I couldn’t shake the feeling of dread which washed over my body when Alban had my phone in his possession and I didn’t, I knew there wasn’t anything incriminating on those messages between Max and I, but I worried how this Alpha would take some of them. “Iris, I was beginning to grow worried the longer that I hadn’t heard from you, I miss you more than you could ever imagine and wish for you to be close to me again. Let me know how you’re settling in and just know, the offer still stands.” Alban said reading the message that Max had written, due to what I had led Alban to believe, some of the things in that message didn’t seem to sit well with him as he let out a growl. “What offer is this grotesque man referencing?” He asked looking away from my phone and down at me with that same look of anger, where I simply rolled my eyes in response. “That is no business of yours.” I say not faulting in my response at all, where a sick little laugh escapes Alban’s lips as though he was mock
Lincoln had just concluded the last of his meetings for the day, all he had to do now was set up Albans office and see if he had any other orders for him that day. After seeing how little the Alpha had scheduled for that day himself, he knew it was likely they would both clock off early which would give Lincoln time to head over and speak with Iris. He believed they all knew what a harsh adjustment it would have been for Iris once she returned, but he didn’t think he truly considered the emotional adjustment aspect. He could see she had made some great friends while she was away which would make it hard to leave but added onto the fact that so much has changed in this pack since she left, he could see why she was feeling lost. So, as her older brother, he wasn’t going to stop until he saw she found her purpose once again. But his hope for an early clock off was soon thrown from the window when Alban walked in, a deep scowl on his face as he throws the office door open and slams it
I waited in my room for the remainder of the day and even dead into the night, my mother had asked if I wanted dinner, but I simply said I wasn’t hungry and turned around to the window. I still couldn’t believe I had found myself in this position, not even a week ago I was happily sitting in my bed back at The Full Moon Pack, knowing I had my freedom and people around me who actually cared and wanted the best for me. But now I’m stuck in a place which doesn’t feel like home, the sense of purpose taken from my mind as some stupid order to keep me in the pack hung over my head. There was nothing I could do about my life now, it was fully in the hands of Alban, my unfortunate mate. As I looked out the window at the beautiful full moon in the sky, all I could do was sigh, I truly didn’t know what else I could do. “Accept mate.” My wolf suggests in my head letting me know what she wanted, which only caused me to sigh even more placing my head against the wall behind me. “It’s not t
Alban was peacefully sleeping in bed when he suddenly, jolted awake in a panic looking around the room. He didn’t quite understand what had awoken him and forced him into this kind of state, but his wolf also seemed to be on edge. “Something has happened, I do not know what, but it is bad.” His wolf tells him in a panicked but protective stance, this alerting Alban as he reached up and wiped the sweat from his face. “I am not receiving any distress alerts from our border guards.” Alban began to try and rationalise why he may have awoken suddenly, but his comment only allowed his wolf to growl that much more loudly. “I am not talking about the pack, you fucking moron! I’m speaking about mate; I can feel something has happened to her, so you need to check her immediately!” His wolf growls ferociously due to Alban not understanding what he meant right away, but now he was aware, Alban wasted no time. He throws the covers from his legs and bounds out of bed, with the freezing temp
After rushing into the hospital and shouting orders at the many doctors and nurses to help Iris, Alban stood in the corner of her private room with his arms folded watching as the doctors and nurses rushed around to help her. Albans eyes trained on the places the male doctor in particular would touch, if this man slipped up and touched his mate in the wrong areas, this man would be needing a doctor himself. To Alban, none of what had happened made sense, his mind racing with the unknowns of why his mate had been walking in that section of the woods alone and at night. While searching the area for her, he didn’t see, smell or sense another person around, could they have intentionally, hurt Iris and fled before they could be captured? All of his questions would need to wait until Iris awoke, but that didn’t mean his anger didn’t start to boil from the situations he was building in his own mind. The doors flying open and Lincoln, running into the room, fully out of breath with huge b
The constant sound of some mechanical beep from somewhere around me begins to break me from the overwhelming darkness I found myself in. The longer I remained in that state, the more I began to slowly feel the world around me, it was as though I had lost control of my body but with each passing second, I was gaining the control back slightly. With that, other sounds from wherever it was that I found myself in began to sound, a tapping noise resembling a shoe tapping onto marble flooring was to the right of me. The distant noises of hustling and bustling seeming to sound from another room and what appeared to be the ticking from a clock. But what sort of brought me out even more was the pressure of a hand taking my arm, it wasn’t in a forceful way or even to move my arm, but someone holding me as though it would bring comfort. Knowing I wasn’t alone in whatever room I was in brought me much more comfort and spurred me on even more to wake myself if I was asleep. With that, I use
After a little more fussing from everyone around me, they all left to get some more sleep due to the late night they had all endured thanks to my little accident. This meant I was now sitting in my hospital bed all alone, the doctors had finally, taken all the monitors and drips out of my body so I was free to leave with strict instructions to take it easy. But such a task with the place I was being sent to rest was easier said than done, why did my father agree for me to stay with Alban? After our last interaction, I worried things would either turn violent again and in the state my body is in, I didn’t have it in me to fight him off or the opposite, he would try to have his way with me, and I wouldn’t have the strength to fight him off! “Mate would never hurt us! He was the one who saved us remember!” My wolf shouts in my mind furious, that I had once again put down Alban. Due to my wolf putting that in my brain, I did start to wonder why he saved me and how he even knew I was
After allowing some time for the pills to numb my pain slightly so I could move around, I sat right in the spot I was before but this time, my eyes dropping closed a little and my mind blank. I didn’t know why the medication had the effect on me, but it pulled me into such a drowsy state and even my wolf was put to sleep. “Ready to leave?” Alban asked getting up from his chair, the white bags of pills and the clothes I had arrived in balanced in one hand, I could see this meant he wanted to help me walk but even in my drowsy state, I didn’t want to accept the help. “I can manage.” I begin to mumble out placing my feet on the ground and standing up, but instantly, a tidal wave of dizziness takes over my senses and I began to stumble. Within a second, Alban had stepped forward and wrapped his arm around my waist catching me before I fell into the trolley full of medical supplies which sat next to the bed. A few drunken like giggles leave my lips as I’m pulled so my body was presse
As soon as I showed Malcom that I had known all along what he wanted from me, I witnessed his differing emotions switch up right in front of me. At first, he was full of nothing but shock, to him, he and his group of friends had been keeping this secret under lock a key, not a single person they didn’t want to find out could. But now me, someone who had only returned to the pack a few weeks ago was able to catch wind, it didn’t make sense. The next emotion to display was his confusion, how could I have found it all out and if I knew about it, could other people such as Alban know? With that question it was deep fear which looked back at me. “How… how do you know?” He asked pointing towards me a little while I sighed, I didn’t know if I wanted to disclose the training I’d received, what if he asked me to help with what they wanted with a more hands-on roll?! “I hate when Alban says this to me, but I think it’s a useful saying here, I know most things that happen around this place
Once breakfast had concluded which was much less embarrassing than I was expecting, I thought they’d all have questions or would look at us with wiggling eyebrows knowing what we did. But it was the opposite, everyone was more interested in the arrangements for my Luna ceremony, Polly insisting that I allow her and my mother to sort the décor and finishes. I was quick to allow them as I had so much more going around my brain that the Luna ceremony was certainly not a priority. My father and Albans soon dismissed themselves to go golfing, Lincoln had to rush off to another pack for some important meeting whilst my mother and Polly began to arrange the plans for the ceremony. “Would you like to join us hunny?” My mother asked turning to look at me with a smile, whilst I simply pushed my chair under the table shaking my head. “I would love to but I’m meeting an old friend of mine to catch up.” I smiled having to mentally remember what route I had to take to arrive at the old drawin
The air grew tense in that moment, Alban looked as though he wanted to pounce at Malcom in that moment while Malcom, attempted to hide the fear in his eyes but it was clear by the way his body shook a little. Where I was left in the middle looking between each man hoping the event back in the woods wouldn’t continue in this moment. “Of course, not sir, Iris and I were simply catching up since it’s been some time.” Malcolm said with a look of nervousness on his face as he spoke but for Alban, he seemed deeply annoyed. “You will address my mate as Luna, she is no longer a regular pack member you can take deep into woods at night to engage in outlandish parties. I believe you are scheduled to begin your patrols are you not, I was under the impression that you had changed your ways when you began your training, was I wrong in my assumption?” Alban asked not too pleased that Malcolm had addressed me by my name without the title of Luna, only family and close friends of mine are to addr
Once I had pulled Alban away from my body long enough to get changed and leave the house, we both went to see the hounds who were more than excited to see me. I hated going even an afternoon without seeing them, while I was looking after them at The Full Moon Pack, they did become like my children in a sense, so I do find myself getting protective and worried about them when I have to be away. They also were able to sense that Alban and I were now fully mated, not only because they would have felt the shift in the air the same moment all the pack members did but they can now smell my full scent change. Alban and I now smell even more like each other than before, our scents have fully mixed with one another allowing anyone to smell that we were both mated to someone. After sorting the hounds and ensuring they had enough food and water for the day, Alban and I walk hand in hand through the woods back towards the pack house. A smile sat on both of our faces as we spoke about my Luna
The brightest light of the sun streaming through the curtains and hitting my eyes stirs me from my sleep, opening up my eyes having to squint a little in hopes of adjusting to the light I sat there for a moment attempting to come to with world again. After a moment, I take a look down and find an arm wrapped around my body, confused a little I follow the arm and couldn’t help the smile forming on my face once I spotted our interlocked fingers, memories of yesterday soon played out in my mind where I couldn’t help but blush and smile at the memory. There were many times before that point I wondered if I’d ever be ready, but now as I lay safely in my mates arms the morning after, I felt as though I was safe and belonged. Turning around a little to see if he was awake, I discover his eyes were still closed and his breath slow allowing me to realise he was still asleep, leaning up and placing a kiss on his nose before beginning to attempt to free myself from his grasp and climb out of b
The room slipped into a tense silence once that sentence left my lips, Alban and my eyes locked onto each other with his searching mine to see if there was any hint of hesitation in my eyes. But as I lay on the floor, I knew I wanted it to happen not to only take the pain I was experiencing in this moment away, but I was ready to reclaim my life again. After learning of what Max had done to me, it was as though my entire life had been brought to some kind of standstill, all I thought I knew about myself and the confidence that I believed I held was taken from me. But if I did this one thing that Max couldn’t fully do, have my mate fully claim me in this moment, I would put an end to what he did, Alban and his presence would rid any scrap of Max from me, he’d hold not a single ounce of power over me. “You must be sure Iris, if we begin and you have second thoughts, in this state with my wolf, I do not believe I’d be able do stop myself until it is complete.” Alban warned me with
Intense ringing from my ears snaps me out of whatever trance I was in, my eyes were a still closed and my body seeming to heat up swiftly now I was regaining consciousness. As the ringing subsided slightly, the sounds from around me began to morph in and out of focus, now it wasn’t only Polly’s voice I could hear, but another male, one I soon realised was Alban. “What the fuck happened?!” His angry but also, tense voice shouts from somewhere around me, due to which state I was currently laying in because of somebody’s lack of brains, his voice sent my body haywire and longed for me to rush into his arms and take the pain away. “I don’t know! She was walking one minute than all of a sudden, she passes out and before I could catch her, she tumbles down the stairs!” Polly exclaimed seeming to shake me a little as though that was going to wake me up, even though I was slowly coming around with my body starting to drip with unbelievable sweat, I was yet to fully grasp the world at the
Alban at first didn’t reply to my mind-link, leaving me to lay on my back in an old changing room, my sweat dripping into the old and dirty purple carpet, I wouldn’t be surprised if a permanent indentation of my body would be printed deep into the fabric once I finally, peeled myself from it. “Alban I’m scared, please talk to me.” I sent yet another mind-link to him when I had yet to get reply, the pain in my voice mixed with fear soon translated into my voice, where had Polly gone?! “I apologise for not responding, I was coordinating with my mother and some of the fighters with the best solution to ensure you arrive home safety without any male attempting to take advantage. I am sorry I am not there with you sweetheart, but I am getting you home as swiftly as I can.” He soon responded seeming to sense the fear in my voice as his mother, holding three bottles of water in her hands reenters the changing room. “Iris hunny, I have spoken with Alban, and we have a car with a mated m
When I had played with the idea of going shopping with Polly, the one thing which caused me to ask myself if I should sacrifice my mental sanity was how many shops she’d want to visit and the number of items she wanted to buy. Now having experienced the shopping experience with Polly, I have come to realise that my reservations surrounding the whole idea were beyond reasonable. We’d been in the packs town area for six hours, I had been dragged to more shops than I like to believe existed, now because the shopping experience was in order for me to update my wardrobe, the amount of clothing I had been forced to try on was more than I’d believed I’ve ever worn in my entire life and that is not an exaggeration, my feet ached from the amount of standing and walking I had done and my arms didn’t feel that much better either. Thankfully, the driver who had brought us here took the bags full of my new clothing back to the car and was dropping it off to Albans for us, my only fear was now Po