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96 - Kennedy“Kennedy! What the hell are you doing? You need to stay where you are safe. We don;t know what these rogues want.” Ryker growls in my head.“Is he talking to you too, Bennet? Or is he saving his irritation for me?” I side eye my gamma.“Oh, no, Luna. He’s probably more pissed at me than you. I might need you to intervene when this is all over. Otherwise you will be looking for a new bodyguard.” He laughs, clearly unphased by whatever Ryker is saying to him. “It is times like these when I really think finding my mate and having a son should be a bigger priority for me.” I laugh with him this time. At least he seems like he’s not scared of what his alpha will do to him for siding with me.“I just wish I could mindlink him back. This way we could get the fight over with and I could tell him that I am alright myself. THat would probably help a little bit.”“A very little bit.” He mumbles out as I hear a growl next to us.“Who…?” I look around but I can’t see much in the
97 - KennedyI grab at everything I can as Dirk continues to walk. They think I am just putting up a fight. It’s fine they can continue to be stupid. This is where their underestimation of me because I am human works in my favor.“Ryker! Come find me, baby.” I keep chanting in my head as I leave a trail of blood on everything I can. I’m just hoping it’s enough. It has to be enough. I know he can sense me when I am near, but I don’t know how that works out here. Does his Kennedy compass work outside the packhouse? Or is that just a home thing? I can’t be sure, so my injuries need to work for me now.I have no idea how long we walk, but my stomach hurts where Dirk the D*ck’s shoulder is digging in. I know he’s bouncing harder on purpose. I am going to enjoy watching him go down slowly and hopefully with a lot of pain. I am starting to get tired with the blood loss and being hung upside down for who knows how long and I can’t afford to fall asleep with these assholes around. Wh
98 - Ryker“Just take a breath.”“I WILL NOT CALM DOWN AND NO ONE LEAVES THIS FOREST UNTIL SHE IS FOUND!” I roar into the blackness.I am surrounded by every warrior that can be spared and every pack member that she has impacted. They are all here for her, to save her, when I couldn’t.“I didn't tell you to calm down, I’m not that stupid and none of us are calm. But, you are our best link to her and we can’t use that skill with you acting like a lunatic. Now snap out of it and tell us what she said.” Josh is doing his best to keep me level headed, I can feel it and see it and yet, I don’t give a sh*t. My mate has been taken right from under our noses.I wanted her home and safe, but she’s too stubborn to listen and this is what we get. I was right and now who knows what is happening to her. I can feel her, but it’s muddled. Like a frequency jam in my head. Add to that the fact that she figured out how to mindlink us. She doesn’t have a wolf, how the f*ck does that happen? She war
99 - Kennedy“I’m not sure how I am going to help you get your mate, but I don’t see why you need both Ryker and I.” Maybe if I keep him talking I can give my guys time to find the trail. “D*ck…I mean Dirk here hasn’t even told me your name. Your servants are trained poorly in the art of formal introduction etiquette.”That earns me a hard slap to the face. It comes out of nowhere and I topple sideways seeing flashes of white in my vision. My cheekbone might be broken with the amount of pain searing my face. I slowly crawl back up to a seated position, holding my left cheek in my hand.“I’m no f*cking servant, you little b*tch. I am a warrior.” Dirk spits at me.“Debatable.” I mumble out of the right side of my mouth. “You will lose your arm for that, just so you know.” I hope I sound as calm and unaffected as I think I do. I can see Dirk getting more angry. He looks like a cartoon with his head about to explode.As he winds up to hit me again, the unknown alpha grabs his arm an
100 - KennedyThis f*cking b*tch had something to do with Alpha Ryan’s attack?! All of my weariness and exhaustion melts instantly. She was behind Ryker almost losing his father and mother all to have a pack.I can feel my heart rate rise, my breathing is deep, but quick. She smiles at me like the crazy lunatic she is. She thinks I am scared of her. She couldn’t be more wrong. I am vibrating with anger and hatred towards her. My hands are bound in my lap. It’s the only thing keeping me from wrapping them around her neck.The one puzzle piece I don’t understand is the ‘we’ she kept saying. I don’t think she meant her mate. There’s no way he would have let her string him along for a decade. What did she mean by ‘we’?I rub my hands on my face, probably smearing blood in the process. I don’t care at this point, I just want to know what she knows so I can pass on the information when Ryker gets to me.“How was Ryker’s pack going to belong to you if his father died? He just would
101 - RykerShe’s alive. I have her in my arms. The sheer panic is starting to fade, but my whole body is shaking with the release. I never understood what drove my dad to the point of being permanently injured when my mom was taken until right now. Kennedy isn’t even marked yet, but my entire being shut down. I had no other thoughts than her, no other feeling than fear. My only desire was to search to the ends of the earth to find her and bring her home after burning every last wolf that’s responsible for her capture.I take another deep breath of her warm honey scent. I don’t even care who is around. My guys won’t let a single person anywhere near us. She tries to pull back, but I can’t let her, not yet. I need this, her, close. My wolf needs her to stay focused. He’s tracking the area surrounding our spot. Listening for sudden movements or a change in the wind.“Ryker…Please… I need you to listen. Can you do that? There are innocent people here. We can’t harm everyone. No
102 - Kennedy“We can use the arena to hold everyone. No offense Finn, but we need to watch all your followers. We have no idea who is working with Amy.”“No offense, Luna. I understand. So will they.”“Can I ask you something?” Bennet steps around Ryker and I. “Why are you using her title?”Finn scoffs and crosses his arms. He still hasn’t risen from his kneeling position on the ground. He is purposely keeping himself at a disadvantage to show his compliance. “She’s a Luna, have you not noticed? Being her gamma and all, I thought you would have that basic information.”Bennet growls and moves to step forward. I stop him with my hand wrapped in the waistband of his shorts. “Bennet, please. I want to go home and we have to figure out where Amy is and what she’s up to. Now that I know all the attacks and crazy sh*t that has been happening recently is her fault. We need to take care of these people that she has abused, figure out who is actually loyal to her and, I guess, her dad
103 - Kennedy“Oh! My girl! How are you?!” Sarah is bustling towards the SUV as we step out. Or, I should really say, as Ryker steps out. He still won’t put me down. Bennet is walking close enough to brush my foot with each swing of his arm.“I’m okay Sarah. Just a few bumps and bruises.” Ryker and Bennet both huff at the same time. I roll my eyes. “I am fine. See,” Igesture towards my face which is already feeling better. “Being this close to Ryker has me healing in record time.”“Well, we need to get you a good hot meal and a visit with Doctor Bradshaw, then straight to bed.” She commands.“No, I want to go to my office. We need to know what Amy is up to, we need to know what Claude is up to and I don’t want to do that from our bed. I am sick of being bedridden because of other people trying to get to you through me.” I look at Ryker. “It makes me look as weak as they assume I am. I know I look like sh*t, but I am truly okay. My physical being can’t be more important than
3 - Elara“It’s been weeks since we have had any issues. Why are they coming now?” I growl at my dad, who gives me that look like I am dangerously close to crossing a line. I don’t really care though. I’m three years from my full transition, and my instincts don’t want me to take a backseat to pack endeavors. Having some foreign newbie Alpha coming in like a white knight to save me is the opposite of what I need right now.“He is coming as a part of his training as well as yours, Elara. You need to learn to work with neighboring alphas. And, just because we haven’t had any more issues directly doesn’t mean the fighting has stopped. You know that as well as I do. I believe Austin was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but until we get to the bottom of the fighting, we cannot rest. You know this. Don’t be difficult, my little warrior.” He pats my shoulder patronizingly with a wink. He knows I hate that sh*t.“Ugh. Fine. You’re right, I know you’re right.” I rub my forehead. He’s never
2-BenIt’s been months since we have heard from Kennedy. She’s only called a handful of times since she’s been gone, but it’s been too long. I can feel something is wrong. The gaping hole in my chest has felt heavy for weeks now, but with the winter weather settling in, the feeling is becoming suffocating. Something is so off that I can feel it viscerally.WHAM!“F*ck, man! Are you good?” I hear Jason’s question tinted with amusement. “You do know you’re supposed to defend yourself, right?”“F*ck off.” I jump to my feet and reset, ready to beat his ass this time.“Let. Her. Go!” He grunts, accenting each word with a strike I have to dodge. “You can’t have her. She isn’t yours anymore.” That had me seeing red. I felt the surge of hatred and adrenaline mix in my veins and I go on the offensive. Punch after punch. Kick after kick, sending out all the feelings of dread at Kennedy’s loss. “That’a boy! There’s our Beta. I knew you were still in there somewhere.” I know what he’s saying is t
1 - BenShe’s gone. Just like that Kennedy was snatched up by some Alpha assh*le who doesn’t even care about her. He admitted to not wanting a mate and I know Kennedy wanted out of the pack. She wanted to leave and live her own life, coming back only when she chose it, not before. We all expected her to come back, that was the plan. But I had to watch her get into someone else’s SUV and drive away.I can feel Jeremiah’s stare on the side of my face, but I can’t deal with him right now. I don’t want anyone to try and console me. I know she isn’t my mate, but that didn’t stop me from hoping she could be one day. She’s the only girl in our pack that has ever interested me. We never dated because of Jer’s hands off rule. Of course, Tommy, Jason and I side-stepped the rule a bit. If Jer has any idea, he’s never said a thing.I didn’t notice I walked away until I came to the doors of the gym. We all spent a ton of time here together. Especially after she was taken. The four of us when crazy
I am jumping back into Silver Crescent Pack to explore what is happening in Ben's world after Kennedy leaves with Ryker. This story will be more drawn out as I work through this and two other works. You can expect updates on the weekends. If I can throw in a bonus chapter in the middle of the week, you know I will!Here's their synopsis:Ben thought he’d already lost his chance. Watching Kennedy walk away—into another pack, into another male’s arms, by force—nearly broke him. She didn’t choose him. She chose freedom. And though it gutted him to admit it, Ben knew why. She never wanted to be tied down. Not to him. Not to anyone. She was hurt that everyone she trusted let her go. No one tried to stop Ryker from taking her. She was his mate, his property to take. Ben's heart was torn between a woman he had loved from a distance for as long as he could remember, and his responsibility to his Alpha and his pack.So, he buried the ache under duty.Now, as Beta of the Silver Cresceant Pack,
41 - FinnI’m trying to figure out why both the Luna and Alpha are being so cryptic about this. I mean, at least Kennedy told me she wants to give us a house, which is insane, but still something to work with. If I wasn’t being weighed down I would be tossing and turning trying to figure out what they are up to. But as it is, I am warm and comfortable and for the first time in a long time, I feel like I am right where I am meant to be.I doze listening to the soft snores of both girls in my arms.“FIIIIINNNNN!!!!” I launch off the couch and over the back ready for a fight after Trinity’s yell. Eyes wide scanning for what made her call for me like that only to be met with laughter. “It worked, Bennet!” She squeals happily.“Someone is wound awfully tight after sleeping so long.” I continue to scan, ignoring him, blinking to get the dryness out of my eyes, asshole.I see Bennet and Trinity sitting at the island next to Gabriel and Peyton. “Where’s Landon? And what were you screaming
40 - FinnSeveral happy hours later we head back into check on the kids and attempt to find a place to sleep. Unfortunately for Bennet, the couch in the living room is it. He can’t be mad at us though, this packhouse was not designed like Ryker’s in Dark Moon, a mansion that holds a hundred people. I actually really enjoy it here. Every space is used, nothing wasted or unnecessary. I fall asleep with Greta tucked in between me and the back of the couch thinking about all of her concerns with the kids. Hell, they’re my concerns too. The bonds we have with all the kids, but Trinity specifically, are unlike anything I have experienced before. Even as a pup when Nan took me in, I never felt the pull to her like I feel to that little girl. I drift off thinking about what I want next in this life, now that I have finally achieved the only thing I ever wanted…a home.My dreams are lucid. Greta and I walking hand in hand, Trinity running around our legs in a field. They are both laughing and
39 - FinnToo excited to do anything else Greta and I cuddle on the couch talking into the early hours of the morning. Ryker said he has ideas of how to make this happen quickly for us, but he needed to catch some zzz’s before Rosie wakes up from her latest nap. He’s doing his best to support his mate through these early days, which I commend and envy him a little.Greta sighs deeply, but doesn’t say anything. I feel a wash of sadness come over her through the bond, but she is curled up against my side with her head tucked under my chin so I can’t see her expression.“Hey,” I whisper, squeezing her hip gently, “Talk to me.”Another sigh and then a sniffle and I can’t take the suspense anymore. I pull her up into my lap so she’s forced to look at me even though she keeps her eyes closed like it’s going to stop me from seeing how red they are.“Greta, babe, you have to talk to me.” I plead. “What’s going on in that stubborn head?”She’s trying to calm her breathing, but it's ragged and
Hi all. I apologize for being absent the last week. I was a much needed break from all things electronic and somewhat out of my control. I am back, diving into the conclusion to The Warrior's mate and concepts for new stories to follow once I am done here.I appreciate all of the readers who have been following me since the beginning and any new readers just joining in.
38 - FinnThe living room is good and full of people when we finally make it inside. I am not a fan of crowds, but there is so much excitement around the birth of Kennedy and Ryker’s baby, I can’t help but smile along with everyone else. Trinity wiggles out of my arms, but grabs my hand in her tiny little fingers. She is clearly in charge here.I look over my shoulder at Greta, but all I get is a smile and a shoulder shrug as she walks off towards the kitchen and I am dragged closer to the crowded couch where I can see the top of Kennedy’s head through the mass of wellwishers surrounding her.“Come on Finn, look at, look at!” Trinity moves like our bodies are the same size and I can wade through the legs of adults like she does. “Come on Finn!” She says, annoyed at the slow pace. A few people move at her fireceness, smiling at the demands of a determined child.When I finally get through, the sight stops me in my tracks. Kennedy is glowing holding a tiny pink blanket. All I can make