Madeline’s POV “How are you, princess?” Dimitri asked softly as I sat down on the bed. He wrapped his arms around me and every ache in my body and soul was gone. “Tired,” I said. “And a bit relieved maybe.” Doctor Jackson confirmed that I wasn’t crazy. We did a small experiment. Dimitri left the room so I could hear doctor’s thoughts. It worked and I was relieved to know that I wasn’t crazy. Well, maybe I still was. Reading other people’s minds wasn’t exactly a sane thing to do. “We will talk to a healer as soon as we find one, princess,” Dimitri said softly. I lifted my head and looked at him. “I know one,” I said, making his eyes widen. “You do?” he asked, surprised. “How?” “There is a healer in my former pack,” I said. “He helped my mom to cope with the pain. We could ask him to come. I am sure that he would be willing to help.” Dimitri smiled and leaned in to kiss my cheek. “I will bring him here tomorrow, princess,” he said softly. “We will figure this out.
Madeline’s POV “Are you sure that you will be okay alone, princess?” Dimitri asked as he bent down and kissed my neck. “I can stay. Will can handle it.” I looked up at him and shook my head. “It’s okay,” I said, giving him a small smile. “I will be fine. You are an Alpha. You have to work.” He smiled and ran his fingers through my hair. “I want to get started on these anyway,” I said, pointing at the books on my desk. “You are a bit of a distraction.” He gasped, faking hurt. I tried to hold back a smirk. “Me?” he asked, raising his eyebrows. “A distraction? Is it because I am hot?” I chuckled and nodded. “And because you can’t keep your hands off me,” I said, making him grin. He leaned in and placed a soft kiss on my lips. “Of course I can’t,” he said. “I can’t keep my hands off something that’s mine.” I smiled and he kissed me one more time. I sighed contently, making him chuckle. “We have to stop because I will never leave,” he mumbled and I nodded. He l
Dimitri's POV “Are you going to fight at the tournament?” I asked Will as we were watching Mike explain something to one of the new trainees. “I don’t think so,” Will said, shaking his head. “There will be too much work to do. I am sure that Ellie will fight, though.” I chuckled and nodded, keeping my eyes on the newly shifted boy. Mike was at a wit’s end with him. He kept making the same mistakes over and over again and Mike was losing his patience. “That will be interesting to see,” I said. “I wonder if any other pack will bring their female warriors to compete.” It was a tradition to organize a tournament during every Alphas meeting. The Tournament of Three Kingdoms was held in the battle arena and a large clearing in the middle of the forest. There were three different challenges the participants had to complete to win. Moonlit Duels was a challenge where the participants engaged in one-on-one combat on the clearing and under the full moon. Pack Hunt was a challenge
Madeline’s POV I tried so hard to ignore Janet and Savannah, but it was so hard. They refused to leave and they refused to stop insulting me. I was on the verge of exploding, but I didn’t want to give them the satisfaction of knowing how much their words affected me. “You look pathetic, Madeline,” Savannah growled. “You don’t belong here. You don’t belong at that desk. You don’t belong in this office. You…” “Enough!” I exclaimed as I stood up abruptly. I was breathing heavily and I kept clenching my fists. “Enough,” I repeated, trying to calm down a little. “I’ve been nothing but respectful to both of you ever since I came to this pack. I don’t know why you hate me so much, but I don’t have to put up with this. Leave my office now.” Janet growled and Savannah snickered. “Respectful?” Savannah said mockingly. “You call stealing my mate respectful?” I tightened my jaw and took a deep breath through my nose. I needed to remain calm. “Leave my office,” I repeated calm
Dimitri's POV I wasn’t angry. No. Anger wasn’t a word I would use to describe how I felt. I wasn’t sure if the word even existed. No one had ever probably felt the way I did the moment Skol told me that she had already hurt my mate so there was no need for a word to be invented. The feeling was completely new and I didn’t even try to name it. It was impossible anyway. My own mother hurt my mate. My own mother hurt the most treasured part of my heart and soul. My own mother wanted to get rid of my mate. My own fucking mother hurt me more than anyone else ever did. How was I supposed to feel? I wanted to strangle her and watch life leave her pathetic body. “I never hurt her!” my mother screamed. “Whatever she told you was a lie!” Anger blinded me for a second. I grabbed her neck and squeezed, making her eyes pop out. I snarled at her and got into her face. “Tell me what you did to her,” I spat out an order. “Tell me everything you said and did to my mate right the fuck
Dimitri's POVI was sitting on the bed in our room, holding Maddie as close to me as I possibly could. She was sitting on my lap and her whole body was wrapped around mine. That wasn’t enough for me, though. I needed her to be closer.I felt so fucking guilty. How the fuck didn’t I see that something was happening to my mate? She was being abused right under my nose and I didn’t fucking figure it out! I felt like the worst mate in the whole fucking world and I wanted to rip my own heart out. We got back to our room almost ten minutes ago, but none of us spoke. I couldn't speak because there was a huge lump in my throat. I was barely able to breathe.I kept kissing every part of her body I could reach. I kept caressing her. I kept pressing her closer to me. I needed to assure myself that she was in my arms. I needed to assure myself that she was okay.I had to speak, though. I had to ask her why she hadn’t told me. I needed to know why. I needed to know everything.I kissed the
Madeline’s POV I finally managed to calm down a little. Dimitri kept kissing every part of my body he could reach. He kept telling me how much he loved me. Being in his arms felt like I was floating on clouds and I never wanted to leave. Dimitri raised my head, caressed my cheek, and pressed his warm lips against mine. “Your dad wants to see you, princess,” he said after he stopped kissing me. “He is outside our bedroom.” I gulped and looked at the door. “Hear him out, love, please,” Dimitri said as he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. “He is very upset.” I looked back at Dimitri and nodded. He placed another soft kiss on my lips and neck. I stood up and took a deep breath. I watched as Dimitri walked to our bedroom door and opened it. Mike was pacing in front of our room. His hair was a mess and he looked like he had been crying. He looked at me as soon as Dimitri stepped aside. “Oh, my baby,” Mike exclaimed as he rushed inside. He hugged me tightly and so
Dimitri's POV I didn’t want to leave Maddie, but Mike assured me that she would be okay. I left them to talk even though I wanted to kick Mike out and drag Maddie to bed. I really wanted to be with her and make sure that she was okay. I had work to do, though. I had to think about appropriate punishment for my mother and Savannah. I entered my office and Will looked up at me immediately. “Where is Maddie?” he asked, looking behind me. “With Mike,” I said, closing the door and walking toward my desk. “Where are they?” “Locked up,” Will said, anger lacing his voice. I sat down and nodded. I ran my fingers through my hair and took a deep breath. “What are you going to do, Dimitri?” Will asked as he approached my desk. “How will you punish them?” I sighed and shook my head. “I have no fucking idea,” I said. “I want to kill them both, but…” I tightened my jaw and clenched my fists. “But one of them is your mother,” Will finished the sentence for me. I looked at
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