Page 9 of Saved By the Moonlight (Spicy Teatime Shorts)

Chapter 9

Jackson

T his fucking witch is really pushing her luck with the way she’s rubbing my arm seductively and pushing her tits up against my shoulder. Trying to untangle her from me, I snap in frustration, “Stop it. I’ve warned you about putting your fucking hands on me. You are disrespecting my mate.”

Reaching out and grabbing Ester by the throat I push her away from me. Then, I turn to Lily and reach my hand out to her, hoping she will take it and show Ester a united front.

“Why are you choosing her, why, Jackson? You and I are so good together. Remember how good I was to you in bed?”

“Ester, stop, don’t speak of that again in front of my mate.” I can feel the electric current traveling through my mate bond with Lily, and she’s enraged, hurt, and jealous. Nausea sits in my knotted stomach. “We are only here to ask you if you know why Lily is getting other powers, powers that even shifters don’t have.”

Ester’s face turns into an ugly scowl, her brows furrowing and her lips twisting into a snarl. The room fills with tension as her anger radiates, suffocating the air. The sound of her heavy breathing replaces the silence, and the smell of bitterness and resentment lingers, intertwining with the stench of unresolved conflicts.

“You stole Jackson from me, so I placed a curse of madness on you, human. The more you use your power, the crazier you will become until you are left a mere shell of a person. Then, Jackson won’t have any choice but to come back to me.”

This delusional bitch. She had the nerve to put a curse on my mate. My wolf is fighting to get out, and unable to stop him, I transform. My wolf’s entire demeanor shifts the instant it sees its prey, its body stiffening and its fur bristling, and a low snarl escaping its throat.

With a swift and deadly leap, my wolf lunges forward, jaws snapping shut

around Ester’s throat. Blood sprays through the air, painting the room in a macabre masterpiece. The wolf’s primal howl echoes through the night. My human side feels relief. The danger to my mate has been taken care of. However, rage still pulses through my wolf, his breaths coming in ragged huffs, and his teeth bared in a silent snarl. The taste of violence sent a thrill through him, and his eyes gleam with a savage hunger.

I’m afraid to look at Lily, afraid of how she’ll react to this monster I’ve become. The thought has me shifting back immediately, and as soon as my human form solidifies, I steal a quick glance at her before averting my gaze in shame.

“I’m sorry you had to see that. There was no way I was going to let the witch hurt you any more than she already has.”

Lily walks over, wrapping her arms around my neck, and brings me close to her.

“Be careful, my wolf is still enraged,” I warn, still breathing hard as my nostrils flare with anger.

“I know you won’t hurt me, Jackson. My wolf is telling me the same. She’s grateful for your protection. Our wolves are as bonded as we are,” she assures me as she brings her lips to mine and takes control of the kiss. She’s never initiated a kiss before.

I bring my hands up and grasp her hair, controlling her movements so I can dominate the kiss. She submits willingly, and it makes me want to lay her out and fuck her right here and now. Somehow, I don’t think Lily will find that very romantic. However, the thought of fucking her in a puddle of our enemy’s blood makes my dick jerk and pulse, aching with need.

Knowing I have to stop kissing her before I lose control and fuck her right here, I pull away.

Picking up my cell phone I call my Beta, Asher. “Get an emergency council meeting set up for this afternoon. I want all the elders present.”

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After talking to Asher and the elders in the pack, they suggest that we find another witch to undo the curse. Our intel has revealed that the Brighton River Pack is holding a witch against her will, forcing her to work for the pack.

“Asher, can you get a group of men together? We go after Ryker and his pack today. We rescue the witch and bring her back here. She can help Lily in exchange for her freedom.”

“Alpha, I’ve seen the witch around town and know what she looks like. I’ve got information on where her cottage is located on their pack lands. If you lead the fight, it will distract Ryker and his men, and I can grab the witch from her cottage. They will never know what’s happened.”

Now that we have a plan, we get all the wolves together that are young and strong enough to fight.