I cried while writing this chapter, which must mean I'm pms-ing. lol. But I wanted to give you a long proper reunion. I hope you liked it. I needed Aeryn to be gone at least a few weeks, because otherwise it wouldn't fit with the ending if the Iron Alpha. So I hope it makes sense. thank you for all the kind comments. I so enjoy writing this story for you all and you're making a lot more fun by being so passionate about every chapter. I actually was planning not to write and clean. But i was inspired. So now. I really do need to clean the house.
Aaro’s pov"So how the fuck did you get here? And where have you been?" Grandpa Cy asked after I met all my fucking family, talked for hours and ate dinner together. Dad wasn't fucking kidding when he said we were having a party."Dad! She just got home. Maybe she doesn’t want to talk about that shit yet. Goddess, you’re too fucking much sometimes." Mom said, scolding her dad."Fucking hell, princess. It was just a question!" Grandpa Cy replied.I smiled at both of them. It was cute seeing them together like this. Even now that mom is older, she will always be grandpa's princess. I had to tell them everything anyway, so I didn't mind telling them. Let's fucking get it over with."It’s fine, mom." I said.I sat down and took a deep breath. "I was bought by this dickhead, called Alpha Lex."Dad growled and I laughed, "Don’t worry, dad. I killed him.""What?!" Dad said, "you killed an alpha?!""Let her tell the fucking story, Ash." Mom said, and she took a seat next to me. "Go ahead, Ryn.
Storm’s povThis was never supposed to take so fucking long. I don’t know how Aaro was able to evade us all the fucking time, but I was kind of impressed and really fucking annoyed.I had caught her scent once and mindlinked her, hoping to scare her enough to make a fucking mistake. Was she lucky, or just really fucking fast and good at hiding? I wasn’t sure, but it didn’t help that everywhere we went, war was going on around us.We had to stop and help several fucking times, and it cost me time that I would rather spend catching Aaro. It only cost me three of my soldiers.I needed to go home. Beta Jackson kept me up to date with daily updates, but what kind of Alpha is gone for a fucking month a day after he got the title? I needed to be there for my people. I needed to show them that Aaro hadn’t made me weak. That I could still be the alpha they needed."You’re sounding more and more like your father." Brand said. Even after what Aaro did, he still chose her over me every fucking tim
Alpha Asher’s povMy girls were home! They were both home. This is what everything has been for. The tears, the pain, all the hard work—and finally they were home.Leia had told the girls to go to bed. Aeryn must have been tired because she had run for weeks through a literal war zone.But I couldn’t sleep. I was too excited, too happy. We were at war, but I had my family back, and with them, I could face everything. I contacted Alpha Hiroshi instead of going straight to bed. He had helped my daughter get home and even shown her the safest route. In reality, you could go from his pack to mine in a few hours, but that would mean driving past several enemy packs.Besides, from what I’ve been hearing, the enemy has been attacking smaller packs and taking them over, and I was sure that if Aeryn wasn’t there to help Alpha Hiroshi, they would have done the same to his pack.I promised to stop by tomorrow with some soldiers to help protect his border. I wanted to meet this Alpha myself to t
Storm’s povSomehow, it made sense. All this fucking time, the daughter of the Iron Alpha had been in our pack, in my bed. Was this why she killed my mother? Was evil just in her fucking blood?I stared at her father, who seemed way too fucking calm. I had seen him fight, and he was fucking brutal, and suddenly he stopped fighting, merely defending himself, and it was making me so fucking pissed. Did he think I wasn’t worth the fucking fight?!Then he knocked me out, and I woke up stitched up, dressed in some sweatpants and a shirt, pumped full of wolfsbane, and fucking pissed. I was in a cell that looked more like a tiny room. It had a bed, a small table, and even a TV. There was also a shower with a toilet that was separated from the rest by a short wall, so you got some privacy, but they could still see where you were. What the fuck was this type of dungeon? It was nothing like the one beneath my packhouse.Alpha Asher sat down in front of me, and I wanted to knock that arrogant smi
Aeryn’s pov"I get why you like him." Grandpa Cy said, mind-linking me. "He’s fucking stubborn, but he’s sweet when he doesn’t think anyone’s looking. I even saw him talk to the damn horse.""What did you name the horse, grandpa?" I asked, knowing all too fucking well the types of names Grandpa Cy used to give to animals."Nothing bad. He’s called Ant."I laughed, "Grandpa Cy, that’s fucking horrible."Grandpa Cy laughed with me, "your mate thought the same. He has a pretty fucking cool name, Storm.""His wolf is called Brand. It means fire in Dutch.""That's cool too. I think he cursed at me in Dutch. What does kloetsak mean?"I giggled, "it’s klootzak, grandpa and it means ballsack. It’s like asshole.""You should come over. Maybe not right now, but I would fucking love for you to see all the animals and meet our daughter. She came from the school too."I smiled, thinking of my grandpa. I had missed him, but apparently he had missed me too."I will come over soon.""Well, I have to g
Storm’s pov"So, you’re expected to clean the fucking stables. Or is that beneath an alpha?" Cyrus said, winking at me."Klootzak," I muttered under my breath and went to work.I hadn’t seen animals like this. I thought I would be taken to a meat farm. We had several farms where we raised cattle or grew crops. But the only purpose of this farm seemed to be to take care of animals. Cyrus talked about them like they were his pets; he had even given each of them a name. Fucking weird names.I stroked a horse’s mane, "Ant? What the fuck is that for name?""I heard that!" Cyrus yelled from across the barn.Osiris had kept to himself, but always kept an eye on me. After a while, he suddenly spoke. "I lost my parents too, when I was young.""I know that. It’s because you fucking killed them."Osiris growled and pushed me, "how dare you!"I growled back, ready to attack him."Os! Just fucking calm down." Cyrus yelled from the back.Why the fuck did Osiris let this Cyrus guy speak to him this w
Aeryn’s povI decided to train with Dad near the others. I hadn't seen most of them since I left the School, and it was great to see them again.Dad and I started to spar, and it was so fucking nice just focusing on training and forgetting everything else."Can I spar with you?" Riker suddenly asked, touching my arm briefly.I had no idea he was here; he probably came with Dove.I gave Riker a hug, and then I heard a loud growl, accompanied by a voice I would recognize anywhere."MINE!"I turned around and stared straight into his eyes. I knew Storm was here at the pack, but I hadn’t expected to see him so soon. I wanted to run to him, but I fucking couldn’t. He wanted me dead. He wanted to hurt me. After all, he was with another woman just a few days ago, so I was pretty sure he was done with me."So why did he call you his then?" Delta asked.Dad and Riker got in front of me, but that seemed to anger Storm even more."Ash! I could use your help." Grandpa Os said, and dad dashed towar
Storm’s povWhy did she have to look so fucking good?!I gradually regained contact with Brand and Aaro. She was fucking nervous.I couldn't concentrate on her, not after what Alpha Asher had said. Could it be fucking true or was he a liar like his daughter?I had to admit that everything I had seen of the Iron River pack so far was how I would picture a perfect pack. They seemed to respect Alpha Asher, but no one seemed scared. Everyone was treated fairly and had a fucking choice. And they genuinely seemed happy. There was not a single happy person in our packhouse. Dad didn’t fucking care about happiness, only power. Mom was miserable, and everyone else was fucking terrified.The only times I had been happy were when I was with Aaro."Cara?" I tried to mindlink the one person that I knew I could trust. But there was no fucking reply. Even if something happened to her, I wouldn’t have felt it because of the wolfsbane.Who else?"The omegas, Alpha Asher mentioned. They were always loya
I listened to your suggestions and decided to make the first chapter from Argo's pov so we can learn a bit mroe about the pack etc. Hope you like it. As usual none of what I'm writing is set in stone, things can change this early in the process. So i love to hear your input. Argo’s pov "I’ve talked with mom, and we both agree it would be a great idea if you both went to spend summer break at the Blood Rock Pack." Dad said to me and my brother. "You’re fucking joking." There was no way in hell I was leaving right now. Things with Hazel were just starting to look up. Why both Isaac and I fell for the same girl is beyond me. He never liked the same type of girl as I did. He wanted to be intellectually stimulated, whatever the fuck that meant. Isaac is a nerd, but he’s my best friend. Me, my twin brother Airk, and Isaac form an unbreakable bond. We were raised together and lived in the same house for years. But now a girl has gotten in between us. Thank the fuck, I don’t have to wor
Mila’s povI was seven when I left here. Mom hadn’t been back here; it had been too painful, but I wanted to support my big brother. He was trying to do something good, and the pack was doing a lot better than it was before he took over.Alpha Brax, I laughed to myself. Our father had been adamant about naming Brax after himself. Braxton. And now, Brax never used his full name. Where Brax was kind, funny, and compassionate, Dad had been mean, selfish, and brutal.Our father had this idea that women were less than men, and he was so threatened by the idea of a female alpha that he hired someone to kill Alpha Aeryn when she was six. Yeah, I wasn’t kidding when I called him brutal.Who in their right mind pays someone to kill a little girl?!But Daddy Dearest was double-crossed, and they never killed Aeryn. Instead, they took her and her sister and sold them to a school. The same school where my mom was bought from. The whole thing was so messed up that it could fill a whole book. But tha
- - Prologue - - THREE YEARS AGOBrax’s pov"So, can I have a hug to say goodbye?" Airk asked me."Sure," I replied, opening my arms. Airk moved his small frame towards mine and placed his head against my chest."I’ll miss you."It felt right to hold him, but it shouldn’t. Airk was only fifteen, and I was eighteen and unmated. Perhaps in time we would find out we were mates, but speculating about future mates is something my mother always warned me about.At the White Claw pack where I grew up after we left home, it wasn’t allowed to speculate about mates. You weren’t permitted to date anyone without a wolf, once you turned eighteen, either. You wouldn’t want to risk someone falling for you before they met their true mate.Of course, people still dated in secret, but it was much easier to get my freak on once I turned eighteen six months ago. I had experimented with whoever seemed interesting. I didn’t want to limit myself to just one gender; I could find something attractive in almos
Storm’s povLooking at my daughter fight filled me with so much fucking pride. I still remember how little training Aeryn had when I met her."No training," Brand reminded me. When Aeryn was brought to our pack, she had no idea how to defend herself properly, but that didn’t mean she didn’t try. Fuck, that woman of mine was strong even then, but I had watched her grow to become one of the best Alphas I had ever met.We trained Nivia and Forrest from an early age. It started as just wrestling and playing, but moved into more when they got older. Forrest was strong and tall, but his big sister could still beat his ass.That’s why today, a day before her eighteenth birthday, Nivia was sparring with her grandpa Asher. While Osiris was still strong and impressive, it wouldn’t be fair to let an eighteen-year-old spar against a guy who was almost seventy. Cyrus was even older, but Nivia had been able to beat him by the time she was ten. Osiris was still fucking good-looking, though; he just g
hi! I'm in the car right now on the way to Disneyland Paris, and I had this idea in my head. so it is a rough draft, but wanted to get your input. i have most of the story figured out for airk and brax. but Argo not yet. he'll have a love-hate relationship with Mila, but that's all I got, lol.also still need a title.Brax's pov“Can’t they come another time?” I asked my beta Elora.“No, they have summer break now, and they haven’t seen me in months. I don’t get your problem anyway. You used to get along just fine.” Elora replied, raising her eyebrow.I loved my beta like a little sister, but she was way too observant sometimes and really noisy.‘You can tell her,’ my wolf Hudson advised, but I ignored him.Elora is the sister of our ally, Alpha Aeryn, and has two brothers. A set of twins that couldn’t be any different. They looked differently, they acted differently, and they loved different genders. While Argo was a womanizer, his brother Airk had come out as gay at a young age.I w
Aeryn’s pov"It’s going to be okay, Aeryn."I rolled my eyes at my mate. "Really? You’re not the one that has to push that big ass head out of your dick!"Nivia was average size; she wasn’t small, but she was nothing like this baby. He was tall like his dad, and he had the big fucking head of his dad too. I was sure he was going to be a giant like Storm.Storm chuckled, and I raised my eyebrow. "Do you think it’s a good idea to laugh now? While I’m in labor? Think really fucking carefully about your answer, Storm, because I already hate you a bit right now."Storm got behind me and started massaging my back. "I know, krullebol. And you’re doing so well. You’re so beautiful, and you’re the best fucking Alpha and mother I know.""Flattery doesn’t work either," I growled, but I did enjoy the massage."You can push now," the doctor said after a few hours, and I wanted to say something snarky, but the pain was so intense that I was unable to speak.I just prayed to the fucking goddess that
THREE YEARS LATERWhile being called "mommy" by Nivia is still my favorite name, being called another name came pretty fucking close."Alpha, how great to invite us!" An alpha I had not met before said, while looking directly at Storm and not me.Storm and I had encounters like this many times before, where they assumed he was the alpha and not me, and over the years we had developed an appropriate reaction.I would reel in my aura until one of those fuckers misspoke, and then Storm would say, "I am not the Alpha; she is. Meet Alpha Aeryn."And I would let all my alpha aura go, almost making it hard to breathe for the misogynistic fool.But I was 5 months pregnant with my baby boy by now, and my aura wasn’t as strong as usual, so instead I just let Storm have some fun.Storm growled at the alpha. "This is Alpha fucking Aeryn of the Iron River pack. You know, the one you’re currently visiting. Show some fucking respect before going to another pack and do your fucking research. And now f
Aeryn’s pov"Mommy!" Of all the names I had been called before, "Mommy" was the most special to me. Especially when it was being said by the cutest little three-year-old running towards us.Naturally, she had to hug Daddy first, being Daddy's little girl, but then I had Nivia's full attention. She told me all about the week she had while we were away. Apparently she had spent time with all her grandparents and great-grandparents; she had gone to the farm, had art class with Grandma Lily, and mom had given her some fun, colorful hairclips so she could look like her. Mom loved to rock different colors in her hair every month.It made me feel less guilty knowing how well taken care of she had been. This had been my first time away, but being an alpha meant I would be gone more often. And while I am aware that there is no substitute for parental love, the rest of my family came pretty damn close.Storm and I decided to give Riker the reigns for today and spend the whole day with our little
Storm’s povWe helped Brax and Elora for a few days, helping to bury the dead and fix any damage that had been done. Brax hadn't decided on a gamma yet, but he wanted me, Aeryn, and Rayan to spend a few days with the soldiers and see if we could start them on a new training program. Alpha Ari offered to have his gamma help out over the next few weeks as well.As much as we enjoyed helping Brax and Elora, Aeryn and I were both fucking eager to go home and see our daughter. This had been the longest we had been away from here, and while we got updates daily and short phone and video calls, it wasn’t the fucking same.I missed her scent and her little hands grabbing my hand when she wanted to show me something. Fuck, having Nivia in my life made me even angrier thinking about what Aeryn, Elora, and all the other girls at the school went through.Nivia is three, and that was the age at which Elora was taken. I would burn the fucking world down to find her, just like Asher had done.Having