Carter POV.I catch her losing my balance and we both tumble to the ground; she rolls and shifts into her human form. I roll and stay on my knees when she hisses from her crouched position.She launches at me and I stand ready for her attack. We clash. She wraps her legs around me, shrieking as she throws her head back and I hold her tightly when she throws her head forward and it connects with my nose. I let her go and blink at the blinding pain in my nose.I growl at her. She growls back.“Attack her now. Prove to her you are strong enough to be her mate.” Lykos shouts in my head and I move, wrapping my hand around her throat. I slam her to the ground. The slabs crack. She is frenzied.Her talons rake down my arms as she bites into my forearm, ripping a chunk from me. I scream before I roar in her face. She shrieks back. Chest heaving, nose to nose. Not breaking eye contract. When she wraps her legs around me and squeezes.She tightens her hold, and it’s like being squeezed by a dam
Asteria POV.Time has stilled. It has been filled with mating and fighting. I have no clue what day it is or the time or even if this is happening. All I know is that Carter is worthy. He has proven that long before my mating season hit.“Mmm, don’t stop.” I moan as he pulls my legs open further, bending my knees and pushing them into my chest as he feasts on my pussy. He is ravenous. Just like I have been.His tongue fucks me good as his fingers join his tongue. I moan loudly, my head thrown back, before I look back at him. My hand in his hair.“I’m coming.” I moan out as he increases his pace licking up to my clit before he sucks on it hard, causing me to scream his name. My legs feel like jello but I don’t care. He is my mate, and mine alone.He pulls away and kisses up my stomach to my lips, and I kiss him back greedily. Tasting myself on his tongue. I fucking love it. I push him back gently and he helps me off the dining table. I drop to my knees in front of him.Taking his hard
Asteria POV.I wake up, still wrapped in Carter’s arms as I stretch and roll so I’m facing him. His eyes are closed, but I know he is pretending to be asleep.I kiss his lips and he moans and I chuckle as I move back from him as he opens one eye and smiles at me.“Morning.” He says and pulls me back to his chest and I chuckle at him as he rolls, pinning me under him. Kissing every inch of my face. I giggle as he begins to tickle me. I squeal and roll him again. Sitting on him, I pin his arms above his head. He groans and bucks his hips and I lean down and kiss him.“Morning.” I release his arms, and he sits up before he hugs me to him.“Are you sore anywhere?” he asks and I shake my head, surprisingly I’m not. Not like the last time. But then again, I was human back then.“No, I’m great. Are you ok?” I ask and he smiles at me before he claims my lips in a gentle kiss.“Always.” He says when we pull apart. I look around the room and my eyes widen. Fucking hell.“Carter, I am so sorry.
Asteria POV.Looking into his beautiful violet-blue eyes, I smile to myself. When I think about me being a potential hybrid. That couldn’t be possible, could it?“When is the next full moon?” I ask as he pulls his phone from his back pocket and types away on it.“Three weeks.” He shows me the screen on his moon app and it’s not just any moon, it’s a super moon.“Ok, we can work with this. You are already changing. For your first shift, we will need to be at the beach mansion.” I tell him and he looks at me, confused.“Why would we need the beach mansion?” he asks, and I smile softly at him. I cup his cheek with my hand and he leans in to it, turning his cheek to kiss my palm.“When you shift during the full moon, you will need the ocean. The ocean during a full moon is magical. There is a certain magic in the water. It will help with the transition.” I tell him when I snort and start laughing. Carter looks at me, concerned that I am having some kind of mental breakdown.“What’s so fun
Carter POV.Swimming with Asteria is the best thing I could have ever experienced. The way she guided me, the way she is gentle and understanding. I chuckle to myself at that thought. The siren queen being gentle. I know she can be savage but this side of her; I love. I love her anyway, all of her, but this side, the gentle nurturing side, is something else. She is a true queen.“A luna queen.” Lykos says and I couldn’t agree more. Since I have become a Lycan. Lykos has been teaching me what he knows about wolves and lycans. I think it safe to say I am now completely comfortable with being a shifter. I always knew I was different growing up.I grew bigger and stronger than my peers in school. I was faster, too. Now I know why. I always thought the voice in my head was just my conscience. Who would have thought it was Lykos all along?“She will be more protective of our little hybrid than any other mother. What I understand about sirens is that they are strongly protective of the young
Asteria POV.That was fun. Poor Carter, he looks green around the gills. I approach him, fighting the urge to laugh when he straightens up, holding his chest.“You ok?” I ask as I rub his arm and he turns to look at me. He is in shock. Fuck! Great going Asteria, you have given him a heart attack.“What? Yeah, sorry I’m ok,” He says and I fidget with my fingers when he runs his hand over his hair and I turn away from him, smiling, silently laughing, holding a hand to my mouth as we walk towards the packhouse.The pack is unusually quiet. Maybe they are on a pack run? I walk up the steps and push the door open. Yeah, they must be on a pack run. Carter takes my hand and we walk inside and sit in the sitting room.Something doesn’t feel right. I look around the room and I notice there are no pictures of Perla, but then again, I wouldn’t expect him to keep any of her. But that isn’t what is strange. I stand and move around the room.Looking at everything, the room is the same as I remember
Asteria POV.Sitting in the living room of the packhouse. Javier has entered freshly changed with his Beta Liam. Javier sits opposite to us with Liam sitting next to him.“You said you had some questions?” Javier asks, and I take a breath as I get comfortable.“Yes, I want to know if Perla ever shifted into a wolf or if you ever shifted into a siren?” I ask him and he looks from me to his Beta and he turns back to me and shakes his head as he leans back, resting his foot over his knee.“No, she remained a siren, and I remained a wolf. Why?” he asks and I look at Carter and he turns to Javier.“Because I am becoming a hybrid. So we wanted to know if this had happened with you and Perla. Or if this has ever happened before?” Carter says and I nod in agreement to his statement.“No, as far as I am aware as you will be Asteria. That only humans can be turned if they have specific shifter DNA.” He says and I agree because that is right. Even dormant DNA can be awakened. I mean, look at Mia
Asteria POV.It has been a few weeks since we went to the pack and were now back at the beach mansion. Tonight is the full moon.We are celebrating. We have invited our friends to Carter’s first shift, just like they do when a werewolf shifts for the first time. I thought it was only right to do this for him. Sirens shift from birth, and this is a monumental occasion.I flush the toilet and brush my teeth again. The morning sickness hit me two weeks ago and I’m sporting a small baby bump.Every opportunity that Carter gets, he is always touching my belly, either with his hands or his lips. Every night after my nightly swim and we are settled in bed. He lifts my top and reads a story to my belly. It is the cutest thing I have ever seen.But this morning sickness is the only downside. I have never known a siren to have this sickness. But then again, I am on land, so that could be a reason. But who knows?Dani told me she was as sick as a dog for the first four months of her pregnancy an