Zane's POVMy shirt came off first, flying to one corner of the room and then I slipped my pants down, taking my underwear along with it and out sprang my weeping cock, glistening with precum.Jaselyn grimaced at the sight of it and I grinned with pride.“I'll try not to hurt you but I can't make promises, I like it a bit rough.” I alerted her.“Of course. You being nice to me was too good to be true.”“I'll have you singing a different tune soon.”I moved between her legs and spread them wider. I pumped my dick a few times and then finally, fucking finally, I was lining himself up with her entrance. I grabbed her thigh with bruising force, squeezing, as the tip of my cock lightly brushed against her hole. From the corner of my eyes, I could see her hold her breath in anticipation as I pressed in, softly at first and then with increasing force.“You have to open up, babygirl.” I gritted out as her tight entrance resisted the intrusion.“I’m trying,” She gasped. “You didn’t exactly giv
Zane's POVI open the door to my bedroom slowly, hoping not to wake Isla up but I'm surprised to see her up, sitting back on our bed and glaring at me.Could she have been waiting for me? But I told her not to since I'd be with Jaselyn today. My eyes briefly dart to the wall clock and I see that it's 1AM. She's usually in bed at this time since she finds it difficult to wake up early.“Isla, you're up?” I ask as I close the door.“Obviously. I couldn't sleep.” She retorts and I need no other sign to know that she's mad at me. She's the one who came up with the idea of making Jaselyn our surrogate and she urged me to go to her but somehow, she can't seem to hide her anger everytime I return. I know it's because she loves me but I can't for the life of me understand what goes on in the head of women.Too tired to try to placate her, I walk over to my side of the bed and get in for the night but she stops me by grasping my wrist.“What are you doing?” She questions in an edgy tone.“Wha
Jaselyn's POVThe chirping of birds by my window jolts me out of sleep and I wince at the strong ache in my back. I rub my sore back and wipe my eyes, trying to regain my bearings and that's when it happens— flashes of a passionate night, the Alpha's ministrations and the way he looked when he climaxed.My aching back is forgotten in an instant as I clamp my hands to my burning face. Now that I'm not drunk on ecstacy, all of it feels so embarrassing I could die.“I recall you not feeling that way when it happened.” Nila teases and I flush again.“You're not helping!”It's so weird. Why do I even feel this way? It's not like I have any feelings for him, not anymore at least. It's just sex and that's all it's supposed to be. Well that's what I thought until he suddenly flipped the switch last night and treated me like a lover. Is he bipolar or something? It was so unexpected that I didn't have the time to think. Well, it's not like I could have stopped him anyway. He's the Alpha, he g
Jaselyn's POVThe Alpha is calling me? But why? What could he possibly want with me?“If I were you I'd get going.” The maid snapped.“Ah yes, thank you for telling me. Where is the Alpha?” “He just finished his meeting so I think he should be in his office.” She said and continued on while I sighed in exasperation.“Why do you think he's calling us?” Nila asked, equally curious.“I don't know but whatever it is, it can't be good, that's for sure.” I grumbled and made my way to the office.The palace is huge and I haven't really been to every part of it so it took some trial and error but I finally found the Alpha's office.I knocked on the door twice and he told me to come in. He looked up from the documents he was reading.“I called for you a while ago. What took you so long?” He asked and I snickered.“I got lost, are you gonna punish me for that as well?” I muttered and he broke into a laugh which pissed me off.“Eh! What's so funny?” I queried but he just laughed some more. It h
Jaselyn's POV “But—” I try to protest but he stands up abruptly, slamming his hands on the desk.“Don't make me repeat myself, Jaselyn or you'll regret it. From today onwards, I will treat you as exactly what you are, a body to carry my future offspring so fucking undress right now.” He demands through clenched teeth and a slight pain stabs through my heart as I begin taking off my clothes with shaky hands.“I don't have the time for this. Leave the dress on and just take off your panties.” He growls and I do exactly as he says.He grabs my arm and roughly pushes me to the wall and my breath hitches as I find myself trapped by his body.“Turn around, hands on the wall and ass out.” He instructs and the fear that thrums through me makes me do it almost instantly.What is going on? Did I say something wrong? I only spoke the truth. I don't like this game he keeps on playing with me so I called him out on it. Why is he behaving like he's the one getting betrayed and mistreated?“Spread
Jaselyn's POV“Don't come in, Rion. I'm in the middle of something very important. We'll talk later.” Zane finally speaks and the grasp on the door knob seems to release.“Oh. You could have just said so. I'll come by later then.” Rion replies and shortly after, I hear his retreating footsteps. My ears ring in static and my heart constricts as my breath hitches. My body trembles with unfurling pleasure as my nether region aches and contracts. It's only then that I realize that I had been having an orgasm mixed with adrenaline. It was triggered when I thought that Rion was going to come in and catch us.The realization fills me with shame as I catch my breath, trying to come down from my high.“Don’t clench so hard, I wanna take my sweet time with you. You can relax now, he's gone.” Zane says and I release a breath I didn't even know I was holding.“I want you to do something for me. Keep your cheeks nice and spread.” Zane's voice rumbled in his chest and I felt it against my back. My
Jaselyn's POVAfter what went down in Zane's office, I'm glad that he actually left the palace. The only pitfall being that Rion went with him. I heard that they were visiting another Pack for a very important meeting with the Alpha. I'm not sure of the details.Before they left, a lot of people went to see them off but of course I stayed back. I would prefer not to see Zane ever again if I could help it. But at the same time, I felt bad for not being able to say goodbye to Rion. I would surely miss his company in the time that he's gone.It's the second day since their departure and I wake up with a pain in my lower abdomen. It's only a slight discomfort so I decided to dismiss it but I can't seem to get rid of the anxiety steadily building up within me.It feels like…… like…..“Something bad is going to happen.” Nila completes and I nod.It's probably because Isla is back and Rion isn't here to protect me and neither is Zane to keep his crazy wife in check. “It's better to stay out
Jaselyn's POV My cheek stings and there's a slight ringing in my ear but I refuse to accept defeat. I refuse to let the tears escape.I pull on a mocking smile and look up at her. “Is that all you’ve got?” Another slap lands on the other side of my face. But I still don’t succumb. So there’s another. And Another. And another and another. I lose count on the tenth slap but I still refuse to cry. Isla finally stops and backs away, breathing heavily like she’d just ran a marathon. My cheeks hurt like hell, they’re probably red and swollen. A metallic saltiness fills my mouth from my teeth causing cuts in my mouth due to the assault. My lip is also busted and bleeding but I swallow all my pain, disguising it behind a laugh instead.“Are you satisfied now? You know, I’ve always wondered if you cause others pain just to make up for the joy that you lack. But I know now that you’re just bitter, it’s only your nature to make others suffer. And I really don’t know who’s to blame for that. Ma
Celio's POV The wooden floor creaked under my knees as I scrubbed away at the dirt, pushing the rag back and forth with all the strength my small, 8 year old body could muster. The chill of the mountain wind seeped through the cracks in the old walls, biting at my skin. My hands were raw and red, the rough texture of the rag scraping against my knuckles. I didn’t mind. I didn’t mind the pain, the hunger gnawing at my stomach, or the loneliness that pressed on me like an iron weight. I was used to it.I glanced out the cracked window at the gray sky that mirrored my feelings. The little shack we lived in sat at the base of the mountain, far away from any Pack. Isla had always told me that it was better this way—away from the people who would look at me and know that I wasn’t wanted, that I was abandoned by the very woman who should have loved me most.“Your mother didn’t want you, Celio,” Isla would say, her voice sharp and filled with disdain. “She threw you away like you were nothin
Luka's POV The day started out like any other. Mika, Sawyer, and I were playing in the woods behind the palace, chasing each other through the trees, our laughter echoing in the air. At seven years old, we were pretending to be fierce wolves on a hunt, leaping over fallen logs and dodging branches. It was perfect, like it always was when we were together.But then everything changed in an instant.I heard the thud first—a sound so sharp and heavy that it made my heart skip a beat. I stopped and turned around, the world seeming to move in slow motion as I saw Mika crumple to the ground, his face twisted in pain.“Mika!” I shouted, racing back to him. The sight that met me made my stomach lurch. His leg was twisted at an odd angle, and there was blood—so much blood—pouring out of a long, deep gash along his shin. It covered the grass, bright and red, and kept coming. I couldn’t breathe.Sawyer came running up, her eyes huge and frightened as she saw the blood. “Luka, what happened?” sh
Jaselyn's POV I took his hand, and he pulled me close, holding me from behind as we swayed gently to the music. His lips brushed my ear as he whispered, “You’re beautiful, you know that? Even after everything, you’re still the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. And I’m the luckiest man alive to have you.”Tears pricked my eyes, but they weren’t tears of sadness this time. They were tears of happiness, of gratitude. “Rion… you don’t know how much that means to me.”He kissed my neck softly. “You mean everything to me, Jas.”Suddenly, the music stopped, and a projector flickered on. I turned to see a slideshow of pictures—our memories together. Photos of us when we first arrived at the Pack, a few of the whole family, some from the day of our mating ceremony, which also doubled with the coronation, pictures of us as Alpha and Luna at a few events, including one of us at the Peace Ball. Pictures of me with the twins when they were born and finally, pictures of us with Luka and Mika. I
Jaselyn’s POVExhausted didn’t even begin to cover how I felt. I was beyond it. No, it was more like EXHAUSTED in capital letters, underlined and bold. It had been a few days since Luka and Mika were born, and though I’d prepared myself for the sleepless nights and constant feeding, nothing could have readied me for the complete overwhelm of being a new mother to two newborns at the same time. Rion helped as much as he could. He was always there, doing everything in his power to make things easier for me. But there was only so much even he could do. There were things I had to handle myself—breastfeeding, comforting them when they both decided to cry at the same time, managing the constant pain in my body that hadn’t fully recovered from the trauma of childbirth.Luka was a good feeder. He latched on almost immediately, eager to nurse, but Mika wasn’t doing as well. He struggled with breastfeeding, and that meant more time spent trying to get him to eat, more time stressing about whet
Jaselyn's POVFive years have passed since the birth of our twin boys.And in those years, Luka and Mika had grown into mischievous, spirited children who constantly kept me on my toes. They were inseparable, their bond unbreakable, and they moved through life with a shared sense of curiosity and adventure.Completely identical, they inherited the dominant Solstice genes with their ebony black hair, deep green eyes, and strikingly beautiful features. They were so similar in appearance that even their grandmother couldn’t tell them apart.Only Rion and I could tell which was Luka and which was Mika, and the boys often used this to their advantage, tricking everyone around them. But when they weren’t up to mischief, they were the sweetest children imaginable—kind, considerate, and always eager to bring a smile to my face.They were the best of friends, always looking out for each other. If one fell ill,
Rion's POV“That’s it, Luna,” the midwife encouraged. “The hardest part is over. Just one more push, and we’ll have him out.”Jaselyn nodded weakly, her face pale and slick with sweat. She gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling as she summoned the last of her strength. With a final, desperate scream, she pushed again, her body arching off the bed as she bore down with everything she had left.The baby slipped free with a gush of fluid and blood, his tiny body wriggling and slick in the midwife’s hands. “It’s a boy!” she announced, holding him up for us to see, his loud, piercing cries filling the room.My heart swelled with emotion as I gazed at our son, his tiny face scrunched up in a wail, his fists clenched and shaking. Tears blurred my vision as I looked at Jaselyn. “He’s beautiful,” I choked out, my voice thick with emotion. “Jas, you did it. You gave us a
Rion's POVI slammed my fist against the desk, sending papers flying. The frustration had been building for months, and now it was boiling over. "Dammit!" I cursed, pacing the room in a futile attempt to calm myself. We had conquered the Rain Forest Pack with ease, but it had been a hollow victory. Hadrian, that fool, had chosen to die rather than betray his cousin, Isla. He'd poisoned himself before we could get any information out of him. Another dead end.The Fishers were a twisted bunch. Part of me relished the thought of wiping them out for good, to rid the world of their poison. Isla had slipped through our fingers, and I was beginning to fear we’d never find her. If I could only get my hands on her, I would make her pay for taking Celio. She would wish she had never been born.Blade had been another disappointment, another dead end in our search for Celio. We had pushed him to his absolute limits, hoping that the pain and pressure would force
Jaselyn's POV“Maybe we could…shower together?” I suggested hesitantly. “It might help me relax.”Rion smiled softly, his eyes filled with understanding. “That sounds like a great idea. Come on, let’s get cleaned up.”We both undressed completely, and I followed him into the bathroom. He turned on the shower, adjusting the water temperature until it was just right, then we stepped under the warm spray together.The water cascaded over us, washing away the tension and the grime from the day. Rion wrapped his arms around me from behind, holding me close as the water streamed down our bodies. I leaned back against him, feeling the steady beat of his heart against my back. His touch was gentle, his hands moving over my skin with care, never lingering too long in one place.He washed my hair, his fingers massaging my scalp in slow, soothing circles. I closed my eyes, letting myself relax under
Jaselyn's POVI agreed to see Nae, but only because I needed to know if she could give me any information about where Isla might have taken Celio. It was my only lead, and I wasn’t about to let it slip through my fingers, no matter how much I despised Nae.Before heading to see her, I turned to Rion. His clothes were torn and stained with dirt and blood from the battle. He looked tired, and I could see the weariness in his eyes despite his usual confident stance. He needed rest, and he needed to be taken care of. After everything he had done for me, it was the least I could do for him.“Come with me,” I said softly, taking his hand. I led him back to our bedroom, feeling a mixture of nerves and determination. “Rion, I want our lives to go back to normal,” I began, my voice wavering slightly. “I want to feel close to you again.”He looked at me with a mix of surprise and concern. “Jas, you don’t h