Theo's POV"The borders are clear," Leo reports in the open link between him, Khai, Lucas and myself despite me not having any care whether they are or not. He's roaming the pack land alongside Lucas as they complete the nightly checks. I hate putting Leo in danger like this, having him so close to the borders where he could be seen, leaving him vulnerable but I just don't have the energy to do the work myself.Besides things have been very quiet on the borders, no threats have been close and I believe for the time being we are safe.That doesn't mean I do not think of Tabby and their baby as I listen to the feedback from LeoI hate him out there, especially after all he's done for us and after all he and Tabitha have lost because of supporting us. And especially not now knowing he has Arlo who he must be around for for the years to come. So I dislike having him patrolling and the furthest out I will allow him is a mile inland from the actual border.He doesn't like it, feels utte
Hati's POV"Hati," Zeus greets me wirh a cigar in one hand and smirk on his lips as he sits in my office, a smile on his face as he waits for me to enter. Déjà vu enters my kind of a time not long ago when he had done the same. He cane unannounced then too, and I'm was not happy about that then just as I’m not now.He never has an invitation but I suppose I can ask for that update on whether he will be taking me up to the god realm."Zeus," I greet him in passing. Walking to the line jars of alcohol to pour myself some whisky which also strikes me is déjà vu.It's been a long day of ensuring the naughty children and locked under key and also releasing those who have done their time. That and I’ve been impatiently waiting for tonight to go down. It's a gruelling job but not one I'm willing to shy away from.I suppose that's because I truly love drinking in the children’s innocent emotions as I close that door and lock them into the darkness as I control their lives.The rush of bein
Theo's POV“Stay with the girls,” I demand shoving Khai and Lora into our bedroom as I prepare myself for the oncoming battle I can almost taste. That day where we were all sat around my desk after the first rehearsal of what we've planned of something we're to go wrong…Leo is the factor that only we will know about.He will be the dominator that swats things in our favour.And it's his job to ensure first and foremost Lilith, Lora and the twins are taken to safety followed by Tabitha and Arlo.As an alpha it will be expected that I rush to scene to defend not only my land but my people and our integrity amongst other things and we all agreed that it would be suss if I were to stay behind to ensure Lilith was not taken again.Besides, Leo has proved his ability to protect the people within this pack in the most loyal way possible and I won't disrespect him by pushing his aside whilst training the packs highest members for the future outcomes that may arise."So you see we need the e
Lilith's POVI'm completely and utterly lost, going back and forth in and out of memories as my emotions fray from every direction.And the more I lose control of my emotions, the worse the tumbling becomes. I gasp as I surface into another memory, stepping out into the pack house. It's that day that Theo and Khai had gone to visit Dane, the day they left and I was so nervous...I hadn't wanted them to leave earlier this morning but they claimed they had to, alpha business and all that.So here I am stuck with Tabitha in the house as the heavens have opened.We had hoped to take the kids out in the sun, to perhaps walk with them in their carriers until they fell asleep.But instead we are sitting at the kitchen table, words haven't flowed very easily and I feel as if there's a wedge between us that wasn't there before my latest heat."Thank you for caring for Lora back then," I say. Hoping this might trip her out of her quietness."No problem," she trails off. Her words unfinished,
Khai's POVI lock the door immediately as Theo goes down to deal with whatever commotion it is that’s materialised downstairs.He opens communication between the pack, warning of the invasion.How hadn’t we felt their crossing of the border?Who are they?And what do they want?I’ve never felt this intense need to protect the pack or the people within it before and I’m presuming that’s because I’m now an alpha and not just a beta or member for that matter.“Lilith, Christ you need to wake up,” I mutter to her as I lay Lora beside her in a panic.She’s unmoving and has no reaction to my words yet I feel her emotions s fraying, she’s upset and I’m unsure of the tooth cause.Does she know, can she feel?Christ.‘We need every available Danebury warrior at the pack house!’ I shout though mind-link as I lock the windows. And for safe measures I push the drawers behind the door.‘On our way,’ they shout through mind-link.‘Lucas, how did they get past borders?’ I ask angrily.But he doesn’t
Lilith's POVSorrow, upset and anger fills me from the inside out yet I still cannot control the spiralling anxiety as I flit form memory to memory in fast time.If my nose could bleed here I have no doubt it would be as I move into the next memory…The boy was but a mere test form the ally Theo and Khai had made not the day before.It took me no time to heal him, feeling guilty that Khai had made those marks in the first place.What must he think knowing one of his new alphas, for the time being, bit into him like a meal was about to be had.His skin puckers pink and then I towards Theo wanting a private explanation of exactly what he asked Dane for.To my surprise we aren't stuck down here as we were before, Theo unlocking the door for us to leave.It confounds me but I do not undermine him in front of the boy before us.Instead we show him to his room, giving him towels and toiletries as well as a few prices of clothing to enable him to be covered up as he should be.Then we retire
Hati's POVI'm finding it hard to think of anything but the child that’s just arrived within the pack-house.Aspen, or apparently Lora.She a beautiful child that looks precisely like her mother at that age, I can feel her looking around in wonder.She coo’s towards me as Gretchen walks with a Cheshire smile as she delivers her Luna to her Alpha.“Sir, Luna Aspen… her names Lora in this lifetime,” she revealed. I follow her assent to me, feeling her very being like I've felt no other than Aspen. And just the thought of her makes me snap back into reality, reaching out my hands to hold my mate for the first time in decades. What am I doing?Why does this feel so confusing and confounding?Yes, my emotions fray and that only in turn makes me angry as I deal with the fallout of why I feel like this.Never had I imagined that my love for Aspen would fracture, but it is and that angers me beyond anything I've ever felt before as I stare down at this child with expectations that have bee
Hati's POVThe child keeps us up all night, it's as if she's finally gelled with Belle and now wants nothing other than to feed from her replacement mother.Belle's tired, yet my needs run thick to fuck her so when the child finally falls asleep and is placed in the cot I turn Belle over to lay face first in the mattress so I can drill her from behind without her permission.I forgot how incessant and annoying newborns can be, the screams coming from Lora nothing but annoyance at best. Yet I still manage to find release in Belle before I demand she hurry and shut the child up to prevent a tension headache at the sounds we've been dealing with from her.She brings her back to bed, laying with her on her side attached to her breast as I sit beside them readying the potion to drop into her mouth. The pair of them take it as they should, ensuring for a smooth transition to mother-daughter bond.Belle falls asleep quickly, and though she should be reprimanded for not staying awake with the