Elijah P.O.V.My head is pounding, and everything seems to be moving in slow motion in my head. I can hear voices around me, but no one stands out. Fenris is pacing, giving me a massive headache, but I do not know what has him so agitated. I feel myself slipping into another dark place, away from the real world and its problems. I don't know how long I’ve been out, but the next time I feel myself slip into the world of living, the noise around me has increased, as has the knot in my stomach. I try to rack my brain, but it keeps coming up empty, other than a nagging feeling of danger. ‘You need to think back, Elijah. You are blocking it because of the trauma. Remember her.’ Fenris says, and I groan internally. A shrill voice besides me shouts for a doctor, and fuck if it’s not the most annoying thing I’ve never heard aside from my mother when she throws a tantrum. “Get the doctor in here! My mate is awake. I’m here baby.” She says, touching my hand. I can hear and feel everything, b
Elijah P.O.V. “So, Zolan. Why did you remove my mate mark?” I lean back against the pillows, as a new swirl of memories makes themselves present in my mind. I winch a bit, and she gives me a somewhat apologetic look. As much as someone like her can anyway. “I am sorry, Alpha. It’s going to be a painful day. Even though your mark is back, your mind has to catch up, and that is no easy task. By tonight all your memories should be back, especially when it wasn’t gone that long. I am, however, very interested in knowing how you got it back without my help?” I look at Dale and Jenna, who look utterly confused at this point. I sigh. I really want to keep Selene out of the picture, but I might have to mention her name. “Before I answer your question, Zolan. I want to know why you removed it in the first place, and how you knew it was back?” “My magic is tied to me, and all the work I do is as well. I felt the break of the magical bond when it returned, and I was curious to see if I was r
Isabella P.O.V. We’ve been held in the hellhole for a couple of days at least. Conan has come and gone, bragging and making snarky disgusting comments. He keeps insinuating he wants me as his mate, and that is not ever going to happen. The witch from the day we arrived disappeared, and we heard the guards speak of it with hush voices of concern. Alex and I have mostly kept quiet, and communicated by our twin bond when no one is there. We think they are not spying on us, as no one has mentioned it by a word. They haven’t even moved us to separate rooms. We have been loosened though, so we can eat and drink, and they still believe they have bound my powers with the tricks, not knowing they are very well intact. I have just been buying myself time to think and drag as much information out of Conan as possible. ‘Isa! I’m in contact with Fenris. They are okay, but Thalia has done it this time. She’s been working with a dark witch, and possibly with Conan. She had our mate mark rem
Isabella P.O.V. As I feel the ground under my feet once again, everything clears from the combined smoke from the witches, and when I look around a strange and strained sound makes me swirl around. Elijah is in the hospital bed, while Jenna is already on her feet and in Alex’s arms. Alex and I exchange a look before his eyes cloud over, and the room is overrun by nurses and doctors. I move to the bed, where Elijah snatch me up into his arms and crush me in a giant and bone melting hug. He sniffs me, growling at the stench of another male - two to be exact, as both Conan and Jeff have been near me. I feel a shift in Elijah, and as I look at him his eyes are different. “I’m okay Fenris. No one did anything other than be near me and make disgusting comments. Don’t worry, my love.” I grab his face in between my hands, showing him I'm sincere, while the staff examines my birth mother on the ground. I hear with half an ear they are not sure if they can move her? Fenris growls again.“Mine
Elijah P.O.V. “Sit down and tell us exactly what happened.” Dale is visibly shaken, and it takes a lot for him to get this way. He is my brother and our Beta, so he has seen, heard and been part of a little of everything. Especially since I found Isabella and he found Ashlee. “Well, when Ashlee got a mind-link a guard came into the room and requested Luna Jenna to come immediately. I offered to go in her stead, and left just after Ashlee zoned back in. She didn’t even manage to tell me what it was about before I was out the door.” “What about this packs Beta and Gamma?” I ask, wondering if Alex really made a shitty choice in his men. He looks like he is thinking the same thing. “They were both there, and have been dealing with everything pack wise since Luna Jenna came back with you from the parking lot. It was them who contacted me and Ashton. Mother must have overheard what had happened, because one minute I am on the cold shoulder, and the next she is sucking up to me and
Alex P.O.V. The room falls silent when Isabella walks out. She has a point, but I can’t help but feel a bit helpless - again. I know what I did, how I acted and the way I pushed my sister from me back then was wrong, but she is right in her assessment of me doing what I had to, to survive and not be cast out myself. I am sure if I had taken her side up front, then the Beta’s would not have hesitated to give me the same treatment, maybe even drag the past into it. As it were, they could keep the appearance to the pack, and I became the golden child. I do wish I would have helped her more, even if it had to be hidden. I did what I could to protect her, fight for her and keep her out of harm's way, but my powers were truly limited with how close the Beta’s, Alpha Ferguson, Jeff and Janelle kept an eye on me. I was never really alone, other than being in my room at night, and even there I knew one of them was watching m
Elijah P.O.V. While Isabella is talking to her parents and her brother, I keep planning. This battle is going to shake the entire community of werewolves. Everything we ever believed is about to get a push out the door. I know this is a lot to most people, and with Isabella and I crowned as the rulers of everyone, we also need to show the other Alpha’s and Luna’s that we are not going to change the way things work now. An Alpha is still responsible for their own pack, but we will have to change some things. For example we need to have a meeting with the Council and all the pack leaders - and soon. We need them on our page, and we need them to agree upon the changes I have in mind. I still need to speak to Isabella about this, but I am certain we are going to be on the same page about the things I want changed. I also need to hear her ideas, because knowing her, she’ll have a lot to say about this subject. “Elijah!” I look up as Ashlee and Sage walk into Alex’s office. Jenna offer
Isabella P.O.V. Yesterday was a wild ride of emotions, and I can’t say the evening was much better. When Elijah and I returned to the room they had given us - which felt so weird my past with this pack considered, we talked the day over. We needed to unwind, which we did. Three times. And I don’t even have the number of orgasms on my part. Elijah made sure I felt really good, and was so tired I didn’t have any choice but to collapse and sleep all night. He worked my body over in such a delicious and sexy way.In the morning I wake up in the arms of my handsome mate, feeling sore in all the right places. I just lay there for a second, dwelling in the feeling of my mate and the quiet of the room. Today is going to be as busy as the rest. We have so much to do and so little time to do, but right now I just want to stay here and soak this up all I can. Soon though my bladder betrays me, and I’ll have to scoot out from Elijah. It doesn't work. As soon as I moved, he tightened his grip o
Isaiah P.O..V 18 years later “Happy birthday to yooooou!” I smile at the people gathered around the table. They are my people. My family and friends. But also only that. I have not yet met my mate, and this being my 22nd birthday, it’s feeling like it’ll never happen. Mom and dad have been very supportive of me, and they always tell me they will accept whatever decision I make regarding the mate situation. “Make a wish, Isaiah.” Mom urges, and I close my eyes and wish with all my heart I’ll meet my mate soon. I do not care who she is, what she is or where she is from, I just want to find her and love her. I know I sound soft and whatnot, but I so desperately want what my parents, aunts and uncles and most cousins and siblings have. True love to share my world with. But she is making me wait, and I know in my heart she’ll be worth the wait. “What did you wish for, brother?” Elise asks, her eyes twinkling in mischief. She asks every year in the hopes I’ll show and tell, but I will n
Isabella P.O.V. Four years later Sitting in my office, I can’t help but reminisce over the last four years. So much has happened even though there has been peace. We have lived in harmony with other species for just as long, and our bond with each other has grown stronger. Isaiah is now four, and a whirlwind of energy. He is a big brother to Gabriel and Elise. They are three and one. I told Elijah I don’t want any more children, to which he replied I had to tell the Moon Goddess. If she decides to bless us a fourth time, I will be going to her world and smack her! Grandmother or not, I don’t want any more children, and so far she has listened. It also helps that we are using protection.We have been rallying the packs to meet annually, as to prevent the events of Conan from happening once again. It has been successful enough, but we still have yet to get the border packs - those who have lands leading up to dragon territory, fae territory and demon territory, to come as well. The l
Elijah P.O.V. Two months later “ELIJAH!” I rush into the hospital room where Isa is still admitted. The doctors were not comfortable with sending her home, as she kept getting contractions whenever she over exerted herself, and she did that a lot. Even laying in the hospital bed. But here they, and I, could tell her to relax and not stress the body so much. Not that she listened very well.“Baby, what is it?” She’s out of bed, and her leggings are drenched. “My water just broke. I think.” She answers, her eyes wide and scared. We are almost to term, but not quite there yet either. Doctors said he would be early because of the trauma, but this early? This feels too early. “Don’t just stand there. Get a doctor or nurse or something!” She demands, while waddling to the toilet. Her voice and movement snaps me back to reality. “Where the fuck are you going?” I ask, quickly grabbing her arm and helping her to her destination. “My pants are soaked, and I have to pee really bad.” She an
Isabella P.O.V. “Why do you always end up in the hospital, Isa?” Lauren asks, as she bends down and gives me a hug. I stick my tongue out at her, and gesture for Elijah to help me sit up. He gives me a look, but I just plead with my own eyes. He sighs and stands. I love how he can resist me, even when I did something he did not at all approve of. I love this man to death! “Why are you always so snarky?” I ask back, as she chuckles, and sits down. Her mate stands behind her, placing his hands on her shoulders. Elijah growls at the contact, and I swat him across the chest as he is helping me sit up. He just raised an eyebrow. “Shut up, and help me dammit.” I whine, and he shakes his head in exasperation. “What do you think I am doing, woman?” He asks back, and I just purse my lips in a ‘do you really want me to answer that?’ sort of way. He sighs. “Don’t answer that.” He caves and I smile. When I’m in a much better talking position, I turn my head to the couple on my left. They hav
Isabella P.O.V.We wait for another minute before Conan walks into the middle of the ground. I think he wanted Kimmie and her disturbed friends to examine nothing was amiss, but they wouldn’t know. We used magic long forgotten, on the request of Ashlee to her mother. She wanted this particular surprise to be something they never saw coming. We know Elijah and Fenris will beat Conan and his wolf in a fair one-on-one fight, but we also know he would never go into such a fight without a backup - hence Kimmie and her bag of twisted tricks. The grounds light up in a golden color when both wolves are in the middle facing each other. Kimmie screeches, holding her hands over her eyes. Her friends do the same, hissing and cursing. “What the fuck was that?” She screams, her eyes clouding over for a split second and the clearing because she can’t get ahold of Conan. Her eyes search for the golden color, seeing it goes around the whole perimeter of the ground where Conan’s wolf and Fenris are
Elijah P.O.V.I try and try again to tell Isabella to get her and the baby to safety, but she is adamant to come with me, and honestly? I cannot blame her with everything that happened the last time we were attacked. I still wonder how this can happen with the magical barrier Ashlee and Milan set up, but then I remember we talked about this the last time, and Ashlee said the enemy’s own magic user could take it down if they are strong enough, or have strength in numbers. I guess that is what happened here. We’ll have to take a look after, and see where we can do better defense wise. Isabella is riding on Fenris’s back, using her powers and her connection with the pack lands to take down enemy wolves everywhere. If I thought she was scary before, it is nothing compared to now. After she has been bound to the pack and land through marriage with me and the Luna position through my mother, she has a way better understanding of the layout and where to strike. She keeps communicating with
Isabella P.O.V. I can’t believe Thalia would show up, but on the other hand I also understand why she is here. She wants to see her son get married, but I have this weird feeling about her intentions. I wonder if she is really reformed or if she is playing the act really well. I guess we’ll see later. There is nothing I can or will do now, but I know everyone is on edge and keeping an eye out for her. I also am aware Elijah expects Conan to attack up before the day is over. This gathering of all his enemies in one place would be too much for him to not do anything. But I am just wondering if he really thinks it would be smart to attack today? Maybe he’ll wait until the morning after? I mind-link Caspar and Nestor about my thoughts, and they promise me they have everything under control. They have thought every scenario through. “Darling, are you ready?” Dad asks me, and I turn around to see something shine in his eyes. I smile. “Are you crying?” I ask back without answering his qu
Elijah P.O.V. The day has gone by in a blur of events. The most scary one by far being Isabella and the others being followed by Conan’s cronies. Luckily they all arrived safely on the pack lands, but I upped the security around the border, just in case. Around 5.30pm the guests are starting to arrive, and I make sure to be the polite host who greets them outside the packhouse, and Omegas show them to the backyard. All of the packs, Covens and vampire families we contacted said yes to come, and I couldn’t be more proud of the work we have put in to mend the bonds between our species. We might be different, but we are also very alike. Everyone wants to celebrate true love. I made sure to implore them all to ensure their families safety while they are gone, as we all agree this event will be too much of a temptation for Conan to not attack us. We are actually expecting him to. I have not discussed this with Isabella. I do not want to worry her, but I have this feeling we’re going to
Elijah P.O.V. I’m in my office with all the guys. They are not happy I asked their mates to accompany Isabella to town today. Especially when I told them to have some mate time with the girls, but when I tell them the reason they all agree this is important. They ask what they can do, and I delegate the tasks between them. Dale is in charge of getting food together - shopping, preparing and making. He is actually a genius in the kitchen, so I am confident he can get everyone to work together and make this happen. We talked about a small ceremony, but what Isabella doesn’t know is that I am planning to include all the pack, and guests from outside. We know Conan will attack soon, and what better way to gather our allies than to invite them to our wedding tonight. I just hope they can make it. I ask Cedric to be the happy messenger of invitations. He is still well respected and an Alpha. They will listen to him. I will call the Covens and vampire families myself. “Elijah, do you mi