Jane

Paisley is curled up against her father’s side, her small head resting on his chest, rising and falling with his low, steady breaths. I must not have been very attentive when I poked my head into the nursery, but then again it can be hard to make out one pup from another when they sleep in a cuddle pile. Not to mention my entire being is currently consumed by flames.

Backing away, I pull the door shut with a gentle click. There is only one power on earth that could overpower the base animal instincts of my heat, and that is the maternal drive to put my pup’s needs above my own. Slinking away down the hall, I try to figure out what to do with myself. I’ve never gone through a heat alone. It’s only ever come on around Ethan, and even after I became his slave, only he could give me comfort.

My wolf needed to be bred- by him and no one else. If there was another Alpha alive whom my wolf would accept, I’ve never met him. Maybe I can make it through to the morning if I take a sleeping pill. I think weakly, and maybe if l just stay away from Ethan, it will go away on its own.

I know better than to think this. Among our kind a heat lasts until one’s wolf is satisfied, and while I might try to reason with my wolf, I know she ‘ll never be satisfied without being rutted. Besides, the longer it goes on the worse the pain will become, until l’m absolutely begging Ethan to claim me.

The inner well of courage | tapped into at Linda’s is fading the more time that passes. So I hobble away down the hall, bent double as I backtrack to my own room, and trying to think of any way to keep my former mate at bay. I hate thinking of myself as a coward, but I also can’t help thinking that if anyone has the right – it’s me. I have so much to lose, and I know what it means to lose everything in a way most people never will.

“Janey?” The sound of his rich voice sends me leaping into the air.

Turning hesitantly, my knees go weak when | lay eyes on him. He’s wearing pajama bottoms and nothing else, the carved contours of his muscular ch3st illuminated in the dim hall lights. His strong jaw is covered in a thin layer of scruff, and his wolf is already glowing in his eyes, no doubt brought to the surface by my scent.
“l just came to say thank you,” I stammer vaguely, for helping me earlier:”

If l want to get away before we both lose control, I need to do so now. We have mere minutes left before I lose the will to keep fighting, and once l do he won’t hold back. He’ll let himself go into rut, and then we’ll both be powerless to stop our wolves.

I start to turn away again, but I freeze when he purrs. “Not so fast, little wolf”

Whimpering, I brace my weight against the wall, listening to his footsteps approach behind me as my heart pounds in my chest. Before l know it he’s standing so close behind me that I can feel the heat radiating from his body. “Why did you come back, Jane?” He asks, brushing my hair away from my neck, so that his warm breath flutters over his mark.

“Because I felt guilty for imposing on Linda’s hospitality” | lie anemically.

my middle, supporting my weight even though I did not

as

powerful now that he’s near, and it’s only with the greatest

his hand dipping dangerously close to the center of my need.

awfully late for thank

me that way he used to. In the back of my mind I realize I’ve tipped over the edge, too needy

touch you, you

more than happy to help you, baby. You have no idea how hard it was for me to let

hard c0ck is pressing into my backside, and suddenly my mind is overwhelmed with the memories and sensations of having him inside of me. A pool of wetness is soaking my p*nties, and if l were still in public l’d be paranoid about it seeping through my

me completely and sending a flood of cold air over my body.”| can just put you to

can stop myself. I’m already reaching for his hands, eager to return them to

sure?” He teases me, grazing featherlight fingers down my arms before I can

to face him. I’m burning

and shining eyes. “Poor little wolf” He croons, letting me

against him in the

heat.” He reminds me, keeping my face captive even though l just

my wolf who, like his own, doesn’t seem to give a damn that we aren’t fated. All she knows if that’s her mate is in front of her, whether the Goddess intended it or not. “No l admit in a

it the pain?” He questions gently, easing me back towards my

l’m too out of control now to stop

stops him dead in his tracks, and the next thing I know he’s k!ssing me, stealing the breath from my lungs as I gasp and m0an, holding onto him for dear life. “I”ll never hurt you again,

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