Vaughan Pov It had taken me almost a day of traveling without stopping to finally know that I was already getting closer to where Raven was. With passing seconds my blood pressure increased. And when I eventually stopped at a building which looked like it was built decades ago. I knew she was here, even before I alighted from the car. At the front of the building, I was taken aback by the person a few feets away from me. Immediately I knew it wasn’t the witches, who had kidnapped her. From the mask on his face I knew without doubt that it was the same man, who had almost kidnapped her in the hotel. I felt relieved. If it was the witches I knew they would be cunning. I sauntered towards him, not uttering a word. None of his men was in sight, but I knew they were hanging around, waiting for the right moment to come out. “Where is she?”. I asked, my voice loud enough for him to hear me.“We should at least say hello to each other first, don’t you think?”. He said instead, ignoring
Raven povI was huddled against Alpha Vaughan’s side not wanting to be away from him even if it was for a second. I never knew I missed him that much until I had seen him in person after almost two days. “How is everyone?”. I asked, knowing the obvious answer.“What do you think? They were all worried”. I felt sad that I had made them so worried about me, but I felt so fulfilled after a very long time. Having my brother who was my only family and my mate, felt like real bliss to me. “Do you care?”. I asked, raising the pack of chips I was eating to his face, but he declined it. Riev walked in, and I noticed as Alpha Vaughan's spine straightened as if perceiving danger. Earlier I had noticed the way both of them behaved. I knew it would take a while before they warmed up to each other, but their cold attitude towards each other was overwhelming. I saw Riev eyes hardened as it looked down at Alpha Vaughan. Both behaved as if they had something against one another in the past. The at
Vaughan Pov “It’s back where it belongs”. I heard him say, as he placed the neck piece around Raven’s neck. It had a small crooked locket as its pendant. It looked like an ancient piece indeed. Who would have thought that the heirloom which I had been searching for months was something that was related to Raven.He had agreed to give it to Raven, but was wary about me. I knew he disliked me, and I also knew I was also the reason for it.I still recalled the image of the man I had seen with Raven. It was embedded in my brain and no matter how much I tried to steer it away. It felt like Raven had been in his clutches, before Riev intervened. Even though the both of us had decided on not letting Raven know about her encounter with him, I knew it wasn’t the right solution.I was ready to pay for how I had treated Raven, but he had crossed the line with him accusing me of using her. He had gone through some shitty stuff in his past which made him detest Alphas, but for him to constantly u
Riev PovIt's been more than a week since I came to RedMoon, but life here sucks in general, even though I had more time to train. Using my pent up frustration, I launched the beta in my grip to the ground, hardly. “Hey Man! Why are you so aggressive?”. He yelled, when I pinned him to the ground for the umpenth time ever since we began training together, without letting him go.For some gusty feeling, he thought he could pin me down when we fought against each other. It seemed he had overestimated himself. If it was my past self, before I was separated from Raven he might have succeeded. “Give up now, will you?”. I said, smirking at him, but he pushed me away from him, as he panted, wiping the sweat off his forehead.“Never!”. He blurted out, but I was surprised that he limped off to sit on the bench close by. He thought fighting with me would at least give him leverage against me, but he was mistaken. If his Alpha wasn’t able to do so easily, then he wouldn't. ‘When do we get to
Riev povHer brown eyes latched onto mine, and I quickly released her, putting some distance between us. I had come to know her, after training consecutively for days. She always comes here in the morning, and leaves after a while of training. “You should have watched your steps”. I said gruffly, and she whipped her head to stare at me. Her expression was incredulous. “Are you being serious right now?”. She scoffed. She smiled, and I knew that was a way to control her anger. I had pissed her off. “There was never a time when I joked around”. I said dryly. I folded my arms, accessing her calmly. “You were the one that collided with me”. She snapped. My eyes flashed to her loose blouse, which had moved to one side exposing a bit of her skin at her chest. “You should pay attention to yourself first”. I gestured at her upper body. Her eyes widened as she quickly adjusted her blouse, and I could see the faint tint of red appear on her cheeks. She was darn funny. I chuckled, seeing h
Vaughan Pov “Where are we heading to?”. Raven asked, her curious gray hues, shining up at me. “You will soon find out”. I said, and smiled lovingly at her. She seemed more lively, and bubbly than her usual self. I knew her brother’s presence was the reason. The past week had been the absolute best, even though I had been so much busy work I had spare time to spend with her. Maybe the thoughts of losing her, made me realize how much she meant to me. The council’s visit the previous day wasn't what I had expected. They exceeded my expectations. Asking me to reject Raven, as if she was replaceable. I knew Dorian was a shithole, but he had acted fast, sending them over. Since Riev wanted to exert his revenge on him, the ball was in his court. Riev would be a tool I would use to end him.“Are we heading to Minka’s place?”. She asked, realizing we were going there. “Why are we going there? Did something happened?”. She bombarded me with question, her eyes curious.“Well, remember she
Raven pov“I never knew something like this existed here”. I said in awe, looking at the grassland filled with different livestock animals. I was surprised to discover Alpha Vaughan had a big farm where animals were reared. I saw some workers, who were tending to the animals. “Found a favorite spot for your leisure time?”. Fia teased. She knew me too well. “Don’t know, never worked on a farm before”. I gestured at the animals walking around. They were demarcated by a short fence. I was used to seeing wild animals on number of times in the woods. “Might be tedious at times, but it’s definitely be worth it”. She said, stroking the neck of a cow, which was close to the fence.Getting our sight filled with the animals, we headed back. Almost at the house, I didn’t know when my body gently brushed a lady coming from the opposite direction.She raised her bent head up and quickly apologized, then began to walk faster. Her face was familiar. It wasn’t the familiarity that struck me but
Raven pov“Let go of him Riev, he didn’t mean any harm to me!”. I yelled, and before I realized it Alpha Vaughan was by my side, his face was etched in fury. I knew talking to him to stop Riev would be futile. His anger matched Riev. I tried to go to Riev, but Alpha Vaughan held me back. Riev’s hand tightened around his neck, as blood still poured from his nose. “Please…spare him…please”. She fell on her knees, as she pleaded. It seemed her pleas were just mere air, for Alpha Vaughan didn’t spare a glance. She was a blinded fool in love. I felt raw anger, aimed at her, and the person who was her so called mate. She didn’t deserve all these from him, and to top it all she still pleaded for him. “I’m…I’m with his child. If he dies, who will be the father of my unborn child? I prefer him alive than dead”. She wailed. My eyes rested on her stomach, and I saw a small bump there. It was almost unnoticeable. “Do you think your unborn child will want to have a father like him?”. I asked,
Raven pov“WHAT?!”. Vaughan yelled and moved from his closet, which he had been rummaging for some minutes.“No, I can't allow that?”. He shook his head, and continued with what he was doing, dismissing what I just said.“Why?”. Not understanding his refusal, on allowing Mason to stay in the house.“I don't just want to, he is fine where he is. Why are you so keen about this?”. A frown appeared at his forehead, as he threw a shirt on.“He's just a child, and I'm not just saying this, because of him, but his sister, who misses his company. We will give him a separate room, for our privacy, if that's what you are bothered about”. I persuaded him.“They literally see each other everyday. How is that possible?”.“I wish it was only about that, but he had been oddly quiet these days, and more withdrawn into his shell, something is wrong about him”. He sighed deeply, and sat down on the bed. “I feel he needs some comfort, and someone who…”.“You pamper him beyond understanding, and differen
Riev pov“How is she doing?”. I asked Vaughan as soon as he came out of the room.“Handling it better than I could imagine, but she is already asleep”. He answered, as he glanced back at the opened door. “Still going with your plan, or you are not sure yet?”. His voice low, so as not to disturb Raven. “I have to go now”. I muttered, my heart feeling a bit heavy. I got new information that the situation was dire. “But I will be back earlier than intended”. I said. “You can stay back if you are that worried-”. “I know she is in safe hands, and she already has her wolf”. I interrupted him, my eyes on him. It would be better to handle the situation faster, and be back than shifting it. “Suit yourself“. He muttered dryly, and I pushed him aside, entering the room. Raven was sleeping calmly, I stared at her for a while, knowing the night had been hard for her. I wrote down a message for her on a notepad, before exiting the room. I wasn’t surprised to see him at the door.“You better mak
Raven pov‘Weak wolf?’. The voice scoffed in anger. ‘Now who the hell is the weak one, you piece of garbage’. It continued, and I kicked a part of his limb which was close to my foreleg. Picking up the scents of people nearby, I hid behind the pillar, just as the guards came back, scanning the surroundings, and looking for who had caused the mess. Everything felt like I was doing too much. ‘After so long of being away, I never thought I would have to hide for my first kill'.The voice continued talking, while I had to bear with the noise, unable to do anything. It took a while, until I perceived a strong scent, followed by a series of frantic voices in my head. ‘Where the hell was she?!’.Immediately I saw Vaughan followed by Riev, both of them, and knew it was his thought. They both swept their eyes around, barking out orders at the guards around. I thought they both went for the pack run. ‘Well, here comes our overbearing mate, going over the top, like always as if we are freakin
Raven pov “Why are you acting so uptight?”. I asked Vaughan for the umpteenth time tonight, as he enveloped me in his arms.“You have gone for the packrun these past months, and nothing went wrong. I will be fine on my own”. I assured him, but he hugged me tighter. “I can't just help it but feel edgy. Zane needs to be out, but at the same time I feel strange about tonight’s run”. He said, his warm breath against my neck, before he pressed his lips to my mark, which made my toes curl.“Maybe I should stay back tonight…”. He said, and pulled his body away from me, his lips curling up in mirth. “No, you can't put off things you should do, because of me”. I moved a few steps back from him.“Nothing is more important to me than you”. “You have been this way ever since the past few days”. I muttered, and observed him, but he avoided my eyes. “You are hiding something from me”. I said, eyeing him intently. This was one of the times I hated being the only one who couldn't read his thought
Riev povFew days later…“So the rumors are true, you are finally leaving?”. Jade asked, sourly, her expression sad, as she peered at my belongings in the room. “You make it sound as if I’m going and never coming back. I have a sister here, remember?”. I peered at her, but she curled the ends of hair with her index finger, her eyes everywhere but mine.“That is why you have to take care of yourself”. She said, staring at me.“Come on, I'm not a child, surviving after escaping Dark Valley should give you a hint on what I'm capable of”. “It's about your sister, she would be worried about you. You don't know how much she was distressed, when she thought you were dead”. I had also been worried about leaving her here, but she would be fine. “Alpha Vaughan made it worse, when he tried to hunt you down, thinking you were her lover”. I chortled in disbelief, Vaughan was indeed crazy to have such absurd thoughts about us.“Sounds like he was nuts”. I muttered. He wouldn't be able to even i
Vaughan Pov I walked into the quarters where Hank had lived for years, ever since my late father had brought him into the pack. The virtue my father had seen in him and assigned him as my omega before he died was something I couldn't understand for a long time, until he started working with me.I realized his unwavering dedication to working for me and the welfare of the pack. If anyone deserved the position it was him, and it would be a shame to let him fade before my eyes.I was surprised to discover the door to his house was ajar, but the smell that hit me, as I entered his room, startled the crap out of me. “Hell man, what the fuck?!”. I yelled, covering my nose, before I combust from the foul stench. Everywhere was dark and stuffy, and without any change of air. How the hell did he cope being here all day for weeks. I made my way to the window, and pulled the curtains to one side, opening the window for ventilation.He was sprawled on his big bed, empty of alcohol bottles litte
Vaughan pov“Trust me, it’s only nice when the child isn’t yours”. Duncan whispered in my ears, as I continued to stare at Raven. I wondered how he knew what I was thinking. Darn mind reader!“Having your mate focus on the child isn’t something you would like at first, but you will surely get used to it”. He shrugged his shoulders.“Don’t tell me you get jealous of your own child?”. I asked, in disbelief. “Not really jealous, but you will surely get what I mean if you have your own child, especially when it’s a boy. Currently more than satisfied with my girls”. He said, smiling.I stared at Raven, and noticed Mason who stuck his small frame beside her. Immediately I felt envious of him, it wasn’t quite serious, but It made me feel uncomfortable. “You already have one to contend with, so good luck with that”. “Look at the way she clung to you, I’m so jealous”. Fia said. Everyone seemed smitten by the child, while I was the only one who couldn’t muster up the courage to touch her. “
Vaughan pov“What are you doing here?”. I asked Duncan, as I entered my office, seeing him sitting on my chair as if he owned it. “Never seen an Alpha being late to his duties”. He said, swilleving himself around on the chair. “Might be one of the perks of being a newly mated Alpha”. He clicks his tongue, while shaking his head in feigned concern. “I should say the same about you, who left your packs several miles away to be here”. Being less busy wasn’t something I knew he was at the moment, which makes me wonder why he was here. “Say hello to my mate first”. He smiled and gestured with his head behind me. I turned around and saw his mate, along with their baby’s who looked bigger than the last time I had seen her. She looked so much like her father.“I thought having her with me to meet your mate would be nice, since we haven’t met her before, don’t you think?”. He winked at me, while I stood there dumbfounded. “Hi, Freya, nice to have you here”. I said to her, and the baby in h
Raven pov“Where are you heading to? We have to discuss this”. I said as I trailed behind him.“That is what I’m about to do”. He answered gruffly, not sparing me a glance, as he descended the stairs two at a go. “Call every damn worker that works here”. He said to a guard when he finally reached the ground floor. “While at it inform others that no one is allowed to leave the pack house”. He ordered.“You can’t just blame them for it, maybe we haven’t searched for it properly”. I muttered, trying to calm him, but it did nothing, as I noticed his eyes were the color of his wolf. “I’m glad you said you had seen it there too. For it to be missing now, then someone was responsible for it”. He seethed. His claws were already out. He was like a ticking time bomb at the moment. “Just promise me, you will be rational about this”. Having him shed innocent blood wasn't what I wanted right now. I grasp his right hand in mine, he tried to move away, but I held on tight. “I can’t promise you