POVAfter Max found about Meredith’s past he made everything in his power to make her feel protected and loved. Not a day goes by without showing her how much he loves her, but Meredith is not some fool who doesn't notice when a change occurs and looking at Max she asks him directly after about a week in which he was all the time with her, being always on the alert."You found out, isn't it?"Max looks at her and tries to make a fool of himself and pretend he doesn't know what she's talking about."I don't know what you are talking about!" he said and he opens his phone and shows Meredith an invitation trying to direct attention to something else. "Two weeks and the contest will start!"But Meredith is not letting him sneak and tells him:"I am fine. Will you believe me when I am telling you that I am fine? ”Max just looks at her and feels how his heart it tightens. She suffered so much and it was his fault because if he would have acted like a husband, she would have been with him,
Author’s POV"Up!" Max says “Right!” and immediately he avoids Meredith’s punch "Left!" and starts laughing."At this rate I will never mark you!" He said, frowning at Meredith. "You've got the right moves but you lack strength!""In this case, that's it! If you can’t do it and train me to beat you it seems to me that you will die with blue balls! ” and Meredith smiles at him as if this is not a problem."Poor wolfy!" Vivienne said from the edge of the training room. "It's a shame, such a gorgeous specimen! I am here to help you with your blue problem if she can’t . ” and she winks at him, causing Max to have a heart stroke."Are you insane!" he said. "What can I do with you? To make all my neurons to suicide? In this life I just want her! Go and fuck yourself! ” he said pointing with his finger at her, while Meredith laughed holding her belly.“But I am here and I am so lonely,” Vivienne said, pouting her lips.“Leave me alone woman!” Max says and immediately goes to Meredith and whi
Author’s POV"Luke and Leia?" Meredith asks as soon as they get to her apartment. "Did their parents have some obsession with Star Wars?" and she started laughing."You can say that, but the names fit them. She is a warrior princess, my best female warrior and Luke is devoted and strong. Their parents died when they were sixteen and they care for each other since then. After Sarah died , Luke recovered because of Leia, she was his shield. ”"Don't tell me that they are twins!" exclaimed Meredith, laughing. "They are not alike""Yep, they are twins!" he said “And Leia will beat any woman that hurts him, so your Frenchie friend is in danger.”"You'd better be afraid for Leia's safety. I've never seen Vivi like that, it's like she can't accept that Luke is disappointed in her. "“He is not the man who whores around. That was my specialty, and Sam’s too. ”Max said, easily ashamed. “But Luke believes in true love and he never fools around. Seeing her flirting so easy made him take a step b
Author’s POVBut while in the New Moon Pack the world is fighting for love somewhere in Semiahmoo Park, right next to the US border with Canada, in a poor house, Vincenzo Castellano throws in front of a woman a blister of contraceptives.“Use it! I don't want to hear that you are pregnant! ” he tells her and pulls on his pants, closing his zipper."It's like I want to have a baby with you!" Veronica said. “You are just a good fuck, in this hell. I need to relax, ”she said, not wanting to admit that he made her feel good even if they rejected each other. The tingles are still there, and the rejection does not cancel everything until at least one of them is marked by someone else.Vincenzo as well likes the sensation that Veronica’s body offers to him and even if he doesn’t want her, until he will catch Meredith he will just use his former mate.He exits the bedroom and going to the living room he watches the news that Federico and Craig, his beta , are watching.“I still can’t believe
Author’s POVIn Max's office Meredith looks at the last details of her creation, while Max smiles at the gorgeous gown that stands before his eyes."It doesn't matter if we win or not, this is perfection, Mer!" he said putting his hands around her waist and kissing her temple.“Are you talking about this gown or about me?” and looks at him raising an eyebrow making Max take her in his arms and kiss her."This is not a fighter attitude" she tells him laughing. "You're soaked, alpha Cruz! Where is your characteristic infatuation?" she whispers in his ear, making him shiver.“It is only your fault. When I am with you I am like a puppy not a ferocious wolf as I should be! ”"No, you are a sweet kitten!" and Meredith distances herself from him and begins to look carefully at the details of the lace she has created.At first glance her dress may seem simple, classic but the lace tells a story. Meredith hand-drawn every detail of it.Mr. Smith said the theme is the eternity given by the mate
Author’s POVAnd in the morning in the airplane when everyone is inside Max looks around and sees Luke's face red as a boiled crab.Leia stays near him and in front of him Vivienne looks at him angrily."Why is Leia here?" Max mindlink Luke.“Don’t ask. She wants to watch over Vivienne and annoy her. ”"In this case I wish you success!" Max laughs "If they fight and damage something in my airplane, you pay!"Luke just looks up and looks at Vivienne looking at Leia intently."I am prettiest" suddenly Vivienne said making Luke drown in the water he just drank."In which world?" Leia asks her."In any world," Vivienne said confidently.“Keep dreaming” Leia said and mindlink Luke."How much longer do you let her run after you?" and she laughs “She definitely like you, and to be sincere I like her too, she is sassy and funny with her strange accent. She is so different from Sarah, you will die from blood pressure with her but at least you will feel that you are alive.”"I will play this ga
Author’s POVAs soon as Meredith and Max got off the plane, they went to the contest show venue to prepare Vivienne and the rest of the team followed them.Meredith and Cara took care of Vivi while Max with his boys verified the place."It's pure chaos!" Luke said looking around. "From a logistical point of view, this place is a nightmare, man. Maybe we should have taken more warriors with us, ”he says worriedly."It's a human show!" Sam said. "They will not dare to attack or try anything here. Everyone is watching this contest. After the last performance, Castellano can no longer set foot in Canada. Another mistake like that and he can consider that he dug his own pit. If he wants to have a price on his head in US too, let him try to attack here! "But Max just looks around and feels a pressure he can't describe."Max!" he suddenly hear his name called and turning his face he sees James, coming to him while holding hands with Lori."You came!" Max said smiling easily. "She doesn't kn
Meredith’s POV“Vivi!” ”The girls yelled seeing her coming down from the podium. "You were perfect!""If you had looked at Luke, I think she should be called more than perfect," Leia said amusedly. “I believe that his heart stopped seeing you in white”Do you really think? Vivi asks her blushing. But something is going on in her mind and I can't even make it clear that I hear her asking."How was his former mate?" Vivienne suddenly asks, making the girls stop laughing.Leia looks at her and freezes."Why do you want to know?" she asks, a little panicked.“Was she beautiful? Did Luke love her so much? ” Vivienne asks in a trembling voice.I take Cara’s arm in my hand and help her sit, while Lori sits next to us. I don't know anything about Luke's former mate. I look at Cara, and Cara looks at me."Her name was Sarah," Leia said after some time. “Luke met her two years ago, when she was eighteen. The age difference between them was a problem because Luke was twenty eight at that time. T
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