Evander’s POV
“Evander, don’t growl at my mother,” Bridget scolds me like she used to.“I’ll growl at anyone who speaks to my mate that way,” I respond.Everyone looks shocked, even Marcella.“Snookums,” Marcella rubs my arms.“What was that?” Mark laughs.“Oh, please say that again,” Wesley begs.“Did she call him, 'Snookums'?” Victor asks, laughing.“Hey, he calmed the hell down,” Mark adds. But the three of them are laughing at me.“Jokes on you, I like it,” I say, kissing Marcella deeply in front of everyone.“Hey, if his mate calms him down with a stupid name, I’ll take it,” Victor jokes.“Sorry,” Marcella whispers to me as we pull apart.“Don’t be,” I whisper back, kissing below her ear.We smile at each other as we look into each other’s eyes.“Can we get back to the serious matter of Marcella’s punishment?” Lucy asks.“May I speak?” Martin asks.“You are Gamma, so yes,” Dad reminds him.“Marcella, you couldMarcella’s POVMark and I are standing next to Evander as he processes that Mr. Drake will be second Beta.“This was a lot of information. Mark fill Marcella in on your mother and Bridget’s plans,” Evander tells him. Mark explains about the new plan now that Evander has offered to go rogue.“Is your family connected to witches at all?” I ask.“Darlin let's not go there right now,” Evander tells me. “They are attempting to overthrow my father’s line.”“No, I get that, but if they have witches on their side, we need to be prepared,” she tells me.“To the best of my knowledge we don’t have any witch blood, but mom has friends in low places,” Mark tells us. “I want you to know, because I don’t want to be Alpha. I’ve told them that several times. Bridget is up in your room right now planting evidence of you cheating and covering it up with scent spray and sleeping pills.”“What?” I ask, confused again.“Bridget is planting sleeping pills, the knockout stuf
Marcella’s POV“Caught you?” Bridget asks.“Yeah, you caught me making love to my mate. You caught me enjoying her. You caught me proving to you and everyone that it’s Evander and Marcella for life,” Evander slips on shorts. “I was playing you all day. I was gathering evidence to use against you.”“Evidence of what?” Bridget asks.“Of you plotting against us. Marcella is innocent and I won’t let you hurt her,” Evander takes the pink liquid and smashes it.“She is stealing my mate,” Bridget screams.“No, she is refusing to reject her mate, which is not a crime,” Evander tells her.“You know what else is not a crime?” Bridget asks him. “Something that once it’s started, nothing can stop it.”Evander looks scared. “I don’t want you to die. Bridget, I’ve known you all our lives. I may not like you at the moment, but I don’t want you dead. Don’t start something you can’t win.”“I, Bridget Luske, Beta of the Bazin Pack challenge you, Marcella Nighti
Evander’s POVI sit on the couch in the den, waiting. Bridget doesn’t have Annabelle to help her. No way Annabelle helps. It’s been two years since Bridget shifted. Two years since her wolf has spoken a word.Even if Annabelle helps, Annabelle is no match for Fran. I had to ask for Bridget’s life. I have known her all my life. Her brother is my Beta. I know he is loyal to me, but the death of a sibling can change some people. “Evander,” My mother’s voice calls my attention. “Bridget’s challenge you tried to stop it?” “Yeah, the thing is Marcella saw what it was doing and wanted to call it off. Bridget didn’t care. She really only wants to be Luna. I don’t think it has anything to do with me,” I tell my mom.“Well, I won’t say those four immortal words that my brain is begging me to say. I won’t say it,” She looks at me with a smirk.“You told me so,” I say.“I didn’t say it,” Mom puts her hands up. “I am excited to share grandbabies with Jennife
Evander’s POVOctober 10th, 2021I walked down the hall of the pack house and I saw him, pants down around his ankles, Marianna against the wall her legs around him. He was enjoying it. Maybe if I gave him a taste, he would look my way. But would I want to be pressed against a public hallway wall? Shouldn’t sex be private? I think when you love someone you wouldn’t want everyone to see them that way. I mean, I don’t want anyone to see Atlas’s bare ass like that. But I guess he doesn’t mind. I only looked for half a second and then I turned around and ran away. His bedroom was only a few doors down, why the hallway? I had to take the long way to the Alpha’s office. Dad asked me to bring files from home. Did Atlas know I was coming? Maybe he thought I would be jealous and throw a fit? I wouldn’t do that. Fran wasn’t jealous, so maybe he isn’t my mate. I think if he was my mate, I would have been jealous and wanted to claw her eyes out. But I’m just hurt. Hurt that he doesn’t s
Dexter’s POV (Yeah, the WOLF)Me- Fran baby, you okay?Fran- Yes dear. She is healed. Now I just have to convince her not to kill Evander.Me- Why does she want to kill my human and by extension me?Fran- You fuckers read her diary, to her parents!Me- Oh, she heard that?Fran- Yeah, we heard it. I’m keeping her knocked out until she calms down. Do you have any idea how powerful she is? Even without me.Me- What like she has special powers or something?Fran- No, dumbass. She is strong, like kill a full-grown wolf without me strong. She was born to a warrior, but she is an Alpha female one hundred and ten percent.Me- OH! So even if you tried to hold her back, she could do some damage to my human.Fran- Damage? She could kill you, your human, and half the pack before anyone could stop her. What the fuck were you thinking letting him read that?Me- Okay, I didn’t let him, I think it is important to remember we don’t have total control
Fran’s POV (WOLF Again.)Day of the StabbingMe- I got the blood to stop. I need you to rest so I can heal you.Marcella- Okay. I feel Evander.Me- Yeah, he and Dexter are going to help us heal.Marcella- That’s nice.She is asleep. I have a lot to do. I know my human wants pups. Honestly, I do too. I won’t tell her that ever! Pups mean I can’t come out. But pups are a sign of a successful mate bond.The Bitch stabbed us very close to our womb. I focus all my healing there to start.“I’m going to read your diary every day until you wake up.” Wesley’s voice rings through us.Fuck that dimwit.Marcella- I need to wake up.Fran- I just healed your womb. I need to heal the rest.Marcella- Everyone is going to know I had a crush on Atlas.Fran- Mom will put a stop to it.Marcella- Do you not remember the things I wrote in there?Fran- Mates shouldn’t have secrets.Marcella- Mom tried to stop them but
Evander’s POVMarcella is angry and has every right to be. I should have never read that diary. But had I not read it, I wouldn’t have understood why I am so important to her. I’m hers. The one person on this planet who belongs to her forever. She could have waited for a second chance, but who knows when that would happen. I know I have to gain her trust back and I am willing to do whatever I have to.“Evander,” My name is the first thing she says, and I can’t help but smile.“I’m here,” I take her hand.She opens her eyes; I smile at her and then I see stars. She punched me in the side of my head.Dexter- That hurt me.Me- WOW!Dexter- Don’t fight her. We would lose.“Marcella,” Martin calls at her.“Don’t neither you have a leg to stand on. Mother, you should have stopped him. You could have.” She is sitting up and I never thought I would see my mild, levelheaded mate lose it this way.I am honestly stunned, but turned on.
Marcella’s POV“So just stay calm and keep you close?” I smile as Evander, and I are cuddled back up in my hospital bed.“Yeah,” Evander smiles at me.We start kissing again. His hands go to my butt, his hands always go to my butt. What is his deal?Our bodies shift and he is on top of me, between my legs. My hands are under his shirt exploring his back. Damn, this boy is FINE. I can’t believe I ever looked twice at Atlas. I bring my hands to Evander’s chest and squeeze his pecks making him moan. He thrusts against me, and I gasp. I miss him inside of me.We are grinding into one another and kissing. He is holding my butt and moving against my center. It feels so good.“Marcella,” Evander moans.“Evander,” I return as he presses harder causing more friction.“Fuck,” Evander jumps off of me and runs to the bathroom.“Evander?” I ask, sitting up, catching my breathe.“Sorry, Dexter wanted to mark you and I well,” He smiles. “Let me clean up.”
The moon goddess’s POV“Please I have to know I have to know are they well?” Ki has come to me again. I wish she had never been sent here. “Fine one last look and then you need to realize they have to live their own lives,” I tell her. “They are my family,” Ki grumbles. I open the view for her.Bella is in labor Stone beside her. In the waiting room Slate, Tellie, Jewel, Dawn, Spencer, Evander, Marcella, Becky, Granite, Justin, Lesley, Raymond, Azlee, Raymond, Ryan, Joshua, and Sherry. “Lighting Alpha is going to be a dad,” Joshua laughs. “Why do you call him Lighting Alpha?” Lesley asks. “When we were kids we were fishing in the creek,” Slate starts.“Lighting starts falling everywhere,” Joshua says. “Stone uses his little bitty Alpha tone and demands the Lighting stop,” Slate laughs. “And it did, he stopped the Lightening,” Joshua tells us. “So Joshua all of six started calling him the Lighting Alpha,” Slate tells the story. Everyone laughs as cries fill the hall. “It’s
Bella’s POV“YES, STONE,” I smile and squeal as he puts the ring on my finger. We kiss and I hear cheers and squeals.I look around as the lights dim to see everyone is here. My parents, his parents, my grandparents, my great-granddad’s, my sister, my friends, my cousins, my Aunt and Uncles. Everyone is here.Stone takes my hand and we greet our guests before we all go inside. “OH!” I gasp. The inside of the villa is covered in flowers, candles, lights, a DJ, food, everything for a hell of a party. “Its your engagement party,” Lesley tells me handing me a glass. A photographer goes around and takes photos. I am looking around at everyone and the room. It’s perfect. We dance, sing, laugh, eat, drink repeat for hours.. “Did I do well?” Stone asks as we drive back home. “You kept your promise?” I reach over and run my hand through his hair. We make it home and spend the rest of our night making love until we collapse.“Its 4:30,” Ryan sings from out door. “Go away or I will get ou
The moon goddess’s POV“Hello, Tristian Crimson. I have been watching you,” I tell him. I hold up my hand and he falls to the ground. “I never chose you as an Alpha. I chose Bella. I made her stronger, faster, better than all the rest. You have destroyed all the gifts I gave you.”Tristian is frozen in my command.“Shift,” I tell Rex. Stone stands in front of me. “Stone you took my charge a little too literal, but you got there in the end. I gave you Bella as a gift. Don’t be unworthy.”Stone kneels, “You have my word.”I look at Shelby and nod.“Tristian Crimson, I sentence you to death,” I say, stepping back for Rex and Shelby to kill him.Tristian closes his eyes to accept his fate.Once he is dead, Shelby and Rex bow before me.“Erik will die at the hand of Slate; Tellie is pregnant with the next Conroy Alpha. Soon Bella will be too. I bless you both,” I touch their heads. “I bless your union. Don’t think for a moment I ever forgot you. I needed you to be who are you now. I was pre
Bella’s POV“You okay,” Stone asks me as soon as we are alone.The sun is up now, and we all ate breakfast as a pack, before we all head to bed.“I’m exhausted,” I tell him as I drag myself to the shower.“I am too, but I was thinking about what the goddess said about you carrying the next generation of Conroy Alpha,” Stone chases me to bathroom.I giggle as we shower together. We make love in the shower, before crashing into bed.Justin- Alpha.Me- In mindlink, you can call me Bella.Justin- I was speaking to Alpha Stone.Stone- Sleeping.Justin- Your parents are here with Bella’s.Stone- Sleeping naked.Justin- My favorite way to sleep too. Do you want me to put them in an Alpha suite.Me- Yes. We will be up in a few minutes.Stone- Why the hell are you awake, man?Justin- Father of two, under three, I’ll sleep next decade.I laugh and feel Stone pulling me closer.“Do we have to get up?” Stone moans into my neck.“Yes, your parents are here,” I snuggle into him.“I don’t care. I wan
Bella's POV“Tristian still has the loyalty of some of the pack,” Joshua tells Stone.“He may attack there first to gain more followers. But Bella and Justin took over a hundred alone, his warriors aren’t that well trained,” Stone says.“If they come from Durk, they are now. Marcella trained them herself,” Grandpa tells us.“Great, so we are fighting a force equal to our own,” Joshua looks worried for the first time.“We should shift and join the line,” I suggest.“Not yet, let our wolves rest until we need them,” Grandma offers.“I’m scared,” Lesley says out loud. “I’m sorry, that was an inside thought.”“No, Baby,” Justin holds her and their daughter close. “It’s going to be okay.”“We don’t know that,” Lesley says. “Tristian is crazy.”The baby fusses a little and Lesley takes her to the back of the room to feed her.“Go to her, idiot,” I tell Justin, who does.Stone looks around the room. “Can everyone excuse me and Bella for a moment? Jack, watch these cameras and let me know if y
Bella’s POVOnce Stone hangs up the phone, I know I have one chance before Ahab hops the boat, sailing away.“Raymond, tell Jack to call Safehaven for our pack. Tristian is going to come straight for me or Lesley, maybe both. He clearly has a new backer,” I order, and I hold on to Stone’s arms. “Stone, we need to get Tellie and Slate to call Safehaven here too. Tristian has a plan and it's to separate us. Let’s not give him the chance.”Stone is shaking with anger, but nods.We pull Tellie and Slate off the dance floor along with the other Alphas in attendance. Including Erik.“I got a call from the FBI, Tristian escaped with the help of 50 or so wolves,” Stone explains.“Slate, we called Safehaven at Bazin, I suggest everyone does the same,” Bella says.“Bella, you are not safe,” Erik says.“I know, I’m flying back to Bazin to meet him head on with Stone,” I hold Stone’s hand and feel him pulling away slightly. “He and I will do what we should have done five years ago. We will work as
Stone’s POV“Wow, Alpha it’s 4:15am,” Ryan’s voice rings through.“Give me 10 minutes and I'll meet you in the office,” Bella says sleepily.“Okay, coffee in the office,” Ryan closes the door again.“He just walks in whenever?” I ask.“I’m normally dressed and up at 4, we meet at 4:15,” she tells me as she gets up.I’m guessing she used some sort of super speed, because before I could get out of bed she was already showered and dressed.“Can I meet you in the office?” I ask.“If you want, we have training right after, so get dressed for that,” She kisses my cheek and leaves.I shower and dress in five minutes.“I will arrange to have all of Erik’s things moved out today,” I hear Ryan say as I come in. “Also, Babes’ Luna Ceremony; You, Stone, Raymond and Azlee are going. Justin is asking forgiveness; Lesley could pop any second.”“Sounds good,” Bella smiles at me as I pour my coffee.“What about Stone’s things? Any large shipments coming in?” Ryan asks.“Nope, I have everything I have,
Stone’s POVWhen the plane hits the tarmac, Bella holds me back while everyone else deplanes.“What is it baby?” I ask as she straddle me.“Why didn’t you tell me any of that?” She asks, settling on my lap.“You had me blocked on everything,” I tell her honestly.“You could have told Slate, or the guys,” she tells me, holding my shirt.I bite my lip not wanting to tell her. But as we look into each other’s eyes, she understands.“You were afraid it was one of them?” I see tears about to fall, so I lean up and kiss her pulling her close.“Baby, I cleared them for the most part. But keeping you safe is the only thing I care about. So, I played it close to the vest. It was actually one of TJ’s guys. I didn’t even get the chance to deal with him, TJ did it,” I tell her, and she pulls me close to kiss me.“Thank you for keeping me safe,” she tells me.“It's the reason I breathe,” I tell her, going back in for another kiss.“Oh, hell to the no,” Raymond says as he enters the plane.“Ray, he
Stone’s POVWhen I thought she had forgiven me, I could have walked on air. I slept better last night than I ever have. But she watched as everyone who loves her, let me know just how much of an asshole I am. Yeah, I get it. But nothing in the world prepared me for her.“Thank you all for loving me,” Bella starts. “I may have been lonely looking for my mate all these years, but I never for a moment felt unloved. What Stone did, he did to me. I understand seeing me hurting was painful for you all too, but the real pain is mine. So now that you all have had your chance, I am asking you all to give Stone and I time, privacy and space to figure out the next steps. It will be a decision we make alone. And let’s not forget he has Justin, Raymond and Jack to face when we get home.”Everyone laughs and Wesley releases me.“Oh, can I call Justin?” Joshua looks all too happy to make this call.“Wouldn’t it be better to catch them off guard. Think of their faces,” Bella smirks.“Oh, yeah, catch