Thrown to the Wolves (Black River Pack Book 3) by Rochelle Paige

car accident that had left her so badly injured that it had taken more than a week for her to heal. With Eliza’s impression that Elias and Annora had been running from danger when she’d dreamed about them, I had a bad feeling that my mate’s accident might have been connected to that somehow.
    As I held Annora in my arms while she slept, I found myself wishing we could stay secluded in my cabin forever. Then the sound of a truck in the driveway reached my ears, and I knew the real world was about to intrude. The time was drawing near when I’d need to convince her to tell me everything.
    If only I’d met her one damn day earlier. The passing of the full moon the night before we’d met meant I had to wait weeks before the claiming ceremony. After the problems both of my brothers had faced with their mates before they could claim them, I wished I could keep Annora all to myself until it was done, but I knew that wasn’t possible. I had responsibilities to the pack and my brothers that couldn’t be ignored that long. It was time to face reality with my mate at my side.
    Peeking out the window, I saw that Spencer, Eliza, and Elias had arrived. I was surprised they’d given us this long before intruding, but I wasn’t shocked to see them pulling a ton of shit out of the truck before they walked towards our home.
    “Hey, baby,” I whispered in her ear while lightly shaking her shoulder. “Time to wake up. We’ve got company.”
    “We do?” she murmured tiredly. I figured she probably wanted to roll back over to get some more sleep since I’d woken her up in the middle of the night with my tongue in her pussy when I hadn’t been able to resist the need to taste her any longer.
    “Spencer brought Eliza and Elias over for breakfast,” I explained.
    “Breakfast?” she repeated as she jumped out of bed. “We haven’t been to the store and there isn’t anything I can make for that many people in the fridge.”
    “Not to worry,” I assured. “I saw them dragging a crap-ton of shit out of the truck. Eliza hasn’t been mated that long, so she remembers what those first few days are like for new couples.”
    She began to frantically dig through my dresser drawers, probably searching for something she could wear downstairs. “Shit,” she complained.
    There wasn’t a chance in hell she’d find anything decent in there since she was too damn small for anything that fit me, even with all her curves. Luckily, I heard footsteps outside the door and a light thud before they retreated towards the stairs again. Chucking softly, I opened the door and found some shopping bags and a backpack on the floor. When I grabbed them and shut the door again, Annora was glaring at me for laughing at her predicament until she saw the items in my hands.
    “Oh, thank God!” she exclaimed in relief.
    After we both pulled some clothes on, we made our way downstairs and found everyone waiting for us in the kitchen.
    “I hope you don’t mind that we dropped in for breakfast,” Eliza said. “We probably should have called first, but this big lug assured me it would be fine if we just stopped by.”
    Spencer grunted when she elbowed him in the gut. “Hey. Family never needs an invitation,” he complained.
    Annora’s hand flexed in mine at my brother’s words, and I worried she was upset until she spoke.
    “I don’t mind at all. It’s nice to see a familiar face.”
    “Other than mine, you mean,” I argued, a little put out by the suggestion that she needed anyone other than me.
    “Yes, other than yours,” Annora giggled in response. The sound of her laughter rolled through my body, making me feel triumphant since she didn’t do it often. “I just meant it’s nice to have family who care for us enough to stop by to have breakfast. Especially the kind who bring me much-needed clothes and enough food to stock the fridge and fill the pantry.”
    “I figured you needed just about everything after my dad and I talked, but