“Ellie, my child, the world will need your strength to save it from a great evil but do not be afraid. You will be sent great warriors to protect you during your journey. Remember to trust yourself, trust your mates and to follow your heart. You have been chosen by the Moon Goddess; do not despair for she will always be with you.”
It is the same dream I’ve had for years. The same ridiculous statement made by a woman I have never met but for some reason feels familiar and comforting despite the majority of her face being blurry in my dream. With her long, shiny silver hair and piercing blue eyes similar to mine, I used to pretend that she was a long lost relative to fill the void of what I’ve lost. But those were the thoughts and dream of a child desperate to belong. My parents were murdered by rogues when I was only a baby. I was told I was the last of my family’s line with no living relatives. I don’t even have an official last name. I don’t know much about them and my adoptive parents, the Lockes, refused to discuss them, telling me the information will come to me when it’s supposed to. This has left me sinking in a constant feeling of loneliness and the tugging feeling I get when I see that woman only confuses me more. I used to wish that one day, they would show up at the doorstep, telling me it was all a bad dream. I’ve long since grown up and now wish these dreams would stop to allow me to fully accept my adoptive family. Unfortunately, as I have gotten older, these dreams have turned into a nightly occurrence, getting sharper as time has passed, leaving me with anger and a feeling of emptiness when I wake up.
Me? Chosen by the Moon Goddess? And what the heck was that about mates?! Mates as in multiple?? I swear, my hormones must be running rampant with my upcoming birthday in two weeks. It’s a laughable concept for me to even have one mate as no one seems to want to have anything to do with me. I’m not the most beautiful she-wolf in the world but I’m also not disgusting. But no one looks my way, except for the Alpha’s son, and frankly he freaks me out with the way he looks at me; his eyes leaving me with a cold, sick feeling in my stomach. It doesn’t help having three triplet adoptive “brothers” watching over me constantly. Even with them gone for the last three years, training at the prestigious Knights League, no one would even look my way. Once they turned 21, the next day they were shipped off without a word to me since, leaving me feeling even more alone. Despite their overbearing nature, Bronx, Benji and Baylor were my best friends and my heart hurts with them being gone. My adoptive parents try to help but leave little room for me to socialize, as I’m constantly training and other than my best friend Cailee, I really have no one to talk to.
Chosen by the Moon Goddess…what have I been smoking to make me have a dream like that?!
“Ellie, you ready to go to training?” Bradley yelled from the hallway at me. Shaking myself from my own thoughts, I replied “Ready whenever you are, Beta B! Let me just go grab my bag. Meet you outside?” Without waiting for a reply, I ran back to the room while powering up my new phone. I grabbed my bag quickly, checking to make sure I didn’t have my shirt on backwards from this morning’s sleepy wake up (yes, I was known for that). I went to the messages on my phone and sent a quick text to Cailee. Me: Yo chickadee…guess who got her phone back?! Bestie: YAS girl, YAS! Bestie: Have you been going through withdrawals? Me: You can say that again! Me: Got to run to training but maybe catch up with you later? Bestie: Sounds good! Just shoot me a text when you’re done! Me: Oh crap, it will have to be after Alpha Mason talks to me. I don’t know what he wants. Any ideas? (Cailee seemed to know EVERYTHING that happens in the pack and gave me the ‘tea’ often). Bestie: Ummm
“Ellie darling, wake up! Breakfast has been ready for over 20 minutes now!” my adopted mother, Bella, yelled through my door. Stretching my 5’5” frame out on the bed with a groan, I rolled myself off, standing on wobbly legs from lack of sleep and the intense training sessions I have every day. The dreams have not stopped and every night I wake up completely drenched in sweat, wishing I had someone to talk to. I wanted to talk to the triplets but it was forbidden for anyone to talk to them during their training so that was a no go. When I tried to talk to my adopted dad, Bradley, about it the only thing he would say is it was just a dream and not to worry about it too much. I attempted to shake away my tiredness, running my fingers across my sweaty brow to pull my unique, long silver hair back into a pony tail. I quickly moved to get dressed so Bella wouldn’t have to come back up the stairs to get my ass into gear. With all of the training I have been doing, I am constantly hungry an
“Ellie, I should tell you that Bronx and the boys called. They will be home soon,” Bradley whispered to me while Alpha Mason was getting ready to come into the ring. While that thought made me want to jump for joy, I couldn’t focus on it and went to channel all of my energy on what was about to happen. “Ellie, did you hear me?” probed Bradley, “You’re scaring me a bit here, short fry.” Now that got my attention. I hated it when he called me short fry. I knew I was short, the entire world could see this. Why was he…oh, wait, he was stopping me from getting too worked up over the challenge I was about to step into…duh, get your head right, Ellie. As I watched Alpha Mason joking with his friends, he looked over at me and started to peel off his shirt. When he saw I was looking, he managed one of his more creepier smiles (if that was possible) at me and paired it with a wink for good measure which made my blood start to boil. I guess he was expecting his little str
I opened my phone with shaky hands in anticipation of finally getting to talk to the triplets. I don’t know why I was so nervous yet excited at the same time but it had been so long since I last spoke with them. My eyes immediately zeroed in on the “unread” message notification on my phone and I quickly opened our group chat.Bronx: Take care of yourself, baby girl. We will be home soon. Me: I can’t tell you how much I’ve missed all of you! Why are you coming home? I watched with anticipation as my message was marked as “read,” and my heart suddenly jumped into double time, anxiously waiting for those three little magical dots to appear indicating they were responding. Staring at my screen, I tempered down my irrational emotions at not receiving an immediate response, while also trying to calm my raging hormones cursing through my body. Just seeing Bronx call me “baby girl” had me throbbing in pleasure, causing me to subconsciously clench my thighs together to
Chapter 5: The Truth Revealed, Ellie and Bradley's POVs Ellie POV I don’t know if it was from the excitement of the triplets finally home or from the goose-egg that was on the side of my head but suddenly I felt the room start to tilt and whirl; I felt nauseated and ready to pass out. The triplets immediately wrapped their arms around me tightly, making me wince from too much pressure on my cracked ribs. Whispering words of apology and support, Benji lifted me into his arms and took me back to my king-sized bed. I think the emotional toil of the last few days was finally getting to me, along with my concussion, compliments of the man who wanted to be my mate. Lucky me… I laid back and closed my eyes while the triplets rushed around the room trying to find me something to drink, calling out for their mom and dad to come to my room, their voices filled with fear and worry. Bella and Bradley rushed in, taking in the scene and immediately told us all he had already contacted our doctor.
Ellie POVAm I still dreaming? What did I just hear? My entire life has been a lie… My head was swimming with so many thoughts and emotions. I started to feel like I couldn’t breathe. My head felt like it was in a vice; combined with the pounding of something seemingly trying to break through. Every nerve in my body told me to just run away, to not face what Bradley just told me. I had finally started to come to grips with my past, just for life to throw me a curve ball. I was hurt, angry, confused, and frankly I wondered if the witch, Natasha, had slipped me a crazy pill. That thought alone was more believable than me being a white wolf, charged with saving the freaking world! Trying to get a grip on my emotions and to stop the thoughts that were running a million miles a minute in my head, I sat up from my comfy “triplet couch” and walked to the window. I couldn’t be touched right now. I sensed their anguish, seeing me walk away from them but if they tried to comfort me, I knew I wou
Benji POVWhen our little mate sprang away from us towards the waterfall, my wolf Blaze howled in my head with excitement. How many times over the last three years had we dreamt of this very thing? There is nothing more pleasurable to a wolf than the thrill of the hunt, well, I take that back…Sex with mate will be best, Blaze growled out, correcting my thought process. Laughing to myself, I couldn’t help but agree with him but that would have to wait. As I watched her run away, she was so beautiful…the sun shining down on her silver hair almost making her look like she had a halo, an angel who had come to earth as a blessing to me and my brothers.Glancing at Bronx and Baylor, I noticed they were just as excited. My blood pumped hard in my chest, not because of running but because of all of the thoughts of what would happen when we caught her. I wished there was some way we could get around this whole, “don’t tell her she’s your mate,” crap. I wanted to worship her body in every possib
Ellie POVAs we got to my room, I tried to get myself into the right mentality so I gave nothing away. Natasha did a quick incantation and I was shocked to see my injuries had appeared back on my face and body, minus the pain. How was I going to play my part when everything about this man made me want to run away from him?“Alpha Bradley, what should I do or say if he brings up me being his mate?” I asked quietly while everyone prepped to put on the show of our lifetimes.“If you can get away with not answering the question directly, do it,” he said with a scowl on his face.“Great…maybe Nat can just knock me to sleep so I won’t have to interact with him in the first place,” I half-heartedly joked with a smirk.“I’m still trying to figure out how we can get you out of the pack before your shift and I think I may have come up with an idea but will need you make it happen,” he said, causing my face to light up with excitement.“What do I need to do?” I questioned.“I think the best thing
Meanwhile…Back at Red Moon PackAlpha Mason POV“Alpha Mason, still no sign of the girl,” the lead warrior sneered. I knew they all thought I was crazy. Maybe I was, considering I had two voices in my head but only I knew that. I couldn’t tell when it started to happen. At first, it was just a feeling, a compulsion to do something, not knowing what was driving me to do it. Then the voice appeared. I thought it was my wolf because then this would all make sense but then I started to get what felt like communication break throughs with another voice that made me start to question everything. The second voice was different from the first. The first held power and authority; I felt compelled to listen to it, even when I didn’t want to.Flashbacks of what I did to Ellie, not only on the training grounds but in my office, made me feel sick to my stomach. The second voice pleaded with me in the background to stop what I was doing to her but it was drowned out by the first one. To tell the tru
Bronx POVHer screams jolted me up from my seat. None of us had fallen asleep yet; too wired, all of the Guardian Knights stood watch in the next room over with Pearl. For hours now, I had to watch as Vince and Cailee cuddled and I swallowed down my jealousy that I wasn’t with my mate also. We didn’t want to take the chance of something happening so close to her shift. Hearing her screams, Bullet, Blaze and Banshee were on immediate high alert, hating the sound of our mate in pain. Baylor and Benji met my eyes in a panic, subtly looking for my directions despite having gone over the plan already almost fifty times.“The time has come,” Pearl whispered with a pained voice. While all first shifts are painful, the sound coming out of Ellie’s room was something out of a horror film. I knew Grams hadn’t told us everything, probably trying to protect us since there wouldn’t be much we could do to help our mate as she made her transition.“You know what to do,” I growled to all of the Guardia
Ellie POV“You…” Bronx growled. While my stomach voiced its complaints again loudly, I internally told that little bitch to shut up. Time with my mates had been limited and I was yearning for their touch. Their desire was evident and their scent had my mouth watering…for them, and them alone. Being this close and not being able to fully be with them was slowly driving me insane. Maybe it was a good thing I was in a coma??“Yes, Sir,” I said mockingly as I watched them stalk me on the bed as if I were literal food. Bronx was at my feet, while Benji and Baylor were on each side.“You look good enough to eat, my love,” Benji said seductively as he took one of my fingers in his mouth, sucking and nipping at it making my core clench from their touch. Bronx started to massage my feet and I let out a moan. I guess being asleep that long really does a number on a body because everything seemed to hurt.“Are you feeling okay enough for us to do this, little mate?” Bronx asked concerned at my re
Ellie POV I sat shocked looking at the triplets at the current turn of events. “Two weeks? I was out for almost two whole weeks?!” I asked harshly, worried what had happened after that bitch Dina pushed me down the stairs. At the sound of my voice, Nat, Vince and Cailee came rushing into the room. “Geez, Princess, we really need to stop seeing each other like this,” Vince joked. I couldn’t help but chuckle right along with him since in the last few weeks I had been seriously injured twice and it seemed like drama was my current best friend. “Ellie, it’s so good to see you awake,” Cailee said with tears in her eyes. “DO NOT scare us like that again!” she chastised, further making me laugh given the situation in which my body took a tumble down the stairs. “No offense, chica, but I don’t think I’m going to NOT be in danger for the foreseeable future,” I giggled, “It’s kind of in my job description now. Speaking of which, Nat, am I okay?”
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS CHAPTER INCLUDES THE TOPIC OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME.Ellie POV As I reached the top of the stairs, I looked at Alpha Mason’s outstretched hand. I didn’t want to touch him but I didn’t want to upset him before we even talked so I placed my mine into his, fighting off the feeling of disgust and disdain. I could now feel the dark energy everyone spoke of when Alpha Mason had visited me in my room. Every fiber of my being told me he was dangerous and my training kicked in, putting me at the ready for anything that may happen. Walking into his office, he showed me to the couch that sat across from his desk against the wall, indicating he wanted me to sit there. “Little mouse, despite that ridiculous get up you have on right now, you are as beautiful as ever,” he cooed into my ear, making me cringe from his closeness. “You worried me when you passed out the other day,” he continued, “Is there anything I can get for you, lit
Bronx POVI woke up to the sound of snoring from my little mate and I couldn't help but smile. For a tiny little thing she sure could snore like a bandsaw. It was cute and just another thing that I loved about her. I couldn’t believe she had said it back to us. We had felt the mate bond for three years now, so it was to be expected our feelings with her would be so strong but it was a shock to hear her say it to us. I had never felt more content than I did right now and I knew Benji and Baylor felt the same way. Now all we needed to do was make sure that we all got out of this alive. In reality, our lives didn’t matter much; she was most precious thing to us in the world.As I sat and watched her sleep, her face looked so peaceful and happy and my heart filled with joy that we contributed to that. I trailed my fingers from her knee all the way up to her thigh and up her ribs rubbing their slightly. The sexist moan escaped her lips and immediately I was aroused. I knew this would never
Ellie POV“I, Cailee Lily Smith, hereby swear my allegiance to the protection detail of the sole remaining white wolf, Ellie Grayson. I promise to protect her with my life for the rest of my days,” Cailee pledged. I could see the apprehension in her and Vince’s eyes as we all waited to see an acceptance or a rejection from the Moon Goddess. A collective sigh of relief swept through the crowd as the bright light appeared and slammed into me, the bond snapping into place. Before we could say anything, Vince swooped in, picked her up in his arms and yelled running down the hallway, “If the bed is a rockin’, don’t come a knockin’!” The beautiful sound of my friend giggling in response filled my heart with happiness and I sent up another prayer to the Moon Goddess of thanks.Bradley watched with humor in his eyes and then turned to us, “Bella and I will leave you all to it…be smart boys!” and walked away still shaking his head in laughter.Finally, I was alone with my mates. As I stood watc
Cailee POVThe Alpha had just mindlinked me to come to Ellie’s house. I dreaded seeing him. There was just something about him and the way he looked at my best friend that I didn’t like. Ellie…now that girl had a lot of explaining to do but it would have to wait until Alpha Mason was gone. Even I wasn’t that dense to speak about it around her. I hadn’t had any time to tell her everything I had found out. His obsession with her was getting out of control and I feared the worst for my best friend.As I approached her room, I smelt the slightest scent of s’mores over a fire, and my mouth started to water. Oh Goddess, please tell me I’m not a mate to one of the triplets! I mean, as hot as they were, I saw what I saw and I knew my best friend was in absolute lust, moving quickly to love, with the three of them.I opened the door, taking in a deep breath, and was relieved to not see any of the triplets in there. “What can I do for you, Alpha?” I asked and then froze when that delicious scent
Ellie POVAs we got to my room, I tried to get myself into the right mentality so I gave nothing away. Natasha did a quick incantation and I was shocked to see my injuries had appeared back on my face and body, minus the pain. How was I going to play my part when everything about this man made me want to run away from him?“Alpha Bradley, what should I do or say if he brings up me being his mate?” I asked quietly while everyone prepped to put on the show of our lifetimes.“If you can get away with not answering the question directly, do it,” he said with a scowl on his face.“Great…maybe Nat can just knock me to sleep so I won’t have to interact with him in the first place,” I half-heartedly joked with a smirk.“I’m still trying to figure out how we can get you out of the pack before your shift and I think I may have come up with an idea but will need you make it happen,” he said, causing my face to light up with excitement.“What do I need to do?” I questioned.“I think the best thing