Alpha Jacob slammed the rogue across the clearing causing him to smack into a big oak tree. The impact killed him instantly.
“Damn rogues!” Jacob thundered as he made sure that they were all dead. His pack had seemed to her a lot of rogues attacking lately and he was fed up with it. They needed to learn they were not welcome on his territory. Kane rushed through the forest in his human form and stopped as soon as he saw his brother standing over the dead rogues. He was not surprised that he had defeated them on his own. He was one of the most strongest in the pack. When he was angry, he was even worse. “Brother?” Kane called to him. “Let’s go.” He gestured towards the pack house and Jacob stared at him as if only noticing him for the first time. Jacob was angry. Kane was the only one who could usually keep his brother calm. They had always been close growing up. “Fine.” Jacob growled shifting into his wolf so he would get back quicker. Kane did the same. Jacobs wolf, Miller, was huge with black fur. Most feared his wolf for his size and knew he had a lot of strength. Jacob did not care that he was feared by so many, he loved the power it gave him. Kane knew that Jacob would be a lot more calmer if he had his Luna by his side, but everyone was more than aware that Jacob was not interested in finding his mate. He did not wish to be tied down to one girl. The mate pull was special and there for a reason. Kane thought of when he had found out Cherry was his mate one year ago. She was perfect. He licked his lips at the thought of her. He wasn’t sure about the new friend of hers though. Mia. She seemed like she had a lot of issues going on. Cherry would be a good friend to her, but Kane did not want his mate to be dragged into any hassle. He would kill for his mate and anyone who hurt her would have to deal with the consequences. Jacob knew his mate was probably out there somewhere but he had no interest to meet her. He did not want to be tied to one woman. Despite what his father wanted. Jacob was the alpha so it was his choice to make. Right now he was furious with everyone and how stressed he felt So anyone who got in his way would regret it. He had just wanted some time alone and then five stupid rogues thought it would be absolutely fine to stroll onto his land without permission. How dare they. Well Jacob soon sorted that problem out and would not be worrying about them anytime soon. Let that be a lesson to them rogues. “Kane?” Cherry yelled from the other side of the pack grounds when she saw her mate and Jacob coming out of the forest. Kane immediately went to his mates side. She hugged him and told him she was worried when he disappeared like that. Alpha Derek had told Kane he could not find Jacob so Kane had tracked him down. They were all glad that Jacob was back and safe. Jacob blanked them all and sulked off to his office where he refused to acknowledge anyone. Kane insisted that everyone leave him for a while. He was probably feeling the need to find his mate but keeping himself in denial over it. Jacob did not care what any of them said or thought. Instead he picked up the phone to call Abigail. She drove him mad with her whiney voice but he needed to see her and hopefully bring down his stress levels. Of course, Abigail was straight over. Alpha Derek was far from impressed when he saw her arrive but instead of kicking off, he ignored her and let his son get on with it. “Idiot!” He muttered to himself as Abigail sauntered down the corridor in her high heels, she was dressed up in a short dress and had her long hair curled so it fell loosely down her back. A few of the unmated wolves whistled as she went by. Of course they would not have done that if Jacob were to witness it. “What time is this party!” Kane turned to Cherry trying to change the subject away from his brother and latest conquest. Cherry grinned at the thought of the party then remembered she had invited Mia. “I need to get ready.” Cherry exclaimed. “We need to get Mia as well.” Lulu rolled her eyes at the sound of Mia’s name. She did not know her that well but was still annoyed for being ignored. She was not used to being ignored especially by some new kid on the block. “I suppose I have to be the taxi driver then?” Kane raised his eyebrows and Cherry smirked before pulling his face towards her and planting a sloppy kiss on him. “Thanks my darling.” She chuckled before grabbing her friends and hurrying out to the minibus. Kane laughed and shook his head, his mate was crazy but he loved her. “I’m not going.” Lulu sulked with arms crossed over her chest. Kane rolled his eyes and sighed. Girls were so much drama at times. “Then don’t. If you want to be a spoilt brat then go sulk in the omegas headquarters. Don’t think you will be ruining the evening for mate.” Kane growled at her. Lulu gasped, not expecting to be spoken that way. She walked out to the minibus without another word Kane jumped up into the driver seat and started it up. It did not take long to get to his in laws place. “Mia?” Cherry called out the window as they pulled up. Kane looked and saw Mia was sitting alone looking extremely sad. “What’s going on?” Kane wanted to know but Cherry looked as confused as him. “Mia?” She looked up and wiped her sticky tear stained face without a word. Cherry rushed to her while Kane went inside to find the in laws. Fiona was sitting on the sofa looking shell shocked while David was nowhere to be seen. “Fiona?” Kane shook her gently. “What’s happened?” Fiona handed Kane the photograph she had questioned Mia about. Kane looked even more confused. “Dawn? Why do you have a photo of her?” He didn’t seem to happy about the situation. Fiona sighed and explained. “Mia had the photo. David found it in her bag.” Kanes face went red as anger boiled up inside him. Where had that girl got that from. Was she some imposter? A spy maybe?Mia had been sat out the front to clear her head, everything was getting to much now. She was in shock that Fiona knew her mother. She had not seen her since she left so many years ago. Nobody knew if she were even alive still but having had that confirmed made Mia feel so many unwanted emotions and her mind was racing with questions she needed answers to. Why would her mum leave her with those abusive people that were meant to be family. Why would she not take her with her? So many questions. Mia felt as if her head were going to burst. Fiona insisted that she never knew that Dawn had ever had a child. She was adamant that Mia had come into her life now for a reason. She was certain that it was her job to reunite Mia and her mother. Mia refused. She was scared and angry that her mother had not been there when she needed her the most. If her mother was still alive then surely she would know by now that Mia was missing? What if she went to her stepfather and said wher
Alpha Jacob stuck his nose up at the idea of a party. He did not care about that. Kane was running around like a love sick puppy helping Cherry with whatever she needed. Jacob felt disgusted by such a display of affection, he swore that he would never be like that with anyone. Abigail had come along when he needed and wanted her too and he loved the power of kicking her out when he had had enough of her. She on the other hand did not appreciate that sort of treatment, not that Jacob gave a damn what she thought or wanted. He was the alpha after all. He knew he could have any of these she wolfs. Abigail was lucky he gave her any attention. He smirked smugly to himself as he thought about how he had enjoyed having her in his office. The girl would never be his Luna. Nobody would. Jacob knew his parents were desperate for him to have a Luna and a child to hand down the reins to one day. Jacob just did not share their enthusiasm for any of that. “Jacob are you going to
“She’s not my mate.” Jacob growled as Kane pushed him to the office and slammed the door shut behind them. His wolf whimpered in his head but he pushed him away. Kane watched his brother and wondered why he was such a selfish fool. The girl was clearly scared and Jacob had frightened her. She knew nothing about the werewolf world. Her mother was half werewolf half human making Mia one of them also. She was also the future luna and needed to be respected at all costs. Jacob needed time to process it all. Kane had done the right thing to pull his brother from the situation before it got even more complicated. He decided that the best thing was to keep them apart for now, at least until Jacob had accepted his fate. “You are drunk, brother.” Kane sighed demanding he go to sleep it off and they could talk more in the morning once his head was a lot clearer. Jacob was not listening. His mind was all over the place. That girl was clumsy, she looked weak and not Luna material
Jacob woke up feeling extremely uncomfortable and slightly sickly. His head hurt as he sat up and rubbed his eyes. Looking around him he realised that he was in his office. Then it all came flooding back to him. The party, the girl. That sweet scent of caramel and his wolf going crazy in his head. Goddess knows he felt so strange. Her beautiful face was imprinted in his mind and he could not shake off the urge to be near her. He growled to himself and stood up feeling dizzy from standing up so quickly. He went to the door but it did not open. It was locked. He banged the door a few times and started to get mad when he realised that he had been purposely locked in. “Damn you, Kane.” He cursed under his breath as he kicked the door down and it was opened in a few seconds. Of course, being an Alpha, Jacob was very strong. Nothing could get in his way not even a locked door. “Where is he?” He pulled an omega by the scruff of the neck and threw them against the wall with such fo
Maria rushed to the three of them as soon as she saw them coming into the car park. It was dark by the time they had arrived. Cherry felt nervous as she looked around them. Mia was tired and wanted to go to bed but Cherry and Fiona wanted to keep her awake. They were on high alert. “Kane and David did not turn up? Is everything ok? I have been so worried.” Maria cried tearfully as Fiona gave her a reassurance hug. “Then where are they?” Cherry gasped. She had not been able to reach out to Kane on the mind link despite trying a few times. “I don’t know.” Maria replied, shrugging her shoulders. “Ok let’s not panic. I’m sure that they are both fine. I’m so sorry that you had to go through that alone. Maria I’ve been telling you for years to give this place up and come live on the pack land.” Fiona sighed knowing that her friend was to proud to do such a thing. “Fiona, you know I can’t do that.” Maria told her. Mia rubbed her eyes and yawned. “Get her back in the car
Dawn never forgot about her daughter, Mia. She knew the day would come when she would have to face her and the backlash of questions she would have. For years, she had been wondering if she should have left her daughter but it was for the best at the time. She had not wanted to leave but she could not possibly stay when she knew she had to be true to herself. She did not leave a note or anything. She just walked out one day and never returned. You see, Dawn was the princess of the Lycan King and Lycan Queen. She had kept Mia away from that for fear of what her parents would think for having a child with someone who refused to acknowledge Mia, since him and Dawn were not even mates. She ran away to have Mia and met Mia’s stepfather while working as a taxi driver receptionist. She believed that He was an amazing man, he worked hard and treated Mia as if she were his own child. Dawn knew he doted on their beautiful daughter and blood meant nothing. At least with him, she would have
Mia hated the pain that she had been feeling, she had no idea what was causing it to happen but it would literally take her breath away. She thought period cramps were bad, well she soon changed her mind about that. Poor Mia was exhausted. Fiona had managed to get them away from the black wolf that had jumped up at the car as they sped off. Cherry put an arm around Mia to comfort her. Maria looked out of the window and wondered if there was anything she could say or do to make the situation better but there was not. “Mia, I need to tell you something.” Cherry sighed not being able to take it any longer. Mia looked at her. “What is it, Cherry?” “The thing that you saw was a wolf. You know, like a proper werewolf.” She told her. Mia scrunched her face up in disgust. “That’s gross.” She snorted causing the other three to fall silent. Cherry had no idea how to approach the subject but then Mia got out the car to stretch her body. “Mia!
Jacob got into the shower and the water ran down his naked body, her face kept popping up into his mind making his heart race, his erection harder and the urge to be near her was getting more and more difficult to ignore. He knew he needed to see her, his wolf was getting even make restless. Once he was finished in the shower he got out and wrapped the towel around his body. He did not expect there to be a knock at his door. He frowned and walked to open the door. Pulling it open he was surprised to see Abigail standing there. Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets when she saw him in only a towel. She went to hug him but he stepped away from her causing her to look hurt. “I can't. Please leave.” Jacob demanded refusing to look at her because he knew that he would not be able to resist having her them and then. She was not his mate. “But, you left me on that forest and now you don't want to even talk to me?” Abigail grunted. Jacob sighed and rubbed his forehead. Thi
The den was quiet as Mia sat in the glow of the fire, her newborn daughter nestled in her arms. The soft crackling of embers filled the room, mingling with the gentle rhythm of the baby's breathing. Jacob had stepped out for a moment, no doubt checking the perimeter of their territory, but Mia felt a sense of peace settle over her, a feeling of contentment that wrapped around her like a warm embrace.As she looked down at her sleeping child, a sense of wonder washed over her. This tiny life, so new and innocent, held within her the promise of a future filled with endless possibilities. Mia's heart swelled with love and gratitude, knowing that she and Jacob had created something truly magical together.The den door creaked open, and Jacob entered, his eyes sparkling with awe as he beheld the sight before him. He crossed the room in swift strides, dropping to his knees beside Mia and the baby, his gaze filled with adoration."She's perfect," Jacob whispered, his voice barely above a bre
The morning sun filtered through the sheer curtains, casting a warm glow over Mia's sleeping form. She stirred, slowly blinking her eyes open as the remnants of a vivid dream clung to the edges of her consciousness. A soft smile tugged at her lips as she reached out, her fingers brushing against the cool sheets beside her – Jacob must have already risen for the day.As Mia shifted to sit up, a sudden wave of nausea washed over her, causing her to clutch her stomach and squeeze her eyes shut. She took a few deep breaths, willing the queasiness to pass, but the sensation lingered, a persistent reminder that something felt... off.Frowning, Mia tried to recall if she had eaten anything unusual the previous day, but her mind came up blank. It was then that a flicker of realization began to dawn on her – the nausea, the fatigue, the subtle changes in her body that she had dismissed as mere stress.Could it be...?Her heart began to race as she mentally tallied the signs, her breath catching
Gentle beams of the morning sun pierced through the dense foliage of the forest surrounding the pack's territory, announcing the dawn of a new day. Mia awoke to the sound of birdsong, their melodic chatter a stark contrast to the emotional tumult of the previous day. Despite the visit to her mother stirring a whirlwind of feelings, there was a serene sense of hope that settled within her, soothing the raw edges of old wounds.Jacob stirred beside her, his sleepy eyes opening to meet hers. "Good morning," he murmured, his voice rough with sleep, yet filled with warmth. The bond they shared, always a palpable presence, seemed to deepen further in moments like these, grounding and uplifting Mia simultaneously."Good morning," Mia replied, her hand reaching out to trace the contour of Jacob’s jaw. Their shared look conveyed not just love but a mutual understanding of everything they had been through and the journey that lay ahead.Today, however, was not just another day. It marked the beg
In the vast expanse where the untamed wilderness met the fringes of civilization, the Horizon pack carved out its sanctuary. It was to this place that Abigail found herself banished, her past a shadow that clung to her steps, heavy with regret and defiance. The pack, under the leadership of Alpha Corbin, offered her refuge—but it was the kindness and understanding of Elias, the pack's second in command, that offered her a glimmer of hope for redemption.One crisp morning, as dawn painted the sky in hues of gold and cerise, Elias approached Abigail during her solitary wanderings along the edge of the pack's territory. "The wilderness is a great teacher," he began, his voice gentle yet carrying an undercurrent of strength. "It teaches us about resilience, about the strength that comes from facing our hardships head-on. You've been given a second chance, Abigail. Not many receive such a gift."Abigail regarded him warily, unused to being addressed without contempt or suspicion. "And what
The dusk had painted the sky in hues of orange and purple, a serene backdrop to the day's end. Antonio, known among his kin as the Lycan King, stood at the edge of the forest that bordered the pack's territory, his gaze lost in the horizon's silhouette. Despite his aging frame, he emanated a sense of timeless strength and authority, commanding respect from all who knew him.Jacob approached him, his steps measured and respectful. Despite their previous interactions, marked by goodwill and understanding, this meeting carried a different weight for Jacob. It was not just as the Alpha of his pack or as Mia's chosen mate that he came but as a man seeking the approval of the elder who had seen generations rise and fall, who had guided his family through tumultuous times with wisdom and courage."Antonio," Jacob greeted, his tone conveying both respect and an underlying nervousness.Antonio turned, his expression softening as he laid eyes on the younger man. "Jacob," he acknowledged, nodding
The journey to the hospital was enveloped in a thick, silence, one that was filled with a mixture of apprehension and a flickering hope. The sun set in a blaze of color, casting long shadows that stretched across the road, mirroring the complex emotions that interlaced within Mia’s heart. Sitting beside her in their vehicle was Jacob, his presence a steady reassurance of support and strength. His hand found hers, their fingers intertwining as if to say, "I’m here, no matter what lies ahead."Jacob squeezed Mia's hand as they entered the hospital, his loving eyes offering silent encouragement. They made their way through the sterile corridors, the antiseptic smell mingling with the low murmur of voices and the occasional beep of medical equipment, a constant reminder of the fragility of human life.Finally, they stood outside Dawn's room, a deep breath drawn by Mia as she prepared to face her mother, to bridge the gap that years of misunderstandings and hurt had created. Jacob's presenc
Kane, with his sturdy frame and penetrating gaze, approached the holding cell where Abigail was kept. Beside him, Cherry walked with a resolve that belied her usually warm and vivacious demeanor. They had agreed to undertake this task together, knowing full well the emotional and physical toll it could exact on them.As the heavy door to the cell creaked open, they found Abigail sitting on the small cot, her eyes devoid of the fiery defiance that once defined her. Instead, a resignation seemed to have settled over her, a silent acknowledgment of the reality that awaited her."We're here to take you to your new home," Kane announced, his voice steady but not unkind. Cherry remained silent, her eyes meeting Abigail's with a mixture of sadness and determination.Abigail nodded, rising to her feet with a grace that seemed incongruous with her current predicament. "I understand," she said simply, her voice a hollow echo of the woman she once was.The journey was long and fraught with an uns
The full moon hung low and brilliant in the inky night sky, bathing the forest clearing in its ethereal glow. Mia stood at the center of the sacred space, her heart pounding with a heady mix of excitement and trepidation. Tonight, she would officially become Luna, solidifying her bond with Jacob and her role as leader of their pack.Around her, the pack had gathered, a sea of familiar faces illuminated by the flickering flames of the ceremonial fire. Mia could feel the weight of their expectant gazes, but rather than filling her with dread, it filled her with a sense of purpose and determination.At her side stood Cherry, her face alight with pride and joy for her best friend. "You look absolutely radiant," Cherry whispered, giving Mia's hand a gentle squeeze.Mia managed a small smile, her fingers brushing over the intricate updo that Cherry had so lovingly crafted, woven through with delicate wildflowers and shimmering moonstone beads. "Thanks to you," she murmured, her voice thick w
Abigail shook her head vehemently, her eyes wild with denial. "No, no, you can't mean that. We're meant to be together, Jacob. Can't you see? Mia is nothing but a temporary obstacle, one that can be easily removed."Jacob's expression hardened, his jaw clenched with barely restrained fury. "Do not speak of Mia in such a way ever again," he growled, his voice laced with a warning that sent a chill down Abigail's spine. "She is my mate, my equal in all things, and I will not tolerate any threats against her."Abigail's lips twisted into a sneer, her desperation giving way to bitterness and rage. "So, that's it then? You've chosen that pathetic excuse for a Luna over me? Over our destiny?"Jacob met her gaze unflinchingly, his eyes burning with a fierce determination. "There is no 'our destiny', Abigail. There is only my bond with Mia, forged by the moon goddess herself. It is unbreakable, and no amount of delusional fantasies on your part will ever change that."Abigail let out a harsh l