Total pages in book: 46
Estimated words: 44098 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 220(@200wpm)___ 176(@250wpm)___ 147(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44098 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 220(@200wpm)___ 176(@250wpm)___ 147(@300wpm)
“What are you trying to say?” she asked.
He ran a hand down his face. “You were born to two people.”
She giggled. “As is everyone.”
“One of your parents, your mother, was human. Your father was a wolf. A full-breed wolf. From what I’ve come to understand, they didn’t realize they were being experimented on, but they were mated. You were born, and Dr. Milton, the one who took your blood, killed them. He killed them, placed you in care, but monitored you.”
“You’re not making any sense.”
Boyan stepped closer to her and she saw his eyes, the darkest of amber, and then she realized the wolf that was in her mind.
He’s telling the truth.
You know I’m here.
You’re a wolf, Agatha.
“This is … you can’t be … I mean…”
“I don’t know if your adoptive parents knew, but I believe they knew something. I don’t have all the details, but I might have someone who can help you determine if they were part wolves, which is why they knew for you to hide certain traits, but to also keep you safe from yourself.” He cupped her face and she looked at him. “At the next full moon, if you don’t believe me now, I will turn for you. I will show you I’m not joking around. The reason I have called the townspeople a pack is because that’s exactly what they are. They’re my pack. They’re protected by the Poison Wolves MC. We all can be alphas, but we came together to protect our pack and our home. Alpha is the one we agreed could be in charge, as he has the ability to call forth a wolf.”
She frowned. “Is that what you were doing? Calling my wolf? But I didn’t change.”
“And you won’t be able to change.” He stroked some hair back behind her ear. “You will never change, but it is why you heal, it’s why you feel these extreme thoughts about me. Why you hurt Macy. No one is going to be upset with you. You’ve chosen me as your mate. You are mine. She crossed the line. No one tries to take a woman’s mate and gets away with it.”
Agatha couldn’t believe what was happening. It was all a little too fast, and then she felt the world spinning.
“Agatha?”
“I think I need to lie down.” The whole world went black.
****
“You told her,” Alpha said.
“You didn’t see how freaked out she was at what she did to Macy,” Boyan said.
Agatha had passed out nearly an hour ago, and rather than take her, he’d carried her all the way to the clubhouse.
“Don’t you think you might have been a little too fast?” Amelia asked.
“That woman said she would understand and that her wolf would accept it. How was I supposed to know she’d fucking faint?” Boyan paced the length of Alpha’s office. He was angry with himself. “I thought fainting spells were only meant to last a few seconds. Not hours.”
He reached into his jacket pocket for Elizabeth’s number.
“You’re not calling her,” Alpha said.
“Why not? I’ve got a passed-out mate who cannot take the information I just gave her. She’s the only one who knows anything about this.”
“What harm could it do?” Amelia asked.
“I don’t want us to be at the mercy of another pack. We can figure this out on our own.”
Boyan couldn’t believe this. “This isn’t about being at their mercy! This is about my woman, my fucking mate—and I need her to be healthy! I need her to be alive and, you know, by my side. Elizabeth is the only one with answers.” He shook his head and reached for his cell phone. As he did, Agatha moaned and slowly opened her eyes. He moved closer to her. “Hey, baby,” he said. He took hold of her hand, kissing her lips. “I’m here.”
She smiled up at him. “Boyan.”
“You kind of scared me there for the past hour.”
“An hour?”
“Yeah, that’s how long you’ve been passed out.”
Her gaze went behind his shoulder to the club.
“Where am I?”
“You’re at the clubhouse,” he said.
“Oh.”
“I kind of freaked out.”
“Do you remember the conversation you had with him?” Amelia asked.
Agatha looked at him and slowly nodded her head.
“That’s good news, right? It means you haven’t passed out again. So, yay.”
She laughed and that was even more great news. If she was laughing, that had to be a good thing.
“So, you’re wolves,” she said. “You’re all wolves.”
“Yeah, we’re all wolves.”
“This is big news, right? Like, really big news.”
This had to be one of the weirdest conversations he’d ever had. He couldn’t recall ever talking to anyone about this, not even with his parents when it happened. Talking about being a wolf with other wolves just never happened, and his first initial transition was so long ago.
He cupped her face and stared into her eyes. He was sure he saw flecks of amber shining back at him.