Jay's POV: I sat on the floor, trying to breathe calmly while Debby stood in her human form in front of me. She was a fucking wolf shifter! She really was a werewolf! That was the only thing that went through my mind over and over again. Not only that, but the size of her in her wolf form was big, bigger than a bear. If it hadn't been lying down, would it have reached the roof? I didn't want to think it through because it was scary as hell! My body was trembling, and sweat was running down my face. When she knelt down and raised her hand to touch me, I quickly moved back, almost falling on my back, then swallowed hard. My breath was labored, and my throat felt so dry. She sadly stood up with a pained, sad expression on her face. "Do you now hate me, Jay? Am I now a monster in your eyes that you don't even want me to touch or be around you?" she asked in a cracked voice as tears filled her eyes. I instantly got to my feet and raised my trembling hand towards her. I was still i
Olivia's POV: I sat on my bed, debating whether to call Jay or not. After learning about Debby's connection to Damon and now to Jay, I felt relieved, but at the same time, I wanted to know how he was doing. He was still Micah's father, whether I liked it or not, and eventually, he would either find her or she would seek him out. I needed to resolve everything with him before that could happen. I glanced at Alec's cell phone for a moment, then dialed Jay's number. I didn't want Alec to question me about what I was doing or why I had his cell phone, which is why I made the call in private, in my room. After spending another night together, he went to see Damon and left his cell phone behind. It wasn't a good decision to take it without asking him, but I had to get in touch with Jay. "Hello," Jay's voice came through, and I sighed in relief that he had answered. "It's me," I said softly. "Olivia!" he exclaimed. "Yes, it's me," I replied. "Where are you? Are you alright?" he ask
August's POV: I walked into a cafe in the evening and sighed softly as I looked around. The twins sat at the end, looking at me. As usual, they got almost every woman's attention without doing anything. They were in their casual clothes, yet the leather jackets and dark sunglasses they had on made them look even cooler than they already were. I rolled my eyes and dragged myself to where they were. "What do you want?" I asked seriously as I sat down opposite them. "Your greeting sucks," Ryan answered seriously, then took off his glasses as the entire cafe went silent. I didn't want to look around because I knew what expression almost every woman had. "Did you call me here to scold me, or is there a problem at the territory?" I asked seriously. "There isn't any problem at the territory. We came in here to buy something, and we figured that saying hi to you wouldn't kill," Evan answered, then took off his glasses as murmurs broke out. I could hear exactly what they were chatteri
A year later Olivia's POV: "I still want to know why you want to name your children Asian names," I said seriously to Sherry. She rubbed her hand gently on her pregnant stomach then smiled. "That's because I admire their culture a lot and everything. After learning a lot of things from Xiao, I figured, why not?" she answered happily, then looked at the clock on the wall. The men were outside waiting to welcome Jay and Debby, who were coming with Daisy for the first time. When Jay, his parents, Martinez, and Debby visited Micah for the first time in town, we bumped into Damon and it almost ended up horribly. Damon wanted Debby dead and out of his sight! Jay and I had to beg like children to have him show mercy. After a few minutes, Sherry talked to him in private, and that seemed to calm him down. After that encounter, I tried to do my best to get closer to him so he could lower his guard and accept Jay's visit in the pack. It took Sherry, Alec, and me months to convince him. He
Ian's POV : I sat quietly outside our pack, under a huge tree, on a bench, looking at Amelia who was playing with the orphaned pups from the orphanage. Even after some years had passed, she was still the same lady I fell in love with: kind, gentle, respectful, loving, and hardworking. Nothing about her had changed, not even her beauty. "When will you ever stop looking at her like that?" Neo asked as he approached me. "What do you mean by that?" I asked. "Do I look at her like she's all I have on earth?" I continued to ask seriously. "Yes, but at times you look at her like you want to bend her over and thrust your..." "Neo! That's enough," I warned loudly, cutting him off before he could finish his sentence. He sighed loudly, then took a step closer and slowly sat down on the bench next to me. "Tomorrow is Tamara's birthday. She will be turning sixteen, and you know how important it will be for her. Also, Felix is looking forward to us attending the party," he said as I sighe
Roxanne's POV : "For a Beta, you sure talk big," I said coldly. As it was, I was slowly losing my calmness. "So what if I am a Beta? Should I be scared of you?" Larson asked in a mocking tone. "Oh well," I whispered, then took a few steps closer and stood in front of him. "You should fucking run," I said in a serious, husky voice as my wolf came through. He inhaled sharply, then uncomfortably lowered his gaze to the ground. "Did you not hear me, loser? I said...." A hand on my shoulder made me turn with a loud growl. When my eyes met my father's angry gaze, my wolf quickly retreated. "What is going on, Roxanne?" he asked seriously as I sighed heavily. "Dad, we were just having a little fun," I muttered, then glanced at Kyle who was upstairs looking down at us with his arms folded. "Did you snitch on me?" I asked him seriously through our pack's mind link. "What if I did?" he asked back teasingly. "You little fucking piece of..." "Uh, uh. No cursing, young lady!" Father
Roxanne's POV: "Honey, you know wearing a beautiful dress for just one day couldn't kill you, right?" Mother asked seriously while Father drove. "What's wrong with my skinny jeans and vest?" I asked back seriously. "Everything. You look like a homeless, stranded omega who's picked up by an alpha on the streets to become his servant out of kindness," Kyle answered while playing with his gamepad. I was about to fire back when Larson's laughing voice caught my attention. I looked at him coldly, giving him a glare. When our eyes met, his laughter instantly died out. Kyle, who was sitting between us, looked up and glanced at both of us for a quick second before going back to his gamepad. "Dad, Roxanne wants to pick a fight with Larson," he reported as Father looked at us through his rear-view mirror. I sighed and turned slightly to look out the window in silence. I still couldn't understand why Larson was traveling with us. I understood that we were all invited to Tamara's birthd
Roxanne's POV: "I told you to be gentle with her, didn't I?" I heard a deep voice with an accent say, followed by an intimidating hiss. "I'm sorry, master. Next time, I'll be careful," a lighter male voice responded. "There won't be a next time, you..." The words were cut short when I opened my eyes and slowly sat upright, touching my head. I still felt somehow dizzy, and my headache was killing me. "Leave," came a dominant command that made me feel uncomfortable. I found myself trying to stand up before I lost my balance. I was about to hit the ground when a large arm went around my waist and held me. The headache instantly subsided, replaced by beautiful tingles that spread throughout my entire body. My wolf was as shocked as she was concerned for us. I, too, was stunned. I carefully turned with widened eyes to look at the man who was holding me. No matter what, he was my mate! I could feel it, and so could my wolf. The room was somehow dark, so I couldn't make out his fa
Kyle's POV Yuki was so happy to meet her mother and brother, but she was also a little scared to face her father. I had to step in and hold her hand to give her courage.If he was going to yell at her, then I was going to be pleasant too. That's exactly what I thought and did.I stood by her side, and surprisingly, Alpha Damon was so happy to see her.After that, we all chatted and had a few drinks.Later on, we went to sleep, and now that the ceremony was happening today, I was feeling so nervous."Kyle, focus," Larson mind-linked me."I'm sorry," I mind-linked him back and looked at the pack members who were in front of us.There were a lot of them, and it made the stage we were on look like a small place.Right behind us were our family members, and Larson and I were a few steps away from my father, who was giving a speech.I looked to my far right and saw Yuki standing there with a smile. She looked very beautiful yet elegant at the same time. She already gave off the vibes of a
Kyle's POV It felt so unreal when my father called Larson and me into his office to tell us how we had to prepare ourselves because tomorrow the ceremony was going to take place.All we could do was look at each other and then at him in excitement. We were also nervous about everything."How are you feeling?" Larson asked me seriously.We were in the training field exercising."A little of everything. You know, scared, nervous, excited, and happy," I answered simply."What about you? How do you feel?" I asked."I feel so nervous and scared, but also excited because I have always looked forward to standing by your side when you take over as Alpha," he answered."I'm glad," I said honestly."Larson and Kyle, go to the border right now," my father's command came through the pack's mind link."Gosh, what now?" I whispered and then began to walk to the border with Larson right by my side."Maybe we are receiving other visitors," he said."Like who? Every member of our family is right in t
Ian's POV"Are you sure they aren't close by?" I asked Neo."I am positive, Ian. Tamara, Lexi, and Yuki went to give Tanya a tour of our pack. As for Blade, Larson and Kyle, they went to help Nana and Sharon with something," he answered."Okay," I whispered, then cleared my throat and looked at everyone seriously."I'm glad to have you all here today, and I'm also kind of proud of you, August, for choosing your mate instead of some women who took you out of your misery," I said, then laughed softly when he rolled his eyes."The main reason I asked most of you to come over wasn't only because of August, but because of my son and nephew," I said, and then moved forward."I have wanted to take a step away from everything and finally step back from being an active Alpha for a few years now. Unfortunately, Amelia was against it because she knew Kyle wasn't ready. That's why we sent him to the training camp," I said seriously."But now Amelia and I truly believe he is ready. We have also se
August's POV "Are you okay?" Tanya asked seriously.I wasn't okay in any way, but I wasn't going to tell her that.I was already nervous while driving, but now that we were here, I felt like I had made a wrong decision.I could see the twins laughing and mocking Tanya, and us fighting because of that. I could also see Felix making a lame comment about how I went for the daughter after the mother failed to make me stay."I am fine," I answered and then frowned when I looked at the entrance.Something was definitely wrong.Not only did we cross Ian's pack, but we were parked close to the pack house, yet no one was there to welcome us. Not even the warriors, when it was so obvious that Ian knew I had crossed his border."Shall we go and knock?" she asked."Yes," I answered and then got out and went to open the door for her."Thank you," she said softly when she stepped out."Don't mention it," I answered and then shut the door."Do I look okay?" she asked in a low tone.I looked at her
Felix's POV"Remind me again, why didn't we use the portal?" I asked Chase, who was driving the car."I told you already, Sammy. Lee and Jeannie will be running a little late," he answered and then gave me a warm smile."They just had to go and visit them; how annoying," I muttered."Family is never annoying," he said in a low tone, then focused on the road.He was right; family was everything, but I was still annoyed that Lee chose to go and visit his family with Jeannie right after Ian had told us about his plans for Kyle and Larson's succession.“Screw him,” I whispered softly."Hey, sweetheart, we have reached," he informed me simply.I looked at the pack house that was visible from afar after we had crossed the border, then sighed.I was really looking forward to seeing my baby girl more than anyone. Besides that, I missed Ian and Amelia a lot, but I wasn't going to openly admit it until they said it first."Remember what we talked about? No more showing disgust towards Larson. W
Kyle's POV "You sound grumpy," Lui said to me on the phone."Maybe it's because your sister hasn't picked up any of my calls. I miss her a lot, and I think you understand how I feel. Or maybe it's because Larson can't stop rubbing it in my face how happy he is," I answered seriously.Yesterday, when he went back with Tamara, I did want them to have a good time together.But when they came back laughing and walking hand in hand, I envied them. I wished Yuki could be here with me. I felt so lonely, and so did Lionel."I told you how she was busy helping Mom out with something. When she is free, I will tell her to call you," he answered."Well, we can't all feel the same way, can we?" I muttered."Dude, she does love you a lot; she is just very busy. Also, is that how a soon-to-be Alpha acts and reacts? Have more dignity and faith in everything and everyone," he said loudly."Says the guy who can't take his mate to that magical place we were," I answered in a mocking tone."How did you
Larson's POV "Do you like the smell?" Tamara asked with a smile.I inhaled deeply and then nodded."I like it," I answered simply.We were in a store looking at perfumes and trying to see which one suited me the most. Although she looked serious whenever she didn't like a scent, she seemed to have a lot of fun.My plan was to go out to eat, but when she saw the store, she asked me to pull over, and I couldn't say no."Although I love this a lot, let me check out that purple one at the far end of the shelf," she said and then went to grab it.I turned and looked at the jewelry display that was close to the entrance. Since we walked in, my eyes had been set on a beautiful blue diamond necklace and how amazing it would look if she wore it."She would love it," my wolf said, making me chuckle."I don't think so. Since we walked in, she didn't even spare a glance at the jewelry," I answered."Maybe she is being considerate of us," he said seriously."Please, we’ve been getting a monthly
Dusk's POV "Maybe a little rest will do," my father said with concern."I don't need rest right now, Father. I want to be stronger and better," I answered seriously."You will with time, but all I am asking you to do right now is rest," he said.I looked at him coldly and then nodded."Fine, I will rest," I answered and then went to sit on a beach that was under a huge tree.The training field was wide and a large area that most warriors used. But there was a certain side that was considered a resting place. Only a few warriors came there to rest, and we figured it would be a good place to use for my training.I hated being watched, and my father knew that. That's why I was relieved when he chose this place."You stay here; I'll be right back. Oh, and I'll ask your sister to bring you some cold water," he said and then walked away.Micah was my cousin, but because my father took her as a daughter, she became my sister.I paid no mind to that because I loved having her as a sister. I
Tamara's POV"Making a speech like that is a little too much," I said seriously in Larson's room.When he called my phone and asked me to come over, I didn't know what to expect, so I put on my best outfit and applied light makeup to my face.As soon as I reached his door, he opened it, grabbed my hand, pulled me in, and shut the door behind us.He was so excited that he couldn't wait for me to sit down when he told me how he and Kyle were soon going to be the acting Beta and Alpha.I was sincerely happy and proud; that's why I hugged him tightly and told him exactly how I was feeling.When I pulled back and sat down, he began sharing a few speeches that he would say on the actual day and asking for my opinion.I told him the truth, and he went on to make a few adjustments to those I liked."Maybe I shouldn't do any of them, seeing how I have never heard anyone ever doing it before," he said in a dejected tone."What? No, you should. Just because no one has ever done it, it doesn't me