"Good morning Aria, are you okay? I had made you breakfast, I was bringing it up to you."She looked at me, anger rolling through her eyes, red shining through more than usual."I need to eat, thank you for cooking but I'm needing something more today.""I know" I remove the lid for her food showing a blood bag as well."It's B positive, your favorite, along with pancakes, eggs, bacon and spinach puffs.""Wow, Alpha, this is... it's amazing, thank you. I'm going to eat down here though, okay.""Okay, we will be down soon, want me to check on the kids?""Yes please, thank you." She grabbed the tray then headed back towards the dining room.Her aura was still off, something just doesn't feel right but right now, with everything going on I need to shake it off and focus on my mates.When I got to our room, opening the door I found them laying there, Chloe was still sleeping but Ric was sitting there looking down at her as he softly stroked her hair.Looking up to me, I could see he was fi
Alaric's POV After putting the babies down, my heart sank into my chest.This could be my very last moment with them, the last time I see their perfect faces, those cute bow mouths, the little smiles looking up at me.Tears trying to fall but I force them back because I can't let those emotions take over right now.There is so much at stake right now I can't let fear or sadness take me, just the thought of Chloe being there, witnessing what's to come, that's weakening me enough.I don't want to leave her, or put her in the position of taking her father's life, but my choices are quite limited right now.My only worry is that if I die, it breaks her, the bond snapping leaving her incapable of moving or reacting to follow through.My only saving grace will be that she does it before I am fully dead, if it comes to that.I know everyone looks at me, they see it as I'm giving up, that I know I'm not strong enough for this fight, but the reality is, he has a witch.He has Sydney and Endor
Chloe's POV As we reached the training grounds a quiet fell across everyone standing around as they parted to let Alaric through.Once we all reached the center, everyone bowing to show respect to their King.Sad faces all around us, you can see who was here under my father's rule before by their expressions towards Alaric.Lucas's pack showed respect but the fear the others held in their eyes wasn't evident in theirs.As we all gathered, so much tension in the air, but everyone was speaking quietly to one another, hushed whispers everywhere.Sitting down on the side where I'd sit to watch the young groups learning to fight, I'd bring the babies out to enjoy the sun while I wished I was there training along side them again.Ric was talking to Cole, Finn, and Claire as we awaited King Lucien to get here.Damon went to escort him from the border, but I haven't heard from him or from Austen.My heart was racing, I feel as if I'm in a constant state of anxiety attacks but I keep pushing i
Chloe's POV 'Lucas! She is doing something, she has magic flowing from herself to him!' I linked to him as fast as I could, panic settling into me as I watched frantically as they took their stances to begin fighting.Lucas looks dead at me, confusion at first before turning to the witch. 'How can you see the magic flowing!?''Maybe because he's my father? I've felt different since he's come back, like I can see certain auras, but I can literally see the magic flowing from her to him!'I feel like I'm hyperventilating now, pure terror coursing through my veins as I watch a pale red mist like cloud coming from her to Lucien.'Calm down Clo! I'll figure something out.'Lucas disappeared from my sight as I watch Alaric take a defensive stance as Lucien lunged towards him.Ric slipped to the side, Lucien stumbled a bit when Ric kicked him behind the knee knocking him down slightly before he was back to his feet, now circling Ric.My heart feeling as if it's going to pound out of my ches
Lucas's POV When I started being able to move from the excruciating pain my heart had been in I could see Chloe.She was laying limp next to Alaric, her hand up with her wrist in his mouth.Lifting my head a bit further I could see Ric moving his hand up to her wrist, holding onto it as he consumed her blood.It was strengthening the bond again, no longer hanging on by a thread, her blood was helping him.Laying there I tried to push up on my hands, once I was up a bit I caught sight through the crowd of King Lucien.He was being attacked, I vaguely recognized a few of them but they were definitely part of the pack that lived under his rule. Then I saw her, Austen, she was clawing into him while Aria was wrapped around him, her teeth sunk into his neck as he lashed at her body.Pulling my body up further, I try to stand, the pain in my chest still there but it was no longer feeling as constricted. Stumbling as I attempt to take I step I make my way to Chloe.Once I'm closer I now s
Austen's POV 'Welcome, love you''Love you too'Lucas says, his voice shaky before he cuts the link.Today has been so much more than I ever imagined it would end up.Almost losing Damon to that witch, I never felt so helpless as I watched his body hang suspended in the air against that tree.Seeing Chloe shift, her ripping the heart out of that horrid woman, my heart swelled with pride, joy, thanks.She saved him, Chloe saved the person sworn to protect her.I watched her, I saw her eyes, the look in them as she saw what was happening.Her own mate was fighting for his life yet she stopped her fears, stopped everything she was going through to save Damon.I will never be able to express to her how much I love her, how thankful I am to her, never.Not that she'd ever let me, she will say she did it because she loves us, we are her family, I know this but it doesn't change my gratitude. When I saw Aria jump on King Lucien, saw what she was doing I just reacted.Running with all my mi
Austen's POV Aria was on all fours, her snapped back to us, her eyes bright red now, she looked enraged, Damon was standing in front of me muttering something as I was on my ass on the ground.I was in shock at the sight before me, I had never seen anything like this before, of course I wasn't around vampires very often.She slowly turned her entire body when she went to lunge at us again, this time she smacked into... shit, what is that?An invisible wall?That's when I started to realize why Damon was muttering, he was casting, shielding us from her, she was clawing at the air but everytime she hit it was like a very faint light lit up in front of her.I'd never seen anything like it before.I heard a scream from behind me, turning to see Claire with Finn coming up.She caught sight of Aria and just reacted but it snapped Aria's attention to her, she started snarling again, her rage was out of control."AUSTEN! Move!"I looked back to Damon, everything felt so surreal when I felt h
Damon's POV After I was slammed into that tree my whole body ached.The magic that woman possessed was so much stronger than any I had ever felt before.The darkness that surrounded her, the feel of her magic flowing against me was beyond overwhelming, I truly believed I was going to die.If it wasn't for Chloe, I would have. The person I am here to protect, to care for, to keep alive saved me.I watched through blurry tear filled eyes as she shifted then ripped the heart from that witches chest.Even after she had no heart within her, her magic still flowed, it took a minute before I was released from it to fall hard onto the ground below, Austen was right there to grab a hold of me, the mate bond helping with the pain.I could still see her magic flowing from her body over to King Lucien, that's when I saw him catch King Alaric off guard, slamming him down to the ground before pounding into him.I tried to get up, to get over to them but my body was still having trouble getting fee
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