Dimitri's POV “I think we should wrap this up,” I said as I glanced at the clock. “I need to go back to Maddie.” Will and I spent the last two hours talking about the Alpha meeting that was going to take place in my pack in just three short days. I felt like I neglected the event completely, but I had a good excuse for it. It wasn’t every day that I found out that my mate was abused my by own mother. “Sure,” Will said, giving me a small smile. “I can tell that you miss her already.” I didn’t miss her. I was fucking burning without her and I had to go back. This was the longest we had been apart in the last few days and I felt like my lungs were shutting down. I needed her to breathe. “I do,” I said as I closed the folder in front of me. “We can continue this tomorrow.” “I will stay and finish up,” Will said. “Go be with your mate.” My fingertips felt like they were on fire. I already knew that the only thing that would help was Maddie’s skin. I needed to touch her. I ne
Dimitri’s POV I couldn't hold back a loud, lust-filled growl that escaped me. Maddie yelped in surprise when I picked her up and walked to the bed. “Are you sure?” I asked as I laid her on the bed gently. I didn’t fucking know what I would do if she said that she had changed her mind. I was already salivating and my canines were ready to pierce her soft skin. My dick was painfully hard and I really needed to put it inside her. “I am sure,” Maddie said as she reached up and caressed my cheek. I looked down at her body and growled. My heart was racing a mile a minute as I reached between us and slowly started unwrapping the towel. It was like opening a present. A best fucking present I ever received. My breath got caught in my throat when I finally got to see one of her already hard nipples. It wasn’t the first time I saw her breasts. I saw them when we were showering together, but I wanted to be respectful and I never touched them. Knowing that I would finally be able
Madeline’s POV I was completely lost in his touches. I was completely his. He was right. I belonged to him even without his mark on my body. He was amazing. Everything he did or said was amazing. Every grunt and moan that left his lips only made my body more sensitive. I’d never wanted anything like I wanted him. I couldn't believe that I almost left. I couldn't believe that there was even a moment when I wanted to reject him. I was an idiot and I was lucky that he didn’t let me do that. I had so much to thank him for. I had so much to make up for. Thankfully, I would have my entire life to show him how sorry I was. I would have my entire life to show him how much I loved him. I was completely lost in ecstasy and I didn’t even realize that Dimitri was now lying between my legs, kissing and sucking my thigh gently. A wave of embarrassment washed over me and I tried to cover up my vagina. I didn’t know why I did that. I wanted him. I wanted to continue this. It was more of
Dimitri’s POV My heart was racing so fucking fast that I had a feeling it would jump out of my body. If it did, it would probably jump through my mouth. I could feel my heart drumming in my neck. I never experienced anything like that. I never thought that having sex with her could be so fucking perfect. I imagined it a million times, but it was never this good. I never felt so fucking amazing. I was never more in love than at this moment. I completely lost my mind when I tasted her. She was the best thing I ever put my lips on and I didn’t see myself stopping. When she wrapped her legs around my neck and pressed me even more into her delicious pussy, I thought I would explode and cum all over the fucking bed. I was floating on a cloud and I had no idea how the fuck would I ever come down. How the fuck would I ever leave this bed? I was so infatuated by her and I still didn’t even fuck her. What would happen when I finally entered her? What would happen when I finally exp
Dimitri’s POV My heart rate finally slowed down a little. I raised my head and looked at my beautiful mate. I smiled at her and she sighed contently. She ran her fingers through my hair and an overwhelming wave of love washed over me. I recognized it as her emotions and my heart skipped a beat. “I can feel your love for me,” I mumbled as I leaned in and kissed her cheek softly. “I love you just as much, Maddie. I love you with every piece of my heart.” “I know,” she said as she tangled her fingers into my hair and placed a soft kiss on my lips. I kissed her back and pulled out of her. I could feel the base of my dick starting to swell and I didn’t want to knot her. Not yet. She moaned quietly and closed her eyes. She was still sensitive. I lay next to her and pulled her to me immediately. She leaned her chin on my chest and looked up at me. I ran my hand down her naked back and smiled at her. “I love you,” I said again. I couldn't stop saying that. It felt amazing a
Madeline’s POV I woke up when I felt Dimitri press a gentle kiss on my collarbone. I smiled and lifted my hand to run my fingers through his hair. “Good morning,” I mumbled quietly. “Goddess, I can’t believe this is real,” Dimitri said, making me furrow my eyebrows a little. I opened my eyes and turned to him. He was looking at his mark on my neck with a small smile on his face. He was so handsome and my heart skipped a beat when he looked up at me. “I can’t believe that you are finally mine,” he said. “I dreamt of this day for months. I can’t believe it finally happened.” “I was always yours,” I said, making him smile widely. I smiled back and leaned in to kiss him. He groaned quietly and pulled me closer to him. I took a deep breath, letting his scent fill my lungs. He smelt a little bit different now. Our scents were now mixed together and he smelt even better than before. It was because he was now completely mine. Dimitri stopped kissing me. He caressed my cheek
Dimitri’s POV I didn’t even get a chance to tell Ellie not to hug me. Maddie and I just marked each other so our protective and possessive instincts were even higher than usual. I knew how Maddie would react because I would have done the same if a man hugged her. To be honest, I wasn’t even comfortable with her being in the same room as Will. I would explode if he touched her. Ellie let go of me immediately. She looked at my neck and her eyes widened. “Oh, Goddess, I am so sorry!” she exclaimed as she looked at Maddie. “I didn’t realize that you marked each other!” “You did?!” Will gasped as he stood up and looked at us. He had a huge grin on his face, but he knew not to come closer. His eyes didn’t even linger on Maddie for too long. I was very grateful to him for that and it just confirmed how good of a friend he was. He knew that I would be very possessive of Maddie for a few days after the marking and he didn’t want to make me feel threatened in any way. “Oh, no, I
Madeline’s POV Death? The punishment was death? No! I couldn't let that happen! I couldn't let Dimitri kill his mom because of me! An overwhelming wave of guilt washed over me, but before I could do or say anything, Dimitri cupped my cheeks and made me look at him. “This isn’t your fault, Maddie,” he said sternly. “You don’t have to feel guilty about it. It isn’t your fault.” I felt the tears burning the corners of my eyes. Of course it was my fault. She was going to get punished because of me. He was going to lose his mom because of me. ‘You shouldn’t have said anything, Skye,’ I told my wolf. ‘You should have kept quiet.’ She sighed but didn’t respond. I focused back on Dimitri and shook my head. “Of course it’s my fault,” I said, my voice quiet and raspy. “She is going to be punished because of me.” “No, Mads,” Will spoke before Dimitri could. “She is going to get punished because she made a choice to hurt an innocent person. She is going to get punished becaus
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