MavenBennett and I walk to the Elder’s meeting hall. I commanded them through the mind link to be here and I hope no one ignored me. If any of them did, then their consequence will be worse than the others.I’m pleased to see a full room when we walk in. None of the men look pleased with me and one says, “Alpha Maven, this demand for a meeting better be good.”I will keep a level head while speaking to them. Everything I say will be clear and concise. I respond, “It doesn’t matter if it’s good for you or not. I saw that a meeting was needed, and you came, as is your job.”Another man scoffs, “You act as if you’re the one in charge here, Alpha, when everyone here knows that we ultimately hold the power.”I hear Bennett chortle behind me and I force myself not to laugh at his reaction as he tries to pretend like he had something stuck in his throat.I place my hands on the table as I say, “I am the Alpha of the Renegade Pack. You cannot replace me whenever you feel like, you have no su
MavenI rush to the pack hospital to meet with Dr. Hudson. Even though he said she’s okay, it makes me uneasy at what could’ve happened.Could she somehow be pregnant? The incident with Kaden wasn’t that long ago.Just the thought of it makes me angry that he could’ve forced a child upon her.A nurse brings me straight to a room and I pace as I wait for the doctor to come in. He smiles as he walks in, “Thank you so much for coming so quickly, Alpha.”I nod my head and say, “What’s going on with Amelia?”“Well, your witch friend was right. Amelia has a strong wolf; it has been suppressed because of her being poisoned for so long. Her blood matches with someone and I believe it is her sister.”My eyebrows knit together, “Amelia was an only child.”“I’m aware that’s what she believes, Alpha. But I don’t think that information is accurate.”“Go on.” I breathe out as I cross my arms and look at Dr. Hudson. He smiles, “I believe she has a sister named Penelope Fox and… well, I don’t know al
Amelia I don’t know how long I stay in the shower for. When I finally come out my skin is red from the heat. I wrap the towel tightly around my body and I wipe down the mirror so that I can see my reflection. Immediately, my eyes go to the mark on my neck. My eyebrows furrow as it’s more intricate than I would’ve imagined. It looks like the heads of two wolves that are nuzzling and then below the neck it twists together in a spiral. “Huh,” I murmur to myself, and I wonder how Maven’s looks. I brush through my hair and decide on putting it in a side braid that would cover the mark. The mark is going to cause a lot of unwanted attention and I think it’s best for it to remain covered. I walk into his room and find my clothes from yesterday since all my other clothes are in the apartment area and I can’t get there without Maven. I go downstairs and smile at Maggie and Sophie was they move around the kitchen like a well-oiled machine. I jump in with them, grabbing the broom so I can st
AmeliaMaven stares at me and then walks around his desk and crouches in front of me so he can look into my eyes. He grabs my hand and asks, “Are you okay?”I clear my throat and ask, “How? I was an only child.”He breathes out as he says, “Apparently not.”“Who is this girl?”“Her name is Penelope Fox. She was part of the Supernatural Academy and recently got with the Moon Stone Pack.”“What’s the Supernatural Academy?”“The students that attend there were somehow sold there, or their parents owed them a debt and had to pay with the child. It’s a twisted organization. They raise them for a specific purpose and then sell them when they are 17 or 18.”“How old is she? Why was she sold? Is her life bad?” I suddenly feel a need to protect this girl as it sounds like her life was worse than my own.“She’s 18, just like you. It looks like you guys are twins. I don’t know why she was sold yet and I don’t know about her life… other than they believe she is the white wolf.”My eyebrows furrow
Amelia By the time my wolf is tired out and brings us back home, it is late. The sun is setting, and the moon is rising. I feel guilt rise inside of me because I’m sure that I have caused Maven to worry. I shift into my human form and grab a large t-shirt that was hidden behind a tree. When I walk inside I can smell the scent of spaghetti cooking and Maggie looks at me and asks, “Are you okay, dear?”I nod my head slowly and look around, surprised that Maven hasn’t shown up yet. She comments, “He’s giving you space to process, Amelia, if you want to see him then you’ll need to find him yourself.”She watches me, seeing how I’m going to respond, and I ask, “Do you think I can do this?”“What do you mean?” She asks as she sets a bowl down on the island for me to take a seat. I sit at the barstool and say, “Do you think I can be Luna? The only examples I’ve ever seen for Luna have been… horrid. I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m scared to let Maven down. I wasn’t trained for this. I’m not
AmeliaThe amount of preparations that it takes to get a Luna ceremony ready is ridiculous. I know Maven is trying not to pressure me, but he really wants us to do the ceremony by the end of next week.Maven has started taking daily walks with me throughout the pack so that people can start making assumptions that I’m the new Luna. Maven wears his mark proudly and I… I try to. The mark is different than anything I’ve ever seen before, and it makes me feel weird.I’m proud to be Maven’s mate. Don’t get me wrong. I just… something about our mark is different and I want to know what it could be.Maven hasn’t had any luck getting in contact with the Moon Stone Pack. He’s tried to call them a handful of times, but it’s always the Beta who answers and he always says that the Alpha is unavailable. I get it, but it’s still hard to deal with. I have a sister there who might be in danger, and I want to go and meet her, but Maven says we have to wait. We don’t want to ruin the relationship we ha
AmeliaMaggie, Grace, and I are going to pick out my Luna ceremony dress today. Sophie couldn’t come because she was too busy packing for her trip to her cousin’s pack.I have so many options for my dress, I don’t even have to worry about what Maven will wear. Maven has a bunch of suits, so he’ll be able to match me no matter what I get.All I know, is I need to fit the look of a Luna.Going to a bridal dress store is overwhelming. The attendant asks all about my style and I have to pretend like I’m getting ready for a wedding. Grace keeps mind linking me telling me that a Luna ceremony is just as important as a wedding is.I know she’s right; I just feel uncomfortable here. I have never owned a dress so fancy and seeing some of the price tags here is enough to make me want to faint!Maggie started shooing me away from the dresses while she and Grace picked them out. It was for the best, the more I looked at them and saw the price tags, the more overwhelmed I felt.It took hours, much
MavenI’m eager for Amelia to come back home. I know she’s feeling apprehensive about this, but I have faith in her that she will be the Luna this pack needs.The hours pass and I wonder how long it takes for them to find a dress. My door bursts open and Maggie pants in front of me. She never comes into my office unannounced. She says through her labored breathing, “Alpha, it’s Veronica.”My eyes widen, and I rush past her and follow the sound of the growls. I quickly go down the staircase, jumping down the last few steps and run outside. There’s a crowd and I push past my pack members as Veronica lets out a warrior cry and rushes towards Amelia. I’m stunned as Amelia dodges her effortlessly and Veronica’s own momentum causes her to fall. Amelia turns back toward her and if she’s scared, she doesn’t show it. She looks calm and determined.The sound of bones cracking and rearranging tears my attention away from Amelia. Veronica has shifted and she’s about to attack my mate.I’ll be dam
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