Time for Ayda to get marked!
AydaI feel like a group of butterflies have taken up residence in my stomach. When I was with Masuzyo, I didn’t really know what to expect when he marked and mated me. I was young and excited, but the reality was, it had been painful and disappointing.I’m nervous now, but not because I’m afraid th
“Yes. I never want you to doubt how much I love you, never doubt that I mean everything I say to you. I want you to hear my thoughts, feel my love for you. I want to know what you’re thinking, what’s going on in that active mind of yours, and I want to know what your feeling, know when I scare you o
He pulls away from the kiss and begins kissing his way down my neck. “In this position, you can rub against me, find the friction you need so you can come again when I mark you.”“Okay,” I breathe, lifting my neck, beyond ready to wear this man’s mark.“I’ll mark you first, then you can mark me, oka
DimitriAyda’s mind is exactly what I thought it would be, soft, gentle, and tentative. As soon as our connection was complete, I began pouring my love for her through the bond. I was serious that I never want her to doubt my love for her. I didn’t expect the tears, but perhaps it’s cathartic for he
“I could talk to him,” she says and I can tell that she really wants to celebrate his birthday.“Why don’t you do that. I don’t want to force him into something he doesn’t want, but if he insists that he doesn’t want a party, we could use your Luna ceremony as the party. With your old pack members c
MasuzyoI felt the moment my pack members renounced me as their Alpha. I was in my room, still recovering from Dimitri nearly ripping my throat out on the mountain. Lidia has been nursing me back to health, bringing me food and feeding me while I recover. I still can’t eat solid foods because Alrik
AydaI practically skip into the kitchen, seeing Cathal schmoozing with the omegas. I’m pretty sure they all adore him already.“Ayda!” he runs over and wraps his arms around me. I can feel is wet soapy hands as he clutches me tightly. “Well?” he asks.I pull back and show him his father’s mark on m
“We have to take care of them, Dimitri,” I say, sitting up and looking at him.“Mom? What’s wrong?” Cathal says, leaving the cart of food and rushing over.“Your mother just found out that some people who helped her survive after her ordeal were killed for helping her. But, their families are here,
“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