The next five weeks are somewhere in between heaven and hell. Damon is everything I never thought I needed in a partner and is proving to me every day that love was never supposed to be that hard. I got to know him better and with that, to like him more. I found out that he loves cats, that he had a turtoise called Speedy when he was a child, that he can’t keep a plant alive. I discovered his sense of humor, his dad jokes, that he secretly wanted to be a dancer when he was younger. But most of all, I discovered how kind, thoughtful and patient he is.It took me so long to figure out how to commune and all he did was to crack jokes from time to time so I can relax and have a laugh instead of drowning in frustration. He found out I love Tacos so he thought himself how to make them for me. He learned I love Begonias and now there’s a fresh bouquet every morning on the dining table.But at the same time, every time I am with him and I let that honeymoon type of happiness take over me, the
"I... it's... me... sir... The... I am the Omega that Beta sent..." Brad stutters over the phone while we secretly listen, in a tense silence."Ah, I see. What a surprise. I didn't expect your Beta to keep his promise." The voice on the phone answers, full of satisfaction. “Exiling his omegas, his own friend and Alpha. I like a man who works hard for his plate on the top.”It's not Caroline... or anyone else from the pack that I'd recognize, so I'm confused as hell. Well, that for a few seconds, until Damon processes what is going on and runs out of the room mumbling to himself."Father..."I almost missed it. I wish I would have missed it. A single word made my blood freeze with fear. A person that I've never met, but the stories that others have told me are more than enough... The current Alpha of the BlackBlood pack and the man behind the war... I don't even stop for a second to question what does Brad wants from him or that he mentioned the promise of the Beta. I just ran with the
"You!" Diana shout with an accusatory tone as she marches towards the trees."Diana? What is going on? Who's there?" I try to ask, but she is seeing red right now."Come out, you asshole! Don't act like you have any shame to show your face!""Spicy as usual, Diana." The laughing from behind a tree comes right before a naked man steps out from the shadows. I take a step back, while looking away, surprised.He takes a step forward, towards Diana, but she steps away from him."Don't even!" She warns him and he puts his arms up."I'll be good, I'll be good. I promise! I happened to be around and hear your voice. I just wanted to see you for a bit." He explains, but that seems to only piss her off more."Oh, give me a break, Romeo. I don’t trust a thing that comes out of your mouth."Romeo? Like in that Romeo? Oh, Goddess... I really don't want to be here right now.I start to slowly walk away, while trying to maintain my eyes on the ground. I get werewolves are comfortable with nudity, bu
There was a time, at the beginning of my relationship with Axel where we'd stay in bed, cuddling naked after sex and just talk. He would ask me how I see myself or how I see us one year from them, two years, five, twenty and so on. Sometimes I would joke, telling him crazy stories about how I'll become an astronaut or go explore Antarctica. It was fun and lighthearted. It made me look forward to those endless amazing opportunities the future would get us. One of those answers, exactly a year ago from today, was that no matter what my future will look like as long as you are in it.What a fool I was.Or maybe not.Because the present really has Axel in it. But instead of a loving mate, I have this version of him that I can not recognize. With crazy eyes and a terrifying smile."Sorry, Mr. Alpha. I came to like her, so I'm gonna keep her." Diana answers. I see her muscles contracting, ready to shift. But Axel acts like he can't see or hear her. His eyes are fixed on me."I know you prob
"The Beta has been compromised. The Luna is Beta's daughter so we can't trust that she won't act with her father. Our only option would be to convince the Alpha." Kat puts in words what we've circling around for hours. The Beta's family holds most of the important positions in the pack and now, with the Alpha in that state, the pack trusts them blindly. We are stuck."Even if we do, he lost his authority, didn't he?" Diana asks everyone, but looks directly at me. I can't help but question if I did truly ruin Axel exactly like everyone feared I’d do."Two months won't erase the years he spent as the pack's golden boy. The pack adored him. If he pulls himself together, Beta won't stand a chance in their eyes." I tell the rest, but more than that I tell myself. I need to believe the mate bond didn't destroy him."With the situation that we have, he won't listen to us. He's gone mad." Damon leans against the wall with his arms crossed."There might be someone he would listen to..." Robert
When we regroup, half an hour later, I relate what my mom told me to the rest. And they seem equally confused."So he went mad." Diana lets out a discouraged laugh. "That pack is doomed. Just like the rest of them. Just like the entire war. We should just leave the country and chill on a beach in Thailand!""Goddess, Diana! You do this every time!" Robert rolls his eyes."And I am right every time. We didn't stop the war, we just bought some time.""We didn't. Before we got involved, there was a pack falling every year. Now, It's been only four since they couldn't manage to pass the Moonwalk pack." Damon ends their bickering. "Knowing my father, the problem now is that he became impatient. That also means he is prone to making mistakes.""I won't wait for him to make one. They may have wronged me, but that pack is my father's pack. He died to protect it and I will not let it fall." I intervene, all eyes turning on me. "Robert is right. Crazy or not Axel is my mate and he won't hurt me
"He stays here?" I ask, hand in hand with Damon as we approach the shady-looking building in the not-so good part of the city."As you said, he apparently really cared about his pack. I think he's the only Alpha that I know that didn't have a hefty private account stashed somewhere. He left the pack with nothing. He invested everything he had back in his people only to be stabbed in the back." Damon explains while looking around to make sure Kat did a good job at distracting the guards that Beta sent to supervise his former friend. I never liked the Alpha, but even I can admit he didn't deserve this."Then how does he pay for this place?""I assume someone sends him money. Axel maybe?" Damon asks and I shrug. I doubt it's him, but that would be better than the Beta playing on both sides.I take a deep breath before we knock on the door. I am so damn nervous that I feel my heartbeat in the tip of my fingers, adrenaline pumping my veins, ready to act if it doesn't go as planned. But bef
"Yeah, but how do I ask him to come without sounding like a trap? Last time, Damon almost killed him before threatening him." Diana smiles at the memory and I hit her arm. "Stop it. It's not a trap! We need to trust each other...""Well, you don't trust each other. That's the problem. We think Axel is insane, Damon would kill him just because, he would kill Damon for..." She looks at me up and down a few times. "... you know. And you and him are in a complicated situation. Have you decided if you are also going to ask him to break the bond?""Depends on how the conversation will go. I think it would be better for both of us, but I don't want to add that into the mix if the situation gets unstable. The priority is saving the pack.""Ha! If! You are so optimistic, Rose."I was optimistic to think this conversation would help me take my mind off things. That's what I was. Damon went to get Brad as we decided communing with Axel would be a bit too dangerous as I don’t know yet how to do i