Bethany "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Bella...happy birthday to you!" "Hip hip!" "Hooray!" "Hip hip!" "Hooray!" I help her blow out her candles as Brooke holds her, she's beaming and excited but I doubt she has a clue as to what is actually going on bless her. Calvin takes her 3-tier princess cake into the kitchen as Ashley comes over to swipe her from my arms before heading for the bouncy castle. "Can you believe she's 1 already? It feels like it's been a lifetime since she was born, so much has happened this past year!" Brooke looks down with her loving smile as she rocks Levi in her arms. 2 new babies in under 2 weeks has been absolutely crazy, add in organizing Bella's 1st birthday and you'd be right in guessing no one has slept much, least of all Ashley and Jack bless them willow isn't a fan of sleeping but I've not once heard them complain. "I know it's unbelievable!" We take a seat at the table but I take Levi from Brooke before I sit down, I g
Beta Liam It's early morning but I'm up, showered, and dressed by 5.30 am. I've barely slept but I don't even feel tired, it's my girl's birthday today, she is 16, 16.. 2 more years and she'll be all mine and I can't fucking wait! I'm torn between happiness that she's finally another year older and sadness that I still have another 2 years to go, it's all I've thought about all night. I decide to head out for a walk before I can see her but as I arrive on the Gamma floor I can hear Willow's cries, loud and angry. The poor girl is teething and struggling with it bad, It seemed like the moment Ashley and Jack finally got her settled and she started sleeping almost all night her teeth kicked in, and now their back to square one. "Guys, which one of you is up?" I link them both. "We both are, is everything ok?" Jack quickly links back. "Yeah, I'm on your floor." Within seconds the door opens and poor Jack looks exhausted while Ashley is leaning on the counter half asleep making
Beta Liam He doesn't think I've been watching him tonight but I have, from the moment the girls arrived he started drooling at my girl like she was a juicy piece of meat, Cal noticed too and was quick to bring me out of my anger before I tore his throat out! He was drunk arriving at the party which isn't a great sign but he won't do anything to anyone because both me and Cal are staying sober and alert tonight and I've got my eyes firmly on him. I hate the feeling it gives me when I see him drooling over Bethany, I know she's my mate but she doesn't and there's always a small part of me that worries that she'll become interested in someone until she's is of age, it does happen. Wolves have boyfriends and girlfriends until they find their mates and I'm not ashamed to admit that the idea of that happening with my girl terrifies me, she's mine! My mate and just the thought of someone else touching her in any way makes me want to tear the place apart. I bring my burning anger in to
Bethany Whitney Houston's I will always love you is blaring out of the speakers and I know the dance floor is full but I don't see anyone else only him, the world seems to disappear around us as I stare at Liam's face, his eyes drawing me in as always. The gap between our bodies is painful, I just want to be as close to him as possible. He leads the dance and I stay lost in this bubble at this moment, it's just me and him, just me and... "Wake up Beth, wake up!" I'm pulled from my sleep but the hyper voices of two 2 year olds as they use my bed as a bouncy castle. How they are so happy this early in the morning I will never know! "Good morning monkeys!" Their cute excited faces soon have me laughing, no matter what time they wake me up I can never be mad at them even if it is 6.40 am on a Sunday. My bedroom door opens and in walks a flustered looking Calvin. "Sorry Beth, I left them alone for two minutes to grab Cami before she woke Brooke and Bella and these devils escaped!" "
Beta Liam 2 days have passed since the last attack and finally, it's starting to look like he's run out of Rogues. Of course, Alpha John won't let his guard down until the Beta has been caught and killed, he can't just let him off when there's a chance he will return again. My girl is 18 tomorrow and I'm so excited I feel like a 5-year-old waiting for Santa to come on Christmas eve. Just one more day without her at my side, fuck when I look back over the last 3 years I honestly don't know how the fuck I've done this, but one thing is for sure, I've got a shit load more control than I ever thought possible! I've sent my men back to the pack ready for the ball tomorrow, it's an annual ball to help wolves find their mates. Each year a different pack organizes the ball on a date announced by the elders and this year it just so happens to fall on our pack to organize it and on Beth's birthday. I want to make tomorrow as special as possible for my girl, including her finding out we are
Bethany "Wakey, wakey, birthday girl!" The bed starts shifting beneath me and before I've even opened my eyes I know the little monkeys are using it as a bouncy castle again! I open my eyes only to get pilled by them, their voices all high and excited. Brooke links me to go out to the living room and these three make good work of helping me out of bed. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Gets yelled at me the minute I reach the living room and I'm met by the beaming smiles of Cal, Brooke, Ashley, Jack, Katie, and little Cami. I instantly notice Liam isn't here, I know he's still at Alpha John's but it doesn't stop me from feeling disappointed. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't hoped he would come back for my birthday despite my mixed feelings I still need to know if he's my mate or not. Maybe that's why he's not here maybe my theory that he's my mate but doesn't want to be is true after all. Nonetheless, I plaster on a big smile and greet everyone with thanks. Before I know it, I am surrounded by car
Beta Liam "Beta! Beta Liam wake up!" The darkness starts fading out but everything is still blurry, I can hear faint voices in the background but I can't place who they belong to. "Beta Liam, can you hear me?" I start to regain my focus and blink my eyes to try and clear my sight. "Liam get your fucking ass up now, nap time is over!" I turn my head towards the window knowing exactly whose voice that was, only Ashley would talk to me like that when I'm in this situation. I flip him my middle finger and the prick laughs at me, he's going to pay for that later! "Beta Liam cover your eyes!" I look up to see Toby standing on the hood of the car, looking past him I can see ropes that have been tied to the front of the SUV, and back up on the road there are some of our warriors holding the ropes. I can't make out who they are in the darkness but I hope to fuck they hold on tight because my leg is still stuck and there's a long drop behind me. I close my eyes and seconds later I hear the
Bethany The gasp that leaves my mouth echos across the forest ground as I realize what he's been doing. "My little mate.... my little wolf, every time you called me your little wolf..." "I was calling you my little mate!" Liam finishes my sentence with the most beautiful smile on his face. "Wow, I... I can't believe this is happening, I know I wished for it but I never thought it would actually happen or that you would want me!" I'm lost in a sea of word vomit when I realize what I've said and so has Liam. "You wished for what?" His smirk tells me he knows but he's not going to let me off that easy. "I um... nothing!" I try to brush it off but I know it's not going to wash with him. "Nice try sweetheart, now spill!" His lip slips up into the sexiest grin I have ever seen on anyone's face and it sends flutters to my stomach. "Argh fine... I've had a massive crush on you since the moment I met you ok and I always wished we were mates but I never imagined I would actually be luck
Beta Bethany 1 year later... "I'm so nervous Brooke!" Between the nerves and excitement, I feel like I'm about to pass out! "I know how you feel sweetheart, I was exactly the same!" Her loving smile always warms my heart but it's doing nothing to help my shaky legs. "I can't believe it's been 4 months already; it's gone so quick!" She nods agreeing before she fixes a stray hair that's escaped her updo as there's a knock on the door and my stomach dips as Joesph, Liam's dad walks in looking smart in a three-piece suit and bow tie. "Oh wow, Bethany you look incredible!" I love this man so much, he's like a second dad to me and will always hold a special place in my heart. "Thank you, Joesph, you look very handsome!" His kind eyes bore into mine as he steps up to me with his arm outstretched. "Are you ready sweetheart?" "As ready as I'll ever be!" The butterflies in my stomach are torturous but I'm so ready for this moment. Brooke, Katie, and Ashley step outside the r
Beta Liam I'm pulled out of my sleep by my nose itching, I quickly scratch it but it soon starts up again and continues to happen another three times. What the fuck is going on? I slowly open my eyes, blinking to adjust to the light streaming in from the windows when the itching starts up again, my eyes shoot open to see what's going on and I quickly find the culprit. Bethany is laying half on me half on the bed next to me tickling my nose with her finger. The moment she realizes I've caught her she pulls her hand back and her sweet giggles fill the room and I honestly couldn't think of a better sound to wake up to. "Well, good morning beautiful, having fun are you?" I know I'm beaming already but who wouldn't be waking up to Bethany. "Good morning, I'm not sure if I know what you're talking about. I've just been laying here waiting for you to wake up." "Oh, is that so?" "Huh huh!" I love her playful side. "I think you're forgetting a few things, sweetheart." "And
Bethany Once we've finished our food and cleaned up Liam gets the fire going and I fetch a bottle of wine and glasses from the kitchen. Yes, I'm underage and shouldn't drink but neither Brooke nor Cal mind as long as I'm safe and I couldn't be any safer right now. Liam sits down on the floor with his back against the couch then pulls me down so I'm sitting in between his legs, my back to his chest and he brings his hands around my waist draping me in his heat. The logs in the fire are crackling and the flames are roaring to life and it's incredible, it may still be warm but this log fireplace is too good not to use while we are here. After a few moments of silence, Liam moves my hair to one side before placing gentle kisses on my neck, making his way around to my ear and gently biting down on it. I feel his fingertips on my skin as he slides my jumper down my shoulder and places gentle kisses on my bare skin causing my stomach to flip. He turns my head to the side and we're
Bethany We're almost at the beach house and I can't wait to get there but I must admit this whole ride has been so much fun. Liam has held my hand the whole way while we have talked, laughed, and sang our hearts out, he has an incredible voice, I honestly could listen to him all day. We pull off the main road and onto a narrow one, after a few minutes the trees surrounding us start to clear out and we drive along a long road just before a beautiful beach house appears before us and the beach closely follows. Liam pulls up alongside the house, parks the car, and quickly comes around to my side and opens my door for me. He takes my hand and we walk around to the front of the house. The house is a white stone with huge windows and French doors that lead onto the beach, we step inside and a gasp leaves my mouth at the beauty, it's a small house, so cozy and cute. There's a cream sofa in front of a large fireplace with a tv up on the wall above the fire, and there's a large cream r
Bethany The moment I close the door I miss him, Fuck the pull of the mating bond is crazy add in the fact that I've wanted Liam for 3 years and you've got one intense feeling! I head for my bedroom and quickly strip off before warming the shower up. I pin my hair up because I'm too tired to deal with drying it right now and make quick work of showering before putting on some plain black cotton shorts and a matching thin strap top and nose-dive my bed. Within 10 minutes I know I won't be getting any sleep tonight, I'm exhausted but I can't get Liam out of my head, still can't believe he's my mate and he didn't reject me. In fact, he seems to want me just as much as I want him. I don't know how I got so lucky but I will spend every day of my life thanking the moon goddess. I've always loved stretching out in my queen-size bed but right now I feel lost laying here, for the first time ever it feels like the bed is too big. I want my mate, I don't want to sleep on my own. He said
Bethany This ball is incredible and already there have been so many mates found, this is my first time attending the blue moon ball and it's amazing to watch wolves find their mates but I don't envy them one bit. The story of how I met my mate is one you rarely hear and I wouldn't change a thing. It's amazing to think that Brooke and Cal met at this ball, and now look at them! "You ok beautiful?" Hands slide around my waist as I'm dragged from my thoughts, my mates breath fanning my ear sends a shiver down my spine that I know he felt. "Yeah, I was just thinking!" "About what?" "About how incredible it is to watch all these wolves find their mates. To think that they come to the ball alone and now they'll leave with their mates, it's pretty incredible!" "Do you wish that it had happened like that for you?" I turn my head to look into his eyes and the hint of insecurity is clear to see. "No!" There's no hesitation in my answer because it's the truth! "I was also thinking about
Bethany After we managed to pause the kissing, we enjoyed the picnic that Liam had arranged and it was beautiful but I'm getting distracted by all the questions that are swarming my head, that and wanting to climb back into Liam's lap and kiss the shit out of him. Once we've finished, we decide to head back to the packhouse so we can talk with the others. Liam links our fingers as we walk back and I feel shy and nervous about seeing everyone but I'm also incredibly proud to have Liam as my mate and I want everyone to see. He doesn't seem to care who sees us as he tightens his hold on my hand rather than letting it go as we step inside. We head for the stairs to go to my floor when we cross paths with Jake, he gives me a friendly smile but I don't miss Liam tensing up next to me nor do I miss the low growl he lets out. "Wait... is that why you didn't like Jake?" "He's wanted you from the very first time he saw you, he still does now!" He growls out. Instead of saying anything I p
Bethany The gasp that leaves my mouth echos across the forest ground as I realize what he's been doing. "My little mate.... my little wolf, every time you called me your little wolf..." "I was calling you my little mate!" Liam finishes my sentence with the most beautiful smile on his face. "Wow, I... I can't believe this is happening, I know I wished for it but I never thought it would actually happen or that you would want me!" I'm lost in a sea of word vomit when I realize what I've said and so has Liam. "You wished for what?" His smirk tells me he knows but he's not going to let me off that easy. "I um... nothing!" I try to brush it off but I know it's not going to wash with him. "Nice try sweetheart, now spill!" His lip slips up into the sexiest grin I have ever seen on anyone's face and it sends flutters to my stomach. "Argh fine... I've had a massive crush on you since the moment I met you ok and I always wished we were mates but I never imagined I would actually be luck
Beta Liam "Beta! Beta Liam wake up!" The darkness starts fading out but everything is still blurry, I can hear faint voices in the background but I can't place who they belong to. "Beta Liam, can you hear me?" I start to regain my focus and blink my eyes to try and clear my sight. "Liam get your fucking ass up now, nap time is over!" I turn my head towards the window knowing exactly whose voice that was, only Ashley would talk to me like that when I'm in this situation. I flip him my middle finger and the prick laughs at me, he's going to pay for that later! "Beta Liam cover your eyes!" I look up to see Toby standing on the hood of the car, looking past him I can see ropes that have been tied to the front of the SUV, and back up on the road there are some of our warriors holding the ropes. I can't make out who they are in the darkness but I hope to fuck they hold on tight because my leg is still stuck and there's a long drop behind me. I close my eyes and seconds later I hear the