Lilith’s POVYesterday evening was an evening I didn’t know I need and equally enjoyed just as much.Theo was attentive, loving and appreciative. And today I’m feeling like a complete new woman for it.Khai comes storming through the back door quite late into the morning, it’s already gone eight am and he’s usually be in before this.He finds me daydreaming at the table as I sip my coffee whilst Lora is feeding.His eyes are stormy, his muscles hunched and I presume from that, that he’s had a bad night.“Morning,” I tread water saying that one word to see how he reacts.I wait for his response, planning my next words carefully around his entire mood.But to my surprise he greets me deeply, his voice low and his hands reaching for me.I hadn’t expected to kiss so ferociously so early in the morning, his hands ripping my head back, my neck experiencing whiplash.I’m gasping for breath when he pulls away and a slow smirk covers my lips.“Good morning to you too, baby,” I mutter dreamily
Theo’s POVI’m meeting Dane at the very north border of my pack? He’s run here in Wolf form, refusing to use cars.He is a peculiar man, and an even stranger wolf.Despite being an alpha of one of the largest packs this side of the America borders he almost white.Smattered with grey hair, especially over his muzzle.I greet him in Rex’s form, though it’s me who speaks to him as he crosses the border.‘What an unusual colour you are,’ I state.‘I hear your mate is much the same…’ he stares as we start running through my land back to the pack house.I think of Khai and Lilith and note that he’s far whiter than Khai.Obsidian being a dark grey Wolf with browns smattered throughout his fur.But Lilith is pure white, with that purple glow that’s highly unusual and never heard of.In fact, thinking of it now her eyes are just the same. Glowing purple as Theseus’s do.But they don’t trigger me as unusual any more because I’m far to used to seeing them.The rest of the run is quiet, smoothly
Lilith's POVLunch is a unnerving affair. I hadn't expected Alpha Dane to stare at me so intensely for so long, but unfortunately for me he stares the whole meal.If his bowing wasn't bad enough to begin with his staring was the icing on a very tall cake.But I tried to ignore it the embers I could, showing to eat as a way to distract myself.Lora ended up being passed back to myself, her fussing to be with me an unmatched emotion that I was very thankful for.I feel safer knowing she's in my arms, against my chest.I can feel her small heartbeat pumping against my skin, hear it with my ears.I allow her to calm my nerves, aid me in being present but not lost.It's funny how a child does this for you, aids you in being better than you actually are.Lora had taught me so much in her short life.Unconditional love being the biggest, all the way down to patience and understanding.You name it and she's taught it, even if she has no clue.And I'll forever be grateful to her for teaching
Theo’s POVDanes eager to meet my warriors, almost begging to leave the deck and table when we’ve all eaten our lunch.Well, accept for Lilith of course, she had touched her meal much at all accept for pushing it around the plate.She had been so distracted that her fork had moved of its own accord as she pushed the leaves of the salad from one side to the other.I hadn’t wanted to pry, to ask her in front of everyone what was wrong with her but I did ask Khai to care for even though he’s spent the night on lookout with the warriors.He agreed, of course. And I realise that’s one of the very things I like about there being three of us.Not many would appreciate having that third person in their relationship and bond but for us, it works tremendously.Especially when instances where we need to rely on each other to keep Lilith company.Anyway, Dane and I are walking side by side through the tree coverage to the training ground.I have his pack members waiting with our unsuspecting warr
Hati’s POVTrue to his word Zeus takes me into the god realm.It’s magnificently beautiful and I allow myself to marvel at the many things we take for granted down home.The trees are taller, the leaves greener. Bark more defined.The grass is the perfect length, the right shade of green and sways with the wind.The sky blue, warm and scented with the intoxicating smell of power.And the house before me is magnificent, tall, B-road, built to perfection.Zeus invited me in, opening the doors with a click of his fingers.Big double doors that open into a house decorated int he finest of golds, blacks and silvers.Again I marvel, not because I’m dumbfounded, but because I’ve never been here and this exceeds my expectations.I had never known what to expect of the good realm.After all, it’s a place the goes have hidden themselves or keep out of danger.Perhaps I thought it might be sparse and boring. Yet of what I’ve seen so far it’s a place to behold.Much better to that of what I’ve li
Theseus’s POVSomething has felt awfully wrong since Dane had coke for lunch.I know Theo had stated he was an ally, something willing to help where help was needed but something for me just felt off.I tried to read him, his emotions only showing sincerity and that’s what threw me.Why was I feeling this off when the man before me showed nothing but willingness and sincerity?Theo ended up leaving with him as Lilith and Khai decided to lay on the sofa to watch a film with Lora.So that’s when I decided to follow along behind Theo and Dane to keep and eye on the man that had brought dread along with him.They walk silently through the land until they walk out into the trining field.There is where the warriors are gathered to meet their new trainer.The emotions of the pack run high with anxiety, rebellion and calmness.It’s a heady concoction and it’s strange that a pack of warriors would question the intention of their own alpha but that’s what I feel.I watch Theo introduce Dane, a
Lilith's POVMy nap on the sofa lasted the whole film and I only woke because Lora started to fuss for her next feed.Khai, too, had fallen asleep, not that I could blame him for being tired.After all, he was awake all night.I inch myself from the laying position I had found myself in, trying not to wake Khai as I move to console Lora.I think I'm successful, plucking Lora from her bouncer only to sit back on the sofa to feed her.But as I sit back, I notice him watching me with slitted eyes."I'm sorry I woke you," I tell him softly."You didn't, I wasn't particularly asleep. Just laying with you," he tells me.I nod, going silent to allow him to rest his eyes as he were before whilst I wait for Lora to feed.She's pretty quick, her suckle efficiency now compared to a few weeks ago.And I find that I play with her hair.It's falling out, thinning as it does. I had hoped she'd keep her fathers hair but it seems to be growing through blonder at the roots much like mine.It's strange
Theo’s POVTo say I’m disappointed that I hadn’t asked Calley if she was split is an understatement but what can I do now that Danes seen her in all of her glory?I should have mind-linked her, ensured she wasn’t.There was plenty of opportunity, after all, we stood outside talking about the areas in which he feels we need to change my training.I could hear her talking to Lilith, could feel her busting herself because of an upset that I will ask her about later.It’s my own fault, I know that.And though I mask my anger at myself with a kiss to Lilith, I do not take my mind off of Danes reaction.He’s quiet, and does not mention that fact that there were four of Calley when we entered before her attention snapped to him and they disappeared before our very eyes.Perhaps it would have been easier to pretend she was one of four, that they were some sort of supernatural unusual occurrence.But then again, perhaps that would have been harder to keep up with.Now, though, I guess he knows
Zeus's POVThey say evil rules the world, and I'd like to agree wholly especially as I watch Hati finally take the child that will soon become the queen of the earth realm.Theseus died some years ago at my hand as we fought for the title of god. I took his wonderful wife in as my prisoner, indebting her to me at the promise I would let her child, and the grandchildren live peacefully.But I did no such thing. Bringing Theo, Khai and Lilith here to the god realm to be my prisoners with their dear children as they also live out their lives locked within the house they cannot leave.Most believed Theseus would win, that he would take over from me, including his family.But love weakens you, and Goddess Adophen aided me in his demise.She has the gift of projection, and she distracted him easily as she projected herself as his wife and then daughter, taking his concentration and that love that is not a man’s best friend.I'm thankful for her, and I promised her that her daughter and son
15 years LaterHati's POVThe time has come, my beautiful Lorrie has come into her wolf, and I can feel the mate bond calling for her.She's been feeling it too, and though I've kept myself away for the last week I cannot stop the inevitable for much longer.Belle has given her blessing, she's taking the other kids, all five of them, out to the other house for the weekend to give me time with Lorrie alone.It's time for me to claim my mate and create the Luna our pack deserves.So I have Calley cook us dinner, stopping her twice to take her in uncompromising positions as she mutters her disapproval very loudly.And then I lock her down in the cells below the house for the remainder of the weekend intent on making sure she knows her place within this pack.Soon she'll have to answer to Lorrie instead of Belle. She'll have to bow down to her luna's disappointment and she's already made a distant enemy of Aspen over the years."Bring me the luna," I demand to Belle as she gathers our chi
Hati's POVTrue to a wolf pregnancy Belle is only pregnant for around nine weeks, her belly swelling fast as she grows my pup within her.And one fateful night as the wind howls and the rain falls she starts her labour as we lay our son to sleep.Lorrie refuses to go down and starts to get in the way as Belle circles on the floor through her pain as Lorrie tries to hold onto her mothers hands."Mama, up," she cries asking for up as she outstretched her arms up to Belle who looks to me for help as she winces once more."Calley," I yell out, intent on having Lorrie away from this ordeal, knowing I have no one else I'd rather trust with the child.Yes she might well have an ulterior motive, but I have no doubt that she would die for this kid. Anyway, I don't want to scar the child, I don't want her to remember her mother in pain when I want her to have only good memories of her.It takes Calley a moment but she comes, knocking on the door in her pj's as she looks at the vision before he
One Year LaterHati's POVLorrie has turned into a funny little thing. She's walking and talking in toddler gibberish and I fall in love with her more everyday as she fills our life with fun and happiness.I can see why Celeste matched her soul to Aspens. She's spunky, confident and happy just like Aspen has always been. We ended up relocating around three to four months ago, coming out of hiding, leaving the continental US.Now we live in the very green Scotland, in the rainy United Kingdom.We've decided to try and blend in, whilst living in the middle of nowhere.It's been an adjustment weather wise, but we really don't come by people often, and the home we brought is surrounded by acres of green forest which is perfect for us to shift.And shift we must, because the lack of shifting causes aging, and that brings problems regarding healing one's self because our bodies resort to being only human.And I have a surprise for you, something I never imagined or cared for but equally was
Khai's POV"Aaah!" She screams as pain radiates through her mid region. I hadn't expected her to wake from her nap in pain, I also hadn't expected her to tell me we won't be finding Lora but she did that to and despite knowing she probably has the gifts to see such things, I deny her allegations and pretend that we will find her. To say she took me off guard would be an understatement but all I could do was call for Theo Lilith has gone into labour a whole week before she's due but I think that's normal for multiple pregnancy but no less scary as she freaks at the pain and wails into my shoulder.She labours in bed, standing up and even in the shower.The whole time crying for Lora, feeling as if she might be replacing her with the children coming out from within her tummy.Sadness fills the room and the three of us did not enjoy the birth process at all.Our sons entered the world screaming loudly, clearing their lungs within minutes of each other and though Theo and I wanted to c
Lilith's POVDane is adamant that Damian isn't dead and equally as adamant that I can use my memory to summon where his whereabouts.Apparently the witch side of me can teleport, and that's a given because I have done before but never have I teleported to a person specifically, only a place.But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.Of course it does, if I can summon a place, then I can summon a person, right?I just have to practice, apparently. It still astounds me how much he knows about me when most know nothing about me at all.And it just so happens that I feel closest to him out of anyone I've met.I'm having a bad day today, pain is radiating along my back, a sharp stabbing pain accompanying it whenever I stand for to long.I think it's the twins, my boys that are currently safe within me.I miss Lora.I miss Calley.Heck, I even miss Lucas.I can only hope that one of them with with my baby girl, that they are doing everything in their power to protect her from
Hati's POVA further two and a half weeks have passed as we live in this humid and small place in hipster being on top of one another. My men have broken all the agreements I even made with Gretchen, her witches becoming the slaves they are used to which had disfavoured the respect the witch have held for me. But needs must and all that.Even I and finding it hard not to play outside of Belle.Take yesterday for example.Calley had been caring for the child as she has been for over two weeks, ensuring Lorrie remains quiet and happy to limit the time the child spends with Belle.I'm not stupid and I had noticed how she would try to prevent any crying coming from Lorrie.The child has grown far quicker than I thought possible, her growth excelled.She's standing against furniture, giggling and eating some solids, but that's just a trigger for me.I've told Calley she must feed from Belle and she's purposely ignoring my request. Ensuring Lorrie skipped three feeding sessions yesterday.
Theo’s POVThe days have passed in unimaginable pain as I mourn the theft of my child, and I also watch my mates do the same thing.I feel like an utter failure, and as I sit and ponder the reality I then realise I lost my best friend, beta and Calley and Arlo in one foul swoop.How did such a thing happen so easily?Especially when we trained to prevent such a thing.Even Danes members failed miserably and he’s travelling here today, his communication less than moody.I’ve been sitting alone in my office pondering life and the atrocities that have amounted to this very day and I see all of my failures. Can count them precisely.I suppose that’s why I’m avoiding everyone.What type of Alpha fails his people?!My computer pings with an email, giving me a welcome distraction as I jump out of my own mind to concentrate on something other than the trashy surrounding me.It’s Dane, he’s crossing the border. Warning me incase the pack decide to attack.I feel awful, despite being down two t
Three Weeks Later Hati's POVWeeks pass as we adjust to living here below the burned pack-land of Leo.I cannot believe he's still alive, but then again what more can I expect from these peasants and their ability to slip through my fingers?The child, Lora. Or Lorrie as we've been calling her has settle very nicely. She's sitting by herself now, rolling around and has become very content within this smaller pack of mine, and everyone loves her. Worshiping their lunar even in this childish stage of her life.And the girl, Calley, keeps a very close eye on her.That day was quite something when we tied our blood in a bonding agreement."Eko, eko, azarak. Eko, eko, zomelak. Bagabi lacha bachabe, Lamac cahi achababe. Eko, eko, azarak. Eko, eko, zomelak," Gretchen had changed as she created the bond that would be undeniable."Repeat after me, girl. I, fill name, solemnly swear to bind my blood with Hati in agreement for servitude. Bonding our blood forever more as I lay my life down at