Lucas felt reluctant to give in. He shouldn’t be doing this… he should not be taking advantage of her needs like this. Ava saw his body retreat, and then she gave him the option. “Lucas…it’s either you have me now… or let me go back to my room…” Silence… “So, what will it be?” She asked him. After he didn’t respond the second time, he heard her footsteps, she was keeping to what she said by retuning to her room. Fuck it… no… he didn’t want to have her like this, but he also didn’t want her to leave. He wasn’t going to let the chance to be with her pass just like that. He dragged her back, taking her face in his hand and lifting it to meet his eyes. "I love you Ava,” he gasped. “I wouldn't choose anyone else, not in a million lifetimes to be the mother of my son. Our son. All we overcame was all possible because of you.”He kisses her slowly and brings her body closer to his, letting her sink into the kiss, his lips, the feeling. He was gentle, yet passionate about the way he kis
***TWO DAYS LATER***“Alpha Lucas. I must say thank you for honoring my lands with your presence. My people were very much excited to meet you, we thank you for agreeing to extend your stay, and we hope that you will come and visit us soon again.” Lucas smiled in response as he and Daryl returned from their walk that morning. He’d agreed to go with the alpha to survey the ongoing projects by the men he sent, and also greet some of the Daivie workers who were more than excited to meet him. “Thank you, Daryl, for hosting me here. Thank you for hosting my mate too for the time she was here.” “Ehen… about your mate, so do you intend to leave her here now that you’re returning back to the dawn pack? You know I will never get tired of looking after her… anything for my trusted ally.” “Thank you, Daryl, but that will not be needed. My main reason for coming here was because I intended on taking her home. My people are waiting to welcome their Luna, and the time is far due to welcome my m
The party would have continued till the next morning, if it weren’t for Ava’s condition. She was allowed to leave the hall early so she could get some rest, but resting was the last thing intended as she entered the room with her mate.Anytime they were all alone it always felt like no one else in the world mattered, after closing the door, Ava stole a quick glance at his lips, she was a fraction away from him now, and he was all hers. Her body trembled with the urge to close the distance. Her heart racing, blood on fire, she was desperate for what would happen next. His hands found her waist and settled there, giving a little squeeze, sending a spark of energy up her spine. Lucas exhaled as she inhaled, Gosh! Why did it always feel like the first time? Lucas ran his tongue along his bottom lip and a smile curved at the corner. She melted into him. Goose bumps peppered up her arms as he angled his mouth toward hers.He was going to kiss her. And damn it all to hell, Ava wanted him to
“Are you ready?” Nani asked as she veiled her face after her make-up. She’d fully dressed and was all ready to go. Behind her were Meeka and Kiara who wore pretty dresses identical to Ava’s, only that theirs didn’t carry a large size. According to the bride’s requests, they were going to escort her to the altar tonight, where she would finally be joined to her mate. Ava smiled nervously as she took the flowers that Kiara handed her. “I don’t know… this… today, its…” “You’ll do fine, dear,” Nani assured her. “This union that has been fought for so long will now be established. There’s no need to fear, everything will be fine.” As Nani encouraged her, Ava began to hear the wedding bells chiming from outside, the sounds that indicated that the dawn wolves were awaiting their bride. “Let’s go!” Meeka giggled jumping up and down. Ava chuckled, standing up from her seat as Kiara adjusted her gown. “Let’s go now.” Meeka began dropping the rose petals in her basket, leading the way for
***FOUR MONTHS LATER***“Be careful with it!” She heard the kind guard who passed by her then. “Thank you,” Keisha smiled as she nearly dropped the bowl of hot water and towels she was carrying in her hand. It’s today! The cub prince is arriving today! The young servant recalled all that had happened during the past months. When Luna Ava told her she was leaving the Daivie house, Keisha didn’t know how to express her heartbreak because she’s never had such a kind madame in all her years of living as a servant. This guest was different from the rest, kinder, never ever said any bad words to her, and oh, how she loved Ava. Ava had a good heart, and she missed her so much. It was a bold step, but Keisha finally summoned up courage to go and beg alpha Daryl to be allowed to change her place of assignment. Her heart was with Ava and the prince, and even though Keisha knew that Ava might not be needing her services anymore, she still wanted to be right by her side.Surprisingly, alpha Da
Birthing life for the first time was such a magical moment for Ava, as right after the delivery, her son was placed in her hand. Her feelings a rush of excitement and happiness, making her forget about all the pain she had to go through to bring him here. He was so little, so peaceful… he looked so much like his dad, Ava knew what she was going to call him then. She turned to her mate, “Lucas…” “Yes, precious… I’m still here, and I see him too…” More tears lined her face as she spoke, cradling him in her arms, “he’s… so beautiful…” “He’s a fine young cub,” Nani remarked after giving further instructions to the servants. They helped to clean Ava up and the baby, before the Lucas took her in his arms to his room to recover as more work needed to be done here. Shortly after, Nani entered to hand the baby over before leaving. Ava nestled in her mates’ arms as she breastfed her child for the first time. This was a peaceful moment, one that Ava cherished with her heart as she fed her l
Kiara wasn’t expecting those words, “Me… a godmother... Ava, why would you choose me?” “You don’t want it?” “No... not that… I would love to be, but I’d expected you to choose someone much more… I don’t know… experienced.” Ava smiled as she already knew what was on her mind, “you mean like Nani?” “Yes, I honestly expected you to have chosen Nani for something like that.” “Ok then, so you would rather I’d have chosen someone else and not you…” Kiara quickly objected, “no… of course I would love to do it… I only said that because I didn’t expect you to choose me, that’s all. But I really love the idea of being Ramsey’s godmother, it’s so nice that you considered me for it. Thank you, Ava.” “I wouldn’t have wished for it to be anyone else. Nani will always be an important figure in my child’s life, and so will you, Kiara. You are special, never forget that.” “Thank you, Ava. You are the best friend I could have ever wished for.” “And so are you to me dear…” **********The two f
Right in the meeting hall of the moonlight packhouse, alpha Filip Kirundi had just received a message which contained a seal he recognized. It was the seal of the black dynasty, the sign of the snake. No doubt that this message came from the rogue king leader, Vulcan Darin. Filip knew this sketchy wolf well, but Vulcan had no clue of who he was, this is because Filip was once a rogue himself, he’d gone undercover into the rogue castles as partners with Lucas… years ago. The snake tattoo on his arm would always be one of the constant reminders of what he had to go through in order to learn the rogue secrets for their downfall. They were successful in defeating the rogues and claiming their territories. They also built the strongest empire, housed by the mighty dawn sanctuary, but in the end, only one became alpha and took all glory, while the other was given a lowly gamma position, not even a beta and made to serve for scraps. He's not mad at what happened in the past anymore though,
Ava opened her eyes and looked around; Lucas was sitting beside the bed, his legs stretched out in front of him, and he was eating an apple and doing some paperwork beside the bed."What are you doing?" She asked, then moved closer to where he sat."Just checking the documents that Kiron submitted. Is anything the problem?""Well, actually, there is a problem," Ava said and pouted."What is it, precious?" He said, looking worried.Ava hid a pleased smile; she sure knows how to his attention."The problem is that this is supposed to be a vacation; you shouldn't be working on our vacation; you promised to relax here."Lucas chuckled, "You were sleeping, so I decided to get a little work done since I wasn't sleepy. Is there anything you want us to do?"She looked at him coyly, then he chuckled, "I know that look; you are a vixen, precious.""No, I am your vixen, the one you created."He dropped his book. She walked over to him, then sat on his lap, straddling him. She circled her arms ar
Kiron stepped down from his truck and then headed towards his house. It was already dark; today had been a long day; moving back and forth from Dawn pack to Moonlight pack wasn't easy.Alpha Lucas had made him an ambassador after they won the pack back from Fillip and Vulcan. He was in charge of helping Moonlight pack, now a colony of Dawn pack. Sometimes it was big work because Eli was way over his head, but he tried his best to be a fair and truthful Alpha.This job was more tasking than when he was just a Gamma to Lucas, It meant less time for him and Keisha to fool around, but she never complained.Sometimes, He only comes home for a few days or returns so late with no desire to do anything but sleep.He hardly delegated his duty when he was just a Gamma, so he found it hard to delegate now. He always likes to supervise everything himself, so he can ensure it's been run effectively.Speaking of Keisha, she was his wife now. She still helped in the nursery, but it wasn't a job; she
Keisha looked into the mirror to make sure her face mask washed off very well. She was still waiting for the makeup artist.Today was her wedding day; Kiron had talked to Lucas, and he had agreed to let them have their wedding a day before the moon festival.But then it was two weeks until the moon festival, so time wasn't on their side, but Kiron had insisted that they still do it on that day.Thanks to Luna, Ava, and Kiara, because they were like her fairy godmothers, they helped her plan everything in such a short time.She could still remember the morning she announced her engagement to Luna, Ava, and Kiara.Ava had hugged her and said, "Wow, I am so happy for you."While Kiara looked excitedly at the ring, she said, "Took him a damn long time, but he still did it before we kicked his ass."They had all laughed, then asked about the wedding plans and shared parts of them among themselves.Kiara's gown was modernized for her. Kiron had some people come take her measurements. The ne
"Where are we going?" Keisha asked Kiron again.They had been left in charge of the pack, but then Beta Cian and Kiara returned in the night, so Kiron had some free time on his hands.Since he was named Ambassador, he had mostly been so busy with his duties that he was always transporting goods to Moonlight Pack. Though Keisha was happy about his promotion, she missed him greatly whenever he was away.He had given her a beautiful gown today and then told her to dress up. She wanted to know where they were going, but he wasn't coming forward with information."It's a surprise. Now get dressed around six in the evening and meet me in the fields," he said, then left.She had washed her face and then headed to the nursery. She no longer worked in the nursery but helped there as she wasn't just ordinary Keisha anymore; she was the Gamma's partner now.When she arrived, the children ran towards her, many of them fighting to be in her arms.She led them back to class, greeting all the nurser
After a while, buffets and buffets of food were brought out.Yara served them their choices, but Kiara wasn't yet back from the bathroom."Hey, which bathroom did my mate go into?""The one at the back of the store is the building beside the hall.""Okay, thanks."Cian excused himself and left the hall.Alpha Daryl stood up and went to the podium."Thank you all for coming to make today all fun. I have the name of everyone here that has a mate in this box, including the Alphas."People began to murmur."Shhh, if I pick your name, you will come out and sing for your beautiful mate that the moon goddess gave you. Now let me shake the box."He shook the box so hard that some names wanted to fall off. He dipped his hand and then brought one out.He opened it, was shocked for a moment, and then smiled."Alpha Lucas De'Clan, the podium is yours."Everyone began to clap while Ava nudged Lucas, who sat with an emotionless look on his face.He looked at Ava's face for a while, then stood up. H
After checking on Ramsey, they saw he was fine with Nani, who fed him special meals. Ava begged Nani to watch him, then set out with Lucas.They walked to the pack's forest and then dropped everything they came with. Before leaving, they packed a blanket, dried meats, water, and fruits. Lucas carried most of the heavy stuff, while Ava just carried the fruit basket.They dropped the items beside a tall, old tree."Did you know the Dawn pack would have been built here instead of up there?""No, why would it have been here?""I wanted to do that, but Cian and the others convinced me not to cut down the trees and build more houses here."Ava nodded. "Look, there's a house over there, but it's depleted.""I know; that is where I used to live; there's plenty you don't know about me.""There's plenty you don't know, too," Ava challenged back."Of course, life is precious, yet we still live so happily. Come, let's go see Erasmus and Layla."Ava undressed, crouched on all fours, and shifted in
Lucas woke up and kissed his wife and his little boy. The previous night, Ava had tried to put Ramsey to bed in his room, but he started to cry."Mom, No!"He kept crying until Ava returned with him; he had slept with them on their bed. He keeps complaining that he sees Fillip in his dreams, and they have to find a way to make him stop seeing Fillip. Nani has already begun to work on a potion.Ava woke up, too, then slowly tiptoed over to Lucas, who was dressing up because Ramsey was still sleeping."Are you leaving already?""Nope, I will be back for breakfast. I just wanted to check on a few things for Madeline's funeral service."Ava nodded, "Then get going, so you will be back for breakfast; remember, we are waiting for you.""Okay, precious."Lucas walked towards his office and then spotted Levi Stone, the one he had temporarily put in charge of the soldiers and the one organizing Madeline's funeral.He was giving orders to two soldiers carrying the flowers to be careful. Lucas s
Under normal circumstances, Lucas De'Clan would have killed the guard and then killed Fillip too, but this time, Ramsey was involved in it. He kicked the guard's leg and then held him by the neck."Daddy, come take me," Ramsey cried out."I will, handsome; now I will be a big boy for Daddy, okay?""Okay."Lucas directed at Filip. "Let Ramsey go, or I will kill this guard."Fillip chuckled, "Does it seems like I care? Kill him if you want to. There are ten more guards here.""I can kill them all, Fillip; you, of all people, should know that.""You can, but you won't. Now let him go, or I will kill your son."Lucas pushed the soldier away and then raised his hand in surrender. "I know it's me you want; now, let Madeline and Ramsey go."Fillip smiled and said, "No, here's Madeline." He pushed her towards Fillip."Who says you would behave if you had Ramsey? You would turn to Erasmus and kill us all."Lucas caught Madeline and untied her hand, asking, "Are you okay?"She nodded, "Save Ram
"I can't believe that asshole would dare kidnap my son!" Lucas growled, slamming his hand on the table."Calm down, Alpha Lucas. Let's find a solution," Eli said."We will, but when I get my hands on Fillip, I will tear him apart limb by limb, and I will give him a prolonged and painful death. For fuck's sake, how can he kidnap a little kid because of his selfish interests.""I say we sneak in tonight as we did before, get Ramsey, then that asshole," Kiron suggested."No, we already did that once; besides, he knows that Nani may have reached the Dawn Pack by now. He would probably expect us to try to sneak in, so it's a bad idea," Cian advised, and then Kiron cursed."So what do we do then?" Eli asked."Maybe I should go alone as he suggested; that way, I will get my son.""Hell no, Alpha. Fillip won't give you Ramsey. We all know he is a corny asshole. He will only kill you, then Ramsey too," Cian said."I am not afraid of dying; I just wish I could get my son. Besides, you will be a