...Wynter POV...I didn't anticipate that Darius would manage to track me so fast. We thought for sure we would be safely in the air by the time Darius had made it back to the clinic. I was impressed with Darius, while also saddened knowing what Kenji would now have to do. It took everything in me to keep Caedance from taking over. She didn't like knowing that we were not only hurting our mate, but keeping him away from us. I could feel her longing for him.Ever since we've been marked, I can feel his emotions as well. I can feel his hurt and pain as if it was my own. It nearly crushed me when Kenji had to inject him with the wolfsbane. But there was no other option. I could feel the strong emotions coming off of Darius, and knew his wolf was in control. There was nothing that could be said to a wolf once they were that far gone. They would do everything to get to their target. Nothing and no one would get in their way. Which is why our only safe option was to subdue him.I close my e
I pull away from my mom when something she says begins to replay in my mind. "Did you say Xander?" I ask."Yes, why do you ask?""What pack was he the Alpha for?" I ask, as my mind begins to swim connecting the mental dots."Well, he wasn't the actual Alpha at the time.." She says."But for which pack?" I ask."Blood Moon. But why does that matter?""NO!" I scream out, not realizing I just yelled that in front of my mother.I step away from the bed, as everything begins to snap into place."Wynter? What's going on?" She asks, concerned."It can't be." I say, verbally vomiting."Can't be what, dear?" My mom, asks visibly concerned."Darius is Xander's son." I state."Who's Darius?""My mate.""But why does that even matter?""Alpha Xander is the one threatening me to stay away from Darius. He's even threatened to kill Darius!" I shout, as panic fills me.My mom's eyes grow wide in recognition. Everything seems to be snapping into place for her as well.My mom stands up, attempting to
...Darius POV...One minute everything was good, the next moment, I see a look on her face. Her face morphed from a look of peace and longing to a look of fear and sadness. Before I could do anything, she ran away from me. I was too surprised to react at first, but when I finally realized what was happening, I chased after her."Wynter!" I yelled, chasing after her. I didn't realize she was so fast. I had to use all of my power to catch up to her. I tapped into my wolf, something I had never tried before. I could feel Asher blend with me. We were no longer two separate entities, rather one being. 'Asher, how are you doing this?' I ask my wolf.'I don't know. It's instinctual.' He replies."Wynter! Please stop!" I call out to her.I can feel my instincts wanting to change into my wolf form. I push my instincts to the side in fear of scaring her. Instead, using everything in me to catch up to her. We continue to dodge around trees and ducking under low branches. Suddenly realization d
Wynter simply nods her head, this time not filtering any of her memories. I watch horrified as I see my father threaten Wynter beyond recognition. I fall to my knees seeing everything she's gone through. The pain, the loss, the heartbreak. I can feel it all. I don't think she meant to, but I saw what happened to her when I first found out that Catherine was my mate. The pain and anguish I put her through. All the times Catherine and I were intimate with each other, caused her unbelievable pain. I can't believe I did this to my own mate. I feel completely shattered. Suddenly the images stop, and when they do, I notice that Wynter is nowhere to be found.I stand up, needing to find her. I sniff the air, tracking her scent. I don't think she's gone far, her scent is still fresh. I begin to wander through the woods making my way to her. After passing a clearing, I notice her sitting by the lake. She's sitting along the waterside, curled up into a ball.I slowly make my way to her. She
...Wynter POV...I pulled away from him, breaking off our kiss. As much as I wish we could take this further, I knew we shouldn't. We still had so much to talk about. A thought suddenly comes to mind, as I feel my stomach begin to rumble.Without hesitating, I quickly grab his hand, and pull him behind me. I run towards my bike, and to my delight, Darius doesn't seem to hesitate. He jumps on the bike behind me, carefully placing the helmet on my head. I look up into his azure eyes to see him look at me full of love and contentment. I can't help but smile at him, as he fastens the clasp from my helmet.It's such a small gesture, but I find it absolutely endearing. I find myself staring into his eyes, neither of us moving."See something you like?" Darius asks, waking me up from my trance like state, causing me to smile."No." I say, catching him off guard."What?" He begins, however I cut him off.I place a quick kiss on his lips."I see something I love." I watch as his confused face
...Darius POV...I continue to watch her expressions as she remains silent after my request. I was nervous to ask her. But I can tell she's not upset. I don't see any signs of unease, rather just a look of confusion that morphed into a look of surprise. "Please?" I beg. So far I've seen how remarkable her human side is, which makes me even more curious about her wolf. Since I was always seeing her memories, I never got to see what her wolf form looked like. I was genuinely curious. If her wolf was even a percentage of how beautiful she was, then I knew she would be incredible.I watch as she lets go of my hand as she nods her head. She stands up, then walks to a large tree nearby. A moment later a majestic black wolf saunters out from behind the tree. I couldn't believe it. She was absolutely gorgeous. I had never seen a wolf as black as hers was. If it wasn't for her eyes, she would be virtually impossible to see. If her wolf form wasn't beautiful enough, what stood out to me the m
After the events from yesterday, I now had a plan for what our future held. I knew without a doubt that I wouldn't be heading back to Blood Moon pack alone. This time Wynter would be at my side, where she belonged. She was the true Luna of Blood Moon pack. It was time for her to take her position.The thought of Wynter ruling alongside me, only made me even happier. Flashes of what our future held began to plague my mind. I was so lost in all the wonderful possibilities that I hadn't even noticed that Wynter had woken up.Her wolf began to lick my face, making Asher whimper. He loved the affection she was giving us. Asher immediately began to lick her back. He gentle nibbled on our marking spot, which made her purr. I could tell she enjoyed it, which made me want to do it all the more. I loved how she reacted to me. I knew she would only ever react like that to me, which made both Asher and I sigh in sheer bliss. 'We should get changed.' Wynter said in my mind a few moments later.I
...Wynter POV...Darius and I left the woods a few moments later. We went straight back to my house, and quickly packed everything I wanted. Living a rogue life, meant I didn't have much to take. Even though I hadn't lived a traditional rogue life for quite some time, I still maintained a similar lifestyle. I wasn't one to gather things I would never really use. I only kept things that were truly valuable to me. Not necessarily monetary wise, but things that had sentimental value. After I had packed, Darius had a car waiting for us, that took us to the airport. We boarded his plane, heading directly back to the Blood Moon Pack.I was on edge the entire time. I really did mean what I said earlier. I don't plan on leaving Darius ever again. With him no longer able to be compelled, it would be impossible to do so. Even when he had no idea who I was, he always managed to find his way back to me. So it would be impossible to hide from him. Plus what would be the point? The only reason I h