Rayne’s POV “For me?” I asked him confused because when he left a year ago, he didn’t even say goodbye. “I messed up Rayne. I left town to get away from my parents and everything. If I only could tell you everything it would make stuff so much easier, but I can’t tell you my family affairs. But I know now that I should have taken you with me Rayne. I shouldn’t have left you here with them.” Conner said and I wondered what he was talking about. His family has been so good to me and I am thankful for everything they do for me. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about Conner. Your family has been good to me.” I tell him confused. Conner moves toward me, so we are standing only a foot apart now. “Rayne my family isn’t what they seem to be. I left town because they didn’t want me to see you anymore. So, I left thinking I could get you out of my head and you never drifted away from my thoughts. I dreamt about you every night and everything reminded me of you. Rayne I’m in love w
Rayne’s POV Everything came crashing back to me that happened over the weekend as the ring laid in a pile of ashes on the sheets. My heart began to race as my wolf side push forward but then I felt a surge of magical power fighting my wolf inside of me. It was as if they were at war with each other inside of me fighting for dominance. “Rayne, are you okay?” Conner asks as I look at him feeling like I’m about ready to short circuit and he reached out and grabbed my hand and my body began to calm to his touch. “Rayne what is it?” My breathing began to regulate, and I was finally able to speak. “The ring, your mother put a spell on it and your sister gave it to me to wear knowing damn well what it was going to do to me. Conner, I think you awoke my witch side with us being together and somehow broke the spell.” Connor looked at me in disbelief. “You know you’re a witch?” ‘Without that damn ring I know I am half witch and half wolf.” I tell him and I could see the relief in his e
Conner’s POV It wasn’t hard to believe that my mother had done this to Rayne. I wanted my family to all burn in hell after I heard that they suppressed her powers. My mother told me to stay away from her because they didn’t know if she would ever get her powers and if she did they were worried she wouldn’t be able to control them. And to think this whole time she was controlling Rayne made me sick. The person that shocked me the most was my sister. How could she ever do this to her best friend? My mother had to have said something to her to convince her to betray Rayne like this and I was determined to find out why. Sitting on the bed in the bedroom I am waiting for Rayne to get ready with a small jewelry box in my hand I was planning on giving her last night but after what had happened, I questioned giving it to her. I wondered if she would think I was like my family and would take off at first sight of it? Rayne must had entered the room without me hearing her. She came over
Reese’s POV I was beginning to lose my shit without hearing from Rayne. She said she would call and let me know what was going on with her grandmother, but I haven’t heard a word from her. Finally, I found her grandmother’s home phone number and called the number. An older woman answered the phone and I asked if Rayne was there. She apologized telling me Rayne was away for a birthday get away and I knew at that moment Rayne was lied to by Emma. “Could you please let her know Reese Cooper called from Ridgewood.” I told her grandmother, and I could hear her talking to herself as she wrote it down. We said our goodbye and I hung the phone up and growled as my wolf was trying to rip free from me. Downing the last of my drink trying to calm my wolf I needed to come up with a plan to get to Rayne or get her to me but none of my wolves or I could get into the town limits where I am sure she is. I knew she worked at the diner in her town and it wasn’t hard to find out she work the night
Rayne’s POV A small group of us gathered in a meeting room that was off Reese’s office. A larger man seems to be keeping Reese calm as I kept hold of Conner’s hand until we sat down at the grand meeting table. A beautiful dark-haired female approached me, “Hello, my name is Ella. You must be Rayne.” She said as placed her hand in front of her to shake my hand. As soon as our hands touch, I felt a jolt of energy burst through me. Ella quickly let go of my hand and smiled at me before saying, “I can feel your magic within you. You are strong but need guidance on how to develop it.” “How do you know this?” I asked her confused that she could sense something within me other than my wolf. Ella sat down next to and explained how she was a rare white wolf and could siphon power from the moon and from moon stones. Quickly I pulled the necklace out from under my shirt revealing the locket that my grandmother had given me. “Where did you get this?” She asks as she looked shocked to see
Reese’s POV After Ella escorted Rayne out of the room, Hunter ordered us all to sit. “I didn’t think I would be coming here to be a mate counselor but I guess I’m the right guy for this situation you have yourself in. As you just heard my mate say Caleb and I are both her mates. Yes, it is unusual for the Moon Goddess to give you two mates but sometimes it is necessary like in our situation. Ella has powers that can only be controlled by two mates. She is way too powerful for just one of us to be able to ground her. I believe your hybrid mate will need the same treatment as our mate.” Hunter says to me and looks at the other guy Rayne brought here with her. “What is your name?” Hunter asks him. “Conner.” He says and I could see he wasn’t a bit scared being left in the room with three Alpha’s. “Have you and Rayne made a connection?” Hunter asks him and I listen closely to hear his response. “My people call it twin flame mates.” Conner says and looks at me and adds, “We were to
Rayne’s POV Looking in the mirror at the work that Ella had done on me I didn’t recognize the temptress looking back at me as I wore the very revealing lingerie. If this didn’t convince Reese I honestly don’t know what would. My heart felt heavy as I waited patiently on the bed for my mates to come to me. I knew Conner would be the easier one to convince but I worried that Reese wouldn’t want this. I honestly don’t know if my wolf would survive losing her mate. It took every ounce of my strength to fight the urge to go to him in that meeting room but I had to stay close to Conner to ensure his safety. The bedroom door finally opened and I looked up and only saw Reese standing in the doorway. He stilled when his eyes landed on me and I could see the desire in his eyes as he swallowed hard. He quickly shut the door behind him and I began to worry why Conner wasn’t with him. Reese slowly walked towards the king-sized bed, his eyes taking in every inch of my body as I got up on all fo
Reese’s POV What the hell was I doing? Was I really going to let my mate leave to go to California? Quickly I rolled out of bed pulled my pants on and walked to the closed bathroom door and froze. I could hear the sound of Rayne crying behind the door. My wolf growled at me for making our mate cry and I felt anger towards myself for making her feel this way. I needed to tell her not to go and we would work something out. But then bedroom door opened, and Conner stood in the doorway, and he looked around the room and then his eyes landed on me. “Where is she?” he asked. I stepped away from the bathroom door and squared up to him. He was a big man for a warlock which didn’t make sense to me. Most warlocks I knew were tall but on the skinner side but not Conner. He reminded me of an Alpha with his statue and his demeanor. He wasn’t afraid of me either which meant he was either stupid or he was sure of the powers he yielded. “Do you truly love her?” I asked him. “Yes.” He said wi
Rayne’s POV “Rayne we are going to be late.” Reese yells for me as I add the finishing touches to my makeup. One year has passed since Reese brought me to the packhouse and so much has happened in that one year. But what matters the most in that one year is the relationships that were built and that I finally feel like I belong somewhere. Reese now steps into our bathroom and stands behind me and I lean back into his arms. “Baby you look beautiful. I don’t know why you are in here fussing with your makeup.” Reese says to me as he leans to my neck and places a kiss where his mark lays on my flesh. “It’s not everyday that my husband takes me out.” I teased him. “Well maybe he should take you out more often if you are going to dress like this.” He says as he places his hand on the bare flesh of my belly and then adds, “You know your heat should be coming soon and I thought maybe we might want to try for pup number two.” His hand started to move south of my belly and I elbowed hi
Rayne’s POV The sun was shining and the air smelled like fresh cut grass as I walked out of the backdoor of the packhouse onto the deck. I took a deep breath staring down the path between the chairs at my mate who looked stunning in his tuxedo. Everyone was standing and facing my way as I took a step forward towards the man of my dreams. There was no groom and bride side at our wedding because everyone here had become one big family. The seating was intermixed with wolves, warlocks, witches, hybrids, hell hounds and demons. Some had found love during the preparation of war and others had found an alliance. As I looked at them all sitting together, I realized that Joshua did quite the opposite of what he had set out to accomplish. Instead of conquering and dividing, it united us as friends and in some cases mates. Walking down the path I smiled at each and every one of them knowing that they were gathered here today to witness the love that Reese and I share and I was so grateful
Rayne’s POV Sal brought the SUV to a halt in front of the packhouse as he raced to the back seat to get Sarah. He gently picked her up and carried her inside where Reese was heading for the door. One of his men must have told him that we were coming in fast and worry plagued his face. He looked at me first and realized it was Sarah not me hurt this time. “What happened?” Reese said following Sal carrying her to the basement. “She needs to feed.” Is all Sal said as he walked her down the steps to the basement. The man behind the bars stood and looked our way when he saw Sal carrying Sarah’s limp body. “What happened to her?” The man asked behind the bars. “She needs to feed. Please help her.” Sal begged him. “Bring her to me.” The man said and Reese opened the door and Sal walked Sarah’s body into the cell and laid her on the small cot. The man lowered himself to her and placed his hands on each side of her face and then pressed his lips to hers. Sarah’s hand began to mov
Rayne’s POV My heart ached for Ethan seeing him in so much pain as Emma held onto to life by a thread. This wasn’t the way this was to end. We were all to grow old together, raising our children as friends. There had to be something that we could do to save her. When we got back to the packhouse I headed for the small library in hopes of finding something in one of the books to point me in the right direction to find someone to help Emma. I pulled a few books that looked promising from the shelves and took them over to the table and began to scan through them. Book after book I tossed aside finding nothing useful in them. The door opened and Sarah walked in but stopped when she saw me. “I’m sorry. I didn’t think anyone was in here.” She said and went to turn away. “Please don’t go. I could use someone to help me.” I said to her, knowing that she was an adamant reader. Sarah shut the door and walked over to me and asked, “What are you looking for?” “Something or anything th
Conner’s POV My mother and the Red Moon Covent lifted the spell off Canyon Ridge and the Covent members that had left returned to their homes along with the hybrids. None of my pack had perished during yesterday’s battle because the wolves did all they could to just wound them and not kill them. Hunter’s pack doctor looked over the wounded and bandaged them up and were sent to their homes to rest. I was so happy that my pack was going to be able to coexist with the Red Moon Covent and that we were all going to be able to reside in the same town. No one was going to be taken from their families and that was my number one concern. After a long conversation with my brother and Hunter about my mate, Eve, they decided it would be best for now to take her back with them to Crescent Moon pack so they could get her the help she needs. We weren’t sure if Joshua had her under a spell or if she had just been brainwashed by him but the one thing I knew was she needed to get help after she t
Rayne’s POV “Rayne.” I heard someone calling my name with the most angelic voice I have ever heard. When I open my eyes, I see a beautiful woman dressed in all white with long white hair and bluest eyes, I have ever seen. I thought I had died and went to heaven and she was an angel. Slowly I sit up and I look around at my surroundings and it has to be the most majestic place I have ever seen. A beautiful pond sits in front of me with flowers blooming everywhere and little fairies dance around the pond going from flower to flower. I look back at the woman and say, “Is this heaven?” A soft giggle comes from the woman before she says, “No my child this isn’t heaven. This is my realm where I live.” “I’m sorry but who are you? And why am I here?” I ask her confused. “My child I am the Moon Goddess. I am the creator of the wolves.” She says and I remember Reese telling me about her and Ella saying that her powers come from the Moon Goddess. “I don’t understand why I am here. Did
Rayne’s POV Reese had a SUV brought to the door for us while Christopher called his men and gave them a heads up that we were on our way and to keep an eye out for Joshua because he had escaped. I then began to worry if Christopher would go to the hospital to find my mother there, but I heard him tell them to double up on her protection detail. Reese pulled me into his arms and held me close to him and I knew he wasn’t happy that I was going with Christopher. Sal then appeared by my side and I knew that Reese had spoken to him because he said, “Are we ready to go?” Reese then placed a kiss on my lips and said, “Come back to me.” And those words hit me hard because they were the same words he had said to me the first time I went to Canyon Ridge after finding out I was a wolf and he was my mate. “I always do.” I said to him placing one last kiss on his lips before I pulled from his embrace and walked to the SUV where Sal now waited for me with the back door open for me to get in.
Rayne’s POV Slowly I made my way back through the tunnel and to the locker room. I had never been so happy in my life to see light and to breathe air that didn’t smell of rotten egg. The door was still open to the hallway and I proceeded with caution not knowing what was still going on. I know Joshua’s men had retreated to the building and I didn’t know if Conner had taken control or if they had overpowered him. As I walked through the hallways back to the large room, I heard a door shut coming from down the hall to my right. I stopped and listened to see if I could hear anyone talking or moving around but I heard nothing and I debated if I should go and check on it or just let it go. But then I wondered if it could be Joshua. We weren’t certain that he had taken the tunnels and for all we knew he could still be in the building. Of course, I couldn’t just keep walking, I had to check it out because I wanted nothing more than to get my hands on Joshua. As I walked down the hall t
Christopher’s POV “She isn’t your Luna. She is the Luna of the Ridge Moon pack who is here to take your army down.” I told Joshua. Joshua looked back towards Rayne amazed by her abilities. She was exactly what he was expecting his army of hybrids to be, but she was the only one strong enough to use both sides of her abilities. Not even his Alpha standing next to him possessed the strength that Rayne had and I know he knew that too. “Conner claim what is yours.” Joshua told Conner and that’s when Conner moved from his side and moved towards Rayne. I knew Conner would never hurt Rayne and I knew she was trying to lure him from Joshua side so when she took off running, I knew exactly what she was doing, and I wanted it this way. I wanted Joshua all to myself and Rayne was giving me this moment I have been dreaming of since I was imprisoned by him. Joshua’s attention went back to me once the Rayne and Conner’s wolves disappeared from our site and he says, “You are six years too