AvaBy his eighteenth birthday, I was convinced that Luca was the same soul as Kai, but I no longer spoke about it. I no longer spoke about my three lives since I found it upset the people around me and in time, I forgot a lot of the details.They no longer mattered anymore in any case. The war that had raged for so long was long forgotten, and our people were one. We lived in peace and our pack was prospering. We had one important tradition that I never missed and that was watching the championships on television every year.My high score had long since been beaten by a new young face, but that also no longer bothered me. I just loved seeing the young ladies perform. I still skated. I put on shows on the lake for the pack each winter, and I was content with life as it was.The only thing that really bugged me was that time was going by so fast. It sometimes felt as if it was whizzing by and there was nothing I could do to stop it. My grandmother passed away the year Luca turned seven
Ava“She seems nice, doesn’t she?” I frowned as I slipped into bed beside Daniel. I knew I was acting like a real mother, but I wanted my son to be happy.“She does, but you better tell me what’s bothering you.” Daniel frowned and I sighed deeply.“Time, my dear husband. Time. It feels as though everything just happened too fast, and I missed all the great moments in our son’s life. I know it’s not true. I just feel that way.” I shrugged as he pulled me into his arms.“Time catches up to all of us at one point, my love.” He kissed the top of my head and I breathed in his scent. I knew that he felt just as torn as I did. Neither of us felt ready to retire, but we had put it off for as long as we could. Especially now that our son has found his mate. The time had come to make him alpha of the pack even though we weren’t ready to retire.“We can finally travel.” I sighed and he laughed.“Yeah, right! Like you would leave your son and his mate alone to run the pack.” Daniel laughed sponta
MicaAfter lunch, Luca showed me around the pack house, and we met with his parents for afternoon tea in their beautiful home. I felt so completely out of place that I kept wondering when the dream was going to end. I had heard so many stories about their pack.They almost seemed mythical. They were legendary. The only pack that was able to change from being primordial to being able to shift at will in about a century. I had never met a primordial. To be honest, they scared me.They were the examples my parents used to scare me when I was little and didn’t want to listen. I was fully convinced I could turn into one of them until I finally turned fourteen and met my wolf. I didn’t want to shift only on the full moon.I loved being able to shift when I wanted to. Running in the forest on my own was my only solace sometimes when the young-ranked female popular girls’ words became too cruel. I didn’t have a bad life as an omega. I wasn’t mistreated or anything. I was just sometimes remind
MicaLuca and I had already spoken about it while he was visiting my parents in those first couple of days. He said that he wanted to know because he wanted to make sure he didn’t hurt me. I appreciated that he was so open about it, and he didn’t make me feel like some kind of freak.“Do you want to make it secretly official or do you want to wait?” He pulled away from me just enough to look into my eyes. I shook my head and he laughed. “You need to use words, Mica. I can’t read your mind.” He was lying beside me. His body resting against mine with just enough of his weight to keep me in place.“I want you to make me yours, Luca. I want you to be mine.” My voice sounded hoarse, and I realized I was just as eager as he was. He stood up, and pulled me up before dusting off the back of my dress while I buttoned my shirt again.I felt a little confused. My mind was clearing after the huge rush of hormones when he picked me up bridal style and carried me back home. I giggled as he carried
MicaI smiled when I woke up, and saw his arm draped around me. I wanted to turn around and look at him while he was sleeping, but I was scared I might wake him. I was so happy that I didn’t want the moment to end. A knock on the door made me jump and Luca groaned beside me.“Come in.” He sighed, shouting without opening his eyes, and I felt self-conscious instantly as I realized I wasn’t dressed. I grabbed at the first thing I could find, which was his t-shirt, and pulled it over my head as someone walked in.“Good morning, you two. Time for breakfast.” A friendly older female voice echoed throughout the dark room, and as soon as she opened the curtains, I could see that it was our housekeeper. Mrs. Eldridge was also the head of the omegas in Luca’s pack, and she took her duties very seriously.“Good morning, Mrs. Eldridge.” I felt my cheeks turn bright red when two very young omegas brought in two trays with food.“Good morning, and how did you know I was here?” Luca turned on his
MicaI wasn’t the type of girl that got jealous easily. I never really had a reason to feel jealous. I never had a mate before. Sadly, no matter how hard I tried not to think of Crystal, she kept popping into my mind. While I was fitting my dress, While we were tasting the food that cook planned for the ceremony menu, and finally, when I slipped into bed beside Luca.It was ruining everything for me, and I was on the verge of having a hissy fit. It wasn’t Luca’s fault or anything. He shoved her away as soon as she appeared. I knew he had a past. I just couldn’t help myself. Luca started kissing me, and I couldn’t get into it.“What’s wrong?” He frowned, pulling back so he could look into my eyes.“I’m sorry.” I sighed. “I just… I’m tired. It’s been a long day.” I thought I could hide my emotions in the dark, but he sighed deeply and made himself comfortable beside me. Switching on the bedside lamp, he pulled me onto his lap and I rolled my eyes. If he thought that was going to work, h
MicaI woke up on the morning of our mating ceremony and Luca was gone, but I was woken by the omegas who very quickly filled my room. They were there to help met get ready, and I was halfway through the pampering when my mother and Luna Ava arrived.It was a wonderful morning. I had never felt as pretty as I did. My nails were done in a beautiful French manicure with small diamonds and my toes matched my fingers. The hairdresser gave me highlights, which just made my face look so much prettier, and the make-up artist made me look like the perfect porcelain doll.With my hair cascading down in soft curls around my face, I was helped into the dress so that the make-up and hair wouldn’t be ruined. I was standing in front of a full-length mirror gawking at the beautiful woman in front of me when my father arrived.As we were walking down the passage, I looked into Luca’s room and noted that some of my things had already been left on his dresser. It made everything feel so real all of a s
MicaYou would think that our lives were perfect now that we were mated and officially the Alpha and Luna, but they were not. As a couple we couldn’t be better. That was not the problem. Our problem was mostly to do with our ranks. At least, that was my problem.Luca was a natural. He was born an alpha and grew up in an alpha home. I struggled to get used to people doing things for me. I tried my best not to think that people were talking about me behind my back, but that damn little voice inside my head wouldn’t keep quiet.“What was the moon goddess thinking?” Laughter rang through the air as I was coming down the passage to speak to the cook one afternoon, and I stopped to hear what and more importantly who was talking. “I mean lots of Alphas have omegas as mates, but I just can’t imagine Luca being happy with that.” I recognized the voice and anger flared.Crystal. She was spreading her poison, and I could choose to let them be, or I could stand up for myself and sort her out once