*Jaxon's POV*I looked over the pack as they all ate their breakfasts. Everyone had gotten a late start today because of the celebration. Normally I would've let them take it easy today. Instead I needed them to do their jobs and take their turns training.I could feel in my gut there was a fight heading right to us. I wasn't stupid and I knew for a fact Matteo would be pissed Piper was now completely mine. I knew this fight was coming but I just didn't expect it to be so soon. Evaluating the destruction of Silver Moon must've been an eye opener for Alpha Bradley and Matteo."Are you okay?" Piper asked as she grabbed my hand.I had felt a little on edge but her touch was calming me down. I didn't like that my fighters probably wouldn't get very much time in between fights. I already had to start sending people back out to see what information they could gather. If we could figure out how soon Moon Stone would show up then we could get some sort of advantage."Yeah. I'm fine." I gave h
*Piper's POV*We were halfway back to the pack house after releasing the prisoner Jaxon had kept. We had one thing taken care of which I could tell was a relief for Jaxon. However there was still clearly something on his mind. I already knew it had to be about Matteo from the vibe he had given off since finding out Matteo was moving into the alpha position."Are you going to your office now?" I asked as we walked side by side."Yeah." He answered. "I need to think and get this figured out.""It'll be okay, you know that right?" I spoke as I grabbed his hand in mine.I could sense he was tense but he began to relax with my touch. The calmer he was the better he would be able to think. That way he could make the best decision possible."I know." He glanced up at me and gave me a slight smile of reassurance. "You're still going to go to training and I'll brief you on everything once I finish up with Nikko.""Of course." I nodded. "I can't wait!""Oh really?" He asked with a raised brow.
*Piper's POV*Dee and I had returned back from training by lunch time. I made my way up to the room as I wanted to change before I ate anything. Jaxon was already in the room when I stepped inside. I noticed right away the curious look on his face as he studied me."What?" I asked as I approached him."I heard about your training." He responded."Okay, and? So I can fight back, what's the big deal?" I questioned.Dee made it clear that my strength had something to do with my eyes and the power to pick up on other's energy. I was curious about it myself but I didn't think it was anything to make a big deal out of. Dee was going back to do some research on the matter so eventually we would find out the truth about me."Benjamin has always been one of the strongest fighters, he's never been taken down that easily." Jaxon informed me. "He even puts up a hell of a good fight with me.""So what's your point?" If he was going to hold me up with conversation then I might as well get dressed w
*Jaxon's POV*"How do you think this is going to turn out?" Nikko asked as we sat in my office."I don't know." I answered honestly. "We'll have to wait and see.""What if she kicks your ass too?" Nikko raised a brow as he smirked smugly."I don't know if she's quite that strong." I responded.I'm one of the strongest wolves out here. If Piper's able to take me down then it'll take this being special thing to a whole new level. We needed to get to the bottom of this but Dee still couldn't bring us more information. She had been through all those books at least twice now. It was like whatever information she had found once before was completely erased."I'm ready." Piper's voice came over through our connection."I'll meet you at the front doors." I informed her."Sounds good." She then closed the connection."We need to get going." I spoke to Nikko as I stood up from my chair.We had been going over updates we had received overnight about Moon Stone. There really wasn't much informati
*Piper's POV*"Wake up." Jaxon spoke softly as he nudged me.I stirred slightly in his arms. "I don't want to." I groaned."I know." He let out a low chuckle. "But we have some business to get taken care of.""Like what?" I asked as I opened my eyes to look at him."I sent a member out a few days ago to check in on the Silver Moon pack. I just got word from Nikko that they've returned with some information." He answered. "Now either you can come with me and we can do this together, or I can go on my own and you can stay in bed."I sat up as we both knew what decision I would make. I wanted to be involved and I wanted to know things first hand. Laying here in the bed was not the way to do that."Give me just a couple minutes." I spoke as I got out of the red silk sheets.Jaxon sat up in the bed and I could feel his eyes on my bare body. "Take your time. I don't mind the view." I could hear the seduction in his tone.I picked up his shirt from the floor and glared at him as I threw it a
*Piper's POV*I lunged at Dee as I threw a punch with my fist. She managed to dodge my attack. We circle each other for a moment. All eyes from everyone else are on us watching the demonstration the trainer had asked of us today.Dee attempted to give me a kick but before her food touched me I grabbed it and threw her to the ground. I could be going easier on her but what would the point in that be? We're here to train for a reason. If I went easy on her then she wouldn't be challenged to get any better than she already is.Dee quickly jumped back up before I had the opportunity to pounce on her. She gets back into her fighting stance and her grey eyes look into mine. It's like she's trying to study me. Like she's trying to figure out what my next move is going to be.I caught her by surprise as it seemed like I was about to throw a punch with one fist. She fell for the distraction. She attempted to dodge my fake hit but I used my other fist to give her a blow to the stomach. She hunc
*Jaxon's POV*"The other members reported back. None of the other packs seem to have an idea about Moon Stone's plans." Nikko informed me."So they've been keeping things pretty quiet from everyone then." I lean on my desk and rub my forehead with my fingers. "Of course they would.""It's like they want to make sure we know that the transition of power is happening but they don't want us to know any more details than that." Nikko said exactly what I was thinking."That's exactly what Matteo wants." I straightened my posture. "He wants us to sit here and waste our time trying to figure out his next move."It's what I would have done. The less information your enemy has the better. He probably thought this would give him the upper hand. I wasn't going to stop digging though, while other packs didn't know what was going on there had to be some paper trail of their plans. A paper trail that I knew Dee could manage to hack her way into."So what do you want to do then?" Nikko waited patien
*Piper's POV*I ran ahead of Jaxon in the woods. We were both in our wolf forms right now going around the perimeter. It was his idea as he knew I needed it. The run was helping me relax and get my mind off of everything.I had spent the last three days in the room frustrated and sulking about this damn book. It's beyond frustrating to know there's something special about me but no one can tell me what it is. The answer seemed like it was in this book but no one could even confirm that. For all I know I was bothered by something that didn't even tell me anything.Instead I needed to focus my energy elsewhere. I needed to test my abilities more and make them stronger. I figured maybe the more I understood what I can do then maybe just maybe I can figure this out on my own.I can't just sit here and wait for this book to show back up. There had to be other answers somewhere. It was my goal to set out and find them. Before I could do that though we needed to have everything settled with
I was startled by the frantic pounding on my bedroom door. I stood up from my chair and made my way over to it. I already knew it was probably my best friend Alli. There really wasn't anyone else it could be.I open the door and I can see right away she's been crying by the mascara that streams down her face. This had to mean we had lost another one."Did she get Micheal?" My voice shook as I asked her.She nodded her head in response.I grab her arm and lead her into my bedroom. I shut the door behind us as we needed to have our privacy for this. Not that anyone would believe us if they had heard our conversation."Talk to me." I spoke as I guided her to sit down on my bed.She was breathing frantically and I could see she was trying to calm herself down. Her blue eyes looked into mine filled with nothing but fear. A feeling that I had come to know too well these last few days."Kira." She spoke my name quietly in a voice filled with emotion."Tell me what happened Alli." I attempted
"The usual?" Elijah asks as he stands in front of me on the other side of the bar. He was tall with short dark hair and some stubble on his face."You know me so well." I shot him a devious smirk as I moved some of my chocolate brown hair over my shoulder."Well I sure would hope I do by now Violet." He responds as he pours my favorite drink into a glass for me. He then proceeds to hand it over to me while looking me up and down, noticing the revealing black dress I was wearing. "Did you come down here for business or pleasure tonight?"I took a sip from the glass and set it on the counter. "I haven't decided yet. But you'll know within the next hour or so I'm sure." I gave him another smirk."That doesn't sound very promising." He cocked an eyebrow. "Do you ever take a night off Vee?""Only when I feel like it, but I enjoy it so much I'd almost consider it more of a hobby than actually working." I answered. "Besides, the more I put in the happier our boss is and that makes life a lit
What started out as a fun night ended up becoming something I wasn't prepared for. Alison, my closest friend, decided it was time to get me out of my apartment. My boyfriend had broken up with me two weeks ago and I had refused to leave my home ever since. We had been together for years but he decided that someone else had caught his attention.It was hard on me. He had helped me get through so much and then in the end, he left. Just like everyone else had seemed to. I was just barely feeling okay again. It was a struggle but I was making it through the best I could.I straightened my strawberry blonde hair. I then put on some makeup so I felt at least somewhat decent. I put on a black spaghetti strapped dress and then looked myself over in the mirror. I looked good, the first time I had any confidence since the break up."Maci are you ready?" Alison called out as she entered the apartment. She had a spare key so she could come and go as she pleased."Yeah." I answered as I exited my
"I have to get going." Ellie spoke as she stood up from the couch. Her long light brown hair hung down to her waist and she looked back at me with her brown eyes. "Sorry, Liv. It's just that time of night.""You leave at seven in the evening on the dot every night." I groaned at my best friend. "You know you've always been a killjoy. We've just graduated and we're supposed to be living our best lives. But here you are needing to be home so early.""I know." She chuckled to help lighten the mood. "I'll see you tomorrow?"I let out a small sigh. "Yes.""Awesome." Ellie smiled right before leaving the room.It was the strangest thing. She could not stay anywhere later than seven. No matter where we were she would leave. It could be something like a football game or even just a store trip. She had been my best friend for ten years and we never once had a sleepover. We never had a girls night. There was never enough time.I got up from the couch and headed into the bathroom. I put my red h
"Fiona!" His dark voice echoed as he called out my name. "You can't hide forever, you have no where to go."+He was right. We were on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. What was supposed to be an all adult getaway had became a nightmare. Everyone else was dead. I was the only passenger left because I had caught on that something wasn't right with Jackson.He was attractive and charming, but a little too charming. The moment he introduced himself to my group of friends everyone loved him. They let their guards down. That's where they went wrong.I could feel my heart practically stop as his eyes met mine. I had been moving from place to place to stay hidden. But I made the mistake of hiding under the bed."Got ya." A devious smile crossed his lips and he proceeded to yank me out of hiding."Let me go you asshole!" I shouted as I tried to hit his hands away."Why shout? No one alive can hear you." He responded.Jackson's eyes were a dark grey. His hair was black, fitting as it se
*Piper's POV*Jaxon and I followed behind Dee as she led the way to the library. I could feel knots twisting in my stomach. Whatever this is, I could sense it was a big deal.Jaxon tightened his grip on my hand. We glanced at each other and then back to Dee. I could tell even he knew this wasn't going to be something small. Which meant, we were both now on edge.We entered the library and Dee locked the doors behind us. Clearly whatever this is, it needed to be secret as well."So this is where you've been?" I noticed after the ceremony she disappeared, but I thought I may have just lost her in the crowd."Well, I've been working on this for a while." She responded. "The moment I had it opened I couldn't hold myself back from finding out about this true luna thing.""Well, let's get on with it." Jaxon seemed a little impatient.I can't say I blame him, I'm impatient myself. We've been waiting so long for some answers. We were just seconds away from getting them but even that felt like
*Jaxon's POV*"Are you ready?" I glanced at Piper for a moment.We got back an hour ago. The pack woke up and everyone was gathered and waiting to hear how it all had gone."Yes." Piper confidently nodded.That's one thing I love about her. She doesn't let her nerves get the better of her. Even if she feels them she pushes them aside and takes on her duties as a leader. Piper is one of the strongest female wolves I've ever met.I've been very fortunate to be fated to her.I never expected to meet my mate, ever to be honest. I figured after having been exiled from Moon Stone that the odds of finding one were slim. The night we went to take them down it hit me like a ton of bricks.My priorities changed that night, I just wanted to get her home. It was easy because Bradley didn't want to fight. He wasn't prepared to take on my pack and me. So of course he sacrificed Piper because he didn't count on the fact we would fall for each other.But we did.And here we are, still together and ev
*Piper's POV*After some convincing both of the packs agreed to merging. I could sense they were all unsure but they did seem to realize it was for the best. They did have a little bit of compromising though.Moon Stone still didn't want to up and leave their homes. So the decision was made that they would get to stay where they are since Night Blood isn't too far away. They still would answer to Parker but they would have someone else watching over them, Elliot.Elliot was going to be under Parker's orders but he was leading Moon Stone. I felt like it was a good thing for them. Elliot had always had a good set of morals from what I remember when I was a part of the pack and I had my faith he would do amazing things for Moon Stone.Parker would make Elliot report to him daily and he'd have his check in's with the pack as well. If anyone seemed to be trying to go back to the old ways of Moon Stone's leaders then Parker would alert Jaxon and I immediately. That way we could be included
*Piper's POV*Matteo and I circled each other, baring our teeth as we waited for the other to make the first move. As we did the alpha of the rogues emerged which caused Jaxon to shift. More wolves joined us as the pack of rogues stood behind their leader.There were a lot of them. How they had managed to accumulate so many is beyond me. There's no way all of them were exiled, some of them had to have chosen to be a part of this madness.My eyes looked into Matteo's gray orbs. I was trying to read him, to see maybe where exactly his head was at. Unfortunately, he was blocking me out.Never in a million years did I think he would be the one I had to take out. It was only months ago he was my everything. Now, I felt like there was only one way this ends and I refused to be the one on the losing side.The tension between all of us continued growing and growing. Finally, Matteo had enough. He charged me which caused the rest of the wolves to begin fighting.I dodged him, which made him hi