am glad you didn’t. This is beautiful, a little masculine, but beautiful. The sun flowers are my favorite.” I said with ease. “Peter is our Alpha. His house is a quarter mile past the driveway at the end
Nikola POV The last few days with Roni have been a dream come true. I thought it would be difficult to hold myself back. The truth was, I didn’t need to. She was more accepting than I had thought possible. I was sure it would’ve taken the entire day, if not longer, for her to come around. We focused on the journal that arrived in the shipment along with a small chest that was locked. The last item was what looked like a ritualistic plate. The language on it predated anything either of us have previously seen before. Roni spent over 2 hours on the web trying to find any clues. I focused my time on the chest with no key. I began to believe it was concealed by some type of magic. We were
Nikola POV I woke as if I were returning from Heaven. A strange sense of relaxation had come over my body before I fell asleep with Roni in my arms. She was far more astonishing than I had imagined. My wolf was calm as I inhaled her scent. My stomach reminded me that we had skipped dinner. I gently kissed my mark on her neck. I knew without the healing abilities of a wolf; she will take longer to recover. I felt her body twitch in response to the pain. Instantly regret washed over me. “Don’t feel bad, it doesn’t hurt, not really.” Roni said rubbing her eye. “I wanted to wake you up gently. We n