Madeline’s POV “I can’t answer that,” Oliver sighed, shaking his head at Dimitri. I could feel anger rising inside my mate and I did my best to stop it. “What can you answer, Oliver?” Dimitri asked angrily. “We don’t know anything about her powers!” Oliver looked at me and nodded. “We know what’s written in the books,” Oliver said. “I wasn’t able to find anything about our issue, my King. I can’t tell you why she could hear Kendrick’s thoughts.” I shivered when I remembered it. I really didn’t want to hear something like that again. “How is that possible, Oliver?” Dimitri asked, narrowing his eyes. “You are a healer, aren’t you? You need to find a solution.” Oliver opened his mouth to speak, but I interrupted him. “It’s okay, Oliver,” I said, giving him a small smile. “You did your best. Thank you for trying.” “Madeline…,” Dimitri said but stopped talking when I gave him a stern look. “There aren’t many books left from the Kingdoms, Dimitri,” I said. “You know t
Dimitri’s POV “Why can’t we go to the forest to do this?” Maddie asked as I closed our bedroom door. “And risk someone seeing you?” I said, shaking my head at her. “I am not letting that happen, Madeline. You will shift here.” The room was big enough for her to do it here. Skye would have to wait to go on a run. It wasn’t safe. Maddie approached the fireplace and looked at the flames. I saw worry in her eyes and it made my heart hurt. “Maddie, princess, what’s wrong?” I asked her. ‘She is still angry at Skye,’ Skol sighed. ‘She doesn’t want to shift.’ I sighed and walked closer to Maddie. I wrapped my arms around her from behind and kissed her temple. She took a deep breath and leaned into me. “Skye did it all to protect you, princess,” I said softly. “She loves you so much.” Maddie remained silent. It was driving me crazy. I needed to know what she was thinking. “Princess,” I called her again. She sighed and looked up at me. I caressed her cheek and leaned in t
Madeline’s POV I woke up with a terrible headache. “Hey, princess,” Dimitri said quietly and I felt his lips on my temple. The headache lessened instantly. I smiled a little and turned my head toward him. I opened my eyes slowly and his handsome face made my heart skip a beat. “How are you, my love?” he asked softly. I sighed and furrowed my eyebrows. “I am still a bit tired,” I said. “And my head hurts.” Dimitri pulled me closer and placed another kiss on my temple. I smiled and ran my hands up and down his body. “What time is it?” I asked, closing my eyes and leaning my head on his chest. “8 a.m.,” he said. “You fell asleep right after you shifted back. I got a bit worried, to be honest. You kind of passed out. But it’s normal. Shifting for the first time can be exhausting.” Shifted back? And then I remembered. I shifted! I couldn’t believe I forgot about that! I opened my eyes and looked up at him. He smiled and caressed my cheek. “Skye is beautiful,” h
Madeline’s POV “Come on, Mads!” Mike yelled. “Left, right, left, right, duck!” I did everything but ducked. Ellie slammed her body against mine and we fell on the mat. She pinned me down and grinned. “You need to be faster,” she said and I groaned. I wanted to be faster, but I was so tired already. I felt like we’d been doing that for hours. “That was good, Mads,” Mike said. “But Ellie is right. You really need to be faster.” Ellie let me go and stood up. I decided to stay down. “Come on, Maddie,” Ellie said, extending her hand to help me get up. “Let’s go again.” I shook my head. “Nope. I am done for today.” I was panting hard and I was sweating out of every pore on my body. I couldn’t fight anymore. I wanted to go home, shower, and sleep. “Maddie, you have to…,” Ellie spoke, but Mike interrupted her. “It’s okay, Ellie,” Mike said. “We’ve done enough for today. She shifted yesterday and she is tired.” Ellie looked at Mike and nodded. Mike gave me his hand and
Madeline’s POV I was already on the verge of tears and seeing Dimitri’s angry face when we walked into our office didn’t really help. “Where you going to tell me about that fucker?” he asked angrily, crossing his arms over his chest. I looked at Ellie and she just raised an eyebrow at me. “I just walked in, Dimitri,” I said, looking back at him. “When was I supposed to tell you?” “What fucker?” Will asked, furrowing his eyebrows. The way Dimitri was looking at me was breaking my heart. He was angry. He was disappointed. He looked at me like I did something horrible. “I told you to mind-link me if anything happened,” he said, tightening his jaw. “You should have mind-linked me the second he approached you.” “Who approached her?” Will asked worriedly. “Seth,” Ellie said, sighing loudly. “He asked her to go to the diner with him.” Will mumbled a curse and looked at Dimitri. “Who is Seth?” Ali asked quietly. Everyone ignored her. Dimitri was getting more and more
Dimitri’s POV I was seething with rage. Did Seth really think I would let him take her from me? Did he really fucking think that I would let him anywhere near her? I was going to end his miserable life before he could blink. I wanted to follow Madeline, but Will stopped me. He told me that he wanted me to calm down a little before I went to find her. The only reason I stayed was because I could feel that she was close. She was probably in our room. If I felt her leave the packhouse, I would have torn it down with my own two hands. I kept pacing around the office, clenching my fists and growling. The anger was pulsating in my blood and I couldn’t fucking see the end of it. “Did you really have to go off on her like that?” Will sighed, making me look at him. I narrowed my eyes and clenched my fists. “She didn’t do anything wrong, Dimitri,” Will said. “Kendrick pissed you off and you took it out on her. You need to apologize.” Will was right. Kendrick did piss me off
Dimitri’s POV Waves of pain just kept washing over me. Guilt was tearing me from the inside. I fucked up and I didn’t know how to make up for it. I didn’t know how to assure her that I would never leave her. “I love you, princess,” I kept repeating it, hoping it would somehow fix what I broke. “I am so sorry.” Her sobbing eventually quieted down and I could feel her calming down a little. I kept kissing every part of her I could reach. I kept running my fingers through her hair. I kept rubbing her back softly. I kept mumbling how fucking much I loved her and that I would never leave her. I lifted her head a little so I could look at her beautiful face. Her eyes were closed. She was pale and there were red circles around her eyes. Her cheeks were puffy and wet. “Maddie?” I called her softly as I caressed her cheek, wiping the tears away. She didn’t respond. She was asleep. I sighed and pressed a soft kiss on her temple. “Sleep, my love,” I said quietly. “I won’t let go.
Madeline’s POV “Maddie, my love, wake up,” I heard Dimitri’s voice. He sounded worried and I tensed up immediately. Why was he worried? “Maddie,” he called me again and I felt his lips on my forehead. “Please, princess.” I gulped and forced my eyes to open. I saw Dimitri’s handsome face and I smiled. I missed him. I felt like I hadn’t seen him in a while. “Hi, princess,” he said softly and caressed my cheek. “How are you feeling?” I sighed and furrowed my eyebrows a little. “Tired,” I mumbled. “How long was I asleep?” Dimitri glanced behind him. I tried to see who it was, but he was practically lying on top of me and I couldn’t see anything. “A few hours,” he said. “Does your head hurt?” “A bit,” I sighed. “Is everything okay?” Dimitri placed a hand on my forehead and frowned. “Let me talk to her, my King,” I heard Oliver’s voice and I tried to look at him over Dimitri’s shoulder. Why was he here? Dimitri sighed and moved a little. He sat next to me and pu
Madeline’s POV I groaned as I turned my head to my right. Every part of my body hurt. What the hell happened to me? Was it the pregnancy? I had no idea that your body could feel like you’d been hit by a train. I had no idea that your head could hurt like someone stabbed a knife into your temples. Would I have to go through 6 months of that? “Hello, my little bird,” someone said softly. The voice was both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. I could have sworn that I had heard it before, but I had no idea where. I was probably dreaming. I gulped and felt around for Dimitri. I wanted to press myself closer to him. The pain would be gone as soon as I was in his arms. I couldn’t find him, though. Did he get up already? “I am here, little bird,” the voice said and I felt a large hand cover mine. I didn’t feel tingles. I didn’t feel sparks. I knew Dimitri’s hand and this wasn’t it. Whose hand was that? Where was I? My heart raced a little. The hand squeezed mine
William’s POV I was pacing around the room, trying to find some fucking way to remain in focus. Dimitri hadn’t stopped whining or growling. I could tell that he was struggling and that he was in immense pain. I knew that he wouldn’t be able to do shit until he came out of the shock he was in. But that was why he had me. I had to take over until he managed to focus back on what mattered the most. “She was poisoned with wolfsbane,” the pack doctor said as he finished checking up on Ali. “The dose wasn’t big. She will be okay, Beta. The wolfsbane just needs to leave her body.” I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I almost lost it when I found her on the floor. But at least I found her. At least she was here. Maddie was… Gone. She was fucking gone. “Thank you,” I mumbled as I opened my eyes and looked at my beautiful mate. “You can leave.” The pack doctor nodded. He glanced at Dimitri before he picked up his bag and walked out of the room. Mike and Ellie walked insi
Dimitri’s POV I sank my canines into another rogue’s neck, biting through all the flesh and bone. His body went limp in my mouth. I grabbed him and tossed him to the side. I looked around me and saw my warriors and my guests fighting with the rogues. We were winning, but something about all this didn’t feel right. I had a bad feeling in my stomach ever since Will and I arrived at the border. I thought it was because I had to leave Maddie, but the more I thought about it the more I realized that wasn’t the reason. Will? I mind-linked him as I sank my canines into another one of the rogues coming at me. Yes? He responded, panting a little. Something isn’t right. I mumbled. Look at how they are behaving. A rogue came at me. He barely attacked even though he was a big wolf and he could have done some damage. He snapped his canines at me, missing my arm for only an inch. But it seemed like it was on purpose. He could have hurt me if he wanted to. What the fuck was going on?
Madeline’s POV “Oh, I am so excited about tonight!” Luna Alice exclaimed. “Do you know who is working with whom?” I smiled and shook my head. “I believe they will decide that once the challenge starts,” I said. “That’s a part of it actually. They need to figure out how to work together to find the object hidden in the forest.” Luna Alice nodded. “Oh, so exciting. I can’t wait to see who will win.” “I am sure that everyone will want Alpha Theodore’s warrior on their team,” Luna Maria chuckled as she took another sip of her drink.” Luna Alice nodded. “oh, definitely. “It will be so interesting to see how they will decide.” I smiled at them and glanced at Dimitri. He was only a few steps away from me. He was talking to Alphas Theodore and Lincoln. I couldn’t hear what they were talking about, but Dimitri was smiling and I relaxed a little. He was too tense ever since we came to the throne room. He refused to let go of me for the first half an hour. I barely managed to conv
Unknown’s POV “Is everything ready?” I asked as I put my hands in my pockets. I was looking through the window into the thick forest that surrounded my new home. It was just perfect. I couldn’t wait to build my future here. All of my dreams would come true in this place. I would finally get everything I always wanted to have. I would finally become everything I was always supposed to be. “Yes, Alpha,” Brody said. “Everything will be over tonight.” I smiled and took a deep breath. I was so excited and I could barely think about anything else other than finally seeing her tonight. “What about Kendrick, Alpha?” Brody asked and my mood worsened instantly. I fucking hated that man. He was nothing but a greedy, little rat who thought that he would get what he fucking wanted by sucking up to me. “He is a useless piece of thrash,” I said, growling quietly. “We don’t need him.” Brody was silent for a moment. “Are you sure, Alpha?” he asked. “He has insight into…” “What?” I
Dimitri’s POV If someone would describe me as an overprotective and an over-possessive mate I would tell them that they hadn’t seen anything yet. Now that I knew Maddie was pregnant, I would be damned if I let her out of my sight for even one second. Especially in a situation like this when everyone was here and where there was someone who wanted to take my throne. My mate and my pup were a sure way to do that. I would give up everything for them. “Princess,” I mumbled softly as I approached her and wrapped my arms around her from behind. I placed a hand on her lower belly and kissed her shoulder. I was holding my entire world in my arms and that feeling was so fucking hard to describe. “How are you feeling?” I asked her. “Are you nauseous? Are you uncomfortable?” Maddie chuckled and shook her head. “I am perfectly fine,” she said, placing her hand over mine. “I am only a few days pregnant. I think that the symptoms will come a bit later.” I knew that, but I had to as
Dimitri’s POV Skol’s whining woke me up from my peaceful sleep. I groaned and tried to shut him out. ‘No, Dimitri,’ he whined. ‘Let me out.’ I tried to push him back, but he wouldn’t budge. ‘Let me out,’ he growled, trying to push me to shift. ‘Let me out.’ What the hell was wrong with him? I groaned and opened my eyes slowly. It was still dark outside. Maddie was sleeping peacefully next to me. What the fuck did Skol want? ‘What the hell, Skol?’ I mumbled, pulling Maddie closer to me. ‘Let me sleep.’ ‘No, Dimitri,’ he whined again. ‘You need to let me out. I can feel him.’ Feel him? What the fuck was he talking about? Was someone here? Was someone on our floor? I opened my eyes abruptly and looked at the door. I tensed up and prepared myself to jump out of bed. I was going to kill whoever it was. I was going to fucking rip them to pieces. Were they here to hurt Maddie? Were they here to… ‘No, Dimitri,’ Skol interrupted my thoughts. ‘No one is here. I can feel
Madeline’s POV “This is just getting ridiculous,” I said, shaking my head. “This is getting out of hand. He needs to let me help him.” Ellie sighed, crossing her arms over her chest. “He isn’t going to do that, Maddie,” she said. “It’s dangerous.” I looked at her and resisted the urge to roll my eyes. “How?” I asked. “It’s not like they can tell when I read their minds. It’s not like they can feel it. I could be reading your mind right now and you wouldn’t know.” Ellie sighed again. “It’s not about that, Madeline,” she said, shaking her head. “It’s about what happens after. Dimitri doesn’t want to risk it and we all agree with him. It’s not worth it. He will find him without your powers.” I furrowed my brows in confusion. “What could happen after?” I asked. “They will want to know how we found out? As if Dimitri would want to explain that to them. They don’t have to know how we found out. We can just…” “It’s not about that, Maddie,” Ellie interrupted me. “It’s abo
William’s POV I knocked on the door gently as I opened it and walked inside Dimitri’s office. Ellie and Ali were sitting on the couch. Maddie was pacing around the room. My eyes fell on my beautiful mate and I couldn’t help but smile. “Hi, beautiful,” I said as I reached out for her. She blushed a little and smiled. She stood up and walked into my arms. I could feel my heart skipping a beat. I buried my nose into her hair and took a deep breath. I missed her so fucking much. It didn’t matter if I was away from her for only a minute. I missed her regardless of the time I spent away from her. “Where is Dimitri?” Maddie asked, making me look at her. “He is still at the party,” I said, giving her a small smile. “He will be here soon.” Maddie nodded and continued pacing around. “Is everything okay?” I asked worriedly. She looked worried and uneasy. “Everything is fine,” Elie said, giving me a small smile. “Maddie is just nervous without Dimitri.” I narrowed my eyes s