Robert POV.Pacing the hallway outside the emergency room. It’s taking everything in me not to storm in there and demand answers. However, I know she is in great hands. Thomas is in there with the priestesses.“They will both be ok Robert. Come and sit down.” Anya takes my hand in hers as Damien storms in and I stiffen, releasing a growl.“None of this would have happened if you didn’t come into her life.” He takes a swing at my jaw, grabbing his wrist before his fist makes contact. I twist it hard as he screams before he sinks to his knees as he cries out in pain.“What, so you could continue your abuse of her? You, Jake, and your precious Jessica. You didn’t deserve her then and you certainly don’t deserve her now. Or have you forgotten she faked her death to escape you?” I say with a growl behind my teeth.The doors to the emergency room open. I drop Damien as I move towards Thomas. He looks exhausted.“Thomas, how are they both?” I ask, my voice breaking as I fight the tears that
Marissa POV.“Is there anything you need, my Regina?” Robert asks from the side of me as I sit up in bed.“Yes, I would like to go for a walk.” I say, giving him my best smile, when he groans before rolling his eyes. I have been asking him this since I woke up. Which was only a few hours ago.“I’m sorry, my queen, but no. You are on bed rest. I know it’s annoying and boring, but you need to do this. Besides, hopefully you get to go back to the packhouse in a few days. Then you won’t be as bored. How about a nice warm bath? I’ll of course, carry you.” Robert is the sweetest and, of course, I love him. But I have only been in the hospital for a day and it’s already driving me crazy.“Remember why we are doing this, Rissa? It’s for our daughter. Anyway, being waited on hand and foot isn’t going to be so terrible.” Zarah purrs in my head as she eyes our mate, licking her lips.“Zar, may I remind you? As much as you say, it won’t be terrible. You will be itching to be let out by the end of
Marissa POV.Looking at the information in front of me, I feel nothing but rage and hurt. Angry tears leave my eyes as I blink. She did all this? Faked her rare blood group, the rogue attack when she crossed the border, the perfume, wolfsbane, and silver, everything.“Marissa, are you ok?” I don’t even lift my head from the pictures of her, Jessica meeting with my sister long before I found out Jennifer was my sister. The betrayal runs deep. So either Jennifer lied or Jessica didn’t know about the deal Jennifer made with this pack. Either way, I want to kill them all.“Marissa.” I look up as I feel Zarah stir and she is pissed. A growl tears out of me before it turns into a howl. I throw the laptop across the room as it smashes against the wall. Pulling the blankets back as my claws slip and my fangs elongate. White fur sprouts along my arms as I roar again. The window bursts as I scream.“Fuck! Marissa, STOP!” I whimper at his command. I sit frozen in place before my eyes lock on him
Damien POV.My heart is breaking. I can physically hear it and feel it split in two. Jessica and her brother Jake. They were my best friends growing up. I can’t defend either of them now. Marissa is right. Jessica tried to kill my pup. I have no doubt that Jake knew, too. The evidence is enough to warrant a death sentence.“How long will it take for your sister to get here?” Marissa asks Jake, and I ignore everything as I look at the pictures in the file. My eyes sting with unshed tears. I haven’t cried since the day I thought Marissa and my pup died. This is all my fault.“Alpha Damien. The Luna is talking to you.” I look up to see the look on her face. I know I never deserved her. Goddess, I treated her so badly. The saying is true you never know what you had until you’ve lost it.“Sorry, I was lost in my thoughts. Can you repeat what you said, please?” Marissa lowers her eyes before she looks back up at me. Her eyes look sad, but that’s quickly replaced with hate.“You’re actions a
Marissa POV.It’s been nearly a month since I nearly lost my pup and I’m still on bed rest. However, it makes it easier having my mate at my side. He is such a sweetheart. We are still waiting for Jessica to show up and when she does, we will be ready for her.“Baby, do you need anything?” I look at him as he enters the bedroom and my stomach growls. It’s safe to say I have gained weight. Goddess, this man of mine is a feeder. I have been having blood transfusions once every three days. I feel so much better and stronger than before.“Did you get them?” I asked, praying he did. A sly smirk appears on his handsome face as he pulled the jar of pickles from behind his back. I pouted, but soon smiled as he pulled out the chocolate sauce. I squealed in delight and made grabby hands.“Oh I love you, now gimme.” I say as he chuckles, walking towards me. He holds the jar in the air, knowing fine well I can’t reach them.“If you want them, then give me a kiss.” Don’t need to tell me twice. Pul
Robert POV.“You’re doing great, my Regina. Breathe, baby.” I have hold of Marissa’s hand as she groans in pain. The labour is in full swing. Word has spread like wildfire in the pack that their Luna is in the throes of labour.“I can’t do this. I’m too tired.” I kiss her sweaty forehead as I look at my mother, and she shakes her head once.“You can do this. Think of how far you have come. Now I need you to take deep breaths. I’m here and I’m not going anywhere.” I tell her gently as a tear slips past her eyes as she grits her teeth, tightening her grip on my hand as her back arches up as she screams.I wish I could take all her pain from her, but I can’t. Nero is working to keep me as painfree as possible. The thing about the mate bond is that when your mate is in pain, you feel it and I can say I’m feeling her pain. But right now, I need to keep her calm and keep encouraging her to breathe.“That’s it sweetie, it won’t be long now. Let it go.” My mother coos from the end of the bed
Marissa POV.I tighten my hold on my daughter as Robert shifts as he clashes with Damien. Noah shifts into his wolf and clashes with them both. My daughter is screaming because of the noise when I feel Zarah pushing forward.Looking towards Eleanor. I hand her my daughter as I pull myself up as Zarah shifts and I bolt to protect my mate. Damien is out of control as he bites into Nero. Zarah leaps and crashes into all three of them. She stands over Nero, her head low, ears flat as she growls in warning. When Damien shifts his eyes from me to my pup.I see red as we lunge towards him. Biting into his skin, shaking our head violently as my claws tear into him.“BACK OFF!” She roars at him as she flings him towards the door. He gets back up. We circle each other.“Do it Zarah.” I give her full control when she lunges towards him as I feel something roll through me, making goosebumps rise on my skin. The screams of my pup fuel me on to eliminate the threat towards my pup.His claws slash d
Marissa POV.The past two months have gone by in a blur of caffeine and sleepless nights. Little Athena has everyone tightly wrapped around her little finger, and I am no exception.We still have no word on the whereabouts of Jessica. I’m starting to think she has given up. As for the traitors, they are still in the cells. I am still unsure of what I want to do with them.“They should die for what they did. Family or not.” Zarah huffs. She has been rather agitated over the past few days. Robert had to go back to work as something had happened in his company. However, he has face timed every night to see and I quote ‘his girls’.A squeal brings me out of my thoughts as I look over my laptop to see what Athena is doing. She is in her bouncy chair, kicking her little legs at the toys that dangle in front of her. Her beautiful blue eyes look at me. Those eyes feel like they are staring into my very soul.Athena really suits her name sake. The Goddess of wisdom and warfare. She has been he
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