Toby’s POVIt’s been a month since Rae and I marked and mated. She looks so beautiful sleeping, her hair splayed out on the pillow. I only wish that she was as happy awake as she looks while asleep. I gently brush my kiss on her cheek, not wanting to wake her up, and head to make a phone call. Although, Rae and I went out shopping, and talking walks around the town, we haven’t really had much fun. I want to change that.On the third ring, Ryan answers, “Yo, Toby, what’s up?” He asks.I roll my eyes at his greeting. “Are you and Erin up for some fun tonight?”“Always, what do you have planned?” He asks, a little more excited than the morning called for. “Go kart racing, paint balling, rock climbing?”I laugh. “No, I don’t think that Rae is ready for all of that yet. How about going to the club?”He takes a minute before he sighs. “Fine. Have no fun. I’ll tell Erin to get a dress for the club. She’ll be excited to finally go.”“You haven’t taken her to the club yet?” I ask, surprised. T
Rae’s POV This place is loud, dark, smells really bad, and swimming with people. It is simply amazing. I can’t even think straight. This is the perfect place to be. I mean dinner was great. It was good to see Erin again. It was good that she wasn’t still upset at me. She even sympathizes with me and seems just as angry at Chris as her brother. It’s a good thing that Toby warned me about the smell before we got here. I was a little prepared. However, these drinks seem to be helping me a little more. I’ve never tasted anything so good. It’s pinkish in color and tastes like spicy fruit. It’s amazing.
Chris’s POV It’s been two months. Two months since she left. Two months since I failed and betrayed her as well as myself. I still don’t have an answer to why I would do what I did. How I could sleep with someone else so easily. I knew that this was coming. I knew that she was going to have to choose. I knew that she might choose both. So why did I become so jealous? I’m an idiot and a fool who doesn’t deserve her. That’s the only answer that I have for myself. So, now, I’m trying to fix the Kingdom. I’ve been busying myself with making sure every citizen is being taken care of, even the ones in the Erondale pack. I even gave up on trying to force them to tell me where Rae is. If she doesn’t come back, it’s my fault. As for the rest of the Kingdom, who don’t know what happened, they think that she is just on a lengthy vacation. I’m going to wait and announce anything until I talk to her. Of course, there are the rumors that she’s left me. No doubt Rachael started them. I guess that
Rae’s POV It’s been a few months now since we left Chris and Erondale behind. Today, we have decided that we want to go back. Serenity is finally talking to me again, my heart feels whole, and she has promised that Chris has not betrayed our bond again. I don’t see how she can promise that when we aren’t even sure if her has another fated. What if that one time was a bond that formed? Serenity snorts. ‘I wouldn’t steer you wrong, sweetie.’ ‘I know. I’m sorry. It’s just that I’m scared.’ ‘I know but every thing is going to work out the way that it’s supposed to be.’ “You ready, little Luna?” Toby asks, coming behind me and wrapping me in his arms. I snuggle against him and he kisses behind my ear. “Mmmm, you smell so good.” I blush, causing him to chuckle, and answer his question. “Yes, I am ready.” “Good, let’s go say our goodbyes.” Erin and her mate, Ryan, stand at the door of our motel waiting. Over the last few months I got my friendship back with Erin. It’s been real good
Rae’s POV I heard the whistle just in time to spin away from the arrow. I feel more than hear Toby running up behind me. ‘Rae, drop.’ He screams in my head. I drop down to the ground and glance up. I gasp as shock hits me. It’s the guys from the bar. The one that was always trying to hit on me. What are they doing here? ‘Hunters, Rae. They’re hunters.’ He says as he goes after one of them. ‘What are hunters?’ ‘They’re the reason that we are almost extinct. Stay down.’ He screams in my head. I want to listen to him but I can’t. Serenity is snarling in my head. There has to be about fifty of them. Before I know what is happening, Serenity pushes forward and I’ve changed into my wolf. She charges towards the ones closest to us. I hear Chris running out as well. I don’t know what he was saying though, as Serenity grabs a hunter by his arm. The sound, of his arm ripping out of his socket, has me retching in the back of my mind. Serenity snorts. ‘It’s us or them, Rae. I would prefe
Chris’s POV I watch her go, my heart breaking inside my chest. There is nothing that I wanted to do more than to help her take Toby to the hospital. When she walked in on Rachael begging me to bed her, I felt my world shatter. I hadn’t told her about Rachael. All the times that I had the chance had flipped in my head. Before I could react, she had run out. Toby ran after her but not before decking me a good one. I deserved it. I stood up and chased after him, only to run into a battle. My blood ran cold. I shouted at the guards inside the palace to go and assist. When Toby went down, and I saw Rae drop the attacker before rushing to Toby, my heart stopped. I glanced up to see that she had no idea they were coming at her. I rushed the guy closest and shot him with an electric bolt out of my hands. I could hear Rae pleading with Toby. I felt him slipping. A surge of anger swelled in my chest as I realized that he might die. The bond that I felt for him was slipping. Strangely enough,
Rae’s Pov It’s been a few hours and Toby hasn’t woken up. The doctor tells me that he will be fine. I don’t want to leave his side but I don’t have a choice. I spent too much energy. There’s blood on my clothes as well. I don’t want to look at it anymore. Mama has come in to sit with me. “Rae, sweetheart. You keep looking down at your shirt. Why don’t you run to my house and change your clothes?” She says. “I don’t want to leave his side, Mama.” “I know that you don’t, honey, but it is necessary. Besides, you are swaying.” “It’s okay, Mama. I’ll just curl up beside Toby and sleep.” “Maybe you should change first, sweetie.” Mama suggests. I nod my head. “Alright, Mama. I’ll run home to shower and change. If he..” I glance at Toby as tears fill my eyes. “If he wakes up, please let him know that I’ll be right back.” “I will, sweetie. It’ll be okay. He’ll understand. I’ll make sure we get him situated so you can climb up with him.” “Thank you, Mama.” I stand up to hug her before
Toby’s POV Pain is not something new to me. I’ve felt it before during training. It has never felt anything like I feel right now. My mind, body, and soul are in agony. The only relief I feel is when the doctor puts me to sleep. I can’t take it. I’m not the only one. Chris is going crazy. They’ve had to put him to sleep. He destroyed the waiting room with a strength that I never knew he had. Of course, I didn’t know that he had those powers. I didn’t see it, of course, but people have told about the destruction. I thought that my heart was ripped when I saw Rae out in that field. The anger courses through me when I remember that day. First, coming home to see my mate’s world crash around her. I felt her pain, her sorrow, her sense of betrayal. I know Chris could too. I saw his face. I also saw the guilt in it. I wanted to nothing but punch him in his gorgeous face. Rae’s sudden storming off paused me in that action. I chased after her to see an arrow fly to close to her. The anger
Rae’s POV I open my eyes to bright light. I look around and find myself in a field. Did I die? My heart breaks realizing that I am not going to see my husbands or my children. I slowly stand up and weave my hands through the grass. I glance around when I feel a presence around me. A man steps out of the shadows and my breath hitches. “Daddy?” I ask. “Hello, pumpkin.” He says. I run to him and jump into his arms. “Daddy, I’ve missed you.” “I have missed you too, pumpkin.” He whispers. “What are you doing here?” I ask. “I came to see you. I am supposed to walk you to the moon goddess.” “The moon goddess?” I ask. “Am I dead?” He smiles sadly. “Not yet, dear. There are some very determined people working on you. But, you are dying. Come.” He says, as he wraps his arms around my shoulders. I can’t help but cry. I am glad that I get to see him but I don’t want to leave everyone else behind. “I am proud of you, pumpkin.” He says. “I have been keeping an eye on you. You, and your m
Rae’s POV “Push, baby. You have this. One more time. You’ve got this.” Chris says. I feel like breaking off his fingers with this next push. Despite all of my yelling, and squishing his fingers, he has the brightest smile and radiates happiness. “Where is Toby?” I ask. “I want to wait for Toby.” I whine. “He’s almost here, baby. You know that he had to go to Ryan’s territory. This baby doesn’t want to wait. They are ready come out.” I blow out a breath. He doesn’t have to remind me. I can feel them pushing out. I groan. Toby had to leave to go help Ryan because a few of the hunters that escaped our raids have been causing issues. He’s been gone for a whole week. Now, he’s not here and the babies are coming without him. I want to cry. “You can do this, Rae. One more push and he’s out.” Linda says. I take a deep breath as Chris pushes me up. As I push as hard as possible, the door flies open and Toby rushes in. He rushes to stand on my other side. I am unable to say anything as I
Toby’s POV As Raleigh falls, I rush to catch her. My heart is pounding in my chest. I know that she hasn’t been feeling well lately but I haven’t wanted to bug her about it. ‘Chris, meet me at the pack doctor’s office.’ I holler through the link. ‘Already on my way.’ She groans in her sleep and I pick up speed. I should have seen this coming after everything that we have been doing over the last year. She must’ve exhausted herself out. ‘Cian, can you detect what’s wrong?’ I ask my wolf. ‘Serenity has been blocking us out for the last week or so. I’ve tried to ask if everything is okay but she just assures me that she’s tired.’ ‘Do you think that it has anything to do with what we just did?’ I ask, nervously. A huge wave of guilt hits me. Maybe I shouldn’t have pressed that. Now, that I think about it, she hasn’t been very active in the bedroom lately, either. Cian scoffs. ‘Of course not. It has to be something else.’ “Let me see her.” Chris snaps, pulling me out of my head with
Chris’s POV Exhaustion doesn’t even begin to cover how I am feeling right now. We have traveled three quarters of the globe and destroyed many hunters. I feel like I should have some guilt over this but I don’t. These are the scums of the earth. We ran into some hunter camps that had scientists working on humans. Labs were in more than half of the camps. Humans caged in cells smaller than a bathroom. Speaking of bathroom, they only had a pan to use as theirs. The smells that encompassed these labs were enough to make every one of us vomit. That was before we even saw the first cell. On top of the surface, they look like cabins. We would have not even noticed them if it wasn’t for Jessica. Toby’s top warrior. She smelled something. Of course, she found out that she was pregnant and that’s why she was able to smell it when the rest of us couldn’t. We destroyed the house before we found the secure wall. Magic was in play because once we found it, the house shifted on the outside to s
Toby’s POV Watching Rae and Chris work their magic is incredible. We have arrived at yet another base of Hunters. This one wasn’t as kind as the last five that we arrived at. Most of those five surrendered and agreed to a peace treaty. This one, however, every one was tainted with hatred. A hatred for something that they didn’t understand. The way these hunters live is similar to how our packs live. They are familiar based. I would feel bad for some of these humans but, they are so full of hatred, they can’t be saved. My warriors and I have taken all of the small children, handing them off to the humans. They will figure out who to give them too. There are some hunters that lost their children due to the severity of the battles they waged. All of them were lead to believe that all supernaturals were a danger to them. When Rae stood up in front of them, and offered peace, only a few challenged her. Mostly the oldest ones were filled with hatred. Rae gave them plenty of chances. She
Rae’s POV 2 weeks later I’m dressed up and ready to go. We’re headed to a small town full of hunters. We have sent out squads of warriors from the castle out on the hunt. One set came up with a small town that was full of them. It’s in another part of the world. Sadly, this makes me think of Emma. I feel the tears slipping down my face. Chris walks up behind me and wraps me up in my arms. Yes, I said Chris. In the last two weeks, he has explained things to me. While I am still mad at him, I decided to give him another chance. “It will be okay, Raleigh.” He says. I shake my head. I killed my best friend. “Rae, it was you or her.” Toby said, coming into the room. “I understand that.” I whisper. “It’s just that I feel like it’s sort of my fault. Of course, she is sort of right. She isn’t the only one to feel that way.” Chris stiffens. Toby comes to stand in front. The heat and sparks coming from both of my mates, sends comfort through me. I held onto Toby while I leaned against
Rae’s POV 2 months later Laughter escapes my mouth as I run around the island. Toby is trying to spread icing on my face. Of course, it’s payback because I did it first. We were invited to a birthday party of one of the pups. Their mother asked me to cut the cake and I couldn’t resist. The kids are laughing at mine and Toby’s antics. He feints to the right. Too bad that I noticed he looked to my right first. See, he has a tell tale sign because he is worried that I am going to hurt myself. So, he just looks in that area first. I’m not even sure that he notices it. “You can’t escape me forever, Rae, darling.” He taunts. “Oh yeah?” I taunt back. “Yeah. It’s only fair you know. Don’t you kids agree?” He asks the kids. “The boys agree while the girls say a resounding ‘no’.” We both laugh. I squeal as he makes a move that I didn’t see. I jump across the island and stop in my tracks, my breath freezing in my chest. How did I not hear anyone come up from behind me? The lady standing
Rae’s POVThe warmth of two bodies surround me as consciousness pulls at me again. I remember their names, Toby and Chris. I feel so comfortable that I don’t even want to open my eyes. I just want to go back to sleep. I don’t even know how I got into this position.The bed does not even feel like the same bed that I had been in last night. It’s softer, bigger, and allows the two of them in it. I am squished between these two men. Something nags at me, telling me that I know these two men and that they are an important part of my life.Why can’t I remember them? ‘You will.’ Something in my head says. I’m not bothered by this voice as I know that she is somehow a part of me. ‘Go back to sleep, Rae. When you wake, your memory will return.’ I remember the last time she said that I was blocking myself. ‘You’re opening it up subconsciously. Though, I am sure that it has to do with these cute men beside us. They are your mates, afterall.’Hmm. Okay, maybe I should just get some sleep then. T
Rae’s POVDarkness surrounds me. I can’t seem to understand what is going on in my mind. I feel intense pain and I can hear some voices. I feel as if I should recognize them but I can’t seem to concentrate enough to hear them plainly. Two male voices are very distinct. They seem to be talking to a meek lady.Suddenly, I feel someone pick me up. I feel the pain but I am unable to make a sound or move. I feel a feather like electricity shoot through my temple as someone leaves a kiss. Who is this? There is something in my mind that tells me that I know.A cold rush hits my body as I am taken outside. At least I assume it is outside.“Hold on, little Luna.” I hear, sounding far away.“Please, my Love.” The second voice says.“This way. Hurry, before he gets back.” The meek voice says.I feel a shift in direction. Why can’t I open my eyes? Why do I feel so weak?“Hurry up!” She says again. “I don’t know how long he’ll be kept out of this plane. He’s arguing with his brother right now.”Wh