Josh povShit went sideways fucking fast as both girls walked out without a fight. Lucas getting rejected was shocking but poor Gemma had her reasons.Our dads looked heartbroken it came to this and I feel like shit. I trust my mate."she didn't mean it Lucas, his dad said sadly, plus she didn't use your full name so it won't stick",he looked hurt."we didn't mate at all so she has every right to reject me. I never knew she overheard me talking shit with the warriors. I fucked up with her dad fixing it may be impossible ",fuck I know I'm going to have a fight trying to win Claire back. You fucking hurt mate Scar growled at me.We sat to watch the cameras in the cells and Lucas sucked in a shaky breath. Them talking hurt more."I say we leave as soon as possible Claire",my mate nods as she hugs Gemma tight."may be for the best",her voice is tight. I know she wants to cry but she bites her lip hard."they are all stupid, Gemma sighs, I'm sorry Claire but I'm done I don't want this anymo
Josh povWe both stiffened as doc walks up his face blank and I feel Lucas brace himself. "it was her appendix and we got it on time",his relieved breath of air made me relax."is she really okay?",Lucas looked ready to cry."yes Lucas she is really okay. Is Claire okay?",I nodded holding her close. "yes just tired from all the excitement",he nodded and smiled."Gemma will be put in recovery and after to her room. Do you want her in with Claire?",I sighed."yes both need each other right now",be nodded and left. My dad came by as we moved to Claire's room to wait on Gemma. Lucas sat by the bed looking tired but he stayed quiet. Gemma was brought in a few hours later and he stood while they switched her to the bed in the room. Lucas covered her and listened as they said she will be hurting when she wakes."she will be okay bro just relax",he nodded and sat waiting for his mate to wake. I watched Claire shift and I covered her more before sitting beside her. "so a pup",Lucas says loo
Josh povWhat came out of Lucas in the bathroom it was black and looked like thick smoke. Claire healed him again as he coughed up blood and couldn't breathe. Gemma is trying to sit up but gets yelled at by everyone."stay still now!!",we are all fucking freaked out by what just happened. "Lucas are you okay?",his dad asks moving closer to him."yeah I don't know what happened I just couldn't breathe and I kept coughing up blood it was weird I felt I had no control ",he looked at Claire sadly. "why is blood on your chin Lucas?",Gemma asked looking worried. "I was coughing up blood, he didn't look at her, Claire healed me",he sighed."son go clean up I have mom bringing you clothes",he looked torn between staying with us and going to shower. "go bro you look awful",he nodded and walked out slowly. I could tell by his behavior he was sad and probably going to cry in there."what the hell floated out his mouth, his dad looked freaked, it was thick and black like smoke. He couldn't bre
Josh povClaire slept for almost two full days before she woke and I was about losing it by then. I was pushing food and drinks worried for both her and our pup. She looked for Lucas and him rushing in made her sigh in relief. "your okay?",she burst into tears as he rushed the bed to hug her. "yes I'm okay thanks to you Claire, he hugged her, please stop crying ",he patted her back. She sniffles. "I was so scared I couldn't heal you fast enough and you kept choking on blood",she sobbed. He cringed."well thanks to you I'm here and I'm fully healed. We are trying to figure out if I was poisoned again",he patted her back. She hugged him tight when both jerked back."he kicked",both said amazed. Her belly was still flat but our pup kicked."can I?",Lucas looked at us both embarrassment on his face."of course",Claire and I chime in smiling at him. His hand covers her belly and tears fill his eyes. He sniffles and I hug him tight. He like me loves pups and wants a lot of them. Yes we ar
Claire povI ask for Gemma to come and by that night she does but she looks worse than before. Her body looks malnourished and she looks to be seconds away from hitting the floor."you called",she looked dead inside. She looked off which alarmed me to the core."yes we need to talk",I watched her sit and wait."yes I ate and no I didn't do anything stupid ",she mumbled."did you eat enough?",she looked away. She isn't eating Mia muttered staring at her. Look at how tiny she is now."I'm fine Claire worry for your own health I got myself. Is that all?",she is totally withdrawing from me now."no that isn't all Gem, I growl, you aren't eating, your not sleeping and I bet you run to cry in the shower everyday",she looks at me and the sadness is overwhelming to see."it is the only time I can get out my pain Claire, she looks down at the floor, I'm not strong like you my wolf won't come out it is like she refuses to and I'm stuck feeling like shit",her eyes fill with tears. "is Lucas stil
Josh povIt is early the next day and we are preparing to go meet Gemma's parents. From what Lucas linked me late last night he mated Gemma and they talked but he said she is still acting sad and unsure of them. He didn't go into detail but he said it was incredible. "hungry love?",I look at Claire as she brushes her hair."no not really",she yawns and I smirk. Last night I took her to exhaustion when she woke up later that is. I made her cum numerous times before we went to sleep. Now we are up and getting ready because in a few hours we get see the Lake rogue pack and go from there. I can imagine Gemma is freaking out and probably crying or she went quiet like she has been."everything will work out little one we will keep you and Gemma safe",she nodded and I hoped we could. Gemma's mom got poison into Gemma and the nurses swear it wasn't them. I still didn't believe them but we didn't have much to go on. My mom brings food again but Claire pushes it around and looks deep in thought
Josh povGemma's parents step inside sinister smiles on their faces and I growl."finally the great Joshua Fury",they both say as rogues enter Claire's room. I watch them and link my dad that they broke into Claire's room. He said they are right outside and to keep Claire safe. "what the fuck do you want!?",I growl loud."we want our daughter, the mom smirks, she needs to come to us so we can talk",both lean against the wall and my dad rushes in with warriors and the room fills up fast. Fighting is all over the pack because these fuckers wanted us distracted it didn't work."I'm here, Gemma walks in and her mom perks up, what do you want?",she looks awful and Scar starts saying he is worried for her."so you lived",her mother looks excited."yes I did. Now tell me what you both want",she looks tired."we want you dead Gem, her mom looks happy, the poison should of killed you",Gemma sighs sadly."you know all I ever wanted was love from my parents, love from my pack and love from my m
Josh povThey escaped and I growl in anger both caused so much drama it isn't even funny. I carry Claire to my dad's office and see Lucas walking with a very quiet Gemma. Poor girl looks rough."hey guys",I smile."hi",both say but Gemma won't look up or smile. She looks exhausted I hear Scar mutter. We head in and dad looks at Gemma with a sad smile. We all sit and he continues to stare at Gemma."feeling better Gemma?",she looks up and nods yes but looks back down. My dad sighs and goes into the escape and alarms sounding."what time did they escape?",my dad sighed."early this morning, he sighed, the cell is guarded but both guards were found unconscious and tied up. The security lines were cut to our cameras and the alarms shut off after one ring. We are watching hours of security feeds to see who entered and left",Gemma sighed."should I go to the cells?",we all look at her surprised. "Gemma, my dad starts, honey I'm not blaming you for this you were unconscious at the time and
Lucas povI attack the hunter closer to me and kill him fast. My wolf growls happy as more fall."fucking dogs!",is yelled as we clash and I hear alarms."keep fighting!",I hear Josh."son they broke into the panic rooms",my gut clenched hard. Gemma I growled loud."my mate",Josh and I say together as fear fills us. We share looks before we go back to fighting. "lets end them once in for all, I share a brief look with Josh, wipe them all out so we can have relaxing lives with our girls ",I tell Josh and all he does is nod. A gun is fired and I watch a warrior fall. Fuck.Gemma pov The panic room door explodes as Victor shoves us behind him. A hunter steps through a evil grin on his lips."well what do we have here?, he smirks, a blood sucker and his whores",I cringe but my vampire growls. Let me take over Gemma it is time we show these fuckers what we are capable of. "back off,Victor growls, you will die",he shoots Victor who falls and I let my vampire take over and I move faster t
Lucas pov The week goes fast and today Is today the meeting. Josh ordered warriors to surround the building and outside for protection. Gemma has been a crying mess all damn day so far. Victor came yesterday and hasn't left because he wants to be close to help us. "ready baby?",she sighs. "do we have to go Lucas?",she been asking this for two days now. "yes baby we do, I hug her, I'm sorry my love but we have to show up. I will be there, so will Josh, Victor, my dad and Josh's dad so your going to be protected fully",she nods in my chest. Victor looks like he wants to hug her but stays standing close by. He looks tired which is weird for a vampire. Getting to the meeting hall vampires stand looking at Gemma. The head vampire looks happy to see her but she doesn't even look at him. His smile fades as she hugs me tight. "we got this",Victor moves beside us and Gemma reaches for his hand. He lets her take his and gives a shaky breath. "what if he tries stuff?",Gemma looks up afte
Gemma pov Victor wants to talk but I can't look at him without feeling hurt. He was so mean during our training I felt hated. I thought he was my friend but I was wrong and that hurt. I sighed as I looked at Lucas. "please Gemma, he begged, talk to me",she wouldn't look his way at all. "baby",she sighs sadly. Lucas pov "I'd rather not, her voice is soft and sad, your not who I thought you were Victor and I'm in no mood to be treated that way again",fuck he must of really hurt her feelings a lot. I hugged her to me and he sighed sadly. "for what it's worth I'm really sorry",he left and she started crying In my chest and all I could do was hold her. I stood letting her cry till she stopped and soft sniffles came out. Fucking cute my wolf mumbled and purred. "your okay baby",I kissed her lips before picking her up and holding her tight to me. Her lips met mine and we kissed till our stomachs growled loud. I headed to the kitchen of this place and damn it is nice. It has already pr
Gemma pov Lucas has been gone a long time and I'm getting more freaked out at every second that passes. I tried to mind link him but nothing and even Josh won't respond. Grabbing my cell phone I text Claire who doesn't answer. My vampire is restless and worried and wants to go see what is up. Jace is here I remind her and she backs down. Hours later I'm pacing and jump when the door opens and in walks Lucas with Josh, Victor and another vampire I don't recognize. All four look tense and angry. "Lucas, I barely get out before he pulls me to him, are you alright?",he glares at the new man in my living room. "I will be fine once this fucker leaves",the vampire scoffs but his eyes take me in and I feel disgust. I don't like his eyes on me and I glare back. "my queen ",he voices and I laugh out loud. "I'm not anyones queen",he sighs. "your our vampire queen and I was told to come collect you to help rule our coven. My king believes your his mate",Lucas growls again in anger. "I ha
Gemma pov It wasn't long after that day I was thrown into training and I fucking hated it. Victor wasn't easy on me or gentle which pissed me off. "your a half vampire Gemma fucking act like it",he threw a punch at me and I jumped back. "what the fuck is your deal!",I yelled chest heaving. He was intentionally being a douchebag. "no rogue or vampire will stop to give you a break or be gentle so stop being all delicate your a fucking hybrid act like it !",he snarls back and slams open the door as he leaves. I'm hurt as I stand trying to catch my breath and I fight to not cry. I thought he was my friend and I thought he cared about me. I was obviously wrong. I wiped my sweat drenched face and headed to shower where I would cry silently. After a hot shower I headed home and put on a fake smile to hide from Lucas. "how was training?',he rocked Jace as he looked at me a beautiful smile on his lips. I wanted to cry. "fine",I went for food. You liar my vampire speaks up. Yeah well I ca
Lucas povI carry Gemma out after dressing her. Once she is in bed I smile as her eyes drift shut. We fucked her good my wolf murmurs as I watch her sleep. She needs us to be gentle, I say as he huffs, she is bruised bad and extremely underweight if we go to rough we could hurt her. My wolf sighs in annoyance and I sigh with him. I move close and brush her hair back as I cover her up. I don't hear my dad or mom as I stare at her. "son, I jump and turn, we brought Jace and food",I smile and take my pup kissing him. Fuck he is cute."thanks",I hold him gently. Dad checks Gemma and hisses at her bruising. She looks horrible but I'm thankful she is alive and here."she needs to eat more",he sets up our food."Gemma, my mom touches her arm, wake up honey I brought Jace and your food",I watch her wake slowly and smile. I place Jace in her arms as I watch her cry. My dad looks ready to cry with her."he is cute ",I kiss her head."hi my sweet little guy, she kisses our pup, I missed you",I m
Lucas pocI shower us after our fun and look my mate over. Still thin but fucking beautiful. I kiss her head and dry us before pulling on clothes. She hugs me as I stand there smiling."they want you and Claire my love, I kiss her pout, once you fully train you and her will be unstoppable. So let us hope the warriors get the rest of them",she sighs as I pick her up and head to my bed. I gently place her there and grab a shake hoping she drinks it."I'm not even strong Lucas",she looks up at me as she sips her chocolate shake."yes my love you are, I brush her hair back, your the strongest she wolf I ever met. You dealt with a lot while I was in my coma and you stayed strong",she looked away at the last part but it is true I admire her grit. Gemma pushed forward even when she was exhausted she kept going. Even when she wanted to give up she kept going so I know my girl is strong as hell."I don't feel strong Lucas I fell apart as soon as you woke up",I gather her close and kiss her lips
Lucas povAfter my dad's visit I took Gemma again and tucked her in so she could rest. Was I horny? Fuck yes but my mate needed sleep. Josh came in and smiled."heard about your moon goddess visit",he looked at me waiting. "yes she loves popping up and surprising me",he sat."what she say exactly?",I sighed."our mates are considered a double powerhouse together. Others want that power for themselves and my all time favorite we got a battle coming. I was told to work hard to walk because it will happen soon",he raked fingers through his hair frustrated. "when do we get breaks?",my thoughts exactly I sighed."I hope soon, I looked at Gemma, my mate needs some care and not stress. Moon goddess said once she trains fully the shit starts. I assume we are being watched",he looked up worry in his eyes."we don't need this bullshit Lucas, he growled, I just want peace forever ",I feel the same. All we do is fight it seems. We both sigh and I look at Gemma with worry. Training seems so damn
Lucas povGemma sobbed in my arms and fuck if it didn't make me tear up with her. She held on and I felt my legs but it went away again. I felt her warmth against them but I still stayed quiet. I won't tell her till I can walk."I'm sorry my love, I kissed her head, I'm here now baby",she sniffles and holds on tight. I feel her shivering and I ease her back."I'm cold",her teeth chatter my wolf growls viciously as we look our mate over with worry. "Gemma what the hell?",she continues shaking and fear fills me. I mind link doc to get in here as I hold her to me.Doc rushes in and I look at him helpless as he turns her gently. Gemma shakes and he covers her."Gemma honey, he starts but she is shaking so bad he can't get vitals right, nurse!,he yells, warming blankets. Serum shot and page Alpha Josh",fuck I'm not use to it yet as I hear them call Josh alpha. He comes fast as they try to warm her. "what happened?",he looks worried. "she can't get warm alpha",I touch her and I'm scared s