Taken
The buzzing sound of Reagan’s phone vibrating on the nightstand wakes us both up with sleepy, groggy eyes. I lay back on the bed with a groan while he reaches for the phone and
picks it.
“What?” His cold voice demands, and I could hear the irritation in his tone from being
interrupted in his sleep.
I look up at him to see his eyebrows suddenly furrow as he listens to whatever the person on the other line was saying. His eyes shift to me then, and I stare at him in question while standing up to lay on my elbows behind me.
“T’ll be there.” He only says before ending the call and standing up in his sweatpants. “What’s going on?” I ask, watching him put on his shirt as if he was ready to go out. And it
was only five in the morning!
“A nearby pack, Lotus Pack, was ambushed by a group of rogues not too long ago. They caught one. I need to go.” He explains as he heads for the door.
“I’m coming too,” I say, also standing up to follow. But he turns around to stop me with a shake of his head.
“No. Not in your condition.” And by condition, he meant my ‘heat.’ Yesterday, my body had started growing hot once more as I get aroused by the slightest thing my mate did. His mere touch was enough to have me humping on him. And my mood swings had come in full blast
too.
“Why not?!”I demand. “I’m perfectly fine right now.” He walks up to me and stares down into my eyes as his palm comes up to brush my cheek.
“Your scent is very strong and will attract a lot of male attention. And I won’t be able to concentrate with every man’s eyes on you.” His warm eyes flash with a light that I recognize all too well, his usual possessiveness. But this time I glimpse at something behind it, something gentle, not worry exactly, but a care for me. “Stay. I promise I’ll be back as soon as I can.” He says it in a low tone and I can help but trust his word.
“Alright, call me if anything big happens though, okay? Good luck.” I offer him a tiny smile and see him relax for a second, only to then remember that he has to hurry, and turns to rush
out the bedroom door.
I flump back on the bed with a loud huff, letting a bit of my frustration sink in. I’ve always gone with him when anything like this arises, but now, because of this stupid ‘heat,’ I can’t. And it had to be the day they finally caught one of them. I wish for my wolf to quickly complete her
burning feeling again.
guarding at night, as it seems that’s when these rogues love
and disoriented with
the kidnapped she-wolves in good condition. But of course, questioning the prisoner won’t be easy, since werewolves aren’t easy to break due to our good resistance to pain. It will take some time
come back.
but sleep is the last thing I want to
Danny and Lexi reside, and I am okay
us constantly with his presence and crude jokes about what we do here. He sometimes stays too late at night, knowing my mate
pain in the ass.
She will soon be done with it and maybe spend her holidays in Canada, that is if
early.
moving away from Los Angeles, from my home and my parents. I
to make me feel agitated. I wonder how they would act towards me, a former she-wolf,
a day without
him wherever he goes.
bathtub before deciding to step out and
The sun is already coming up, and I draw
so does my
through my eyes. Reagan can also sense her new aura and believes in
and howling at the moon, especially when it’s full. Even my wolf craves it a lot, I can feel her desire every
a knock at the door and
staff was assigned to us, and I know his voice from memory since I’ve been
this one had either masked his or was something else. Could my heat be blocking my sense of smell? No, that has never happened before. And this room service’s a bit late today as he always comes at 7 o’clock
reaching for the doorknob. I brace myself for an attack, ready to defend myself in
then open the door slowly to first peek at
a tray containing a stainless-steel covered dish. I eye him warily
and what happened to the other guy who usually serves us?” I ask with a
but he’s unavailable today, and I’m here to fill in for him.” He answers in a
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