Kit’s POV We sat in silence for the first half of dinner, even though I could feel his eyes on me, I remained looking forward, not wanting to make eye contact with him. Just when I thought that we were going to make it through dinner without having confrontation, Dom breaks the silence by asking, “Are you happy?” I froze staring down at my plate, not knowing what to say to him. I wasn’t sad, but it wasn’t the life I had dreamt of having, but that life I had dreamt of was no longer a possibility, and I was going to make the best of what Alpha Jace gracefully offered myself and my son. Placing my silverware down on my plate, I reached for my napkin to wipe the corners of my lips, before I look over at him, and say, “I am very much happy, but I would be happier if you would just restore my family’s name.” “Then consider it done.” Dom says to me, like it is no big deal, and I look at him in disbelief that it was this easy,
Kit’s POV The sound of pounding on my bedroom door, along with my sister yelling, “Katrina, wake up!” awoke me from my sleep. I had been up until the wee hours of the morning, not able to sleep from what happened last night. To say I was an emotional wreck with what had transpired between Dom and I, was an understatement, and I cried my eyes out until I had finally fallen asleep, when the sun had started to rise. There was no doubt in my mind why my sister was already here at the crack of dawn, and I knew that either she wanted to know what had happened last night or tell me that Dom had done something else to get back at me for denying him. Not ready to face my sister and her raff for failing to restore my family’s name and probably making the situation even worse, I pulled my pillow over my head, trying to block out the sound of her yelling through my door. “Katrina Rose Hart, I know you are in there.” She now yells fro
Kit’s POV “No! No! No!” My sister now cried out, as I made my way into my father’s bedroom, pausing at the foot of his bed when my eyes found the reason for her screams and cries. My father looked as if he was now at peace, as his body lay there still, with his eyes closed, telling me that he had passed from our world. Frozen, not able to move, I stood there staring at him, praying that my sister had given him the news of our family’s name being restored before he had passed. My sister’s sobs now filled the room, as Ms. Caroline and a handful of my father’s servants came running into the bedroom, hearing her cries. Ms. Caroline immediately ran to my sister, wrapping her arm around her, trying to comfort her, as it was clear she knew our father was gone too. My father’s servants moved to his bedside as one leaned over him, listening for a heartbeat, but quickly stood back up, shaking his head, letting everyone in the room know that he was
Kit’s POV For the last twenty-four hours, I had distracted myself with everything I could that needed to be done with my father’s funeral and started the process of dealing with my father’s estate. It wasn’t hard to find myself in over my head with everything that now needed to be done, and I was so thankful for the distraction, because it kept my mind away from the dark place it had been heading. But now as I got dressed for my father’s funeral, the emotions were all flooding back to me, and I knew that I couldn’t run from them, but I needed to make it through the day. I couldn’t show any signs of weakness, especially at my father’s funeral in front of the pack members that chose to come to lay my father to rest.Worried filled me that my father’s funeral would be left unseen by so many members of the pack since Dom had ruined my family’s name, and I was sure that the word hadn’t spread that Dom restored it, in such little time. My sister would once ag
Kit’s POV “What is wrong with you?” My sister asked me as I moved inside the viewing area, knowing that it was time for our father’s viewing to start.It was clear that she had pulled herself together, and had reapplied her makeup, because I couldn’t see a single sign telling me that she was a mess not too long ago. Looking at her husband that was now standing off to the side speaking to one of the greeters, I knew without a doubt that he made her pull herself together, to save their own name and face among the pack members when they arrived. It was clear even under Dom’s leadership this pack hadn’t changed, and I couldn’t wait to get the hell out of here, but right now, I had to hold it together and lay my father to rest.“I’m just a little tired.” I said to her, because it wasn’t a lie, but then it wasn’t actually the truth either.After finding out that Dom had paid for our father’s funeral expenses, I began to worry if he would be making an appearance today, which
Kit’s POV Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath, trying to compose myself, as unwanted emotions began to flood my mind. It was as if seeing the two of them together like this sparked jealousy inside of me, and I knew that it had to be the mate bond causing it. Plus, my wolf had awakened from the sight of them holding hands, and I had to try and keep her at bay, as images of ripping this girl’s arm off came to me for touching our mate, from my wolf. If I ever needed Alpha Jace, it was at this moment, because right now I needed someone standing beside me as my mate to calm me from my evil thoughts. But he was thousands of miles away, and I knew I was on my own. Taking one last breath, I opened my eyes, daring not to look at Dom, as I looked back at Luna Rebeca, and said to her, “Thank you, Luna Rebeca for your condolences. You must forgive me for my delay in me presenting myself to you. My mind has been preoccupied.” “Do no
Dom’s POV Guilt plagued me even more as I saw the way meeting Luna Rebeca affected Kit, and even though she says she wants nothing to do with me, there was no doubt in my mind that was further from the truth, as I felt the spark between us, stronger than ever. I was wrong all those years ago to let her go for the sake of my pack, and not a day has gone by that I haven’t lived with that regret, especially since the Moon Goddess has frowned down on me, leaving me without an heir to the pack.Everything that I had done out of duty, has led me to a depressing life, one filled without love and companionship, but instead filled with regrets and loneliness, living a lie in front of all the pack members. Even though we put on a good show in front of the pack members’ eyes, that is all it is. A façade to make everyone think that all is well with the relationship of their Alpha and Luna, but in these last couple of years there have been rumors of my unfortunate union, and we wer
Kit’s POV It’s crazy how one can go from feeling all alone in this world, to feeling invincible with the right person beside them. I never wanted to be like those of my father’s pack, worried about appearance and most of all status, but right now, I wasn’t going to lie, it felt nice having Alpha Jace beside me as we walked back into the funeral home. For some reason, he gave me a sense of safety, and I felt like no one in the room would dare to touch me or judge me, like they have for so many years. As we stepped inside, all eyes moved to us, as Alpha Jace’s presence dominated the room, and it didn’t take long for my eyes to land directly on Dom, who stood there staring at me, in what looked like utter shock and disbelief. Moments ago, I had to deal with the heartache of seeing him with his new Luna, and right now, he was getting to feel the same emotional rollercoaster I had been forced to feel, with seeing me on the arm of another Alpha.
Kit’s POVSeven years later… “Damian, grab your brother, and your sister and get in here. We have to leave now, if we are going to make it.” I yelled out the backdoor, as I was now in a panic that we were going to miss the ceremony. Dom was making sure that all our luggage made it to the SUV, as I rounded up our children to head to Mystic Shadow. Ms. Caroline at that moment moved from the kitchen with a basket in her arms, and I knew from the smell coming from it, she had baked a fresh batch of her famous cookies for the road trip there. It didn’t take much convincing on my behalf to get Ms. Caroline to come and live with us at our new estate. She was treated more as family then she was as hired help, and she had a cottage on our estate to call home, when she needed her own space. “You heard your mother, lets get a move on it.” She yelled out the backdoor, reinforcing what I had already said, and I gave her a smile knowing
Kit’s POVFor a moment, I wanted to believe that I was seeing what my mind wanted me to see, but I knew it couldn’t be him, because we had buried his body, the day after the war was won against Red Moon. But there standing at the bottom of the grand stairs stood a man, with the same eyes that Dom had, staring back at me. It was as if I was witnessing a frozen moment in time from the night of the ball, and everything around me now wasn’t real. My sister’s hand that I was once holding for support, slowly evaporated from my own grasp, like it was never there in the first place. My head at that moment began to spin, as if time was rewinding, and everything that had happened had all been a dream. If this was true, I knew if I looked to my right, Alpha Jace would be surrounded by a group of starving women trying to get his attention. Closing my eyes, I turned my head to the right, half scared to open them, because in my heart, I wanted this to so badly to be
Kit’s POV Red Moon thankfully fell that day, but so much was lost in taking them down, and my heart ached at the pain it has brought to all of us. But by taking down Red Moon, an alliance among those packs that fought together, had been formed, and Alpha Jace was deemed as head of a council that was created, so that not one pack was solely in control of the region. Dom had made the ultimate sacrifice that day, and my world and Damian’s, will be forever changed because of it. I no longer had to worry about Damian’s safety, as Alpha Orion was dead, and Luna Rebeca was also gone, at the hands of Lizzy, who I will forever be in her debt for. My father’s estate was now my home, and for the first time it actually felt like a home to me, especially since I had Ms. Caroline in my life again. It all felt so surreal being here, since it was the place that I had feared coming back to, for so long, but now I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.Even t
Dom’s POV I had loaded all the Alphas’ heirs in the van, like Alpha Jace had told me to, but as I began to drive down the lane with them, I found myself bringing the van to a complete stop, when I heard one of the Alpha boys say, “Domonic what is going on?” Looking into my rearview mirror, I realized quickly that he was talking to another little Alpha boy in the backseat, instead of me, and my eyes set on the little Alpha boy that was called Domonic. There was nothing about the Alpha boy that remotely looked like me, and it made me wonder if my intuition of Rebeca, not actually having my child was true. As I stared at him, I quickly realized who he resembled, and I knew now who Rebeca’s fated mate was. Damian at that moment whispers back to the other Alpha boy, “Don’t worry, you know our father will come for us.” As his eyes move to mine, looking at him in the rearview mirror.I didn’t have to think much on who he meant by their father,
Jace’s POV Not even bothering to wait for a response from Alpha Domonic, I race towards the house, knowing that my mate could very well be inside, especially since Luna Rebeca disappeared inside moments ago. As soon as I stepped inside the house, I could smell Elizabeth’s sweet scent filling my senses, and I knew that she had to be recently here in the foyer. Following her scent, I moved towards my right, down a hallway that look to be leading to Alpha Orion’s office. Voices now filled the air, as I could hear Luna Rebeca arguing with someone, and by the sounds of it, that someone was her mate, as she was scolding him for going to leave her. Pausing in the hallway, I heard her say to him, “Everything I have ever done has been for you. You promised me that we could finally be together soon, with our son.” A growl rippled from the room and down the hallway, letting me know that the male in the room was no other than Alpha O
Jace’s POV Alpha Domonic lets out a growl as he holds Luna Rebeca’s body by her throat, and I knew that I had to stop him from killing her at this moment, because it was now clear that we had our own bargaining chip to get Elizabeth back. Luna Rebeca obviously had a fated mate here at Red Moon, and I knew that her mate would do whatever it took to keep her safe. Even though I wanted Luna Rebeca dead for Kit and Damian’s safety, right now wasn’t the time to take her life, as we needed her to ensure my own mate’s safety. Shifting back into my human form, I move to Alpha Domonic, and say to him, “Don’t kill her yet. We need her to get Elizabeth back.” Alpha Domonic’s eyes move from Luna Rebeca to me, and I could see the anger in them for everything she had done to him, but right now he needed to focus on the task at hand and that was getting my mate back and saving the Alphas’ heirs. Releasing his grip, Luna Rebeca fell to the ground, gaspi
Dom’s POV Seeing Rebeca’s wolf now standing before me, fueled a fire inside of me, as I began to see red at the sight of her, and I had no doubt she was a major player in what was happening here. She had accompanied these wolves here for a reason, and something told me that reason was to see my end come to me, but by the look in her eyes, it was clear that she wasn’t expecting to see Alpha Jace with me. Alpha Jace at that moment began to move to his right, and I knew that he was trying to block her from being able to escape to warn Alpha Orion of our arrival, as I remained having eye contact with her, to try and distract her from what he was doing. But Rebeca wasn’t stupid, as she took a step to her left, and I quickly mimicked her, not allowing her to get past me. But her foolishness to think that she could get past me, cost her ground, as Alpha Jace closed in on her. Rebeca was now trapped between the two of us, and she had no means of
Jace’s POV It was clear that Dom was struggling with leaving Katrina like this, but he had his pack’s future to deal with. Plus, my Luna was still there, I am sure in danger at the hands of Alpha Orion, and I was going to make him pay for whatever he had done to her. It infuriated me that it had been her plan to go into Red Moon territory, deceiving me, but like Katrina had said, she was a female Alpha and a true Luna, and she thought she was doing this for the sake of all our packs. With that, I had to swallow my anger, and not take it to heart, because I knew if the shoe was on the other foot, I would have done the same thing. As we had been waiting to hear the outcome of Katrina’s surgery, the other packs had been getting into position, completely surrounding Red Moon pack’s borders. The plan that I had put in place after Alpha Domonic had left was a sure thing, at least it looked that way on paper. With having twelve packs backing us
Dom’s POV We moved our conversation into the house, as Ms. Caroline brought us a cup of coffee, and Damian a cup of hot coco, while we waited for Kit’s surgery to be completed. We only had a few hours before the attack on Red Moon was to take place, but we knew that Damian held valuable information to help us save the Alphas’ heirs since he had been held with them. Turns out that the heirs were being held at Alpha Orion’s estate, and there were twelve boys in total there, each of them with the same names given to them of their fathers. There was no doubt in my mind that this was how Kit had put it all together what was happening there, because she had helped me the night before, making all the calls to the Alphas of the region and saw the complete list of all their names. Now that Alpha Jace and I had this information, Alpha Jace changed the subject and asked Damian, “Did you see another lady with mommy there?” Letting me know that he mu