Shit, what the hell does he want! Leah breathed a heavy sigh. She really did not need this right now.She stopped a few feet away from Theo and nodded. “Hello, Theo. I have an appointment and I need to get going. Was there something you needed?”Theo smiled charmingly and tried to reach for Lea’s hand, but she pulled away. His eyes narrowed briefly in annoyance before his face cleared and he pasted a fake smile on his lips. “I was just in the neighborhood and decided to stop by.” He took a step closer to her. “I was hoping we could go out for a coffee or lunch together. You know, spend some time getting to know each other.”Leah smiled back at him, her smile just as fake as his, and shook her head. “No, sorry. As I said, I have an appointment to get to. And if I don’t get going now, I’ll be late. So, if you’ll excuse me?”She didn’t wait for his response before going to step around him towards the door. Before she could pass him, he reached out and grabbed her arm tightly. She looked d
Ray woke up at the butt crack of dawn. He had a lot to do today in order to get things ready for his mating ceremony with Leah and not a lot of time to do it. The ceremony was scheduled to begin at 1pm, so no time to waste. Francesca and Dallas were in charge of decorations and setup, while Dallas would make sure their pack members were taken care of. The pack needed to be briefed on what would happen during the ceremony and the changes that would occur. A wolf mating ceremony was similar to the human wedding ceremony for the first half of the ceremony where the couple will stand in front of there friends and loved ones and recite their vows to love, cherish, and protect each other until death do them part. However, the second half of the mating ceremony is where things get interesting. Whereas in the human wedding ceremony the couple would exchange rings, this is the part where the couple will mate and claim each other with the pack as a witness to their union, and they with mark ea
Rage. Undeniable rage. The feeling of wanting to rip someone to pieces coursed through Theo veins. If it hadn’t been for her brother showing up, he definitely would have put that bitch in her place. A woman should be seen and not heard, dammit! Theo hid in the shadows of the forest at the edge to the clearing in the wolves’ territory. He had grown suspicious of Leah when she claimed to have an appointment when he had asked her out for lunch. He had a feeling she was hiding something so he had followed her at a discreet distance. He had no idea she was blowing him off for this.He glanced around the clearing speculatively. There were tables and decorations set up all around. Music was playing in the background while children played and danced. It appeared they were having some sort of formal celebration since everyone looked to be dressed in formal attire. A wedding perhaps, or a banquet? He shook his head. It didn’t matter what these heathens were up to. All he cared about was his wo
Leah made her way to the clear located in the center of Ray’s pack territory and landed a few feet away from where the magnificently decorated tables were set up. There were a lot of people present already. People were dancing to the music that was playing over the loud speaker and she could see little pups running around, weaving in between and underneath the tables. She could hear their excitement as they noticed her and ran over to greet her. She quickly shifted to her human form with a smile and began greeting them back, giving hugs to the pups that asked for one. They were a friendly bunch, that was for sure. Leah had expected a small amount of reservation from the pack at first. She was, after all, a stranger to them and not a wolf. But, to her surprise, she was welcome with open arms by everyone. She received lots of complements on her dress and how pretty she was. She was really used to all the praise, so she just smiled and thank them with a blush on her face.Leah looked up
The first part of the ceremony was beautiful. The couple said their vows and the pack cheered as they kissed. They followed it up with lots of food and dancing. Leah danced with Ray for a while, before one of the teenagers requested a dance with her. Ray growled unhappily, but Leah just laughed softly. She kissed Ray on the cheek and whispered in his ear just soft enough for only him to hear. “Play nice, my love, and I promise to reward you later.”Ray’s gaze heated, and he kissed her deeply for a moment before reluctantly releasing her. “Fine. I’ll play nice.” He turned and glared at the boy who was standing next to them with a shy blush on his cheeks. With a sigh, Ray patted the pup on his shoulder and walked over to sit down next to Francesca who laid her head on his shoulder with a chuckle. He poked her gently on the arm with a mock glare on his face. “Oh, shut up!”Leah pulled the sweet pup to her and wrapped her arms around his neck with a soft smile. He was adorable. He was tal
Theo gritted his teeth before slamming his fist down on the large mahogany desk that separated himself from King Sullivan. This was not going the way he had planned. The king was currently sitting across from him glaring at him like he was the one who had done something wrong, when in fact it was that whore of a daughter of his!Theo growled loudly. “Did you hear what I just said?! I saw your daughter with my own eyes! She was making out with a damn wolf when she is supposed to be engaged to me!”King Marcus narrowed his eyes at Theo and leaned forward, steepling his fingers together on top of his desk. “I heard exactly what you just said, and I will deal with my daughter later. Right now I want to discuss what happened between you two in my home yesterday.”Theo gulped nervously, deciding to play dumb. Innocent until proven guilty. “I have no idea what you are talking about.”King Marcus roared loudly, slamming his own fist on the desks so hard it cracked, making Theo jump. “Don’t pl
Leah stepped into the house and let out a deep sigh as she headed to her father’s office. Now that she and Ray were officially mated, she needed to talk to her father. She knew he wasn’t going to be happy, but what choice did she have. She was madly in love with Ray, and she knew she would not have been happy with anyone else. Now that she and Ray were officially mated, her father would have no choice but to agree to an alternative way of solving their problem with Queen Dominique’s clan.She made her way to her father’s office, not bothering to head upstairs to her room to change. She wanted to get this conversation over with as soon as possible. She made it to his office where the door was slightly ajar. She paused when she hear two male voices. The first voice she knew was her father’s voice, calm yet firm. The second voice she recognized as that asshole, Theo. Theo sounded very angry, as noted by his raised voice. Leah kept quiet and listed in to their conversation.“Are you out o
Ray sighed wistfully. He was missing his mate already. Leah had said she needed to go home to speak with her father. Ray had offered to go with her, but she declined his offer. She said that this was something she needed to do on her own. She needed to tell her father about their mating. She said that she felt bad for going behind her father’s back, and that the least she could do was to meet with him face to face and explain what was going on. Ray understood where she was coming from, and so he didn’t argue further about her going by herself.Ray kissed her deeply and saw her off, watching her dragon form fly away until he could no longer see her. He turned and headed to where the construction team were working on the new pack houses. He walked over to where his nephew, Carter, stood holding some tools for Jagger and ruffled the pup’s hair. “Hey, kiddo.”Carter smiled adoringly up at his uncle. “Hey, Uncle Ray.” He looked around as if searching for someone, and Ray chuckled knowingl
Three months later... The large hall at the Sullivan mansion was beautifully decorated in emerald green and white with gold accents. Francesca had helped decorate the place similarly to how she had set up for Ray and Leah’s mating ceremony. White flowers and emerald green table cloths adorned each table. The center pieces that had been used for their mating ceremony were being reused. And there were gold plated fairy lights hung around the room. Needless to say, the place looked stunning. Leah and Ray both beamed for the camera as they got their wedding pictures taken. They started with pictures by themselves, then pictures as a couple, and lastly they took pictures with friends and family. Leah’s favorites were the pictures of them with Hannah and the pictures of her father with both Hannah and Carter. She could already picture framing them and hanging them on their living room wall. The wedding ceremony had been beautiful. A part of Leah had been a little disappointed that her fam
Leah sat in her old living room on the couch next to her brother Gabriel, and watched as her father played games with Hannah and Carter. She had brought the children so that her father could spend some time getting to know them. It had been a while since he had really spent time with children, so she felt it was a good idea. And the pups had so much fun riding on her dragon’s back to get there. Leah had been nervous since no one has ever rode her dragon’s back before, and she was afraid they would fall off. For that reason, it ended up taking twice as long to get there than it usually would have had she been flying alone.She took a sip of her tea and turned to look at her brother. “So... tell me what you think about everything. Are you nervous to meet your intended?”Gabriel sighed. “A little bit, I guess. I just hope she doesn’t turn out to be as bad as Theo was. I don’t think I can run away from this no that I’ve commit myself to this.”Leah chuckled. “Yeah, and I don’t think Queen
Marcus’s large dragon with ivory colored scales circled the pack ground a few times trying to see if he could locate his daughter, but he couldn’t. However, he did notice a tall, muscular man with dark hair standing in front of the large pack house staring at him as if waiting for something. Marcus wondered if maybe the man was Ray Winston, the alpha of the pack.He had never met Ray, but he had heard a lot of things about the man. Ray was said to be a good and fair alpha, and his pack loved him. If all that was true, then Marcus could understand why Leah had fell for him. There was nothing more attractive to his daughter than a person who loved and protected their family. Marcus lowered his dragon to the ground, shifting to his human form right before he landed.Ray had noticed the dragon circling his lands a few moments ago. He didn’t want to alarm anyone in case this was another one of Leah’s clan members coming to make sure she was okay. So he just stood and watched the dragon, wa
Marcus sat in his office seething with rage. He was meeting with Queen Dominique to discuss other possible solutions to their situation, but the woman was pissing him off. When he had told her about what happened with Theo and Leah, the insufferable woman had just laughed it off. She had the audacity to claim it wasn’t her problem. That she wasn’t responsible for one of her own clan members going rogue.Marcus leaned forward in his seat, glaring daggers at the woman. “What do you mean, you’re not responsible for his actions? He was your clan member and he attacked my daughter!”Dominique narrowed her own eyes. “No, Marcus. From my understanding, he attacked the wolves. Your out of control daughter just saw fit to interfere. It’s not my fault if she ended up getting hurt.”Marcus slammed his fist down on his desk. “He should not have attacked the wolves either!”She smirked. “Regardless. What happens to the wolves is not your business.” She crossed her legs, looking completely satisfie
The four large male dragons circled the area a few more times before making their descent. The pack watched in awe as the four slowly made their way down, shifting to human right before hitting the ground. They stood silently staring at Leah, neither them nor she saying a word. Ray studied the four males thoughtfully, wondering who they were. Three of them were tall, with blond hair and grey eyes. They looked so alike that they could have been triplets. The fourth one, however, was slightly taller than the rest, with red hair and grey eyes. Ray paused for a moment. While the first three males looked different, the fourth one looked an awful lot like Leah. Ray sighed in relief. These must be her brothers.Leah confirmed Ray’s thoughts. “Everyone, these are my brothers.” She pointed to the three blonds, pointing them out one by one. “This is Max. Then there’s Tristan, and Axel.” Last she pointed to the red haired man. “And last but not least, there’s Gabriel.”While Leah was introducin
Leah woke to the sounds of construction work being done. With all the damage Theo had done with the fires, she figured the pack members were working on rebuilding the pack house. She didn’t know how long she had been asleep, but she felt well rested, so she figured it was time to get up and rejoin civilization.Yawning, she stretched her arms above her head. When she went to remove the covers from on top of her, she froze at the sight ov a small head of curly blond hair nestled on the pillow next to her. She scrunched her brows in confusion, pulling the covers down to get a good look at whoever was lying in the bed next to her. To her shock, it was a small female pup who looked to be about three or four years old. The baby girl was adorable, but Leah was very confused about who this pup was.“Uh, Ray?” She reached out to him through their mate link and he responded immediately.“Yes, my love?”She smiled at the endearment. “I just woke up and noticed that you weren’t here, but instead
Gabriel stood on the training field watching the warriors train, or at least that is what he was supposed to be doing. In truth, his mind was elsewhere. He had been suspicious when his sister had told him that she had an appointment to go to, but he never suspected that she was running off to have a secret mating ceremony. There was a large part of him that was pissed at her. Not because she got mated to someone who wasn’t from the Blackwell clan. She never wanted to be involved in this whole treaty situation in the first place, and she certainly hadn’t wanted to be forced to get married. No, he was pissed because she had hid something this huge from him. They were supposed to be super close, like two peas in a pod. The fact that she had kept this from him saddened him. It made him feel like they weren’t as close as he had thought they were. They used to tell each other everything, all their deepest, darkest secrets. Now, he couldn’t understand why she would keep something so importan
Ray reaches over and takes Leah out of Dallas’s arms, pulling her close and rubbing his cheek against her head. Without saying a word, he turned and began walking towards the main pack house. His mate has loss a lot of blood, but Ray knew she was a strong dragon. Her heartbeat was strong and her breathing was even. She would need a lot of rest, but her wounds had already began to heal. Even faster than he thought it would. Ray figured it might have something to do wither royal blood mixed with is alpha blood from their mating, but nonetheless, he would still have Francesca do her thing. His sister was the pack healer, and one of the best healer in the county, if not the whole world. His mate would surely live today.He looked around as he walked. Most of the pack houses were gone, burned to the ground. The fires had mostly burned themselves out, and Jagger along with most of the adult males of the pack were putting out the rest of the flames that lingered. Ray would let them handle th
Leah was beyond pissed. Royally pissed, pun intended. She had left her childhood home in almost a depressed state. She had wanted nothing more than to go to Ray and have him hold her in his arms and make the pain of leaving her family go away. Little could she have imagined that she would arrive at the pack territory only to see that it was being destroyed by one of her kind, a dragon!The shock she first experience upon seeing the flames eating their way through all the pack houses and buildings gave way to pure unadulterated anger as she saw her mate being flung from the back of the large dragon and into the side of one of the buildings that just so happened to still be standing. Oh, hell no!With a loud roar full of all the emotions that she had been feeling for the past couple of hours, Leah charged at the black dragon. The black dragon looked up in surprise to see Leah’s large red dragon aiming straight for it. Inside the black dragon, Theo seethed with his own anger and jealous