LOGINLayla Phoenix was carrying on in my mind like a crazed animal, begging me to go to the strange man who just crashed the meeting. But instead of listening to my wolf, I used every bit of strength I had to keep control over her, and I quickly made my way to the kitchen and out the back door. Finding my mate on my eighteenth birthday may have been what I wanted; it's what every werewolf wants. But now that it had actually happened, I was overwhelmed by emotions. It wasn't the romantic encounter I thought it would be. Instead, it was VERY public, and the thought of running off with or being rejected by my mate as my parents were getting ready to leave the pack cut deeper than I anticipated. It was too much .... just way too much ..... "Layla?" Aiden called out my name with concern in his voice as I hurried along the back of the building. "Layla, did you see him?! He's SOOO handsome!" Phoenix cooed in my mind. But I continued to ignore my wolf .... why the fuck is the banquet ha
Rieka I hated summits. As if it weren't bad enough that I had to be surrounded by so many people, I needed to dress somewhat formally as well. The dress I had on was an ombre color, starting black at the top and transitioning into a mixture of soft earth tones at the bottom. I hated how fancy it was, and was jealous of the fact that Jo had a simple blue dress on that matched Sylvia's hair, while Sylvia was wearing her bohemian tiered rainbow dress. "It's not going to kill you to dress up once in a while," Lupa said with a sarcastic chuckle. I ignored my wolf as I sat in front of Jo's large antique mirror, staring blankly at my reflection as Mia and Jo did my hair and makeup while Sylvia patiently waited for them to finish so that we could leave. At least I wouldn't be alone in my suffering. Normally, only Alphas, Lunas, and their children were involved in the summit meetings. But since Seth and I didn't have any children of our own, Freya, Falco, Layla, Maeve, and Aiden we
Rieka Seth and I were holding hands as we walked quietly towards the banquet hall. It was such a relief when the last of the Alphas and Lunas had finally arrived. I'm sure most of them were preparing for tomorrow's meetings, but the only thing I cared about was getting something to eat and then returning to our room. "You know we don't have to go to the buffet. I can take you out for dinner if you want," Seth offered. I shook my head. "The banquet hall is closer, and the buffet food is already cooked. Which means I get food in my stomach quicker. When we get back to our room, I want to see if I can find something in Gram's books about her involvement with what happened." "Good luck with that," a familiar man's voice said from behind us. Seth and I stopped walking and turned around to see Peter, Alice, Chris, and Chloé approaching us. Thanks to Peter being a demonic vampire and marking Alice, they didn't age a day. But Chris and Chloè have. Chloé had visible gray in her gre
Falco After my balls finally found their way back into my scrotum and I could breathe without feeling like I was going to throw up on myself, I let Karro take over to take us back home. I sure wasn't about to make that long walk myself. I've gone my whole life doing everything possible to protect my manhood, and with one minor lapse of judgment, the human who was my mate tried sending my jewels to my tonsils. And what was with that cloak? It was obviously masking her scent. If it weren't for the fact that she's my mate, I wouldn't have even known she was there. "For someone who said he didn't want a mate right now, you're pointing out the fact that she's ours an awful lot," Karro said sarcastically before I shifted back and ever so carefully made my way into the packhouse. As soon as I walked through the front door, I heard the back door open and shut. I quietly shut the front door and peered down the hall just enough to see my sister cautiously walking down it, as if she did
Rieka Alphas and Lunas arrived steadily throughout the day, and I was thankful to everyone who helped get them settled into their rooms. However, we still had one more couple to wait on. A huge grin formed on my face when I saw their red car pull up the driveway, and I heard Seth let out an amused snort from next to me. "I wish you were that happy to see ME," Seth said sarcastically. I glared at him with equal sarcasm as I backhanded his chest. "I see you every day, plus, you get to see me naked." "And it wouldn't hurt if you did that more often," Seth said with a wink. I scoffed and looked away from Seth just in time to see a handsome man with brown hair and frosty eyes step out of the passenger side of the red car. As soon as Nathan shut his door, I ran up to him and wrapped my arms around him in a huge hug. "I've missed you so much! Please tell me that Douglas guy is still treating you right?" Nathan laughed while I heard an exaggerated forced sigh from the other
Falco There was no way I was going to play welcoming committee after the day I had. I have a low tolerance for assholes as it is, and right now it's even lower. I decided to let Karro out for a run in the woods to get away from everyone as I tried to figure out when would be a good time to talk to Mom, Dad, and Aunt Rhi about what happened to Freya and I. The talk needed to happen, but there was so much going on right now ...... Maybe after dinner ..... A familiar scent tickled Karro's nose as he slowly walked on one of the deer paths. It smelled like ..... leather ..... leather and iris. Karro lifted his nose into the air, trying to pinpoint where exactly it was coming from. The stronger the scent became, the faster his legs moved as his nose led the way to a thick group of pine trees. The wind continued to blow the leather and iris scent into Karro's face as he stared at the group of trees, when a dagger came flying out and landed only inches away from his front right pa
Isabella "Wake up, you fucking, dumb bitch," a familiar female voice whispered into my ear. I cringed at the sound of the voice as I tried to force my eyes open, but my eyelids were still too heavy from the juniper. SMACK A crisp slap landed across the side of my face, and I winced from t
Damian I knew that something was seriously wrong as soon as I saw the look on Seth's face. Without bothering to get any details, I evanesced home, hoping to make it back as quickly as Rhi did. Only I quickly realized that I was nothing like her. Rhi had to have done some evanesce teleportation co
Rieka "Rhi? We seriously need to get up," Lupa's voice echoed in my mind, waking me from my deep slumber. With my eyes still closed, I yawned and stretched, and as my hands moved across the familiar fabric, I realized that I was lying in my own bed. Before my thoughts could go any further, a se
Seth "GET OFF OF HER!" Lucius and I yelled out in unison as I shifted into our third form before running towards the deity. Without thinking twice, I made a fist, swung back, and let go with as much force as possible. Yeah, I know that punching Leviathan in the face probably wasn't the most int







