Seraphina POVLyla wailed as the final tethers to her mate bond severed. She covered him with her body. We just stood there, allowing her to have her moment. I was finding that even though I hated Allister and have so many reasons for him to die, I wasn’t a monster who wouldn’t let his mate have a moment with the deceased. After a few agonizing moments, Lyla stood up and glared at Callan and I who was now standing next to me. “I told you what you wanted to know,” she seethed. Her claws extended and canines began to protrude through her gums. I stepped in front of Callan, unafraid of Lyla. Her back up was gone. Her support in a power play. I looked at Lyla with so much disdain, I could feel the tinge of disgust on my tongue. “I Serphina Forte, Alpha of the Shadow Pack, banish you Lyla King, from Shadow Pack territory and deem you rogue.”Lyla clutched her chest as she felt the tether to the pack break.I stepped closer to her and got into her space. “Let me be clear. If you even so
Lyla POVI felt like my heart was getting ripped from my chest. I felt the tether of the mate bond snap and all of me felt numb.I looked down at my mate, the other half of my soul that was made from the Mood Goddess. Regardless of the personal agendas I had, Allister was still my fated mate. Losing him was losing a part of myself. My mind went back to the first time we met. FLASH BACK “My son is coming here today,” Reaper informed me. I looked at him with confusion, “how come?”Reaper looked at me as if I were stupid. “How else do you think we will be getting the information we need to take down the Shadow Pack?”I looked at the big man with dark eyes before me. Even in human form he reminded me of a wolf. Hopefully his son was less lethal looking. Growing up with no pack and considered Rogue, I desperately wanted to be part of something that was bigger than myself. Reaper had found me scavenging for food one day out of a dumpster and had taken me under his wing. His thirst for
Seraphina POV I watched Callan as he paced his study’s floor not saying a word. I knew he needed a moment or more to process the information that Lyla had given us. A knock sounded on the office door before Drake, Rodney, Hank, and Devlin, walked into the room. Callan looked at them with an expression that I couldn’t decipher. “Thank you for coming gentlemen. We have received word that my mother and sister are being help in some sort of bunker. I want you guys to divide yourselves with our other warriors to find this bunker. Use all of the alliances and resources that you can think of.” Now that Allister was dead, it was imperative that we found Callan’s sister and mother. No doubt would Lyla or Kevin kill them now that Allister was gone. The men debriefed for several moments before Callan dismissed them. Callan looked out the window of his study while I looked at the fire that was roaring in the fireplace. I wasn’t sure how to feel. It felt like so much had happened b
Seraphina POVI spent the week preparing for the unification ball for the Shadow Pack and the Night Walker Pack that would be held in a little less than two weeks. . By day I planned but by night I tossed and turned, being plagued with nightmares about the night of my mother’s murder and Allister’s death. Tonight was no different. The air felt charged by the moon as I walked to find my mother. A feeling of foreboding overcame my senses. Something wasn’t right. As I made my way outside I heard a scream that came from the gardens. The sounds of growls, pants, cries, and pleas filled the air making me want to cower away. But something told me I needed to help. I needed to do something.“No! Please no! I heard a familiar female voice cry. I grabbed the closest heavy item that I could find to use as a weapon. My weapon of choice, a large smooth rock. The sounds of fighting grew louder as I approached the center of the back gardens. When I approached the area that the fighting was comin
Seraphina POV TWO WEEKS LATERIt had been over two weeks since we heard anything from Lyla. In that time our men had not been able to find any leads as to where Callan’s mother and sister were. Although we were unable to continue to feel optimistic, we still were needed for tonight’s ball. I had spent the last five minutes hurling up my breakfast for the fourth day in a row. “Have you taken a test yet?” Maeve asked while tying her bathrobe. Her and I were enjoying having a spa day before the ball this evening. Currently we were in the ladies room of the spa so I could throw up my eggs and toast from this morning’s breakfast. I splashed some cold water from the sink on my face. “There’s no reason to take a test,” I retorted.Maeve gave me a look that said “don’t be stupid.” I rolled my eyes. “Fine,” I groaned. “I’ll take a stupid test.” The last thing I wanted was to take a test. I knew in my gut what it would say. After spending several hours at the spa Maeve had gone to the co
Seraphina POVCallan and I stood in front of both our packs in awe of how big our pack looked united as one. Accompanying us on stage was one of Callan’s advisors. An elderly man, named Clark. Instead of his usual pilisophical garb, he was instead in a dark navy suit with his wirey hair combed to the side. “Good evening everyone,” Callan addressed everyone. “We are blessed by the Moon Goddess to have such wonderful packmembers. We know that the past couple of months have been filled with disturbing events. Our goal tonight it to unite two of the most powerful packs in the region and become one.” Some murmurs echoed in the crowd. “We know that there is some bad blood between the two packs for obvious reasons.” I chimed in before pausing. “However, in order to get away from the past, we need to pave the way to our future.”“In order to perform the unification ceremony, we will draw a vote. Majority will win. We are in a unique situation because the alphas of our packs are indeed fated
Callan POVI felt my legs lose their balance as Drake mentioned the condition of my sister. What was meant to be a beautiful night was now soiled by the death of my sister. Seraphina held me up as I regained my composure. Without thinking Sera and I followed Drake to the wooded area that led to Night Walker side of the territory. ‘Shift with me, we will get there quicker,’ I said through the mindlink to Drake and Sera. Drake didn’t waste anytime and shifted into his tri-colored wolf, leaving shredded fabric in his wake. I shortly followed and when I didn’t hear anymore fabric tearing, I looked back to see Sera standing at the treeline. ‘I’ll meet you there, we need to make sure that our guests don’t think anything is wrong. I’ll have Maeve help me end the night.’ I nodded in my wolf form and ran passed my Beta and away from my mate. ‘Sir, Ambulance is here for her. She’s alive.’ Rodney said over the mindlink as I was halfway to the hospital. The paramedics were wheeling in my si
Sera POVCallan looked at me as if I had three heads. I knew this wasn’t the right time to say anything to him. However, he left me no choice. After a few moments I began to squirm under his shocked stare. After a few agonizing moments, Callan finally snapped out of his shock and cupped my face. I placed my hands over his and looked down. Unable to to meet his eyes. “I’m sorry I only just found out this morn—” Callan cut me off by pressing a passionate kiss to my lips. The lips that I had grown so infatuated with. His tongue tangled with mine, dancing a dance that only they knew how to do with one another. When he released me from the kiss, he looked at me with adoration. A broad smile spread on his face as he looked down at my stomach and back up to meet my eyes. “You’re pregnant,” he stated.I nodded with an infectious smile. “Yes.”He wrapped his arms around me and squeezed before peppering me with kisses. I giggled as he continued to kiss everywhere on my face. It was one of t