Dandara is beautiful. Her striking green eyes, fair skin, naturally rosy and chubby cheeks, and shiny blonde hair. I smile as I watch her eagerly suck on the bottle. My concern grows even more when I wonder if she's been eating properly. If I understood correctly, she's running away from her mate and didn't want our help — which leads me to the question, is she telling the truth? Did she just not want to leave the baby behind after everything? I sigh, alone in my room, sitting on that very comfortable couch. Lilith had to go out to take care of some important matters related to her wedding, and I decided to ask a few omegas to buy hygiene items for the baby. Of course, I wouldn’t hide her true origins. I wouldn’t turn this into an unnecessary snowball. She would be my niece, and I’m sure we would love her very much, but lying and saying she was born first and was my family’s firstborn would make my real son lose his rightful place — and I didn’t want history to cruelly repeat itsel
“Oh, Jaden. I’m going to kill you.” I groaned, squeezing his hand with all the strength I had in me. I screamed as the excruciating pain hit me.“Luna, you don’t have to be so angry,” the doctor murmured, while I felt sweat dripping down my forehead.“Do you really think I can stay calm? Well, try feeling the same pain I am,” I yelled, tears streaming down my face. “Jaden, why did you have to get me pregnant?”“Love, calm down. Everything will be fine,” he said, looking at me desperately, his brow furrowed.“Jaden, I just can’t take it anymore,” I whispered as the pain subsided. “Get them out of me, please… get THEM OUT!”“Oh, God, this is worse than I imagined,” he muttered, squeezing my hand.“Alright, Luna,” the doctor called out to me. “I understand it’s painful, but the test results are in.” He caught our attention, but another sharp pain took over, and I just squeezed Jaden’s hand while stifling a scream. “The babies need to be delivered by emergency C-section. A natural birth c
4 Years Later..."Dandara," I grumbled, gently pushing her away from little Tity, our pet cat. "Let him be! He wants to go out.""But uncle, I love him so much, I want him to stay with me," she pouted."I understand, but it's not possible, okay?" I raised my eyebrows as I opened the front door for Tity to hop into the garden. She pouted again, sighed heavily, and stared at me, blinking."Where's Aunt Malia?" She asked, turning her head towards me."In Luna's office," I smiled faintly at her, tousling her hair."Okay," she said, running upstairs. I watched her with a small smile.Dandara was growing into a beautiful little girl. Besides a wonderful upbringing, of course. She's kind and loving, especially towards animals—although sometimes her passion makes her a bit too clingy, much to Tity's dismay.She was already four years old. Malia and I never hid who we really were from her. We always made it clear that we were her aunt and uncle so she wouldn't be even more shocked when she fou
### MaliaThe night had come to an end. I was dressed in a long, beautiful white dress with a sweetheart neckline. Jaden was wearing beige pants and a white shirt, his hair slightly tousled - but in a very handsome way.I spread a thin layer of gloss on my lips and press them together, staring at myself in the mirror. I flash a bright smile and wink at my reflection, acknowledging my beauty.“You look stunning,” Jaden said, appearing behind me. His hand smoothed my forearm, and he left a passionate kiss on my shoulder. I looked at him through the mirror, laughing.“You look even more handsome,” I turned to him, wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him in for a kiss. “Oh, I've waited so long for this day.” He kissed my neck lightly.“You love New Year's, don’t you?” He laughed.“Very much.” I sighed, moistening my lips. “Well, let's go before the food gets cold. I had so many wonderful things prepared for us to try.”“Oh, yeah?” He sighed. “I hope there's pudding.”“Well, ever
Last night passed by quickly, and I wasn't ready for the day to start again. In fact, I loved spending time with my friends so much that I was always willing to stay up late if it meant being together.The night ended when Paul decided to leave. Damon had to take his mate, Katalina, home since she still lived with her parents, and Lilith was sleepy because of the pregnancy. After we got back home and put the kids to bed, Jaden and I still had a few rounds of sex before we fell asleep exhausted.It was definitely the best way to start the year. We had been together for four years and it was like a lucky ritual. We had been leading a quiet and peaceful life in the past few years, and that's what we liked.Our beginning was a bit turbulent, too tumultuous. Now, we cherished every moment of peace, not knowing when something difficult could happen again.To be realistic, we were always on alert, waiting for something very difficult to happen. After everything we went through, it was strang
The truth is that Lilith was more than right when she said we needed a bit of beach time, the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks, the smell of the sea breeze, the salt and sand getting between my toes, the cool breeze hitting my face, the scorching sun touching my head, all of it seemed perfect at that moment.It's been so long since I've been here to enjoy it, and the truth is that maybe I've never really come here to truly enjoy it. Usually, we bring the kids to play, or we leave that task to the babysitters. We never really stopped to sit and observe the wonder of the Moon goddess.But one thing was clear: truly being by the sea, in the grandeur of the Earth, was wonderful. I mean, how could the beach be so perfect?I take a bite of mango from my fruit salad that I asked Ômega to prepare for us to bring.Besides us, the beach was empty and, to be honest, at first I didn't understand why it was so empty - at least, not until Jaden reminded me that it was the castle's priv
I was dying of worry and simply couldn't stop pacing back and forth in desperation.No one had prohibited anyone from entering or leaving the pack. The pack castle doors had been closed, all the staff were located in the entrance hall, and we already knew many of the employees, we wanted to know if anyone was missing.The children, at least the ones remaining, were placed in their room, locked with security at the entrance door and some scattered throughout the house. We could be sure that no more children would disappear.Now, Fawn was very close, watching everything all the time, suspicious. She had spoken very little to me, was very attentive to every movement of each person.The pure love of our own pups was natural. They were born from us and the love for Dandara had been built. She came into our arms as a baby and we created such a beautiful bond over the years. She was with me at all times, it was as if I was her inspiration. She always tried to imitate me, used the same colors
THIRD PERSON POV | FOUR YEARS AGOPaul felt his heart ache, as if it were being ripped apart from the inside out, when he met a woman he thought he would spend the rest of his life with. He felt complete, fulfilled, as if his life had finally gained some purpose. However, that was not the truth. It did not take long for Catherine to show her true colors. He never imagined she would be as ambitious as she turned out to be.At first, it seemed like she took this passion seriously, like she took the relationship and the love they could build together as a gift from the goddess herself. He couldn't exactly remember when, but he knew at some point a switch flipped in his head and she was no longer the woman she used to be. He was broken, destroyed, and mistreated by the woman he fell in love with. But after all, wasn't that love? His wolf never thought of the possibility of rejecting his own mate. In fact, he considered it a crime for any wolf to do so, believing that the goddess had a pu