Braxton-After returning from spending the weekend with Iza, I went straight home from the airport. I hadn’t told Izariah that my mother had returned home. If I can keep it from her just a little longer, I might be able to figure something out without involving her.Since Izariah was now working with the pack doctor, I had asked Vic if she could keep Iza from returning, at least for now. When my mother called when I was with Iza, I had ignored the call. Only when I was alone, I called her back.She immediately asked me to return home, but I explained that I was out with my friends, celebrating the end of finals. Thankfully, she didn’t press more from me. It wasn’t like it was the first time I went on a weekend vacation to celebrate for something or another.She had scolded me for being carefree instead of using my free time to learn from my father. As long as she didn’t suspect that I was with Izariah, I didn’t care. Right now, and in the foreseeable future, the only thing I cared abo
Izariah-Two weeks have passed since Braxton’s mother returned. I knew I shouldn’t get too relaxed when around Braxton, yet tonight was the first time since he and I have managed to escape. Sebastian helped us, as did Millie. Millie dressed up like me and Sebastian changed his appearance to look like Braxton.I could tell Braxton was nervous, but I wished that he would relax. We were in a highly public place and even if his mother tried anything, there wasn’t much she could do. We were walking around the mall, wearing wigs and sunglasses.After being cooped up for so long, I was simply happy to get away. Other than classes, I have been staying in my dorm or sneaking over to the clubhouse. I wanted to go work with Doctor Vic, but when she informed me that she didn’t have anything for me to do, I knew Braxton had been behind it.It was for the best that I didn’t poke the bear so to speak, by going to the pack, where Luna Tabitha was. For the past two weeks, we have tried to come up wit
Izariah-Still sitting in the car at the airport, I put my phone down and reached under the seat for the bag that Braxton mentioned. Feeling around with my hand, I felt the bag and pulled it out. There were many envelopes inside, as well as what looked to be a contract.Looking at the contract first, I realized that Braxton had put a lot of money out to help my pack. It also stated that the pack would go to me next if the Alpha stepped down. I couldn’t be mad at Braxton for doing what he did, since I knew that they needed help.I just wished that he wouldn’t have hidden it from me. Next, I pulled out all the envelopes and noticed some of them were open. Reading the ones that were opened first, it dawned on me that I was adopted.This made me feel all kinds of emotions, from sadness to anger, to betrayal. My first instinct was to call my parents to find out if this was real, but I decided to wait until I had all the information. I knew the letters were from my apparent birth mother.Ge
Izariah-Arriving at the airport in Canada, I was one of the first to exit the plane. The only part that took the longest was retrieving my bag. When I was done, I turned on my phone just as I was exiting the airport.“Ms. Channing.” A familiar voice spoke.Lifting my head, I was surprised to see Eric Dawes. “What are you doing here?”“I have been asked to pick you up. The Young Alpha is expecting you.” Eric moved forward to take my bag from me.I let him take it, as I noted how strange he was asking. In all the time that I have known him, I had thought we moved past the formalities between each other. Currently, he was acting just as he had when I first met him.His posture was rigid, and his expression was somber as if he were simply doing his job. I thought about asking him if everything was okay but decided to let it go. The only thing I wanted to focus on was seeing Braxton.It was a relief to know he was okay, especially if Eric was here to pick me up on his request. I should ha
Braxton- The instant I had control over my body again, I tried to rush out the door to chase after Iza. As soon as I touched the handle of the door, I was zapped with a powerful blast. It threw me back a few feet, but I managed to stay on my feet. Fury boils inside me as I let out a deep growl. Returning to the door, I slammed my fist into it as hard as I could. I was once again zapped, but this time I didn’t allow it to throw me back. Enduring the pain, I kept my fist on the door. Every second that Iza had been in this room with me, I had known everything but had been powerless. Each word I said to her, had felt like a knife being stabbed into my gut and heart. Seeing her tears had me wishing that I had been strong enough to handle my mother. It was bad enough that she tried to kill me to stay away from Iza in the past, now she had a fucking witch helping her. At this moment, any love I had for my mother had died when I saw the first tear that Iza shed. I was sick of her trying t
Izariah- We were cutting time extremely close. When Jace said it wasn’t going to be easy to get near the Alpha King’s daughter, he hadn’t been lying. We attempted to get access to the Alpha King’s pack to meet with her, but that hadn't worked. Trying every viable way, but nothing worked. In the end, we had to resolve ourselves to wait until she left the security of her pack. She was guarded more securely than anyone I have ever heard of. She was technically royalty, but this was insane. There were roughly fifteen guards around her when she left, which meant getting near her wasn’t going to be easy. We followed her to a high-scale restaurant, where I was sure she was going to be meeting Braxton. According to Jace, we only had two hours to convince her and produce a solution that could help. Sebastian suggested that we gain access to her, prior to her entering the restaurant, otherwise, we might not be able to get in. Jace, Lex, Sebastian, and I, all jumped out of the vehicle to rea
Izariah- The wait was killing me. For the last ten minutes, I have been hiding in the room, listening to them talk. They hadn’t said much to each other, and their responses were bland. On occasions, Gwenna would say something that I suspected was for my ears. “This isn’t working.” She said a few minutes later and she sounded frustrated. Either that or it was my own frustration and it had only sounded as if she sounded the same way I felt. If this didn’t work, I wasn’t sure what else we were going to do. If only we could get rid of the damn witch. Leaning my head back, I closed my eyes as I tried to think of a way to get rid of the witch. Out of nowhere, an intense migraine appeared, feeling as if it was splitting my head in two. Covering my head with my hands, I tried to apply pressure to the sides of my head to relieve the pain. Although it was a strange way of describing the pain, it felt as if something or someone was forcing their way into my head. I didn’t know why I thought
Braxton- When I felt like myself again, I thought it was strange that the spell broke while I was alone with Gwenna. Wasn’t my mother worried I would tell Gwenna the truth? Shaking my head, I guess it didn’t matter. The only thing that did was that I was no longer being held against my will. Quickly standing from the chair, I knocked it over in my rush to get up. Not caring, I started toward the door. I didn’t know how long I had before I was spelled again. Instead of wasting my time here, I needed to get out of here. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Gwenna spoke with a hint of amusement in her voice. “Look, I don’t have time to explain, but I need to get out of here.” I said with a little more bite in my tone than I intended. “Actually, your best bet is to stay here. If you just listen to me, I can…” I didn’t give her a chance to finish talking, as I turned to face her and started yelling at her. If she was trying to prevent me from leaving, then I guess I was wrong about he
Three Years Later Izariah- “Will you hurry up already? You don’t want to be late to your own graduation!” Rachel, my new best friend and Jace’s mate yelled from the front door of the house that I lived in with Braxton. After we officially moved to the pack, we stayed in the packhouse with his father for a bit. On the day of Braxton’s graduation, which had been two years ago, he surprised me with the keys to our own house. He explained that he hadn’t wanted to live with his father or in a house that had too many bad memories. “I am coming!” I yelled from the bathroom, where I was putting the finishing touches on my hair. As I inspected my reflection, I was reminded of the first day that I met Braxton. That morning I had been running late to class and my old friend and roommate had yelled at me to hurry. I had just barely made it in time to take my finals that day. I guess no matter how many things have changed from then until now, there were still some things that were never goin
Braxton- When we arrived at the lake, where her childhood best friend died, I wasn’t sure what I could do for her. I could sense she was hurting inside, as she experienced being back here. We were all standing in a group, near the lake, no one saying a word. When she started walking forward, I decided that this was something she was going to need to face on her own. Putting my arms out, I stopped the others from following her. If she looked back then I would join her, but her gaze remained on the center of the lake. “Just wait. If she needs us then we will be there for her, but I think the best thing for her is to support her from back here.” I explained. “Do you think that it will work? What if she is never able to shift?” Jace asked. “Then I will make sure I am always by her side to protect her.” I said with certainty. “Even without a wolf, I believe she is stronger than any of us realize.” Sebastian spoke in a faraway tone that made me glance at him. His eyes were focused on
Izariah- Taking a deep breath, I gathered my courage as I opened the car door. I barely had time to close the door before I rushed by Gwenna. She wrapped her arms around me and hugged me tightly. “I knew the moment I met you that we had a connection. I never would have suspected it is because you are my sister!” She exclaimed, speaking a little too loud in my ear for my liking. I was a little confused about how she already knew that I was her sister when I hadn’t spoken a word yet. Since I had been looking forward to this moment as well, I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her just as tight. Between her and the Alpha King, she was the one that I had been the most nervous about seeing. Meeting my biological father was scary, but it wasn’t like I needed a new father, as I already had one that I absolutely adored. Having a sister, on the other hand, was something I have always dreamed of. Seeing that she was just as thrilled with the idea, I relaxed. Not wanting to break the mom
Izariah- “Chill out, I am Millie’s boyfriend.” The man spoke in a tone that indicated that he didn’t care who I was or why I was here. “Don’t lie to me. Tell me who you are, now!” I demanded. With everything that was going on, he was the least of my problems. I have already dealt with enough, so I didn’t have time to deal with a little punk too. He was probably a few years older than me, and I could sense he was an Alpha, which didn’t explain why he was in my room. “I am not lying. If you don’t believe me, you can ask her yourself. She just left to get some ice cream, but she should be back any minute.” He said with a yawn as he leaned back and went back to playing a game on his phone like he had been doing when I entered. Not sure what to do at this moment, I shifted my weight from one foot to the other. He seemed harmless, but I still didn’t believe him. I knew Millie had a crush on Sebastian, so why was this dude claiming to be her boyfriend? Just then Sebastian barged into t
Izariah- The moment we drove through the gate that surrounded the territory; I was completely speechless. Eric, who had been driving the car, had to slow down to a crawl, as members of the pack surrounded us. It took me a moment to understand that they were all celebrating. “What is going on?” I asked, not sure what the reason was for all of this. “Two things. They are welcoming their future Luna and celebrating that their old Luna is no longer here.” Braxton answered. “Do they know it is me?” I asked. I didn’t need to ask why they were celebrating Tabitha being gone, as I am sure many hadn’t liked her. There were only a select few that knew what I was though. As far as everyone else was concerned, I was still a wolfless Omega that worked with the pack doctor. Granted, no one at the pack had cared or treated me terribly over it. There had been one group of teenage girls that had made a comment about it, but it hadn’t escalated. Braxton had been with me when I heard it and he had
Izariah- “I will grant you something, but it won’t be to find another mate. If I have learned anything, is that I don’t make mistakes twice. You have shown me that you are undeserving of love, for you don’t know the meaning of love.” As my mother speaks, she walks closer to Tabitha. “I did love them!” Tabitha yells, but my mother is unfazed by her outburst. “The fact that you think that is love, shows me that I can’t allow you to love another soul. It would be wrong of me to torment anyone with the kind of love that you have to offer. No. Instead of that, I will give you something else.” My mother places her fingers against her chin and taps them a few times, appearing to be deep in thought. “What are you going to do? I promise I won’t cause anyone any more trouble if you just let me go.” By now Tabitha looked truly scared. “And what? Allow you to roam free and give you the chance to not repent for your actions? Even if I allow you to go free, you still won’t learn anything.” She
Braxton- Seeing my father enter the room, I was a little confused about why he was here. My eyes moved to Izariah, who didn’t seem surprised at all. Moving my attention back to him, I hoped that he was here to help and not to make things worse. “My love, what are you doing here?” My mother asked innocently. “Save it. I heard everything just now.” My father growled as he stomped toward her. “You don’t understand, it isn’t like that.” The panic in my mother’s voice revealed that if there was one person in this world, she both loved and feared, it was my father. My earlier assumption that she was in control of their relationship was wrong. Now that I thought about it, it had simply been my father giving in to my mother because of his love for her. I completely understood because I would do the same for Iza. Not that I would have to worry about that, because I doubted there was a single bad cell in her body. It was also apparent that my father hadn’t known about the things my mother
Izariah- “I was wrong, I won’t do it again. Please give me another chance. If I had known she was the daughter of the Moon Goddess, I wouldn’t have tried to break them up.” Braxton’s mother pleaded with my mother. “Do you honestly believe that I care? It shouldn’t matter who someone is. All that matters is that they love each other. I chose your son for my daughter, not because of who his family is or how much money he came from. I did it because I knew they would be good for each other. If we only based someone’s standing on if they were good enough, then do you think I would allow my daughter to be with someone when his mother is so awful? Despite your beliefs, I don’t think someone’s past will define who they are.” “Then you can understand that I was only doing what I thought was best for my son. I love him and I want him to succeed in life.” Luna Tabitha seemed to have given up pleading with the Moon Goddess, as she met her gaze with unwavering certainty. “Best for him?” My bi
Izariah- Unfiltered strength flowed through me, not only mine but Braxton’s as well. Had I known that having Braxton mark me would awaken my wolf, I would have let him do it sooner. Not only had I unlocked my Goddess abilities, but I have a wolf. I still had a bit to go before I could fully be who I was meant to be, but right now none of that mattered. I would figure it out in time and once I could let go of my fear of water, I knew I would be able to shift into my wolf. My birth mother had been right, but now I knew it. Full of confidence and brimming with untapped power, I held Braxton’s hand in mine as I stepped around him. The look of shock and then anger that passed over his mother’s face was everything I had hoped for and more. When she came in and assumed that he had marked Gwenna, I couldn’t wait to prove her wrong. No longer did I fear her. Compared to me, she was nothing more than a power-hungry werewolf that couldn’t hurt me or Braxton any longer. Her threats were meani