“Bad enough. We’ll be staying here for a few days until it’s cleaned up. Cole is furious that they got into the house, but it seems there were a few traitors in the pack.” Her mom held out her hand. “The pack. They’ve come to welcome you.”
“What? Who?” Jasmine frowned, but took her hand and leaned on her as they moved to the banister.
“Your pack,” Cole said, joining them on the balcony. “My sons proved to the pack they would kill anyone who harmed or attempted to touch what was theirs and you are their mate, Princess. You belong here in this home with my sons.” He kissed the top of her head and stood on her other side holding onto her as the pack started to sing to her.
It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Over 300 wolves—small, young and old—stood below singing to her. Halfway through, the wolves moved to the side and that’s when Jasmine saw them.
Her wolves, the same ones Cole had given her as a child, were walking towards her and she knew now in her heart that they were R.D. and Logan. R.D. walked ahead, being the oldest. “Go, they are waiting for you. You won’t be able to change tonight, but they want you down there next to them.” Cole picked her up and carried her down the outside stairs before lowering her feet to the ground. “Welcome to the pack, welcome home, Princess.” Cole kissed her forehead and stepped back.
Jasmine glanced over her shoulder to see her mother looking down from the balcony as she slowly made her way toward R.D. and Logan. It was the strangest thing, walking into a pack of wolves. Watching them open the circle up and allow her in to join R.D. and Logan in the middle.
Both wolves circled her until R.D. sat down in front of her and stared at her, while Logan took position next to him, but slightly to the back. “I’m a little nervous here, guys. I don’t know what to do,” she whispered.
“Strip, present yourself to your alpha, my brother,” Logan ordered inside her head, shocking her.
She sucked in her breath, looking around her. “Are you out of your minds? Out here? In front of everyone?” Jasmine thought, hoping he could hear her, but no one moved, they all waited.
Opening her mouth to blast them, Jasmine stopped, noticing the cut on R.D.’s face that hadn’t been there before. Both of them had protected her, saved her. Could she really do this? Show off a body that wasn’t skinny, but full-figured.
“Fine, just show off all my flaws,” she mumbled and lifted the dress up over her head, moaning. Jasmine ached all over, what she needed was another hot bath and two knock-out pills but she didn’t see that coming any time soon.
Next she slid her panties down, joining them in the dirt next to her dress. She hadn’t worn a bra because her skin seemed to be super sensitive right now.
“Spread your legs, hands behind your back and eyes down,” Logan demanded.
Closing her eyes, Jasmine trusted both R.D. and Logan, and did what Logan had demanded. The howls had stopped, crickets could be heard and the distant rumble of thunder let everyone know that soon there would be rain to wash away the death that had taken place on their land.
“Our land,” R.D. stated behind her, now in human form. His naked body pressed up behind her. He wrapped his arms around her, one hand grabbing her right breast, the other hand cupping her pussy. “Our pussy. Tonight I proved to everyone again that I was meant to run this pack, but I also laid claim to a female, that female is you, Jasmine Alexander.” R.D. scrapped his teeth over her skin, connecting her shoulder to her neck.
“Do you give yourself to me and to my brother here in front of the pack? Are you willing to become part of the pack? Take your position as our woman, alpha of the pack, knowing the demands we will make of you?” R.D. asked, like some kind of ritual.
Here in his arms surrounded by wolves, Jasmine knew only one thing, she was safe. If she could have purred she would have. His scent was driving her crazy with need. He was waiting for her, but could she promise all those things? Yes.
“I am yours and I’d be honored to be included in your pack. I thank you all for your help tonight. I will never be able to repay what you have done for me.” Jasmine looked up out over the pack as tears rolled down her cheeks.
“All of you have taken the Nightmare Man away and replaced it with peace. For the first time in my life I’m not afraid of living.” She snorted. “Maybe a little afraid of their demands, but I know you would never hurt me.” Everyone was quiet. “Sorry, I ramble when I’m nervous.”
Shutting up, Jasmine lowered her head again and closed her eyes, when R.D. kissed the side of her neck, before biting down hard. “MINE!” he growled while each wolf howled to the moon and that’s when she felt it, the connection to the pack through a common link.
Her knees threatened to buckle, but R.D. held her tight, releasing his bite. “You are now part of the pack and mine, ours. Tomorrow will bring the full moon and your first change, as well as our mating ceremony.” R.D. stepped in front of her as Logan moved behind her, wrapping his arms around her as R.D. had and repeated everything R.D. had said.
She gave herself to him and the pack once more and waited for his bite. His teeth gripped and broke the skin. “MINE!” Logan growled.
“Yours,” Jasmine mumbled before everything started to fade.
Chapter Nine
Jasmine rolled over and opened her eyes. She was in a strange bed and her mother was in a closet, humming as she went through a whole string of
