A shorter chapter, because I needed to babysit for a friend. But I wanted Argo to know what happened at the party. At least part of it. I'll post some pictures of what I think the dress looked like. Just look for my name or author plus my name.
Brax’s pov It’s been months—almost six months—since I’ve last seen Airk. In real life, that is. Apparently I’m a glutton for punishment because I keep staring at every picture I have of him. On social media, it appears he’s doing okay. I’ve seen pictures of him laughing with his friends and family. Pictures of Airk and Isaac going to college classes together. Airk is living his life, and soon he’ll find his mate, and I’ll be a distant memory. ‘I doubt that,’ Hudson says. ‘You don’t forget your first love that easily.’ Airk was my first love. He might not be my mate, but he’ll always be a part of my heart. Would I be part of his too? "Hey dickhead, are you done staring at your phone?" "Argo, I’ve told you not to call me that. Especially not in public." I growled. "Fine, Alpha Brax, o good and mighty Alpha. Please, can you help the humble, loyal future Gamma of your pack and focus your attention on training for one fucking second?" Argo said with a smirk. "I can just send you ho
Airk’s pov ‘And Brax is coming?’ I asked my brother. ‘Yeah, like I’ve fucking told you a million times before, he’s coming.’ ‘How did he look?’ I asked, mind-linking my brother during dinner. Just one more day, and I would see Brax again. ‘Like shit. I don’t fucking know. He always looks the same to me, but he did have a big reaction when I told him you still loved him.’ ‘You did what?!’ ‘Yeah, he had the same deer in headlights look you’re having right the fuck now. What? Was I not allowed to state the fucking obvious?’ "Boys…." Mom said, "as much as I am happy you can both mindlink now, please stop having private conversations at the dinner table." Argo raised his eyebrows, "so you’re saying you and dad don’t have private conversations all the damn time?" "That’s for your fucking benefit. Do you want to hear us talk dirty?" Mom replied, challenging my brother. Argo didn’t answer, and mom scoffed, "yeah, didn’t fucking think so." Dad shook his head and gave mom a kiss, "pri
Argo’s pov "Hi." "Hi." Fuck… I never wanted to be an eavesdropper like my mom. I am not one to gossip, but I couldn’t stop myself from listening. This was going to be one intense fucking conversation. My door was already opened slightly, and I moved closer, wanting to hear more. It was their fucking fault for having this conversation in a public hallway. "So, I guess congratulations are in order?" Brax said. "What do you mean?" Airk asked, and I could practically hear him fidget. He was clearly nervous. "You met your mate, didn’t you? The man with brown hair?" Airk actually gasped. He can be so fucking dramatic. So it was true? He did meet his mate? He was gone for a bit during the party, and when he came back, he had this weird look on his face, but I just figured he was still being weird because of Brax. Why the fuck didn’t he tell me? "He’s not out… yet." Airk said softly. So he’s going to reject you?" Did Brax actually sound hopeful? Yeah, he fucking did. If Airk’s mate
Airk’s pov I had no clue what Argo’s issue was. Yeah, I might have been a bit bored, but that’s the only downside of being here. Well, I missed him, but I wasn’t going to admit that. He was already too arrogant and annoying. The packhouse was huge, with a large garden. Storm and Aeryn had told me a bit about the packhouse, but that was mostly negative. Which was understandable after what they went through here. But even they had to admit that this was a gorgeous packhouse. It was more than a packhouse; it was like this giant villa, surrounded by a beautiful, large garden. I hadn’t seen much of the pack yet, but if this was the packhouse, I was sure the rest would be just as fancy. Everything was white and marble, and the whole packhouse was filled with high-tech equipment to protect the packhouse. The guest room that I was staying in looked inviting, though, with carpets on the floor and blankets everywhere. It was cold here; they didn’t call it the Winter Bone Pack for no reason.
Airk’s pov "Let’s do something fun." Jace said, before taking my hand in his. "What did you have in mind?" I asked. "Well, I was dumb before. I know you’re mine, and I just got jealous. But I want you to see what your life would be like here. So... well, I’ll show you." And we walked together through the empty hallways until we reached a ballroom. It was filled with candles and heart-shaped balloons. There were roses everywhere. I couldn’t believe how sweet Jace was to me. I had never seen anything more romantic. "I know I’m asking a lot of you. Keeping things secret from your family and friends, but I promise I’ll make it all up to you." I smiled as I looked at my mate, "it’s fine. As long as I can tell them eventually. I can’t say I’m camping forever." "Forever? Is that how long you’re planning to stay?" Jace said, before giving me a kiss. "Well, we are mates. Isn’t that how it’s supposed to be?" I replied teasingly. "It is." Jace said, before kissing me again. He showed m
Mila’s pov "Remember what you asked me?" Elora said, sounding very vague. "Can you be more specific?" "About calling you if Brax got worse?" Elora added, clarifying what she meant. Yeah, I remembered. When Brax and I talked about me coming to the pack if he needed me, I knew deep down that if he was really low, he might not be able to ask me himself. He would probably shut down and not reach out to anyone, just stuck in that dark head space. He was probably blaming himself too. Punishing himself for whatever demons he was dealing with. "So I need to come?" I asked. "I know you’ve been traveling, and I wouldn’t ask if I didn’t think it was needed." "It’s that bad?" "He hasn’t left his office. He’s sleeping in there and having all his meals brought there. I am not sure if he’s showered since the party at the Iron River pack, but he’s starting to smell." "And that was how long ago?" Brax hadn’t talked to me about the party, but it must have been difficult seeing Airk again. Was
Argo’s pov She’s mine. Mila is my mate. She’s mine. Although I have no fucking clue for how long since she clearly doesn’t want me. ‘As long as she hasn’t rejected us we still stand a chance,’ Stark said, sounding hopeful. I just needed to make sure I didn’t fuck things up. So my brilliant fucking idea was not saying a damn word when I saw her the second time. Like a fucking fool. "She’s a bit mean, isn’t she?" Hazel said to Isaac. I growled at the insult. "You don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. This is all my fucking fault." "Well, she was mean to Hazel." Isaac added. "Because I fucking told her she was a mistake after I took her virginity. Because I told her I loved Hazel, which I didn’t fucking did. But I thought I did at the time. Because I was a dumb fucking idiot who messed everything up. I made Hazel sound like she was fucking perfect for me while letting the most perfect woman in the whole fucking world slip through my fingers. No offense, Hazel." Hazel sco
Mila’s pov "Knowing he wasn’t mine and actually seeing it are two different things. I saw Airk meet his mate, and I’m trying so hard to be happy for him, but I am just angry." Brax said after finishing the first bottle. I had decided to join Brax. I didn’t want to deal with my own mess right now. "That’s because you love him." I had never drank before, and I think I was feeling it. I felt all warm inside and relaxed. "Of course I love him. He’s my air. I can’t breathe when he’s not near. I can’t fucking function, knowing he’s with another man." "So why didn’t you fight for him?" "Because he’s not mine, Mila" Brax growled. "I had a chance, but I ruined that." "How?" This was my chance. Maybe now that he is drunk, he would tell me. "There’s no point. She’s dead. That’s all that matters. My mate is dead, and my air is gone. I’m damaged goods." I wanted to ask so many questions, but Brax had told me more in one evening than he had told me in months, even years. I didn’t want to ji
Hi!it seems I wasn't very clear. but the chapter from Storm’s pov is actually the end of the Stolen Alpha. So it's not something I can change. I simply forgot about it and I started writing the first draft of Nivia's story and went to read the end to make sure it matched whatever I wrote last year.hope this clarifies things.and yes, Kyra was alive in the chapter. but since Eli named his daughter Kyra, we can pretend its her and not reveal that I sometimes forget my own story......anyway once again thank you for your support. I first need to finish the Luna prophecy before I start on Nivia's story, whatever that may be
- - Five years after chapter 119. -- Argo’s pov Airk slapped my thigh a lot, fucking harder than was necessary. He knew I had been training a lot, and my muscles were still sore from sparring against his mate. Everyone might assume he’s a fragile little luna, but that man works out daily, and he is very fucking protective of Brax. “So, you almost beat him this time.” Airk said, and I wasn’t sure if he was complimenting me or threatening me. “It’s my goal, you know. He is the only one left to beat.” I joked. “You didn’t beat me.” Airk replied, raising his eyebrow. “I beat you when we were fucking fifteen! How could you forget?” As a kid, I’ve beaten him countless times, but I didn’t want to rub it in too fucking much. Mila entered the room, looking like the most beautiful duck as she waddled towards us. I would never call her that to her face, though; my sunshine had turned into quite a monster this pregnancy. She’d fucking rip my balls off if I called her a duck. "Hi, beautifu
So... I thought of a story line for Nivia and started writing the chapter, but then I remembered I actually already wrote a chapter about Nivia (Aeryn's daughter) at the end of the Stolen Alpha. I'll post it here as well, so you don't have to go looking. It's free; don't worry. But in the story, I reveal that Osiris is in his 70s. I did the math, and since Osiris was 28? I think when he became a dad for the first time, Asher was 20 and Aeryn was 18. Once Nivia is 18, Osiris should be... 84. Which in werewolf years isn't that old. I thought he was about 100 now, but I forgot they all had kids a lot younger than humans. So he's safe for now :D But I have three options for Nivia and haven't really settled on one yet. But for most of them, she will go to a special academy for werewolves that they started a few years ago to make sure future alphas and betas won't make the same mistakes. It is something Asher started to make future leaders see they have more in common than they realize.
Osiris’ pov ‘Are you happy?’ Santos asked as I watched all the kids play together. ‘You can literally feel what I feel and hear my thoughts….’ I countered, annoyed with the old wolf. ‘If you consider that you got me when you were eighteen, I’m actually younger than you.’ Santos replied, waging his tale in my mind playfully. In my mind, he was still the same as always, but in reality, like me, he needed assistance. He couldn't walk properly without the help of prostethics. If I could have gone back in time and changed things, I wouldn’t have changed this. I would have made sure Riker was still alive, but then his mate Mia wouldn’t have found her second mate. Maybe I would have saved Kyra or any of the other wolves who have passed over the years, but who knows the ripple effect of that change? ‘You’ve watched The Butterfly Effect too many times.’ Santos said, making me laugh. I've only watched that movie once, but I knew that if I went back in time to change things, life wouldn't
Isaac’s pov Time has flown by. Way too fast. As I’m sitting here, holding my son and seeing my mate after giving birth to another couple's baby, I just can’t believe we’re here. It feels like just yesterday that everyone went home, and Emmy and I were left running the Winter Bone pack. Thankfully, my mom, Sierra, stayed behind to help. As a former beta, she stepped up and knew exactly what to do. She had basically run the pack with my grandpa when my uncle left to find his daughters. My other mom, Kate, was busy trying to find ways to help my grandparents. While I knew Sierra was here to help me, she was also here because Kate could get a little obsessed when she’s working on something. My mom hardly sleeps when she’s in the zone, and she doesn’t stop until it’s finished. Sierra would only be in the way. But now that I have a child of my own, I wonder if mom didn’t also stay behind because she had just seen me hurt badly. Being hurt in battle was the first time I had ever been
Brax’s pov “So, what made you change your mind?” My sister asked, slowly sitting down. It was getting harder for her to walk, sit down, or get up without the help of Argo or someone else. “I don’t think I really changed my mind; it was just..." Before I could finish, Mila started to laugh. “You did a 180. When Airk came home after the bonfire, it was clear you did not want a child this way.” I shook my head, chuckling along. “It wasn’t that. It felt weird to have a timeframe in which Airk and I could start a family.” “Nobody said anything about when you were supposed to have a child," Mila argued. “Didn’t they? Emmy wanted kids with Isaac, but not before helping us. So that meant putting things on hold. And Elora has her own army of pups she wants to push out, so we needed to do the egg extraction at the right time between pregnancies.” Mila giggled. “They don’t have that many kids. Mom has more.” “Mom didn’t have a choice but to keep having kids.” Mila took a deep breath. “We
Airk’s pov “It was so fucking gross.” Argo said, making the same face he made when mom put Brussels sprouts on the table when we were young. “He just ripped his whole fucking face off!” Dad sighed, “I didn’t rip his whole face off. I merely stuck my claws into his face and pulled. I’m not sure what actually came off. Maybe it was just his nose or a piece of his mouth.” Mom gagged, she was in dad's lap around the fire. “You’re not making it sound any better, Ash.” “Speaking of gross-looking things, how is grandpa Os?” Argo asked mom. Dad, Aunt Kat, and more people growled, and Argo threw his hands up in the air. “I was the fucking one that had to carry him like a baby, feeling his melting flesh against my hands. Besides, it’s how we deal with painful things, right, mom?” Mom gave Argo a wink, but then sounded very stern. “Maybe be a bit more tactful next time, Argo. You know how fucking important Os is to people.” “Fine,” Argo scoffed. “How is the fucker?” “He and Mom are doing
Asher’s pov “What the fuck happened?” Storm asked when I came close. He was surrounded by dead bodies and covered in blood. I was still holding on to Argo, who was barely able to walk. Yeah, what did happen? It was hard for me to remember everything. “Alpha Scott had silver nails laced with wolfsbane; he fought with Argo. We need to get out of here.” Storm shook his head, “no, offense, but we’re not going anywhere until you, your son, and I get some bandages or something. Because we’re in no fucking shape to take on any more people.” “Speak for yourself,” I replied jokingly. I stared at Storm’s body; his body was more red than his skin color. Storm smirked at me, “it’s mostly not my blood. But I did get shot, um, twice. So that fucking sucks.” I looked over at my son, who was having a hard time keeping his eyes open. Storm was right. We needed to stop the bleeding and rest before we left. We were sitting ducks here, but I did just kill the Alpha of this pack. So the remaini
Argo’s pov “It’s going to be fucking fine,” Storm suddenly said, startling me. We had been silently trying to track Dad for hours, focusing on all our senses. We weren’t running in wolf shape because some of our travels went through human territory. Also, we couldn’t fucking communicate if we were in our wolf form, since we didn’t belong to the same pack anymore. “I didn’t say a fucking word…” I countered, looking at him with my eyebrow raised. “Your face is telling me enough, little fuckhead.” I scoffed, “well, big fuckhead, I am fine. And dad will be fine too. Unless you’re worried?” Storm shook his head, “Asher can handle anything.” I liked Storm. And not just because he curses a whole fucking lot. He’s good to my sisters, and he’s like a third son to my parents. And he’s given my parents their first grandkids, which puts some pressure on the rest of us. But I knew he was just as worried as I was. Storm was really fucking close to my dad. Like surrogate dad, close. Fucker