Chapter Sixteen
Jackson’s POV
I hate being away from him even if it is just going to be temporary. I know he will return with them in a couple of weeks for the full moon but it hurts. I feel uneasy all the time and I don’t know if it is my feelings of being away from him or something is going on with them. I wanted to go with them but Ire no matter how broken he made her feel, said he needed me and that Jason would return and then he would stay by my side where he belonged. I trust her completely especially since she told me more about her because her trust in me grew.
He is one of my best friends and I am trying hard not to avoid him but when I see him smile I can’t help but see the brokenness he created in her. I want to hit him when he laughs because he is the r
Chapter SeventeenIreland POV“It is too dangerous!” Erik shouted“Don’t you think that of all people I know the dangers? I am tired of living in fear. Our lives could be so different if I didn’t live so afraid. Your life could have been so different, you may not have been rejected if it was not for me.”“Don’t take that on Ire if she could not love me she could not love me she only cared about status.”“ We could ask for help” Jason added, not wanting to continue the conversations about mates as he was away from his.“You will just not yet. This I have to do alone for now. The trai
Chapter EighteenZander POVThe Festivities of the Full Moon start in just a few days. There is so much to do but I feel weighed down by feelings toward my son. I love him, he is my heart and my only child and I have raised him to be a great Alpha and I thought a great mate. I feel like I failed in some way, I understand he is choosing his path as a way to keep the Pack strong but he could not be more wrong. I wish I could tell him but I can’t break her trust and I have to believe the Moon Goddess has a plan. I want to tell Lilly so bad what is going on to prepare her but I know she will feel heartbreak either way. Maybe I can get him to come to the realization on his own with just a little guidance. I mindlink Oliver to come to my office so we can talk about the festival. I think I have a plan. Oliver knocks, enters and hesita
Chapter NineteenIreland POVI love that my friends have come to see me. That they were willing to venture out to the cabin but I would feel horrible if anything happened to them.“I have missed you so much dear, please come stay at the pack house. He won’t be able to get you there I promise.”“Sorry Lilly I can’t put you all in jeopardy. I have no doubt you and Zander would do anything to protect me.” I feel bad I don’t tell her the whole reason why I left.“Well Mason was let down when he did not see you at the packhouse. I thought he was going to strangle poor Oliver and that Beta’s daughter.”
Chapter TwentyIreland POVI look around and I am in a beautiful woods, one that I have never seen before. I can see every star in the sky and the moon but it is light outside. I look around and approaching me is my wolf Belle. She nuzzles into me and I reach up and scratch between her ears. “Hey beautiful girl.” She begins to walk further into the forest and I follow after her. We approach a beautiful waterfall and she just sits down. I sit down next to her letting my feet dangle in the water.“Sweet girl you must be so tired.”I look toward the beautiful woman who appears next to me. Only one woman could be this beautiful. “Moon Goddess did the rejection kill me because I was tired from helping the pups? I didn&
Chapter Twenty OneOliver POVDinner was awful. The food tasted like ash on my tongue. All I could do is steal glances at her. I know I was being rude by not interacting with my guests but I just can’t. I feel like I can’t hear anything other than her occasional laughter. It really did fill the air speaking of air if the wind wasn’t drifting her scent in my direction I am not sure I could breathe.It is time to get up and mingle around, dance and drink til time to shift. Drinking that is exactly what I will do. I go get my drink passing where Ireland stands talking to Josh.“Josh, yes I would love a drink thank you.”“Then maybe you could accompany me
Chapter TwentyTwoIreland’s POVI am back in the same forest as last time but now it is not just me and Belle a midnight black wolf also approaches. “Finn?” The wolf just nods his head then licks the side of my face. We begin walking to the beautiful waterfall again. There sitting on the rocks was the moon goddess. I approached her and sat next to her. Tears immediately fill my eyes.“Why Moon Goddess why?”“My dear heart I can’t give you all the answers even though I want to. So much of your story has not been written yet. I know you are strong and I am always with you.”“But he doesn't love me. Please let me accept the rejection.”
Chapter Twenty Three Noones POV Everyone was crammed into Oliver's room. There was: Alpha Zander, Luna Lillie, Beta John, Erik, Jason, Future Gama Jackson, Future Alpha Oliver, and Elder Rose had arrived. The missing presence of the Future Beta was a reminder to Oliver how poorly he did in deed judge others. The room felt small with everyone in there and the atmosphere was intense. Oliver was curious by which Elder Rose and Erik knew each other as when she entered she beamed at him and kissed him on the cheek and even now they were sitting close and she was holding his hand. Elder Rose cleared her throat. “We have all kept Ireland's secret, well most of us there are 2 people in this room who had no idea about her Beta John and Oliver. We have never betrayed her and I know by telling
Chapter Twenty FourOliver POV“Why didn’t she trust me to tell me I am her mate?”Erik stiffens and looks at me dead in the eye. “Why could you not accept her as she was?”“I thought she was human.”“For Ireland being human was a real possibility She almost lost her wolf during all that torture. Belle didn’t resurface for 6 months after I rescued her. She thought her mate needed to love her for her if she ever found them. She knew if it was found out who she was she would be putting her mate in danger. She hid herself to keep those she loved safe. The one she loved the most couldn’t love her back because she had to keep him safe.&rd
This journey for Ireland and Oliver is over. Thank you all for your support and love. Below is the first chapter of my book Living With His Mark. This will be Olivia's story. I hope you all enjoy! I will not mark this book as complete until all editing is complete.Chapter One-(Olivia POV)It’s days like today that I truly hate being a werewolf. My name is Olivia Silvers. I am the 19 year old daughter of Alpha Oliver and Luna Alpha Ireland. I have had an amazing upbringing despite my parents' early stressful beginning but I have always felt loved and I have two great packs who have always treated me well. I had never wanted for anything and despite my gifts and my family's gifts I have had no reason to not trust those around me. My parents always cautioned me and my brother to be careful who we trusted. I guess I never learned because here I am hating all that I am because I trusted the wrong wolf.
Chapter Sixty-Four Oliver POV (present time) I am sitting here watching the mating ceremony of Chris and Sophie trying to keep my eyes on anyone but her as she leads the ceremony. I can hear the subtle sadness in her voice and it pierces my heart. I want to run up there and hug her but I don’t deserve it. I know she would only push me away with disgust. I can’t control it when I look up at her as she talks about the sacredness of mates and the future of the pack. I don’t miss it as she subconsciously presses a hand to her now flat empty wound. My eyes drift to where her hand lays before I divert them again. I have been avoiding her both out of respect and fear. I don’t want to bring her anymore pain and fear of what words she may say to me. Many times I have wished I could go back in
Chapter Sixty-threeOliver POV(continued Flashback)I can’t believe what happened, my “chosen” Luna was just identified as my mate's chosen Alpha mate. This has to be some sort of sick joke. I am angry at how Ireland ran off after him. Does she really love him so much that she would go to be with him after he found his mate? Then again I didn’t choose my mate in the beginning and I made so many mistakes. My mother and I have been trying to calm Sophie down. Evelyn has come and got Olivia so she didn’t have to see the breakdown.“He’s...he’s gonna reject me. My mate is going to reject me.”“Dear now we don’t know
Chapter Sixty-TwoIreland POVIt’s been a long 3 months and I can’t help the butterflies I feel in my stomach as I get ready for the ceremony. This ceremony has really been long overdue trying to prepare for night through all the challenges. A soft knock on the door interrupts me from my thoughts, I go answer the door and engulfed into a big hug. I pull back and a soft smile reaches my lips as I look at the smile on Chris’s face.“You ready for tonight?”“Never been more ready for anything.”“I’ll see you down there.” Chris responds then hugs me again and places a quick kiss on my forehead before retreating from the doorway.&nb
Chapter Sixty-One Ireland POV I couldn’t help but feel guilty about what happened yesterday afternoon. I am supposed to be pledging myself to Chris in just a few days but I let Oliver kiss me and I let my mind think things could get better. I let myself think that maybe there could be a life together for us. It was just a brief minute that I allowed these thoughts to invade my mind but they still did before that she-wolf ran up and hugged and kissed him. Chris does not deserve for me to think about a life with someone else he has always been there for me more so than my ex mate. I felt so guilty here I am right after breakfast making him his favorite Lemon blueberry pound cake for after lunch. I wasn’t even able to look him in the eye during breakfast. He hasn’t pressed a
Chapter Sixty- Ireland POV Well I guess the truth is out. He deserves to know the truth but I feel so defensive I can’t imagine that this would go well right now with emotions so high. I look at him on his knees looking so vulnerable and I approach him slowly. I have this need to comfort him and I don’t know why. Before I can reach him he looks up at me with so much anger in his eyes “EXPLAIN!” The anger in his eyes sets me off. He has no room to be angry. If anyone has any reason to be angry it is me. “What do you need explained?” I seeth back. “FUCK IRELAND! Everything needs to be explained. Is she mine and how is that possible and why did you hide it from me.” “Lower your voice.” I
Chapter 59- Ireland POV “I see Belle is back to arguing with you again.” Jason chuckles “Well Jay you know she always likes her opinions known.” I let out a small laugh. I looked around the room. Erik had a guilty look on his face and Jackson and Jason were just looking at me. Oliver however just continued staring in the direction that Chris had left. An unreadable emotion showed on his face. “Alpha Oliver, I apologize for that. Chris will be back shortly.” He just nods slightly, turning his gaze back to me. Chris entered the room wrapping his arms around me from behind resting large hands on my pregnant belly. He kissed me lightly on the cheek. I couldn’t stop myself from looking over to Alpha Oliver who now had his head hanging l
Chapter Fifty-Eight Oliver POV Two Weeks Later When I had returned from my run that night after hours of Finn howling at the moon, I found Sophie in the living room gripping the letter I had dropped when I ran. I was surprised to find her even more eager to meet this Alpha Ireland who had so unselfishly sacrificed herself to save her people and mine. She held me while I cried again telling her the story about my mate and everything I had done. Sophie had never judged me for trying to kidnap Ireland all those times or for how I felt. She admitted that she herself was developing feelings for me though rather slowly and thought it best we start as friends. She encouraged me to reach out and to go to the ceremony to see if Ireland was truly happy now so I could let go. She
Chapter Fifty-Seven Erik POV The fighting has officially ended, I was able to capture Evelyn’s father without injury even though he put up a good fight. The joy in both his and my mates faces when they saw each other was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. He met with Ireland and pledged his loyalty and his hunters to her for what she did saving his daughter. He was excited to meet his grandson. I dreaded leaving them but I needed to check on Ireland and Chris they went to the pack hospital to check on Alpha Oliver. I am approaching the hospital when I see all hell breaking loose. “Throw the traitorous Bitch in the dungeon!” I look at Oliver barely walking out of the hospital pointing at Ireland. Jackson and Jason are trying their best to talk sense into him. The g