Helen POVJustin kept me speared in place with his strange, golden gaze until I must have completely lost my mind.One moment I was crouched beside my naked lover, enjoying the burn of muscles used to excess the night before; the next moment my body had shifted into that of my wolf, Joy, and I was racing through the forest as fast as my four feet could carry me.I didn't pause to think or look back to see if Justin was going to follow me. I knew I had most likely stolen his beast from him which he couldn't help except hate me for doing.My heat must have come over me a second night. That was the only explanation which made sense to my overheated, overtired brain.I couldn't process a world in which I lost total control of my inhibitions to nearly mate with a Lycan in front of my village then to literally mate my Lycan in the forest on the ground no better than the animals we were on the inside.Why hadn't I been able to control myself? What was wrong with me? Was it the wine? Was it a

Helen POVAfter what felt like forever -but was only a few minutes in reality-, Justin and I were cleaned, dressed, and downstairs with my family around the dining room table once more."Both your daughters will compete in the Games?" Justin asked, curiously cocking his head to the side as he narrowed his eyes on my father.I understood why he was hesitant to accept the decision to send both Diana and me to the Wolfen Games. Daughters were as welcome to compete as sons, but there was risk involved in the competition. Wolves had died competing before. If a family entered all their children in the Games, they ran the risk of losing all their heirs.My status as a tricolor Tiger Lily meant I had never even been considered for entrance to the Wolfen Games before. My sister, Diana, had competed and done well to represent our family while I had not been allowed to so much as observe the events.Why did Father want to take me to compete now? Did he know he would be exposing my identity to Al

Helen POVDay of the Wolfen GamesJustin never answered his father's question about whether or not he would win the Wolfen Games for Lone Wolf Pack, but the whispers among the contestants made it clear they thought the last Lycan would win.I didn't know whether to be proud everyone was giving my mate a wide berth or worried because they were avoiding him out of fear."You could try to stop glaring at people," I said quietly, trying to keep my voice low enough for only Justin to hear me.Justin raised a brow at me, looking down into my eyes without saying anything in response; I realized he didn't know he was glaring. His expression became closed off. I worried I had upset him even more when all I was trying to do was make things easier for us both.Leaning over, I tugged on his arm so he would stoop enough to press my lips to his ear, "People are afraid of you. They don't know if you're dangerous and they're worried how you'll compete."Justin studied my face silently. I blushed unde

Helen POVDesire spread through my body with the force of wildfire, setting my nerve endings on fire until every inch of me was sensitive to every inch of Justin. I gave in to his kissing immediately; I would have been embarrassed about my lack of control except I could tell from the scent of the crowd watching us they weren't disapproving.Most of them were either envious or aroused themselves.Justin broke the kiss off first."Do you need me to guide you to the bodies?" Justin asked, his voice calm and deep as the ocean on a summer afternoon.He might as well have been asking if our watchers wanted a snack to go with their entertainment while I was one step away from humiliated at my own lack of self-control. What if I'd gone into heat again? Didn't he know grabbing me up to kiss me wasn't acceptable in public?A part of me hated how I had liked it, too. All the attention on me for a change? People feeling envious of me? I'd dreamed many dreams about making the pack regret treating

Helen POVJustin kissed me until my body felt as if it was made of pure fire. Every inch of my skin was blazing hot; I no longer cared who was watching us as long as Justin kept kissing me, touching me, holding me.Joy howled in my mind, [Yes! Our mate! Be with our mate!]I heard no response from the beast inside Justin, but he must have heard Joy on some deep, animal level himself. He stopped kissing me, controlling my head by tilting my face back so our eyes met.Whispering, Justin repeated, "Mate."Howls and laughter interrupted my enjoyment of the moment, bringing me back to my senses as I realized I was getting entirely too involved in kissing my mate before the entirety of wolfen society including the Alpha King. Justin tried to kiss me again only I held a hand up to stop him."We're not alone," I pointed out, "We should be alone, shouldn't we?"The Alpha King had a brow raised in reaction, but he didn't say anything. His Beta -who really did look so much like an older version o