They look menacing, and they are growling? Are these also werewolves, "Pretty little lady?" Another one snarls. I move away from them, still on my ass. "G- Get back!" I shout, my heart racing in my chest. When will things ever be good for me? "An alpha's woman wandering in the outlands, today is our lucky day, boys," he smiles, and I feel tears pool in my eyes. "Don't hurt me," I cry in a tiny voice. "We have a bone to settle with that alpha," the one with ginger hair snarls. Do they mean Nikolas? I'm dumbfounded. "N- Nikolas hates me. I'm not his woman, "I tell them, my voice quivering. They glance at each other as if having a private conversation. "You smell like him," "I- I-," I'm stuttering, unable to produce any words. How do I smell like him? "Oh, my fucking goddess! You're carrying his child!" another bellows, and his face lights up. I shake my head, clutching my stomach. "Sirius will have a field day if we take you to him," they smile. Who is Sirius? I want
As soon as the car stops in front of the house, I get out and run inside, ignoring the servants who rush to me, worried. I run upstairs, my heart racing as tears roll down my face. I realize the door isn't locked, and as I go to lock it, the door is opened. Nikolas walks in, making me retreat slowly. I attempt to run to the bathroom, but he catches me. He runs a hand through his hair, " Aviana," he called softly. I glare at him, but he doesn't flinch. " I'm going to hurt you. No one will, please believe me," " I'm scared," I confess, my voice strangled. " I know everything is new and different, but you must trust us... Me. You're important to us," his gaze fell on my stomach. " You scare me," my voice trembles. " I- I'll be better," he says. " Just don't attempt to run away again," His penetrating gaze is fixed on me, waiting for an answer. I wipe my tears away with the back of my hand and nod. He smiles faintly at me and turns to leave the room. It's been two mont
The following morning, I went to the kitchen. Unfortunately, I saw the red-haired woman who kissed Nikolas yesterday. She looked back at me and smiled a perfect smile for me. I didn't smile back, only greeting her ' morning' "Did you make the crepes I requested?" I ask the chef, who frowns and looks at Sarafina. "I'm making more, Miss. Please give me five minutes," Aaron says apologetically. Sarafina takes a bite of my crepe. "I'm sorry. Were crepes yours?" Sarafina says in a smooth voice, holding her lips. I roll my eyes and take a seat. The chef makes my cereal, mixing it with strawberries. I eat quietly, but when Sarafina suddenly speaks, her tone is bitter. " I hope you don't get too comfortable; you are leaving once that baby in your belly pops out," I stare at her, feeling a stab in my chest. " And you too, once he tires of fucking you. You're not the only whore who comes to warm his bed, you know," I grit my teeth. Sarafina's eyes widened slightly; she didn't expe
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
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