BellaSitting at the top of the stairs with Connor on my lap, I could hear the entire conversation between Aiden and Leighton. Every now and then, I would hear a little cry from the pup that they are calling my son. The cry did nothing, I felt absolutely nothing for him. When everything goes quiet, I get ready to move when Aiden appears at the bottom of the stairs carrying the pup.Connor calls out to him, holding his little arms out for Aiden, but Aiden’s grey eyes are on me. “You were listening,” he mutters.I nod, yet there was nothing for me to say. He was making decisions for me without talking to me first.“I’ve named him.” He smiles at me“I heard.”“Do you approve?”My eyes move to the pup who is now sleeping in his arms. “I don’t disapprove,” I murmur, "Everyone should have a name."He continues to watch me. “Katie will find a way to fix this.”“So you keep saying.”“You’re mad that she wants to help?”“I don’t know what I feel anymore.” “That’s because your bond has been
AidenShe shifts her gaze away from me, turning those beautiful golden eyes to the ceiling. She hated the very words coming out of my mouth. To her I was speaking a reality that wasn’t true. She had been so excited to see our pup, so eager and then just like that, she dismissed him, as if he were nothing. Cayden had done nothing wrong. How could he, he was just a pup. A tiny innocent pup that was born far too early. He was lucky to be alive.“Bella, you need to say something!” I demand while grabbing her face and forcing her to look at me.She hits my hand away and clenches her teeth together. “Don’t do that.” She growls“I don’t know how else to help you, Bella. I’m trying to make you see sense. I am trying to understand why you are rejecting him.”“Maybe this time, you can’t.” She pushes me out the way and crosses the room to the bathroom, slamming the door in my face when I try following her.None of her emotions made sense. Anger, hate, regret but no sadness for her situation. “
KatieI didn’t mean to cause a problem. I just wanted to help. Hurrying across the grass, I almost slip over, it had been raining for days and the ground had become a bit of a mud pit.Steadying myself, I slow down, carefully dodging the puddles of water that had formed. It was the worst weather we had seen in a long time and the grey clouds above didn’t give me much hope for a better day.“WHAT IS THIS?!” My father snaps at me as I open the door. I hadn’t even had a chance to take my coat off.He is gesturing to my mum’s open medicine bag and the notes that were scattered everywhere.“Dad, it’s not what you think.”“I told you I didn’t want to see any of this. I don’t need you meddling in this crap, look what happened to your mother.”“I….” I shake my head and catch a glimpse of Flynn looking around his bedroom door. He may be deaf, but he could always feel the vibrations from my fathers anger.“I thought I might be able to help Bella.”“Queen Bella.” He corrects me for the millionth
Leighton“Eli?” Katie whispers as I join her. It wasn’t a suggestion or a question. She was just looking for confirmation of the scent she could smell.“Eli.” I confirm as all of her emotions hit her at once.“What was he looking for? He even trashed Flynn’s room.” She looks around me. “Where is Flynn?” “I thought it was best that he didn’t see this. He’s already missing his mum, he doesn’t need to see his home like this. One of the Hybrid's is looking after him.” I reassure herHer hands cover her face. “Why the hell would Eli do this?”“By the looks of it, he was searching for something. But right now, I’m more concerned about how he got in.”She peers through her fingers at me. “The pack is so heavily guarded. You think someone on the inside helped him?”“It's the only possible explanation.” I mutter, but the question is, who was dumb enough to help him.“Why would someone help him? They all know what he did. Everyone is on high alert for him. Who would be stupid enough to help hi
AidenWhat the hell was taking Leighton so long?Some of the Lycans, Wolves and Hybrids had already gathered out back. Talking amongst themselves, trying to figure out what was happening and why I had called them here.They wait for me to speak, when I was planning on letting my actions speak for me.‘You need to hear what this dickhead is saying.’ Leighton mindlinks me‘I’m not interested in his excuses. Bring him now!’ I snap at him.‘He’s talking about Eli.’I look out to the group of people that had formed, gradually others were joining them too. It made me look like a complete idiot sending them away again.“Change of plans.” I mutter, “Go back to what you were doing.”There are a few odd looks, yet no one questions me.Rhys and Leighton weren’t far from the dungeons. Miles stood between both of them. His body is frail and skinny from the lack of food and exercise.“WHAT IS IT?” I snap approaching him.“He’s going to take your son.” Miles spits.I don’t even think about it, my f
Bella‘Aiden?’, I whisper through the link. I had seen that look before. The moment he realised his sister was dead. I am standing right here, it’s not me, which can only mean one thing. Shifting back, I lock eyes with him. “Cayden?”He doesn’t say anything and takes off running, charging through the house as I stand completely still, staring at the spot where he just stood. I had felt nothing. I was really trying, but the bond just wasn’t there between Cayden and I.I feel something drape over my shoulders and glance up to see Leighton pulling his shirt over my head.“Stay with her.” He mutters to Katie as he heads out the door after Aiden“Bella, please say something.” Katie begs as she shakes my shoulders. Her neck is covered in blood. The wound from her mother is slowly healing.“Is Cayden dead?” I feel like I’m in some kind of dream, that the words I’m speaking are just not making sense. Who would kill a child?“I don’t know. Leighton is following the Alpha, I’m guessing from th
Katie“You don’t want to be here for this.” Leighton stops me as I chase after him.“He is my brother. I’m not going to let them take him or hurt him.” He walks backwards in front of me, trying to slow me down.“And what if its worse case scenario? You shouldn’t be the one to see that.”“I don’t know, Leighton. I just know. I do know that I can’t let her do this. Whatever happened to her or is happening to her, I can’t let it rub off on Flynn. He is just a kid. A kid who has finally found somewhere he is happy. I don’t want her ruining that. I want him to have a good chance. A chance he probably will never have if my mother and Eli’s twisted mind screws him up.”He stops, a smile spreading across his face. “Do you know who you sound like?”“Leighton, we haven’t got time for this.”“We have, I’ve had a link from the omega, Flynn is safe and sound, playing video games. More guards are on her house. They will let me know if there is a problem.”I feel my lungs expand as I let out a sigh.
AidenI knew Bella would be losing all sense of being calm, I just had to hope that Leighton and Katie could keep her in the house. That Leighton would use his Beta skills to stop her from coming after me.Guards surrounded the pack house while others were already searching houses, looking for Eli.Katie had said that Leighton could still scent Eden. That she had tried covering her scent but had been watching them as they talked.Sniffing the air, I can’t scent her, not immediately. I look around at the guards who are watching me with interest. Some of them were Hybrids, they would be able to scent her too, but they were holding their places as ordered.“Rhys!”I call him forward seeing as he was watching me the most. He jogs towards me, a wide smile on his face. The guards that had been stood either side of him take a step toward each other, covering the gap that Rhys had left.“Yes Alpha.”“Have there been any sightings of either of them?”“The Witch,” He whispers, “is watching at a
Bella It was a strange few days, watching Aiden put plans in place. I knew where we were going, he had made that clear and I couldn’t wait. I had never felt more at peace than when we were in the forest and I couldn't wait to show the boys. “That’s all my stuff packed.” Katie whispers as she drops one last box into the back of Leightons van. I had barely seen her smile recently, unless it was a front she was putting on for Flynn. But a natural smile just didn’t seem to exist anymore. I hoped she would get past her mothers death. “You don’t have to come.” I say for the hundredth time. “Yes I do. Leighton says that he won’t leave me, but he won’t leave you either. nd you are the closest thing I have to family besides Flynn." There was a strange tone in her voice. One that I hadn’t heard from her before. “Are you mad?” “No…I just….” She tucks her blonde hair behind her ears and scans the grounds looking for someone. “Leighton’s inside with Aiden. If that’s who you are looking for
Aiden“Well she has to be wrong?!” Leighton shoves his hands in his pockets, completely unfathomed by what I had told him.“Why would she kill herself? Why would she tell me all that if she is lying and then stop her own heart? what would be the point?”“Guilt,” he shrugs his shoulders. “She knew you wouldn’t let her get away alive.”I groan and lean back in my chair, resting my hands behind my head as I stare up at the ceiling.“Bella’s with Katie?”He nods at me. “They are trying to decide on the best way to tell Flynn. Chances are, he already knows.” He studies me. “This is a good thing. The problem dealt with itself. You should be happy. But you’re not, are you?”“No.”“He’s a pup, what harm can he do?”“He won’t be a pup for long. You know as well as I do, he will be fully grown by the time his first birthday comes around. And I can’t help wondering if Eden was right.”“It’s not the first time we have been screwed over by a witch that has been spouting off a load of crap.” Leight
AidenI was grateful for the change of pace, standing guard of my own packhouse. The peace and quiet gave me time to think, to put a plan in place. To decide what’s best for my family.It was dark outside, and the clouds above us were thick. Unusually, you couldn’t see many stars. A storm was brewing, I could smell it in the air.I look at the other Hybrids, Wolves and Lycans that are standing guard. All giving up their own time to either protect my home or theirs. No one moves, everyone is as still as a statue, alert and prepared.I knew Eden was coming back. I knew this storm that was brewing above us was not a natural storm. And everyone else did too. That’s why the chatter had stopped and that’s why everyone is so alert. She was trying to mess with our senses.“You should go inside.” Rhys whispers next to me. “You are the King, and you and I both know she will target you.”“I have to do this.” I mutter back.“What about Bella and your son?”“I’m doing this for them.”He nods his h
BellaThe Omega leaves me with the three boys. While Connor and Cayden were messing around trying to bounce on the bed, Flynn just stares out the window, his small hand coiled up in the curtain.Stepping next to him, his eyes don’t leave the window. I assumed he was looking for his mother.‘You don’t need to be scared.’ I link him, knowing it was the only way to talk to him.‘I’m not.’ His small voice answers me back‘Why didn’t you tell everyone that you were still seeing your mum?’ I was curious. If it hadn’t been for Cayden, we would never have known.He wrinkles up his nose. ‘Is she in trouble?’‘She is.’I watch his shoulders drop a little and his eyes flicker up to me. ‘Katie says we shouldn’t lie.’‘Your sister is very smart.’ I smileA small smile appears on his lips. ‘She’s the best. She looks after me.'I couldn’t agree more. She was a good friend too.‘Do you know where your mum is?’ I ask calmly, hoping that if he knew, he would tell me but I didn't want to push him, he wa
AidenI was trying to keep my mate focussed. But I couldn’t help but be curious about the shifter's words. Had Bella really been born as a pup? Creedance hadn’t said anything when we had interrogated him, but then he had never said that Bella was a twin either.Looking around the room, blood was sprayed all up the walls and across the carpet. The shifters decapitated body discarded on the floor. Leighton was holding Katie against his chest, running his fingers through her blood stained blonde hair, muttering reassuring words but his eyes were on me. I knew why. Being born in pup form was extremely rare, there had only ever been a handful of recordings in history. And all were female, and all with a power unlike anyone else's. They just needed to learn to tap into it. If it was true about Bella, she was more powerful than we realised.Everything was starting to fall into place. The size of her Wolf, the delayed first shift, her need to protect the vulnerable, and why Selene was so des
Bella“Christian. Christian is fucking dead. I ripped him and his Rogues apart.” I spit“Yes, I remember it well.” She smiles. “You really are something else. He said you were special and yet I was always sceptical until I saw you that day. And what a magnificent Wolf you are, wasting no time to shred him to pieces. I was livid and yet mesmerised. You really could have provided him with a brilliant child.” she laughs, wiping her chin and spitting more blood on the floor.“You watched?” I mutter, wondering where she had been.“Like I said, I was fascinated.”“So how do you plan on carrying out Christian’s work? All those women got away. And do you really expect me to let you leave, alive?”“Did they get away?” Cassie mocks as she leans her back against the wall, smiling to herself. So much had gone on that I hadn’t even had a chance to find any of the women that Aiden and Leighton helped to escape. I had no idea about their children, I had no idea about any of them. They had been taken
Bella“Is he serious? Is he really expecting us to believe that he hasn’t done something to my Dad?”I watch Katie pace. Her arms swinging frantically at her sides, her hands are clenched into tight balls. I knew Katie, she was never angry, emotional yes, frantic sometimes, but angry is not something I usually see. If I hadn’t dragged her out of the lounge, I was certain she would have attacked someone. I wondered if it was what Aiden saw when he looked at me sometimes.“You are right.” I mutter. “Something doesn’t seem right.”“So you agree?” She stops and stares at meSlowly, I nod my head. Eli’s words, his denial, something just seemed off.“You should tell them. Flynn, Connor and Cayden are all down there with him.”“And so is Aiden and Leighton. Trust me, he is not getting anywhere near the boys.”She starts pacing again and I try to hold in the laugh. It was funny, we all did it when we were frustrated, like it was drummed into us how to react when we were overwhelmed.“He said
Leighton“What do you mean you can’t tell us?” Katie ask as I push bookcases in front of the windows.“Is it Aiden?” Bella queries.I turned around to look at them. Katie had her arms folded across her chest while Bella stood with her hands on her hips. Both of them glaring at me.“Aiden is fine. I’ve been ordered to not let you out of the room and to ensure you are all protected.”"You know I can shift, right?" Bell mutters, rolling her eyes“But why?” Katie frowns at me. Feeling all her emotions was still taking a lot of getting used too. Yes I’ve always been able to scent changes in peoples moods, but feeling them when your mate can be an emotional wreck was hard.“Yes, I know you can shift Bella. They were Aiden’s orders. I don’t know any more than what he has told me. He said he would talk to us when he gets back.”“Back from where? Leighton you are being very secretive!” Bella scowls at me.“I’ve told you everything I know. Aiden is with Rhys, he isn’t alone. You know as well as
AidenI knew Bella would be losing all sense of being calm, I just had to hope that Leighton and Katie could keep her in the house. That Leighton would use his Beta skills to stop her from coming after me.Guards surrounded the pack house while others were already searching houses, looking for Eli.Katie had said that Leighton could still scent Eden. That she had tried covering her scent but had been watching them as they talked.Sniffing the air, I can’t scent her, not immediately. I look around at the guards who are watching me with interest. Some of them were Hybrids, they would be able to scent her too, but they were holding their places as ordered.“Rhys!”I call him forward seeing as he was watching me the most. He jogs towards me, a wide smile on his face. The guards that had been stood either side of him take a step toward each other, covering the gap that Rhys had left.“Yes Alpha.”“Have there been any sightings of either of them?”“The Witch,” He whispers, “is watching at a