Zachary’s POVThe morning had passed faster than I expected. I didn’t plan on staying this long, but somehow, Brenda and I ended up playing games with Hailey. The way her laughter filled the room made something in me soften, even though I tried to fight it. I watched as Hailey darted around the house, giggling like it was the best day of her life. Brenda was right there with her, and for a moment, it was like we were a normal family.It felt... nice, but I didn’t want to dwell on that feeling too much.When Hailey finally tired herself out, she insisted on watching her favorite movie—something about Barbie and princesses. Brenda and I settled on the couch, Hailey nestled between us. She kept shifting around, trying to find the perfect spot, until she huffed and stood up, glaring at me.“I wanna sit there,” Hailey demanded, pointing to the spot where I was.I raised an eyebrow. “But I’m sitting here, hun.”“No!” she pouted, her little face scrunching up in frustration. Before I could s
Zachary’s POV:Isn’t she supposed to be happy? Shouldn’t she run straight into his arms the moment she saw him walk through that door? Something is not right here.I kept my eyes glued to the screen.I had always known Gabriel was bad news, but seeing him like this, seeing him so close to my family, it made my blood boil. He was the reason for all the pain in our lives, the reason Brenda and I were stuck in this mess. The more I watched, the more my anger grew, but it was what came next that made my blood run cold.I saw everything. How Gabriel yanked her by the hair as he dragged her over the table, threatening her and making her write that stupid ass letter. My face darkened, seeing Brenda’s tear-filled eyes the entire time Gabriel was there. Her body shaking, and how she flinched each time he went to touch her.Hailey peeked over my shoulder, her tiny hand resting on my arm. “Daddy, that’s the bad man,” she whispered suddenly.I turned to look at her, my heart sinking. “What do you
Zachary’s POV:“Are you okay?”She nodded weakly, her eyes filled with a mix of relief and fear. “Zachary, please…”“Shut up,” Gabriel snapped, yanking her up by her hair. “You’re not going anywhere. I need you.”I took a step forward, my body coiled, ready to spring. “I’m not going to say it again, Gabriel. Let. Her. Go.” I growled mightily the sound rang through the air with a vengeance.“What, this dirty b*tch right here?” He chuckled and yanked her hair harder she stumbled forward, dropping on all fours on the dirty ground and I growl.“That’s enough,” I snarled, my claws slipping.He laughed, a cruel, mocking sound. “You think you can take me, Zachary? You were always the weaker one.” He taunted, but I was not affected the slightest bit. I knew it wasn’t true, because I was always holding back when I fight against him during combat trainings. I know him. And I know he hates to be embarrassed in front of people around watching. Because his reputation, equals his father’s.“What ar
Zachary’s POVThe news of Gabriel’s death, the late alpha who abandoned his own pack, spread like wildfire through the pack. It also alerted Logan, and he came over yesterday so I could fill him up with the details. I told him everything, right from the beginning. Of course, I wouldn’t have known anything if it weren’t for Brenda, who gulped down loads of water down her throat every time she stopped while giving me the whole story. Her story.I have known everything since day one, or since I met her in the summer camp training. My heart sank as I watched her lips tremble and eyes redden with incoming tears as she recalled the events. And I was glad she told me, because had I known all that prior to confronting Gabriel, I would have saved his ass too only so I could kill him slowly for what he did to her. But he’s gone now. I think to myself each time I feel like nearing to shift. Hailey and Brenda are safe. And that’s all that matters.Evvie came by swell. She was so worried she cried
TASTING MY MATES (PART ONE)Hello! Apologies for cutting in. We will continue the story now focusing on Evvie's best friend, Pixie. So sit back and enjoy the ride! ;)Pixie’s POV:It’s been weeks. Weeks since I and Casey arrived at the Blood Shadow Pack. Weeks since we saved Evvie from that bastard. Weeks since I gave Casey a tour and explained to her what we are, and she wholeheartedly accepted every bit of information I put in her head. It’s also been weeks since I met…Him.Cole Sylvester Callahan.But he wasn’t the only problem that had my heart pumping like damn well crazy.There’s also… Ethan.Ethan fucking Moondragon, who is also my best friend’s brother.Cole and I met at the same time Evvie met Logan. However, I wasn’t of age yet. I was 17 at the time, therefore unable to scent who or where my mate was. But he did. They both did.Ethan was two years younger than me and Evvie, so these past few weeks, I had been racking my brain on what was going through their heads when they f
Pixie’s POV;“I’m ok now,” Evvie says pulling away from me.I smiled, relief washing over me to see her actually smile back.“Good,”Silence fell between us, but it wasn’t uncomfortable.“When are you planning to tell him?”“Hopefully, now,” she says, wiping her wet cheeks.“Alright. Let’s go.” I said.“But first,” I held up my hand and she glances at me just as she was about to turn on the ignition.“I’m driving,” Knowing she’s pregnant and under evident stress, I can’t let her drive anywhere on her own.Evvie then sucks in a deep breath, shaking her head as she hands over the keys. “Alright, but if you so much as scratch my car, you’re buying me a new one.”I laughed, slipping into the driver’s seat. “Deal.”The drive the way back was filled with comfortable silence. We didn’t bother turning the radio on, because we have our own thoughts filling our heads. I couldn’t help but worry for Evvie. Yet, my mind also kept wandering back to Cole and Ethan.When we arrived at the pack house,
Pixie’s POV:You’ve got to be kidding me.I floor the gas pedal, not caring about the screeching sound that probably woke the entire pack house. My heart races, pulse beating in my ears. I glance at the rearview mirror, and my stomach twists when I see them gaining on me, their wolves charging like wild beasts.My breath catches, the mind link still open, their voices echoing in my head.“Pixie, stop the truck,” Ethan’s voice is low, commanding. The kind of voice that would make any sane person think twice before disobeying. But then again, I’m not exactly sane.“Yeah, you really don’t want us to catch you, sweetheart,” Cole’s voice follows, taunting, with that playful lilt that only makes me more determined to keep going.I grip the wheel tighter. “You think I’m scared of you two? Get lost!” I snap back, cutting the link before they can respond.I focus on the road ahead, the darkened path lit only by the headlights. My hands shake slightly, adrenaline pumping through my veins, but I
Pixie’s POV:I stare at them, my mind racing. This is what I’ve been waiting to hear, what I’ve been hoping for. But now that they’ve said it, I don’t know how to feel. I’m angry, hurt, confused, but also…relieved.“You could’ve just told me that,” I mumble, looking down at the ground.“We didn’t know how,” Ethan admits, stepping closer. “We were afraid you’d reject us.”My eyes snap up at him, my anger slowly dissipating. “Reject you? Why would I…?”“Because it’s not normal,” Cole interrupts, his tone bitter. “Because you might think it’s wrong, or too much, or…whatever.”I shake my head, trying to process everything. “I don’t care about what’s normal,” I say finally. “I just…I just want to be both of you.”Ethan and Cole exchange a look, something passing between them that I can’t quite read. Then they both move closer, standing on either side of me. Their presence is overwhelming, their warmth seeping into me making it hard to think straight.“We want that too,” Ethan murmurs, his
E P I L O G U E .Casey's POVI fell for it. It's his fault, with those sparkling puppy eyes and cute little stance, I have turned completely vulnerable.But I didn't fall for it because I badly wanted him to apologize but because he looked serious. Like he really wanted to show me something. The reason why he went missing for hours. I tapped my heel, raising an eyebrow at his human state. I look around. There was no one here. Why are we here?“Well? What is it?” I asked, looking at him.He smiled, making me groan. Him and his damn smile makes me both feeling nauseous and weak in the knees.“I want you to meet someone,” he finally said.I furrowed my eyebrows. Meet someone?He pulled my hand, turning me around to face a…“A pile of rocks?” My eyebrow raised higher, staring at him weirdly.He chuckled and shook his head.“This is my dad’s grave. I buried him here.”Shocked, I turn to him with eyes as wide as bowling balls.“You… your dad? Oh Carlos, I’m so sorry.” For the second tim
Casey's POVKnock. Knock.I looked towards the door, my lips pressing into a thin line."Come in!" The door pushed open.As always, Evvie and Pixie walked inside the room. Their eyes widened, bigger than bowling balls, and their jaws dropped, gaping at me.I raised an eyebrow. "What? Is it bad?" I asked, casting a worried look to my dress as I smoothed it down."Are you kidding?" Pixie was the first to speak, as Evvie was still in a trance."You look amazing!" She beamed.I smiled."Absolutely gorgeous." Evvie nodded in agreement, snapping out of her trance.A wide grin spread on my face. "Thank you," I sighed, turning back to the mirror. "Is something wrong?" Pixie steps forward, a worried look on her face.For the nth time, I let out a sigh. "What if...this was a mistake? What if I'm not ready for this? What i--" "You stop that right now, my lady." Pixie marched forward, taking my wrists and gripping them firmly. "You are not going to your wedding with all those ridiculous though
Casey's POVThe Alpha led the way, and I followed closely behind him. Right now, we're back at the dungeons. The cells. How the hell did he get himself locked up back in here? He agreed to do the mission in exchange for freedom. I sighed."Just so you know, I didn't want to do this." The Alpha muttered.I nodded, but didn't speak."I had no choice. He was getting out of control." "But to put him back in that cell?" I snapped. I couldn't close my damn mouth to save my life. The Alpha stopped in his tracks, twirling on his heel to face me. The look in his eyes now is deadly."Listen, girl. This is also out of my control. I can't control him.""Why?"His eyes narrowed at me."You're the alpha." I added.He squinted at me before he sighed. He shook his head. "Not everything is as simple as you think." I tilted my head. I wondered what he meant by that when a guard rushed over to us."Alpha, he's losing it!" The man was panting, his eyes wide."Sedate him." I snapped my eyes to the Al
CHAPTER FORTY-NINECasey's POV"Hey, hey, sshhhh..." I could hear someone shushing me. I try to move. Try to get up. But my body was killing me. "Argh..." I groan, peeling my eyes open. It was Nita, staring at me right in the face.I knit my brows. "What are you doing here? I mean, what am I doing here?""It's okay. You're safe now." What is she talking about? I winced when a searing pain swept right through me as I tried to move. My mind was in a haze. Blinking, I take in my surroundings. I'm in a white room. Everything was white and the air smelt strongy of disinfectant, alcohol, and... blood?Then it snapped. The witch. Sorcerer or whatever. Lucas. Rogues. The kids. My breath hitched in my throat.Carlos. Oh, my god."Carlos!" I vaguely remember seeing his wolf breathing hard on the ground. Blood oozing off his stomach. I remember him taking the hit, when Lucas tried to pierce me with his magical glowing weapon. And then I remember... a whimper. His wolf, whimpering as he laye
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHTBrother...I didn't hear it wrong, did I? Yet, when his gaze flicked to me I saw the striking resemblance between them. There is no mistaking it.He's the little brother Carlos told me about. But I thought he said he died. Clearly, that was not the case at all.He's here, alive. And it's either he happens to be here or he is one of the rogues. And by the looks of it, he is one of them.Carlos stared at him all the time, and his hands were shaking. I could hear his heartbeat racing. The way he swallowed when he saw him for the first time. Some of the trackers behind me growled, but Carlos held up his hand in warning. Not to take action. That he had this under control.'Get the children to safety. I will deal with this.' He sent the message through the group link. All of us just froze.'Now!' The warning in his voice has become a real threat. It had everyone jolting up to go to move the children to safety. I, however, stayed in my spot unmoving.Something's not righ
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN Carlos’ POV Is it him? Is it really him? I can’t believe it. Even Vato became dead silent. Is it really our little brother? But that’s impossible. He died, years ago. I saw it happen with my own eyes. I stare gobsmacked at the man. His eyes were coral blue, something he’d gotten from our mother. His hair, jet black slicked back just like mine. He even has that same birthmark I remember him having as a child. I tried moving my lips, but they’re frozen as ice. “Lucas?” He smiled at Casey, but something about his expression felt different. Then he whips his gaze to me. Suddenly, he drops it. His eyes darkened, and I felt my blood run cold. TWENTY YEARS AGO… Blood. The air around me is filled with blood. Most belonging to my Dad, who had dropped dead on the ground before me. “Hmm,” I hear a rumbling sound. As I turn my head slowly, I realize I needed to look up to clash eyes with the figure I saw kill my Dad. My eyes raised, and my breath hit
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX Casey’s POVA strong roar ripped from my chest. It was Kaleesa. Pure rage surged through my veins, consuming every rational thought I had. The world blurred, the trees, the warehouse, everything fading as my vision tunneled in on the rogue.I launched forward, claws out, fangs bared. I could hear Carlos yelling my name behind me, but it was drowned out by the blood pounding in my ears. His warning had come too late. Rage had taken over, and I had no plans to stop.I barely felt the ground beneath me as I sprinted toward the rogue who’d kicked the child. He never even saw me coming. My claws tore through his back before he could react, a satisfying crunch of bone under my hands. He crumpled to the floor, and the child scrambled away, eyes wide with terror. The scent of blood filled my nostrils, but it wasn’t enough. I wanted more.Another rogue lunged at me from the side. I spun, grabbing him mid-air, slamming him into the ground with enough force to crack the concre
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVECasey’s POVLast night was horrific. I didn’t sleep at all. I don’t know what has gotten into me last night, but I now know I have gone too far.When Carlos stepped back, shoving me away in the process, shame washed over me like a bucket of ice cold water.He looked at me as if I had grown two heads, all because I tried to kiss him, which I now know was a mistake. I thought he wanted to. It turns out I thought wrong.I went too far, and he was not having it. He didn’t want me. He made that crystal clear from the very beginning, but still, I insisted. I have never felt so embarrassed in my entire life.It’s the third time he rejected me. The third time.How could I have been so stupid?I should have accepted his rejection, if I only knew it would be this painful the third time.Tears rolled down my cheeks as I turned around and ran off. I could hear him calling after me, but I never looked back.Danny tried to get it out of me a thousand times this morning. Each time
CHAPTER FORTY-FOURCasey’s POV“What?” the question falls out of my lips before I could even stop it.Carlos’ eyes remain trained on me, neither of us willing to look away.He lets out a soft chuckle that makes my heart melt. “To be honest, I really don’t know either,”He leans back, shifting all his weight onto his hands as he plants them on the cold ground.Then he turns his head and looks at me in the eye with those damned, beautiful violet eyes. “There’s something about you, something I didn’t want to acknowledge.”My brow raised at him, “And what is that?”He smiled. That goddamn dazzling, devious smile that has me gawking at him in awe.“Sorry, but it’s my little secret, since, I gave you my only one,” he said, and winked at me.Heat immediately rushed to my face, and I feel my chest flush, making me want to cover myself tighter if only I didn’t feel so hot.“But hey, looks like I’m not the only one,” he said, his tone turning serious.I looked up at him and narrowed my eyes.Wh