Maverick's Pov“We found these two near the camp entrance.” One of the guards reported. I didn't pause my movement as I pivoted the last crumb of food from my cutlery to my mouth.I wasn't sure what he was called. Cahill, Calliou, Carson, whatever it was, I don't care. He didn't enjoy spilling blood as much as Deaton and I so that makes him irrelevant to me.Back to the situation at hand. A trespasser. How wonderful. I was getting bored waiting for the seer to work her voodoo and search for Ares.“And who might we have here?” I speak after swallowing. “No one,” one of them answered fearlessly.“What is no one doing in my camp? I don't remember sending invites about hosting a get together. So I see no reason for you to be lurking about my camp” I said.“I wasn't lurking, I was just passing by when your guys dragged me in” ‘no one’ said. I hummed in thought. “What about you?” I asked the other.“I was travelling in this direction. I'm on my way to visit my sister at the pack over” he sa
Jason's Pov“Don't play around with your food bean” I corrected Adriana again for the third time. Ares has just been watching us argue back and forth about the food for the last minute.“You should listen to your Dad baby. It's bad to play with food” Ares said to Adriana who immediately became docile. My daughter no longer obeys me, she has a new captain. I chose to ignore it.I watch them converse as they eat. Like mother and daughter. Best friends. I lock this memory somewhere in my mind. If all else goes bad, I can go back to this moment.“Alpha. Justin's back”One of the guys on the border patrol mind linked me. Justin was one of the guys we sent out with the other three.“Is he hurt?” I asked in concern. The dead can't share information, my priority is making sure he's alive first.“He only has a few scratches. Nothing too major” he said. That's good news. Any news is good news at this point. We've been waiting for a while now. Although no one said it. I knew they were losing hop
“He's sending a message.” I said “he could have found us since, if he searched well” was he holding back or he couldn't find us?. This was very weird. Bizarre.“There's a reason he hasn't found our pack yet. Let's not push our luck by sending more guys out until we're battle ready.” Luke said. We need to thank whoever was protecting us.“You did great Justin. You should go and rest now. We'll take it from here” Josh patted his shoulders.Justin nodded and stood up on his shaky legs, turning to leave.“One more thing.” He said “there was a room, separate from the others. Two guards were stationed outside the door at all times. He's protecting something or someone there.”It must be the person Cain said. “Is it a male or a female?”“I couldn't see. The door never opened and he never went in. The guards never left their post unless there was someone there to protect the door. They were robotic about it.” he said before leaving finally.This unknown entity might turn out to be a problem f
Ares' Pov.“Did you notice how jumpy Justin has been since he got back?” I asked Jason as we prepared for bed.“It's not something I can help him with. He's refused to talk to anyone. He prefers locking himself in his room.” He answered “I can't force him to do something he's not comfortable with. It's only been a few days. He'll snap out of it soon.”“It's our fault he's like that. Let's do something about it” I sincerely felt guilty. I feel like I had a hand in pushing him to the state he's in.I know he might even blame me deep down, but he'd never say it out. He might also blame me for his friends. Hell, I blame myself.“He's going to be fine, but if you want, I'll send someone to check on him to ease your mind,” he said. “Do you promise?” I asked“yes. Now, go to bed” “Hmm” I answer before I let the night lull me into a peaceful sleep in his arms. ***“Come on, Josh. You can't seriously expect me to stop training just because I agreed to stay in the
After Allison's little side of the story, we all left the hospital to give her some rest. The only useful thing she said was the unknown entity we have been trying to find.“Do you buy her story?” I asked both of them. I wasn't worried about her overhearing our conversation. We asked the doctor to give her a sedative while her body worked on healing itself.“Only the part about the girl. Everything else is to be determined.” Jason answered.“Knowing Allison, her injuries could be self-inflicted.” Josh added. At least they weren't buying into her spawned tale.“I'll have Carlton watch her for some days to see if she does anything suspicious,” Jason said.“I'm guessing training's being cancelled?” I turned to Josh in question. He nodded his head so fast, it looked like he was glad Allison interrupted our schedule.“Please try to show your happiness a little more would you” I rolled my eyes at him.“Home?” Jason asked. He made a conscious effort to hide his smile. “Yeah” I whispered.I d
Jason's PovSomething's wrong. I could feel it in my bones. I dump everything I'm doing and head down to the hospital. Ares wouldn't have called me like that if she was safe. I sincerely hope I'm just over reacting.“Has anybody seen Ares?!” I yelled the moment I stepped foot inside the building. Looking around frantically.“She was here earlier, but she left quickly.” Someone answered.“How long again was that?” I questioned him.“About two minutes ago,”he replied.“What about Allison? Where is she? She was the last person that saw her” I asked frantically.“She's still in her room” a nurse answered. I don't bother saying thank you before I dash through the corridors heading straight for that swine. Although Carlton didn't see anything strange about her, I shouldn't have let my guard down.“Where is she?” I asked as I stepped foot into her room. She was packing her bags, getting ready for the discharge.“Alpha” she answered in that meek tone of hers. I don't have time for pleasantr
Maverick's PovI wasn't expecting her to come through. If she hadn't brought her out after the three days mark we agreed, I had planned to storm in and take her myself. Now that I graciously knew where she was hiding.Whoever was hiding her did not account for internal betrayal. Amateur. So, Imagine my surprise when she dragged a very unconscious Ares to me.Now, I have this little butterfly in my possession. After running away for so long, she's back in my hands.“Pack up faster!. They know where we are. I'm sure someone would be coming for her!” I yell across the field at them.It's only been a few hours since I've had her. I have to keep pumping her full of wolfsbane to keep her sedated. The seer is finally being useful. She made something that can break off her connection to her mate. Whosoever the dick was.“Wait! You have to take me with you” a loud voice yelled. Ugh She's back.“I thought you said you didn't care what happened to her as long as you were not here?” I turned in h
Ares PovThe cold air makes me shiver. I wasn't in my clothes and I was wet and a maniac was standing in front of me. 'Allison!'. I remember what happened. She knocked me out and gave me this twat.“What? Are you too big to say hi now?” He asked sarcastically. I try pulling at the chains so I can wrap my hands around his neck and squeeze the life out of him.“Don't waste your time. I had these modified for you.” He winked “especially after your growth. Tell me, what exactly can you do now?”“Release me and I can show you”“You know, it's very unladylike to threaten someone. Didn't your parents ever teach you that?” He then answered himself “oh, that's right. You don't have one. Your parents are dead and the other don't really care” he tuts“What do you want?” I finally asked.“Your powers. See if you had told me about them before, I wouldn't have rejected you and ended up killing people searching for you.” He sighed “all those deaths are your fault.”“Well I can't share what I don't h
Cole’s pov It’s been 10 years since I rejected my mate, 9 years since I left the pack to reside with the humans and in two minutes, I’m about to meet a man that will change everything. Jason had given me all the rights to make decisions with the business. Leaving me as the acting CEO. While he remained as the largest shareholder. I had asked the HR to find me an assistant. A competent one. She’s been holding interviews for the past week. Each one she deemed good enough wasn’t for me. I told her if she couldn’t find one before Monday, she would be my assistant. Then she found one. Evans Bernard. I was knee deep in documents, when a knock broke off my attention. Everyone knew not to disturb me while I’m working unless it was absolutely important. “Come in,” I said. The moment the door opens, I’m hit with the most wonderful scent that takes me by surprise. I looked up startled to find the HR, Mrs. Kent and a man, not older than twenty-five or twenty-six beside her. “Mate,” my wolf s
Ares’s povThe next months were a blur. My belly got bigger. Adriana turned five. We got even closer. She’s so excited for the baby. She even promised to give all of her toys to the baby. Bless her pure soul.Lyla told me she’s informed my parents of my pregnancy and they sent their wishes. She, Felix and the elders have been guiding Jason through the whole ruling thing. He started holding meetings with other Alphas once every two months.They knew I was pregnant now. No big shirt could hide it. They all gave their blessings, but one can never be too careful. I was spending my afternoon with Adriana, when my water broke. “Jason, get home now!” I said to the mate link. I rubbed my stomach and tried to breath through the contraptions.“What’s wrong?” he asked worriedly.“The baby!” I said, taking deep breaths. “He’s coming! Get here fast, please.”He got to the house in record time. I could see the sweat dripping off his head, as he went on to take the things he needed. Adriana helped
Ares’ pov All Alphas and Luna's present erupted into cheers, and applause as we were crowned. The pack members cheered the loudest. “Long live Queen Ares and King Jason!” the crowd repeated. Even if they weren’t happy or were uncertain about what the future held for them with Jason and I ruling, they still had to cheer. We sat on the throne for a while before making our way to speak to some familiar faces. “Your majesty, may I have this dance?” a voice sounded beside me, interrupting my discussion with James. James offered me a small smile and excused himself, leaving to go find Isabelle, who was probably in the pack house with Madison and the twins. I turned to see Alpha Killian. An Alpha of a neighbouring pack and somewhat ally. He had this mischievous look in his eyes as he stretched his hands towards me. I accepted it with a smile. I had an image to maintain now. I caught Jason’s eye as Alpha Killian and I made our way to the centre of the room. He led me into a graceful wal
Jason’s povThe mate ceremony yesterday was so beautiful. Watching Ares walk down the aisle to me was the most beautiful sight ever. She shined. Everything about her was glowing. She wants us to hold the ball along with our coronation at the same time before her belly starts to show.After spending half the day with me, she sent me off to go and start working on the invites. She offered to help, but I’d rather not stress her out. Plus I knew more Alphas than she does. It would be easier for me to get the word out.I had Luke help out on sending the invites to other Alphas and Lunas. They were allowed to come with their betas if they wanted, but no more than two extra guests. We sent the invite to over twenty alphas and their lunas. Including Alpha Killian and Cain, who had been of great help to us these past few months. The invitation was for them to attend the grand ball and our coronation too, in the next two weeks. The event would also serve as a way of announcing Ares as the late
Ares’ pov“Wait, what?” I must have misheard him. There’s no way he said I’m pregnant. His face falls at my question.“You don’t want it?” he asked. I could see the hurt on his face. I didn’t mean to cause that. Oh my god, I’m really pregnant!“I’m pregnant!” I said this time with a smile. “We are having a baby.” he nodded, but was still reluctant to smile. My earlier reaction must still be rubbing him the wrong way.“Do you want this baby with me?” he asked again. I could tell from the mate bond that he was a little hesitant to hear my answer. “I know you said you wanted to wait for a year or two first.”“Of course I want this baby with you,” I said, smiling. “I just can’t believe I’m really pregnant. I was trying so hard. I didn’t want to put my hopes up. I saw your reaction, and even felt your emotions when we did the test last time.” I explained to him.“We are having a baby,” he said this time with a smile. I moved closer to him and he pulled me into his chest. “We are having a b
Jason’s povThe next few months were a blur. I gave permission to have other packs in ours. Other packs had volunteered to help. The news had gone round. If they were skeptical about having us rule, they did a good job of hiding it.Felix came back the same time those elders did. He told us we could open the things he brought back after the coronation. He was purposefully leaving us in suspense. Every two weeks, Ares and I were required to take classes with the elders concerning the throne. In less than a month, we would be done with building the castle. The first good news we received was that Madison, my mates best friend, was in labour. Isabelle and Cole came down to the pack so they could be witnesses to the birth. Luke was on tenterhooks about it.He nearly brought down the pack hospital with his pacing and yelling. After an hour of hearing Madison yelling from behind the door, she finally gave birth to twins. A boy and a girl just like her and Cole. We all assumed it would be
Jason’s PovAs the others worked on the castle, I worked alone on the house. I had to tear down some worn out parts and replace them. Cole helped a lot by helping me send the things I ordered down to the pack.It took a lot of time, but I was finally happy with the result. All that was left now was to show it to her. I had already moved our things and Adriana’s to the house before I went to the office to get her. I walked in to find her bent over seriously looking over documents. She had taken it upon herself to take care of the pack work while we worked on the castle. Killian had been kind enough to send some people over, but knowing him, It’s definitely not from the kindness of his heart. He would want something in return. Maybe not now, but I know he will.When he saw Felix though, I saw him smile for the time. A real genuine smile. They chatted and caught up like old friends. He looked more human that day. Cain helped too, and so did James, who got closer to me as we worked toget
Ares’s povI search his face for signs that he was joking, but I see none. I smiled, moved closer to him and cupped his face in my hands. “It’s fine, Jason,” I said. “I don’t think I’ll be changing my mind.” I smiled at him and he leaned in to kiss my lips. We went to bed that night with clear hearts and minds. Tomorrow, we begin building against our future in a year's time. The next morning, after Jason made breakfast for Adriana and I, I barely saw him for the rest of the day. The pack was so busy with people going back and forth with tools and whatnot. I still went into his office to continue the pack work. Josh came around during the day to help out. We sorted out documents together, and I signed documents that needed my approval on things. I have no idea how Jason has been doing it and juggling his company with Cole, but I’m just about ready to call it quits on the whole paperwork.Things went on like that for the next two months. I started getting used to him less and less. W
Jason’s pov“I plan to meet with Luke later and explain things to him,” I said to Ares as I got ready to go to my home office. I looked over to watch her as I finished getting ready. She looked absolutely perfect.“That’s fine with me,” she replied, kissing my cheek. “I trust all of your decisions.” I smiled and gave her a deep kiss before leaving the room. I called Luke as I headed to the office.I’ve explained to Luke what our plan is, so today Ares and I plan to announce it to the pack. We plan to tell them the whole truth. After hanging out with our daughter, we gathered the entire pack in the hall.We waited until everyone was present, including the elders, which I had stayed at the back with, Felix, Hayley, and the guards on duty. Lyla said it would be safe. We waited until everyone was settled in before I started addressing them.“Good evening everyone,” I said to the crowd. “Your Luna and I have a lot to tell you this evening. Those of you that went to fight with us against M