Aurora knew that she was losing, and fast, but she was putting up a good fight too. She would be damned before she let these people take her away to do God knows what.“Bitch, you’re up to it again,” one of the vampires said, and Aurora raised her brow with a cocky smirk. But there were a lot of wounds in places she could point to, and others that she knew she would only discover later.This fight would have been fairer if she had a normal wolf healing ability, but since she was an omega and her wolf was absent, her healing rate was a lot slower than a regular wolf’s.“Of course, what else did you expect when you brought five of you, even though you expected me to be very out of it?” she said, and the werewolf scoffed.“You’re really made for that damn man. You two are ridiculously cocky,” he said, gesturing to Maverick, who was still leaning on the car, and Aurora shrugged.“Well, you guys don’t make it hard to be cocky,” Aurora said, using a speed spell, and before any of the witche
Aurora struggled to drag Maverick through the door and into the bedroom. Supporting his drunk weight, she grunted, “Why the hell are you so heavy? Is it normal for lycans, or is it just because you’re an asshole?”Of course, he didn’t reply. All he managed was incoherent gibberish that meant nothing to her.He had sobered up slightly and was muttering nonsense, but he was still far too intoxicated. There was no way the cocky Lycan King would have let her carry him all the way from the car, through the lobby, up the elevator, and into the room if he had been in his right mind.Aurora exhaled heavily as she threw Maverick onto the bed. She adjusted her clothes and stared at him tiredly. It seemed The Seekers had decided not to follow her. She hadn’t encountered them on her way home after Taylor and Cali came to her rescue.As she turned to leave, she paused, glancing back at him. He still had his shoes on, along with his coat and other layers that would make sleeping uncomfortable. She w
Aurora hesitated, and Maverick turned to look at her with a raised brow. He waited for her to continue, but she kept faltering.“What?” he asked, and she quickly looked away.“Uh… Tha… Thanks for yesterday,” she finally said, but he continued to stare at her as if he couldn’t make sense of what she was saying. “I learned from those people that the drink was meant for me, and you went ahead and drank it. It would have been dangerous for you if it had been poisonous,” she continued, but he only shrugged.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he replied simply, opening the door. He got out of the car, and Aurora opened her side and stepped out as well. She knew he understood what she was saying but was choosing to let it rest, which was probably for the best. Still, she was grateful.“If anything, I should be the one thanking you. You took care of me when I was drunk—that’s no easy feat,” he said with a small smile. Aurora chuckled, a blush creeping onto her cheeks as she remembered t
Aurora fastened her seatbelt as Maverick turned on the engine. “So, what is that thing you used to identify the Blood Moon members?” she asked curiously.“That’s a trade secret. I’m not sharing it with you,” Maverick replied, smirking. “Figure it out on your own.”Aurora scoffed in disbelief. “You’re cheeky,” she said, shaking her head.He merely shrugged as he pulled onto the road. “Vincent doesn’t seem to be involved with The Seekers,” she noted.“No, he isn’t,” Maverick agreed. “What isn’t clear is whether the Blood Moon Pack is working with them or if it’s The Seekers pretending to be members of the pack.”“Or maybe they’ve bought off some of the pack members, or already have a foothold in that pack. The possibilities seem endless,” Aurora suggested thoughtfully.Maverick nodded. “I’ll feel safer when we’re back at the pack,” she added.“We’ll fly out later today,” he said.“I thought we were waiting until tomorrow,” she remarked, surprised.“Not anymore. We’ll pack our things whe
“A little birdie told me about what you were doing, Alpha Maverick, and I have to commend you as the nuttiest person of the year,” Stephanie said with an eye roll, but Maverick didn’t reply to her.“You tell him, what the fuck is his problem?” Alec asked, and Maverick sighed but still didn’t respond to his best friend. “You’re pulling yourself into trouble with all these shits you’re up to these days,” Alec added.“I don’t think it’s only Maverick to blame here. There’s also Aurora, who agreed to be friends,” Anabella said, and Alec groaned in irritation.“It takes two to tangle,” Stephanie added.“Two?” Alec scoffed with an annoyed frown. “Forget about it. He’s capable of making one tangle on its own. With him, it takes one to tangle.”“Moving to the next matter at hand, The Seekers are up to something not funny at all,” Maverick said, steering the conversation back to the issue.“And what does that have to do with us?” Alec asked with a shrug.“They might have something to do with t
They sat in their positions until Sally returned with a box in her hands. Dropping it on the table, she glanced at the two of them, sighed heavily, and opened the box.Sally began removing various items: papers, hairpins, bracelets, rings, and some tiny crystals. Paying no mind to most of them, she eventually paused, staring at the contents before pulling out a stack of photos lying face down. Turning one over, she gazed at it, her eyes watering.With shaky hands and a sniffle, she handed the photo to Aurora.Aurora stared at the man in the picture. He had the same hair color as hers, the same olive skin, lively brown eyes, and a big smile that could likely light up the entire Moonlight Pack. He wore denim jeans, a white top, and a brown leather jacket. His man bun was adorned with many hairpins and held together by a shiny hairband that seemed oddly familiar to Aurora. Rings decorated his fingers, and he held a beautiful, sparkly wand in his hand.He looked so happy and vibrant. From
"Saxton Thorne Devlin," Floyd began, sitting in his designated chair in the meeting room of the building assigned to the Night Pack. His eyes were fixed firmly on the document in his hand, and his posture was relaxed. "The sixteenth Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack and the worst of all the Alphas before him. Exceptionally cruel, he seems to have some kind of vendetta against our pack and has been eyeing our territory for years. He’s now confirmed to be working with The Seekers. He has a mate, Phoebe Brian Devlin, a former member of the Moonlight Pack, but their relationship is terrible. He hardly considers her important."Floyd continued, "His Beta, Rees Caiden, has been his best friend for the past thirteen years. Saxton has no parents, and there are rumors he killed his own father, though nothing has been confirmed.""That’s highly possible," Jared chimed in. "I doubt the former Alpha would have just given up his power to his son willingly. Dorian Devlin was known for his greed and blo
He continued to look at her, wondering what kind of reaction he might get if he reached over and took her face in his hand like they used to do before he ruined everything. It likely wouldn’t be a good one, but he still felt like he should try.What he wouldn’t give to have her body close to his like before, to feel her comforting presence and see her smile, assuring him she would always be there.She would be close to him, her scent—always sweet and familiar—lingering in the air. He would feel the warmth of her skin surround him, the ultimate source of comfort, like his favorite blanket. Her eyes would lock with his, and while he never fully understood her fascination with his gaze, he knew it had always been there, offering him a strange sense of solace.If she wasn’t looking into his eyes, she would be burying her nose in his neck or chest, seeking her own comfort or simply trying to figure something out.When she wasn’t doing any of that, her lips would be at work—smiling to reass
“Were you able to find Maverick?” Easton asked as soon as she was in front of the house, he was talking with Alec about Pack matters and since Ferix was helping him too, it seemed to be urgent.“HI Aurora,” Ferix greeted and she nodded.“We were able to find him and he knows who Phoebe is but he also didn’t want to have anything to do with me.”“Talk about some big misfortune, it is making me want to wring Phoebe’s head.” Ferix snorted.“Me too.” Easton added.“That makes three of us, but I have something to do now,” Aurora said and entered the house.“Isn’t Daphne here?” Aurora stared around the whole place and turned to Regina when she found no sight of the woman she was looking for.“I thought she followed you? Didn’t you go to look for Phoebe and Alpha together?” Regina asked and Aurora sighed. “She told me that you already picked the location or something around that line.”“I had no idea that she followed me but I doubt that she hadn’t run away,” Aurora murmured to herself befor
Maverick stared at Phoebe who had shifted back to human form in devastation and betrayal, he couldn’t even manage anger with the reeling that was going on in his head, though, there was no way to prove it everything that Aurora was saying was true about him was something that clashed and overturned everything that he had always believed in.He was supposed to be an hunter but here he discovered that he belonged to the species that he had been ordering and the woman who he had always thought was his best friend lied about everything to him and was his enemy, a woman who was very desperate and would do anything and everything to keep him by her side.“It is a lie Maverick! You are not a werewolf! Aren’t you supposed to feel your wolf if you were one since all these days? She is your ex, she betrayed you before and would do anything to separate us again,” Phoebe insisted.“Why should I lie about something like that if I have gone to someone that I liked? I wouldn’t be back here looking f
Phoebe stared at Maverick who was walking with slumped shoulder while also carrying Robb on his shoulder, she had suggested that they leave the place as soon as possible but he had refused and told her that Robb had always told him that if he ever died one day, he wanted to be buried at the back of his little place.Damn man was jeopardizing her plan even when he was dead after pushing Maverick to pursue Aurora when he was alive.“Maverick.” She called but he only continued walking ahead.“I don’t want to talk to anyone right now,” Maverick replied and she frowned in anger.It was bad enough that they had to make a stop at their place but now he was even ignoring her, it was draining the energy that would have made her excited that she drove a wedge between him and Aurora. The bitch didn’t even show up and she was sure that Mani would have told him about everything that happened.She stared ahead and a smirk appeared on her lips. Sure, the plan wasn’t working the way she was working b
Maverick searched around the forest with a bit of panic striking his nerve, there was something bad about the nerves that kept crawling up his nerve, it was like danger was just lurking around the corner. It didn’t help matters that neither Cara nor Robb were around, he hadn’t seen Robb since he said that he had to get something from the woods and he had absolutely no idea what was going on.“Maverick!” He heard Cara’s voice in the distance and immediately turned to the direction. “Maverick!”He could see her running towards him and he hurried over to her and that was when he noticed the panic that was on her face.“Cara, what is wrong?” He asked and she tried to regulate her breathing.She huffed for a bit before she started talking breathlessly. “Maverick! Robb is dead!”“What?!” He asked with widened eyes. He moved closer to her and smelled her body before his eyes almost narrowed into slits.“Fucking werewolves!” He growled. “Lead the way!”Cara nodded and the two of them broke in
Daphne hastened her step as soon as she was in a darker part of the alley, she had been having the feeling that someone had been following her as soon as she left the pub and her instinct continued to tell her not to stay and find out who the person was because it was dangerous.She ran and took another corner but she was stopped by something and before she could react, she was punched in the stomach and sent sprawling on the floor.She hated combat the most, she preferred when she wielded her magic so she tried to gather some energy from around her but she found out that she couldn’t do anything of the sort.“Escaping now, aren’t you?” She heard in front of her and saw Mani standing there with her hands folded across her chest.“What the hell do you think that you are doing?” Daphne scoffed. “Do you think that you are something simply because you crossed over to that bitch’s side? I could end her if I wanted.”“Well, you can tell her better than when we meet her,” Mani said plainly a
“What could have made you come to see me tonight?” Daphne asked with a smirk as soon as Phoebe sat down in front of her, they were at the town pub where they usually meet up, it was late at night and both of them were wearing something that covered their face in order not to be recognized.“What else other than the fact that Maverick is almost driving me crazy?” She groaned in annoyance and Daphne raised a brow at her.“Oh? He can make you angry? I thought that you were having the best time of your life?” Daphne asked and Phoebe glared at her but it couldn't be said for a fact whether she saw it because both of them were deep at the darkest corner, the flicker of dim red light reaching them once in a while.“I was, until Aurora appeared out of the blue and now they met and he wouldn’t keep his mouth shut about her for the briefest minute.”“I told you that separating two mated people isn’t going to be easy,” Daphne shrugged and Phoebe glared at her once again.“She was supposed to be
“You would believe who we saw today,” Ferix said and Aurora raised a brow at her.“Who?”“It was Phoebe and Daphne, caught red-handed with her memory because she was talking about you,” Regina replied.“She saw both of you?” Aurora asked Easton and Ferix who nodded.“Yeah. I took Regina along because why not? She wasn’t able to keep her cool when she saw all of us and it was visible in her face that she recognized all of us, she even said my name,” Easton replied. “We were just going to scout out the place of the council but we couldn’t find and decided to come home but we met yours truly on the way and she kept ranting about you being back to take her man.”“Is that bitch high on a big dose of delusions?” Sadie asked with disgust. She remembered the time she had treated and had mistakenly thought she was normal like everyone else, who knew that she was just bat shit crazy. “How is he her man when he is clearly Aurora’s mate?”“Then the big picture is getting clearer. Daphne is one of
Aurora found herself sitting with Maverick again, her attention was all on him as he answered a question she asked but she would be lying to herself if she said that she heard any of the thing that he was saying but she had to jolt back when he waved a hand in his face and Aurora knew that she had been caught staring.“Are you even listening?” He asked with an amused smirk and she stared at him like a deer caught in the headlights before she nodded her head continuously.“Yeah, yes, of course, I am listening,” she answered.“What was I talking about?”“Your hunting experience?” She said but it came as a question.“We were past that, were you even here at all?” His eyes carried his amusement.“Of course I was, just a bit less than you have wanted,” Aurora said with a small awkward chuckle. There was no in hell she was going to tell him that she had been staring at him the whole time but it would be a surprise if he knew already.“Just so you don’t know, I was telling you that you have
Maverick ran fast in time just too dodge a rogue that was coming for him, he hardly stand probably on his feet before he turned swiftly and shot the werewolf in the neck before driving another bullet through its stomach, of course, it tried to stand up again but another final shoot made him fall back, it jerked on the floor again, it changed back to its human form and stared straight at the predator that was in front of him.His eyes widened when he saw that it was him and Maverick wondered if there was something with some of the werewolves, most of them usually looked shocked whenever they saw him. A determination to know what was with the odd reaction surged through him and he knelt beside the werewolf who was still staring at him in both fear and shock.“Al...Al…” he muttered and Maverick moved closer to him with furrowed brows.“What do you say?” He asked.“Mave…” The man trailed off and Maverick raised a brow at him, how on earth did this werewolf know his name?“How do you know