MANUEL'S POV"Manuel,we need to take a break."She said breathlessly. I have lost counts of how many times we've made love. We still hadn't left the room all weekend. And the longer we stayed indoors the more time I spent thinking about spending the rest of my life with her.There was never any day that was dull with her around.I feel like a better man whenever I was with her.Everything that I felt was as a result of the conviction that I had with her been who I wanted to be.I loved her.I loved so much my heart hurt whenever she was in pain.And I felt happy whenever she was happy so marriage was the best step."Will you marry me...again"?I blurted out.She slanted her head to stare up at me."Where did that come from?"She asked."It came from my heart.I want to make you mine officially.You are already mine and as everyone knows you are my mate.But to make it official we have to stand in front of people to show our love and say our vows as they all stand witness"I told her.H
SAMANTHA'S POV"Really?"Martha said with a wide smile on her face.Shw was beaming with joy as she placed the plate in front of me.We are all seated around the dinning table having breakfast that Martha had offered to serve.manuel had gone back upstairs to wake up the kids giving us room to talk.her first response as we told her was to shuffle her feet in excitement."Yes Martha we are getting married."I comfirmed."Finally I was hoping that you guys just get past eveything and just married"he said."Thank you Martha for your strong belief in our relationship.I just realized that you had more faith in the both of us than we ever did in our relationship.Thank you"I said placing a hand on Martha's when she stretched to drop the glass on the table.She tapped a hand gently unto mine."Dont worry about it dear.your happiness is my happiness,when you're happy am happy so never let anything or anyone take away your joy."she advised with a serious tone to her voice.I nodded giving
MANUEL'S POVHere I was standing in the midst of other Alphas.Who were congratulating me and giving me tips and advice on hoe to be married which was to not get married.They discussed problems that they were facing and not onmy did it strengthen my resolve to marry her but ug excited me.I wanted to get to that stage where she would nag me or where she would try to deny me sex because I made her mad.Those were the moments I wanted to see.And judging from the look on her face as she approached her parents at the far corner of the gardenI realized what I had done.At first I had thought that's having her adopted parents here would somehow ease up the tension and around her getting married especially since Maeve had been nowhere to be found at that moment. According to her parents,they had told me that she had just left the house one day and didnt return and she hasn't for months now.It was baffling because after I had sent her away from the pack house,she had moved in w iui th he
SAMANTHA'S POV"I only give respect when it is deserved and right now,after everything I've just heard you say ,I realised that you're both the world's worst parents.Looka at how your own daughter that you showered with love and after behaves.Its s wonder how you raise your children with your so called love but thankfully,you didnt put your claws deep enough into This woman standing here.Smd I'll have you know that's one of the best woman you can ever meet on the planet.Ans am sorry for you for not being able to recognize and decipher that."Rick poured out on my parents whinlooked uncomfortable aqueining from side to side as people passed by staring at us."Rick let's just go"i said dragging him away before it could get any worse.He dragged his hand away from mine as he glared straight at my parents while they cowered backwards in fear."Samantha, did you being this man here to insult us?"My mother asked.She scoffed in disbelief. "No mother but its what you deserve"I spoke up.
MANUEL'S povI watched her lips pursed in thought as she thought about what I had said."I have never really considered it,but ..."she hesitated.She shook her head vehemently. "...No,I dont think I want to.They abandoned me and that's on them.Right now,I have eveything I always wanted a family and that's something that can never be taken away.I think it's better I be contented with what I have right now""samantha I don't know about you but as someone that had lost my parents very young,the craving to have parents has always been there and I know you feel it too.The gaping hole that something is missing,like your world is somehow incomplete without them.You have to listen to that voice because it cares for you.It wouldn't want to see you fail and it wouldn't want you suffer anymore or wouldn't want you to leave a life where you have no idea who your birth parents are.Trust me,you wouldn't be content with just that"I advised gellntly wrapping an arm around her and pulling her into
SAMANTHA'S POV"I completely understand that you had to but killing them was...brutal"I commented."You don't need to have any remorse for these kinds of people.They didnt have any when they killed my parents in cold blood did they?"he reasoned."I know.What they did to your parents were horrible.And taking up the mantle after your father died is ever more brutal and I can't understand your pain but I can imagine how much pain you felt during that time and am sorr for that"I told him.He planted a kiss on my forehead,on the bridge of my nose and down my lips where he planted a soft kiss on my lips."Have I told you I love you?"he joked."Well...you haven't said it enough"I told him giving him a sly smile."How about I show you?"He told me.I arched a brow in his direction,unsure of what it is he meant but from the glint in his eyes I knee exactly what he was talking about."You're insatiable. Right now?"I cried retracting from his hands."I am when it comes to you"He respond
MANUEL'S POV "You're so lucky man"Micheal said with a huge grin on his face.As I stood in the room decorated with amazingly beautiful flowers,filled with people dressed to the nines for the one of the most biggest day of my life,I couldnt helo buff wish my parents were here.To see the beautiful woman I was about to marry.How many people would you say that marries that mates?Especially for us werewolves,finding a mate is one thing but rejection can also be in the cards for you if there isn't much love between them.The laws that govern the union between the mated couple isn't much like it used to.It was very different.Which was why the jittery feeling that I was having as my toes curled up in excitement at what was to come.So yes I knew I was lucky.In fact,I Knew that I was the luckiest man alive because she had decided to go with me.She had decide to embark on this journey with me and I vowed that I would cherish her and my beautiful kids and my beautiful kids yet to come as well
SAMANTHA'S POV"You cannot be serious.What do you mean by that?"Manuel said with a frown."Can't you see the resemblance?"she said with a proud smile on her face.I stared at the child in her arms even as my heart broke looking for some kind of loophole,anything to refute what her claim was.When I had seen her at the door being dragged out by the the guards stationed at the door.I didn't recognize her at first not until she called out my name."Hello little sister"she said slyly.I folded my arms around my chest blocking the doors."What are you doing here Maeve,Mum and Dad have been looking all over for you.Why haven't been home these past year?He could you even disappear from the face of the earth in just a year. "I asked wryly.My attention drew to the baby that cooed on her hip."Is that your baby?"I asked a smile forming on my lips.She eyed me skeptically giving me a lopsided grin."She is related to you.But not in the way you think."She said."What do you mean?"I ask
EPILOGUEOn the 24th of August,my beautiful daughter Ava was born.At the right time too."she's so lovely"Martha,my new mother said as tears welled up in her eyes."Isn't she?"Manuel said softly as he stretched out his hands to envelope the beautiful tiny creature in his hands."Daddy let me see,let me see!"Nova chirped jumping up and down just to get a good look of her baby sister."Yes!I finally have a sister.Thank you mummy!"she said excitedly.I laughed.Manuel planted a soft kiss on my forehead."You did great Samantha thank you for eveything.Thank you for coming into my life."He said softly settling in the chair beside my bed with the baby in his arms."She's so tiny dad"Dax said in disbelief.I laughed. "Yes she is darling."He responded."Its amazing. Were we really this tiny too when we were little?"Finn added. My heart filled with joy looking at my family. Martha stood at Manuel's side with the baby in her arms and a warm smile on her face.While my kids surro
SAMANTHA POVMy mind trailed back to all the seasons in our lives that seemed difficult that we never imagined we would scale through but we did.And I was eternally grateful to having the fate to meet Manuel in my life.He was indeed a blessing in my life.We had fought multiple times.***FLASHBACK***"There is no way that I will have a relationship in secret and I will never stand here and watch as other men sniff after what's mine"He told me grimly ."I'm not an object!"I shouted.He arched a brow at me."No matter what you do now,you can't take it back.You're mine"he stated matter of factly."You're not saying that you love me but that I need to stay with you forever "I said."You're mated to me now.No man would be foolish enough to come close to you not when you belong to me now."he said,pulling on his pants.I opened my mouth to speak but we were interrupted by the soft knock on the door."Mommy!"Nova's voice called out.I wrapped my robe tighter around my body.Walking
MANUEL'S POV We had come a long way.There was a lot of past behind us.I recalled all the moments I feared we wouldn't make it last. ***FLASHBACK*** How long will you keep up this act?"I asked. "Am sorry,what act?"She asked feigning innocence. I groaned in frustration. "You do not know what I went through there.They helped me and I couldn't just let your jealously get the best of you and have you laying baseless accusations against someone that had done absolutely nothing to you"I spoke. I watched as her expression changed with each word I spoke. "Jealousy? Baseless accusations?"she repeated. I groaned out. "You know that's not what I meant by that.I just..." She turned to walk away.My hand snaked out to grip her arm. "Manuel,let me go."She told me trying to struggle out of my grasp. "Don't walk away from me when am talking to you."I warned holding her tighter. "Manuel,let me go!"She cried. I saw tears pooled around her eyes as she struggled to break free. I dragged her
SAMANTHA'S POV Five months later..."Why would you say that?"I heard his voice say in a hushed whisper."Is mummy sleeping?"Nova said. "Look..Look..."Finn cried."Samantha?"Manuel spoke up "Doctor!she's awake!she's awake!"I heard him calling out.The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was the intense glare of the overhead lightning.I raised my hand to cover my eyes until my eyes adjusted to the light.When the doctor were done with their tests and my vitals were checked,I watched the relief on all their faces.From Micheal and a beautiful female who was glued to his side.I couldn't hide the smile that crept up on my face which he returned with a boyish grin.My kids ran up to me.And with Manuel's help I was able to get them all on my bed.I was seated with my unbelievably huge belly inbetween my thighs.I had been told that I was asleep for over five months and that there had been any sort of hope of me recovering. And that it was a Miracle that I had survived even
MANUEL'S POV One second.Two seconds passed but still nothing.My heart oundedbin my chest as I waited for the people to speak. The council looked smug on their table as they watched the tumult of emotions that passed through my face as I watched the crowd."Alpha Manuel!"Someone shouted from the crowd."Long live Alpha Manuel!"Another rose to cheer.And the rest stood chanting.Soon the room is filled with eruptions of cheers and claps as they chorused their answer. "Long live Alpha Manuel!"They chanted in harmony."Order!order this minute!"The speaker rose shouting at the top of his lungs until the rook went silent again."You have all made your choice and we have all taken it into consideration. But until we have reached a final consensus,Alpha Manuel will be stripped of the Alpha Position and his Beta Rdyer will resume duties in his place until the trial is finalised."the man declared.The room erupted in an uproar of angry emotions."How dare you!"I shouted stilling the
MANUEL'S POV "What is this Manuel?"I cried."Where have you been?!"He said through gritted teeth."What is that supposed to mean?Are you monitoring my whereabouts now?"I asked in disbelief."Just tell me where you were Dammit!"He said.I jerked backwards at his raised voiceHe took steps backwards pacing away from me,running a hand through his hair. "Why are you getting angry at me for?"She cried. "You ...you've been having an affair all this while and I didnt know.How couldn't I have known."I told her. Her mouth grew agape in feigned shock.I felt my blood boil mat the thought that she thought she could deceive me ."Where is all this coming from Manuel?"HShe asked.I couldn't let her know that it was Maeve because it wasn't. All Maeve did was comform a suspicion that I've had for the longest time."That's not important. What's important is the fact that you've been secretive,absent and distant for a while now"I told her.She raised her hand up in exasperation."Th
SAMANTHA'S POV "I don't think it would be easy to be able to find out the culprits"Steve said as he sat across from her sipping his coffee.We were seated in a coffee shop at the far end of town for a stakeout.We had found a recurring name in my mom's journal,Zain.My mom had described him as a nut-head that had wanted her mated to him.He had gone as far as going to her parents to get them arranged to be wed but she had blatantly turned him down stating that she loved my father who had appeared strategically in her life at the time.And after much difficulty they were wedded .On their wedding day he had barged into her dressing room and threatened her to leave with him but she had refused.He had vowed that day that their marriage wouldn't last and that if It wasn't him that no-one would have her and that she should bid her time well and that the click had already began ticking.He had been dragged out because he had refused their offer of being escorted out.It did sound like the
MANUEL'S POV "Why the hell did you not take care of this Manuel?You didn't even tell me?!"Rdyer scolded.I walked past him,pushing the door open to walk into my office as he trailed behind me."Everything that I did,I did for all of us."I responded settling back in my cushioned chair."But still...Manuel what the hell were you thinking?Did you really think that you were going to keep this a secret forever?"He chastised leaning closer."I was hoping that nobody found out about it.Thats why I dont understand how it was revealed and..."I explained. "...And you know that no matter what truce you may have called with the council,they were going to flick around this piece of information like vultures prey looking for their next dead meat"Rdyer finished.He slammed his fist on the desk with a bang.Unfazed I stared at the dent that he had made on my furniture."Manuel it's not about you killing him.Everyone knew he deserved it but you had to know that eventually the truth would be rev
SAMANTHA'S POV"Manuel Wait!Stop!"I said moving my lips away from his,moving my head to the side.His hand gripped my jaw stilling my movement. "Samantha please let me.I love you.And I want to show you"he pleaded.I stared into his eyes watching his dark beautiful orbs glistening with desire. Desire for me.I nodded.He let out a sigh of relief,bringing his lips down towards my lips.Bringing his lips dangerously close to my lips,he nibbled on my lower lips waiting.The pain in my arm was forgotten as he pinned me closer to his body,bringing my belly closer to fill his need for me.I tried to side step him but wasn't successful, instead he lifted me up unto the desk, prying my thighs apart he slipped in between them wrapping my legs around his waist to cage me in.he growled impatiently slamming his lips unto mine.He rode my skirt higher up to reveal my red lace panties.His eyes lingered for a while before ripping them off."Manuel!"I exclaimed."I love the way you say my na