Damien’s POV
Gunnar looks confused, his gaze shifting between Rosy and I. He finally settles on Rosy “You lie child!”
A small giggle comes from Rosy’s direction “I’m not the one hiding things, am I, Alpha Damien?”
I keep my mouth shut, was she talking about Ivan or Irina. She couldn’t possibly know about Irina.
“Child, tell these people to stand down. Blood Pack will slaughter you. Is that what you want?”
“I am not a child; I am an Alpha!” Rosy stamps her foot, just like a sulking child.
Gunnar’s deep laugh rumbles as he walks towards Rosy, the ground vibrating beneath him. She doesn’t flinch, nor does she back away, trying to stand her ground. “You think you are worthy of being an Alpha?”
“This pack is mine by birth right. My father was the Alpha of Black Crescent, I am an Alpha.”
“Was” Gunnar growls,
Irina’s POVI don’t know why I said it. The words just tumbled out of my mouth. The happiness on Gunnar’s face was almost creepy, his grin ear to ear. I guess with him being under Ketill’s hold for so long, his emotions had been stripped from him, now they were slowly making a reappearance.“Two days, we will be expecting you”“I will come when I am ready” I glare at him, annoyed with his expectation.He nods his head and leaves. I hated lying, I had no intention of going to them.“Thank fuck for that” Raine mutters, we are not going to them surely?”“I don’t intend too!”Damien makes me jump, his hands finding their way to my stomach, he rests his chin on top of my head.“Telling fibs?” he mutters as we both watch Gunnar through the window.“How did you know?”“Just a guess, but you have confirmed my
Damien’s POVI stare at the letter. Every so often I would glance up at my mate, who was now dry heaving. Dropping the letter, I find myself rubbing Irina’s back, trying to reassure her that it was all okay, that everything would work out. I had no idea which bit was freaking her out, the news of our child or the news that she would be bringing Blood Packs reign to an end.Her hands rest on her stomach as she gasps for air whispering the words ‘ultimate Alpha’ over and over. I was trying to concentrate on her and not think of the letter, but I couldn’t get the words out of my head either.Beads of sweat start forming on Irina’s skin, her eyes search mine as they begin to glaze over. She was on the verge of passing out. Lifting her from the chair, I take her through to the main room, laying her on the couch.“Water” she gasps at me, and I head towards the kitchen, stumbling over a floorboard on my way.
Irina’s POV“You're really thinking about ending the Blood Pack?” He asks me for the hundredth time as we head home, my hand clutching the photograph of my womb.“Yes Damien” I was starting to get a little annoyed, I had made my decision, I had said what I wanted, what my plan was, and he was still questioning me.“No one has ever done it; everyone has always been too inferior to them. I didnt even know that they still existed until Austin told me!”We walk up the steps of the packhouse as he expresses his concerns, only stopping when we are inside.“You really think it is going to be that easy?” he glances up at me from his chair.“Probably not, but I don’t want them in my life, I don’t need them in my life. I don’t want our child brought up with their twisted ideas.”Screams erupt inside my head, forcing me to bring my hands up over my ears. Damien p
Damien’s POVShe sent me into sheer panic for a moment. I would do anything to protect our child, absolutely anything.I stare at her in the mirror for a few minutes, not quite believeing what she had just done. Waiting for my heart rate to settle to a steady rhythm and for Aiden to stop cursing. Rubbing my temples, I get ready to pull away when she starts speaking.“I could make them kill themselves.”This time I turn to look at her. Irina is leaning back on the seat, her hands resting on her stomach as she stared out into the trees.“Did you just say what I think you did?”She doesn’t look at me, “I hate the mind control, its always right there on the edge, teasing me, testing me, wanting me to use it, to see how far I could push people. If they all die, there will be no need for me to even consider using it.” Her shoulders sink as she sighs. She hadn’t ever really talked about it.
Irina’s POVHe tells me everything. The witch who Damien had gone to for a spell, how he called her for help because of the guardians, how she had told him what to do and then the phone was wierdly disconnected. He talks about a mark or symbol that will be on the letter if water is applied and how he was fighting with the decision of destroying the last thing my mother gave me.We sit at the table, the letter lying open in the middle, neither of us speaking as we both stare at the letter. My mother’s handwriting neat and tidy as it always had been.“What if it doesn’t work?” I was the first to break the silence “Then the letter would be ruined”Damien nods his head at me, “But what if it leads us to answers?”I stare at him, frowning, “What other answers do we need. The baby is going to be a strong Alpha, I know how to kill the Blood Pack! What more do you need to know?”&ldqu
Damien’s POVI’m awakened by an excruciating pain, a horrid uncomfortable stabbing pain, rolling across my entire torso. It was worse than when Ketill stabbed me. I try to reach out to Irina, only for my hand to hit a cold pillow. With the pain, I sit up and look around. Irina wasn’t even present in the room, where was she? It was still dark outside.“Irina?” I reach out through a link but it was like I was being blocked, my words fizzing out before she hears them.“What’s going on?” Aiden asks me, he was contorted up in just as much pain as I was, whatever was happening was affecting the both of us.“I don’t know” I tell him, everything had been fine when we went to bed. Even Irina had been calm and had cuddled into me. I hoped that she hadn’t done anything stupid. I hoped she hadn't gone through with her plan.Barely being able to move, I call for Austin. When he appears, he
Damien’s POVWeeks had turned into months. Being apart from Irina was slowly taking its toll on me. My anger levels were on the rise daily, pack members were beginning to fear me, others would make their excuses to get out of my company.Ironically, the pack was calm, there was nothing going on and everything had returned to normal, except my mate wasn’t here.Slamming the glass of vodka down, the glass shatters and I call the omegas to bring me more. They hurry in, one tries to clean up the glass without making eye contact with me, the other pours me another glass, her hands shaking, sloshing the liquid over the side.“Watch, you stupid bitch!”I practically rip the glass and the bottle from her hand, causing her to squeal as she hurried from the room.“Stupid wimps” I mutter and shake my head“Stop with the alcohol!” Aiden huffs at me, but I had no intentions of stopping, I needed to drown out the pain I felt, the anger that lived within me.“You know as well as I do Aiden, we are f
Damien’s POV It had to be it, my child was communicating with me in some kind of panic, his crying taking over and the pain I feel is almost unbearable. I hadn’t felt as bad as this since Irina had disappeared, the pain taking over the dull ache until I could barely move. Sweat started pouring off of me as I tried to move. “What the fuck is happening to me?” “Us!” Aidan pants between his breaths “Where’s mommy?” The child cries through the link and I just about pull myself back together to reply. “What do you see?” I didn’t know if the child would be able to understand or process anything with his newborn eyes. “Someone is carrying me, it’s cold” I was heartbroken, not just for me or the child but for Irina, someone had taken the child from her! “Trees?” “No but I hear something, something underneath me, water maybe. It’s cold, it’s touching me”His words were followed by silence, the pain in my stomach tearing me apart. We’re they trying to drown my child? The room around me
Ten years later.Irina's POV"I'm here mom, let's get it over with." Logan rolls his purple eyes at me as he settles in a chair. It was his eighteenth birthday and just like Damien and I had promised all those years ago, we never missed a birthday. The older he got, the more he looked like Damien, he had filled out quite well and was no longer a skinny kid, spending alot of his free time in the gym or training. Or rather, he was constantly training, like he was preparing himself for something. There had been a few threats over the years, but nothing as bad as what we experienced in his younger years. Kendra made sure of that, putting a protection spell over the entire pack. The only other time she used her witch powers, ."Just wait for your father and the twins please." I smile at him and he rolls his eyes again. "Mom, they won't mind, besides Seth is waiting for me, were going out to celebrate.""Please Logan, its a tradition."His purple eyes pierce my own and his annoyance turn
Irina’s POVThe last thing I saw was a blinding light, I couldn’t tell where it came from and then hands found me, lifting me up. My head hurt, is this what it was like to be human now, to not have a wolf, everything hurt a hundred times more than it used to. Even worse than when that bitch Vivian stabbed me.That was so long ago, a lot had happened since then. Visions of my life flash in front of me, all the bad and good but there was one constant, Damien. He was there in the background of my memories until the darkness seeped in.My head throbbed as I turned it. Logan was laid in the bed with Damien, his bed right next to mine but Logan had an arm outstretched and was holding my hand as he slept. Lily and Lacey were no where to be seen.“How are you feeling?”I didn’t realise Damien was awake and watching me, he had more wires connected to him then I had but it didn’t take the smile away from his face, the smile that I had fallen in love with.I groan as I try to move, everything wa
Damien’s POVI hear her stutter behind me, Irina was trying to get out some words, but nothing was coming. I glance down at Logan who is still trying to figure out what was happening. I don’t think even as a child that he had heard of the Blood Pack.“Logan, go to your room.”“But Dad, I want to know what’s happening!”“Logan, I said go!” I change my tone and he scarpers out the room, leaving the five of us staring at each other.“You were raised in the Blood Pack?” Liam asks, shocked by the information, “You told me you grew up down south in a large family!”Kendra looks at her feet, folding her arms across her chest, clenching her jaw. “Technically I did. The Blood Pack use to live down South, until the witches pushed them out. We were given a choice, to join the witches coven or to stay with Blood Pack.”“How did you even end up in the Blood Pack?” Irina finally finds some words.Kendra shrugs. “They were our family!”I watch as Tiana rolls her eyes at her sister, “You really are s
Irina’s POVTiana steps inside, not waiting for an invite. Logan hides behind me, his hand wrapped tightly around my wrist. It wasn’t like him to show how scared he was, he was normally so confident. Kendra had been right about Tiana’s eyes though, a perfect shade of sky blue, they looked a little out of place against her dark skin, but she was beautiful.“Tiana, we haven’t made a decision yet.” Damien mutters, his eyes drifting towards me and Logan.“You didn’t need to; I was told of the decision!”“Huh?” we all speak in unison, there had been no chance for anyone to say anything. Raine had ruined everything before we had had a chance to do anything, but now she was gone.“The Guardians. You should know Damien; they watch over everything.” She smirks a little as her eyes settle on Logan and my own grip tightens on him.Her head turns as she looks around the room, the table and chairs were scattered, Raine had thrown them out of her way. It was still an odd feeling, not being able to
Irina’s POVI couldn’t stop, there was nothing I could do to prevent her from coming. Raine’s anger overthrows my own, not only had I been lied too, but Raine had been lied too as well, the thing she hated most in the world, and there wasn’t a single chance that she was going to let Kendra off lightly. All I could do was try and slow her down, try and stop her from acting out for as long as I was able.I hear Damien’s voice, trying to catch my attention but it did nothing to help, all it did was anger Raine further and I started to lose what little control I had over her as her voice comes forward instead of mine.“You lied to us!” Raine roars and I try to speak, but it was like she had taken over completely, like she was at the front of us, and I was drifting to the back, becoming the bystander.I can see Kendra backing away, she had no way of protecting herself and I’m grateful when Damien tries to block our path, putting himself between us and her.“Raine, stand down!” He growls at
Damien’s POV“You do?” I was suspicious and understandably so. Kendra hadn’t taken any time to discuss it, all she had done was look at her friend as Irina apologised and agreed with what we were asking.She nods her head, “You guys always think things happen for a reason.” She looks over at Liam, “What is it you always say, ‘it’s what the Moon Goddess intended.”I look at Liam too, he was one of the few remaining wolves that believed in that, many others now believed in their own fates and your own actions were what made it.Liam bows his head to me. “Alpha, she has made her decision and we will do what you ask, for the benefit of the pack right?”“For the benefit of the pack.” I agreed and Liam wipes away Kendra’s tears.I was still suspicious though and if it had been the other way around, I don’t think I or Irina would have given up looking for the children.“If you are certain, I will give the witch a call!”Irina’s hand tightens around mine, she hated talking about the witch, mo
Damien’s POVTiana wouldn’t give me any details as to why she wanted us to stop looking for Lana. In fact, she made it very clear that it was non-negotiable. I had made the call first thing that morning when Irina had gone on a run. I didn’t need to look for her when I woke, it was clear what she was up to by her missing running trainers.Now she was being forced to choose between her best friend and her son.“Irina we have time.”She shakes her head at me when I tell her Tiana’s offer, “We don’t though do we; you see how Logan is getting, lately everything winds him up, he killed someone because he had had enough of them, that’s not normal child behaviour, even for a wolf!”“You are over thinking Irina, but you know as well as I do that this could destroy your friendship.”Tears fill her eyes as she fights between her decision. I was willing to make it for her but at the same time she probably knew what I would say.“I will call Kendra and Liam, ask them over for dinner tonight.” She
Irina’s POVI could hardly sleep. Damien tries several times to pull me against him, but it was no use, I was agitated, worried about our family. Several times I sneak out of our bedroom and into Logan’s, just to watch him sleep. It would be his birthday in a couple of days, and we had promised to take him bowling along with a few of his friends and the girls, but I had a bad feeling about it.“Irina, come back to bed.” Damien’s hands rub the back of my neck, trying to ease the tension and as I relax into it, Logan stirs, making us both jump and quietly slip out towards our bedroom, we had become wary of our own son and we both knew it.“We can’t let him do this to us Irina.”“I just… I just don’t know what to expect.”“Maybe that’s the problem, maybe we are always waiting for the bad stuff. Maybe we should try and let him live a normal life, not constantly be on top of him.”I nod my head as I bite my bottom lip while climbing into bed and try to settle down to sleep. Damien pulls me
Damien’s POVI couldn’t ask Logan to do such a thing and what if he did it and it turned up nothing, everything would have been a waste of time, thankfully Irina understood that I didn't want him to use his abilities.The girls come running in and jump up to me, I loved all the hugs they gave. Since Logan had grown, he didn’t want the hugs as much and preferred a fist bump.“Daddy, come play” they speak in unison, their deep green eyes piercing my own as they grinned and as I lower them to the ground, they tug at my hands, as I allow them to pull me out towards their room.Turning the corner, the girls scream as we come face to face with Logan. Irina comes running out and grabs Logans hands, dropping to her knees as she tries to pull him from his trance. His eyes were a solid white and I call for an omega to take the girls. We hadn’t seen Logan like this in years.“Logan!”He doesn’t respond and Irina goes into panic mode, tears streaming down her face as she whispers ‘don’t do this’