||Raven||I woke up for the second time this morning to Daisy showering my face with kisses. As soon as I opened my eyes, she smiled mischievously.I lifted myself off the bed and kissed her cute little nose.She giggled happily, I turned us over and started tickling her tummy. She laughed so loudly, tearing up.“ Hey love, are you hungry? The pack is about having breakfast. Wanna come down and join us?” Zander’s voice filled my head. The pack?Did he mean the 900 members??“ When you say the pack, how many are we talking about?" He chuckled and had my face flushed.“ I don’t mean the 900 people,“ he said, as if he was reading my mind.“ It’s just the family. The people you met yesterday and Theodore.““ Theodore??”“ Yes, the pack's gamma and also my nephew. “Okay! That can’t be too bad. I can handle his family and two other people.“ Sure that sounds good. I’m very famished." I rubbed my belly. "Do you think you can come around and guide us to the kitchen? “He was silent and ou
||Raven||“ Rogues!!” My muscles tensed at his word. I have heard so much about rogues but I haven’t seen one before. I have heard how deadly they could be. They had no human instinct in them.“ Emily, Raven, it’s not safe, we need to go. “ he grunted, ushering us out. Before we could walk out completely, my eyes met three men whose eyes flashed red. They smirked instantly at the fear that danced in my eyes.We quickly got in the car and the warrior drove us out of the mall's parking lot.On our drive back, there was a lot of tension in the car and Emily was quiet. She was no longer talking and laughing like she had been doing all morning. I could tell how they were affected by this rogue. I almost forgot I used to be one myself, when I left my paternal pack.“ So Theodore, you have a mate?” I asked, in an attempt to distract everyone from the rogues.“ No, not yet. I’m still searching “ “ I think she does not come from any of the packs around here” Emily stated.“ I figured much. “
||Zane ||My blood was running cold. Have you felt yourself drowning so deep in darkness that you couldn’t find the strength to pull yourself out of it? That was what I was feeling.It had been 2 hours since my mate was unconscious and since I brought Emily to the hospital and no one was telling us anything. The doctors and nurses were running in and out of Emily’s room . As each second passed, I was filled with dread . Our mate bond was turning colder and colder .It was as if Emily was there and wasn’t there at the same time.Blaze couldn’t contact or connect with Lea and the feeling of them being gone was straining the mate bond . I paced up and down outside the door waiting for the doctors to tell us something… even if it was bad news . But all they did was to run in and out of the room.I was growing impatient and as soon as the doctor came out of her room, I grabbed him by the throat.“ What is going on in there? What are you doing to my mate, “ I growled as Axel took over.
||Raven ||The rogues were here for me. They wanted me. I knew my location had been found. That was the only logical explanation I could come up with. After the rogue attacks, I felt guilty. I began regretting agreeing to come to the Golden Lycan pack, because of what I am people have to suffer. People have died and that didn’t sit well with me. I hated the idea and I was beginning to hate being the raven wolf.“ What happened is not your fault, Raven. “ “ Don’t even shit with me, Athena! These people were happy. They were living in peace. We've only been here for less than 48 hours and see what has happened. “ I gritted my teeth angrily at Athena, angry at myself for making Zane and Emily miserable. For being the main cause of their pain. Zane and Zander might not say it but they know it and I know that I was the cause of the rogue attack, not Emily.“ Will you just stop this nonsense “ Athena growled. “self-blame won’t bring Emily back, but with a clear head and positive energy
||Raven||Our floor was dark and quiet when we got home. Thinking Daisy and Jess were sleeping, I walked to their rooms but found them empty.“ Zander, where are Jess and Daisy ?” I furrowed my brows and walked to our bedroom. “ They are on my parents' floor. They are spending the night at my parents', “ I nodded in relief.My mind went back to today's event and the price Emily paid on my behalf. I knew that poison was meant for me and not Emily .She was just a victim in the attack. My mood and emotions changed and Zander noticed the changes as he asked.“ what’s up with you ? Are you okay ?” Concern for my well being filled his voice and that revitalized me, but was not enough to take away my worries….“ I shouldn’t be here, Zander. I should be far away from you and your pack. All this is because of me. Emily was hurt because of me." Tears rolled down my cheeks as I asked the question that had been nagging me all day. “ They have found me, haven’t they? They are coming for me,” m
***Dark Haven Clan***||Alpha Chase||“ Alpha, we have found her” Vincenzo said, and I jolted out of my seat.“ What did you say ? Say that again?” I bellowed into the phone.“ My men and I have located the whereabouts of the girl you are looking for ?” Vincenzo’s voice was firm. I couldn’t detect any lie in them. “ Where is she? Where is my doll? “ I asked anxiously. I was finally hearing good news after over a year of searching.“ She is in south Alaska . In a clan called, the sky moon “, he informed me. “Fuck! Alaska is far from here. How did she get there?”“ I have no idea Alpha.”“ Have you seen her?” I paced around my office.“ Have you been able to capture her? Are you on your way back?” I asked tons of questions all in the span of seconds .“ No alpha, none of the clan members were willing to disclose any information to us.““ What do you mean by no? Find my Barbie doll and bring her to me now!!” I growled, shuddering in anger.“I'm sorry, alpha, but I can't do what you've
||Raven|| As I made my way down to breakfast, I was almost star - struck when I saw the house had been decorated with balloons and streamers .What is going on here? What are we celebrating?“Raven!” a happy bubbling voice of Daisy begged for my attention.I glanced in her direction as she ran towards me and hugged my legs. I bent to her level and kissed the top of her head .“ I slept in Aiden's bed last night. He had a lot of toys for us to play with and a big bed. Aunty Jessica also made a lot of chocolate cupcakes and cookies. “ She informed me, smiling from ear to ear . She was in a pink princess dress with a crown on her head . She was all dressed up as if we were having an event I knew nothing about in the house.I whirled as my eyes followed her. She ran to Aiden and I spotted Jessica dressed in one of the new dresses I had got for her, when I visited the mall yesterday with Emily. Jessica smiled in my direction and I grinned back before moving to where she was with Aiden on
||Zander ||“ Fuck! “ I yelled and pushed Gwen .I ran in search of Raven ,“ Zander!” Gwen screamed after me and Axel and I snarled. “ Stay the fuck away from me and my mate “I was on edge with a gloomy expression on my face, stopping her in her tracks.She has done enough harm .Raven and I were getting along well. We have started getting comfortable around each other and this whore just has to appear and spoil everything. Gwen was my biggest mistake.A mistake I made in my moments of weakness. After Bella rejected me , I buried myself in alcohol. I wanted the pain gone . I wanted to feel important. It was a moment of weakness and Gwen happened to be there.I didn’t hold back that night and now my past is back in the form of an evil bitch, to hurt my mate and me. I have to find Raven and fix it. Gwen lied. I never went to her, not once, not after the night I took her virginity.I didn’t force myself on her. She gave it to me willingly. I owe her nothing. I just didn’t want Rave
||Raven||“ZAYDEN SLOAN!!! RYDER SLOAN GET DOWN FROM THE TREE!!!!” I screamed at my sons for the one-hundredth time.“Zayden, mommy is mad. Let’s get down, please.” I heard Ryder say in his small baby voice as I rushed toward my best friend.“Hey, girly.” I pulled Emily into a bone-crushing hug as soon as I spotted her in the garden.“Oh my, you are crushing me, Raven. Slow down, girl.” She faked a cough.I laughed, releasing her from my hold.“Well, you can’t blame me, Ems. I missed you so much. How are you doing ?” Concern for her filled my voice.“ Well, apart from being heavy, all swollen, and damn tired all the time. I am fine.”“ Just hang in there, babe. The baby will pop out in less than a month.” I soothed her.She caressed her belly. “ That’s true. Just can’t wait. What are you doing standing here? Let’s join the others, time for the great reveal.”I squealed in joy as we walked to our family. We were having Emily and Zane’s gender reveal party in the garden.It was a big dea
||Raven||Today was the best day of my life.My fiancé, my mate is now my husband and I couldn’t wait to start our lives together and have the family I had always dreamt about.But fate had other plans and my little bundles of joy decided that it was their turn to come into the world.A sharp, stabbing pain rippled through my lower abdomen and when I took a step forward kissing my mate, I felt a warm liquid beginning to flow down my legs.Fuck! Did I just pee on myself? Is the pregnancy so draining that I can’t hold my bladder?However, I felt different.The pee was a lot and too warm. The fluid flowed out of me, down my legs and I felt my little boys squealing and moving vigorously in my womb, probably getting ready for their grand entrance.“Fuck!” I shrieked, gaining everyone’s attention.“What is it, love?” Zander whispered, alert.“ Daddy mummy has peed on herself.”The guests burst out laughing.“ I am pretty sure, my water just broke.”As soon as the words escaped my lips, the g
||Raven||*Three months later*I woke up to a lot of movement and activities in my room. It took me a minute to realize what was going on in there and why these people were there.“She is awake.” Glinda squirmed.All the ladies rushed over to my bed in full excitement when they saw that I was awake.“ Good morning sweetie” Mariam chirped.“ Good morning Mariam and everyone.“ I whispered.“Good morning, it’s your wedding day! Can you believe it?”Emily shrieked, bottle-feeding Aiden.“ I can, Ems. I can !” uttered in a tired voice.I was swollen all over. My baby bump was a full-blown belly.The little beans had doubled in size in months.I felt heavy and I could not see my legs or touch them.Every part of me had grown big, including my breast.It was ready for lactating.My hormones are so out of wack that I am on fire one moment and cold the next.However, the feeling of becoming a mother made my mood even better.“Come on now. Let’s get you fed for your wedding, then a warm, nice sc
||Zander||After six hours of searching, we came back empty-handed. I questioned our warriors and they didn’t catch a glimpse of her leaving the pack, leaving me to conclude that my mate had been kidnapped.Glinda and Emily also came back an hour ago.They couldn’t even catch the scent of my mate at the mall.My heart was breaking into a million pieces as I continued to mind-link her.I felt so weak and suffocated without her.My Lycan beast kept growling in my head and keeping him grounded was becoming hard.The mansion felt empty and my life darker without my little wolf and her delicious scent. I could not smell her.Her scent had completely evaporated as if she was never there.I want to see, Raven. I was desperate to see her again.I was ready to surrender to the enemy just to ensure that both my little wolf and our unborn child were safe.I gripped the armrest of the chair I sat on with so much force that it began to break under my grip. I was absent-minded as Theodore and Zane w
||Raven||Once I was in the four walls of the room, I rushed into the washroom and splashed water on my face.I studied myself in the mirror. My eyes were sunken and dull and I had bugs under my eyes.My hair had disheveled and I ran my fingers through it.I quickly leaned down and tied the small knife I got from Shane’s kitchen around my thigh and crawled back into bed to rest till the wolfsbane completely left my system.I slipped into sleep.An hour later, the sound of the door opening, woke me up from my light slumber.I blinked many times as my pupil focused on the figure standing and leaning against the door.My heart rate slightly increased and my breathing patterns changed.“We need to get it over with. Grab her”, Jerold purred and two men stepped into the room.One was Merlin from the hearing and the other was unknown to me.They glanced at me with a smile playing on their faces.Their eyes flickered with lust and Merlin whispered.“My pleasure, master.”Stalking towards me,
||Raven||“ I plan to punish you for disrespecting my mate, but before that, how about we have some little fun?”he said with so much evil in his voice, his voice was husky but sounded nothing like Zander’s alluring, sexy voice.”“ Don’t - stay away. Don’t you dare touch me”. I panicked. I couldn’t pull back.The wolfsbane was still active in my system and after using all my strength on Jessica.I became vulnerable.“ I have dreamt of this moment for so long it feels so unreal to have you in front of me, breeder.” He smiled and breathed down my neck as his nose trailed down my neck.“ You smell divine..” it took every ounce of strength in me to hold myself back from batting him with my head.But I knew he was dangerous and I would be in so much trouble if I chose that solution. I won’t be the only one in danger. My unborn child will be at risk and I can’t allow that. I would have to buy Athena and me some time to get out of here.“ I can’t wait to mark you. And remove the Lycans mark
|| Raven||SHE TALKED! JESSICA SPOKE!My best friend can talk. My mouth opened in pure astonishment and no word came out. My tongue was stuck. It couldn’t move to start a sentence…“All you think about is Zande.” Jessica hissed. “ Zander this! Zander that! I am tired of hearing his name from you.” Her teeth gritted, furiously.“You are stupid to think that Zander will come for you”, she was thrown into another session of laughter.And I was stricken. What was wrong with Jessica?She was different. Harsh and rude! I don’t recognize the person in front of me. Where did that sweet, nice, and innocent woman go?When did she start to speak? When did she recover her voice?And why was she talking to me like that?I didn’t understand anything. My mind quickly got busy, arranging the scattered pieces of the puzzle in my brain together… from the time I was drugged to now.How did Jessica get here so fast?How did Danica get onto the pack-land easily, without detection?And how was it possible
|Zander.||“Zane!” I shouted. “ catch,“ in one fluent motion.Zane caught the spear and blocked the attack by one of our warriors.Theodore followed right after knocking the air out of his opponent. I spun with one high punch, landing on the gut of my training partner.It was early in the morning and we were training our warriors vigorously for an impending attack from Jerold Black. I have been restless since the last battle, knowing that bastard was lurking in the dark.I felt he was closer than we thought.“Well, that was easy,“ Zane drew everyone's attention to himself after hours of training.“ Good job everyone. I have seen a massive improvement in your skills, so today we will end training earlier than expected,“ he announced, whistling and applause went through the warriors as Zane dismissed them, walking to me.“ Are we ever going to get a real challenge? You and I ??” He asked.And I let out a chuckle, shaking my head at my brother.“ Be careful what you wish for,”“ I must ag
||Raven||Two weeks later.Daisy is dead! Fuck! I was holding the lifeless body of Daisy. Her throat was slit. She was bleeding heavily.Her limbs ripped off her body, lying inches away. I was holding her tightly against my body.Screaming and weeping uncontrollably We were in the woods in the River Moon Clan.With wolves fighting around us.Then I heard the thudding sound of heavy footsteps approaching me.In a daze, I saw Zander, roaring furiously.His was enraged glaring down at me.“You killed her. It’s all your fault, “ he hissed in a deep guttural voice “ All you had to do was surrender to Jerold Black.”“ No “I shook my head.” I love her.I saw her as my daughter “, I sobbed, holding Daisy's cold body closer.“You killed my daughter, bitch. I regret being with you. I should have abandoned you when I had the chance.” Zander's voice was murderous.He looked angry as he took predatory steps toward me and I realized I was his prey.He ripped Daisy's body out of my arms and I shriek