The moon hung high in the sky above us, lighting the area of forest where we were to hold the ceremony. Through the trees, the light caught my dress and made it appear to shine. The particular spot had been chosen because the forest was less dense, although it was not a true clearing like most packs used. That didn't matter. It was wild and new, like our pack.I stood at the edge, my heart pounding, looking around at the people who would trust me to help lead them in the future, including our new potential rogue recruits. They were not official yet, but they would still be trusted to participate in the run. Even our youngest member was there, asleep in her father Michael's arms. Parker and Sinji were standing still in their human forms beside my mate, who of course looked as handsome as ever.Normally, the sight of his bare muscular torso would have driven me to distraction, but right now I had another focus. Although that was still an impressive sight, I was about to become a part of
The news of Phantom's decision to try to block our pack spread through our small population like wildfire. Everyone was agitated.I did my best to try to keep everyone's spirits up, since panicking was the worst thing we could do. It made us less productive and more reactive. Probably exactly what that horrible alpha of Phantom would have wanted.It wasn't all bad. As former acting luna, both Madoka and I'd had some contact with the Alpha Assembly before, so we at least had an idea what we were up against. My dealings in the past were more businesslike and less antagonistic, but I was certain that we could prevail, because we had done nothing wrong except try to organise on an unclaimed expanse of territory. Madoka had even acquired the rights to the land through legitimate means from the humans, so there was nothing anyone should be able to say against it.And even if the assembly did try to block us, the assembly was basically a voluntary diplomatic group. While it would be better
Another busy day in the pack had passed, buried in paperwork relating to our hearing at the Alpha Assembly. Madoka was utterly sick of dealing with it, and while I seemed to have a bit more patience, I wasn't far behind him. The whole thing was just nitpicking, when I had actual important work I could have been doing instead.Still, the consolation of my long day was the hour when I finally went back to bed with Madoka. As always, he pleased me like I had never even imagined was possible, and afterwards pulled me close to him. My heart ached sweetly, and made me want to profess dangerous sentiments that I didn't know how I could already feel. I'd barely known him more than a month, and already I felt like I couldn't manage without him. I knew that it was the bond, but was it only the bond? Did it even matter if it was or not?I turned my head to look at him. I didn't think I'd ever get tired of that perfect face, of looking at it, of kissing it.He raised an eyebrow to go along with
MADOKA'S POV I showed Nami and her mate around the territory. It wasn't much yet, the setup was rudimentary with many of the pack members living in temporary shelters. No one complained. The former rogues who joined my pack tended to be the ones who were more stable and therefore better capable of adjusting to pack life, but they had still been shaped by their years as unattached rogues. Unlike my mate who had managed to build a life for herself in human society, many didn't have the control and ability to risk passing among the humans, so once they were thrown from their packs they had little choice but to make do in the wilds. As depressing as it sounded, trailers, campers, or even tents in a decently secure permanent location was an upgrade for many of them. Carrie's life amongst the humans was just another sign of how amazing my gorgeous mate was, not that I didn't have plenty of reasons to think that besides. More and more I appreciated how she had this way of organizing thing
It was great seeing my former pack mate and meeting her mate, but Andrea's near constant stream of words did start to get a bit tiring at a certain point. How she managed to talk without breathing was a mystery to me. I let it wash over me, while occasionally nodding, when distress leaked through my bond with my mate. Although I didn't like her experiencing negative emotions, I also didn't think too much of it at first since she was frequently furious with Phantom or the Alpha Assembly.But the feeling only increased, and if it was just her temper, she would have calmed down. "Carrie? What's wrong?""Mady?" she almost sounded surprised to hear my voice."Yeah. You feel upset.""Sorry about that," she said, and she shut her feelings away from me totally. It was frustrating when she did that, and it reminded me of how she had acted when she wouldn't tell me about her past."What is it?" I asked again, since she hadn't actually answered."Nothing. I'll tell you later."I stood up from wh
CarrieNow, of all times, my aggravating mate had become intent on talking instead of focusing on my body. All I wanted was for him to rip off my clothing and drive the pain away, but instead he slowly peeled off each piece, and spoke of the past. It was driving me wild, hearing what had happened between us from his perspective, every word saturated in that calm drawl, all the while I was burning inside while I waited for him to give me what my instincts craved. I should have made demands, but it was like I was under his spell. If I didn't know better I would have thought he was dabbling in magic, because it should have been impossible for anyone to be that good.At least he kept his hands on my skin while tormenting me, which soothed a lot of the agony of the heat. If I lost contact with him it was like I would combust. I'd known raised body temperature was one of the signs, but I hadn't known it would feel like a fire that needed to be extinguished.He brought his mouth to mine and
Madoka's Point of ViewI woke up in our bed, utterly spent from the sexual marathon she had put me through. I had been right, although I was far too smart to rub that in my mate's face. Her heat had stretched out for four days, but it was finally winding down. I'd lost track of how many times I had taken care of her during this time.Besides her need to procreate, I'd made sure her other needs were met, both because I wanted to, and because that was what my wolf wanted to do. Our mate was vulnerable right now, and so we took care of her.She was also probably pregnant, and the knowledge was as deep as my wolf. He wanted to protect and provide for our new offspring as well. She was his focus and it was easy enough for me to go along with that. The deepest, most primal part of me was delighted at the idea of reproduction with this female who was so genetically suited to me.I liked the idea, too. A daughter who had her mother's sass, or a son with Carrie's determination; either of them
Carrie My heat hadn't been quite as bad as I had expected. I wasn't about to admit out loud that Madoka seemed to know exactly what he had been doing. His head was already too big especially when it came to his prowess, and more ego might make it explode. Most of the heat horror stories involved a wolf whose mate was unable to be there for her for whatever reason, war, death, or because her mate was an asshole, so I supposed it made sense that it was tolerable and turned out to be really pleasurable with Madoka, at least when it wasn't hurting. Now that it was over, I was eager to see what the damage of our diversion had been. I walked into the office with a slight nervousness in the pit of my stomach, but was relieved to find Parker, Sinji and the others had handled it well. I supposed that was the advantage of a new pack, roles were more flexible, and no one was set in their ways. One thing that bugged me was Madoka's uncertainty. I wanted to ask him about it last night but m
Madoka had frozen in shock when I had informed him of the news that we were getting an addition to our little family. Once he recovered, he picked me up and spun me around in excitement.He managed to impregnate me without my heat, so I guess all those cringey informational videos and parental lectures they'd subjected us to in our teenage years had been valid.Telling Madoka I was pregnant again had been easy, because I had always been able to tell him everything since the moment we discovered we were mates.Spencer, on the other hand, I was worried about. He was five years old now, and he had been the sole centre of my adoration for as long as he'd existed. Meeting Nathan was the best thing I did and now I learned that I am pregnant after so long. But I was still nervous. Madoka probably wasn't expecting it either. His attitude was comforting, although it was a bit annoying how he always took everything in stride while I was busy being stressed out. It always took a lot to get him
Carrie's point of viewI woke to the light of dawn hitting my eyes, and I instantly recognized that I was lying on some velvet bedsheet and remembered what had happened.Madoka was still sleeping beside me, his breathing deep and even, and normally I would not have bothered him. Last night was so intense. And we did it all through the night. That was a new experience with Madoka, I was eager for more. What he had done to my body was amazing and helped satisfy that ache for a long time and what he had done was...interesting"Madoka?"I watched him as he moved slightly but not opening his eyes. I liked his dumbstruck reaction and his satisfaction more than anything else, and I especially liked the way he seemed so unusually relaxed afterwards. He always seemed so tense, but for once, it seemed like he had not a care in the world, and it had been me who had done that to him. I understand it. We were separated many times.I slept in his arms in just a t-shirt and panties. I was about to
I turned the corner to find the open foyer with the beige spiral stairs. Golden lights mounted on the walls protected by zigzag semitransparent glass. It gave the walls an elegant glow with jagged slices of lights against the exposed brick wall.Annoyed, I stepped inside to leave through the front gate when suddenly, high heels clicked against the grey stone tiles stealing my attention, halting me in place. I waited for the woman to pass.Tall slender legs appeared from behind the wall. The lighting made her legs look like molten caramel. The navy silk dress slid behind as she stepped forward revealing her silky thighs. Her long hair waved around her perfectly semi moon ass. My gazed caressed up her hips to her luscious chest that were barely hidden by the scrap of clothing hanging of her creamy shoulders.My lower region tightened. It's been a while since someone evoked an arousal like that from me. Actually, no one had ever been able to evoke the fire I left inside. My eyes finally
Madoka’s Point of ViewCarrie has returned. I was so excited to finally come back home despite her strong warning not to come for her. My wolf has been angry. He kept on pushing me to come and save her. The long agonising days finally ended and she came home victorious. Not only did she kill Lucas, she also set herself free from the potion. Now, she’s back as the real Carrie who loved her pack and her family. She was fine and doing her Luna duties. Other than not wanting to eat any food that our omega has cooked for, everything seemed fine. “Babe, can you please look out for Spencer? I’m tired. I want to sleep,” she said and stood up from her desk. “Sure, babe,” I answered her back but I knew something was off. She hasn't eaten even a bit and when asking Marcus and Brigit about what happened to her, they would always answer that there’s nothing wrong with her. But I knew something was wrong. That night, I was about to enter our room when I heard a crashing sound inside. I immedi
I walked in through the doorway, sighing loudly. It had been a long and trying day. I didn’t look around me too closely as I laid the keys on the counter and collapsed on the couch.My legs hung off the edge with my feet dangling above the ground. I swayed slightly while closing my eyes, trying to find some peace on this day. It has been scheduled that tonight, we will go back to my pack. “Carrie.” I jumped slightly at the noise suddenly coming from behind me. Without opening my eyes, I knew who it was. I sighed internally at the thing drawing me away from my relaxation.“Carrie.” The voice spoke again, now in a normal tone.I groaned and split my eyes open, letting cracks of light appear in my vision. “What do you want?”The light in my vision dimmed as the figure of Brigit appeared. Her hair fell over her face and into mine, tickling my forehead. I groaned again, louder now, knowing what she wanted me to do.“Come on. It’s been too long and you know you’re tired.” Brigit disappeare
I slowly descended upon his convulsing body, prey now becoming predator. I put my other hand around his neck wringing it in the process, preparing to end this once and for all. I stared down at the monster's frame, no remorse hitting my body. All there was, was a bloodthirsty motive to kill him. As I leaned over his head, a hand on my shoulder tried to whip me around. I turned to face Brigit, a bloodied, broken, and bruised Brigit. I relaxed when I realised it was her, before questioning her move. "Let go of me, I'm going to finish this." I turned back around with her hand still gripping my shoulder. My hands shook and my vision was dark, but I was going to kill this monster once and for all. "Let’s do this together" Brigit started. I looked at her incredulously before he continued on. "We will end this monster once and for all." Her eyes searched mine and I saw the worried expression she held. I was surprised at her words and struggled to form my own. "But-I-Brigit you can hardl
"I'm ok." My whisper seemed to echo through the Hall. I listened to it as it escaped my lips, knowing I was far from alright. Memories from my life kept fading in and out of my mind. They were almost as painful as the poison running its course through my veins. "We can't stay here anymore." Brigit sounded next to me." They heard your screams and know we're here. We have to hide somewhere else."As she was speaking she lifted herself from the floor we had been crouched in. She attempted to help me up as well, but failed in the effort. Her arm was still badly wounded and she could barely stand herself. As she looked to see if the coast was clear, I lifted myself off the ground as well. Every inch of my being burned, but I knew our only chance was to get out of here. Just as we were emerging from the foliage, a sweet voice met my ears. "Girls, where do you think you're going?" I stared in horror at what once was my friend. Her calm and cool collection from earlier was gone, replaced
If I was lucky, the shadow of the gigantic sofa would swallow me and leave no trace of where I was.I waited, breathless, for what seemed like hours. In reality, barely seconds had passed. I heard footsteps drawing near to me, heavy on the tiles beneath them. They came quickly towards where I lay, but stopped feet away. I could hear whoever it was panting hard, clearly out of breath.“Carrie?” A quiet whisper rang out in the night.I recognized the voice immediately, and sprang from my spot on the floor.“Brigit, I’m here.” I whispered back to her.I saw her face turn towards me, and her body relaxed. She ran towards where I was, half standing on the ground.“Thank god you’re safe. I thought I was too late.” She helped me up and brought me into her arms in a rushed hug. “Now come on, we’ve gotta get out of here. We don’t have a lot of time. Lucas’s minions are still lurking in this house. We need to hide and go far from them.”Brigit grabbed my arm and began to lead me back to the mai
Thoughts swarmed my mind. Why would they hesitate? I don’t understand. Leonardo lingered over me, breathing heavily with rage. "By the time you die, you'll be nothing but bones. Once this poison is in your system, I'm afraid there's no going back. You are so dumb Carrie. You’re trying to kill every one of my kind and yours." His voice was low, almost a whisper. It seemed the time for yelling was gone. Now there was a rage so malicious and a hint of fear. I wished he would scream.I smirked. “Well, that would be fun. Even if I die, I’m dragging you two with me.” My voice came out in calm breaths. The burning inside of me was still growing. “It’s such sight seeing fear in your eyes, Lucas. What happened to the proud and ambitious vampire?”Lucas looked at me with disgust."Oh, my dear Carrie. Haven't you figured it out yet?" I met his question with a glare, at which he responded, laughing. "This 'poison' you and Brigit keep talking about isn't a poison. It's a weapon. But not just