*FREYA*Tears rolled down my cheeks and I couldn't believe that Tate was gone forever. Axel soon arrived at the Edevane pack territory and he relaxed a bit, slowing down his pace.My mind was reeling elsewhere and the ringing in my ears wouldn't stop.His memories.His scent.His smile.His touch.His voice.Everything about him seemed to be going in a circle around my head and I felt sick to my stomach.We shouldn't have abandoned him.What if he had survived the explosion? He's probably hurt and he needs my help.A gasp escaped my lips when the pack house came into view and Lain used the back entrance and shifted back into his human form.The door opened and Drex handed him a pair of shorts.He looked more relieved to see Lain alive."I'm glad that you showed up. I was getting worried and the elders of the pack were about to skin me alive while I tried to keep them distracted."Lain got dressed and after he was done he gave Drex a pat on the shoulder."Thanks for everything man and
*LAIN*Drex sighed deeply and sat on one of the chairs in my office. It looked like something was bothering him."What is it?" I asked curiously because the Drex I know was very talkative and for him to remain silent it means that it was very serious."It's about your mate."This quickly caught my attention and I cocked a brow at him in question.He raised his hands in defense."Don't give me that look, it's nothing sinister but I just think that she still doesn't like me. Did you see the way she looked at me?"I nodded quietly.There was definitely some unresolved tension between Freya And Drex. They really mean a lot to me and it would be wonderful if they could just get along or at least be friends."Yeah I noticed that she gave you the cold shoulder... she's going through a lot right now but I'll talk to her."He smiled at me."Losing Tate really hit her hard and I finally accept that they were really mates now that he's gone and I guess the pregnancy is a contributing factor to m
*FREYA* It's safe to say that I'm not just marked but heavily pregnant too and I feel like I'm on the verge of exploding at this point because the baby is very heavy and constantly kicking.Lain placed his hand over my stomach. It's only been six months and my stomach looks very big like I'm about to give birth.He filled me in and told me that werewolf babies tend to be born early because they are very eager creatures and that meant that I was going to have the baby very soon."I think it's going to be a girl," he muttered quietly, staring into my eyes.I smiled at him."I think you're wrong. I strongly believe that we are having a boy who is going to be a splitting image of you."He snorted in response."Why don't we have a baby shower? The pack doctor mentioned that you might be due in a couple of weeks."I've definitely thought about having a baby shower. It would be a good experience but I do like the element of surprise.But again I'm dying to know the gender of our baby so
*LAIN*It was finally time to take that bold step and do the right thing. I decided to ask Drex to come and see me in my office.A few minutes later there was a knock on the door.That must be him."Come in."He pushed the door open and closed it once he entered the room.Once he sat down he cocked a brow at me."You sounded so serious on the phone. I hope that I'm not in trouble or something" he muttered quietly.I shook my head negatively and smiled at him."Don't worry it's quite the opposite."There was a silent pause."You've been doing a great job around the pack and I was wondering if you'd be willing to become my beta what do you say?" His eyes widened in shock."Woah are you serious? But isn't that position supposed to be for a werewolf? I'm just a human." I nodded quietly."I know that you're a human but regardless of that you are still very skilled Drex and I need you to help me and pack if I'm going to be a good alpha."He seemed lost in thought taking in my words."Lain
*FREYA*I sniffled softly when Lain turned his back on me and walked away. And my gaze lingered on the baby in my arms.They had the same jet-black hair but he was right she had all the genetic traits of Tate and they had the same eyes.This only made me cry harder as the betrayal registered in my mind. I had no idea how to explain myself and I didn't have a proper answer to give Lain.He was going to come back in a few minutes and this time he wanted to know the whole truth and for some reason I didn't even know myself."Ember?" She hummed in response.I can't be feeling this pain alone and Ember is always present; she must know something."Who is my daughter's father?" I whispered softly.She didn't respond at first and after a few minutes I heard her sigh deeply."I don't know Freya but I think that this mess started the day I went to heat and I swear on the moon goddess I couldn't control our body Freya it's like it acted on it's own and maybe during that moment it needed to mat
*FREYA*I held on to my baby tightly as people began surrounding me and the man I came with stepped in front of me to protect me from them.What is this place?"Hold fire this woman and her baby were banished from their pack and she needs our help."A lone tear rolled down my cheek and the people that had formed a circle around me looked more friendly.I was soon shown to a room where I would be staying and let's just say that many people weren't on board with the idea when they learnt that I wasn't a werewolf.I could hear them talking about me and it was precisely one woman who was trying to get on my nerves.She probably had a thing for the owner.A few minutes later I put my daughter to sleep and there was a knock on the door. "It's open, come in."The man who brought me here walked in and I realized that he never gave me his name.He offered me his hand."I'm sorry we didn't have a proper introduction, my name is Dax," he muttered while offering me his hand.I grasped his hand a
*ROGUE*My mother had put me to sleep and tucked me in but a few later I heard the door being closed softly and I opened one eye and made sure that the cost was clear. The last thing I wanted to do was to blow my cover but I really need to find my daddy.I got out of bed and went to lock the door so that I could do my search without any interruptions and I had only five minutes before my mother came to check on me again.I opened her phone and fired up the search engine inputting my father's name and unfortunately I couldn't find anything useful with just his first name so this wasn't going to work.I needed personal information and I know that the gossip of the pack will be more than willing to share a few details.I cleared the search and unlocked the door and went to sleep and right on cue I heard the door being opened and groaned deeply and woke up.I rubbed my eyes sleepily."Did I wake you up honey?" She asked curiously and I nodded quietly."You're usually asleep for hours. I
*ROGUE*I take in a few details about him and I'm happy that we share the same jet-black hair unlike my mother who has fierce red hair that always stands out.He gave me a puzzled look."That's a strange name, little girl, did your mother name you that because you're a rogue wolf?" He taunted me, making me feel annoyed.I smirked at him."You have a strange name too isn't Lain weird it's almost like the word line" I fired back crossing my arms over my chest.His face twisted in anger and his friend burst out laughing and gave me a high five.I liked his sense of humor."Alpha Lain, this kid is on fire. I like her, can I keep her?" He pleaded while looking at me.Alpha Lain turned to look at him with a deadly glare."Shut up Drex, she's not a pet we can randomly put on a leash. I'm sure that her parents must be worried sick about her."I shrugged carelessly."Actually my mother doesn't know that I'm gone so I kinda sneaked out and I don't want to make her upset. Can we please not invo
*FREYA*I got on my knees and let out a scream as tears blurred my vision.I don't know what happened but raw power filled me and I let my fire take over. Something my mother had warned me about and in an instant I was standing face to face with Galen who looked horrified and dropped the gun he was holding.His lips trembled in fear."Freya Allan... don't kill me we can talk about this...I made a mistake" he pleaded but it was already too late.My fire consumed him as the night was filled with his screams of pain and watched him without any remorse until his body became nothing but a mere skeleton.I let go of it and it dropped to the ground in a pile of ashes.Whatever was controlling me it wasn't Ember and it was something more powerful.I rushed to my mother's side to make sure that she was okay. Luckily the bullet only hit her shoulder.Her face softened."I'm okay don't worry about it...but Rogue needs that antidote." I nodded quietly.I wasn't going to let anything happen to
*FREYA*My mind was still reeling from the shock.I can't believe that he cut me off but I sighed with relief because I had figured out Rogue's location."Don't do anything hasty Freya Allan you need to inform Alpha Lain so that he can help you" Ember muttered in a worried tone.I scoffed in annoyance."If I hadn't listened to Lain in the first place none of this would have happened and Rogue would be still with us. I know that once I tell him he's going to screw up the rest and put our daughter in more danger." Ember sighed deeply."I get why you're scared Freya Allan but Alpha Lain is now our mate and husband so we can't handle this situation alone."I nodded quietly."I'll tell him about the dream link and Rogue's location but I'm mad at him for risking our daughter's sake for some rivalry with his old boss or whoever that man is."Ember sighed with relief.Once I cooled down I explained about my father's message using the dream link and my mother and Lain seemed surprised that my
*ROGUE*I slowly opened my eyes trying to adjust to the bright light and I groaned deeply because I couldn't move.I was bound to something.I took a deep breath trying to calm myself so that I don't alert them that I'm awake.I closed my eyes when I heard footsteps in the room.Deep down I still couldn't get over what Tate did to me. I stupidly thought we were friends or mates as my mother put it but I was wrong and I fell into his trap.Why did it hurt so much? He was the first friend that accepted me even though people used to mock me because they believed that I wasn't my father's daughter.I heard the door being closed and opened my eyes, sat upright and noticed that my wrist was tied to some rope like a little puppy.I didn't like it.I slowly untied the rope and got out of bed.There was no one in the room and it had so many doors.I felt like I was trapped in some horror show.My bare feet felt numb as I wobbled trying to walk to the door. Once I was close enough I opened the
*HEROD*I sighed with relief when we came back to the headquarters of the dark tide without any complications.But we weren't alone because Tate had joined and I must say this kid had some nerve to betray his best and act like shit didn't happen."You doing okay?" I asked curiously because his gaze was lingered on the girls face.He looked up meeting my gaze and his face remained motionless."I'm perfectly fine it's just going to suck for Rogue when she realizes that she can't get the princess treatment anymore."I shrugged carelessly."I thought she was your friend."His lips turned into a thin line and he remained silent as he debated his next words."I thought she was my friend but that was until her father ruined my family. I know that I can't take my revenge on her father so she'll just have to take the fall for him."I nodded quitely.Once we reached the location I carried Rogue in my arms and placed her on the bed.Her skin had turned pale and black veins were appearing on her
*Drex*Lain looked like he was on the verge of losing his mind when I stepped out of the torture room for a few minutes.This guy wasn't willing to talk and Rogue was running out of time if Freya Allan finds out about this all hell is going to break loose.I groaned deeply as I ran my fingers through my hair, closing my eyes as I took in the crisp cold night air.I heard footsteps at a distance."Having a rough night?"That was a woman's voice.My eyes slowly opened as a woman holding a suitcase stood in front of me but she wasn't just an ordinary woman.She was my woman.My eyes widened in shock."Elisa?" She gave me a small smile and put on her heels on the ground."Uh that's not the welcome I was expecting but it's not to see you too love of my life"she taunted .I frowned at her still trying to recover from the shock.I grabbed her arm."What the hell are you doing here?" She narrowed her eyes at me."I came to stay with you since we can't be together in New York. You love your
*ROGUE*I stayed close to my grandmother Hestia when a lot of pack members surrounded my parents. I guess they were pretty happy that my parents finally ended up together.But I wanted to give them a hug too.Someone tapped me on the shoulder and when I spun around I was stunned to find Tate staring at me.A big smile curved my lips and I wrapped my arms around us.He pulled away and gave me a small smile."I thought you hated me. '' I muttered quietly and crossed my arms over my chest.He had given me the cold shoulder.My grandmother looked between us."A friend of yours honey?" She asked curiously with a mischievous smirk on her face.I shrugged carelessly."I don't know about that grandma Hestia, someone told me that we weren't friends anymore and yet he came looking for me."Tate looked at my grandmother nervously."I'm sorry but can I talk to Rogue alone?" He asked.I turned to look at my grandmother."You guys can talk, just don't go anywhere far because your mom and dad we'll
*FREYA*Today was the day of my wedding but I felt more nervous than ever and it wasn't because I was getting cold feet it was rather because of Lain's plan.I couldn't shake off this feeling that something was going to go horribly wrong and we would only endanger many people if we went on with this plan.Aniko had only given birth a few days ago and the pack doctor advised her to get plenty of rest but here she was helping me do my hair and makeup because she couldn't bear the thought of missing my big day.Brandon was stuck babysitting their newborn Hunter.If she only knew the truth.We decided to keep the wedding real and only Lain, Drex and I knew about the plan to lure out the dark tide.I looked in the mirror and couldn't even find the urge to smile and Aniko noticed that something was up.She crossed her arms over her chest."I feel like you're hiding something from me so spill the tea, what is it?" I forced a smile and made it look as natural as possible."I'm just nervous b
*HEROD*Just as expected Lain had fallen into our trap and went ahead to plan the wedding despite what the mistress had left him behind.What happened to that kid was too cruel and her death still hangs over my head because I am filled with guilt."You didn't have to kill that little girl, we could have murdered someone else or even one of her parents."Her screams still filled my ears and on top of that I couldn't get that gruesome scene out of my head.It kept replaying in my head over and over again and I couldn't shake off the feeling that something dark was always lurking in the darkness.Missy put on her bra and I have a strong feeling that Galen is going to give her an earful because she's been avoiding his calls and she hasn't gone back to his house since we left the hospital.It's been two fucking days.When I say fucking days I actually mean that bedroom shit.She pouted her lips."Come on, Herod , it was necessary to kill a little girl so that Lain doesn't get too comfortab
*LAIN*My head was still reeling from the shock and when I tried to call that number again the line wouldn't even go through.I groaned deeply, running my fingers through my hair.Freya Allan was always right about these people and they'll never leave us alone and now that Rogue is in the picture her life is in danger as well.A few days earlier Freya Allan had insisted that I do another DNA test secretly and I was against the idea but eventually I had to give in and when the results finally came back they were positive.Rogue is my flesh and blood and nothing will ever change that.But the revelation of the first DNA test only means that someone tampered with the first test and I have a strong feeling that Velvet had something to do with it.I sat in my office chair debating my next move because I wasn't letting the dark tide ruin my happiness. They did it years ago and I won't let history repeat itself.There was a knock on the door and I snapped out of my thoughts.I had to get ba