Aliya
I have been on the run now for a week and I have just made it to the human city right outside of the Midnight Forest Packs borders. I had made it halfway between our border and the packhouse when dad and Alpha Craig stopped me. Dad said I needed to turn around and run. Alpha Craigh explained that the pack was under attack and that they needed me to run now. I tried to tell them that I could fight but they told me to go. I finally relented and took off. I started crying and didn’t even stop when I heard dad let out his last howl. My wolf Haven let out a loud howl inside my head as I fell to my knees. She told me I needed to get up and I knew she was right but fuck it hurt to know that my dad and pack were being wiped out and I wasn’t there trying to fight for them. The only saving grace I was thankful for was I knew that Luke and Carter were away and alive. I have managed to lose the rogues. I don’t think they are really rogues because I swear I caught two scents that I recognized.
“Shit” I mumble to myself.
I hadn’t even realized that I had made my way through the city and crossed into the pack's borders until I heard the growling. I am standing here staring at two huge wolves. One is reddish-brown with blond tips and golden-brown eyes and the other is dark grey with matching eyes. The growling has stopped but they aren’t backing down. I am sure they think I am a rogue. I do recognize their smell. They are part of the Midnight Forest Pack. I debate about telling them who I am when I hear another howl. This one sounds like a wolf with authority, probably the alpha. Right then and there I made the split decision to run. I take off quickly towards the sound of running water. I can hear them running after me. I know that I am fast. The plus side of being a hybrid. Angels, fae and wolves are all fast runners and have quick reflexes so I know they are having a hard time keeping up with me. I do hear one set of paws that is keeping pace with me and I am impressed. I finally make it to where I was headed. There in front of me is a large lake. I scan the area quickly and find a nice hiding spot. I make sure to cover my scent after I crawl into the hole.
“Where is she?” I hear a guy say.
“The alpha is going to kill us since we lost her.” Another guy whines.
I can hear three more sets of footsteps walking up and soon I hear the sounds of bones breaking. I flinch, that sound still makes me cringe. I am guessing the three new people just shifted. I catch a whiff of two scents I know well but they shouldn’t be here.
“I told you two to just watch her and keep her from running off.” A deep voice says.
I shudder when I hear it. This voice is making butterflies go off in my stomach. I don’t understand what is going on until I catch that scent. I haven’t smelled that scent in almost two years. It smells like a eucalyptus forest after a fresh rainstorm. The last time I caught that scent was just after I turned 18. I knew it belonged to my mate as I had accidentally brushed my hand against his trying to make it back to my room before I ran into him.
“She had better still be here or you two are in deep shit.” The same guy adds.
“She’s here.” A new voice states.
I know that voice. It belongs to Carter. I take a deep breath and I can smell his sandalwood and peach scent. I also smell Luke’s vanilla and leather scent. Mom’s whole family smelled of vanilla. I asked her why once and she said that each family had a unique scent just to them and that vanilla was our family's scent. I scoot out of my hole and peek around the rock to see who is all here. I spot Luke and Carter standing there looking around for me. I see two other guys that look alike and I am guessing they are related somehow. These must have been the two that I ran into at the start. I look around more until my eyes land on him. Damn, I thought Carter and Luke were tall this guy has at least two or three inches on both of them. That makes him around 6’9” with long shaggy sun-bleached hair that has a slight curl to it and the most hypnotic bright aquamarine blue eyes I have ever seen. He’s huge with shoulders as wide as he is tall. I think his arms are as big around as my waist. I sink back down fast when his head turns my way.
“Pinkie I know you are here. You can come out.” Luke states.
“Fuck off and stop calling me pinkie,” I yell.
I hear Carter snicker and I want to slap him upside his head. These two annoy the fuck out of me. I am just about to tell Carter to shove something up his ass when I am grabbed from behind and sparks travel all over my body. I let out a scream as I am lifted up and I look down to see the ground is very far from me.
“Found you.” He whispers in my ear.
A shiver runs through my body as I am carried over to them and set down. I kick Carter in the leg and he lets out a yelp. I see the other two start to laugh and level them with a glare. They shut up quickly. Luke pulls me into his arms and I think he is trying to smother me. I struggle to get out of his grasp but it is no use.
“Let me go,” I say.
He finally lets me go and we all just stand there staring at each other. Luke asked why I ran. Seriously I had two huge wolves standing in front of me, one that was growling and he asked why I ran. Not to mention another one was howling in the distance.
“These two were standing in front of me staring me down. I am sure they thought I was a rogue and were contemplating on what they should do with me.” I retort.
“We knew you weren’t a rogue. We were just waiting for our alpha to get there. We recognized your scent as being from the Northern Celestial Pack.” Guy number one says.
“Ok fair enough. Umm, what are your names so I can stop calling you guy number one and guy number two in my head.” I asked.
I hear the other three standing there laughing at this. The other two let out huffs that sound as if they was offended but when I look at them I can see that they have smiles on their faces.
“I am Dalton and this is my younger brother Alton,” Dalton says.
“Seriously Dalton and Alton,” I remark.
“Mother likes to rhyme,” Alton explained.
“I guess it could have been worse.” I point out.
I hear someone clear their throat and turn around to be met with mister sexy. I am not going to tell him that I have nicknamed him this in my head. He is an alpha and already cocky enough. I give Luke a look and he shrugs his shoulders.
“Sorry sis, this is our friend Alpha Brayden.” Luke states.
Oh shit, this is Brayden. Damn the last time I saw him he was still going through puberty and hadn’t gotten his wolf yet. Well, I can tell you that puberty and getting his wolf has done him damn well. I look at him and see that he has a smirk on his face. Fuck he caught me checking him out. I quickly look away. I realize that he is my mate and now I have a problem but I push it to the back of my mind. I start to ask Luke and Carter about what happened to the pack but Luke says that this discussion should take place back at the packhouse. I can tell by both his and Carter’s body language that whatever they have to tell me is not going to be good. I walk between my brother and Carter as we make out way back to the packhouse and the pack. I am not sure I am ready to have this conversation but I also know that it can’t be avoided.
Aliya I was right, that conversation was fucking awful. When Luke told me that the pack had been annihilated I was heartbroken. I knew that dad and Alpha Craig had been killed but I had no idea that most of the pack had been murdered as well. I have been here for two days now and I don’t think I have ever cried this much. Then on top of that to find out that Myles was here in the hospital was even more devastating. At least he was still alive. This is where I am now. Doctor Branson called us about an hour ago and told us that he was starting to show signs of waking up. I am sitting by his side holding his hand. I still haven’t dealt with my predicament with my mate either. I am almost positive that he is going to reject me. (He is not going to reject us)-Haven (How do you know? Have you talked to his wolf?)-Me (No but with the way he looks at you I can tell he wants us)-Haven (Of course, he wants us. I am sure he knows all about my being a hybrid and my powers so lik
Brayden It has been a week since we found Aliya and five days since Myles woke up. We had planned on waiting for two days and then having him tell us what had happened that night but he was so weak still that the talk has waited until now. Kayssia and Yvette were supposed to be back by now but with everything going on they decided to postpone leaving the pack Yvette’s cousin is in. They should be back tomorrow. Dad, mom, Luke, Carter, Myles, Kendrick, Eddie, and Aliya are in my office. Keith, Harry, and Xalen are also here. Dad thought it would be a good idea if they were here. I look over at Aliya. She hasn’t been avoiding me but she has been acting as if the bond between us isn’t there. I have caught her numerous times watching me so I know she feels something. I have no idea why she is fighting the bond as much as she is. I have told mom and dad that she is my mate hoping they could explain why she is fighting it but they have no idea either. “Ok, Myles tell us what ha
Aliya I have been in the Midnight Forest Pack for almost three weeks. I was planning on leaving but Luke and Carter figured out my plans and put a stop to them. I just told them to leave me alone but then the weather decided to take a turn for the worst. It has been raining non-stop now for three days. It even turns to almost snow occasionally. I have talked with a few of the surviving pack members that came to this pack and they all said the same thing. Nobody had any forewarning that an attack was imminent. I know Morrison was there as was Andrew. I know their scents. I didn’t physically see them but I definitely smelled them. I am sitting in the kitchen when I what the front door to the packhouse open and slam against the door. “What the hell?” I hear Eddie say. “It’s just us brother, I know you missed me.” A woman’s voice states. I peek around the wall of the kitchen and there are two gorgeous women standing there. I can tell that the one is Eddie’s sister. They l
Brayden It has been three days and I am at a loss as to what to do. Aliya has been both avoiding me and ignoring me unless she is forced to talk to me. On top of that when she does talk to me she uses my alpha title. I sit on the edge of my bed with my head in my hands trying to figure out what happened to make her act like this. I rack my brain but I come up with nothing. I thought I had been making progress with her, but I guess not. I let out a huff and walk out of my room down towards the dining room. I run into Malika on the way and we walk to breakfast together. As we turn the corner we run into Aliya. “Sorry Alpha, Luna,” She says and quickly walks to the table. “Did she just call me luna?” Malika asked. “Yes she did and I have no idea where she got that from,” I answer. I have no idea where she got the idea that Malika was my luna. I love the girl but that is because she is my cousin. Her father and my mother are siblings. They were raised in Englund. Dad m
Aliya As soon as I opened my eyes I had to close them again. I don’t remember the light in my room being this fucking bright. I tried to sit up but laid right back down again when my head felt like it was going to explode. I finally force my eyes to open but it takes them a bit to adjust to the bright light when they do I am shocked to see that I am in a hospital room. I don’t remember anything. I look up when the door to my room opens and in walks Luke. I can see the relief on his face when he realizes that I am awake. “Why am I in the hospital?” I ask. “You were brought here yesterday afternoon after Carlton found you unconscious on the floor in your bedroom. He came into the main room carrying you. Brayden took you from him and carried you here.” Luke explained. I have no idea what to say to that. I knew that I was feeling off but I didn’t think it was that bad. Luke hands me my phone and I look at it. Damn it’s afternoon already. That means I have been here for al
Aliya I slowly wake up and when I go to move a shooting pain travels down my arm. I try to move my shoulder only to find it in a sling. I look around and that is when I realize that I am again in a hospital bed. I close my eyes and think. I remember waking up in Brayden’s bed. I climbed out of it and made my way down to my room. I grabbed my stuff and walked back up the stairs to the guest room I was in before. I left them a note letting them know that I had moved back into the guest room across from Brayden’s room. I also let them know that I was going to let Haven out for a run. That’s when I remember the wolf that attacked Brayden and the others. Although I am not sure why they were all out looking for me. I heard Brayden call my name and he sounded mad. I open my eyes when I hear the door open. “Ali why did you run?” Carter asked. “I didn’t run. Did you idiots even read the note I left?” I said. I watch as Myles pulls the note out of his pocket. The five of them
Brayden I could see the confusion on all three of their faces while Eddie had his vision. When mom asked my angel if she knew anything about gifted wolves, I was surprised to hear her tell mom that she had heard of them but never met one. I looked at Luke and Carter, and I could tell they were linking. I think they might know more than they are letting on. I told my angel that we needed to talk after dinner, but now it looks like we will be discussing gifted wolves first. This might be a good thing. Hopefully, this will help Aliya realize that she has nothing to worry about when it comes to Andrew and Morrison hurting me. We follow dad up to his office when dinner ends. “What do you three know about gifted wolves?” Dad asks. “I have heard of them but like I said I have never met one. As far as I know we didn’t have one in our pack.” Aliya says. Dad looks at Luke and Carter, and I can tell that they know something. Aliya looks at them as well. Luke lets out a sigh. “W
Aliya When I woke up the next morning I can’t move and I felt warm air on the back of my neck. I start to freak out when I smell his eucalyptus forest after a fresh rainstorm scent. I try to turn around but I still can’t move. I look down to find a huge muscular arm wrapped around my waist. I start to squirm out from under it but all that does is make it hold me tighter. I feel something move behind me as his hand moves up under my shirt and touches the skin on my stomach. I suck in a breath when his fingers start gliding across my skin leaving sparks everywhere. “Good morning angel,” Brayden says. His voice is deep and raspy sounding. Considering he just woke up and all. I am sure my face is turning red. I have never slept with a guy before. I mean I used to crawl into bed with Luke when I had nightmares. That was when I was younger and after mom had been killed. I am not sure what do to. I am not sure I have ever slept this good and felt this safe. “Morning,” I wh
Epilogue 2 Violet - 1 ½ later We sit on the edge of their border watching them. Aliya now has a six-month-old son; her daughter is almost two years old. Tallyn is pregnant with her second as is Lailani. The pack has been doing great these last two years. I stand up and head back to the car. These last two years have been rough. Brayden turned all of us over to King Luthar, well, except for Heather, Johanna, and Nelson. Johanna and Nelson were handed over to the supernatural council, who turned them over to her old coven. I have no idea what happened after that. I heard that they were put to death but then I heard she was stripped of her magic and they were shipped off to somewhere far away to live in a pack that dealt with people like them. Harlow, Scar, Liam, and Willow were put to death since they were the last remaining members of the pack that betrayed his father all those years ago. Heather and Johnny were handed over to her father. Again I heard that he placed them
Epilogue Aliya - Six months later Well, it is colder than hell outside. I swear it was just summer and then this horrible weather came out of nowhere. I am sitting on the bench in front of the window watching more fucking snow pour down. It has been this way for the last two days. I let out a huff and stand up. I look down when I hear a quiet cry. I am holding my three-month-old daughter. Yes, I was right when I kept thinking I was having a girl. She was born in the middle of the last day of summer. She is so adorable and yes I might be biased since she is mine. She has a full head of slightly curly strawberry-blonde hair and dark blue eyes with flecks of gold in them. Phillip says that she is the perfect mix of Brayden and me and I think that I have to agree with him. I have a feeling she is going to be a little thing like me since she was just over five pounds when she was born. Mom and great-grandfather told me that they can already feel her powers but until she gets
Alpha Phillip It has been two days since Aliya, Tallyn, and Lailani had been kidnapped. I was pissed that they let themselves be kidnapped. When they had returned from Morrison’s pack and I saw an unconscious Aliya in Brayden’s arms I wanted someone dead. She was pale and looked so fragile which was not normal for her. When Brayden came back down after placing her in their bed I made them tell me what happened from the beginning. I was both shocked and not surprised that Aliya had known what they were up to and had come up with a plan of her own to put an end to all this shit. I knew in my heart that she would have to be the one to end this but I sure as hell wasn’t going to tell my son that. I could see Hillary out of the corner of my eye and I knew she was just as surprised by this as I was. The boys had been home about half an hour when there was a loud knock on the door. Brayden let out a growl. I knew he was afraid that they would wake Aliya up and right now that girl n
Dreston I had heard stories from my grandfather and some of my great uncles about a fae so powerful that no other fae or person with magic could touch them. Those stories were told to us as children and for all intense and purposes were myths. They were mainly used as bedtime stories. Grandfather told me that it has been well over a thousand years since a fae with that much power was born. I was considerably older than both Luke and Aliya. The family was aware that Luke was fairly powerful when he was born but we also knew that his powers would manifest later since for some weird reason male fae didn’t acquire their powers until they were older. When Aliya was born, we all knew right then that she was beyond powerful. When great-great-aunt Belinda informed us that Aliya was that one in a thousand-year fae we were all shocked, I knew that Deliah was proud of her but we could all tell that Aliya’s dad was not as thrilled. Don’t get me wrong he loved his daughter and spoiled her
Brayden I woke up this morning with a bad feeling. I knew it had to do with my angel and I didn’t like it one bit. I could tell when I went down for breakfast that Kendrick was feeling the same way I was. Looking around most of the guys seemed to be feeling the same way. I tried my hardest to keep my angel from leaving the packhouse and heading into town with Tallyn and Lailani but they were adamant that they needed a few more things for the pups and other things. I let her go very unwillingly as did Kendrick and Eddie. I looked up at the sky thinking that it would be dark and overcast but no, it was the perfect day out. The sun was shining and it was hot and humid. Typical weather for this time of year. They had been gone a few hours when Dreston and Nikolas came tearing into the packhouse at the same time Carter, Luke, and Myles came flying through the front door. I knew at that moment that something was very wrong. Dreston was carrying a crystal ball. I wasn’t sure what
Harrison We had to wait an extra day for Aliya, Tallyn, and Lailani to make it into town. We are not sure why they didn’t make it into town when we originally thought they’d be here. I was told that Tallyn was in the hospital so I am guessing it was related to the pup. I know the others are chomping at the bit to get these three. I honestly have no idea why they want Tallyn. She really isn’t that special of a hybrid. I know why they want Aliya and Lailani. When we heard that they would be in town the next day we made damn sure that everything was ready for them. They didn’t show up until midmorning and then they had brunch first. We were literally going crazy watching them walk around and go into every store but ours. I know Nelson was losing patients but there was nothing we could do. It’s not like we could go out and force them to come into our store. I think we almost jumped the gun when they finally walked in although they took their time getting to the back where we c
Aliya The three of us were suspossed to go into town today. We had been listening in on their conversation. We knew that Nelson and Johanna were back in town again. We knew their plan and which shop they had chosen. What we weren’t expecting was Violet’s mother to be part of this. Then when they were talking about her being able to use magic I was floored. I am not sure if that meant she is a part witch but this threw a curveball into our plan. I needed to find out what exactly she is but we were out of time. I knew they were going to be pissed when we didn’t show up in town but that is not my problem. I could hear them discussing the reasons we hadn’t been seen in town that day. None of which were true. Lailani had a terrible migraine and Tallyn started having contractions, which turned out to be false contractions. Dr Nelson said that she still had at least a month or so before she would give birth. Poor Kendrick was a mess. I thought he was going to have a heart attack
Henry (Willis) In just a few more days and we will be able to set our plan into motion. I had finally gotten a hold of the guy that I know that owns the rental truck company and he had let me borrow one of the trucks. Nelson and Johanna will be back in town tomorrow. After that it will take us at least two days to get the location set up and for Johanna to get the spell in place. She had to find someone who could help since Aliya would be able to sense her magic. Luckily Violet knew of someone that would be able to help. I was shocked as was Harrison when we found out that it was her mother. As far as anyone knew her mother had disappeared and everyone thought she was dead. It turns out she is not dead and that Violet had been in contact with her for years. Her father and Alpha Hewitt never knew his. She never did tell us why her mother left the pack but that doesn't matter anyway. “I still can’t believe that Violet has fae blood in her. I would have never guessed since yo
Brayden It’s been way too quiet around here. I have talked to the other alphas and they said the same thing. Morrison and his pack have been sticking close to home. None of us has seen any of his guys around our packs. Hell, even Zharten hasn't seen any around his kingdom. There haven’t been any more reports of special/gifted wolves being kidnapped. Dad has been keeping up with that. Which is good and I would like to keep it that way. We still haven’t found where they are hiding the other wolves they kidnapped. Emmanual was able to trace the truck to the border of Tennessee and North Carolina but then all traces of them disappeared. Again we think that Johanna is behind this. I have a weird feeling that they are hiding those girls right under our noses. On top of everything else, the women are acting normal. There haven’t been any more hushed conversations and they haven't been acting like they are planning something. I am not sure if this is a good thing or not but I wil