Lucas's POV
'You hurt our mate! I told you not to touch that witch but you didn't listen, you blocked me out, not mate is hurt'Gage is reeling in me right now, trying to ouch forward, show her he still loves her, wants to beg her not to leave him but I am torn.I went to shower, in her shower like she asked me to do.We aren't done, she said, I don't know if I want to know where this is going.Turning on the shower, stepping in letting the heat run over my body as I scrub off Endora's scent off of me. I don't know what had come over me, since the moment I saw her she has consumed my thoughts, no matter howbhard Gage would fight against it I couldn't help myself, most times I didn't even hear him until it was to late anyway, letting those feelings take over me.I finished cleaning myself, I scrubbed myself so hard I was red, I did it twice as well. I didn't mean to hurt Chloe, I definitely wanted to get her scent off of me for her also.As I got oChloe's POV 'You coming to the training field this morning or we meeting later?' Beta David came through the mindlink waking me up "Shit!" 'I can't believe we overslept' 'Late night sex then passing out before setting our alarm will do that Clo' 'So true, but it felt good to sleep finally, haven't done that since we've been back' I jumped out of bed 'I'm coming! Give me like 10 minutes' 'Already started class, why not meet me in an hour for coffee, take this morning off then come to afternoon training instead' I sighed, I knew he was right, I could use a shower then breakfast 'Okay, coffee, one hour, but I'm buying' I jumped in the shower letting the hot water basically boil my skin. When I got out my skin was all red from the heat but it felt good, I also felt the need to clean everything off of me from last night with Lucas. I can't believe we did that right after he did with someone else.Ugh, this is so frustrating, I miss Aria, I could use her right
Chloe's POV The last month has gone by in a blur, lots of training, learning to control my anger, spending time with friends as well as attempting to work on things with Lucas.We have gone one dates, attempted to try making more time everyday for one another but its still not how it was. I can feel that Gage is happy with us but Lucas isn't really all there when with us. I believe that Lucas has fallen for that witch Endora but Gage forces him to be with his mate.We were supposed to go out tonight but I told him that I needed a night to myself for a change. It's not true, I just needed a night without trying to force a smile on my face, a break from feeling his emotions. He was perfectly fine with it, kissed my cheek then left the house.'You know he's going to her, even of they don't do anything intimate, they are together' 'I know Callie, I'm sorry, I just needed the night, let's go for a run' she nodded then jumped up in excitement, she loves night runs more than anything.Mindl
Chloe's POV The last month has gone by in a blur, lots of training, learning to control my anger, spending time with friends as well as attempting to work on things with Lucas.We have gone one dates, attempted to try making more time everyday for one another but its still not how it was. I can feel that Gage is happy with us but Lucas isn't really all there when with us. I believe that Lucas has fallen for that witch Endora but Gage forces him to be with his mate.We were supposed to go out tonight but I told him that I needed a night to myself for a change. It's not true, I just needed a night without trying to force a smile on my face, a break from feeling his emotions. He was perfectly fine with it, kissed my cheek then left the house.'You know he's going to her, even of they don't do anything intimate, they are together' 'I know Callie, I'm sorry, I just needed the night, let's go for a run' she nodded then jumped up in excitement, she loves night runs more than anything.Mindl
Alaric's POV It's been months now, no sign of her, I know she can feel me but nit being able to feel her is killing me.My anger is out of control, I stopped sleeping in my room, it no longer smells of her.I sleep on the couch in my office, when I cam actually fall asleep anyway. Everything here reminds me of her, reminds me that she left, I close my eyes just to see an image of her in my memories. I'm so lost now.After she ran from me, saying she loved me, those words resonating in my mind 'I'm never going to say goodbye to you, I can't, I love you so much Alaric, my love for you will not fade even with a distance between us. I want you to find happiness in the way you showed me that I can have it when I am with you. This isn't me saying goodbye to you, this is me saying I hope that I see you again in this lifetime or the next, but you will forever live in my heart and I will always see you in my dreams'It's on repeat when I close my eyes, thi
Chloe's POV "Alaric?" I whispered, my eyes fully open now.I sat up, my heart felt as if it was going to beat out of my chest, tears filling my eyes when I jumped out of my bed throwing myself into his arms "If this is a dream, it's the best one I've ever had".I could feel him, this cant be a dream, oh please don't be a dream. I felt his arms wrap tightly around me, his face pushing to my neck breathing me in as deeply as he could, tears rolling down my cheeks, I pushed him back, just a bit. Staring into his eyes, oh how I've missed those eyes, that pure love staring back at me, I grabbed his face, running my thumb on his bottom lip, looking down at his lips, then to his eyes again before I got on my tippy toes crashing my lips into his.He started kissing me back as he lifting me up wrapping my legs around his waist, he held me so tight yet it still didn't feel tight enough.He made his way to my bed, then he released himself from our kiss, I gasped at the lose of him, he looked at
Chloe's POV 'Chloe wake up! I'm still reeling from last night yet you are laying here still sleeping' I started to stretch my arms out while yawning before arching my back as it popped "ugh that felt good" realizing i was talking aloud breathlessly. Sitting up, rubbing my eyes, catching the scent from my bed 'Oh wow, it wasn't just another dream, he was really here''He scented the whole room!' I could feel her panting lustfully, 'Yes he did but we need to shower so it isn't directly on us or we could have an issue' she nodded in agreement as we got up to go shower.About an hour later I went down for some breakfast, after eating I had to get to training class, dressed in a black sports bra with some yoga pants I left the house heading down to the field."Hey there princess, feeling any better?" Beta David was smiling big at me as I nodded 'we need to talk after, want to run?' his eyes widened 'Yeah, we can go for a run after training' "Get in position Chloe, you're late" he commande
Chloe's POV "Where do I start?""I learned that my mother was with someone else, a Lycan, she had gotten pregnant but before she probably knew, while visiting a neighboring pack she met her fated mate, they ran off together, even though she was already pregnant her gifted didn't reject her, they were going to raise me with me believing he was my father before my actual father found out she was pregnant. When he did he waited, he had his men stationed around their territory, your territory, until they finally left the protection of the pack, then they attacked. The didn't want to start a war so that's why they didn't enter your lands. When they attacked, they planned on taking my mother and myself, leaving her fated for dead. He was enraged when he learned she died during birth at a human hospital with me missing. They searched for years to no avail. When Alaric found me it was a few years ago when my wolf emerged, she came early without me knowing who she was, or anyth
Chloe's POV I finally went to take my shower, with the hot water running down on me I just stood there. What am I supposed to do now?'Do we just leave?' 'We can't just leave, we have to reject him' 'If we try to do that, he's obviously not going to accept it, so it won't matter' 'We need to let Alaric mark us, that will take his mark away from us, hopefully tethering some of the bond with it' 'Chloe.... if he attacks us, tries to kill us, we are stronger, we would kill him. I honestly don't know if I can control the rage we have' 'I know Callie, we practice daily to make sure we can keep ourselves under control, but in this situation I don't know what would happen. We kill an Alpha, our mate at that, we declare war with so many alliances this pack holds'After finishing my shower I wrapped my towel around myself then went into my room, opening the door I was greeted by Austen along with Beta David."I heard him Chloe! I was listening,
Chloe's POV"Push! Keep pushing Clo! You can do this!"I feel him wipe sweat from my forhead with a towel while his other hand is being crushed by my grip while I push with everything in me.Screams tearing from my throat at the excruciating pain when suddenly it stops, my head falls back hitting the small uncomfortable pillow on the bed when I hear him.A babies cry, my son, crying as he is placed down on my chest for me to wipe off.Lucas's eyes filled with tears as he peers down at his son before looking to me, smiling before he leans down to kiss my head."He's perfect my love, you did amazing, I'm so proud of you."I looked down at this perfect little bundle that I was holding in my arms as I feel a tear slip down my cheek when his eyes open, they fixated on mine instantly while he laid there.Just feeling one another, bonding to one another, seeing his gray eyes looking up at him, he was so tiny, fragile, but absolutely breathtakingly perfect."Welcome to the world my little pri
Chloe's POV It's been two months since we laid Alaric to rest. Today is the twins first birthday party, we are celebrating a week late to add in Aria and her son Mikey for his first as well.I have been spending most of my time with the kids, bringing them to do my Luna duties as well.No one is ever bothered having them there with me, they live getting to see their late Kings pups, watching them grow.They are loved by everyone in our pack, treated like family by all, including Mikey who I tend to keep with me as well.Aria has been helping me out a lot with Luna duties as well, taking care of things I don't have the time for, like checking homes, making sure everyone has what they need, no one here goes without.We have Mikey stay with me because the twins treat him as if they are triplets. Rose and Mikey are always together but David tends to go off to play alone.He always seems to walk off alone, not far but far enough where he can't join in when he wants to. I watch him a lot,
Chloe's POV When I woke up in the morning with the kids giggling with one another I smiled at them before reaching behind myself to feel emptiness.My heart stopped for a moment when reality hit me again that he wasn't here, that I had lost him from my life.Bringing my hand up to his mark I ran my fingers across it gently as a tear slipped down my cheek. Wiping it away while I looked at the smiling faces of our babies while looking over to see Lucas looking at me.The love that filled his eyes along with sorrow he was trying to hide from me.Locking eyes he had a small smile on his handsome face making me smile back at him.'We are so lucky to have him' 'We always have been Clo.... I'm sorry for what..''Don't Callie, you have nothing to be sorry for, we are both suffering.'I could feel her curl up in the dark but I also felt a wave of relief run through me from her. We both need to be there for one another to work through this loss, to learn to live without our husband.*****Aft
Chapter 101Lucas’s POV When I saw her stalking slowly towards me, her arm raising into the air to strike against me, I kept trying to speak to her, praying she will hear me somehow. I went to close my eyes but before I could she suddenly stopped, like she was fighting herself, Chloe was fighting to get through to Callie, same as I was. Looking up at her when I watched my beautiful mate shift, her body hitting the ground as she curled into herself. She was covered in dry blood, dirt, sweat, everything, yet she still looked simply perfect to me. I knelt down, pulling her into my arms while carrying her up the stairs to our room, her eyes opening to look up at me as she realized she had control again but the heartbreak in her eyes broke my heart more than it already was. We had lost him, our mate, our family, our King. The kids lost a father, someone that loved them so whole heartily, someone I will do everything in my power that they know about, grow to be like him, strong, lovi
Chloe’s POVSitting back in the darkness of my mind, still feeling the sobs rack through my body as I no longer fought against Callie for control.My body, my mind, everything just felt weak right now, I was broken.It took everything in me to keep us from killing that poor girl in the house, we definitely hurt her, but i fought back, hurting myself to keep from ripping her to pieces. I hope she was able to get some help, hopefully she will heal properly from the gash that sliced through her like a knife cutting through softened butter.The feel of her flesh slicing through our claw felt amazing, almost intoxicating so it took all of me to stop it from happening again.Callie wouldn’t listen to me, she has tried to block me from speaking to her, her rage is consuming her but I am so tired I just don’t know how to get through to her.She ran us off into the woods after I broke our front paw then sliced through my hind leg with my other claw. The pain was overwhelming as I hear her grow
Chloe's POV I walked back into my room after getting the kids down, waiting for Austen to bring some food. I've been avoiding the hospital, seeing him there, like that, with nothing I can do was breaking me.Lucas kept telling me to take my time, it made it easier to stay away having him tell me to, but it still felt really wrong at the same time.I keep thinking, wanting to find a way to help, I don't want to lose him. I want the pups growing up with both their fathers, I want them to know Alaric, have him see them grow, teach them what it is to be a Lycan.Even though I know Lucas loves them as his blood, he doesn't know what it is to raise Lycan pups, neither do I honestly. Being as I'm still learning to adjust to being one, I have control but the thought of explaining or helping someone else know what it's like scares me.Being rational with it, I know by the time they are of age I will know what to do, but I don't want to, I want him here to do it.It sounds selfish, even as I
Austen's POV Hours passed with Chloe, Lucas wanted her to take her time so we sat eating something small then went to sit with the children for a while.It helps her to be around them but I noticed, after a while of being with them that she was starting to seem off again.Knowing I was hungry again, since we didn't really eat anything big before I decided to go down to make us some food before meeting Chloe back in her suite.She started putting the kids down to bed as I went down to the kitchen.After about 30 minutes I headed back up with some sandwiches, chips, veggies, along with fruit since I know how much she likes having strawberries with sliced up bananas.Watching Chloe go through the turmoil that was eating at her.We were sitting down eating, well I was while she sat there trapped inside her own thoughts, even though she is still in this room with me she isn't really here.She was mumbling about dream walking to find him but I'm not exactly tly positive what that is all ab
Lucas's POV After we all sat around, contemplating what to do about Alaric I had to force Chloe to go home so she could see the kids.Her asking about whether her blood could help him put everyone on edge, worry she may try something stupid.Her giving him her blood before barley brought him back, didn't help heal him but kept him from dying.It nearly killed her though, the amount of bloodbshe lost in the process was far to much for her. We can't risk losing her, not after everything, plus Alaric would never be able to live with himself if we risked her. Him just finding out she did what she did on the field while upset him, but he also would expect nothing less of her, we know she would die for either one of us, or our kids.'Lucas, I'm home with the kids, going to spend some time with them then clean up and head back''Please Clo, take your time, I won't leave his side. I love you Chloe, so much.''I love you too Lucas'She cut the link off after that.Sitting here with Alaric, a
Chloe's POV I felt helpless.Waking up to see Alaric like that, seeing how tortured Lucas was by everything, feeling his emotions hanging on by a thread as he tries to remain strong for us.After talking to Damon, we all are just here, looking down at Alaric, my heart racing as I try to come to terms with what is going on."Now what do we do?How can we find out how to bring back his Lycan?"Damon sat down on the bed with me as he flopped an arm over my shoulders while Lucas never stopped staring at Alaric. I looked over at Damon as he sat there, no words being spoken as we all try to figure out something.Damon having magic, I'm praying he may be able to figure out something but my heart was breaking as I tried to focus in on Alaric. I couldn't feel anything.No Lycan.Not even him.I couldn't feel any emotions at all coming from him, it was as if he was gone already yet here he is, laying in a bed in front of my eyes.A machine breathing for him with a weak heartbeat on a monitor