Arianna: I opened my eyes to find myself alone in the room. My heart raced against my ribcage and my wolf perked up at the scent of my mate being somewhat close. Wherever he was, I could tell that he was here. My wolf felt him and felt it. But where he was, I didn’t know. I just knew that he was here. The door opened, and I frowned in confusion when I saw his mother walking through the door. Her eyes met mine and I couldn’t help but flinch when I saw her approaching the bed, not wanting to argue with her as well. Dealing with her daughter was enough for me, and the drama that followed it was one that I didn’t want to deal with. The woman was still the man’s mother, and if I managed to somehow, get away without any trouble for simply speaking back at the Alpha’s sister; I knew that it wouldn’t be the same case with his mother. The man could and would have my head because of it, and that was something that I didn’t want to face. “How are you feeling, Arianna?” She asked, looki
Dean: Irina stayed quiet as she looked down at her feet, avoiding my eyes and I let out a low warning growl. The anger that I felt was one that I couldn’t describe and she knew and felt how furious I was with her. “I fucking trusted you with my mate. I told you to go and teach her, and what did you do…?” “She disrespected…” “I swear, Irina, one lie, and your punishment is going to be ten times worse than it already was.” I said, stopping her. She looked down at her feet again as tears fell from her eyes before I took a step toward her. “You did the same thing to Sabine, remember? Tried separating the two of us, time and time, before you managed to do so.” Her heart raced and I growled, forcing her to look at me. “Why did you do the same thing to this pack’s Luna? Huh? What was your target? That you would be the pack’s Luna? That no other woman would come and despite her carrying my heir and being my mate, as consort, she would have no power as long as she wasn’t marked?” “It is
Arianna:I waited, my heart racing as I anticipated the arrival of my mate.His steps neared the room and the closer he got the more anxious my wolf became to see him. Needless to say, I never did think that I would be feeling this way over seeing him or anyone to say the least. It was a feeling that I often heard of, but I never expected to be feeling it. He knocked on the door twice before I called, “come in.”I knew that he was here, but I still liked it that he would have the audacity and respect to knock on the door before barging in. It was something that showed me just how respectful he was toward me, and though I often didn’t think that I deserved it, I knew that it was something that he was sure to show me.“Hi,” he said, smiling at me when he saw me sitting down. I smiled and nodded, putting a hand on my stomach as I looked at him.“Hey,” I said, as he approached. He walked toward me and sat on the edge of the bed beside me before I took his hand and put it on my stomach i
Dean:I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips as I looked at my mate getting out of bed. And I couldn’t help but feel somewhat thankful for the fact that she chose to listen to the doctor about telling her to stay in bed. I knew that she could have been stubborn enough to get out of bed because she wanted to. To say the least, not only did she stay in bed, but as far as I heard, she stayed in bed throughout the whole day until allowed to leave.“You need to be careful, Luna.” The doctor, Georgina said, looking at her and she nodded. Georgina looked at me for a second, silently asking me not to pressure her and I nodded, understanding that she didn’t want to speak of the consequences in front of Arianna. The fact that I knew that she was stressed and that she was already scared was something that I knew; therefore, I knew better than to voice out what I knew was a reality.“Thank you, doctor.” I said and she nodded in response before I wrapped an arm around my mate’s waist. Sh
Arianna:I walked out of the bathroom to find the room empty.I frowned in confusion only to find a paper on the bed with my name on it. I looked around the room for a second.I smiled and shook my head in question before I picked up the paper and turned it around to find writing on it, handwriting to be more specific.-Turn around, malyshka, your angelic beautiful heart deserves a make up date for what happened between us that night.-I frowned in confusion and shook my head in question before wanting to turn around only for hands to cover my eyes, stopping me. The fact that I could tell and knew that it was the Alpha who was behind me calmed me down to some extent, but the fact that I couldn’t catch his scent nor could I hear his footsteps as he moved around behind me took me by surprise.The smell of roses filled my nostrils and I smiled before he removed his hands from my eyes, allowing me to turn around to face him. His eyes met mine and I shook my head in question, letting him k
Dean: I looked at my sister’s bedroom door for a second too long before I sighed. The fact that the first thing that Arianna chose to talk to me about when she left the infirmary was my sister took me by surprise. And the fact that she chose to talk to me about wanting me to forgive her was something that I wouldn’t have expected if anyone paid me to. I knocked on the door twice, knowing that my sister was awake, and most probably laying on her bed as she waited for the punishment that I was going to inflict on her. There were two maids waiting in her room, both of them worked in rotation with two other maids every twelve hours to ensure that she didn’t end up doing something stupid. The last thing that I wanted was for her to hurt herself, and the idea of her doing so to scare and stir me was likely. I opened the door and watched as she sat down for a second before she got up from bed. She wiped her tears and looked down at her feet, avoiding my eyes as I nodded at the maids to
Arianna: I smiled at the sight of Dean whose eyes were fixed on mine. He seemed to be a lot calmer now and though I wasn’t dumb or blind, I could tell that he seemed somewhat stressed, I knew better than to ask any questions that would end up creating some kind of argument that I didn’t want to deal with. If anything, the man seemed to be at peace with me right now, and I didn’t want to ruin that. “You’re quiet,” he said, catching my attention and I shook my head. “I’m just a little tired, that’s all.” I said, and he frowned in confusion. “Don’t worry, Dean. It is normal for me to be tired when pregnant,” “The one that I am concerned about is your definition of being tired.” He said, and I laughed as I shook my head at him. “What did I do?” I asked, laughing. “You didn’t technically do anything that I didn’t expect you not to do. But you seem to have a way of hiding your pain.” He said, and I smiled. The fact that he seemed to notice that was something that I couldn’t help but
Dean: I woke up to Arianna getting out of bed. She practically ran to the bathroom, and I frowned before following her to find her emptying her stomach. I wrapped my hand around her hair, holding it up for her as I gently massaged her back. She frowned as she held on the seat for a second, taking a breath before I flushed it for her. She sat back, her cheeks flustered and red before she looked at me as I let her hair go before I went to fix her a toothbrush. “I’m sorry I woke you up,” she said, and I smiled before handing her the brush. “Thank you,” “You don’t need to apologize, Arianna.” I said, my voice softening. “Nor do you need to thank me.” She went to get up and I frowned as I noticed blood on her shirt. Her bandage seemed to be soaked. “Brush your teeth and wait for me, I’ll help you change the bandage.” I said, and she looked at her bandage for a second before shaking her head, clearly wanting to refuse the help that I wanted to offer her. The thing was, I wasn’t rea
“You called for me,” the Alpha asked, entering the hotel. Arianna looked at him and he smiled before opening his arms for her. She looked at her mate for a second before taking a step toward the Alpha. He hugged her tightly before pulling away to shake the Alpha’s hand. “You need not worry about me trying to steal your mate, Alpha Dean.” He said, looking down at the woman as she walked back to her mate. “She wouldn’t spare me a second glance anyway.” Arianna laughed and ran her finger over her mate’s chest as he wrapped his arm around her. “How are you, Alpha Alessandro?” “I am well, Alpha. However, I am more or less curious as to why you would call me for a meeting in Vegas when we could have met in either my house or yours.” He said, raising an eyebrow at the Alpha. “Lucius is back.” Arianna said, and the man’s face dropped. “You’ve heard the rumors.” He said, and she nodded. “Do you believe them?” “I have no reason not to.” She said, taking a step closer as she showed him her
“The body isn’t here.” Arianna said, looking at Alpha Dean who frowned in confusion. The man had followed her to ensure that she was okay, but the last thing that he expected to hear was that the body of his enemy or more specifically, her mother, wasn’t there. “Arianna…” “We are being played, but by who, why, I don’t know.” She said, her voice cold. The Alpha knew that his mate was speaking out of anger and torment. The pain that she was feeling was one that she did not understand, and judging by Lyov’s expression, he felt the same way. “Mariana?” Alpha Kai asked, shaking his head in question. “She never arrived with the Alpha and yet her scent…” “As I said, we are being played.” Arianna said, taking a step back to hide her tears. The Alpha, her mate, grabbed her hand, stopping her before pulling her to his chest. “I know that it hurts…” “You don’t.” She said, her voice coming out colder than she intended for it to. His eyes dropped to the ground but she took a deep breath. “Don
Dean: I watched as Arianna sat on the couch, facing her mother whose eyes met mine for a second. I had to fight back, glaring at the woman as I reminded myself of the fact that she might have been, most likely, forced into staying away from her daughter. I could see it in her eyes when Arianna looked at her, and I could tell that things ended up taking a turn that she did not want for them. However, there was nothing that we could do about it right now. We were going to have to deal with what we had the way that we had them, and one way or the other, we were going to have to be able to cross the mountains together the way that we climbed them. “You have ten minutes to explain to me the basics of what I need to know.” Arianna said, and I shook my head at my mate, knowing that she was having the impatience of a toddler. “Because believe me right now, if I am sitting in front of you, it is because of my mate. However, if it were up to me, I would have been in my bedroom alongside my d
Arianna: I laid on our bed as Dean entered the room. “I really don’t want you telling me to hear her out first, Dean.” I said, not bothering to raise my head from the pillow. The two of us still had blood on our hands and clothes, and I knew that we were going to need to change the sheets before bed. But at this point, I didn’t care. I just wanted to lay in bed for a while. “I didn’t come to tell you anything, malyshka.” He said, wrapping his arm around me as he got on bed behind me. He pulled me toward his chest and a sob escaped my lips before I could stop it. The thing was, at this point, regardless of everything, I was grieving. I was grieving for the man that I called father for years. The man has abused me more than anyone could have, mentally, I mean, and yet, I knew no one but him. I lost my mother to find out that she was alive, seeming to be by our side for so long and yet, not once did she bother to make an appearance. The man that took her away from me was the one fam
Gabriella: I watched as Arianna looked at me, trying to process whether or not I was really there. It was a habit that she had when she was younger; therefore, I wasn’t really surprised when I saw that she was frightened and worried. “Do you want to drink anything, Gabriella?” Lyov asked, and I shook my head. The fact that I saw the man with his wife and son was something that I was thankful for. I knew that he missed a lot as he looked for me. “I am fine, Lyov.” I said, and Arianna shook her head. “You couldn’t have been alive through all this time and yet I’ve never noticed you. The two of us know the number of times that we moved around. Hell, Lorenzo was sure to never have us staying in one place for more than…” “Do you really believe that I am a lookalike that looks exactly like your mother, knows you by heart…” “You know nothing about who I am, what I am, or about me.” Arianna said, and I smiled. “I know that you have a heart of gold, and I know very well that you chose y
Dean: I growled as I ordered my pack members to attack the man who dared call himself Alpha on my grounds. The man didn’t know what he was getting himself into, but I was more than a little sure that he was getting ready for more trouble than he could afford. “I take it that you are taking the habit of hiding behind your mate.” Lorenzo said, and I chuckled. The man was taunting both Arianna and I, but what he didn’t understand was that I was not going to allow him to get between my mate and I. However, judging by how Lyov was looking at the woman, I doubted that she was ONLY a lookalike, and considering the fact that even Arianna, despite not wanting to admit it, didn’t shoot the woman, then something was most likely up. “And I believe that you really don’t know who you are messing with; but then again, I doubt that you ever knew that.” I said, and he growled. The man believed that he could taunt my mate in front of me, but I was going to be sure that I taught him a lesson that he
Arianna: I froze, staring at my mother for a second too long before shaking my head. She wasn’t alive, this was just a game that Lorenzo was playing. He wouldn’t have been able to cheat on the mating bond with Mariana throughout this whole time when she was still alive. I knew that he wouldn’t. “Arianna…” “You are playing a very bad game, Lorenzo.” I said, stopping Lyov from saying a word. The idea and fact that I knew that he would easily try telling me against this was something that I couldn’t deny. But I knew for fact that he was just as delusional. The woman died, I saw the building burning with her inside it. “Am I, child?” He asked, knowing that he was testing me. “Do you really believe that I am playing a game?” “She died.” I stated, my voice becoming colder than it ever was. He chuckled and pushed her in front of us. Lyov growled, and both Yaroslav and Viktor tensed. Yelena, who stood a few steps away from her mate, froze, looking down at the woman before whispering. ‘
Dean: “I want the pack ready, and for the humans to go inside. Protect the kids and I want no one who isn’t ready to fight to go out.” I said, speaking to the pack’s headmistress. She and the other maids were trained for such fights, and I knew that they would be having both Alina and Ray with them. “Until I call you, you stay in the underground tunnels. And if things backfire, you know what to do.” “Yes, Alpha.” She said, and I nodded. My one concern right now was my sister, but I wasn’t dumb, she was in the basement, away from all of this, and hidden. Needless to say, IF things did backfire, then I doubted that she would be affected. If anything, she might end up getting a reward for what she did. “Go,” I said, looking at my daughter for a second. My heart ached at the fact that they were to run with her being this young, but right now, I knew that we were not going to have another option. I ran my finger over Ray’s hair, the guilt that I felt for him was one that I couldn’t des
Arianna: I frowned as I took a deep breath, processing that I was in a room that I didn’t recognize. My heart raced, and I tried sitting up only to find myself cuffed to the bed that I was laying on. The memories of Lorenzo filled my head, and noticing that I couldn’t see Kai, I couldn’t help but feel like my heart was going to burst at how fast it was beating. “Kai?” I called, looking around frantically. “Hey, easy,” Dean’s voice echoed through the room and I growled, not wanting this to be another mind game from Lorenzo. The man has put me through enough torment to get me to process that he wanted me to kill my mate, and that wasn’t something that I wanted. “For the last fucking time, Lorenzo, I am not going to kill him.” I said, and Dean frowned in confusion before he took a deep breath. “Lorenzo is not here, malyshka.” “As if I would be falling for that lie again,” I said, and the man frowned. “What has he put you through, baby girl?” He asked, looking me in the eye, and I