Zane’s POVThe moment Skylar issued his command, the Gammas raised their hands. They were signaling to their warriors.“Astrid?” I asked out loud. As my Gamma, I would take her lead on this.“Eden, go get Storm and Lucia. Take Adrian, Brinsle and your grandfather, get out of here! Go back to the palace and gather the refugees. Run, Eden. Find somewhere safe,” Astrid fired off instructions to Eden in a calm, collected voice.But Eden’s voice was firm. “I’m not going anywhere,” she said.“It’s too dangerous,” I told her. “Please.”“I’m staying with you,” she said, her face resolute.The Gammas were growling now. Any moment, they would shift, and their wolves would come charging at us. We didn’t stand a chance. Not against an army of thousands.“We should all go,” Beta Brighton said. “We might be able to outrun them.”But then what? We just succeed to Alpha Skylar? He crowns himself Alpha King and we live the rest of our lives in hiding? Or we run far away and try to find another pack? O
Zane’s POVOur two armies stood, facing one another. On the front line of our army was me, Eden, Astrid, Alpha Miles, Beta Brighton, and Storm who had left Lucia to join us.On the front line of Skylar’s army was Skylar and all his Gammas.Our army had warriors, but we also had mothers, fathers, uncles, aunts, grandparents, children, teenagers, maids, omegas…anyone and everyone under the sun.Skylar had just warriors.Our original plan was to offer the Gammas whatever Skylar had offered them. We were going to attempt to bribe our way out of this war.But I had another idea.“I want all the children,” I said. “Storm and Astrid, tell the children to come forward.”“What are you doing,” Eden asked, eyes wide.Skylar and his Gammas were also watching with wide eyes. He’d held back his attack when my warriors arrived. Now he was watching me, skepticism etched on his face.“Trust me,” I told Eden.Astrid and Storm did as I asked. They quickly gathered all the children. Their mothers release
Zane’s POVSkylar rampaged a little while longer. We all just stood and watched. He kept ordering his Gammas to attack, but they shook their heads. There was nothing left for him to do but surrender. It was almost comical, watching him. He’d been so sure he would win this war and become the Alpha King. And now that he knew it was over? Well, he was hanging onto his last thread of hope.Eventually, though, like all threads, his snapped.His expression changed. He was accepting his loss. And with that came the realization that he was in deep, deep shit.He had betrayed me. He had ransacked and killed countless packs. He’d murdered werewolves. He’d made a deal with the witches and used illegal potions. He’d kidnapped Eden and tortured Astrid. These were ALL crimes.He came forward and knelt at my feet.“Please, King Zane,” he said, his voice small and humble. “I surrender. Have mercy on me?”I snickered.“Have mercy? Why should I have mercy? You’ve committed unspeakable crimes, Skylar,”
Eden’s POVHe fell to my feet and clutched at my ankles. He wailed and protested. Begged and begged. It was a disgusting display. I was embarrassed for him, Skylar.“Please, Queen Eden, no! Exile me. Imprison me. Give me a different death! Anything but that!”Blah blah blah. I watched him, my eyebrows furrowed. “Are you done yet?” I asked. “You’re making a mockery of yourself. Stand back up. Be a man. I have cast my sentence. Take it like an Alpha.”Beside me, Zane smiled with pride. I was surprised he’d given me this decision. I knew how much he hated Skylar. I knew how much he wanted to tear him to shreds right here, right now. And Slade? I could imagine what he was thinking.I didn’t know yet everything that Zane had been through. Just as he didn’t know what I’d been through. But I could feel his pain and anger. Just as I knew he could feel mine.Skylar wouldn’t stand. He just kept crying at my feet. I kicked him off.Death by white lace poison was a cruel sentence. I knew that. It
Eden’s POVDusk was falling by the time we made it back to the palace. Zane was shocked to see the grounds in such disarray. The gardens were completely ruined, remnants of the refugee camps everywhere. It looked strange to me now, empty and vacant.We all trudged alone, Beta Brighton, Adrian, Astrid, Brinsle, and Storm, who carried Lucia in his arms. She had shifted back and thankfully, with a little help from Brinsle’s healing spell and her own wolf, Lucia was on the mend.We were all too tired to talk, even though we all had a lot to talk about. We decided that everyone would meet tomorrow morning over breakfast so we could start planning our next steps. For the time being, we all just needed a nice, hot shower and a quiet evening.As soon as we entered the palace, though, Chloe came running.“Zane? Oh Zane! I’ve missed you SO much!”She threw her arms around Zane’s neck and kissed his cheek. Truth be told, I’d forgotten about Chloe. Her stomach was swollen now too, but
Eden’s POVHe didn’t have to ask me twice. A nice, hot shower sounded heavenly. He reached around and undid the zipper of my shirt. It fell away, revealing my bra. Then he slowly pulled down my pants.At first, I was a little embarrassed by my pregnant belly. I didn’t feel like it was very sexy. Zane however, thought very differently. He moaned and started rubbing my belly.“It’s beautiful,” he sighed. “Eden, YOU’RE beautiful.”“I want to feel your chest,” I said.He removed his shirt. His chest was just as I remembered it. Muscular and smooth. I ran my hands over it, biting my lip.I had to control myself. If I didn’t, I would start begging him to take me right then and there.“Let me start the shower,” he said. “I’ll get it nice and warm for you. Come join me in five minutes.”I nodded coyly and he walked away. Moments later I heard the faucet start.Five minutes felt like a lifetime. I removed my bra and panties. Then I made the mistake of looking in the mirror.I was filthy!There
Zane’s POVShe was a goddess. A sexy goddess.I led her from the shower by the hand and toweled her off. Her eyes were liquid. She quivered under my touch. I brought her to the bed and laid her down.She was even more beautiful than that Goddess who had brought Slade back from the dead. In my eyes, anyway.Eden was everything to me. She laid back on the bed, her damp hair spread out on the pillow, her clean skin glistening. Her swollen belly protruded from he centre, a mound of life.He gritted my teeth. It took everything in me not to pound into her right then and there. She fixed me with lustful eyes. She bit her lip and ran her finger along her collarbone seductively.“I’m waiting,” she whispered.God, woman. Do you have any idea what you do to me? I thought to myself.My dick was hard as a rock. It pulsated and throbbed, begging to enter her soft, wet folds.But we had both waited so long. I wanted this to last.I went to the foot of the bed and drew her knees up. Then I let them
Eden’s POVAs soon as I woke up, I bolted upright.Where was I?I squinted against the morning sun. I was naked. And this bed was so soft. And…“Good morning,” Zane smiled lazily at me. “Where do you think you’re going?”He pulled me back towards him. Right. I was back at the palace. The war was over. Zane and I had found each other again. We’d spent last night…Oh my. I blushed when I thought about what we did last night.He wrapped his arms around me and I melted into him. He nibbled at my neck.“This is how I want to wake up for the rest of my life,” he whispered in my ear. Then I felt something pressing against my back.It was…it was his…member?He was already hard!I blushed again. He reached around, his hands groping for my breasts.“Zane,” I said, “we can’t. We have a breakfast meeting. In case you’ve forgotten, the entire boundary is in shambles. We have to restore it.”“Nooooo,” he sighed. “We have to stay here in bed all day while I ravish you.”His hands found my breast. An