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Third Person's POV Harris stretches and then cracks his neck as he listens to Cyrus give him the last rundown on which team leaders are going to be active during the party tomorrow. "I'm putting both of Reid's teams between our border and theirs since they're familiar with their border. They'll be able to feel and smell if anyone is trying to cross through their territory to get to ours. I'm going to do the same with Malaki's two teams. I'll put them between our territory and theirs. That'll allow us to increase security on the north and east border. Oh, can you see if they can bring a few extra men so we could have extra men in the heart of our pack, instead of just the borders." "That's an excellent idea. I'll call Reid and Malaki as soon as we're done here. Let's see... I want increased security around the cells too, inside and out. We don't have any of their men, but you never know who's made a deal with who to get someone out. I want as many men as we can around the outside
Third Person's POV Before last night's revelation, Harris wasn't nervous about the party. It was just a party. One where everyone can see that the Thorn Pack is back, and meet their new Alpha. A party where hopefully pack members will be able to find their other half. But now it's more than that for Harris. Now he hopes that maybe he will find his mate. That thought has Harris both excited and nervous. All the little details of the party he didn't care about are suddenly important. He wants everything to be perfect and just right for his mate in case he finds them. Harris gets excited when he gets word from the front gate that guests have begun arriving. He makes his final walkthrough of the pack house and is pleased, his people outdid themselves. The pack house looks beautiful, it's decorated with flowers throughout the main level. Wanting to check on the backyard one last time, Harris walks out the back door and immediately flinches, startled by an obnoxiously loud voice that y
Third Person's POV After making sure there are no vampires anywhere near Harris's pack, Nadja smiles as he feels for her. His smile widens when he picks up on her location almost instantly and his feet leave the ground as he blinks away. As Evelyn reached for a cupcake she took a sharp breath in when she suddenly sensed someone behind her before they placed their hands over her eyes. The scent of a cold winter's day filled her nose and Evelyn smiled when she heard a familiar voice. "Guess who?" Evelyn squealed as she turned and jumped into Nadja's arms as he promptly kneeled. The scent of honeysuckle invades Nadja's nose and he smiles as he presses his nose to her curly long blond hair. Evelyn pulled back and giggled as she grabbed her dress and did a little curtsy, showing off her new dress that was white with light blue flowers all over it. It looked beautiful against her pale white skin and made her bright blue eyes shine brighter. Her long blonde hair almost looks white wi
Third Person's POV Alpha Christopher and Alpha William were nowhere near as friendly and happy to be there as Alpha Derek was. Although they weren't as rude and cocky as Brody was over the phone. Harris could tell William was amused by all the guards they had lined up in front of the packhouse. It showed on his face. The air felt different when William's and Christopher's unmated pack members walked through the party. They didn't look as eager and excited. They held their heads high and looked at everyone as though they were better than them. Derek watched nervously as several of his members nervously stepped forward when they smelled their mate in the crowd. It wasn't just his Omegas and Delta 3s that were scared, even a few Delta 1’s were biting their lips. Derek watched horrified as one of William’s men knocked his Delta 3 to the ground and began reciting the rejection. Derek's body tensed and he began to move forward when an Alpha and an Omega with dark hair and green e
Third Person's POV Cyrus stands with Brian to his right, Alpha Reid and the twins to his left, and a team of warriors lined up behind them. Cyrus wants to smirk when he sees the confusion on Alpha Brody's face when he steps forward instead of an Alpha. Brody looks Cyrus up and down before looking at Reid and then steps around the Beta. "Are you Alpha Harris?" "No, he's not, that is Alpha Reid, I am Alpha Harris' Beta, Cyrus. I am here to greet you and welcome you to our pack." Brody scuffed as he looked at Cyrus and the Beta raised an eyebrow. "I'm sorry but if you would have been here in a timely fashion, then maybe my Alpha would have been here to greet you. But since you chose to show up an hour late, I'm here to greet you instead, so my Alpha doesn't have to pull himself away from his party. Now, if you'll follow me." Brody's mouth snapped shut and his jaws clenched. The Alpha's Beta grabbed his arm and squeezed it. His eyes glazed over, as he spoke to Brody. "Very well
Third Person's POV The wind is knocked from Harris' lungs as his back hits the ground and his Beta hovers over him. Cyrus raised an eyebrow when aside from the wind being knocked out of Harris, he doesn't seem phased. Instead of complaining, or getting frustrated, the damn Alpha seems like his head is somewhere else, and Cyrus knows exactly where. The Beta groans as he reaches down grabs Harris' shoulders and yanks him to his feet. Harris blinks and shakes his head, trying to clear his mind and focus on his Beta who just handled him like a ragdoll. "Man, go! Go call him, go see him, or have him come here. Just do something with him so you'll stop spacing out and thinking of him all day!" Cyrus shook his head as he walked toward his bag. "I'm sorry! I just can't stop thinking about him." "What? No, I didn't even notice." Cyrus rolled his eyes as he threw his towel over his shoulder. Harris chuckled and threw his towel at Cyrus, hitting him in the back of the head. The Beta groan
Third Person's POV Instead of being disappointed, Harris was relieved when he got back to his office and found Brody gone. Harris walked to the front door and was even further relieved when Brody's car was gone. 'Is this what he planned? He said he was packing a bag... Did he not plan on staying the night? Did he plan to come here just to tell me that?' Harris supposed it didn't matter, he didn't want to face him right now. His heart ached and he wasn't sure he would be able to look at him. This gives Harris time to wrap his head around this new side of his mate. It gives him time to come to terms with the fact that they'll never be equal in the bedroom. Somehow it feels like Harris gave up more than that. It feels like he just agreed to something much bigger than the fact that he has to take it up the ass, and will never know what it feels like to be inside someone. .... The following day Harris couldn't bring himself to call Brody. He was both humiliated that he had to agree to
Third Person's POV Harris rolled over and opened his eyes. His heart skips a beat when his eyes land on his sleeping mate. Images of last night flash through his head and Harris reaches up and touches his mark. A shiver runs down the Alpha’s spine when he touches the mark Brody placed there. A mix of emotions flows through Harris as he remembers the previous night. He was hurt by the fact that Brody didn't even prep him. It was the reason after the first few thrusts, he felt extra lubricated down there, almost as if he was submissive and leaking slick. The blood mixed with the lube left quite a mess to clean up. But then Harris remembers how tender and sweet Brody was afterwards. That thought was enough to bring a smile to Harris' face. Harris hopes to experience more of that, instead of the hard side of his mate. Harris looked at Brody and loved how peaceful he looked. He trailed his fingers along the side of his face and turned his head toward him. Harris' heart beat faster
Third Person’s POV The sound of Evelyn's laughter rings out. The little Omega covers her mouth while she laughs at the icing all over Nadja's face. The Elder was taken off guard this time. Evelyn didn't give him a chance to anticipate what was coming. She simply called his name and when the elder turned she stuffed a cupcake into his face. As shocked as Nadja was, the beautiful sound of her laughter was worth it. He sat there for a moment before bringing the napkin in his lap to his face. Evelyn continued to laugh as she stood up and took the napkin from Nadja. The Omega sat sideways on his lap as she cleaned the icing from his face. After wiping the icing from his eyes they fluttered open and Evelyn froze, her breath caught and her heart skipped a beat for the first time. Nadja froze when he heard her heart skip. For a moment the Elder couldn't move. After a moment Nadja reached up and took the napkin with one hand while bringing his left hand to her creamy white cheek. “Thank y
Third Person's POV Grayson laughed as he ran from his growling brother. Ezra didn't find it funny when his brother froze his entire bowl of soup as he dug his spoon into it. The little King tried to ignore his brother as he brought his cup of juice to his mouth just to have the frozen contents slide out and hit his nose. Ezra growled as he reached out and shocked Grayson. The Future Alpha King yelped and then took off running with Ezra hot on his tail. Silas ran his hand down his face as he watched the two brothers chase each other around the yard. Grayson, now 10, created a snowball in his hand and threw it at his brother, hitting him square in the nose. This only infuriated Ezra and the 8-year-old thrust his hands forward, shocking Grayson. Grayson grunts as his body falls to the ground mid-sprint. Grayson blinks his eyes just in time to see Ezra lunging for him. His eyes widened as he tried to roll away but he was too late. The younger brother landed on top of Grayson and quickl
Third Person's POV It's been 5 years since Harris had their first child. A year and a half later their son Niles was born. He's an omega, a dragon/werewolf hybrid at the curious age of 3 and 1/2. Atticus doesn't know if they'll have any more kids. But his heart is content knowing he and his mate brought two dragons into this world. Not only that, they honored his Father and the Dad he had for such a short time. Michael got over his anger with Noah removing his tubes rather quickly. Asher on the other hand had to keep his walls up constantly. Onyx was devastated. He had hoped for more children, even though Noah expressed his desire not to have anymore. Onyx couldn't wrap his head around why Noah would take something like that from him. He didn't understand it, even after Asher's explanation. Onyx wished he would have kept a closer eye on Noah. The Alpha wolf was adamant that he would have never let the Omega take something like that from him. The Alpha wolf was so angry at Noah, tha
Third Person's POV Xavier stuck the bottle into the warmer and nervously glanced at Theo. The Omega rocked back and forth as Vivian fed from him. Damien was out cold on the couch due to Vivian having a hard time sleeping last night so the Beta was up with her. Xavier scratched the back of his neck as he struggled to find words for the Omega. He felt beyond guilty for the thoughts that went through his head at the hospital, and for the way he snapped at Theo when he asked a simple question about their child's name. Xavier hated the thoughts that went through his head when he felt Damien die and he hated that those thoughts didn't go away while he waited for Damien to wake up. The Alpha wasn't sure what to say, or how to make amends, or how to make things right again. Xavier wished Theo would be mad at him. He wanted the Omega to lash out, shout at him, yell, scream, or hit him. He felt he deserved it and so much more. After laying Vivian in her swing, Theo went back into the kit
Third Person's POV Xavier can't feel anything beyond the excruciating pain of the broken mate bond, and his broken heart. He can't even bring himself to comfort his hurt omega who is curled up in the fetal position on the floor next to him, sobbing uncontrollably. As much as he loves Theo, the Alpha can't function without his Beta who saved him all those years ago. Damien was the very air he breathed. His heart feels like it was ripped from his chest. He doesn't want to live without Damien. The Alpha's head reels as he feels the death of his little mate, and he can't figure out how to go on without him. Xavier sucks in a breath before leaning forward and screaming. Spit connects his lips as he screams while tears flow down his face and drip from his chin. The doctor works fast trying to stop the bleeding and clear out as much blood as he could so he could see. With the baby out, the doctor pulls the top of the uterus out and is shocked at how thin and weak it is. It's practically
Third Person's POV Harris slowly breathed as he held his stomach. Another nurse burst into the room and quickly began asking Harris questions. Harris almost felt dizzy with how fast everything was moving. One moment they were in the backyard relaxing, the next minute Finn was in labor, then Damien, and now he might be as well. It was all too much, too soon. Harris wasn't ready. What if they didn't have everything they needed? What if he messes up? What if he isn't good enough, and fails at being a Dad? What if it isn't a dragon, and he fails to give Atticus what he has been hoping for? Harris blinks his eyes several times and a face inches from his own comes into view. Harris realizes Atticus is holding his face. “Stop!... Everything is going to be just fine! We have everything we need and so much more. Of course, we're both going to mess up, but we're going to learn from our mistakes and do better. We're not perfect, no one is! But you will never fail at being a dad! You are going
Third Person's POV “My water broke!” Addison took a sharp breath in as Maddox rushed forward, scooping his mate into his arms and praying his little angel didn't sneeze again. No one had to say anything, it was like they worked as one mind as everyone rushed through the pack house and out the front door. The sound of two engines roared to life as the vehicles sped out racing towards the hospital. “How are you feeling? Are you in any pain?” Addison asked as she adjusted Lucian's legs over her lap. “No, not yet. Just a little discomfort in my back.” Lucian said and then slowly exhaled as his stomach became tight. Addison looked between Finn's stomach that was exposed and his face. “How bad was that one?” Addison asked when Finn's body relaxed. “Not that bad. It's just a little stronger than the Braxton Hicks.” Finn said as he rubbed his belly. The Omega closed his eyes and leaned back against Maddox as Addison caressed his stomach. Addison looked into Maddox's eyes and could
Third Person's POV As Atticus steps out the back door he breathes a sigh of relief seeing the many heaters on the patio. Fall has just arrived and Harris can't stand the cold. Dragons prefer very warm temperatures, but little dragons need and crave the heat even more. Harris' body is responding to the growing dragon in his womb, reacting as if he himself was a dragon. The smaller Alpha wears a sweater during the day while everyone else is wearing t-shirts. In the evening he snuggles inside a warm thick coat while everyone else is simply wearing long-sleeved shirts. Draven doesn't mind, in fact he loves it. He's a proud mate and father, ever protective and attentive. Their apartment is never below 78, and whenever they're snuggling or sleeping, Draven heats Atticus' body, warming their mate and growing hatchling. Addison holds the door open and watches each Alpha carefully lead their very pregnant mate out of the back door and onto the patio. Damien winces and Xavier is immediately co
Third Person's POV Harris swears his stomach wasn't this big yesterday. He feels like his stomach doubled in size overnight. Even though he's now five months pregnant, Harris was before somewhat able to hide it with large baggy shirts, but now there's no way for the Alpha to hide his ever growing abdomen. The car comes to a stop and Harris dreads stepping out of it. Especially since their little town seems so active right now. There are tons of people walking up and down the sidewalk, coming and going from each shop. Harris' hand protectively rests against his stomach, trying to hide his pregnancy. Harris nibbles on his lip before turning to look at his Alpha. “You know, we don't have to go shopping today. And, I can just get something to eat at home. Why don't we just go back!” Harris was hoping to change Atticus' mind, but the larger Alpha simply gave him a soft smile before climbing out of the car. “Damn it!” Harris cursed as he turned and looked out the window, watching all t