Chance’s POV We were finally back at Red Moon and the pack had cleaned up most of the mess that had occurred in the back yard, leaving hardly anything to show that the start of the war against the Moon Witch happened here on our lands. The Rogue’s tent was set back up and I was happy to see that the she wolf that I had saved was healed and with her pups. Anna gave me a kind smile and a nod of her head to show me her gratitude as I continued to inspect the progress that was being made in my absence. The other Alphas were all in my meeting room going over the maps. Damon thankfully knew many areas that we should search in the north and he was right now showing Alpha Hunter all those areas. I honestly didn’t think I would ever see the two of them work together but after Alpha Hunter found out that Damon was right by my side protecting the wolves from the Moon Witch and him, he has had a change of heart with Damon. I could tell there is the tiniest bit of precaution still, but that is
Willow’s POV I was beginning to think that I had done something wrong. Alpha Chance hadn’t touched me in days since Alpha Shawn had gone missing and I was starting to believe that he was having second thoughts about me being his Luna now that I had taken Alpha Shawn as a mate too. Even after the doctor had cleared me at Crescent Moon, he had not touched me that night after dinner. Now standing here talking to him back at Red Moon, I knew it was time that I made the first move to see if he still wanted me. I let out a yelp as he picked me up and carried me to our room and I realized at that moment that he wanted me just as badly as I wanted him, but I couldn’t understand why he refrained from taking me. Once in our bedroom and the door was shut, Alpha Chance slammed his lips into mine, like he had been starving for days. I could finally feel his need for me through our bond and it was as strong as my own need for him. When I was on the brink of passing out from the lack of oxygen
Chance’s POV This morning when we left the packhouse, I made sure to show Willow some extra affection. For one I didn’t know how long we were going to be gone and two we may be going to come back into contact with the Moon Witch and after seeing how easy it was for her to take Alpha Hunter and Alpha Shawn, I was a little fearful that she might overpower me and that I might not come home from this. Willow had given me a few surges of her power last night and this morning when we made love. I honestly didn’t want to leave her in bed alone this morning but I knew I had to find Shawn. It was hard to leave her without one of us here to protect her but I knew that if the shoe was on the other foot, Shawn would die trying to save me. I just hope what powers Willow gave me is a boost to withstand the Moon Witch and take her down. The drive to Damon’s cabin went by quickly and so did the run we had to the mine entrance. This time Damon led the pack of Alphas since he knew the area better
Willow’s POV Izzy and I gave the men an hour head start before we left for the cabin. We wanted to make sure that they all headed to the mines and were all gone from the cabin when we arrived. Izzy seemed excited about getting to see the cabin and the land that Damon owns and I was sure it was because Damon probably told her all about it. It wasn’t hard for the two of us to sneak off the pack lands. Kyle was still busy with the cleanup and most of the other wolves in the pack were too. He had not learned to dual task yet like Alpha Shawn had when he was the Beta. My heart began to ache at that moment when Shawn came to my mind and I prayed to the Moon Goddess that the Alphas find him today. He had only been gone for a few days but the days without him felt like an eternity. Thankfully, I was able to recall the way to the cabin and when we pulled up the lane the pack’s SUVs were parked in front of it, but thankfully the Alphas were all gone by the time that we arrived. Izzy was t
Chance’s POV As soon as the Moon Witch’s eyes locked onto Alpha Hunter, I began to slowly make my way to Shawn in the shadows of the outer rim of the cavern with Alpha Reese following me. Damon and Alpha Conner stayed behind and I knew they had Alpha Hunter’s back. Alpha Conner was the only one of us Alphas that had magical powers to back Alpha Hunter if this became a magical power battle. Shawn’s head began to slowly lift and I knew he could sense my presence. I was only moments from getting to him. I took one last glance at Alpha Hunter who was now only about ten feet in front of the Moon Witch to make sure he had her full attention before I stepped out of the darkness and to Shawn. Once I was to Shawn, I could clearly see he was in bad shape and his hands and feet were bound with a material I was not familiar with and I wondered if it had been laced with magic. As soon as I touched the material, I knew it had been doused with wolfbane and knew why Shawn wasn’t able to move as
Willow’s POV I couldn’t believe that I had let my guard down and let myself be taken by Celeste, right in front of my mate. The look on Alpha Chance’s face as we disappeared right in front of me told me that he would come for me at any cost, but I worried about his safety and the rest of the packs. It was my own fault I was in this situation. I needed to find a way out of it, but by the look of the cell I was in, they were always planning on taking me. The cell was made of heavy steel that was not able to be bent by even my wolf and it was coated in wolfbane too. Then there was also a barrier of salt containing my witch side along with an invisible wall that I could feel major power coming from. This cell was definitely built to hold a Hybrid and I had to wonder what they wanted with a Hybrid, if Celeste was one herself. If Celeste was telling the truth she came from two powerful creatures and I was just a peon compared to her. My mother was just your typical witch and my father
Shawn’s POV It has been days now since the Alphas saved me and the Moon Witch took Willow. I was mad at the world and wished that they would have just left me there to die, if it meant that Willow was here at Red Moon safe. The wounds that I had suffered at the hand of the Moon Witch took me days to recover from and when I was finally released by the pack doctor, I took off in my wolf form and ran as far as I could, trying to ease the pain of not having Willow here beside me. But I realized that all the running in the world wasn’t going to stop the pain. The only thing that was going to stop it would be to bring Willow back to Red Moon safely. I could clearly see that the Alphas have been working night and day, trying to track the Moon Witch and even the Sun Witches, the Hybrids, and the Canyon Ridge Covenant was trying to help track her down. Izzy on the other hand was a complete mess. She was overwhelmed with joy that I was back but was sickened that Willow was taken. I think
Chance’s POV As I walked into the meeting room, I was glad that Shawn was by my side with what I was about to do. All eyes turned in my direction as I walked in and I knew it wasn’t because of me but because Shawn had finally joined us since we rescued him from the Moon Witch. “Alpha Shawn, it’s nice to see you joining us today.” Alpha Hunter says to Shawn, but I know once he hears what we have to say he won’t be thinking that. Shawn remains quiet and I move towards the table and say, “I need everyone’s full attention.” All the Alphas move around the table and I make sure to look for Alpha Conner in the room before I begin to talk. “Alpha Shawn and I just received a letter from our mate’s father. He is making demands if we want our mate back. These demands involve most of you at this table.” I say as I look around the table at all the Alphas that are present. “We don’t deal with demands.” Alpha Hunter says to me and I knew he was going to say that. Looking at him, I say, “
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