This was the first time I wrote a scene such as this into one of my books. I have danced around them before or mentioned them having happened in the past, but never have I written a rape scene. As a survivor myself, it is tough to write, yet oddly cathartic. If you yourself ever experience such a thing, please remember it is not your fault. this scene makes it extra difficult to imagine Ace ever being redeemable, but we will see if he is.
Ace I didn’t mean to mark Kaiya, but something came over me right before my headache struck me. I pulled out of her and admired her delicious form before leaving her cell and coming back here to wash myself off. I had intended to tighten the belt around her throat if she tried to fight me off, but her body never did, only her words even sounded like an objection, but I know she enjoyed it. I shouldn't be so surprised she was still a virgin, but with her looks and perfect body, I am surprised others haven’t tried making her theirs. However she always was a good girl…what am I thinking? I need my medications! This headache is driving me to weird thoughts. I’m toweling myself off and searching for my medicine when Dylan mindlinks me. ‘Brother, meet me in your office! Now!’ ‘Let me get dressed! I just showered,’ I reply, suspicious of his timing. He couldn’t know about what I’ve done already, could he? I quickly dry off and get dressed, opting for a styling product to tame my hair
Dylan I stare at Ace before answering my phone and walking out of his office as flustered as I have been in a while. How come he never told me about mom’s journals before? “Yeah, Dad. What is it?” I ask. “Can you come over? You wanted to talk and I don’t know how much I feel like revealing, but I can tell you a few things you might want to know,” my father sighs into the phone. “I’ll be right there,” I reply as I unlock my office and place the journals into my desk drawer along with their keys. ‘I really hope whatever he has to tell me is helpful,’ I say to Tam, who has stepped forward in my mind space but remains quiet.I pull up in front of my father’s townhouse before long and rush up the front steps to his door. I knock twice and open the door, as is our usual ritual. “I’m in my office,” my father calls out and I head into the room I already suspected he would be in.His back is to me and he is looking out the window, but he speaks to me as I enter and take a seat.“There ar
Dylan I was sitting in my office pondering the possibility of the moon goddess messing with us be pairing us with our half sister when I suddenly got a call from Ross. “Alpha Dylan, I know you relate to Kaiya differently than your brother, so I am calling you because I am a little worried,” Ross said. “She hasn’t eaten or drank anything nor has she spoken in over four hours.You know that is a feat for her.” “She hasn’t said anything? Not one word?” I asked, getting nervous. Kaiya always has a perfect comeback. “Not a word nor any sound,” Ross replied. “It’s worrisome.” “Do not call my brother! I’m coming!” I instructed before storming out of my office and that brings us to where I am now with this interaction replaying in my mind and the near certainty the Ace did something horrific to our mate. I am fuming before I even reach her cell, but seeing the state Kaiya is in breaks my heart. Her eyes are completely unfocused as she stares blankly ahead, though I can see dried tear trac
Kaiya Everything is dark here. I feel as if I have walked for miles with no direction or understanding of where I am. Finally I see a light and I approach it. It takes so long, I fear I will never reach it, then I see it come into focus. It isn’t a light but a sleeping wolf. She is silver with a red mark on her forehead. I try to go to her, feeling drawn there, but can’t get past an invisible barrier. I circle the space, trying to find a way through the barrier to her. I sink to my knees in desperation when I find none. This is my wolf! I know it, but something is keeping us apart. I stay here, by the barrier for a long time, but then something warm and wet comes into contact with my flesh. A soothing voice coos to me, “I have you, you are safe with me. Just let me clean you up and I will find you something cozy to wear.” My eyes flutter open and I start…No! Ace does not have me in his suite! Please tell me Ace didn’t take me to his suite where no one else will know I am there! P
Ace “WHAT DO YOU MEAN DYLAN TOOK HER FROM HERE!?” I shout at the trembling guard. “Umm…he is also Alpha and…I have no authority to stop him,” the very young security guard says with difficulty.If I were more like my brother I would reel in my Alpha aura. If I were more like my brother, this man wouldn’t know my emotional state.I look around me and no one dares to meet my eyes. Traitors! The lot of them! They are all traitors!FUCK! By now he realizes I marked her against her will and probably knows what else I did! I wish we saw this the same way, but he has been taken in by her lies!I storm out of the dungeons and stalk off to the training field. I need to blow off steam! No! Training is not going to do the trick! I need to really blow off steam! ‘Tiffany!’ I mindlink Rebecca’s best friend.‘Yes, Alpha?’ Her seductively sweet, breathy voice comes back at me through the link.‘Gather a couple friends and meet me in my suite in five minutes!’ I order. ‘Oh! Yes, Alpha!’ She repli
Dylan Half the fucking night! It would come in waves. Kaiya would writhe in pain for spans ranging from ten minutes to half an hour, then the pain would subside only to start up again. She explained kissing is a more mild pain she is used to but your body never gets used to the pain of your mate having sex with someone not you. It occurs to me that when my father and his friends raped Kaiya’s mother all of their mates felt what Kaiya is feeling. My mother went through pains like this. No one deserves the pain of an unfaithful mate. I held Kaiya tight, even after the convulsing stopped and as she slept in my arms, I drifted off into the best slumber I have had in many years. I open my eyes, already having inhaled her sweet scent as I felt myself awaken. Kaiya’s body has curled into mine and she is still breathing evenly with her arms wrapped around my torso and her head on my chest, using my left pectoral as a pillow. I could really enjoy waking up like this every day. Kaiya wake
Kaiya I want to trust Dylan, but I am afraid to trust much of anyone other than Amira. I don’t know if I will ever feel completely safe, though I can tell Dylan is telling the truth and he is showing me kindness. I just…feel like everyone wants something from me but I don’t know what it is. I am sure Ace wants more than just his perverse games. He wants some lie he believes is truth. What does Dylan want? The doctor looks me over and patches up the visible wounds and suggests a pack psychologist visit with me. Dylan sets it up and I will meet with the pack psychologist tomorrow, and then Dylan goes off to work. I’m left in Dylan’s suite with nothing much to do, but he left me with a cell phone and his phone number. I wish I had Amina’s number, so I send Dylan a message asking if he can get it for me. I tell him what pack she is in and he informs me they are allies and he can request her phone number from her Alpha, but he can not be certain he will get it. After that, I sit on the s
Rebecca I can’t believe Dylan took that little bitch out of her cell! I’ve failed to win him over anyway, so now I can use this to drive a wedge between the Alphas and make it look like Dylan has lost his mind, by being brainwashed by Kaiya. People always believe me. I’m sweet. I look at the girl who is polishing my nails and smile as I think of ways to manipulate this situation to my advantage. What a wholesome shade of pink I have chosen for my manicure….’Ballet Slippers’ is a sweet, innocent shade. It just adds to my charade. Ace believes my story and I just need to ensure others do too, then we can make it look more and more like Dylan is being brainwashed, but I need to stop his snooping and uncovering of things. Thankfully, Ace has not believed Kaiya when she told him thing. The fool doesn’t see anything I don’t want him to, even when all the pieces to the puzzle are right in front of his eyes. Maybe I can devise a way to pay my dear sister a visit. I have known my father i
Amina Miguel and Dierdre have been gone for a week and things here are getting tense as the host outside our borders seems to grow more and more. They have been joined by a few of the packs that don’t appreciate how we treat our Omegas well and make ourselves a safe haven for all oppressed werewolves. Draknar is keeping his people up to speed and they will arrive only once fighting has broken out. They agree with Kaiya that showing our hand too early would be unwise. In the meantime, Tobias is just over halfway through his pregnancy and Lena’s mates other than Miguel and the one he has gone to find are pregnant and two of our young warriors are amongst them. “How many of our warriors are pregnant again?” I ask Kaiya who knows all the details. “At least a dozen, at various stages and I will not let a pregnant wolf on the battlefield no matter how skilled, it is one thing to defend yourself if the fight comes to us, another to go out there,” Kaiya sighs and paces the floor in her off
Dierdre The Lord of The Hunt…He is the estranged prince of the Spring Kingdom. His elder brother is the future king. But the Lord of The Hunt is a wildcard. No one is ever quite sure what to expect. I awakened in an elegant room within his forest palace. At first, I think I am alone and then he speaks. “Priestess, have you thought about my proposal or is that man in my dungeon your mate?” “I have a fated mate, of that I am certain,” I reply. “And you choose to ignore our bond?” “I told you already that when I meet my fated mate, we will return if it is in agreement that we see if my mate also feels the bond,” I reply. “I have yet to meet my mate.” “What if I am all the Mate you are promised?” He asks. “I have seen a vision with a wolf and Lycan, you are neither of those,” I reply. “Dierdre, please! Please, tell me you feel it!” He pleads. “I…I feel it, but…you were not in my vision,” I admit at last. “And the Wolf-Lycan man in my dungeon?” “He is having me guide him to one o
Miguel The first two days we had to travel slowly as we passed through the dark region. The Bodkins entertained us both nights we were there and yesterday we crossed through what Dierdre called the Twilight Threshold into a very green and purple landscape that she informed me is The Spring Kingdom. We are going to a kingdom known as The Kingdom of Nod…Chimera Fae and dream sprites are the most prominent species after The High Elves that are present in nearly every realm. I have been learning about the realms and travel through this kingdom has been sped up by a bit of transportation magic. Dierdre explained that her Shadow Wolf Magic could allow her to travel through shadows and even bring me along, but that it is too unpredictable in this landscape. Tomorrow we will cross into The Summer Kingdom. The Kingdom of Nod is somewhere beyond the Kingdoms of The Four Seasons. This morning we saw our first Shrinking Violet. She was a pretty little Fae, but as she blushed a vibrant purple
Raiden The first few days without Miguel have been alright, but there is a restless energy that had Alpha Kaiya concerned enough to call the Lycan King for some support. Her half-brother, the Future Lycan King along with his mate, are set to arrive ahead of his father today. His father and some warriors will be arriving in the coming days, but they have a secret route. It is best not to alert the growing mass of Shades, Riders, and beasts that we have backup coming. Beta Amina (who I guess I can just call Amina since she is basically my sister in law) keeps us updated on everything so that we can remain safe and vigilant. I would feel better if I knew my twin and Miguel were safe, but there is no way for us to reach them where they are, or to know when they find one another. I know that the dream we had, or rather the vision, was of them, but we never reached them. “Today, I am taking all three of you shopping for maternity clothes,” Lena announces as she enters the living room,
Miguel The sorceress…priestess…Mage…whatever you want to call her, meets me in the foyer of the Packhouse on the morning of our departure. “I suppose we ought to get to know one another since I will be bringing you into the realm of the fae and my magic combined with your muscle will be our primary defenses against anything foul. I am Deirdre, the half sister of your Alphas, Ace and Dylan. I am a priestess and half mage with both werewolf and Lycan blood,” the young, dark haired woman states as she shakes my hand. “I am Miguel. I too am part Lycan and I chose to join my small pack to the pack of your brothers and their mates, giving up my title as Alpha to strengthen both of our packs. I am a skilled fighter, but hope we don’t come into too many perils with my mates all counting on me to return in one piece,” I reply. “I really wish you would take someone else along with you,” Alpha Dylan says to his younger sister. “That can not be done. Miguel will be fine as he is seeking one
Lena It’s the last full moon before Miguel goes into the realm of the fae to try to find our other mate, Raiden’s long lost twin. I will be here with all of our pregnant mates. I know my fighting skills aren’t as great as Rita’s or Raiden’s, but I will do everything in my power to keep them safe. With the full moon rising, I can feel the heat and rut cycle beginning to take over, so all other thoughts will be set aside. I work to get dinner ready for myself and my mates. Antony is by my side, preparing the salad and making us dessert. His sweet face is turning rosy and I can tell from his looks that he can smell my rising arousal. He won’t go into heat, but he will get horny with the rest of us. The bond will ensure that. Of the four mates I have currently, three are pregnant and deliciously glowing with their pregnancies. “We’ll have to hope you don’t also get pregnant,” Miguel says from behind me. “At least not until I have returned.” “If I do, I know our pack will do their
Tobias Being a newly awakened pregnant Lycan is strange at best. I am hungry or horny often and now it’s the full moon. So both of my mates will be giving off sexy feromones which makes me even more horny. Gah! I just realized that my younger sister is going through this very same thing at the moment, only she has more mates than I do! That is mortifying. I need to put the entire thought out of my head. It’s bad enough that I can’t train while pregnant so I am overthinking things. “Tobias, stop overthinking. Talk to me if you need to,” Amina says, looking up from the report she is reading. “Or, if it helps you to get out of your head, read over one of these reports for me and see what you can discern from it. Maybe a fresh set of eyes will help me gain a new perspective on this situation.”I stop pacing and sit on the sofa in her office with one of the reports. SHe has been over these a dozen times. It’s the reports flooding in from all over the country about The Riders and The Sh
Damien I don’t mind helping carry things and put them all in the correct rooms of the new house. I don’t even mind putting the furniture together with Miguel. But when we are all done and Miguel sits down to talk with me and voices his concerns, it feels…different. It’s like he really is embracing me as family, which I know we are since he is mated to my mates’ sisters, but I still often feel like an outsider. “While I’m gone, can you please keep an eye on them for me. I know you are training Lena, and Rita and Raiden can both fight, but with them pregnant, I just…Lena can’t protect three pregnant mates alone,” Miguel sighs. “After the full moon, I’m heading out to find Raiden’s twin and birth giving parent.” “We knew that, but I really hope it goes well and you come back soon. I will watch out for them and I will continue training Lena,” I reply. “Afterall, we are family and family takes care of one another.” I don’t know what else I can say. It’s not like I can assure him they
Sorry I disappeared, I have had some major family stuff happen, but will resume updates in the coming weeks. They may only be 2 or 3 per week for now, but I am aiming to work back up to daily updates. I didn't mean to leave everyone hanging and I have to catch up on where in the story I am so that I can continue from there. Hopefully, some of the stuff getting in the way of me writing will be handled more permanently soon.Thank you for your patience in the meantime.I believe I have less than 20 chapters left in part 2 (give or take depending on how long some scenes take to write) then we will be moving on to part 3. So far part 2 has gone in directions I didn't forsee when I first planned it, but I like where it has gone better than the original plan. I fully intend parts 3 and 4 to be packed with action and more surprises. And hope to finish the book by the end of June or July.