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DOMENICO POV Ten thousand! I pray the male's number is an exaggeration. In all my years I have never seen a horde more than a thousand strong. Another wave of cripplying panic sets in as I picture that many mindless creatures attacking my Taylor. I look over at my mate, who is about ten feet away from me, and my heart clenches so hard I have to grab my chest. Her idea is a good one and I was able to locate the blueprint of the city in Ulf's cabinet, but I am still terrified. My vulnerable mate could be stripped away from me today. I blow out my mouth hard to try and ease the pain in my chest but it doesn't budge. I am taking 38 Lycans and one human to fight thousands of half-starved thirsty ones. "Your plan is a good one... Humans are very clever in general though," Angus says and pulling my attention in her direction again.Taylor looks at the unfamiliar face curiously. Alessia who is next to Taylor looks at him too. "What makes you say that," Taylor asks and Angus shru
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TAYLOR POV "You will tell me if Domenico runs into trouble... Right," I ask Alessia, and she shakes her head. "I can't. He has given me orders," she says brokenly and I bite my bottom lip instead of screaming at her Lycan form like I want to. "You mate is second only to the Oracle. He will be fine," Yuri says smoothly and I look at the beautiful girl with one arm. She didn't shift like the others heading toward the bunker. Instead, she pulled out a knife from somewhere. "I am still going to worry about him," I snap a little harsher than I mean to and she grins before looking at me. Her amber eyes and dazzling white teeth stun me for a second until she turns away again. "I am familiar with how mates act. Your worry is normal," she says so calmly I blush. She doesn't care that I just snapped at her in the middle of a destroyed town. She expects me to behave like an emotional teenager about Dom and what is happening to him. "Well since it's normal why can't I be
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TAYLOR POV The Oracle and the pack members that didn't come with us to Ulf's were not surprised by the newcomers or the terrified human kids when we arrived two days later. But I figured either the Oracle had another vision or Dom linked everyone. "Taylor, I have to take the kids to your old city. Would you like to come," Dom says as the Oracle hugs me at the front door. "Sure. We have plenty of daylight to get there and back right," I ask and he nods while smirking. "I wouldn't knowingly put you in danger," he says smugly and his sister steps back to look at him. "Wow, stone face Domenico joking around with his mate," the Oracle says with a twinkle in her green eyes and I laugh as the smirk slides off of Dom's face. He looks at me happily though and goes back out front, probably to gather who we need to go to the city. "How was the trip," the Oracle asks softly, and I tear my eyes away from the now-empty doorway to look at her again. I swallow down a lump of emotion
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TAYLOR POV I feel so much closer to the lycans.Before the trip to Alpha Ulf's pack a week ago, I still felt out of place, but now I feel comfortable walking around and talking with everyone. I make jokes and they joke back. We complain about doing the chores around the house and I have been forbidden from trying to cook ever again after burning soup. But there is something missing.Domenico and I have had a couple of intimate moments of kissing, but we haven't attempted another date or shared a deep conversation, which bothers me. Nathan and I could talk for hours. We were best friends. With Dom, it's a more physical attraction that draws me to him. I still don't know him, the real him. The man underneath the muscular leader. I feel more connected to him than I have ever felt with anyone, but my brain is telling me I don't know him yet. I feel like we can't move on to the next step until I know everything. "Taylor," Giulia says, and I draw my gaze back to the Lycan beside me.
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LIHUA POV 50yrs ago This is the price. EVERYTIME. We protect them over and over again, but we receive nothing. Our lives are nothing but loss. We live tell we die... For them. It will never end until either all the Lycans are gone or all the humans are gone. For 1,500 years I have known nothing else. Fight when they need us. Protect when they need us. Then I found my mate after a short search I began to feel invincible. I thought it was worth the heartache and our mates were our reward for protecting humans. But then... Feng died. Escorting stupid humans! But I still had Chun and the pack. They needed me. I still felt like I had a purpose. But... "Luna, we are ready carry him back," Mei whispers as she crouches down next to my son's still body. My eyes don't move from the pool of blood that has grown cold. My son's black fur is caked with it.... My Chun is gone. My mate is gone. My bloodline has stopped. My pack was hit again because we had to rush to the aid of humans. T
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TAYLOR POV I can tell he is uneasy. His eyes keep glancing to the knife and the cup he placed next to his plate at the beginning of our dinner. I don't know what is making him uneasy about our first binding ritual, but I want to help him. "Dom," I whisper, and his beautiful green eyes snap to me instantly. I almost gasp as I see the smoldering concern and affection laced through them. My hands once again yearn to console him. I want to grasp his face and kiss every inch of it. I want him to place his head on my lap and let me soothe his stresses away by playing with his soft hair. "What's wrong," I manage to whisper and he squeezes his eyes closed while allowing his mouth to fall into a harsh frown. He sets his hands on the table softly, but I can tell the action was restrained. He looks as if he wants to smash the table to pieces. I can tell he is trying to calm himself before answering me, so I wait patiently. "I know the creator said you will be okay. I know to
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LIHUA POV "Luna Lihua, I only allowed you and your soldiers to visit because you expressed that the situation was urgent. I do not want to hear about how much better your pack is since you slaughtered your human city," Alpha Akim snarls and I hold back my own growl. His Luna's scarred face grows defensive and I know the warrior inside of her is begging to be released. Compared to the 6'6" blonde I am petite and easily broken, so I keep myself respectful even though I wish I could attack both of them. "I only mentioned our peaceful situation because I fear what is to come, Alpha Akim. I have heard distressing news from my second," I reply, and the burly male sends his mate an icy glance before glaring at me with his pale blue eyes. "You have traveled far so I will hear what you have to say, but know this Luna Lihua I still disagree with your blatant disrespect for our Creator. Humans are meant to be a part of this world. Just as we are... Just as the thirsty ones are. We a
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TAYLOR POV I grin as the wind twists my long hair and my eyes follow my mate. His back muscles and shoulder muscles are begging for my fingertips. I haven't been able to look away for a second. Sitting here next to Alessia and Giulia waiting for their daily training to be complete is practically torture. "You know you should start training a little," Giulia says suddenly and I actually glance at her. "Really," I ask and she nods. "The process has started for you. The next full moon will go smoother if your body is more prepared," Giulia says and Alessia nods. "Plus you will have to fight the thirsty ones alongside us. You need training," Alessia adds, and I see Dom's biceps strain. He can obviously hear us and I know he doesn't like the new topic. But my friends are right. I will be the pack's Luna. I can't remain untrained and weak. "Okay. I have been feeling the need to move more. I can't really describe how it feels exactly, but it's like I want to run," I ex
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Taylor POV The group is nothing but tense as we travel back toward the city Pleck. Chris and his daughter are staying close to one another and their members are flanking them tightly almost as if they expect an ambush. Dom and I are traveling behind them watching their behavior closely.Cora told us she would meet us at Pleck when we contacted her earlier which made me both excited and anxious. I missed her and my other friends so much, but the fact that Dom insisted she came worried me. Dom- Cora is an hour from their walls. We are about three. She will stop and rest so we meet one another at the same time.Taylor- Do you except violence? Chris and his pack are acting as it it is inevitable. Dom- I suspect this city is on the verge of refusing help from Lycans. It has happened in the past. But it never ends well for the humans.Taylor- history seems to repeat it's self.Dom- No one likes to feel controlled. We don't and humans don't. Freedom is something we all want.I nod in a
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TAYLOR POV "Dom, this is pointless. We should stick with packs," I say quietly as we leave yet another tense situation. Dom only glances at me for a second before pulling his t-shirt off and slipping his worn denim down his muscular legs. He shifts and I sigh before undressing as well. The cities we have visited have all responded with open distrust and apprehension about our bond. Some of the communities have asked questions about our bond and asked me to demonstrate my shift, but then they act as if I were never human. They seem to believe the lycans are trying to trick them into something and that our story is a lie. We travel through a sparse forest for a few hours in silence before I catch a whiff of Lycan in the air. Dom slows and I can't help but smile since we have finally arrived at a pack instead of a city.Dom- Cora didn't visit hereTaylor- Good. I am excited to actually be welcomed somewhere.Dom- We might not be. Lihua didn't like the thought of human mates.
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TAYLOR POV4 months later Time has never moved faster for me. When I lived with Nathan I constantly felt unmotivated and unfullfilled. I wanted more, but I didn't know what. I thought it was the forest calling to me or the sense of adventure, but I was wrong. Now I have everything I could want and time won't slow down long enough for me to enjoy it. I have a ton of friends. I have a group of people who respect me and an amazing mate who pampers me everyday. But at the end of every day I wish I had more time. I wish I had smiled more at someone's story or talked with someone longer. Dom keeps telling me it's because I am still on human time, but I just feel like my time is limited with all of these amazing people. "Taylor, we can't postpone. We have to visit the cities and packs. The Creator wanted us to spread the news of our bond," Dom says as he sets done a dinner plate. I sigh loudly and Guilia rolls her eyes as she helps set the table with my mate. "The pack will survive
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TAYLOR POV RATED R "What did you think," Dom asks as I slip into a loose t-shirt. "It was amazing," I admit before a sound from downstairs pulls my attention.Smells and sounds from everywhere in the castle keep distracting me. On the pack run I couldn't focus on much because my senses were so overloaded. I was barely able to keep up with everyone, but not because the other lycans were faster. I would see or hear things so unbelievable I would slow down. "Don't worry. You will get used to everything," Dom suddenly whispers from beside me and I snap my head toward him. He grins at the surprised expression on my face before lightly kissing my lips. Everything else falls away immediately as the presence of my mate overwhelms me. Yearning like I have never felt before zips through my body and I press myself into him. I begin to kiss his lips feverishly and grope his large chest. But before I can slide my hands down his stomach he breaks our kiss and smiles down at me lovingly.
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The gentle breeze ruffles the fur of the pack of Lycans watching Taylor. They all seem to be tittering between excited and anxious as twelve o'clock approaches. Dom and Taylor's closest friends keep sniffing the air and glancing toward the forest on the other side of the wall. Cora's scent is finally drawing closer to the castle and not a moment too soon. There is sweat already beginning to bead on Taylor's forehead and her naked skin feels itchy as she sits and waits with Domenico beside her in the grass. "She is almost here," Dom whispers as he brushes a strand of Taylor's long hair away from her face. Taylor gives her mate a tense smile, but nothing else. Her jaw is clenched as she fights back the need to cry. Her bones feel as if they are on fire and her tendons feel as if they are ripping. Things have already begun inside of her and the clock has yet to strike midnight. Taylor is terrified of the pain that is to come. Doubts of whether she will be strong enough to bear i
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TAYLOR POV "Stop looking at it as if it will bite you. Eat," Giulia orders and I shake my head before eyeing the practically raw dish of meats. My stomach churns at the thought of placing one of the extremely rare chunks of animal on my tongue."I can't. It's too bloody. It needs to go back on for... five minutes at least. Come on Giulia don't make me eat it like that," I plead and she growls a little before looking toward Dom for help. "Alpha, tell her. She shifts tonight! She will need the energy that protein will give her," Giulia says and Dom shifts his eyes off my face long enough to glance at Giulia. She widens her eyes a little in frustration and jerks her head in my direction. I grin a little.It's obvious Dom wasn't actually hearing the words coming from around him. He was lost in thought while staring at me. Probably thinking about all the things that can go wrong tonight... Thoughts kept me up all last night. "Taylor. Eat. You will most likely enjoy the taste. Cl
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DOMENICO POV Goosebumps travel over my skin as I watch the water droplets fall from Taylor's dark hair. Lust slithers its way down my spine straight to my loins and I almost growl.I shouldn't be lusting after my mate when we have grieving members. Besides her shift is days away. I have done an excellent job of waiting this long. I can control myself a little longer. Taylor dries her hair in a small towel and I swallow the lump in my throat. I detach myself from her allure by thinking of my members and the friendships I lost yesterday. Sadness quickly sweeps away my lust and I am able to look at her again."Now that we are clean I need to hunt for the family members grieving. I must provide for them while they can not do it themselves," I say too stiffly as Taylor tugs a dress over her mouth-watering body. "No problem. I will go find Giulia and Alessia. My shift is in a week. I need to get my strength up. We need it now more than ever," she says sounding unaffected by my tone.
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TAYLOR POV "Morning," I whisper as I peel myself off of a disgusting-smelling Dom. Last night we were so tired we didn't talk to Cora and Dom didn't rinse off. We just climbed into the bed we have been platonically sharing and cuddled. "Morning, my heart," Dom whispers back and I manage to give him a small grin. "We stink," I say after a moment and he nods slightly before climbing to his feet. His eyes hold sorrow as he moves around the sparse room and I feel his sadness all the way to my bones. I don't know how to encourage him since I am feeling the same way. "We should get washed up and visit with your sister," I say softly, and Dom halts in his tracks. He looks even sadder before he sighs and looks at me. His face appears punched. Almost as if he is unwilling to disclose whatever is on his mind and I grow fearful. What could be worse than yesterday? "She left us last night. She is traveling to all the packs before us to ensure Luna Lihua didn't poison anyone else a
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Taylor POV The sunset looks so peaceful as we wait for our pack members to show up and it makes me feel sad. How can such a pretty sky be missed by people who were smiling and laughing with us this morning?Giulia told me we had casualties. She didn't tell me who or how many. She seemed to be uncomfortable saying in front of the young lycans or she was uncomfortable because she thought the news might send me into another crying fit. I don't know which, but I could tell she was limiting the information she was sharing with me. Finally, silhouettes appear on the horizon and my heart shudders in my chest.As they grow closer I spot the dried blood clearly visible on the fur of everyone. Both from their injuries and the battle... But that wasn't the hardest thing to see. The limp bodies being carried homemade the Lycans around me erupt in emotional episodes identical to mine from an hour ago. Dom and three other males that are carrying our fallen lay them down gently in the gra
