Stepping up. “I love you…”“I love you too!” Lance’s voice enters my mind. “Good…because I want you to remember that when I am arrested for killing your uncle.” I laugh through the mind-link. This was Lance’s third day away and I was keeping my head down revising, but that was hard to do. By day two Lorrel had picked up on my frustration and was keeping her in-laws busy, and away from me. I may not have the pack link but I had full mind access to Lance. It would seem for us that our distance has no limits. “What are you doing?” “Revising maths at the moment. Honestly, do you even use algebra out of school?”“No.” He chuckles adoringly at me. “What time will you be back tonight, I can cook us a special dinner?”“It won’t be until late angel so eat without me but I’ll….” He cuts off as adrenaline washes over me. “Lance…what’s wrong?”“Someone’s here…we found them…” He abruptly cuts the mind-link as pain hits me through our bond. Panic takes over me as I try to find him through o
A rogue’s honour The energy coming off me from my son was incredibly strong. He wanted out…he wanted his father back. Goddess help me when he is born and an adult in his own right. I was walking through the courtyard, heavily guarded by Mav, Axel and Brennan. Who all refused to stay more than five inches away from me. I was struggling to breathe from their closeness, but it kept them somewhat calm…knowing I was in reaching distance. Nadine was already waiting in the courtyard with Bonnie cuddled in her arms. Guards were flanking them waiting for us to arrive. “Aida? What is going on?” Slight trepidation coming off her from the commotion in the courtyard. “Lynx and his men are here. He has come for you.” I’m not going to insult my own intelligence that Lynx has come for Nadine and their baby, at the same moment in time Lance is missing in action. He has sold us out. We head out of the courtyard, towards Lynx and his men. For being rogues they looked well. They looked well fed, ha
The ultimate Luna. Blake stayed in my usual guest room with me. I wasn’t allowed to be left alone and Giovanni refused to let Axel stay. He said all males needed to take turns to join the night patrol and he was right. Damn it! I couldn’t sleep, how could I when Lance was out there injured. My wolf was doing her best to reassure me. She kept repeating that Lance was a strong and determined Lycan and would find his way back to us. That we hadn’t gone through so much already for it to finish like this.The bird’s were already singing their morning chorus and I must of had two to three hours sleep at best. Blake was still a snorer and she kept muttering things about Trey in her sleep. At one point she even tried to cuddle me, that’s when I got up for the third toilet break in the night, these babies liked to press on my bladder especially at night time. A faint knock on the door made me jump out of bed and rush to open the door. As I open the door Mav is standing before me along with R
Explosive realisations. “Aida…” I hear Blake gasp from behind me. I don’t dare look, I don’t dare take my eyes off the alphas in front of me. In fact I take a step towards them, which isn’t welcomed by Brennan or Axel. It’s Rory that motions for me to sit on the chair. As I do so, Jade enters the marquee with the Mulder’s antique dagger box in her hand. She passes it to Rory who opens it and places it up high in the air for all to see before addressing his guests. “I will offer my pack and my warriors to Aida, my Alpha Luna at any occasion that is necessary. I trust that she will not abuse her position and will bring peace among the shifter community.” He cuts his palm with the dagger before placing my hand open and slicing an incision into mine. In my peripheral vision I can see Brennan holding back Axel who doesn’t like me being so close to a wolf and a knife. Rory places his hand into mine and grips it tightly. I then feel his pack bond return to me as it did before. Rory slow
A wolf witch hybrid. “Henri wait!” I call after him as he pushes past my Lycan family and heads to the door. “Saskia’s in trouble…” He roars. He isn’t listening to me, he is almost already at his car and I can’t run like I used to. “Henri!” I growl, releasing my aura which stops him in his tracks. “We need to regroup and put a plan in place…”“Aida…the children are ready.” Rory announces as he walks up to us, watching Henri carefully.“Goddess!” I curse, everything always at once. “Henri…let me just do one thing and then we will sort something out.”“Aida, you aren’t a member of my pack anymore…remember? You don’t tell me what to do!” “No but she is your Queen and you will pledge to her.” Axel growls trying to block me. He needs to stop!Why would Andrei not carry out Lance’s orders, why would he have returned but not with Hansen. Where was Hansen? “My Luna and my pack are in danger…I’m not waiting!” His eyes flashing at me, he was letting the mixed emotions of aggression and f
Plans and protests. “What do you want to do?” Brennan touches my shoulder from behind me forcing me to turn around to him. “I know you are worried about Lance, we all are. But I need to check the babies, you haven’t had any food or drink today…I might need to put you on a rehydration drip back at the royal pack.” He says as he frowns looking at my belly. I take a deep breath in to calm my thoughts. He was right, I needed to take a small break. “Okay, let’s regroup back at the training base. I want to know everything about Andrei and if there is any evidence of involvement with the rebels.” I agree to return but as long as I can still get some sort of answers.Something was niggling at me in my gut and for once it wasn’t baby related. “What of the Sagar pack?” Axel asks as we start to walk out of the school assembly hall and head back to the alpha mansion, to rejoin the rest of our party. “We will keep in touch. Henri will either call Andrei out and end up in a fight with him, whi
The pretender King. It was now early evening and we were minutes away from the Sagar pack. The warriors were ordered to hold back until they were called upon by Mav. We didn’t want Andrei, even if he was still on Sagar grounds, to have any indication that our visit was nothing more than a new family drama. “Aida, last chance. Are you sure about this?” Brennan whispers into my ear as with approach the pack gates. “There’s no turning back now Brennan, it’s too late…our arrival will have been announced…” I trail off as my eyes fixate on the unmanned gates. Or maybe not announced. Where was border patrol?“I knew it, we are heading into a trap.” Axel growls from the front seat. “Yes there should always be a patrol shift on the gates…no matter what. Something clearly has happened.” I let my own mind’s concern venture out onto my lips. “Turns round!” Axel growls at Mav who was driving. “No Axel, they would have seen us now. We need to stick to the plan. The warriors are prepared they
Delving deeper. “Andrei, you are right. I do you a discredit. I’m surprised to hear you are in league with the rogue leader that calls himself the King. What has he promised that you would betray Henri for?” I stall for much needed time as I take a seat, tactfully in an armchair. No one can sit next to me then…get too close. He takes a seat opposite me, watching me intently. He oozes confidence as he sits back, relaxing as if he had all the time in the world. Good, because I needed time on my side. Andrei’s eyes continue to watch me from over his clasped hands leaning against his chin. He was thinking, thinking what exactly? “Is Henri still alive?” “Oh yes, he is still alive. He arrived during the take over, shame really. I wanted him to be spared.” He sounds almost remorseful. “What do you mean?” I asked confused by his choice of words. “I care for this pack Aida, this pack has always been my home….” He cuts off when I scoff at his words. “Yes you’ve not had the best of times
Thank you so much for joining me on this journey. Aida and Lance will return in the next book which will be concentrating on the story of Rory and Axel. This will be released in September. I’ll keep you posted of developments. If you have enjoyed this book please press on the top three dots on the right hand side of this page and leave a review on the book’s main goodnovel page. You can also follow me on social media. I will now complete more regular updates with The Legacy of the Alpha King: Hiding his secret twins which is a completely different story to the Santos Royal pack series. Your support and patience with updates has meant the world. I am a mother with a full time job and started writing as a hobby which I love and would now love to make my career going forward. This is becoming more possible thanks to your support. ❤️❤️
A pledge. Lance POVAida had been extremely quiet on the drive back home. After packing we said our goodbyes and wished Trey good luck for his training with Giovanni. “Are you okay?” I place my hand on her thigh, as I check the rear view mirror. Both babies were sound asleep in their car seats and I was leading the security convoy back home. Brennan insisted on returning sooner than planned with us, he wanted to give Aida a full check up. He quietly said to me that judging by the twin’s early arrival we need to consider March onwards for her delivery. “I’m just a little shocked that’s all.” “You’re putting your block up, I can’t feel you. Aren’t you excited?”“Yes of course, of course I am. I just…I just wanted to do the training…to help keep them safe.” She looks out of her side window, not letting me look at the emotions on her face. “Angel, you don’t need to train to keep them safe. I have an army of warriors to keep them safe, I will keep you all safe.” …..“Aida would you
Boxing DayChristmas was everything and more. We didn’t buy Lex and Leona much because..well they are babies and didn’t actually know it was Christmas. The day was more for us and I thoroughly enjoyed making those memories as a family. Blake’s and Trey’s ceremony was beautiful and I can see why people waited for a special marking. But Lance had waited for so long to mark me that I didn’t regret our love story for one moment. Our wedding would be our celebration in front of our family and friends and the ceremony got me excited to start planning when I returned from training with Giovanni. I would definitely ask Blake to help with the planning. Their ceremony was under the winter night’s sky with the stars acting as twinkling fairy lights against the strong moon’s glow. She had been growing her hair out for the occasion and instead of the pixie cut when I first met her, she had managed to grow it out into a long bob, which she styled wavy with winter berries styled in a number of r
Christmas with the family. It was now December, Christmas Eve to be precise, and I was so excited to not only experience Lex’s and Leona’s first Christmas but to start training with Giovanni on Boxing Day. I had weaned Lex and Leona completely off me and they were now on solids and cow’s milk. Colette couldn’t believe their development. I knew shifter children developed quicker than human babies, but Colette found it hard to get her head around it. In fact, Lex was almost a similar size to Rayna even though he was 5 months younger than her. Colette was heavily pregnant and her mood swings were increasing. She was quite adamant that she didn’t want to know the baby’s gender this time around and was quite blunt to Mav about it. They had moved back to their house near the Mulder pack, she wanted her space and I understood, she was uncomfortable nesting in someone else’s home. I still saw her regularly and Mav every day. We had even babysat Rayna a couple of times so Colette could get
Saying goodbye. “Trust the Mulder Alpha, he holds the second of three!” Fern’s voice kept ringing in my ears. Is that what she meant, that Rory’s dagger was similar to the dagger Fiona used in the battle. Would it have killed me? It didn’t kill Fern, but is that because she has tied herself to Leona and Lex? It certainly was a powerful weapon. I could feel its power as soon as it cut my palm. With every cut it took longer to heal. I could feel a slight tingle in the wound, as I clasp it open and shut repeatedly. “Still healing?” Lance’s voice comes from the office door, his body engulfing the door frame as he lent up against it. “It’s taking longer this time.” I say as I trace my finger across the wound, even with Lance’s alpha saliva it wasn’t quite there yet. “Want me to re-lick it?” He smirks seductively as he walks into the office and closes the door behind him. “Well…if you’re offering.” I smile back at him before taking on a more serious tone. “I think Rory’s dagger migh
Setting out the terms. I was woken up by a few things. Something hard poking me from behind, Lance also snoring behind me…so that explained the something hard poking me from behind. I also woke up hot and sweaty, which hasn’t happened to me in a long time. I don’t remember dreaming last night, maybe it was a hot night. It was August after all and the summer heat was still clinging on before the autumnal wind change in a few week’s time. Lex was stirring whether he also added to my early awakening or his stirring was a result of my awakening…goddess knows. I throw on my nude leggings and a vest top before taking Lex down with me before he wakes up his daddy and sister to change him and give him some milk. I’m not even sure what the time was but the morning still had a slight darkness to it which for summer would tell me is was between 4am and 5am. The moon was just starting her transition of handing over the light shift to the sun. Lex and I settle down on the sofa once he has b
A chosen family. It was now dinner time and Rory had returned to the royal home having watched some trainees down at the training base. I know Rowan is keen to train and I wonder, when of age, if Rory will agree to enlist him. He hasn’t admitted it but I know he is impressed with Rafe’s training, especially as he has been heading up the Mulder pack security function recently. I had offered to make dinner tonight, even with Axel’s playful rude comments about my cooking. He said if there was a French fry in sight, he would order a takeaway in. Okay so that did spoil my initial plan but then I offered spaghetti bolognaise, garlic bread and salad for everyone and their mouths were already drooling from the mere prospect. There was fifteen of us sitting around the table, including my cutie Rayna. She was so proud to be sat in a high chair and eating the same dinner as the grown ups. Although she was making quite a mess of her outfit…and the floor for that matter but I didn’t care. I’m s
Steamy time in the office. “Do I even want to ask who you have in mind?” I chuckle as he closes the door, after watching Rory walk down the corridor. “No, because right now I have you all to myself.” He seductively grins as he locks the office door. “That’s true!” I stand up off his chair and walk towards the other side of the desk, perching against it slightly.Blake had put my outfit together for me today. A tight black vest top with skin coloured leggings. She said my wardrobe space was huge and looked very sad with nothing in it. So I ordered a few bits on her recommendation, and clearly my fiancé appreciated my attire today. “Do you have any idea how sexy you look in those leggings?” His eyes turn to that of a predator, ready to devour me. His eyes remain on me, my skin heating under his focused stare, as he prowls towards me. My body reacts to his movement, my breathing quickening as my breasts rise and fall under my tight vest. He leans into me, encasing me against the de
A forever friendship. Three weeks have passed and the dust was starting to settle. The Saunders pack had lost a lot of warriors and we have been providing lycan muscle to help protect their borders while they train pack members in case another attack occurred. However, you could be the best trained warrior yet a fight against witchcraft would completely reduce your chances of survival. This brought a new fire to my belly in ensuring the safety of the shifter community’s future. The Santos Lycan training programme was actually over subscribed and fully booked for the next two years. Alpha’s were keen to ensure their warriors were trained at the highest level. I think it also helped that they had pledged to me and knew I wouldn’t let anything untoward happen to their male and female fighters whilst on Royal Lycan land. Rafe had completed his training and I was sad to see him go. I missed seeing him around the training base. Alpha Ray and Luna Rennie came to his graduation, even Rowan