CHAPTER #35“MARKED SEDUCTION”EMILY’S POV: I couldn’t help but feel confused by the reaction I saw in my mate. He appeared to be upset, alarmed by something although I couldn’t tell what. The look of his face said it all, he was losing more of his mind. His strong jawline twitched, I stared at his handsome face taking in every line, his grayish blue eyes down to his characteristic blonde handlebar mustache look turbulently ahead, staring blankly at me. It broke my heart, this once good man was falling and second chance mate or not, there was nothing I was going to do to stop his downward spiral. The death of his father had, in part increased his madness, and yet in other ways had realigned his reality. Since his father’s death, I had noticed he was much kinder, less ridged, yet much more anxious and reactive. Anxiety and reaction were nothing one wanted to witness in an Alpha. It was making him more unstable. I left the girls and the doctor alone to fo
CHAPTER #36 ”RUN WHY YOU CAN” EMILY’S POV: I bolted as quickly as I could from Evan’s bedroom. He had hurt me, both physically and emotionally. I ran to my room as quickly as I could, my core throbbing, a deep resonating ache pulsating from between my legs. However, I didn’t have time to ponder upon the pain. I needed to get the hell out of this pack, off this territory, and I needed to take my girls with me. I frantically grabbed my black backpack from the closet and tossed a couple more hoodies and pairs of leggings into it. I also grabbed a few bottles of water that I had stowed in my mini-fridge and some candy bars and crackers I had in drawer. Evan has lost what little of his mind that he had had left. He marked me without my consent, and in a violent and carnal way. Since being marked, I was able to feel what he was feeling and was highly in turned with his mind and could feel his rage coursing through me. I could feel his madness and I spun around in
CHAPTER #37 “TO THE RESCUE” LUCCA’S POV: My sleep had been troubled to say the least with the loss of my mate. After Meredith’s vision and recognizing that my beloved was being held by Evan James, just as I had assumed to begin with, only made my ability to sleep that much more foreboding. The Alpha King and I had requested to meet with the council in the morning and intended to band the eastern Alpha’s together and remove Evan James, the Alpha of the Green Mountain pack from power. It was time his madness was ended, one way or another. I tossed and I turned, occasionally glancing at the clock beside my bed. I was exhausted but sleep just wouldn’t come. Just past midnight, as I rolled over and struggled with my long pillow trying to get comfortable. “Lucca…” I hear in my head quietly; the calming voice of my mate rang in my ears. However, something was different about this dream, and I saw a large black wrought iron gate before me. As the gate b
CHAPTER #38“DOWN THE MOUNTAIN”BRIDGETTE’S POV: Doctor Andrew Binski was quite masterful when it came to navigating his oversized SUV down the mountain. When he had initially hit the gates, he sent them flying as well as me into the side window, giving me a small gash on my temple. It bled a little, however it wasn’t painful and contrary to the alternative, I would take another gash any day of the week. I was desperate to escape this madman, and although I, myself was not strong enough to do so, Emily had made the drastic decision to save both Amber and me. However, I knew in my heart that she was also saving herself. The fact that she had been marked no matter how much she loved him didn’t mean a thing when you knew your soulmate desired others and fully intended to have those other women. The pain that would cause her would be inconsolable and I think deep in her heart she knew it and was willing to risk escape at this point. Whatever her reason for leaving,
CHAPTER #39“SO CLOSE”LUCCA’S POV: My mind was racing as we identified the putrid body now laying on the riverbank. Oliver had obviously been dumped here a few days ago, and I wondered how he had perished as there were no visible marks on him. “This is Evan James father, the former Alpha of the Green Mountain pack, the pack that has Bridgette.” I said somberly, not quite sure what to make of this as I searched the Alpha King’s face. This enormous red wolf tipped his head as Ryder’s black wolf, Leo came to stand beside us. “Is it possible that the young Alpha would kill his own father?” Ronan asked in my head with the help of Leo. My wolf shook his head, we had known Evan since we were child. He and his father had always been very close, despite the old man’s cruelty and madness. “Evan and Oliver were always close. I can’t see him disposing of his own father this way.” I muttered in the mind link. I heard a howl in the distance again, an
CHAPTER #40“ROGUE ALPHA”EVAN’S POV: I was seething when I was awoken to my gate patrol screaming through the mind link and realized that that damn doctor had kidnapped my mate, future Luna, and my concubine. I shifted into my wolf and flew out of the pack house. Time was of the essence; I would be damned if that son of a bitch was going to get away with stealing my females. I would kill him with my bare hands, or let my wolf tear his throat out. I mind linked my most loyal warrior, Trent and told him to meet me with my black Escalade on the way to the gates. I was getting my females back, one way or another. I had plans and nothing was going to stand in my way of either myself becoming King of all the Alpha’s or at the very least my pups. Realizing that the Lycan princess had shown herself here in the states, and in my own territory meant she was ripe for the picking, and only the strongest would be able to possess her, and that was going to be me. I didn’t c
CHAPTER #41 “SMALL BLESSINGS” LUCCA’S POV: I ordered my warriors to gather all the wounded and take them back to Green Mountain’s pack house and infirmary. Unfortunately, those that had dared tangled with us, many of them had been deposed of. We found only 5 wounded and still breathing, minus the girl and the pack doctor. Ryder walked over to me as the Green Mountain warriors gathered the few wounded, the girl and the doctor and placed them in the pair of pack ambulances. I scoffed and irritably rubbed the back of my neck in disgust. “Over 500 members in this pack and you only have 2 ancient ambulances.” I grumbled as Ryder walked over to me, wiping the blood from his hands on a towel that our SUV had in the side door. “Yeah, kinda pathetic.” He agreed as we stared at the devastation caused by the actions of one madman. Alpha Ethan walked up beside me, and my dark eyes flashed with Enzo’s pleading at the King. “Alpha Ryan, no disres
CHAPTER #42“TRUTH”EMILY’S POV: “You are Lucca.” I said with a confidence I didn’t feel. I was weak, my body riddle with a dull pain, and my head was pounding. I felt like I had been in a train wreck, and I wasn’t entirely sure how I had gotten back to the infirmary. I struggled to speak, my voice was raspy and dry and it felt as though I had swallowed shards of glass. The handsome Alpha hesitated; I knew he was trying to decipher if I were a friend of foe. I observed as he inhaled deeply, his eyes flickering back and forth with his wolf as he checked all the different scents within. I heard a low growl escape from his throat, his eyes flickering gold as he gave me a side eye. He could smell Evan on me, and he didn’t like it. I knew it plainly as we had only had sex hours earlier. I would reek of him. “And you are?” he asked with a hint of skepticism and coldness. “Evan’s mate.” I answered coldly. I could feel the contempt and distrust,
CHAPTER #56“PROLOGED TO THE HYBRID MATES”(First Sequel of HIS HIGHLANDER LUNA and the HIGHLANDER SERIES) My memory is a blank space. I sit idly in the darkness while my mate sleeps in our bed, I have hence vacated to the love seat in our bedroom. I know my mate is a wolf, I can sense it, I can smell it, but I have no recollection of how or why I know any of this. Is he really my mate? Something in my heart tells me that I do indeed have one, although I do not have a wolf to guide me. I know I am not a wolf; my mate has told me that I am a witch, but I do not recall that either. I recall nothing. A clock ticked the seconds away, the sound echoed in my head, as I pulled my long walnut hair from behind my neck over my shoulder and played with the ends between my fingers, thinking silently to myself. Who was I? Was I always a witch? How did I end up here? I had a strange accent compared to everyone else in the castle, so I knew I was not local. For that matter, I
CHAPTER #55“WITHOUT MEREDITH”LUCCA’S POV: It had been nearly a month since we had brought my beloved home. I loved my Luna more than I could have ever imagined. The mate bond was real, and I thanked the Goddess every morning and every night for finding her. She was everything that I could have ever wanted. Beautiful, passionate, funny, and highly intelligent. We found that we had similar interests, and she began working with me part time on historical renovations within my company Crestridge Builders. Watching her face light up when we brought on a new project filled my heart with love and joy. Bridgette was brilliant at her work in the office, and yet still made time to be the most incredible Luna the pack and I had ever seen, and that wasn’t just me being bias. She had a knack for treating pack members like beloved family, she was the perfect pack mother. Disagreements had resolved over sixty percent simply by her communication skills over the pack. She als
CHAPTER #54“TAKEN”BRIDGETTE’S POV: The blue haze that I was so familiar with now surrounded me in the darkness. Everything was silent, and I was alone. I could feel the claustrophobia overtaking me as I reached forward in the night searching for my escape only to feel and find nothing. The faint scent of menthol cigarettes lingered in my nose, and I could feel my anxiety rise, as I wanted nothing more than to break down and panic. To lose my self-control and cry, scream until I knew I was back into the arms of my loved ones. Instead, I stood in complete darkness, like an empty realm trying to swallow me. I felt the first distinctive squirm in my stomach, causing me to instinctively lower my hands protectively to my belly. I was feeling overwhelmed, I wanted to scream, yet I bit my lip and fought with the tears. I refused to be defeated because I was left alone in darkness. The silence was deafening, the blue haze cast me in a cocoon, illuminating only inches
CHAPTER #54"BATTLE OF THE ROGUES”BRIDGETTE’S POV: Aurora’s senses were up as I shook my room mates. They were less than impressed with me and rousing them was nearly impossible. However, I knew in my heart that tonight was the night that my father and my mate would be coming for me, for us. To free me, to free us! Our reign of terror would be coming to an end soon. I felt giddy at the prospect of being saved. “My father and my mate are coming to get us. Common, get ye up!” I badgered the girls and pulled the cotton quilt away from Rose’s face. A hand came up and swatted at me, but I dunked my nose. “Your daddy and mate can’t do anything against an entire rogue army. Your hallucinating, although wishful thinking.” Ava said as she attempted to grab the blanket back from me. I smiled; an evil smirk hazed onto my face. She had no idea, I was simply a regular girl, a typcail she-wolf with perhaps a handful of allies and a mate somewhere. Most would rati
CHAPTER #52DELAY NO LONGERLUCCA’S POV: “Where is Meredith.” Those words out of Ryder’s mouth haunted me, the hair rose on the back of my neck, and I felt my soul become cold. We couldn’t be looking at another kidnapping, could we? Was Evan crazy enough to come, or to send some one within yards of over 150 warrior wolves, three Alpha’s and the Alpha King to grab a Celtic witch, and for what reason? How would he have even known about her, or known she was here? He would have to be utterly mad! My face was blank and I heard a woman’s voice, and then a gentle petite hand shake my shoulder. “Lucca, snap out of it. What are you thinking? Undoubtably the girl just wandered off. She’s a witch, she will be fine in this area.” Evelyn said calmly, trying to gain my focus. However as I glanced at Ryder, I could tell by the expression on his face that nothing was fine, and my instincts, as well as Enzo screamed that the girl was gone. The problem was, I could
CHAPTER #51“THE BRANCH OF WAR”LUCCA’S POV: I had shifted into my wolf Enzo while in the cabin and had followed the Alpha King out to address our warrior wolves. I was surprised when he shifted mid-step as exited the witches house, but I kept forgetting he was a Lycan. The other thing that he was able to do was mind link and open hold conversations with any pack member telepathically. It really expressed the superiority that he held in the wolf community. I had to break into a trot to keep up with him, and I noticed Ryder out of the corner of my eye just loitering along the tree line. I couldn’t mind link him because he was not affiliated with my pack, and especially not in his human form, only the Alpha King could. I sighed inwardly; I would have to update him later on the plans. I also knew the fact that his mate was here and had not readily accepted him wore heavily on his mind. I remembered the fear and anxiety I had when I had first met Bridge
CHAPTER #50“THE FATED BITE”EVAN’S POV: I raced blindly into the forest, where I went didn’t matter, all I knew was I needed to get away from that cabin, from her. I don’t know how long I ran, I ran until my wolf was on the verge of collapse. How stupid I had been, things were going just fine until I listened to my father and took that stupid Princess. I had my second chance mate, my concubines, my pack… I should have killed my father instead of allowing him to interfere, pervert my mind into thinking I could become King. Me, a lowly North American Alpha, King of all Lycans and werewolves. How stupid and deluded had I been. What was I thinking? Granted, their was no dispute that producing an heir with the lineage of the Alpha King would be amazing. The resulting pup would be a royal no matter what happened, or who the father was, and Bridgette was beautiful, no one could deny that. She was one of the most beautiful women I had ever laid eyes on, but regardless
CHAPTER #49“A GIFT FROM THE GODDESS”RYDER’S POV: Evelyn was instrumental in helping the Alpha’s with planning. She told them where the camp was, provided maps and access points they would need to access the mountain and to defeat the encampment of rogues. The remainder of the day both Alpha’s were on their phones coordinating with other packs, council members and allies. They were planning the attack for tomorrow at dawn before the rogues caught wind of anything. Hiding at my grandmother’s house was strategically the best thing for us. We were far enough away from the rogue’s patrols to keep them from finding us here, yet close enough to keep a keen eye on what the enemy was doing. The most important thing at this point was making sure Evan and the rogues stayed put. If Evan decided to move camp, or worse yet, remove the girls, we would be forced to start all over again. Meredith had steered away from me and had spent most of the time talking with my grandmot
CHAPTER #48“THE CURSE”BRIDGETTE’S POV: Trent and Trey took me into a large room on the left side of the rustic stairway. They opened the steel door with a large skeleton key and gently escorted me inside. They were respectful to me, and I smiled kindly to them. Although they were in the wrong, they were simply following their Alpha’s orders. They closed the door behind me and left me standing alone in this simple barren room with a grouping of twin beds lined up against the wall. I heard a door close from behind me and spun around quickly to see a pretty girl with freckles, grey eyes and sierra colored brown hair, hanging just past her shoulders, dripping wet. She held a white towel around her tiny body, her eyes filled with alarm at seeing me and she quickly took a step back. “Ava…” she said in a weak cracking voice. I stood my ground and watched as another girl, taller yet just as thin raced to the other girl’s side. This girl resembled Emily, s