"Sweetie, please," My mother spoke from behind my shut bedroom door, her voice light and full of concern.
After finding out my brot- Emrys is my mate, I've locked myself up in my room. Every fiber of my being screamed for me to go to him, hold him, wipe the tears I know he shed last night while the other part of me was stunned to say the least.
Why out of all people on this Godforsaken Earth did my mate have to be him? Sure, all the over-protective and feeling each others feelings now made sense, but... What the fuck.
"I'm busy,"
"We both know that's not true." She sighed, I could picture her green eyes wide with worry and beautiful face drawn together. "Did you and Ostana get into a fight? Is it Emrys?"
Just at the mention of his name, a sob escaped my lips only to be muffled by my pillow. A moment of sweet silence passed and ended with my mother's sigh, her footsteps retreating down the hall. Silence followed for the next few minutes, my eyelids becoming heavy with both stress and due to the sparse sleep I had gotten last night; sleep found me easily.
*
“Honey," My dad's voice spoke, waking me from my nap, and the heavy feeling in my heart returning with full force. "Your mother and I are to visit Alpha Thomas, do you want to come along?"
"No," Still in bed, I clutched the one thing keeping me sane right now, breathing in Emrys' scent of rain that hoovered above his sweatshirt, letting it calm my body. I heard a few whispers that were no doubt my mother. Darkness settled over my room.
"Are you sure? There will be cake,"
"I'm fine," Lies. "Just go and tell Ostana hi for me," Knowing full well that she was still stuck at the Alpha's house as she didn't reply with any of my texts. They talked softly to one another before my father sighed and walked down the steps, his heavy walk making the stairs creak softly.
"Honey, we're worr-"
"Mom," My voice became louder. "Please. I'm fine,"
She grumbled but eventually walked downstairs too, and after I heard the front door close, I dragged myself from the bed. All day long I had stayed in my bedroom, no food or drink for comfort, my thoughts drowning out the hours, and the worst thing is I could feel Emrys' feelings of rejection stung my heart like a thousand wasps.
How am I supposed to look my brother in the eyes when he's my mate? I can't do that! That's... That's... That's not right.
Sooner or later I would have to face him though because of heat...
Oh God, I forgot about heat. Heat is when the bond becomes complete, or in other words, we bang it out.
"Fuck," I grumbled and held Emrys' grey sweatshirt from the other night closer to my chest, relaxing into his scent before putting it on over my simple tee-shirt. In my mirror, my appearance mickicked how I felt; my skin paler than normal, purple crescent moons kissing my under eye lids as my blue eyes darkened, and my mess of blonde hair sat on top of my head.
My phone ringing broke the silence and I answered it without looking at the caller ID. "Hello?"
"Hey Celeste,"
"Laker?" Instinctually I stood straighter, is he with Emrys? Did Emrys get hurt? I know Ostana couldn't be with him... No, Emrys was here; his scent still lingered.
"Yeah," Laker's voice was calm, cool, and always collected. Laker was part of a neighbouring pack -Blood Moon Pack-, fifty miles north of here, and unlike our town, his city -which was entirely made up of werewolves- was where the King Alpha William and his mate Queen Sundra lived; basically like werewolf capital in America. "Hey is Emrys around?"
A spear through my heart. "Yeah, he's in his room." Sitting back down on my bed and laying down, I watched as shadows danced across the ceiling, my fan that was turned off peered back to me. "Why?"
"He just won't answer his phone, yo-" Laker stopped himself and cleared his throat. "He was supposed to come up today,"
"Oh?" I croaked out. "Well, maybe I could see if he's okay..." C'mon Laker, talk me out of it. Tell me it's fine and you'll stop by tomorrow. C'mon, c'mon!
"Really? That'd be great, Ce!" Damn it Laker. Chuckling dully at his enthusiasm, I stood back up and took a deep breath. Every step felt heavy, every breath deep, and as I opened my door, I found myself smoothing out the wrinkles of his sweatshirt - does my hair look alright?
Finally I reached his room, which was just past our small library that mainly consisted of boxes filled with holiday decor, an old computer, and two shelves of books. Emrys' scent was already wrapping around me, my wolf purring at the proximity to Emrys, and before I reached my fist up to knock, he opened his bedroom door.
My breath hitched as I saw him; midnight black hair messy as he must've run his hands through it a thousand times, stormy eyes twinkled with an unknown emotion, and he hadn't even changed from last night's clothing. Guilt tripped and sorrow filled, we both heard Laker's voice through the phone and never broke eye contact.
"Damn Ce, how long is it gonna take you?"
Silence. Together we lost each other in the other's eyes, both searching as our minds went blank, and my phone fell onto the ground.
"Ce?" Laker's voice quiet as it was muffled into the carpet.
Emrys took a brave step forward.
Feeling my heart speed up and but calm down all in one second, it all happened so fast; Emrys grabbed the spur of the moment, hands clasping my waist as he pulled me into his room, sparks exploding across my body. Gently my back hit the closed door as Emrys dipped down.
His lips met mine.
Never in my life had I been closer to Heaven than I was now.My eyes fluttered shut as Emrys' pink, plump lips met mine in a rushed haze, cedar and rain hugging my body, both of our breathing increased as tingles danced u
"His dick is beyond huge," Ostana spoke to me the next day at lunch, her cheeks tinting red just at the thought of Laker. "And he does this thing where he grips my hair-"
Walking in my house and being blessed with the scent of steak, I silently chuckled as my stomach growled lightly; maybe ice cream at the diner was not fulfilling enough. My father waved at me as he watched the nightly news and not long after I shrugged off my coat, hanging it, did my mother yell for me."Where were you?" Stir
Gasping as I sat up in my bed, heat buckled into my body intensely as sweat ran down the side of my head, I tore the blankets off of me quickly; both my breathing and heart racing. Pain thunder-bolted through my body as I peeled open my eyes.1:19 am.
Warmth flooded my body as I woke up, my room strangely dark, but when I reached my arm over, emptiness was left in Emrys' wake. His spot where he laid was still warm, so he mustn't have been gone for very long but as a soft knock on my door drew me out of my still sleepy haze, I groaned and answered."Yeah?"
*Emrys' POV*"Your father is very unhappy," My best friend, Laker, spoke through the phone that I clutched in my hand as I ran a hand through my black locks, praying that my breathtaking mate was still fast asleep upstairs. "I guess
"Tell me why I have to get a tattoo?""Um, because both of our parents don't want us to have one, duh,"
“What is this shit?”“Classical rock,” Emrys and I both spoke at the same time before we both laughed, Ostana looked between us oddly, but shrugged her shoulders and leaned back in the black leather seats. Ostana wore pink sunglasses to shade th
Emrys held my hand after all my tests for the night were done; it was about three in the morning now and together, Emrys and I laid on the hospital bed. Outside, lanterns lit up an orange hue as it was snowing and I still couldn’t believe I had been asleep for months. When I had gone into my coma, I guess the doctors thought it would only be a week long and were happy about it due to my leg being broken, among many other scratches and bruises; but when I just kept sleeping, they had gotten scared. No one was sure if the Luna Knight was gonna see the light of day again…Word had seemingly gotten out about the loss of our baby too because flowers among flowers piled into the room, many fresh, and my heart bled for all those that cared; I wished I had been awake to thank everyone. Emrys seemed very happy to see me as when we both saw each other only a few hours ago, the only thing we did was hold each other and cry. Crying was a nice way of getting everything out, and especially now th
Emrys walked through the door, sunflowers and yellow roses in hand, and as our daughter hugged his leg, he walked straight towards me with a beaming smile. “My darling,” He spoke as we embraced each other, his scent never changing from the comforting pine, and I hugged him as tight as possible. He had only been gone a month, which was long enough, but not the longest he had ever been gone either. “My love,” I responded and I could feel our daughter still hugging his leg, making me chuckle, and pulling away just enough to see his face. I could see the wear and tear battle had done to him. His eyes are darker now, skin a bit darker too, and his hair now kissed his shoulder blades; he had lost weight but gained more muscles and I could tell he hadn’t much food just by a hug. “Daddy! Guess what!?” Our beauty spoke, standing up and joining our hug. Emrys smiled as he looked at her, love flooding out from his eyes and I could tell how much he had missed her. “What?” “Momma made hone
I gritted my teeth as I felt my body grow hot.“Get. The Fuck. Off of him.” My words were as sweet as venom, Cassandra growled so fiercely, I could feel the vibration in my feet and I knew from how the lamp buzzed, it also felt the power I had just released from myself.But… Emrys.My mate, my beloved Emrys, was there on the bed that was full of tattered blankets and unkept dirtiness, naked; the man who towered over him was none other than that of a worthless, vile, and disgusting wolf - James.James’ hair was longer now, face dirty with grime, and he definitely went downhill from his time playing daddy dearest. The clothes he wore matched the bed: tattered, dirty, and most of all, stained. With what? Who the fuck knows. I didn’t want to know. Cassandra decided that she wanted power, all of it, instantly and immediately took over my body without a single dread of hesitation; my body shifted into my white wolf, my paws hitting the dirty cement and flinging myself forward, my body sla
Emrys’ POV“So, Alpha,” The title name spit out with such mockery I could’ve shivered but there was no energy left, not as I laid almost naked on top of the bed in a room that had two shattered windows but were levels up; sometimes I had almost thought of-I opened my eyes barely as I heard James drown on and on, just as he always does.Celeste’s POVBlood kissed my nose as Emeric and I made our way quietly down the passage, the cold and eerie place gave me the chills; Cassandra took over half of me but I forced her to save her energy for whoever the fuck had my mate.Last night, we came up with a plan - more than just one - and together we all went over it immensely. We slept until two hours before sunrise and let the waxing gibbous phase light our way; the pack was and usually is, defenseless without a leader and most of the time when they tried to gather the pack which stole our people, they either moved or disappeared completely. Emeric brought a LOT to the table, showing them ga
The golden rays glimmered off my dirty hands, the warmth welcoming me and washing over my body just as the morning dew had done to the variety of plants I looked out on just a few moments ago; there were a few small clouds in the sky, a slight breeze hugging me. A bird, maybe a swallow, sang a sweet song not so far away from me as I found a boulder to sit down on for a quick moment as I caught my breath and gave my feet a moment of rest; closing my eyes, I let the quietness surround me. A butterfly flapped its wings, working hard to get pollen, my ears catching the light and ‘dum dump’ sound.Wildflowers from somewhere drifted with the wind, dancing into my nostrils and relaxing my brain. “Goddess,” I cringed at the voice, my mood instantly dampening with the sound. “I would kill for some Arby’s right now, damn,”“I bet Emrys would too,” I scoffed and took in a deep breath, readying myself for the climbing of this mountain; driving would tip off not only people of the kingdom but a
“Holy fucking Goddess,” I didn’t mean to practically shout the foul language but what else is one supposed to do when all they see is an eight foot pale monster made up of gangly pale blue limbs, wide set teeth, a face with no eyes, and it’s currently crawling towards you now on all fours instead of just walk-“Celeste!” Emeric called from somewhere, my body wanting to follow him although I was frozen in what, shock? Fear? Complete nothingness?In an instant, I am grabbed and pulled into a separate corridor; the air from my lungs escaping and not seeming to find any way back to me as soon as a hand then covers both my lips stopping any and all forms of sound. Silent.Silent.Sil-A scream like screech sounded immediately from somewhere to the East of us, echoing down the halls and vibrating the stoney ground beneath us, Emeric tightened the grasp he had on my lips, not shutting down the airflow but making sure I stayed silent; maybe he just needed a reminder that their was indeed an
“Wait,” Emeric said as I decided to start making my way down the stairs, hoping not to fall and break my ass or worse, and I turned to face him. Emeric held out some type and a bandage, I saw he had already taken care of his own palm. “You need to wrap that, no need in drawing in things we don’t want,” “Oh,” Stepping back up the few stairs and finally meeting his presence, I held out my palm and let him do his thing; his words echoed into my head. Things.Not people or monsters or demons, but things.What the hell was I getting myself and my unborn baby into?It was odd to think like that, odd to realize I was putting my baby -our baby- in danger but I had to do this. I had to save my love, my father to my baby, my mate. I didn’t know what kind of danger he was in but there was something; something was a matter. Just didn’t know what. Emeric said that he wished to go down the stairs first, unsure of what would be awaiting us at the bottom of them and I agreed. I wanted to protect
I tried to peel open my eyes but the constant hammer pounding the insides of my brain forced them to stay shut, some type of dried liquid - not sure if it’s blood or snot or mud - caked my face and I twitched my finger every now and then to make sure I was alive.Heat and coldness somehow both took over my body, sending me into some sort of shock and I felt so goddamn helpless.Celeste, I don’t want to die after all…Celeste’s POV“Are you okay lately?” Ostana asked as she came up to my side, Vera just glancing around at the world, the blue of her baby eyes hadn't worn off just yet and her skin seemed to become more golden everyday. I pulled my blonde hair into a high pony, looking at the mirror, and grabbed some lotion before rubbing it onto my pregnancy belly. The stretch marks made their appearance but they weren’t horrible; they just made me want to itch all the time. With a sigh, I responded. “I don’t know… Not hearing from Rhys has really worried me, I’ve written him two more
Emeric, with no surprise, rummaged through my cabinets with ease and decided that some lunchable that Emrys probably bought some time ago and sat down at the table; Ostana, who told me that she’d kill me if I didn’t let her in on this, sat not far from him and glared with spite.“Can you not eat all the fucking time?” She sneered, apparently she didn’t like him either. Emeric laughed and shoved a piece of pepperoni in his mouth. “You have fire, I like it,” With a spark in his eye, he then looked towards me. “Or should I be saying that to you?”Before I could conjure up some smart ass response, Cassandra took hold and did something we rarely did and used her Luna presence to growl lowly; even though Emeric was strong in whatever position he held, I was still a Luna and he was still below me. Immediately I felt Cassandra take control over half my body, I could feel the strength in half my body increase tenfold and I knew my other eye was gold with her presence. Talons grew out of my o