••• 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
••• Kyson’s POV •••Aleena had been blocking all Gia’s attacks without even attacking back for quite some time now, and it worried me. There were many chances for her to attack, but why didn't she take it?“Five minutes before shifting,” Liam said.I saw Aleena’s slight smile, and she began her attack. Her movements were as swift as me - a Lycan. I guessed the sparring session with Colton and me did her good.Her punches hit Gia straight in her stomach and face without Gia able to do anything about it, unable to even block or evade it.“She’s soooo good,” Night howled with pride in my mind.Aleena spun on her spot and delivered a kick to the side of Gia’s head, sending Gia to the ground. K.O.. The gasps and murmuring of the crowd heightened my pride for our mate. She’s so fucking hot!“Still want to go on?” She smirked at Gia, who was still lying on the ground. Damn, she’s even smug for sending Gia to the ground.Gia stood up and shook her head. “This is not the end yet.”Gia began at
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Ky..son..” I moaned and arched my back.“What do you want, Aleena? Harder? Faster?” He asked as he kept thrusting his massive cock into me.“Witch Lily is waiting for us..” I managed to say in between my moans.When we reached my bedroom, instead of cleaning me up and going to see Witch Lily as he had said before, he pinned me to the bed and began ravishing me.“Let her wait,” he smirked wickedly and withdrew until only the head of his hard cock was inside me before slamming hard back into me.“Oh, Goddess!” My moan was so loud I was sure if there were people in the house, they would all hear it.Kyson was pinning my hands above my head, with my legs spread wide. He kept withdrawing and penetrating me slowly, allowing me to feel every inch of his huge, long cock, every vein along it, and the mushroom head hitting my sweet spot gently. I was at his mercy!“Kyson.. Faster.. Harder..” I moaned.“Beg, Aleena,” he smirked as he thrust slowly.“Please, Kyson. Fuck me ha
••• Aleena’s POV •••I woke up with a gasp.“Aleena?” I heard Celia’s concerned sleepy voice in my head.“I’m okay, Celia. Just some bad dreams,” I told her.“Are you sure, Aleena?” she asked worriedly.“Yeah..” I answered her.“But you are trembling,” she pointed out with concern. Am I? I looked at my hands, and they were indeed trembling, as did my body. Not only that, I was covered in sweat too.I took my phone from the bedside table to check the time. It was only 2 am.“Aleena, what kind of dream did you have to leave you trembling this badly?” she asked.“I can't really remember,” I half-lied. “Don't worry about it. Just go back to sleep, Celia,” I told her.“Are you sure, Aleena? I can accompany you,” she said. I was glad to have a wolf. Before Celia appeared, I had no one to talk to except Greg. But Greg was a man, and there were things I couldn't talk to him about. Now I have Celia, to whom I can talk about everything.“I’m sure. I’m going to bed soon too. It’s still too earl
••• Kyson’s POV •••I shifted into my Lycan form, and the crowd in front of me gasped.“What Witch Lily had shown you was the truth. And Kyson is the real Alpha of the Crimson Blood Pack. He is the last Lycan in existence, and we are going to go to war with Andre soon,” Lucas told his pack members.“It is the truth. I am the Beta in the pack, and Kyson is the Alpha,” Liam stepped forward and informed the group.Lucas’ pack members weren't as many as the Crimson Blood Pack members, but we still needed to divide them into groups to show them the truth. “How are we sure that what Witch Lily showed us was the truth? What if it was a fabricated lie?” one werewolf from the crowd spoke up.This was precisely the reason why I needed Liam to be with me every time I showed my pack members the truth, just in case something like this happened, in case they didn't believe me.Yesterday we had shown it to one group, and there was no problem at all. It was now the second day, only 6 am, and this se
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Aleena, Kyson was so worried about you that he left everything behind and came back as soon as he could.” Celia was happy that Kyson worried about me that much while I was ridden with guilt. I had disrupted his plans, and now it might take longer for him to prepare for the war with Andre.I stood next to him while he, Beta Liam, and Gamma Hector talked about how best to protect me. I didn't feel the need for them to go that far. The intruders didn't really do anything to me, and they fled so fast. If they really wanted to harm me, they wouldn't have escaped. I still think that their target was Kyson and not me.But I didn't say anything to Kyson since I knew they were all worried about my safety, their Luna. I accepted when Kyson decided I would have three guards following around when he wasn't here.“Alpha, Luna, we need to talk.” Suddenly we heard Witch Lily’s soft voice.We all turned to her and watched her walk away. Kyson and I followed her to her, but I rea
••• 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