Chapter 24

**Cole**



After our talk, Winter went to shower off the blood, and I assume to read. I continue to sit in my office. I need to maul all this over. So, here I am sitting shirtless in my office. What she said about Gerard may be a problem. Then again perhaps not. He may not have numbers to take on Red Dawn anyway.

My guess is that he brought two wolfs with him to survey our pack to see if it is an easy target. I have no worries there. Our warriors presented a strong front today, with speed and numbers. The one thing that does make me worry is that he may still want revenge for his brother. With what Winter told me he may be crazy enough to try it.

Gerard sounds like a fucked-up mess. Who in the world would want to mark a 16-year-old? Not to mention bare their pups. Thank the goddess, Winter heard of his intentions and got out of there. I cannot imagine what even an attempted rape would have done to her.

I can’t believe she killed Gerards’ brother though. I wonder if she has killed anyone else. How did she managed to rip his throat out? I’ve seen her fight, and she is good at it. I had no idea though that she is killer good. Knowing now that she can kill; I think back to when the warriors attacked her. She was holding back. She just wanted to subdue them.

I’ll have to find out the name of Gerard’s old pack. I can reach out to them, to fill them in on what his plans are, and see what they want to do about it. Between Gerard’s previous Pack’s knowledge about him and Winters's knowledge. I’m sure he won’t be a problem.

I’m about to go put a shirt on, and get Winter for dinner when Charlotte comes in.

“Hi there handsome. Don’t you look sexy all shirtless.” She Walks over and puts her hand on my bear chest. She starts to run her hand down towards my lower abdomen, but I grab her wrist.

“Look Charlotte, I already told you no. Besides that, I have found my mate. So just go.” I say harshly.

“But Baby I can treat you so good. Besides, I can see she has not marked you. So, you still haven’t completed the mating bond" she says as she kisses the side of my neck.

I stand up and push her away. As I start to walk out, I look back and say “Stop! Don’t try this again. You're not my mate, and I do not love you.” With that I leave.



**Winter**

I get back to the room, and I head straight into the bathroom to get cleaned up. I go to throw Cole's shirt down the shoot in the closet, and I notice all the things we bought today are already put away.

Well at least this means I will have something to change into after my shower. I hop in and the water starts to get warm. It is nice to feel the hot water. It sure beats the cold river I was bathing in. I wash up with my new products and feel squeaky clean getting out. I get dressed, grab my book from the nightstand, and head off to the library.”



**Cole**



I get up to the room and Winter isn’t there. I put on some new clothes and head out to find her. I’m sure she is getting hungry and so am I. I find her cozied up in a blanket on the couch in the library. She looks so beautiful. Her blond hair, which I notice isn’t tangled anymore, has a gentle wave to it. Her alabaster skin is almost glowing. It is so white and clean. Her black eyes are completely focused on what she is reading.

“Hey, are you hungry? I was thinking we should grab dinner.”

She holds her finger up to signal me to wait. Man, she does like her books. In a minute or two she shuts the book. “There, finished.” She sets the book down on the coffee table and stands up.

As we head down to the kitchen I ask, “what were you reading?”

“Oh, it was Les Misérables. It’s really good.”

“Oh, I never heard of it. Maybe I will look into reading it” I respond. We enter the kitchen, and I see white chicken chili on the stove. I pour us a couple bowls and set them at the table.

As we eat, I find out more about Winter. I learned that she would go into the city when she needed something. She would work odd jobs here and there to make money for books and thing. I also discover her old pack was up in Alaska, and her father was the Alpha. She told me the reason she thinks she was able to stay sane as a rouge was that she split her time. She would spend time as her wolf Athena every day. She didn’t rely solely on her to provide though.

She seems to really love and trust her wolf. I guess she has really had to. She hasn’t had anyone else but Athena for years. I’m sure their bond is extremely strong.

I answer her questions too, as she asks me to tell her about myself.



**Winter**



After I tell Cole about myself, I decide it’s his turn. I find out that he was made Alpha when he was 20. His father stepped down and he took over. He has multiple businesses. Most of which he is just an investor in. Some of which are to help the pack as well as humans.

Then he tells me “Look, I don’t want to push you to complete the mating bond. We can do that when you're ready. I know that after we mark each other you will become Luna, and that can be a bit daunting.”

“I’m glad you brought this up. I’m okay with it really. I’m all right with being Luna. My mother was a great Luna, and I know what she did to become one. I’m just nervous about, well umm... sex.... It’s just I have never done that before, and I don’t know if I can satisfy you in that way. What if I’m bad at it? It would be silly to assume that you are a virgin as well. I know most werewolves don’t wait till they find their mate, but I wanted to. It’s just how I was brought up.” I can feel my face getting hot. I know I’m blushing.

He smiles and grabs my hand “I won’t lie to you I have been with others, but I was never in love with any of them. They weren’t made for me by the Moon Goddess, you were. Believe me, there is no way I could ever not be satisfied with you. Your beautiful, and sexy, not to mention you can fight like hell. Every breath you take satisfies me.”

He gets up and starts to kiss me. Then he starts to run his fingers through my hair, and he pulls me out of my seat. He shoves my empty bowl out of the way and putting me on the table. Next, he runs his hands over my back. He grapples me, pulling me closer, so that I’m pushed up into him. I am starting to feel a tingling and moistness between my legs. He begins to growl in excitement, and I can feel his dick getting harder against my body. He pulls away breathing heavily. He says “I think we should take this upstairs. I have a feeling if we stay down here much longer someone will see something which is meant to be private.” I nod with a smile. He picks me up and tossing me over his shoulder. I can’t keep myself from laughing as he gives me a swat on my ass.