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
Max’s Cruz POVShit! Why is my head spinning around?I lie down slightly and try to get out of bed. I am wearing my Armani suit. What the fuck is going on?I just ruined a five thousand dollars suit! Am I stupid or what?But just as I try to make a step out of the bed the door opens and Luke and Sam appear in the doorway with a tray of food and a cup of water.Luke puts some pills in my hand and says commandingly:"Swallow them"I take them without comment. What happened last night?I was home, talking to Grandpa and then I went out, I went into a bar and I don't remember anything.“So the drunk woke up!” Luke says again."Do you want me to beat you?" I ask him and throw him an ugly look. I am suffering here, but as soon as I try to take two steps I feel a horrible pain.“What the fuck happened last night. A stallion brooked my balls? “And I take off my suit and just looking in my pants, my heart stops."Who broke them?" I ask completely annoyed."The mare, not the stallion !" Sam sai
Author’s POV"What are we looking for on Alberni Street?" Cara asks, looking around.“A dress for you? What else?" Sam says stopping the car and getting down quickly to open Cara's door,She is looking at his outstretched hand and doesn't know what to do. To refuse his help would be a naughty thing on her part, to let him take her hand will make her feel sad because of the mate bond."Let him help you," Cici said. "You are too short and this car is too large. You're going to fall on your nose trying to get out of it. ""Shit, you're right!" Cara said and immediately sat her hand in Sam's hand feeling all the tingles that come with the mate bond.As soon as she is out of the car she pulls her hand out of Sam's hand but in a second, Sam inserts his fingers between her fingers shocking her."What are you doing?" she asks, looking at their hands together."It's crowded and I don't want to lose you," Sam told her without looking at her. "But if you don't want to, I can handcuff you to me."
Max’s Cruz POV"Maxi?" I hear Veronica behind the door."Tell me again," Stark said. "Why is she still here?"“Because of Sam. She is his little sister, and I don't want to upset him. " I tell him even though I'm kind of convinced that Sam would understand if I fired her after everything that happened."It doesn't smell good to me, Max. She hates our mate, do you know what would happen if she knew the whole story and found out about the bond between us? She will try something against Meredith. ”"She won't." I tell Stark and I'm very convinced of what I'm saying. "She will never raise her hand against what is mine."She may be a beta female by birth but her attitude and her physical and mental strength is far from that. It’s just status for her."Maxi??" she asks again.“Let her in, until I won’t go crazy with all this “ Maxiiii ”” Stark says making me laugh."Come in, Veronica," and I can't even end what I want to say that she's already sitting next to my desk moving seductively and
Meredith’s Quinn POVHow could I be so stupid and be impressed by his gestures? I'm so angry that if I could, I would knock MaxLine to the ground and I would do it while Maximillian Crus was still in the building. I would put all those twelve floors in his head!This fucking shit! He fooled me. I thought that he changed, that he will care about the fact that I am his fated mate, but it seems that I was wrong.I take my purse and leave the building calling for James to take me from here.If he thinks that I am his puppet then I will show him how wrong he is!"What happened this time?" James asks me as I enter his car."Sweetie," Lori said looking at me, ``you have a little more and you explode! Calm down, please! ”But I burst into tears. He made fun of me and publicly humiliated me for six months while we were married. Everyone knew he was married and yet he kept the headlines of newspapers and television with his love affairs without caring that people were talking and laughing at me
Author’s POVStaying in his office Vincenzo Castellano is looking over the latest plans for tonight's party when his phone rings suddenly.“Vincenzo” and then nothing."I need your help" a woman's voice can be heard after some time and his wolf starts to shake instantly making him realize who is calling him.“Why are you calling me! I thought I was pretty clear when I told you that I don’t want you! ” he says, almost screaming.“And I didn’t change my mind. I don't want you either, don't worry, but I need your help. '' said Veronica directly without caring that she defies the laws of the gods with all her intrigues.“We have nothing to discuss. “And he tried to end the call when he heard her saying:"It's about the human you want"Vincenzo thinks for a few moments. He really wants Meredith Quinn as his own trophy and if that mate of his knows something maybe it would be better to talk with her."I am listening," he says, but somehow he doubts that a being like Veronica might tell him
Author’s POV"Did you see Meredith?" Cara asks Sam, looking around already panicking."No, she was with Max." Sam said searching for Max in the crowd.“She is not. That jerk offended her again and went somewhere, probably he is seducing someone to make Meredith suffer.”“Impossible, he cares about her. He will never hurt his mate. ” Sam tells her very convinced of what he says.“What is so impossible? “ Cara asks nervously. "Didn't you do the same thing with me?"And Sam’s heart stops."Did I Hurt You?" he asks."No Sam, you gave me the greatest joy of my life when you rejected me." and beginning to erupt, she bursts out:“That’s it ! I am going after her in the bathroom. She should have come out by now!”"Wait for me, I'm coming with you." Sam said placing the glass from his hand on a table and following Cara, but when they came in front of the bathroom instantly Sam sniffed the air."I smell blood, and chloroform," he said looking at Cara."Shit, it's her smell, Sam " and Cara immed
Max’s Cruz POVI am damned furious right now! She is my fucking wife?"Ex-wife" Stark said, short and right to the point ,annoying me even more.“Shut your mouth Stark!” I yelled so hard at him that my brain hurts. And looking around I see Cara, and that’s it . I need to blame someone:"You!" I yell at her and rush to her but Cara stays still without blinking for a second. Where the hell does this little and poor omega have so much courage?Sam immediately jumps in front of her trying to protect her, but Cara doesn't even make the slightest gesture."You knew, didn't it!?!?" I ask her angrily, pushing Sam to get past him, but he still gets in front of me to protect Cara."SAM!" I say, looking him in the eye. "If you don't want me to hurt you, I suggest you stand aside. That's none of your business! ”"Is it not my business?" Sam asks me in horror. "She is my mate, everything about her is my business," he replies, and right now I see a reaction on Cara's face. She turns her head and lo
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