ANNALISE…Randall then pulls hard on the door handle. He doesn’t remove the door, but it opens. He reaches in and grabs me. A shiver of fear goes through me as his eyes flicker gold and red and in one move he grabs me, pulls me out of the car and shoves my back against the back passenger door. He removes one hand from me and gives me a hard backhand before stepping close, pushing his body tight up against mine and his hand around my throat as he growls.“I am nearing the end of my patience, Annalise, with all your disobedience. I am your mate, your Alpha and now I am your Master and you will do as you are told. You are to go into work today and hand in your notice because as soon as the Luna renouncing ceremony has been done, you will not be leaving the safe room…”Randall then presses his lips to mine and then forces his tongue into my mouth as he growls low and rubs himself up against me. I don’t even feel the mate bond pull to him at this moment, as the fear that is travelling thro

RANDALL… Now how do I answer that question… I haven’t informed the pack that Annalise isn’t really their Luna and I know that the Luna renouncing ceremony tomorrow night will upset the stability of the pack, the last thing I need is someone starting things off before the ceremony. “She’s not leaving us…” I will make sure of that… I cut myself off, look down at my desk and think, I then lift my head and continue, “Do you know why she didn’t go into the Nightmoon building?” “No, Alpha.” “Did you hear her say when tomorrow?” “No, not exactly just that she would meet her at the cafe again.” “Okay, I want you to follow her in the morning to work. I want 2 dozen warriors in the city near the cafe but they are not to bring attention to themselves so they will need to be in plain clothes but with some small marker to let anyone know that tries to interfere that they are indeed working. They are not to allow the Luna to know of their presence until absolutely necessary.” “Yes, Alpha.”

ANNALISE… He then kisses me again before letting his hand slip from my cheek and then turning his attention back to the males around the table. I get to my feet, not looking forward to when he comes into my room later and walks over to the door.I turn back just to look over the room and at Randall; he is still very handsome, and I was overjoyed when I found out he was my mate but as I watch Charmine get out of her seat at the other end of the table, walk down the length of the room and then climb onto Randall’s lap. I feel as if I was cheated out of something. I then watch until she starts kissing and nibbling at his neck and I don’t miss his low growl of approval. I know that it shouldn’t matter anymore, but it still hurts.As I walk away I wipe the tear that escapes and slides down my cheek. When I get back to my room, I enter and close the door behind me, I don’t know why I bothered but I lock the door. I then

NICOLAS…Again another walked over and this one seemed a little angry as she said,“You all should be ashamed of yourselves. Annalise was nothing but kind to everyone here and pulled nearly all of you out of a tight spot of trouble over the time she has been here... Especially you Alex, if it wasn't for Annalise you would have lost your job and this is how you repay her?…”“Do you know what happened, Thalia?”“Of course, she knows she is practically joint to her hip…”“I know, but it is not my place to say…”She then walks away with one of the employees following her, still asking questions. I want to ask a few of my own but now isn’t really the right time. I still feel like I am missing something, something very important. I link with Randolf,“Have you gotten that information for me yet?” “Sorry Alpha, getting into the Lupin Nightstalker pack is proving extremely hard, especially without a notable cause.” “Keep trying. I may have to bring the King into this one.” “What is it? Alp

RANDALL… I wait for her to sit down before I then ask, “What do you know of mates?” “Just what we are taught, they are the other half of us, that they complete us.” “Okay, have you ever heard of someone having two or more mates?” “It can happen. There have been varied reports of werewolves having more than one mate. Usually, it is the female who has two or more male mates as she needs the protection.” “Okay, now how can a wolf have two mates and yet lay claim and refuse to release a third?” “You’re talking about you and the Luna, aren’t you?” “Yes, Hugo and I now have Charmine and Candace and, as you know, they are both already pregnant. However, Hugo will not let Annalise go. Annalise tried to reject us today, and I felt the mate bond between us waver and try to sever, but he wouldn’t allow it. Why? What makes her different? What makes me?” Amity seems to have a fight within herself before sighing and saying, “Are you sure?" "Sure about what?" "Are you sure you want to k