Page 121 of Wolf Awakened

He kissed me again, and I noticed my hand was shaking again, which forced him to break the kiss and lift the cap of the injection.

"Other thigh this time?"

"Sure," I muttered like it was going to make a difference. He punctured me gently, but it still stung when the serum entered the flesh. I closed my eyes and endured it, feeling the rush of liquid flow into my bloodstream. The effects were almost instant.

The calm flow of clarity that whips through my mind and allows me to grasp a speck of peace.

It was like being high only better, and I opened my eyes halfway as he lifted me and walked over to the sitting chair in my room. There was a blanket on me at some point, as I drifted in and out. I noticed he'd changed my sheets as if they were dirty from the mere sweat from my nightmare.

When I opened my eyes again, I wasn’t lying in bed. I worried he'd gone already, but he entered the room with his phone in one hand and a wash towel in the other.

He placed the phone on the counter and laid the soft, cold towel onto my forehead. Surely I had some sort of fever, but I knew it'd go away.

I was drifting yet again, and when I woke up, I was cuddled in his arms. That relaxed me further and I finally realized that this no-strings-attached bullshit wouldn't work anymore.

My love for Onyx wouldn't go away. Even if he got a wolf mate. It'd continue to grow and our connection would blossom further. If he trusted Dimitris, Neo, Saint, and Jayce, that told me something. That we may have unexpectedly found a pack of our own.

One that could accept me no matter if I remained a human for the rest of my existence.

The idea brought peace to my mind, and I finally allowed myself to relax straight into slumber. My dreams now were happy ones, with me running through the forest on all fours, surrounded by my pack that raced at my sides.

It was time for me unlock those doors I fought hard to keep closed. To acknowledge that I'd never be able to beat these guys on my own, but could join them on this new cause in taking over NYC.

Roberto was our enemy, but there was something darker brewing through it all. We would discover it...and together we'd make a grand decision as to whether being together would be the craziest shit we'd all ever done.

Together we rise...and fall.

~ONYX~

I kissedher forehead as she finally drifted to sleep. She normally went in and out because of the effects of the medication, but I knew this time around she'd be sleeping for some time. The stinging of her nails scratching my chest still bothered me, bringing up those memories that fought hard to prove how much I didn't deserve this woman in my arms.

I’d hurt her. Broke her. Made her fear me for a brief moment of time.

Then she’d gotten stronger, wiser, and took the time to understand what truly occurred that day. She gave me another chance even though I'd stolen her innocence.

"You're making it hard to sleep here."

Dimitris's voice flickered through my mind, specifically targeting me and not the rest of the pack that was surely either sleeping or doing some kind of activity.

His intrusion annoyed me, simply because I wasn’t used to it. None of the other Alphas I was bonded with took a moment to bug me. If they did, it was to order me to do something at the moment they requested it, and I braced myself to leave if necessary, even though I’d rather not.

"I don't need anything."

His comment made me relax a little, and Willow snuggled closer to me as if she sensed my resolve to not leave her tonight.

Do you even sleep?

"Depends on a few variables."

So you're a nerdy jackass? Got it.

"How is she?"

I didn't answer immediately, but I knew he could read me like a book anyways. That was the fucked-up thing about Alphas. They didn't get a glimpse of your insecurities, doubts, and worries. They opened the floodgates to what made you tick, and it annoyed the fuck out of me because no matter the persona or towering walls I built to hide the truth of it all, he could easily see right through it, like those bricks were transparent and mirrored everything happening in my mind.

She had a bit of a breakdown. It's not common, but after the last couple of weeks and the stress of tonight and her being in heat, I predicted it would hit her sooner or later.

I could feel Dimitris's understanding while the silence in my head continued.

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