I know this one was shorter, but there will definitely be a longer one tonight. Happy reading! -A :)
Baylor POV It felt like I had to hit the floor running this morning, Alpha Marlon woke us all bright and early. I now understood what Alpha Colin had meant by pups not breathing right. More than once I woke up and stuck a finger under Marlon's nose to make sure he was breathing. Thank the goddess that Phoebe is an eternal ball of sunshine and volunteered to go make a bottle bringing coffee when she came back. Then she asked me to go down and see Delania, so much for the shower I was looking forward to. When I had gotten to the room where Delania was, she looked like a whole snack and sent Shammus into his usual dialogue about kissing her and going for a run with her wolf Sarafina. When she asked me to lick the wounded guard, I thought she was pulling some sort of hazing prank on me and figured if I threatened to make her pay she would back off. She remained adamant and so I did as she asked. It was gross and I swear if I find out she lied I’ll have her scrub toilets with her toothbru
Baylor POV The rest of the day went really well, once we got past the shit show of the morning. Agatha came and gave Machieste another dose of healing magic. And After listening to our plan, placed the suppression spell on Alpha Marlon’s aura. I hope that was the right decision, but it feels right and Alpha Colin agreed it was a sound idea. Just before lunch we introduced the Cashel ‘twins’ as the pack’s first of the next generation. After talking with Dane and Alpha Colin, it was decided that we are going to have to really step up pack security and training. However we decided that training would be canceled, just for the next two days so we could focus on getting the housing in place. We have been extremely fortunate that there hasn’t been any bad weather with many of the pack members sleeping in tents waiting for housing. One good rain could make a terrible mess of an already stressed situation. We actually managed to get three of the four structures walls up and two of those
Delania POV I was so surprised when Alpha Baylor invited Sarafina to run with Shammus tonight. I won’t lie and say that for just a brief moment I fantasized about seeing more than his naked chiseled chest and abs. I want to know how far that tattoo on his left hip dipped into his pants and I definitely wanted to know exactly what it felt like to have him pressed against me. When he led me out of the packhouse after dinner I expected that we would strip and shift leaving our clothes on the packhouse porch like we always do. But he led me past the training grounds and to the other side of the temporary housing that is being built. I was already giddy with excitement because he had held my hand the entire time. When he stopped and looked around I asked, “Alpha why did we come all the way out here? We usually leave our clothes at the packhouse.” When he looked into my eyes, it was as if he was staring into my soul. My heart beat frantically in my chest as he replied, “That’s an interes
Baylor POV This morning went far better than yesterday morning. I woke feeling refreshed and ready to face the day. After a quick shower and getting dressed I headed down the stairs. I couldn’t wait to see Delania this morning. When I got to the bottom of the stairs I saw Siobhan with one of the pups in her arms creeping towards the kitchen. I cleared my throat, “I said no work until tomorrow.” She jumped, startled and turned to face me red faced. “I wasn’t going to do anything Alpha, I swear. I was just going to see if everything was going as it should be,” she said sheepishly. “Siobhan, I know you’re a hard worker and you’re ready to jump right back into the swing of things. Just please take this one last day to let yourself just be a mom,” I encouraged. I didn’t want to be stern with her, because I realized she was soft hearted. I just need for her to understand how importantly I view motherhood. Maybe I am a little overboard since I didn’t have my own mother most of my life, but
Baylor POV I walked into the room I shared with Mitchum and told him that I needed to catch him up on everything that had happened since he had left. “Before I get into bringing you up to date with everything, did you happen to find out who the healers in the group you brought home were?” I inquired. “Actually they were the first to introduce themselves. Their names are Lenus and Sirona,” Mitchum replied. “Okay hold on a minute,” I told him. I used the mind-link to tell my Gamma to get the healers to visit Machieste. ‘Clive?’ ‘Yes Alpha?’ ‘Can you find Lenus and Sirona the healers and send them to check on Machieste, please’ ‘Yes Alpha, right away.’ “Okay, now let’s start from the beginning. The day you left we worked on the building sites. At dinner that night Sibbhan’s water broke. At that same time one of the warriors called us to the borders of the territory. When we got there was a vampire holding a pup and supporting a very seriously injured guardsman,” I said and paused for
Machieste POV I feel like I am trapped in my own personal hell. The only consolation at this point is that I am no longer in pain and I know that is in part due to Dagger healing me. Dagger has told me that the Crone Agatha has sent him healing power twice and he says the healers are here now. But there is something else Dagger senses that is near, our mate. I am not worthy of my mate, I failed to protect my Luna. Who would want a mate who failed to protect someone’s life? That day plays on a continuous loop here in my mind , my failure relived over and over again. Dagger says the key to waking up is to accept my victory, but there was no victory I failed. I am doomed to be trapped in my mind for an eternity. As the day once again replays in my mind I try to see where there was any sort of victory in my actions: Flashback “It should be no more than a day’s journey from Oileán Emerald Pack to Skatom Mochain Pack. As Luna Emilia’s personal guard, you are also responsible for protec
Baylor POV I didn’t date. When I was in the states I didn’t have a girlfriend, I had sex but I didn’t want a relationship. So why couldn’t I get Delania out of my head? Is it because I did everything but have sex with her the other night and what was up with that? Since when do I care about what happens beyond getting laid? Did that upset her? I know I gave her pleasure, you don’t experience two orgasms without pleasure. But then somehow between the second orgasm and doing the deed, I grew a conscience and didn’t have sex with her. I wanted her and I wanted her bad and Shammus did too. So why couldn’t I just seal the deal? It isn’t like I have an intense love affair with my hand, but every time I see her I want her and I end up letting Shammus roll the ‘Delina does Baylor’ porno in my head as I jerk off. Is that why she was short with me in the kitchen, because she wanted me too? Kenneth would tell me to just be patient the full moon is tomorrow night and to just let nature take its
Baylor POV After cleaning up the kitchen because I had sent the help home early, I went for a run by myself. I just needed to think. In the human world where I was raised it was crazy for me to be in love at my age. But I am pretty sure that what I am feeling is just that and I am not human. I am a werewolf and not just any werewolf, I am an Alpha and that means I am a leader. I am doing okay for the most part when it comes to pack issues, I just acted like an irresponsible teenage boy when it came to Delania. I have to act like an Alpha at all times from here on out regardless of what happens tomorrow. Okay maybe not at all times, I don’t know if I could quit clowning around with Mit and Ken that’s just how we have always been. I am exhausted and I want to just go back to the packhouse and crawl into bed, but I should probably check in on Machieste before I do. As I round the perimeter checking in on those on patrol as I go, I make a mental checklist of things that need to be done
Baylor POV six months later “Would you quit staring at her already? I am sure that even the Queen of the Weebles is gonna kick your ass, if you don’t quit staring at her Kenneth,” I teased trying to push Kenneth out the front door of the packhouse. “Kenneth is P.W.’ed bad,” Mitchum taunted. “P. W.” Marlon and Connie parroted from their play pen. “I'm sure I don’t want to know what that means. And I definitely don’t want the pups repeating it,” Siobhan growled as she came into the common room. “What? You didn’t yell at Baylor for saying A S S, but I say P.W.’ed and I’m in trouble,” Mitchum sulked. “They didn’t repeat after their Alpha. They repeated after their Uncle Mitchum,” Siobhan scolded as she gave the pups each a carrot stick. “I was just saying that Beta Kenneth is Phoebe Whipped. Geesh, accidentally teach the pups the F Bomb and I am in the dog house for life,” Mitchum whined. “Come on dude. We all know what the real meaning is and no, Siobhan doesn’t want to know
Baylor POV It shook me to my core when I learned that most wolves don’t survive when they lose their mate. I had given up on the battlefield and if it hadn’t been for Uncle Mike and Phoebe, Delania would most likely have died as well. That would have been another person who had died for me senselessly. So I have increased my training so that hopefully I am never in that position again. As for Alpha Colin himself, he has moved to the city to live above The Howling Shamrock Dublin and will continue to manage my finances until I am of age to do so myself. He said that even with the bond severed it was difficult to face pack life. His son came once he received the message we had sent to him through Agatha. He asked that we wake him and give him the choice of surviving or following after Luna Freya in death. He chose to live and it took half of the Crone’s coven to completely sever the bond and remove Luna Freya’s mark. These were some of the most powerful witches in Ireland and it prov
Baylor POV Once Delania and I had made it up to our room, I unceremoniously fell face first into bed. I may have been out for a day and a half, but I was completely exhausted and sleep claimed me quickly. When I woke up it was an entirely different story. I felt completely energized and ready to face my day. It might have had something to do with the woman riding my cock as I woke. “Well good morning to you too, beautiful,” I said, reaching up and pulling Delania down for her lips to press against mine. When our lips parted her eyes were full of mischief and she said, “I’m sorry. Did I wake you?” I squeezed her ass and replied, “Feel free to wake me like this anytime. Though that would remove the foreplay, I rather enjoy that part too.” She rose up and began riding at a quick pace and I grabbed her hips to meet her thrust for thrust. “Maybe next time then,” she said with a breathy moan. Watching her enjoy herself, lost in pleasure, stirred something inside me and I rolled to swi
Baylor POV The darkness didn’t last long and almost instantly there was a cacophony of sound. I heard Delania breathing next to me before the shouting began and the packhouse door slammed open. It took a few moments more before my eyes opened and I could see that I was in the medical room and I could hear every vile thing that Marissa, the fucking cunt, was screaming at my mate. By the time everything was completely focused, I heard Delania very calmly telling Marissa to leave and that she was unwelcome here. That bitch was less than unwelcome, she was already dead and didn’t know it yet. Pain screamed through my body as I sat up and tried to swing my legs off of the bed. I heard Marissa say, “I’m not going anywhere. Your mate killed mine and I am gonna kill him while you watch.” The anger that surged through me was greater than the pain and I instantly knew how I was going to kill Marissa. ‘Shammus?’ ‘Welcome back dummy.’ ‘Not the time, Shammus. I don’t think my human body is re
Delania POV Baylor had been out for well over twenty four hours and I was beginning to worry about how badly his internal injuries may have been. I have only left his side for that initial shower and then to empty my bladder after that. After a few hours I had licked all of the wounds that I could, knowing that the saliva of your mate could aid in the healing process. I could see improvements, so that gave me some hope. Sirona had come in a few hours ago and said that she was going to get Baylor more cleaned up now that he had begun to heal more. I asked if his vitals were stable and once she confirmed that they were, I asked her to please set up what was needed for his bath and I would do it. It wasn’t a jealous mate thing, it was me not wanting to leave and let someone provide care that I could provide myself. “This soap is an antibacterial, so it won’t hurt the wounds that are not completely healed. But make sure you rinse it well so that the Alpha doesn’t get a rash from the res
Baylor POV Wow, this place is positively beautiful! The skies are so blue and the grass and trees are so green they don’t hardly seem real. Looking out at the crystal waters it almost takes my breath away. It’s so peaceful, but a little lonely. “You’re not alone dummy, I’m right here with you,” I hear a familiar voice say. The odd part is this is a voice I normally hear only in my head. I turn my head to the side and see my wolf Shammus sitting next to me. “Shammus, how come I can see you? Why are you out of my head?” I questioned the odd occurrence. “We’re in the healing space. It is the only time other than death where we will ever be two instead of one,” Shammus explained as if this was an obvious answer. But it isn’t really that obvious to me, why would we need to be in the healing space. “I don’t understand, Shammus. Why are we here? You said we aren’t dead, can you please explain this to me?” I truly was confused by the situation and I wanted answers. “The battle finally ca
Delania POV Looking at Baylor laying in this bed it reminds me of how young he really is. If he were human he wouldn’t even be old enough to fight in a war for his country. But he isn’t human and he is the Alpha of Skatom Mochain who fought until he couldn’t for his pack. I brushed his hair off of his face and bent to place a soft kiss on his forehead. “Come back to me baby. Our pack needs you, I need you. Uncle Mike is here and he needs you too. Wake up baby, I love you,” I told him, holding his hand in mine. I couldn’t hold back anymore as the tears streamed down my face. This man with a defined sense of right and wrong, who stood for equality and justice was laying here broken. I remember Baylor telling me that it had been his dream to come to Ireland and find his family for as long as he could remember. He had made it and gotten a much larger family than he could have possibly dreamed of. He worked diligently to learn and be the best for his family. That’s what we all were, th
Delania POV I knew the moment Baylor went down, I felt it through the mate bond. I was stunned for a moment before I began running full force towards the area where the worst of the fighting had been. As I was running past the training grounds my heart almost stopped when I saw Ichor carrying Baylor in his arms. “Is he?” I cried out. I couldn’t say anything more, it felt like I couldn’t even breathe. “He’s alive but he’s badly injured. He kept fighting long after he should have been down. He has a strong will to survive,” Ichor answered. “We need to get him to the medical room,” I said. “That’s where I am taking him, Luna. Are your healers already there?” Ichor asked calmly. “I can’t remember. I can’t remember who our healers… Wait, Sirona, I’ll call Sirona,” I stuttered my mind going in a million directions. “Good, you call for Sirona. She’ll take care of your Alpha,” Ichor said slowly. ‘Sirona, please come to the packhouse right away! The Alpha is hurt badly and is unconsciou
Baylor POV Over the next several days everyone in the pack fell into a normal routine. All pack members from age fourteen to well past fifty did some level of training, pups as young as eight were learning but their training was very mild in comparison to those who may possibly face a fight. We had a dedicated team of pack members who were working on the housing project. There were currently ten homes under construction, which meant families would start being able to have privacy. I had pack members approach me requesting permission to start building a grocery store, a coffee shop, and two restaurants. We were slowly finally on the road to rebuilding. I fell into a routine as well. I would wake two hours before the training for the elite team of warriors began so that I could do a perimeter check and look for deficiencies in the border patrol. After elite training I would oversee the various projects going on around the pack and join in on other training sessions when I could. In th