I woke up the next morning with dried tears and puffy red eyes. I didn’t even care. I really wished I could talk to Leaf right now, but my shitty stepfather wouldn’t allow him back on pack grounds.What’s worse; Leaf’s phone conversations were still under Alpha Dickovan’s surveillance with the excuse that he needs to continue to “mentor” Leaf. More like MONITOR him so he can make sure Leaf doesn’t turn around and attack him! Because of this, I couldn’t even call to confide in Leaf unless I didn’t care if my stepfather knew what we were talking about. I was so glad Leaf called me last night. If he hadn’t, I don’t think I would be able to make it through today. Good thing, we don’t really care what the Alpha hears from our conversations these days since we have learned not to talk about the deep and really serious stuff over the phone.That creeper clearly has trust issues with the level of control he insists on maintaining at all times around here. I was in a haze and wanted to hid
Then, I felt his teeth elongate. I had no time to brace myself before he mercilessly thrust his canines into my neck, thoroughly marking me as his. Forever. Chosen mates sever the mate bond between their fated mates when they are marked by their chosen mate, which is supposed to be painful. Some described it as a painful burn that feels like it's searing you from the inside out.I expected an uncontrollable amount of pain, especially since he wasn’t my fated mate, or at least I wasn’t sure, but only the sharp instant pain from when he broke my skin was felt. This sharp pain was followed by a flood of warmth that coursed through my entire body and hit me straight in my core. Why didn’t I feel that burning pain that is said to follow after chosen mates mark each other?Everyone clapped in jubilation as I shook the conflicting feelings out of mind.“And now for the Luna’s mark!” Could I do this? Would I be able to make my wolf’s canines come out long enough for me to mark him? My he
With impatience laced in his voice he stated, “Luna Violet, the caravan is ready to leave and we are now behind schedule due to your tardiness. Alpha Weston has ordered me to tell you that we must leave now.” I closed my mouth and nodded to the beta before glancing up into Leaf’s eyes with a frown and dread plastered on my face. “Stay positive Vi! You never know - you might love your new pack! You only get out what you put in to something, so put everything you have into being the best Luna and I know you will be happy and the pack will fall in love with you! They’d be crazy not to!” Leaf hurriedly explained before giving me one last hug. His words were always so comforting and encouraging. He has always been an optimist, even when there was hardly anything positive about a situation, Leaf would find that sliver of something to be positive about. I released him from the hug I was trying to make last forever. In his arms, I felt safe, like no one and nothing could get to me in my
Weston's POV I don’t like Violet. I detest her. This 18-year-old girl blindly accepted this arranged marriage without any say in her own future. When I asked her to refuse this marriage, she answered, "I don't know." Because of her weakness and lack of determination, I lost my freedom. My mother and father are unwilling to see reason. They keep telling me that I had my fairy tale with my fated mate. Now it was time to think of the pack. I ALWAYS think of the pack. It was time I thought of myself for once. I made a promise and I intend to keep it, no matter what anyone thinks! I can’t betray Morana. I promised my Luna that I would take care of her sister until the day I died, and that’s what I’m going to do! I will keep the last promise I made to my mate before she was stolen from me too soon. Azazel, my wolf, didn’t really WANT Morana, but would do anything for our mate, even if it meant mating her to protect her. It took us a while to come around after Cate had passed. We lo
Violet’s POV “Wake up! Wake up!” I heard a deep loud growl pierce my veil of slumber. After the haze of sleep slid away from me, I jolted up, wide awake, “I’m up!” When I opened my eyes, I wasn’t prepared for the sight before me. I thought I was still in my pack…in my bed. That was sadly no longer true and my mind hadn’t caught up with my reality standing in front of me. Sam, Weston’s beta, was standing over my naked body. I was laying by the lake I had found last night. Last night…everything began to flood back to me and the momentary relaxed state I had been in as I awoke, disappeared, leaving a sickening and gut-wrenching pain in my stomach. A knot that made me nauseated. After rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I looked up to Sam, before attempting to stand up. He was mind-linking with some. Likely Weston to tell him they found me. A few minutes passed and another wolf approached us to pass off a pair of jersey knit shorts and a large male’s shirt, likely clothes that had bee
Violet’s POVI awoke to the sounds of hurried footsteps and hushed movements coming from all around me outside my window and bedroom door. The packhouse was in a busied state, rushing around.When I dressed and left my room, I stopped and asked an omega maid I saw hurrying past me, “Excuse me, uhm…what’s going on? Is something special happening today that is making everyone so busy?”“The Alpha of the Imperial Woodlands Pack arrived and is having an emergency meeting with the Alpha! We didn’t expect anyone so nothing has been prepared or readied for such an esteemed visitor’s arrival! Everyone is trying to do their best to make the Alpha comfortable and welcome during his stay, ma’am,” the meek omega explained as she continued down the hallway corridor carrying a mound of delicately folded towels and linens.An emergency meeting with the Alpha? Wait…did she say…Imperial Woodlands Pack? MY PACK! Why is Alpha Dickovan here?!In a frenzied panic, I quickly scrambled downstairs to where I
After I received the notification, the next day I ran to request a formal meeting with the Alpha and Luna. I couldn’t wait to start planning for my new future!A few days passed and I was informed that I could meet with the Alpha and Luna in two days. The news excited me! I thought of several stories about going out in the human sector of the city alone so I could sneak away to the university every day for classes and I just couldn’t come up with anything that even remotely sounded realistic and NOT like a bunch of horse shit. Eventually, I decided I would approach this conversation in the most honest and direct manner possible, providing the information necessary and ONLY that information. Any additional details were not relevant to them or anything they needed to know.I’m really hoping that Luna Mercy will be in support of me going to college since she has always had such a good friendship with my mom. That’s the hope I am holding on to in order to make this even a possibility.
Weston’s POVHoly SHIT! That was the first thought that popped in my mind the minute Violet managed to knock my ass back to the ground.Then I thought, ‘What the fuck just happened?’ Followed by another question, ‘How the fuck did she just DO THAT?!’Wait, she said I was her fated mate?!I scrambled back to my feet the moment the shocked thoughts settled and I snapped back to the present. Violet had passed out. I had an uncontrollable urge, almost a desperate need to make sure she was okay. When I stood and approached her, laying almost lifeless in the bed, I felt like a boulder had been dropped into the pit of my stomach. She looked deathly pale. I rushed over and pulled her to me on the bed.She was burning up! She has an extremely high fever! ‘Is she going into heat, Az?’ Maybe he could scent her more than me being my wolf half.‘Not a heat. No WOLF, remember,’ he responded. I felt like I could see him making one of those ‘mmmhmm, I told you so’-neck-popping-back-and-forth-eyes
Thank the goddess that I knew better than to stay in one place for too long! I put my new apartment into my mother’s name, knowing no one would be looking for or keeping an eye on my mother and what she was doing. Alpha Dickovan hardly ever gave my mother the time of day, except when we were in front of others. He treated her like shit behind closed doors but pretended to dote on her in front of everyone just to show off how beautiful his Luna was to make other alphas jealous. Mom never hid that fact from me. She wanted me to always see him for what he was, even if she couldn’t change our circumstances. I hurriedly closed the door to the car, slinking down into the seat as I saw the two men come barrelling down the stairs and straight towards the same area I was parked in. “Shit, shit, shit!” I whispered to myself as I prayed they didn’t see me…or SMELL me for that matter! They began running and one was on the phone. “Alpha! We caught her scent! She’s been in the apartment b
Violet’s POVOne Month Later As my phone’s alarm begins to blast unapologetically on my night stand, I hit the button to silence the alarm. I sat up rubbing the sleep out of my eyes as I glanced at the time on my phone: 7 AM. Then the date glowing above the time on my clock struck me breathless with a moment of realization; today, Weston and I would have been taking over as the Alpha and Luna of the Mercury Pack. A massive celebration to commemorate the day had been lavishly planned out by Luna Mercy prior to our mating ceremony. The thought sends a jolt of guilt flooding through the mate bond unintentionally. I had done so well to block out the connection to Weston for so long already, how could I have slipped up with something like this?! I had grown so used to having the wall up from the moment Weston and I mated, that I never thought about it. The only time I had to focus on making sure the block remained was when I had a strong emotion overcome me, which the guilt had been
Weston’s POV Weston, My Beloved, My Alpha, My Mate, I love you more than anything in this world. From the moment I met you, you have done nothing but bring me love, safety, and happiness. I have cherished all the times we have spent together. All of it. The good. The beautiful. The bad. And the tragic. I wanted so badly for our love to grow and strengthen our amazing pack! The moon goddess placed us here for each other with a purpose. I realize now, that I am not meant for this realm any longer and that the goddess has bigger plans for us all. I have failed you my alpha, my mate. I am no luna if I cannot bring my alpha the one thing we desire, and he must have to remain Alpha - an heir. Please find comfort in knowing that you have my blessing and you must produce an heir to protect us all! All I ask is that you please ALWAYS protect Morana in my absence. She is a weak omega wolf. At least give me this solace? I trust and believe in our bond and in you, Weston, my beloved. Al
Weston’s POV One Week Later Boston and I were stunned and angered to say the least after figuring out that Violet had outsmarted an Alpha and his Gamma. Not only that, but she was able to run away! It shouldn’t have bothered me this much, to this extent, but it did. I was growing panicked and more irritable to everyone around me. I began to become a hermit of sorts the past week after I realized Violet was a lycan. I started reading more seriously into lycan’s and their history to figure out what makes them so special. If Violet was a lycan, why were no others from her pack lycans? I know their rarity makes them special in and of itself, but before they went nearly extinct, what made them special? It’s been so long since a lycan was seen that even my history books from school wrote about it! That and the fact that lycans could find their mates before their beast ever emerged. I needed to know what kind of a mate the moon goddess had actually given me. Why did the moon goddes
Weston’s POV I woke up with a killer headache from all the Wolf Spirit’s I drank last night at the ball. Everything began to flood back to me from the night before as I slowly came out of my unconscious stupor. Rubbing my face as I sit up in bed trying to process my emotions, I decide to get up and shower. I was utterly shocked with pure amazement, pride, excitement, lust, and shame. She had been right all along. She had been telling the truth all along. I was just so determined to cling on to the past, that I couldn’t focus on what was right in front of me all along. Evander whined in my head as he also felt the guilt of not recognizing our second chance mate. Then, after the party ended, no one could find her. I knew I hurt her. I knew she was furious. I knew she hated me. I had been trying to force her to reject me this whole time after all. I should be celebrating victory, even if she didn’t reject me for running away. But I wasn’t. I was a fool and I was now alone. ‘
Violet’s POV I had no idea! Weston caught me so off-guard that I didn’t have time to even react before I was on the ground and receiving kick after kick of his fury. “Weston, please!” I cried out, begging him to stop. He stopped and I exhaled at the reprieve, praying the worst was over. Just as fast as I took the breath, my reprieve was over. Weston yanked me back up by my hair screaming, “You’ll NEVER be my mate!” Tears welled in my eyes. Pain radiated throughout my body and my stomach felt indescribable. Pains I never thought I could feel were felt in my abdomen. “Please…Weston…I’m your FATED MATE!” I cried out. Weston grew a dark gleam in his eyes at that and a sinister chuckle escaped him, “Fated mate? Fated mate?!” He shook me so hard my head started to spin, then he leaned in and whispered, “How could I ever be FATED to a wolfless, worthless, she-wolf?” And with that, he grabbed me by my hair and dragged me down the hall of the corridor we were in to the bathroom. I d
Violet’s POV Returning to sit at the Alpha’s table, I felt disappointed about the conversation I overheard, but I didn’t let anyone, especially not Boston, see that disappointment on my face. “I could go get you a glass of Wolf’s bubbly, or a bottle of water if you like?” Boston offered. “No thank you. I think I’ll just sit and rest my feet for a minute.” “Suit yourself! I’ll be right back! I’m gunna go grab a glass for myself,” he smirked before sauntering off. I caught a glimpse of Weston in the distance. He looked upset about something…like he was stewing over it. I quickly looked back to Boston, smiling and pretending to wave softly at him as he walked away. As I relaxed, enjoying the boisterous, happy and frolicking couples all around dancing and drinking and having TOO much of a good time…some of them anyway, I felt Iris come forward. She didn’t say anything and I could feel she was relaxed. Maybe she just wanted to come out more to people-watch with me. A few minutes
Violet’s POV Sitting at the Alpha table, I sat back happy to give my feet a brief moment of relief. Weston acted like his pants were on fire the minute we “played our part” in front of everyone long enough. He couldn’t wait to drop me off here and run off to his omega. I sat in the corner of the ballroom sipping my glass of ice water, feeling lonely and abandoned once again. I never felt so alone as I did in that moment looking all around me at the abundance, decadence, and happy pack members indulging in the pleasures surrounding them and not one person here was someone that even saw me. I was invisible to them all the moment Weston was not by my side. ‘Who cares if they don’t see us. We’re better than all of them anyway. If we’re invisible, it will be even easier to escape this place when we do!’ My heart fluttered and almost dropped into my stomach after hearing the sultry words coming from someone that was definitely NOT me, in my head! ‘You’re back!’ I was so happy to hear
Weston’s POV “Please welcome the newly mated couple, the future Alpha Weston Mercury and Luna Violet Mercury!” My father bellowed out to the entire congregation of pack members, neighboring pack alpha’s and dignitaries. Violet and I gracefully descended the stairs from the balcony entrance to the ballroom. We used our grand dining hall for all of these kinds of events, which is why my mother designed it to be in the center of the entire packhouse. This room is where everyone comes for pack gatherings so she designed the space into a multipurpose room for large balls, galas, events, celebrations, ceremonies, and the likes while also serving the pack daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This room serves as the heartbeat of our pack and I’ve always felt most comfortable within its confines. I just hoped that Violet would eventually figure that out and choose to make herself more present around here. I know she spends most of her time with Boston, hiding out in our library. I’v