April POV
The day of Meg’s abduction
I’m standing in the airport waiting to hear from Kyle putting off going through the final gate for as long as possible. My flight has been delayed for an hour so that worked. I haven’t seen Kyle since that night in my apartment. We had talked all night that night. The physical attraction was still there but it just didn’t feel like the right time. He told me about the fact that his parents had died when he was about eight years old and he had gone to live with his uncle. Who by the sounds of it is a hunter. Kyle doesn’t know if his Dad was one but doesn’t think so if he was with his Mom. Because it is Kyle’s Mom that we are thinking was a wolf. He told me what he remembered about the night that his parents died. That is when it made sense that it was his memories that I had been dreaming about. I just don't know why. I explained to Kyle all the different thi
Possible Trauma TriggersMeg POVAm I not allowed to have any luck? I mean come on I finally decided that it’s time to go home and see what fate has in store for me only to be kidnapped the day before I leave. I then devise a plan to escape, and they move me, causing me to have to start all over again. I finally escape the second place to be captured by someone else. I escape them and land right back in the hands of the first group. And since the first group has got me back I have either been drugged and/or tied up and blindfolded. I guess they really don’t want to take a chance of losing me again. Because of that, I don’t know how long I’ve been with them again. I don’t know what tests they have been running and I don’t know if they have done stuff to… I don’t want to have a stranger’s kid. I let the drugs take me under again. Why should I even bother fighting them anymore? I’m not going to get out of here. I will either die during one of the many pregnancies that they have planned f
Possible Trauma TriggersMeg POVI can hear them getting closer. I thought I’d made it until I heard shouting. I wasn’t going to run the other day but the opportunity presented itself and I had to take it. I overheard them talking, the guards. They got word that their location may have been compromised again. There was talk about going on a mole hunt. They wanted to know before they reached the next location, but they weren’t taking any chances. They weren’t going to wait for confirmation of the compromise they wanted us moved now. The big guy ordered that we be moved in small groups which will be harder to track. They had already taken the equipment and files they wanted. That stuff has been sent to one location and each of the drivers that are responsible for moving us have to check in at one location before being given the set of directions. I think they were hoping the mole would slip up and reveal them self. The schedule that I heard was that I was one of the last to be moved so
Quinn POVPresentAs soon as I showed Mac the video he was on the phone with Dad. Dad had stayed home so that Uncle Shane and Aunt Mona could join Reed and Lucas for Heather’s first shift. Mac was now on the phone with the UK Council discussing who was in the video. I was with Gage, Ian and their father Alpha Edmond going over maps of the area that surrounds their territory. The coordinates we had been given were only about an hour away by road, less in wolf form. To say that Alpha Edmond was pissed was an understatement. As soon as he had seen the person I had recognized in the video he knew who from his pack had betrayed us. Who had tipped off the hunters to the council's plans for the last raid. That person was now being interrogated in the cells by Alpha Edmond’s Beta. But we weren’t waiting for it to be over or for the council warriors to show. We were leaving as soon as Mac was off the phone. We have divided the Findhorn warriors into three groups. Group one was being led by Alph
Possible Trauma TriggersApril POVI hope things go right this time. Kyle and I thought that we had a good plan set last time. We had gotten the location of the last bunker to my Dad. We were waiting in the shadows for Dad and the council warriors to arrive when we saw the hunter start loading things into the trucks and drive off. We overheard a couple of hunters talking about having to come back for the rest of the women. That changed our plan from waiting for Dad to show up, to trying to find a way to either follow or find out where they were going. The next thing we know Meg comes out of the bunker, alone. Kyle acted before I could stop him. He drugged her and started carrying her away. It made sense when he explained that he wanted to get her as far away from the bunker as possible if they were moving them. This way we would at least have her safe while we looked for the next location. We didn’t plan on her sneaking away from
Quinn POVJust before we reach the parking lot we hear a gunshot followed by a scream and the sound of something hard hitting the side of the van. The smell of blood hits my nose as I round the end of the van where I see April crouched down beside a body lying on the ground. Oh Goddess, please, don’t let me be too late. April jumps to her feet and takes up a fighting stance. I see her shoulders relax when she realizes it’s me. I run to her grabbing her into a bone-crushing hug as I look over her shoulder at the body on the ground. The guy is naked and has what looks to be a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. I start to step around April towards the guys when April stops me by grabbing my forearm. “Meg’s in the van.”All thoughts of the guy on the ground are gone. I rush to the back of the van as Gage reaches for the handle. I place my hand on his stopping him. “There is a guy with a gunshot wound that needs attention. I’ve got this.” With a nod of understanding, he moves off the assi
April POVThings moved fast and in a bit of a blur after I told Quinn that Meg was in the van. Gage who I had met briefly at Findhorn handed me a long T-shirt and asked me to back up so that his warriors could move Kyle to the van. Gage then went over and placed the cuffs that were in his hand on Kyle’s uncle. I had explained that Kyle wanted some answers from him. When we reached the clinic I stood feeling helpless as they loaded Kyle onto a stretcher and wheeled him inside. I followed the Doctor and nurses into the room that was set up. I explained to the Doctor what had happened how his wolf had been suppressed until a few months ago and today was the first time he had shifted. Only to be shot a minute or so later. I wasn’t allowed to stay in the room while they tended to Kyle’s wound. One of the nurses suggested that I go shower and eat then come back. As I exited Kyle’s room I could hear Quinn snapping at someone. “She is my mate damn it.”I watched Mac enter the room after the n
Possible Trauma TriggersQuinn POVAs I opened the door I stopped so quickly that Mac bumped into me from behind. I can’t make myself move. All I can do is stare at the beauty in front of me. Mac slips passed me into the room and heads for the side of the bed. I take a deep breath turn and run out of the clinic. I hear Mac calling me through the link but I just block him. I need to get all these emotions under control. I still have guilt that I’m the reason that she was even taken in the first place. If I had been strong enough to protect her she wouldn’t have felt the need to leave in the first place. If I hadn’t caught the attention of Avery. If I had paid more attention to what Avery was doing I might have been able to stop her from working with the hunters. There are so many things that I should have done differently that may have changed this outcome. I find a bench hidden away in the corner of the park and slump down on it. Leaning forward with my elbows on my knees and my head
Quinn POVAfter Mac left I sat on the bench staring off at nothing. Just letting what he had said sink in. I have always thought that all of our parents had these easy-go-lucky relationships. Over the last few years though I have started to find out otherwise. But even with all the hardships and shit that they had been through each couple that I knew loved each other. You could see it when they looked at each other. The way they gravitate towards each other when they are in the same room. If they could all survive what they went through, then Meg and I have a chance. The thought that I could have lost Meg before I even knew she existed is scary. If her grandfather had succeeded in causing Kelly to miscarry and to think that asshole was going to use that same granddaughter that he tried to get rid of in his little pet breeding project. It makes you wonder what other plans he may have had for Kelly when it looked as if she wasn’t going to be Luna.I stood and started making my way back
Epilogue 4 Molly and LeviLevi POVI grab the chair we placed up here for Molly as she makes her way across the stage with the other women. I know she will try to stand for most of the ceremony, but that doesn’t mean she can’t sit until it starts. I just have to convince her of that. “Hey, Firecracker how about you sit until everyone else is ready?” She waddles towards me and it is so damn cute I can’t help but smile.“Are you laughing at me?” She asks with a pissed-off stern look that just makes her look even better.“NO, I would never laugh at you while you are uncomfortable. I was just smiling at my beautiful glowing mate because I’m so happy that she is mine.” I say hoping that little truth calms her. I don’t dare tell her that I find her waddle cute. Molly must be more uncomfortable than I thought because she doesn’t reject the idea of sitting. Once she is seated I crouch in front of her and start rubbing her ankles. “Have I told you, you look beautiful today well every day?” I sa
Epilogue 3 April and KyleApril POVI look towards the stage when I hear Mom laugh. By the look on Dad’s face, I’m going to guess that she is teasing him about something. They both gaze towards Kyle and me, and I think I know what she is teasing him about. Dad only gets that look on his face when someone mentions the fact that I had to have sex to get pregnant. Even after all these years he still will not accept that is how his Grandchildren came to be. He accepts and respects Kyle as the Father but not how he became the Father. I think at first it was just a shock for him to believe that his little girl had grown up. Now I think it is more of just a game to give Mom something to tease him about. “Why is your Father giving me a death stare? I thought we were past that in our relationship.”“I think Mom was teasing him again about how our children came to be,” I say leaning over and putting my head on his shoulder.“I really hated it when she does that for two reasons. One, I get looks
Epilogue 2 Meg and QuinnQuinn POVI heard Uncle Shane holler at the kids, saying it was time. Yeah, it was time. I looked down at my beautiful Angel that I had my arm wrapped around. I can’t believe that she is mine. If someone had told me when I was younger that she was going to be my mate I would have called them crazy. Oh wait, I did do that and Mom doesn’t waste any chance that she gets to rub it in that she was right. But I’ll take all of Mom’s teasing if it means that I get to spend the rest of my life with Meg. I know I don’t deserve her. I am just so happy that even after all the things that happened she was willing to give me a chance. Things could have turned out so different if we hadn’t had the love and support of our families. I glance over at Levi as he helps his very pregnant mate sit down. If he hadn’t been there to beat some sense into me when Meg was kidnapped I don’t want to think about what shape I would have been in if and when we found her. I turn my attention b
Five years laterEpilogue 1 Heather, Reed and LucasReed POVI nod to Levi as he steps up beside me. I looked to my left where Lucas was standing with Quinn beside him. Today we were being sworn in as the new leaders of the pack. Yeah, we are a little older than most when they take over but with all the shit that we went through our parents wanted to give up some extra time. That doesn’t mean that we spent the time goofy off. We worked alongside our parents these last five years learning the ropes which had been the plan all along. It just got delayed by other shit. We worked with Keegan from Silver River to get the resort up and running. Both packs are now making a pretty penny off of it. So we are now building one up near the Four Corners pack with Kyle and April.The four of us are standing waiting for our mates to join us. I watch as a mass of children go running across the schoolyard. We had to set up the stage for the ceremony here since it was the largest area that had easy acce
Levi POVAs Molly and I neared the packhouse after our two days of hiding out. She stopped. “What is it?” I asked tuning her to face me.“What if they don’t approve of this?” She said pointing to the two of us.“Why wouldn’t they approve?” I was getting worried that she was regretting letting me mark her. I cupped her cheeks and tilted her head. “You used to be so confident. I am so sorry that I ever made you feel like you weren’t good enough for me. Your abilities and personality were never any part of that reason.” I looked her in the eyes I wanted her to see that what I was about to tell her was the truth that I was finally willing to admit to myself. “It was me not thinking that I was good enough for you. I felt overwhelmed that I was possibly going to be responsible for your protection and happiness of you. And all I could see every time I looked at you was that scared little girl that I found in a log. That is why I made you train th
Levi POVWhat the hell? I made her think that for some reason it mattered. That she needed to be a virgin. How could I have been such an ass? Why did the Goddess believe that I was worthy of having this treasure as mine? I must have taken too long chastising myself and Molly took my silence the wrong way because she tried to get off my lap again. I didn’t loosen my hold in fact I tightened it. Molly had lowered her head again so I cupped her cheek and tilted her face back to mine. “Molly, can I tell you a secret?” She didn’t say anything. She just nodded. I wiped the tears from her cheek with my thumb. “I’m not either.”I took a few seconds for what I had said to sink in but the smile that slowly spread across her face was worth that little bit of waiting. “I have heard that rumour about you. Some people have even called you a man-whore.”“Yeah, I know. There used to be this smart-mouth little brat that would go around calling me all kinds of na
Levi POVAs I broke through the trees, the scent of cinnamon mixed with fresh, crisp apples, and the last person I thought to find was sitting on a log. I didn’t know if this was another dream or some curl joke, but every fibre in my body was charged. “Mate, Mate, Mate. I told you she was ours.” Jasper started going on about in my head.I step forward cautiously because if she is real I don’t want to do anything that will make her leave me. I have spent the last two years regretting our last conversation. As I got closer I saw her bottom lip start to quiver. Tears began to roll down her cheeks. Every bone in my body was telling me to pull her into my arms but what if I’m the reason for the tears? The last thing she is going to want is for me to hold her. I stopped too scared that if I got any closer she would bolt. “Molly, can I come over there?” She kept her eyes locked on mine and nodded yes. I started to sit on the ground giving her the high ground so that she didn’t think I was tr
Molly POVThe dream started with Ben and I in his room at the packhouse in Four Corners. We were sitting on his bed making out. This dream was feeling more like a flashback from the other night. Ben rolled us so that he was braced above me. “You are beautiful Molly. You have no idea of what I think about doing with and to you.” I could feel his hands under my shirt groping at my breasts and struggling to undo my bra. It was nothing new. Over the last two years, we have done this many times but I have never let him go all the way. We have still brought pleasure to each other but in a medical sense, I’m still a virgin. It just never felt like the time was right. This time felt different. Still not right but different. The next thing I knew my shirt was off my pants were gone and Ben was naked above me. He was kissing down my neck and then there was a bit of a burning feeling as my centre was stretched. “Ben stop please it hurts.” He pulled away from my neck but he didn’t pull out of me.
Levi POV“Come on we need to be there soon,” Cole said as he dragged me across the park to one of the paths.“Cole why are we going this way the training centre is the other way. I thought you said you didn’t want to be late.”“I won’t be late and now neither will you.” He said proudly as he stopped at the point that the path led into the woods. “You can go the rest of the way yourself. You know where to go.” He turned and started heading back towards the packhouse then stopped and turned back. “It is OK if you miss our birthday. This is important. I will tell my Dads you will be back in a couple of days. Now go make my mate.” And off he went.Most of the time as an adult most people wouldn’t listen to a five-year-old when they told them to go into the woods with no better explanation than to just go. But this kid is Heather’s and if there is one thing about Heather and her kids they usually have a good reason for telling you to do weird things you don’t fully understand. Cole was so s