My eyes be shrouded with a blood hungry mist and my wolf takes over thest few steps for me. To the point that I almost collide with Josie.


    "Ow." The peacock feels pain, fancy that. He does actually have a back bone.


    I can''t stop my wolf, and don''t particrly make any attempt to, as he rips his hand off her and bends it backwards against his spine. I push it as high as it will go, just before the point of breakage. "Hands off her." My growl is monstrous, even as I hear it. I can hear the anger within it.


    "You..who let you in?" He seethes out through clenched teeth.


    "I did George, Knox is here with me."


    "With you?"


    "We are mates." She''s by my side, her handnding on my shoulder. Her touch instantly calms me, just knowing she is by my side and away from him is enough to settle my wolf down.


    "She''s with me, so keep your hands to yourself." I release his arm, pushing him away from her when he collides into a few of the pack members, who reach out to steady him. "Really? Mates..e on Josie." He tuts, his eyes rolling as he stretches out his arm.


    "Yes really George."


    "You expect me to believe..."


    "Believe what the fuck you want prick, she''s mine and if you dare to touch her again...I''ll end you." I roar.


    "Knox!" Both Alora and Josie caution me on my threat, the female betaing over and standing next to George.


    "George why don''t you give us some space." Shemands, he nods to her but keeps his narrowing eyes on Josie. "What was that?" Alora demands to know.


    "He touched her...you don''t touch another person''s mate." My eyes follow him as he storms out of the pack party, a few chasing after him.


    "Josie, where did he touch you?" Alora''s eyes are wide.


    "It doesn''t matter, let''s forget about it. He knows now we are done...I just could have handled it a bit better." She nces at me, a level of annoyance in her re.


    She can be irritated with me until the sky turns green, I''ll let any other male know where they stand when ites to her. Five miles away from her.


    She remains irritated with me for the rest of the night, but she doesn''t leave my side and continues to lean into my touch.


    For the most part, the party is a sess. The Clear Waters'' pack members are very weing to Josie and myself.


    She''s already part of the pack family, it''s clear to see but they go out of their way to make me feel weed.


    They are different here...peaceful.


    Their clothing and smiles inform me that they''ve enjoyed an idyllic lifestyle, that they''ve won the pack lottery as it were. The young haven''t a care in the world as they dance under the moonlight and jump into the crystal clear pools.


    But the elders, the ones that keep a watchful eye on the young. They smile andugh at the younger generations behaviour...but their eyes hold a pain. Their eyes hold a darkness...their smiles not reaching their eyes. I''ve seen that pain before, I''ve known that pain before.


    I''m intrigued to know more and something inside of me is telling me that Josie isn''t privy to that information. Non of the triplets are.


    "I''d like to watch a border patrol switch over at some point if that''s okay with you?" I ask both Alora and Ezra as we stand together watching pack members jump into thegoons. Josie is talking to Petra, a te of food in her hands.


    "Of course. Most of the pack is bordered with the sea...but there are key locations that arend locked. I can show you tomorrow." Ezra responds, his eyes turning to Alora.


    "There''s a 6am switch or 8pm....I''m assuming you''d want thetter." Alora offers out.


    "No, 6am works for me.."


    If something is too good to be true, it most likely is. That''s what my Dad used to say to me and there''s something about this ce. Something that is so perfect, so beautiful, that it''s not sitting well with me.


    There has to be something, something that is being hidden...why else would the elders look burdened with the ghosts of their past.