~ Cameron/Constantine ~My father asked me to meet him. I wondered what he wanted for me, as I had agreed to have the marking ceremony with Lisa in three days. He didn’t glance at me when I entered his office."Father, what do you want to discuss with me?""Sit down first." My father stood and walked to the window. He stared through the window for a while. Then he walked over and sat next to me. "There’s something I want to let you know." But then he said nothing."Yes, what is it, Father?""It’s about your mistress.""Will you let her go? I will have the marking ceremony with Lisa in three days. So, I hope it’s enough to satisfy you.""Not so fast. I can’t let her go, at least not until you have been Lisa’s mate officially."I let out a breath. "You said you wanted to talk with me about Anna. Is she okay?""She is okay. But I have something you need to think about." My father said nothing for a while. Then, when he finally stared at me, he said, "Anna is pregnant.""Oh! It’s great ne
"I will do what I planned." Then I shrugged. "I will have the marking ceremony with Lisa in three days. At least it will satisfy Father and Alpha Fred. It will buy time for me to find out where Father keeps Anna.""I will try to find information for you too," Nate said. "Besides, it’s my fault you need to do this."I shook my head. "No, Nate. We both know that it’s all about Alpha Fred’s pride." Then I remembered something. "What will you do if Lisa is still under the false influence? I don’t know what it is, either drugs or brainwashing, but it must have happened, since she’s unlike her usual self."Nate looked away. "I never thought I would find my mate, you know. Because of that, I agreed to be your replacement. But after finding out Lisa is the one for me, I will do anything to keep her.""What if I can’t send her to you as soon as possible? What if I need to touch her?"Nate closed his eyes. His face hurt, but then he opened his eyes again and looked me in the eye. "In that case,
~ Cameron/Constantine ~I heard Lisa came to our pack to meet Nate. Two guards sent me a message about it. I was relieved to know that. Maybe Lisa was drugged. It made sense because she was weird when I met her in her pack. The problem now was how to locate Anna. I already asked around, but none dared to tell me where my father took her. Where should I begin? Could it be that Father sent Anna somewhere far from here? It’s the most reasonable. Yet the question was still the same: where must I search for her? Another question was, how could I find her? If I tried to find her, my father might send her away. Then somehow I remembered Jack’s woman. She was Anna’s friend in the lousy house. I contacted Jack immediately through the mind link. ‘Bro, do you want to meet your woman?’‘Huh? Melanie?’‘Who else? Unless you have already had a change of heart and want someone else.’Jack chuckled. ‘I can’t ever win when I debate with you. Yes, sure, I want to meet with the girl.’‘Come to my hous
Days went by so fast. It was my marking ceremony day. Melanie still hadn’t found anything useful to locate Anna. I was worried if Father would hurt her, but I didn’t have any other option than to trust him. Because if something bad happened to Anna, I would leave the pack immediately. I wasn’t excited about going to the Hurricane Dawn Pack because my mind kept thinking of Anna. Besides, she’s pregnant with my pup. I wondered if my pup was okay. But I couldn’t escape the marking ceremony. So I went to Lisa’s pack. Nate refused to come with me. "Are you sure, Nate?" I asked him yesterday."Yeah, I can’t force myself to look happy or congratulate both of you, though I know it will be a pretense." He shrugged. "I will wait for her here. It’s the best for all.""I’m sorry, Nate. I should think about your feelings. It’s just … well, it’s nothing more than a duty for me.""I know. No need to apologize to me, Cam." Then he gave me a ring. "Can you do me a favor by putting the ring on Lisa’s
~ Lisa ~I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled. My dress was a beautiful silk and lace design, cut to follow my body shape. It had a low neckline to show my cleavage. The mermaid shape showed off my figure. I wanted to tease Cameron from now on. I hoped he would like the dress. Father sent me a bottle of wine before, and it was delicious. I drank a glass and was better afterward because I was nervous about the marking ceremony. Susanne left my room after she frowned. I didn’t understand why she didn’t look happy for me. It’s a happy day for me, as I would have Cameron as my mate. That’s why I was confused about why Susanne stared at me as if I had grown two horns on my head when I told her how I had been waiting for the day to make Cameron mine.My father came to my room and patted my hand after Susanne left. He was proud and happy for me as I told him I couldn’t wait to be Cameron’s mate. “That’s my girl,” he said. “Are you sure you want Cameron?”“Yes, Father. He’s my pup’s
~ Cameron/Constantine ~Father returned to his seat, beaming and patting Alpha Fred’s shoulder. I wondered what he discussed with Lisa. But then I didn’t ask him as a guard announced, "Here comes the bride!"I walked forward to hold Lisa’s hand. She was beautiful. I wished Nate was here and had the marking ceremony with her instead of me. I held Lisa’s hand and sat next to her as an Elder greeted the guests. "You look beautiful," I said to Lisa, more out of chit-chat and politeness than out of true admiration."Thank you." She blushed and giggled. "I spent days choosing the dress. I’m glad you like it."It was odd, as Lisa looked happy with the ceremony. I thought she would be gloomy, as it was not an event she expected. Yet maybe she tried to maintain a good image before our people. So, I squeezed her hand. "Thank you.""For what?""I know it’s difficult for you, as it’s not easy for me either. So, thank you for being strong. I promise you that after this, you will find your days mo
We had lunch afterward, though I didn’t enjoy it as I kept thinking of Anna. Then I wondered how Lisa could act as she was now. Was there truly a potent drug, so her mind was messed up badly? I let out a heavy sigh. I hoped I didn’t need to do bad things to her because she was my sister-in-law. Lisa glanced at me and grinned. "Do you like the meals? You seem deep in your thoughts.""All are delicious. Please give my gratitude to the ones who prepared the meals."Lisa smiled and nodded. "What were you thinking?" She held my hand. "About my new responsibility as an Alpha. It’s a huge duty.""Don’t worry. I’ll be there to help you in any way I can." Lisa bent forward and kissed my cheek. I didn’t know what to say, as it was quite awkward. It would be different if Anna was the one who kissed me. Then Lisa whispered, "After this, we will have a dance. Our Elders may want to talk with you too, as some of them told me a few hours ago. But we can skip it."I shook my head. "We must go thr
Lisa asked Mimi for several things, so I talked to Melanie. "Melanie, how is your relationship with Jack?"Melanie’s forehead creased immediately, and she looked around as if she didn’t know what she must say."Well?""Uh, I don’t have any relationship with your brother, Alpha."I blinked twice. "Are you sure? Ah, maybe Jack hasn't said anything yet to ask you to be his mate.""To be his mate?" Melanie’s voice was pitching higher. "It’s impossible!""Why not?""Alpha, your brother only loves bullying and teasing me. He has no intention of having me as his mate."I shook my head. "I disagree. He is inexperienced with women for sure, but he likes you."Melanie laughed until her tears came out. She needed to cover her mouth with her hand and wipe her tears because she couldn’t stop the tears and the laughter. "You must be kidding!"Then I whispered, "One of the reasons I asked you to help me find Anna is because I wanted you to be closer to my brother. He likes you, indeed. But he's too
~ Lisa ~ Susanne entered my room in a rush. Her face was gloomy. “Miss Lisa, we must leave the pack immediately.” I raised my eyebrows. “Why? What’s wrong?” Susanne opened my cupboard, packed some of my clothes there. “Alpha Cameron came with his troop. It’s better for you to stay somewhere safe. If all have been calm, we can return here.” I let out a sigh. Susanne might be right. Rubbing my belly, going elsewhere would ensure my pup’s safety rather than staying here. So, I took my handbag, filling it with my jewelry and some gold plates I had. Then Susanne and I walked to the garden, and after passing the secret passage, we were already outside of our pack. We walked without conversing, as I was nervous. Hopefully, nothing bad would happen in our pack. We headed to the Dark Forest where my family had a small house there. Susanne unpacked the luggage and put my clothes in the cupboard there. I checked the table and the food buffet. The stock was full. I let out a sigh of relief
Cameron let out a heavy sigh again. “Yesterday, I killed Lisa and Bill’s father. I didn’t plan it, but he attacked me from the side. Bill saw his father die and attacked me too.” He put his chin on my head. “Did Bill … die too?” I asked, wondering if it’s the reason Nate was so gloomy lately.“No, I put him in the dungeon. I don’t want to kill him because it will add more heartache for Lisa. However, letting him alive will be dangerous.”“Why?” I clenched my hand. “He raped me a few times in the past life and turned me into a vampire. In the current life, he tried to rape me again, even he asked our former Elder to pay someone to kidnap me.” Shaking my head, I blew my breath. “If Michael sent me to Bill, for sure Bill would rape me again. He seems to have a distorted idea about love, as he thought loving me was a good reason to rape me. He said it was his expression of love.” Shuddering because of that, I hugged Cameron more tightly because it was too frightening to think how someon
Cameron brought me to our bedroom. There were white rose petals too on the bed. I glanced at my mate. Before I said anything, he kissed my lips. I giggled and caressed his hair. “You made me forget what I wanted to ask.”He grinned and kissed the tip of my nose. “Oh? Let me kiss you again. Maybe you will remember what you want to ask.” He bent his head and captured my lips in a deep kiss. This time, it wasn’t a short kiss as he didn’t stop the kiss. But he laid me on the bed, inserted his tongue in my mouth, and teased me until I moaned. “Now, do you remember what you wanted to ask?” Cameron grinned, rubbing my face with his thumb slowly. “If you keep kissing and touching me, how can I remember?” I giggled and pinched his hard and flat stomach. “Wait for a minute! I want to ask you something. Ah, the rose petals! Did you prepare them yourself?”He took a deep breath and shook his head. “Sadly, I didn’t do it. It was Mimi and Melanie’s initiative. Since they wanted to give us a rom
Then it was time for me to say my pledge. I held both of Cameron’s hands. He lifted my veil, then held my hands, and kissed the wrists. When he looked me in the eye, his stare was tender but intimate. I blushed, knowing it was a promise of a lifetime he gave me to be by my side. I took a deep breath as my heart was about to burst with so much happiness. He squeezed my hand, and I smiled, knowing that we would be together after I said my pledge. Then, closing my eyes, I finally smiled. “Cameron Black, from the first time I saw you, I had already known you would always have my heart. Though our journey wasn’t easy, it’s like a dream come true to stand beside you.” I looked around at our pack members. “Now, we are in the middle of our pack to say our commitment to each other.”Then I could hear the bawl of pups. Trying to find out who cried, I grinned to see Irene and Julianna carry my pups. “Then having our twins,” I shed my tears. Cameron immediately gave me his handkerchief. I wiped
After breastfeeding my pups, I patted their backs to burp them. Then I let Irene and Julianna bring them back to their room. Later, the Rhos came with my mild green dress. Mimi helped me to wear the dress. Then, another Rhos came with two boxes. The first was a white roses garland. The second was a set of white diamond necklace with white rose shape as its pendant, the matching diamond earrings, and bracelet.I gasped to see the jewelry. It was elegant and beautiful. A Rho smiled and said, “It’s from our Alpha, mistress. He hoped you would wear it today. Our Alpha has another set of heritage jewelry from his great grandmother to his grandmother and his mother, but he wanted you to wear a new jewelry set for today.”Taking my breath, I nodded. The jewelry was lovely. It fit for a Luna. After wearing the jewelry, I gasped again. “Is it something wrong, mistress?” A Rho asked. I shook my head. My tears damped my cheeks. “The jewelry … They fit with my dress.”“It’s because our Alpha as
As I requested, Cameron didn’t ask for me to mate with him. We even slept in different rooms tonight. It might be weird as we had done it so many times, even though we had already had our pups. However, I wanted to start our days as the official mates of a new thing regardless it was only an illusion. I still wanted to create a new beginning. My past life was filled with so many tragedies. The current life was a redemption. I didn’t know if I could be a good Luna for our pack, but with Cameron and our pups, I felt I could do anything. Also, I had Nate, Melanie, and Mimi who supported me too. I guessed the Rhos and Mus would help me too in doing my roles. I felt a strong connection with them when they helped prepare my big day. Ah, also, the Theta and Iotas. Wait, I forgot a few crucial people—my future father-in-law and Elder Tom. I let out a long sigh. Cameron’s father was a person who completely changed his mind toward me. It was drastic, from taking me in prison to accepting me a
~ Anna/Victoria ~After laying on the bed for a couple minutes, Cameron and I finally went to the next room. It was decorated in yellow, as I didn’t know if our pup would be a boy or a girl. What a surprise to know we had both. We must prepare another room soon so our pups could have their own rooms from now on. Cameron touched my cheek as I was deeply engrossed in my thoughts. “What are you thinking, love?”“We need to prepare another room so Gavin and Belle can have their own rooms. What do you think?”He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my neck. “It’s a good idea, but as they are still newborns, we will have more time until they are one or two years old.”I nodded. “I know, but decorating both rooms will be a new activity for me.”Cameron kissed my shoulder and bit it a little. “I have many activities for you, even for now, my darling.” His hand touched my breast to show what he meant. I only giggled, as mating with him was always fun, satisfying, and fulfilling. So, I
After Nate arrived at the Wild Wolves Pack, I introduced him to Elder Ralph and left Nate to get to manage the pack, as I couldn’t wait to hug and kiss Anna. I smiled as I wanted to see our pups too. The trip to go back to my pack seemed longer than I expected. When we passed a few shops, I asked the driver to stop. I headed to the flower shop first. Looking around there, I picked white roses for Anna. Waiting for the florist to wrap them in a pretty bouquet, I walked to a baby shop next to the flower shop. At first I wanted to buy dolls for my twins, but they were newborn. So, it would be useless. Finally, I picked up a set of pajamas, socks, shirts, and pants. I asked the shopkeeper to wrap them in a box. When I returned to the flower shop, the bouquet was ready. My driver helped me to bring the gift box to the car. Then I placed the bouquet on the box. Hopefully, Anna would like it. I was clueless why I didn’t choose the red roses. Probably it was because of my dreams. I didn’t
I looked around to ensure they listened to me. “I don’t want to make unnecessary conflict, especially as we have a peace treaty.” Shaking my head, I sighed. “I didn’t blame Lisa either, as she was the victim of this matter. However, if her father didn’t drug her, none of this would happen.”Then Elder Fred stepped forward and stood beside his son. He sneered at me and laughed. “Still trying to find a scapegoat, huh? It’s all started with you! If you didn’t agree to be my daughter’s mate, it wouldn’t happen. How dare you humiliate us twice?!”“I have explained everything. But you kept pushing your agenda.” Then I straightened my back and glanced at him. “The worst thing is you used your daughter as a tool for your own game. You didn’t think of her as your daughter or pack member.” I shook my head. “I pitied her to have a father like you, but the most regrettable is she has two alphas who did the same to her, regardless they are her family.”“Enough of this bullshit!” Elder Fred said. “