encased her senses, wrapping around her in shackles. Her head went fuzzy, and everything looked like it was spinning. She had been on many Tilt-A-Whirls in her life, and never had she felt effects that even compared to this. She could feel her wolf whining and begging for more. The animal was pacing uncontrollably. It wanted nothing more than to jump on Logan and… bite? Holy shit. He is my mate. All this time, and he was right in front of me. NO! It can’t be! Something isn’t right! Her mind went into panic mode. Before she could piece any of the jumbled feelings together, fear had laced its fingers around her throat and was squeezing tighter and harder. Air became hard to inhale. Her vision went from blurred, to black. The last thing she heard was Logan asking if she was okay.
Chapter Four
Jessa woke with a splitting headache and voices echoing around her. Her eyelids felt so heavy, she couldn’t get them to open. Using every ounce of energy she had, she finally forced them both into a squint. It was daylight, and the sunlight was blinding. Sun. Too Bright. What the hell happened? Who do the voices belong to? Where the shit am I! She darted up into a sitting position, causing her head to spin. Wow. Bad idea. Wait, head spinning, last night it did that. Logan! Memories of the night before came slamming into her thoughts all at once. Before she had time to ponder and process everything that had happened, Logan walked into view and embraced her in a bear hug.
“ Oh my God! Jessa! Are you okay? I have been freaking out. One minute you were okay, and the next you were out like a light.” He squeezed her tight again, not wanting to let go. When he pulled back, his mouth was a whisper away from her. Jessa’s tummy flip-flopped at the thought of him kissing her again. Her hopes were short lived. Autumn, followed by Christina, Braden, and Damion walked around the corner. Damion was Alan’s Beta, and also a member of the secret Guardians. The ginormous wolf always seemed so serious. He was rarely caught with a smile on his ruggedly handsome face. Jessa had always thought the mysteriousness of him was sexy as hell, and she loved joking around with him in attempts to crack his iron-clad exterior. She watched as Damion glanced at her and turned away, heading off to do another perimeter check. No conversation. Just straight back to work like a trained soldier. Go figure. She laughed inwardly and turned her attention back to the others.
“ What’s going on?” Jessa looked at each one of the group, wanting explanations, and fast.
“ Logan called me last night after you fainted. We came immediately. How do you feel, sweetheart?” Autumn’s sweet tone eased some of her anxiety.
“ My head hurts, and my eyes burn from the light. Did something happen? I didn’t get changed into a vampire or something, did I?”
Christina lightly smacked the now laughing Annie on the arm. Annie was Christina’s best friend since childhood, and had become close to both Jessa and Autumn. Her quirky personality always made her the life of the party. At a whopping five foot three of curvaceous dynamite, her tiny frame was wrapped in gorgeous bright red hair and an angelic face. Jessa loved her company, and looked forward to all of the shocking and outrageous comments that popped out of her mouth at random. She had been turned immortal when she mated one of the vampires that was in Michael’s elite group of friends, but still benefited from the human perks. Instead of being cursed with only the night, she was able to go out in the sun, eat regular food, and live normally—with the exception that as long as she drank from her husband during sex she would live as long as he. “What? Sorry. It’s funny. Jessa love, if you ever get turned, I promise you will remember it. It will be the best orgasm you
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