JacksonI hadn't thought about it before.I had dismissed it completely because I had never heard of a live doppelganger before, but it made total sense that Alice was one. That's why surprise flooded my entire body.The only person who could give me that information was the matriarch herself.Only she could verify something like that, so I denied it in a daze."What's going on?" asked Alice in confusion."I think I've discovered something important," I said, and she frowned."And what does that have to do with me looking like other women?""Nothing and everything at the same time," I said firmly. She was annoyed, and she looked at me fearfully. "I have to talk to the matriarch right now.""Hey, don't leave me out of the conversation!" She exclaimed in annoyance, and I smiled at her."I need to clear up my doubt before I tell you exactly what I think I found out," I said, giving her a kiss that left her sighing.Then I went straight to the matriarch.She noticed my expression, so she
AliceEach time, I felt that things were getting out of control as something new came to light. It was extraordinarily tiring and, at the same time, exciting, so I didn't know what to believe. So after throwing up, I went to my quarters, and Bianca came with me."Are you okay?" she asked, and I denied it."No, and I don't think I ever will be," I said honestly. "I know I said I would accept fate, but I feel like every time things are so much bigger than I can ever make it."Don't torture yourself with that because your power is based on your resilience, and you are one of the strongest women I have ever known, Selene said in my head.Those words filled me with calm, but that didn't take away the underlying fear in my bones."You're strong, you're good, and you're sweet," Bianca said, and I looked at her wistfully. "You haven't lost that despite the bad, so don't let intrusive thoughts cloud your judgment. If it becomes true that you are a doppelganger, it changes nothing about the per
JacksonAlice had surprised me once again.She was fantastic in more ways than one, so I could tell Greta had been charmed by her."Thank you," Greta told her, wiping away her tears. "People aren't usually so understanding; very few people know my secret, and let's just say Jackson picked up on it easily, but it seems my family is completely oblivious to the whole situation."It was a sad thing to see, but it was a reality."Don't worry about it; if you need to keep your secret any longer, we are a grave; we won't say anything," Alice said firmly. "Diane will learn of the situation at a certain point; for now, let's just solve the problem with humans. I think they have a very different perception of it all.""I know those particular people have been very hermetic for many years; they don't let the big changes impact them because they still believe in the old mandates, the old faith.""We understand that, but I just realized that the men accompanying the mayor seemed to not be entirely
AliceThe evening had arrived, and dinner was served for everyone.It was that moment when I realized that my life had certainly changed for the better. I had a home in Cuburua, and although it would not be my permanent home, I knew that its doors would always be open to me.I felt very happy.That was how Val approached me and told me about the plan she had drawn up with the matriarch—a plan to help Mr. Fert and give him peace. So I was very much in agreement, so after the talk I had had with Greta, my sympathy for Mr. Fert had increased. So, when they arrived for lunch, I invited them to sit at my table."How did you feel in Cuburua?" I asked, and Greta smiled."This place is beautiful, magical, and with very nice and sweet people; I understand why they decided to book," Greta said, and I smiled."I have seen that maybe you can question the fact that the humans of the village decided to keep their customs and life clean from the outside when the sorceresses do; however, there is a v
AliceThe situation was crazy, but it served to teach me more defense spells—those necessary to know how to respond to attacks. Added to that, somehow that had served as proof positive that the human people were not going to respect the rules, so the sorceresses were completely free to defend themselves with the measures they considered necessary for them.And that was what Mr. Fert wanted to avoid, which is why he was the first to oppose an attack in response to the human people when we were gathered together discussing the issue."If they attack in response, the mayor will have legal grounds for the conflict to become much bigger than it is. It's basically starting a never-ending feud, and we know the human people will be at a disadvantage," Mr. Fert said immediately.The sorceresses immediately put serious expressions on their faces."You seem to be judging us in a cruel way, Mr. Fert," said the matriarch. "The attack in response would not be towards the people, but towards those w
StefanCirce looked at the blood on the bed in horror."What's wrong?" I asked her, and she turned pale.She tried to speak but couldn't; she looked completely dazed, and when she stood up, I noticed that her legs and part of her silk beta was bathed in blood. It wasn't hard to understand the situation, but it was a hard blow to my mind.As I approached her, Circe fainted, and I had to scream for help.Ariel came up, and the Omegas came in to help us. I lifted her up and put her on the bed, but by the look of horror on the women's faces, it was obvious that they understood the situation. One of them, without even asking, ran to look for a healer, while Ariel ordered the doctor and Dalia.She was the one who arrived first, and as she looked at everything, she sighed."What's wrong?" I asked her earnestly."I think your dear wife has an unusable uterus," she said, and at that moment the doctor arrived.He attended to her and gave her the necessary care with the help of the Omegas. His d
Stefan"If it was me, what would you do to me?" asked Circe insolently, and my wolf growled to the point of sneaking into my eyes. "You are so nefarious that your beast controls you completely."Dilon squeezed her neck viciously, and Circe began to cough in despair but was still smiling. It was obvious that my wolf detested her, so I tried to take control, but it was impossible for me. I saw how Circe's face lost color more and more, and it was Ariel who separated me from her."What did you do with my mate, your ungrateful bitch?" asked Dilon as Circe coughed and Ariel tried to be a shield for her.Looking into my eyes, she realized what was going on and shouted Dalia's name quickly."You have to take control, Alpha," Ariel said, and Dilon laughed.My wolf controlled my entire body at his whim; somehow, he had managed to completely displace me to take over. It was a suffocating and disgusting feeling, but one that my wolf cared little for."That asshole Stefan isn't here; I am, and if
StefanThe men looked at me with some fear.I couldn't change, but I didn't need to. On my own, I was strong, fast, and lethal. So I raised the whip to strike Circe across the face without mercy, and the terror in them was enough."We killed her," one of them said without hesitation. "We took her out of here almost dead in life, so we drove away and left her dead somewhere in the forest.""You're lying," I said in a hurry, and I swung at him. "My Omega is not dead.""She is," said another earnestly. "I swear to the Goddess she is; she was grave; we saw the mark of rejection, and the pain of it left her dying. The girl wasn't going to take much more, so we took her out and killed her for mercy. You can say what you want, but we did what we had to do. If she had held out any longer in the dungeon, she was still going to die because the damage from the broken connection is indescribable.""It's lies," I said immediately."It's not; you can consult the elders to tell you the consequences
JacksonHaving five children was something of a blessing and a never-ending source of stress.The only one who was calm was Alia, the little 13-year-old, who was reading a book she found interesting. Meanwhile, Eris was arguing with Alexander, Marco, and Daniel. The three of them were teasing her after she had damaged a suitcase of dolls that she intended to use to go to college.“You're all assholes!” shouted Eris, fed up and storming out of the room.“Will you say anything to my brothers?” I asked Alia, who was a female version of me and I denied it.“No, I think someone else will,” I said and she smiled, knowing the answer.“Go apologize to your sister!” shooed Alice in annoyance as she looked at the triplets. “This prank was very heavy and your sister always has to pay for the broken dishes of your witticisms. This time they tried not only her patience, but mine.”“Mom—”“No words will do for me not to scold them,” Alice said angrily. “Your sister is going off to college soon and
AliceThe goddess' orders were clear, so we sorcerers prepared everything to travel to the South Pack immediately. The funny thing about it all was that the Goddess spoke in our minds to show us in detail the sacrificial ritual we were to perform.I didn't know how the goddess was able to project everything to us as she spoke to the rest of the room, but I knew that no matter what happened, we were going to keep her promises. The problem was that we didn't know exactly where the grotto was and Angel was the one who told the truth about it.“My informant is apprehended,” he said and we were all stunned when he communicated this as we were getting ready for the trip. “The informant on what was going on with the Omegas sacrifice is Ariel.”“Impossible,” Teo said. “He's Stefan's most loyal man.”“He wasn't, not until Stefan decided to make less of people and he understood that it was horrifying the kind of sacrifice they made,” Angel said.“I've seen with my own eyes how bad blood that gu
JacksonI knew what would happen at the meeting long before Alice arrived and I knew that would be the reaction I would get: absolute surprise. It was the same expression I had when the Alphas from the other packs, along with the leader of the warlocks and Marcel, told me hours before."That's not what I came here for," Alice said firmly, and I smiled.It was a classic response from her that, at that point, I could predict.And, to my dismay, Eris began to cry, highlighting a very important point of this whole mess, so I quickly went to her and when she felt me, she was quiet. Since I was singing nursery rhymes to her as my own energy, the little girl reacted very well to me. Somehow, I managed to calm the call and I was recognized as her father. The wonderful thing about that was that, apart from Alice, I was the only person with whom she really stayed calm.She feels at peace with you; you give her security, Alfie said happily.Knowing that filled me with happiness.After the war, A
AliceShe was blinded by grief.I had fulfilled the will of the Goddess to imprison Stefan after killing Dalia, but I was completely empty inside. I had a frustrating sense of pain as I felt that my mate was gone.After Stefan was taken away, I didn't care about anything but Jackson, so I stayed with him and tried to wake him up in every way I could, but he wouldn't wake up. I didn't feel his life energy and I was desperate. It was my grandfather, who had just arrived, who put a robe on me and tried to get me away from Jackson.“You have to let go and let him go,” my grandfather said in a low, condescending tone of voice. “You have to accept fate.”“If he's not there, I have no destiny,” I said forcefully. “I do whatever Goddess wants, whatever you want, but please don't take him away. I know he's somewhere; I know it.”I hugged Jackson tightly and then I heard someone running towards us.I saw Bella and when she saw me, she was surprised; it was a matter of a second before her face w
StefanThat bastard Jackson tried to kill me with his last volley of power, but I was able to get away in time. If I had held on to the handle of the dagger, he would have killed me on the spot. So I dropped him to the ground and cursed at the number of men he had killed with his energy. I had no idea he would be so powerful, but I was going to see to it that he didn't have the slightest chance of living another day.He seemed to be dead, but I didn't trust anything.“If your beast is that powerful, the only thing left for me to do is secure my future,” I said, pulling the dagger out of his chest.More blood began to flow from there and then I settled in to cut off his head and separate it from his body. I was ready to begin when I felt a ball of power hit me and send me flying through the air with force. That surprised me and separated me from the dagger that flew a few meters away from where I was.I was stunned as I stood up and turned to see who had dared to attack me.I realized
AliceThe matriarch and I went to get my daughter.There was nothing more important in the world than to take care of her no matter what; however, when we went through the emergency exit, we found a string of corpses of Northern Pack guards and sorceresses.That made me gasp in pain.“You have to be strong,” the matriarch said. “Don't look at them; just focus on what you need to focus on.”I nodded with tears in my eyes and we walked to the passageways Bella and Jackson had shown me earlier. They were one small tunnel that led into the forest; however, I noticed that they were sealed off and that didn't give me a good feeling.“Something bad is going on; the plan was for Bella to come out this way with the baby girl if something went wrong with the birth,” I said and the matriarch checked the wall.“It's sealed from the other side, so we'll have to break it with force.”With the renewed energy my daughter had given me, I knocked and broke through the wall to go toward the path. I noti
Jackson“What do you want us to do now, Alpha?” asked Delta, and I kept my eyes on Stefan.“I want you to seal everything, find the openings, and deal with whatever it is,” I said, firm. “He's going to get in by hook or by crook, so be ready for when the magic wards come down.”Gerard looked at me seriously and nodded.Val had explained to us what would happen during the delivery.She had approached discreetly as she watched Stefan hand out his men.It wasn't hard for me to understand that he already had an idea of where to go and what he would do. I was sure the witch was trying to sabotage the pack's magical guard. So I organized groups while we waited for help.I had the sense to send the SOS signal to the allies to let them know I was under attack, but I didn't count on them arriving in time, much less did I count on the East and West Pack allies appearing out of nowhere in the forest.I felt the atmosphere change and smelled the rotten, heavy magic.It had been something complete
Alice“We'll take Alice to Calve,” Enya said at once. “Keep that vermin of a man from even getting close or he'll find out what's going on.”Immense terror coursed through my body and I could only hope that help would not arrive too late. I saw Jackson tense up, but he didn't hesitate to kiss me and pull away to face Stefan. Then a great pain shot through me and Enya had two guards take me to the room Jackson had prepared for me and was still enabled so I could be okay.They fetched the midwife as well as the doctor, but I couldn't handle the great pain that was eating away at me. The tightness in my belly as well as the wrenching pain I felt in my hips was unbearable.Bella came into the room and looked at me firmly.“You are the strongest person I know on the planet,” my sister-in-law said. “So we're going to have that baby and we're going to get her to safety no matter what we have to do to make it happen.”That made me smile and then a new pain shot through me again and Glenda rus
StefanThe hours that passed after the discovery were like an adrenaline rush.Dalia used magic to enter my thoughts and then decided to cast a blood spell to find out if that girl was really mine and what kind of power she had. She doubted what had just happened.“We have to be sure,” Dalia said.“It's the safest thing to do,” Ariel said seriously. “A puppy call is the strongest thing about a werewolf. It's basically primal magic transporting you to your child to be claimed by your bloodline.”“If that's true, you have to check to see if indeed Stefan has a bloodline and what kind of power that girl might have,” Dalia said. “If she is a powerful she-wolf, she will serve the plans.”Ariel's expression of horror was unique and he looked at me as if Dalia was insane.“Are you going to let them use your baby in magic experiments?” my Beta asked and I nodded.“That child is my property; she's my blood and I do with her what I want,” I said and at that moment, Circe walked in with her face