Xander“Are you certain? Midnight?” I ask Bree again“Yes, but it’s…”“It’s what?” “She doesn’t like talking about it. The other kids in school used to bully her over it. Making stupid comments about her being a vampire or if she howled at the moon.”“I assume they didn’t know what she is?” Jaxon mutters.“No, only me. But that was way before she could shift anyway.” Bree drops her eyes to Blue. “She will hate me for telling you this.”“Not at all.” I tell her, but she didn’t believe me and I didn’t blame her.“Ava Midnight.” My brother’s voice is low as he stands over her. “How many other siblings does she have?”“Just Antony.” Bree replies.“Male Alpha children are born as twins and triplets.” He glances to Bree“I swear, I’m not lying about this. It’s just Antony.”“And you are certain you don’t know where he is?” He challenges her.“I haven’t seen him. I only know that Blue talks to him now and again. He does not approve of Blue working in the club.” She sighs, “I will tell you
Blue“Huh?” The word came out in a croak. My throat felt like fire, my lungs were tight as I tried to breathe, but did he just call me Ava?“That’s your name, right? Ava Midnight?”I just stare at him, confused as he came into focus. Xander with his chaotic mess of blonde hair leans over me.“Xander?” I splutter his name out, trying to make sense of everything. “Am I dead?” I mutter again. I had to be, I had consumed enough wolfsbane to kill any wolf.I hear a snort from the otherside of the room and Xander flips his head in the direction of the noise, frowning.He smiles at me “No, nearly died, but thankfully, you have been poisoning yourself for that long, your body has been able to fight it.”“I think her head is a bit messed up.” Jaxon appears in front of me. “She’s asked you the same questions three times now.I blink a few more times, trying to gather my thoughts. “Bree?”“See.” Jaxon murmurs. “Ava, we need answers.”“Not now!” Xander snaps at him. “Give her a break, she's been
JaxonBlue was starting to drive me nuts. I could barely think straight when I was around her. Every word, every refusal, her denial, it was all grinding on my last nerve and yet I knew that I needed her. I wanted her. I was desperate to have her.Sitting in the car for a little while, my phone starts ringing.“Cece?” I mutter into the phone as I pick it up. She was the only one who rang me. She was always paranoid that someone would be listening in to our private mind link conversations. I hadn’t had the heart to tell her that the phone would be much worse.“Jaxon, where are you?” “I told you, we are tracking our mate.”“You’ve found her haven’t you! It’s why you and Xander have hardly been home.”“Yes. We found her.”“Well, what is she like? Are you going to accept this one? When are we going to meet her?”“You can’t say anything to father.”The line goes quiet. “She’s not a Lycan is she?”My pause confirms her suspicions. “Please tell me that you are not mated to a human.”“Not a
Blue“Is that some kind of threat?”“He made me get rid of all the wolfsbane” Bree whispers and I glance to Xander looking for confirmation. He nods his head.“We will help you during the next full moon,” He gives me a small smile. He didn’t believe that he could, after all, Lycans can shift when they want. They weren't forced too like I was.I pull the cord of my hoodie tight around my face and tucked my legs up under me. It had been years since I had shifted. “You don’t need to be afraid of your wolf.” Jaxon mutters quietly. I never knew where I stood with him. If anything, it was like talking to a bipolar Lycan. One minute he was threatening me and the next he was trying to be kind. At least Xander wasn’t like that. With Xander, you got what you saw.“It's not my wolf that I am afraid of.”“I can’t change what happened in the past, but we can teach you to protect yourself.” Xander stares at me with those amazing blue orbs.“The week isn’t up yet.” I was still determined to hold my
Xander“I mean it, boys. You have done some dumb shit in your time, but this takes the piss.” My father stands there, glaring at us. A deep frown exaggerating his thick forehead wrinkles.“Father, this is our mate!” Was Jaxon really standing up to him?Blue had been on the edge of the seat, ready to get out of the car. My fathers stern tone changed all that. She sits there, shaking her head at me.“I don’t care, you have rejected the others. Now reject her!” He turns to face me. “I thought you of all people would know better.”“What is that supposed to mean?” I snap, confused.“You know better, Xander. Why are you going along with this?”“Because it wouldn’t matter if I wanted to reject her. Jaxon refuses too, so where would that leave me?”“She isn’t stepping foot in this house. WE are Black Moon, a Lycan pack. This is no place for a wolf and I will not have her as part of this family.”“Reject me.” Blue’s quiet voice comes from inside the car.“Listen to her, sons. I can’t believe I
Jaxon“What the hell are you up to?” I demand the moment Xander and I are alone.“What am I up to? What about you? You seem to be too caught up in your own desires to actually pay attention to Blue.”“Her name is Ava.”“And she doesn’t like being called that. It reminds her of the past. If you insist on calling her that, how long do you think it will be before father works out who she is?”I sit back in the chair, staring at him in frustration. Xander seemed to be growing more and more attached to her. If we had just brought her here to begin with, he would have been grateful for fathers orders of rejection.But something had changed, that was clear to see.“I want her company in the morning.” I demand“Fine.” He shrugs his shoulders at me “I can pick up whatever mess you create.”“Maybe you will suffer, when you realise she likes me more.” But I knew the truth. If I didn't do something soon, she wouldn't be interested in me in the slightest.He rolls his eyes at me and storms out of
BlueJaxon walks me back to the house in silence. He seemed to be caught up with his own issues. Or maybe something I had said was bugging him. Either way, he was the one who didn’t want to talk about it and that was fine with me.“I’ve got to go.” He mutters as soon as we reach the back door. “I will see you later.”He darts inside before I have a chance to say anything. Acting weirder than usual and leaving me completely confused.“Blue!” Cece makes me jump as she comes from a side door. But she is beaming at me. “Hi,” I mutter confused. I didn’t know how to act around her and their father. To be honest, I didn’t really know how to act in front of strangers. “You know how at breakfast, you were telling me that you don’t like being touched?”“Yes.” I mutter half wondering where she was going with this conversation. I hadn’t told her why, I just said it makes me feel uncomfortable.“What if I try something?”“What is it with you all wanting to try something?” I snap a little too agg
Jaxon.“Why does he want to speak to her alone?”“How would I know!” Xander mutters back. “I had to leave at the same time as you.”“Well, he doesn’t like her.”“He is the Alpha? Maybe he is concerned. If he believed Blue’s lie about where she comes from. He might think another Alpha will come after him.”I stare at my brother. “Are you really that stupid?”“Fuck off, Jaxon. You know as well as I do, father changes his mind about everything. He could be threatening her, he could be being nice to her. We won't know unless we are in the room.”It’s a good twenty minutes before father comes out of Ava’s room. He looks directly at me, frowning. “You,” He points at me. “Come with me, now!”I glance at Xander who shrugs his shoulders at me and mutters something about staying behind.Following our father out the pack hospital. He stays silent. Any time I try to ask him something, he would give me a deathly stare.It wasn’t until we were in his office when he finally spoke.“She’s a Rogue!”“
Blue Jaxon laughs at me as I waddle back from the bathroom for what seemed like the millionth time today. “It’s not funny!” I snap. “I wasn’t laughing.” “You try having a pup use your bladder like a bounce house.” “I will say no more.” But I could see the little glances he gave me. Trying to keep his laughter contained. He will be quiet if he knows what's good for him! Anika grumbles Jaxon accompanies me outside. I knew he was worried about me falling. My balance still wasn’t perfect since I had come out of the coma four days ago. But Jaxon had been right, everything was calm. “What are we going to do about Black Moon? The land is empty.” I ask quietly “Xander wants it. Just like he has always said.” “And you don’t?” “My place is here. Next to you and our pup. I thought that leading a bunch of Lycans was what I always wanted. But now, I want nothing more than to stand next to you and our children.” "Children?" I hadn't thought that far ahead. It was impossible to think of
Blue“Blue, say something, anything, please!” Carla begs me. I was trying to concentrate. Anika was fighting to keep the connection between Luna Charlotte and I open.It was funny. Only moments ago I was desperate to keep her out. Now I wanted her to feel everything.I could feel her anger, her rage as she moved forwards. Get ready! Anika muttersI could see the trees moving, like something large was making its way through them. I hold my ground as Carla continues to beg for me to move.“Carla, if you don’t want to be here. Go inside!” I snap, keeping my eyes locked on the moving trees. She was getting close.“What about you?” I could hear her desperation.“I have Anika.”“That’s not enough!” She pulls on my arm again.She knows what I’m capable of, right? Anika is smiling“This is it, once and for all. Either she dies or I do.”Carla lets go of my arm. She stands next to me and I hear how her bones crack. “I made a promise that I would stand with you. Blue, just know that I am will
BlueHer voice echoed inside my head. “You think you can outsmart me, child!”I could see Jaxon’s eyes. He was tugging at my hands, trying to pull them away from my face.“Talk to me, Blue.”How is she doing this? Anika screeches inside my mind.The mark was from Luna Charlotte, it had to be if she could link me. But how? I didn’t think a woman could mark another.I stare at the gashes in my hands, blood pooled in my palms as Jaxon tries to pull me to my feet.‘Anika, block her the fuck out!’ I growl at my wolf.It takes a few moments and then there is silence.She isn’t happy. Anika whispers‘I don’t give a shit.’I flash my eyes up to Jaxon. “What is she?”“I don’t understand. Are you okay? What the hell happened?”“What is your mother?” The flesh on my hands slowly knits together“She’s a Lycan like me and Xander.”I shake my head at him. I had felt her power. Marking me wouldn’t have allowed my palms to slice open. She had to be something else.She’s trying to break through! Anik
JaxonThe next few days, everything was quiet. The wolves had nothing to report and even Xander had stopped sulking. The problem was, it was too quiet. Ryan had stopped replying to my messages and no matter how much Blue tried to reassure me, I couldn’t help being concerned. Something wasn't right.Blue sat with her legs crossed under her. Cradling the little rounded belly that had appeared on her small frame. She raises an eyebrow at me as I move back and forth.“You’re stressing.” She mutters.“You would be too if you were in my shoes.”“It’s not you that your mother wants. It’s me. She wants to punish me for killing Jack.”“Blue, how are you so calm?”She looks down at her small bump and smiles “You should hear some of the things Anika is saying. If I wasn’t pregnant, things would be alot different. Trust me.”“Anika would go to my mother?”Her odd eyes flick up to mine. “I’m not going to tell you what she is saying. I don’t need you following her ideas.”“I can always ask her mys
Blue“A war?” Xander murmurs, “You want to kill my mum?”“Xander, just let her have Black Moon. We lost it when the pack died. There is nothing there for us anymore.” Jaxon tells his brother but Xander starts shaking his head.“Do you know how hard I have worked for that place? You may not want it anymore, now that you have a Luna hanging off your arm, but that place is mine.”I give him credit. Anika laughs. But you can’t win a battle without a pack.I repeat Anika’s words to Xander. He shakes his head in annoyance. “You can help me, Blue. You and your wolves.”Carla’s eyes dance between us. She was choosing not to say anything as Xander’s temper was rising. “I told you, we don’t leave the pack. Luna Charlotte is more than welcome to try and set foot on my land.” My wolves were more than capable of taking her out. I had watched them tear Jack apart like he was nothing more than the newspapers he liked to read.“You have to leave at some point.” Xander throws his hands up in the ai
XanderCarla comes running through the forest to find me. She looked worried. Her eyes are wide as she crashes into my arms.“What’s wrong?”“I don’t know.”“Is it Blue?”She nods her head at me, “I think so, maybe. She told me everything about Jack. Jack was hanging around by the stream, the one that separates Black Moon from Red Moon. I should have warned her. I should have gone back to her.”“Did you speak to him?”She shakes her head at me. “He didn’t see me. He looked like he was on some sort of mission.”“I need to let the others know.”Carla comes with me as we race to the house looking for Zane and Ryan. Jaxon was blocking my link, no matter how many times I yelled at him.“What’s wrong?” Zane asks, looking between Carla and I. “Is it Blue?”“What is Jack up to?” I demandSomething just felt off by the way he was looking at me.“What do you mean?” Zane mutters, not quite meeting my gaze.“Why is Jack going after Blue? She is already mated. She is happy with Jaxon.”It’s Ryan t
Hey everyone, I hope you are all well or at least better than I am. I was planning on releasing a chapter today but today my Lupus illness is not doing me any favours and for those that don't know, it makes it difficult for me to look a computer screen for longer than a few minutes. Making it impossible for me to edit. And I don't want to make myself any sicker than needs be. I can't promise there will be a chapter tomorrow either. But if I'm feeling better I will try and get one out for you. Take care and I will see you on the other side.
Blue.He wasn’t supposed to find out like this. He shouldn’t be here. The wolves were not supposed to let him through.“Are they yours?” He asks quietly. His eyes shift between Carla and me, trying to figure out who they belong too.I could do little more than nod my head.Pregnancy tests. I had taken three just to be sure. Each result didn’t make me feel any better. Carla’s words hadn’t made me feel any better. It was just such a shock. I didn't think it was possible.He wraps his arms around me. “You should have said. Is this why you ran off?”“Tell him.” Carla mouths at meShe’s right Blue, you need to tell him.“There’s something I need to tell you.” I whisper and he holds me at arms length.“The pup is mine, right? Blue, please tell me that it isn't...”“Yes it's yours. How could you even think that I would have slept with someone else?” I frown at him as I push him away.“Jaxon, for once in your life, just listen!” Carla snaps at him“What’s wrong?” He sighs, sitting on the bed
Jaxon.“What the fuck did you say to her?” I stare at Jack. She was fine until he started shoving his nose in.He peers over his cup, a sly smile on his face. “I have no idea what you are talking about.”“Jack, what have you done?” My mother asks as she finishes her breakfast.“Nothing.”Our mother scowls at him. “Jack, I know you. I have raised you. What have you done?”He turns to look at me. “I told her that she could have something more. That I could offer her a better life, an actual pack could be hers.”"She has a pack!""Of wolves!" He snorts“She is my mate!” I growl“And she is Xander’s too.” He mutters back and gives me a wink.“Jack, she isn’t yours.” Our mother whispers and for some reason, she wasn’t looking Jack in the eye.“Not yet.” He locks eyes with me.“Not ever and now she has taken off. So bravo Jack, you scared her away.” I give him a sarcastic applause.“She’s run off?” His smug smile quickly disappears from his face.“What did you expect to happen? Did you hope