Wolf Endangered (Willow's Forbidden Pack #2) - Avery Song Page 0,98

distance.

Her speed would be dangerous on the battlefield because she moved at what some would refer to as vampire speed, and that alone was a lethal advantage on the playing field.

None of us expected her to look so mesmerizing underneath the moonlight, the full rays of the Pink Moon washing over her as tears sparkled in her eyes.

Dimitris was the one to approach first, shifting back and using his coat to cover her up. It wasn't like he wanted to hide her nakedness, but he knew from her trembling body that she was completely drained, and her temperature would further drop if he didn't warm her up.

"You did well, Willow."

Hearing Dimitris’s words to Willow seemed to bring a sense of closure to the pack. Maybe none of us noticed it prior to that very moment, but whatever bitterness was lingering from Dimitris's unintentional rejection of Willow finally faded away, and with it brought immense gratitude that flooded our bond.

I doubted Willow realized how strongly her emotions filtered through our connection, but as she broke down to cry her eyes out, we couldn't stand there and watch. We had to be there with her, to wrap her up in the comfort of our bodies so she knew that from this moment onward, she wasn't alone.

No one would be able to walk over her or even belittle her place in this world. She was one of us now - a part of our bowl of Forbidden Fruit, and only a few individuals were allowed to pick at us without consequences.

By the time she calmed down, she was already asleep in Dimitris's arms, and that was enough for us to come back to our new safe house.

Onyx took care of bathing Willow, something that had to be a clear habit because she looked beyond comfortable while her skin practically glowed with the soft illumination coming from the windows.

She needed a few days off because she deserved it, but I wondered if we'd get that luxury.

Walking up to the bed, I slowly sat upon the edge to stare at her up close - those inhales and exhales evenly spaced as she slept so peacefully.

I didn't know why the sight of her made me want to kiss her like she was my lover, but I decided to appease my desire by leaning over to place a tender kiss on her forehead. There was something that connected us, or at least it felt that way when she was in wolf form.

Maybe I had a soft spot since the shower incident in the locker room, but was I even ready to try another relationship?

Would Neo and Onyx be okay with even sharing Willow now that she's their official mate?

I sensed Dimitris before his cologne drifted to my nostrils. The door opened to reveal him in a white dress shirt and black fitted dress pants. He looked as if he had some sort of meeting, and I wouldn't be surprised if he somehow managed to do a FaceTime meeting to entice whoever was still trying to fabricate lies that Willow was dead.

What I knew for sure was that he was tired as fuck. It was obvious before when we were bringing Willow home, but now he looked as if he could barely keep his eyes open.

"You look like you're going to die," I casually concluded.

He offered me a slight smile, but that only emphasized his exhaustion.

"I've had better nights," he admitted. "Where'd Viktor go?"

"He had a call. Probably an update on Roberto," I replied. Glancing over at Willow, I continued, "Did you tell Willow?"

"I did," Dimitris announced, and I was sure his gaze was on our pink beauty.

Our. Now I'm claiming she's ours. Great.

"How are you feeling?" he inquired, and I knew what he was referring to.

"Feeling like I'm gonna be spending a bit of the savings on a new punching bag,” I replied, and glanced over to see his pouting lips. I couldn't help but chuckle at his unamused expression that was rather priceless due to its rarity.

"We just bought that."

"Well, technically, you bought it after I burned the other one to ashes."

"And this one suffered the same consequence because?"

"I tried to last fifteen minutes," I quietly admitted, my eyes on Willow once more.

Dimitris didn't say anything, but I was sure he was reading me - understanding where I was coming from with this.

"I can pay for it, you know," I tossed out the option.

"Not necessary," he replied. "I'll get you a new one by the middle