HunterI stare in the direction my mom’s gone, sighing quietly. I know exactly what’s going through her head and it breaks my heart.Kissing Skye’s and Stephanie’s heads, I give my little princess to Brian and go after my mother.“Mom.” I say when I enter the room. She’s already changed into some sweatpants and a t-shirt, just sitting on the bed quietly.“I failed you. – she croaks, her voice filled with emotion – I endangered my own child!” She clenches her fists, slumping on the bed with her elbows on her knees. She looks so broken.Slowly making my way to her, I sit by her side and pull her into my arms. She seems so small and vulnerable right now, not at all like the strong woman that raised me and my brothers.“Mom, it’s okay. You couldn’t have known. – I soothe – What’s important is that they’re gone now. They won’t hurt the babies.” I feel mom exhale a shaky breath at the mere mention of those people getting Adrian and Stephanie.“I should’ve found out about them earlier. I nev
SkyeIt’s been few months since the visit from Hunter’s grandparents and it’s been really peaceful during that time. There were no rogue attacks, no hostile Undeads and no troubles whatsoever.Apart from our little monsters not letting us sleep.They’re really fussy and they keep crying and screaming all the time. Adrian is hungrier that ever, needing to be fed Hunter’s blood around 20 times a day. He drinks about a gallon of blood daily and I’m scared that it’ll affect Hunter’s health. He always shrugs it off, but it’s still worrying me.Stephanie also changed a little. She hates being left alone. I have to keep her with me at all times, no matter what I’m doing or she yells her lungs out. Adrian still keeps cuddling with her when they sleep, but when my little princess is awake, she’s a total mommy’s girl. Or grandpa’s, cause she really likes to be in his arms.Dad’s been helping my mate a lot with the pack’s business, just like Luna Angel asked him to – he explained that after Luna
HunterI’ve been overseeing the warriors’ training for few hours now, assessing their abilities to see who’ll be the most useful in the upcoming war with those rogues my mom warned me about. She didn’t say much else, since she didn’t want to stir anything, but her message was clear.The rogues’ alpha wants a hybrid. He has this sick obsession about them, according to what my mom and Aiden and Asher found out. He wants an army and my kids are the best way for him to get it. Especially Adrian, since he carries the undead gene, while Stephanie is a pure werewolf. At least we think so, cause she hasn’t shown any signs of being a hybrid. Though she might be just a late bloomer. I guess time will tell.But still, no matter what, that rogue alpha will never touch them. I’d sooner die than have someone hurt my babies. I’ll kill everyone that as much as tries to hurt my mate, my children or my pack. I don’t care how many of them will come or how strong will they be – no one is taking my family
SkyeAfter an exhausting morning with Hunter, I get ready for my training with Ruby. Hunter still doesn’t know that she’s training me, but I get a feeling he wouldn’t agree to this. He’s extremely overprotective and even mentioning something remotely dangerous sends him into frenzy.“Okay, Luna, today we’re going to work with your wolf. Would you mind shifting?” Ruby politely asks.“I told you to talk comfortably. It feels weird to have you talk so… officially to me.” I reprimand quietly, taking off my clothes behind a tree, shifting into my white wolf.‘Ready, little human?’ Pearl asks in my head, smirking smugly.‘Ready. Let’s show her what we’re made of.’ I smirk back, feeling giddy at the prospect of proving how effective my training was.‘A bit of feisty and a whole load of cuteness. That’s what Red says.’ I frown in confusion for a moment but then end up giggling when I get what she means. Red always calls me and Pearl cute when we’re in wolf form, and apparently my feisty wolf
RedOne of the warriors hands me a pair of jeans that he got from one of the hidden supplies. I hurriedly put them on, laying my mate on the ground gently before picking her up again and taking her to the pack house to see the doctor. Her head is bleeding badly and I’m close to freaking out.Doctor is already waiting for me when I reach the house, leading me into the infirmary. I lay Skye on the bed, pressing a kiss to her head. “I will be back my love. I will get our children back. I swear it to you. Just stay strong and heal. I love you.” I whisper into her ear then kiss her soft lips again before leaving her with Doc. I have to get our babies back, fast.I walk out of the house with quick and determined steps, passing by the warriors waiting outside. “I’m going after the rogues who kidnapped my children. You’re going to stay here and keep my mate safe. When Brian arrives, tell him what happened and say I asked him to not let Skye leave the house.” I tell them seriously, getting fir
Hunter I lie on the table, completely drained, but already awake. I don’t know how many times I had my blood drained, cause whenever I’m healed, it all starts all over again. Even Red retreated to the back of my mind, too weak to stay with me. That fucker Armstrong knows that slicing my throat won’t kill me; he fought against Undeads before with my mother, so he knows the weaknesses and strengths of one. Which means he can keep doing the same thing over and over again without killing me.Fuck!“Awake already? Impressive.” I only growl at him in response as he saunters around the table I'm on. “No need to get so angry now, is there? – he mocks – I’m just checking up on my blood bag. It’s been a while and you’re still alive. As expected from the Beast’s son. Do you know why I didn’t go after her instead of you? You don’t? I didn’t tell you? – as usual, Armstrong starts his weird tale of how he’s amazed with my mother’s abilities and the Undeads – Well, I didn’t go after your mother, be
SkyeI stare at the pile of papers on the desk with dismay, not knowing what should I start with... I don’t have the mind to deal with this. I just sit curled up in Hunter’s armchair, greedily taking in his lingering scent. I’ve been dealing with the pack’s business with my dad, trying to not let the pack see how the loss of my mate affects me, but it’s really hard. So, in order to not let them see me in this state, I decided to deal with some paperwork instead.“Leave it, Skye. It’s Alpha’s work. I’ll take care of this.” Dad sighs from the doorway. He looks tired, with disheveled hair and five o-clock shadow. He stares at me worriedly, frowning slightly.“I know. I just wanted to… I don’t know. Just sit here, in his chair… I miss him, dad.” I confess.“I can tell, baby. And no matter how terrible this situation is, it’s actually heart-warming to know you love him even without the mate bond. Some mated couples stay together for years and they don’t share such love, cause they only rel
Hunter Kill! Kill! Kill! The voice in my head is constantly repeating this and I can’t find it in me to deny it. I slash through everyone that gets in my way, leaving only a pile of mutilated bodies behind me.Yet I can’t find it in me to feel bad.No one will stop me!Kill! Kill!Find! Find! FIND!!!Find what?SkyeI pace in front of the house, rocking Stephanie in my arms, while dad holds Adrian, feeding him a bottle of mom’s blood. We’re waiting for Alpha Leo; he called a while ago to announce that he’s coming here. Apparently mom contacted him and asked him to come, saying we’re in danger.But she didn’t say what kind of danger, so the whole pack is on edge. Alpha Leo’s instructions were clear: keep everyone in their houses and don’t even let the patrolling wolves out.I don’t like it.Something’s not right.Why would he want us to stay defenseless with the threat from rogues and Hunter gone?It means he knows something.“He’s here.” Dad says, just when a black car pulls up
LorenzoMy heart feels like it’ll beat its way out of my chest as I drive back to Berkeley. It’s been fucking weeks since I was last here and I can’t believe I’d ever say this, but I miss this place. I think it’s because my mate is there.I can’t wait to see her.I’ve been trying to find out why those rogues and humans had the Alpha King’s emblem on them, but my effort was fruitless. Almost every human had their tongue cut off and the wolves didn’t know who was behind the attacks. This is getting really messy.Just as I enter the city, there’s an unsettling feeling in my chest, a heaviness that restricts my lungs to the point of being painful. And I have this uneasy feeling it’s connected to my mate.There’s something wrong with Ivy.I speed through the streets of Berkeley, heading straight to Ivy’s apartment complex, cursing at every slow driver that stops me from reaching my destination. It would be so much faster to just run, but how can I do this in the city filled with people?! I
LorenzoMy heart feels like it’ll beat its way out of my chest as I drive back to Berkeley. It’s been fucking weeks since I was last here and I can’t believe I’d ever say this, but I miss this place. I think it’s because my mate is there.I can’t wait to see her.I’ve been trying to find out why those rogues and humans had the Alpha King’s emblem on them, but my effort was fruitless. Almost every human had their tongue cut off and the wolves didn’t know who was behind the attacks. This is getting really messy.Just as I enter the city, there’s an unsettling feeling in my chest, a heaviness that restricts my lungs to the point of being painful. And I have this uneasy feeling it’s connected to my mate.There’s something wrong with Ivy.I speed through the streets of Berkeley, heading straight to Ivy’s apartment complex, cursing at every slow driver that stops me from reaching my destination. It would be so much faster to just run, but how can I do this in the city filled with people?! I
IvyThere’s only one thing I didn’t want to happen on a sunny Saturday afternoon. It’s the one thing I’ve been dreading happening ever since I moved here.So, of course – it happens right when I don’t want it to happen.Dad calling… I take a deep breath to calm my racing heartbeat then pick up the phone. “Hi dad…” I quietly greet him, sitting on the couch with my pajama clad legs against my chest. I noticed that whenever I talk to my parents, I always curl up on myself to get some… sense of security. Why do I need to feel secure while talking to my own parents? I don’t know.“What took you so long to pick up the phone, Yvette? Are you with someone? Is it a boy?!” Dad demands harshly, making me flinch at the loudness of his voice.“N-No… I was just studying…” I stammer pathetically, like every other time I talk to my dad.“Good.”I bite my lip unsurely, debating on whether to ask the question burning in my mind. “W-Why did you call, dad?”“I’m calling to warn you that I’m on my way to
LorenzoThe few Alphas gathered in the room are getting on my nerves. They keep interrupting the meeting and I have to put them in their place just to be able to continue. I’ve been constantly meeting with the packs for the last weeks due to the difficult situation with recent attacks on them. Almost every pack has been attacked and suffered a great damage.Almost.The Dark Moon Pack, where I am at the moment, hasn’t really suffered, having the strongest army on the whole continent, led by none other than Beast.She and her army of Deads easily dealt with the attackers and even managed to catch a few of them alive. After I visited the packs that didn’t handle their situation so well, I came here to interrogate the intruders.Right now I’m sitting in Alpha Kingston’s office, with his mate, Thea, his son Theo, - I wonder what happened to their firstborn, Hunter - and a few neighboring alphas accompanying us. The men are way chattier than I would’ve liked. I hate having to listen to thei
IvyMy whole Saturday is spent studying for the upcoming tests I have next week. I need to revise the material so I can get a good grade. The amount of assignments is overwhelming, but I don’t mind. I’d rather do this than spend another evening watching sad movies and eating junk food.Lia and Blake are with the football team in Los Angeles, where they have a game tonight. But even though they’re busy, Lia still called me to check how I was doing. She’s been doing that all the time whenever I wasn’t with her, mainly because of the situation at the club few weeks ago.I haven’t seen the man Lia beat up again, but it may be because I spend most of my time outside with her and Blake. The fact that they’re being watched by some bikers might also be a reason for my peace.After few hours of working on my assignments my doorbell rings, almost sending me into a panic attack. I know for a fact it’s not Lia, Blake or the guys from the team, since they’re all in a different state, and I don’t r
IvyThe next weeks were quite peaceful, spent mostly with my friends. Lia wasn’t joking when she said she’s not going to leave me alone. Whenever I went out, she was there with me. Today we even have kind of a girls’ day and it’s the best thing ever. I noticed that Lia doesn’t like girly stuff, so we didn’t do anything like that. We went for massages then got our hair done, and then we went to dinner to this cute little bistro Lia recommended.I was genuinely shocked when Lia told me she wants to dye her hair ash blonde, but damn does it look good on her. She had three sessions at the salon, today’s one being the last one.We talked about anything and everything the whole day, getting really close. It's so nice to spend time with someone so genuine and honest. She doesn't beat around the bush or pretend to like something she doesn't. When I suggested going shopping earlier, she straight ot told me she hates it and she'd rather not show me her angry side, saying it might scare me.“Oh
IvyI should’ve known. It was too perfect to be true.I’m so stupid.I put another spoonful of my favorite chocolate ice cream in my mouth, sobbing quietly as I watch the movie. I try to convince myself that the tears that flow down my face are caused by the death scene playing on the screen and not the fact that I was stood up.I glance at the dress I chose for the date with disdain, hating how it’s going to remind me of today every time I look at it. I shouldn’t have believed that a man like Lorenzo would want anything to do with me. He was probably making fun of me, like all the other guys that have ever asked me out.The first guy to ever play with me like that was my crush from middle school. He was so charming and polite when he asked me on a date that I immediately agreed, all too eager to be with him. He showed up, unlike Lorenzo, but the date was horrible. When he asked me if I had fun, I lied, afraid of offending him. Only then did he tell me that it was all fake, laughing i
LorenzoI asked her out. I know it might’ve been too fast, but I just couldn’t stop myself. After millennia spent alone, I finally found my little mate and I’ll be damned if I let her get away.“Someone looks happy.” Alex comments as he works on his laptop. I was unable to wipe the grin off my face the whole way here, so it’s no wonder he noticed the change of my mood. “What happened?”“I found my mate. – I grin when I see his eyes bulge out – And I asked her out.”“Already?!” He shrieks before clearing his throat. “I mean, already? Isn’t that a bit fast? Who is she?” He gives me a skeptical look.“She’s human, that’s for starters. I need to get close to her the traditional way. If I just suddenly told her she’s mine cause she’s my mate, she’d freak out. – I shrug, pouring myself a drink – I met her yesterday.” I smile fondly at the memory of my little mate in that cute little top and jeans.“Yesterday? – Alex trails off confusedly – But you were at the…”“At the club, yeah.” I nod, p
IvyMr. Lorenzo, David and I sit in Lia and Blake’s living room, waiting for my friends impatiently. I’m still shaken from the whole incident at the club, but for some reason the huge jacket the Mr. Lorenzo put on me earlier gives me a sense of security. It’s so warm and big, and it smells of Mr. Lorenzo. I wish I could just bottle it up and smell it forever. It’s so tantalizing.“Um, excuse me… - I get their attention – I would like to go home to change clothes, if you don’t mind. I’m covered in… blood.” I scowl at the stains on my body. I guess I got them by hugging Lia earlier.“Of course, sweetheart. Where do you live?” Mr. Lorenzo asks softly, staring at me with those golden eyes of his that resemble molten honey. I could get lost in them for eternity.“Just next door. – I answer, tucking a piece of hair behind my ear – I’ll just, uh, go and come back in few minutes. Is that okay?” I don’t know why but I feel like I have to ask them.David only chuckles in amusement. “Sure, go ah