(Theia’s POV)
I watched Dominic’s face as I asked. I saw a flicker of something that was too quick to tell what it was. I was already nervous; I mean, this could go one way or another. The guy could think that I was a crazy person accusing him of being a mythical beast, or he could be the not so mythical beast and then have to kill me to keep his secret identity. The more the silence grew between us, the more I was starting to think that I had really fucked up.
“Oh, for goodness’ sake will you at least put me out of my misery either way,” I said with a loud sigh. “Say something.” Dominic just quirked his eyebrow at me and I shrugged.
“I was trying to gauge your question,” he finally said. “What do you mean?” I asked. My head was really starting to hurt.
“Well, do you think I am a werewolf?” he asked. “and if you did think that, how would you react if it was true?”
“Leah called you Alpha,” I said, and he nodded, “and I wa
Sorry about the delay folks, I am dealing with some medical issues right now.
(Theia’s POV)Dominic stayed over that night. Nothing happened, we just laid in bed together. It felt so nice to fall asleep and wake up with Dominic’s arms around me. When we got up, Dominic helped me to pack a bag with a few things.“Pack enough for a week or so,” he said. “If we need any more I can send one of my pack to come and collect, or just buy you some new stuff. But I want to make sure that you are protected.” I frowned at that.“Mark is already dead,” I said, “He’s not coming back is he,” and then I looked up at Dominic in alarm, “Oh god, he can’t come back from the dead can he?” I asked and Dominic laughed. But then he got serious again and looked like he was thinking.“Actually, you never know with sorcerers,” he said, and I stared at him. “Seriously, he was a sorcerer?” I asked, wow my world was just getting big
(Dominic’s POV)I jumped out of the car and ran around the other side to get the door for Theia. She gave me the side eye as she unbuckled her seatbelt. I could see that she was nervous about being here, but I knew that once she got settled in that she would love it here.Sunset Rose pack had a turbulent past. Philip Hanison, the Alpha before my father, had been a tyrant. He had treated his pack like animals, especially the omega ranks. My father had joined the pack after meeting my mother, who was Philip’s sister, at a mating ball. My father had rebelled against Philips’ awful ways and, with the help of the majority of the pack, had managed to challenge him for the Alpha title. Philip lost the challenge and had been exiled and had his Alpha rank stripped. But my father had worked hard before I was born to turn the pack around and turn it into an amazing place that werewolves wanted to be a part of. And at just short of 12
(Theia’s POV)“And the bathroom is through here,” I watched Leah as she danced around the room showing me things, while I got my breath back from climbing all those stairs.“I’ll get Dominic to clear some space so that you can put your things in there,” she said as she came back out, “But there is space for you in the closet.”“Leah,” I said, and she looked at me, “I’m only here for a couple of days.” Leah pulled a face that said she didn’t agree and carried on talking about the room.I looked around. It wasn’t really a room, it was a full apartment or something. And it was at least double the size of mine. There was a living room, with a separate mini kitchen and then four bedrooms. The main bedroom, the one I was sitting in now, had an ensuite bathroom, but then there was a separate bathroom as well. There was even a roof terrace. It wa
(Theia’s POV)I clung to Dominic as he carried me through the woods back to the house. I kept looking over his shoulder to see Liam walking close behind. He just grinned or winked at me when our eyes made contact. I ended up burying my head into Dominic’s shoulder instead.When we got back to the house, Dominic carried me up the stairs and to the bedroom. I finally opened my eyes when he had put me down on the bed.“Did you have another vision?” he asked, and I looked over at Liam, who was standing by the door. Dominic followed my direction of sight and frowned.“Liam, can you go get Doctor Baxter please?” he asked, and Liam narrowed his eyes.“It’s okay, I’ll mindlink him now,” he said and Dominic shook his head.“I want a moment alone with my mate,” he said. “Please go get him,” Liam glared at the back of Dominic&rsq
(Theia’s POV) I was woken up by Dominic. I opened my eyes to see him smiling at me. I looked at the clock on the nightstand and saw it was a little after 5pm. “I thought you might want a shower and stuff before dinner,” Dominic said, and I nodded. “Oh god, yes please,” I said. Despite it feeling like half of Dominic’s family and friends hating me, I still wanted to make a good impression. I climbed out of bed and made my way to the bathroom. I immediately saw that a shelf had been cleared and my things were there. That made me smile a little. I quickly got a shower and brushed my teeth before going back out into the bedroom wrapped in a towel. I looked around and saw my bag now empty by the closet door. I opened the closet and saw all my clothes hung up on one side. I pulled out a blue dress and some underwear and began to get dressed. I was just brushing out my hair when Dominic opened the bedroom door and leaned against th
(Theia’s POV) “Nice of you both to join us,” I blushed at Dominic’s mother’s knowing smile as we entered the dining room. Just what I needed, the whole room to know that we were just… “Sorry we’re late,” Dominic said as he held out a seat for me. “We got a little distracted,” Leah giggled and I wanted the floor to open up and swallow me. “It’s to be expected dear,” his mother said, and then leaned over and patted his father’s hand, “We were like rabbits when we first felt the bond, isn’t that right dear?” “Mum!” Leah called, the look of horror on her face. Logan started laughing and hid his face. “You’ll understand when you find your mate,” their mother replied, looking adoringly at her mate. I saw Leah glance at Liam and then pull a face. “Doubtful,” she said, “Not everyone gets the fairytail.” my eyes widened as Liam shot her a glare before covering it with pulling out his phone. He didn’t see that I saw,
(Theia’s POV)I looked down at the ring in the velvet box. It was beautiful. It was made up of a central stone that was a pale pink and then clear stones surrounding it. It glittered in the moonlight. Everything about this was perfect, like it was something in a book or a movie. Dominic smiled up at me with all the love in his eyes. I believed every word he said when he said I was the love of his life. The setting was amazing, a private island on a lake with the moon shining down. It was absolutely perfect. Everything a girl could ask for. Everything I ever dreamed of.“No,” I said quietly. I watched Dominic’s face fall and felt my heart break. He looked down at the ground, and then back up at me, confusion clear on his face.“What?” he asked, and I shook my head. I sat down on the ground and he moved to sit next to me. I felt tears running down my face.“Baby,” Domi
(Theia’s POV)Breakfast was quick and after an even quicker shower, we were ready to set off. Liam suggested taking one larger seven seater car and Dominic agreed. One of the warriors drove while Liam claimed shotgun. I sat in the middle bank between Dominic and Leah and the other warrior sat in the rear bank. I’d asked why we needed two warriors with us, which earned me an eye roll from Liam. Leah, after glaring at Liam, explained that it was standard for two warriors to flank the Alpha on any long trips, even friendly ones. She explained that as the Alpha of the largest southern pack Dominic was considered a high level target, and as his mate, so was I. I really didn’t like the sound of being considered a target but Leah assured me that she would protect me, and so would Dominic and the warriors. I easily picked up on her, leaving Liam out of that equation.Dominic told me that the journey was around six hours
Thank you for keeping with me as I finished this book. There have been a lot of changes since the start. Both in the series and my writing plans, and also in my personal life.One of the changes is that I have decided to combine some series. As you saw Dominic's and Theia's story continues in book 4 of The Dark Essence World. The dark Essence World is a full world based around five couples that entwine heavily in each others lives. Book 1 - Alpha Hybrid Queen Book 2 - Alpha Hybrid King (Originally part of Alpha Hybrid Queen and will remain as so on this platform) Book 3 - The Alpha's Human Seer Book 4 - The Luna's Hidden Oracle (due to be released January 2023) More TBA If you would like to be kept updated on these and other books of mine please check out my fan group Aisling's Puzzle Pieces or look for aislingelizabethauthor Thank you once again for reading.
(Theia’s POV)After Dominic and I finally completed the mate bond, I felt like something important was slotting into place. Maybe this puzzle piece wasn’t so bad. Dominic had arranged the whole evening. He was just waiting for me to suggest going for a run, and then had Leah and other pack members set up the clearing for us. It was absolutely perfect. Which I found worrying that Dominic knew me so well that he knew what I thought perfect was. I guess in part; I wasn’t used to being part of something like this, to actually being wanted, or being part of a family. It would take some getting used to, for sure.We didn’t want to wait too long for the Luna ceremony. We hoped that having something to celebrate would help the pack recover from the attack. Although Logan had already started talking with Alex about some ideas he had for the warriors. Apparently, he was a natural and even suggested that warrior training started younger, for those who wanted it. It was amazing to see the change
(Theia’s POV)*** One Week Later ***Eventually, we made our way back home to the pack house. It was full morning by the time we got there, and Leah was looping the territory in wolf form. She shifted back to human form as soon as she saw us and spent a good five minutes shouting at Dominic about disappearing on them before she realised that he had something in his arms. “Oh my goddess,” she cried, with tears streaming down her face as Dominic hovered over her protectively as she held Aurora. Jonas and Lila soon joined us and I smiled as my family took turns to show love to the newest member before Doctor Greta finally said that mum and baby needed to be checked over. It was only then that Jonas noticed Logan, who was still in wolf form and had begun to follow us to the hospital. “Stand down, warrior,” Jonas called and Logan huffed at him. It was then that Jonas realised who this protective wolf was. His eyes widened, and he rushed to Logan and began to prod at him. I leaned into L
(Theia’s POV)I stopped in the middle of the woods and screamed all my pain and fear. I screamed and screamed until I had no more left in me. No more fear and no more pain. All that was left was the violent need to find my daughter. “Sky?” I called, and she stood to attention.“It’s time,” she said, and I set off running. I had no idea where I was running. Everything was on instinct. It was like the woods moved out of my way and everything seemed brighter all of a sudden. Then there was a singular flash of pain, but I didn’t stop. The only change that happened was that in that instant, I shed my human form and I was now on four paws running through the forest. I sniffed the air and immediately caught the scent that I hadn’t even realised that I had registered, but now I knew was the scent of my baby girl. I shifted my direction towards the scent and increased my speed. I didn’t even need to see to know where we were going. I just knew. An image of the beach flashed up in my mind and
(Theia’s POV)I paled at the voice and looked down at Logan in fear. He growled slightly at the voice, but then turned and pushed me gently towards the tunnel. I headed into the tunnels and was immediately blanketed in darkness. But I tried my best to feel along the walls and shuffle my feet along the floor. I could feel Logan right behind me, and part of me was glad that he could fit inside the tunnel in his new wolf form. I made my way through the tunnel too slow for my liking and was starting to panic, worried that there wasn’t another end. What if it had been closed up at the other end, like a cave in or something? What if I was going to get trapped in her forever? I knew that my thoughts were irrational, but that didn’t stop them plaguing me and heightening my fear. When another contraction came, I tried to muffle my screams but they still rang out through the tunnel and echoed over and over, mocking me in my fear. Just as I was starting to get really worried, I noticed a small
(Theia’s POV)I shrunk back from the door, and Liam just laughed at my response. He turned his attention towards Logan, and I could see Logan tense up from behind him. I couldn’t see his face, but I knew that he was holding a brave face. I hated that I was so useless and that he was now in danger because of me. “Hey squirt,” Liam said. “What do you plan on doing with that?” “Get the fuck out of here,” Logan snarled at him and held the knife out further. I saw him adjust his feet into what I assumed was a fight stance. Liam saw it too and raised an eyebrow. “Alex been training you, has he?” he said, “Yeah, I never got on with that chap. He was always sniffing around my girl.” My eyes widened a little and I couldn’t help but scoff.“Your girl?” I asked, “I think you lost the right to say that a long time ago.” “Ah sweetheart, just because I didn’t want her, didn’t mean I was going to let anyone else have her,” he said, “If I could I would have ripped Jake Blackthorn’s head off for d
(Theia’s POV)The room became a hub of activity as Dominic, Alex and a few of the high-ranking warriors began pouring over maps of the territory and mind linking with warriors on the ground. “Alpha,” one of the warriors called, and Dominic looked up, “They are swarming the south-west woods. We can’t get numbers. There seem to be over a hundred at least.” “That’s the residential area,” Leah said and Dominic growled.“I know where it is,” he snapped, his Alpha tone leaking out. Leah looked like she had been slapped.“Hey,” I said as I waddled up to Dominic, he looked at me like I was the last person he expected to see. “You gotta calm down. Then you can think straight.” I took hold of his hand and tried to mimic when I saw Lila calm Jonas down from a rant. Dominic closed his eyes and took a deep breath. I guess whatever I did was working. He opened his eyes again. The worry was still there, but he looked more in control of himself. He kissed my forehead and then looked over at Leah.“
(Theia’s POV)*** Four Months Later ***I laid in my bed, half dozing and half listening to Dominic, Leah and Alex talking. Being seven months pregnant was really taking its toll on my energy. Well, that and all the various different herbs and whatnots that I was on to help Sky suppress the urge to complete the transition. Doctor Greta, who had now become a permanent guest at the Sunset Rose pack, said that she was very impressed with my wolf being able to hold off for such a long time. Isabella hadn’t been able to visit, due to some issues going on for her, but she had a video conference with Greta about what she had given me and with more ideas for helping us. She did promise to visit soon, but cryptically said that it wasn’t time yet. Greta still hadn’t managed to get a hold of my old doctor. I even tried, and he seemed to have disappeared. Greta decided that she didn’t like the effects the medication could have on the baby, so we decided to work on more natural and magical routes
(Theia’s POV)I looked up at Doctor Greta, who was grinning.“It is, right?” I asked, and she nodded.“Why are you asking her,” my wolf scoffed, “I’m right here” I could almost feel her rolling her eyes. Could wolves roll their eyes? Well, I guess they couldn’t speak normally, so anything was possible.“Yes, I can definitely see the spikes on the charts,” the doctor said, and she showed me the screen, which showed where the line showing my brain activity shot up and back down again. “Say something,” I said.“I’m not a performing monkey, you know,” my wolf responded and the line on the screen shot up. I couldn’t help but laugh. “Oh my god, this is so strange,” I said.“Erm,” Dominic’s dad, Jonas, drew my attention to him, “What’s going on?” He and his wife were looking at me with weird looks on their faces. Leah, on the other hand, was grinning. “It appears that Theia’s wolf has made an appearance,” the doctor said, and I grinned. “No, it’s not possible,” Jonas said, “She is only a