Dean:I smiled as I opened my eyes, my body and wolf satisfied, for now, that we got to feel our mate. And the fact that I have known her for a while now only made it better. To say the least, I didn’t have to wait for her to accept me. I was no stranger to her and she wasn’t to me. However, it wasn’t long before I frowned, noticing that she wasn’t on the bed beside me. Her scent filled the room, but considering the fact that she was with me throughout the whole night and that we marked most of the suite, I wouldn’t have expected otherwise. Her heartbeat wasn’t heard and frowning, I turned to the bedside table to pick up my phone only to notice that my necklace wasn’t there. I let out a low growl of annoyance and shook my head as I pinched the bridge of my nose.I picked up my phone and called Viktor, my chest aching as I knew that she not only failed the test that I put for her, but that she, my mate, turned out to be a liar. “Alpha?” Viktor asked, and I didn’t have to ask to kno
Arianna: I entered the pack’s grounds, my chest aching as I walked through, knowing that this might be the last time that I have been here. At least, for a long while. The fact that I escaped the Alpha is miraculous enough, me reaching the house was something that I was thankful for. “You slept out again,” my step mother, Mariana, said from behind me. I took a deep breath and turned around to face her, giving her the best smug sarcastic smile that I could muster. The last thing that I needed right now was to get in trouble with her. The woman was an ass alone, and that was something that I didn’t want to get involved in, at least, not for now. “Hello to you too, Mariana.” “Luna,” she said, correcting me. Her fake blonde hair was tied in a messy bun over her head and her sweaty face told me that she was training for the first time in months. The woman hasn’t been moving a muscle for ages now, and though I never really understood the reason, I never bothered to ask the reason. Plus,
Dean:“Aren’t we going to at least…?”“She is not worth it,” I said, glaring at the glass that was in front of me, stopping Viktor from asking what he wanted. “Whoever she was working for is skilled. Not only did they give her a fake identity, she may be going with her real name, I would put that as a one percent possibility, but they managed to breach through all the cameras until they were sure that we would be losing her.”The fact that she was my mate made me not want to harm her, and for that, I was choosing to leave without bothering to wait and find her. “She didn’t get what she wanted in the end, and I doubt that she would have the guts to appear in front of me even if she does find out that it wasn’t what she was looking for.Viktor nodded in understanding, and I ran my finger over the glass for a second before turning my attention to the man. “I want to find out who hired her though, but that can be done when we’re back home. Staying in this place is something that I no long
Arianna: I frowned as my sick stomach woke me up, causing me to run to the bathroom to empty it. I took a deep breath and gripped onto the sides of the toilet seat for a second, heaving in a few heavy breaths before rising to my feet and cleaning the mess before turning to the mirror. My heart raced and I shook my head as I ran my fingers through my hair before washing my face. The exhaustion of this sickness has been overwhelming me to an annoying point, and the thing was, I didn’t even understand what was making me sick. Hell, even the smell of normal herbs that I would normally use to cook were now starting to annoy me. I brushed my teeth and shook my head at myself before walking out of the bathroom, wanting to head down to the dining room. The last thing that I needed was to have Mariana on my head today. The woman has been on her heels to ensure finding something that would make dad kick me out of the pack. Thankfully, my father was busier than to do so, but I knew that if s
Dean: “How are you feeling?” I smiled, watching as Irina sat on the couch in the living room. Her heart raced against her chest due to being pregnant, and I knew that her wolf would be a lot more nervous and exhausted, both wanting to protect her pups and also feeling drained of energy to a certain extent. She had her hand on her stomach, and I couldn’t help but chuckle at her exhausted state. “I heard from the doctor that you were ill,” “Just the stupid nausea that comes with this pregnancy. I don’t really understand the point of it, but then again, I always wanted to be pregnant; therefore, I am not going to complain.” She said, and I chuckled before wrapping an arm around her as I pulled her to my chest. The fact that her mate wasn’t here was something that bothered me, but I also knew that we couldn’t have him leaving his duties because she was pregnant. “I know that you miss him around you, sestra.” Sister. I said, my voice softening as I pulled her to my chest. “And I know
Arianna: “You are fine, Miss Arianna,” the pack doctor said, smiling at me. “Your state is normal considering the fact that you are with child. But you would need to…” “I’m sorry, what?” I asked, stopping the doctor who frowned in confusion. “What do you mean that I am with child?” “Miss, I am sorry, I thought that you were aware.” She said, making my heart drop as she showed me the results for the test that I took. “Judging by your symptoms, you would be a bit over a month pregnant,” “That is impossible, there has to be some kind of mistake.” I said, frowning at the results. I turned the papers, wanting to make sure that they were mine, hoping for them to come out as wrong. The last thing that I needed right now was to be carrying a child. “We have an ultrasound if you like, but we would need to ask the permission of Luna Mariana…” “No one, and I mean it, not a single soul is to find out about this.” I said, stopping the doctor. The last thing that I needed was for anyone to fi
Dean: “Boss,” Valentina, my club manager said, smiling at me. She was in charge of managing the girls at the club, ensuring that they were both safe and tended to their work the way that I wanted them to. “Valentina,” I said, nodding at her before she nodded at Viktor who smiled. She extended her hand to us, inviting us to sit. We both sat down and she nodded at the bartender to get us drinks. I shook my head at her, currently not in the mood for drinking anything. The last thing that I needed was to give into my anger while drunk. “How are things going here?” I asked, noticing that despite it being evening, the place was empty. That wasn’t like the place, especially on weekends. “Not so well lately, I don’t know if you heard, but Lorenzo De Mori decided to open a club across from us. The girls are Italians, and most are seductresses by nature. I believe that some are even slaves, but there is no hundred percent guarantee to that.” I shook my head, already knowing that he would b
Arianna: “I told you that I am fine, dad.” I said, handing him the report. He looked down at it for a second before frowning. “When do you plan to leave?” He asked, catching Mariana’s attention. “Tonight,” I said, avoiding his eyes. He frowned in confusion and I could swear that I have never seen Mariana smile as brightly as she just did. “You could at least wait until tomorrow’s last shift. You are simply running away like some snuck in drug dealer,” he said, and I smiled in assurance. “You were already aware that I was traveling, dad, it was only a matter of time before things settled for me to leave.” I said, and he sighed. He looked away from me for a second before extending his arm out to me. My chest burned, but I knew that I had to do this if I, and my baby were going to survive. I walked to his side and he wrapped his arm around me, hugging me tightly before kissing my temple. “I know that you have been angry with me since your mother passed away,” His words made me
“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