We are interrupted by a scream from one of the cots. Sara gets to her feet and moves quickly over to the female. She says in a calming manner, “It’s okay Millie, this is not your first. Relax and allow your body to do what it does.” She then looks at me and says, “I could use some help here because I can tell you now that Millie has gone into labour, the other Alpha females will too. Ava, Mia, and Sophia have all had previous pups all from Alpha Benjamin, but Gianna is new and this is her first. Even though she is carrying the Beta’s pup with him being part Alpha and her being full, she will go into labour with the others.” “Okay. What do you need?” “Towels and my medical bag from the small room, at least the Alpha, always made sure that it was fully stocked with whatever I needed. There are also pup packs made up in the small supply closet by the other door for when a pup is born and then taken away.” I nod my head, letting her know that I will get her what she needs. As I walk
Kai meets us on the front steps with his mate standing by his side when we return. I get out as soon as the SUV comes to a stop and make my way up to stand in front of him. I hold out my hand and he takes it, shaking it as I then quickly pull him into a bro hug. He chuckles and pulls back, wrapping his arm around a very beautiful female. She shyly smiles at me as Kai introduces her to me. “Alpha, thank you. This is my mate, Summer. Summer, this is my Alpha and friend Zachariah.” She steps a little closer and whispers, “It’s nice to meet you, Alpha Zachariah…” As our hand's touch, my eyes lock with hers as they change from brown to orange to violet. When she next speaks, her voice has a strange angelic tone and Morpheus adds his saying the same thing, “Your mate is the key to bringing peace or war. Your son is the ultimate healer and more… Only as a united family will you be able to overcome everything that is to come… Trust in your love, trust in your mate, trust in your friends, t
We continue into the packhouse. Once in Alpha Isaac's office, I waste no time."Why didn't you report this earlier? What do you have here that the rogues seem to want to send increasing numbers and to try more often?"Alpha Isaac flinches at my tone and says,"Sorry Alpha. I wasn't sure if you wanted to be bothered with such small attacks when you had just found your mate...""Even with meeting my mate, my duties stay the same and all the packs under my protection get the attention that they need and require."He lowers his head and shows his neck, giving his submission to me. He then says, "Again, my apologies. Alpha Zachariah."I wave off his apology. "So, why are they attacking?""I am not sure. I have spoken to quite a few of the neighbouring packs and they all say that they are experiencing the same small attacks and then slightly increasing in size the further they can enter the territory. I have heard that there is a rumour that one of the packs nearby is harbouring the last
I smirk, get to my feet and make my way back to the cells. Once there, I don't waste any time as I enter the cell. I smirk even more as I see that Zaire has already placed and cuffed him to a chair. I don't say anything to start with as I walk up to him and punch him in the jaw, once, twice, and a few more. Once there is a light covering of blood over my knuckles, I stop and look at him and growl."Why are you attacking this pack?"He smiles and spits in my face. I lift my hand and swipe it down, smearing and removing the blood and spit. I chuckle and move to the table that was behind me by the door. I pick up a thin silver knife. I could use my claws, but if I do that, he will heal quicker than I want him to. I walk back over to stand in front of him. I lean over him and whisper in his ear,"You are going to be singing like a kitten when I have finished with you..."I get to work making small cuts here and there. I continue until he was deathly pale from the blood running from the sm
There is no way that Morpheus would even think of allowing me to take and claim another mate, he didn't like what I had done with Vivian in that meeting with those Alphas but I knew some of them had sex and slave camps within their territories and I had to keep up my appearance of caring but not caring or they would shut them down and move them. Using what I used to have with Vivian, other than the sex, which, to her disappointment, I never did. It was the best way to get extra information out of them.I can't hold Morpheus back as he stops running, takes over completely and talks to Yasmine, "YASMINE!!""Morpheus??""Nothing... And I mean NOTHING!! Will ever make me replace you... And Yasmine... Here's a secret for you. Zachariah can't replace you without my agreement and he will never get that..."I don't miss the sigh of relief she sends down the mate bond at Morpheus's little insight into how the mate bond works for us. I could have chosen whoever I wanted, but in the end, it was
I didn’t feel any pain come through the bond, so I wondered what she has done as I ask,"What's wrong?""I just felt our pup, and it has one hell of a kick on it... Wait, I shouldn't be able to feel it yet... Should I Zachariah?"I smile that it is just our pup, we still haven’t been able to talk much about it. I don't even know if she really wants it, as the first and last time a pregnancy came up, she looked horrified at me as if she didn't want one, but then she was still human and was still trying to work out what I was to her, even after giving herself to me.I really want to know if she actually wants this pup, especially now that I have finally accepted it as mine. However, instead of asking her what I want her to answer, I ask instead,"I gather they have done a check on you?""Yes, but under protest...""I wouldn't have expected anything less..." I let a chuckle travel through the link. She never does anything without protest, unless, of course, she wants to do it."Now, did
Once there is no one left at the border other than the patrol, I turn and follow, heading back to the packhouse. Once inside, I meet up with Raphael and Zaire. I don't say anything to them as they fall into step behind me and I head into Isaac's office. I move and lean against Isaac's desk, facing them as I say, "Raphael, Alpha Arlo's pack, did you send in the raid team?" "Yes, the raid went like clockwork the morning of the full moon." "Zaire, was the boundary and border patrols extended from Jasper’s LightMoon territory into Paradise Moon territory?" "Yes, we put extra patrols on as Jude had to order the extension for the security system." "Has anyone checked on the pack members there since the raid on LightMoon?" I watch as Raphael and Zaire look at each other with a little worry on their faces now. They look back at me and then lower their heads. Raphael is the one to speak. "Sorry Alpha, the follow-up must have slipped through the cracks..." I growl low at his words but no
My temper rises and I have to take a few deep breaths to try to calm myself. I then growl through the link,"RAPHAEL! ALPHA'S OFFICE NOW!!" I don't give him a chance to answer as I cut the link. I hit the desk and walked over to the window and wait. I don't have to wait long before there was a knock at the door. I growled roughly,"ENTER!" I turn and stumble on my words, as I am surprised when I see Zaire instead of Raphael. My anger dies for just a moment at seeing him, but returns as I then growl."Where's Raphael?" I will give it to Zaire. He didn't even flinch at my growl as he looks at me with a blank expression and calmly states,"Alpha?... Raphael is at what is left of Paradise Moon. Looking into where Arlo could have gone and if he can find any sort of trail that would help us find all the members that were taken..."At his words, I calm down just a little and am surprised when I don't feel Morpheus fighting more to take over and want to go and find Raphael, find him and ma
>YASMINE“So this is what it feels like to die… I thought it would have hurt more…” “But we aren’t truly dead, are we?” Zelda asks. “Yes, but No… We are in the in-between. The nothingness between life and death.” Lorelei answers. “So, how long we here for?” I ask, looking around at the endless darkness around us. “We are being held to our body through the power of the ancient dagger. So as long as nothing has happened to Zachariah, then we will return to our body once he removes the dagger and Summer performs the resurrection ritual...” “What happens if something has happened to Zachariah and he can’t remove the dagger and someone else does?” Zelda asks, getting more worried. “I don’t know and I hope that we never find out…” Lorelei says, finally not having the answer. “You have nothing to worry about, my daughter. Everything is as it should be. You can and will return to your loved ones soon.” I turn in the dark and just manage to spot the blue glow as it fades into the dar
The Final Battle Continues... She was off limits; she was the Masters; she was Kastrath's. The general forced the lower Demon back to their world as he landed and then took his place lying over the beautiful female that will be his Queen. Yasmine struggles against the new Demon but stops rather quickly as she feels the difference between the Demon that was just holding her to the one that is now. She looks into his bright red eyes and he seems to smirk at her before leaning down and running his double-forked tongue over her skin. Yasmine shivers in disgust and starts struggling again as the general leans down and pushes his rough, demonic voice into her head, “You, my dear female, are lucky that you are already claimed for if you weren't your life from now on, would be a nightmare for you, however; pure hell for me…” Yasmine tenses as she is then hit by her gift opening and entering into the Demon on
The Final Battle Continues…Zachariah wakes slowly, tightening his arms and only finding air. he reaches his hand out to be met with cold sheets. He sits up and looks around. He smiles to himself when he sees the light on in the bathroom and hears the shower running.Zachariah slips out of bed and walks over to the bathroom with every intention of joining his mate. However, the scene in front of him as he enters has him bewildered.He moves quickly, stepping into the shower and crouching in front of her, first grabbing her hands, stopping her from doing any more damage to her skin. Then he places one hand on her cheek as he scans her body, assessing the damage, stopping at the two bites he can see on the top swell of both breasts.He lets out a low growl, bringing her eyes to his. Zachariah doesn't get to say or do anything as Yasmine's resolve breaks completely and she jumps at him, whimpering."I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I coul
The Final Battle Begins!THIRD PERSON… Kastrath paces in his castle's realm. He had watched Young Yasmine live and grow. He had been watching the panther shifter bloodline and had known who and what she was from the moment she was born and had been watching over her ever since.Kastrath watched as she grew into a headstrong, fiery female that would make him proud and would be worthy of standing next to him as his Queen.He had known the moment Queen Margaret and King Jason had summoned him, that deep into the future they would provide something he had been looking for…Something that he had been searching for a millennium.Now he knew that he had to wait until after her mate had changed her first, forthe real her to be released. However, Kastrath hadn't taken into account just how powerful the Moon Goddesses' mate bond would be between them o
I struggle against his hold, trying to push him away from me until he tightens his arms around me and whispers in a low tone,“Now, now, my Queen. I am only here to congratulate you and to remind you that you can avoid all the bloodshed to come if you will just say yes and come with me now…”Even with the anger and conviction in my voice, as I say,“Never…”He just laughs, then moves one of his hands to my cheek as he takes a deep breath and says,“Mmm… So much fire… Just a few more weeks, my Queen and you will be mine.”He then holds me tighter against him as he presses his lips to mine before disappearing into his tentacles of grey smoke, leaving me to collapse to my knees as the smoke disappears. Zachariah runs over to where I am and helps me back to my feet as he whispers,“What happened? One minute you were there dancing in my arms, the next you were gone
I then place a soft kiss on his forehead as he steps back and into Summer's arms. She gets to her feet and bows before her and the others disappear and enter the throne room from another door. I stand up straight and take a deep breath before giving a slight nod to the two warriors that are once again standing guard at the doors.I hear the music as the doors open stop and the Royal announcement chimes ring out I take a step and enter the room and freeze just inside the door, I still hate being the centre of attention as everyone steps aside and bows, revealing a very handsome Zachariah standing in the middle of the room wearing a traditional Royal black tux. He smiles at me and opens our private link,“Yasmine, look at me and only at me. Remember…” With his voice in my head, I smile as a quick flash of the last time we did something like this and he had asked me in front of the whole pack to be his. I walk slowly toward him
I feel the bed dip and then feel his fingers lightly touch under my chin. He applies a little pressure, making me lift my head and look at him. Tears sting my eyes and one seems to escape. He then moves his hand to my cheek and wipes away the tear as he whispers,“It’s okay… Yasmine, it is a natural response. We didn’t get to spend the time we should have with them once they were born. So your protective instincts to do with them will be heightened for a little while.”I then snap my eyes to the door once more as there is a knock. Zachariah gives me a kiss on the cheek and then gets off the bed. As he leaves the room, he says,“Relax, I’ve got this. You lay down with our pups.”He closes the doors behind him and I do as he says and I lie down, wrapping my arms around my pups. I take a deep breath of their scents and then drift off into an exhausted sleep.**Dream** I look like a
As Zachariah talks to Jasper and the other Alpha, I walk up to Mary and give her a hug. When she pulls back, she steps to the side. With her arm around my waist, she says, “Yasmine, I would like to introduce you to Alpha Isaac's mates, Leah and Nyla.” “It’s nice to meet you both.” They both bow and then I think it's Nyla who steps a little closer and places her hand on mine as she whispers, “I am glad that Alpha Zachariah found you. He deserves to be happy, because if it wasn’t for him, then I wouldn’t have met my mate or found my sister…” I feel as all her walls drop and she opens herself up, and just as Darius said I can’t control it as my power flows from me into her and I see everything that was her life, I can’t stop the tears that fill my eyes and then slide down my cheeks at all the suffering she went through at the hands of Valentino. As with Alpha Clive, Zachariah seems to be standing behind me when my power returns to me and I sway on my feet. Zachariah wraps his arms a
I look around the room at the pack that is in the room casting its vote. Most of them have stopped and are looking at me and Zachariah. Zachariah follows my gaze as it passes over the room. He smiles, turns so that he is now facing the room and says,“If you will excuse us, but family is calling. Please continue to cast your votes.”When he turns back to me, I look at him with wide eyes and whisper, shocked,“But don’t we have to be here for this?”“Technically, yes, but we haven’t seen much of Darius since we have been here, and I can feel that being with him is what you need, so that is what we will do. We can count and look at the votes tomorrow.”Then, without another word, he steps up to me, grabs me around the waist, throws me over his shoulder and then walks out of the throne room. I lift my head just as he steps out of the doors to see Alpha Clive with a smirk on his face before he turns his attention back to his pack and the voting going on around him. True to his word, Zach