Willow’s POV Night had fallen upon us and the men were returning thankfully empty handed and I had to keep my act up that I was in distressed that Jessica was taken. Damon had his arm wrapped around me as Derrick returned to camp and walked towards us as I made my eyes water like I was still crying. “Anything?” Damon asked Derrick as he stopped in front of us and Derrick’s eyes were on me and not Damon’s. “Nothing. Not a damn trace of her anywhere.” Derrick said still eyeing me and I was beginning to feel uncomfortable from his gaze. “There has to be something. I will go with you first thing in the morning to look.” Damon tells Derrick as Damon squeezes me to comfort me. Derrick’s eyes still remained on me and Damon finally noticed his gaze on me and asked Derrick. “Why are you looking at your Luna like that?” Derrick began to chuckle before he says, “It’s funny that this all happened because you allowed them to go shopping which was Luna’s idea.” Damon’s arm moved from
Willow’s POV It wasn’t quite morning when we were awoken by one of Damon’s patrol men. Damon was needed and he told me to stay in bed and he was going to be right back. I rolled over and stayed in bed like he asked but after a few minutes of him being gone, I began to hear noises from outside of my tent that didn’t seem normal for this time in the morning. Quickly, I got up and began to throw clothes on when the tent door threw open to see the she wolf that had helped take care of me. “We have been found, we need to move now, Luna.” Ashley said as she grabbed ahold of my hand and began to pull me out of the tent and towards the woods to the north. Looking over my shoulder, I could see the chaos of everyone trying to gather a few things and follow in our direction. One of the mothers with three children was struggling and I moved to help her by picking up the second to the youngest child in my arms to carry her. As we move deeper into the mountainside, I notice that it is just
Willow’s POV My eyes flutter open and the moon seeps through the windows into the room and I know from the little bit I can see I am in Alpha Chance’s bedroom. Slowly, I begin to try and sit up on my own and I find myself a bit weak. Whatever the man in the red cloak had done to me, I was slightly feeling the aftereffects. “How are you feeling?” I heard Alpha Chance ask but couldn’t see where he was in the room until he stepped forward into the moon light so I could see his face. Something about seeing him tore at my heart. I never thought once I left here, I would ever see him again. “What did the man in the red cloak do to me?” I asked him, wanting to know why I felt slightly weak but also a bit different, like something was missing from within me. “He freed you from the dark magic that had a hold on your soul.” Alpha Chance tells me and I feel relieved that the dark magic was no longer a part of me. Then my thoughts went to Damon and I wondered if he got away but I didn’t w
Willow’s POV Last night Alpha Chance just held me in his arms for the rest of the night in silence. He knew that what I had done took a lot from me, rejecting Beta Shawn and he also knew that I was still weak from what the man in the red cloak had done to me. So, instead of pushing me for more information, he just held me letting me know that he was here for me now. When morning came, he left me to get ready while he went down to his office to take care of a few pack things. I knew this was hard on him giving me my space, but he must sense that was what I needed. As I took my shower my thoughts went between Alpha Chance and Damon, and I felt so torn on what I wanted now. I never thought that I would develop feelings like this for Damon. As I got dressed to head downstairs, I felt so numb inside and didn’t know if I was ready to face the pack yet today, but I knew I couldn’t hide in the bedroom for the rest of my life. Walking down the grand staircase I noticed that there was a t
Chance’s POV Her words were what I had been waiting to hear since she got back. After last night with Willow’s rejection to Beta Shawn, I was worried I was the next for her to reject and I was walking on eggs shells around her not wanting to push her to fast into anything or upset her. Willow had been through a lot and I know that she had grown feelings for the rogue Alpha. I didn’t know how strong those feelings were and if she was planning on rejecting me too so that she could go back to him. But after hearing what Alpha Hunter said about this Damon, I am now concerned what kind of a hold he may still have on her. But hearing her words that she wants me makes me know that there is still a part of her that still loves me. “Willow, I want you too.” I said back to her as I crashed my lips onto hers needing to taste her once again but this time savoring her knowing that she still wanted me. Crawling onto the bed I began to move my hand across that perfectly smooth flesh of hers, t
Chance’s POV Willow’s heat has lasted way longer than any other she wolves I have known of and none of us can figure out why she is still in heat after two weeks. Beta Shawn had to move to another floor for the time being because it was causing him pain to hear her cries even though she had rejected him. He was trying to work things out with Jess but at night when he heard Willow crying out it would send him into a frenzy knowing that she needed her mates. Alpha Hunter called Alpha Reese and he was to be arriving today with Luna Rayne to try and figure out what was going on with Willow. I was completely exhausted trying to attend to her needs, while I also was trying to take care of the pack’s needs, all while Willow slept in between. I had spilled so much of my seed inside of her that I was sure that we would be expecting a pup after this, which made me feel a bit relieved knowing that she would stay with me if she was with pup, not that I wanted that to be the reason why she cho
Willow’s POV My body felt so weak as I sat up waiting for Alpha Chance to leave the room to get Luna Rayne. As I watched him leave the room my heart ached knowing he was leaving my side. He has been so loving and caring for me and my needs and I can see how it was taking a toll on him as dark circles now plague around his eyes and I wondered if he was getting any sleep. I hated seeing him like this and I wish there was something that I could do to stop my heat, to relieve him from the stress that I am putting on him. Luna Rayne enters the room quickly after Alpha Chance opens the door and she must have been waiting right outside of it for him to allow her in. She was the first person I have seen other than Alpha Chance in two weeks and I knew I had to be looking like hell at this moment if Alpha Chance looked that tired. I watched as Luna Rayne moves to my bedside and I say, “I apologize for how I look.” Luna Rayne let out a chuckle and said, “Sweetie, we have all been in your
Willow’s POV It was crazy that when I had finally let myself love Alpha Chance and accepted his love that my heat instantly stopped. It was as if the Moon Goddess was trying to show me the way. As I lay in his arms, I finally felt like I was truly at home and that I never should have left. I stupidly fell for Damon and his damn dark magic that he had used on me to believe he was my mate and that he truly loved me and did all the right things to make me feel wanted. If Damon was my true mate, then Luna Rayne’s theory would have been the only thing that would have saved me, but that was in theory. “What are you thinking about?” Alpha Chance asks me as he brushes his fingertips gently across my arm like a feather. I didn’t know if this was the right time to tell him what I was truly thinking about, but I didn’t want there to be any secrets between the two of us, so I decided it be best to tell him, “I was thinking about what Luna Rayne had told me.” “And what is it that she told
Willow’s POV A few days have passed since we sealed the Moon Witch in her realm and thankfully Celeste has kept in contact with me and she is doing well. She has decided to stay with Ash for the time being and plans on visiting Alpha Hunter so she can get to know him. What Luna Ella did for her that day showed that she accepts Celeste into their family and I hope that Celeste will give her the chance to become a stepmother to her. Which leads me to what is to happen to myself today. My nerves were on edge, knowing that I was going to meet my real father today. Alpha Chance and Alpha Shawn have continuously reassured me that I have nothing to worry about but I can’t help worrying about being rejected by him, like I had been with the man that had raised me all those years. I wanted nothing more than to have a parent that would accept me for who I am. As I sat outside on the back patio at the table, I had to wonder what he looks like and if he would accept me after he sees how much
Willow’s POV It took no convincing on my part to get Luna Rayne to allow us to borrow her moonstone. In fact, she was even willing to help in any way possible she could with her own moon magic because Celeste was Sal’s brother’s mate and she didn’t want her friend’s little brother hurting. When I returned to Sal’s lair, I had Luna Rayne in tow with me and Sal looked happy to see her. “I hear we have a rescue mission. Count me in.” Luna Rayne tells Sal and he smiles at his friend knowing that she has his back too. “Thank you, Luna Rayne.” Alpha Hunter says to her and she gives him a smile and says, “Ridgewood will always have your back and the Sun Witches. We are more of a family then just neighboring communities and I want happiness for us all.” Luna Rayne couldn’t have said it better and she would have been a wonderful High Priestess of our Covenant but that was taken from her. It was okay because she chose to be a Luna instead with her mate Alpha Reese. I’m starting to belie
Willow’s POV To say that I felt sated by my mates as we all fell asleep holding each other last night was an understatement. I had needed both of my mates, not just in mind, but also in body and soul after what had happened to Celeste. I needed to know that we were all here together and I had them here safe with me. As I woke up this morning, all I could think about was Celeste and what I could do to bring her back here to us. The look on Ash’s face last night told me that he wasn’t going to let that realm be closed with her in it but he was only one warlock standing against his Covenant and I knew he didn’t stand a chance on his own. Slowly getting out of bed so as not to disturb my mates, I quickly got dressed and headed to find Ash. Getting out of the house undetected was easy, due to the fact that everyone was still asleep from last night’s events. When I opened the door to the house, I was surprised to see that Ash was sitting on the steps staring at the spot where Celeste h
Chance’s POV I had been waiting in the shadows of the night, with Sal, behind Alpha Hunter, just in case the Moon Witch got passed him with Celeste, but I never imagined that they would have disappeared in thin air. “I thought you said that the Moon Witch’s powers wouldn’t work here.” I said to Sal in complete shock. Before he could answer me, I heard my mate screaming, and knew I had to get to her. Appearing from the shadows, I raced towards Willow who was now in Shawn’s arms, as he tried to comfort her. Willow kept crying out “No” as Shawn held her close and rubbed her back. “The Moon Witch didn’t take her.” A younger man said from beside Willow, and I knew this had to be Sal’s brother, and Celeste’s mate, Ash. “What do you mean the Moon Witch didn’t take her. I saw it with my own eyes.” Alpha Hunter said as he moved over towards us. “Celeste took her.” Ash says and Sal comes up behind me and says, “He’s right. Celeste had to of been the one that took her. The Moon Witch’s
Willow’s POV I must have fallen asleep in Alpha Shawn’s arms after he had made love to me. The connection that we shared here was more than I ever could have imagined having with him and we finally had the chance to open our hearts to each other. We were no longer two broken souls because we had mended the pieces of each other’s hearts back together. As I began to stir in his arms, he pulled me in closer to him and kissed the top of my forehead. It seems that both of us had needed a nap and he was just waking up too. “I could get used to this.” He said as he held me close to him. I wasn’t going to lie, it felt amazing being in his arms right now after we had been fighting the connection between the two of us for so long now. “Does that mean we will be sharing a room when we get back home?” I asked him, wondering if he was finally going to spend the whole night with me. “Things are different now and I promise once we get back to Red Moon the three of us are going to sit down an
Chance’s POV After the Lunas and pups had left for the Sun Witches’ home, we began to prepare for the worse. There was a good chance that the Moon Witch would return, especially since Celeste was still here in our world. Alpha Hunter wasn’t taking any chances and he had every wolf he had posted around the packhouse as the Sun Witches and a few of the Canyon Ridge Witches put up wards around the premises waiting for her to show her face. When everything was in place Alpha Hunter and I stood guard together waiting for her on the front stoop of the packhouse. Night was falling and we had gotten word that the Lunas and pups had safely reached the Sun Witches’ town and were safe for the night. A bit of relief filled me knowing that Willow was safe and that Shawn was with her. A part of me was jealous that he was there with her, but I knew I had to be here with Alpha Hunter to protect not only Willow but all wolf kind. It was an oath that I had taken and an oath that an Alpha took serio
Shawn’s POV I had my own mate on my mind, and needs that I wanted to fulfill with her since the car ride here. There was no way I was going to be dealing with Alpha Hunter’s daughter finding her mate and the best man for the job would be Alpha Caleb since he is kind a stepfather to her. Regardless, I had one thing on my mind and that was to get to a room alone with my mate. As we got to the second floor, I guided Willow down the hallway to the last room on the right-hand side. My reasoning for doing so was because I wanted as much privacy with my mate as possible, with the things I wanted to do to her. The need to be with her has been overwhelming since we mated and I can’t put it off much longer, as my body aches to be with her and so does my heart. The small touches and kisses aren’t enough and I need to be buried deep inside her and feel the ultimate connection between the two of us. Opening the door, Willow stepped inside and we both took in the king sized bed in the center
Willow’s POV Alpha Shawn kept stealing glances of me on the way to the Sun witches’ Covenant and I had to smile knowing that he was doing this, and I could feel the bond between us humming away. I was happy to hear that he would be accompanying us but really wished that both of my mates would be here with me now. Since Alpha Shawn and I mated we hadn’t gotten alone time together and I really looked forward to spending the night with him. I could tell by what I sensed from him that he too was looking forward to the night we would be spending together alone. “How much longer before we get there?” Celeste asks from the back seat breaking the silence in the SUV. Alpha Shawn looks in the rear-view mirror at her, before he says, “We should be there within the hour.” Celeste let out a sigh and I turned slightly in my seat to look at her. I could tell that she wasn’t used to riding in a vehicle and I wondered if she was getting car sick, from her pale appearance. “Are you feeling, o
Chance’s POV Knowing that Willow was going to stay with Celeste made me feel at ease knowing what we were about to do. Neither one of them needed to be around when we seal the Moon Witch in her realm hopefully forever. The Moon Witch has caused enough heartache for us to last a lifetime and I can’t wait till this is all over with and we can take Willow back to Red Moon and start our family together. A large group of us moved to the meeting room to discuss how we were going to trap the Moon Witch in her own realm. Once everyone was in the room Alexandra, Luna Rayne’s mother, began to tell us about the spell that Joshua used to trap her and her mate in the realms they were in. On the way here she had made some adjustments to the spell and she began to show Sal. “Sal, do you think it will work?” Alpha Hunter asks him and Sal begins to shake his head before he says, “Yes, but we will need to do the spell when the sun is at its highest peak, to draw this much power. It’s too late tod