Thor's POV My eyes widen with surprise."No way!"I say out loud as I read the message Timothy sent again."No way what?" Eric asks. He's sitting on the chair opposite the bed I'm lying on, reading something on his phone."Ash returned home!" I shout in excitement. "Timothy sent a message and even a picture confirmation.""I knew it!" He says, grinning widely. "I knew she would return!"My brows shut up questioningly."You knew she would return!?""Of course, I knew. I saw it." "You saw it! Why didn't you tell me then!?""Because you would have changed your mind about leaving if I had told you. Why did you think I didn't argue with Uncle Knox when he insisted we take everyone with us? It was at that point I saw she would return.She's Sif after all. The earth mother. Compassion is her middle name. We're the strongest in Silver Moon Pack. I knew the moment she heard we all left, her protective instinct would be triggered and she would want to come back.""Eric, you son of a bitch!" I
I breathe a sigh of relief when he finally wanders off to bother someone else. I decide, that if I can't go back home, then I'll send her another message since she replied to the one I sent before leaving Los Angeles. I take my phone to see if she has replied to my last message. I smile to myself when I open my WhatsApp in time to see her typing her reply.Before I know what was happening, we started texting each other back and forth. Moving from one topic to another. If any third party happens to be reading our messages to each other now he would never guess there's a big issue keeping us apart. I wonder if things would have been this cordial between us if I'd insisted Eric teleport us back. I doubt it. Eric was right."Two hours before we touch down. The pilot wants to have a word with you." Eric says beside me.I look up to see him looking down into my phone."Please tell me that's your mate you're chatting with." He says, his expression shows surprise."That's my mate I'm chatting
Looking at them look at me as if they're expecting me to do something about their mates that are now going errant obviously because they feel some kind of sisterly bond towards my mate makes me laugh.Eric's brow furrows at me."What!?" I ask in between laughs"Why are you laughing? This is not the time to joke around, Thor! It is serious." He says with displeasure."Oh, is it!?" I exclaim mockingly. "Lighten up, man. It's just a club! Or are you guys, maybe, hmm... Scared or jealous of your mates meeting and dancing with other guys at the club?...""I'm not jealous!" Eric snaps, obviously annoyed by my playful attitude." I'm just concerned about the fact that she has low alcohol tolerance and...""Oh, Lily also can't handle her liquor like the twins!?" I dramatically exclaim, trying not to burst into another bout of laughter over the blatant lie he just told. "Liar! Liar! Pants on fire! C'mon, Eric! That is the most ridiculous lie I've ever heard anyone tell. An ancient witch that c
Ash's POV I open the door and see Dahlia, poised with her hand raised, about to knock on it."Hey, what's up?" "Luna." She replies with a slight bow."You want to see me?" I ask, smiling at her."I came to inform you that the old Alpha is back. He's on his way up to see you.""Oh...""Do you want to receive him up here or should I tell him to...""No, no, no, up here is fine..." I say, just as Pops appears at the door.He grins the moment he sees me."Luna. Indeed you're back. I came as soon as Timothy informed me you've returned.""Pops," I say and bow before quickly turning to Dahlia. "Dahlia, have the maids bring up coffee and...""No, that won't be necessary." He interrupts me. "Caffeine is not good for my meds. Besides, It's almost time for dinner. The healer advised I avoid caffeine eight hours before my bedtime to avoid insomnia and promote better sleep quality." "Oh!..." I say with concern, nodding to Dahlia to leave us. She bows and exits the room."Please Pops, sit down
I arrive at the foot of the stairs and my eyes go from Lily to the furious-looking Ella. I have never seen her this angry before. Not even when she beat up the warden at Council Yard Penitentiary when I was incarcerated."What do you mean by I can't go!?..." She asks, pacing around the place."Okay, but why!?...I heard you, Ivar but you haven't answered my question. Why can't I go!? Why can't I go to the club with my friends!?..."She chuckles drylyNo! You can't stop me from going! You still haven't given me a reason! I won't go if you can give me one good reason why I can't go out with my friends. If not then I'm sorry!..."As Ella talks, the other half of me is also listening to Clarita. Clarita has always been the fiery one between the twins, both in the way she talks and her demeanor and right now she's practically spitting fire."Why!? You already believe I'm a drunkard just because you took me on a date one time and I got drunk!?..." She says angrily."Well, if you don't belie
"So, does anyone know a good nightclub that we can go to around here?" Lily asks. "No. That wouldn't be a problem though if we were in San Antonio." Carla says "Yeah. Y'all know we're not from around here." Clarita adds"I also don't know," Ella says. "I wouldn't even be in America if the Alpha hadn't brought me along. I have seen some in passing though.""Me too..." I say. "Thor and Eric co-own a private beach in Sunny Beach Town. Beautiful place. When he took me there, I noticed the town has lots of resorts, hotels and nightclubs. Let's go there. We can easily go from the club to any of their villas to sleep. It's better than returning to the pack early in the morning.""That's a great idea!" Ella says. "How about we spend the whole weekend over there and return on Sunday evening? The Alpha already permitted us to have fun since the Seer didn't see any threat to the pack in the immediate future.""I also love that idea. Our men are away in France. I'm pretty sure they won't be doi
The gate opens automatically."Does it matter?" I reply to her as I drive inside. "They are in France already. Not like they can abandon their business and return home. Even if they're crazy enough to do that, it will take another nine hours for them to arrive...""No, it won't. "She interrupts. "It won't even take Eric three minutes to open a portal and voila!...""Huh!?... A portal!?" I glance at her in astonishment. "Are you serious!? They can arrive here within minutes from France!?" "Yep!""Fuck!" I cursed. I wasn't expecting that."Okay. So let's assume those guards would call to inform them we're here. There are so many resorts, hotels, and nightclubs in Sunny Beach Town. It won't be easy for them to find us. You're an ancient witch, surely there's something you can do to prevent Eric from finding us that easily?"She smiles "Before his death, Eric was Goddess Hecate's favorite, you know. He was very powerful and still is. I can buy us some hours. Shield us from his eyes but
"Yoked to him? What does that mean? Is it that they have a special mate bond like Thor and I?""Yes but different. Their kind of mate bond is also rare like the one between you and your mate. Yours and your mate's bond cannot be broken unless either of you dies. Even if either of you dies and the partner left behind gets mated with another, he/she would probably remain hung up on the dead partner for the rest of his/her life.""That's– intense.""Yes, it is... In their case, your friend is yoked to her mate. The literal meaning of yoke is when a beam is used to connect two large animals to enable them to cooperate and work equally together."Okay. Are you saying, Moon goddess is forcing her to be with this– Devil!? Why, though? Why not mate him with an equally cruel woman? Victoria is a good person. She doesn't deserve this. Why does it have to be her?...""It has to be her because she's the sperm that won the race– to put it simply. Just like Goddess Hecate, the Moon goddess creates