Meredith’s POV"Oh my goddess!" I say as soon as I open my eyes.I feel like I'm in a cave here. There is no window, just a flickering light bulb. What is here? Am I in a warehouse?“Yeah! Oh my goddess! ” Veronica said, laughing in my face.This is not good at all if she is here. I get up slightly and sit on my ass trying to look around.I know that I can beat her, but right now I feel dizzy so I shut up my mouth.“Why are you looking at me like that?” she asked me.Something is not right about her. She was never a normal person and her reactions should have been a question mark for those around her, but still, now is something more.She is very pale. She lost a lot of pounds and her gaze is somehow lost.“Veronica” I say when my mind is clear “Are you alright?”She just looks at me as if nobody ever asked her how she feels, if she needs anything or anything related to her condition.“Of course that I am alright” she said but in an instant she runs into the corner of the room and tak
Meredith’s POV"Oh my goddess!" I yelled, clasping my hands in the makeshift bed I was sitting on.The pain is unreal. I feel like something is crushing me, even the mere fact that I'm sitting on this bed hurts me."Help me!" I yelled in panic. "I can't breathe!"“Please, somebody help me!And just then the door opens and I see Federico Castellano entering, I want to tell him something but instead of words a strong growl escapes from my mouth, making him mute."Shit!" he just said, looking at my neck.“This piece of shit bite you and run?” and I see him laughing and trying to come near me, looking at me like I am his prey.“Craig !!!!” he yells and when Vincenzo's beta enters and sees me he stops in the door frame."What the hell did you do, Vincenzo?""Help me put her down!" Federico said. "I want to mark her as mine!"And hearing him I start to struggle more, and as I move more, every cell in my body seems to shake and force me to transform.“It hurts too much!” I yelled again when
Author’s POVAs soon as Max heard that growl almost collapsed. If Meredith could growl that means only one thing. Someone marked her. He lost her. Someone stole his mate!"Go for her, stupid!" Stark yelled. “Even if Castellano marked her, we can kill him and claim her as ours. There are rules that protect the mate bond, not everything is lost! ”And realizing that Stark is right he starts to run to the end of the corridor. Every time it must be the last room, the end of the road. In every story the same drama, but yet, Max ran as if his life was behind that last door.He stops his steps when he just hears a pained “Don’t kill me!” that he stopped from his race. But when the crack of bones follows, as well as Max, James, Landon and Carter are looking at each other in panic."Who the hell died?" Carter asked.The four of them stand in front of the door and do not dare to open it.They smell Meredith beyond the door, they smell a lot of blood, and Castellano’s brother but beyond that it’
Author’s POV"What happened?" Meredith asked and her face is white like snow.“I can’t tell you right now, but the girls are in hospital. They are already transferred to Vancouver, because our pack doctors are the best and they have a better chance to survive there. ”"To survive?" and Meredith moves away from Max a little and looking into his eyes she asks him in panic. "How bad are they?"“You will see it with your own eyes” Max said and took her hand in his hand. "I can't even talk about this because I came after you as soon as the doctors got to them, but they were dying when we came here."“Oh my goddess!” Meredith whispered and immediately she starts to run outside the building, pulling Max after her.“If Cara dies, or Leia...I swear Max, nothing will save Veronica and Castellano from my wrath. Not even the fact that Veronica is pregnant will not help her. I will erase any trace of her from the face of the earth. ""She's what?" Max asked and he almost stumbled and fell."She's
Author’s POV“My house or your house?” Max asked Meredith as he gently put on her seat belt, helping her to sit comfortably.."Yours," she said almost in a whisper. "I need to see familiar faces, and to feel that I belong to a family” and she is about to burst into tears."Hey," Max said in a panic and immediately loosened the newly seated belt and pulled her into his lap, holding her tight to his chest.“Have faith, beautiful,” he said, caressing her face. “They are werewolves. And as long they are still alive they are able to recover. Not everything is lost. ”"Even Leia?" Meredith asks, letting her tears flow down her cheeks."And what about when they will see how much they already lost, Max?" Meredith asks, looking into his eyes.“Will Cara be the same energetic and sweet girl we knew? Will ever Leia open her eyes and have the same shine she had before all this happened?? ”"We can only hope," Max said. “But until they will recover we have the duty to support Sam and Luke. We can
Author's POV“There is my favorite granddaughter!” Grandpa Cruz said as soon as he saw Meredith coming down for breakfast with Max."How many granddaughters do you have, grandpa?" Meredith asks, squeezing her eyes at the old man. "Tell me honestly, who else did Max bring home besides me?" and Max’s face becomes pale while grandpa’s mouth remains open. But seeing their faces Meredith starts to laugh."I was joking! You can start breathing again! ” she said, going to the old man and hugging him, but the poor old man's heart beat like after some marathon."You look better" Carter said coming into the room with Lisa but he see Max's and grandpa’s faces can't help but ask:"Did something happen?"“No, dad” Meredith said, making him smile because she didn’t call him like that since she just married Max five years ago, and Max was ignoring her.“I made a joke and they shit in their pants” and Lisa burst into laughter."That's what they need!" and takes Meredith’s hand and pulls her in a hug.
Meredith’s POV“Sam, Luke, I will stay here. Just go home and take a shower, eat something, take a nap… anything. But you can’t continue like this. ”"I can't leave her alone," Sam said, kissing Cara's forehead.“You are here for a week already and believe me that Cara will appreciate your effort but when she will open her eyes she will die in the next second. You stink, Sam. Go and take a bath. I will stay with her. ”And I signal Max to take him out."And you Luke!""No!" he said."Don't make me use my luna command on you." I tell him, smiling at him. "I am doing it for Vivi. She is pale and tired and does not want to leave you alone. Take her and sleep at least one hour. ”“Let’s go Sam, and you Luke” Max said. “She is right. At this rate, you will be placed in a hospital ward too. This is not what Cara or Leia would want. ” and he does what I was not able to do. He commands them to submit. Not being marked I don’t feel right using my luna command, even if I can.“Thank you,” I min
Author’s POVMeanwhile in Cara's ward, Sam holds Cara to his chest, and gently strokes her trying to calm her down.“I am so sorry, Sam” Cara said when in the end she found some strength to recover her voice. “I lost our baby. I was not able to defend him "“What?’ Sam asked in shock “This is not your fault. What happened was a crime against our family, orchestrated even by my own family. You told me, my love, you told me what my mom did to you and yet, I didn't believe she was able to touch you knowing that you are mine. ”Sam said with a trembling heart.“What are you talking about?” Cara asked.“Is not the moment to explain now because I am not able to process what happened either, my love, but when you will be fine I will tell you everything”"I want my baby back, Sam," Cara said bursting into tears.“I want him back too. But he is not here anymore. ” and he put his nose on her neck and kissed his mark, making her calm.“I promise, Cara. I promise that none will ever touch you agai
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