Damien's POV
Is this why my father had been keeping her identity a secret, to stop the Blood pack coming for her?.
He didn’t tell me much more other than to try and push my feelings aside for Irina. It annoyed me because there was clearly a reason why they were doing it but I know longer cared. I would protect Irina and my father will see Vivian for what she really is at the ceremony.
As I watch Irina move with the dagger in such a fluid movement, I was amazed. She would definitely make a skilled fighter but again I didn’t understand why she had not stood up to Vivian.
When I ask Irina what else she is not telling me, she shrugs her shoulders, but something told me there was a lot more to find out. It didn't matter, I liked the mystery surroundi
Irina’s POV I cannot believe I agreed to it. I agreed to killing Vivian! Damien was ecstatic that I accepted, and he couldn’t stop smiling. My stomach on the other hand was tied up in knots. The more I thought about actually killing Vivian the more I felt sick. Damien suddenly hugs me “We can finally be together” I didn’t have the heart to tell him that I was still going to leave the pack even if I managed to kill her. He tells me that he wants me to wear the cloak to the ceremony as it will be easier to hide the dagger. I nod my head but honestly I was not paying much attention. I was trying to stop myself from throwing up. “Ir
Damien’s POV “It is time son” My father looks on at me proudly as I frown at myself in the mirror. I hated suits, they were so uncomfortable but apparently it was routine and tradition. I stare at myself and grimace, the only other time I would wear a suit would be at my wedding, other than that I preferred jeans or joggers. “It suits you son” He adjusts my tie and brushes away any lint that sat on my shoulders. “Nervous?” he questions and I shake my head I wasn’t nervous about becoming Alpha, I had been waiting for this day for most of my life. What I was nervous about was Irina and if she would be able to pull off the kill. “Vivian will be right by your side” I nod “Father, I have a surprise for you at the ceremony” He looks surprised “For me?” “Yes, I hope you will be happy” The moment he finds out what Vivian was doing to Irina; he will probably want to kill her himself. Make her a symbol for what she has done. At the same time, it will warn the other packs that we do n
Irina’s POV How dare she, after everything she has done to me, how dare she call my mom a waste of space! The anger was rising inside of me as I stood opposite her, but somehow, I still felt powerless whenever she was around. She had been bullying me for so long I just didn’t know if I could do it. I didn’t know if I could go through with killing Vivian! She throws punch after punch to my face. The pain was horrendous, as she hits me again. My thoughts drift to my mom and how she is lying in a hospital bed right now, fighting for her life. She had taught me everything, she had prepared me for moments like this. She had taught me to defend myself. I’m not sure what comes over me, I manage to pull the dagger from inside my cloak and as she attacks me, I plunge the dagg
Irina’s POVIt was Shaun lifting me from the ground. He doesn’t look at me and instead looks around.I try to thank him, but I think my jaw is broken as it hurts to try and speak.He carries me to the hospital and the doctor groans when he sees me. Surely I wasn’t that bad.I hear Shaun introduce himself and tell the doctor that he was pretty sure I wasn’t old enough to have a wolf yet.Raine! She had gone quiet, if she was there at all. I must have imagined her in all the commotion. I wasn’t eighteen yet!The doctor carefully checks me out and gets some x-rays. He tells Shaun not only is my jaw broken but my eye socket is fractured too
Damien’s POVIrina may not see it now, but it was the right thing to do. Keeping Kelly on life support was not going to bring her back. The doctor told me there was no activity in her brain which meant she had already passed.I try to hug her, but she pushes me away and runs from the hospital. The doctor calls after her and when Irina does not stop, he tells me that he needs to reset her jaw, but I remember her telling me that she had fixed her own broken jaw before.It was turning out to be a brilliant first day as Alpha!I mind link my father, explaining what has happened to Kelly. He tells me he is on his way but he sounded off, almost like he was in denial. He and Kelly had obviously loved each other and not only had he lost his first mate, but he had also lost
Irina’s POV “Are you sure I can come to your pack?” I was still trying to decide if it was the right thing to do and whether or not I could trust Shaun?! Shaun nods his head at me. “My Alpha has agreed, if you would like to speak to him I can go get him” “No need, I am right here” The tall man made me jump, he was a little scary looking with the big scar over his face and the strange pointy ears that I had never seen on a wolf before. He smiles at me, even his teeth were pointy. “I apologise if I appear a monster” “Uh…n…no” I stutter trying to get my words out, but he really was quite frightful looking. “Shaun has informed me th
Damien’s POV “Why father, why is it so urgent I go and get her? Irina wanted to leave” I was planning on going after her anyway but it was annoying me that I still didn’t know the full picture. My father rakes his hand through his thinning hair, he was beginning to look old! “You don’t understand Damien. You have to bring Irina home!” His eyes are wide as he starts pacing and shaking his head “Irina had been planning to leave for a long time father. It’s not something she has just thought about. She has been planning it for years!” It was obvious by the amount of money she had stashed away, she had been planning on leaving for a long time, maybe even years.
Irina’s POV“I’m not mated yet”. It was hard to speak, my whole body was trembling, it even felt like my eyes were shaking.“You’re not marked?” Shaun’s eyes were wide“No”“Do you know who your mate is? Have you met him?”I shake my head; I couldn’t tell him. What if they took me back, what if they won’t let me join their pack??“What’s happening to me Shaun?”He was holding my hands, trying to stop me from scratching myself, but I wanted to do more than scratch myself, it was like I wanted to punish myself for feeling this way.
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’