I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I realize it's longer than most, but I really couldn't find a good stopping point and I was on a roll. As always, I would love to read your comments.
When we reached the hall for the reception, we had a large crowd already assembled. They were waiting for us to make our entrance and start the dancing by getting on the dance floor. We walked in followed by Kenny and Kyra, then Stone and Alex with their dates.Isaac pulled me close to him and led me to the dance floor. When we got there, we embraced each other for a slow song and started dancing, each staring into the other’s eyes as we swayed to the music.While we danced, Isaac asked, “Are you okay?” I nodded, “Perfect. And you?” He smiled gloriously, “Absolutely perfect. I want you to know that I will spend every day for the rest of my life striving to be the mate you deserve.” I chuckled, “You don’t even have to try. I already feel that I don’t deserve you.”He asked, “Is this going to be one of those sickeningly cute arguments couples have?” I threw my head back and laughed out loud, “Uh, no. We can save our children from that disgust.” He laughed, “You got it.”As the song ended
Isaac explained, “Zariah is feeling like she is being watched. Is there anything you can do to see if you can find them?” She answered, “That would not be easy right now, Alpha. Zariah is being watched by many people right now. It would be easier to see if we can find them after the reception.” I nodded, “That makes sense.”Winnie suggested, “I would like to be able to teleport into your room when you are almost ready to go up there. I have a feeling that I will find the culprit in there.” Isaac nodded, “I think you’re right. We will let you know when we are almost ready to go.”She lowered her gaze, “I will be happy to help, Alpha and Luna.” I grinned widely at her, “Queen Winnie, we will always just be Isaac and Zariah to you.” Winnie winked at us and popped out to continue her patrols.As the reception continued late into the night, the sensation of being watched kept growing. The idea of someone with evil intentions watching me was grating on my nerves so much that I was becoming h
I noticed that she was in Isaac’s room in the pack house. I looked around in her mind to see if I could see her intentions. She looked at Isaac and I could feel the anger she was feeling at being ignored. She continued singing and I took control of her hand.I saw that she had sharp claws so I grabbed her neck with her own hand. I stepped back slightly, so she could see what she was doing to herself. I made her dig her claws into her neck and pull out her vocal cords. She started gurgling as her airway filled with blood.I stepped completely out and gave her complete control again. She looked at her hand that was still holding a portion of her throat and she looked at me with wide eyes as she gurgled, “War. Is. Coming.” She then dropped to the floor and died.Alastair laughed, “Winnie, you underestimated your student. You didn’t need us at all.” I laughed, “I didn’t know I could do that either.” I stepped back from Isaac and realized that I wasn’t as drained as I thought I would be.Q
After a restful night’s sleep in the guest room and a particularly steamy shower with my mate when we woke up, we walked downstairs to the dining room to get some breakfast. When we walked through the door, all of the warriors stood and spoke in unison, “Our Alpha and Luna! We pledge to fight for you and we will gladly sacrifice our lives to be sure you are safe.”I looked up at my mate’s face and his eyes were shining through unshed tears… just like mine. I bowed my head to them while Isaac smiled, “My warriors we all serve our pack. We will all gladly sacrifice our lives to ensure our pack is safe. I am proud to serve beside you. I will never ask you to go where I would not go myself.”We went to the buffet tables and filled our plates. When we sat at our table, his parents followed us. Former Alpha Kenny smiled at his son, “Isaac, I am so proud of you. You handled the siren situation without panicking the pack.”Isaac shrugged, “It was more my Luna than me. You should’ve seen what s
I jumped up from my chair, shut and locked the door. I took Lena’s hand and asked, “Would it be okay for me to hug you?” With tears in her eyes, she nodded. We went over to my couch and I held her tightly, comforting her with my mother luna aura. She was crying the most hurtful cry I had ever heard and it caused me to cry.I continued looking into her memories as I held her and let her let it all out. The level of abuse in all forms just totally floored me. I kept trying to find out where her mother was during all this. It didn’t take long before I found her mother.Her mother’s chosen mate had not just beaten her mother until she was near death, but he also cut her throat with a silver knife. When he finished, he approached Lena, “Now no one is stopping me.” That was when the emotional and physical abuse turned into attempted sexual abuse. It was only because she had been taking our self-defense classes that he was not successful.When Lena’s crying settled down, I asked, “Do you have
Alex backed up until he was next to her, “He didn’t report her death?” She shook her head, “No. He killed her and he did not have anyone to blame it on. He was trying to avoid punishment, but he also liked torturing me by making sure I could smell her.”I shook my head and tried to keep the tears from falling. Alex looked at me, “I will call the hospital and have them get her body out of there as soon as he is out of there. Then we can have a funeral for her.” Lena and I nodded our heads in agreement.Alex left Wendy and my warriors with me and started to leave only stopping to remind me, “Don’t forget to tell our Alpha.” I laughed, “I’m sure he’s already trying to hurry up and get to me.” He nodded in agreement, “I have no doubt.”Lena and I finished eating and we started walking back to my office. As soon as we got there, my mate walked in and Lena immediately dropped her gaze to the floor, “Alpha.” I smiled, “Lena, it’s okay. She looked at me and I introduced her to my mate, “Alpha
Lena sat straight up and started shaking all over. I ran to her and wrapped my arms around her. While Isaac spoke with Alex about what was happening, Lena cried on my shoulder.I whispered words of encouragement and comfort to her while I rubbed circles on her back. I started crying with her because no child should have to be terrified of an adult who helped raise them.When her crying reduced to just a few tears falling once in a while, Isaac asked, “Lena, I know this is hard for you, but do you have a picture of him?”She nodded, “Their wedding photo is on my mom’s dresser in the master bedroom. He doesn’t have any pictures on his dresser, so you can’t miss it. I really can’t go back into that house. My mom’s phone is on the dresser too. There might be some photos of him in it.”Alex produced a clear bag and asked, “Is this her phone?” She nodded with tear filled eyes, “It is. Can I look at the pictures?” Alex took the phone out of the bag and handed it to Lena.Lena took the phone a
TRIGGER WARNING: DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DOMESTIC ABUSE IN THIS CHAPTERAs we all walked to the house, we tried to keep the conversation light while Isaac ordered pizza. I asked Lena, “Do you play video games?” She nodded, “I’m old school though. I like Tetris and other puzzle type games.”I smiled, “You’re going to love our games then. We have my old Sega system from when I was a kid.” She gasped, “I love the old Sega games!” I smiled, “It is set up in my old room, which is about to become your new room. If you want to redecorate it, we can do that. You just let me know what you think.”We were almost at our house when some of our warriors ran ahead of us. Lena asked, “What are they doing?” I sighed, “They are going to search the house to clear it of any bad guys if they are hiding in there. It has happened before.” She gasped, “Really?”I nodded, “I am a special wolf. Do you know what that is?” She nodded and I continued, “There are a lot of alphas who want a special wolf in their pa