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Katerina
First thing in the morning I sneak to the children’s room and find them sitting and watching tv. They keep flipping through the channels and I am sure they have never watched cartoons before. They soon find the princess show called Princess Sofia and Savannah gets so excited over it the boys leave it for her.
“Good morning,” I say catching the attention of all four of them.
“Luna Kat,” Savannah cries as she rushes to me.
“Well good morning to you too. Do you guys want some pancakes for breakfast?”
“Real pancakes? With chocolate chips,” asks Sean that it breaks my heart.
Something so simple, something that was just natural to me growing up in my household, gets them so excited.
GunnerWe head into the conference room where the wait staff have already laid out several breakfast items. There are assorted fruits, sweets and drinks. We all fill a plate and take our seats as the elders begin to file in the room. I raise and eyebrow at Hunter when my cousin walks in.‘What is he doing here?’‘I am not sure Alpha. I was not made aware of his presence for this meeting.’“What are you doing here Hank?”“Elder Marion invited me,” he smirks at me“This is a meeting of the elders,” I all but growl out.“Lucas and Hunter are here. What makes them so special” Hank whines.“Hunter is my Beta, he is required to be present in these meetings. Lucas is Kateria’s personal guard. It’s his job to follow her everywhere. He answers to no one but her. Not even my commands can over rule hers.”I can see that last part shocks
KaterinaI never realize me not being a Lycan would be a problem when I accepted to be Gunner’s mate and Luna. I have been so use to everyone liking me, mainly because of who my father and parents are, that this is uncharted territory for me. I know Gunner wanted to rip their heads off but he held back and let me handle it on my own. I told him I needed to win my battles here in order to gain any respect. I cannot hide behind him and let him win my battles for me. I am the Luna.These last few days have been nice. The children seem happier and even Samuel has started to relax a bit, being the kid he was meant to be. Jolene has been home schooling them to see where they are academically and unfortunately they are way behind. There is no way we could stick them in school until she can catch them up.Lucas has been kind enough to show me the library and pull out books on the pack’s history. I want to know all that I can so I can ensure I lead properly.
Katerina‘Rogues!’We hear through the mind link and I don’t think twice as I jump from the balcony onto the roof all the way down to the ground.“Luna wait! Shit!”Lucas follows me as I take off in the direction the scent of blood and burnt flesh is heaviest. Sure enough I find the rogues attacking my people. I see two children cowering as a third, probably the oldest, stands in front of the younger two to protect them. I shift and immediately charge the rogue and slam into him before he reaches the children.I stand in front of the children, snarling at the wolf as he bares his fangs at me. I prepare as he charges but he never reaches us as a large brown lycan grabs the rogue by the throat and breaks his neck.‘My Luna,’ I hear in my head and realize it&
GunnerI awake to the annoying beep I am all to familiar with and immediately know I am in the hospital. My chest is killing me and I notice a small scar still healing. I sit up and take in my surroundings when I notice Kat lying motionless in the bed next to me.“Kat!”I fling the hospital blankets off of me and make my way next to her.“Alpha you shouldn’t be moving yet,” I hear my aunt’s voice but don’t respond.She sighs before checking my vitals and I let her without leaving Kat’s side.“What happened.”“The arrow that struck you was laced with a poison that took me time to figure out. It had wolfsbane, which was obvious. Oleander, which is why it took you so long to heal as it blocked your healing ability but you also had moonseed in your system which confuses me. It
GunnerWhat I find surprises me most of all. A young she wolf, maybe eighteen, cowers in the corner. She appears innocent and frail, nothing like I would think these rogues that attacked would be.“Where did you find her,” I ask a warrior.“We followed the rogues back to their camp.”Fear rolls off of her and I know something isn’t right.“Tell me all that I want to know and no harm will come to you.”“Alpha please, I was nothing but a slave. Kidnapped from my own pack and forced to renounce my old pack or they would kill my sister. Please save my sister.”“Slow down, what do you mean.”These rogues have been working together and have been kidnapping young she-wolves and forcing them to go rogue and then selling them as sex slaves. I wonder if the other packs have realized what has been happening and it makes me wonder how many young lycans in my pack did I belie
Katerina“What happened?”I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck and I can hardly life my arms. It’s like I am being weighed down by rocks piled onto my chest. I try to sit up but to no avail.“Here let me help you,” says Gunner as he helps me sit up and puts a cup of water with a straw to my lips.“Thank you.”“That was incredibly stupid of you Kat! What were you thinking! You could’ve died! What if I didn’t get here in time huh?! Then what!?”I growl at Kai to shut up. I don’t need him scolding my mate. She is my responsibility now and a Luna. She reacted just like a Luna.“She is a Luna Kai and you will respect her as such. I don’t care if you are her brother you….”Katerina places her hand on my chest to get my attention.“It’s okay Gunner. Jolene will you please take the children to get some
GunnerIt seems everything is falling into place for the lycans. More and more of them are getting their fated mates and it would see those close to Kat and I are mated to other races. The elders are not going to be happy about this. They already don’t like that my Beta is mated to a witch. Allison is great and though she is the pack’s accountant she is more like my secretary which has caused some problems with Savannah. Allison and Savannah don’t see eye to eye.Hunter and I are in our offices preparing for the meeting with the Alphas about the missing girls when my ears perk up at the sound of arguing.“Have you gotten the conference room ready? Several Alphas will be here today.”“No I…..”“Savannah…There should already be a table lined with simple foods, coffee, tea, juice as well as silverware, plates and napkins. Why has this not bee
KaterinaMy mother adores the children already and it makes my heart happy. I wasn’t sure if she would accept them as her own grandchildren, but here she is acting as though I gave birth to these children myself. The children ask her question after question and she is so patient as she answers each one. The nurse comes back in and takes some more blood to check if all the toxins have left my system when the next question catches my attention.“Luna Ahsoka can we bake cookies? I always wanted to bake cookies,” says Savannah and my mother tries to hide her shock but I see it.She quickly recovers with a smile though I can see this hurts her heart just as much as it does mine.“You four can just call me Nana and of course we can make cookies. Jolene can you show us to the kitchen?”
KaterinaThe wind is gently blowing on this beautiful sunny day. Spring is in full bloom as the flowers all around us blossom and the birds sing. My heart is full as I rock my son, Ezra, in my arms while watching Gunner play with our children.Three years have past since my life changed drastically. I ended up mated to a lycan and brought peace between the packs. Lycans are no longer feared and outcasted. Some have even moved into wolf packs after finding their mates. The curse is lifted and those who have wished to bring me harm are gone. My children are safe.I can’t help but laugh as the children chase Gunner and tackle him to the ground, being careful to not harm little Keileigh since she is only three. I can’t believe Savannah is now seven and the twins are eleven. Time has gone quickly and I wish it would slow down a bit.&ldqu
GunnerKaterina is in trouble I can feel it, but she said Tristan has our daughter and I need to see for myself if this is true or not. Adelaide’s nephew, Yosif, is mated to a very powerful warlock and was able to sense the dark magic Tristan had used. Tristan had killed a poor seventeen year old warlock to prepare the body for himself to use. I want to make his death a slow painful one, but at the same time I just want him gone from our lives to give Katerina the peace she deserves after all she had been through.‘Kai I need you to get me to your parents pack now!’I am glad I have gained Kai’s trust over the years. He does what I ask, no questions asked, and creates a portal for me. I step through the glowing oval and appear in his parents pack house.“Gunner where is Katerina? What is wrong?”“No time for questions Alpha Nicolai, where is Keileigh?”“She’s right her
KaterinaI really hope this plan of Gunner’s works. I don’t know what Adelaide said him, but it worked. He finally came up with a plan with his siblings and we’ve spent the last three weeks going every detail. Gunner has been making us go over it nonstop to ensure we all know what we are suppose to be doing. I just hope all goes well and we can end this once and for all. To ensure the safety of the triplets and Savannah we sent them to my parents.Keileigh was sent to an unknown location that Gunner and I don’t even know about. We entrusted her safety to Adelaide. It’s been killing me not knowing where she is at and not being able to hold her. I miss all my children. With them all gone I feel so empty.“Kat?”“Uh? I’m sorry Gunner.”“Don’t be sorry. I know you are hurting with them all gone.”“I j
KaterinaI slowly open my eyes but remain in bed, not wanting to face reality. My mind is still replaying everything that I had learned. Tristan is alive. How I do not know, but he is. A knock at the door brings me out of my thoughts. Gunner walks in with Keileigh in his arms making me immediately smile and sit up.“She’s working hard,” I tease as he hands her to me.“She’s keeping me in line,” he chuckles back.Keileigh begins fussing a little and my breasts are killing me so I cradle her close to feed her.“How did he do it?”“According to Allison, he used black magic to basically take over another person’s body upon his death. And he can keep doing this unless we stop him.”“How do we do that?”“Allison will need to basically get into his mind to
KaterinaOnce Dr. Joy and Kai cleared Keileigh and I home. Lucas informed me the kids decorated the house for a little surprise party to welcome Keileigh home. It warms my heart how much love this child has in her life.“Lucas where is Gunner?”I can tell he has been hiding something from me, especially since Gunner is not here to take us home. I can’t imagine what is more important right now.“Luna…he..”“Don’t even try to lie. What is going on?”“The pup, Taylor. He wasn’t a wolf at all.”“Okay, so what is he?”“According to Kai and Allison, it’s Tristan.”“That’s not possible. He’s dead.”“I know.”“But…he..oh goddess Helen! Where is Helen? The young guard th
GunnerI struggle to control Apollo upon hearing that fucking Tristan is alive. How that is possible and appearing as a kid I don’t know. Allison and Kai have been pouring through all the books she has collected through the years, some even about dark magic. Allison said she thought about destroying the books many times, but felt they could be of use one day. I’m glad she has them.“Lucas you are to remain by Katerina and Keileigh’s side. Tristan is sure to come for one or both of them.”“Tristan? Isn’t that warlock dead?”“Apparently not, though it appears he is in the form of that kid so be careful. We don’t know what other tricks he has up his sleeve.”“Yes Alpha.”“Hunter, gather your best warriors. We need to find the son of a bitch.”“I’m coming with you,” says Dahlia.
Katerina“Taylor, this is Helen.”Taylor takes in Helen, but shows no emotion.“Hello Taylor. My name is Helen and I hear you have had quite a traumatic experience. I would like to help you if you’d let me. Would you like to go for a walk with me?”Taylor looks at me and I nod my head at him. He gets up and follows Helen outside with the assigned warrior. Helen places her hand on his back as she leads him outside and I worry her gifts won’t work. Taylor is looking back at me and is not saying one word to her which I’ve never seen happen.“You really think she can help him?”“Yes, she has a special gift,” I reply though I am for once unsure.I head back inside as Helen and Taylor disappear from view and head upstairs. I take a few steps and I suddenly get a sta
KaterinaThe next morning I find staff cleaning up from last night’s party. Gunner and Hunter are already busy with daily duties and though I have my own Luna duties, Jolene took over so I could rest. Everyone is sure I’ll go into labor any day now. I head to the kitchen to grab some fruit when I hear the staff gossiping.“Did you hear about the pup border patrol locked up last night? Some rogue.”“Really? A pup? I wonder what he did?”“I don’t know, but the Alpha must believe he is a danger if he is locked up in the cells.”Anger immediately grips me at the thought of a poor pup being locked in the cells all night. I quickly get changed in another maxi dress that Jolene got me and I head straight for the cells.“Luna what are you doing,” asks Lucas as he walks up behind me.“Why in the world is a pup
KaterinaWatching the boys try to change a diaper properly and quickly is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Poor Gunner obviously has no idea what he is doing and surprisingly Kai is done first. I look at him with a raised eyebrow and I see him chuckle.‘I helped change you when you were a baby sis. I’m a pro at this point.’‘You’ll have to teach Gunner a thing or two then,’ I giggle back through the link.Once the games have concluded, Dahlia announces it’s time for the gender reveal. Dahlia wanted to do something big, but got overruled by me. I wanted something simple so we went with cutting the cake. Though Gunner and I know, the rest of our family and friends do not know. Gunner takes his hand in mine and together we cut a slice of the cake to reveal pink inside. Everyone cheers and come up one at a time to congratulate us. My mother and Gunner’