Samantha’s POV
Sitting in the rocking chair I shook my head listening to Lucien, Damien, Nikko, and Jax all argue about how to put the crib together. They all had their own opinions and almost all of them were wrong. Yesterday the diaper table had almost started another feud between the brothers and Jax always kept things stirred up.
It would be funny if it wasn’t me having to break them apart. The boys got along for the most part but the last couple of days and their procrastination were taking its toll on all of them. Today was the last day they had to prepare everything. Tomorrow was the full moon.
In the last month or two, Lucien had immersed me into his life. I’d finally been formally introduced to the entire pack. We had been talking to lawyers to legally adopt Jax. There was still a lot of unrest in the pack. Paul’s betrayal had stung deep. Nikko and his pack had been fully accepted in without too many arguments. No more borders, no more treaties, they
The rain was coming down so hard that I could barely see the stripes on the road in front of me. I had thought that just maybe my luck was changing but now I wasn’t so sure. Here I was in the middle of nowhere, miles from the last town, with no real clue as to where I was going.I had always thought I had my life in pretty good order. I had been popular in school, made good grades, things had just seemed to work out for me. After graduation, I had moved to the city with my high school boyfriend and for the past five years, I had thought I was living the dream.Six weeks ago however I discovered that my dream was actually a nightmare. The man that I had thought I would one day married came home telling me he had met someone else and was moving out. I had been shocked left staring after him as he walked out of my life as if I was nothing more than a passing fancy.I was left with nothing and no one. I had been laid off from work and he had insisted that I di
I awoke the next morning to the blinding light of the sun entering through my window. Groaning I turned on my side reaching out for my phone. Opening my eyes I saw it was only 7:03.“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” I said aloud. Why did this place have no curtains? I had been up half the night cleaning and had managed to clean all of downstairs and most of my bedroom. The other rooms would just have to wait. I doubted I’d have visitors anyway so I wasn’t in a rush to fix them up.Last night by the time I was down I took a quick shower and collapsed into my bed. A bed that was like sleeping on a cloud. I could happily spend the rest of my life snuggled up in this huge king-size bed.Sighing I sat up figuring I might as well get up. First thing first, however, I must have coffee. Wa
A week had passed by before I ever knew it. My dish and internet service had been installed earlier in the day and I'd spent most of the remaining morning rearranging furniture. I knew it was silly but moving things around made the house feel a little more like it was really mine.Lucien had yet to make a reappearance but that didn't stop me from thinking about him. I hadn't built up the courage to keep running to the cemetery instead I had started running up the long drive to the mailbox everyday. It wasn't that I was afraid of running into Lucian again, I just wasn't ready to find out what was doing all of the howling in the woods at night.I was sitting on the couch in the living room searching for any local jobs when I heard a loud booming knocking sound from the front door. My heart instantly dropped as I jumped up tiptoeing to the door almost afraid of what would be on the other side. Taking a deep breath I opened the door unable to hide the grin that appeared on
Knowing that Lucien was going to pick me up in the morning I had been unable to sleep. I did more tossing and turning than anything else. When my alarm sounded I hated myself, I was not a morning person. It had taken everything in me to get dressed.Choosing what to wear had been a whole issue. What did you wear when you had no idea where you would be going. Lucien had claimed to know the perfect job for me, no interview, no nothing. I had gathered it would be with him but I had never asked him what exactly he did for a living.After way too much thought I had chosen to wear a pair of black skinny jeans, a maroon sleeveless shirt, and a pair of sandals. I did a quick job going for a natural look with my makeup and did a simple braid for my hair. I just hoped I wasn’t too casual.Hearing a truck coming down the driveway I sighed taking one last look at my reflection. “Well here goes nothing, ” I said to myself.Lucien was walking up the s
Lucien pulled up in front of the office at exactly five o’clock. I had gathered my belongings meeting him at the door. Looking up at him I arched my brow, “and what exactly have you gotten into since lunch?”He smiled at me, “he was now covered in dirt and grease but still managed to look fine as hell. “had to work on one of the machines.”“Looks like the machine won, ” I said as I followed behind him. Hoping in the truck I looked over at Lucien as I buckled up, “Jax is a mess.”Lucien laughed, “that boy is a full-on train wreck.”I looked over at him, “so tomorrow I need to be here at 9?”Lucien’s smile faded, “yeah if you want. I won’t be here tomorrow.” I nodded at him about to speak when he started talking again, “my brother Damien will be in tomorrow. He shouldn’t be in the office too much.” I looked at him wondering wh
The rest of the week proved to be rather uneventful. Lucien would pop up here and there but he never stayed around for long. Things were kind of awkward, I’m sure it was all me but I felt awful about bringing up his past. The most I had gotten from him since that conversation was a few casual hi and byes.As soon as I made it to work I pulled my computer up and started checking everyone’s time so I could print the checks out for the day. As I loaded the checks in the printer I began to feel a little nervous. Lucien had told me that it was impossible to mess up but if there was a way I would be the one to do it.As I hit print I watched the printer come to life holding my breath until I saw the first one come out. I would have to talk to Lucien about direct deposit. Pulling out the envelopes I looked out the window wondering where Jax had run off too. I hadn’t seen him all morning and he would be perfect at stuffing envelopes.I was just about d
Fresh out of the shower I change into some black leggings and an oversized shirt. I debated on if I wanted to watch tv in my bed or go downstairs to the living room. The simple fact that I had left lights on downstairs ended up sending me down there.Sitting on the couch with my favorite blanket I flipped through the channels settling on a movie I had been wanting to see. It still had a few minutes before it would start so I got up and started a load of clothes. As I passed the backdoor I couldn’t help but stare at it for a second before returning back into the living room. It creeped me out to think about how a stranger had been in my house.The movie I had picked out was a scary movie, probably not what I should have picked out after just having an intruder. It had turned out to be scarier than I had bargained for. I was literally watching it with one hand over my eyes and the other hovering nearby when my phone rang making me jump.“Hey,” I
Taking a deep breath I wrung my hand together in my lap. “So, I don’t suppose you would want to come in?Lucien arched his brow at me, “do you want me to?”Smiling I looked down, “I’m not ready for you to leave yet.”Hearing the truck turn off I looked over seeing Lucien watching me. “So what did you have in mind? More scary movies?”I smiled opening my door, “no. How about coffee and conversation on the front porch.”Lucien nodded, “sounds good.”Nodding at him I stepped out leading him to the porch pausing only long enough to unlock the door. Flipping on the lights on our way to the kitchen I glanced over my shoulder. “I’ve never watched you make your coffee but for some reason, I see you as a no sugar, no creamer type.”Lucien sat at the bar smiling watching as I pulled two cups down out of the cabinet. “I feel like I should be ins
Samantha’s POV Sitting in the rocking chair I shook my head listening to Lucien, Damien, Nikko, and Jax all argue about how to put the crib together. They all had their own opinions and almost all of them were wrong. Yesterday the diaper table had almost started another feud between the brothers and Jax always kept things stirred up. It would be funny if it wasn’t me having to break them apart. The boys got along for the most part but the last couple of days and their procrastination were taking its toll on all of them. Today was the last day they had to prepare everything. Tomorrow was the full moon. In the last month or two, Lucien had immersed me into his life. I’d finally been formally introduced to the entire pack. We had been talking to lawyers to legally adopt Jax. There was still a lot of unrest in the pack. Paul’s betrayal had stung deep. Nikko and his pack had been fully accepted in without too many arguments. No more borders, no more treaties, they
Lucien’s POVMy hands shook as I walked up the driveway to Sam. I could see her waiting for me on the porch and it made me nervous. Me. Lucien Blackwood. Alpha of the Blackwood pack. Nothing ever made me nervous. Nothing except that small witch that carried my child. She was everything to me, everything to us.I could feel her eyes on me before I was even close enough for her to see me. What did I say to her? What had she told Nikko? My mind was running away with itself. I was afraid she was going to leave. Leave the pack. Even after being blessed by the moon. She had told me this wasn’t her world. She didn’t understand it and didn’t feel like she fit in. How did I explain to her that she was the missing piece to this puzzle?Samantha walked down the steps meeting me. Looking down at her I had to hold my inner wolf in. He wanted me to remind her who’s she was right then and there. Remind her that she was ours. I couldn’t let h
Lucien’s POV I lifted my arm shielding my eyes from the bright light that erupted out of nowhere. The Moon Goddess’s words still whispered into my ear. “Two brothers chose her fate. Two brothers have to sacrifice. One has to choose the night one the day.” I had no clue what she meant, what sacrifices I w
Lucien’s POVAs I walked with my brothers to meet my father I couldn’t think how ironic it was. I was walking toward the one man I used to think the world of flanked with two of my former biggest enemies. One brother who had slept with my wife and one brother who was attracted to my mate. There had to be some destiny shit happening here.My father had us meet him at the old mills. I had always thought of it as a ghost town. It had been abandoned since the ’70s. Damien and I had been warned of the dangers but we had snuck down a couple of times. It had always creeped me out a little. The whole place creaked and the old building were falling down around themselves.“He’s close,” Damien said looking around.I nodded, “he’s hiding in the shadows up ahead. He has people stationed along the edge of the woods but I can’t read them. They aren’t ours.”As I turned to look at Nikko he shook hi
Samantha’s POVI sat on the swing looking out at the woods. I knew he was coming, I could feel him. The sun had set leaving nothing put stars to light up the night, the moon was nowhere to be seen. I wondered where Lucien was, I could feel him but he wasn’t approaching. Why would he send Nikko to me?The minute Nikko broke through the tree lines I felt a little twinge of excitement and I had to ball my hands at my side to not rush up to him. It was important for me that things go smoothly for him, I didn’t want him to lose everything he had gained because of me. Yet still, as he walked closer to me our eyes connected and that same forbidden bond was there.It drove me crazy. This place was turning me into someone I wasn’t and it scared me. Nikko paused at the foot of the steps looking up at me. “Are you ok?”I nodded unbarring my fits at my side, “yes. No. I don’t know Nikko I’m confused.”
Samantha’s POVSeeing the tears in Lucien’s eyes was my undoing. Even in his own pain he wrapped his arms around me and held me until it was time for him to go. As he left I clutched Aunt Violet’s journal to my chest, I was determined to learn more about her. Maybe I could even decipher some of the visions others couldn’t.“I love you,” I sent Lucien as he reached the tree line.Turning back to look at me his voice appeared in my head, “I love you too. My Luna. My moon.”As he disappeared behind the dense trees I wiped more tears from my eyes. Lucien loved me, he loved me even after my betrayal to him. I would have lost my mind if he had told me he had kissed another girl but he, he had accepted it for what it was and moved on.Walking inside the house I went and made a cup of coffee before I opened Aunt Violet’s journal. Her handwriting was at times hard to read. She wrote wit
Lucien's POVAs we walked back to her house I kept stealing glances at Sam, her tear-streaked face brought pain to me every single time. Don't get me wrong, my inner wolf was furious at her. He was ready to snap but I couldn't. I would never turn on her again. I had control of my inner wolf, not the other way around. He obeyed me, for without me there was no him.Jax was standing on the porch awaiting us. "Did you get it," I asked?Nodding Jax handed over a worn leather journal, his eyes focused on my poor Luna who was obviously distressed. We had to figure this out. I didn't need my dad's rendition, I needed to read the vision in Violet's own hand.Walking up the steps Sam and I set on the porch swing and I handed over the journal to her. "This is every single one of your Aunt's visions. Some were incomprehensible and made no sense to anyone but her. Some have come true. The pack believed in her abilities and take her word as fact. I have no idea w
Samantha’s POV“Excuse me, what did you just say?” I looked at Lucien as if he had lost his mind.Things had started off fine this morning. We had made our way downstairs and I was in the middle of cooking breakfast when I decided to ask him about the treaty. I don’t know for sure if it was the way he kept trying to dodge the question or the fact that we were still alone in the house but I knew there was more to the story than he was telling me.“There is a clause in the treaty that states neither pack can cross into the other’s territory without starting a war.”Once again he said it just like he was saying it was going to rain this afternoon. “Lucien he is your brother. Don’t you want to get to know him?”“No,” Lucien said looking up at me. “He seems decent enough for a rouge but there is nothing to tie me to him, Sam.”Shaking my head I turned my back on h
Samantha’s POVDamien and I sat on the porch looking out at the night waiting on any word from Lucien. The night was quiet but my mind was full of voices, voices that were not my own. I couldn’t place them, I couldn’t quiet them down. I was exhausted and it was starting to show.“The treaty has been signed,” Damien said looking over at me as he pushed the swing back off with his feet.“No war?”Damien shook his head, “not with Nikko, dad however is still unclear.”Frowning I looked up at the mood, “is Lucien really back normal?”Once again Damien shook his head, “yes. He snapped out of it the moment he sensed you were in danger. I think Nikko might have knocked him down a peg or two by taking you. Lucien has always thought he was untouchable.”