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
MANUEL'S POV As I watched her exert control over the situation,my chest puffed out with pride. Here I was thinking that she must have been believing all the lies that Maeve had been spewing but she has been doing the complete opposite."I was his fiancee!"Maeve shrieked."But did that stop you from having your affair.You three yourself at him knowing fully well that he was married and you made sure that he was brainwashed completetly off me.And that would forever be the reason why I would never ever forgive you.You were a throm in my flesh right from when we were little and even now you still are"Maeve cried .I fought the urge to roll my eyes.The more that Maeve spoke the clearer it became that she was lying th through her teeth.I didnt know where she got her baby from but one thing was for sure.Although the baby had an uncanny resemblance to me which was baffling to me but I knew in my heart and libido that I never touched her.I had never ever felt any sort of attraction to
SAMANTHA'S POVOur wedding night wa full with bliss.We had been indoors all day and had been cooped up indoor making love.One thing I was clearly sure of was that Manuel was completely insatiable.I trailed my lips across my bruised lips as the memories of last night invaded my thoughts.***FLASHBACK***He threw me unto the bed and pulled openel my thighs.I whimpered as he slipped one finger into me.I felt my inside stretch by the sheer force of his fingers."Manuel!"I cried.His smile grew wider as he crawled on top of me,caging me between his arms..I felt his weight on me as I wrapped my arms wound him."You smell so good."he said as ye trailed his fingers downwards to my entrance."And you're ready for me too"You said.He pulled the duvet out of the way ,laying his bare chest onto the material which gave way after one short pull. Rolling my shirt up to my chest,he exposed my breasts to his eyes.I fought the urge to recoil at his scrutiny but he wasn't having it He bent
MANUEL'S POV I swung the duvet over me and propped on my pants as I approached the door with a frown."What the heck does she want?"I asked."I don't know sir but she's insisting that she sees the both of you"Martha answered.I pried open the door and stomped downstairs to the living room with Samantha trailing behind me.She was seated crossed legged on the couch with a smug smile on her face and the baby by her side playing without a carr in the world."What the heck is going on Maeve?I roared. "Why won't you just leave us alone?"I heard Samantha say from behind me."Like you left us alone when I asked you to"she retorted."Look,I don't know what exactly you're doing here but am advising you to leave or I'll have you escorted out "I warned.She arched a brow at me."Why are you so agitated Manuel?Are you worried that you're precious children will find out about what you did?Or is it because of that wench behind you?"She said with venom laced in every word "I would like
SAMANTHA'S POVI didn't know What to expect when I went to the hospital"How did you get a piece of the baby's hair?"he asked with a confused frown.I recalled the day that Maeve had come into our house unannounced. When I had lifted the baby up to hand him over to Maeve,I had grew one of my claws and cut out some strands of hair.I knew that the only way tk fond out was to do it ourselves and asking maybe to come for a DNA test could cause problems.I bit my lip anxiously."What's the problem?"he asked."The problem is that I don't know how Maeve would outrightly lie about a bay for goodness sakes,its a baby and it's a very big deal"I responded.He wrapped an arms around me and pulled me closer on the waiting room chair as we waited for the lab scientist to hand us our results. We rose to our feet when he walked out through the steel doors of the laboratory.He shook his head."Look sir,Ma'am it appears that...let ne just had over the results."He said.He handed a brown
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