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Mason Crescent
"---and you know, Mia's daughter is just the cutest. Harper? She's three, but she's already super smart for her age." Rachel Conner had been rambling since she started her first day. The woman was nice enough. Mason remembered that about her. But he hadn't remembered how chatty she was. The last thing he wanted to deal with was her talking all day, especially about Mia.
Since he had decided not to be with Mia, he had been losing his strength that came with being a werewolf. He also couldn't shift anymore. But his werewolf was still there, just tired and unable to be the fearsome thing that he once was when he still had the title of Alpha.
"Rachel, that's all very interesting, but I do actually have a meeting that I have to get to."
"Oh," said Rachel, "that's fine. Actually---" her cell phone rang, and Mason winced. "Oh, hi, Mia. Yeah, the job is going great. I'm actually here with Mason right now. Do you want to say hi? You should say hi!"
He tried gesturing to her to stop and Rachel didn't seem to get the hint as she shoved her phone into Masons hands.
"Um, hi," he said.
There was a long pause. "Uh. Hi," she said, "sorry about that. Aunt Rachel is under the impression everyone is their friend."
Mason smiled politely, even though she wasn't there. "That's okay. Rachels great. She's got a personality all of her own."
"Yeah, she does," said Mia, "how…how are you? I heard you weren't working for your family's company anymore."
He coughed. "Yeah, um, there were some circumstances that arose that made them decide I wasn't the best fit to be in charge. But it's all worked out. I enjoy working with Brooklyn. She's good at what she does."
"That's good," said Mia.
There was another long pause. "Uh…so Rachel mentioned something about you having a kid?"
Mia took a sharp breath. "Yeah. Harper. She's three. She's great."
"Who's the father?" He knew who the father was, obviously. But he was curious to see if she would say anything to him. If Mia told him the truth, then he could be involved in Harpers life without having anything look weird. He could find a way to be there for his daughter and not draw attention to her at the same time.
"Ah, just a one-night stand," said Mia, "I don't even remember who, actually. It happened that weekend in Vegas for Meredith's bridal shower."
"Right. Right," said Mason, "well, you should call Brooklyn. I know she was always sad the two of you lost touch. Um…great talking to you." It hadn't been great talking to her. It had been like a punch to the gut.
"Yeah, great talking to you too. Bye."
"Bye."
The call ended, and he handed Rachel the phone back. To his surprise, his secretary was glaring at him.
"You are an absolute moron," she hissed.
Mason blinked, taken aback by her bluntness. "Excuse me?"
"I've seen the way you two interacted with each other from the beginning. I know you are Harpers father. Now explain to me why the two of you aren't together?"
Mason sighed. "Brooklyn told you who our family is, right?"
Rachel nodded. "I don't see what being a werewolf has to do with anything. Unless you are worried you might scare her off with bad breath. Do you have bad breath?"
He ran a hand through his hair. "No, Rachel, I don't have bad breath. But I do have enemies. People that would want to hurt Mia and Harper the moment they knew either of them existed. And I can't let that happen. It's better for us both not to be together."
Rachel huffed. "You mean the Carinas?"
Mason stared at her. "How do you know about them?"
"Because, Mia came home the other day and talked about running into one of them. Sullivan. They were friends in college around the same time Mia was there with Brooklyn. He's going to show her how to use social media to help out with her bakery. And if you ask me, he wasn't just looking to help her."
Mason clenched his jaw. "You're sure about this?"
The older woman nodded. "Mia had a crush on him too. I remember, she was always wishing that he'd ask her out but he never did. He always gave her some line about family responsibility but she could never figure out what that meant. So, the two of them never got together. Now, I figure since he's a werewolf, he probably had a mate. But since I found out about this whole werewolf thing, I've had a theory that Mia is supposed to be yours."
"Why are you so certain?" Mason said. "When I knew Mia, the two of us did nothing but bicker with each other."
"Because you wanted to be together. What I never understood is why you never went for it with her. When she told me she was pregnant, I suspected that you were the father but she never said anything and you never did anything and I knew that there was no way that if you knew Mia was pregnant you wouldn't let her do everything alone. And yet----you did. I don't understand that."
"I was trying to keep her safe," I insisted.
"Well, she's going to move on if you don't do something about it. So, unless you want Sullivan Carina to be Harpers Step Father, I suggest that you go to Mia and try to win her back. What do you think?"
I sighed. "I think it’s too late."
"What do you mean, it’s too late?"
"I never acted on the mate bond, and I'm no longer an Alpha. Besides…in another three months, I'll probably be dead."
Rachel looked at me like I had announced that I was the devil. "You idiot boy. You've no idea what you've done."
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The Lost Alpha Heir Seven: Mia Conner
Seven Mia Conner I had another weird dream. Instead of waking up with one wolf staring at me, in the dream I was in the woods. I wore a white dress, and there was a group of people looking at me. The strangers' eyes glowed a bright blue, then they looked up at the moon and howled. I looked at the moon too, and was surprised when a howl escaped me as well. It wasn't a noise that I had ever made. I looked back at the crowd of people in the woods. And in their place, there were wolves. Wolves that were looking at me with a kind of hunger I had never seen before. I should have felt scared but instead, there was a strange sense of calm. As if I belonged there. A large, white wolf came through the crowd and went up to me. Mia, someone was saying my name. Mia. I locked eyes with the wolf and I had the strangest sensation that it was the wolf that was speaking it to me. In my mind. My heart pounded against my chest. I saw flashes of a little girl, with a man and a woman that I di
The Lost Alpha Heir Eight: Mason Crescent
Eight Mason Crescent I had a routine. I got up early, about six o' clock a.m. in the morning. I would do a quick workout, get showered, and then I would eat something healthy for breakfast before my driver would come and pick me up to work. On this particular morning, I woke up and started working out. I couldn't even lift the weights. I fell to the ground, and that was the last thing that I remembered was darkness. "…Mason….Mason….Mason, please wake up." Someone was shaking me, and I looked up into the face of my sister. Brooklyn looked at me with a worried expression. "Oh, thank goddess!" she exclaimed. "You're awake." I raised an eyebrow. My head was pounding, and I winced as I sat up in bed. "What do you mean I'm awake? What happened?" "You were unconscious," Brooklyn said, "and you stayed that way for two days. Mason, you know why this is happening. And you know how to fix it. You need to stop being ridiculous and be with Mia. You are doing a disservice to your daughte
The Lost Alpha Heir Nine: Mia Conner
Nine Mia Conner I was going to Vegas. Ever since I'd had Harper, I hadn't really gone anywhere. It wasn't like I'd ever had the money to. But I'd saved up a lot to get the bakery, and I had enough that I could make the trip work. When I got to the airport, I checked my luggage and went to wait until the plane arrived. As I sat there, I noticed a tall, burly man in a suit with sunglasses on inside looking directly at me. It might have been my imagination. After all, the sunglasses could have meant that he was looking anywhere and not at me. But the hair on the back of my neck stood up every time I looked over at him. I checked my phone. The plane wouldn't arrive for another forty minutes, so I got up and went to go and get a coffee and a magazine to read. I figured if I were right, the stranger in the sunglasses would follow me. As I was walking towards the coffee and magazine stand, someone grabbed my arm. "Hello, Mia." I looked up at the stranger that had grabbed hold of
The Lost Alpha Heir Ten: Mason Crescent
Ten Mason Crescent "There's been a problem." Brooklyn traveled everywhere with an assistant. You couldn't be the CEO of your own company without doing that. Even on vacation. Brookyln's assistant was a tall, lithe young man with brown hair and brown eyes. I had been surprised when she hired him. Usually, assistants were female. But I supposed it came from the outdated notion that men in power wanted someone pretty to look at to help them. Either way, Quincy had worked for the company since the beginning. He seemed to be the only one that could keep his wayward sister in control. Brooklyn had a habit of doing things her own way. Sometimes, it worked out for her like with the company. But other times, it got her into trouble. Quincy helped her during those times. "What problem?" Brooklyn asked. "You had me track Mia," he said, "she disappeared once she got to the airport. I haven't been able to track her. And…
The Lost Alpha Heir Eleven: Mia Conner
Eleven Mia Conner There was a tall man with long, grey hair looking down at me. I was in a room that I had never been in before. And my head was pounding. "Where am I?" I asked as I sat up in the bed, I'd been placed in. "Your home," the grey-haired man said, "finally. Rachel did a good job keeping you safe but it’s time that both of you came home." "Home?" I asked. "I'm sorry, do I know you?" He shook his head. "You should know me. I'm your uncle. Barrett Harwell." I blinked at him. "Hartwell?" the last name made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. They were one of the wealthiest families in the US and they were known for their mysterious disappearance. Their businesses were still running, but no one had any clue where the family was. "Surely you remember your last name?" he said. I shook my head. "Aunt Rachel never mentioned any of this. I thought the rest of my family was dead…." "No," he said, "they were o
The Lost Alpha Heir Twelve: Mason Crescent
Twelve Mason Crescent One of the many perks of being a rich asshole was that it usually took less time to find people you loved when something bad happened to them. Brooklyn was able to figure out who Mia was with just a simple text to our family and once I knew she wasn't in Vegas, and which pack she belonged to, I made some calls. Rachel had already reunited with her family and Harper would be there too. It was time for me to take my family back. My mate, my daughter, and then my pack. Then, if Mia wanted, I would destroy whoever had destroyed her family too. No one came after what was mine and lived to tell the tale about it. Mia nearly fainted when she saw me. She was still wobbly from fainting at the airport. I couldn't blame her. She'd just found out everything she thought that she knew was a lie. On top of it all, she wasn't even human. She was a werewolf. And the leader of her own pack. Mia glared when she saw me and her nostrils flared. "What the hell are you doing her
The Lost Alpha Heir Thirteen: Mia Conner
Thirteen Mia Conner A werewolf. I couldn't be a fucking werewolf. When I thought back to my childhood, I didn't remember anything about werewolves or magic. But all signs pointed to the improbable. My parents disappearing, me meeting Mason against all odds and us having a daughter…. the universe knew we were supposed to be together. So, it made it happen somehow. "Can I see Rachel?" I asked. "She's here, right?" Mason kept on looking at me like he wanted to eat me alive. I couldn't deal with him just then. There was too much. I was supposed to be in Las Vegas, having a vacation, and instead I was dropped into the middle of a Stephanie Meyer novel. That was the last thing I wanted. "Yeah," said Barrett, "I'll go get her for you. She's been waiting for you to wake up." I made face. "Waiting for me to wake up? How long as it been?" "A day, give or take. The shock from finding out about everything really got to y
The Lost Alpha Heir Fourteen: Mason Crescent
Fourteen Mason Crescent "What happened, exactly?" I asked when Barrett dragged me out of the room Mia had been put in so that she could talk to Rachel alone. "What do you mean, what happened, exactly?" Barrett asked. "I remember the Hartwell family. One minute, they were the most powerful family amongst the werewolves. Everyone was excited about them having their heir. After their heir was born though, they vanished. At least, that’s what everyone believed." "We were in hiding," Barrett said, "there were too many people that wanted Mia dead. It's rare for a female werewolf to be born an Alpha. The ones that are almost never make it to their eighteenth birthday. The family had to go into hiding to stay alive. We moved into a human city, changed our last names, and did our best to protect Mia. But there was a family that was relentless about getting rid of her. In fact, you might know them." I raised an eyebrow. "Who?" "The Carina Family."
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The Lost Alpha Heir Seventy-four: Mia Crescent
Seventy-four:Mia Crescent Somehow, I had survived the fight. Mason took me back to New York. Valentina was dead. My uncle was dead. My brother was dead. And Edwina had nearly died in the process, but she had managed to survive somehow. There was also something strange that had passed between her and Cole that I couldn’t explain. One day, back in New York when Harper and I had been reunited, I had been having lunch with her in the big kitchen as Mason was off working on something pack related for me. I heard fighting coming down the stairs. “We’re not talking about this,” Edwina hissed. “We have to,” this came from Cole. The two of them came into the kitchen. They didn’t even notice me and Harper sitting inn the kitchen together as they talked. “It was stupid!” Edwina shouted. “I made a mistake. That’s it. We’re not going to do anything. It’s wrong.” “Look, you’re from the same world as me,” said Cole
The Lost Alpha Heir Seventy-three: Mason Crescent
Seventy-three:Mason Crescent The fight had been brutal. Not everyone had survived. The hunters were dead. Oliver was dead. Barrett, who had been a traitor the whole time, was dead. We were in one of the witches homes. Valentina had ended up getting burned alive. She was dead. Turned to ash. Edwina was almost drained of her power. My wife, my precious Mia, was hanging from a thread. She lay on one of the beds in the guest room of one of the high priestesses of the coven. I didn’t even know the woman’s name. All I could focus was that Mia was near death. It seemed that the rumors of mates dying when the other died were just that. Rumors. But when she was weak, I could feel it. I was struggling to even bring myself to her side. “Brother,” said Cole, “are you alright?” I reached out and I grasped my wife’s hand as though simply by touching her that I would be able to gain some of her strength. Or maybe ma
The Lost Alpha Heir Seventy-two: Mia Crescent
Seventy-two:Mia Crescent It happened the same way it happened with Stacy. My wolf sensed the danger before I saw it. The hunters had known exactly where we were, but judging by the look on Valentina and Edwina’s faces, neither of them had planned on the hunters finding us. I didn’t know how that had happened. Someone had to have betrayed us. Then, through the crowd, I saw someone coming forward. My uncle, Barrett. He was holding something in his hands. Edwina let out a scream. “Oliver!” her wail echoed through the desert. “You know, Mia, I think you’re a bit too trusting. I don’t think that’s going to make for a good leader. So, I think I’m going to have to destroy you and your whole family. Because you weren’t even raised as a werewolf. You thought you were a fucking human for most of your life. You had no idea that you were even being watched by some of the deadliest people on the planet for most of your life.
The Lost Alpha Heir Seventy-one: Mason Crescent
Seventy-one:Mason Crescent I wanted to trust Mia. And I did. But it wasn’t Mia that I had the problem with. It was Valentina. Valentina was notoriously power hungry. As we followed her and Edwina to wherever they were taking us, I kept on thinking of Camden, lying there, dead. It was the hunters that were responsible. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something worse coming. “Are you alright?” Mia asked. “You’ve been quiet this whole time.” I shook my head. “It’s nothing.” “Your eyes are glowing and you are clenching your jaw,” Mia told me, “There’s something going on in that head of yours. Why don’t you tell me what’s going on?” “I’m keeping my mouth shut,” I told her, “Because if I say something, you’re going to get pissed at me. I don’t want you pissed at me. I know you’re trying to be an Alpha. I want this to work for you. But I don’t trust Valentina. I know how her mind works.” Mia sn
The Lost Alpha Heir Seventy: Mia Crescent
SeventyMia Crescent I knew the minute that Mason arrived. I could feel him. Stacy was unconscious and tied to a chair. Without thinking, I left her alone and ran from the bakery down the stairs to the front where Mason had only just gotten out of his truck. “Mason!” I called out. He ran to me, picked me up, and twirled me around in his arms as he kissed me. I could only feel him. There was someone coughing behind us and Mason quickly put us down. I glanced over at Cole and couldn’t help but be sheepish. “Sorry Cole,” I apologized. Cole rolled his eyes. “It’s fine. But you know, we’re kind of in a life-or-death situation here. You’re the ones that have a daughter that you would like to reunite with. We should probably focus on taking out the bad guy’s thing first.” Mason smirked. “Don’t worry, brother. We know exactly what we need to do. Where’s the girl?” “In my apartment,” I told him. “Come on,” he s
The Lost Alpha Heir Sixty-Nine: Mason Crescent
Sixty-nine: Mason Crescent There were two, beat up men in the back of the truck Cole and I had driven down. Hunters that had tried to take us out. Mia had already been attacked by another one, a woman that she’d known back in California. “If you grip that steering wheel any harder, you’re going to break it,” Cole warned. “They were right fucking there!” I hissed, slamming my hand against the center console as I drove. “I stayed away from Mia and Harper to make sure that they were safe. The whole time, they were in danger. I fucking wasted time that I could have been with my wife and daughter, Cole. And I didn’t even know Mia was my wife until recently.” Cole coughed. “That’s my fault. I’m sorry. Cal and I shouldn’t have interfered. We just wanted you happy and you were being so stubborn about the whole Mia thing because you thought she was human…” “I didn’t trust her,” I said, “I should have. I should have known t
The Lost Alpha Heir Sixty-eight: Mia Crescent
Sixty-eight: Mia Crescent In the movies, the plan would have gone fast. Because this wasn’t a movie, it took time. Days. Days of being by myself, days of trying to act like everything was normal. The café was finished so I mostly had to order supplies and look into hiring people. I had to wait and pretend that I was clueless to everything. I missed Harper. I missed my husband. I was tired of everything being constant danger. I wanted to be safe. But it wasn’t easy to draw darkness out when you were looking for it. It was much easier for darkness to strike when you weren’t looking. I kept on wanting to call Mason, but I couldn’t. I had to wait until the Hunters came for me. I busied myself with the bakery, and pretending to be back to normal to everyone that knew me from before. But it was almost impossible. I kept looking over my shoulder every time my back was turned e
The Lost Alpha Heir Sixty-seven: Mason Crescent
Sixty-seven:Mason Crescent First, I contacted the other wolfpacks. I let them know that I had reunited with Mia and that she had run away. I made no mention of her being a Luna. I did mention the hunters that had been coming after our packs. After, I started “searching” on my own for her. I went out on runs in my wolf fun. I got closer and closer to where she was. California. The place that she had originally wanted to call her home. With each step of our plan getting closer, I found myself worrying. It was the same worry that I had had since the beginning. That Mia wouldn’t want to be with me if she knew the truth. Only now, that worry had changed to what would happen if Mia got back to California and wanted her old life before me? One that wasn’t complicated by werewolves and magic and me. “You okay?” Cole asked. We weren’t in our wolf form. We had reached Las Vegas just by shifting and running. But now, we were in our human clothes,
The Lost Alpha Heir Sixty-six: Mia Crescent
Sixty-six Mia Crescent I took a picture of myself at the airport. I posted it onto social media. Connected with some college friends this weekend. Going home. Never thought I would see Mason Crescent again. Blast from the past! The second was of a picture of Mason and me. Edwina had a theory that the hunters were tracking mates through magic and social media. Rachel had been a snake in the grass so I had no idea what kind of tracking devices might have been in my home or in my bakery. When I got back to my home, I was stunned to find that the restaurant was completely finished. The contractors had continued working in my absence. Life hadn’t just stopped in the midst of me finding out who I really was. It hadn’t been that long, yet it felt like it was a million light years away. “Home sweet home,” I muttered to myself as I stepped in. I had had this place built with the hope that it would be my foreve
