OsbornI walk around Alita’s party as I search for my mate. It very quickly becomes obvious that she isn’t here.Girl’s flood toward me like always. Each one batting their eyes and asking if I’d want to dance and sometimes letting out this annoying, fake, high-pitched giggle.My mate isn’t here and goddess, I hope when I finally meet her that she doesn’t act like that!It’s been three fucking years that I’ve been searching for her. It feels like finding her is impossible.Anger floods through me, where the hell is she?I walk upstairs and go to the office. I pull out a map of our pack and start looking up information on how my dad currently has the patrols running. My dad has been too lenient when it comes to rogues.I won’t be.Starting tomorrow, the pack will be undergoing some changes.I grab out another map to see which packs I’ve visited recently and which ones we have good relationships with. I need to travel and find my mate, but any pack we don’t have good relationships with,
OsbornMy dad gave me the Alpha title this morning. Although I can tell that he was hesitant to do it, I’m grateful that he did it.I’ve spent most of my day looking over the packs I intend to conquer and then I’m going to take a patrol shift tonight. I’ve already announced that we will have zero tolerance with rogues and I want to make sure that the patrol is following my orders so I plan to randomly go on runs to see if they can follow my instructions.The only weird thing about today is I’ve noticed that my family hasn’t come around me since my dad officially handed over the title this morning. I try not to let it bother me, I’ve put them at arm’s length, I shouldn’t be surprised when they don’t want to be around me anymore.I breathe out as I leave the office and lock it behind me, I want to make sure that no one can snoop through my things.I rush outside and shift into my wolf, Belos, he breathes in the fresh air and shakes out his fur, happy to be released.He runs around the p
PeelleI open the cells and smell a mix of rose and jasmine. My eyebrows furrow softly as I follow the scent and I see a naked girl sitting on the floor in her cell.Her fiery red hair has gray streaks in it and her eyes snap up to me and she scrambles backwards backing herself into a corner.She’s beautiful, and… she’s my mate.How is this possible? Osborn and I have the same mate?!He’s going to be angry; I just know it.I crouch down and hold my hands up and say, “Hey, I’m not here to hurt you. I just want to talk. I’m going to find you something to wear, and I’ll be right back and if it’s okay with you… I’ll come inside, okay?”She glances up at me and I notice her amber colored eyes before she looks back at the floor. I breathe out as I walk out of the cells. She looked skinny; a bit too skinny like she hasn’t had a proper meal. I don’t know what her height is because I never saw her standing, but maybe she’ll fit something of Alita’s?I rush back home where Alita is still playin
OsbornI pace back and forth in my room. My stomach churns and I feel like I could be sick after my encounter with that… rogue.How could the moon goddess pair me with a fucking rogue?! I’ve never been more furious in my life. This has to be some kind of cosmic joke.Anger floods through my veins and I have to let it out somehow and I end up punching a hole in my wall. I stare at the hole; I’ve never been angry enough to hit something like that. Normally, if I want to hit something I’ll go to the gym and use a punching bag, or I would go to a training.I huff as I run my hands through my hair, tugging at the ends. I never do this, it makes my hair disheveled, and now I have to remember to fix it before I go back out.There’s a knock on my door and I huff, “Not now!”The door opens and I grit my teeth as I force myself not to punch whoever just came in. My brother’s voice causes me to freeze as he says, “We need to talk, Osborn.”I turn to face Peelle and his arms are crossed and he lo
EdaI watch as Peelle starts cutting up fresh fruits for me. They look exotic and I wouldn’t be able to tell you what they are.He passes me a bowl and says, “Here, you can snack on that while I cook. Now, I’m not the best cook ever but I can make some damn good French toast. What do you think of that?”I nod slowly as I say, “Sure.”I wonder what makes toast French, but I’m sure it’ll taste just like the normal dark brown or black toast I’m used to receiving. I hear a woman’s voice as she says, “Peelle’s famous French toast? Count me in!”A younger girl yells, “Ooh, me too!”I turn to look at them and I see an older woman with her daughter walk into the room. They both stopped and stared at me, and the older woman said, “Um… hi? Peelle, are you going to introduce me to your friend here?”Peelle comes to my side and says, “Eda, this is my mom, Claudia and my sister, Alita. Mom, Alita, this is my mate, Eda.”My eyes widen from the fact he was already introducing me to his family. Soon,
EdaI’m unable to sleep, this is all so unbelievable.I pace around the large room; I’ve never seen a bedroom this large. Mine and my mom’s room was the size of the bathroom here. My mom will be elated when she finds out that I’m mated to the Alpha of a pack.My mom wasn’t always a rogue. She and her parents got banished from a pack long before I was born because her dad had revolted against the Alpha and my mom kept trying to become his Luna even though he was mated to someone else.I never met my grandparents. My mom never talked about what happened that caused them to separate. But soon she was found by Master Wraith, and he took her in, and she has lived as one of his slaves ever since.She did the best she could to raise me and keep me safe, but she was a bitter woman. She criticized me for my looks and there were days I would go unfed. I still don’t know if she did that because we didn’t have enough to eat or if it’s because she thought I needed to lose weight.Although I know s
PeelleI love spending time with Eda.Being in her presence is addicting. Her scent, her smile, her laugh, all of it is just so perfect.She told me random things about her life. Her mom and her did odd jobs and hunted a lot to stay afloat, she didn’t know who her father was, and her mom has been a rogue her whole life. She says, “It’s weird being in a packhouse and seeing how others have lived their whole lives… it’s just… hard to imagine.”I nod as I take her hand and tell her, “That makes sense, it’s a bit of a culture shock.”Eda nods her head and I ask, “So, would you be interested in becoming a part of the pack? You don’t have to be a rogue anymore. You have opportunities now that you might have had before.”She looks at me with wide eyes l say, “You don’t have to make any decisions now, Eda. I just want you thinking about it. Would you be interested in school? Or would you just want to focus on learning what will be expected of you as a Luna.”Her eyebrows furrow and says, “I’v
PeelleI was practically shaking in anger as I left Eda and went to go confront my brother. I can’t believe the way that he has treated her, and she doesn’t deserve it!If he would just give her a chance, then he would know that she isn’t a threat to our pack.I walk into his room and before he can say anything I say, “Look, I know we’re not close. I know that I’m not your favorite person or whatever, but this girl, Eda, is both of our mates. You can’t storm in acting like you own her whenever you haven’t even tried to spend any time with her!”He stared at me and didn’t say a word. It made me angry to see that he didn’t even have a response to his behavior. I run my hands through my hair, tugging on the ends as I ask, “Do you even realize the affect you have on her?”When he doesn’t answer I can’t help but curse. What is wrong with him?I say, “Osborn, you’ve looked for this girl for freaking years! What is wrong with you? I thought you would treat her well because you seemed so desp
ClaudiaLife is hard. It is full of things that none of us deserve.It can be full of wonderful and beautiful things, but it is also full of a lot of things that are unfair.There is nothing fair about what happened to my daughter.She didn’t want to be kidnapped and brainwashed, she didn’t want to become impregnated by a sociopath, and she didn’t want to have a stillbirth.After going into labor and the doctor wasn’t able to get it’s heart rate they took Alita to the pack hospital to have an emergency c-section to try and get the baby out in time.It was a girl, she looked so much like Alita, and she wasn’t breathing when she came out.The wails that Alita cried out haunt all of us.Thankfully, she has Mateo on her side. He helped her through her grief. He helped her to be able to see the good things in life even through all the darkness that clouded her mind.One of the things that had been stressing her out was the thought that they would have to leave soon so he could be Beta agai
AlitaMy eyes snap open and I take in a sharp breath.Everything suddenly flooded into my mind. Being taken from the party for Osborn, Peelle, and Eda, the brain washing ritual, all the time I started figuring things out and Aamon would drug me again.Everything. Every single little detail of my life came back.I grind my teeth together in anger. I’m ready. It’s time for Aamon to die.I slip out of Mateo’s grip and thankfully he’s in such a deep sleep that he doesn’t notice me leave. The house is quiet, no one is awake, but still, I am careful as I sneak out to the cell. I walk into Aamon’s room, and he looks surprised to see me but then he notices my prominent baby bump and says, “Oh my goddess, our baby looks like it’s cooking great! How are you feeling love?”I hiss, “I am not your love!” I huff as I try to regain my composure. I don’t want him to think of me as a small hot-headed child. No, I will be cold and calculated with my actions.I look at him and say in a cold voice, “I g
AlitaI can’t stop staring at Mateo and I notice he hasn’t released his breath since he asked if I believe him. I slowly nod my head; I do believe him. The tingles, the sparks, his scent, and the overwhelming desire to be with him made it obvious. He is my mate.I force myself to stand up. Mateo holds his arm out, helping to steady me. I look down at Aamon who is watching me curiously. I’m overwhelmed by the emotions and tears threaten to fall down my face and in a choppy voice I ask, “What the hell is going on? You clearly aren’t my mate.”His lips are pressed into a line, and he shakes his head and then suddenly a laugh slips from his lips. His eyes flicker back to me, and he says, “You were so innocent and naïve and so easy to brainwash, dear.”Shock rushes through me and I don’t know how to respond. He shakes his head as he continues to chuckle and at this moment I realize that everyone has been telling the truth.This man… I’ve lived with him for a year… I thought that I loved h
ClaudiaEverything comes rushing back to me as I stare at this son of a bitch. He has ruined my life and my family. He has harmed my children in so many ways and I want nothing more than for him to die.But then… he laughs at me and shakes his head. He snaps, “You don’t intimidate me, mutt!”Evan takes a step from behind me, and I can’t help but smirk, everyone is intimidated by my giant hulk of a man. But Aamon shakes his head, “What are you going to do? Hit me? You have questions for me, and I guarantee I won’t answer them just because you are trying to intimidate me.”Mateo asks, “Then what will make you answer?”He lifts his head up and gives a smirk, “They already know what I want.”Osborn steps forward, “You’re not getting the child.”He laughs, “Then I won’t fix her memory.”Osborn lets out a growl that feels like it shakes the whole room and Aamon looks at him and shakes his head, “I will fix her memory if I am guaranteed to leave with my child and no one attacks us.”Osborn r
EdaOsborn paces around the living room and holds Faith. His constant movement helps soothe her while I feed Hope.We can’t believe that they were able to find Alita so fast. We know that Alita is different than she was before, but it doesn’t matter. She will finally be home.When the door opens Evan, Claudia, and Peelle come in and behind them is a pregnant Alita and a man we don’t know. My heart breaks for her knowing that the child inside her belongs to my disgusting biological father.Her eyes zero in on Osborn and then she looks at Peelle and she murmurs, “Huh.”Peelle says, “That’s our brother, Osborn, he’s the current Alpha of the Scarlet Pack.”Osborn walks over to her and repositions Faith in his arms and says, “Alita, I can’t believe your home.”She looks him up and down and Peelle takes Faith from his arms and walks over to me to give me a kiss. I notice the confused look on Alita’s face and she asks, “So, you’re both with her?”We all nod our heads and she asks, “And who a
PeelleI feel bad for Mateo whenever Alita wakes up. They knocked her out and we went on our way back onto our private plane to head home. She’ll wake up at some point during this flight and when she does, I guarantee it’s not going to be pretty.Mom sits near her and plays with her hair and will randomly make remarks about how happy she is that we finally found her.I ask Mateo, “Do you know how far along she is?”He shakes his head, “She didn’t talk to me much. We were more like acquaintances. If I had to guess I would say four months… maybe five.”Mom says, “Her baby is going to be so close to the girl’s age.”I nod in acknowledgement and Mateo says, “You have kids?”“Twins, my brother and I have the same mate and we had our girls, Hope and Faith, five months ago.”“That’s amazing. I wonder if Alita is pregnant with one or two.”“How do you feel about her pregnancy?” I ask as I try to feel him out. He knows she’s pregnant, will he be there for her even though she is carrying some o
MateoI lie Alita’s body down on the bed in the guest room we gave her. I breathe out as I watch her chest move up and down with her steady breathing. I need to make sure that whatever Sofia gave her was safe, I want no harm coming to her or the baby. Even though I understand that she’s struggling, I’m having a hard time with Alita.Her whole life has been turned upside down, but she won’t even consider what we’re trying to tell her.I get it, I do, I’m sure we sound like a bunch of crazy people to her. But there must be some way to get her to remember her old life. But… is that what’s best for her? Knowing that she’s been playing house with the man who kidnapped her?I groan as I leave her room. I need to go downstairs and talk with her family and explain everything that happened on our end and maybe they could explain some things that don’t make sense to us.As I come into the living room her parents, Evan and Claudia, and her brother, Peelle all look at me. I breathe out and say, “
MateoI had dinner with Alita, and it was wonderful. It doesn’t matter if she has accepted me or not, just being in her presence is more than enough.I need to talk to Lorenzo and Sofia and see what we should do with her though.Should I tell her about the missing person notice? Or should we wait until her family gets here?I leave her so that she can rest, and my wolf is antsy inside my mind. He wants to come out and mark her, he’s ready to know that she is 100% ours now and forever.When I walk into the room both Lorenzo and Sofia look at me. Sofia asks, “How is she doing?”“She’s… antsy. She’s ready to get home to her ‘mate’.” I scoff, it’s hard to even think of another man being her mate. Having a relationship with her the way only I should be able to have.Sofia looks at me sympathetically and says, “I think she’s been brainwashed, Mateo. I think she truly believes that man is her mate. If she is this missing girl… it’s the only thing that makes sense. Otherwise, why wouldn’t she
PeelleFinally, we’re going to find Alita. I know things have changed, I know she’s different now, but my heart leaps for joy knowing that soon she will be home and safe.I’m glad I packed last night and enjoyed my time with Eda. While my mom and I were busy packing, my dad and brother were searching for packs near Venice.Dad found the Verona Pack and has some connections with them because of business. He sent in the request to stay there and although we haven’t heard back from them yet, but we decided to head out anyway. Worse comes to worst then we’ll stay in a hotel, it’s not like we can’t afford it.We say our goodbyes to Osborn, Eda, and the girls and we get on the plane to go find Alita. I hope that the bond we have built over these years will help guide me in finding her.MateoI think that Sofia was right and that Aurora, if that’s her real name, is actually a missing person. It makes a lot of sense and so I have been looking through the missing person reports that we have re