Samara
As I watch my family of the last nine years fade in the distance, I fight the tears that threaten to spill over. I think about what Alpha William has done for me, what he did to honor my dead parents. I have no idea how I can repay the kindness he’s shown me, but once I get my revenge and kill my mate and my brother’s murderer, I’ll find a way.
“Are you okay, Samantha?” Roman asks me. His voice is soft, as if he really cares about me. I’m sure it’s a farce. He acted like he cared about my brother too and look how that ended. If he really cared about me, he’d have accepted my rejection, even if it wasn’t a true rejection.
I ignore him and continue to stare out the window at the scenery going by.
He sighs. “We’re going to stop a few hours away from here. My territory is too far for us to drive all night. And since my pack
members drove hours already today, it’s not safe to have them tired and driving at night.”
I’m not sure who he’s talking to. I don’t give a crap about his pack members, how tired they are, or how long it will take to get back to his pack. However, something deep inside me twists at the thought of returning north. It was my home for half my life, the half of my life that was perfect and happy.
He sighs again.
“Have you ever been up north?” he asks, I assume he’s talking to me but once again, I ignore him
He sighs again.
“You can’t ignore me forever, Samantha”
I ignore him. This time, rather than sighing, he growls, reaching over and wrapping his hand around my wrist.
I snarl, yanking my hand away from him. “I agreed to come with you. I’m here, I did not agree to speak to you. I did not agree to let you touch me I did not agree to you marking me and I did not agree to you mating me. You bullied me into coming with
you, now face the consequences of your decision, Alpha” I make sure to throw every bit of my hatred for the man behind his
title.
I see the driver glance back at us in the rearview mirror. I can see the beads of sweat popping up in his forehead. The tension between Roman and I is high, and a warrior would struggle with this level of conflict between two powerful Alphas, especially when he’s stuck in a car with us. I push the flicker of sympathy I have for him down. If it came down to me of
Roman, I have no doubt he’d support his Alpha
“You are my mate,” Roman growls, leaning across the seat to get in my face. “Marking and mating is part of the deal”
“Come anywhere near me and you’ll find yourself a toothless and dickless Alpha,” I snarl right back. If this man thinks he’s
going to force me into a mate bond, he has another thing coming..!
“I didn’t say I was going to force you. I would never force you,” he begins and I scoff. “There’s a difference between forcing you to make a choice that you don’t want to make and me holding you down and invading your body against your will, I am
NOT that kind of man or mate
1 smile a sickly sweet smile at him. “Too bad that’s the only side of you that I know, the side who bullies people to get what
he wants”
“I’m not above using any arsenal at my disposal. I’m an Alpha, the most powerful Alpha in the country. I’m used to getting my way, but I’m also aware that sometimes honey draws people in more quickly than force”
“Well, I hope the bees that make your honey sting you and that you’re allergic to them,” I say with a syrupy sweet tone and a fake smile. The driver begins coughing as if he nearly choked.
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“I have no doubt that you would sting me if I gave you the chance, little Vespa,” he says.
Try
y me and see just how sharp my stinger is,” I say. His blue eyes are swirling with his wolf. He’s obviously enjoying the challenge that I’m giving him.
“We’re enjoying it too,” Ayla says. I know her presence is swirling in my eyes as well
Do not get attached to him, Ayla I have every intention of killing him for what he did to Teddy‘
It suddenly occurs to me that as we’ve been verbally sparring, we’ve both leaned in closer to each other. Our no touching
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are nearly
I blink, startled at his close proximity. I watch a slow smile spreads across his face and an arrogant eyebrow raise
I narrow my eyes and lean back, as far as I can get from him.
“So, before our marking and mating, I’m assuming you’d like to get to know me.”
I snort and look out the window again
Tm Alpha Román Hartwell. As I mentioned before, my pack is the strongest in the country. That is partly because of the strength of our warriors and partly because of our wealth. I have strong alliances.
“Alliances?” I ask, cutting him off and turning to look at him. His eyes narrow as he assesses me.
“Yes, I’m in alliances with the two other Alphas in the northern region, Alpha Dylan and Alpha Sawyer.”
I turn my head before he can see the hatred in my eyes. He’s trying to learn something anything about me and I have to be careful not to give anything away.
“Do you know them?” he asks and when I don’t answer, he continues. They’re brothers and my closest friends”
This time, I’m not fast enough to stop my reaction. I scoff at his ‘friends‘. I wonder if Dylan had a role in my brother’s murder as well Maybe all three of them were in on it. I don’t remember Dylan being there that night, but it was chaotic. He could have been there, murdering my father and sister for all I know.
“Surprised that I have friends?” he asks, but I’m back to ignoring him.
want to know about me?”
giving me your real name.”
“I’m twenty–six years old. My wolf’s name is Pierce. Is there anything else you w
When I don’t answer, he continues. “Alright then, tell me about yourself. You could start by git
Lignore him
“How about your wolf’s name?”
I begin humming softly to myself, trying to drown out his yammering.
“Well then, how about your family. You said they were dead. I’m assuming since you’ve been in hiding for years since they
were murdered?”
The snarl rips from my throat, causing the inside of the car to shake and the sweat that had started to recede on our driver’s forehead begins dripping down his face
“You do not speak of my family. You have no right? I snarl
He opens his mouth to say something, but the driver jumps in
“We’re here, Alpha.”
“Go with Gamma Adnan and find out where our rooms are,”
*he tells t
the driver. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone exit a car
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so quickly. You’d think his seat was on fire he moved so fast
I expect Tioman to snap at me, but instead, he looks at me intently.
“You are my mate, Samantha. If someone hurt you or your family, I will end them,” he growls
Oh, the irony! I throw my head back and laugh. I laugh until tears are streaming down my cheeks.
When I get control of my mirth, I lift my head and wipe my eyes. Roman looks pissed
“You want to tell me why you think that’s funny?” he growls.
“Someday. Someday, Alpha, I’ll be more than happy to tell you why that’s so funny.”
He opens his mouth to speak, but once again he’s interrupted by a knocking on the window.
“Alpha, the rooms are ready.”
“Perfect, I could use some sleep.” I say, quickly getting out of the car. I walk to the trunk and wait until Roman gets out and nods at the driver to open the trunk for me.
“Excuse me, Luna,” he says to me
“I’m not your Luna,” I say, but I’m watching Roman.
“Don’t be ridiculous, of course you are. You’re my mate, I’m his Alpha, that makes you his Luna Even an omega would know that,” he says and for the first time, his tone is sharp and snarky. I guess I’ve finally gotten under that thick skin of his
It shouldn’t bother me, but it does. So rather than making a smart–ass comment back, I stay quiet and reach out to take my bag as the driver hands it to me. Before I can get it. Roman snatches it away from him and grabs another bag.
“That’ll be all, Erie. Thank you,”
“You’re welcome, Alpha Sleep well, Luna,” he says, once again getting as far from us as possible as quickly as possible.
I watch the warriors and the Gamma getting their bags. The Gamma is handing out keys to everyone. I’m assuming that Roman has mine, so I follow him up the stairs to the second–floor landing. The hotel isn’t anything fancy, but it bumps up against a forest area. I can feel Ayla’s desire to go for a run, but I shut it down. There are too many unknown wolves here and way too many of Roman’s pack members. I can’t afford to have him figure out who I am.
When he opens a door and steps aside, I walk in and turn to take my bag. I step back quickly as he walks into my room
behind me.
“What are you doing?” I ask.
“I’m coming into my room,” he says, as if this is obvious
“I thought this was my room,” I say
“This is our room,” he says, setting the bags down beside the television.
“I am NOT sleeping in the same bed as you!” I say. How could he possibly think that I would sleep with a man I barely know.
And I’m definitely NOT sleeping with my family’s murderer.
Roman makes a point of looking at the one and only bed in the room. “Well then, I guess you’re sleeping on the floor.” ”
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I’m glad I’m not Eric.
