The day I came to these tunnels, everything was dark outside. Exiting it now, it feels like I’m in the middle of some mystical book. Huge old willow trees and bushes are hiding any trace of underground tunnels. Everything looks like it's jumped out of a different century and has been untouched ever since. There’s a small crystal clear lake nearby. Fog engulfs us totally. If we were humans, we wouldn’t be able to see a thing. The ground and trees are covered in frost, painting the most beautiful picture with icycles. Winter is officially there. Stepping further outside, I take a deep breath of air and close my eyes at the feel of fresh air on my skin. It’s only been a few days underground, but I had no idea that a few days could feel so closed in as if I had been there for ages. It seems we’ve found another uncommon thing on me as a werewolf. Werewolves are known to never freeze and have extremely high body temperatures. Apparently, that doesn’t apply to me. At least not while I’m in
My eyes dart around to the others, I can see they are alerted, even if this is exactly what we knew would happen. “Remember, it’s all part of the plan. We’re sticking to it until there’s no other option as plan b,” I tell them calmly. Everything has been planned right down to the smallest details, with any option to what might occur.Until now, this has been way smoother than expected. Hiding in a nearby shed, we shift and get into the clothes we brought along. Some may call it reckless to shift in this situation, I’d call it wise.A bunch of wolves walking through another pack's territory is very likely to be attacked immediately. In our human form, on the other hand, they will more likely not try to shred us to pieces instantly but rather bring us to their Alpha. My human form will serve me perfectly for what I have planned.The others weren’t very fond of the idea, but I told them I wanted to get as close to Drake as possible without casualties. After what they all did to me, the
Everything is working out just perfectly. The growling wolf in front of me is barely containing himself, while he’s totally irritated about my demeanour. Not showing one ounce of fear.I’d have many ways to end this right now. But where’s the fun in that? My wolf is howling inside of me from excitement. Finally we’re stepping up to who we really are. I can feel how proud she is and waiting underneath the surface to come out and play.We’re going to toy with him. He’s going to be just as much of a puppet as Alana was, without him knowing.“Step back,” I order my people guarding me when Drake starts circling us like a prey.“You’re stupid, but admittedly very brave to send the only people who could save you away,” Drake says lowly while the circles are getting smaller. He’s watching over me like a prey he’s about to pounce on, just waiting for the right moment.“But am I truly that stupid?” I’m still smiling at him, causing irritation to flash across his face.He must think I’ve totally
“So much for not being here because of him,” Drake firmly spits, nodding his head in Jax’s direction, seemingly still unaware what situation he’s in. “I’m just here to watch,” Jax crosses his arms across his chest as he joins the others and simply watches.My heart is going crazy at seeing him again. Although I had wished so bad for him to be here, I hadn’t expected for him to really turn up. How long has he been watching? Now’s not the time to be thinking about Jax. I’m here on a mission.But damn, he's to drool over. Looking mouth watering sexy, my insides stir at his sight.Girl focus. He just broke your heart, and you're on a mission right now.Turning back to Drake, I focus on what I came here for. “You will no longer be an Alpha,” I tell him calmly. It may be weird to stay this calm in such a situation, but the power flooding my body and being in sync with my wolf spread calmness deep within me.Drake throws his head back and laughs loudly at my declaration. “You come into my
While Jax's face is filled with satisfaction at my request, Drake looks up at me with disbelief. I could easily force him to kneel, but that’s not how I want this to work. Today I’ve presented him with the power I have, that I could make him do anything I wanted. Even with his strong Alpha powers, he wasn’t able to go against my order.My intention when I came here was to humiliate him, take everything from him, get answers to my questions, and then make him beg for his life. The deep betrayal he had inflicted on me, causing so much pain and hatred, was asking for revenge.But the longer I’ve been here today, the more I feel totally in sync with my wolf. The less hatred is left. For the first time since forever, I feel a calmness inside of me, which seems to be out of this world. I’m not saying my temper is totally at bay, and I’m going soft. But my former way of thinking has shifted. My thoughts drift off to what Tristan told me about the nature of the Queen they look up to. I think
I pace in fast strides, down the narrow path, until I reach the opening of the main square. The fog is still hanging in the air, but between these houses, it at least still gives a clear enough view of the crowd waiting there for me.The misty day seems to match perfectly to the current situation.I walk straight up to the middle, not giving two shits about who might get too close. I’m on a mission, and no one is going to stop me now. Besides, I think those who have stayed, which seem to be many, fear me enough today not to do a wrong move.My friends are already awaiting me in the middle, with Drake right next to them. My eyes shift back and forth between Alex and Ben. “Care to explain?” I point at Drake’s dark blue bruised eye. Which isn’t from our fight but very fresh. “He tripped,” Ben shrugs nonchalantly. “This wasn’t supposed to happen,” I growl lowly. If I want a new way, I have to bring on the new way myself and be a good example.“I see many of you have decided to stay,” I s
For a moment, I think about drawing back again, but the last weeks have been too much of a struggle to fight this small but immensely important gesture. So I decide to let him take hold of my hand and pull me a little closer to him.Intertwining our finders, I can’t help but notice just how perfectly they fit into each other. Simply standing there, looking into each others eyes, while the snow is starting to fall stronger, we share a special moment. No words are needed. It's like in one of these cheese movies where everything is romantic and perfect just for the moment. The longing to kiss him grows again, and his free, very warm hand cups my cheek. Closing my eyes, I want to revel in this moment and lean into his palm. Suddenly, I feel his warm, soft lips land on mine. This time, I don’t fight it. Letting go of my hand, his arm wraps around me, pulling me flush against him, while the other hand is still cradling my jaw. Feeling his warm body pressed up against mine feels sensational
“Jax?” I speak up quietly, feeling my heart pound violently within my chest.“Yes, my love?” The endearment causes my stomach to flutter and nearly makes me want to stop talking already. I really don’t want to ruin this moment, but if I want to forgive him, I need to know the truth.“You said you and Tiffany didn’t have sex, but there were things,” I take a deep breath before speaking on. “What things?”I can feel Jax tense up strongly next to me. “Do we really have to talk about it? I mean, I don’t ask you about what you did with Drake,” he sounds clearly pissed by my question.Of course, he has a point with that. Drake and I did have sex during the time we were together, and I never hid it from Jax. But the difference is that I didn’t know about our bond. I truly believed Drake was my mate, and I wasn’t the one who said that I had been waiting all along to finally have my mate. I wasn't the one who wanted to marry someone else, after knowing about our bond and even being together. M
Hi everyone, I haven't forgotten this book.Covid just has been a real b*tch. While I thought I was getting better finally after 2 weeks of Covid, it suddenly spiralled down a lot again. Seems like my other ilnesses have made me very vulnerable. Even if this is my 4th time with Covid, it hit me nearly as bad as the 1st time.Currently, the high dose of cortisone and some oxygen are starting to help. The fever also has come down again. So I will try updating very soon.We're so close to the end of this story, and I feel really bad about not being able to update for so long decently. I hope you understand. Lots of love Jackie♡♡♡♡
My eyes still linger on Jax’s distraught face. Fear of what might have happened to Sybil and Emily or any of the others is nagging at me. But with the knock interrupting us, I know I’m not getting my answer from him right now. I huff slightly in annoyance.“Come in,” Jax calls out. I’m surprised that whoever is there even waited to be called in. Usually there’s only a short knock, and the people enter.Balloons, a huge amount of floating balloons attached to a string, get pushed through the opening door, covering everything behind it. I move left and right, trying to get a glimps of who this might be before the balloons finally move aside and give the view free to my best friends entering the room. Upfront is Ben with the balloons, then comes Tonya with a huge bunch of flowers, followed by Jenny with a tray of cupcakes, and Freddie holds a small teddy bear with "get well" on it. The last one to enter is Alex, holding a huge box of fancy looking chocolates in his hand, giving me the bri
Amelia’s POV:I wake up in an unfamiliar, dark room, but the smell of wounds and disinfectant biting within my nose tells me exactly where I am. I’m obviously at a hospital. Memories come flashing in on me. “Jax!” I sit up abruptly, with my heart thudding violently in my chest. I start throwing the blanket from my body. Panicked, I try to get out of bed until a voice and a hand pressed against my shoulder stop me, and the hand presses me right back into place.“I’m here. I'm here, my love,” I hear his sleepy, deep, and husky voice. “You need to stay in bed.”Without saying another word, I throw my arms around his neck and sob hard against his chest. “I thought……. I thought….I lost you. I thought you were dying,” I cry in relief and pain at the same time. The mere thought of losing him has me totally shook up and causes a pain in my chest, literally taking my breath away. My fingers dig stronger into his back, and I pull him harder into me, making sure he’s really here and not just an
Jax’s POVI feel warmth and power flooding my aching body, relieving the pain and soothing all my senses. Taking deep breaths, my lungs finally expand and fill with air again decently. I was sure I was suffocating only moments ago, I was sure this was it, that I was dying. But then I could feel her, I could feel her love, her power, her body pressed to mine, pulling me out of the dark place I was captivated in. She’s the sole reason the pain is gone, and I’m able to breathe again.Amelia! Without having opened my eyes, I can feel something is terribly wrong. I stir and try my hardest to pry my eyes open. “Amelia!” I choke out and shake her limp body, which is still wrapped around me. “Amelia, wake up!” Nothing happens. It’s then that I notice all the others around us, at least a part of us.Memories of what happened crash in on me, and I remember being buried alive and a sheer amount of bricks coming down after an explosion. By the distraught look on the other faces, I know the situati
“Jax! Jax! Jax!” I call out repeatedly, verbally but also through our mind link, feeling like I'm going out of my mind.No reaction. I can’t even feel him trying to connect with me in return. All I can feel is pain and cold. With Ben and Alex hot on my tracks, I pace through the chaotic state within the arena as fast as possible. I don’t even take much notice of what Emily and Sybil are doing right now.“Amelia!” I feel a little relief seeing Tristan limping towards me. But my heart drops the moment I realise there’s no Jax at his side. They were together. Jax should be with Tristan.“Where is he? Where is Jax?” I question panicked as soon as I reach Tristan.“He…… I…….. He saved my life,” Tristan chokes out, but his words just make me even more nervous. “Then, where is he?” Don’t get me wrong, I am absolutely relieved that Tristan is alive and Jax saved him. But my guts twist into knots, seeing that Jax isn’t here next to him.“He…. He pushed me aside just on time before the bricks c
“The Gold moon Alpha is gone,” one of the warriors calls out, realising the same as I did moments ago.Jax pushes me further behind him. His eyes are scanning the entire place. The longer he’s scanning it, the more I feel him tense. We all know it’s a very bad sign. Drake steps towards Alana and shakes her, seemingly trying to get her back to normal, but I doubt he’s able to shake the possession out of her. Watching him act with her, I wonder if he loves her. If he ever truly loved her? There definitely has been more between them, but it doesn’t look like he cares in the same way for her as she did for him. I can see that now. They were both hungry for power and traded their mate bond for it. From what I know now, Tiffany did the exact same thing. She rejected her weak mate because he wasn’t good enough for her. Instead, she wanted the powerful Alpha with his pack. Drake and Alana both wanted my power. They somehow knew about it.My grip tightens on Jax. For nothing in the world woul
I’m startled by the loud roaring voice echoing through the arena. Jax, next to me, still seems to be searching for the source of the voice, while I am staring at the man causing it. He may be in his early fifties. I know I’ve seen that face from far off on some of Drake’s events. Even if I wouldn’t know him, the facial features are a dead giveaway of who he is.“This gathering is against any agreement we made,” he bellows across the arena angrily at Jax. “You declared an open war to me by dropping my daughter. This is your last chance to rectify the situation. Send that worthless mutt away. Banish her from all pack grounds, make her the rogue she truly is, and I will reconsider a war with you,” the Alpha of the Gold moon pack demands.The crowd, that had been cheering moments ago, now turns silent, looking back and forth between Jax and the Gold moon Alpha, waiting for what is to come next. Jax’s grip tightens on me.“I am sorry if I hurt your and your daughters pride. It was never my
Hi everyone, I had intended on finishing this story this year. Unfortunately, a lot has happened the last couple of weeks.My health has been quite bad. The surgery on my dog has taken a toll and a lot of time, as we've been spending every second at the vet for 3,5 weeks now. Last week, her stitches burst open again. Which needed further treatment. And when things go wrong, they totally go wrong. My electrical wheelchair device totally broke down, too. All of it is taking a toll on my health and is taking a lot of time. My head hasn't really been in the right place to write.As Christmas is also coming, I ofc also have those preparations, which are even more difficult with my broke down wheelchair. So I hope you'll understand that I need to take a little time off. The next update will come on January 1st. To those of you who celebrate Christmas, I wish you a happy and healthy Christmas time.But ofc to all of you others too, have an amazing time. Thanks for your patience. And if y
Jax’s POVI called in an urgent gathering. Most of my people have already met Amelia. The most important ones were at the safe house. But the situation has changed since. At that time, things were still a mess, but now we’re engaged, and she’s officially the future Luna to this pack.Amelia walks up and down the hall nervously, tugging at her clothes. She’s wearing a dark blue pencil dress, Tonya has picked for her. Making her look like a businesswoman. “Do you think they will hate me? I mean, they all knew about Tiffany. I don’t have all that money she can provide or the power of the pack……” she trails off while fidgeting with her fingers.A soft chuckle escapes my lips. “Are you serious right now?”She looks surprised up at my tiny outburst, unable to understand why I think this is funny. I take her hands in mine and gently caress the ring she just had been fidgeting around on. “Amelia, you have more power than any of us. You are the true werewolf queen, the true Luna to all of us.