Allister POVI walked into the pack meeting with my head held high. Today seven new members would become part of our pack. Unbeknownst to everyone attending, these members were part of the initial attack. If anyone recognized the men and women, they didn’t dare say anything. Pack members whispered as I walked down the isle towards the stage. It was weird not having Seraphina here by my side. I stood on the stage as pack members and the soon-to-be pack members gathered around. This would be my first official meeting running the pack. Other than the emergency meeting I conducted, where pack protocol deemed me as Alpha since Samuel was in a coma. The seven new members completed their oath and the rest of the meeting went by quickly since no one seemed to want to speak up during it. Once the meeting was adjourned, Lyla’s smile went into a flat line before she shoved me off. The act took me by surprise. “Why would you announce that?” My surprise turned to shock at her tone. I furrowed
Seraphina POVI spent the next couple of days working alongside Callan and completing all of his requests. If I was asked to color-code one more thing, I was going to lose it. For my first task, Callan had me organize all of his books in his library by color– which ranged from forest green to black. Nothing in this packhouse was “colorful.” Once that was complete, I was to organize his already organized closet, including his underwear drawer. I swore it was just to make me annoyed. Instead of organizing his underwear by color, I decided to make the letters F and U in the lighter shades of gray in the middle of the drawer. I had smiled at my handy work before continuing to my other tasks. Callan was less than impressed when he saw my organizing skills of his undergarments. The punishment of having to clean toilets in the employee bathroom was totally worth the look on Callan’s bright red face when he came to ask me about it. I was now back to staying in my room, although for some rea
POV Seraphina I walked out of the restroom when I thought the coast was clear of Lyla and her friend. As my poor luck would have it, Lyla and two others sat at some easels across the room, awaiting the class. I tried to avoid my gaze as I found Maeve, who was placing two drinks for us on the table. I tried to calm my racing heart as I sat down in front of the blank canvas. Maeve leaned towards me and placed a hand on my leather-covered shoulder. “Are you alright?” Her asked with concern. I moved my clutch onto my lap and pretended to be going through its contents. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Drake stood near the opposite entrance of the bar, while our “The blonde across from us with the red head and brunette,” I started.Maeve immediately looked around her canvas, holding no semblance of being discrete. I immediately pulled her closer to me. “Don’t look at her!” I hissed. “I don’t want her to see me.” Maeve looked at me confused. I met her eyes, “that’s Lyla.” Maeve’
Callan POV I paced my study as I waited for Constantine to show up. I checked my smart watch for the umteenth time. Finally Constantine walked in with his hands in his jeans pockets. Exasperated, I tossed my hands up in the air. “About damn time you showed up!”Constantine responded with a knowing grin before clapping me on the shoulder. “Aw, did you miss me, Callan?”I rolled my eyes while I shoved him off, making him laugh. “You wish.” I flipped him off and walked over to my bar cart. “Hey, don’t tease me with a good time. You know I am an equal opportunity-lover.” Constantine plopped down onto one of the leather chairs and crossed one leg over the other. I let out a laugh and turned with the glasses of bourbon. “For some reason I don’t see Adalia taking too kindly to anyone touching her mate.” I teased. Constantine waved me off in response before switching topics. “So will you tell me now, why you have summoned me?” I handed Constantine his glass of amber colored liquid and cl
Seraphina POV I looked around my room with all of my belongings shredded on the floor. To make matters worse the words “LEAVE NOW WHORE” were written in red paint on the wall above my bed. I watched as the paint dripped down the wall and onto my comforter. If I weren’t in shock, I would have started cleaning up the mess. Instead, I sat on the floor surrounded by all of my destroyed belongings. I couldn’t understand why anyone would do this. I knew I was new to the pack, but this, this was extreme. The only staff member that seemed to have a hair across their ass was Stacey. But this seemed over the top, even for her. Callan’s look of pure fury was enough to make me want to curl in a ball and submit. His aura pressed out, making me wince as he saw the words written on the wall. The tick in his jaw was enough for me to know that what came next would not be pretty. I looked down at the floor and played with a scrap of fabric that belonged to my favorite dress. I felt Callan’s gaze on
POV Seraphina The next morning I could hear the other staff members mutter and whisper about what had transpired last night. The whispers only grew louder as every staff member was called in for a meeting with their Alpha. I quietly stood next to Maeve and Drake as we waited for Callan to arrive at the meeting. Everyone in the pack looked up at me with curious and contemplative stares. All of a sudden the room went eerily quiet to the point that only the sound of Callan’s footsteps was all that could be heard. As Callan approached, my heart pounded in my chest as I stood before pack members who were not familiar. And to think this was only a small portion of them. I had yet to see the full magnitude of Callan’s reign. As he walked, Callan was the epitome of cool, calm, and collected with his hands in his black trousers and head held high.Upon entrance of their Alpha, everyone bent to one knee and bowed. The level of respect that these members had or the fear they had of their A
Callan POV Did I need to kiss her? No. Did I use the situation to my advantage? You bet your ass! I needed to satisfy the need to be close to her, so I could shut up my wolf. And boy, was that a mistake! As soon as our lips crashed to one anothers, electricity like i’d never known sparked between us. At first Sera’s body was as stiff as a board, however after just a couple of seconds, she was melting into my arms and molding her body to mine. Just as I allowed myself to sink into the kiss, Sera pushed away. I couldn’t help but love the way her cheeks were tinged pink and how her pouty lips were a bit more swollen than before. ‘Mine.’ Archer roared in my head. I looked back at my staff and pressed out my aura for emphasis. “Does anyone have any questions in regards to the etiquette that is expected with Ms. Steele?” Sera moved back to where Maeve and Drake were standing with an undecipherable expression “No questions, Alpha.” and “No, sir.” echoed in the room before I dismissed e
POV Seraphina “Alpha Allister sent me after we received word where your mother and sister are,” the male guest said. I stood still, holding the tray of tea for the men. Blood whooshed in my ears as I tried to unpack what the man said and what it could mean. And to use the word “Alpha” for Allister made my blood boil. My father was the alpha. HE was the fill-in. I avoided eye contact with Callan so he wouldn’t suspect my inner rage that was scratching my insides to get out. I quickly dismissed myself from the room and stood outside the closed office door to see if I could hear anything further. Before I could hear anything, a forced cough came from behind me. When I turned around, Angelica stood with her arms crossed and her eyes bloodshot from crying. Her eyes turned to those of her wolf before returning to her human eyes. I never knew a werewolf whose eyes turned a cloudy gray color, and for whatever reason, they gave me an uneasy feeling.“Are you happy with yourself?” She bit ou
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