AURORA True to his word, King Micheal visited on the quiet a couple of times over the remainder of my pregnancy to indulge in the taste of my blood. The night the twins were born, Micheal surprised me. I had been suffering slight discomfort every few hours over the day, however; I didn’t want to alarm anyone until it was necessary. My parents had retired for the night, and I was resting in the library. I had just finished reading a book and was walking slowly around the shelves, looking for another, when a massive wave of pain enveloped me. When the pain passed, I wasn’t surprised when Logan opened our mate link and asked if I was okay. Knowing that he was in a very important meeting with a couple of the kingdom’s allies, I assured him that I was fine, thinking that I had enough time to allow him to finish his meeting before getting him to meet me at the Royal Infirmary. However, the next wave proved me wrong as it was just as intense as the last and I had to concentrate on keeping
STELLA My day starts like any other. I wake up early, shower, and get dressed ready for the school day. I make my way into the kitchen, where I make breakfast for myself and some quick toast for my dad. As I make lunch for both of us, let me introduce myself: My name is Stella Sullivan. I have long, curly amber hair and sapphire blue eyes. I am quite petite at only 5ft, however; I try to make up for that with my attitude. The best thing is that I'll be eighteen in three months. I live in a small house, in a simple neighbourhood, just outside the big city. It's just me and my dad, Max Sullivan, now as my mother Marie was killed four years ago in a hostage situation at the local grocery store. She was trying to protect a young mum with her baby when the shooter shot her in the back. Little did I know just how much losing my mum would change my life... My Dad didn't take my mother's death well, and as far as I know, he was still going to work, but he was a shadowed shell of himself. M
STELLA I wake up with a groan as I hear a bang on the door. I was surprised when I heard my dad's voice yell through from the other side. “Stella!! Stella!! Time to get up...” I sit up and look around at all the packing I did last night. I hadn't realised that I had gotten so much done before sleep became too inviting. I get up, head to the bathroom, and have a quick shower. I forgot to take my clothes in with me, so not really thinking, I walked out of the bathroom with my towel wrapped around me, heading back to my room when I bumped into a guy in the hallway. “Sorry...” I mumble, startled as I feel two hands grab my upper arms, stopping me from falling. “Good morning Stella!” I look up and see that it is Benjamin. “Good morning. What are you doing here?” “We are here to help you two move..” That’s when I look around and see that the house is full of men. I quickly put my hands on my towel, making sure it was fully around me and nothing was showing. I pull back out of his h
STELLA Just as we finish what he had ordered, Benjamin walks up to us with an older lady,"Afternoon, Max. I was a little surprised to get your text saying that you were in town already. I wasn't expecting you two until late this afternoon." "Yes, well, we had a good run, and we will have a lot of unpacking to do. I think the sooner Stella is shown what she needs to do in the morning, the better."I look at Dad and then at Benjamin. For some reason, I get a bad feeling that the two of them have planned the rest of my life out for me but forgot to include me in the conversation and the final decisions. "Very good. Now this is Tabitha, Tabitha, this is Stella. She is the one I have hired to help with boss Axel's private floor." I didn't miss the slight fear that passed through Tabitha's eyes as Benjamin mentioned the Boss, but she covered it up very well as she said,"Welcome to our little family. Stella." She then turns to Benjamin."Is he home?" "No, he is out on business. He won
STELLA While we sit and eat our pizza, I swallow the fear of making him mad and say, "Um, Dad?" "Yeah, sweetheart." "Are we in trouble with money?" "No, of course not. Why you asking?" "I was repacking your bag this morning when some papers fell out, and I saw that the bills were marked, overdue, and there seemed to be none of the money from Mum on bank statements." "You went through my bag?..." I flinch a little at his tone and the anger that is attached to it. He drops his slice of pizza as he looks at me, before sighing as he says. "Sorry, sweetheart. The upkeep of the house and the costs of living were more than I thought they would be... Your Mum was the one to keep track of all that." "And the bill from your work with Benjamin's signature at the bottom?" "I asked for an advancement on my salary to help keep the house and keep up with the bills... I really don't know how your mum did it." "So the promotion? And me having to work?" "Sorry, sweetheart. It wa
STELLA Everyone laughs and as the couple walks around me, they get bombarded by the other students all pulling money out of their pockets. I am really confused about who this Alpha guy is that they are talking about as I haven't met anyone by that name, but then by some of their reactions he seems to be a really bad guy to be around; he seems to scare even them. I am really starting to hope I don't ever meet this Alpha, however, by what the guy had said I might have already met him and not known it. I slowly move and get back up to my feet. I then bend back down and pick up the sandwiches I had bought for lunch. Luckily, they weren't squashed or damaged, as all the others rushed over to make their bets. I leave the room quickly and quietly and then make my way slowly back to Principal Abigail's office, wondering what I did to deserve this. When I get to her office, I knock softly on the door. I step back and while I wait I remove the hair tie from my hair and pull my fringe forward
AXEL I have been at the annual Alpha’s meeting for the last two weeks. I am the one to keep them all under control and everyone was starting to get on my nerves with all the petty squabbles, especially the ones over land and expansions. I made sure everything was fair, but once my decision was made it was final, for I am Axel the Alpha King. I got back to the pack house at 4 a.m. even though I told my Beta Benjamin that I wouldn’t be back until lunch wanting some time to myself and a chance to rest not that I would sleep much, as I hadn’t slept the entire night since my chosen mate was killed in a rogue attack. I am plagued by the nightmare of that time. I have a quick shower from running in my wolf form, slip on some boxer shorts, and climb into my bed. I then just lay there and looked at the ceiling. Now I know that no one should enter my private rooms as I lost control with the last maid that cleaned in here and killed her because she was being nosey and going through privat
WULFRICI feel that unease run through me again, so don't give my human a choice as I take over shifting at the same time. I run smashing through the balcony windows and jump from one level to the next until I am on the ground. I take a deep breath and howl as I catch only a slight lingering of Stella's underlying scent. I know my human, Axel, doesn't like the fact that Stella is our mate, but we need her. I guess he will reprimand me later for going after her, to him she is just a human, a weakling and of no use to us but I know this is not true and he will come to see it for himself soon but for now, I must find her as I can sense she is trying to leave. I follow the slight trail of her underlying scent until I reach a fallen branch where I then smell the distinct odour of blood. I growl a little and now follow the smell of her blood until I see her hobbling along not too far in front of me; I shift and grab some sweatpants from a nearby tree. She is already scared of us, and her s
AURORA True to his word, King Micheal visited on the quiet a couple of times over the remainder of my pregnancy to indulge in the taste of my blood. The night the twins were born, Micheal surprised me. I had been suffering slight discomfort every few hours over the day, however; I didn’t want to alarm anyone until it was necessary. My parents had retired for the night, and I was resting in the library. I had just finished reading a book and was walking slowly around the shelves, looking for another, when a massive wave of pain enveloped me. When the pain passed, I wasn’t surprised when Logan opened our mate link and asked if I was okay. Knowing that he was in a very important meeting with a couple of the kingdom’s allies, I assured him that I was fine, thinking that I had enough time to allow him to finish his meeting before getting him to meet me at the Royal Infirmary. However, the next wave proved me wrong as it was just as intense as the last and I had to concentrate on keeping
AURORA I pull out from his body, straighten and turn so I am now facing him. I am glad no one walked in as it wouldn't have looked good, me in the arms of another male. I look directly into Michael's red eyes and whisper, "You are setting me free? With only those 2 conditions? How do you know that I will keep to them?" "Yes, I am setting you free. I only need these two conditions, and I know you won't go back on them once you agree. One, because I am connected to you and I will know where you are no matter where you go, and two, it is not in you to renege once a deal is made. You have too much of your father's honour in you..." I lower my eyes from his for a moment, but sigh and return my eyes to his, as I whisper, "Okay, I agree with your terms!" His eyes shine bright red and I get lost in them as he closes the gap, leaning down and kissing me. I hesitantly kiss him back as I taste the coppery tang of blood. I then feel a slight sting on my lip. He kisses me for a moment lo
AURORA Unfortunately, the connection I now have with him will always be there even after he releases me as he created a blood bond between us but after what happened on the battlefield and with what Aaliyah had told me, I had worked out that it was more for my protection once he had purchased me from Toby as he didn't trust Toby to keep his word. I don't believe that he will use the blood bond once he releases me to Logan. I am startled out of my head when there is a knock on the door. I turn to see my father standing there. "DADDY!" I smile and run across the room, wrapping my arms around him as he says, "Now that is my little Princess..." I pull back a little as I say, "But I'm not so little anymore..." He laughs and pulls me back into a tight hug, but it only lasts for a second as he receives a kick in the stomach, not once, but twice. You see, once we returned, we found out that I'm not having one pup; I'm actually having two, one male and one female, so my bump wasn't a sma
AURORA Once I have pulled it over his head, he growls as he wraps his arms back around me and pulls me tight into him. He then returns to his kiss. As he slowly deepens and makes it more dominant, he slowly makes me step backward until the backs of my legs hit the side of the bed. This doesn't seem to interfere with what he has in mind as he makes me lay back and then with one arm wrapped around and across my back, he uses the other to support our weight as he crawls on the bed taking me further onto it at the same time. When we are in the middle of the bed, he stops moving and pulls his arm out from underneath me, allowing him to support his weight and then slowly trails his kisses down my neck, over my shoulder and his mark and then down further. He trails his kisses over one breast and then the other before moving down over my abdomen where he stops, making me let out a slight giggle as he whispers, "Hey there, little one... I love you already and I haven't even met you yet..."
AURORA I turn my attention back to Mary and Melanie as I say, "Come on you two, I have told you that is not necessary as you both are my friends..." They laugh, "Sorry Aurora, it's habit... Especially when Alpha Logan is nearby!" "So, what were you two talking about?" "Just that we both are not feeling the best..." I was afraid of this, if I am carrying Logan's pup from just once with him and the females that were taken from this pack are all carrying pups as well, with the amount of time Toby spent with both of them there was no other reason behind why they would feel unwell. I sit down, "Have you heard or been told what happened to some of the females from this pack?" "Yes, we have spoken to a few of the females from this pack and they told us about the rogues as we told them what Toby did to us... What's going on Aurora? You look worried?" "I was just told that nearly every female that was taken by the rogues that night has just found out that they are all carrying a pup...
AURORA Once all the injured are healed enough to travel, we start the long trip back home. The first stop we make is at Alpha Pablo's pack. Ariel and I feel really bad, as it was the females from this pack that were taken by Toby and the rest of his rogues because of my heat. Logan goes to find one of the females he helped as I wandered around the pack. I watch as the females are still all on edge and seem even more so now that even more males have entered their pack's little village. I place my hand on my lower abdomen. I still haven't had the chance to tell Logan about our little bundle. I keep looking for the right time, but something else always seems to come up and I don't get to tell him. I see Alpha Pablo making his rounds of the females now that he is back in the pack and I decide that I never actually got to apologise for the trouble, loss and trauma I caused him and his pack. I approach him slowly and say hesitantly, "Alpha Pablo?" He turns and faces me. He smiles and sa
AURORA When I pull back from our kiss, I smile as I step back, but Logan won't allow me to move too far as he tightens his arm around me and pulls me back into his side. I look around and see my father approaching. I look up at Logan, who smiles, nods his head and finally lets me go. As soon as his arm drops from my waist, I run to my father and nearly make him fall over as I wrap my arms around him. He wraps his arms around me and holds me tight as he whispers, "I'm sorry! I had no choice..." I pull back a little to look up at him as I say. "Dad, what are you talking about?" "The deal with Alpha Oliver... The way I sent you with him... I am sorry!" "Dad, I told you I was willing to be part of the alliance, I even told you to do it... And if you had told me what was happening, you wouldn't have had to drug me as I would have gone with him willingly... Family and the kingdom always come first..." "I know you did and I am sorry that I didn't tell you... That I didn't warn you of
LOGAN I make my way around the battlefield, checking everybody who is lying on the ground. Once I am sure that there are no more injured out within the dead, I move among the injured and decipher who is rogue and who is pack. Once the rogues are treated, I ask the first one, "Are you a rogue by choice, or were you forced?" "I was taken from my pack as a teenager. I am not proud of what I have done, but had to do it to survive..." "You would have to go through some training and I would need proof from you to know you won't turn on me or other members of my pack... So you want to rejoin a pack? Are you willing to do that to rejoin a pack?" "I have wanted to rejoin a pack since they took me, but no pack would give me the chance..." "Very well, you now have that chance..." "Thank you, Alpha!" I go through the others and most of them are the same taken from their packs during raids done by the Rogue king, so they are not true rogues, as a true rogue is one that has given in to the w
AURORA I watch as Aaliyah finishes setting up whatever it is that she needs to. Once she has set up, I then listen as she starts her chant, By the power of the moon, Let the power dim within this Collar and Chain,Drain the protecting Magic,So the hold they have may be broken. North, South, East, West, Aid me now in this Quest, A curse made with Blood, Must be Cleansed, By the Sun and the Moon. Earth, Air, Fire and Water,I call for your Aid, Unbind this Chain and Collar, To No Longer keep its Prisoner, Bound that was Stolen. With the Power of the Moon, I reverse this Enchantment, I release you, I set you Free! North, South, East, West, With Earth, Air, Fire and Water, Brought together By, The power of the Sun and the Moon, I reverse this Enchantment, Return it to Whence it came, As I will it, So mote it be! I wince as the collar starts to get heated and starts to burn, but it doesn't last long, as it then starts to cool. Aaliyah then makes her way over to