Better late than never. I manage to cook Tate and I some dinner and plate some up for Colette, in case she gets overly hungry in the night. I find some biscuits in the cupboard and take them upstairs along with a bottle of water for Colette, to keep by her side of the bed. I carry the baby up in the moses basket, when she starts to stir from the movement. I rock her back to sleep gently and watch her in awe as she makes a little gurgling sound. She settles herself back to sleep as Tate enters with Colette in his arms. “Put her here.” I say, laying down some towels just in case. She was annoyed with her new towels being used, I hate for these to be her favourite bed sheets! “Are you okay?” He whispers at me as I wince in pain again from my heat symptoms. “Nothing sleep won’t solve.” I smile at him. “Okay, I’ll lock up and sleep on the couch just in case Mav panics and comes back in the night.”“Why would he panic?”“Well he’ll probably feel it all through the bond, how Colette was
Baby Rayna. I realise quite quickly that I am the only one that can resolve this situation. I stand up and drop the duvet to the ground, releasing my aura onto Lance and the King. It’s nowhere near as strong as theirs but I am alpha blood and it is strong for a she-wolf. “Release them!” I command. “Little wolf, you don’t get to command me!” Ricardo snarls at me. “I said release them!” I bark out louder. “It was my fault and Tate here was able to pin them down long enough for me to escape.” Ricardo throws Rory to the ground and takes heavy steps towards me. He is blocked by Lance, who also threw Rafe to the ground, before completely engulfing my figure so that I can’t even see the King. Lance’s growl worries me, I would never get in-between family! “Please…it’s basic wolf genetics…don’t punish them for my mistake. They helped save Mav’s wife and baby..” I whisper to the King in a plea to protect them. It seems to work, his breathing calms down and so does Lance’s tense shoulders
Silver swords and machine guns. We left Mav, Colette and Rayna to bond as a family. Mav was going to take some time off to help Colette recover and spend time with their new addition. With Colette being human she would take around six weeks to recover post-partum and she would need some extra hands. They planned for Mav to stay for the first week and then tell her parents that he had been called away…they were of course human and had no idea of the secret life Colette lives. Luckily they didn’t live close and wouldn’t visit often, meaning there was a low chance of the baby showing…if any, signs of being a Lycan. Lance was eager to return back to the royal pack lands and get a better understanding of the fall out from the rebel attack. From what I could gather, the royal guards managed to capture rebels and were questioning them for information. Lance said questioning and he’s sweet if he thinks I am that naive, but I grew up hearing of the lycan torture techniques and I didn’t expec
Just you and me. I’m still in wet clothes but I am wrapped in a towel and standing in the middle of the front room. Hong and Axel have both removed their clothes and are wearing towels wrapped around their waists, showing their pecks and six packs. They don’t know it, and I won’t tell them, but their lack of clothing is making me uncomfortable. To them, it’s normal…shifting in groups means seeing each other all the time but I’m not used to that still. My flashbacks are still playing tricks on me and I’m standing in the middle of the room so that I can see any attempt to close in on me from each and every angle. They have numerous of times pleaded with me to sit down, to rest. But they don’t understand that I’ve gone into survivor mode. Axel tries to reach for me again but I flinch from his touch and stand watching him, my wolf coming forward. “Aida it’s me, I’d never hurt you.” Axel frowns, concerned about my current mental state. I wrap the towel tighter around me, desperate for th
Dinner with the King and King’s Mother. “What should I wear?” I ask Lance as I search through my clothes. “Nothing.” He smirks from the bed. “Your mother has just seen me naked…unless you are happy for your brother to also see me naked?” I joke back at him. The possessive growl that leaves his chest makes me chuckle. “Didn’t think so!” He climbs to the end of the bed and pulls me from behind, pulling me back into bed. “You look stunning in anything. Less clothes talk, more sex talk.” He wiggles his eyebrows at me which causes me to chuckle again. “Well I can think of something that uses my mouth but not for talking…” I tease at him. “Hhmm I’ll have to hold you to that later…” He starts to kiss my neck. “…but Axel is here!” He sighs. “Be nice!” I demand before I climb off the bed and start to get dressed. …..“More potatoes Aida?” Queen Lorrel offers to me from across the table. The royal palace was huge. It had an amazing entrance hall with a large staircase that had been
An alpha comes to visit. Senses training had slightly improved. We were now having to try and use our senses whilst under water. We were currently training in the swimming pool in the pack house tower rather than the murky swamp in the wooded part of the pack, near the top field. Blake was quieter than usual, she was clearly missing Trey and I could tell worried about Alpha Hansen attending a meeting with her cousins today. The distance between her and Trey was also affecting her training. The mate bond was playing tricks and she was struggling to concentrate on the task in hand. “Why don’t we go out this weekend?” I offer to her to cheer her up. “Really?” She beams at me, squeezing my arm with excitement as we step out of the pool. “Yes, I’ve not really been around have I? Plus I would like to spend more time with Nyah, perhaps she could join us.” “We could do the Italian, I doubt Lance will let you leave pack grounds so that might be our best shot!” She suggests tapping her fin
Six Silver Bullets. Lance’s grip on my hand is strong, possessive. He pulls me away from the car and through his guards into the stronghold of his apartment. He bolts the door behind us and pushes me up against the door. He starts to shift, teeth elongating and I can see in his eyes, just how desperate he is to mark me, for me to wear his mark, branding me claimed for all to see. His nose touches my inner neck and my legs give way by his seductive added growl. He catches me, his arms strengthening out to ensure I do not fall, never in his presence. “What did he want?” He seethes as he touches my hair and checks me for any remaining scent of Alpha Hansen, any place he might of touched me. “He said he mentioned a trade…” I decide to only tell him what Lance already knows. My father’s health is a threat to the pack if leaked inadvertently. “You are mine!” His wolf roars, cutting me off. He lifts me up, swooping my legs from under me and carries me like newlyweds into his bedroom. He
A protective lie. I hear Lance screaming for me as he runs towards me. Whoever fired the bullets has been tackled to the ground and restrained already. I’m in too much pain and covered in too much blood to make out who it is. I am struggling to focus on the scene in front of me. My eyes become blurry.“Aida…Aida stay with me!” Lance shouts as he cups my face. His voice seems far away. I resort to lip reading to make out what he is saying to me. “Axel….not me, Axel.” I croak out with the little strength I have left. Axel was still on top of me, suffocating my lungs, preventing me from taking deep breaths of oxygen. “Aida…..” Lance starts to gently tap my face to keep me awake but he is pulled off me so that medical help can attend to Axel and myself. Once Axel is removed from on top of me I take a deep breath of air to refill my lungs. Someone touches my bullet wound and the excruciating pain forces me to let out a high pitched scream. “She’s got one…” Someone says. “He’s got five
Finally the truth! “What is going on?” Ricardo seeks out information due to my current lack of speech. “Your majesty, Alpha Ike is in the final stages.” The pack doctor responds respectfully to Ricardo. “What?” I gasp out loud. I knew he was ill, Alpha Hansen had warned me Father had months but I thought even that was exaggerated. I didn’t expect weeks! “Aida?” He removes his oxygen mask and places his hand out for me to hold. What is this? The confessions of a dying man. Admitting sins to the moon goddess. I should be sad, any normal daughter would be sobbing at the scene in front of her. But I wasn’t a normal daughter, I was shunned for so long I wasn’t sure my heart would ever return here. “Let’s give them some privacy.” Ricardo orders. “Aida…I’ll be downstairs if you need me!” He whispers into my ear. I don’t miss the scowl Saskia gives me for being in favour with the Lycan King. Oh if only you knew sweetheart. My growl back to her is enough for Henri to growl threateningly a
The biggest of sins. We were due to leave in a few hours time. I now had no hold-all so I was in the Alpha’s office waiting for Luna Rennie to find me a replacement bag. I had knocked on the door to ask having not seen Alpha Ray or Luna Rennie since Lance’s and Axel’s departure. Alpha Ray was visiting the hospital and Luna was due to join him after finding me a bag. Rory walks into the office with a hold-all in hand, passing it over to me. “Here, Mum said you needed a bag, use this one.” “Thank you, I’ll get it sent back.”“Don’t worry about it.” He waves his hands in the air. “Alpha Rory, I’m really sorry that I brought all this trouble on your doorstep.” My guilt had only been growing since Lynx told me Nadine had flagged that I was looking to put their baby up for adoption. The Mulder pack being the only one to do it in the country. “Aida, we consider you part of the family now, we’d always protect you.” He earnestly says as he sits at his Father’s desk. “Even so….is there any
A mission. By the time we returned to the cars, Fern, the witch, had disappeared and Lance and Ricardo were now free. We decide to hold back all information until we are back safely at the Mulder pack, where we demand an emergency meeting with all Lycans, Tate and the Mulder Alpha family. The journey back was awkward, Lance growling constantly in the back seat with me firmly placed on his lap. Poor Rafe who was in the back with us again, looked terrified the Lycan Prince was going to lash out at any moment. Between myself, Mav and Axel we informed the trusted parties what we had learnt and what we had been told. Blake couldn’t get her head around Lynx and Spike switching places, taking turns at training and even with Nadine. Lance’s grip on my hips as I sat on his lap was incredibly intense. I knew the two hours deadline by Lynx didn’t give us a lot of time, the discussions were rushed and had a sense of panic to them. “Can we spare anyone that can follow him?” Ricardo puts to the
A revelation in the woods. My wolf had a very strong feeling to go to the tree line when I noticed activity on night watch the night before the attack. I couldn’t explain it, it was just a gut feeling I had. But I knew I couldn’t go alone, I would never do that to Lance or Axel. Florence and Jade wouldn’t have me making my own food, so they were currently putting a massive luncheon on the dining table. Typical shifters…the smell of food and they come running. Within minutes, Axel and I were joined by the lycans, Tate, and the Mulder family. Lance lovingly kissed my neck but then went on to pick out sausages, burgers and bacon. He went for the French fries but a growl from my chest made it very clear I had first dibs. He chuckled at my behaviour before standing me up, sitting on my chair and then pulling me into his lap. Chairs had clearly been borrowed from pack member’s homes to fit all the guests around the table. I waited until they at least had some food in their bellies before I
Not a good patient. I couldn’t breathe! I was kicking and clawing at the male on top of me holding my throat in his hands. Moments from death I look up over my head at the male that had just entered the room. No it can’t be? He is dead. I was there when he died. He’s looking at me with regret, he didn’t want this, he didn’t want me like this. What did he want, to talk? We were beyond talking. If he really was alive, I’d kill him with my own hands. “Aida…Aida wake up.” Lance’s gentle voice calls to me in my sleep. It’s like being called to the safety of a lighthouse in the darkest and stormiest of seas. I must have fallen asleep in his arms. His regular steady breathing creating a calming repetitive rhythm that was similar to being rocked to sleep. “Lance?” I had forgotten about my throat before I called out his name. It still stung but I could now at least talk. It was hoarse sounding, but it could be understood. “Aida?” He greets my voice with a kiss to my neck, which leads me to
Bruised and Silent. With my breathing restricted, I pull my eyes back on the wolf on top of me, as my mind starts to sink into darkness. Before my remaining eye closes I hear monstrous growls, Lycan growls. At first I panic, thinking that they did have lycan rebels on stand by. But then his scent hits me, toffee and plum, the richness of his scent just as strong as ever. It’s the best way for me to go. Knowing he was close by. I turn my head slightly to see Axel, Tucker, Mav and even Ricardo have entered the school assembly hall. Ricardo is surrounded by seven males I didn’t know but judging by their similar looks, these were Blake’s older brothers. They didn’t hold any terror in their eyes, just a thirst for blood. An almost competitive look to who can kill the most rebel rogues. The Lycans are like a tidal wave, wiping out everything in their path, without hesitation. I thought for a moment that Lance was coming to me, his scent was closer but then it becomes slightly distant agai
Special chapter. Lance’s point of view Fighting for his love. My anger was fading. I had spent almost a week in Lycan wolf form and getting back to nature was just what I needed. Aida marking me took me by surprise, I expected myself to mark her before she was eighteen, not the other way round. The moment she arrived for training and got out of that car with Trey, my world stopped. I didn’t know how to react at first, my honest disbelief that the Moon Goddess would pair me with a she-wolf. But then I watched her, she was anything but a she-wolf. If anything her she-wolf status held her back. She was made for me, made to be the princess by my side and that was before I knew she was a pack princess. Time and time again, I had to listen to stories from others about how she had been neglected and I couldn’t…didn’t want to believe the abusive stories I had been told at the hands of her Father, Brother and Luna, until I witnessed things for myself on the King’s pack visit. The witches a
Fighting alone. I gently place Olivia back on the floor and stand up to talk quietly to the teachers. Realistically I was the closest thing to a warrior. I was the only one trained enough to defend all these children. “Have you heard from either of the Alphas?” I whisper to the male teacher. “No, I can’t get through.” Damn what I would give for a mind-link right now. “Why would intruders be breaking into the school?” I whisper. “We don’t know.” Mrs Townsend responds in a state of nerves. Yep, I literally was the only one trained to fight. Whatever comes through those assembly hall doors would have to kill me to get to these children. “Okay…is there anywhere safe to hide the children? I ask the collection of teachers. “The bunker…but it’s near the pack house.” The male teacher responds. “If I cause a distraction and you see a chance, take the children there.” I command at the teachers. “They aren’t meant to get through the school, if they can get through the school…they can g
Night time patrol. If this was punishment, then sign me up anytime. I mean I was pushed hard at training. I was taking part in night time patrol, which Tate spent every night scowling at me, he was my punishment buddy. I was spending all day at the school with the children and also helping the Alpha Ray and Alpha Rory out with pack administration. I was waiting for Alpha Ray to come find me to lock me in their basement, to refuse me food…but this pack was everything a wolf pack should be. I spent every meal time giggling with Rafe, while Rory rolled eyes at our immature behaviour. I was sincerely considering asking Alpha Ray if I could join the Mulder pack after graduation. To adopt them as my new family. “So Aida, what is the plan for after training?” Luna Rennie asked last night at dinner. “I’m not really sure. I know I do not want to return back to the Sagar pack. Actually I was considering maybe joining this pack…if you’d have me?”“You don’t want to return home?” Luna Rennie