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Slimdreywhizz1:
nope..dont have is contact ...except his email and nairaland acct..and he is not replying any

I’ve checked on him today, he’s fine and will soon be back fully.

Good evening house, has anyone heard from Oga solo ni?? Just to make sure that’s he’s okay.

Good evening house, has anyone heard from Oga solo ni??

solomonbrown64:
Make Una manage this one abeg...

Thanks man for the update.... Like she’s the man in the relationship got me all cracked
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solomonbrown64:
... Good morning folks, how Y'all doing?

I know some of are you, if not all, are mad with me for promising and failing to do what I have said. I want to let you know that it hurts me as much as it hurts you too that I am unable to fulfill whatever promise I put into writing or words. I find it as a stain on my integrity.

I am have been absent because I was facing a few things, especially writing a new installment of The Last Wolf Series. It was an impromptu decision made due to the demands of buyers for the story. I had to place Choices on hold for that and I apologize for keeping y'all on suspense before making that decision. Abeg, make una no vex.

There are readers who have paid for this particular installment of Choices; I want to use this platform to apologize for not fulfilling my end of the deal. A lot of factors contributed to that but I promise that things will change from now on.

I want to appreciate the few posters here who vouched for me and those that didn't. In the end, it's all about knowing your writer's character.

I DON'T ABANDON STORIES AND I DO NOT CARE ABOUT VIEWS OR TALES OF LEAVING MY READERS SUNDRY TO CREATE SUSPENSE AS OTHER WRITERS HERE TEND TO DO. MY WORK HAS ENOUGH OF THAT.

Updates will resume before six in the evening. Have a lovely weekend, folks.

For he has spoken. Let there be peace... BTW concerning that last wolf series bro how do I get the from the fourth installment... I stopped at where he banished Apollo back to Olympus and where he lost his Audrey..

Have always known that Alex is nothing but a big monkey.... His mouth will just open and say trashes. Well done boss

Wow oga solo Thanks for this update.. pls we should all stay safe

Thanks op for the update man .... Anticipating for the next update....

Austeeenxx:
All I can say to Alex is: Egungun be careful na express you dey go.

No be small Egungun Be careful oo.... Thanks Oga solo for the update can’t wait for the next

Gbam!!!!! see what sucking of pussy is doing to Alex

Now I can comment.... Oga solo I will gladly tell you that you’re just too good.... Choi more knowledge to your brain bro....

He BOLTED? Mad ooooo

Thumbs up my man oga solo.. happy new week

Wait did she just suggest the corridor Anita sha will be doing like the possessed lady that she is. I swear if Alex doesn’t hit her hard from the behind I will “Find him and castrate him”

This is just going to be epic for alex

This episode touch me sha... weldone oga solo..... Happy new month to all of us

Choi I have not been able to read this for sometime cause of network issues, but I must say oga solo you are one in a million. I just wanna say Kudos ....�

Ftheophilous:
WTF! How will I answer this now. Okay, let's see.

I didn't realise that we were going to get that far with the making out and stuff, but as the tension rose I decided to go along with the flow hoping to pause before we crossed the limit. But when I felt the bare flesh of your a$$ on my palms without your panty on. I think the chemicals in my brain got switched up. And when you moaned, ohh!! That lovely moan, I kinda felt that wild beasty feeling, my d!ck has never been so hard and pumped, and your goddess like bosom and your long nipples, oh Anita, I don't think having s€x with someone like you can be wrong anywhere. Too long? Sorry, truth is, this is how you make me feel inside

Oga Solo, my quota. How you see am na.

Lolz can you imagine ....... Oga solo come and continue what you started ooooo

Oga solo how can you be this wicked ;Dwhen I was looking forward to the drilling ��

Mad oooo........ It’s plenty in the ear ... Alex don enter can’t wait for the next update

Lolz Anita will be the death of Alex

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He was thinking about something. He was always thinking about something.

"Well, I guess the question is, what do you want?

What do you want to do Charlotte?"

It took me by surprise. It had been so long since someone actually asked me what it was that I really wanted, that I myself hardly knew What that even was.

What did I want?

Did I want to run off to the mountains? Move across the sea and find a foreign city to get lost in? Get married and raise babies with a new partner? I didn't know. I had no friggin clue.

I sighed while staring into my cup.

I could feel Derek's eyes on me, knowingly, watching me think through the weighty question.

"I don't really know, but I do know that I just want to be free to make my own choices and I want to be happy. I just want to be somewhere where I can be happy and not afraid to live my life. Also if that place had a cook as good as you, well, that would be a plus."

Derek's smile widened a bit. "You don't have to know little one. It's ok not to know. Hell, I've had so many different life paths in my time and still, some days I have no idea what to do next. But-" he paused to take another sip of coffee. "I think what you just said, well I think that is a very good start. Besides, right after your shift, you're going to be staying with us like I said you're going to need our help."

"What then? I mean what do you think?"

He mused for a second before biting into a crispy piece of bacon. "Well, I mean you could do whatever you want. There's no rule that says just because you're a werewolf that you have to do x, y, or z. You may want to get to know some more of your kind outside of Levi, travel around some packs and see if that life suits you. Who knows, maybe you’ll find a mate or a pack you really enjoy? Either way, I would at least consider that. If you don't like it, then you don't have to stay, you could go on and try something else until you find What suits you."

I nodded and took another bite of my pancake. I felt warm. My beast was content, almost like she was wagging her tail in the back of my mind. We both loved that Derek was letting us make this choice, on our own, without pressure. It was a choice that we had to make.

"How is she today?" Derek asked in reference to the wolf stirring inside me. He asked every day as I grew stronger, as she grew stronger.

"She's quiet right now, but good. She's so much more, how do I say it? Vivid than she was before. She's close, I can feel her moving through my veins."

"You just have to hold on until tomorrow, keep reminding her of that."

The beast felt like it was groaning. She didn't like waiting and in a way, I understood. She had been locked up in my body for a while now and needed to be let out. But we had to wait. Just one more day.

"I am. She doesn't like it, but she understands a little more than she did before. Besides, she's waited this long, what's one more day?"

Derek nodded in agreement as Levi strolled out.

He looked tired and had a pace that said that he woke up on the really wrong side of the bed this morning.

"Morning," Derek said in a sing-song voice.

Levi just grumbled before pouring himself a cup of black coffee and sucking it down. I made eyes with Derek who was more than enjoying the sight of a hungover Levi.

"Come on girl, time to go swimming," he called while stepping outside.

Derek smiled and quickly walked to get the pre-packed cooler and handed it to me. I swallowed down one last bite of my pancake and waved goodbye before trotting after Levi.

He was quiet this morning. I wanted to talk to him but I had the feeling that it would be best to leave him to himself for a while. The conversation of last night had to have had an effect on him, and for that, I felt guilty.

My beast whimpered and ached for him. The thought of his loss made her want to tuck her tail and curl up in a corner.

I couldn't blame her. Losing my own parents was hard enough, but I couldn't imagine his loss. It explained so much, yet it didn't explain how he wasn't a crazy rogue. He was a cranky bastard but he wasn‘t out of his mind, it seemed completely opposite of what I was told would happen.

I thought about it some more as I swam but couldn't get to a solution. I let it go and tried to focus on my swimming. The water was cool, refreshing, and still this morning-almost like glass:

She loved swimming. She was giddy as I paddled down the creek with the tiny boat filled with Levi, the small cooler, and a big ass pile of firewood.

The weight behind me wasn't bad, it more annoying than anything.

Levi wasn't going easy on me, but he certainly wasn't pushing me like he had on our other swims. Maybe he was letting me have a little break before tomorrow? He did say it was going to take every ounce of energy in my body.

We quickly reached the big tree with initials carved all into it. Almost routinely I walked to it and let my fingers glide over the carvings, finding the familiar marks that spelled out 'L.A.T.'.

Levi sat and wordlessly started to unpack the cooler. Leftover pasta and breadsticks were packed into it along with an abundance of bottled water and beer. Levi picked up a tub of pasta and grabbed a beer for himself, popping the top open and taking a long drink.

He looked over at me as I picked at my pasta. Toying with is as my mind toyed with the million thoughts of the upcoming night.

"You nervous girl?"

I met his cool silver eyes. It always amazed me that he was able to read me like a book, and always annoyed me.

"Yes."

"Good," he answered shortly. "That's a good thing, means you understand the situation, know what's at stake."

I sighed and nodded. The thought of all that pain terrified me, but what terrified me more was dying. I wasn't ready to die. Not yet.

"What do you think? Honestly?"

"Honestly?" he asked flatly With a hint of disbelief.

I nodded and he took another sip of his beer before looking back at the tree.

The sun was poking through the leaves and starting to cast tiny rays at the base of it. It looked magical, like a home where fairies would dwell.

"Well on one hand, because I've seen it, the shift for humans has killed more than it has changed them. It's not going to be very pretty, it's going to hurt like nothing you could ever imagine. Derek and I already got plenty of supplies for you-"

"Supplies?" I curiously interjected.

He nodded. "Shots of adrenaline, fluids, and some other thing from a doctor friend of Derek's. You'll need it. All of it. I don't say that because you're weak, I say that from experience."

I sighed and toyed with my pasta some more. "So you think I'll die?"

"I didn't say that," he mused. "Like I said, there's a good chance you will. It's a long painful process that has taken the lives of plenty of strong men and women alike. But, well, I don't know about you Charlie girl."

He rubbed his palms over his tired eyes and took another sip of his beer. Beer. The thought of alcohol made me want to puke right then and there. "I just got a feeling."

"A feeling?"

He shrugged. "Yup. Can't really explain it, and I wouldn't make too much of it if I were you."

I leaned back a little frustrated. On one hand, Derek didn't think that I would die, while on the other hand, Levi seemed to continually give me answers that barely danced in the middle.

"Charlotte," Levi said more softly. His face softened a bit as he looked back over at me. “If it counts for anything, as much as you drive me crazy and are a royal pain in my ass, I would probably be a little sad if you left us. Derek has taken a real fondness towards you, and I do like our swims."

I almost felt tears pool. It wasn't a full-on "I care about you'" but in Levi language it was. I took a long breath and tried to push the tears back; I didn't want to get sappy in front of Levi.

"True, who would pull your lazy ass around?" I tried to joke, my heart still was still a bit recovering from his previous statement and I was quickly trying to divert the attention away from my emotional state.

He rolled his eyes and ate one some pasta. Leaving me to my thoughts as silence encompassed us with only the sound of the warm breeze rustling the trees breaking it.

Before we left I went back to the tree. I wasn't sure if I would ever see it again and for some reason, the thought made me incredibly sad. I let my fmgers run over the grooves once more, tracing the lines and memorizing them.
"Levi Alexander Thorne." "What?" I looked back at him.

He had a ghost smile on his lips as he was looking at the place where my fingers were. They rested on the initials I always came back to, 'L.A.T.'.

I sucked in sharp breath upon realization. These were his initials. His initials that he carved when he took over the pack. I felt a pang in my heart. It may be the last time I saw those initials, but at least I finally understood what they meant.

I turned back to Levi and started to head towards the boat. The water was cool, sending chills up my legs, as I stepped in. Levi loaded the cooler up while I tied the rope around my waist.

"You know," he said while pushing the boat out before he climbed in. "My father used to do this with me, make me swim."

"Really?" I asked while wading towards the front of the boat.

"Mhmm," he replied while taking a sip of his beer. "Used to piss me the hell off too, shit, I got so mad at him."

"I know the feeling," I grumbled.

Levi chuckled as I pushed the boat forward a bit. "Like I said, I do enjoy these swims of ours Charlie girl.

I sighed and pushed off the bottom of the creek and started paddling. "Me too."

Levi and I went on a long ass run after our swim, then he had me do chores around the house before chopping firewood while Derek prepared dinner.
Derek had a feast that even with my new appetite, I wasn't sure if we could finish. He a huge pan of lasagna, more of my favorite garlic bread, Caesar salad, meatballs, Caprese salad, smoked muscles, and angel hair pasta With vodka red sauce.

"Holy shit," I whispered out at the sight. My hair was still wet from my shower that I took a little extra time in. I figured it wouldn't matter today of all days.

"I hope you both are hungry," Derek said quickly while uncorking a bottle of 'the really good red wine that we will not tell Levi we opened.‘

"I am but I think you'll have to roll me out of here after this," I said while I started to set the silverware out.

He laughed and put the wine glasses down then the bottle of red in the middle. Levi walked out, grumpy as usual, in gray sweatpants and a long sleeve red flannel shirt.

"Girl, how many times do I have to tell you to not use all the damn hot water?"

I shrugged and gave him an innocent smile. "Whoops?"

He rolled his eyes and poured himself a fat glass of wine before looking at all the food on the table. "Holy hell Derek, you trying to fatten us up so you can eat us?"

"No, I just-" Derek looked at Levi then to me nervously. I knew why he did it. It could be my last dinner with them, and he wanted to make it special. However, the whole notion of that was depressing, frightening, and completely annoying the beast inside me. She wanted to snap everytime someone spoke of us as if we were about to expire.

"It's ok Derek." I touched his arm and gave it a light squeeze.

He pulled me into a hug and sighed. "Sorry, Char."

"Don't be. There's nothing to be sorry for."

"Christ, are ya done having your Hallmark card moment? I'm damn hungry."

Derek shot Levi a scowl and I bit back a laugh. I would miss that man's cranky ways.

I poured myself a glass of wine while Derek plated me a large portion of lasagna. After, I grabbed a few pieces of garlic bread and also some caesar salad.

It was so good, as it always was. I didn't realize that I could eat so much, yet I couldn't stop myself. Surprisingly we all devoured the meal like locusts on crops. I was picking at a muscle that was dripping with the white Wine and butter that it had been cooked in.

"So how does it start Levi? How will I know it’s happening?"

Levi tossed his empty muscle in our 'trash' bowl on the table and dug out another muscle from the black pot sitting on top of old potholders. He sighed and looked at Derek, reluctantly if I may add. "It starts as a fever."

"A fever?"

"Mhmm," he said while popping the meat of the muscle into his mouth then tossing the shell into the trash bowl. He picked out a couple from the pot and put them on his plate then started to dig the meat out of them with his fork. "You'll get hot. Real hot. You're going to feel like you're burning up."

"Then?"

"Well, it's up to your wolf. I can't say what will come first, the tail or the head, that's all up to her and you."


Sorry for the long wait..... Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year In advance....

Thanks guys... Will surprise you guys soon

I sincerely apologize for not being the real owner of the story, I really want to apologize to those that saw it and called me names.... Am sorry....

I am thinking maybe I should just drop the story and let you guys read it from watpad... Am so sorry, I hope you guys forgive me... But If you still want me to continue the Story just let know

Ohibenemma:
Someone's comment here made me go and search out the story on Wattpad. It turned out same.

Now, I must ask, are you the same author on Wattpad?

It is what it is...... Just enjoy the story while you can....

CHAPTER EIGHT
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I felt like a freight train had run through my brain, backed up, then ran back through again.

I don't know if anything felt more horrible than the hangover I had. It took me almost twenty minutes to just physically get out of bed because I felt like I was either going to throw up or fall over from being so dizzy and disoriented.

I somehow made my way into the kitchen by following the faint smell of bacon. Derek was flipping pancakes While drinking a cup of coffee; I silently made my way to the worn Mr. Coffee coffee pot and poured myself a glass.

Derek hit back an 'I told you so,‘ smile and let me mix my cream and sugar into my morning go-go juice, which I was more than thankful for. The coffee tasted like heaven; like it was trying to help my body forget about all the Whiskey that I had drunk the night before.

"So," Derek said slowly while turning the bacon over in the cast iron skillet sitting over the worn white stove top. "How's the hangover?"

"I feel like Levi's wolf ate my brain, regurgitated it, and tried to stick it back into my head," I groaned.

Derek quickly reached into a cabinet and tossed me a Sam's size bottle of Ibuprofen. I quickly uncapped it, poured out three tiny red pills, then tossed them back.

"Thanks," I said before chasing the pills with more coffee.

"No problem Char, hope you like pancakes?"

I smiled as I passed him to sit on a barstool on the other side of the counter. "I love pancakes."

Pancakes were my favorite. My absolute favorite. My father used to make pancakes every Sunday. We would have bacon, eggs, and pancakes. He always made the best shapes too, one of my personal favorites was a puppy that he somehow created after burning three or four trials.‘

"Where's Levi?" I looked around while taking another sip of the steaming liquid. He was usually into his third cup and buried into his morning paper by now.

Derek chuckled as he flipped a hot cake in his skillet. "I think Levi may have finally learned that he is not the master of the whiskey bottle."

I cringed a bit. The word 'whiskey‘ made me literally want to puke my guts out.

"What do you like on yours Char?"

"Just butter and syrup," I answered quickly.

He nodded and placed a few for me along with some bacon on a plate then set them on the counter in front of me. The butter was melting quickly onto the wolf-shaped cakes; I smiled inwardly as Derek handed me the syrup bottle

"'These looks great," I said while popping open the syrup lid. "Thank you."

"Course," Derek said cheerfully. He plated a few for himself then moved to the barstool next to me. "So, you think you're ready for tomorrow?"

I sighed while I started to cut into my thick and fluffy pancakes. Tomorrow night. Tomorrow night would be the full moon; the night that would decide my fate.

I didn't really know if I was ready. I mean, how could anyone be ready for something like it? I knew I had gotten stronger in so many ways, yet in so many ways I still felt weak. I still felt like a scared little girl who just wanted to hide underneath the covers and pretend that all of this was a bad nightmare.

"I guess I don't really have a choice now."

I bit into the pancakes and almost let out a semi-orgasmic moan. I was convinced at this point in my life, that

all food, well the majority of foods, always tasted one hundred times better when you were hungover and hungry At this moment, these pancakes tasted like they were blessed by heaven and cooked in magic.

"You're afraid."

It wasn't a question, it was a statement. It was a statement that was so utterly true. "How can I not be? I may very well die."

"You may live," Derek added.

"Even that in itself is scary," I almost whispered before taking another bite.

"How's that?" Derek looked at me with an inquisitive brow.

"What the hell will I do if I live? I mean, it's not like I can ever be a normal person if I live. I could go try to live up in the mountains for a while, but I have a feeling that I would hate that; it would be too lonely."

"Well for starters you will be staying here with us-"

"Derek, I don't want to take advantage of you two. You've already done so much for me."

Derek just rolled his eyes and stabbed at his plate full of fluffy pancakes. "It's not a question Charlotte. You'll need mine and Levi's help to adjust after the shift. That, and, well I quite like having you around as our third roommate."

"You guys don't have to," I mumbled before taking another bite.

"No, but we want to. I want to. I know in his own way, Levi does too, but you know how he is."

I laughed through my full mouth and nodded. I didn't think that Levi hated me or even really disliked me. I think we had grown on each other in our own weird way, and in a way, I couldn't imagine doing any of this without him.

"I just, I don't know. I haven't been on my own for so long, made my own decisions had control over my own life. It‘s sick saying that the thought frightens me, I mean I want my life back, but it does frighten me."

"I understand, the world can be a crazy place, especially when you learn that the monsters are all real."

I chuckled and nodded into my coffee as I took a sip of it. "Yes and quite good at making pancakes."

Derek chuckled and gave me a wink. "You've done good Char. I know it's hard, but you have us, we're going to help you whether you want us to or not. That and, well you're much stronger and more capable than you give yourself credit for."

I sighed and tried to let the words sink in. It had been so long since I actually had to prove myself, not just to others but to myself as well. "What will become of me? If I live?"

"You will live little one," Derek replied quickly. He turned to face me on the bar stool with a thoughtful glance.



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"Some," Levi nodded. "Her mother and father made it along with the youngest three kids, they were with them when the attack happened and they were able to get them underground in time. The beta made it along with his mate, but a lot of good gammas were killed. Barely any of the omegas made it."

"What about here? What about your pack?"

"It wasn't as organized, it was a distraction. We had plenty injured but no one killed. We were left unharmed and they were left destroyed."

"I'm so sorry..." my voice trailed off while I shook my head. My beast was in pain now. She was hurting and whimpering profusely in the back of my mind. Sadness washed over me until realization kicked in. "Hold on, how did you not go rogue then? Or die? Isn't that what happens?"

"The hell if I know anymore," he grumbled out. "For a while, I thought I would, I wanted to. I wanted to die.

Derek wouldn't leave me though, no matter how much I fought him, and my wolf wouldn't give up, even when I wanted to."

"That's crazy," I said more to myself than to him. I don't understand a whole lot about this mate business, but the beast in me was completely baffled by everything. It didn't make sense. Levi should be dead or a crazy ass rogue.

"Yup, and don't I know it. It's probably my curse forever, who knows."

Silence blanketed us. Crickets were chirping in the background but all I could hear was the sound of Levi throwing back another glass, trying to hide the pain that I brought forth. I felt guilty; curious and now it hurt someone that I cared about, even though he really is a big pain in my ass.

"How about a change of subject?"

"Please," Levi groaned out after he took another shot of whiskey.

"What happened with Derek? Why did you have to save him?"

Levi chuckled and looked back at me playfully, "Cause that little shit can't save his own sparkly ass."

I rolled my eyes and looked back at him for answers. He poured another glass, and it was at this point that I wasn't sure if I had ever seen anyone drink so much whiskey in one setting.

"Vamps and weres, they don't like each other. Been at odds for years, but up until the recent hundred years, they have been at peace."

"why?"

"Well," he said while reaching for my glass and pouring me another glass. "Derek's father is on their council or the vampire ultimate authority. They make the rules and all the vamps have to follow. Anyways, Derek was helping his father negotiate peace with the werewolves. A lot of people didn't like it, but a lot of people did. I was trying to help him, convince the other weres that were against it that it would be for the best. We already have to deal with people trying to discover us and rogues trying to kill us, we didn't need to be killing each other."

"Hold on, this was a hundred years ago? And you were helping?"

"You know it's not nice to ask people their age girly."
"I told you mine!"

"Fine, fine." He waved his hand with a laugh. "I think this year I am going to be a hundred and thirty-nine."

"What?!" My mouth almost hit the ground. In fact, at that moment, I was pretty sure it did. He looked a little over middle age which meant he would probably make it to at least three hundred... my luck he would be wearing my ass out even at that age.

Levi just laughed louder and threw his glass back. "Supernaturals live longer girl. Our lifespan, well, we age real slowly. Like real slowly-"

"Obviously," I exhaled out. "So will I live that long?"

"If you don't die, ya, probably." "Holy shit."

"To answer your other question, I was there because my father sat on the council."

"Hold on, what? Have we a council? You're father's on it?!" I said through coughs after I tossed back my drink. They stung and reminded me that I was still not, nor would I ever be, the master of the whiskey bottle.

Levi nodded and poured two more glasses. "Well he was before he died, but yes, we like the vamps have a council. Actually," he tipped the bottle to me with a mildly serious glint in his eye, "this is good for you to know so pay attention."

I nodded and held off from finishing my drink. I was in no rush to do that.

"So, we have a council that like the vamps, they make all the rules that we govern and are governed by. It's like America. You've got federal, state, and then city laws. Same kind of principle here, you've got council laws, regional laws, and then pack laws. All the laws though, are dictated and or influenced by the council law."

"Sounds complicated," I mused.

Levi nodded a little. "It can be at times, especially when you are trying to change them. They're so old and rarely get changed that it takes pretty much an eternity to do."

"So how does this work? How do you get on the council?"

"Well, each region has a council member that represents it. That person isn't just in charge of their pack, they are also responsible for all the packs in their territory. The alphas in that territory report to them, and so on. Usually, the territory alphas get together and decide how they want to pick a member, for us it was an election but I Know in other places they fight it out."

"So who is filling your dad's seat?"

"Well, I was until I left. My cousin is now and honestly he's a lot better at it than I was. I wasn't much for politically correct words and events."

I laughed and shook my head. "I don't doubt that."

We threw our glasses back and sloppily set them on the step. I was starting to feel dizzy, but I dare not tell Levi that. "So about Derek, how did that all go down?"

"Right," he answered shortly while rubbing his hands together. "Like I said we were trying to work on a treaty and there was a lot of people from both camps split. Some were so upset that they started to attack others, other council members and packs. There was a group that was really spearheading the 'anti-treaty party,‘ they kidnapped Derek and his mate, held them hostage so the vamps would abandon the treaty."

"And you saved them?"

"Mhmm," Levi replied while sipping his whiskey. It was the first time he actually sipped it all night. "Save his tiny ass, and Elliot's."

"And now there's a treaty?"

"Yup."

I stood up slowly, the urge to pee was starting to grow, but I almost fell backward upon standing. The world spun and my vision swam. Apparently, I wasn't on Levi's whiskey drinking level.

"Whoa, easy girl, let me help ya." He stood and walked carefully over to me, scooped me up like I weighed nothing.

"I didn't realize that-" "That you're a lightweight?"

I grumbled but let it pass. My bladder ached and at the moment, that mattered more than arguing with Levi.

"Hey Levi?"

"Can you drop me off at the bathroom first?"

"What do you think I am, a damn taxi?"

I gave him a smile with puppy eyes which seemed to work. He dropped me off in my little bathroom and waited outside, a string of curses leaving his mouth, while I released the pain from my bladder. After I was finished, Levi scooped me up again and tucked me into my bed. He left quickly and came back with a large bottle of water and two Advil.

"Better take these and drink some water, although, I think you're long gone

I nodded and swallowed the two red pills then chased them with the cool water. The water tasted almost euphoric. I didn't realize how dehydrated my body would be from all the alcohol.

"Hey Levi?"

"Yes Charlie girl?" he replied while handing me another bottle of water.

"Thanks for telling me, about her."

A small smile tugged at his lips while I chugged the water down. He stood and started to walk slowly out of my room, then stopped at the door and turned back to me.

"Eve, her name was Eve."

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I heard some rustling in the kitchen and decided to go investigate. It smelt like Levi, but it also reeked of beer and whiskey.

I tip-toed out of my room in my yoga pants and long flannel shirt, praying that Levi wouldn't catch on. He was pouring himself a thick glass of whiskey and looked tired. It was the most tired I think I had even seen on him.

His disheveled hair was down and his eyes, even from here, looked bloodshot. My beast whined, she had grown fond of this cranky asshole.

"Either go back to bed or grab a glass," Levi's sharp voice cut through the night air like a knife.

I stepped out from my hiding place and gave him a small apologetic smile. "Sorry, I just heard the noise."

He didn't look at me. He just opened a cabinet and pulled out another glass and started to fill it with whiskey, Jack Daniels to be exact. "Well, looks like you're drinking then. Good choice Charlie girl."

I sighed. I never had been much of a drinker, but Levi did say that it would take a lot to get a werewolf drunk so maybe this wouldn't be too bad.

He carried our glasses out to the front porch and I grabbed the bottle. We walked to the small set of stairs where he had a pack of cigarettes waiting for him and an ashtray that looked more ash than tray.

"You know, smoking is bad for you," I gently teased.

"So is getting hit by a werewolf girly," he snapped back while taking a seat.

He handed me my glass and clinked his with it, before throwing the whole thing back. I didn't want to look like a child, so I threw mine back as well and regretted it instantly.

Levi chuckled at me and started to pour another glass while the stinging and burning of the whiskey seemed to course through my veins.

"How do you drink this stuff? Straight too?" I grumbled out.

"You just gotta suck it up and do it, it gets better after a while."

I scoffed. I couldn't imagine that drinking that poison could get easier. It already felt like it had ripped a hole in my throat.

"So, what was keeping you up so late that you had to ruin my date with this lovely bottle of Jack Daniels?"

My eyes flickered to Levi's inquisitive silver ones. "I couldn't sleep."

"Because?"

"I guess seeing those rogues reminded me of the night I was bitten."

"Ah," he threw his glass back, "That."

I nodded and mimicked him. It burned again. Like streams of fire running down my spine.

Levi poured another glass and I tried not to make a sour face. He just chuckled some more and set the bottle down next to him, toying with the rim while he reached into his pocket for his handy pack of cigarettes.

"Let's play a game girl," he said while his lighter flickered on. He moved it to the cigarette in his mouth, lighting the end and letting out a small breath of smoke.

"What kind of game?"

"Let's play that one we were doing in the bathroom."

"The one where I ask a question then you do?"

"Mhmm," he answered With a sly smile. I knew he was up to something, but I became excited with the potential in front of me.

"And you have to answer honestly?"

He nodded impassively then took another drag of his cig. "I'll go first, how old are you?"

"That's what you ask?" I laughed out.

He threw up his hands. "I don't actually know, 0k?"

"Fine, fine, I'm twenty-four."

"Yup, still a little girl," he spoked.

I gave him a playful scowl then looked back at the brown liquid swirling in my drink. I was being brave, I needed to be brave, so I tossed it back.

"Is it true, do you have a mate?"

He tensed then let out a long sigh. He grabbed the bottle and poured me another glass before throwing back his then filling it up. "I had a mate."

"I'm sorry." "How did you meet your husband?"

I leaned back on the railing and looked back at him. He wasn't angry, he wasn't even cold, he just looked utterly inquisitive. Like I was this giant enigma to him.

"I met him at a frat party. I didn't want to go and my friend drug me with her."

"Love at first sight?"

I laughed through my nose, "It felt like it then, God I was such a fool." I looked back and him with a coy smile.

"That's two questions in a row, so I get two."

He tossed his drink back. "Fine." "How did you meet your mate?"

"How did I know that you were going to ask me about this?"

I shrugged. He looked over at me, his eyes were soft and tired; yet there was a hint of pain, a hint of pain that seemed to still have some kind of hold on him.

"I was traveling to her pack lands on business for my father. God, she smelled so good; like roses, red wine, and rain." He paused a bit, toying with his glass before throwing it back. "She was patrolling. She had caught onto me before I even knew what was happening, she was a good tracker, the best I knew."

"Was it love at first sight?" I asked, using his question as my own.

He nodded. "The first time I looked at her I knew that I was never going to feel that way about anyone else. About anything else." He looked back at me, happy to be done talking about his mate. "That was two questions girly, my turn."

I threw back my glass and nodded.

The burning was still awful, but it was manageable. I was getting better at not cringing so much, but Levi still laughed. I'm sure it was quite the sight anyways, I would probably laugh at me too if I were him.

"So what was it? That drew you to your husband? Why marry him?"

"Marcus is one of those people that is like a magnet, you just gravitate towards him. He does a great job of putting on a front. He can be warm and charming when he wants, make you feel like you and only you his full attention When you're speaking. He took care of me. At first, he helped me forget my parents' deaths because I was so caught up in him. He helped me avoid those problems by covering them up with pretty gifts and sweet words that meant nothing. I was naive. So naive. But I felt like I needed him, like I couldn't make it without him, so I let him stick a ring on my finger."

"Where is the ring?"

"In the bottom of some lake back in California."

Levi chuckled and raised his glass to me. I raised mine and clinked it with his before we both threw our drinks back.

I felt warm. Gooey. The familiar buzz of alcohol started to course through me, whispering words to me that made me feel much more bolder than I should.

"So, what happened to her? You mate?"

Levi's knuckles turned white around his glass while he squeezed his eyes shut.

I knew I had pushed too far, asked too much. "Dammit, sorry Levi. You don't have-"

"No," he interjected. He slid down against the railing and propped a knee up.

"Rogues killed her and our two children."

"Oh my God, Levi, I'm so sorry."

He threw his glass back and poured another while I sat there in shock. I couldn't imagine. The pain. The hurt. The thought itself made my body ache and the beast whimper in the hack of my mind.

"It's alright girl. It's not your fault." He looked back at me, and his expression almost startled me. He looked so pained and almost afraid. My beast whimpered so more, she wanted to share his pain and take some of the burden away that was eating him alive. "They came, calculated, with a plan. They never do that. If there's one thing you should know, it's that rogues are not very organized."

"She went to her brother's pack with the kids. We were going to visit for a week, take a small vacation. I was going to follow her the next day, but I had to help finish out some things for my pack. It was her brother's, he was a good alpha a good man, I had no reason to worry. But God, there was such sick feeling in my gut when she left with our kids. I should have stopped her then.“

"They attacked us that night, there weren't many of them, but enough to keep my attention diverted. By the time I got there it was too late."

"What happened?" I asked softly.

"Rogues, a very organized group of rogues, attacked her brother's pack. They took out her brother, his mate, and his heir as well as my mate and our children. They killed a lot of good wolves in that pack, almost burnt everything to the ground."

"Oh my God," I breathed, "did anyone make it?"

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