AmeliaIt’s like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders since telling Maven the truth about what happened to me. He hasn’t pushed me for intimate encounters, and he makes me feel like I have a voice.Growing up as a rogue, I never had a voice. It’s weird feeling like I matter now.Although Maven said I could do other duties around the pack, I decided to keep up with my normal house duties with Maggie and Sophie. They’ve become like family and just because I’m in a relationship with Maven doesn’t mean I want things to change or that I want to stop working.The only thing Maven has required of me is that I have to go to daily training sessions to learn how to fight. He has me working in group sessions and has me in solo sessions with our trainer three times a week.It’s exhausting. I’ve never experienced anything like it. But I did notice a change in my body, and I was improving every day, so I suppose it’s a good thing.Life has become consistent and mundane. It’s the same thing eve
MavenIt wasn’t a huge attack, when the alarms had gone off, I was worried.I look around me and see that we don’t have any major casualties. Relief floods through me and it’s time for me to go to Amelia and explain the alarm that had sounded.That alarm only sounds when we are concerned about a huge attack, and we need everyone to get to safety immediately. It wasn’t as bad as the patrol had thought and the battle was over with quickly.I run back to the packhouse and open the safe house door and a crowd of women, children, and elderly exit. I see Maggie and I smile at her as I ask, “Where’s Amelia?”Her eyebrows furrow with confusion as she says, “Amelia never came here.”My heart jumps to my throat and I stutter as I ask, “Wh-what do you mean she never came here? I told her to come here and that you would be here.”I don’t give her a chance to respond before I start running to the training spot where Amelia had been at. As I run over there I yell, “Amelia! Amelia, answer me!”Why d
AmeliaMy dad paced angrily around the room. The woman looked angry as she fixed the pentagram. She looks at him and says, “She has to drink it by the time I’m done chanting, or it won’t work.”He looks at me and says, “Drink it, Amelia.”I shake my head and say, “What do you mean you’re trying to get rid of the monster inside of me?”“Look, your mother wasn’t strong enough to survive it, but you’re younger! You can handle it.”Shock floods through me and I ask, “Did you kill my mother? I thought it was because of the Alpha.”He shocks his head as he says, “You don’t understand baby. It’s the wolf side of you that keeps you bound to a pack, to an Alpha! Think of how much better your life would be without that.”“Being a wolf is part of who I am! I don’t want to give that up!”I think of Maven and the life I’m beginning to have with him. My life is finally getting good, and my dad is the last person I ever would’ve expected to sabotage me. He walks over to me, holding the cup of poison
AmeliaI rush off into the woods, but I’m unable to shift and the forest floor hurts my bare feet. I have to push through the pain though, I need to keep moving. I need to get to safety.I can hear my father’s voice as he yells for me and I can hear the woman complain, “I thought you said she would cooperate!”The world begins to spin, and I have a hard time moving properly. It’s like the trees have doubled and I can’t tell if I’m standing up or not anymore. I keep moving my feet, even if I’m on the ground I could just crawl away. But how am I supposed to know if I’m crawling or running?Why do I feel so funny?I feel my father’s hand grab my ankle as he yells, “Gotcha!”I scream out and tears pour down my face. What am I going to do?My legs kick with all their might, but it’s like it’s nothing for my dad. The woman says, “Finally, let’s tie her up and get this thing done with.”I scream out as loud as I can and I call for the only person I believe could save me, “MAVEN!”MavenI dri
Maven My heart is in my throat as I bring Amelia to our pack doctor. Her lips are blistered and she’s unconscious, but at least I got her. I just hope I got her in time. I sit by her side in the pack hospital as the doctor looks over her. While he does this, I breathe out and scroll through my phone.There is only one witch that I trust that can tell me whether something is wrong with her. The phone rings twice and she says, “Can I help you?”“Cora? It’s Maven. I need your assistance.”“How urgent?”I glance at Amelia and the doctor’s furrowed brow as he examines her and I say, “As fast as you can, please.”“I’ll be there shortly, Maven.”I nod as I hang up the phone and look towards the doctor. He hasn’t said anything to me, but he doesn’t need to. His facial expressions show his concern. The silence is killing me though, I need to know how bad this damage is. A few minutes pass and the door opens and I smile softly as I see Cora making her grand entrance. Her black curly hair is
AmeliaMy head is pounding, I don’t even want to open my eyes from how bad my head is hurting. But I can tell the light is shining bright through my closed eyes. I don’t know who’s with me, but I can’t help but murmur, “Turn off the light.”I hear Maven’s frantic voice, “Amelia?! Did you just talk?”I respond in a low tone, “Yeah, can you dim the lights before I open my eyes?”He doesn’t listen to my request as his lips are quickly pressed against mine. My eyes fly open, caught off guard by his kiss before I close them again as I melt into him.His hands are on either side of my face and he kisses me tenderly. The kiss is so soft and sweet like he’s scared he’s going to break me. I can feel the love behind his kiss, but I can also feel the want he has to deepen the kiss.I try to take us further, but he pulls away from me as he softly shakes his head. I lift my hand up, trying to block the light and I say, “Maven, the light?”He laughs as he jumps up, “Sorry, you’re right. It’s too br
AmeliaThe next time I wake, I can hear Maven and the doctor speaking in hushed tones. The doctor says, “The only way to find out about her lineage is if we take a blood sample.”Maven breathes out, “Okay, I’ll speak to her when she wakes up.”“She doesn’t have to decide now, Alpha. It’s a simple blood test. She can go back to the pack house and let me know if she wants to do it. Or she can get it done before leaving. But, once she’s awake we’ll check her vitals again and see how she’s feeling. If she’s feeling good then she’s all yours, Alpha. She’ll just need to take it easy for a few days.”“Got it, doc. Thank you.”The doctor leaves the room and Maven calls me out, “I know you’re awake, Amelia.”My eyes open and I look at him and smirk, “How’d you know?”He shrugs, “I know you. So, what do you think?”“Why do I need to know about my lineage?”Maven says, “You don’t really ‘need’ to know, but it would help you learn more about yourself. Your father didn’t approve of your mother or
AmeliaIt’s been a week since I woke up. Maven is a lot more protective of me than he used to be. We still talk, play, and watch TV together the way we used to when he would come to my little apartment. But now we either do it in his bedroom or he stays the night in my bedroom.He doesn’t want me to do my ‘slave’ duties. He thinks I need more time to rest, and he thinks I shouldn’t do those duties anymore.I spend time with Maggie and Sophie, but neither of them will let me do anything. Everyone is so worried about me, but I’m feeling great. It’s like I was never in that small coma.I sit on the barstool by the island in the kitchen and Maggie sets a cup of tea in front of me. She smiles softly at me as she asks, “How are you feeling, dear?”I shake my head at her, “Maggie, I’m fine. I’ve been telling all of you that! There’s nothing wrong with me.”She shrugs, “You can’t blame us for worrying, dear. You were unconscious for 2 weeks and when you arrived at the pack hospital your lips
Magnolia Knight I run through the pack as fast as I can as I try to beat Henry to the lake. He gave me a one minute advantage, but we both know that it will not be good enough. Not whenever he has his wolf and I don’t. Yet I still play the game. It’s fun, so why not play around with my best friend? His wolf suddenly jumps over me, making me gasp, and it turns around and looks at me. Its tail wags, indicating its playfulness, and I laugh at it. I swear his wolf acts like a pup and it’s one of the cutest things that I’ve ever seen!His wolf tips its head down at me and lowers its body down so that I can ride on him the rest of the way. My legs are burning from how fast I was running and I’m out of breath, so I’m not going to turn down a chance to relax for a minute. I get on his wolf and nuzzle my face into its dirty blonde fur, and I hold on. Once it feels me lightly tug on its fur, it takes off. I close my eyes and enjoy the feeling of the wind in my hair as it surges us forward.
Amelia We waited two years before we finally decided to get married. We wanted our daughter to be able to be a part of the ceremony and be our flower girl and we wanted her to actually be able to walk down the aisle. We picked out this big poofy and sparkly pink dress for her and she loved it because she loves all things sparkly and pink. We learned during the ceremony that her favorite thing to do was spin so that her dress would flare out. She spun around so much that we are lucky that she didn't throw up during the ceremony. I am so grateful for everything. I never could have imagined this in my life. And man, Maven cleans up good! The moment I saw him, all I wanted to do was take him to our room and make love. He had his dark hair combed back, his beard meticulously trimmed, his tattoos were covered by his navy blue suit, and all I wanted to do was grab him by his gold tie and pull him to me and kiss the daylights out of him. It was hard to wait through the entire ceremony
AmeliaI waited eagerly for Maven to return home.I was so happy when I got his call and he said that everything went smoothly. He told me about all the drama and I agreed with him. It sounds off. Cora made it seem like Kyle was this bloodthirsty maniac, but... he wasn't.It doesn't matter. All of this is finally over.I sit in our room staring at the ultrasound picture I got today. It turns out I'm further along than I thought. I'm almost halfway through the pregnancy. The baby is measuring and looking great. It is definitely a girl, just like Cora said!But the crazy thought is that it's only a couple of months before I give birth and our little Magnolia Jade will join us.When Maven gets home, I show him the ultrasound, and he cried, but by the next morning he went into a full on dad panic mode. He started doing everything he could to prep for her arrival.Three months passed.It was a long labor, but I finally gave birth the Magnolia Jade Knight. She looked exactly like her daddy.
MavenToday is finally the day. My group and I already left home and we are on our way to the White Fang Pack. We will meet with the other groups and invade. We are going to try to request that Aloha Kyle concede. But the likelihood of that happening is slim to none. More than likely there will be a lot of bloodshed. But unfortunately, that’s a necessary part of war. When we get there, I am overwhelmed by the amount of people backing us. We are well over two times the size of the White Fang Pack. This should be easy. The three other Alphas, Alpha Marco of Aztec Moon, Alpha Alfred of Red River, and Alpha Jared of the Golden Pack, were all waiting for me so that we can walk up to the borders togetherI take a deep breath, ready to shift at a moment's notice, but then… nothing happens. No one is here. They should at the very least have a patrol out here, but there's absolutely no one.I press my lips together. This isn't normal. We walk slowly into the pack with our warriors behind u
MavenThings are finally turning up. All the packs I spoke to were willing to help me. It turns out that Alpha Kyle has burned quite a few bridges during his short reign as Alpha. Thankfully, that works in my favor.I try not to talk about it too much around Amelia. I know it stresses her out when I mention the White Fang Pack, and I don't want to cause her any unnecessary stress in her delicate state. Almost all of our pack members are back home. We're giving our warriors two days to rest and then half of them will be coming with me for the attack while the other half stays here.After talking with Bennett and Grace and them agreeing that our idea about Ross and his group was a good one, Amelia spoke to our architect and is working to build a house for them. We don't know when we'll see Ross again or if he and his group will accept our help, but we want to get started on this. I'm just grateful that Amelia is so happy and that she is keeping herself busy. Now that our pack members a
AmeliaIt is good to be able to go back home so fast.Cora seemed closed off for most of our trip, but she enjoyed watching us. I noticed her eyes were always on one of us and she spoke with Maggie a lot.It must get lonely for her living out there all by herself. Although her home is beautiful and large, it must be incredibly lonely. I make a mental note for us to invite her to visit more often and not just because we need something. She has helped us out so much that I view her as part of our family and I want to treat her that way.As soon as we get back to our pack, Maven tells me and Maggie to stay in the car and I watch as he and Bennett walk into the pack house. It doesn't take long before two wolves come bursting through the door and both Maven and Bennett's wolves are right on their tails as they scatter.Maggie shakes her head and says, "Oof, that was not a good idea on their side. What makes Kaden and Veronica think they could outrun an Alpha and a Beta?"I shrug, "In Kaden
MavenAmelia and I lie down in the bed snuggling one another. She looks up at me and says, "Are we on board for the name Magnolia? Or should we do something different?""I like Magnolia, we should focus on the middle name.""I think a shorter name would be good. Like Magnolia Ash or Magnolia Eve or Magnolia Jade. What do you think?""I like Magnolia Jade, it seems like a little bit of sweet with a nice edge to it."Amelia rubs her hand over her stomach and says, "Magnolia Jade Knight... I love it."I ask, "How are you feeling about everything?"Her lower lip puckers and she says, "I don't know. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel. It's weird to me that the White Fang Pack is attacking because of me, but it's not like I knew Alpha Kyle that well. I just knew how he and his Luna were together and his Luna was an insanely jealous person.""Well, at least we know what's going to happen and that helps us have the element of surprise.""What packs are you contacting?" She asks as she play
AmeliaIt didn't take long for Maven and I to pack and once we were done we knew that it was time for us to go. I look around our room with a hand on my stomach. I hope that we won't be gone for too long. I want this place to be our home and I want to prepare our child's nursery here.As if he knew what I was thinking, Maven came behind me and hugged me, rubbing his large hands on my stomach and he says, "We'll be back before you know it, love, and we can decorate and do whatever you want for our little one's room."I breathe out, "I just hate to leave."He kisses my cheek and says, "I know, but we'll be back in no time."He grabs our things and we walk to the staircase and I see Maggie and Cora waiting for us. I take a deep breath and gather my courage. Everyone is okay, everyone will be safe, we have to do this.We all walk out to the car and then Maven drives and Cora sits in the passenger seat so she can easily tell him where to go. Maggie grabs my hand because she can sense my an
Amelia Cora looked concerned as she walked into our room and says, "I need Amelia to come with me, tonight."Maven sputters, "Wh-what?"She comes to my side and says, "I know this is sudden. I know you don't want to leave Maven, but please, listen to me and trust in me, okay?"I look at Maven and then back at Cora and ask, "What's going on?"She breathes out, "A girl just came in through the door and said she's back. Her name is Sophie-" my eyes bulge out of my head and I question, "Sophie's back?!"Cora nods and says, "From the sound of your voice, it sounds like she's a friend, but Amelia, you can't trust her. There's something off with her aura. You can't be near her. I don't even want her to touch you. Please, come with me."I look over at Maven, and his eyebrows are furrowed as he is processing. Sophie was one of my closest friends before she just randomly left. Of course I want to see her. But we should trust in Cora... shouldn't we?Maven says, "Amelia and I need to talk. Are y