ZACK Something was definitely wrong if Bronx sounded nervous. The guy could even the most stressful situation into a joke. “Shit! I have to...” “Go. Don’t worry about me. Just bring me a bottle of Brandy next time you come,” Mirja said, laughing a little. “Seriously?” I questioned, with her shrugging her shoulders. “Fine! I promise I will be back with a bottle of brandy,” I said, ignoring Alexi, cussing me out for having to leave her. “No cheap crap either!” She yelled as I slowly backed away, trying to memorize every part of her aside from the cuts and bruises. I returned to the door to pick up the guard and caught another familiar scent. I was surprised. I almost missed it, and I knew exactly who it belonged to. I dragged the guard back to where we started. I didn’t think this would help, but hopefully, he would think nobody went into the basement. Just a drunk fool trying to fight. When I returned to the bar, I saw why Bronx was a bit panicked. People were pushed off
ZIRAGreat. Looking at myself in the mirror in another hospital room. I was wearing one of those stupid gowns, waiting for the doctor. My neck felt sore around the choker, and I was trying to remove it when I heard a scream from another room. That was normal in a place like this. At least, that was what I told myself as I hopped off the exam table. This must be the price of making a hard decision like I had to. I paced around the room, second-guessing everything that led up to this point. I was making the right decision, right? The risk is too great and...I could have a baby later in the future. Unless something happens during the operation that turns my womb into a hostile environment. Then my mate might really reject me. I would be a mate-less, motherless werewolf. GAH! I’m overthinking again. Maybe this was a bad idea. I started to pick up my clothes and leave when the door opened. A doctor and two smiling nurses walked in. Despite the screaming next door, they seemed in a great
ZIRAI bolted up and almost ran straight into Isabella’s face. I concentrated on my breathing, looking at my surroundings. I was in a room, a doctor’s office. My head was spinning as I tried to focus. Isabella was talking to me, but I could barely understand her. There was a slight throbbing pain around my neck as I touched it. The choker was gone. “Isa,” I croaked, feeling how dry my mouth was. She hugged me, and that’s when I saw the two nurses and the doctor on the floor. I was too dizzy to panic as I remembered how I got there. I walked in earlier for my appointment. The doctor asked if I wanted an ultrasound, and I said yes. I saw my baby on the screen, no bigger than a turnip. The nurses helped me undress and did the final examination. They gave me medicine to help sedate me and waited for it to work, but it didn’t. I was still wide awake and nervous. So, they left to get me another round when I finally fell asleep. Now I’m here, which means...I did it. I had an abortion.
ALAIA "Dammit!" I smashed the mirror, showing Isabella barging into the hospital's room to stop the doctor and nurses. I was so close, and Isabella had to butt in. How the hell did she know something was wrong? Why can't things just go my way for once? "Why?" Elaine asked me. "Why can't you just be happy with what you have?" "Because it's not enough, Elaine. Can't you see that? As long as she is here, she's a threat!" I yelled at her. I was pissed and needed an outlet or someone to blame. "As long as her baby is here, it threatens mine." "But it doesn't have to be that way, Alaia. She agreed to your terms. She doesn't want Isaiah. She doesn't want to be Luna. All these insecurities are of your own making. Can't you see that!" Elaine snapped back. I took a moment to reign in my anger. Adding more stress to my already stressful situation wouldn't be good. It wasn't good for the baby, which was more important than anything else. "Maybe you've been spending too much time with
ZIRA There he was, standing in the doorway with Alpha Zack right behind him. I could see how angry he was by the way his whole body moved when he breathed. He was wearing nothing but shorts with a shirt bunched in his hand. I guess he didn’t have time to put it on before busting down the door. I stood there with the towel clenched tightly against my body, but his stare made me feel like the towel was just an illusion. Not in a good way. I took a moment to look at Isabella, who was just as shocked to see him, so how did he find out? She was the only person I told. “I swear I said nothing,” Isabella linked me. “Don’t!” Isaiah roared, and it vibrated off the walls. “Don’t you dare talk in secret while I’m here.” He took a threatening step into the room, making me mirror his movement backward. I knew he wouldn’t hurt me, but his power felt dark. “Isaiah…” He cut Isabella off with the wave of his hand while still staring me down. He took a deep breath, staring me down. “Plea
ZIRA Isabella dragged me out of the room, still in my towel, towards her car. The farther I got away from the room, the better I started feeling. It felt like the pressure was lighter than before, and I didn’t feel the urge to rip out someone’s throat. What the hell was going on? We got into the car, and Isabella quickly pulled off. But it wasn’t before we heard Isaiah growl the loudest I had ever heard. I looked back, thinking I would see him chasing the car. I bet he was coming for me, and I was scared, but my anger wouldn’t let me show it. “My stuff?! It’s still in the room,” I remembered. “Fuck your stuff, Zira. What the hell was that!” Isabella yelled. “And what is going on with your eyes right now?” I pulled down the car visor and noticed my eyes were red, just like Isaiah’s, but they were slowly returning to normal. I sat down in the seat as my breathing started to increase. “I don’t know, Isa. I don’t know why I was so angry back there. I guess...I had a lot on my
ZIRA Isaiah looked at me, and I noticed his gray eyes still held anger. My heart raced as I pressed my back against the door, facing him. For a moment, I thought I was having another dream. However, my nerves started to calm when I saw Isabella slide into the back seat. “Relax, Zira. I’m not going to hurt you,” Isaiah growled as he pulled off, keeping his gaze on the road. I’m sorry. Were we both in that room back there? I thought to myself. We drove for a few minutes before I settled back into the seat, pulling the towel tighter against my body. We didn’t talk the whole ride, and I was glad. I didn’t know what to say about everything that happened. It felt like I didn’t have control over what I was saying, and Isaiah... How he looked at me like I was the most hated person in his life broke my heart. I get it. I do. I would be mad if someone tried to get rid of my child. Hell, I might even try to attack them too. But, I just really thought I was doing him a favor, both of t
VICTORIA I couldn’t believe everything I missed while away, especially the part where my mate was involved in helping Zira get an abortion. Of course, I was worried about Zira, but I was more worried something might also happen to Isabella. This was why I shouldn’t leave her by herself. She makes stupid decisions all the time. I should’ve stayed, but no. I wanted to go see my cousin. I had to. Two weeks ago, I rode with my Aunt Vera to James’ new pack, only about three hours away from Zack’s. We rode in silence most of the way. She knew my reason for coming, and she didn’t like it. She didn’t want to cause trouble for her son, and I couldn’t blame her. James has already been through a lot, but I knew if he heard why, he would help me. I was smiling at a text from Isabella when my aunt broke the silence. “Guessing it’s that Isabella girl you’re smiling about,” she said, glancing my way. “Yeah. She’s at a spa with Luna Alaia and complaining about the mud bath. Says she gets eno
ISAIAH Water splashed on my face for the hundredth time as my son’s laughter filled the bathroom. I looked down at Arias, who apparently got a kick from throwing soap in my face. Each time seemed to make Arias laugh more. “Arias, we’ve been in here for twenty minutes. You have to let me wash you,” I said, trying to grab him, but Arias slipped out of reach. “That’s it. I’m coming in.” Arias shrieked, trying to get away from me. I couldn’t help but laugh. Who knew bath time could be this fun? After another ten minutes or so, I was able to thoroughly wash and dress Arias for bed. I laid Arias down in his crib and grabbed a book to read from the bookshelf. Arias climbed out of his crib and
ZIRAI stretched and yawned as the light from the window crept across my face. I reached across my bed and realized it was empty. I instantly sat up. Panic starting to set in. I looked around the room for him, and it was empty.I was on my way to get out of bed when the door to my bathroom opened. James walked out and noticed my panicked face. He cocked an eyebrow, with a smile playing across his face.“What?”“I thought,” I said, trying to catch my breath. “I thought you were gone.”James laughed. “Where would I go?” James asked sarcastically. “You barely let me pee without hovering over me. And that snoring-”
ZACKAfter Alaia’s death, getting things back together slowly improved as the days passed. I took her body back to my pack to have a proper burial. Mirja didn’t think she deserved it. She wanted to burn the body, but I stopped before she could.True, Alaia was evil, and I knew that. However, she was still my sister, and I felt partially responsible for everything that had happened. So, I brought her home and buried her next to our parents. She was their problem.After that matter was settled, our days were filled with rebuilding the Blue Moon Pack. With the help of Alpha Isaiah and Alpha Fiona, we were now working at a ninety percent capacity. Most of the houses were rebuilt, and Bronx proved to be a responsible Beta. George and Harry came around more often. Harry was obsessed with Mirja’s knowledge of
ISABELLA"No, no, no!"Luna Bella's screaming filled the entire hospital room and down the hall. She sat in bed, holding her hands out in front of her while Victoria stood in front of her. Victoria sighed, holding a teacup of medicine in her hands."Luna Bella, you have to drink this to get better," Victoria said to her, clearly frustrated. "Are we seriously going to go through this every morning?""Are you seriously going to force me to drink that crap," Luna Bella growled at her.Hitting the breaking point, Victoria growled back. "Drink it!"Luna Bella leaned back with a shocked expression before glaring at Isabella, who sat back, watching everything unfold.
THIRD POV After her little laughing fit, Alaia turned her attention back to Mirja, who was trying to claw her way out of Alaia’s grip. Alaia could see her brother stalking back and forth beyond her little shield, looking just as helpless as his little mate. “You know,” Alaia started with a malicious smirk, “it tickled me when I found out you were my brother’s mate. All this time, I couldn’t figure out why you always dismissed my plans of wanting to kill him. Subconsciously, you were always on his side. You just didn’t know why. So now I’m going to enjoy killing you while he watches.” Alaia tightened the hold around Mirja’s neck as Mirja gasped for air. Alaia was so wrapped up in her fury to kill that she didn’t notice anyone entering her space until the last moment. She whipped around and came face to face with James. 
THIRD POVAlaia blocked another attack from Deacon as he pushed her away from Arias and Zira. From the corner of his eyes, he could see Zira finally getting up and assessing the situation.Alaia looked around, confused. James’ wolf, Deacon, was attacking her, but she could clearly see James’s body in the hall. Unfortunately, her mind was so clouded that she couldn’t figure out who was real. Besides, this wolf was moving too fast for her to focus on attacking.This…this wolf had to be an imposter or some sort of trick. She thought.Deacon kept attacking her, pushing her back, and she could feel herself getting weaker, or maybe it was tiredness. She watched Deacon stand between her and Arias. The one whos
THIRD POV It took a moment for Zira to realize she was being carried. Then, she looked up and saw James, who noticed she was awake. “You...you rejected me,” Zira said softly, and it tugged at James’s heart. “James would not reject you, Zi. I can tell he loves you,” James said to her. Zira looked at him, confused. “You’ve never called me Zi before, and why are you speaking in the third person?” “I’ll explain when I get you as far away from here as possible,” James said as he proceeded down the long hallway. They descended a few hallways before Zira squirmed out of James’ hold. “No,” Zira screamed. “I have to get Arias. I have to find him.”
THIRD POVThe sounds like that of beating drums echoed throughout the woods as werewolves collided with each other. More rogues descended upon them as they tried to hold the line. Deacon maneuvered as best as he could, taking down a rogue every step of the way, but they seemed to be multiplying. He did his best to concentrate, but he felt pain spiral throughout his body occasionally.Zira. He had to get to her, but there were too many obstacles.“Portals are open,” George linked him.Deacon immediately started running towards George when a rogue jumped right before him. Maybe it was because he was only a few minutes away from her, but he felt a new kind of energy surge through him.
THIRD POVMary gripped the bottle behind her back as the rogues glared at her. She tried controlling her fear as she approached them, but it slowly took over as she felt her legs shaking slightly. She was still just an Omega with meager fighting skills.“No one should be in this area,” growled the she-wolf as she gave Mary a once-over, noticing the shaking. “Why are you here?”“Luna Alaia,” Mary squeaked out before clearing her throat and failing to stand tall. “I’m here at Luna Alaia’s request. She wants me to check on the baby.”Mary tried to step through them, but the she-wolf held her back. Mary was able to get close enough to spray the pheromones on the she-wolf.