A bit steamy, but marking usually is. I am also writing for the new story, have written enough words for a contract. just need to edit the chapters and publish them. thank you so much for your advice and for your suggestions for the title. it makes me really happy to see your responses. I will make sure I still post at least one chapter for this story each day if possible.
Leia's pov “So, Alpha Luke, it appears you weren’t telling us the whole fucking truth about the ritual.” I said. Alpha Luke smiled, “ah, I see it worked. I had hoped it would change you, but it has been decade since someone used our ritual for this reason. The Moon Goddess hardly ever pairs a weak wolf with an Alpha. Although one of my ancestors was an omega, but using the same ritual, he was found worthy to be the next Alpha.” “So your great-great grandfather was an omega?” I asked. “Yes, well, according to the lore at least. It has been a true honor to witness all the rituals being performed on you. I apologize if at times it felt like we were using you as a guinea pig. But you must admit, they worked wonders. You must be truly special.” I laughed, “you know, my fucking wolf told me the Moon Goddess sent me here. That I was meant to be here. So I guess she thinks we’re both fucking special.” “A blessing from the Moon Goddess herself, you say? My ancestors must be looking down w
Asher’s pov We got dressed and walked down stairs. I wore a simple shirt and my jeans, we were among friends and I had been dressing nice for work for weeks. Alpha Luke demanded a suit and tie, goddess how I hate suits and especially ties. Leia was wearing jeans and a tank top. I didn’t care if she wore dresses or dressed in casual clothes, she always looked like a queen to me. We walked downstairs and my mom handed Aeryn to Leia, who looked for a quiet place to nurse her. “She’s a really good mom, isn’t she.” Mom said. “Yeah, the best. Just like someone else I know.” I said. Dad came out, “I hope you’re talking about my mate.” I laughed, “yes, I was.” “Hi, my love. You look beautiful.” Dad said and kissed mom. Mom giggled, “I am wearing the same thing as a few hours ago.” “You always look beautiful.” Dad said and he grabbed mom's waist and pulled her close. That was my cue to leave. Kate and Sierra were standing talking to each other and I noticed they were both marked. Si
Leia’s pov “Should I do like a fucking speech? Is that what future Luna’s do?” I asked Reina. “I don’t think that’s necessary. Everyone already is aware of what has happened over the last year.” Reina replied in her posh voice. “I don’t sound posh.” “Yeah, you fucking do. But I am used to it now and I fucking love it.” I said, appreciating Reina for all she did for me. She was my voice of fucking reason, she was my outlet when I needed a break or got pissed off. She was someone I could talk to about fucking everything and she loved me just as much as I did her. “Thank you, that’s kind of you to say.” Reina said. “Okay, about the summary. What would I even say? It’s been a fucking year. We’re here celebrating my baby girl Aeryn. She can walk now and she’s friend with Riker. Sierra and my Kitkat went away to college together. The super nerds wanted to learn some more. Kate decided not to pick a major, but instead took several and I can’t fucking remember which. Because honestly, i
Roman’s pov I had no desire to be here. Like not at all. I know Asher well and I have grown up with Leia too. But my only real friend has always been Rain. But he had to mess that all up over some girl. I get it, she isn’t just some girl. She's special. And I messed things up with him and with Maggie. Goddess, if Maggie's parents found out what we did, they would kill me. I’m not that scared of Ariel, but Troy, he could kick my ass. He’s a soldier and he’s related to my dad. I think Asher forgot that when he talked to me last. I guess it’s confusing with how big are family is. It’s actually not about Maggie. I wanted to get together with her friend, Zuri and I just tried to convince Maggie that Rain liked her, so I could have her friend Zuri to myself. Little did I know, Rain liked Zuri too. Or loves Zuri, as he claims. How could I have known?! The guy is so damn shy around girls and honestly, I thought I was doing him a favor by setting him up with Maggie. But now Maggie’s pissed
Maggie’s pov Stupid Roman. Stupid me. How could I have believed him when he told me Rain liked me? I love being friends with Zuri. She is the best and although we look different, we actually have a lot in common. We both like really bad romantic movies and shows. Also good ones, just anything with romance in it basically. We laugh at the same thing, we both love the colors red and black and we both love to eat at my mom’s bakery. But when she is next to me, it’s like I don’t exist. People only see Zuri and I just fade into the background like some stupid wallflower. Which is funny, because with my red hair I always thought I would stand out. I thought I get teased over my freckles and hair, but no. That would mean people actually see me. So when stupid, stupid Roman, my cousin, let me know Rain wanted to go on a double date. I was so excited. I knew who Rain was and I had admired it from afar. I mean our parents are all friends, so I have seen him grow up and he’s grown up into a fi
Zuri’s pov “If you really like Roman, I won’t keep you from him. I mean he’s a player, but in movies they always change for the right girl. So who knows. But you should know, Rain likes you too. So it might cause some issue between them. But I guess that’s up to them to figure out. I’m just saying, if you want to go on a date with Roman, I won’t get mad.” Maggie said two days after the party, during lunch break. “Really? I mean he’s really cute, but I wouldn’t date him, if you didn’t want me to. And I don’t want to come between friends.” “I get that, but it’s already too late for that and by no fault of your own. You can’t help it if they both like you.” She looked sad when she said both. I knew Maggie liked Rain. I don’t even think she knew how much she liked him. Until he turned her down. She just admired him from afar, but when there suddenly was a real opportunity and he might like her back, it gave her hope to think about more. And that hope was crushed during our stupid doubl
Sierra’s pov Living at the campus with Kate has been great. We miss the rest, but it’s nice to have this time to study something that I love, with the woman I love. We’ve grown even closer and it’s the best feeling coming home to her. But right now, I’m staying at my mom’s house for a few days. I feel like I neglected Roman a bit. He’s my brother and he’s fighting with his best friend. Mom said he wants to be a soldiers and she’s really scared what that will mean for his future. We haven’t gone to war in some time, but if we did, Roman would be on the front line. I don’t think she realizes that as the Beta I will be too. “Maybe that’s the whole point? Your mom already has one daughter who has a high risk job. She doesn’t want to lose you both, like she did your dad.” Grace said. Grace could be right. It must be hard for mom to see her kids grow up and choose jobs that are dangerous. But I don’t think Roman wants to take over her shop, even if he does help out sometimes. He just li
Rain’s pov I felt restless all day. Zuri didn’t tell me no, but she for sure didn’t tell me yes. I should have talked to her sooner. It’s not like I couldn’t talk to girls at all, I just had a hard time talking to those that I liked. I get stuck in my head, thinking about what to say, what to do. It doesn’t really help that my mom drilled into my head, from a young age, that I should treat women respectfully. “Always ask permission before touching someone… A yes can still turn into a no, don't just ask once... Always read their body language…. Always use a condom… Your body is yourr and no one is allowed to touch you without your says o, Rain. Same as them… Don’t do anything you don’t feel ready to… Always make sure she is having fun… No means no…” They’re all good thing for a kid to learn, but if you have heard them as much as I have, you start to worry too much. I don’t want to do or say the wrong thing. It wasn’t until last year, that mom told me why she was so adamant about me
Aaro’s povI shouldn’t have said that, but it was the fucking truth. No matter how much this wasn’t Storm’s choice any more than it was mine, he was still going to mark me against my will. Maybe if things were different, then I would have chosen Storm as my mate.I always hoped I would find my true mate, but that ship had fucking sailed the moment I was bought. Maybe even before then—maybe the moment I was brought to the damn school. It didn’t fucking matter anyway.I saw how my remark hurt Storm, and all I could think of to make this better was to ask him to kiss me. I knew it fucking made me feel better. More than better. The orgasm he gave me was out of this fucking world, and I just wanted to make him feel good too.I didn’t know what the fuck I was doing, but he seemed to enjoy it, and to be honest, I was enjoying it too. I didn’t think having someone’s dick inside my mouth would be fun, but hearing Storm grunt and hold on to my hair and knowing I was the one doing it to him was a
Storm’s povI knew if I got pissed off, Aaro would stop telling me the truth, so I let her talk while inside of me a storm was raging. I wanted to go to the school and kill everyone who ever hurt Aaro. I wanted to destroy the entire school and get everyone out, but I knew I couldn’t. I was a fucking hypocrite. My father had bought Aaro for me and had funded the school for years. I didn’t realize where part of our money was going until I checked the books today. Our pack had been giving money to the Goldacres for decades. How could I say I would destroy the school if I still profited from it? If it wasn’t for the school, I wouldn’t have met Aaro.I wanted to be Aaro’s home, her safe place. She deserved that. Despite the fucked up situation she was thrown into, she was trying to do things her own way. She could have ignored my mother like the rest, but instead she decided to learn Dutch. The thing that bonded me and mam together. If Aaro was smart, she would have sucked up to Dad and R
Aaro’s povEve explained the phone to me, but I still felt like a fucking idiot using it. She was so patient with me, but I knew if others saw me fumbling with the phone, they’d think I was raised under a damn rock. Everyone used technology for everything, and I felt like I didn’t belong in this world.To be honest, I don’t belong here. I belong with my sister; I belong back home.But a part of me wished I did belong here. That I could give Storm what he deserved. He wanted a real person who didn’t have that many secrets, someone who could be themselves around him, and I wasn’t that at fucking all. I had to think before I spoke, because otherwise I could reveal the truth."I really am sorry, Aaro." Eve said again.I shook my head, "don’t be. I’ll be fine."Eve sighed, "it can be really hard sometimes, Aaro. I try to put on a brave face for Storm. I don’t want him to feel bad for me, but it’s really lonely for me. I miss my family and just having a life. Don’t get me wrong; if I had to
Storm’s pov"Aaro is bijna klaar; douchen liep een beetje uit. [Aaro is almost done; the shower took a bit longer than expected.]Mam laughed, "Ik zie dat jij ook ging douchen? [I see you took a shower as well?] She ruffled my wet hair."Dus? [so?]""Niks. Ik ben blij voor je. Ze is speciaal vind je niet? Ik durf het bijna niet te zeggen, maar misschien is zij je, - [Nothing. I am happy for you. She’s special, isn’t she? I am almost too scared to say, but maybe she’s your, -] " I stopped my mom from finishing her sentence."Mam zeg het niet dan! Fuck, je weet zelf wat pap zou doen. [Then don’t say it! Fuck, you know what Dad would do.]"My mother knew better than anyone what my dad thought of true mates, considering she was his. Dad and mom fell in love when they were seventeen. Love at first sight, she called it, and then my grandfather got killed and my dad turned into a paranoid asshole. Too scared of what a true mate meant. He wasn't just scared of losing half his soul if his true
Aaro’s povFucking phone. That stupid fucking phone. Phones didn’t used to be like this, were they? I remember mom and dad having a phone, and I sometimes watched videos on it or played a game. But this thing was totally different.I felt so fucking out of place. I knew nothing about this world. I guess that the school does this on purpose. Make sure to isolate the girls once they’re out of the school. Make sure we don’t know how to use technology to ask for help.We’re not supposed to tell anyone about the school, but even if we only wanted to help ourselves once we were out, we wouldn’t be able to. We had no one to turn to and no way to set up any support system. Maybe I should talk to Eve. She had been isolated, stuck inside this packhouse. She knows how it feels, and maybe she knows how to get out of here.I opened the stupid phone again, cursing at it."You better not fuck this up again. Send text to Eve.""Send text to Eve," the phone said."Do you want to join me and Storm for l
Storm’s povI put Aaro on my lap and let her eat."So what’s her deal?" Cara asked, mind-linking me."What do you mean?""She seems nice, but is she like the rest? Does she want you because of your title?"I laughed, "no, she isn’t like the rest. Not at fucking all. I don’t think she cares about becoming Luna at all.""Did she have any say in coming here? Did her parents force her?"I sighed, "she’s an orphan. It’s fucking complicated Cara, but she doesn’t really have a choice. So I’m trying my fucking best to make everything not suck as fucking much."Cara smiled at me, "you want her to like you."Aaro started giving me bites to eat, and although it surprised me, I let her. It was fucking adorable that she cared enough to feed me."She likes you already. She was straddling you, and now she’s feeding you!" Cara shouted inside my head.That kiss was amazing. And when Aaro started moving her fucking hips, I went insane. If Cara hadn’t stopped us, I don’t know what would have happened. Wh
Aaro’s povBrand was cool. He reminded me of my dad’s wolf, Logan. He was as fast as him, too. How would it feel to run as a wolf? Would I be that fast?It was easier around Brand because he didn’t talk to me and I didn’t have to pretend so hard.Even when I was myself, I still had to pretend. I couldn’t let anyone know my real name or identity. It wasn’t easy. I so badly wanted to tell Brand about Logan. I wanted to tell the girl in the orphanage more about Ero. And when we discussed our names, I really wanted to tell Peter what Aaro fucking stood for.It bothered me how scared everyone was. It was supposed to be like this. In my dad’s pack, people weren’t scared of us. And although my grandpa Os could be a bit scary, people respected him more than they feared him.Then he shifted back, and although Storm looked a lot better, like a whole fuckload better, I went back to pretending. Pretending that he didn’t look fucking good, and I wondered what it would feel like to touch him. Preten
Storm’s povI tried to get some work done, but my mind kept wondering about tonight. What would be a good date idea?"Let me meet her," Brand said."And then what, have a picknick? It’s fucking freezing outside.""Please?" Brand asked and I think it was the first time he said please to me."I’ll see what I can do, okay, buddy?"Dad had given me her tracker information, and I felt like a fucking stalker, tracking Aaro’s moves. She went from the hospital to the orphanages, to lunch somewhere, and then to one of the elders' houses.When it was around four, I just gave up on working and decided to pick up Aaro early. I'm sure she'd appreciate it; I couldn't imagine spending the entire day with Ruby.I went to the O'Hares' home and watched as Aaro spoke to a young boy. He must be one of the grandkids or great-grandkids of the O'Hares. Mister O'Hare was 104 years old and looked no older than 70.When the boy saw me, he bowed his head and seemed scared. It was such an obvious contrast between
Aaro’s povStupid fucking nightmare. I used to have them when we were younger. I would dream about Marco taking us away. We were asleep when he took us, but we woke up before he brought us to the man who transported us to the school.Doctor Marco had always been so kind to us, but suddenly he was cold. He ignored our cries, he ignored me begging him to let my sister go. In the end, he threatened to hurt Elora if I didn’t help him calm her down.He showed me bones and said they belonged to a girl, and if I didn't help my sister out of her pajamas and make her shut the fuck up, he could turn my sister into a bag of bones too.For years, I wondered what he needed the bones and the pajamas for. I thought he might have pretended it was one of us who died, so my parents wouldn’t come looking for us. Or my parents were dead themselves; there must have been a reason why they didn't find us. Auntie Kat was too smart to not see through Marco’s plan, I was sure. She was the smartest person alive;