AURELIA~~“Pay attention to your stance,” I instructed affectionately, readjusting the wooden sword I was holding as I circled my opponent, looking out for mistakes.“The sword is heavy, Mom. It’s knocking me off balance.” My opponent, aka my daughter, complained even though I could still see her excited face when Raiden gave her her sword after many months of waiting for it. I snorted, “You can’t be a warrior if you can’t be one with your weapon, Trainee Katie. You aren’t holding a sword. Your hand is just longer and the longer it is, the better for you as you would have done enough damage before your opponent can get close to you–”“But the sword is short, Mom. My hands are short. I’m still a kid.” My daughter argued.I groaned, “I have told you not to call me mom when we are training, Katie. I’m your trainer or do you wnat to go back to training with Tara?” Why was I doing this when she couldn’t even understand a simple explanation? I wasn’t talking about her hand or the swor
AURELIA~~It’s no secret that Katie shared a close bond with Tristan and I might have kept my kids in the dark about what Tristan did to me. To us. How could I have told them everything without destroying them?The worry in Katie’s voice made Raiden look at her with both hurt and concern in his eyes. What father would want his daughter to care about his biggest rival and enemy?I cleared my throat and said to the twins, “Can you go to your rooms, please.” I didn’t think they should be here for whatever Andrew was about to say next because from what I knew about Tristan, it wouldn’t be good.Katie argued, “But, Mom. He said something happened at Black Fur. I still have friends there and Tristan is–” “Can you trust me and give us a moment?” I cut my daughter off, holding her gaze. Kyle stepped in by pulling his sister towards the stairs. I heard him say to Katie, “If there’s something we need to know, they will tell us, Katie. You don’t have to worry or make them worry about us.”
LOUIS’S POV~~I’m a terrible person.I pushed my Alpha– my supposed Alpha into madness. I forced his hands and pushed him until he could no longer turn back. I was supposed to be his Beta, the one who helped him see the truth and make the right decision. Truth is, I don’t deserve to be a Beta. Neither do I deserve to be an Alpha yet I won the Battle Of Alphas–“We are here, Alpha Louis.” Elder Joe, who has become so supportive after the whole ordeal with Larisa and the battle with Alpha Tristan, voiced.Truly, we have arrived in Dark Moon Pack. Who would have thought that this would be the first place I come to in time of need and to get answers? I have always hated this Pack and I passed that hatred to Alpha Tristan, fueling his desire for revenge each time I saw him slipping all because of Aurelia. I should have embraced her sooner. Larisa didn’t have to make me stupid for me to recognize the light in Aurelia.That woman could have saved and unified our realm without a war.Yet
AURELIA~~You’ve got to be kidding me… Those words were the only ones that came to mind as I stared at the two men who were looking at each other after catching everyone’s attention and pausing Maya’s birthday party. I expected Louis to arrive tomorrow so I didn’t think throwing Maya a big party would be a hindrance to his visit but when I heard he was close to the pack, I focused on enjoying the party and not thinking about the kind of news he was bringing with him. Huh… I obviously won’t cancel Maya’s party because Tristan lost his life after laying it down in a silly gamble. At least I expected to see Louis since Seth informed Raiden and me that they were on their way to the grand hall. However, I didn’t expect to hear both Seth and Louis utter the scared with captivating emotions while staring at each other.“Mate…” They had said. The hall went silent. Even Raiden went still beside me.Katie, who had asked her father to help her cut a piece of cake and despite being a kid
AURELIA~~“Look at me.” He grunted out an order, sending shivers down my spine as he slammed into me like a beast. “Look into my eyes, mate!” Another order came and this time, I obeyed him even though it was hard to fight against the need to let my eyes roll to the back of my skull while he tore me apart with every thrust. I looked into the mesmerizing gray pair of eyes that I had come to love. I felt every part of him sinking into me roughly and pleasure and pain accompanied each thrust. For some minutes, the pleasure outweighed the pain but my body still recognized the pain my mate… the man I loved with every bone in my body was causing me while he chased after his pleasure. Despite the dull discomfort between my legs, I still found myself moaning when my mate drove himself into me the minute our gazes locked, “Alpha.” I itched to cry out his name. I wished I could give in to my desire, let my fingers sink into his dirty blond hair, and guide his head downwards until our lips
AURELIA~~I have always known no one in the pack respected me as their Luna but until now, no one except Nina had the guts to disrespect me to my face. They usually murmured and laughed at me behind my back but they wouldn't dare lay their hands on me.But that changed the minute Nina gave the warriors an order that I didn't know would change my life forever… “What are you doing? You can’t do this!” I yelled, struggling to free myself from the stronghold of the warriors whose hands were crushing my shoulder as they attempted to yank me out of the kitchen.My struggles were futile, of course. I was pulled out of the kitchen like a lightweight paper by the warriors despite my screams of protest. “What are you planning to do with me?” Are they kidnapping me, I asked myself but quickly blurted another question. “What gives you the right to touch me? I belong to the Alpha and he would have your head for ever laying your hands on me!” Nina laughed hysterically. She told the warriors
AURELIA~~It was her. I knew her. Although I was yet to see her face as she was cooped up in my mate's arms and her back was to me while her face was getting loved on by the man that was supposed to be mine– by the man who didn’t give me as little as a peck on the cheek despite being married and mated to him for the past three years. First time in my mate’s office and this was what I saw? Huh? The familiar shiny long blond hair was enough to let my crashing self know that the woman in my mate’s arms was no other than Princess Larisa Wellington, his ex-girlfriend. My lips trembled, my entire body shook as every part of my already shattered heart broke into tiny pieces and my puffy eyes were filled with hot tears once again. I wasn’t usually a crybaby even though everyone around thought so but how do I stop crying when I was witnessing the end of my life? Heck! He had never kissed me. I had never gotten the opportunity to be kissed by him… by anyone at that. Yet, he was kissi
ALPHA RAIDEN~~I could feel rage still boiling inside of me even though several hours had passed since the woman I was forced to marry and mate with tried to sever the same bond that I sacrificed my happiness to create. The nerve of her! Who does she think she is? Some goddess in charge? Tsk… My eyes caught the dark sky of the night as I emptied another shot of the strongest tequila in my bar, kinda hoping that it would kill my anger and stabilize my spiraling emotions but drinking didn’t help me. Within a few minutes, I was drunk yet I didn't stop drinking. “Why am I still sensing anger from you, Raid.” The soothing voice of the woman my heart beat for, echoed through the bar and my eyes eagerly searched for the beauty of her face. “Don’t tell me you are drunk because of her.” I couldn’t stop myself from smiling sheepishly when Larisa’s face popped before mine. She left to meet up with her old friends a few hours after the woman I was forced to marry vexed me. I might be dr
AURELIA~~You’ve got to be kidding me… Those words were the only ones that came to mind as I stared at the two men who were looking at each other after catching everyone’s attention and pausing Maya’s birthday party. I expected Louis to arrive tomorrow so I didn’t think throwing Maya a big party would be a hindrance to his visit but when I heard he was close to the pack, I focused on enjoying the party and not thinking about the kind of news he was bringing with him. Huh… I obviously won’t cancel Maya’s party because Tristan lost his life after laying it down in a silly gamble. At least I expected to see Louis since Seth informed Raiden and me that they were on their way to the grand hall. However, I didn’t expect to hear both Seth and Louis utter the scared with captivating emotions while staring at each other.“Mate…” They had said. The hall went silent. Even Raiden went still beside me.Katie, who had asked her father to help her cut a piece of cake and despite being a kid
LOUIS’S POV~~I’m a terrible person.I pushed my Alpha– my supposed Alpha into madness. I forced his hands and pushed him until he could no longer turn back. I was supposed to be his Beta, the one who helped him see the truth and make the right decision. Truth is, I don’t deserve to be a Beta. Neither do I deserve to be an Alpha yet I won the Battle Of Alphas–“We are here, Alpha Louis.” Elder Joe, who has become so supportive after the whole ordeal with Larisa and the battle with Alpha Tristan, voiced.Truly, we have arrived in Dark Moon Pack. Who would have thought that this would be the first place I come to in time of need and to get answers? I have always hated this Pack and I passed that hatred to Alpha Tristan, fueling his desire for revenge each time I saw him slipping all because of Aurelia. I should have embraced her sooner. Larisa didn’t have to make me stupid for me to recognize the light in Aurelia.That woman could have saved and unified our realm without a war.Yet
AURELIA~~It’s no secret that Katie shared a close bond with Tristan and I might have kept my kids in the dark about what Tristan did to me. To us. How could I have told them everything without destroying them?The worry in Katie’s voice made Raiden look at her with both hurt and concern in his eyes. What father would want his daughter to care about his biggest rival and enemy?I cleared my throat and said to the twins, “Can you go to your rooms, please.” I didn’t think they should be here for whatever Andrew was about to say next because from what I knew about Tristan, it wouldn’t be good.Katie argued, “But, Mom. He said something happened at Black Fur. I still have friends there and Tristan is–” “Can you trust me and give us a moment?” I cut my daughter off, holding her gaze. Kyle stepped in by pulling his sister towards the stairs. I heard him say to Katie, “If there’s something we need to know, they will tell us, Katie. You don’t have to worry or make them worry about us.”
AURELIA~~“Pay attention to your stance,” I instructed affectionately, readjusting the wooden sword I was holding as I circled my opponent, looking out for mistakes.“The sword is heavy, Mom. It’s knocking me off balance.” My opponent, aka my daughter, complained even though I could still see her excited face when Raiden gave her her sword after many months of waiting for it. I snorted, “You can’t be a warrior if you can’t be one with your weapon, Trainee Katie. You aren’t holding a sword. Your hand is just longer and the longer it is, the better for you as you would have done enough damage before your opponent can get close to you–”“But the sword is short, Mom. My hands are short. I’m still a kid.” My daughter argued.I groaned, “I have told you not to call me mom when we are training, Katie. I’m your trainer or do you wnat to go back to training with Tara?” Why was I doing this when she couldn’t even understand a simple explanation? I wasn’t talking about her hand or the swor
ALPHA TRISTAN’S POV ~~It took less than an hour for the entire pack to gather on the training field, where I had trained many of them and made them the badass warriors they were known for until recently. Louis was standing before me, shirtless but wearing black shorts similar to the blue one I had on.I was quite confident that I would win this battle because even though Louis was stronger than me at the moment, he was still a Beta wolf, and I was a born Alpha. Most importantly, Dolf wouldn’t sit back and let me die because my death would mean his death as well. As these thoughts flashed through my mind, I watched Louis intensely, seeing emotions brimming in his eyes despite the distance between us.He was clearly reconsidering this even though the entire pack seemed to be behind him– I hated that and planned to make them pay for this betrayal as I have been nothing short of a good Alpha to this Pack.I brought this Pack to its peak after my parents were killed by the same Pack t
ALPHA TRISTAN’S POV~~They were happy. I hated that. The news of their happiness was spreading far and wide and goddess did I hate that as well. Because I wasn’t happy and the news of the ridiculous person I had become had spread beyond the walls of my room, beyond my borders, and my control. Although I was alive and glad that Larisa wasn’t, I was dead. It was as if I died with my child. It was as if, I died the very die Larisa drained me and locked me up. It was as if Louis, despite everything he had done, had played a big part in killing me even though he claimed that wasn’t his intention. It was as if Aurelia also helped to kill me even though she is the reason I’m breathing. I mean, what’s the point of living when I can’t even see her? Talk to her? Or mend my relationship with her?What’s the point? Yet, they were happy– Aurelia and Raiden and I hated that.I was a damaged good. My wolf hates me, my pack members hate me, and Aurelia– well, even I hate myself at the moment
ALPHA RAIDEN~~I didn’t understand Aurelia until I saw Larisa stop dead in her tracks. Her back was to me but as soon as she stopped running, she turned around like she was under some kind of force she couldn’t shake off.Aurelia stood still, not even raising her hands. But Larisa’s hand went over her chest and it drew on me that truly, Aurelia had this figured out. “Do you remember doing this to my mate? Crushing his heart with your dark power.” Aurelia voiced calmly. Larisa inhaled sharply, her eyes turning red by the second. She couldn’t speak but if she could, she would most likely be begging. At least, Aurelia was giving her the chance to beg. She didn’t give me that when she wrapped her energy around me and crushed my heart. “She’s not giving her the chance to beg. She’s torturing her. You of all people should know how devastating it feels to have death looming over you.” Lex explained Aurelia’s intention. I smiled, knowing that this was her way of avenging me, Kyle, and
AURELIA~~The hate in Raiden’s eyes when he uttered the two words that caught everyone's attention would have been alarming if I didn’t recall that Larisa let his father die without honor in a cell and let him rot until he was nothing but dry bones. Perhaps I would have been terrified if I didn’t recall how broken Raien was when he found out that his parents who he had been mad at had been suffering within his pack all this while. “Then die.” Two simple but powerful words that shocked Helen whose cries were becoming annoying. Yes, no mother should have to suffer by watching their child die or get killed. Yet, his daughter didn’t understand that when she put a deadly gun to my son’s head and was ready to pull the trigger… which she did and took Jessica’s life right before my eyes. Yet, Larisa didn’t think twice before she tried to capture my kids and me. We could have died in that accident. Hell! The world assumed we were dead and If she had successfully captured us, she would
ALPHA RAIDEN~~“I just want to stay in bed with my wife. Is that too much to ask?” I groaned into Aurelia’s hair. She squirmed in my arms as she retorted, “We have been in bed for the past ten days, Raiden. I believe that enough–” “I can never get enough of you, Relia. I always want more.” I cut her off, inhaling the scent of her hair as I pulled her against my chest, grinding my erection into her soft cheeks. She chuckled, enjoying this moment just as much as I was but of course, she etched, “We have plans for today, Raiden. We really should get to it.” She just had to remind me of Larisa and Jake. The plan was to have the pack gather at the pack’s square and publicly punish Larisa and Jake but after many days of deliberating, I just didn’t come up with the right punishment for those two. I didn’t want them dead because killing them would be too easy but I also didn’t want to keep them locked up to avoid any form of surprises that would disrupt the peace Aurelia had worked so