Gavin’s POVEverybody at the press conference was in awe of her. Including Gavin who couldn’t seem to stop staring at her. She spoke with such confidence and grace that he hardly knew who she was. Actually, it reminded him of the old Erin back in high school. She had the same confident demeanor she did back then too. The same Erin that rejected him and destroyed both him and his wolf. He worried that history was going to repeat itself. But the way she told the world of her love for him, it made his heartbeat quickly in his chest and he couldn’t help the stupid grin that appeared on his lips. She was absolutely stunning to him; she was stunning to everybody no doubt. After a pause of silence, the crowd erupted into loud cheers and applause. They stood to their feet to continue clapping. Even Gavin clapped for his future Luna. She chuckled and stared around at all the pleased faces, bowing her head sl
Erin’s POVEmily was incredibly excited; my heart was pounding at lightning speed, and I could hardly contain myself.The way he grabbed my arm and pulled me away from those jerks who were eyeing me like I was some kind of piece of meat, left my skin feeling tingly under his touch.We went down a hall, away from the eyes of the people. He didn’t slow down for even a moment, and I wondered which bathroom he was going to go into.I knew he had one in his mind.To my surprise, he went to the women’s room and knocked on the door. When nobody answered, he took it upon himself to open it.He pulled me inside along with him and latched the door before checking to make sure nobody was inside. Then he turned to me, and I saw the playfulness and hunger in his gaze, causing the palms of my hands to grow sweaty.Before I could grasp what was happening, he was lifting me onto the counter and positioning himself between my legs.&n
Erin’s POVI pushed Gavin away from me as quickly as I could and slid off the counter. My heart was racing against my chest as I grabbed my bra.Gavin didn’t seem as phased though; he slowly fixed himself and soon it was like nothing had happened. I realized the pounding on the door had stopped and the girl was quiet.Come to think of it, I couldn’t hear anybody.I went to the door and opened it, only to find the girl was completely frozen in place. I groaned and looked over at Gavin who only had amusement in his eyes.“Did you forget I have abilities?” He asked.I did forget.“Unfreeze them,” I demanded.“Let’s join the rest of the banquet first, and then I’ll unfreeze them,” he said, taking hold of my hand and pulling me away from the bathroom.I hoped that when he unfroze everybody, they wouldn’t be able to see the flustered look on my face.Emily was busy purring in my mind after the ev
Gavin’s POV“The deal is changing. It was never stated that I couldn’t marry my mate,” Gavin replied, pressing send in aggravation.“The deal is that you do what I say, or your family will get hurt. You wouldn’t want your family getting hurt, would you?”“Leave my family out of this.”“They are already in this, my dear Gavin. I don’t want you marrying that bitch.”“I will never let you get to my family,” he replied, feeling the anger fueling him.“Then we will see how your precious pack and the rest of the werewolf world feel about your mistress when I reveal myself to the Alpha convention. I’ll see you there, Gavin dear.”Another message came through and this time, Gavin nearly dropped his phone.She wouldn’t dare make an appearance at this convention knowing how incredibly crucial this convention was to an Alpha.“She’s a cold-blooded killer. I wouldn’t put it past her,” Roman growled.Ga
Erin’s POVI didn’t realize the snoring had stopped until I heard his voice.“What are you doing?”I froze and looked over at him; he was staring at me with an alarmed expression on his face. He narrowed his eyes once he realized I was holding onto his phone.For a moment, I thought I saw panic crossing his face, but then it changed to anger.“What the fuck?!” He asked, quickly getting out of bed and rushing toward me in an attempt to grab his phone from my grip.I quickly took a step away from him, still holding onto his phone.“Who is this?” I found myself asking, keeping my tone as calm and confident as I could.“That is none of your business. Give me my phone back.”“I know that you are being blackmailed,” I said in a breath, causing him to freeze altogether.“You don’t know anything about that.”“I know that she is threatening your family. Making you do things in order to prot
Erin’s POVI didn’t realize the snoring had stopped until I heard his voice.“What are you doing?”I froze and looked over at him; he was staring at me with an alarmed expression on his face. He narrowed his eyes once he realized I was holding onto his phone.For a moment, I thought I saw panic crossing his face, but then it changed to anger.“What the fuck?!” He asked, quickly getting out of bed and rushing toward me in an attempt to grab his phone from my grip.I quickly took a step away from him, still holding onto his phone.“Who is this?” I found myself asking, keeping my tone as calm and confident as I could.“That is none of your business. Give me my phone back.”“I know that you are being blackmailed,” I said in a breath, causing him to freeze altogether.“You don’t know anythin
Gavin’s POVThe memory of Gavin’s childhood had always been foggy for him. But he knew that the Slayer organization had been after Gavin’s family for a long time.He didn’t grow up with a lot of money; he had to work for everything that he got. But his family had something that the Slayers always wanted, power.They were incredibly powerful beings not only because of his Alpha father but because Gavin’s parents had incredibly strong abilities.Gavin’s memory stemmed back from when he awoke in the middle of the night; he was only a small boy, but he remembered hearing the murmurs coming from his parent’s room. His mother sounded worried, and his father was trying to reassure her.Gavin slipped out of bed and made his way out of his room and to his parent’s room. He didn’t make himself known to them; instead, he pressed his ear against the door to listen to their conversation.“We can’t get ourselves involved with them. We have
Erin’s POV“I thought of that possibility too if I were to be honest…” Gavin admitted.This has been the first time in a long time that he’s been vulnerable to me. My heart ached knowing everything that he and his family had gone through during their lives.I never knew that he was self-conscious about himself during our relationship. I never knew he felt inadequate about us.I loved him very much during high school and I continued to love him every day afterwards. Long after we broke up, I thought of him daily.Not that he knew that.I could see the worry on his face when he spoke about his family; everything he had ever done was to protect them, and so far, it looks like it’s been doing the opposite.“If she wants us to break up publicly. Then, we will break up during the convention,” I told him, grabbing onto his hand. “We were planning on doing so anyways. I can make you look good, so you don’t lose any respect.”
Erin’s POVI stared at Henry with disbelief for a long while; he was being serious.“I don’t understand,” I finally said, narrowing my eyes at him. “This wasn’t even my idea, it was Theo’s. We don’t have a choice.”“We always have a choice, Erin. I don’t think it’s a good idea,” he said, shaking his head. “I’m putting my foot down and pulling you out of this.”“What has gotten into you, Henry?” I asked, folding my arms across my chest. “Where have you been?”“It doesn’t matter. But as your partner, I think this is a terrible idea. I don’t trust Gavin and I think he’s leading you right to the Killers and the Slayers. He’s doing it on purpose.”“You don’t know what you are talking about,” I said in return. “Gavin would never betray me.”“His entire family is being blackmailed and I have reason to believe that it’s connected to the Slayers. They aren’t going to rest until you are killed. They won’t leave their family alone until yo
Erin’s POVI often ask myself, if I could go back in time, what’s the one thing I would change?When I was a teenager, I would have said not kissing Gavin as nearly as much as I wanted to. I wanted him to know just how much I loved him and how badly my heart ached for him when I wasn’t there with him.Even before I had got my wolf, I knew Gavin was my mate. He has always been the kind of boy you could never forget.I loved him deeply and I would forever love him until my last breath.When I broke up with him, it was like my entire world had fallen apart. But my father gave me an ultimatum that I couldn’t ignore.If I didn’t break up with him, Gavin would never be able to attend that incredible college he’s been wanting to go to. I couldn’t be the reason that Gavin’s dream didn’t happen. I never wanted to stand in his way.I did the only thing
Gavin’s POVGavin stood at the end of the aisle, which was located in the gardens of Gavin’s pack. The gardens were one of the most beautiful landmarks in the werewolf territory and Erin requested the wedding be held there considering it was just outside the chapel.Gavin didn’t care where they got married, as long as Erin was with him.Jill walked down the aisle with Beta Seth followed by a couple more bridesmaids and groomsmen from the pack.Soon, it would be Kelsey and Tyler, the best man and maid of honor.Then, it would be Erin.His Erin.The thought filled him with so much joy; Roman could hardly wait to see his mate after days of barely seeing her.The music was playing loudly and the doors to the chapel remained closed.Kelsey and Tyler were supposed to walk through the doors by now.What was keeping them?Gavin envisioned his best man being drunk and Kelsey trying to sober
Gavin’s POV“Are you out of your mind?!” Gavin asked as soon as they were back in the packhouse and away from the ears of Theo. “Why would you tell him I’ll join the organization?”“Did you not want to?” Erin asked, raising her brows. “I saw the look in your eyes. I knew you wanted to.”“That doesn’t matter. What about our pup?”“What about our pup?” Erin counter-asked, folding her arms across her chest. “Our pup will be just fine. It’s not like we are going to be absent parents. I’ve been part of the organization this whole time and you’ve never noticed.”“But I didn’t know you were on dangerous missions. If anything happens to us—”“Nothing is going to happen to us. Theo will make sure of that,” she assured him, but he didn’t feel very reassured.“But if something does happen to us… our pup would be an orphan,” he said, meeting her eyes.“Then, let’s make sure nothing happens to us,” she said, taking him b
Gavin’s POVGavin spent the last few days working tiredly in the nursery. He’s been wanting to surprise Erin with this for a long time and he was excited to reveal it to her.Erin spent the next few evenings giving the nursery her own final touches.But one afternoon, she tiredly came into his office, peering over at him with a timid frown on her face.“Have you been sleeping?” He asked, narrowing his eyes at her paling face.“A little at a time,” she admitted. “The pup is very active and makes sleeping difficult.”“I’ll call the doctor and see if he can prescribe you anything,” he said, about to pick up the phone.“I’d rather not take medication. Maybe if he knows of a natural solution or remedies,” I said.“I’ll ask him,” he assured me.“Can it wait until later, though?” I asked. “My boss, Theo from the organization wants to speak with you.”Gavin heard stories about the leader of the org
Erin’s POV5 months later.I sat at the bakery, staring at the many pieces of cake that sat before me on incredibly fancy dining ware.“I think all the cake is delicious,” Jill, who sat beside me, said with a mouthful of cake.“Yes, but I need to find the best one,” I said in return.“I really love red velvet,” Kelsey said from the other side of Jill as she took a big spoonful of the red velvet cake.“I never get to eat like this. I’m always worried about my figure. Let me have my moment,” Jill pleased. “Besides, I spent the last few months hiding in a safe house.”After months of searching for Jessie to no prevail, we decided to move on with our lives. Which meant bringing Gavin’s family home.“In just a few days, I’m going to be walking down the aisle to marry my mate,” I breathed, a large smile spreading across my face. “Everything has to be perfect.”“Oh, don’t forget, you have lunch with my mother th
Gavin’s POVOut of all the things for Erin to blurt out at that moment, Gavin certainly was not expecting that one.Her face was as red as cherry as soon as those words left her mouth.She couldn’t believe she blurted it out like that either.“You’re pregnant?” Gavin managed to ask after what felt like an eternity of silence.Tears filled her eyes, and he could see the shame that lurked behind her gaze. She was truly struggling with this, and Gavin didn’t understand why.Unless the baby wasn’t ours.“Oh… it’s ours,” Roman said, sniffing the air. “She’s having our pups!”“You knew about this?” Gavin growled at his wolf. “And you didn’t think to tell me?”“Our mate was right, with everything going on, it never seemed like the right time. Besides, I only now just picked up the scent. Go easy on her… I don’t want anything disrupting this baby of ours.”“Are you mad?” Erin brought Gavin out of his con
Erin’s POV“Gavin is awake,” Beta Seth said into the phone.Relief flooded through me.Thank goddess; that meant he was going to be okay, and I could finally breathe. It’s been killing me not being able to go to the hospital. But with Jessie still, out there, we were all still in so much danger.Theo doesn’t think Jessie is going to strike back this soon, especially when her reputation has been tanked as soon as her identity was revealed to the public.But that didn’t make me any less worried that she would soon return.“The first person he asked about was you,” Seth continued, pulling at my heartstrings painfully.I hated that I couldn’t be with Gavin, but finding Jessie right now was way too important.“He also doesn’t think bringing his family home is a good idea,” Seth said with uncertainty in his voice. “I thought it was mentioned that there’s no trace of Jessie or anyone left in her organization.” 
Erin’s POV“…!!”“Oh, my goddess,” Emily cried from within me.I felt her heart shattering just as I saw Gavin falling to the ground.Red was oozing under my wolfed paws as his blood mixed with the water.The water was done spraying, and Gavin and I were left on the roof alone. I fell to my knees and placed my hands on Gavin’s chest. The dagger stuck out of him, and blood continued to ooze.“Gavin… no…” I whispered as tears fell from my eyes. I felt so broken at this moment; I couldn’t lose him. Not like this.“Don’t let her get away,” he said in a raspy whisper. “She’s still alive…”I knew I needed to go after her; I couldn’t let her get away after it took us so long to find her. But the image of Gavin bleeding out before my eyes was too painful. I couldn’t just walk away from him.Theo and a couple of the men from the organization burst through the doors of the rooftop and he narrowed his eyes at
Erin’s POVPregnant?!My heart thudded violently against my chest.Could I really be pregnant?I pressed the palm of my hands to my stomach and felt that warmth radiating throughout my body and giving me strength.I gasped.I knew at that moment that it was true.I had a little pup in me.I kept my hands on my stomach as I turned to face Jessie.“You wouldn’t hurt me knowing that I’m carrying a small pup,” I said to her, narrowing my eyes at her stunned expression.“You’re pregnant?!” She gasped, staring at me with wide eyes. “You’ve got to be kidding me.” In high school, when envisioned getting pregnant with Gavin’s baby much later in life, I obviously thought it would be much different than this.I never imagined in a million years that my best friend would be trying to kill me.I always thought Jessie would be the first person who knew that I was pregnant, and I gue