Blake guided me down the long hall with his hand in mine. My heels clanked on the tile making my nerves rattle. This was the same hall I walked in for the choosing ceremony. My hand rested on my belly and I took a deep breath. That was all behind me now."You ok, Dove?""Yeah, it's just been a long time since I was here.""Does the memory of the first time I took your body make you sad? We conceived these babies that day." His hand rested over mine as he stopped before entering the doors."I'm not sad, just... confused. I was a different person then. We both were. I walked these halls praying you would love me like you do now.""I do love you, and our children. You're my first, my favorite, remember that.""Of course, Blake."He kissed me sweetly then opened the doors. The same purple fabric lined the aisle and oddly the same bed was setup in the front. I really didn't want to watch the joining of another couple. "Mom, Dad." Blake nodded to his parents and they greeted us. "I have to
Blake held out his hand and the girl took it with a smile. He turned her to the crowd, wrapping his arms around her body, then sank his canines deep into her neck. She smiled with a wanton moan and my inside felt like they just disappeared and I was nothing. It felt like air could no longer get in my lungs and I wanted to scream. Blake's eyes remained glued on me as he marked another woman and he looked pleased with himself. He retracted his canines and she fell limp in his arms. "Why would he do this?""To be more powerful and less bonded to you. The fate bond is the strongest connection a werewolf can have, and it would have more control over his Lycan than he did. Blake needs to have all the control." Bolton answered with disgust laced in his voice. Blake lifted the girl to the bed, laying her down gently, then he opened her white robe. The same one I wore six months ago."Release me from this compulsion Bolton.""I can't, I'm sorry." His voice was laced with sadness this time.
My toes wiggled in the wet grass as I looked over the gardens of the pack house. It has been so long since I seen this place, I barely recognized it.I knew I passed out from the pain of my rejection to Blake, but I had no idea how I was standing here. My hand reached to rub over my belly when fear raced through my veins. My children!"Blake try and find me!" A little girl shouted as she ran through the flower beds and around a fountain. It was me! I was maybe seven years old."I always find you, Raven." A young handsome boy came running into my view."Only if I want you to." My little self said and quickly rolled under a hedge and bolted to the other side. I knew he was following my voice and I was trying to trick him. I ran to find myself and smiled when Blake jumped over the bush and tackled me."No fair!" I pouted. My little face, porcelain white with ebony hair looked up to my best friend."That was plenty fair.""I was trying to trick you." My dark eyes shined brightly. I don't
The doctor cleared me and my babies, claiming a miraculous recover. Then she thanked the goddess and I kicked her out of my room."The goddess has never helped me and I know she didn't now. Why was the pain so little?" I asked Bolton."I'm not exactly sure." He looked out the window and I growled at him. It was a loud and anger growl too."Oh my godd..." I have to stop saying that. "Did you hear me growl?"Bolton turned to me with a smile. "Have you not growled before? You're a werewolf.""I'm a weak... I was a weak omega. I can feel her. Oh my goodness, I can feel her so strong inside me.""You broke free of your chains and forced her to come forward. She is fully with you now. I can feel her presence.""It feels good." I sighed, soaking up the strength and love she gave me. My wolf was with me. For so long I felt like I carried a scared pup on my back, and now she was next to me and she was fierce."In a few weeks you can let her run. I'll help you nurture her to full strength." Bolt
"Oh thank the goddess, Sasha!" Blake fell to his knees at my bedside with real tears. I looked to Bolton in confusion. What game is this?Blake grabbed my hand in his and started kissing it. "I'm so sorry, Dove. I was so consumed by my need for power and to please my father. I didn't realize how badly I hurt you. I love you, Dove! I want your mark. I need your mark, baby. I give all myself to you. We can lead this pack together like we always spoke of when we were kids."Is he serious? "His Lycan abandoned him." Bolton said in my head as he rolled his eyes.My voice came out sickly sweet as I spoke. "Really, Blake? You swear you'll love me and still want me after everything I did to you.""Of course, Dove." His fingers moved to my hair, tangling my strands around him. "I love you, only you, Sasha. I told you I can't survive without. I forgive you for everything. Let me mark you and you can mark me. I don't want to be away from you ever again.""Yes, Blake, Yes! Mark me, please. It's s
I felt a pull on my arm and looked to Bolton with a growl. "You're not leaving me!" I ordered him and he moved his feet quickly before I ended up dragging him along. "I don't know if I can handle this." He shook his head to me as I was wheeled down the hall."You're a fucking Vampire Siren Thing. Stop being a coward and tell me to relax again. It was annoying, but soothing.""Oh my goddess.."I growled at him for saying her name. "Oh my goodness, this is... this is... I can't. No! No!" He was losing his shit and I wanted to punch him in the balls. "Sasha!" I heard Charlotte call to me."Help!" Bolton pleaded, trying to get his hand from my grip."Send her away! She sucked as my Luna and won't be allowed around my children." I ordered, feeling my anger rush out of me.Bolton looked to me with sadness and nodded his head ok. He looked to Charlotte and I knew he was mind linking her. We wheeled through double doors and everyone was running around me. They put my legs in metal cups to
"Will Viktor come to take me?" I asked clutching the stroller with my three angel demons in it. I spent two nights in the hospital with just my babies and Bolton. I refused anyone to come see me, especially Blake. I didn't want to see any of them, but in truth, I was just afraid to leave. I felt like my little hospital room protected me."Eventually." Bolton responded with a shrug of his shoulders. He opened the door and waved for me to walk through."You suck at being helpful, you know that. Eventually! Who says that to a terrified woman that just gave birth to not one, but three babies?""I've been stuck in this hospital for over a week with you. When you were unconscious it was fine. Now that you're awake, I wish I were deaf."My mouth dropped. Sure, I was a bit bitchy, but did he not understand everything that just happened to me. Everything that is still yet to happen."I understand, psycho. You need to understand that bitching and whining all day solves nothing.""Argh! I hate y
They were all here. All six of my siblings and my mom. I hugged each one tightly with tears. It felt like years had passed since I last seen them. My whole life revolved around protecting them from Stephen's intolerable rage and then they were gone."Is he here?" I questioned my mom, noticing her husband was missing."No!" She smiled brightly to me."No?" "Draconian found out the truth and removed him. Prince Bolton will fill you in." She winked to him and I looked at him funny."Prince? You need to explain that too." I pointed at him."Yes, let's get settled and I'll fill you in, Luna.""That too!" I pointed at him again and he nodded to me.I gave my family one last squeeze then looked out to my old pack. "I'm sorry for how I addressed all of you. I only gained my freedom a little over a week ago and most of that time I laid unconscious. I want to be more to you all, more for myself, and for my children. Please give me some time to learn who I'm meant to be.""Of course, Luna.""We
Seventeen years in futureMy name is Sasha Lycanic, born a low-level omega with nothing special about a single hair on my body. To make my life infinitely worse, my father was a traitor. My life didn't start out bad, it just kept plummeting downhill and for so long I was too weak to take the wheel. My eyes stared at myself through my vanity's mirror with a small smile tugging at my lips, remembering the days of my youth. I was young and naive. I loved deeply and oh so wrongly. I chose a life that damned myself, and I didn't realize it until it was too late. Now I was grown, no longer a child or so naive."It's time!" My mate called to me and I rose from my chair. Today, I cannot be weak. Today, I would be proud and support my son. My Lycan son, born out of malice and betrayals. I loved him, as I did all my children, but he was the oldest, the first and our future Alpha. "Coming darling." I said in a sweet voice. I may not have become everything I thought I would be, but above all
I sat beside a lake taking long breaths. I knew I couldn’t plead for my life again. This was beyond the goddess’ power and I’ve cheated death too many times. My hand moved over the small bump on my belly and tears fall down my cheeks. If I die, so do they. Would I ever know who they were, or do they become nothing since they were never born?“My daughter.” The velvety smooth poison nearly cracked my skull open and it made me smile. I wiped my tears away as I looked to the moon goddess. I wasn’t dead, at least not yet.“I never thought I would be so happy to be in this much pain.” I cried to her.Charlotte appeared next me and I hugged her instantly. “I miss you so much.”“I miss you too. We don’t have much time and the goddess wanted to speak to you through me.”“Ok.” I bit my lip, body filling with excitement. This had to mean I would return home soon and I couldn’t wait to kiss my mate’s lips.I looked to the moon goddess as Charlotte spoke her words. “This is the last time we will
“This isn’t true.” I mumbled as my feet fumbled over myself. Draconian was pissed and on a mission to get me as far from the pack house as possible. I understood his worry, but I couldn’t just leave. “Where are my children? My family?”“Your mother has them safe and off territory already. We will meet them at an ally pack’.”“An ally pack? They are all here.” I was trying to get my mind to work as we ran down four flights of stairs. I wasn’t even sure how I could survive without Bolton, but I needed to get to my kids. My hand went to my mark, remembering his touch to my skin. I could still feel him. “There’s no pain.”“What?” Draconian looked back at me and the fear that crossed his face was unmistakable.“It doesn’t burn. I can feel Bolton.”“Sasha, he might have not completely died, but we can’t go out there. You’ll be killed in seconds. You have to let him go.” Draconian’s hands came to my arms. He looked at me lovingly, but with a deep longing. “Drac? Something is off.” My eyes
“Sasha! Get up!”I woke to Bolton screaming beside the bed. “What is...” before I could ask I heard the bells of war. “Their here!”“Yes! Today we finish this.” Bolton growled at me with red eyes. There was my monster. He was ready and so was I.“Yes. Today we finish this.” I repeated, standing to kiss my handsome mate then went to dress quickly. I was amped and ready for this battle, but I had no idea how it would end. I was always a foolish girl though, believing good would triumph if I just fought hard enough. Today was the true test of my beliefs and I would forever bury that teenage girl raised as nothing but a weak omega born to a traitor of my pack. Today, Sasha Glancia would truly die and I would own my name and rightful place as Sasha Leto. A name that would be known as the greatest and truest Luna of any specie for generations to come. It was the cost that made it all seem unworthy though.“You ready?” Eldora flew beside me on the roof of our pack house.“I’ve been ready f
Three weeks passed and surprisingly four species coexisted on my land somewhat peacefully. It wasn’t without fights or many being locked away for a night to sober up, but it was three weeks that they all bonded.“I like this little village we have here. It reminds me of the fairy land we occupied.” I snuggled into Bolton’s side. “It is like that. Expect we have proper shelter and plumping here.”“Yes, and I do love the luxuries of modern life. Bath?” I looked up to him. He was as a sweaty mess as myself. He woke me before the sunrise so we could have hours naked in bed before our kids woke. “Tempting, but I have to meet Draconian. He heard some rumors of an attack being planned at my kingdom and the witches’ neighborhoods.”“What rumors?”“Dragons been seen lurking about different territories.”“You think they will attack their lands since most are here? If we leave their people unprotected and they are ambush, it will put a wedge between us all.”“I know and that is why we need a p
“Well, you look... better.” I tried to hide the worry on my face.“I look disgusting.”“It just one little spot. The rest of you is gorgeous.” I gave her a smile.“It’s the only thing anyone can see. Thankfully I’m locked away from the public eye.” Her fingers brushed the dark black ooze on her neck. Something was wrong with her mark and no one knew what. Fortunately, whatever odd growth happening from Blake’s mark it didn’t seem to affect her physically. The doctor cleared all her vitals and said it should have no effect on her child, but even they weren’t sure. There was no record of a mark ever turning into a black crusty wound that occasionally oozed out venom.“It will be ok. You’re perfectly healthy. We just have to be patient. Eldora and... the witch will be here.” I actually didn’t know any of the witches’ names. “I doubt they will know more about a mate’s mark than our own stupid people.” She hit the bars in frustration.“We will figure it out, Cynthia. You’re healthy and a
After watching Cynthia be escorted out of the hospital by our guards the mood between Bolton and I was soured. I couldn’t believe Blake did this to her and it made me want his death on my hands so much more.I couldn’t do that now though. If I killed Blake it would kill her. I was debating what to do about Viktor too. I didn’t want Bolton to lose his mom. The rest of the day he barely said two words to me, but I felt his hand to my skin every moment. He knew I needed to think and without his commentary. He made a point to remind me he was still here though.After dinner I put my kids to bed which my mom and Draconian agreed to stay with them at the pack house. The rest of my sibling stayed too and I doubled the security. I knew if Blake or Viktor showed up, my family would be their first target. It was no secret I would give up anything to keep them safe.By sundown a horde of Vampires arrived. I wasn’t sure who was left at their kingdom or even where it was. Watching Bolton greet th
“We have so many things to do, baby.” Bolton sighed after we made out for another twenty minutes. “I want to just lock you in a room for weeks and enjoy every inch of your body, but we have two major threats we need to kill.”“Blake and Viktor.” I sighed too, feeling the weight of what they would be plotting now. “Do you think they know I’m alive?”“Probably. I want you to remain in the pack house.”“I won’t lock myself in here, psycho. I will promise to be always guarded though.”“I will guard you and no one else.” He growled.Before I could begin telling him that we can’t be literally glued to the others’ side a knock came at the door. I quickly opened it praying it wasn’t bad news.“Cynthia is asking for you, Luna.”“Cynthia? Where is she?”“You haven’t heard?”“No, what’s wrong. The last I knew she left the arena with her fated.”“She isn’t talking, but something happened. She is at the hospital and in bad shape.”I looked to Bolton with worry. “I’ll go right now.”I practically r
The kids ate a mountain of food then ran around talking to almost everyone that came into the dining the hall. They were little social butterflies and felt completely comfortable in our pack. Bolton sat beside me, hand in hand, even as we ate. Once the plates were cleared he pulled me from my chair and into his lap. I could feel his desperate need to feel my skin to his. Before today I would had thought it to be annoying if someone acted like this, but now, knowing I was his only desire, his only need. I felt like the most valuable creation every made. “I love listening to your never ending thoughts.” Bolton’s lips were in my ear. “Especially when they are about giving me every part of you.” “I’m yours now. You can take anything you wish from me.” I gave him a wink and he took my lips like a beast. I giggled over his rough kisses, laying my hands to the sides of his face. “I’m never going to get tired of this. In fact, the more you kiss me the more I want.”“More? I know exactly wh