AEON. It was already almost six in the morning, and although I was not expected until eight thirty in the morning at Riley’s pack house, I wanted to have a word with him before the other Alphas started arriving. My head tilted to my side. My arm was numb because Alexa was sleeping on it, but I didn’t mind. She looked like an angel. She looked so peaceful and contented. And I wish I could wake up to this every day for the rest of my life. But I knew it was still impossible at this point. But I wasn’t giving up, especially not now. With Katarina out of my responsibility and the Alpha position not in my grasp anymore, maybe it’s time to turn around and make new decisions. I haven’t made up my mind, but if my father refused to give me my title and would have refused to let me claim Alexa, then maybe we were better off somewhere without a pack. She asked me once if I thought I would survive with the humans. I had no idea. All I knew was, that if I ended up with her, everywhere was a p
(Please be advised that this chapter with Katarina’s and Aeon’s POV should have been in between Chapter 36 and 37 - Sorry for the mix up) LADY KATARINA. Lucas: Message me when you’re done with Luna Nadia. I read his messages as I walked up the stairs. It was the fourth one he sent since we separated after dinner. I went with Nadia as we sorted out the clothes and things of Zahra and Leandro, Alpha Riley’s demise mother and stepfather, that would be kept in the storage room for a while. And then they would go through it again one day. The twins were emotional about seeing their parents’ things being boxed up, so Nadia asked for my help instead. We also had to fix things for the Alpha meeting tomorrow. Some of the Lunas will be arriving, and we’re organizing assigned rooms and table arrangements for lunch and dinner. They were not many things, but with Nadia being pregnant, Alpha Riley wanted someone to do it, but she insisted and told him she would ask for my help just so her mate
AEON. At around nine-thirty in the morning, we received a message that three cars had entered different borders in the territory with the Alphas and their Lunas. So at ten minutes before ten in the morning, we decided to come out and wait for them at the pack house front steps. Luna Nadia and Riley stood side by side, with Anya beside them. Anya, the sister of Gamma Sebastian, is the future Luna of the Green Valley Pack, Caleb’s territory. My Gamma, Edward, stood beside Gamma Sebastian behind us. Beta Dominic was manning one of the borders and coordinating security around the pack since it would be the Gammas who would join us for the security and counter-attack planning. Katarina, on the other hand, bailed out at the last minute and requested not to meet the Alphas until they were informed of our setup. She didn’t want to stand beside me while Lucas stood alone. And I understood. She has already agreed to continue with our fake engagement, and the least I could do was make thing
AEON.We were about to head inside the pack house when the sound of an approaching car erupted in the air.All our heads swung in the direction of the sound, watching as a big black SUV entered the pack house grounds.I sucked in a breath. I knew who this car belonged to.And my hunch was confirmed the moment the car door opened and he stepped out."Jacob!" Kallan exclaimed as he rushed to where he was while the others followed except for Riley, who remained standing beside me.My eyes focused on Jacob, but I couldn’t fathom his expression. He was wearing black sunglasses, hiding his eyes, but I saw him check me out for a millisecond before shifting his attention elsewhere."Haven’t seen you in a while." Kallan and the others gave him a hug as they shook hands, joking around like teenagers."Relax, he knows you’re here. So he went on his own knowledge that he would meet you here." Riley said in a calm voice before he went down the steps and greeted Jacob.I remained in my spot and ste
RILEY. "Good. Now you can proceed with Aeon’s fate." Darvin stated as his shoulders relaxed and my eyes met with Aeon’s. I waited for him to say something, but the fucker got his tongue-tied. I bobbed my head at him, letting him know I would take charge. I pulled the chair just beside me and swiveled it around before leaning my forearms on the headrest. My eyes looked at everyone around the room. Most of them were waiting for Aeon to say something, so I cleared my throat to get their attention before I spoke. "We have Achilles’ daughter." "Wow!" Caleb stated. Caspian, Caleb, and Kallan’s eyes were showing excitement just as I expected. They were probably thinking we had an ace on our side against Achilles. I saw Jacob’s gaze drawn to Aeon. And I was fucking sure he didn’t share the same sentiments as the other three. "And she happened to be Aeon’s fated mate." I added. The room fell silent, and all I could hear were eight heartbeats, including mine. "Did you reject her?" Kal
ALEXA. "You need to eat. We can talk over breakfast. I want to know how you ended up at Alpha Aeon’s territory and how they were treating you." Aunt Nicole helped me up from the floor, and we walked arm in arm toward the round table where he placed the basket she was carrying when she came. I helped her take out all the food, and my mouth watered at the sight of the food in front of me. And then my stomach rumbled a bit too loudly. It was only then that I realized I was hungry. Aunt Nicole giggled and placed food on my plate. "Eat... Don’t be shy with me. I have two kids, and they eat like crazy." "Two? Gamma Sebastian told me I look like his sister." "Yes." She smiled at me as I took a bite of the ham sandwich in my hands while she tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear. "Her name is Anya. She’s younger than you by a year. And if I could take her here today to meet you, I would." "Maybe she won’t want a rogue..." "You’re not a rogue. You’re family and my Anya is a sweet
LADY KATARINA. Lucas and I went to the pavilion where we would have a simple and private dinner with the rest of the Alphas and Lunas, a bit too early. No one was around yet except the Omegas fixing the dining hall, so we decided to go out to the back of the building and enjoy the cool night and the stars around us. But to be honest, I was glad we went in early and had time for ourselves. We just found out we were fated mates a day ago, and we didn’t really have too much time alone. And today, I barely saw him since he spent the whole day with the Alphas. "What are you thinking?" Lucas tugged my hand and my body swirled around to face him before he snaked an arm around my waist, pulling me closer to him. We were already at the back of the pavilion, almost at the forest line. I smiled at him as my hands went up to his chest, trailing my fingers on his firm abs covered by his fitted white shirt. Lucas was an epitome of sexiness, and I was sure that even with trashy clothes, he could
ALEXA. Aeon helped me out with picking the right dress from the ones that Luna Nadia sent me. We were talking in between - and one by one, he told me about the Alphas and their Lunas. I wanted to ask if Katarina would be there because he didn’t mention her at all, but I didn’t. A part of me just wanted her away. It was enough that Aeon chose to be with me tonight. I’ve also been itching to tell him all that Aunt Nicole told me, but I knew it would just generate more questions from him and would need time for explanation, so I shoved the idea to the back of my mind for now. I would tell him later when we were back from dinner. Although I didn’t tell Aunt Nicole about us, I wasn’t planning on keeping what I found out from her from my mate. I trusted Aeon more than anyone at this point. Once we were both ready, we headed off to the other building — the small pavilion. I chose a green abstract asymmetric sleeve dress for myself, while Aeon just opted for a light blue shirt and his usu
EDITED: Dec 2023 The Black Shadow Pack Series ends with Stealing The Heart of My Alpha however, the short stories we all want to hear are still happening. UNDER THE MOONLIGHT: The Black Shadow Pack Mate Bond Stories is now available on this app. Part 1 will be Gamma Carlos and Shaila's Story (Alpha Caspian's Gamma) and Part 2 is a combination of Dominic/Sofia and Darvin/Celeste love story with a few snippets of Lucas/Katarina. After that, we will move to the North and see more of the side characters that we met in Alexa and Aeon's book. BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon will be the first book of the INTO THE DARKNESS Saga, which is built in the same universe as the Black Shadow Pack, only they are at the North (where no rules/Council exists) and will have more encounters with other supernatural spices aside from werewolves. Join Adan and Lucy on their adventure as they face challenges in different realms. For those who are new to my series, here is the complete bre
October 1, 2022 Dear Lovelies, Another book finally came to an end, as well as the whole series, as it came full circle. ♡ It has been a wonderful journey, my lovelies! And I can’t thank all of you more than enough for sharing your time, your coins, gems, and thoughts with me. For a whole year, the Black Shadow Pack has been part of my family - it never left my mind and became part of my daily routine. So it is hard to let it go. But I know that when one door closes, another one opens. ♡ So I’m looking forward to the new adventure that awaits us all. And I hope you will join me again. ♡ UNDER THE MOONLIGHT The Black Shadow Pack Mate Bond Stories will be launched around October 6, 2022. BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha's Little Demon will be launched around OCTOBER 12-13, 2022 THE ALPHA BLOOD CIRCLE Series will start with Jace and Amara, tentative date of launch of December 2022. Your dedication to reading my books, update after update, is my biggest motivation to upload regular
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Dear readers, particularly those who are rereading, please refrain from leaving comments that contain spoilers for the next generation. Let everyone discover them on their own. Let's not spoil the fun for them. 💖💜 Much love, Cass ---------Caleb - 50 years old Jake - 49 years old Aeon, Darvin - 48 years old Riley, Dominic, Lucas - 47 years old Caspian, Kallan - 46 years oldALPHA JACOB.My hand coiled around the whisky glass in my hand, I have been a retired Alpha now for almost five years and yet I couldn't stop the Alpha in me from aiming for a better world for the future pups of our race. So when the opportunity was presented, I took advantage and grabbed it.Heading the Council was something I never saw in my future, but after my experience with Clair and what happened with my sweet Catherine, I couldn't turn a blind eye anymore. I had to take the matter into my own hands. I campaigned and asked for support from the Alphas that I knew would alw
Author’s Name - Females’ will be addressed by the Goddess using their maiden names (just because she wanted to) :D SELENE’S POV (The Moon Goddess). My Females. My lovely Females. I couldn’t control my wolves once they were on earth and allowed to use their free will to rule their own species. And most of the time, they would always end up hurting me. But nothing hurt me more than when my females were used as a bargaining chips. Whether they are Alpha Females or Omegas, whatever their ranks, they are my females and I expect nothing less for them. They deserved to be respected for their own choices. But my wolves kept failing me from time to time. The Claiming was something I never dreamed of for my Alpha Females, but I couldn’t do anything except do my part and find a good mate strong enough to fight for their females. And some of these men didn’t fail me. But a lot did. But I hoped that one day, my wolves would wake up and give these females the respect they deserved. I wa
Ten Years after the Alpha and Luna Ceremony.ALEXA.My hands smoothed over Amara’s hair as I carefully fixed her long blonde hair into a high ponytail. I was sitting on a vanity chair with my eight-year-old princess on my lap and my four-year-old little boy playing on the floor just beside where my feet were.We had a few guests coming over to discuss the business plans that we were about to embark on at the Black Shadow Pack territory. This has been Clair’s dream, and with the help of our Alphas, it would soon become a reality.Clair had always wanted to build a school for werewolves within their territory so that the pups of their pack would never have to travel far just to get a formal education. When Caspian, Riley, and Aeon heard of the plans, they immediately wanted to go for it.The reason: their daughters.They desired a safe environment for their daughters to attend school, as well as the freedom to develop their full potential without having to hide their identities.So the
ALEXA. "Hammond, come to Auntie Alexa… I got some broccoli for you!" I wiggled the little bowl I was holding with broccoli cut into thin slices inside. Hammond, Holly and Krane’s son, was almost one-and-a-half years old and had a really big appetite for vegetables that I was having fun feeding him from time to time. Little Hammond clapped his hands as he beamed and trudged his way to me with a smiling Holly following behind him. I extended my hands and lifted him up before placing him on my lap, and he immediately started munching on the broccoli his hand was able to grab. Today is my baby shower and a gender reveal. Although all signs were pointing to a female, we still wanted to be sure since I didn’t want to buy a neutral color for her clothes. Not that I am against neutral colors, but a part of me wishes I could be a mother to a female the way my mother could have been to me if she had been given the chance and the luxury to do so. Hammond started to fidget on my lap and his mo
Two Years After the Alpha and Luna CeremonySIERRA. I just turned eighteen yesterday, and Kallan was preparing to head off to the Blood Moon territory for the baby shower for Luna Alexa. I’ve been wanting to tag along but I didn’t know if Kallan would be okay with it, so I waited until this morning to ask him, but like always, I get tongue-tied whenever it comes to asking if I could go with him to Alpha Aeon’s territory because I dreaded the next question - Why?Because I had no idea what to answer if he asked again.I couldn’t tell him that my eyes were delighted to see the Gamma in that pack. Edward never spoke to me again for the next two years after being cocky towards me on the first day we met.I would see him glancing my way and nodding his head in acknowledgment, but he never made an effort to speak with me. I, on the other hand, did try, but he would always go and turn around, remembering things he needed to do.But I saw how his eyes lit up at the sight of me. Or the smile
AEON. I leaned my body against the pillars of the doorway in front of the packhouse, watching as Holly and some of the Omega females fixed everything we needed to take inside the car. I already smelled Alexa, and I knew soon she would be here asking questions. I had already been up since six o’clock in the morning, and since Alexa didn’t have anything scheduled for this morning, she decided to sleep more, which was convenient for me for the things I had in mind for today. "What’s going on? Why is there no one in the dining room?" She asked at the same time I heard little footsteps approaching. I didn’t turn around and instead slipped a hand inside my shorts pocket. "What are they doing?" She stopped beside me, her eyes gazing at Holly by the car in the pack house grounds. "Good morning, love." I greeted her instead of answering her questions before I moved from leaning against the wall and pecked her temples. "Where is Holly going? Have you eaten breakfast?" "We had an early bre
ALEXA. My legs swayed back and forth as I sat on the balcony railings on the third floor, facing the wide packhouse grounds below and the view far ahead. The wind blew against my skin, its cold air enveloping my whole body as the moon lit me wonderfully, cascading its glorious light on me. I felt like a goddess, a queen, sitting on her throne, which was this beautiful railing that has been my favorite spot for the last few days now. Aeon was still in a night meeting at his office with the Alpha Circle. They wanted to keep saying they were having meetings, but the Lunas knew they were just spending time teasing and annoying each other at least once a week. Not that I was complaining. In fact, I was happy he was able to reconnect with them. It made the loss of Argon easier for him with his friends around him. As for me, it has been months since my father died at the hands of my mate. Did I have any regrets? No. Although his death wouldn’t change anything in the past, with him gone