SHIRLEY HILTON Colton glanced at his wristwatch and muttered a curse. He was running out of time. He was running out of patience. "You know what today is. You know I have important people in my Pack." He willed the anger out of my tone just to not upset me.It was how much he cared about my mental health. I stood speechless before him. He let out a breath and moved towards the main entrance of the council building. The security guard escorted me right after him. My heartbeat accelerated, and fear descended on me making me feel as scared as a skittish fawn caught in the garden when the waiting elders gazed my way. This was all too much to bear. Two months wasn't enough time to pull off this lie. I had everything to lose including my life. Taking the oath meant signing up for my untimely death. I could face the greatest shame of my life when my baby was born. It wasn't worth the lie. After all, Jace had a plan. Making up my mind, I gently tugged his arm behind and he glanced a
ALPHA COLTON The Pack's exclusive banquet hall was in its glory as I stepped in that evening. Nothing mattered to me more than the joy on the faces of the nobles and the Pack Commanders I had invited over for the first banquet. King Baldwin was missing at the head of the table, I could understand. His health was going downhill as the data went by so I didn't expect him to join the celebration. I took the seat at the head of the long and endless-seeming table. My eyes scanned the merry faces of everyone. It brought joy to my heart. It was always a moment of delight. "I'm quite honored to be here." Grimsby beamed from where he sat a few seats away from me. He needed my attention and now he had it. My gaze moved from his broadened face to his lovely Luna and his commanders. "It's always a pleasure." I nodded his way. I could spot Melissa and her girls at the far end of the room alongside other dignitaries. My eyes never wandered away from Grimsby all through the dinner. M
ALPHA COLTON We lost the smell that suggested there was a witch in my Pack after a while of searching, however, the search wasn't over. Not yet. "I'm not giving this up." I glanced at Karl who looked too worn out to want to continue wandering the forest until this foul smell grazed our nostrils again. "We've tucked our senses out and can't find anything, I think we should let the witch hunters take over from here." He was out of breath from trying to match my pace. "Sounds like a loser thing to do. You can retire if you're too drained for this task." My eyes roamed the thicket before me and my mind on how to cover more ground. "You aren't going to get scared of being here all by yourself?" He quipped. I didn't buy his joke, I was too occupied with thoughts to want to consider his jests. The lives of these Pack members and the visitors in my territory rested heavily on my shoulders. I couldn't risk the safety of the pack, especially now I was vastly aware an enemy had so
SHIRLEY HILTONWith the right shapewear, I snatched my waist and appeared flat in the tummy area, one could barely tell I was pregnant. I couldn't let gossip fly. I was no longer with Colton. I couldn't be in the pathetic category, not during the festival. Not appearing at the fountain that morning by Colton's side was only going to stir up reactions. "Can I at least remain by your side as you stir the sacred fountain?" I texted him and waited patiently in the backseat of my car for a reply. He left me on read. Perfect.I waited by the fountain in a wonderful white dress that flowed to my ankle but snatched my upper body. I dressed to fit the Luna position, I had a statement to make.Colton loved it better when I left little to the imagination, he was never going to look away from me, not when I was rocking his favorite look of me. A rat was feeding me all I needed to know about his confidential involvements. He informed me Colton had a meeting that morning with Hornsgate commande
ALLISON KEELERMy fingers remained crossed the goddess created the most perfect opportunity for Matt to meet Maeve. I had a few things of sentimental value back in the Darkmoon Pack that I wasn't given the chance to take along with me. Maeve knew me so well, he knew just how much the little box carved out of an oak tree meant so much to me. It couldn't be hard for Matt to stealthily bring it back here for me. I paced the room I was offered to stay in. I did nothing here other than to eat and wait for the days to go by. It was a lot easier now Faye was gone. It was more peaceful. I didn't get to meet Flynn and Faye's family. I didn't get to wander to the wing where they all stayed in the mansion. They were not curious enough to want to meet me until this evening. I was having dinner with them. They were willing to have me share tables with them. Or, did they not know I was an Omega? Maybe Faye had hidden that information from them which was quite unlikely.My stomach was larger
SHIRLEY HILTON"Colton!"I knocked on his bedroom door after the costume parade. After blessing the parade he had retired to his mansion. "The Alpha isn't back, yet!"I turned around to see Maeve behind me with her head slightly bowed."Where is he?" I demanded walking towards her. "My apologies, I have no idea, ma'am!""Lead Hornsgate's Luna to the bar I'll be waiting there." She bowed and turned away. I adjusted my dress and headed towards the bar.I settled on the high barstool, my mind dwelling on what I was going to say to Faye. First, I was going to find out what her relationship with Allison was like. If they befriended each other then it was going to be a great task getting into Faye's head. My eyes roamed the drinks nicely sitting on the shelves. My eyes settled on the tequila bottles and decided which to go for. You can't drink. The tiny voice in my head reminded me. Yes, I could drink. A baby wasn't going to stop me from having the time of my life. Just then, Maeve w
ALPHA GRIMSBY EVANS Karla disentangled her long limbs from mine as she slipped out from the warm and comfortable bed coverings. "Another meeting with the Darkmoon Pack Commanders? So much for the festivals." My eyes remained fixated on her perfectly sculpted body as she went for her deserted clothes on the floor. I fought the growing urge to pull her back to bed and make love to her all afternoon. But there was an important meeting with Colton in a few hours, a meeting I needed to be prepared for. Colton wanted his mate back. He wasn't the guy with perceptible emotions but I could see the desperation in his eyes. It was the utmost avenue I needed to exploit his weakness. If I could take advantage of this weakness, if I could get into his head then I could lay claims on his territories. If I could divert his wealth to my territories then I was said to become one of the wealthiest territories. His need to bring Allison back to his territory had hit me like a bolt from the
ALLISON KEELER I was eager to meet Matt. It had been about three weeks now since they returned from the Darkmoon Pack. A part of me knew he was unable to get the little oak box from Maeve, if he did, he would have given me a while ago. But I wanted to meet him because he was the only one I could talk freely to here. But it seemed he had returned to Hornsgate with Grimsby but how could he when Faye was his boss? Was he avoiding me? The latter seemed like the case. So much for promising to be around more often. I was heavily pregnant. It was my third month and I was certain I could give birth any day. The thought of having a baby felt so exhilarating, so frightening. I barely could move, I felt so heavy. My meals were brought up here which made me stay indoors, practically trapped in this room by the window all day. Finally, it was going to happen. I was going to have my baby. There was a knock on the door. I had people come around here only during mealtimes. Who could it