LYLA POV I watched as the station wagon hit Callan’s SUV at full speed through an intersection. A smirk of satisfaction snuck onto my face as I heard the crash of metal hitting metal. There was no way I could keep it off of my face. I would do anything to make their lives miserable after the misery that they had caused me. One thing that Callan and his bitch of mate didn’t realize was that Reaper had the ability to compell wolves to do his bidding. However, his power only extended so far as it only worked on wolves that were not in a pack. What better way to keep your hands clean, than having someone else do the dirty work. It didn’t take much work for Reaper to compell Stacey, an elderly lady that had been banished from Callan’s pack after multiple generations had served his family. The only part of the plan that needed some more work, was Stacey potentially dying in the crash. My mind went back to when Reaper clutched Stacey’s cheeks, transfixing his gaze on hers. His hypnotic
Seraphina POVA wail left my lips as the doctor told me the news that one of my babies was not with us any longer. Callan held me as I sobbed. This was a heartache that I never wanted to feel, let alone anyone else feel.Burning hot rage ran through my veins as I thought about how fucked this situation was. I had found once I was awake that the person who hit us was not only dead but also was Stacey. A former packhouse maid. What had I done to her that made her hate me so much? Was her hatred for me so overpowering that it drove her to sacrifice herself when she hit us? It just seemed like an extreme thing to do. It wasn’t like she would be able to reap any benefits. She was dead. I felt a kiss on my head followed by soothing words. “Shhh, I got you baby. And I will go to the ends of the Earth to make sure we are able to avenge the death of our unborn son.” A son. A beautiful baby boy who didn’t even get a chance to breathe his first breath of air. The doctor continued to speak,
Callan POVI looked around at the crowd before me that consisted of women and men of all ages who were willing to defend the pack.“Thank you all for coming. Today we will be assessing your skills. Specifically in agility, strength, problem solving, and your ability to think on your feet.” Before I continued to speak a young boy came to the front of the crowd and looked at me with awe. As I broke up the crowd into small groups, the young boy stood as tall as he could with his chest puffed out. “What’s your name son?” “Liam,” the boy said with such ferver I couldn’t help but smile. “And how old are you, Liam?” “Twelve, Alpha. But I assure you I can help,” Liam replied with the same enthusiasm. He was tall for only being 12, I would have guessed he was 15 by the look of him. He had touseled black hair that fell over his light blue eyes. By the looks of his worn and ripped clothes, I could tell that he hadn’t been cared for like he should be. I felt my wolf’s hackles rise at the t
Callan POVI climbed the stairs two at a time to get to my bedroom as fast as possible. The sounds of furniture moving and things being thrown echoed in the hallway. I tentatively knocked on the door, not wanting to spook Sera even more. “Baby open the door.” A pregnant pause passed before I heard the sound of something heavy being moved before the door cracked open. Sera’s relief was palpable as she opened the door and flung her arms around my neck, before she started to sob. I instinctively wrapped my arms around her and walked us into our bedroom that was now turned upside down. I closed the door behind me, noting the dresser that was off to the side. It no doubt was the item that had been moved when I knocked. I placed my hand on the back of her head and pressed a kiss to her temple. She trembled in my arms while she continued to sob uncontrollably. I took a step back and cupped both of her cheeks in my hands. Hey indigo eyes shined from her tears. “What happened? I can feel
Seraphina POVI looked at Callan with confusion and then down at myself at the hot mess I was. I was in a stained, holey t-shirt with no bra, hair in a messy bun, and baggy sweatpants. Not the type of outfit you would wear for anyone to see you in. I pursed my lips and put up one finger to signal that I needed a minute before moving my hand in the air up and down my body. “Let me change real quick,” I said before turning around to go to my closet to find new clothes to wear. That’s when it hit me. I had taken all the clothes out of the closet for the “bed” I was making. At the time, all of my instincts were telling me that I needed to get all of Callan and my clothes together to get rid of scent of our intruder earlier. I felt possessed with my actions, as if I didn’t have control over my own body. I placed a hand on my stomach while closing my eyes for a brief moment. I knew there was no way I could physically see a difference that I only now had one baby in my womb, but I swore I
Seraphina POVCallan and I may our way back to Liam who was now with one of our household staff while walking towards the guest bathroom.“He’s staying the night, don’t worry you will get to talk to him.” Callan whispered in my ear before guiding me towards our bedroom. “Why are we going back to our room?” I bit my lower lip now feeling self conscious with how I left our room. Callan wrapped his arm around my shoulders and gave me a little squeeze. “You’ll see,” he responded with a small smirk. I winced at the mess that was our room. Callan pressed a kiss to my temple as he sensed my unease. “Stop stressing. I’ll get everything sorted. But first,” he braced one hand on each of my shoulders and pressed down to make sit on the chaisse lounge, “stay there.” He pointed to me and walked into the ajoined bathroom. The sound of the bath running and the aroma of lavender and citrus filled the room. A minute later, Callan walked out of the bathroom in only his briefs. The sight of him made
Lyla POVA grunt escaped me as my body hit the ground. “Again,” Reaper roared. Begrudgingly I got up off the ground while my body made sounds of protest in response to the movement. I dusted off the lilac colored yoga pants and got into my defensive position. Reaper and I circled one another on the makeshirt training area we had made in the bunker. “Keep your hands up, don’t leave your face uncovered,” Reaper instructed, this time in a more fatherly tone. Reaper threw several punches out that I blocked successfully. “Show me your fire, Lyla, show me your anger.” I let out a growl as I thought about all of the stuff I had been through lately. Losing my chance at being Luna, Allister dying, and now having to be Reaper’s “toy.” I kicked my leg, making contact with Reaper’s side. He let out a grunt at the impact and gave me a smile. “Again!” We continued our training for the next hour, focusing on technique and endurance. I wouldn’t be helpless the next time I was faced with Alpha
Callan POVThe transition of Liam moving in with us was as seamless as possible. However it wasn’t short of lots of questions from Liam wondering where his family was. He was insistent that they would be back for him. “I can stay with you and Luna until my mom and dad come back,” Liam had concluded. Instead of arguing, Sera and I simply had agreed. Even though we knew the reality of the situation. They were not coming back and had no intentions of coming to get their son. My blood boiled at the thought. How any parent or guardian could just leave their child with no regard to their safety or well being was beyond me. Instead of allowing myself to hunt the bastards down that left Liam and rip them into pieces, I made myself channel that rage into something productive. I would teach the kids of the pack, basic defense skills. For the next several days after training my warriors, I would spend an extra forty five minutes teaching the minors of the pack how to maneuver simple self defe
Suddenly my heart began to race not just from the crowd cheering, but from the pull I felt towards her. I didn’t realize I had taken a step toward her until I was only a few feet away. She was in a simple yellow sungress with her blond hair in a loose fitting knot. She was the epitome of perfection. The beauty before me had the greenest eyes I had ever seen and seemed to captivate me in a way that was indescribable. She visibly gulped as stood in front of her before she slightly bowed. “Congratulations, Alpha. It’s an honor to meet you.” she stammered. ‘Mate,’ my wolf Narif yelled in my head. I gave her a warm smile. I loved how her pale cheeks reddened as she spoke. “Thank you, it’s nice to meet you. I didn’t catch your name,” I said, my voice low as I tried to hide the breathlessness I felt at being so close to her.“Sophie,” she replied softly, her eyes sparkling with an unspoken understanding. “But everyone calls me Soph.”“Soph,” I repeated, savoring the sound as it rolled o
LIAM POV I slammed into the red head, who was on all fours before me. I had forgotten her name already. I had met her earlier in the day at my best friend Trevor’s house while we were all lounging around the pool. She was cute and had no problem with coming home with me in the middle of the day, before the alpha ceremony. Today my chosen father would pass the pack to me, making me the new Alpha. I had too many feelings about it, leading to what I did best. Pushing my feelings aside and got lost into something else or someone else. I heard a light knock before I heard my mother’s curse.Damnit mom! “Mom, get out!” I yelled while continuing to pump into the red head. She attempted to stop but I let out a threatening growl, letting her know that I was no where finished with her. I heard my mom bump her head on the door frame, making me roll my eyes. She reminded me of Jess from New Girl, with how clumsy she was. ‘Mom just walked in on me having a girl over.’ I sent a mind link to my
Seraphina POV Callan and I had decided to make the house near the waterfall our getaway home when we needed it. We arrived at our home for the next couple of days. It was a modernized one floor flat that looked over a gorgeous waterfall. “Tell me again why we can’t use this place as the pack house?” I asked the umteenth time to Callan as I looked at the waterfall through the floor to ceiling length windows. Everytime I came to this place it made me feel like I was in another world with its modern and exotic architecture. I looked at the floor to ceiling length windows and watched as the water cascaded down the smooth rocks. Everytime we came here I always asked Callan the same question. He put our bags down and walked over to me and wrapped his arms around my waist. “Because we need to be closer to everyone, you know this.” He nipped at my mark, making me giggle. My mind went back to the first time I had come to this place. When a scream had left my lips as I made contact with
Seraphina POV Maeve rounded the corner and whacked Callan on the back of the head. “Hush, let the girl bring what she wants,” she scolded. It was so nice seeing her back to her almost normal self again. My brows knitted together when I noticed the visible sweat on her brow. “You okay Maeve?” She waved a hand in front of her face. “Yeah, jeeze, who turned up the heat in here,” I looked at the thermostat that hung on the wall and read sistythree degrees. I would hardly call that hot. I sniffed the air and noticed that her scent seemed stronger today as well. Callan’s nostrils flared before I saw drake running down the staircase and swooping his bride up. She cackled as he booked it up the stairs. “Sorry guys! Baby making time!” Drake called from the top of the stairs. I looked at Callan with a smile. “Guess we know what they will be doing while we are gone.” Callan chuckled before wrapping an arm around my shoulders. “Let’s get out of here before we have to put ear plugs in.”Mae
I watched the boys with a deadpan expression as they tried to figure out how to take off a dirty diaper and put a new one on. “Don’t worry mum, we got it.” Liam had told me. “Just sit back and relax.”How they expected me to do so when they looked like they were attempting some sort of science experiment on my daughter was beyond me. I went to push up from the rocking chair where I was seated when Callan spoke. “We got this babe, don’t stress.” I took in a breath. ‘They can do this, they can do this.’ I said to myself. ‘You sure about that?’ Alya my wolf chided back. It wasn’t until I heard the sound of a splat and a gasp from Liam did I finally decide I was done watching this shit show. Literally. There was shit filled diaper on top of Callan’s foot. Liam looked at Callan in horror and then disgust. A smile spread on our girl’s face at my boy incompetence to change a diaper. I stood up and marched over to a stunned looking Callan and Liam. Liam moved out of the way. “You k
You keep looking at my dick like that, we won’t be able to take a relaxing bath together,” he teased. I stuck out my tongue at him like a child, earning me a laugh from Callan. He climbed in behind me, the water sloshing over the edge at the movement. He wrapped his arms around me and pressed a kiss on my shoulder. I sank into his embrace, loving the rare intimate moment we were now sharing. It felt like so much had happened in such a short amount of time, that we had missed out on opportunities such as this. We sat in silence, simply enjoying the moment with one another. However I couldn’t help but think about Liam’s situation and about his family. For the first time since I had lost the baby, my heart and head were on the same page. I snuggled up to Callan and rested my head on his shoulder. Tingles ignited where we touched, further soothing my racing thoughts. “What’s on your mind, Princess?” Callan asked as he pressed a kiss on the top of my head. “What will happen to Liam?”
Seraphina POV 6 Years Later….“Ugh harder!” I heard a female voice cry out. Whoever she was, she was getting the pounding of her life by the sounds coming from down the hall. A blush crept over my cheeks and chest as I thought about what must be happening in the room. As I continued to walk down the hallway to find Liam for the Alpha Ceremony. I quickened my pace in an attempt to give the couple more privacy. However, as I got closer to Liam’s room, I noticed the woman’s voice get louder.As I approached my door, a thumping sound accompanied by the soft moans of a female was emanating from his bedroom! Dejavu slammed into me as I remembered the day that I caught Allister in my room with Lyla. My hand shook as I grabbed the vintage gold knob. I knocked on the door while opening the door and instantly regretted it. Slowly I opened the door and gasped at the sight before me. It took a few moments for me to register what was going on. Before me was Liam pounding into a beautiful red h
Seraphina POV5 Months later….I walked next to Maeve in the department store as we looked over the racks of baby clothes. After finally receiving permission from Doctor Desmond that some walking could help induce labor. Our babygirl was finally cooked. It was time for us to meet her. Only now that it was time, she was taking her sweet time and enjoying the comfort and protection that my body provided. I couldn’t blame her after everything that we had gone through together. Our girl was a trooper through it all. I felt a tinge of pain in my lower back and some pressure in my lower abdomen. The pain stopping me in my tracks for a moment. Maeve looked at me with concern. “You alright babe?”I held on top of the rack and continued to take deep breaths. “Ugh, yeah. Just Braxton Hicks,” I grumbled. After a moment we continued to look through the racks of clothes. Maeve and Drake were having a baby boy, and I couldn’t help but be envious of how much Maeve was glowing. I looked like a g
Mia POVI circled the chair that bound the man who haunted all of my dreams and almost every waking moment. The only time I didn’t think about what this man had put me through, was when I was with my son, my grandson, and daught-in-law. They seemed to drown out the voices and images in my head that wanted me to relive the horrible days during my captivity. “Please Mia, I love you.” Kevin pleaded with me. Tears, snot, and blood all congeled together on his handsome face. His blood red eyes were now constantly out as his wolf tried to heal the wounds that I kept inflicting. We were on day three of me torturing him and using toys on him that he had used on me. I refused to be the victim any longer. My daughter attempted to punish him, but didn’t have the stomach for it. I just prayed that she too would find some peace knowing that this pieace of shit would no longer be around to hurt us. She had come back down today for some reason. Maybe for closure? I couldn’t be certain. “You don’t