...I was right, Ace did mark me. Henceforth, I couldn't leave him or my wolf would die. The mate bond was fully sealed and it sent a wave of pleasure spiraling through me as I pressed against his bite mark. I could feel Amy and Trevor's wolf, whose name I discovered to be Dylan, bonding and snuggling together. Confessing their longing for each other. Amy was super excited and wouldn't stop speaking of her emotions while I was a bit indifferent. Ace and I were now mates, and he had imprinted on me claiming me as his. Even if I should escape from him, he would easily find me as he would be able to scent me from a certain distance. I was now the Alpha's mate, and the feeling was exhilarating. It enveloped me and created tons of happy butterflies in my belly. Even though I still felt uneasy, the mate bond was enough to wipe off my bad energy. Ace came to me, smiling as he took my other hand while staring deep into my eyes. I wanted to move away, I tried to but he was suddenly so addi
...We were seated in a glass house in the garden that produced only lilies, the walls were made of glass and the view of the garden from that angle was marvelous. Georgia turned to me, adjusting in the bench. "You see, I worked here for Luna Kyra, Ace's mother, even before Ace's birth. I served as her personal mistress and also as Ace's nanny after his birth. Right from infancy, he was a very lively child, he loved everyone and hated injustice. As a child, he was exceptionally kind and everyone who came across him loved him," she started and my brows knitted at the revelation. As though reading my thoughts, she added, "He didn't turn cold and cruel overnight, his experience caused it.""What experience?" "When Ace turned twelve, his father's pack was attacked by Elias Spark, Alpha of the Lamia Pack. It was an unexpected invasion as the two packs had just agreed on a pact only a week before and become aligned. The Lamia Pack invaded the Ocean Howls Pack unaware and slaughtered most
...Running up the stairs, I was confused as to how Derek could reach me through the Alpha's mind-link even though I was so far away from him. I understood he could connect with me considering I haven't been officially stated as Luna and a member of the Ocean Howls Pack, but we were literally thousands of miles away from each other. How was he still reaching me? I had thought Ace marking me would be enough to break the link but it turns out it's not. Because Derek was still speaking to me! I threw open Ace's room door and was running in when I bumped into him. Seeing my disturbed expression, he grabbed me at once, but in a gentle manner, asking me what was wrong, with utmost concern etched on his face. "Derek.." I muttered in a breath, shaking my head as I continuously tried to get rid of his whispers. "he's reaching me. He's speaking to me, he's connecting with me.." I rasped an explanation as much as I could, feeling a headache from the forced connection. Ace's face hardened, as
...For the next three days, Georgia and the servants worked on getting the ceremony materials and hall ready for the event. They worked tirelessly to ensure they didn't miss anything. The banquet hall was extremely spacious and they lined up fancy chairs and tables in every corner. The lighting was just perfect and the decorations made me excited for no reason. While this went on, I had to stay away from Ace to learn how the ceremony was to go, I was very inexperienced so there was a lot to learn and relearn. While Ace thought it was unnecessary and just wanted to get over with it, I told him I was fine with learning. The process was long and excitingly tiring but I practiced still. The maidens brought to teach me were very patient and explained the entire process to me all over when I made an error. Ace's Luna ceremony went viral as he ordered and attracted not just the Crimson Pack, but the world. I was invited for various interviews, most of which I attended, that were basicall
...I shut my eyes, exhaling sharply while battling Derek's incessant mumblings that was gradually taking over my mind. The shuttering of cameras clicked continuously and I tried to change my posture.'leave me alone. Please leave me alone.' I mumbled repeatedly, and as though in response to my plea, the connection ended. I wasn't sure if Derek cut it off or if I was suddenly able to fight it but I was relieved when I no longer heard his voice. I looked up at Ace and smiled at him again before repositioning myself and glancing at the cameras. It was the first time Ace was revealing his face to the public and I noticed the media was more interested in that. I was just glad their attention wasn't completely on me and Ace was so sweet to keep me covered. The hall was extremely large and every seat was already taken with their gazes splashed on us. The applause was endless as we walked down the hall to the stage, our arms still perfectly clutched. We mounted the stage, and Ace helped
Ace kicked open the door, our lips still perfectly in sync and locked, as he shut the door and led me to the bed. I could feel his erection against my thigh as he placed me softly on the bed, releasing my lips to get rid of my clothes. He pulled off his jacket and I worked quickly on unbuttoning his shirt. He caught my lips again, ravaging my lips In hunger and sucking deeply on the flesh. His lips moved down to my jaw and throat and he made lovebites on the areas. Moans poured out of my mouth as I threw my head back, he kissed in between my breast, stomach, and my waistline, lashing his tongue on the spots. His lips hesitated on my core and he spread my legs, stimulating my clit with a finger. I pushed my back into the bed, moaning and shutting my eyes as the pleasure spiraled through me. "More, give me more!" My voice was groggy and demanding. Ace's finger continued stimulation as he pulled up again, he hung above me and I undid his belt, he drew down his pants and kicked it off
I was extremely filled and excited by the time Ace fell beside me again for the third time. In two hours, we made love four times and every session came with a brand new wave of emotion and pleasure. New discoveries that left me impatient to try them again. Ace did weird things to my body but they were memorable. I enjoyed how we both wanted each other every time, making every session feel like the first time. We compensated ourselves for the days that we were away from each other, planning the ceremony. I was sweaty and our love juices made my body sticky. I decided to go take a shower before going to fill up my stomach with food. Like the room, I was sure I reek of sex, sweat, and cum. "Ace," I called when I felt an obstruction from his arms still wrapped around me, "I need to go take a shower." We were naked and our sticky bodies gummed us together, Ace seemed to like the close body contact and I was certain he was only gathering his strength to go another round. He did it thr
Before I could intervene, Ace released Derek and he crashed to the floor, coughing and struggling to catch his breath. Ace turned away, his face hard as he cussed under his breath. I reached to touch him but my hand hung halfway, as I couldn't bring myself to. What if he doesn't want me to comfort him? Or he pushes me away? Ace turned to Derek who had just gotten his steady breathing back, "The Crimson Pack must continue to supply gas to my pack due to the agreement. If not, I will not sit back and stay silent. Tell Jeffrey I said this. Unless he seeks war with my men, your part of the agreement stands." Derek was stunned by Ace's utterances, "You broke your part of the deal-"I don't break a deal. Taking back what is already mine isn't breaking a deal." Derek scoffed, "You do have some guts openly breaking a rule that guides the werewolf society. The rule of trust. The rules state that a deal is a deal no matter what or who is involved, the Alpha rule of the underworld. I though
-My fingers ran through the gemstones, a grin resting on my face. "This is forever beautiful," I cried, letting him twirl me around gently until I was facing him. "You sure you don't want this one instead?" He asked, referring to the expensive gold necklace on his palm, seated in a jewelry box. "That one is a bit old.""I'm sure," I beamed. "It was through this necklace that I was able to know that you were alive. I was ready to give up to Ryker. I had prepared to die after he killed the warriors, but this gave me a reason to live."As I spoke, I remembered the Rogue maid who had lost her life for revealing Ace's situation to me. Bless her soul. I was alive because of her too. "To me, this is the most beautiful jewelry in the world, and it is important to me because it is important to you, too."Ace nodded, his eyes lighting up. I could sense that he had briefly recalled a part of his past. It was the day of the coronation for Ace's new position and we were in our room after get
-My thumping heartbeat decelerated as I stared at Derek's lifeless body, my eyes filling up with tears of relief and gratefulness. Ace dug his claws into Derek's chest, uprooting his heart and signifying the end of the war. Like a whiff, all the memories and history I had with Derek raced through my mind. "It's finally over," I heard Acantha sigh, and the tears dropped from my eyes. It was really over. Derek was dead! It was over for good. My nose crinkled in disbelief, my eyes furrowing as the reality settled within me. My gaze shifted to Ace and despite the loud chants and celebration, I could hear the beating of my heart clearly. Despite the amount of people around, my eyes could somehow only see Ace. Amongst the crowd hovering around him, his gaze found me, too, and before I could burst, I swooped into his arms. He caught me easily and I buried my face into his chest, releasing my emotions shamelessly. Two of our greatest enemies were now gone for good!Ace nuzzled his face
-Ace held my hand, stopping me from getting any closer to Derek. "This is not over, I promise you," he gritted, his eyes sending daggers at me.We watched quietly as he contested with the pain, trying to subdue it. He attempted to get up several times, cussing violently every time he failed; his eyes were filled with rage and determination as he continuously tried to move. After a final hectic attempt, he crashed to the ground and burst into laughter. "It's funny how easily fooled you can be, Ace," he cackled, blood dripping slightly from the side of his lip.I figured he was trying to buy time and gather his strength again so he could take us unaware but before I could act, Ace charged at him. "No, it's funny how you think you can stall me while you buy some fuckin time," Ace grabbed him up roughly. "Why?" Derek scoffed, feigning strength even though he was limping. "You're scared I'd beat your ass up if I wasn't in this situation?""We both know what the truth is-"Then why d
-Ace glared at Derek, making sure his body obstructed mine."You will have to go through me first to have her!"Derek's steps faltered, and he seemed even more angry. "If that is what you want then I shall do as you please and get rid of you.""You seem to use your mouth a lot, don't you?" Ace scoffed. "I use it better, too; you can ask your little mate to tell you what I mean."I put my palm in Ace's, ensuring he held me, and preventing him from rashly going at Derek. Derek was trying hard to provoke him and it made me wonder what he was up to. "We had a little fun while you were out there in the wilderness, struggling to survive."I opened my mouth to speak and vehemently curse at Derek for lying but Ace beat me to it. "She must not have liked it as much as you think seeing how she still tricked and escaped from you. She came back to me, that should tell you a lot of things.""Still she betrayed you!""Oh Derek," Ace breathed out, "you don't get it, do you? What matters is whos
-We stood in the open, ensuring that the passage to our secret safehouse was out of sight. Everyone took their position, mine was beside Ace, as we heard the enemy's footsteps approaching. I held my breath, trying not to squirm under Ace's hold. I knew he would at once detect my discomfort and send me back in. I didn't want that; I wanted to face Derek; I burned to see him fall with my own eyes. Derek showed up first, leading the warriors of his pack; he growled and roared as they approached us, arrogantly announcing his presence. Ace moved me to stand behind him and I stayed without arguing. I took the chance to fix my discomfort, ensuring that I showed no weakness in front of Derek. "What a surprise, it is indeed true that you survived. Fuckin luck," Derek mocked, scoffing at Ace. "Well, it's too bad because this time, you're going to the land of the dead, and there is no escaping it.""If I were you, I'd do more fighting and less talking. Did you forget you're in my territory?"
-With Henry's suggestion, we swiftly gathered around. He had already drawn out a quick plan on how we were going to face Derek and his goons, and he discussed it with Ace. Inputting Acantha's suggestion, we came to a conclusion on how to face our attackers. Ace stepped out and dished the instructions and everyone immediately set to work. Leaving out the pups, younger and ailing wolves aside, the rest of us came together to be grouped in smaller forms. There were many hidden parts of the Ocean Howls pack that the Crimson pack or any other pack was not aware of. Ace had reconstructed the country after his father's defeat in a way that we would mostly have the upper hand against the enemy. That was a big advantage for us. Ace regrouped the warriors into ten smaller groups and individually gave them a goal, coordinating each group separately. Some groups were focused on studying maps of the Ocean Howls Pack territory and securing strategic locations for refuge in case our attackers
Ellen-"Our only way in now is through the emergency back gate; hopefully, through it, we can arrive at the pack house in time before Derek's men reach it," Ace revealed. He was a lot calmer now. "Who else is aware of this entrance?" Acantha asked, being cautious. "Only Henry and I know about it. Out of safety, we didn't reveal it to the pack members yet. I constructed it as an emergency exit for situations like this, there is also a safe house behind it. I believe Henry must have evacuated the members to the safe house," Ace spoke. From the tensity of his breathing, one could tell how furious he was. The situation had gotten chronic. If Acantha hadn't stopped him at the time she did, from running after the warriors, things could have taken a drastic twist. I didn't want to imagine what could have happened. Ace led us to the emergency exit, and we walked as quickly as we could. If we could arrive before Derek's men, we would be able to prepare ourselves beforehand.
"Your bravery reminds me of your father," Acantha voiced after being quiet for a while. "No matter how hard I try to overlook it, I see his face when I look at you. How did he die?"I lowered my gaze, talking about my parents had always been a sensitive topic for me. It was something I didn't fancy discussing with anyone. It was the only topic that could break an Alpha like me. Georgia was the only one who had successfully managed to get a word out of me concerning it, and it was probably because she experienced the torture with me. "I'm sorry for bringing that up, it's fine if you don't want to talk about it," Acantha apologized. "No, it's okay," I bit my lower lip, making my expression stoic. I needed to get over it, and also build my relationship with Acantha. For Ellen's sake, I wanted to do this. "I was twelve when he was murdered, he died trying to protect me after we were attacked unaware. My mother was killed on the same day, she was raped to death, and I was made to watc
-"Ace, I-I can't. My powers are gone," Ellen vibrated, her hands shaking out of fear, her eyes teary. I glanced at the beasts who had already reached us and I pushed Ellen to my side so my body was facing them.She started to shake her head, trying to stop me from my thoughtless decision but I was hell-bent on protecting her. With her powers gone, it was even more dangerous for her to be close to these beasts. I would rather die than watch her face that fate. In despair, I prepared for whatever was coming, determined to fight even to death. Just as they growled, attempting to jump at us, I felt a familiar presence and her voice echoed through the cave when she spoke. "Acantha!" I heard Ellen exclaim in excitement. I turned to find Acantha emerging towards us, holding a staff in her hand that radiated a great amount of power. The strength that exuded out of her alone was enough to cease the beasts' steps. Calmly analyzing the situation, she stepped in front of me, facing the bea