Chris' POV
I had already planned a small, romantic candle lit dinner out on the balcony in hopes of confessing my feelings to Ivy. But when I mind linked the chef to order him to prepare the dinner, he told me that Ivy had told him that she would be be one preparing dinner for tonight. To say that I was surprised to hear that was an understatement.
Obviously, I made my way to the kitchen immediately, ready to tell Ivy that she need not exert herself when there was a whole army of chefs at her disposal. But one look at her beautiful form bustling about the kitchen, and all words had died down in my throat. Pair that with the sweet explanation she gave, it was all I could do to not drag her to bed and have my way with her.
Goddess, the woman was such a sweetheart. Sometimes, I didn't even know what I did to deserve her as my mate.
Once we were done cooking, I turned to her. "Let'
Ivy's POVAfter I pulled back from the kiss, I looked at Chris from underneath my lashes. Tonight, he had been like an open book, every emotion displayed on his face for me to read. He had practically bared his soul to me and more than anything, he had allowed himself to be vulnerable in front of me. He had trusted me enough to tell me something which he probably hadn't ever talked to anyone about.Sure, he had made mistakes, but didn't everyone? What differentiated monsters from the good out there was how we reacted afterwards, what we did to make amends. And according to me, Chris had more than made up for his mistakes.From what I'd seen so far, he was a tremendous leader, if a little bit too strict sometimes. He took care of his people to the best of his abilities. He took all his responsibilities seriously and made sure to complete each and every one of them. Seeing him so sad and broken, ladled&
Unknown third person POV "Their so called Imperial Ball is approaching. Their pack is hosting it. The Alpha has upped the security. It is becoming difficult to make more attacks," the cloaked figure commented. His companion nodded. "Yes. I have found a way around it and instructed your minions accordingly. Another attack will come soon. We will make big our move soon." The cloaked figure tapped his foot impatiently. "Okay but all this planning, plotting and waiting is making me anxious. Let's just end them all already." His companion looked at him sharply. "No! You know that we must wait. And we have waited so long already, what's a little more?" The cloaked figure rolled his eyes. "That's what you keep telling me. If it were up to me, I'd attack them all and rip them apart until they told me his location and that would be it." &
Ivy's POV I gave myself a mini pep talk internally as we opened the doors to the infirmary and walked inside. "Alpha, Luna," the doctors all greeted us, bowing their heads respectfully. I smiled at them all in reply. "Ivy," Chris said making me look up at him. "I want you to check the samples first and see if what Gwen had said about there being some kind of magic in the venom is true or not." I frowned a little. I didn't think Gwen would lie like that. But then again, from what Chris had told me, we now had reason not to trust them. As much as I didn't like doubting the witches and their actions, this had to be done. If we wanted to create the cure and save us all, we needed to be cautious. So I nodded. "Okay." The doctors then brought a vial of blood from a previously infected person for me to see. I held the vial in my hand, trying to conce
Chris' POVI cursed myself silently for having forgotten to sign the documents as I quickly made my way back to our room so I could finally hold Ivy close to me now that I'd signed and sent the documents. It was when I neared the door that I heard a loud thud. Instantly knowing that Ivy was in trouble, I slammed the doors open.What I saw in there nearly made my heart stop. A large man decked out in all black was holding an unconscious Ivy upright by the neck.My eyes zeroed in on the needle sticking out from her neck.Fuck, no. Not her. Anyone but her.I saw nothing but red as I made my way into the room and to the man holding her. Without thinking or asking for an explanation, I twisted his neck before ripping his head clean off his shoulders and throwing it into the fireplace where a small fire was crackling. As the rest of his body began to fall, Ivy slid to the
Ivy's POVWeak. Utterly and completely weak was what I felt as I fought to open my eyes."Chris?" I croaked out, feeling the tremor in my voice as I moved eyes around the room, realising that I was in the infirmary.What happened? Why was I here? Why was I feeling this way?I couldn't for the life of me remember. The memory seemed just out of reach, a weird, dreamy haze surrounding my brain. As I blinked rapidly in an effort to keep my eyes open, I strained to remember, getting frustrated when I couldn't.What had happened to me?Suddenly, I heard rapid beeps going off all around me followed by rushed footsteps and the sound of a doctor barking orders. Again, I couldn't remember the doctor's name. My brain felt too tired and mushy to do much. It frustrated me to no end."Luna! Please, calm down. Your heart rate is spik
Chris' POVI struggled to control myself as Ivy went into respiratory arrest. The doctors intubated her and injected various different drugs into her system to stabilize her. I felt helpless as I watched them work until the beeping of the machines quietened down. I hated seeing my mate lying on the bed like that."Alpha?" Dr Winfield came up to me, making my gaze flicker away from my Ivy."Yes?""I would request you to not indulge in any stressful conversations with the Luna for some time. She is in a fragile state and anything drastic will affect her adversely."I clenched my fists. "She was not being able to perform her magic which aggravated her and then this happened," I snapped at him.The doctor blinked at me. "Oh."I sighed, rubbing a hand over my face tiredly. I nodded towards Ivy. "When will she be up?"
Ivy's POVWhen I woke up next, I was feeling much better than I previously had been. I could definitely move my limbs for one.But my left hand somehow still felt a little heavy and when I looked down at it, I noticed that Chris had entwined his hand with mine and was sleeping with his head next to our joined hands.He looked adorable sleeping there like that and I was kind of glad that the first thing I looked at after waking up was this.With my other hand which was hooked to an IV, I ran my fingers through his hair, feeling the softness of his dark curls.God, I loved this man.Then, almost as if summoned by my thoughts, Chris woke up at once.He looked disoriented for a moment before his gaze fell on me and his face broke out into the softest of smiles I've ever seen. "You're up."&nb
Chris' POVIt was early in the evening as I made my way towards the training grounds with Ivy by my side. I had planned to punish the two little shits in front of the whole pack. I'd sent a link throughout the entire pack in the morning itself asking them all to come to the training grounds at five in the evening. I only assembled the entire pack when it was a matter of prime importance so they knew that whatever was going to go down today evening was something serious.And that was exactly the kind of message that I wanted to send to everyone. That it was serious. That anyone who tried to hurt my mate wouldn't be spared.I had tried to make my people believe that Ivy was with us, on our side by conducting the Luna ceremony earlier than I would've liked. I had thought that they would all have to respect her as the Luna. But that clearly hadn't happened. Some, if not all, of my pack members thoug