Storm's POVI felt a million sensations of pain move through my body as my back hit the counter, I almost blacked out from the pain. I should have known Bianca was going to retaliate, she wasn't the kind to go down quietly. I saw her hand coming down to slap me, I grabbed it and twisted it with all my strength. "Ah!" She cried out, I kept twisting until I heard her bones crack. Her other hand's grip on my hair loosened and I pushed myself up. Bianca was in tears, clutching her broken hand but I didn't care, I gripped her shirt and dragged her towards me."You want a fight, huh? I'll give you a fight." I raised my hand to slap her when someone held my arm. I was shocked, I turned ready to transfer my anger to the intruder. I froze when I saw Noah."Storm, you don't want to hurt her. I'm here now, you don't need to defend yourself anymore." Noah said and dropped my hand. I stepped back and looked at my feet like they were the most interesting things ever. I wanted the ground to open up
Noah's POV"Training is going well, our younger ones are really trying. I'm surprised at their stamina and agility, I can already see some great enforcers there. We might win a lot of events this time." Caleb reported in my home office. He was in charge of training our new set of athletes. The teenage team, were teens between the ages of 16 - 25, since Lycans don't age, our teenage window was wider than normal. "Are they really that good? Have you selected the ones who would represent our pack at the Olympics?" I asked, skimming over the report that he had brought over. " No, I haven't. I wanted you to come watch one of their practices and choose yourself." He said, taking a swig of the beer that he had grabbed from my fridgeI closed the file abruptly and looked at him. " Absolutely not. I'll come and watch them practice but I won't be the one to choose the team. You've trained them, you know who's good at what and who's not, you'll choose. Okay?" He nodded in agr
Storm's POVWhy the hell was I doing stretches by 4. 30 am? Who in their right mind would choose to want to leave their bed this early? This was pure punishment. Noah must be punishing me for agreeing to participate in the Luna events. Such a cruel man, couldn't he have thought about something else as a punishment, inside of me being up this early in the cold? He had brought me to the forest to run and practice.I sent a glare to him. He was bent over stretching as well. His running short clung to his thighs exposing his well-defined calves. His sweatshirt fitted him perfectly, and I could see his muscled biceps. I wanted to grab him and back him up against a tree Damn, this man was fine. Noah cleared his throat and I snapped out of my trance. "Are you okay?" He asked concerned."Of course. I'm perfect." I said, twisting my waist so it would look like he didn't affect me. He nodded. After a few stretches, he jumped up. "Alright, that's enough for stretching. It's 5 am on the dot. L
Storm's POV My bones were aching and I thought I heard one of them snap out of place. Noah snickered and slid down to the ground, taking the spot next to me. He also lay on the ground but was on his side facing me. I turned and lay on my side to face him. Although this man was out of breath and sweating, he still managed to look flawless and perfect. How did he do it?"You did good, no, scratch that, you did amazing. I didn't expect you to last this long. I thought you would have been done immediately after the laps but you have great stamina, almost like that of a lycan. If I didn't know better, I would say you had lycan blood running through your veins. " He joked. I froze, I didn't know why his last words had an effect on me even when I knew he was saying the truth.I laughed nervously, trying to loosen the tension in my muscles. " I'm just glad that I was able to keep up with you, I didn't think I would have been able to." " Do you want to leave now?" He asked, rising from the
Storm's POV"What the hell?" Pixie cut shrilled."What did you do to her?" Braids said, her eyes widening." It's what I haven't done to her that should be your concern. You think you can just walk all over me and I'll let you get away with it. You don't know who you're messing with." " Let her go or I'm going to scream." Braids said."Sweetheart, scream all you want. Your friend screamed as well, no one is coming in to save you and if they manage to do, I'm going to make sure they don't get out." I smirked at them.Pixie cut tried to make a move at me. " Don't even think about it. One wrong move and I'm snapping your friend's neck. Step the hell back. We're going to have a little conversation." She saw that I wasn't joking and recoiled. They both stood side by side holding on to each other, still in their towels."Now, I want to know why you ladies decided that I was someone you could mess with. I am the Luna of this pack, you don't treat your Luna that way." " You don't deserve to
Noah's POV My blood turned cold when I saw who she was calling out to. I growled and the fork in my hand snapped into two."What the hell are you doing? Why are you calling him here?" I asked in a low voice." Why not? Frank and I are friends, it's common courtesy to see a friend and want to say hi to them." She said in a petulant voice. I narrowed my eyes at her."That man is not your friend, he tried to kill you barely two months ago. The only reason he's still alive and in this pack is because you begged on his behalf." I didn't understand why she didn't let me kill him, it would have been way easier."Potato, potahto. It's all in the past, we're good friends now and I want to say hi to him." She waved at him again with a big friendly smile. I glared at him and if he knew what was good for him, he would stay far away. I could see the conflict and fear in his eyes. He didn't know who to obey.I glanced at Storm and saw that she was genuinely happy to see him and I relaxed my glare
Noah's POVMom gasped, unable to believe that her daughter was standing up for herself. "How dare you talk to me like that? What in the Moon goddess' name is going on? What has gotten into my children that they think they can talk to me this way?" Mom choked back a sob and brought out a hankie to wipe her tears. I could swear I heard Storm snicker but when I looked at her, she had a stoic expression on her face."Whatever. Storm, we'll catch up later. I'm really sorry I couldn't stay longer but since I'm still in town, I'll reach out. Bye Noah, take good care of Storm or else." She made a gesture of slicing her throat. She gave Amanda and Mom a glare before leaving the diner. I was too shocked to say anything, this Tasha was so unlike the sister I had grown up with.Mom cried loudly, drawing the attention back to her. Amanda was hugging her and trying to comfort her. I stood and moved towards her but she stopped me."Stay away from me. I don't know what you did to Tasha, my sweet gi
Storm's POV Dania seemed like a nice person, I didn't get any feeling that she disliked me which was a relief and also quite sad, a relief because it felt good to meet someone who could be a potential friend and ally, sad because since I didn't view her as an enemy, I won't be able to fight using my anger and hatred. "You did well," Dania said, panting. She stretched her hand towards me to help me stand. I accepted it and groaned as I tried to stand but my legs refused to give. After many attempts, I finally stood. Noah handed me a bottle of water while I tried to catch my breath. The match had been quite slow, I had put up a good fight against Dania but she was really good. She had been on the offensive side while I stayed mainly on defense, using the skills that Noah had taught me. Our fight had attracted the whole center and everyone had gathered around to watch us fight.Very few of them had been on my side during the fight, they had not believed that I would hold my ow
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