“Bella!” Emily rushes into the room, ignoring all but Bella. “What happened?” Emily cups Bella’s face. “I felt a pain in my cheek, and I just knew it was you.”
“You!” Mum yells again while reaching for Emily.
Bella grabs her mate and pushes Emily behind her back.
“Stay away from my mate. You may have gotten away with putting your hands on me, but you lay one finger on Emily, and I’ll kill you.”
“Don’t you dare threaten me! You’re my daughter, and this witch has cast some sort of lesbian spell on you. Well, I’ll make sure she’s forced to remove it, then I’m taking you away from this godawful place.”
“Mum,” She refuses to look at me, so I take her arm and force her to look at me.
As I make my way down the flowery makeshift aisle, my arm looped with my fathers, my stomach flutters. I’m nervous but excited.There are so many people here. Thousands, in fact, because the whole pack is here to witness this. I see so many familiar faces and gasp in surprise when I see Mason with Katy. I knew Katy would be here, but I didn’t think Mason would come.He winks at me while Katy blows kisses.I smile and turn my head to the front.I see Lorcan standing on the podium surrounded by our pack members and family. The King stands in front of Lorcan, ready to officiate the ceremony.Lorcan smiles right at me, eyes nowhere but on me, and I smile in return. He is indeed wearing a suit of white, with this dark hair slicked back but loose around his broad shoulders.
“Gianna?” I force my eyes away from Lorcan to look at Orrin. “Do you have something you’d like to say?”I nod my head and take a deep breath in through my nose and out through my mouth.I haven’t prepared anything because I didn’t have time. After Harper let slip what was happening here today, I thought about telling Lorcan how I felt. But then, Lorcan knows how I feel.However, there is so much Lorcan doesn’t know. So many things he should know about how happy he makes me.I never thought for one moment when Lorcan dragged me back to Sliver Paw that I’d be standing here today. Not once did it cross my mind in the weeks since that he’d want to marry me.Did I envision Lorcan as my husband?No.
“Lorcan, can you stop pacing? You’re making me dizzy.”I growl at Gianna’s father.My mate was shot; she’s in surgery; what the fuck does he expect me to do other than pace?The son of a bitch has to know how this feels right now. Gianna is his daughter!She was my wife mere minutes before someone shot her in the back. Josh immediately caught the guy, and I should be in the dungeon right now interrogating the prick. But I can’t bear to do anything until I know if Gianna is going to make it.I can still feel her in my arms. I can even see the wide-eyed look of fear Gianna gave me when she slumped forward. I’m still covered in the blood, she coughed up, and I can still hear myself begging her not to leave me.
“What in Selene’s name is going on here?”“My Alpha,” Emily bows her head in respect, something I never thought I’d see from Emily.Sure, she bows her head in my presence, but because she has to, not because she wants to. It surprised me that Emily spoke to me with such respect.“Bella and I,” She stops and swallows before looking at Bella.“This witch,” Sofia snaps. “Has bewitched my daughter and made her believe that they are mates.”“We are mates, Mother. Why can’t you accept that?”Emily and Bella is not something I saw coming. I actually thought that Bella would hate Emily on sight after finding out how Emily is with Gianna. It shows what I know.
“My Alpha?” Emily looks at me while sniffing. “You know me better than anyone here. You know when I’m lying and when I’m not. Gianna gave us her blessing,”I hold my hand up to stop Sofia from speaking. I won’t have her interrupting as though she has the right!“Harper was there. I know this is neither the time nor the place for this. But I am begging you, please speak with Harper, and she’ll tell you the truth of what was said.”I sigh.Emily is right; this is neither the time nor the place. However, I have to admit that it’s taking my mind off the time. Waiting for news of my wife is driving me nuts.Harper is with Josh and my family right now, she’s incredibly close to Gianna, and this has hit her hard.
“Are you okay, babe?”Bella doesn’t spare me a glance; she simply continues to stare into space.Bella hasn’t said a word since Lorcan banished her parents from pack lands. It was harsh, but I understood why he did it.Sofia is a nightmare and then some. She doesn’t want her daughter having a female mate, and she also thinks Gianna’s baby is cursed, thanks to Lorcan.Antonio isn’t so bad, but, of course, he’d take his mate’s side. That is just the way of things; the mate bond is strong, no matter who you are.They’re lucky to be alive, and they have Gianna to thank for that. I may have hated her since she arrived here, but she’s been good for Lorcan, and I can admit that.I wasn’t expecting my mate
Once I’m done taking care of Bella in the shower, eating her pussy until she’s screaming my name, she takes me with her mouth.I did say no, but she wouldn’t hear of it, and Bella didn’t stop sucking on my clit until I was a puddle at her feet.I then washed her hair and body and my own before drying her off. Bella watched me with a slight smile on her face as I tucked her up in bed, naked as the day she was born. Bella told me last night that she always sleeps naked.Fine with me.“I love you, Emily, more than anything in this world.”I lean in and kiss Bella softly. “I love you, too, Bella. No one will ever come close to you because you are everything.”“You’re my everything,” She mumbles, her sleepy ey
“You have three seconds to tell me what I want to know,”“Just kill me already. You’re going to anyway.”I roll my eyes.Every motherfucker says the same damn thing!None are original.I walk over to my tool bench and grab the tooth extractor. Right now, pain is my pleasure, and this prick has received plenty of it.I look at my father as he stands in between Luther and Leander. Bastian and Kale are here also. Kale didn’t need to be here, but Josh called him to the cellars. Not only to bring adrenaline injections but because Kale admitted that he wanted to watch the light leave the eyes of the bastard who almost killed his best friend.Kale had no right to befriend Gianna, but I know Kale means a lot to
“You know why you’re all here, don’t you?”“Yes, Daddy.” Eight out of nine of my children answer.“Why are you here?”Sienna is the one to reply. As always, the rest have appointed their older sister spokesperson.“Because Angel went crying to Mummy.”“I beg your pardon?!” I yell loud enough for all eight to whimper. “How dare you, Sienna?”“I’m sorry, Daddy.” She sighs.“Angel did not go crying to anyone. Your mother figured out what was wrong! I must say that I am very disappointed in all of you.”Each child hangs their head in shame.“Angel is three years
“It’s Daddy and me. I wanted to give it Daddy for his wall like the others.”I smile while trying not to cry.Each one of our older children has at some point drawn a picture of themselves with Lorcan. For each drawing, Lorcan framed and hung it on the wall in his office. Angel wanted to do the same, and I have to wonder why she didn’t give it to him.“Why didn’t you give this to Daddy?”“Dean said Daddy don’t want drawing from stupid Omega like me. I just want my picture on the wall.” She sniffs back her emotions. “Why Daddy don’t love me?”Holy fuck, I can’t breathe!“Oh, baby girl, your daddy loves you so much.” My heart shatters.I lift my
Eight Years Later“Hey, baby girl.” I smile while taking a seat next to my three-year-old daughter.Angelica, or Angel as we call her, is the seventh of my nine children. Lorcan and I are expecting our tenth in three weeks.After Sienna was born, we were blessed with twins, Dean and Damon, born ten months after Sienna. Then came Trystan, Aaron, and Allen, all born within three years of each other. Angelica, and lastly, our second set of twins, Corey and Caden, are now eighteen months of age.Baby Alessia will be with us real soon, and she is our last. When I said this to my mate, he laughed, but he finally realised that I was serious. Ten children in eight years are enough for anyone.Lorcan and I have the most children in the family. Lilly and Leande
I cup Lorcan’s cheek, drawing his eyes from a burning Nancy and to me. He blinks, clearly shocked by what he just witnessed me do.The thing is, I don’t even feel slightly guilty for setting that bitch on fire. Sure, she was alive when I did it, but it was no more than she deserved.I meant what I said to the pack; no one will ever get away with hurting my mate again. It drove me crazy the past couple of days, thinking about that cunt and what she almost did to Lorcan. I couldn’t bear it one more second; that’s why I had this whole thing set up. I wanted to make an example of Nancy in front of the pack. I hadn’t a clue at first that Anja had taken it upon herself to draw Victor out.When Anja came to me an hour ago and told me that she’d found Victor, I was shocked. Of course, I asked Anja how in the hell she managed to do what
“Are you sure? Like, one hundred per cent? No mistakes?”Luther chuckles while clasping my shoulder.“I’m positive, Lorcan. Though I’m not happy that Mum did what she did, no one is, to be honest. But Mum would do anything for us, and for you, she brought Victor in. It’s the truth, I promise you.”I nod my head, thoughts rushing through my brain at high speed.My mother took it upon herself to find Victor, incapacitate him, and kill his followers.How the fuck did she manage that in the two days I took off to be with Gianna and Sienna?I sent warriors to search for Victor, told them not to return until they found him. Once they had, they were to bring him to me, dead or alive. Of course, I would rather have him alive, but I knew
I knock on Harper's door with the back of my hand and wait for an answer. Yet none comes, making me wonder if Harper is really in there.This can't go on. Whatever Harper is thinking, she's wrong because none of what happened was her fault. I know Harper well enough to know that she's in some way blaming herself for my abduction.I sigh when I still get no answer, but I won’t give up. If Harper is in there, I’ll find out; that’s why I twist the doorknob. Luckily, the door isn’t locked, so I walk inside and close the door behind me.Harper is sitting in a white rocking chair next to her window. She’s holding her baby son, who is wide awake, looking right at his mummy. Harper hums to Cyro while stroking the back of his head. Cyro is beautiful with soulful brown eyes and fixated on his mother.“You a
I blow out a nervous breath as I stand outside Harper's room. I shouldn't be anxious to see my best friend, but I am. I haven't seen Harper since I returned two days ago.Okay, it's partially my fault; after falling asleep with Lorcan that first night, we decided to spend the following day as a family.Lorcan, Sienna and I spent the day getting to know one another. There were no interruptions on Lorcan's orders, and everyone listened.The three of us spent the whole day together, and I love watching Lorcan with Sienna. The way my mate interacted with our daughter was something to behold.After we got ready for dinner last night, there was a moment that stopped my heart. I walked out of the bathroom after fixing myself in there. I only did so as not to choke Sienna with deodorant and perfume. I
“Where is this, Wendy now?” Lorcan asks once my story comes to an end.I rush to sit up in front of my mate.“Lorcan, please. I know that Wendy helped Victor take me, but she didn’t have a choice; her son’s life was on the line. Just imagine what you would do if someone had Sienna. You and I both know you would have done the same in Wendy’s position.“Wendy never hurt me, Lorcan, and she helped bring out little miracle into the world. Not only that, but she brought Sienna and me home just in time for Sienna to save you. If Wendy hadn’t, we wouldn’t be together like this. Please don’t hurt Wendy. Please, Lorcan.”Lorcan tips his head to the side, regarding me closely. My eyes are darting all over the place!Lorcan lifts his head with a s
After Lorcan and I stopped crying, we returned to our room and got dressed in PJ’s. Now we’re on the bed, side by side with our backs against the headboard.Lorcan checked on Sienna, and I thought he’d be bringing her back to our room. But he returned without our little girl, saying she was fast asleep.I’m not sure I want to be without Sienna so soon; I don’t think I could settle. Lorcan said that he’d collect her as soon as we’ve talked things through. I could do nothing but agree.“I don’t know how it happened,” I entwine my fingers with Lorcan’s and pull his hand to my chest, kissing his knuckles. “I was feeling a bit out of sorts, missing my parents.” I shrug my shoulders.“I went to our garden for some fresh air. I let the guards know to tell y