Max’s Cruz POVI just watch what the CCTV caught and I feel how my blood pressure reached some limits that would kill any human.“Give me the videos they caught yesterday.” I command Sam , who just clicks on some folders and there it is!Pete Silverstone and Mark Dickens are in Veronica’s ward arguing on something.“Where’s the sound?” I ask Sam. “I need to hear what they are talking about, but right then I see Sam whitening his face.“There is no sound Max. I put the cameras in a big rush and those are not the most performant ones.” she said, looking at me.“Sam, are you stupid?” I asked him, but my wife just puts her hands around me and tells me sweetly.“Please, let him be. He did the best with what he had at that moment. This is more than we could wish to find.” and she just kissed my neck, making me calm.“Now, let’s see what they did in our absence” and she just caressed my back.“Okay, stop right there, rewind a few minutes.” she said “ I want to see why Vincenzo was not with h
Author’s POV“Oh my goddess!” Mark Dickens “ What's on fire to hurry up like this?” and he enters Max's office with Luke, who didn’t say anything about why he’s there.He just enters as he did many times before laughing with Luke who is all smiles and he finds Max on his chair , behind his desk, holding Meredith in his lap and kissing her as if there will be no tomorrow.“Ho,ho,ho…horny wolves” he jokes with them. “You call me to mock me because I am single?” He laughs with all his heart, but inside Max's heart he feels like killing him in the next second.“Don’t Max.” Meredith whispers through their mindlink.“He doesn’t hear us”, Max said to her” Why are you whispering when we use our mindlink?” and he puts a hand on her cheek kissing her again.“But this is more exciting, right Max?”“I want to break his neck,” Max said without blinking, looking in her eyes.“So?” Mark asks again while Luke goes and sits on Max’ sofa. “You asked for me?”And Max wants to say something but Meredith
Author’s POV“And you are Michelle Manganiello son,” Max stated, looking right in Pete’s eyes.“So you know…” Pete says, visibly ashamed.“Of course I know!” Max said furious. “You fucking piece of shit!” and he wants to grab Pete by his neck and beat him but Meredith stops him.“Give me your phone, Pete”“His name is not even Pete!” Mark, or Judah or what his real name is yelled.Meredith just looks at Pete and reaches out her hand for his phone, and Pete gives her all that she wants.“At least my name is not Judas Iscariot” he said looking ugly at Mark.“Shut up!” Meredith said commandingly making them stop talking in an instant.“I like this side of yours” Max tells her through their mindlink.“Shut up, Max or I will beat your ass too…your naked ass” she said searching for something in Pete’s phone.“Shit!” she says and gives the phone to Max.“What kind of traitor are you, Pete ? she asks him.“A forced one,” the poor Pete said, almost crying.“Shut up, you fucking wuss! At least
Author’s POV“Leia!” Meredith said annoyed “Where is my pup!?!?!”“Vivi kidnapped her '' she started to laugh.” Until she will have another baby wolfy to focus on, just let her be!”“Goddess!” Meredith exclaimed but she came face to face with Cara as soon as she exited Luke’s condo, where Leia stood with Francoise until all the madness ended in Max’s office.“What happened to you?” she asks and grabbs Cara’s arms because she is with puffy eyes and very pale.“It is true?” she whispered in a trembling voice, and tears rushed into her eyes.“Cara, what is going on?” And Meredith just looks around and enters with her back in her condo.“Is it true that Veronica will be free??”“Who told you something like that?” and Meredith just watches her.“Please, don’t let her free” and she burst into tears. “I lost my pup because of her back then. She hurt me and she did it on purpose, Mer, because she hated me so much for nothing!” and almost suffocating in her own tears she whispers “ My baby was
Author’s POV“Are you feeling better?” Sam asked, holding Cara in his arms and carrying her in bridal style back to their condo.“Yeah. “ she whispered thinking about baby Amadeo. “He was so tiny…”“Cara, let it go. Don’t think about our loss, please.” Sam said, almost crying, because he understand her pain but all this time he tried to be strong for her.“Is not about that, Sammy” she said and he smiled hearing her calling him this way. He likes it when she uses sweet names for him.“I lost my baby , and I resigned myself to it long ago.” and she just puts a hand over her belly caressing it a little but she also frowns. “Meredith was right, my tummy is harder than usual”“What?” and Sam just stops and looks at her and he turns back and starts to walk with quick steps back to the hospital.“Where are we going, Sam?” Cara asks, looking at him.“back to the hospital!” he said. “You should have told me that you are no fine!”“But I am, it's just that my tummy is very hardened today.”“JU
Author’s POVElias and Bella make the whole gang forget about all the bad things that happened and while around their pack things get complicated and the evil extend its tentacles of power and revenge, they just stay and have this moment of peace.“They had no fur!”I suppose you already know how said that, so there 's no use telling you that.“Of course they have no fur!” Sam exclaimed. “They are babies. Normal babies, do you think that they are the Yeti’s children to be born with fur?”“They are baby wolfy. They should have some fur” And Vivienne has a very adorable pouty expression.“They would have been more pretty with some fur!”“WHAT?” the whole gang exclaimed.“Luke, do you think that our baby will have some fu..”“NO!” Luke cuts her but then he takes her in his arms and laughs. “But I will ask their uncle to design some baby overalls with fur, just for you to be happy”“I will never do something like this. Ask Mer!” Francois said appalled.“Me neither!” Meredith said, laughin
Author’s POV“Let me see them!” Lori said and she is all smiles from ear to ear.“Lori, stay calm!” James yelled seeing her with that Speedy Gonzales attitude while she was pregnant. “You will get hurt , stop running all day!” and he has a little bit and collaps seen running to Cara to see baby Elias and baby Isabella.“Look at them, James!” and she looks at them with some puppy eyes. “They are the sweetest thing I ever saw! They are like angels with that tiny blonde hair and those blue eyes!”“You must have a lot of kids , Cara. You’ll have some beautiful babies!” and she just bends a little and starts to make some funny faces .“What can I say?” Sam said. “I am a handsome man” and he puffed up like a rooster.“Keep dreaming,” Cara said without looking at him.“What?” and Sam turns his head from James and he just stays and watches her with his mouth open. “What did you say?”“She said KEEP DREAMING!” Grandpa Cruz said laughing hard.“I heard that, but why , Cara?” Why would you say s
Author’s POV“How is that you came here today and you didn’t tell me anything?” Max asked James as soon as his heart was still again, knowing that Meredith still loves him and that she was just making fun of him.“Mer called me and asked me to come. She said that she needs something to ask me but that it is better to talk face to face.” and James turned his head and looked in Lori's direction.She just sits on the sofa from the Packhouse living room, holding Theo in her arms while Cara, looks how Vivi and Leia almost kidnapped her pups. He sees Meredith, and she signals him to go to Max's office.“She didn’t tell me anything.” and Max went after James.“What’s going on, darling?’ and Max takes her in his arms lifting her chin so that now she looks straight into his eyes.“I need James' help. I thought and thought of something and in the end I said that is better to talk with him here.“You are scaring me, Mer” and Max kissed her forehead. “What is so important to call James here, whil
Elias left his own party and as soon as he was outside, his mate's fragrance became more subtil.“Can you find her, Kan?” and his heart is small like a flea.“Yes, I am the best tracker , I will find her no matter how much time it will take.”“I am scared,” he said. “I was more than sure that I will not find my mate tonight, it seemed so impossible to me. I fuck up royally, man”“We both did.” Kan said “Let me focus” and he looked to the shore area and started to walk after her.“Elias!” suddenly one of his whores called him and jumped in his arms. “I have a gift for you!” she said and tried to touch him in his intimate parts, but Elias caught her hands and pushed her a little without harming her.“There is no need.” And he looked around .Suddenly this girl's smell makes him feel sick.“Did you find your mate?’ the girl asked. “ Whoever she is, I can be better. I can offer you more”Elias just watched her .“Why did I sleep with this girl?” Elias asked.“Fuck me if I know.” and Kan w
“Hey, dickhead!” someone yelled in the middle of the training room;“Holy shit!” Kan, the sexiest wolf ever in the royal pack, growled.“I am going to kill her!” Elias said and turning around he sees Theo blinking at him and he almost falls from his own feet.Every time he is trying to woo a girl, miraculously Theo and Bella appear and ruin everything. He loves Bella with all his heart , being his twin, but Theo brooked her head.Yes, that’s what he is saying daily. If she wouldn't be such a good friend with Theodora Cruz , he is sure that she would have been a perfect little girl. But no, she had to have as bestie the one and only: the princess of the werewolves, the absolute perv and scoundrel girl that ever existed.“She’s just like that great grandfather of hers, man!” Kan said, gritting his teeth.“No wonder she didn’t find her mate, and who'll be able to stand her?” and he looks at the sky and raises a prayer.“Thank you Goddess, because you protected our race and left her matel
(One week later)“Holy guacamole!” Vivi yelled and jumped in Luke’s arms.“Will you stop, Viv! You are pregnant for the goddess ‘sake! “ and he ran to catch her because as soon as she put her foot down the helicopter , she sprinted to the Royal Packhouse as if there were some Christmas promotions and she won't find anything if she doesn't hurry up.“Vivienne Navarro!” Luke yelled seeing her like that.“Cassel” Francoise said ,coming from behind, while he was holding hands with Leia.They had their alpha and luna ceremony, to the shock of the entire pack , that is still processing the fact that Max is not their alpha anymore.“What?’ and Luke keeps an eye on Vivi but he can’t stop from looking at Francoise as well.“She is still Cassel, if you forget that. You didn’t marry my sister, and I'm really glad that she forgot about this, because otherwise I will need to search for a beta.”Luke just stays there and watches Vivi as she hopping around when she met Cara and Meredith.“Shit!” and
Author’s POVAs soon as all the alphas left, Max gathered everyone in his condo, in his private living room. Even the girls are here , wondering what is going on.The boys are serious and no one speaks.“Who died?” Vivi asked but the girls just looked at her while their mates continued to stay mute.“I don’t want this. I didn’t ask for this.” Meredith said in the end.“Mer” James whispered. “It’s your destiny!”“No , James . Is it not” She said with tears in her eyes.“I can build my own destiny, with my own thoughts and decisions. I don’t need a gang of alphas to come and tell me that suddenly I am their queen and that I need to live somewhere else. They don’t deserve me! They abandon my family!” and she bursted in tears.“WHAT?” Cara asked, jumping from Sam’s lap and almost dropping the babies on the floor.“What queen? No, you can’t leave us!” and she starts to shiver, scaring Sam.“Take the babies!” he shouted and Leia and Francoise jumped from their seats and grabbed Elias and Be
Author’s POV“Sweetheart” Carter mindlinked Meredith the next day in the morning. “ Can you take Max with you and come to the training room? Your father is here”“What?” she asked and jumped from the bed.'What’s going on?’ Max asked grabbing her arm and pulling her back in bed, making her sit over his naked body.“My father is here,” she whispered. “Something happened.” and her heart almost stopped saying this.“What do you mean he is here?” and Max helped her to get out of the bed and both of them ran to the closet and took something on them, without taking a shower.“Max ,” and Meredith already has tears in her eyes. “What if this madness is not over yet? What if we made plans for nothing,” and she touched her lower abdomen closing her eyes.“Hey, look at me” and Max pulled her to his chest and lifted her chin and kissed her lips.“You have me, no matter what's going on, you have me and you will always have me no matter what. I am yours forever. Am I clear? We are together in this.
Author’s POV“I should punish you!” Grandpa Cruz said, pointing his cane to Meredith.“I am sorry, grandpa” she said and went to him and took the old man in a warm embrace.“You even took off the bracelet I gave you!” he said, pouting at her and making her smile.“And you know exactly why” and this time he looked him in the eye. “I thought that I was protecting you doing this”“Protecting my ass!” Vivi cried out. “We almost died here having a stroke because of you!”“I am sorry, sweetie,” Meredith said, smiling at her.“Don’t smile at me Meredith Cruz!” Vivi cried. “I was so stressed. If my baby wolfy will be agitated when he is born it will be all your fault!”“And let me guess” Max said laughing “You are the embodiment of calmness and tranquility.”“Of course, I am,” Vivi said, blinking her eyelashes and making everyone laugh.“Look,” Meredith said “I am really sorry, but at that moment it seemed the only option. I promise that I will neve do something like that and looking at Grand
Author’s POV“Where is she?” James cried like a baby as soon as he arrived at Crescent Moon Pack. ”Where is Lori!” but he was stopped by Landon.“Will you calm down!” he said, catching his arms. “In this state you will scare the poor woman.”“You don’t get it dad!” He said “She was alone, she suffered and I could have helped her, holding her hand at least, to calm her wolf but I just missed the most important moment of our life.”“It’s my fault” Meredith whispered, coming closer ”I am so sorry James.” but seeing her like this and hearing her Max stepped between them.“Will you stop victimizing yourself?”And he is damned serious.“You!” he said commandingly and shocking everyone.“Lori loves you and you didn’t miss this because you were drunk in some bar , you were saving your sister's life. “ and turning his face to Meredith said in a more calm voice.“And about what you just said, darling. You have nothing to blame yourself for.” and caress her face with the back of his palm.“But”
Author’s POV“What the hell was that?” an alpha asks looking slack-jawed at Meredith.“Holy goddess!” that’s not possible. “We came here to fight and kill that jerk, who hunts our brothers all over the world and she just killed him with two punches?” another one asked Max.“That’s my mate!” Max said with a lot of pride and he ran directly to Meredith and lifted her in his arms, forcing her to put her legs around his waist in front of all these alphas.“I love you, Meredith Cruz!” and he is not waiting for her response, he just kissed her, he kissed her with passion.“Will you forgive me for being so stupid to talk with you like I did yesterday?”“No. I will not” Meredith said calmly. “Actually” and she just watches his reactions.Max’s heart stops.“You can’t leave me!” Max said in a very commanding way making everyone around to laugh, and an alpha from Europe just says with a very funny accent:“Leave him, please! And choose me!”But Max has no sense of humor and he wants to leave Me
Author’s POVIt was all like a click. You know what I am telling you about? That moment when the world stops moving around you and the movements freeze , everything disappears and in the center of everything is only you. You just stay there , like a very bored spectator analyze everything.Meredith just looks around her and she can’t ask herself:“Artemis, What the hell is going on?”“I will honestly say that I have no idea!” and Artemis activates all her senses fearing that there is some magic around.“Max...” Meredith whispers remembering that he is wounded and she runs directly to where he lays on the ground, helped by Sam and Luke. He is looking in her direction and he just stays like a statue. His eyes are so scared that it breaks her heart.“Oh.,..Max” she said and tears started to flow down her face. “I am here, don’t be scared, everything will be alright "and kneeling near his wounded body she kissed his lips.“Please, just get well” and she looks around again. Everything is s