Marissa POV.Stretching as I wake up, the smell of coffee and bacon gently waft into my nose. My stomach grumbles loudly when I hear a chuckle coming from the door. Lifting my head, I see a little omega woman with red hair and freckles. She bows to me and I blush.“Please don’t bow to me. What’s your name?” I say with a small smile on my lips as she moves towards the bed with the tray in her hand.“Hello Luna I’m Deena. The head omega in the packhouse.” I sit up as she places the tray on my lap and I grab the mug, blowing on it as I bring it to my lips.“Hello Deena, please call me Marissa.” I say as I take a sip of the drink of the gods. I’ve been rather lucky with this pregnancy. I have still been able to eat and drink what I usually do without feeling or being sick. My belly rolls as I chuckle.“Good morning, little one.” I say as I stroke my protruding belly with my free hand. It’s amazing in the last 48 hours my belly has grown exponentially, and my pup’s movements are being more
Robert POV.Looking out of the plane’s window, watching the clouds go by, my thoughts go to Marissa and how she is. Hopefully, I will find out soon.“Please Robert, you can’t do this to me. I’m still your mate.” I ignore the shrieking of Jennifer from the opposite side of the cabin. Jennifer, Elle and Charles have all been brought along on this trip and I told them I would hand them over for Marissa and I plan on doing just that.“Will you shut up? Do you have no shame? What you and your parent’s did is pure evil. How can I allow my son to be with you? You are not queen material, Jennifer, so I suggest you shut up or I’ll make you.” My mother growls out as her eyes flash to her Lycan.I don’t even look at Jennifer, or her parent’s they make me sick. All of this heartache and betrayal for what? Power, influence, riches? I scoff at how pathetic they are. They would have had it all if they didn’t do this. After all, Marissa is their daughter. But after all this, I don’t think they will b
Marissa POV.The day went bay in a blink of an eye. Shari was telling me about the ritual and what would happen during it, well best guess situation. But either way, I didn’t care. I want Zarah unbound, the fake bonds broken and this bastard curse from me.Shari and Noah talked about the importance of the symbols and what they meant. I was relieved to be told that they weren’t anything bad, just that they meant I had a purpose. Shari showed me her symbols and, true enough, they differed from mine. Before I knew it, it was time to prepare for the ritual.They led me towards the temple, sitting comfortably as the omega’s washed my body, my hair braided, and they placed me in a long white gown. The door opened when I saw the hooded figures all step through. My breath caught in my throat as my breathing came out in pants and I remembered the nightmare of the hooded figures.“Marissa, these are the elders of the pack. They are all women. You could say they are priestesses.” My eyes scanned
Robert POV.Seeing the beautiful white wolf in front of me, I’m awestruck. Wow! I am one lucky Lycan. Marissa was always beautiful in my eyes, even when she never saw it in herself. Then again, I suppose when you have lived the life; she has you only focus on the negatives.“Marissa,” I call her as her wolf Zarah turns. I see her eyes light up as I move closer to her. She is big, bigger than most alpha wolves. She sits in front of me as I caress her huge furry white head. Placing my forehead against hers when she purrs, I chuckle at her.“You, my mate, are stunning. Here, let me get a good look at you.” I say as I stand up straighter and walk around her. My hand runs through her thick white coat as I notice the Goddess mark on her hip. Three moons and eight stars.I stand back in front of her as I look into her golden eyes and I see a fire that has been lit. Lust!“Let me meet my mate.” Nero says, and I let him take control. Shifting into my Lycan, I stand tall and broad as he looks d
Marissa POV.Laying underneath Robert. Feeling the intense sparks that dance everywhere he touches is overwhelming a sensory overload. Heightened with the hormones of pregnancy, I feel like I’m on cloud nine.“We don’t need to do this. We can wait until you have given birth.” I place a finger on his lips to silence him. He kisses my finger and I shiver at the contact.“I want to Robert. I wanted to do this for so long, but didn’t out of respect for your bond with Jennifer. I didn’t want to be the other woman. Now I know that we were always meant to be.” The grip on my hips tightens as he kisses me and I become lost in the contact. Moaning into the kiss before he trails kisses down my jaw to my neck.He sucks hard on the area that I will wear his mark, and my toes curl. Gripping his hair, his fangs graze my neck as heat pools in my core, begging for release. I need him inside of me and now.My hands move to his pants as I pop the button and pull the zip down. Reaching my hand inside hi
Robert POV.Looking down at my sleeping mate, I know this is how it should have been. My fingers dance slowly up and down her bare spine. When it happened. A little kick against my stomach. My eyes widen as I look down. Seeing our pup roll in her mother’s stomach.Closing my eyes I feel for the pup and I smile hearing her heartbeat and her emotions. She is happy. Opening my eyes, I see the golden eyes of my mate staring back at me.“Good morning, my Regina.” I say, my voice husky. Her eyes flash. My little mate is turned on. She straddled me, the quilt falling away, and I see her in the morning light. She looks like a Goddess, she is glowing.“Good morning, my prince.” She says, her voice laced with sleep and lust. I feel myself becoming hard underneath her. Her hands on my chest, Marissa leans down and kisses me. Her dark hair falling free around her face, like a veil covering us.Her hips move as a shudder rolls through her, as her nipples harden. My hands go to her hips, not taking
Marissa POV.The day had finally arrived, the meeting with the Alpha’s. The days leading up to this have been wonderful. Spending time with my mate and showing him everything around the pack. To say he was shocked was an understatement. I smile back at his expression; I swear, if he was a cartoon character, his eyes would have popped out of his head and his jaw would have been on the floor. I giggle at it.As I pull on my white dress to see these wolves. I feel empowered. The only one I’m not looking forward to seeing is my ex mate, Damien Carius.“My Luna, don’t forget who you are. You can command them all to do your bidding. You can get them into submission or they die.” I look at Eleanor in the mirror’s reflection. Eleanor is the high priestess who helped unbind Zarah.She stands behind me in her white ceremonial gown, her long hair braided with a silver sword strapped to her waist. I smile at her. She is also a warrior, the same as every adult in this pack.“Thank you Eleanor. I’m
Marissa POV.Looking at Damien. I smirk at him as I feel Robert wrap his arm protectively around my waist. Damien looks at me in shock and? Is that regret I see on his face? I scoff inwardly; he realises what he had and lost. Too bad he shouldn’t have treated me like shit.“So what will it be, Alpha?” I ask, not breaking eye contact with him. He gulps as the others in the stadium turn their gazes on him. A sweat breaks out on his forehead, he is weighing his options. Submit or challenge?“Do you wish to submit to me or challenge me?” I say as Robert tightens his hold on me, but I ignore it.“Marissa. I would never hurt you. You are the mother of my pup.” He lowers his head. I narrow my eyes at him. I know this play. Damien was never one to back down or show regret for what he did. Not even to me. No, he knows how powerful I am and he is hoping he can use my pup to worm his way back in. Ha, the fool, it’s not happening.“But you did Damien. You broke promises when I fulfilled mine. You
Marissa POV.The moment the crown was placed on my head, I felt the exchange of power from Lita. But that wasn’t all. I thought it was over until Robert took my hand and I turned to face him.“Marissa, you have always been my Regina, my queen. I have loved you always and I will continue to love you until I take my last breath. My queen, my love. My heart, body, and soul belong to you and only you. Will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?” I look at him with my mouth agape. I chuckle to myself as he pulls out rings from his pocket. He looks gorgeous in his royal attire. The red, gold, and black.“Yes.” I say without any hesitation. He turns to the elder and gives him a nod and he starts to speak about marriage and that is it, a sacred bond. I stand, shocked. Wait, we are doing this now?“No time like the present.” Zarah says in my head, and I guess she is right. I’m lost looking at Robert, who winks at me. Why the sly dog.I don’t really hear everything. All I hear is I do from R
Marissa POV.It has been nearly a year since Robert and I started over. The first few weeks were rough. I found every opportunity to cause an argument with him and I threw the betrayal in his face on every damn occasion.He let me rant and rave because he knew I needed to get it out. Even though I knew it was wrong to throw it in his face, I needed to vent and make him realise it still hurt me. He just held me as I screamed and sobbed. After that, something in me just changed towards him completely.He proved to me that he will never do it again and it took time for me to believe him even when I pushed him away time after time. He came back to me every single time to prove to me that he would never hurt me again. In fact, the only one I was hurting with rehashing the past was me. I spiralled into depression.It took months before I could I walk into his old office without seeing the image in my head. He moved offices and removed every trace of the harem from the palace while I was awa
Marissa POV.The moment I saw the heartbreak on Robert’s face, I knew I was in the wrong. I should have told him I was planning on dating. I have been seeing Steven for a few weeks now and he is kind, funny and a genuinely nice person.Steve is an Alpha, but because I never had my coronation as queen, he didn’t know I was Robert’s mate. So when Robert left, I had to tell him who I actually was. He is a new Alpha and took over the position when his Alpha died a year ago. He was originally the Beta of his pack and he hasn’t found his mate.When I told him who I was, he freaked out, which is understandable. He had heard of the True Luna, but didn’t know it was me. When his Alpha was called here three years ago, he wasn’t with him as he was running the pack. So he had no idea who I was.“So you are technically our queen, then? And King Robert is your fated mate?” I remember the look on his face when I confirmed who I was. The poor guy looked like he was about to have a heart attack.I exp
Robert POV.Every time I collect the girls, I am reminded of what I did to Marissa. Her scent lingers on the girls and it makes the feeling of loneliness worse. Every time I look at the girls, I see her face shining back at me. The girls are so much like her it hurts.After Aurora was born, I pulled myself together. I made the changes I needed to make not only to prove that I had changed for Marissa but to prove to myself that I could be a better man.I have not looked at another she-wolf since I fucked up two years ago. Some would say it’s a little too late and I know that. I should have been stronger, but I wasn’t. Just because I was big and strong physically. Mentally and emotionally, I wasn’t. I was depressed and weak and I gave in. Goddess knows I tried to resist the urges, but I couldn’t.The day my world came tumbling down around me, I knew I had to change. No more wallowing in self pity, no more blaming everyone else for what I did, no more acting like a pup. No, I needed to s
Marissa POV.It has been two years since Aurora was born and Robert has been in her life as often as he can be. I have not once felt any pains of betrayal from him. I don’t see him when he comes to see his daughter; I make myself scares so I don’t have to look at him.The research into the flowers has opened my eyes to what they are both capable of. They both have healing properties and we have been able to use them to create new drugs for the humans. One of those drugs helps with fertility issues and the other being the scientific breakthrough in the human world. It can cure most cancers without the patient having to endure months of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.The human governments wanted to slap it with a huge price tag but I declined and told them the drug will not be brought. It is to be given for free to those in dire need. To say they weren’t happy would be an understatement, but they soon got on board and so far, we have saved countless lives.Goddess Labs is the top in the
Robert POV.I roar in pain as I clutch my stomach. Is Marissa betraying me? No, she wouldn’t do that, besides the pain comes and goes in waves like a … contraction. She is in labour.“Mom, mom Marissa, get to Snow Vale. She is in labour.” I shout as I breathe through the pain. Nero has refused to speak to me and I know he is allowing me to feel her pain. He has the ability same as every male wolf to lessen the pain so the human can remain strong to support their mate through the labour process, but he won’t do that. He wants me to feel everything.My insides feel like they are on fire and being ripped out through my ass. Fuck! I grit my teeth as another one builds and I pant like I’m the one pushing. Sweat coats my skin as my father enters the room. He comes to my side and assesses the situation.“Lita, call Snow Vale. Marissa is in labour and Nero isn’t taking the pain from Robert.” My mother scoffs from the doorway. She still isn’t speaking to me.“It’s no more than you deserve. The
Marissa POV.It feels good to be home back in my pack. We have been back now for three weeks and I know I am close to giving birth. I instructed Shari that if Robert came here, to not allow him entry. I need to be alone without him or his family trying to make me backdown.When we arrived home, I immediately had the antidote patented and I now own it and it’s production. My team is currently looking at what else the plants can be used for so we can extend on the market.Rowan went back to his thrall and promised he would visit once I have my pup. He will also bring Luca, so he and Athena can start to form a friendship. Damien and Roxy both know what happened and Damien knows not to show me pity. He knows I hate it, so he has been his normal self and for that, I am grateful.Everyone in the pack has looked at me with pride as it takes a lot for anyone to walk away, especially from a mate bond that can’t be broken, but I think I knew this day would come sooner or later. I just hoped it
Robert POV.I’m going to lose her and it’s what I deserve. I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I couldn’t help it. Thalia was showing me affection and attention, and things got out of hand. I didn’t know that Marissa was being drugged. I’m glad she was. I didn’t want her to feel it, and I know that makes it so much worse.There were times she drugged me, but that’s no excuse. I know Marissa will walk away, and there is nothing I can do to stop her. There is nothing I can say or do to show her I am sorry. Nero has blocked me out completely as he warned me to not give into Thalia, but I didn’t listen and now I am paying the price.“Son, you need to go and speak to your mate. She is leaving.” My father’s voice enters my head and I ignore him. She deserves to be happy and if that means without me, then so be it. I can’t stop her even if we were on good terms, so no matter what I do, she will still leave.“Robert, you need to try. You fucked up son and now you will pay the price. The on
Marissa POV.After the conversation with Kayla, I’m in shock and sadness. She told me everything. I don’t feel bad for her because she betrayed the sisterhood for her own gains. The Alpha marked her, causing the death of his Luna.The priestess’s had no choice but to hunt her down to kill her and her Alpha. They only found him. She ran away like the traitor she was. Others found out about what she had created and so she began making more for profit.Kyla said it was only supposed to be used on the harem’s and nobody else but it got out and others starting to make their own version of it. Without the Ice Lily, it wouldn’t have been as potent. All this heartache and pain was caused by one love sick woman who, in the end, lost everything she wanted.She told me her organisation runs deeper than just the Lycan Kingdom. She is still part of my pack and so she has pledged her allegiance to me and has handed over more information, which I need to get to the elders.She will remain here until