Dimitri’s POV I barely slept last night. I kept turning around. I kept picturing Maddie next to me. I kept thinking about her beautiful face and her soft skin. I wanted her so fucking bad and I had no idea how I would survive the next nine months. I would go fucking insane without her. I realized that I had to find a way to get closer to her. I had to become her friend. I had to find a way to be close to her because I would fucking lose it if I didn’t. I wouldn't be able to spend nine months without her. “What’s with the frown?” Will asked as we were walking toward the diner. I needed a cup of coffee and a nice breakfast. Macy’s diner had it all. I hoped that Seth was working this morning. He made the best pancakes. “I barely slept,” I mumbled. Will sighed. I could feel his eyes on me. “Is it Maddie?” he asked, making me tighten my jaw. I already missed her. I wanted to go see her this morning, but I didn’t want to come off as weird. I needed to be careful. I need
Madeline’s POV I walked into Mike’s house and took a deep breath. I was tired. There were many more customers at Seth’s diner than there were back in the diner I was working at. I worked my ass off today. “Where the fuck were you?” I heard Janet’s voice. I looked at her furrowing my eyebrows. Why the hell did she sound so angry? “Answer the question, Madeline,” she said, gritting her teeth. Anger was written all over her face. Her eyebrows were furrowed and I could see her jaw twitching. Her mouth was in a tight line. The muscles on her face were tense and rigid, and her eyes were narrowed. She was glaring at me with so much hate that I almost turned and left the house. I saw a variety of emotions on her face. Annoyance, irritation, and rage were just some of them. Her posture was rigid and her fists were clenched tightly. What the hell did I do? “I was at work,” I mumbled quietly. I wasn’t sure what to do. Why was she so angry at me? “Work?” she scoffed. “Did you
Dimitri’s POV I took a deep breath as soon as I entered my mother’s house. A huge smile spread across my face. Her scent was so strong in here and it made me so fucking happy. I missed her and I wanted to see her. “Dimitri?” I heard my mother call me. I could hear the confusion in her voice. She walked into the living room and furrowed her eyebrows. “What are you doing here?” she asked. “I thought I join you for dinner,” I said as I looked toward the stairs. “Is Madeline here?” My mother tightened her jaw. I ignored it. She would have to learn to love Madeline. “She is upstairs,” my mother mumbled. “You never come to dinner. Why now?” She narrowed her eyes a little. “I was here a few days ago, mother,” I sighed, glancing at the stairs again. I wished that she would come downstairs soon. “After I spent days begging you to come,” my mother said angrily. “And here you are now, coming to dinner of your own free will.” I looked at her and furrowed my eyebrows. Wh
Madeline’s POV I felt soft fingers caress my cheek. Shivers went up and down my spine. The fingers were warm and soft. I liked how they felt against my skin. Who was that? I frowned a little and turned my head the other way. I didn’t want to wake up. Someone chuckled. “Come on, Madeline,” someone said. “Dinner will be ready soon.” I wasn’t hungry. I ate at the diner. Someone caressed my cheek again. I furrowed my eyebrows. “What were you reading?” the same voice asked and I felt the book being lifted off my chest. I turned my head back and opened my eyes slowly. Alpha Dimitri was sitting on my bed, looking through the book I was reading. He had a small smile on his face. He glanced at me and his smile widened. “You like history?” he asked me excitedly. I was staring at him with a confused expression on my face. Why was he in my room? “What are you doing here, Alpha?” I asked as I sat up. I tried to smooth out my wrinkly clothes a little. I didn’t expec
Dimitri’s POV My heart skipped a beat as she laid next to me. All I wanted to do was wrap my arms around her and press her to my chest. I was in heaven. Her scent in the room was so intense that I felt like I was high on it. My whole body was filled with it and it felt fucking amazing. The only thing that was missing was the feeling of her skin on mine. I would have that soon, though. Just nine months and I would lay in bed with her pressed against me. “I know everything about the Great War,” Maddie said. “My mom told me a lot of stories about it.” The war between the three Lycan Kingdoms was a brutal affair, with the clash of steel and the roar of battle going on for months on end. It was a war of tooth and claw, of strength and sometimes dirty tactics, as each Kingdom fought tooth and nail for dominance over the others. The three Lycan Kingdoms had lived in an uneasy truce for many years, but tensions began to rise when the second Kingdom, The Kingdom of Goldfangs, disc
Janet’s POV “Come in,” I said quietly. The door opened and Savannah walked inside. “We have to do something, Savannah,” I told her as soon as she closed the door behind herself. She furrowed her eyebrows and approached me. She sat on the chair next to my bed and crossed her arms over her chest. “What the hell are you talking about, Janet?” she asked, making me sigh. “Dimitri,” I explained. “You need to make him take you as his mate.” Her eyes widened a little. She studied my face with a confused look on her own. “I tried,” she said. “He is stubborn, and he wants to wait for his fated mate.” I rolled my eyes and stood up. I started pacing around my room, clenching my fists repeatedly. “She will be some spoiled little brat, I am sure of it,” I said, gritting my teeth. “But that’s not an issue right now.” I looked at Savannah who looked even more confused than she was before. “Then what is?” she asked. I tightened my jaw and tried to control my anger. I fucki
Madeline’s POV I snuggled closer to something warm in my bed. What was that? Was I hugging a pillow? I sometimes did that. It smelt really nice. Like cocoa with cinnamon. It was my favorite drink. A small smile spread across my face and I took a deep breath of the wonderful scent. I was still half asleep and nothing made sense, but I didn’t care. I was warm. I was comfortable. I was enjoying the scent of my favorite drink surrounding me. I didn’t want to wake up. But then I felt someone’s arms tighten around me. I was awake in a second. I opened my eyes and gasped. Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no. I wasn’t snuggling a pillow. I was snuggling… Oh, Goddess. I tried to move away from him, but he only tightened his hold on me. “Shh, Maddie,” he mumbled quietly as he lifted his hand and patted my head gently. “Sleep.” My eyes widened. “You need to wake up, Alpha,” I said quietly, afraid that Mike or Janet might hear me. “Five more minutes, Maddie,” he mumbled as h
Dimitri’s POV I was smiling like an idiot ever since I woke up next to my mate. I had this grin on my face and nothing could wipe it away. I was over the fucking moon happy. I fell asleep in her room by accident. We were talking about the legend and she fell asleep while I was talking about the details of the war. Her head fell on my shoulder and I almost melted into a useless puddle. I promised myself that I would stay only a few minutes. I ran my fingers through her silky hair and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. The taste of her skin had me seeing stars. I took a deep breath of her wonderful scent and before I knew it I fell asleep next to her. At one point during the night, I wrapped her up in my arms. It was an accident, but I was so fucking glad it happened. It calmed my soul down and I knew it would help me deal with the fact that I would have to wait for her for nine fucking months. Maybe there would be more happy accidents like that. I had so many stories to tell he
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