Damon's POV: I was crying because I had been too strong by myself all this time. I was crying because I had found a mate who was kind and willing to be in my embrace. I was crying because I had endured so much without shedding tears for years. Having her arms around me and hearing her comforting voice made me succumb to my weak side. I held her tightly in my arms and rested my head against her shoulder. There was no need to talk about the past in that moment, but we both knew that whatever we had gone through had been very hard for us. When the door opened and Maggie walked in, I quickly pulled back, wiped away my tears, and turned to look at her. She stood at the entrance with a tray in her hands. Her sad expression made me force a smile across my face. "Is that her food?" I asked in a cracked voice while moving my hand back to touch my mate's hand. "Yes," she answered in a low tone. "Good, bring it here," I said, then turned and faced my mate with a genuine smil
Sherry's POV: "Sleep in his room? What exactly was he implying?" I thought to myself. Was he going for my body now that we were both deciding to get to know each other? "Please don't misunderstand me. I will be sleeping on the couch while you take the bed. I would have given you a room or asked Maggie to share hers. Sadly, I can't because I have my reasons," he said. I kept quiet and then nodded. I guess he really did have his own reasons. After all, he was the alpha. "Now then, please open your mouth before the soup gets cold," he instructed. I bit my lower lip and placed my hands together. "Sherry," he called, and that made me open my mouth. After taking a spoonful in my mouth, I couldn't help but smile. It felt like forever since I had tasted something as tasty as the soup. "Is it to your liking?" he asked in a low, concerned tone. "Yes, it's very much to my liking," I answered, then continued to open my mouth willingly. It was somehow embarrassing, but I was hungry, and
Ryan's POV: I sat on the bed, staring at Lexi while she knelt next to me with her gaze lowered to her lap. A few days had gone by, and I was waiting patiently for her to be ready to mate with me. When she called me into her room, I had no idea what she wanted to talk about, but for some reason, I felt very nervous, and I could tell she was too. "You wanted to talk to me, right?" I asked softly. She looked up and nodded. "Yes, but for some reason, I feel embarrassed before even saying what I wanted to say," she answered. "Okay, then will it help if I turn and face the other side? That way, I won't stare at your face when you speak?" I asked. "Yes, that would really help," she answered as I slowly turned and faced the other side. "You can now tell me everything you want to say. Also, please don't hold back," I said. A few seconds went by, then I felt the bed dip, and I heard her shift closer to me. I wanted to turn and look at her, but my wolf growled in warning to keep me in on
Lexi's POV : I was woken up by a very loud knock. As I blinked to clear my vision, I looked to the side of my bed and noticed how empty it was. I stood up in disappointment wrapping a sheet around my naked body then slowly walked to the door with wobbly legs. It was true what Ryan had said, he was really different from Evan yet I loved both of them and how they held me. For the first time I felt whole and very happy. I was finally embraced by them I moved my hand to Ryan's mark which was on the other side of my neck for a second then opened the door. Whitney was looking at me coldly. "Take a bath, dress up and meet me in the dining hall for breakfast." She ordered, then turned and walked away without waiting for an answer. I went to the bathroom and got into the shower, turning it on. Once I was relaxed, I cleaned myself while thinking about how angry she looked. "She couldn't even greet me." I muttered to myself in a whisper. Once I was done, I turned off the water and s
Sherry's POV: "Sherry, I will see you after training. I hope you will have a good time with Maggie while I'm away. Feel free to ask her for anything you want." Those were his last words, which I believed. For hours, I waited for him until Maggie asked me to sleep because it was past 11 pm. I was so surprised that my mate would lie to me about seeing me after his training. Why was he lying to me? Was it because of what I said? I didn't mean to cut him off when he asked about who had blinded me. I just felt scared and insecure for some reason. After that, he sounded hurt, although he did his best to sound okay. When I heard the sound of an opening door, I quickly sat upright on the bed. "Damon," I called softly. A few seconds went by before he cleared his throat. "Why are you awake this late? It's past midnight, you know," he said in a lazy voice, then closed the door. "I was concerned about y-" "Funny. You know you are very funny," he said as I heard his footsteps approach m
Damon's POV: I was angry! No, I was furious about everything! How could she pretend not to be one of my kind?. And how stupid was I not to sense what she truly was? Werewolf or not, I was supposed to figure out what she was. Was I blinded by emotions as I was in the past? "Why me, Moon Goddess, Why?" I asked in a cracked voice as I slowed down my pace in the passage. A lump was forming in my throat, and my eyes were getting blurry from the tears I was refusing to shed. I was still a weak Alpha, even after going through so much pain in the past. I still wanted Sherry to stay by my side. Why was the Moon Goddess giving me such horrible mates to love? I was always good to my pack mates, and I even loved my first mate wholeheartedly. Yet, I suffered a huge loss when my pack went down. Was this punishment for my past sins? My pack was the center of all information because we took in a lot of different rogues who knew so much. Besides that, Maggie came from a long bloodline of seers, a
Sherry's POV: "Leave us," Damon ordered Maggie seriously. "Yes, Alpha," she answered, and then I heard the sound of a door shutting. My arms were still wrapped around his neck, but the only difference was that my hands were wrapped in bandages. Although the injuries were hurting, it wasn't as much as my heart was. My mate had walked out on me and seemed to want to reject me. The fear I had experienced was similar to what I felt back in my pack. My body was slightly trembling, and sweat was forming on my forehead. My cheeks were wet with tears that I couldn't stop shedding, and my breathing was unstable. My chest was rising and falling, and my head was slightly hurting. "Sherry," he called, and I instantly tensed. I was scared of hearing him speak because his tone was still full of anger. "You know what I was thinking a few minutes ago? I was thinking of us settling things. So there is something I have to say for both of us," he said as I violently shook my head. "No, please,
August's POV : Attitude my ass!. I looked at Alpha Ian's border angrily then at Sharon who was busy pressing her phone. I get what the alpha meant by having her with me, but I hated it. I wanted Lexi! Everything was so damn fucked up. Yesterday, I could hear her mating with the twins and that only opened my eyes. There was no way she would like me, yet I still enjoyed her company. Why Moon Goddess, why wasn't I mated!. For years I perfected my skills, at least that's what I thought. I did everything to prepare myself for my mate and that included me being kind to others and hard working. "Are you seriously going to be on the phone even now?" I asked her seriously. "Yes." She answered without glancing my way. "I hate your one word answer and so we are clear, the pack is right in front of our fucking eyes." I pointed out getting her attention. She frowned then cleared her throat. We could see a few people close to the entrance looking at us. When we got closer we saw their
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
August's POV "Am I not doing anything wrong, am I?" I asked Ried as I looked at the tray of breakfast that I had prepared."You are actually being awfully considerate," he answered, making me smile."That's the least I can do for being a jerk to our mate," I replied, then grabbed the tray and nervously walked to the bedroom with it.I wanted what happened between us to happen so badly; that's why I was happy when Ried took the initiative.Now that we had been making love and just being in each other's embrace for the past few days, I was thinking of myself as a selfish bastard who wouldn't let her rest, yet I couldn't stop myself.When Ried decided to be the first one to embrace her, I immediately accepted and took a step back because he was what I was supposed to be to her, and that was an amazing mate. He deserved to mark her before I could even do it.He was so respectful, even when I took over and decided to spend my time with her in bed.I really was lucky to have him as a part