**DELANEY** We make it into the packhouse, uninterrupted. Finally. But that might have a lot to do with Orion sending a mindlink out to make sure everyone leaves us alone so we can actually rest. The moment we hit the bed, and I am snuggled into Orion’s arms my eyes close. But weirdly everything is so cold around me. I feel like I’m laying on a hard stone floor but my eyes are so heavy. I can't open them back up. 'Hera, what's going on?' Silence... Where is my wolf?? Where is Orion?? My whole body is losing heat, I can feel the anxiety rush through my whole being. "Such a beautiful little specimen. I can't believe I let you get away the first time... Should have taken you when I had the chance all those years ago... No worries you will be mine again..." I am trembling, I know that voice. I would know that voice anywhere. I have worked so hard to forget his voice, his face and to find myself again. But it never worked... "What do you want from me?? Haven't you taken enough from m
**UNKNOWN**So the little bitch is not only a blessed wolf and mated to an Alpha. But she also has supreme blood running through her veins.Hmmmm. Exquisite.I knew all those years ago when she was just a pup that she had this essence about her. It just delighted me. And even though she grew, my obsession with her grew with her. It wasn't because she was a child. It was because she was powerful.And that is something I have always craved.I have about three moles within the Dark Pine pack that I have reporting to me. But they aren't really giving me secrets no one else knows. Just things that they are announcing to the whole pack. I wonder if my little nightmare pop up rattled her any. Safe to say she will be on alert, but how does on escape from their dreams. That is how I will keep getting to her. She has always been and always will be mine. And soon I'll be ready to stake my claim on her. And nothing will stop me.**DELANEY**I'm making my way to the prison with food and a change of
**ORION**Finally finshed up with coordinating new measures for the pack's security systems. After that rogue attack, I don't think my heart can handle any more bullshit. Especially not with Delaney's dream the other night. I make my way to the dining room with the big windows. Persephone likes the view. I see my mom sitting at a table and I decide to join her for a few. I used to think of her as weak and to much of a hazard sometimes because of her easily being sick. But now I'm curious if she's been constantly poisoned this whole time. We've had someone watching her and checking her food discreetly now. Hoping to catch whoever was poisoning her. But they must've caught on or stopped.My mother has always been a beautiful woman. I'm very proud to be her son but I've been a fool all this time. Pushing her away. Even if it wasn't poison. She couldn't help being sick. It's not like that's what she's wanted. But for whatever reason, I still blamed her for it. Finding my seat across from
**DELANEY**Finally, I'm waking up. I thought I'd be knocked out forever. I look around and this place doesn't look familiar. Where the fuck am I? It's a damn cage.. I look to the ceiling and it doesn't connected to the roof. I adjust my eyes around to the room, and the cage hugs the bed, wrapping around it for literally no room to move.. I don't feel Hera either, What in the hell??I try to call out for Orion but it only comes out as a cry! A... A fucking baby cry?? I look around the room and I'm in a nursery. Did I travel back in time to being a baby? Did I die and this is me coming back as a baby?!?!Tears pour from my eyes. I didn't want to die. I wanted to marry Apollo and have babies. I wanted to be a good mother, wife and Luna. I wanted to find my mom and dad and brother and bring them home. Meet my new sister in law...Why is this happening to me?!?! I just can't stop crying!!!! "Hey there there sweet girl, mommy is here. "Mommy? I look up and I immediately quit crying. Th
**UNKNOWN** "YOU DID WHAT??" He hollers at me. He's never hollered at me. Never raised even an octave at me.. But I can understand why he's upset. Sitting in a wooden dining room chair a little ways away from his bed. "I was just trying to bring her here quickly to help you," I say feeling upset with the whole situation. I didn't do any research on their pack or their patrols or anything like that. I figured she was going to be an easy grab because she was new. I guess I should've known being the mate to the future Alpha would've been trickier. I even asked them to bring me the current Alpha's mate. I'm not used to the pack hierarchy. The fundamentals of how the world works for werewolves, even being mated to one is so new to me. I run my fingers through my ginger red hair and sigh in frustration. I hear my sweet mate sigh exhaustedly. The poison is moving so much more quickly than we initially thought. "Diana, my love. I'm sorry for yelling at you but that is my baby sister. She
**UNKNOWN**I hate doing this stupid ass work. But because my parents are in deep with the craziest vampire we've ever known, there's no way around it. Yeah being a vampire myself you would think it would help but me and my parents, we aren't like this guy. Who the fuck kidnaps people and keeps them for over a decade? We don't know the actual plan he has for them or what he does to them but all I know is I just keep gaurd.Mind my own fcking business and stay out of sight. The last thing I want to do is give this motherfucker a reason to make me his next bed pet.Vampires are notorious for sleeping with multiple partners. And we even sometimes get soulmates. Not doing things like this. Frustration flows through me while thinking of mates and love I shove both hands through my long black hair with silver and purple highlights running through it. My ice blue eyes are burning from exhaustion.I don't want to live this way. I want to explore, love, live, laugh, shit even smile, just to hav
**DELANEY** Sitting down at the breakfast table with a grin plastered on my face. Last night was somewhat magical. Put me at so much ease and really relaxed my body. I look at his gorgeous stubbled face. Anxiety is rising in my body looking at someone so hot. 'You keep looking at me like that baby girl and I will devour a flower right here at this table, in front of everyone.' Melted and completely wet. 'Wait, why did you sound like Batman?' I say laughing through the link and smiling like an idiot. Especially when I hear his hearty chuckle vibrating through the hall. "Not that I don't love that you guys are completely and like totally in love but I'm standing right here. I can't hear your thoughts but your facial expressions are saying it all." Terrin laughs while shoveling eggs into his mouth. I let out another giggle as Orion growls playfully.. "Sorry T. How are you feeling about the plan to find this Diana and possibly her brother." My mate is smiles but all business. "Wh
**ORION** Delaney has been gone for almost 2 hours. I tried to link her. Tried to sniff her out. I sent search parties out for her. But she was gone without a trace. I came back to my office in a panicked frenzy. I completely obliterated everything in here. Except her desk. I was scared that she was taken but I don't believe anyone else is stupid enough to try and attack and take her. Especially not on pack grounds. And then my heart plummeted to my stomach. What if she got cold feet about being with me? And she decided to leave. Wouldn't she just talk to me? What if she learned who she was and knows she doesn't need me and decided that she didn't want to be my mate or Luna? Then my mom got through to her through mind link and I was relieved only for a minute. But then I was upset and worried. I called her selfish. I asked her if she even cared for me. Fucking idiot. As soon as the words left my mouth I regretted it. I was so worried and upset thinking something happened to her o
*HEATHER* I immediately shift and maneuver this beaten woman in rags onto my back, as Helena breaks into an all out sprint to the pack hospital. I can feel the eyes of all the pack members trailing my wolf all the way there. I even hear Maddox calling for me. But my mind is focused on this woman’s shallow breathing. I can feel her ribs, she is barely clinging to life and I have no idea what to do. I lightly lay her on the ground and shift. “I need the doctor and a surgeon. This woman is EXTREMELY dehydrated and is barely alive. NOW!” I growl. And everyone in front of the pack hospital is shuffling at my commands. I hear a roar which could only be from my mate. And then I feel a blanket draped over my shoulders. “Are you out of your mind? YOU ARE LITERALLY NAKED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE PACK, HEATHER.” He growl whispers to me. And I know I have been a bit shy because of the turn of events in my life, but one thing I am sure of is I am not ashamed of my body. “And that woman over
~{Meanwhile at Crescent Moon Pack}~*HEATHER*It’s been just a couple of weeks since I moved to Maddox’ pack. He’s been so sweet and attentive to me. I don’t know why I am so shy. I used to walk around cocky because I was sleeping with the Alpha, but now I am mated to an Alpha and I have no idea what to do with myself.His parents are very nice, and his mother has taught me so much about being a Luna, but I still don’t ever think I will be able to pull that off. Running a whole pack, even with the help from Maddox and his parents, I just don’t feel worthy enough…‘If you don’t shut that shit up. You don’t even realize how amazing you are because you are constantly comparing yourself to others.’‘ Helena reprimanded me.‘What do you know, Helena? You have such a high ego for us. It’s ridiculous.’‘Says the girl who chased the untamed Alpha. I can just feel it in both of our souls that we are meant to be Luna. We are meant to be with Maddox. You must trust in that bond, or the negativity
*GARRETT*“Okay big brother, let’s hear it!” Delaney squeals eagerly. Wanting to know about what happened when we were kids and probably about what I have been doing all this time. I am sure she is more focused on the first option though.“Okay, but before I start, please know that as a young kid myself some of the decisions I have made may not have always been the greatest, but I was just a kid. Just as lost as you. And I was trying to figure everything out on my own. I never wanted anyone to get hurt or feel like they were abandoned. But I know that is probably what happened anyway. I just need you to know that everything I did was because I was hoping it was in your best interest.” I say, taking a deep breath, wiping away a stray tear that tried to fall from
*DELANEY*We made it back to the packhouse. Watching Hera’s form obliterating a whole forest into ash, almost losing my mate and brother, and still having to look for Carina and Levi, I am beyond exhausted.After hearing the explanation on the way back of what happened to Orion, the new Dr. finally calls me in to heal Garrett. I am so nervous hoping my powers will be enough to heal him and his wolf. I hope I don't cause any falsified hope or scare my mate or his. I just want to do this right. I need my brother by my side. Plus, I want nieces and nephews running around.I want to have the family I always dreamed of having, that I always wanted. And with my brother and Davina by my side we can all find our parents.
*CARINA*My body is aching. Every muscle feels like it is on fire. My head is throbbing as if I have been punched repeatedly. Why am I feeling like this? There isn't any reason why I should be feeling like this. Even some of Levi’s and I's “rough nights” I never wake up feeling like this. And that is saying something cause the man is a literal beast. I try to move my hands to wipe my eyes. I can't get my hands to my face. What the hell?I try to lift my arms from next to me. They feel like they weigh a ton. Why are they so heavy? I finally flutter my eyes open and wherever I am the room is completely black. I realize my hands are not by my body but above my head. I feel shackles on my wrists. I try to open my mouth and holler for Levi but I can't get anything out of my mouth. I start frantically looking around. Now that I am awake a little more, I can make out a little more of what is going on in the room. It looks like a cellar of some sort. I see a small bare cot in the corner. I
*UNKNOWN*I almost had her. I almost had her in my clutches. I almost took her Alpha with me too.But she thinks she is so much smarter than me. She thinks she is better at magic than me. How can a light witch be stronger than a dark witch? What does she think that because her brother is basically the warlock king, that she is entitled to the things I want? I am ten times smarter, stronger and more powerful than she is.I couldn't break through her protection dome, I couldn't grab her and her Alpha before they disappeared into thin air. I guess moving the Alpha will kill him since my poison will start running through his veins again. And then when she is the most vulnerable I will kill her.I wanted him for myself. He is so han
*MELODY*I left Diana because I knew Dr. Summer would be able to help him. And Delaney will be able to heal him when we get back. But I couldn't stay away from Kylo knowing he was facing basically an army of vampires and a dark witch. I shimmered back into the kitchen where I shimmered before and it was in ruins. There were ashes everywhere. Body parts slung all around the little house Diana and her mate lived in. Walls were missing inside. There was a huge gaping hole in the roof that was on fire. Electrical wires dangling from the ceiling and sparking from holes in the wall.The fear coursing through my veins is only increasing by the second. I want to try to mind link my mate, or Delaney or even Orion. But I'm terrified to not get a response. Or worse, to find them amongst the dead.
*DIANA*After I cut the link with Delaney, while also keeping an eye on my mate. I start chanting a spell that will throw the dark witch off balance with Mother Nature's energy. She won't be able to attack Orion and Delaney because I will conduct a protection spell on their aura's since I have talked to them both. Having them in my vicinity will only enhance the magic surrounding them."Baby, I need to get up and help you!" Garrett hollers as he tries to swing his feet over the bed. "You lay your ass down right now, Garrett Tye Daniels. I will magically strap you to the bed and not in the way you want to be or like!" I say, giving him that. 'don't friggin try me' look.He lays back down with a huff.
*DELANEY*As soon as I spoke to Diana and she told me that her force field was being attacked. She was frantic and unsure if she could hold them off much longer. The fear of not knowing if the man she is mated to is really my brother, an almost paralyzing feeling to say the least, and the fact that he could possibly die before I even get the chance to get the answers I need. I know that waiting on everyone to join the fight is impractical. Orion wants a plan, Kylo and Terrin will want a recon team. Levi will want to take as many into battle, which will mean they have to gather supplies and what not. And I just don’t think we have that kind of time. I just ran, there was nothing else I could do but let Orion know where i was going and why and go as fast as my limbs would take me.But I just started to find these missing pieces to my past and my family. There is no way I could sit back while one of them is under attack and I have the ability to stop it. As I am running, I can feel ey