I left the hospital with Nikolas and Jeremy. I couldn't wait to get home. However, I couldn't stop thinking about Sarafina's words. She said Nikolas would toss me aside once the baby was born. What if I don't want to be tossed aside? What if I want to stay and help Nikolas raise the baby? I can't give it up. I stand on the balcony, watching the young wolves play in the garden. I recognize Reuben's tawny wolf. I wonder why they are here today, but hearing laughter around the house is good for my soul. I can't help but smile, holding my tiny baby bump. Will it be like them? I feel a presence and turn to look at Nikolas. He's from work, still in a black work suit, smiling softly at me, and I can't help but smile, too. " Good evening," he greets. "Hello," I keep smiling at him like an idiot. My heart feels warm and full. I approach him boldly, " Is it true?" "What is?" he whispers, slightly breathless. His eyes are on my face. " Sarafina said you will toss me aside once the bab
I have an appointment at the hospital today, but I don't want to talk to Nikolas after he avoids me. I grab a floral dress and let my hair down with some canvas going downstairs.When I reach the salon, Aurora is sitting quietly. It's strange to see her alone. She looks deep in her thoughts and doesn't even see me approach her."Hey," I wave"Hi," she answers flatly. I sit on the couch across from her. For the first time, she looks at me, her eyes dark red instead of her usual blue-green. Could it be she needs blood? I learned that Aurora is a hybrid, a human-wolf, and a vampire. Her late mother was the Queen of vampires, making her one of the strongest supernaturals to walk the earth. Her eyes suddenly return to normal, and she looks at me and then at my bump. What is wrong with her?"Uum, would you like to escort me to the hospital," I blurt. She raises an eyebrow. I am not very close to her, and I always feel she doesn't like me but tolerates me. It's complicated to explain, but
Nikolas continues to avoid me. Since I returned from the vampire Coven, where I spent the weekend, I only saw him once when I was down with the flu, and he cared for me. Ever since, he leaves early and comes back late at night. The truth is that I miss him so much. Tina is brushing my hair as she usually does, " Should I visit Nikolas at work and invite him for lunch?" I ask her. She nods eagerly and smiles. " Yes, that's romantic," Tina and Dorothy know of my affection for Nikolas. They said they noticed it long ago but didn't want to say anything. " I'll wear something pretty; please help me look through it," I tell her. We go to the closet to get a dress. We finally decide on a silk strapless one that exposes my arms and shoulders. It is simple but stunning. " I love it," " Me, too," I agree, showing her after I've changed. I grab my bag and leave the bedroom. I go downstairs and get my car keys. I didn't tell Ben I was leaving, so I drove to his office. I play som
Jeremy dropped me home and shifted into his large wolf, running through the streets. It has been over 36 hours, and I am still waiting to hear from someone. However, the servants in the house are worried. It is late at night, and I'm pacing the living area while Dorothy and Tina watch me worried. "You need to sit down. You're too uneasy," Tina says. I couldn't calm down. I needed to know everyone was safe. "Dorothy, have you heard anything?" I ask. She frowns and shakes her head. "Does this happen often?" "No, packs do fight something, but it's rare. In this case, Ben said that all packs in the city are being attacked," she answers. "Could it be the rogues?" Rogues were werewolves without a pack. They were outcasts and some troublemakers. They often attacked packs to steal or cause trouble, but they were nowhere near a match for pack wolves. "We don't know yet, my lady." I sigh and take a seat. "Should I call Nikolas?" I ask. "No, he's an alpha and is probably in t
My days are filled with happiness, especially since Nikolas is adamant about working with me at the cafe. I can't believe how much progress we've made so far. The more we work together, my affection and love for Nikolas grow. I'm preparing to go for a walk when Reuben, Justin's brother, comes to me. He's charismatic and charming towards me, like his wolf. We decide to go for a walk together. As usual, Reben doesn't fail to make me laugh with his jokes. "It might rain tonight," he comments. Indeed, the clouds are dark, and it's been freezing lately. "Are you not cold?" I ask, noticing he is only wearing a tank top and shorts. "Werewolf body temperature is hot," I nod. I noticed that Nikolas' body was warm. A clap of thunder resonates, and I scream, turning back instantly. I hate thunder and lightning; I'd instead be inside and safe. " Oh, we still have an hour or two until it rains. Let's continue our lovely walk," Reuben hollers, laughing. " No, thank you," I say. I frow
I spent the whole day brooding and thinking about what Sarafina had said. How can Nikolas sleep with her after what happened? The crazy bitched threatened a miscarriage with her magic. Fuck, I'm so upset with him. "Ma'am, there is someone for you. He says he is your friend," says Dorothy. I furrow my eyebrows. "For me?" Who could that be? " Let them in," A few seconds later, Troy walks into the room. A smile spreads on my lips. I gasp and get to my feet, almost jumping into his arms. " Troy! How? What are you doing here?" I fire him with questions, excited to see my friend. He smiles and cups my cheek in his hand, " You look well," " I am," I direct him to sit on the couch beside me. "How are you here? I ask. " I've been well. I left the Cartel with your mother's help," he tells me. My heart stung at the mention of my mother. I do miss her a lot, but contacting her is very risky. So far, she has been safe, running her businesses under the radar, but if I go close
The following weeks were eventful for me as we opened the Cafe. So far, the response has been excellent since Aurora, and Kat posted about it on their social media platforms. Those two were popular in the city. Troy was adjusting well, and Mrs Smith is fully recovered. She has been to the Cafe with her lovely husband, Mr Smith. I walk into the salon to find Jeremy there. He is brooding. I sit next to him and kiss his cheek. "You're here. I missed you," I say. It's been a while since I've seen him around. He gives me a slight smile and pets my stomach. ""When are you due?"" "The doctor says in two months," I reply. He nods. " I'm glad to see you all better," I tell him. " I'm not. I still can't feel my wolf," he says sadly. I watch as he plays with the fire in his hand, making different kinds of shapes. Jeremy Wulfric has another gift: he can control fire. I move away from his side, scared he might accidentally burn me. The door opens, and his friend, Daniella, walks in
I lazily get out of my bed the following morning. I don't remember coming back home since everything went black. As I descend the stairs, I hear painful screams from the underground basement. I follow the sounds and slowly open the door. The room is dark, with only a single bulb light hanging to the ceiling. Under the light is a badly injured man, sitting on a metal hair. I gasp when a long rod hits his back, his skin opens, and blood splatters around. Justin appears from the shadow, holding a rod and grimacing. Nikolas, too, seems in my line of vision. His gaze finds me, and he grins. "What are you doing here, love?" he asks; before I can answer, he lifts something in the air and brings it down the tortured man's hand, embedding it in his skin. It was a dagger. I cringe, stunned to speak. Justin is still hitting him despite his screams and profuse bleeding. "Stop screaming like a little bitch, it's not even silver," he sneers. I step into the room, and I notice there are fo
The heat lasted longer than I thought and my mate was with me because it made the pain tolerable but it was hard for him not to take me right there. He fulfilled his promise to make love to me for a whole week once I was physically and emotionally ready. A few weeks later he marked me and initiated me into his pack, now I'm the official Luna of the Silverblue moon pack. I even go to charity events, do official pack work, and attend meetings. I spend some time at the Cafe since business is booming, just last week, I was being interviewed by some magazine company. I look at the man next to me and stroke his hair. I study his features carefully, damn, he's so handsome. " You're staring," Nikolas' sexy says. " Yes," my cheeks flush. He smiles but his eyes are still closed. I press my lips against his and greet him. "Good morning," he opens his eyes and swiftly gets on top of me, he looks into my eyes for a long time before devouring my lips then he answers. " Happy Sunday to you
Nikolas invites me in and I do." Mama!" My daughter runs down the stairs, happy to see me. I smile and hug her tightly into my arms." Tell me everything," immediately, Amber begins to indulge me about what happened since I was away. My eyes bulge at her words" You watched a movie with who?" I growl, making the little girl flinch, fuck, I didn't want to scare her" Diana!" She smiles. I narrow my gaze at Nikolas but he looks away, pretending to look at the Tv. " You guys watched a movie and went out?" I inquire again, and my daughter nods." Daddy came with us," she adds, I'm fuming right now, I'm mad!" Anything you want to say?" I ask Nik, he scratches the back of his head awkwardly." It was just an innocent date, the movie was premiering and Diana took her son as well," he shrugs. I raise my eyebrows, how is it innocent when they spend so much time together" Innocent," I repeat." Mama, I have new drawings!" Amber says." Are you upset?" Nikolas asks but I ignore him and turn
Nikolas places a kiss on my neck gently, caressing my flat stomach with his fingers" I love you," he whispers.His kisses are gentle and sweet, they feel so good but a shiver goes down my body as I remember how Mario violated me weeks ago, I can't do this I feel so dirty and unworthy. I push him away shaking my head. He frowns, coming close but I take steps away from him." Please don't," I breathe in and it hurts me so much, Nikolas is looking at me with longing in his eyes. I tug my hair in annoyance, why do I feel this way? I gaze at Nikolas again, his expression shows confusion and worry, he loves me and he wants to be with me but I just can't and I don't think I will be so I need to do what's best for him" I want to leave," I blurt, I need some time away from them, I'm not in my right mind.' No you're not!' chimes my wolf, gosh, she irritates me. She will hate me but I need to do this.Nikolas' eyes are whether in shock or fear I don't know." Please... Ava... don't do this," h
My eyes eased open and they adjust to the familiar room. My feelings are heightened now, and I can see and hear everything. " I have a wolf," I grumble, and she is snarling and calling me weak like she has been doing lately, I shake my head.' Please, stop,' I rush to turn off the light in the room. I like it better this way. The light is too bright it hurts my eyes.' let's go to mate,' she says. It's been like this since she made her appearance, always fighting for control. She's everything I'm not. She's strong, and I'm weak but I fight her to not take control, I know once she does, she won't give it back.' you're so weak,' she snarls.' shut up,' I retort. I hold my head as she back away to the darkest part of my mind.I close my eyes and lie on the bed as tears roll down my cheek, I can't, I can't do this, I'm not a werewolf material, I didn't grow up to this, everyone here was taught how to live with a counterpart, they were born to be strong wolves and I wasn't.I don't hate
Everything is going crazy, Mario is pacing around the room as he cusses in Spanish" Damn it!"I sit up and run to the window. There are men everywhere, running out as others take out different weapons from the cars. Norris is giving out orders." I'll kill him, I'll fucking kill Nikolas," Says Mario." How the fuck did he find us?" He opens the drawers and gets two guns. I flinch when he points it at me." Back away from the window and unto the bed," he orders, I hesitate but do as he says. As I said, I don't want to die. Now that Nikolas is here, there is a chance I can leave alive." How many, Norris," Mario asks. As he throws a chain on the bed." Many, let's just evacuate. Too many wolves, boss," he answers. I smile wickedly and he sneers." Don't get too excited, you won't see him," and to Norris, he says." Get the chopper ready, but we'll kill as many as we can,"My heart is pounding relentlessly. Mario ties me to the bed. I try to wiggle out of the chains binding me.I see h
When we reach the estate, Mario drags me from the car by my arm.He keeps cussing in multiple languages as we walk.Once inside a huge living area, he pushes me In and I stumble, falling on my ass."Loco," I groan, picking myself up. Mad man in Spanish."Maldita perra," he sneers, angrily choking me and hitting my head against the wall. He is breathing like an animal. "Three years, three fucking years I've been looking for you and you were playing wife and mother for Nikolas Wulfric?" He slaps me across my face. I chuckle that it took him this long. He sees my triumph face, he slaps me again.I stagger almost falling but I find my balance thanks to the table." Look at me," he orders and I oblige. My eyes roam at his scar, it's large and ugly, I didn't know I cut him so deep and part of his neck has a scar as well. I feel like a monster but I remind myself what he did to me and all the sad emotions dissipate. He got what he deserved." Let me leave," I say but he begins to chuckle v
Dina Pov"It's miss Ava," he grins like he won an award." Even better," he whispers." Norris, what's the plan? The boss said we get both his queen and the alpha's child," Asks one of the men. Norris thinks for a while, looking at the child. Did I give her too much medicine, why is she still asleep? RING. A harsh ringing of the phone jolts my thoughts" Hello," I answer. " Oh thank goodness, Dina, are you alright? Where's my daughter? How is she?" She asks all at the same time. I look at Norris and then Derick who nods," Where are you, Ma'am?" I ask quietly, she sighs in frustration." What do you mean where am I? I should be asking you!" She snaps, " I left my daughter with you and they are telling me you kidnapped her? Dina, please tell me where you are," She cries. " Why did you take her from the house without informing anyone?" Norris gestures for me to say something but I can't understand. I take the phone from my ear"Ella esta sola," he says. I furrow my eyebrows." He wan
I get up from the bed abruptly, rushing to get my discarded clothes on the floor and put them on. " What do you mean she's gone?" I question in a shaky voice. Nikolas explains that Amber and Dina are nowhere near the property but how is it possible that no one saw them leave the mansion? This is a joke, a fucking sick one." I thought they were in the garden because Amber likes it there but one of my men said they weren't there... They are not on the property, love," He says, conflict clear in his eyes as he paces around agitatedly." Maybe they went out for ice cream," I look at the clock on the wall, it's past ten already, who goes out this time? It's unlike Dina to do that." I will kill her," Nik growls, exiting the room and I go after him." Do you think they were taken by force? Maybe she took her out for some air and -" I hear Justin's distant voice."No, there is no sign of struggle, sir, the nanny has kidnapped the child," says Don, looking worriedly at the tablet in his han
As usual, family dinner was delightful, the whole family was here for dinner today. We watch all of them get into cars with their mates, I sigh audibly as my mate comes to me with a smile, taking my hand as he escorts me in. " You look extra beautiful tonight," he sighs as we walk away, a few maids we meet bow with smiles as we walk past them." When don't I?" I respond cockily, I learned that from him. He holds me tighter to me, yes I do feel beautiful in my tight backless black dinner dress." I've missed you lately," he says sounding like a kid, I haven't seen him for three days since he went away for a meeting in Canada. I longed for his touch so bad, craved it like a drug a junky craves badly. I was the junky and he was the drug I couldn't get. I felt like suffocating without him. It's a good thing I had Amber, my other drug. We go to his study and he closes the door behind him and goes to seat on his chair. I walk to him and massage his shoulder before going back to the sofa an