Chapter 29Kaia's POV My mind wouldn’t stop running around. All I could think of now was wearing his mark. The feeling of his teeth grazing my neck, sucking gently, savoring it like he had been waiting for this day, and finally sinking into it—marking me as his grand prize. Anything is what I could do for that feeling. Throwing my head back as I stared into space, his scent still lingered in the air, his face played endlessly in my head, My attention remained fixated on the ceiling as the door suddenly swung open.“Well… someone looks dreamy…” Dani teased as she approached the bed. Kieran left after I assured him that I was okay and I was fine staying with the girls. “Hmn yeah, the bed also looks kind of wrinkled. Don’t you think, Dani?” Allie added, her tone filled with sarcasm. My gaze remained on the empty space as a small smile crept onto my lips. I knew exactly what they were playing at, and I could almost roll my eyes to the back of my head—if I actually didn’t want
Chapter 30Kaia's POV His hands wrapped around my throat, firm but not painful. A small gasp escaped my lips, but before I could even process it, his mouth crashed into mine. My world spun. His kiss was hungry, possessive, like he was claiming me in every way he could. His hands held the back of my head in place, his thumbs caressed my jawline as his tongue begged for entrance.I opened for him willingly, “Ahmmm” I moaned into his mouth as his tongue danced with mine. It tasted like a reward, like I was finally getting what I had longed for—to be his, to bear his mark. My hands gripped his shoulders, feeling the hard muscles beneath his shirt as we moved in a slow, heated circle around the room. “I love you, Kaia,” He blurted out between kisses, his voice breathless and desperate I froze, as I broke the kiss abruptly. His eyes searched mine with such intensity that left me breathless. My mouth searched the right response to his words, but I couldn’t find one. All I knew
Kaia's POV (Matured scene) He smirked, that damn sexy, infuriating smirk, and I could feel the way he was holding back, teasing me, putting me on the edge just to hear me beg. And I wasn’t afraid to. I’d beg if it meant he’d give me what l wanted.“Please,” I whispered, my voice trembling. “Fuck me, Kieran.” He broke the kiss, his gaze lingering on mine for a moment that felt like forever. His eyes were dark, filled with a hunger that sent shivers down my spine. Then, that mischievous smile, the one that made me know i should be ready for anything “You are one naughty girl, Bella,” he mouthed, his voice low and rough, sending a shiver through me. This is new, even to me but it felt like my body and mind had what do. My arms wrapped around his neck, pulling him closer. My lips crashed against his, and he didn’t hold back, kissing me like his life depended on it. His tongue tangled with mine, soft but demanding, and I moaned into his mouth, my body arched against his.Then I f
Chapter 32Caleb's POV My fist clenched as I went over the documents I'd spent sleepless nights on. All of it was turning out to be a waste of time, because the more I dug into it, the farther away from the truth I am. “Babe, calm down. You're going to develop wrinkles and I'm not sure that's what I want to be looking at when I stare at your handsome face." Dani, my mate said and I let out a sigh. Moving over to where she was, I wrapped my arms around her and a wave of relief washed over me. “It's just that I don't think I'm close to finding out the truth and Kieran is getting impatient." She shook her head, “he knows you're doing your best, but he just found his mate not quite long and he wants to make sure she's safe.” My brows furrowed in confusion, “do you also think it's connected?" I asked. Dani was my mate, but she also was smart and now, I really could use a different perspective to what we were dealing with. “Alpha Kieran has made sure our pack is s
Chapter 33Kaia's POV I fought back a smile as I stared at my neck which now beared Kieran's mark. It was a moon shape with a star in the middle which was unlike any mark I had seen and it was absolutely beautiful. If I had known you'd have this look on your face when you look at my mark, I'd have done so a long time ago." Kieran said, wrapping his arms around me and kissing his mark. I smiled, “you really should have." I agreed. He groaned, murmuring how he needed to shower since he had a meeting with the warriors and he couldn't afford to get a hard on in a room full of men. He entered the bathroom, but not before kissing my lips. Being with him was literally the best thing. It was like I entered a different world, and only he could lead me through. Dani was right, he didn't mind that he wasn't my first and he assured me that it was okay. But considering the fact that with Aiden, I wasn't given the liberty to enjoy it, being with him felt like the first time.
Chapter 34Kaia's POV “Oh no, oh no!" I murmured as a look of horror crept over my face. I started pacing around in the room, sweats dripping down my forehead. “Bella, my parents are going to love you." Kieran assured me, taking slow steps to where I stood, his hands at each of my side, holding me in place. His eyes held my gaze with so much intensity. “You don't know that, what if they decide that I'm not good enough for you." “You're perfect for me, and they'll see that too when they meet you." I nodded, leaning into his touch when he caressed my face. I don't think I would ever get used to the shiver I feel when he touches me. And now, a part of me believes that as long as he was with me, I could do anything. He dropped the news about his parents coming to visit after we finished dinner. They had been away for a while, enjoying their time away from being the leaders of the pack. And they were going to come here before finally returning to their house. “Come to
Chapter 35 Kaia's POV As I ran, I heard Kieran's footsteps behind me, trying to catch up with me. He was calling out to me but I kept going until I got to the room. I slammed the door shut, the sound echoing through the room, resting my back against it, feeling the cool wood against my skin. Tears pricked at the corner of my eyes as I bent down, wrapping my arms around my legs and burying my head in between my knees, I let the tears fall. I hated how easy it was for me to cry. “A rogue? Goddess!" His mom had said, spitting the word ‘rogue’ with so much disgust. “You knew this and still went ahead to mark her?” She asked. Kieran's voice sounded strained, “I don't care, she's mine and that's not going to change.” The words played over and over in my head, maybe it'd hurt less if I heard it long enough Kieran made an attempt to open the door but nothing happened since I already locked it. Even without seeing him, I knew he was running his hands through his hair. “Bel
Kieran's pov I sat in my office, my eyes fixed on the documents. It had been a long time since the work had been pending, since I had to deal with other things but it was high time I worked on it. “Fuck! How the fuck do I let them get to this point before attending to them?" I thought, groaning lightly. It's like I never learn. “We had other important things to deal with." King said. Spending time with our mate was definitely more important. There was a slight knock on my door, taking my attention of the documents for a minute and that was very much needed. "Come in..." I called and the door creaked open, revealing my Beta and Gamma. The two of them entering together was never good news. “Alpha." They said, bowing their heads before taking the seats on the other side of the table. I turned my head back to what I was doing and Caleb did the same, as if he wasn't the one who dropped there in the first place. “I had the guards release Ida from the dungeon earlier,"
Chapter 136Kaia's POV The answer was very hard.. by the time she was done talking, with me still standing a few feets away, I came to the conclusion that she was definitely making things up. There was no way I could've healed someone at the age of six and even if I did, why didn't I heal my mom? “Because she was already dead." Lylah said. “I know it sounds made up, but I couldn't leave you in the care of your father." She started again, “if he knew about your ability, he would take advantage of it, putting your life at a risk.” "My mom would've believed you.” She shook her head, "she didn't want to listen to anything I had to say that involved you.” She said, but that didn't sound like my mom but she wasn't here to defend herself. “The thing with your Dad wasn't supposed to be anything, I was just going to get information about you from him…” I snorted, "you fell in love.” I said with so much disgust in my tone. A smile that didn't reach her eyes appeare
Chapter 135Kaia's POV Since the attack, I'd focused more on taking care of the children with the girls and also picking out the designs I wanted for the new home we were building. Kieran said he had it in mind to build a home when he found his mate and there was no better time to do that than now when we were expecting our first child. The girls have also been a great help, taking my mind off everything for a few hours. Katherine was still around but she wasn't staying in the Pack house. And Kieran made sure she was avoiding me as much as possible. Even Dylan wasn't left behind. Although they assured me it was nothing, I could tell something else was going but it was probably in my best interest to not know. “I think it's time Caleb and I take having our own pup seriously." Dani said, “you're glowing and I want that for myself too." She cooed. “Do you think it's a bad idea if Ryder and I start trying?" Allie asked and two pairs of eyes snapped to her. The relationshi
Chapter 134Kieran's POV Kaia was still finding it hard coming to terms with the fact that the woman she knew all her life, who she mourned after her death wasn't her real mother and I couldn't blame her…no one could. Even though she argued that that was the only mother she had, it was obvious from her eyes how much she wanted to know about her birth parents. And looking for information without knowing where to start from was harder than it looked. The witch Katherine spoke about was delayed and that was the only clue we had. The records about the prophecy was something the Elders kept and bringing them into it when we weren't certain about anything was like a ticking bomb waiting to explode. For some reason, they held their peace about Kaia's position but I didn't put it past them to blow things out of proportion. “But we need answers!" King reminded me. “We do, but we also need to make sure our mate can handle whatever comes with it." He nodded, just as the door
Chapter 133 Aiden's POV Dylan was fucking with me! He was pushing me to the wall. Sleeping in the dungeon for what he did, was the best punishment he could ask for, but that seemed to only fuel his motivation to disobey me after I clearly gave an order. “Do you want us to bring him back?" Derek, my Gamma asked, his eyes fixed on me as he waited for my instruction. I shook my head. Unlike the last time when he disappeared without a trace, his whereabouts now wasn't a secret. The thought that he might be carrying out the end of the deal crossed my mind, where he would give me all the information I needed. But that didn't seem like the Dylan I grew up with. His new found relationship with Kaia was amusing. Before now, he didn't hide how much he hated his mom moving on and marrying her dad. But now, he was acting like a saint. “Alpha," one of my warriors called through the mindlink, the urgency in his voice jerking me out of my thoughts and back to the present. “Wh
Chapter 132 Felix’s POV “They knew we were coming…they fucking knew we were coming!” I growled. I had been so certain Kieran wasn't in the Pack when we got there, but when he showed up halfway, it confirmed the fact that he knew something was up. Instead of catching them by surprise, it was the other way around but there was no way I was going to give up. We were already there and she was going to come back with me no matter what. “We lost a lot of men, Boss." My second in command, who was nursing a bruise of his own said. “No doubt they were expecting us. Do you think we have a mole among us?" He asked. A mole? My men knew better than to betray me. And if by mistake there was, they had better die in the fight because by the time I was done with them, they'd be praying for death. For a few seconds, the thought of Nessa going behind me crossed my mind but that girl hated them more than I did, so I pushed the thoughts away. Another thing that made this mission unsuccessful,
Chapter 131Kaia's POV Kieran shifted uncomfortably as she came closer and with each step that she took, I tried to make myself smaller into the chair but that did nothing to ease the dread I felt just looking at the woman who singularly made my life miserable. Lylah was also pacing around in my head. “Why would Kieran bring her here?" She asked me. The look on the guys face told me they knew about her being here. I felt Kieran reach for my hand but I pulled it away, betrayed that knowing fully well what she did to me, he still let her into the Pack. “It’s not what you think, Bella.” He said through our mindlink. I snorted, standing up. “You have an explanation for why this woman is here? Beautiful!” I exclaimed and without waiting for whatever his explanation was going to be, I stormed out of the room. "Bella–" But I was already gone, storming past Katherine, Dylan's mom as I went. Kieran's footsteps were behind me. “Come on Bella, listen to me.” He called, as h
Chapter 130 Kaia's POV “Let me get this straight," I began, my eyes darting to Dylan on the bed and back to the siblings, who just told me what has to be the most insane tale I've heard in all of my existence and as weird as it sounded, the proof was right in front of me. “I have the ability to form a shield if I'm in danger?" I asked, and the siblings nodded. “It was so cool…shocking and confusing at first, but you kinda get used to it.” Allie said, smiling widely. I turned to Kieran because for someone who was thrown against the wall just the previous day, she was sounding way too cheerful for my confused self, who was trying to make sense of everything they told me. Apparently, seeing Dylan get hurt somehow triggered my protective side which caused me to release the shield. And it wasn't just any shield, as the moment it came upon them, it began to heal them as well, which was one of reasons Dylan was alive. "Do you think the moon goddess is using me as an experime
Chapter 129 Kaia's POV I woke up with a start, causing my head to start aching me with how fast I stood up. But Kieran was by my side in an instant, holding me up and helping me sit properly. The first thing that came to mind was the fact that I was in a different room and it looked familiar…Allie's room. The incident that led to me fainting came rushing back and fear gripped me, hoping it was some sort of nightmare and that it didn't really happen. “Dylan…where's Dylan?” I asked, moving to stand up from the bed, ignoring the pain that shot through me. "He cannot die…he was trying to save me." I cried. “Bella," Kieran called, trying to hold me in place but I pushed his hand away and hurt flashed through his eyes, “Take me to Dylan, I can heal him." I sobbed. I could feel Lylah's presence, although she wasn't saying anything. “Why were both of them not answering me? Did he really die?” My entire body felt weak I wasn't sure if the moon goddess was to blame in this
Chapter 128 Kieran's POV We arrived at the Pack a few hours later…about five or six hours. The warriors on patrol didn't hesitate to let us in once they saw who it was and we went straight to Dylan's house, with the aid of one of the warriors since we had no idea where he lived. Pack members quickly surrounded us the moment the car stopped and it took all the self control I had and repeated reminders about why we were here from King for me to not turn back and teach them one or two lessons for the hell they put Kaia through. “Alpha." The woman, who I guessed was Dylan's mom, greeted, bowing her head. I could see the slight resemblance between herself and Dylan…their eyes. If she was surprised by my presence, she was doing a great job hiding it as she opened the door widely to let me in. “Can I get you something to drink, Alpha?” "Let's cut out the drama, shall we?” I started, not in the mood for any pleasantries. "You know why I'm here, so let's get to it." Bei