Chapter 51 – Briar POV - Near death **Warning Sexual content** After allowing the King to read over Michaels's plans if he were to become Alpha, Onyx and I head into the pool for a quick cool-off. “What are your thoughts?” Onyx asks me as he holds me against the wall in the pool's deep end. “About what?” I ask as I rub my body against his, pleading for relief. “About if Michael should be alpha or not.” He whispers as he kisses my mark, lighting a fire within my core. “We aren’t going to talk about that right now,” I state as I kiss him deeply. He instantly allows access to his mouth as my tongue explores his battling for control. “Onyx,” I beg as I feel the need growing deeper inside me. “We can go to the room for more privacy.” He states as he begins to move me from the wall. “No, I need you now.” I plead. “Are you sure?” I can sense the desire within his voice as he reluctantly asks me. “Right now,” I demand.Onyx pulls my swimsuit bottoms to the side and pushes hims
Chapter 52 – A Talk with Onyx We have made it to the end of the driveway when he catches up. “Briar, please stop.” He pleads. I do as he requests and keep my head down as I turn around. “Briar, look at me.” He begs, and I lift my eyes to meet his. “I didn’t mean. Briar I.” He stutters out. “Please just handle the situation and make sure my parents are ok,” I request softly.Onyx steps toward me, and instinctively I step away from him. “Briar.” He breathes my name painfully. “I am going back to the hotel.” I lower my head and turn around once again. “Can we talk about this when I get back?” He asks softly. “Yes, Onyx. We will talk when you get back.” I weep. “Please, let me hold you for a moment.” “My parents are around. It is not a good idea.” I state without turning around. “Ok, I will be back soon. Matt, please ensure she is safe.” He says before I start walking again.We make it back into town when I look at Matt. “Do you mind if we swing into the store?” I ask him.
Chapter 53 – A Trip to White Moon Shock is riddled upon Onyx’s face as he looks back at me. “So, I almost kill you, and you decide to return to the hotel, make a fancy dinner, and state you are going home to our pack?” He asks me. “That is exactly right, but I did say that you can choose to come with me.” “Do you feel comfortable being around me after what had happened?” He asks me.I sit in his lap. “I feel comfortable around all of you still. That brings me back to the promise I had asked you for.” “Which is what?” He asks as he wraps his arms around my waist, nuzzles his face into my neck, and pulls me closer to him. “I need you to teach me about Lycan’s. What to do in those situations, how to get out of them alive, how to fight if needed, everything.” “You have my word. I will teach you how to subdue me if that ever is to happen again. It is easy enough to take me down, but you must take it to your grave.” He states. “You have my word.” I smile.I lean in and kiss
Chapter 54 – Home at Last Just past the entrance of lined trees are extensive open meadows filled with flowers. Beyond them are large mountains. “Welcome home,” Onyx whispers into my ear as I gasp at the view. “Onyx, it is beautiful.” I coo as I press my face against the window, trying to get a better view. “Don’t hurt yourself. I will take you on a tour, and you can see everything we have to offer.” Onyx laughs as we pass a lake. “You have a lake as well?” I ask excitedly. “Yeah, we jet ski and fish from there,” Onyx announces as he points out a massive Bald Eagle diving toward the water. “We are not the only ones who live here. We have three nests currently, and they all host eggs. We should see baby Eagles taking their first flights here in a little while.” He announces as I watch the Eagle pull a fish out of the water and fly back into the sky. “Is this a hotel?” I ask as we pull up to a massive stunning building. “No, this is the pack house.” He la
Chapter 55- My new homeWe watch as the young man comes running our way with a concerned look on his face. “Good day, Alpha, Luna, Queen.” He bows as he talks. “Your father is having a particularly bad day today. It would be best if we did introductions another day.” He states. “If you think that is best, we will do that. Kyle, I would like to formally introduce you to Luna Briar and Queen Judith. Ladies, Kyle is my father’s right-hand man. Do not fear my father; he is more of a danger to himself than any other.” Onyx says softly. Another loud noise is heard, and Kyle runs away faster than he came. “Judith,” Onyx calls her. “Yes?” She looks uneasy.“The doors open outward here, but the brackets are on the inside of the door. The deadbolt you will find against the wall will keep everyone out of your room. We cannot get in, even in a Lycan form, unless you open that door. In the case of an emergency and someone has you locked in there, we do have a way to get in. You are safe.” He convi
Chapter 56 – Let’s save a person’s business, shall we? Thirty minutes pass faster than I expect, and I quickly change out of my traveling clothing into shorts and a tee shirt, matching Onyx’s clothing choices. “Ready?” he asks as I pull my hair into a high ponytail. “Ready.” I smile happily before having one more look out of the floor-to-ceiling overlooking the beautiful territory. As promised, Judith is punctual and waiting. “On this floor, we have my parent's room at the end of the hall. Our room and the King and Queen’s quarters. No one comes to this floor unless it is an emergency.” He states before pushing the elevator button. “It is beautiful here.” she declares as we enter the elevator. “Thank you, we do pride ourselves upon that. We do everything we can to ensure the land is cared for to the best of our abilities.” He announces. We step out of the elevator on the next floor. “This floor houses those who deal with me or my parents
Chapter 57 – First night homeOnyx tries to body-block us from his father, but it is too late. We had already seen the late Alpha's naked form while he was running to us. “Onyx, it has been brought to my attention that you will be a father. That is the most glorious gift that could ever be bestowed upon a man and his family. Come here, son, hug me. Congratulations!” He happily calls Onyx.Judith and I look everywhere but at the two of them while Onyx’s naked father is with us, and then the attention turns to us. “Is this our Beautiful Luna?” He requests. “Dad, you do not have any clothing on. I will introduce you to them when you put some pants on.” Onyx tries to encourage him to no avail. “Nudity is something wolves are used to. They are wolves, and I can smell it.” He happily pats Onyx on his cheek and walks around him to us.“Good evening, sir. I am Briar, Onyx’s mate,” I state before closing my eyes and bowing to him. “This is Queen Judith,” I announce as his attention turns to Ju
Chapter 58 – Breakfast with the Elders I stand stunned in my place as I look at the seven elders shifting before me. “Briar,” Onyx warns me a second time when I finally snap out of it. “What did your Alpha request of you?” I demand from them in my Alpha tone. It is so strong that it almost scares me. Onyx looks over at me, horrified. “Answer, now,” I demand deeper and watch as they all tremble and sit. “Human form, now,” I order again.Within moments they are all shifted back into their human form and holding their heads down in a bow to me. “Now, Onyx said good morning,” I state nicely before returning my attention to him. Onyx has a look of shock and awe on his face as he watches me. The elders' mumbles of “Good morning” spread through the room before I snap Onyx out of it. “Go ahead, my dear. The room is yours.” I insist. He blinks his eyes a few times, nods, and turns to the elders. “Anyone care to tell me what the argument was over?” He asks them before leading me
Chapter 88- Our Wedding My song starts, and I walk to where Matt is standing. "Ready?" "Ready." I loop my arm through Matts, allowing him to lead me out for everyone to see me. Everyone is standing, and I can see tears running down the pack members' faces as I walk to the end of the aisle and stop. Onyx waits with his back turned toward me until Aiden taps his shoulder when I reach the end of the aisle. When Onyx turns around, his emotions take over, and he begins to cry as his eyes roam my body. The walk to Onyx feels like the longest walk of my life. When we reach him, Onyx growls at Matt, and everyone laughs. "Dude, I am giving her to you. I am no threat." He laughs before patting his shoulder and walking to his place behind Brett in the groom's line. I cannot recall half of the things I am asked to repeat. All I can see is Onyx looking back at me. When the officiate finally announces that Onyx may kiss his bride, I am not prepared to
Chapter 87- Pawning off my Alpha Status As predicted, the box is filled with votes for Devin. The answers are overwhelming, from being trustworthy to how it shows a person can change for the better. I close the box and decide to think about it in the bathtub. My water has turned warm when my mind flutters to the letter that Devin had written me months ago, and I stumble across the bathroom as I dry off and make my way to the dresser drawer Onyx had placed it in, along with the ridiculous clay wolf that has two tails and five legs. I carry the letter back into my closet with me as I read. It is filled with promises I would have doubted he could accomplish had I read this letter when he gave it to me. The last lines make me reread it. “Thank you for not ending my life when you should have. To this day, I am unsure if you made the right decision, but I will live my life to the fullest from here on out. If I find my second chance, mate, I promise to act bet
Chapter 86- The Night before the weddingHe closes his eyes and takes a deep breath before saying, “Like fresh-cut carnations at a waterfall.” I know instantly who he is talking about, and I smile. “I know who she is. I will escort her to your room. You get cleaned up from your traveling, and I will hunt her down and bring her to you.” I announce as I stand. “You would do that for me?” “I am going to do that for you. This mate, she is a good one. Gave me one of my favorite gifts.” I announce as I lift the papers and walk out of the room. “Hustle, Devin!” I call him, and he finally gets up and runs back to his room through the halls.I walk down to the laundry and find Morgan folding a bedsheet. “There you are. I have been looking for you.” I smile happily as she lifts her eyes to mine. “Luna, welcome home.” She bows. “How can I be of service?” She questions as she approaches me. “Smell me.” I request. “I am sorry?” “Smell me. What do you smell?” I ask her a second time. This time she
Chapter 85- Going homeThe words tumble from my mouth before I can stop them. “Really?” He asks excitedly. “Yes, really.” “So the wedding isn’t fully off?” He asks as he lifts me in the air and swings me around in a circle kissing the place he marked me. “No, it never was completely off, seeing as we never set an actual date. Plus, May needs to know styles and ideas now if the dress would be ready by spring.” I shrug. “Go have fun. Call me if you need me.” He insists. “Will do. Oh, before I go, I asked Holly to be our full-time traveling Nanny. I think she will say yes, don’t scare her off. She loves our kids and will show them love no matter what. That is important to me. I know the elders said that the Nannies must not show love to our kids because they want our kids to only recognize love from us, but I want them to know love from everyone. Our world has too much hatred to take away any extra love.” “Give her a raise, got it.” He kisses me again before we leave him standing alone i
Chapter 84 – Alpha announcement **Warning Sexual content**I quickly push myself onto the bed and onto our pillows as Onyx takes a second to cool down. “Bare with me for a moment, Briar. Right now, I feel more like an animal than anything else.” “Tonight, that is what I want,” I demand of him as I open my legs wide, inviting him to come to my wet core. “I don’t think you know what you are asking for.” His gruff tone turns me on more. “Please, Onyx,” I call out to him as my left-hand squeezes my breast and my right-hand moves to my core. “Briar.” He warns as my fingers swirl around my wet opening. “Onyx,” I call out as I plunge my fingers in and out of me rapidly. “My turn.” He growls as he holds my hand still. “Then do it,” I challenge him. The color of his eyes flicker, and I can see the primal urge to take me now, fighting against his will. “Take me, now,” I demand of him. It takes no further instruction as he slams his thick length into me and stills. “Yes!” I screa
Chapter 83 - A night out“Of course.” I leave Judith and Holly to watch the slumbering babies and enter our room. He closes the door behind me before turning to face me. “I talked to Judith and Doctor Adams; they have helped me understand where you are coming from and why what I did, came across so negatively. I wish never to impact your life so negatively ever again. I was not aware of the fact that I was stepping away from my responsibilities as a father. For me, I thought I was lessening the risk of having fights from stress. I am truly sorry, and I give you my word, as your mate and Alpha, that I will not do that ever again consciously. Helping a pack member periodically, and with notice to you after ensuring all is ok, will be something different.” His words seem honest, and I have never seen him go back on his word. “Briar, tonight, if you wish, I will watch over the children, and you and Judith can have a night out on the town. Take the time to relax and enjoy your time togeth
Chapter 82- Do the right thing The prison guard leads the prisoner out to a bar in the middle of the Execution grounds and ties his hands to the bar, my eyes never leaving him. “Luna Briar, the kill is yours,” Judith announces loudly before stepping away. My anger builds within me. I allow every word that Onyx has said to me and hasn’t spoken to fill my rage. Then, I think of the five women that must have been terrified under this man's disgusting hand. I move forward and feel my body shifting into my Lycan form. The ground sinks slightly with every step that I take. I can see him struggling and pulling at his ropes as I approach. His voice is muffled as he pleads for mercy. I am feet from him when he hides his head under his arm, a position I could see that any woman would have placed herself in. As rage tears through me, I calm my mind and make nine deep cuts into his skin, enough to be painful but not kill him. I step away and turn my attention to th
Chapter 81- Alpha challenge My father walks in as Judith is in the middle of reading my paper. “What the hell is she doing reading Briar’s paper? She is nothing more than a pathetic Omega who knows nothing. This is rigged!” He demands as hatred fills his words. Aiden takes one swing at my father and connects to his jaw hard. My father falls to the ground holding his face. “Explain yourself!” My father tries to Alpha-tone the King. “You will never speak to your Queen in such a manner!” Aiden growls at him as his foot shoves him to the ground again as he tries to get up. “Queen? There is no way. I would have known.” He spits in disbelief which earns him a kick to the face. “By disrespecting the Queen, you disrespect me. Would you like to be disqualified right now?” Aiden demands in his Alpha Tone that make everyone shiver. “No.” He whispers, not leaving the ground. Aiden looks back at an unphased Judith. “Whenever you are ready, my love.” He smiles as he
Chapter 80 – Trouble in Paradise Onyx struggles to pull the heavy door open. “Please, Luna. I will do anything you ask. Please don’t execute me.” He pleads. “You only care about your life, and you do not care about those around you. You knew you were swiping at me while fighting with Matt.” “I thought you were Clara! I didn’t know you could shift. I thought that I missed her and got you. When I turned around, I saw you on the ground and Clara at your side.” “You would have killed me thinking that I was Clara?” I demand of him in my Alpha tone. “I would have. I am sorry.” “Why would you have gone after Clara?” I demand. “With her gone, it would be easier to sway you to come with me.” “Go with you were?” “Home. I would take you on as my new mate, where you deserve to be.” “You think for one second that I would willingly take my children and go with you after you have killed everyone I love?” “No, just you. Your children were never part of the plan to come. They would hav