Max’s Cruz POV“Are you nuts, Stark? Did you really want to mark it without my will? ” I asked angrily.I was carried away by the wave, and when Meredith began to answer my kiss, I felt how Stark took control of me.“You are a fucking , jerk! That you are, Stark! ” I said and entered my office where Sam is already waiting for me with Luke."What happened?" Luke asks, looking at me strangely."Nothing, just Stark and the pressure he puts on me to mark that human." I answer nervously and go and sit at my desk."That human?" Luke asks, looking at me as if two more heads have grown up on my shoulders."You know what I mean," I say, snorting nervously."You know what, Max !!?" he said and stood up walking towards the door."I am sick of seeing both of you mocking what you have received as a gift. You don't even know how lucky you are. ”And he leaves the office but immediately opens the door and looking at Sam he says:"And you, I want to find out from me. I asked Cara to announce me when
Author’s POV“This is the address,” Max said looking at the building where Meredith’s unit is located."And now what?" Stark asks."We just stay and wait for her to come home.""No," Stark said. “I will go in and sniff all the unit’s doors until I find her."Are you nuts?" Max asked. "I am not so desperate" and hearing him Stark become mute and closed again all his links with Max, leaving him as alone as a human who has no imaginary friend to talk with.But after three hours of waiting in front of the building, Max already felt like he was going crazy, and although he was embarrassed, he said to Stark:"You win!" but Stark doesn't even notice."I'm sorry, Stark. I know that you want her. ” he said. "Let's find her."And Stark appeared, and after growling at him a few times, he began to walk the halls of the building until he could smell the scent he was looking for :"Here!" Stark said. "She is here!"Max stayed in front of her door and looked at her door without knowing what to do.“
Author’s POVThe next day, in the morning, Meredith and Cara came to the company together.Cara is wearing a simple fitted t-shirt dress in tomato red from Victoria Beckham while Meredith wears a wide leg jumpsuit with sash from Carolina Herrera which effectively makes her look perfect.Both of them are elegant and look like divas.Seeing her coming back, all her colleagues smile happily at her.In her office, Meredith is shocked to see that Max put some plants and some paints and in a corner he also bought for her a blue velvet nailhead trim sofa, and a little table.He also arranged some hanging shelves where he left for Meredith some expensive books and magazines from the fashion world, making her look around too to see if there is a candid camera around. This must be a joke.She is looking around and squeezed her eyes."What is he trying to do?" she asks Cara who starts to laugh as soon as she enters the office.“At least he’s trying, even if we don’t know his intentions, to do al
Author’s POV"Mer" Cara said entering Meredith's office."Hey, what happened?" Meredith asked, moving away from her drawing table and looking at Cara.“He is asking for your presence in his office”"I was really wondering why he didn't show up here so far, and he left me alone until this hour," says Meredith."It's about Vincenzo Castellano, it looks like he'll be there too." Cara said, looking at her.“I will go now, will you bring my drawings when I call you? “And arranging her clothes she asked."How do I look?""You are perfect, Mer. You have already brought the contract, the rest is simple for you. "And looking one more time over her drawings, Meredith divides them into two categories."I don’t know what to choose. I will test the waters and I will put him in front of a surprise if necessary. But this contract is mine! ” she said and walked in the elevator.But as soon as the door opens and she leaves the elevator, Meredith sees Veronica at her office."You are still here!" Vero
Author’s POVIn Max's office, he watches Meredith analyzing her injured hand and immediately Luke returns with the disinfectant and the bandages, he goes to her and says in a rather commanding tone."Give me your hand!"Meredith is lost in her own thoughts, thinking about everything that happened. She is human and he is an alpha, if she really is her mate, and Max is not wrong about that, what will he do?At the moment she is safe, Max doesn't seem to want her but he's just driven by his wolf, but what if things escalate? What if he will imprint himself on her? She will have no chance, and even if she fights in the end, she will end up in his arms."Meredith, give me your hand!" Max said again, raising his voice a little and grabbing her hand without waiting for her to react."Hey, it hurts!" Meredith suddenly woke up from her dream because of the sting caused by the disinfectant.She just looks at Max who blows lightly on the wound, trying to calm her down.This is a Max she doesn't
Author’s POVHe takes the flowers under his arm and with the ticket in his hand he goes outside and almost makes Cara fall from her chair when he throws the flowers on the desk and asks her:"Who sent her the flowers? Who the fuck is J? ” and he tore the note to pieces and threw it in the air, making everyone present look at him like a madman.“I don’t know who J is” Cara lies and taking the roses she goes back to Meredith’s office to put the flowers on her desk.But Max feels that a blood vessel will crack and he immediately goes after Cara and takes the flowers from her hand."These stay with me!" he says angrily."Who the fuck do you think you are to take her flowers. Mr. Cruz? ” Cara said annoyed."Be careful how you speak, I am your alpha!" he said, annoyed."Not anymore, I banned myself from your pack, on my own initiative. So you are not my alpha anymore” and rushing towards him she takes the flowers from his hand and sits down at her desk.But just as a small and capricious ch
Author’s POVIn the afternoon Meredith met Jason and Lori."Happy birthday, Mer!" they say and take her in a group hug, almost suffocating her."Did you get the flowers?" James asks, smiling happily."According to tradition!" said Meredith. "Every year the same bouquet, only that from year to year you add another rose. I won't be able to carry it soon.”"What do you want to do today?" Lori asked with a happy face.“I miss mom and dad. I think it’s time for them to know that I am back. ” Meredith said.She was back for almost a week and her parents had no idea."They already know," James said.“What? Why did you tell them, James! ” Meredith asked in a low voice. "I wanted it to be a surprise."“I didn’t tell them. But they already knew. I think they've been watching you all the time. You know dad, you will always be a daddy girl! ” he said laughing.And as soon as they arrived in the Golden Moon Pack she felt that her tormented soul was finally home.Her only regret in this life was th
Author’s POVSam talks to Luke in the packhouse’s kitchen while they are eating their dinner away from everyone.“Tell me Luke. You had a mate, what should I do to make her happy if she's upset? What can I do to reconcile her and make her accept me? ”Luke just looks at him and takes a deep breath and says:"If I were Cara I wouldn't take you back. I would accept the rejection, I would move to a distant country so that you would not find me and I would return after a few years with a rich and handsome man to make in spite of you. "And Sam just looks at him completely shocked and exclaims:"Glory to the goddess that you are not Cara!" and he trembled only at the thought that such a thing would be possible."But I am not Cara," Luke says with a sigh."Do you really want her in your life?" Luke asks him."Yes, I believe so." Sam said, looking at his plate."As long as you believe so, you don't want her." Luke says bluntly. “Look at me, Sam, at my pathetic life! Every night I go to bed a
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