Smack! I felt the sting on my cheek from my mother’s slap. She had taken to drinking since my father’s abandonment, and took time every day to remind me how much it was all my fault. I blinked my tears away and bent to pick the broken shards of the broken wine glass off of the floor. I sighed, ignoring her angry drunken slurs as I headed upstairs. I didn’t have the energy to fight with her tonight. “Valeria! You worthless whelp! Get back down here and pour me another glass of wine!” This had been our norm, for three years since dad left. She’d get drunk, then scream at me in her drunken rage. It was so stupid. I am beyond trying to work things out with my mom. My one hope is that tonight I will find my mate at tonight’s full moon ritual. Being a part of the Blue Moon pack was never easy, but after just finding my wolf Reya, finding a mate and getting the hell out of here was my next priority.You should really start fighting back, that bitch has it coming. She’s still my mom, I repli
“Wait! He actually rejected you? What a dumbass!” Kaine said as he was walking me home. I sighed; this night has been exceptionally difficult for me. I don’t exactly remember telling him he could walk with me. I just started walking away, and he started following me. “Wait, how are you my mate, when he rejected me like twenty minutes ago?” I asked, and he shrugged his shoulders. “Half the time, twins have the same mate. It gets really shitty unless one of you rejects the girl, or if the girl rejects one of the siblings. Other times they kind of just share. I think you must like your brother for that, and I have no intention of sharing.” “I take it you’re not going to reject me?” I asked. Kaine shook his head. “Oh, goddess no! A bombshell like you? I’d be settling. Let’s head back to the woods, and I’ll show you how a real wolf takes his mate.” I stopped walking to gape at him. "What makes you think that I was going to accept you?" I asked, perhaps it was my stubbornness showing throug
I had already thrown my hair up into a messy bun, changed in to an oversized band t-shirt and was pretty much ready for bed. I had already brushed my teeth, and had set up on my bed with my lamp on, reading another one of those trashy paranormal romances, when I heard the sound of a knock. The sound wasn't overly strange, but what was strange, was the fact that it was coming from my bedroom window. I slid out from under the blanket and tossed the book onto the bed, as I walked to the window and drew back the curtains.I could have had a heart attack from what I saw. Kaine had apparently decided, in his boldness, to climb up the side of our house, onto our roof, find what bedroom I was in and knock, as if it was my front fucking door. The boldness of this motherfucker, was astonishing, and evidently, never-ending. I sighed and slid open the window and stepped aside. "Get in here, before someone sees your crazy ass. People are gonna think you're some kind of pervert that likes to watch
By the time the sun came up, Kaine and I had already had sex over four times. My body was sore, but I was happy. That was, of course, until I heard the pounding at my door. I groggily sat up, threw on my shirt in a panic and rushed to open the door. “Valeria! Wait, you’re marked. What the fuck. Oh hell no, he’s still here?!” My mom shoved past me into the room where Kaine was just waking up. My hair was a mess, and my mom was pissed. “Hey! Abel was it?” My mom said and I started to correct her, when Kaine slid out of bed. He was still fucking naked, sporting a morning erection and I was mortified, as he stood in front of my mother in all of his naked glory.“Actually, I’m Kaine. The eldest and your future Alpha, you were saying Miss Thomas?” Kaine crossed his arms, and I watched my bitch of a mother all but lose all her thunder. “Oh. I’m so sorry. Um, carry on then. Valeria, are you and your mate coming down for breakfast?” Kaine grinned, and peered down at my mom. “Miss Thomas. I wou
Kaine walked us to the pack house. I wouldn’t have minded the walk so much, if he hadn’t insisted that I do it in heels. I’m normally someone that wears tennis shoes, the walk was quite uncomfortable. Kaine led me up the steps to the packhouse, holding on to my arm in an protective stance. I caught a glimpse of Abel walking out of a room behind a girl I recognized from the awful years I attended at the high school. Kamilla. She was cruel, ruthless, and someone that enjoyed the suffering of others. She had been my main bully all throughout school. Something told me, that she wasn’t there just for a visit. This must be the reason behind Abel’s rejection. I hated her. “Oh, look. You sure picked well, Kaine. The biggest loser in the pack. A true weakling! Her own father didn’t want her, I can’t believe you actually mated with that thing. Do you have no shame? You should have followed Abel’s lead and rejected the worthless bitch.”Kamilla’s laughter was both cold, and annoying. I bit my to
"How about red? Red always looks so good with your perfect blonde hair and that flawless complexion you Thompson siblings seem to have." Winter asked as she perused the dresses at the boutique in town. I think it was a mistake to let Winter come with me. Kaine foolishly let her loose with me, and a credit card with no clear spending limit. The poor workers at the shop were completely at my sister-in-law's mercy, as she sent item after item up front for purchasing. Now she was on to the formal event, I had only really only worn, casual clothes up until this point. There was never a need for such fancy things, my home life certainly didn't warrant finery, and this was... a lot of finery. I almost fainted when I saw some of these price tags, these were very high end items. No wonder, I have never shopped here before."You'll definitely need something for your ascension event, the alpha ceremony, formal events.. dinner parties.. oh look at this one Val!" Winter excitedly exclaimed as she
Kaine took me by the hand and led me through the double doors as we exited the boutique. There were a few passerbys outside that stopped to stare at us as the soon to be Alpha led his mate by the hand outside and to his very expensive looking sports car. He opened the passenger side door for me and waited patiently for me to enter, and secure both of my dainty feet inside the vehicle before closing the door. I locked the seatbelt in place as he took his place in the driver's side seat. Kaine looked a little aggrivated by the recent turn of events, but still forced a smile for my benefit. "I'm sorry. That should have never happened, that girl my brother parades around with is a mockery of our pack, and I'm sorry that I didn't send you with more protection. I will not tolerate anyone disrespecting my mate." I didn't get the chance to respond before he pulled me in and gave me a quick and hungry kiss on my pouty lips. As Kaine pulled back, he was quick to start the engine of the car and
The following morning, I got dressed in a set of comfortable clothes. I pulled my long blonde hair into a messy bun and threw on a black tank top and a pair of matching dark cargo pants. I was in the middle of lacing up my sneakers when Kaine made his way in the room and pulled me into a deep kiss. By the time he pulled back I was nearly breathless. "I have some stuff to do with my old man today. If you run into trouble, don't hesitate to tell me. Seraphine is waiting for you in the training arena. The men's traning regiments have been adjusted for your sessions. Early mornings are yours and then you'll come in for lunch. You'll have to start preparing for your Ascension so, I have tasked Reya with this. She'll meet up with you after lunch. Is that alright?" Kaine asked. I nodded my head slowly. "That's fine." I said and stood up to my feet. I leaned up on the tips of my toes and planted a kiss on his cheek as I headed out. I was almost to the exit to the packhouse when I found mysel
Abel's POV The bitch I had moaning underneath me was doing little to subdue the urges I had burning inside me. I could barely get off with Kamilla anymore. I was truly getting bored with her. She was annoying, only cared about money, and kept on telling me how much she loved me. Honestly, I can't stand her, but I needed a Luna back then, and since she was banished along with me. I had originally felt some guilt, like that meant that I needed to take care of her, but I was so tired of her lately that I fantasized about killing her. The Alpha Summit had been the perfect opportunity for an ambush. I took a handful of warriors with me, told King Ivan of my plans and even rigged explosions in the primary locations. It was a flawless plan, the Alphas should've been dealt with in one go. It wasn't expected that most of them would be gathered outside, and everything after that went to shit in a hurry. "Abel! Harder baby.." Kamilla was whimpering. I just realized that I had slowed down. Her
"What's the death toll?" My father commanded as I entered the War room behind Kaine. There were several people gathered around the large table. Torren looked like he was about to say something when one of the other men spoke up. "A total of thirteen dead from the Alpha Summit. Sixteen from the planned attacks across the different packs prior. A total of Twenty Nine needless deaths. All Alphas are accounted for, four dead Lunas and a few deaths related to betas and their mates. From the Summit and a few others." Another man spoke. "What's the plan moving forward?" Torren asked. "That's what we're here to decide. I think the best course of action is to split our warriors into three sections. We split up the groups into arrangements of lycans, wolves, panthers, and bears. We fortify our center group right through the middle with the strongest we have. Lycans should take the front line followed by groups of Panthers, bears, and Wolves. They will be the center of attention and likely the
"Alright, Valeria. There are three battle formations of a Lycan." Valeria tilted her head to the side, confused. "The first form is mostly what you use now. The usual shifter type. Then there's a second form. A larger wolf that will dwarf the size of a normal shifter. The final form is called the Royal Lycan form. A werebeast. The mixture of humanoid and Wolf. This form is only to be used in dire situations, and hard to control. The duration you spend in the Royal Lycan form can make a difference in battle, that's true. However, it's also unstable, unpredictable, and more feral than a normal Lycan energy can sustain. The human host can completely lose their humanity and find themselves unable to shift back. I will show you all three forms, but be wary that the third form is only to be used when your life is at stake." My father insisted. I watched him shift, like Reya... His wolf was mostly solid white with the exception of dark paws. The second form was just a beefed up version of t
The ride to my father's kingdom was a long one. I spent most of the time looking out of the window and trying to get the sight of so much blood, destruction and death out of my mind. It was hard not to close my eyes and see those girls lying there. I didn't want to admit it, but the situation had me a bit shaken up. Zayden sat in the back seat, continuously fussing over Winter. It's not that I could blame him. There wasn't that much of an age difference between me and my brother. Zayden was actually only a couple of months older than me. Shifters had short pregnancies, but I had heard that Lycan births came by even more quickly. He found his mate at sixteen and married her barely a year and a half later. I loved Winter, but I often worried for Zayden's state of mind, going from being a kid, to being a mate, to being a husband. It had to be a lot. Behind us, there was a row of several cars. They were all headed in the same direction, to the Kingdom of the Southern territory. It took a
Get up girl! We are under attack! So Sleepy... Valeria, the wolves are closing in. Get up! "Valeria!" Kaine's voice woke me from my dazed state. My eyes fluttered open and I was able to take in the sight of Kaine leaning over me. I took his hand as he helped me to my feet. There was cuts and scratches along his arms, no doubt from the falling glass. "What happened?" I heard myself ask and Kaine was in the process of ripping off his jacket. "There's little time to explain. We're under attack. The explosion, I suspect if we hadn't called for a recess that all the Alphas would be dead. We have enemies coming from the west end of the lot. Us Alpha's will handle this squirmish. Since you don't seem to be all that injured, I need you to go inside the conference room and look for the surviving Lunas and help all you can." The realization suddenly hit me, and my legs suddenly started moving on their own. Winter! I heard Kaine let out a roar as his clothing shredded and the snapping of wol
The meeting room was filled with different Alphas, most of them male. However, there were a few females situated inside. The seating arrangements consisted of long tables facing a smaller table up front with most of the occupants sitting behind these long tables and facing towards the shorter table at the front of the room. The three Lycan Kings took their seat along that row. Kaine kissed my cheek and took his seat at the end of one of the other rows, while Zayden and I were situated at the end of the main table. Ulric stood first. "We will now commence the meeting of the Alpha Summit. We will handle small trivial matters first. If you'd like to approach with your concerns, we will address those first. After we finish with these matters we will get into the larger more pressing matters. Who would like to go first?" A woman stood first. She was covered with multiple tattoos, She had long dark hair, but had half of it shaved. The hair fell and covered one of her eyes. I could smell th
I walked inside the hotel room in the company of my mate, Zayden and his mate, and my father. We walked to the hotel desk. I have discovered that this place was most likely owned and operated by shifters as well. We took an elevator upstairs as the warriors packed along our things. Kaine had booked a large suite for the five in our party, and another suite specifically for his warriors. I saw other shifters, in the hallway as we headed to our room. Alphas and Luna's. Some spoke casually with Kaine as if they were on familiar terms. He was polite and spoke to them as if they had been friends for years. Once we had are things placed for our stay and all of the room arrangements were taken care of, we headed back down. There were a few meeting rooms. Zayden and Kaine led me and Winter to a party room that was filled with women. They were talking amongst each other and nibbling on snacks and drinking tea. Most of them wore expensive attire. The room grew silent as we made our entrance. A
It was here, the day we leave our pack for the Summit. It's odd really, I've never existed outside of this pack, nor had adventured outside of it, as far back as I could remember anyway. I got a few extra hours in with Seraphine training. Showered, and changed into a a sleek black mini dress with a ruffled lace skirting. I matched it with a pair of matching tights and a pair of black boots. I threw my hair up into a high pony, applied a thin layer of makeup and headed outside. Apparently, no one attended an Alpha Summit without a small group of warriors behind them. Trouble could happen anywhere and arrive at anytime. It could be a friend or a new foe, and my father and Kaine had laid out a contingency plan just in case things went sideways. I headed out the front door of the packhouse to at least six large black SUVs in attendance. "I have my six warriors with me, Kaine has filled in the rest. The Alpha and Beta with their prospective mates are coming." My father filled me in, he mu
I slept like a rock after last night's festivities. I was still naked under the sheets with Kaine's arm draped protively around my waist. I felt icky, so I carefully removed his arm from me and slid out of the bed. I quietly tip-toed my way to the bathroom and started the hot water. I took my time in the shower, last night's events playing over in my head. I became the Luna of my pack. Kaine was now my mate and the Alpha to my Luna. There were a lot of responsibilities on my shoulders, not to mention everything going on with these old beliefs and my wolf. I was thankful to the people that openly accepted me, but I was worried about those who didn't. There could be danger around every corner so treading lightly was my best bet. I slipped out of the shower and finished getting ready. I threw on some comfortable clothes and threw my hair up into a messy bun. I slipped out of the room after I finished tying my shoes. I expected to see my father downstairs in the breakfast hall. We hadn't