Sounds like Masuzyo got the confirmation that he needed that Ayda is still alive.
AydaI was so thankful when Dimitri asked the women to stop peppering me with questions. It’s already hard for me to be okay with talking to them. I’m so conditioned to not talk to anyone but the omegas and pups. But they were asking me lots of questions about myself and I'm not sure how much I shou
“I love you too, Cathal. I love you so much,” I say, wrapping my arms around him and holding him. “Do you want to know something?” I ask him.He pulls away and nods. “I lost a pup, a son. I miss him all the time. Maybe my pup and your mom are together and they brought us together so that you could h
“What time is it?” I ask.“Dinner time,” I hear Dimitri say from behind me. How does he always sneak up on me? I turn and see him leaning against the doorframe, just like he did yesterday when he came to find us. He’s so handsome, so effortlessly elegant in the way he moves.I smile, wondering if we
DimitriDid my son just call Ayda mom? And she not only didn’t seem surprised, she seemed pleased. I don’t say anything, as it’s obvious that the two of them want to keep this between themselves, but…I couldn’t be more thrilled. My son thinks of my mate as his mother and she obviously sees my son as
Her eyes are wide and excited and I watch her as she slowly moves so that her hips are hovering over my face.“Put your hands on the headboard. You can sit up. That way it’ll be easier for you to watch me.”She does as I say and then slowly lowers her dripping pussy lips to my face. I flick my tongu
AydaThe only person that has ever showed me love my entire life was my mother, until now. Now, suddenly, I have a mate who has shown me what it really means to be loved and his son, who openly loves me.I waited until Dimitri was asleep last night to tell him that I love him. I’ve never said those
“It means mom,” he asks, mouthing ‘mom’.“Yes. And this,” I say, closing my fingers before extending my thumb, pointer finger, and pinky, “means I love you.”“Like this?” Cathal asks, then makes sign, looking at my hand and making his match it.“Just like that,” I say.Then, in true Cathal fashion,
DimitriI’ve been pouring over the patrol reports with Sergi while Nico runs with the patrols. My patrols have found three more spots where Masuzyo has been watching the pack. It took me too long to realize that he moved so that he could watch Ayda and Cathal coming and going from the pack hospital
“I couldn’t agree more," I say.Dimitri reminds our pups to be respectful and to listen to Valentina and then we head back to our house.My mate takes my hand as we walk through the quiet streets of our pack. I begin to purr with happiness, all the happiness that I feel from my mate and from my life
AydaI watch as my son and his friend identify each other as mates in front of the pack, then watch my son claim his mate, the only woman he’s ever loved, with a passionate kiss.“How did you know?” I ask my mate. He called it years ago. At first, I thought he was teasing me but he just kept telling
“What I know is that my son will be the most handsome man in the room tonight…well, besides his father,” my mother says, turning to smile at him, making Zev purr in response.“Good thing I look just like dad,” I say rolling my eyes. I was not unhappy for my parents to move out of the packhouse. I’d
Eight Years LaterCathal“Do I really have to call you Alpha now?” my sister Dimitra asks me, walking into the family living room in our parents’ new house. When I took over as Alpha a few weeks ago, my father moved the rest of the family off of the Alpha floor. Our pack has grown ever since my moth
Ayda leans back against me as I begin to rub circles on her stomach. I frown, feeling her stomach cramping.“Ayda? Why does it feel like you’re in pain?”“They’re just cramps, Dimitri. I get them all the time,” she says, settling against me.“Are you sure?” I ask, feeling another one. I tune in more
DimitriFour months later.It took Masuzyo three days to die. It was impressive, mostly because I didn’t know a person could withstand so much pain. But he was a broad man, and the pack made sure that everyone who wanted their pound of flesh, got it. Literally. By the time he died, the smell of burn
“Do you want me to tell them to kill him? If you want him to die more quickly, I tell them to do it.”I think about it, think about every horrible thing he’s done to me, to Asena, to our son, to Cathal, to Dimitri, to Kelsey and Harper, and what he attempted to do to my daughter. “No, let the pack h
AydaI come awake slowly, feeling groggy, unsure what happened or where I am. My stomach hurts. Did Masuzyo take me roughly again? I’m not throbbing between my thighs so I don’t think that’s it. My face is throbbing, though. Did he hit me? Yes, he slapped me. Why did he slap me?I think hard, trying
“Ramon,” I hear my mother say softly, her gentle fingers moving through our fur. “NO!” she snarls, pushing Ramon behind her and pulling herself to her feet. As she does, Ramon pulls the shift, making me scream in pain as our broken leg and dislocated hip try to find the right spot to fit. I turn, vo