Storm's POV"You've got to be kidding me. I just got here and you already want to make me the Luna of the pack. Noah, you know I don't want to be here, you know I don't even want to be your mate. I made a grave mistake that night and I'm still paying for it but why the hell are you rushing me to become the Luna?" " Rushing you? Storm, I'm not rushing you. I've been an Alpha for almost a hundred years, my pack hasn't had a Luna for that long. Most Lunas have their ceremony a few days after they mate with the Alpha. I'm actually delaying yours so that you can get used to the pack. If I delay it any longer, my people are going to get antsy and that's not going to be good for us." He threw his hands into the air, I rubbed my temples, his words were causing a migraine.He moved closer and sat down next to me on the bed, "Hey, I know it's not easy but it's who you were destined to be. If you're not ready to go with me to the pack house, it's fine. You can go another." His voice was soothin
Storm's POV" What the hell are we going to do?" Noah leaned and whispered into my ears. I wished I knew.I rubbed Fiona's back as she wailed in my arms, it was heartbreaking to see and I felt bad that I didn't know how to fix it. "Hey, Fiona, I know you don't want Storm to go but Storm wants to go home and rest. She's very tired." He gave me the eye and I faked a yawn. Fiona raised her head to scrutinize me. My heart pricked from lying to her."If she's tired, she can sleep in my bed." The sweet girl offered. I shook my head."I can't sleep in your bed, it will be too small. You know what's going to happen. How about I go home and come back tomorrow then we can spend time trying out different hairstyles. If I spend the night here, I won't come back tomorrow and we won't do all the fun and exciting things that you love to do but if I leave, I swear on the Moon goddess that I will be back tomorrow. Do you like cookies? We can bake some tomorrow." Her ears perked up at my words and he
Noah's POV" Storm, we've talked about this already. It's just nerves, why don't you get some rest and we can talk more tomorrow." I ran his hands over his face.She stood abruptly. " Stop it. Stop trying to make me feel like I'm not okay. Noah, I don't belong here, I'm not a Lycan and I can't even shift. I've never belonged anywhere not even in my pack. I want to be free, I want to go back to the city, to my old job. I want to leave among the humans." Her voice was wobbly. Goddamnit, today had been a good day, what the hell happened."Storm, I'm sorry if I'm making you feel that way but I can't lose you. You know what will happen to me if you reject me and break our bond. I don't want to lose you." " I know." She said in a quiet voice. " What if… what if we don't break our bond. I won't reject you but you'll let me leave." She bit her fingernails." What about me? What's going to happen to me when you leave?" What she was saying was absurd and there was no way I was going to let her
Storm's POVThe bed was so soft and felt like velvet against but it was tight which was old, Noah's bed is enormous, also the room smelled different, I couldn't place the smell, it had a sickly feeling attached to it, like disinfectants used in the hospital. What the hell, was I in a hospital? I tried to open my eyes but the sharp pain rang through my head, I knew I had healed but the pain was still there. I tried to move my hand to support my head but I couldn't. It seemed like I was constrained to the bed. The memories of the day flashed through my head and I choked back a sob. Footsteps neared the door and I quickly acted like I was still asleep, it was obvious that Noah had caught me and he was going to be very angry. I wasn't ready yet for it, but the door opened and people entered, I approximated them to be four people. Noah was one of them, his scent swarmed over my body and gave me an instant calm but then I felt the anger in his body and the calm disappeared. I could also pl
Storm's POVNoah stood at the door, fuming. He was shooting daggers with his eyes at Jasper who quickly jumped away from me and put some distance between us."Jasper, what the hell were you about to do?" He asked, looking from Jasper to me and then back to Jasper."Noah, calm down. She was very uncomfortable and the cuffs were burning her skin. She asked me to release her and I wanted to. I don't like seeing her in pain." He looked his Alpha dead in the eyes without any remorse."You don't like seeing her in pain, how the hell is that your business? Is she your mate?" Noah scowled." She's not but if she was, I wouldn't treat her this way. I wonder what kind of mate will do this to their mate." Jasper retorted.Noah's eyes turned red and he rushed at Jasper. His hands went straight to his Delta's throat. "Who the fuck gave you the right to talk to me that way? Who the fuck do you think you are?" He shouted in his face and started squeezing his neck. Jasper thrashed under him."Noah, p
Storm's POVVoices woke me up, males to be exact, I opened my eyes slowly, trying to avoid the blinding rays from the sun. When I was comfortable enough with the light, I looked around and I was still in the hospital. My hands had healed and the cuffs had been taken off. The events of the previous day flooded into my head and my heart immediately started to race. I thought about Jasper and wondered if he was alive. Scenes of Noah choking Jasper nagged at my head and I could hardly breathe. The door jingled and I closed my eyes instantly, I wasn't ready for anyone to know I was awake. "Is the Luna ceremony still going to hold today?" Jasper asked, I was so relieved to hear his voice that I almost started crying."No, Noah sent out a message yesterday, he moved the ceremony to the end of the week." I heard Caleb's voice. They were the only ones in the room."Did he say why?" Jasper asked."No, but you're guess is as good as mine. I think he felt guilty about what happened to Storm an
Storm's POVNoah's eyes were fixated on me, I took a good look at him, his usually shaggy hair was slicked back and he was dressed in a black tuxedo that clung to his body, he had shaved his beards. He exuded confidence and authority. Our eyes looked and I ran my tongue over my lip unconsciously. The sexual tension in the room could be cut with a knife. Tasha cleared her throat and we broke eye contact."Storm, you look exquisite, simply divine." He took my hand and brought it up to his lips, placing a light kiss on it. I shivered as tingles ran through my body. "You look amazing as well. The tuxedo seems like it was tailored just for you." I blushed, ashamed of my words, he had given me a compliment that would cause women to swoon and the best thing I could say to him was about his tux. I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me."Thank you. It was actually. I had a designer make it for me. Are you ready?" He held out his crooked arm and I linked mine with it. He led me out
Noah's POV"Don't mind his words, let's go, Storm." I took her hand and led her out of the room. She was shivering severely by the time we got to the office and she seemed lost. We entered the room and I shut the door. My office was soundproof so I wasn't bothered by how loud our voices will get.Queen Claire took the sofa in the room and gestured for Storm to sit with her. Storm glanced at me and I nodded. I let go and she sat next to the queen. King Benedict sat in my chair, and Jasper and I sat in front of him."Noah, explain in detail what was going on." He said and I did. I told him about how I found Storm but didn't approach until she was attacked and how I brought her to the pack."Is everything he is saying true?" He asked Jasper and Storm. Jasper nodded."Yes, I had given up all hope that I was supposed to have a mate. I've always looked at myself as an anomaly and I was prepared to live my life alone." Storm said in a low voice and Queen Claire squeezed her palm." This is a
Ten years laterStorm's POV"Let go, it's mine." "No, it's mine." Identical sets of screams came from up the stairs, and soon the screams escalated to stomps and thuds, I took a sip from my glass of wine, waiting for someone to cry first before I climbed up the stairs to deal with them."Mom, aren't you going to do something about that?" I turned to see Fiona, she crossed her arms over her chest and glared at me, she was now a cranky fifteen years old and thought she was better than everyone. Fiona had grown beautifully in the last ten years, she was tall for her age, almost 5'8, her glossy red hair was pulled back in a tight bun, her lips were full and she had the eyes of a seductress. Fiona started calling me Mom when she was six and I remember how hard I cried the first time she said it."I'm waiting for them to draw blood." I glanced at Fiona over and couldn't hold the laughter that shot out of me.Fiona was dressed in a black crop top and short shorts with spiky black boots. Th
Noah's POVThe room had an eerie feel to it, the quickness and the stench of antiseptics made it worse. I walked over to Storm and held her hand. "David, is she fine? Is she hurt anywhere? Does she need surgery? Why is she still unconscious? " I rambled the questions out but my eyes were focused on Storm."She's fine, the impact of the choking caught off the air in her brain for a minute but she's a fighter and so is the baby. She'll be back home in a day or two." He said, my brain had only heard the word baby, what the hell was going on?"Baby, what baby? Who has a baby?" Was he talking about Fiona?David's eyes widened and he cleared his throat."Oh, erm, so I'm guessing you don't know. " He loosened his tie. " Storm is seven weeks pregnant, I don't know why she hasn't told you, she's known since she was three weeks pregnant." My chest ached and my eyes burned, Storm was pregnant and I was going to be a father. How come I didn't know, how could she not tell me?"Noah, are you okay?
Storm's POVThe doorbell rang, and Fiona and I made eye contact over the table, she shrugged and continued eating her pancakes. I headed to the door and opened it. Bianca stood at the other side looking like she had been in a catfight and lost."Hello Storm," Her voice came out raspy and I almost felt like offering her some water."Bianca, it's been a while." I crossed my arms around my chest and took a defensive stance. I was ready to fight her in case she decided to act mad."Can I come in?" She asked, her eyes downcast. She looked tired and worn out." It depends, are you here to cause trouble for me because if you are, I'm sorry but you can't." She shook her head, " I'm not. I came here to apologize." My eyes widened and I stepped back and she entered. I closed the door behind us. Bianca took a seat, I excused myself, and went to prep Fiona, she had finished her breakfast, I put the dishes in the sink and took her up to her room to play with her tab. I returned to the living ro
Storm's POVMom calmed down after a while and King Benedict interrogated my father about Maureen, our late pack doctor. In all my years of knowing that woman, I never expected she could do something like this."Did Maureen tell you who paid her to switch our babies?" He asked.Dad stroked his jaw, his arm around Mom, " I remember the name clearly, she called him Alessio. She said he was very powerful and rich." King Benedict laughed." Alessio, huh? Why am I not surprised? That bastard had been after me since we were born." I raised my eyebrows, confused." Who is he?" I asked."He was my twin brother. He was jealous that I had been born before him, making me the next in line for the throne, he always looked for a way to attack me but I didn't think he would scope so low to give me a dead child." Wow, what a hateful man." What are you going to do to him now that you know the truth?" Dad asked.King Benedict laughed again but this time bitterly. "I can't do anything to a dead man.
Storm's POVNoah explained everything to me about Fiona, I grabbed my phone that had brought me back to the room and left. Fiona rested her head on my lap and played a game on the tab that Noah had gotten her, I still couldn't believe everything that has happened today, I was still trying to figure out how to deal with my new identity then I find out that Fiona was my niece. Could this day get any more complicated?I ran my fingers through Fiona's red hair, I was glad that we were related, I looked at the little girl but now that the king and queen knew she was their granddaughter, I was sure there was no way they were going to let her go back with us. My Lycan growled at that thought, I had become overprotective of her and I didn't want to leave her.A knock came on the door, Fiona raised her head, "Come in," She screeched. The door opened and Noah came in, I turned away. Fiona rushed to embrace him and he raised her and twirled her around, she squealed with joy and he laughed as wel
Storm's POVI felt my heart pumping hard in my chest, it felt like I was running out of oxygen and struggling for breath. King Benedict and Noah had been quiet since Queen Claire started talking, I couldn't understand how they could sit there and listen to her spew this bullshit unless they believed it as well. A million and one thoughts ran through my head, it was impossible for me to be their child, I already had parents, parents who raised me and loved me. I've seen my birth pictures, I might not look a lot like my parents but their blood ran through my veins, and their DNA was encrypted into me."Your majesty, that's impossible, I have parents, I told you about them. My parents love me very much, I can't be your child. Let's say I am your daughter, why the hell will my parents steal your child, they are good people, the best. I will not have you spoiling their good image." I dropped my arms and made eye contact with her. Queen Claire shook her head, " Storm, don't take this the w
Noah's POVIf the ground could open up and swallow me, I would have been very happy, everyone froze at my actions. My eyes stilled on the semisolid contents of my belly on the ground. I didn't know what to do. This was one of the rare times when I was brain-dead. Queen Claire was the first to recover, her hand went to my cheek and she dropped a resounding slap there. " What in the Moon goddess' name is wrong with you?" She spat out. I hadn't been expecting the slap but I sure as hell deserved it."I'm sorry, it's just that I had too much to drink, your majesty, I'm really sorry, I deserve any punishment you want to give me." I bowed my head, Queen Claire growled but didn't say anything else. Jasper returned and showed her to the guest bathroom to clean up while I quickly went to make myself presentable." Now that you look like a coherent human being, I'll ask again, where is Storm?" Queen Claire asked, she was seated on the couch with her legs crossed. I sighed and braced myself f
Noah's POV David had told me to take it easy on my feet but I didn't listen, I rushed to Storm and covered her mouth with my fingers before she could complete her statement. I felt a small twinge in my lower back because of my quick movement.She thrashed against my hand and bit it. I drop the hand and stepped back."Why the hell did you do that?!" She yelled at me. I stared at her in surprise."Why did I do that? Why the hell were you trying to reject me? Have you gone insane?" " No, I'm doing what I should have done a long time ago, I should have rejected you the day we might. I can't believe that I let myself be dragged into your disastrous life. I had rejected you earlier on, I wouldn't have gone through all this pain and trauma." Anger rolled off her and she shot daggers at me. The door slammed, and I looked back to see that Jasper had exited the house. He must have known that the conversation Storm and I were about to have wasn't going to be an easy one.*Storm, you can't reje
Storm's POVQueen Claire's sudden departure confused me and I was also worried about her. Tasha and Dania talked to each other and pulled up my blanket and turned to Luisa, I wanted to know more about the mysterious witch that had saved me. How did Noah find her? "Luisa, how did you and Noah meet? Are you guys close friends?" I asked her, she jerked in shock, Tasha and Dania stopped talking and focused on us."Yeah, I have also wanted to know, Storm's kidnap just took over my mind. My brother isn't one to make friends easily so I'm intrigued." Luisa hesitated, she avoided making eye contact with me and looked at the wall. "Well, we meet about thirty years ago at a bar in the human world, I worked as a bartender then, I served him drinks and we got talking, he knew I was a witch and I knew who he was as well. Long story short, we hooked up, and we had a fling for about a month before his psychopathic ex-girlfriend came and started acting like a stalker. I didn't want any drama so I