••• Aleena’s POV •••“Aleena, tell me what happened during the two days you were uncontactable,” Kyson said as we were having breakfast, and I saw both the Betas and Gammas looking at me with interest because of his words.“I’ll tell you when no one is around. It’s a secret,” I quickly told him through our mindlink.“Nevermind, you have to eat first. You must be hungry,” he diverted the topic smoothly and quickly, not even giving out a hint that I had mindlinked him not to ask about it in front of many people.“Luna, tell us, what kind of elemental beings did you fight?” Beta Liam asked with a smile.As long as I didn't tell them about the Elven Kingdom, then it was a question I could answer.“Well.. I had to fight four elemental beings with the characteristic of each element. The first element was earth, and the elemental being was golem..” I began recounting my experiences with Witch Lily and how I beat each being.“And now you are able to use the elemental magic?” Beta Liam asked w
••• Kyson’s POV •••Looking at our mate, Night and I couldn't help but be amazed.“Cool?” she asked.“More than cool.” She was amazing. Those whips looked kinda like Medusa’s snakes, hanging in the air, ready to strike any moment.“Are they really made of water?” Night asked.I stepped toward one of the whips and poked it with my finger, ensuring that it was indeed made from water.“I can attack you with them at the same time,” Aleena said smugly.For real? How would those whips harm me if my finger could go through it? Even though the ends of the whips were shaped like spears, would they really be able to hurt me?I walked back to my original spot and hooked my fingers, signaling her to attack.“Wait, let's not use the protective spell,” I said before she could attack me. There was no point in using the protective spell if I really wanted to see her strength.“But you might get injured.” How cute; she was reluctant to hurt me.“It’ll be good practice for me too. Rose will surely use
••• Aleena’s POV •••“Luna Aleena,” Colton made a gesture with his hand and stepped back, giving me space to face the crowd while Kyson, Witch Lily, Beta Liam, and Alpha Lucas stood back. I moved the moon-like object to my palms and let the energy be transferred to the crowd in front of me. The process was actually quite beautiful - the energy looked like glowing threads that danced in the air, moving from my palms to each ball-like object each of them had.‘Protect them at all cost,’ I commanded the spells in my mind.“Does this mean we won't be hurt?” one of the werewolves in the crowd asked.“Those spells will help to minimize the harm any attacks will cause you. Try it,” Colton answered.The werewolf who asked the question threw a punch at the one beside him, and one of the ball-like objects stopped his attack.“That’s so cool!”“We will surely win!”The crowd murmured in excitement.“Quiet. We still have one other thing to show you,” Colton said to the group.I shifted and let C
••• Kyson’s POV •••“Kyson, you’ve been so busy with Aleena; the business is going to suffer if you keep going like this,” Liam teased as he handed me a stack of documents.I rolled my eyes at him. “What do I need you for, then?” I appointed him as my Alpha stand-in while I kept busy with the plans to attack Andre. Everyone knew him as the Alpha of the Crimson Blood Pack, even though I was still the one making some major business decisions.“You’re right. Now our plans are as good as completed. When are we gonna carry it out?” Liam was calm, yet the vicious eagerness I felt when I thought of killing Andre was evident in his aura too.“Soon.. Very soon..” His enthusiasm was rubbing on me too. How I wished I could teleport to that motherfucker Andre’s pack right now and tear his limbs away, but I still needed to wait for Aleena to be ready. Once she mastered her elemental magic and was confident about it, then we’d attack. About her bloodlust.. It might be good for her not to be able t
••• Aleena’s POV •••How dare he kiss me to daze me and go away without allowing me to reject his idea again? I can't believe that Kyson is a cunning man!Celia laughed, looking at my reaction. “It’s your fault for not being able to withstand his kiss.”I blushed hearing her words. “He shouldn't have done that.”“Don't worry too much, Aleena. We have to trust him. Colton is strong, and Lucas is strong too. Their packs aren't so bad, either. And with our mate by their side, they should be able to win easily,” Celia comforted me.“I know. I just want to be with him,” I told her.“Look at you being so in love that you can't part with him even for a second,” Celia teased me, and I blushed again.“Well, now we just need to be a good girl and wait for them here,” Celia chirped.“Are you not worried?” I asked her.“Not really. He’s an Alpha Lycanthrope. Even Andre is weaker than him if Rose is not by his side,” Celia shrugged.She made a point. Being a Lycan was already strong; what more an
••• Aleena’s POV •••When I opened my eyes, I wasn't in the Black Heart Pack’s dungeon anymore.Instead, I was in Andre’s study, but it looked.. different than the last time I was there. It didn't look as grand. Andre was sitting in his usual chair behind the desk while Rose was standing beside him.Did they move me here? “Andre, I saw a vision where you’ll be killed by a Lycanthrope,” Rose told Andre. What does Rose mean that Andre will be killed by a Lycan? Do they know Andre'll be killed by Kyson? Have they found out about Kyson’s plan to wage a war with them? Somehow a surge of pride coursed through my body when I thought of my mate killing him. Serves you right for being heartless!“And you’ll be killed by me!” I said smugly at Rose, but she ignored me. No, it was more like she couldn't hear me. How dare she ignore me! I reached out to grab her shoulder, only to realize that my hand went straight through her shoulder. I was aghast. Have I died and become a ghost?What is happen
••• Aleena’s POV •••The moment I saw Andre and Rose, and knowing that they were real, that we weren't in a memory anymore, my anger surged up even more.“You lied! You were scared of getting killed, and you made everyone think the Lycans were out to get the werewolves! You are a coward!” I yelled at them.“It's a basic instinct for us to survive, Aleena,” Andre shrugged indifferently as if his action was justified.“You killed every Lycans just to survive?! You could’ve waited until that one Lycan made a move to kill you instead of annihilating every one of them! You two are really cowards!” I kept yelling at him. How could they do that monstrous deed just so he wouldn't get killed?! And just to achieve his goal of being recognized as one of the strongest?! Have they no conscious?! If the werewolves involved knew.. If they knew the truth.. Now I pitied those who were involved. They killed innocent Lycans just for Andre to satisfy his will to live and his greed.“But Aleena, that was
••• Aleena’s POV •••As my surroundings changed again, I wiped my tears. I was heartbroken for my dad and mom but could do nothing about it. Instead, I looked around to see what Rose and Andre wanted me to see.I was in a chamber with so many babies, and most of them were crying. This scene felt familiar. Suddenly I felt the uneasiness I had experienced before. It was when I couldn't remember my dreams but only remembered the cries of babies. Did I dream about this scene? Why would I dream about this?I walked around and saw more than half of the babies were not breathing anymore. I gasped. They were only skin and bones and black in color, as if their souls had been sucked out of them. Who.. Who would do this to innocent babies? This is inhumane!Is this what really happened to the newborn werewolves in the history where they said the Lycanthropes kidnapped them and caused the great war between werewolves and Lycanthropes? But Andre had ensured all the Lycanthropes were killed.. excep
••• 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