Liam’s POV “Kalen, what’s going on with you buddy? Why now, where have you been?”. He hasn’t left me since age 13. He is so on edge and really worried about Emma, it’s freaking me out. But Emma physically seems okay, so there’s not much I can do. “Morrigan was hurt because of me Liam. I needed some time to come to terms with that. In all of my time as her mate, that’s never happened”. Whoa, shit. That’s deep. “Did it occur to you it wasn’t because of you Kalen, but me? You’re stuck in my body”. This brings up those all too familiar feelings of guilt that Emma raged about me having. “No, this is different. She was almost gone forever Liam”. His words shock me. “Oh. I’m sorry Kalen, I didn’t know. Have you been able to reach her?”. I can feel his sadness. “No. When she heals she goes to the lunar realm which I cannot reach. Selene told me that she is okay though”. I feel so selfish for not having been there for him through all this. “I’m sorry Kalen. I haven’t exa
Morrigan’s POV Entering Selene’s realm, I feel entirely different. “Selene, will I ever be able to return here?”. She turns to me, taking my hand. “Typically my wolves do not have access to me, no. However, Emma is my own blood and you have always been my sister so you two have a direct link and may visit any time. Emma, will also learn this… in time of course”. “What happens when Emma’s body dies? Where will I go and what will happen to Kalen now that I am no longer celestial?”. Selene smiles, offering me to take a seat beside her. “When a human dies, their wolf returns to the fountain to be repaired with another human in future. Not all wolves are repaired. There must be a link. I promise that you and Kalen will always remain together, my darling. And Kalen will return to the fountain with you when it’s his time”. “Emma is no ordinary human, Morrigan. When the time comes, she will fill a very important role but until that time, she must thrive under your caref
Ruth’s POV We’ve been rushing around this tent all day and my feet are killing me. Dana has been super grumpy so I’ve been desperately trying to stay out of her way. Mom had to go with Emma to the hospital which has me worried. Suddenly my phone buzzes, “hey mom, is she ok?”. “Yeah, she’s fine. Morrigan is back which I think is what caused it but you’ll never guess what else… she’s having twins”. Whoa… “are you serious? Since when?”. Ian sees my face and comes walking over, “and her stomach is significantly bigger since Mor got back, it’s nuts. Anyway, good news yeah?”. I smile at my mate as he hugs me from behind, gently rubbing my belly. “Yeah mom, that’s great news. We’re finishing up in the tent. We’ll see ya at dinner”. Hanging up, I turn around to kiss Ian. “They’re having twins! And her wolf came back… freaking crazy”. Suddenly we hear something drop followed by a slew of curse words. Heading into the tent, I see a very overtired Dana picking s
Zak’s POV The minute I realized Dana was in heat, I went into panic mode. We have over a hundred unmated wolves in the territory and most are warriors. That scent can travel several miles. Thank god Ruth was there with her. I don’t know what I would’ve done without her. When I finally get to the packhouse after a few scuffles, it has been locked down. Good. There’s only one way in at this point and only the family knows about it. I use the secret entrance and make my way upstairs. Getting to my apartment, I hear… Leo? How is he near her, he’s unmated. When he answers the door, he’s totally calm. He’s talking to me about being naked and showering. I notice the mark on his neck. “Are you mated?”, I blurt out. He lightly smacks my shoulder. “Out of everything I just said, you heard nothing?”. He looks towards the bathroom. “I was just confused as to how you could be here and be unaffected is all and yes, I do need to shower you’re right. I just want to check on her
Dana’s POV I don’t know how to describe the feeling that is building inside of me. As I lay here with Zak, I feel so blissful yet longing. I want to do things with him that I swore I would never do with any man, ever. No part of me is fighting this. I want him so badly and I don’t think it’s just the heat. As our kiss becomes more passionate, I need to be closer to him. I throw my leg over his waist. He gently uses it to pull me so I’m on top of him. I continue assaulting him with my mouth. I want to kiss every part of him. His shirt is pissing me off. Finally I start pulling on it, making him laugh. “What’s the magic word?”. I know he’s just teasing me now, so I decide to play his little game. I grab the hem on the shirt I’m wearing and yank it up and over, leaving me exposed. He looks first at my eyes and then at my body, running his fingers from my collar bone, down my shoulder to my breast and my thigh. “You are incredible Dana”. I can feel his erection under
Leo’s POV After the disaster earlier today, we were able to disable the house and just keep the suites under lock and key. I go to open the front door, forgetting about my earlier request to block off the entrance. Well shit. Shockingly, she did a decent job. My wolf pushes forward, “mate is small enough. She can fit through and get in the truck”. Sometimes… and I mean, very rarely, my wolf can have decent ideas. “Michelle, come hither!”. She giggles, coming over… “yes, my liege”, bowing. “You think you can crawl through there and climb inside to move the truck?”. She wiggles her fingers like a maniac, “we’ll find out won’t we”. She really is my perfect match. In a lot of ways, she reminds me so much of Emma. Their personalities mainly, though their eyes, are somewhat similar. She comes squealing back over, “can you believe that was my first time driving!? I did it!”. My face drops… “Let’s just keep that little secret between us shall we”. I pull her into a side
Dan’s POV Not being able to sleep, I decided to go for a walk. I laid in bed for a few hours until 3 am but I couldn’t stare at the ceiling any more. I start out of the building with my mug and my hoodie, enjoying the crisp cool air. I figured the time alone might help me think straight… maybe? “What are you doing up so early?”... the voice from the bench came out of nowhere, sending my mug flying. Well so much for coffee. I hear the old familiar cackle of the one and only Lee. “Grandpa, you scared the shit out of me”. He picks up the shards of my mug. I liked that mug. “Danny, my boy. In all the years I’ve known you… I haven’t once been able to scare you. What’s eating you son? And why on Selene’s green planet are you up this early?”. I eye the old man suspiciously. “One could ask you the same… also, where did you come from? I haven’t seen you around for some time”. Now that I think on it, where has he been? “I had to take care of some necessary business b
Lee’s POV. Making my rounds around the pavilion, I see so many happy faces. Faces of children whose lives are saved or those of women who will never know an unkind hand again. I nod and smile as I walk along, offering to help with small tasks as I go. Eventually, I find myself in a quiet, isolated wing. There is a shrine dedicated to Selene here. There I find a very young woman staring at the statue. I quietly approach and stand next to her. I feel for her aura but find none. She and her wolf are disjointed. This happens when there is significant trauma at an early age. My heart aches for this child. “Don’t feel sorry for me”. Her words are confident but her voice is weak. Spoken like a true warrior. She’s been fighting for a long time. “Pity is for those who do not deserve salvation. I do not pity you my dear girl, I simply hope for your healing”. I feel her curiously eyeing me. “What happened to your wolf if I may ask?”. Our gaze still hasn’t left the sta
Liam’s POV *about six weeks later* “Liam, stop pacing”. I look up at Emma who is in labor but can’t push yet. “Why is she so calm?” Kalen nudges. I just shake my head. I have no idea how she’s this calm but it’s going on 20 hours now of labor and contractions but she hasn’t been able to actually push yet. “Oww… ehhh”, Emma lets out a slight shriek. I rush over to her. “Baby, tell me what you need”. Grace comes in, also cool as a cucumber. “Is this like a woman thing Liam?”. Kalen is just as nervous as I am. “Kalen buddy, I have no idea. But I’m freaking out too”. She squeezes my arm, oh shit that hurts. “Oh sorry baby”. I rub her hand, “no, squeeze all you need it’s fine”. I may regret that later. Grace checks her progress, “ooh, Emma my girl, you are finally ready. You feel like you can push?”. Emma takes a breath in, “no, I’m just gonna chill here a while and do a crossword”. She giggles, “yes, please… get them out of me!”. Grace looks at me, “you
Emma’s POV “I can’t believe it’s already been three weeks. Are you sure everything is ready?”. I’m a nervous wreck. Ruth is curling my hair, getting us ready for the ceremony. “Relax, Emma. Darling. Everything is set, just chill”. Grace comes in, followed by Savannah, Michelle and Dana. They’re all dressed and look stunning. Each chose their own style of emerald dress with gold jewelry. Grace in a gold dress. “Mama Grace!”, I look her up and down. “You are gorgeous”. She twirls and curtsies. Ruth scolds me, “quit moving child”. I sulk, “sorry mother”. She finishes my hair and light makeup. “Oh boy, the moment of truth. Hopefully it fits”. I step into the bathroom and shimmy into the gown only this time Grace steps in behind me. “Oh honey, you look stunning”. I look at myself in the mirror as she laces up the gown. “Thank you Grace”. She pulls a box from a bag and reveals a stunning pair of emerald earrings. “Oh my, Grace. That’s too much”. She swats my hand
Liam’s POV Luckily we anticipated these waits and brought a deck of cards. We got some odd looks but we had fun with our parking lot poker. Finally my Luna emerged after what felt like eternity. “You win us some money honey?”, her voice is like food for my soul. I scoop her up and spin her around, making her squeal a little. “We get to pick lunch huh?”, as I leave a little kiss on her mark. “Yeah, you guys pick Hooter’s or something?”. I squeeze her into me as Zak chuckles. “Why on earth would be take an entourage of our women folk there?”, Zak chides. “Culture Zak. Besides, Ian’s never been I bet”. He busts out laughing. I nip Emma’s shoulder lightly, “what did you guys do in that dress shop that has you so defiant miss Emma? No. We aren’t going to Hooter’s nor would we. Believe it or not, we’ve actually never been AND… I’ve heard their food sucks. Besides, I’ve got all the hooters I want right here”. I playfully caress her boob. Dana giggles, “You started
Emma’s POV Since Ruth got Liam on board with shopping, we just lumped the maternity wedding session into the trip too oh and… PEDICURES! The boys don’t know what’s coming. As we roll into the salon parking lot, Liam grumbles something and looks at Zak. “Zak, did you know about this?”. Dana and I giggle, “remember what you said Alpha, that you’d be willing to do it with me?”. His face goes super serious and almost pale. “Luna, I’d literally die for you but this… this is a lot to ask. Zak help me out”. There’s a smirk on the Beta’s face, “sorry boss, no can do. I do remember you saying you’d try it. Besides, my woman wants one too so here I am. Just suck it up”. Liam wraps his arms around me and kisses my temple. “You’re lucky I love you so damn much. And you…”, pointing to Zak, “definitely knew about this”. As we exit the SUV, Zak quips back, “pretty sure you’re the only one who doesn’t know Liam”. No one could miss the group of our brooding men, who insist on walkin
Erik’s POV As I lay on the mattress, I am at peace with the decision to die. I deserve it and I hope it’s not swift or painless. I deserve whatever is coming. There are no clocks in these cells so I have no way of knowing the hour. I begin to doze off eventually until I hear a voice in my cell. That’s the same voice that rang through my head in court that day, telling me judgment was upon me. I open my eyes and see a pair of purple eyes staring at me from the corner. “So it was you? Why you’re interested in these matters I don’t know but…”. She comes out of the shadows somewhat, revealing her face. Her long hair cascades down her face, framing her angelic face. “To what do I owe the honor of a visit from a Goddess?”. She’s studying me, not speaking. Finally, I relax back into the bed and lean against the wall. “My blood asked me to grant you a delicate death but I sense that isn’t what you want”. Her blood? Who would…? “Are you saying Emma is your blood
Liam’s POV Holy crap. My Luna just suggested anal to me. Kalen comes forward, “it’s natural bud, go for it”. I scowl at him, “maybe for you, you’re a dog. Besides, I don’t want to hurt her”. Wait, does this mean she’s done that before? Suddenly I feel insecure. And on cue, Emma tells me I’d be her first. Great, now my dick is impossibly hard. There’s no going back from this erection. She leads us into the bedroom and reaches for a gift bag. “Who gifted you lube?”I'm suddenly very pissed. She giggles… “no baby, it was a gag for the baby shower- it’s KY jelly. They use it for birth but um… well, I sort of googled this once like last week… cause…”. Before she could finish, I had her pinned on the bed. She laughs in between kisses, “so you’re not mad I googled it? It was a ‘how to’ but yeah, a lot of ummm interesting things came up. But I wanted to be prepared and I wanted to try this with you”. I kiss all along her mark, making her arousal thicken around me. “No ba
Emma’s POV As soon as Liam left, I realized I only have two hours to accomplish my plan. I reach out for Selene, praying she’s listening. “It’s sort of an emergency and I wouldn’t be contacting you if I didn’t need to”. There’s a tingling in my mind followed by, “meet me downstairs for tea”. I gently make my way downstairs, honoring the promise to my mate and doctor. I love referring to Grace as my doctor. It makes her sound so official. I see Selene sitting in a corner chair, sipping on a cup of tea. “I’m glad you’ve made yourself comfortable”, I tease. She smiles, “I’m glad to see you’re feeling better”. As I take a seat, I remember Liam screaming at her last night. “Does my feeling better have anything to do with Liam cursing you last night?”, I lift a brow questioningly. She smiles but doesn’t reply. “What is this favor you speak of?”. I grab for the second cup of tea, secretly wishing it were hot chocolate. Only when I look back at the cup, it’s cha
Michelle’s POV During recess, I let Dan and Savannah have some private time. At this point, I no longer cared about my own testimony but she was pregnant with that monster’s child… My uncle’s. How would Dan react? If roles were changed and it were me, I’m not sure Leo would be so happy. Sure he’d accept it because it wasn’t my fault but he would try and kill Erik I’m sure of it. I’m brought from my thoughts with the smell of coffee wafted under my nose. I giggle, opening my eyes to find Leo baiting me. “Don’t think too hard darling, that’s my job”. He kisses my cheek, handing me my coffee. We sit in comfortable silence for a bit, soaking up some sunlight when we’re summoned back into the courthouse. “The council has agreed after deliberation that all parties tried, are guilty of all charges laid before them”. They laid out the punishments for the lower ranked members and finally made it to Erik. “With regard to the former Alpha Regent, Erik is to be execute
Savannah’s POV I had been feeling extra emotional these last few days. I chalked it up to the impending trial and everything as a whole. This has been a tense time for the pack and group. Seeing Erik yesterday was overwhelming. It caused a lot of flashbacks and worsened my already bad night terrors. Dan has been such a sweetheart. He gives me plenty of space which I know is so hard for him, especially being an alpha but I know he knows I’m going through a lot. I have kept a secret calendar marking off the days since the horrid night Erik took my virginity. It’s been 45 days and no cycle. Shit. When I had been at Ruth’s house, I remember she had some pregnancy tests in her bathroom but how the hell would I get in there? What about the clinic? Would they just give me one discreetly? Dan cannot know about this. Waking up extremely early, the morning of the trial, I ran over to the hospital where I had been visiting the girls- Anna, Hannah and Bree; that Regan h