The Gift chronicles

Book 1 Chapter 27

When we got into the car, I tried scooting off of the Blood Alpha's lap, but his grip was firm and he growled harshly. He didn't seem quite too pleased about my escape.

One of his pack members was waiting in the car the whole time, and I felt bad that Alpha Cain hadn't invited him in, although I had a feeling the pack member would have been highly uncomfortable. Cain's willingness to go into another pack's territory with no backup just proved how much he trusted Thane.

Alpha Cain didn't say anything for the first thirty minutes of the trip, and I felt uneasy because of it.

Your and Thane's name are very similar. I mindlinked him, just wanting to ease the awkwardness.

He smiled at my statement and got a faraway look in his eyes as his grip on me loosened. "His mother and mine were sisters. Twins, to be exact. My mother had me 3 years before Thane was born. When she was pregnant, she had a hard time coming up with names. She asked her sister for help, and she told her that she liked the name Cain. The problem was, my mother liked the name so much she wanted it for me, but her sister also wanted to name her firstborn it. So, my mother suggested Thane for her when she had her first pup. I think they liked how similar the names were, thinking it would bond us similarly to how their twinness bonded them."

If you're three years older than Thane, that makes you really old.

He cocked an eyebrow. "Is that a question or a statement?"

How old are you? I rephrased.

"I turned 28 this past spring," He answered, searching my eyes to gauge a reaction.

I didn't mind the age difference. All things considered, his age was the least of my problems with him. I chose not to say anything, and kept my face stoic.

"Does that bother you, pup?" He smirked, lowering his face just centimeters from mine.

Does my age bother you, grandpa? I retorted sarcastically.

It is better that I met you while you were still young. It will leave plenty of time to put many pups in you, and they will be

in hope for his future family. I didn't want to have kids, and that was 90% of my responsibility as a Luna. If I had been mates to

still choose someone else to be your Luna

jerked my chin up so we were making eye contact. "If I wanted to take another she—wolf

Cain because he had not proven to be a worthy Alpha to my wolf and I. He had been considerably easy on us, and I knew he would have been harsher if it were any other

you jealous, mate?" He leaned over and mumbled the words into my

failed to keep my composure when he let his canines extend, and nipped me in the ear. I involuntarily shuttered as he ran his tongue over where his canines touched. He didn't draw blood from

words softly as

of the fact that his canines were hovering over where

hands, which were softly stroking my hair, suddenly tugged on a piece of my hair. I cried out in surprise at

strained to hear

loving my physical reaction to him. As much

wilderness. During the month I was jailed, his beard grew thick and his curly dark locks grew to his shoulders. He often walked around in jeans

white shirt, which I could see the indentations of his

parts boldness and stupidity, I tugged

interact tribal prints. I tried to ignore the way my wolf was reacting to seeing

the Blood Alpha when they come to power. They are a sign of being blessed by the

slightly breathless from the closeness of our bodies. I could feel the heat radiating off of him. I always ran slightly cold, and my body ate up the extra warmth our mate

Laws honor her in every way they can." Alpha Cain closed his eyes,

the power of the mate bond strengthened her against me. As I grew closer to Cain, she

arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. Cain lowly growled from the back of his throat at the act, but was

kissing her mate back with everything she had, just as nature intended. I couldn't stop myself from running my hands up and down his abs, feeling them flex with

to the side, not breaking our kiss, so I was laying sideways on the car seats. My hands left his abdomen and moved