best thing.”
Jacque laughed as the others looked at
Costin as though he’d lost his mind. Of all the males, Costin had
always been the most laid back, but she’d seen that laid back did
not mean submissive. Costin would hold his own with the best of
them. His pretty smile and flirty ways only hid the aggressive,
possessive wolf beneath.
Fane gave directions to Vasile as he
searched through future Jacque’s mind. Every now and then he’d let
out a muttered curse and Jacque knew she didn’t want to know what
it was that was causing that reaction in him.
“Are you going to make me watch this?”
Jacque asked the Great Luna. “I’ve seen my mate in so many battles,
but judging by his mind set right now, I don’t know if I want to
watch him fight.”
The Great Luna looked back at her and Jacque
knew she saw everything. There was no hiding her fears, her joys,
her sadness, or pain. The goddess saw it all and Jacque hoped she’d
have mercy on her.
Jacque felt her hand once again on her arm
and again came the pulling sensation. She opened her eyes and saw
that they were in the woods, but she knew instantly it wasn’t
Romania. She heard the snarls and growls and turned to see a flurry
of claws and fangs. So, she wasn’t going to be spared the violence
after all.
“I have my reasons,” the Great Luna said as
she moved closer to where the males fought. They were in various
forms, some in their human bodies and some in their wolf. Jacque
recognized Fane in his black wolf form with crystal blue eyes as he
circled his prey.
It all seemed too familiar, except this time
Decebel, Sorin, Costin, and Vasile were fighting as well. It was by
no means a fair fight. Several of Lucas’ pack members had joined in
and were double-teaming some of the Romania pack males, but they
still weren’t as powerful and Decebel and Vasile who picked them
off like flies.
Jacque heard her own scream and looked up to
see her future self surrounded by Jen and Sally as they each
watched in horror. The guys they’d been dating were fighting for
their lives, and losing. Jacque blinked and suddenly she wasn’t
looking out of her own eyes anymore. She was seeing out of future
Jacque’s eyes and feeling her emotions. She felt her best friend’s
hands in her own and heard her own heartbeat pounding like a drum
in her chest.
She watched Fane fight and realized that
though future Jacque didn’t know him, she couldn’t stand to bear
the thought of him hurt. She was upset with herself for not being
worried about Lucas, but she couldn’t deny her connection with
Fane. So much confusion warred inside of her as they watched Fane
lunge forward and grab Lucas by the neck and shake him like a rag
doll. He released the wolf and jumped back out of the reach of
Lucas' sharp teeth. They danced back and forth like that for a few
moments with Fane scoring a bite here and there. Jacque realized
that Fane was just toying with Lucas. And her future self realized
it as well.
“Finish it all ready. You
aren’t a damn cat to play with your food. Can you not let him
live?” Somehow Jacque heard the thought
that future Jacque sent to Fane.
“I realize you do not
understand everything because this fool kept you ignorant, and I’m
sorry that it will hurt you to see him die, but I cannot break the
rules of the challenge. He knew you were not his mate and yet he
claimed you anyway. In our world, that is forfeiting one’s
life.” Fane continued to fight with Lucas
as he spoke to her but she noticed that he was no longer playing.
He attacked with a ferocity that future Jacque had never seen and
didn’t understand. In less than a minute from the time she told him
to finish him, Fane had Lucas by the neck as his body hung at an
odd angle.
Fane looked up and met
future Jacque’s eyes, and Jacque felt all of his turmoil. “This is not how I wanted us to meet. I should
have come to you sooner. I should have been here to protect you and
bring you into our world
Jacque laughed as the others looked at
Costin as though he’d lost his mind. Of all the males, Costin had
always been the most laid back, but she’d seen that laid back did
not mean submissive. Costin would hold his own with the best of
them. His pretty smile and flirty ways only hid the aggressive,
possessive wolf beneath.
Fane gave directions to Vasile as he
searched through future Jacque’s mind. Every now and then he’d let
out a muttered curse and Jacque knew she didn’t want to know what
it was that was causing that reaction in him.
“Are you going to make me watch this?”
Jacque asked the Great Luna. “I’ve seen my mate in so many battles,
but judging by his mind set right now, I don’t know if I want to
watch him fight.”
The Great Luna looked back at her and Jacque
knew she saw everything. There was no hiding her fears, her joys,
her sadness, or pain. The goddess saw it all and Jacque hoped she’d
have mercy on her.
Jacque felt her hand once again on her arm
and again came the pulling sensation. She opened her eyes and saw
that they were in the woods, but she knew instantly it wasn’t
Romania. She heard the snarls and growls and turned to see a flurry
of claws and fangs. So, she wasn’t going to be spared the violence
after all.
“I have my reasons,” the Great Luna said as
she moved closer to where the males fought. They were in various
forms, some in their human bodies and some in their wolf. Jacque
recognized Fane in his black wolf form with crystal blue eyes as he
circled his prey.
It all seemed too familiar, except this time
Decebel, Sorin, Costin, and Vasile were fighting as well. It was by
no means a fair fight. Several of Lucas’ pack members had joined in
and were double-teaming some of the Romania pack males, but they
still weren’t as powerful and Decebel and Vasile who picked them
off like flies.
Jacque heard her own scream and looked up to
see her future self surrounded by Jen and Sally as they each
watched in horror. The guys they’d been dating were fighting for
their lives, and losing. Jacque blinked and suddenly she wasn’t
looking out of her own eyes anymore. She was seeing out of future
Jacque’s eyes and feeling her emotions. She felt her best friend’s
hands in her own and heard her own heartbeat pounding like a drum
in her chest.
She watched Fane fight and realized that
though future Jacque didn’t know him, she couldn’t stand to bear
the thought of him hurt. She was upset with herself for not being
worried about Lucas, but she couldn’t deny her connection with
Fane. So much confusion warred inside of her as they watched Fane
lunge forward and grab Lucas by the neck and shake him like a rag
doll. He released the wolf and jumped back out of the reach of
Lucas' sharp teeth. They danced back and forth like that for a few
moments with Fane scoring a bite here and there. Jacque realized
that Fane was just toying with Lucas. And her future self realized
it as well.
“Finish it all ready. You
aren’t a damn cat to play with your food. Can you not let him
live?” Somehow Jacque heard the thought
that future Jacque sent to Fane.
“I realize you do not
understand everything because this fool kept you ignorant, and I’m
sorry that it will hurt you to see him die, but I cannot break the
rules of the challenge. He knew you were not his mate and yet he
claimed you anyway. In our world, that is forfeiting one’s
life.” Fane continued to fight with Lucas
as he spoke to her but she noticed that he was no longer playing.
He attacked with a ferocity that future Jacque had never seen and
didn’t understand. In less than a minute from the time she told him
to finish him, Fane had Lucas by the neck as his body hung at an
odd angle.
Fane looked up and met
future Jacque’s eyes, and Jacque felt all of his turmoil. “This is not how I wanted us to meet. I should
have come to you sooner. I should have been here to protect you and
bring you into our world
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