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.

it?" I looked at her

what?" She asked

to see Mei and Melody chat quietly a few meters away. They stopped to watch me approach them and I knew Mei could feel

dear?" She asked, looking up

woods?" She looked

it too as her eyes dilated.

run! Save her!"

search. Not waiting for my beta, I fled

Jake's POV

tripping over his son's toy truck and swearing his head off when I

out in the forest, trying to find the screaming lady. No time to

urgent look on her face, my wolf triggered and my legs started to run as fast as I could towards the packhouse's exit. I lifted off my shirt, still running but I had no time to remove my trousers, so I shifted, managing to let my thinner wolf

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 a very traditional witch dress and the green

with the mind link,

we must take her to the packhouse.

my tail towards them, allowing Luka to place the woman on my back gently, avoiding to touch the gush she had on her side. He turned into wolf form again and with a nod,

Melody's POV

powerful magic very close to me. The only time I felt such resilience was when I was sent to visit the great and

the dressing table, now feeling everything more intense.

I mumbled under

Jake and Luka in wolf form with a bloody woman that has just been

happened? Is she still alive? I mean, she

for a moment, knowing that it is forbidden to do so without her permission, but instead,

asked, engaging my