Hey readers,

Well as promised here is the next chapter! I can’t believe that I am being able to get them up as quick as I have been but I want to thank you all for making my story such a hit on Wattpad. It’s not just the writer who makes a story, but also the stories readers.

Anyway, now that Adrian and Holly have finally mated I decided that it’s time to add some more plot to the story, maybe get a little action in there just to bring some drama to the pack. They are a powerfully and aggressive pack after all and I think we need to see some more of badass Adrian since he didn’t have a complete personality change when he met Holly. Bear in mind that he may treat her differently but he is still the same old Adrian that packs worldwide fear.

DEDICATION: this chapter has been dedicated to homi3girl3ll3n who sent me the side picture this time, her work I think shows both feeling and promise. 

So with that, here is the next update for you guys to vote, read and comment on. I have decided to add a Holly’s Pov since I saw that a few of you have been commenting on wanting to see her side of the events which occurred; so I decided to relent so here it is!

Lots of love

xxx

Chapter 33

Holly’s Pov

It was fair to say that I have never slept so well in my life; literally. Never have I felt safe enough to simply close my eyes and let myself drift off to the land of dreams, where I knew I wouldn’t be forced awake like I had been for all of those years beforehand when I was at my other pack. That was if you could even call them that; I certainly had never thought of them people who you looked out for since I was singled out all my life.

That was what surprised me the most I think when Adrian introduced me to his pack, or should I say his family since that was what they were. They acted and blended together like family, like friends rather than a group of wolves who needed an alpha to follow to stay on the right track and not to turn insane.  

I liked it here I found. I liked belonging for once in my life and I could only hope that it lasted.

I knew that running away from my brothers’ pack was the best thing I had ever done in my life, how it had led me to Adrian which was something I would never change. He made me feel loved; an emotion that I used to think was only a fairy-tale and nothing more. He elicited emotions from me which I never thought I would be able to feel, and I loved him for it.

Last night in the woods was something that I never thought I would experience, the trust I felt for him should have scared me but it only seemed to make me feel alive. He was so soft, so sweet at the start that I couldn’t help but smile every time I recalled it. Sure he got more aggressive in our love making towards the end but he only did so once he made sure I wasn’t in any pain, the fact it seemed to cause him just as much discomfort as it caused me was something that I couldn’t help but love him for.

Letting out a breath I didn’t realise I had I let my eyes drift open, smiling again to myself when I took in how Adrian had his arms protectively around me as his chest rose and fell with each breath he took. He was gorgeous, and I could hardly believe that he was mine and mine alone.

I had never thought I would fine a mate even if it was something I had hoped for, as far back as I could remember I had dreamt and wished for my knight in shining armour to come to my rescue. He didn’t disappoint.  

Shifting in his arms slightly I soon found myself moving so my head rested on his bare chest, the sound of the continuous thumping of his heart beat soothing me as I closed my eyes and breathed in his scent. It was amazing how simply his presence alone could drive away any negative emotions or feelings I had been experiencing, how every time I saw him smile my heart skipped a beat and I felt the pull in my chest encouraging me to stay around him where I belonged.  

Feeling a smile mould onto my lips I let my eyes drift open before flickering my gaze up to look at my sleeping mate, his strong and rugged appearance never failing to make me feel all warm and gooey inside.

“You’re staring”

I squealed in surprise when I heard his husky tone; wasn’t he meant to be asleep? Hearing his chuckles I knew that was not the case, my wide eyes finally settling on his grinning expression as his eyes remained closed.

“Sorry” I muttered, embarrassment running through me as I moved to hide my flaming face in his chest. I still wasn’t good with this whole bantering thing, I wasn’t used to so many people taking an interest in me, let alone talking to me. It was bizarre almost.

“Hey now, I didn’t say it was a bad thing did I?” he asked grinning, opening his eyes and obviously seeing the embarrassment I felt staining my deeply flushed cheeks.

“No” I admitted, he sounded more amused than anything.

“You see, I like you staring at me like that” he smirked smugly, making me feel confused.

“How?”

“Like you want to eat me” he winked causing me to stumble over my words.

“I…I..” I hadn’t been looking at him like that, had I?

“I was joking, sweetheart” he smiled, drawing another squeal from me when he pulled my up so I was straddling his waist. I blushed. “I like how you look at me, like you need me” he whispered, so low that if I hadn’t of been a shifter I probably wouldn’t have heard a single word he said.

“I do need you” I found myself admitting softly, timidly as if I was worried I had said the wrong thing. His lips on mine however told me otherwise.

This was a feeling that I knew I would never get sick of, feeling his lips against my own as he wrapped his arms protectively around my much smaller form. He made me feel safe, wanted and protected and I knew that as long as I was with him my life would consist of love and happiness. Something I desperately wanted to keep hold of and not let slip through my finger; I didn’t know how long I would last if I lost what we had. I didn’t even want to think about it.

Pulling apart our foreheads rested against each other, our breaths coming out in light pants due to our sudden lack of breath. It looked like he was about to open his mouth to speak when the sound of footsteps could be heard from the corridor, the heavy stepping sound stopping when they had clearly reached their destination before three quick taps could be heard on my mates door.

Hearing his sigh in what I guessed to be disapproval I squirmed in his grip, effectively making him lighten his hold slightly as I pulled myself up onto a sitting position on the top of his thighs. I blushed again when I saw the noticeable bulge in his pants, my thoughts flickering back to yesterday when he made love to me on the forest floor.

“What do you want?” Adrian snapped, his hands sliding down my slim waist before resting on my still bony hips. It made me wonder what he thought of my appearance, he had called me beautiful but I knew I was far from pretty like he was constantly telling me.

“A Mrs Pennies is here to speak with you, Alpha” Paul replied, clearly sensing Adrian’s less than happy mood and so directing him as alpha.

“Uh, what does she want?” I heard him mutter in distain, my hand snapping out and thumping him on the shoulder before I knew what I was doing.

“Be nice” I muttered, though my eyes narrowed when I remembered how lustfully her daughter had look at my Adrian. Because he was mine, he was my mate and I wouldn’t be stepping aside just to let another girl take my place. I may not be the strongest of people, but I knew that if it came down to it I had enough experience in wolf form that I could give her a run for her money.

My thoughts shocked me, stunned me even at how possessive I sounded. But then again Adrian was the only good thing that had ever happened in my life, of course I would protect that as much as I could. It made perfect sense, making me relax when I saw the logical side of things.

“Fine” Adrian sighed out disgruntled, reaching up to play with a strand of my hair before calling out to Paul once again. “Did she tell you what she wished to speak of?” he asked, although even I could take a guess that it was due to her children’s actions the previous night.

“She informed me that you would be aware, do you want me to ask her?” Paul asked from the other side of the door, clearly sounding nervous.

“No, it’s fine. Direct her to the living room, I’ll be down in a few minutes” he stated before the sound of Paul heading back downstairs could be heard due to my sensitive hearing. At first it is more of an annoyance, but after getting used to the perks of being a shifter it came in extremely handy.

Directing my gaze back to my mate as he lay on his back on the dark sheets I couldn’t help but blush when I took note of how lustfully he was staring at me, his hand moving from my hair to cup my flaming red cheek as he brushed his thumb lightly over my bottom lip causing me to shiver in pleasure. Mm…

“Come on” he smiled, hopping out of bed with me still in his arms.

I had no choice but to throw my arms around his neck, my legs wrapped tightly around his waist since otherwise I would have hit the floor harshly. I knew though that he would have caught me, I trusted him enough to know that he wouldn’t let me fall.

“Careful” he purred smugly, wrapping an arm around my waist as his other settled against my behind causing me to gasp and him to grin.

After a quick shower, one which as far as I was concerned, finished all too quickly I plodded into the bedroom in a towel before digging into my clothes and pulling out a simple light blue dress. I knew that the reason that all I had was dresses was due to me simply being too thin to wear anything else, however it didn’t bother me; I liked dresses and they were a hell of a lot better than the rags I used to have to wear as clothing.

“Are you hungry?” Adrian asked me suddenly as he held my hand, tugging me gently downstairs as we walked past the living room. I was stunned slightly that Adrian utterly ignored Rebecca who had made a move to stand to speak to him, only for Adrian to walk straight past her as he headed into the kitchen.

“A little, but-“ I started, weakly trying to protest as he pulled out a chair for me to sit down on. Was he always this polite?

“I’ll make you something, do you like toast?” he asked me, already pushing past a few other pack members as he shoved some toast in the toaster. He didn’t look happy I took note, he looked…tense.

“I do, but-“ I tried again, not wanting to be on his angry side.

“Good” he grunted, the pack members that had been present quickly dashing out the kitchen causing me to squirm uncomfortably. I trusted him yes, but I had to admit I didn’t like seeing him this way.

“Are you alright?” I asked nervously, watching as his eyes softened as he turned to face me.

“Sorry” he apologised, running a hand through his hair while my eyes followed the action. “It’s just I wanted today to just be about us, you know maybe go for a walk or something. But now I have to deal with the mother of two brats who need some serious discipline, I mean its ruined my plans for the day!” he growled out.

Surprisingly I didn’t fear him, his anger wasn’t directed at me so why should I? He was just upset with the situation, the fact he had planned to take me on a romantic walk making me smile despite myself.

Rising from my seat I made my way over towards him, my arms winding themselves around his waist as I pressed my face against his bare chest as I breathed in his scent. I couldn’t help but grin when I felt him calm down with a sigh, wrapping his own arms around me as he pulled me against him.

“We can still go for that walk” I mumbled, actually looking forward to it since the snow looked like it was starting to melt. Hopefully summer wouldn’t be that far away; I liked summer.

We both stood there until the sound of the bread popping out of the toaster could be heard, Adrian keeping one arm wrapped firmly around me as he used his other to roughly spread them each a slice before pulling me towards the fridge.

“What do you want on it? Strawberry jam? Blackberry jam? Marmalade…?” he continued to list off ingredients making me smile before reaching for the blackberry jam.

Sitting in Adrian’s lap I munched on my toast as he ate his, the both of us sitting in silence as I leaned back against his chest. It wasn’t long however until he sighed, clearly annoyed beyond belief that our day was being interrupted.

“Come on” he sighed, helping me to my feet before playfully slapping at my hands when I made a move to clear away our plates. “Leave them.”

“But, but I need to wash them up” I stated, not understanding what was wrong with me doing so.

“I’ll do it later, we need to get this over with as quickly as possible” he rushed out, making me feel all warm inside when he said ‘we’ and not I. It was childish, but I couldn’t help but grin widely as he took me into the living room where the tension in the room was almost suffocating.

Honestly, I felt sorry for the poor woman who I had a feeling was about to get a lecture from Adrian which would leave her feeling more than a little nervous. I mean really it wasn’t her fault her children had acted in such disrespect towards their new alpha; hell they only spoke a few words each and had already gotten on his bad side. When you think about it, it was kind of impressive in a suicidal way.