The Wolf In Me

Part 1 Bonded mates

Melody's POV

"She is an ex," I said shortly, avoiding the awkward moment of long silence that was already tensing around us.

"Please, don't make me explain any further. She is a good woman with a gentle attitude. As a witch, unlike wolves, I wouldn't have known I was destined to have a mate, so as soon as I found out from a vision I had, I stopped our relationship to be faithful to you."

He looked at me with a smile, "No need to explain further. She is welcome here as long as she sees you as a friend."

I cuddled myself around Jake, feeling his warm chest on my face as I closed my eyes and listened to his heartbeat.

He was silent for a long while so I whispered his name to confirm he was asleep. Looking up at him he looked like he was dreaming. He was such a handsome one, and lucky was my middle name. Through the faint light of the moon, I watched him breathe softly, sensing his feelings through the mate bond. He must have been dreaming something that was taunting him as fear started to emerge out of me, us. I breathed deeply to calm us down, resting my right hand gently over his chest.

"Hey, it's ok darling. I'm right here. No one can scare you as long as I'm around."

With one finger I touched his head, sending him good energy, hoping he would dream of something good. I could now feel happiness surging through him that brought a smile on my face. My small plan must have worked.

Luka's POV

My eyes drifted out of the window, watching the storm raging in front of me in the darkness as I walked calmly towards the reflecting glass. Mei and Mason were fast asleep so the room was very quiet, other than the faint snoring of my son and the sound of the claps of the thunder. I looked up at the sky, thinking of a memory I had with my father where he was looking out of this same window, in the middle of the night, but unlike Mason, I was fully awake, watching his excited face observing the storm.

"Papa," I called with a squeaky voice, raising my arms, asking him to lift me from the bed and allow me to watch too.

He hushed me, not to wake up mama as he lifted me, resting my but on his strong arm. I tucked my hands around his neck, placing one hand under the backside of his neckline, making myself comfortable. It was a habit I did as a child, and I could remember his skin warming my tiny chilled fingers. I smiled at the storm, knowing that my dad was watching me from above and I could feel that he was smiling back at me, feeling proud of all my achievements.

It was late afternoon when I heard some fighting as a scream coming from the woods. My alpha wolf ears heard the commotion from the kitchen, where I was nibbling over some lemon meringue, feeding my addiction to sugar. My eyes widened as I hushed everyone that was making clattery noises around me, trying to listen carefully to detect from where the screams were coming.

hear it?" I looked at her with

She asked confused.

Mei and Melody chat quietly a few meters away. They stopped to watch me approach

She asked,

the screams coming from the woods?"

could hear it too as her

Luka, run! Save her!"

my beta, I fled to the forest, shifting

Jake's POV

chuckling after watching one of the omegas tripping over his son's toy truck

is out in the forest, trying to find the screaming

I lifted off my shirt, still running but I had no time to remove my trousers, so I shifted, managing

I managed to reach Luka that was already on the site. He turned into human form again, watching him lifting a woman's weak body from the cold forest soil. She was dressed up in

with the

her to the packhouse. No more deaths for this week."

my back gently, avoiding to touch the gush

Melody's POV

very close to me. The only time I felt such resilience was when I was sent to visit the great and significant enchantress to bless me and acknowledge me

the brush down on the dressing

her!" I mumbled under

I found both Jake and Luka in wolf form with a bloody woman

still alive? I mean, she must be, I can still feel

to her side I hesitated to grab her hand for a moment, knowing that it is forbidden to do so without her permission, but instead, she

asked,