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future.
I think you owe it to yourselves to work things out and try to be
happy. The past can’t be changed, only the future.”
    Lanie hugged both of them before she left.
She reminded them about the satellite phone and urged them to call
if they needed anything. Their home and cell numbers were
programmed into the phone, so they could be reached at any
time.
    “If we don’t answer right away… leave a damn
message.” They understood. The Alpha was dying to get his mate
alone.
    After the Alpha pair left, Zane studied his
mate. Jackie was angry. She was also hurt. He could smell her pain,
hidden deep beneath her rage. He knew he was the cause of both. He
wanted to hold her, comfort her and ease her pain. But he feared
she would reject him again. His parents had abandoned him because
he was a runt, much smaller than his male pack mates. No one in the
pack wanted him either, so he had been shuffled from one couple to
another until he was old enough to live on his own. He wanted
acceptance in his pack so he trained hard and was their best
tracker. It was an honored position. But his pack still didn’t seem
to accept him. He didn’t think anyone would. And he was right. Even
his mate didn’t want him. Pain coursed through him and he
turned and left.
    The pungent smell hit her nose and Jackie
knew her mate was in pain. She turned to him and saw his back as he
walked out the door. He stood by the porch steps and hung his head.
“Zane?”
    “I can’t do it Jackie. I can’t let them hurt
you and use you like that. I know you wish to be rid of me, and I
would ask the Alpha to kill me to make you happy. But who would
protect you then?” He turned and she saw the anguish on his
face.
    “What…What are you talking about? Who would
hurt me?”
    “I know what happens to females who lose
their mates. They are given to the soldiers.”
    “Given?”
    “They are passed from solider to soldier.
They are used and abused.” Jackie was sickened to find out how
women were treated in his pack. He looked so despondent, she needed
to soothe him. Jackie walked over and touched his face.
    “That’s fucked up! That shit doesn’t happen
in our pack. Females who lose their mates are treated like any
other pack mate. In fact, those with small children are cared for
by all. Two years ago, my friend lost her mate in the fight between
Lost Souls and our pack. Our Alpha comes by at least once a week to
check on the kids. He asks about their grades and sometimes brings
them treats. He even takes them out to a movie or the park. A
couple of times he even took them on a run!
    “A run with the Alpha ?” Zane was
incredulous. Murdock, the Lost Souls Alpha, seemed to thrive on
pain, humiliation and fear. Lucien sounded nothing like him.
    Suddenly they were both aware of each other.
The rough stubble on his cheek, the way her thumb caressed his
cheek. Her sweet scent enticed him and his eyes changed from brown
to gold. His wolf was rising, calling to her wolf. She knew her
eyes had changed as well, transforming into the silvery blue of her
wolf. He growled. She growled back.
    He picked her up and carried her inside,
kicking the door shut. He dropped her on the king sized bed that
dominated the room. “Get undressed, NOW!” he demanded as he ripped
open his shirt, buttons flying everywhere.
    She lay on the bed and watched him pull off
his shirt. Though he was smaller than most males she knew, right
now he was as dominant as any alpha. His eyes glowed in the
darkened room. Her wolf responded to his demands and she kicked off
her shoes, pulled off her shirt and threw it to the side. She
unbuttoned her jeans and he leaned over, grabbed her panties and
jeans then pulled them down and off. He grabbed her legs and pulled
her to the edge of the bed. He spread her legs wide and knelt down,
pressing his face into her dark brown patch of curls. She moaned
when he licked her. Grabbed his head and begged him not to stop.
The air left her lungs when he