AMIRA“I can feel you” I told Soren with a soft smile playing on my lips. It was the early hours of the morning and my body burned because of how many times we’ve had sex under the moonlight. After the first time, it felt like we have become addicted and we couldn’t keep our hands off each other. I wanted to touch and kiss Soren on every inch of his skin and he felt the same way. Right now, we were tangled on the grass. I was laying on my back while Soren was sprawled over my body with his head buried in my neck as he littered soft kisses over the mark. “I feel you too, Ami” He grunted, his teeth scraping the sensitive mark he hasn’t pulled his lips from for more than a few minutes and it forced out a moan as tingle erupted on every inch of my skin causing me to shiver. The feeling we were talking about wasn’t just physical touch but it was more. It felt like Soren and I had become one. I didn’t have enough words to describe what I was feeling but I felt like Soren was a part of
AMIRAI almost didn’t want to leave Soren but the day had brightened and we had no choice but to go back home. I knew my father was already worried since I could feel him probing at the walls I had placed up in my mind link.People gave me odd stares as I skipped happily, letting occasional giggles slip past my lips. I had covered the mark with a scarf Soren had gone to look for but it didn’t stop the strong scent of Soren.As long as I stayed far from people, they wouldn’t suspect and would think I smelt of Soren because we had been together all night and no one would be suspicious since we spent a lot of time together.I was unable to contain the joy I felt at being mated to Soren. I wanted to scream it to the world or tell someone at most but I couldn’t. At least, not until Soren told me what his plan was. Right now, I just had to trust him that he knew best.I adjusted the scarf in sight when I got to the front door of the house. I prayed to the moon goddess that I would be able t
SORENI watched Amira leave and couldn’t wipe the smile off my face as I watched her skid away. It was a pain and a joy to watch her leave.I wanted her to leave so I could properly think of what we should do next but I wanted her by my side so I could hug her all day and never leave her side.Amira was mine. I had put my mark on her and no one was ever going to take her from me.I couldn’t wipe the smile off my lips even if I tried to. I probably looked like a fool standing here in the middle of the forest with a giddy smile but I didn’t care. That was how she made me feel.When I told Amira that I knew she was mine, I wasn’t lying. I may not have realized the feelings I had for her but I had always been protective of her and that was something that was known by everyone in the pack.Even our friends had complained about how almost obsessive the way I was protective of her was but I didn’t care. I hated to see her with anyone. It was so bad that I started to have suspicions that she
AMIRAI stayed in my room all day, not talking to anyone or even going out to eat a meal.I should have gone to Soren because seeing him would have made my day much better but I didn’t want him to get worried because my dad wasn’t willing to support us.“Why can’t Dad just trust me and support us? I thought my happiness meant more to him but I guess I was wrong” I muttered to myself.I felt a tear stray down my cheeks as the argument I had with Dad earlier creeped into my head again.I was right to not tell him about it the first time I suspected Soren was my mate.I’m certain he would have made sure Soren never discovered we were mates and I didn’t know if I could have lived with that.Somehow, I suspected Dad would have gone to the extent of locking me up to make sure Soren never found out we were mates if I had told him on my birthday night.Someone knocked on my door and I glared at it. “Don’t come in. I don’t want to talk to you’I assumed it was my dad who wanted to try and reas
AMIRAI woke up with a foggy mind. I couldn’t even say I woke up since I wasn’t able to sleep a wink last night.The entire night my head was filled with thoughts and worries of everything that transpire the day before.From my argument with Dad to Valeria’s threats and to Soren’s promise to make sure everything would go right in for us.I was plagued with doubt, worry and fear and I had no idea what I needed to do to get out of this dump I was in.I could also not tell anyone. Not even Ruelle or Koa even though they might have some good advice for me but I couldn’t risk it.“I feel so sick” I groaned and curled into myself.My body and my head ached and I had no energy to even get up from my bed.“Everything is going so wrong. I don’t have my wolf, I found my mate and now that might not even work out. Does the moon goddess hate me?” I whispered.If I had my wolf, maybe they would have been able to tell me what to do, but now I was stuck, alone, and tired.My stomach churned, and I st
AMIRAMy legs were so heavy as I dragged them tirelessly back home. Inara’s words were like a heavy weight on my chest, making it almost impossible for me to breathe.There was a strong urge to place my hands against my belly but I was too conscious that people might suspect the truth I desperately wanted to hide for now.I was pregnant.I was 18, had just gotten a mate for the first time in werewolf history in over a century, was without a wolf, and was pregnant.I suddenly wanted to throw up as fear consumed me. Everything was happening too fast and it felt like my life was going down a negative spiral.Turning 18 should have been the point where my life started to steer in the direction of my carefully planned future.It wasn’t supposed to be a time when everything went wrong, and I had no answer or idea of what I had to do to save myself from events that were threatening to tear the life I knew apart.“What do I do?” I whispered to myself as tears clouded my eyes but I willed them
AMIRAI dragged Ruelle further away from the house. I was fuming with rage but at the same time overwhelmed with fear. I hated Valeria and at this moment, I hated my father for bringing her into our lives.How could she do this to me? Who gave her the right to come into my life and ruin it with her ambitions? How dare she and her daughter treat me like the outsider and the thief when they were the ones greedy for what never belonged to them?Tears clouded my eyes, but I fought them back. If I cried then I would need to explain to Ruelle why I was crying and I wasn’t ready to tell her about it yet, at least not until I had made my decision on what I wanted to do.I felt Ruelle try to probe through my thoughts and quickly put a shield on my mind link, blocking everyone else from reaching me. I couldn’t risk letting anyone else near my thoughts.Ruelle halted her steps and made me stop walking as well. She turned me so I was facing her, and I masked the emotions I had been letting run wil
AMIRA“Have you seen Soren?” I asked, stopping the first person I met as soon as I got to the pack house. I tried contacting Soren through the mind link, but he had blocked everyone out and it made me worry.With everything that had happened lately, I was paranoid and Soren blocking everyone out was not a good sign to me. I wondered if he talked to his parents, and they disagreed like my dad had but I doubted it.“I saw him going to the roof about thirty minutes ago, but I don’t know if he is still there” he answered.“Thank you” I told him and turned in the direction of the hallway that led to the stairs that would take me to the roof.My worry intensified because Soren barely went to the pack house roof. He only went there when the thoughts in his head got too much to handle or when he was very mad.Strangely, I couldn’t feel him like I did before, and it scared me. I was getting paranoid, and I itched to see him as soon as possible. It felt like I would only be able to calm down wh
SORENThe room was suffocating and I wanted to get out. It was too much. The lies, betrayals and secrets that had all been laid bare for me felt like a fog that was blinding me and pulling me under. I looked at my father who stood unrepentant in the middle of the room and I still couldn’t believe what I had just heard. “You experimented on me” I said, this time my voice was calm but it was a huge contrast to how I felt on the inside. It was as though I was finally digesting everything that had been said. My father knew what I was. He knew I had a mate he tried to kill and just like Ami said, he tried to play God. “Why did you do it? To fight Curtis? Is that why you decided to do this?” I asked “Did you do it? Was that why you stopped being a scientist?” Noah had a weary expression but I couldn’t care less about the guilt on his face. All I wanted was answers and not the regret they didn’t have until they got caught. “Yes” He confessed “I was the head scientist of the operation
AMIRA I had not spoken a word to Dad from when we left the house until we arrived in front of Soren’s office. It was hard to ignore the whispers and fingers pointed at me as I walked to the pack house. It was the first time I had shown my face in public since I had returned, so the members were shocked to see that the rumours were true. Ruelle and Koa didn’t follow us to the office. We separated at the entrance and I pleaded with Ruelle to go back to my house so she would keep an eye on the twins while I thrashed this matter once and for all. “Ami” Dad called with a quiet tone but I was not ready to look at him. He would have to explain everything here. I knocked twice and pushed the door open. The air inside Soren’s office was thick with tension the moment we stepped inside. My eyes found Soren immediately and my chest tightened when I saw the anger and shock on his face. I wondered what happened before we got here. His shoulders were tense as though he was preparing for
AMIRA I stood by the edge of the bed and watched as Meridia worked quickly. Her old but experienced hands moved with ease and care as she tilted Ezra's head slightly and brought the vial to his lips while chanting softly. I held my breath as I watched every drop of liquid from the vial disappear into my baby’s mouth while I prayed silently that it worked. Dad placed a reassuring grip on my shoulder but I couldn’t take my eyes off Meridia. I was biting my tongue so I wouldn’t start to question Meridia and the effectiveness of the vial for the nth time. She said I needed to trust her and that was what I was trying to do. “It’s done” Meridia announced after placing Elias back on the bed and adjusting the covers over his little body. She stood up and faced Dad and I “The potion should kill off all the venom and the body will purge it out” My throat tightened “So he’s...” “He is going to be fine now, child. You have nothing to fear anymore” She assured me “His body will expel the
SOREN I stormed into my office, ready to slam the door and let out a growl that measured the intensity of my rage, but paused when I saw my parents waiting for me in the office. I was ready to kick them out, especially my father because I was not in the mood to deal with any of his bullshit today. “Look, whatever you have to say, keep it till later. I am not in the mood…” “Is it true?” Mum interrupted before I could finish my demand for them to leave. “Is what true?” I could see through the cracks of her false composure that she was worried. With the way she kept glancing at my father, I knew this would turn out like our other discussions, where he had never been able to control himself. “That Amira is back and with children?” I sighed tiredly. I had not bothered to tell them Amira was back or with my kids because I had been busy with Elias. “Yes” My dad shot to his feet, appearing in front of me in the blink of an eye. “And those children? Are they yours?” I clenched
AMIRA “Talk?” Dad asked with a confused expression “About what?” I felt a tiny tug at the helm of my shirt before I could answer and I looked down to see Elias with wide teary eyes staring up at me. “Eli?” I bent down so I was at eye level and wiped his cheeks “Why are you crying, baby?” “Why did Daddy leave? Is he angry with me?” His trembling voice broke my heart and I pulled him into a tight hug. “No, baby” I peppered multiple on both sides of his face “Daddy isn’t mad at you” “Then why did he leave? I want to go with him” Fresh waves of tears appeared again. My heart clenched painfully in my chest. There was no doubt that Ezra had gotten attached to Soren. I wanted to be happy that Elias found it so easy to bond with Soren just barely two days after they met but at the same time, it hurt me that he would not be able to spend much time with his father since I planned to leave the pack when Ezra had recovered. “Did you spend all the time when I was gone with your fa
AMIRAI stepped out of the portal into the house. Thankfully, the portal brought us back to where we had left off.“The house is quiet. Are they at the pack house?” Koa asked as he stepped out after me.“No, they are still here. I smell them. They should be at the back” Koa followed me to the garden.As soon as I stepped through the back door, familiar delighted gasps reached my ears.“Mummy” Elias squealed with wide eyes when he saw me. His small feet pattered across the floor as he raced towards me with his small arms outstretched.I bent down and picked him up as soon as he reached me. I missed him so much. I had never stayed away from them for this long. I peppered kisses all over his face and was rewarded with excited giggles as he tried to push me away playfully.“I missed you, Eli. So so much” I leaned back to study his face.“Me too, but I had so much fun playing with Daddy and Grandpa. Did you bring the medicine for Ezra? Will he be fine now?”Amira softened, brushing his curl
IVANNAHI stared at the door with a new kind of numbness and hurt. I could feel everything I had ever worked for slip away from my fingers like water; it was terrifying. I lifted my hand to pound the door down. How dare Soren do this to me?I suffered years of humiliation and insults to remain by his side, as the Luna of the pack and he runs to Amira as soon as she returns. What happened to the years of hatred he harboured for that bitch?My hand fell back lifelessly against my sides. There was no use knocking. The result would only be as cold-hearted as the one I had just received, if not more.“Mum will know what to do” I whispered to myself before I turned away from the door.I ignored the sneers and looks of curiosity as my legs hurried me towards my mother. My breaths were uneven and ragged as I picked up the pace, almost in a sprint as my desperation rose.Mom had moved into the pack house after she had a nasty fight with Dad after Amira left. Dad was hell-bent on finding her ba
SORENI held Elias to my chest as I walked around the room. He had fallen asleep in my arms, and I was reluctant to put him down. I pressed a kiss to his curls as his heartbeat matched mine. It was peaceful and calm.I felt warm holding him to my chest and I would stay like this forever if I could. His tiny hand clutched my shirt tightly and I told myself he held me like that because he trusted me and didn’t want me to leave.Noah had something to do in town, so he left me to watch over the kids. Meridia had come over earlier to check on Ezra and make sure that the venom was not spreading fast and left me with a vial to always give him a drop every hour.A knock at the door interrupted my moment with Elias. I took a whiff of the air and my eyes narrowed when I smelt Ivannah. What was she doing here?I took Elias back inside and lay him down beside his brother. I kissed both of them on their foreheads before walking out of the room and shutting the door behind me.When I approached the
IVANNAHTheir eyes followed me as soon as I stepped into the pack house, and I scoffed at their hatred. If they thought those malicious looks would ruffle me, then they had another thing coming.Whether they liked it or not, I was Luna and Amira was gone. It was a reality they would have to live whether they liked it or not.“I don’t know how she manages to keep her head high when Soren can’t stand her,” one of the pack members whispered to her friend, who also had a glare on her face as she eyed me.“She is so shameless. Soren will always be Amira’s whether she likes it or not”A glare from me had them scurrying away and soon the hallway before me was empty.Amira.As much as I loved to pretend that I won, I didn’t. That bitch was still everywhere and the pack members would not shut up about her. The comparison affected me more than I would like to admit and I hated it.I pushed my thoughts to the back of my head as I made my way to Soren’s office. I was getting frustrated each day a