And I think that we might need to add more Kai chapters, no?
Arianna: “Arianna?” I heard Dean’s worried voice behind me. I turned to face the man for a second before shaking my head in question. “Anything that I need to help you with, Alpha?” I asked, glaring at the man who thought that he could treat me the way that he wanted without consequences. “What the fuck do you mean is there anything that you can help me with? We’ve been searching for you for hours…” “I went back to the house after the bar. I believe that Lyov would have informed you.” I said, stopping the man. “And I doubt that I need to ask your permission to go out and get back to the house. I am not a child,” “This is a pack house, and not a fucking barn for you to be acting the way that you please.” He said, and I laughed. “Well, if that is the case, how about I fucking go and stay at some hotel where I can spare myself the damn thought of dealing with the ultimate king of drama who thinks that he needs to investigate about everything.” I said, snapping at him. “And consid
Arianna: I was quiet as Dean and I entered the café. He nodded at the manager who was waiting for us by the door before whispering something to him. The manager nodded in response and Dean put his hand on my lower back, gently pushing me forward. We sat at a table by a fountain, and I looked down at the table, not bothering to care about looking at him. He didn’t say a word either, and that only meant that he was well aware that I wanted nothing to do with speaking to him. The waiter brought me a glass of cocktail juice and a glass of scotch for him. “This is a virgin cocktail, ma’am.” I nodded and watched as the man walked away before pushing the drink away from me. Dean sighed, catching my attention. “I take it that it would take a lot more from me to get you to speak to me…” “I don’t want to speak to you.” I said, stopping him. “A man who has been lying to me while throwing ME in the liar corner is not a man that I want to associate with. Needless to say, had it not been f
Dean: I ran my fingers through my mate’s hair as the two of us sat out in the garden. My back was leaning against the tree, and Arianna curled up as she put her hand on her stomach. “Do you want to go inside, baby?” I asked, and she shook her head. “I want to sit in your arms for a while longer.” She said, making my chest swell. Her eyes met mine and I kissed her temple. “I do hope that you don’t mind,” “I will keep you in my arms forever.” I said, my eyes softening as I looked at her. The fact that I told her what I could about what happened was something, but the fact that I couldn’t tell her about her father being alive or Kai being her brother was something else completely. I didn’t know how I would be able to open up about it, and the idea of her finding out about something like this and getting worried was something that I didn’t want. “I am thinking about arranging a little gathering of the packs.” I said, catching her attention. “More specifically, having you arrange
Malakai (Kai): “You do not seem to be reacting, Malakai.” Mariana said, glaring daggers at me. I scoffed, and walked past her, wanting to leave her, well, more specifically, Lorenzo’s office. The man was refusing to enter it since he woke up, wanting to heal completely first, and I doubted that Mariana cared about that. “I am speaking…” “And I am choosing to ignore your statement.” I said, stopping her. “You do not know what I do and what I don’t; therefore, the last thing that I expect from you is to try and have any control over my life.” “I am your mother…” “Do not play the mother card on me either, Mariana.” I said, turning to face her. Her eyes widened in surprise and she clenched her fists as I shook my head. “A mother does not leave her child, defenseless, in the arms of the enemy.” “It was not my idea, and I told you, those who forced me…” “She died, and I know for fact that it is your fault.” I said, stopping her. “And needless to say, you never had the fucking curtesy
Arianna: “Arianna, you need to sit,” Dean said, annoying me more than I already was. My stomach has been hurting me since I woke up, and though I was trying to ignore the pain, it was getting annoying by the second and I’ve been trying to walk around to ease it for a bit. “I have been sitting for the past eight hundred years,” I said, and Dean smirked. “I am sure that my woman hasn’t been alive for the past eight hundred years, otherwise, I would be concerned.” He said, wrapping his arms around me. My stomach was ten times its normal size and I knew that I was due any day now, or minute as it was, but that wasn’t something that I was excited about. Our baby kicked, feeling Dean’s embrace, and I couldn’t help but sigh as I put a hand on top of his, melting in his embrace. I had to admit, I couldn’t help but grow more and more used to being with him, and now, I have reached the point where I knew that things would be completely blank for me if he wasn’t by my side. “I am just tired
Dean: “You are going to…” Cop sirens could be heard and one of Mariana’s men cursed under his breath before wrapping his hand around her arm, stopping her. Her eyes were fixed on Kai, who held a gun to her face before she turned around to leave. He put his gun back in his holster before turning his attention to me. “We are going to find a way to him later, Mariana, for now, our life is far more important.” The man said, trying to talk senses into her. The woman didn’t turn to face us; however, judging by the man’s words, I could tell that she wanted to. “Unless you want to be caught by cops, I do suggest…” I punched the man in the face, stopping him from completing his sentence. His eyes widened in surprise and he nodded. “I guess I deserve that one.” I went to punch the man again only for him to dodge it, and turn me around. My back was to his chest, and he tightened his grip. “Listen, your mate, my fucking sister, is giving birth right now. The two of us can play wrestling all
Arianna: I kept my arms wrapped around my child for a second too long, and I couldn’t help but find myself tearing up. It has been hours since I gave birth, and I was refusing to have anyone come to my room. Well, I knew that it was only a matter of time before they chose to ignore me, but I was thankful for the few moments of peace that I got being in my suite alone. Hearing that man’s words, I couldn’t help but find myself closing up even despite the pain that I was in. It was how I coped with my pain, and though I knew that it wasn’t healthy, it was the way that I managed to survive throughout all my years. I ignored my pain and chose to live, dealing with my anger as I turned off my emotions. But holding my baby, I couldn’t help but find myself feeling small as I didn’t know how to react or reach her. The door was knocked and I looked up to find Dean entering the room. His eyes met mine and he hesitated for a second before I nodded. She was his daughter too, and he has strug
Dean: Arianna’s heart raced as she tightened her grip around our daughter, and I turned to walk out only for Kai to wrap his hand around my arm. My chest ached, and I growled in warning, not caring for a second that we were at a hospital, nor the fact that there were human doctors in the other room. The hospital was one that I bought for Arianna and Irina for when they gave birth, and I knew that my sister was due any day now. “What the fuck do you two think that you’re doing?” Kai asked, and I removed my arm from his grip. He frowned and shook his head at me. “The two of us are not done.” I said, glaring at Kai. I looked back at Arianna for one second before walking out of the room. My heart raced and my hands shook as my anger got the best of me. Dad walked out behind me and wrapped his hand around my arm, turning me to face him. I expected him to comfort me, however, I was surprised when a punch landed on my face. Lyov frowned in confusion and stood up. However, he didn’t mov
“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