Gaia POV.It has been a week since the birth of Skoll and Sassa. Uncle Titus had us air lifted from Norway and once close enough, we landed and portalled to Dark Moon and into the pack hospital where we have been since.The pups are doing well, considering they had died. They are both small but are ok. I am fully healed, which is normal for she-wolves. However, I feel like a cow. I am breastfeeding and I know it’s not for everyone and that’s ok.If I don’t have both of them on me, I am pumping. The pain is unreal as my girls feel full, solid, and sore. I constantly have my breasts out. All dignity goes out the window when you give birth, anyway, and it’s not like my mates haven’t seen everything anyway.Speaking of my mates, they have been amazing. When I’m not feeding the pups, they are changing and bathing them. It has been hard being here, but I know it’s making sure they are both ok after what happened.We had to be moved to a bigger room to accommodate my mates because they refus
Leo POV.It has been a month now since the birth of our pups and they are doing so well; they have now been officially discharged from the care of the hospital and midwives. They are a lot bigger now and not just eat, sleep and poop. No, they have started to vocalise, smile and laugh.With them both being Alpha’s, they grow quicker and are stronger and faster than the average wolf. However, Gaia and Kodiak had gone into full protection mode with them. She even growled at us when we got close to them. She apologised and burst into tears.We know what happened had affected her greatly, and she blamed herself, even though it wasn’t her fault she was kidnapped from Kodiak and us to be begin with. She is going through post-partum depression and we have gotten her help. First, they said it was baby blues due to hormones, but we knew different and fought to get her seen.Kodiak had taken control a few times and wouldn’t let anyone in the room. And we had to sedate her to allow Gaia to take b
Gaia POV.What the fuck am I doing? Why did I decide that this was a good idea and she needed to be confronted?Haven’t I already been through enough and I’m willingly putting myself through this shit? Well, it looks like it is happening even if I don’t want to be doing this.“You have to do this Gaia, trust me, you will feel better once you confront her properly. I know I sound like a cold-hearted psychopath but she did do all that bad shit especially what she did to our pups.” Kodiak is in control, she has been for a while the drugs didn’t work on her but she did promise to stay hidden so I could heal, this is part of my healing journey, Nic can wait. We run through Hell towards the maximum security prison. I’m not concerned that she can escape her soul is that of a mortal, but still can’t be too careful, even if her power is now within me and now a part of me.“I know, it’s just I’m not ready and I want to just forget about it all.” I tell her as I sit in her mind.“No, it doesn’t
Gaia POV.If I say I wasn’t shocked to she her, I would be lying out of my ass. Shocked doesn’t even begin to describe what I am right now. All I know is that Alina being here is something I never would have thought was possible. She is pure of heart and is a white witch, for fuck’s sake. Also, she is Mom’s best friend’s mom, Gina. Alina’s husband Darius is the head of the Hunter’s Organisation and she is usually nice and kind. What the fuck?I see Selene also sitting on a chair not so far away drinking what looks like tea! Ok, have I stepped into the damn twilight zone? What is happening? Is this some alternate dimension I didn’t know about?I’m really freaking out right now!“Ahh, there she is. How are you feeling, sweetie?” I look at Selene as she hands her cup to Bellious and stands before walking towards me. She takes my hands before pulling me into a hug.“I’m fine. What is going on? Who gave permission for Alina to be here?” I ask. I’m so confused. Bellious chuckles, but I give
Calista POV.Watching the portal close and become blocked. There is nothing I can do, and Fen has no urge to go after her.“You just going to stand there and do nothing?” I ask him as I put Sassa back in her moses basket.“No, she needs to do this on her own. The only thing I will say is that Gaia won’t get the closure she needs from Xena. Don’t worry, Gaia isn’t walking into this alone. There are already three working on Xena as we speak.” I pinch the bridge of my nose as I sigh loudly, which comes out more like a growl.“So, does that make it better? No, it doesn’t. You just saw Kodiak take over even though she has been sedated. What if she goes full feral while down there? Then what Fen? She will be stuck down there. The barrier will prevent her from coming back.” I say to him as I move closer to him.Selene placed that barrier as a fail-safe when she exiled Fen back there when he waged war to get to Gaia when she was a newborn. He became feral, needing the power of his daughter. T
Gaia POV.Walking through the twisting and turning corridors of Hell, I hear her screams as they echo and I smile, knowing that with her soul, those she damned will be able to enter Valhalla.As I round the corner, I see Sofia running towards me. My eyes widen. What is she doing here? How did she portal?“Gaia, I need to see him.” I look at her, confused. She needs to see who?She takes my hand and pulls me back the way I came. When I pull my hand back and stop looking at her like she has lost it.“Sofia, first, what are you doing down here? And second, who do you need to see?” I ask her when I see the uneasy look on her face.“I broke through the portal spell, but don’t worry, I put it back to normal when I got here. I need to Xavius.” I just look at her as she shifts from one foot to the other.“Why do you need to see the Guardian?” I ask her again, and she looks down, biting her bottom lip and fidgeting with her fingers.“I will explain, but not right now. It is important that I se
Gaia POV.The scene that greeted us when we exited the portal was rather comical to me, but one look at Sofia. I can see she is extremely nervous.My mates, dad’s, brother and cousins are all sitting on different steps that lead up to the packhouse front door. All with their legs apart and their elbows resting on their knees. Each looking menacingly in our direction.Sofia visibly gulps at seeing the males in our family sitting so intimidating. I take her hand in mine and give her a squeeze.“This is just for show. You know this,” I say to her through the link and she doesn’t say anything, just takes a calming breath and I fight back a chuckle at how they all look.Xavius walks to Sofia’s other side and takes her hand. I keep my eyes forward and see all the males all bare their teeth with a low snarl. I roll my eyes as I step forward, but Sofia stays rooted to her spot. For fuck’s sake, this is stupid.“Ok, this intimidation display isn’t fooling anyone.” I say, looking at each of the
Gaia POV.“Oh, yeah, right there, a little bit harder.” I groan as the masseuse adds more pressure to my aching lower back. This is what I needed.My mates surprised me with a day at a spa. Full package deal, massages, lunch, champagne, which I declined because I’m still breastfeeding, facials, hair, mani, and pedi. Gods, this is amazing. My eyes roll to the back of my head as Cindy moves her hands over my exposed back.“This is soooo nice.” I mumble, and she chuckles.“Your shoulders are knotted and so is your neck.” I nod my head as best as I can with my head squashed in the face opening in the massage table. The scent of incense wafts gently into my nose and the calming music makes me want to sleep.I had no idea my mates were doing this. So when they suggested we head somewhere this morning, I was clueless. I should have known when they said I can wear comfy clothes. But I wasn’t expecting this. My mates are so thoughtful and know me better than I know myself.They said with every