Khai’s POVI’ve been running with the warriors for hours.Training every second of the day I’m not with Lilith and Lora.The gym, the outdoor course and running alongside one another.They’ve well and truly accepted me into the their mimi pack, of sorts.Even Lucas is less bristly towards me, but then again he has a new victim in his sights. His jealousy transferring from me to Leo because Leo is threat to his title as beta.I don’t think Theo would ever rid his childhood friend as beta, not unless something turned up to push his hand.Theo loves Lucas like a brother.Well and truly loves him.And that makes me jealous.Not that I know why, it shouldn’t.But it’s there, in the back of my mind when they play around or laugh with one another over a private joke.Anyway, running.That’s precisely as I’m doing now.Four am, the suns still down. The moon shining bright as we wake our bodies with a run of the perimeter.Theo didn’t want me to take part, claiming it’s too dangerous for me to
Theo's POVI decided to help some of the warriors decorate Leo and Tabby's house.Setting foot inside it this morning had me feelings more emotions than I'd like.It's as if I could feel my mother here. But it looks nothing as I presumed.It's gutted with nothing inside.The walls are a stark shade of white ready for the grey paint that Leo and Tabby have chosen.The floors are bare wood upstairs and cement downstairs ready for the wooden flooring they, too, have chosen.There's seven of us painting the house throughout.Minus the bathrooms as they are tiled.I start on the laundry room, painting the three walls with the roller.They have chosen one colour throughout the house.The grey deep enough to give of a lilac hue.It's pretty but boring, not something I would have chosen.But this isn't my house and I appreciate Tabby's need for monotony.Khai choses much the same, liking his ducks to sit in a row without discretion's.I know why, or should I say who, made them like this.But
Lilith's POVMy eyes open to a dark bedroom, the sun setting outside and the room quiet and serene.But Lora's little sniffles sound from downstairs.I can here her moving through the house, obviously with Khai or Theo.It seems I've slept the whole day away and I instantly feel guilty.I had things to do today, I was supposed to take Lora for a small walk, to show her my favourite parts of the pack.I had planned to meet with Theseus to learn some more of my abilities. To expand and explore them.I was also supposed to make Theo and Khai dinner.But I've done none of that."Lil?" Theo calls me as the bedroom door opens.He walks inside with Lora, cradling her close as he brings her to me.I watch them walk inside, marvelling at seeing Theo seem so domestic with Lora.He's taken to fatherhood so well, instantly knowing what to do and how to be with Lora.He's loving and attentive and despite being busy most of the time he's able to make time for her, like this afternoon, evidently.An
Theo’s POVI’m kind of glad that Khai came home when he did and agreed to have Lora.I feel safer knowing he’s going to be home to protect our girl.I know he’s been training hard and he’s more than capable to look after Lora all by himself but even so, I have twelve men posted around the immediate land of the pack house.Yes, it might seem weird and unusual to pull men from the borders but I’m not willing to leave any amount of the pack house without protection.Not now, not with Lora being inside.I’d move mountains to protect our little girl and this is just an example of that.I wait for Lilith in the yard, standing on the deck whilst listening to the wolves paces clockwise around the pack house.This is the formation I’ve stated they should be in and luckily for me Lucas has been training an elite team for this specific instance.Initially the team was purple for Lilith and Khai, before I knew she fell pregnant during her heat but now the team seems all the more important.Obviou
Lilith's POVAbyss reluctantly shifts when we surface just the other side of the waterfall.This little cave has vastly become my very favourite place here in Theo’s pack.It's private and we can hide from the world, pretending everything is fine whilst enjoying each others company.And that’s what we do, with the dinner Lucas had previously brought out here.It’s delicious, duck in a cherry style sauce with little roasted potatoes and roasted vegetables.I lap it up, more than hungry from doing absolutely nothing today and so does Theo.The silence isn’t awkward, in fact it’s serene. The two of us sitting wrapped in blankets whilst we we stuff our faces.And I finish before Theo, high brings a deep red stain to my cheeks.“How are you finding being a mother?” He asks me out of the blueC taking me off guard with his question.A deep part of my brain thinks he’s fishing for something. An old part of me not wanting to answer wrong for fear that he might do something.But I know deep dow
Hati's POVI finally sent an email, I thought that consideration was key in regards to Theo clamming Lilith as his own.Now I had hoped that would be me and I should have forced the girl to take up being Kumar whilst I had her under my watch but hindsight is a bitch and all that.Anyway, now that I know Aspen is out there somewhere I guess I best scrap any idea of taking a random girl as my Luna.She's hate to have to fend off another and I'm sure as hell I'd kill for her, if she asked.Over the last few days I've been infiltrating Leo Lymph's land.Taking what is useful, burning the remainder that isn't and it feels wonderful.Obviously I enjoy this kind of thing.The killing and overtaking.It's just a shame my warriors left no man unburned.I would have revelled in the fact I was offering solace to those that had lost their pack.But unfortunately this was not the time to expand my pack. Only my land.Anyway, whilst my warriors do the dirty work I'm home putting my feet up and plan
Theseus’s POVI’m alarmed to feel Zeus close to me. Being in this realm when he doesn’t belong here.You’d think he would stay up in the protection of his home in our realm but I guess he’s come down here to assess what I’m doing, whether I’m readying for the battle that’s impending between the two of us. His presence makes me feel uncomfortable on a disconcerting level.It not characteristically like him to come down to Earth.He sees Earth as below him, just a mere realm he controls but does not live in.So him being near, me feeling his presence is an unshakable occurrence.Obviously a lot of the gods stay within the safety of the god realm and before I came down here to pretend and nurture Lilith, I, too, never left the comfort of the one place that kept me protected and alive.Hiding out within the protection of the trees near the border of Theo’s land where I feel Zeus the closest I wait and watch.But I never see him.He never appears repaired his presence being close and then
Lilith's POVWeeks pass by in a blur of happy bubble.Theo, Khai and I spend as much time as possible together but in our own time we get things done.I've finally been able to take over some duties within the pack.It's my duty to ensure the pack has ample medical equipment.My duty to ensure pack runs, alpha meetings, balls etc are obliged.Though each of those pose a risk with Lora.The pack have met her now, I take her everywhere eight me within the pack unless I go anywhere near the borders.Angela brought me a handy carrier and she's attached to me with that, constantly cuddling me as I meet people and build a relationship with them.Each and every wolf in Theo's pack are accepting and loving towards the pair of us, which surprises me.I had never imagined my life could be this way, that I'd have a pack to call my own and especially not standing at the head of that pack as a leader.My abilities are coming to me thick and fast now.The ability to use each evolving quickly enough
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