Well that was an interesting twist of events. Nothing like standing around naked having a family reunion, LOL. I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for reading Gals and Pals! -A :)
Baylor POV I stayed up half of the night talking with Michael, he told me of his mate and daughter that he had lost during the rogue attacks. I asked him how he had managed to stay alive after his mate had passed and he said it hadn’t been easy.That for the first few years he was surprised to wake up everyday. He said that the pain of losing a mate is beyond imaginable and that everyday he believed it would be his last. Then sometime in the middle of the fourth year he had started to feel alive again. That he did more than just go through the motions everyday. He said he had two theories as to why he survived; The first being that Selene had spared him so that we could one day reconnect as a family, as bloodwise we were all each other had. The second which I found most intriguing is that his mate was not his fated mate, but a chosen one. I asked him to explain how a chosen mate worked in place of a fated mate. He said that it usually occurred when both had not found their fated mate
Delania POV I am still in disbelief over what Baylor did this morning before breakfast. First because he did it in front of everyone in the room. Second it was hot as hell, he could have stripped and fucked me on the counter right then and there. And there is no way that anyone in the room missed the smell of my arousal. The hours since have dragged on and I may spontaneously combust before the pack run. At lunch instead of sending one of the other girls out to the building site to deliver lunch, I went. Seeing the sweat glisten on Baylor’s body in the sunlight made my mouth go dry. This is crazy, there shouldn’t be this much sexual tension between two people. When he walked over to the cart to get a sandwich and a bottle of water, I tried to act casual. Tried and failed as my eyes took in the view. “My eyes are up here Delania,” he said with a cocky grin. Guilty as charged but can you blame a girl for wanting a bite of eye candy. As he walked away the rearview was as sexy as the fr
Delania POV I don’t think I have ever seen Baylor this level of angry and to be honest, I don’t know who he is angry at. That could be one of us or all of us. I sincerely don’t understand what my mother has against me, what makes her think Brielle is better or more deserving of being at Baylor’s side. “I’m sorry I hit your mother Delania. She shouldn’t have slapped you though,” Siobhan said as she focused on feeding Marlon while I rocked Connie. “You’re my hero little mama. You did what I have always been too afraid to do, stand up for me,” I replied. “Do you think I am gonna be in trouble with Alpha for what I did?” she asked. It amazed me that she totally lost her shit on my mother to defend me, but was now concerned about Baylor. “Siobhan, I won’t let you be in trouble. I will make sure that Alpha knows that you were just defending me,” I told her. “Besides, I think you could take him,” I teased. “Oh I would never do that,” she said with her eyes going wide like saucers. I couldn
Machieste POVI remain trapped as a prisoner of my own mind, the day of my greatest failure continuing to haunt me day and night. There is now a voice that is mixed in with that nightmare and it seems out of place. I don’t know if it is the voice of the Moon Goddess because I can’t seem to separate it from the nightmare. Maybe it is part of this key that Dagger has said I need to wake up. Maybe if I focus on the voice I can gain some clarity. ‘Dagger, is there any way that you can help me hear the voice that is in the background of my nightmare?’ I ask my wolf. ‘I think if we work on focusing on the voice together that perhaps I may be able to block the nightmare enough that you may hear what it has to say,’ Dagger replied. ‘How do I do that though, the nightmare is so vivid that it is as if I can see, touch, and taste it?’ I asked my wolf. ‘The voice is soft and calm, focus on the soothing cadence. Let it wash over you while I hold the nightmare at bay, it may hold the answers we n
Baylor POVAs soon as we arrived back at the packhouse grounds, I shifted and pulled on my shorts. Shammus and I are both eager to find the source of that scent. I can’t focus on anything but finding her and making her mine. I am trying hard not to act like some sort of deranged perv as I sniff the air searching the crowd. I have to find her.“Wait! Alpha help! The guard is awake!” I heard and I spun around to see a man I recognized as Machieste leaping off of the porch as a growl rips through his chest and he utters one word, “Mate!” I watched in what seemed like slow motion as he tears through the crowd sniffing and once I see where he is heading, I take off running. ‘Dane, Rosemarie, with me now!’ I mind-link. ‘At your back Alpha’ they reply in unison. ‘Be ready to take him down, I won’t let her be hurt!’ I shout through the link.It feels like it takes forever to get through the crowd as I make my way to intercept Machieste. Just as I am ready to tackle him, he skids to a halt an
Baylor POV “Baylor, if I might have a word with you, before you rejoin the festivities,” Alpha Colin said. I looked at Delania and an understanding passed between us as she nodded her head and went to go outside with the rest. “Actually your mate or should I say your Luna should stay too since it involves the two of you,” Alpha Colin amended. I was a little surprised and wary of what that could mean. “Have the two of you accepted the bond yet?” Alpha Colin asked. “Yes,” I said enthusiastically. “Um, actually no we haven’t,” Delania said and I looked at her in confusion. “I don’t understand. I accepted you the moment I knew it was you,” I replied. “Baylor, there is a formal acceptance of the bond and though you accept Delania with all your heart, you still need to do the formal acceptance and I was thinking that it would be a great thing to share with your pack,” Alpha Colin informed. “Oh, I guess that is just another thing I didn’t know. I’m sorry,” I replied. Delania placed a soft
Siobhan POV Tonight was so much more than I ever expected. I was just so excited that I was going to get to let Naofa run. I don’t get to let her run often, being an Omega, she isn’t the strongest of wolves. I have rarely been invited to run with others and it isn’t safe to go alone. I never suspected that when the run ended that I would find my mate. I honestly didn’t believe I would have one and I was ok with that. The goddess has blessed me so much already with Connie and then Marlon too. Life before Alpha Baylor was found had been cruel, so to be needed and treated with kindness had been a blessing. So that the goddess would choose to bless me again was more than I had hoped for. I can’t help but stare at Machieste, he is so handsome and muscular. “I would like to talk a little later if you don’t mind, there are probably things we should both know,” he said, turning to face me. “S-s-sure n-n-no secrets except the i-i-important ones,” I replied. Dammit, I have to relax! I haven’
Unknown POV Well isn’t this a delightful little development? Looks like father like son is truer than we ever suspected. The little bastard just banished a little she-wolf. Oh and she thoroughly hates him too, hoping that the Rogue King kills him. I could certainly oblige her and let her watch while I do it. This game just became more interesting, I have never had a female join my ranks. What is that saying about a woman scorned? She will have inside intel of what is going on inside of the pack. I eliminated one of my enemies in Alpha Stephan, already along with his heir. Now to eliminate the little bastard before he mates and creates an heir. Alpha Colin may prove the most difficult to eliminate as I will have to eliminate two possibly three generations, I will have to check in with my spies to see if Colin’s heir has created an heir of his own. Uh-oh bad form little bastard, you not only banished a she-wolf but you let your guards ruff her up first. That makes her prey. Oh now the
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