Romeo POV
I woke up with my mate wrapped around my arms, my hands gently placed over her belly. I was holding the most incredible treasure between my arms. She stirred in her sleep, and gently kissed her head. “Sweetheart, it is time to wake up. We need to go to training, and then I have a couple of meetings…” I whispered, and she nodded, but didn't move, and neither did she open her eyes. I kissed her lips and she smiled, letting out a sigh.
She mumbled “I know…”
She stood up and walked towards the bathroom only to exit wrapped around a robe and go to the walk-in closet to change into her training outfit. While she changed, I went to the bathroom and got ready. In the end, I wore sports shorts and usually trained shirtless.
I took her hand in mine, and together, we walked towards the training field. I looked at her from the corner of my eye, and I couldn't believe how much of an asshole I had been y
Stella POVI was reading the fucking reports that Elliot and Nate did yesterday. Who does this kind of shit? Who has the heart to let our kids without school supplies? Or our orphans without clothing? This is fucked up. I don't want to say it out loud, but where the fuck was Alpha Remus or Luna Mariel?I can't believe that on the outside they seem decent leaders, but digging a little this just speaks loudly of neglect. I am livid, because I have been treated as an Omega for my last 4 years, and I know the struggle and the hard work they do. Most of them sacrifice a lot in order for their kids to have a good education and opportunities in the future. This is unacceptable, especially because the Royal Pack is an example of the rest of the packs. If we treat our elders, kids, and lower ranks poorly… everybody else will follow suit and do the same.“Honey, this is unacceptable, we need to get to the bottom of th
Mariel POVThis is worse than what I could have imagined. How does she know about Eulisses? How much does she know? I need to play it cool because maybe she is just firing away at me to make a mistake.“What are you talking about?” I huffed at her question, she shrugged her shoulders, I was livid about this whole shit, and now she is meddling in my affairs. She is going to end up ruining our plans, and if she keeps going with this, I will have to get rid of her despite Eulisses wanting her for him. While I was thinking about this, she stared at me, like trying to read me.“Like I said, I didn't want to take much of your time,“ She turned around and opened the door, looking my way, she shook her head and walked out, leaving me there, standing up confused and livid.Stella POVI saw her face transform, from the cool and collected woman that I knew to a ragin
Romeo POVMy father lowered his gaze. “Dad? What is going on?” I knew that we were in trouble as soon as my father seemed to have aged 10 years in one minute. He looked embarrassed and ashamed, while my curiosity spiked. I took Stella's hand and walked towards the couch and comfortably sat, waiting for my father to take a seat and start talking.Ashia walked towards the door and looked at the three of us, and announced “I am going to give you some privacy. Call me when you are finished.” I nodded at her and waited for the door to close behind her to look at my father.My father cleared his throat…"OK, son… I will tell you why Ashia believes your mother and my past is chasing you now,” As soon as I heard those words, I braced myself to get a blast from the past.Remus POVAshia put me on the spot, there was no turning back, and I needed
Romeo POVI walked out, I needed a run, my head was all over the place. My mother had to go through so much and endure something else. She had to pretend, to turn a blind eye to most everything. She pretended to be happy for my sake, she pretended that my father was a great Alpha, a loving husband, and a great father, when behind doors it was everything but. I wouldn't dare ask my father if he forced himself on her more times than he acknowledged.Stella's hand tightened on mine, and that made me stop and realize that I was dragging her and that she was trying her best to keep up with me. “I am sorry sweetheart… I think, I need a run, Max and I are super upset…” She stood on her tippy-toes and kissed my cheek.“I will meet you in our room, we still need to talk to Ashia.” She caressed my face and as soon as she removed her hand, I shifted and ran away.I ran as f
Eulisses POVIt's been a couple of days since my mother came back and talked to Paige. Paige and I have been having fun, but we have also been getting everything done for the Luna Ceremony. I was in the throne room when the doors burst open with a loud noise, and then my mother walked in with a furious demeanor.Bart and others were there briefing me on the status of our rogue army when my mother yelled “Leave us!” Everybody looked around in a questioning way and I waved my hand lazily dismissing everyone.“Hello, Mother…” I greeted her with a nonchalant tone. After all that, she rudely interrupted my activities.“She knows… I have no idea how, but she knows…” She gritted her teeth and was informing me about something I was supposed to understand with the little information she was providing.“Who knows what, mother?&
Stella POVI have given it deep thought, and I now know what we should do, and I am ready. I just need to let Romeo know about what I am about to do. I sighed and closed the envelopes that I would be sending today for my Luna ceremony. I just hope Romeo won't be angry at my decision, and he will support my plan.In the end, I am an Elemental Wolf. I have practiced with my powers and if I am the one from the prophecy, I could end this thing without bloodshed.I was sitting inside the office while Romeo went to supervise the school and the orphanage renovations. Rose and Corey entered while arguing with each other, as usual. “Oh! Come on, the theme should be the Elements…” Rose said, while Corey looked appalled.“Of course not! That is too cliché. It should be elegant and classy, not flashy.” Corey was almost having a heart attack at Rose's suggestion, and I almost
Stella POVSince I came clean to Romeo about the invitation of Paige and Eulisses, he has been restless, and I understand where he is coming from, but I also need to at least try. I have tried to talk to him about it, but he somehow has closed himself up.I have seen him stressed out, and when we talk about the ceremony instead of feeling him happy about it, dread is what I pick up from our bond, and it tears me apart. At first, when I told him what I had done, he understood, and he was on board, but when I told the rest of our team, they flipped and then Romeo was completely out of it.Everybody, except Rose, was afraid that Eulisses would succeed in taking me, so we had a week of exhausting security meetings, ending up with my mate being completely out of himself.Rose and I went shopping for the ceremony, finding cute dresses for it. Well, cute is not the word, maybe more like stunning red carpet
Romeo POVHearing her through our link was a relief. I can't believe she felt that way. When Corey opened his link to me and I heard their conversation, I froze in my spot, the realization hit me like a ton of bricks. I have been distant with her. At first, I was upset about the invitation to Paige and Eulisses, but before we could clear the air, I was swamped with pack issues and then several rogue attacks happened around neighboring packs, making me anxious to say the least.Then, two days ago, all the Alphas and Lunas arrived and mayhem started. Meeting after meeting, trying to deal with alliances and disputes, along with dealing with increasing security and coping with the fact that tonight they might want to hit and take my Luna away from me. I then decided that I would at least mind-link her and reassure her that I loved her. I felt relief washing over her.I stood up on the stage, which was beautifully decorated,
Romeo POVOur babies are three months old, and Stella has been doing wonderfully with motherhood. She is flourishing into her new roles, her role as Quen and her role as a brand-new mother.Ralph usually gives her more trouble than our sweet baby girl, Stormee. She is just like that, like a storm that takes time to brew, but when it hits you, it hits you fucking hard.I was lounging in my office going through some paperwork when Stella barged in. “Hey, Sweetie…” I lifted my eyebrows, and she sighed,She was silent, and I knew she wanted to discuss something important. “What is it?” I dropped the papers and realized she was biting her nails. This was not a good sign; it meant something was troubling her mind.“We need ground rules…” She blurted, and I squinted my eyebrows.“What?” I sighed. I had no context or background to that first comment.“Pay attention, Romeo!” she said, frustrated, and I closed my eyes, trying to see where this was going. Ralph is mated to King David's daughter,
Romeo POVIt has been five months since we crossed forces with the darkness. My idea of setting up a council with every ruler as the head of their species was well received. We created treaties and laws that united our realms, and with the help of the Sisters of the Willow, we made a portal system that allowed our people to move back and forth.Morgan was a celebrity in the Dragon Realm. His technology expertise paid off, and now that the dragons had experienced technological advances, they were thrilled to learn more about it. That pushed him and Marcy to move to the Dragon Realm for a while. After all, we were their providers of the technology implemented in their realm. King David was the funniest, trying to video call everyone at all times. His daughter hatched two months ago, a gorgeous baby with purple eyes. The dragon's legends say the purple-eyed dragons were rare and blessed. I guess my pup got lucky on that one.
Stella POVWe managed to walk out of our room and headed to dinner. I was hoping to see everyone there, and I was sure not disappointed. Our table suddenly felt bigger, full of people and laughter. My heart warmed up, seeing the way our pack and friends had recovered from the massive attack we had endured.Everybody went silent as soon as we crossed the threshold of the dining hall. Rose's face lit up, and when our gazes crossed, I couldn't help but give her a broad smile. My eyes moved around, and my heart clenched when I saw Nate sitting in his wheelchair. It is unfair that such a fantastic person has to deal with that kind of recovery.My dearest Elemental elder friends were there as well. Eleanore, Everly, Elphaba, and Evangeline. I owe them everything.
Romeo POVIt was 3 weeks since the attack, all the visiting allied Alphas went back to their packs. They took the few casualties that they had, and everything was coming back to normal. Everything except my mate was still in the hospital, connected to wires with her eyes closed.The ladies of the Circle of the Willow decided to stay in my pack, waiting for Stella to wake up. King Aelfred and Kind David also stayed, but they sent their people back. Queen Sirena decided to take care of Stella personally. While King Vladimir returned to his kingdom, he said he would be back as soon as Paige and Eulisses´s baby was born, with Tatiana.I decided to stay at the hospital for as long as my mate was there. The staff had to pull an extra bed into Stella's guard to make my stay more comfortable. I couldn't part from her. I felt that the moment I walked out of that room, she would wake up, and I wanted to be the first face she
Stella POVDarkness was all I saw around me, I knew we had won, I felt at peace, and I was content with the life that I had lived. I was ready to meet my creator and to rest in peace. I let out a sigh, wishing I could have made it, but I also understood that certain sacrifices should be made for the greater good. So I was at peace.I heard a little giggle, and a white light blasted over me. I opened my eyes and realized that I was in a clearing, similar to where I was before, but there was no one around except me and a lady in a white dress.I walked towards the lady and I knew immediately that she was our Goddess. I guess I was in heaven. “My child, you did well… I am proud of you, you saved every species around, and for that, I am proud of you.” Selene said to me in a mellow and melodic voice.She sat on the ground facing the sky and I sat next to her. “You know that I bles
Paige POVShe blasted me. The fucking bitch blasted me with dark magic with full force. At that moment, I was thankful that Vladimir had asked me for an elf´s armor. Coral´s magic was slipping away from my body, not reaching me and not affecting me.I saw it in her eyes. She didn't know what was happening, she didn't understand the reach of white magic, and she was confused about what was protecting me. Beside the armor, the witches of the Circle of the Willow cast a blessing spell over me. No dark magic would be allowed to harm me, regardless of who cast it or how strong it was.I smiled at my ex-friend. “Oh, Coral, you wouldn't understand. Darkness is never stronger than light. Darkness corrupts everything, while light leads to a better path. You left darkness to consume you, and now you can't even see clearly what is happening around you.” I raised my eyes, looking at her completely dark ones. She gave me a look of co
Romeo POVIt was carnage, body parts flying everywhere, mostly from their creatures. Still, suddenly, we realized that even as we tore and tore flesh, the limp bodies on the ground started regenerating and attacking again. It was endless. Our injured warriors were removed from the field almost immediately.David left the fight and followed our sub-plan to protect Stella. We agreed to remove ourselves from the front and keep an eye on her. I felt her link open, and she whispered, “Honey, it is time. I love you.”“I love you, sweetheart. I will see you in a bit.” I told her, noticing the ground opening under us and demons crawling out. Shit, this is the worst-case scenario, these creatures are vicious, and our warriors are tired.Mariel POVI wanted to finish him, Romeo, the product of Remus' abuse of me, the reason why I couldn't leave that pack and have a happy life with my fated
Stella POVI was disappointed to feel Romeo closing in on me. I wanted to relax in his arms, but he refused and, with a tender kiss, walked away from me. I could feel his turmoil through our bond. I understand the way he feels, but he needs to give me some credit.Before I even had powers and my wolf, I was a good warrior and the best strategist, so he needed to start trusting me with my safety and the safety of my pups. I lay in bed trying to rest, but sleep never came. I tossed and turned until I placed my head over Romeo´spillow, which did the trick. Yes, I needed my mate close, and my pups also needed him, but he decided to leave us here.My selfish side wanted him near me at every single moment, while my rational side understood that he had a ton of things to check before the war. He wanted to be prepared and sure that we would be successful. Although my heart was hurting because I was in tune with my selfish side,
Romeo POVI dismissed the meeting, trying to wrap my head around what happened there. I want to keep Stella and my pups as far away as I can from the shitshow, and on the other hand, they twisted my arm into agreeing to have them as bait. I am torn and I don't know what to think about it.Stella is confident and wants to be part of everything, and I know for sure that she is capable enough, but still, my heart and my brain don't seem to agree on what to do. My heart and my wolf are pushing me to keep her safe and concealed from everything, while my brain is telling me that the best option to win this once and for all is to agree with Mother Ashia.Stella took my hand and gave me a small smile. She could feel my turmoil, and I, for once, was not trying to hide it from her. She needs to know that it has been the hardest decision I have had to make, and even if we agree on it, I am not sure about it.“H