Zane


    After G


    Gabri and Mchi left, Xander and | sat on the couch not speaking for a long time, the gray light of morning eventually


    creeping in through the windows.


    I tugged


    ed the curtains shut, nning on getting some sleep, but | knew as soon as | sat back down that it wouldn’te.


    Braden was still outside pacing and guarding while Lanie sat in the bedroom with Ste.


    Go ds, what a terrible mess we were in. Our pups had been our whole world for the months between Alice’s passing and Lanie’s


    arrival. They’d be everything to us, and now we were just sitting here while Orion held them captive.


    And if we didn’t get them back, who knows what he''d do to them. Would he run the same tests on them that he’d run on the she-


    wolves he’d captured? Shooting silver into their bloodstream? Burning them with fire?


    I


    Awave of nausea hit me, and | had to take a deep breath through my nose. They were so small and Innocent. The thought of


    them being tortured almost drove me crazy.


    Next to me, Xander kept sighing and holding his head in his hands. He was just as distressed, no doubt


    having the same thought spiral | was. But both of us seemed afraid to speak any of our fears into existence.


    As time ticked by, | found it harder and harder to sit here waiting for news. Just when | thought | might


    cra ck, | felt Xander stand up beside me..


    “I''m leaving,” he said. His eyes were distant and unfocused, and his movements were robotic.


    “Xander, you can''t,” | said, even though I''d just been contemting it myself.


    But somehow his movements had jerked me out of it


    He turned away from me and grabbed his jacket, sliding it on.


    “Braden doesn’t scare me,” he said.


    There was no emotion in his voice. It freaked me out


    “Xander,” | said, but he didn’t turn around.


    | stepped between him and the door, and his eyes seemed toe back into


    “Don''t try and stop me, Zane,” he said, his voice more aggressive now.


    “Or what?” | asked evenly. Better we fight than Xander and Braden.


    focus as he looked at me.


    Alow growl rumbled from Xander’s chest, and in a sh, his hand was at my throat, pushing me against


    the door. But | wasn’t afraid.


    Xander leaned in, his lips grazing my ear.


    “I''m your Alpha,” he whispered. “I hope you haven''t forgotten.”


    | looked into his eyes, and suddenly | felt a sensation | hadn’t felt in years. Or at least...1 hadn’t allowed. myself to feel it. |


    wanted him. | needed him.


    | h ooked my fingers through his belt loops and pulled him into me. His c ock swelled immediately, his gaze darkening and his


    eyelids drooping. So he was feeling it, too.


    “Never,” | whispered back.


    And then | leaned forward just enough that my lips collided with Xander’s. He didn’t move at first, traces of anger still rolling off of


    him, but then his hand rose up to my jaw, pulling me closer, while his other hand gripped my waist.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    We''d done this before, years ago, and | realized now that I’d missed having Xander like this.


    The first time was just after Alice had turned eighteen and we thought she’d be mated to another pair of wolves. We were already


    mourning the loss of her in our bed, wondering how we’d get on without her when we still had all this pent-up desire, these needs


    that had to be satisfied..


    And that’s when Xander kissed me


    That’s when we discovered that we could satisfy each other. And I''d be lying if | said | didn’t f ucking enjoy it. We’d always had


    this connection, we’d always understood each other like no one else could, why not use that for sexual pleasure?


    Now, with Xander’s big hands all over me and his tongue diving into my mouth, | wondered why we''d ever agreed not to go there


    again. What was so bad about it, especially now that Lanie was only using us as second-string sex objects?


    “I''ve f ucking missed this,” Xander growled.


    So had I.


    Lanie


    | slept fitfully for a few hours after we’de back into the cabin, but now that morning hade, | was


    awake and scared.


    Ste still slept peacefully in her bass, thank the go ds. | was worried my stress would upset her and


    she would wind up sleepless and cranky, too.


    | was so anxious about Mason that | couldn’t even think about him without feeling dizzy and like | might


    be sick. | knew he was strong as hell, and something in me was sure that he was still alive, still fighting. He had imed me after


    all-Lily and | would know if he’d been killed.


    | wished now that I’d told him what he’d meant to me again, in case it was thest chance | had. Right now, | was beyond


    grateful to Xander and Zane for staying with me even though | knew a huge part of them


    wanted to leave and find their pups.


    They were telling me how much they cared for me, and now | needed to do the same for them.


    While Ste was still sleeping soundly, | crept out of the bedroom and down the hall, stopping in my


    tracks when | saw them.


    Xander had Zane pressed up against the door, one hand around his throat and kissing him desperately, while Zane grabbed


    Xander’s co ck through his pants. Xander moaned into Zane’s mouth, and the sound sent


    shivers down my whole body.


    They started tugging at each other’s clothes, pulling them off wildly, like they couldn’t wait another


    second to touch each other.


    | pressed my thighs together against the sudden rush of arousal flooding my core, watching them closely and not saying a word,


    desperate to see how far they would go.