Leah’s POVMy heart went out to the girl and Eli, but for once, I didn’t feel the need to interfere. My own life depended on this plan working. I was furious at Sebastian when we drove here and he explained what he was planning, but my fury died as soon as he told me that he was going to use this plan to get Nathaniel out of our lives for good. At first, I didn’t think that Nathaniel would fall for it but watching his face when Sebastian explained to him how Eli had been dealing with the reporter this entire time and how he planned to bring down not just our pack but the entire vampire community. I felt that it was a huge reach, but Nathaniel seemed to believe Sebastian, and as soon as Eli arrived it was all over for him.I didn’t want to think about what would happen to him and the girl. I just breathed a sigh of relief when Eli walked through the door and I realized that Nathaniel shook Sebastian’s hand. Th
Leah’s POVSeeing Sebastian handing out the toys to the children, convinced me that we needed to have a child. I wished we could take all the children home from the orphanage because I couldn’t begin to imagine taking just one of them and having to leave the others behind. What were they going to think after we leave them behind? I started to wonder if adopting was such a good idea and when I felt Sebastian’s arms circle around me, I breathed in his scent and felt my wolf calm down instantly.“What’s up, buttercup?” He sat down on the floor behind me as I pulled little Elana into my arms and handed her the blocks she’d been playing with.“I can’t do this.” I turned my head toward him and spoke softly.“Do what?” He frowned, smiling.“This,” I looked at the other children. “I can’t ima
Eli’s POVI felt like killing Nathaniel when I heard the girl screaming next door. They unlocked the door just a couple of minutes ago. I could feel her fear, which was strange since she wasn’t a pack member and she wasn’t my mate. It had to have something to do with our blood connection. I couldn’t imagine them moving that tub I remembered into her room, and I knew that calling her over the radio wasn’t going to help if they were doing something to her. This was infuriating! I wondered if I would be able to break down the door if I shifted, but immediately pushed that idea to the back of my mind. I knew that Nathaniel would have prepared for my strength and I would probably not be able to break it down! Her screams slowly left her room and passed by my door and I shoved my pillow over my head to try and drown them out. There was no way I would ever be able to save her. Images of what happened to me when he made me
Leah’s POVMy heart was literally torn to pieces! I made a point of going to see the children as often as I could. I didn’t want a single one to think they weren’t loved. Which, of course, made me feel even worse about our decision to adopt just one child. Our way of life suddenly made absolutely no sense to me! We fought like animals over territory, and nobody thought about the poor children that were left behind. I pulled the journal from my shelf. Sebastian and Emily were out for two days to attend an alpha meeting, and to my surprise, it was made very clear that no Luna should attend. That, of course, made me worry. Why would they have a meeting where the Lunas of the pack shouldn’t be there? I sat down and opened the book to the next page.As I read previous Luna’s diary, I realized that she struggled with the same problem I did. She clearly knew that Sebastian was a hybrid and didn’t want a biolog
Eli’s POVI woke up to the door unlocking. The sound of the heavy lock in the steel door reminded me that there was no way in hell I was getting through there on my own. Even if I was in wolf form. Nathaniel sure knew his damn stuff. I hadn’t really tried my hybrid strength, but no creature I knew of would be able to get through there without a key. Besides, once I got out of here, I would have no idea of where to go. Knowing these vamps, we were probably on a different fucking continent! My thoughts were rudely interrupted when one of their electric prods hit me in the side.For a split second, I wondered if this was going to become a daily occurrence! Were they going to come in here once a day, stick me with their little sticks and drag me off to be poked and prodded until they finally brought me back? I couldn’t imagine surviving much of this for too long. Even supernatural creatures have their limits. The lights flas
Leah’s POV“Yeah?” I frowned. I wasn’t entirely sure if Sebastian was smiling because he was in total shock or if he was actually happy. “Sebastian?” I watched him as he took a couple of steps and rubbed his chin. “Are you okay? Did you hear what I said? I’m pregnant.” I frowned, unsure if I might have broken him. He stood there looking at the floor for a couple of minutes and I felt my heart freezing over completely. I had to be ready for him to tell me to get rid of our baby. I mean, we did have an agreement that I wasn’t going to get pregnant …“Yeah, I’m okay. I’m happy!” He smiled. “And sad, and nervous and furious.” He frowned. “Leah, you know what this means, right?” He rushed over and pulled me into his arms and I nodded.“I’m so sorry, my lo
Leah’s POVWe were sitting in the exam room at the doctor’s and I felt my heart race! Sebastian suggested we visit the doctor under the circumstances and I was beginning to wonder if I was even pregnant. What if the home test gave me a false positive? Getting one was tough enough as it was without Carl seeing me buy it. If that damn thing gave me a false positive, I was going to lose my shit! I should have come to the doctor before telling Sebastian! I should have made one hundred percent sure I was pregnant before I told him!“Congratulations!” The doctor walked in smiling and I almost burst into tears after all the stress of waiting to find out! I still didn’t know if I was happy about the baby or not. I felt so incredibly emotional and overwhelmed! I had so many questions and nobody answered them for me. It was still too soon to see anything on the tests and I lay back as the doctor squirted the c
Leah’s POVFor some strange reason, the memory of Eli popped into my thoughts as Emily gushed about the baby. Back then it seemed as though that was all he wanted from me. A child. Then something strange started bugging me. Why wasn’t Eli’s mate with the elder and the warriors who came around here looking for them? The last time Eli disappeared she was the first to come looking for him …“Are you okay? Do you have morning sickness or anything?” Emily’s voice pierced my thoughts and I smiled, explaining that I actually felt really good. I didn’t have morning sickness or any of those things I heard women get during the first couple of months. I felt pretty normal. She looked more than a little jealous and laughed when she told me how incredibly sick she got from her first pregnancy and with her second one, she had the weirdest cravings, which had me pulling my nose just to think abou