Mated Forever By Michaela Rhua.
The full moon is always
a time for danger and mating. This month it brings the scent of Louisa's mate.
Jorie is on the run and in grave danger. Being rescued by Louisa brings safety
and a new temptation. As the girls act on their feelings, and passion overtakes
them, they are unaware of the danger surrounding them both. When Jorie is
kidnapped, it's a race against time. Will Louisa be able to save her mate, or
will the past and all its secrets destroy them before they even have a chance
at forever?
Excerpt
Her nose caught
the scent and she breathed it in deeply. All the fibers in her body caught
alight. Fear. The scent of fear hung in the air, acrid, sweaty and
sharp. Someone was in danger close by.
The night
zoomed by as Lou bounded toward the scent. She pushed her body onward, trying
to cover the distance quickly. The full moon lit her path through the dense
forest, its light shining through the leaves causing a speckled effect. Cold
air shot through every strand of her fur. Her heart raced. Faster, must
run faster, she willed her body. Her paws hardly touched the muddied ground
as she sped on. Tonight the forest appeared alive with all manner of creatures.
Lou kept her focus on the scent that called to her very soul.
Two bodies
struggled in a clearing a short distance away, one, a woman in human form, the
other a black wolf, who by its scent, Lou determined was male. The scent of
fear emanating from the woman hit Lou’s nose, strong and pungent. The victim
screamed and continued to struggle. The fearsome male bared his teeth, as
though ready to bite and claim the woman.
No way! Taking a deep breath,
Lou lifted her head and howled into the night.
The male
stopped and looked in her direction. Coal eyes, rimmed in red glared at her
from under a mass of unruly hair. His fangs glinted in the moonlight and he let
out a deep growl, loud enough to shake the ground underneath her. The woman
collapsed in a heap on the ground.
"I will
not leave, she needs my protection!"
"I have
hunted her. She’s mine to claim, but if you insist on staying then I may choose
to have you both." He grunted then turned back to his prey.
"You must
leave." Lou
lifted her head, trying to show him she was not afraid of him.
"You
expect me, Malachi, son of the Alpha to the Roydan, pack to leave? You are a
stupid she-wolf! Now submit and move out of the way!" He growled again.
"You
have no right here. This clearing marks the boundary of the two territories." Lou stared at him in
a show of defiance.
"Then you
cannot lay claim either."
Lou tried to
think this through. He was right, they were on neutral ground so neither had
the upper hand, but she was determined to find a way to help the woman.
"Help me!"
A voice came from behind the wolf.
Malachi's head
whipped up and his eyes narrowed. Lou watched as his stance changed, he lowered
his front paws, hunched his shoulders, and bared his teeth again. He was
readying himself to lunge.
"We must
ask her," Lou said aloud.
Lou tried to
circle him to get a better look at the woman, but he blocked her view each
time.
Lou caught
another scent and she stopped, breathing in deeply. The smell was familiar. She
recognized Donal, one of her pack, and a friend. She saw him out of the corner
of her eye. His large brown form crept closer. Donal always walked slowly, as
though he had all the time in the world, but that action hid his true strength.
Malachi growled
at the new arrival.
"I am
Donal, of Thurston's pack." Donal paused. "I see there’s someone
injured."
"She’s
from my territory so mine to claim." Malachi snarled at both of them through the
mind link.
"This is
neutral ground." Donal stood next to Lou.
The mere fact
that he stood next to her reassured her and Lou was grateful for his support.
A low pitched
moan broke the tension. Lou couldn’t stand it any longer, she had to risk it.
She rushed over to the woman and Malachi didn’t stop her, maybe he was wary of
Donal. Leaves and twigs were scattered in a mess of blonde hair. The woman
curled up into a tight ball, shivering and shaking. Lou nuzzled her, trying to
give comfort. Blue eyes filled with tears stared up at her, cutting into Lou's
heart. The woman lifted her hand and stroked Lou's head. That touch sent sparks
throughout Lou's body. A sweet scent drifted to her. Lou breathed it in deeply.
She felt as if she was on fire and her breathing quickened. Desperate to taste
the scent, she licked the air. It tingled on her tongue and she tasted honey
nectar. She got lost in its fragrance.
My mate.
"Help me
get away from him ... please." The woman’s voice was weak and
shaky."I beg you, help me."
"She asks
for my help, not yours," Lou spoke loudly so Malachi and
Donal could hear.
"We will
take her to safety," Donal said.
"I will
bow to Thurston's authority for now." Malachi bowed low. "This
isn’t over. She’s mine and I will claim her." He looked directly
at Lou then bounded off into the dense forest. Lou watched his retreat, and
sniffed the air to check he was gone.
"Hey, Squirt,
you can’t keep out of trouble, can you?" Donal chuckled.
"Thanks
Donal, appreciate your help." Lou nuzzled him to show her appreciation.
"Don't
thank me yet. Let's get her to safety first. Malachi is bad news and I'm
betting he's not far away."
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Michaela Rhua always dreamed of writing but
this never happened until she met the lovely group of ladies known as UCW.
Their passion for writing and encouragement inspired her to see if she could do
it too. Now she loves writing!
She has teenage children and a husband, who
also keep her busy. However, it is whilst travelling into work that she has
time to create her characters and imagine other places in which they exist as
her world skims by the window. Conversations overheard often lead to the birth
of new ideas that she scribbles down in her trusty notebook.
Michaela is a multi-published author with
Breathless Press, Evernight Publishing and a self-published anthology with
authors from The Nuthouse Scribblers.
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