••• Aleena’s POV •••“No. You are my only mate,” he said firmly. Before I could reply, his lips landed on mine, swallowing whatever words I wanted to say.“Don't ever reject me again,” he growled out after he pulled away “Okay.” I nodded and hugged him back. My heart was beating fast and happiness bloomed in my heart. What can I say other than ‘okay’ when his words and kiss stole my breath away?“Phew.. It was all just a misunderstanding,” Celia let out a breath of relief, and I giggled.“Aleena, there’s something that I need to talk to you about,” I heard him say, and I couldn't help but freeze at his words. He sounded so serious.“You.. You said you won't reject me.” I was scared he had changed his mind.He looked at me in amusement before he kissed me hard again.I was gasping when he let me go.“Is that enough answer about rejection?” he growled as if he was angry, but his eyes were glowing with mirth.“Yes.” I nodded and I felt myself blushing. He just kissed me to make a point!
••• Kyson’s POV •••“I’m sure. I will stand by your side,” she said firmly.I smirked, looking at her firm decision. “You really are worthy to be my mate.”“I am.. And I’ll show you. I’ll be stronger for you,” she said with determination.I captured her lips with mine. Never had I been so proud of anyone in my 25 years of life as I did of my mate now.Releasing her lips, I told her, “Good. You are my Luna.. A Lycan’s Luna.”“At last, you give in to the mate-bond.” Night sighed happily.Aleena giggled, and it sounded like a soft chiming of bells, tickling my heart. Suddenly I caught the scent on her body again.I picked her up immediately.“Where are we going?” she yelped and placed her arms around my neck. She fit just right in my arms.“Bathroom. You need a shower. You reeked of another male’s scent,” I growled. I didn't love it at all. Only my scent is allowed on her body, and no one else!“And you smell like Gia,” she growled in response.I smirked as a thought came to me as I kicke
••• Kyson’s POV •••“Is this the last group?” I asked my Beta, Liam. We had begun preparing for our war with Andre and his cronies.Witch Lily had started to show my pack members the truth of what really happened before the great war between the werewolves and the Lycanthropes, the real cause behind it.It was not a short process. We had to show them group by group so as not to rouse chaos among the pack members. Both Betas and Gammas would always be present during this process to help if any members couldn't take the real truth. Lucas and Colton were also present today to show the pack members our unification. “Yes, this is the last group, Alpha,” Liam said.“Alright. Go ahead and show them the real face of that motherfucker Andre,” I told him and took a few steps back.Liam stepped forward and looked at the confused group of pack members in front of us.“As you all know, we’ve been training you harder than before. The reason behind this is..” he stopped for a while as he scanned the
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Ummmm..” I stretched my whole body as I woke up from my sleep.“Morning, Aleena,” Celia greeted.“Morning, Celia,” I greeted her back cheerily.“Night asked me to tell you they are at Kyson’s personal training ground and that you should join them after breakfast,” Celia told me in a voice as cheerful as my mood.Kyson.. Oh, my Goddess! I can't believe that he asked me to mark him last night!“Isn't it wonderful, Aleena? He won't push you away anymore! And I sure hope he won't be a jerk again,” Celia laughed.“Do you think he’ll fall in love with me soon, Celia?” I asked. I knew love and mate-bond were different. One can accept the mate-bond, yet one might not be in love with their mate. Hence the many rejections happening.“He will! I think he’s in love with you already. Remember when you tried to reject him last night? He didn't allow it! And I’m sure it's not because of his ego. He said you are his Luna, a Lycan’s Luna!” Celia blabbered with so much happiness t
••• Kyson’s POV •••“Kyson, don't you notice?” Night asked.“Yeah, I noticed it.” It looked like there was something helping Lucas. My attacks couldn't even hit his body.Could it be..I glanced at our mate from the corner of my eyes. She was moving her hands around as if she was the one blocking the attacks.Naughty little mate.. I smirked.“She’s able to manipulate Witch Lily’s protective spells?” Night asked in disbelief and wonder.“It seems like it.” I continued attacking Lucas, and they were all stopped just a few inches away from him until suddenly, I managed to hit him.I took a quick glance at our mate again and saw her talking with Witch Lily.“Aleena, concentrate!” I mindlinked her to make sure that it was really her doing.She turned her attention back to us, and I began attacking Lycas earnestly while she moved her hands again, and the same thing happened. It felt like I was hitting an invisible shield.I looked at Lucas and gestured for him to stop, and he nodded in under
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Concentrate, Aleena!” Witch Lily’s stern voice came to my ear.It had been nearly two weeks of training, yet I still couldn't control the nature as how she wanted. And who would've thought the soft-spoken and gentle Witch Lily would be stern during training, I could even say that she was ruthless.She didn't allow me to attack her with my physic, nor did she allow me to dodge her attacks. I had to stand in one spot and use my protective spell to block her attacks.It was simply impossible. I could only split my moon-like object into five, while Witch Lily had more than fifty tiny rocks attacking me.I was tired. My body was full of wounds from the rocks; my energy was depleted from trying to control those rocks to be on my side.Looking at her and the tiny rocks floating in front of her, I braced myself for her upcoming attack. Those tiny rocks vibrated and came to me with full force. I stood still, my protective spell trying to block all her rocks to no avail.
••• Kyson’s POV •••“Ready, Aleena?” I asked as the moon had turned into a perfect silver sphere“Re-” Her words stopped, and I heard the cracking sound of her bones being broken.“Oh, my Goddess,” she groaned.Looking at her, her legs were the first to be broken, then her arms.“Oh, Goddess!” she cried. I knew how painful it must be for her. I had to grit my teeth and clench my jaws to stop myself from going to her and taking her into my arms.“Arrggghhhh!” her shout of agony filled the silent night.“Hang in there, Aleena. You are doing great,” I mind linked her. That was the only thing for me to do: praise her and encourage her in the hope that it could lessen her pain.“I can't.. Kyson, it hurts. Please help me,” she sobbed as I heard more cracking sounds.“Kyson.. She’s in pain.. I can't stand it..” I swore I heard Night gasping as if he was having a panic attack.“She’ll get through this, Night. She’s strong,” I comforted my wolf, even though it felt like I was comforting myself
••• Aleena’s POV •••I was jittery. My heart and mind were filled with excitement and fear. Today, Kyson would finally introduce me as his Luna, Luna of the crimson Blood Pack, to all the members. I truly hoped that they would accept me.“Don't worry, Aleena. They will accept you.” Kyson kept comforting me with the exact words since last night. But no matter what he said, I still felt nervous. “Eat your breakfast, Aleena. I wouldn't want the members to see a Luna suffering from hunger. They would think I was bullying you,” he teased me.I had been moving my food around on my plate, not even taking a tiny bite of it.“Please don't worry, Luna. We will stand behind you, showing our support,” Beta Christine’s voice sounded.I looked at the Betas and Gammas, who were smiling encouragingly at me, and I was grateful for them.“Okay.” With them supporting me, my fear and doubt slowly began to dissipate. I started eating my food, and before long, my stomach was full.“Ready?” Kyson stood up
••• Colton’s POV •••“Fuck,” I panted and slummed back to the bed from the doggy-style position. After so many years together, Lucas could still fuck me into oblivion.“Good?” he smirked as he perched himself on one elbow and looked at me wickedly.His question and smirk made me blush. Damn him for always being able to make me feel shy.“Mommy, Daddy!” We heard the voices of little girls and constant knocking on the door.“Open it,” I told him as I stretched my body lazily on the bed and covered myself with a blanket.He put on his shorts and opened the door. When the door opened, two cute little girls barrage in, jumped to the bed, and bounced around.“Mommy, did Daddy bully you again?” my baby girl, Summer, asked.“No,” I shook my head, sat up, and pulled Summer into my arms.“But we heard Mommy screaming. Daddy must be bullying Momy again!” my other little princess, Winter, said with a serious expression.They heard me? Goddess, how loud was I when being fucked by my mate?My cheeks
••• Lucas’ POV •••When we reached the Night Shade Pack, I raced toward the infirmary with my pale, still-unconscious mate in my arms.“Doctor!” I yelled and saw doctors and nurses already stationed outside the infirmary with a stretcher. Aleena or Witch Lily must have mindlinked them to receive us. I quickly placed Colton’s body on the stretcher and followed the doctors and nurses as they wheeled him inside.“I’m sorry, Alpha Lucas, but you are not allowed to go in from here on,” a nurse stopped me from entering the operating room.No matter how much I wanted to be on my mate’s side right now, I still complied with their rules.“Please save him,” I begged the nurse.“We’ll do our best, Alpha Lucas,” the nurse said professionally and joined the rest of her colleagues in the operating room.I clenched my fists tightly as I watched the red lamp above the operating room blink, indicating they were operating on my mate.My wolf was as restless as me as he kept prancing around in my mind
••• Colton’s POV •••It had been a while since they went down to the dungeon. They should’ve found the rouges, shouldn't they?“Lucas, have you found them?” I asked my mate through our mindlink.“Yes,” he replied.“How are they?” I asked him nervously.“They are fine. Chained, but only with minor injuries. We’ll free them now,” I heard him say.I breathed out in relief to hear that the rogues were fine with only minor injuries.“Shit,” suddenly I heard my mate curse.My heart thumped wildly. Did something happen? “Lucas? What happened?”I waited for his answer, but there was none. “Lucas?” I asked, and still, there was no response from him, and I became alarmed.“Lucas! Lucas, what happened?” I asked frantically. Why didn't he answer me? Did they get caught?I couldn't sit still anymore and went to take my car key.“Luna, where are you going?” Beta Nick stepped in front of me.“Move,” I glared at him.“I’m sorry, Luna, but Alpha has told us not to let you go anywhere,” he said polite
••• Lucas’ POV •••“Lucas, please be careful,” my mate told me as I opened my car door to go to the Night Shade Pack.I released my hold on the car door and turned around to take my mate into my arms. “Don't worry, I will, my love.”He blushed when he heard me calling him my love. I seldom used that kind of words, but today I felt like doing so to make him feel at ease.I kissed his forehead, lips, and finally, his huge, bulging pregnant belly.“I’ll be back in no time. The Beta and Gamma couples will stay with you. If you feel uncomfortable, just let them know, alright?” I traced his cheek and jawline with my finger.I was actually nervous to leave him alone with just the Gamma couples. Even though there were still two weeks until his due date, I was afraid something would happen, and he would deliver our pups without me by his side.But no matter how nervous and reluctant I was to leave him, I had to do it. This matter was important to my mate, and I had to save those enslaved rogue
••• Colton’s POV •••Another day had passed, and there was still no news from our spies. Even though my mate didn't tell me anything, I knew he was withholding information from me.“Lucas, where did you go last night? I asked him with an accusatory tone.“What do you mean? I was sleeping next to you,” he lied smoothly, which hurt me.“I know you purposely had sex with me to make me fall asleep,” I straightaway called out his trick. “You went to the Night Shade Pack, didn't you?”“Colton, I don't know what you mean. I was asleep next to you the whole night,” he acted as though he was confused by my words.“Lucas!” I yelled at him. I couldn't take it anymore.“I’m your mate! Do you think it’s nice to be lied to by my mate?” my voice rose up a notch, and I felt hurt that he was still pretending and lying to me.“I’m your mate!” I screamed again. “You should never lie to me and include me in everything you do!” My emotions got the better of me as my body trembled, and tears started to spi
••• Lucas’ POV •••It had been three days since our spies tried to gather information on the Reckless Banes Pack. So far, they hadn't seen anything strange yet. The Alpha, Beta, Gamma, warriors, and guards didn't do anything out of line. Our spies didn't see any of them capturing any rogues or bringing back anyone suspicious.“Why isn't there any news yet?” Colton asked as he paced around our bedroom.“Calm down, Colton,” I told him helplessly. I didn't know how many times I had told him those two words since we heard what Ada had said.“But it’s strange. If what Ada told us was true, our spies must have noticed something,” he said as his brows furrowed.I nearly blurted out that Ada might have misremembered, but seeing how much he trusted Ada, I kept my mouth shut in case he lashed out at me.A pregnant mate was somewhat terrifying. I wouldn't dare to cross him, or he would throw me out of our bedroom and ask me to sleep on the couch.Suddenly I heard a ping on my phone. I reached
••• Lucas’ POV •••I felt my mate’s emotions going hay wired. He was furious as he looked at the condition of the rogue she-wolf.Even I felt angry with whoever treated this she-wolf until she looked like a stick.Everyone present knew how much he cared for rogues, but this was not the time for him to get angry. He was pregnant, for Goddess’ sake! He needed to keep his emotions under control!I kept my hold on my mate’s hand and kept mind linking him to calm down. I reminded him that he was pregnant and fluctuation of emotions could harm himself and the babies in his belly.My warning seemed to fall on deaf ears as his body trembled from his rage. I quickly changed my tactic and told him that his anger would frighten the rogue she-wolf, and those words worked in calming him down.The rogue she-wolf, Ada, seemed to have gone through terrible things. She got frightened easily. And from her words, she was fed stale food or simply starved other than being raped and abused. It wasn't a won
••• Colton’s POV •••“Lucas, Lucas. She’s awake,” I grabbed my mate’s shoulders and shook them to wake him up.I hadn't been able to sleep peacefully since the rogue she-wolf was sent to the infirmary. I had just woken up and mindlinked the guard I had placed outside her ward, and he said she was awake.My mate groaned and turned his body to the other side.“Lucas!” I smacked his shoulder with all my might.“Colton,” he groaned again. “It’s still too early to wake up.”I looked at the alarm clock on the bedside table and saw that it was only 5 am. He was right. It was still too early to wake up, but I couldn't wait to see the rogue she-wolf and hear what happened to her.Lucas’ hand shot up and grabbed mine, tugging it suddenly, so I fell back into bed.“Lucas!” I yelled at him.His eyes flew open, and he sat up abruptly. He looked at me with worry and started to touch my belly.“I’m sorry. Did I hurt you?” he asked apologetically.I glared at him. If I didn't roll to my side when I fe
••• Colton’s POV •••I became anxious the moment I heard there was a rouge in Solaris. And when Aleena said she was in the infirmary, my blood started to boil.I had a soft spot for rogues. After all, I spent a few years being a rogue myself, and at that time, I saved many of them and gave them a pack where they belonged so they wouldn’t be targeted by other packs and became their slaves.We went to the infirmary hurriedly, with Lucas supporting me.“Where is she?” I asked a doctor once we reached the infirmary.The doctor looked confused.“The rogue,” I said impatiently.“She’s in the emergency unit,” the doctor said.Hearing the words ‘emergency unit’, I couldn’t stand still anymore. I wanted to run to see the rogue she-wolf, but everyone stopped me because I was pregnant.“Don't run, Colton,” Lucas said as he took my hand, and we walked slower than Aleena and Kyson.“Brother, walk slowly. Don't be rash. I’ll go there and check her with Kyson first,” Aleena said, and I nodded.Lucas