Serenity’s POV “I don’t have a mate?” I ask my mom with a breathy chuckle. I hadn't ever really craved one... Not even in my darkest moments. I thought I should probably feel mad, or disappointed, but I really don’t. I suppose it is one less thing off my mind. I heard Moon huff in disagreement, and poor star laid at my feet with a small whine. I rubbed between her ears to comfort her. “No. There were a few options for a while, but they... well they became teenage boys and now... well.” she says, rubbing the back of her neck uncomfortable. She sighs loudly and droops her shoulders. She gives me a look full of pain and remorse. I chuckle a little at the look she is giving me. “Mom, I have never craved a mate before, and honestly, finding out I don’t have one is not that painful for me. I worry more for Star. Any male that came into my life would have to be my Luna, and it would always cause me drama. Honestly, it’s a relief not to have to deal with it.” I say with a reassuring smil
Serenity’s POV Beep Beep Beep ‘What is with all the damn beeping?’ I question to myself. I try to raise my hand to clutch my aching head, but it is being held down by something. I furrow my brows at the feeling. I try to move the other but get much the same response. I open my eyes a little and see a blazing white light again. ‘Damn it, what the hell is that wolf doing?’ I snap to myself. ‘Hey! It wasn’t me this time. That is just the lights in this damn hospital. It sucks in here.’ Says Star from the back of my mind. I smile wide and jolt upright, snapping my eyes open. ‘STAR! You’re here! You are finally with me?’ I ask her in excitement. The two wolved on either side of me startle at my sudden move, and I hear a thud. I whip my head around and see my father's beta, Mylo on the floor looking around for danger, and my father on my right, sat jolt upright, eyes shining with the presence of Spear, looking for the threat to his pup. I smile at him, knowing he still hasn’t realis
Alpha Sam's POV I am so glad they took photos before the Goddess healed my daughter. She has gained a healthy amount of muscle whilst she has been unconscious. Weird, I know, but when the Goddess has a hand in healing you, I suppose anything is possible. Even being completely washed free of all her scars, bruising and wounds once the light began to dim. If Alex hadn't taken photos of her scars and injuries beforehand, we would have no evidence against that vile woman for the council to review. I had already had Mylo and Carson calling every member of the council to my territory to deal with this. They would have to take over, as that thing that hurt my daughter was still considered my mate. I feel sick just thinking about it. Tom told me they had hunted that bitch down to the forest and had caught her and dragged her disgusting ass back to the packhouse. She is currently in the cells, awaiting sentencing. She has tried mind liking me a few times, but all she says is ‘Sam’ over and ov
Serenity’s POV After my nap, I wake up to the annoying beeping again, feeling much better. I still feel so stiff and know I need to get my ass out of this bed. I roll over and see Mylo sitting in the chair snoring lightly. I chuckle at my father's Beta, who looks like a tamed puppy in his sleep, with his mouth hanging open as he slumps in the chair. “BETA” I yell out, making him jump up, instantly alert to any danger. He snaps his eyes around the room as I try to suppress my giggles. It's been so long since I was this carefree. Always feeling the looming shadow of my mother in my life. Right now, although I have no idea what is going on, I finally feel the weight lifting from me. She isn't my mother. She won't hurt me again. The determination of me and my wolf rise, and I allow myself to be carefree for a few minutes. Just allowing myself to be a teenager, who can tease my father's best friend. He snaps his eyes to me, widening in shock. “Tell me, Beta Mylo, do those instincts of
Beta Mylo’s POV I had tried to follow the law and tell her as little as possible, so when the Alpha came charging in, I felt relief wash over me. I love Ren like my own pup, and I know we are all hoping the Goddess blesses my son with her as a mate. He has a lot of growing to do in the next year to deserve such a she-wolf. He isn't a bad kid, he is just immature and needs to be prepared for the fact that if the Goddess chooses him for Ren, then he will not be an Alpha. Especially now. I still cannot believe Ren hasn’t noticed her physical changes since she woke up. There are no mirrors in here, but even the Alpha has not brought it up. I know it isn't my place to say anything, but there has to be a logical explanation. It breaks me to watch her sob as the Alpha attempts to comfort her. We both knew when we called the council in, that the Luna would be given a death sentence for what she has done to her own pup. It is not something our kind tolerates. My own wolf, Dagger, has been gro
Alpha Sam's POV As we approach the pack house, I see Tom barrel out of the front door, looking ready to shift. That guy has been one of my best friends for my entire life and it takes a shit tonne to get under his skin, but something has clearly pushed him too far today. He lands in the dirt path and starts pacing like a caged cat. Me and Mylo stop, cross our arms and watch my Gamma lose his mind. It would be comical, if it weren't for the shit that has been going on these last few days. He paces into the rose buses on either side of the path and back, trampling the plants as he goes. Two days ago, I would have chewed the guy out for this as my Luna had them planted. Today, however, there is something pleasurable about seeing them destroyed. He must have agreed with me, as he starts kicking the shit out of one bush, which grew a blush pink coloured plant. I can hear him grumbling on under his breath, chuntering really. I can make out “unreasonable” and “Bitch” among other things, b
Serenity's POV I hadn't slept for long; I knew that for a fact. My wolf wouldn’t settle, too pissed off from the events that led me to her. I was used to my life. The abuse. That woman. Star was only just able to voice her opinion on the matter. We may have been born together and bonded my whole life, but this is the first time we would have one body and mind to share. She was pacing, growling and generally being a pain in my ass. I sighed heavily and sat up. My father was gone, along with Mylo. I glanced around the room, my eyes coming to rest on Carson, my father's Delta. I used to be close with his son Carson. He was a nice guy, and very similar to his father in temperament. He would run security for the pack, and his son had been trained all his life to follow in his father's footsteps. He was constantly fidgeting, never happy unless he was moving and burning off all his excess energy. He was great to run the boarder with or do training with, but that pup was a pain in the ass to
Alpha Sam’s POV She snaps her eyes to me and smiles at me like nothing has changed. I don’t want to give the game away... I need her to believe I can forgive her for trying to murder my baby girl. I need her to think about whatever will make her start talking about why she did this. Why has she always done this? I turn to shut the door behind me, giving myself a second to take a deep breath. You can do this. ‘Spear. Keep calm in here. I need a confession out of her for this to work with the council. Ok?’ I ask him. ‘Make sure you get enough. I want this bitch dead’ he growls in fury, only adding to my confusion. The cell has a long metal table in the centre, two chairs on one side, and Sheryl sitting in the only chair on the other side. She is cuffed with silver cuffs, that are connected to a hoop on the metal table. Her elbows are resting on the tabletop as she continues to inspect her nails. “Sweetheart, would you mind calling that lovely woman from the pack salon? My nails g
Serenity's POV Uncle Mylo had a point. something needed to be done, but I don't think it's me who needs to do it. He looks at me with a broken soul, only seeing his failure. It's killing me inside because I am his daughter... his heir. I want to see him look at me with pride, but that all went away when I broke our family. 'You didn't break your family, Ren. She did. Maybe we should ask mom what to do? she may have an answer.' Star tells me in my mind, and I have to agree that calling my mom could help. He was chosen to be my dad for a reason. maybe she can knock some sense into him? "Uncle Mylo, you're right. dad is spiralling and causing all of his unit to spiral with him. But... it can't be me who speaks to him." I tell him, and he furrows his brow in confusion."But Ren, you're the only one who can solve this. he is drowning in his own guilt, and it's all focused on you pup. I know it's a lot to ask, but we need to snap him out of this." He says with a hint of panic in his voic
Beta Mylos POV"I know you're trying to be supportive, but you're just pissing me off and getting underfoot... now would you just go. I need peace. " Sam, all but snarls at me, and I heave a loud exasperated sigh. He was hunched over his huge glass topped, metal desk, pouring over paperwork. The dark grey circles around his eyes, and the way his cheeks seem to be sinking in, has us all on edge. Me and the guys are gifted with intuitive connections with our Alpha. It's a large part of what makes an Alpha unit so successful and close. We can tell when he's in danger, pain, feeling fear or anxiety. Since the verdict, we could all feel his stress and anger. It poured off him in waves, and we had all started losing sleep. "Sam, you're officially affecting us all now. Me, and the guys are worried. We can't continue like this. None of us are sleeping because you're up all night drinking your pain away and then wallowing in regret. Do you think we don't feel that? that we don't sit in the ha
Serenity's POVI haven't seen my dad for three days, and I'm starting to panic. He is either locked in his suit or in his office. I know the sentencing must have been hard on him, but for him to shut everyone out for days is a little extreme. I have been trying to keep my distance, as I know it will only hurt him more to see me. me. the cause of all of this. the reason for his pain. I almost whimper with the slice of pain that whips across my chest. the guilt is eating me alive. "Nope," Myles says, pooping me on the nose with his finger. I snap out of my internal war and snap my eyes to his. bloody fool has a goofy ass grin on his face as I scowl at him. "Your father is dealing with things right now and I can promise you, not one of those things is regret or grief over that horrid bitches death. OK?" he asks as he rubs his nose against mine. Myles has utilised the absence of my father over the last few days to be affectionate with me whenever possible. We barely go an hour without
Alpha Sam's POVMe, and my unit, stand in a circle, watching as the flames roar in front of us. no one says a word. thus is not a funeral, and this bitch deserves none. we brought canisters filled with fuel and doused her in it before lighting the bitch on fire at the closest rogue pire. we have a few dotted around the pack. the smell serves as a nice warning to those who chose to try to attack us. We have lived in peace for so long that nowadays, it's a small burned patch on the earth, forever smelling of rotten, burned flesh. the crackle of the fire and the rustle of nearby woodland animals fleeing from the blaze are the only sounds. I know I'm supposed to feel something now. maybe even grief, however irrational it may be... but I don't. Now my anger has faded, although I am sure it will never fully go away. Now, all I have left is exhaustion and numbness. I push my hands into the pockets of my black slacks. I hate wearing formal clothing, but being Alpha calls for it far more than
Alpha Sam's POVI watched Ren slump against the young Beta in relief. I know she panicked, thinking I wouldn't go through with it. I know I have a long way to go before she trusts me again, but I refuse to let my pup down again. When the Beta pup mind linked to say she was nearing a panic attack, I looked over to see her swaying on her feet, pale and disorientated. I told him to do whatever necessary to snap her out of it as we didn't want the world seeing her vulnerable. now, as he holds her to him, a small smile on his face, but worry in his eyes, I have a feeling I may need to get used to seeing that pup with my baby girl. If the Goddess wills them as mates, which looks to be the case... we may need to have a discussion. Ren suddenly tenses as her eyes drift over to the forest line. Fucking Dom and Darrius. They are stood close together, smiling and chatting whilst leering at my pup. Shit. Maybe Sheryl gave too much away before I ended her miserable existence. "THIS CONCLUDES T
Serenity's POV From the second she stepped onto the stage, my heart rate increased. I knew I had nothing to fear any longer, but the instinct to retreat was still very much alive and well within me. I take a deep breath and lock my fingers together behind my back. 1... 2... 3... I count in my head, breathing heavily through the fear rising within me. warmth spreads across my back, and I feel his presence behind me. His large warm hand enveloped mine as I maintained my death grip on my hands. 'Breath... breath for me, Se. She can not hurt you. I'd never let her get near you. never again, my Alpha.' Myles says through the mind link. I take in large breaths, trying not to let my fear show. Miles runs his thumb over my hands, and I allow myself to sink into the tingles playing across my skin. I square my shoulders and try to refocus on everything happening. 'Thank you, Myles. I'm OK. I promise. I just want this over.' I tell him, and watch as my father steps forward, radiating anger.
Alpha Sams POV “Now. Bring out the convicted Sheryl, former Luna of the White Moon pack, and Rogue.” Alpha Henry bellows and Spear sits up in my mind with his teeth bared and a snarl falling from his muzzle. We want this over with. Not because he cares in any kind of way, other than to see this mutt punished for the pain she caused our pup. He doesn’t care about her like an ex-mate which is odd. Maybe it's because he heard it from the Goddess himself that he has a second chance out there. I am just not so sure I am ready for that. How do you ever recover? Trust someone so blindly a second time when you are so badly burned from the first? It would be a stranger. Someone I don’t know. Someone who has no idea how damaged I am when it comes to trust. How could I ever put that upon a woman. ‘She waited for us. She will not be like this one. You heard the Goddess. She is the one we should have always had. She waited for us. You will not hurt her Sam or so help me I will take over and
Sheryl’s POV I can't fucking believe this. That fucking moron rejected me. ME! Is he out of his damn mind?! I have been locked up here for days with no shower, no nothing! I AM HIS LUNA! I was fated to be with him. He should be fucking thankful I didn’t reject his ass first. I know how hot I was when we met. I still am. I may be older, but I just got better and better. I have been pacing this cell for two days, waiting for him to come back. I get that he is mad, but he doesn’t understand! I remember meeting him. I had been a member of Whitetip pack, living with my parents, trying to fuck my way into Alpha Darrius’s Luna position. I had him exactly where I wanted him. He would have marked me. He was a strong and powerful Alpha with muscle that rippled under my fingertips when he pounded into me. He made me feel like a woman. He had been fucking for a year, since I turned seventeen, when that damn asshole had to show up and ruin it for me. They came for some meeting or another, somet
Serenity POV I square my shoulders, stand straight, and follow my father's unit up the steps. I feel my unit fall into formation behind me and am proud to call them mine. It came so naturally. I never realised what I had been missing out on growing up by pushing these wolves away. Since I woke up in that hospital, with all my secrets laid bare, I had barely been able to catch a minute alone. I know they are worried about when the penny will drop, and I will crash. I know they all watch me, waiting for my breakdown. But they are doing that to be there to catch me when I fall, and nothing feels better than knowing I have them. I won't fall. I won't crash. I have never been better in my life, not that that is saying much. I know I have emotional things to recover from, but I am an Alpha. I have my unit, friends, and family I can rely on. I have my mother. My wolf. I am strong and I will not break because of this one, spoiled, petty, bitch. My father takes his place to the right of the