AMELIA “Where is she?” Our plans were successful, except Nora got shot. I didn’t know how bad it was, and I couldn’t help but feel guilty for letting her go to her father’s firm. “She’s fine.” A deep frown formed on Zeph’s forehead as he strolled his gaze at me. “Why do you care so much about her after what she did to you?” I ignored my brother as I walked past him. “Am.” He grabbed me by my arm, causing Ryden to growl at him. I rolled my eyes at Ryden for being overprotective of me towards my own brother. “You’re being ridiculous. Call up for a briefing.” He didn’t move until Zeph let go of my arm. His jaw clenched. “Geez, Ry. She’s my sister, and I would never hurt her.” Scowling, Zeph released my arm and walked away. “Hey. Wait,” I called Zeph and followed him. “Just wait, Zeph!”Groaning, he stopped and faced me. “Is Ryden okay? He seemed aggressive.” I understood Zeph. He had a good moral compass and was way more sensible than any of us. That was why he was good as Beta
AMELIAI took full control of my powers in a few months, but I wanted to convince her that she was stronger because truthfully, we needed her on board. “Lucky for Ren because he has the right people to help him. That’s why you need to focus and train. Tomorrow, we might need your help.” “Of course, I want to help, but how? And now, I’m injured.” She dropped her gaze, face contorting. “And goodbye bikini.” Theia chuckled. “That’s not even funny,” Nora berated back. “Or maybe, try to be Percy Jackson.” Theia came. “The son of Poseidon?” Nora stared at her in surprise, and I could literally see the light bulb blinking above her head. “Do you think it will work?” “You should drink five gallons of water, Nora. Remember what our parents always said to us? To drink eight glasses of water?” Theia barked out laughing, even giggling. “That could work. Try it.” As much as the idea was insane, maybe it could heal her fast. “There’s only one way to find out?” I grabbed the bottle of water,
RYDEN “How about Dane? Where is he?” I checked the time on my phone. At the same time, I received a text from him. “Ah. He said something came up. He and Kailin will catch up with us later.” “So what’s the plan? How are we going to deal with them tomorrow now that we don’t have the physical book?” I turned to Zeph. “I’m sure we can come up with better ideas.” He checked his watch. “Then we have fourteen hours to come up with that.” “What is your point, Hayes?” My voice came out strong, but I wasn’t regretting it. I felt like he was minding my rank and my decision. “What happened today may be luck. I’m sure they’re already aware of what we did so to speak, and anytime, they can come and retaliate. We’re outnumbered. We’re here stuck in a dome, with no way in, no way out. They could have taken our families outside and shot them one by one in front of us.” “Zeph, I understand where this came from, but we can’t think like that. We also have leverage. That’s why we stole everything
AMELIA “We should do something.” I looked at everyone, begging for their help because I knew I couldn’t do it alone, yet they somehow managed to ignore me. I walked towards the door, shaking my head in disappointment. “Fine! I’m calling Sebastien and asking for his help instead.” “No!” Ryden blocked me from going out of the office. “You won’t do such a thing, Amelia? Respect her decision. Who knows? It might work. We’ve tried many things before, but we barely made any progress.” I glared at him. “Is that my alpha talking or my mate?” He met the intensity of the anger in my eyes. “Both. Learn to respect someone’s decision, Amelia. If Zarah said, she made a deal, then we’ll wait for the result. We’ve done what we could, and so far, we only had one successful mission. We should be grateful Zarah has helped us through those months. Give her some time to do her plan.” “I can’t believe I’m hearing this. She may be powerful but she’s also alone with Nora, and Nora hasn’t mastered her po
RYDEN I jolted up in bed, disoriented, and my heart was still hammering in my chest. Aside from the moonlight, it was already dark inside the room. I now remembered that we’d decided earlier to stay at the pack house for dinner tonight. I wiped off the tears on my face and the sweat on my forehead as I rested my back against the headboard. That was weird, and it almost felt so real. “Baby, what’s wrong?” Amelia came from the bathroom. “Nothing.” It wasn’t nothing, and she knew it, judging the look on her face right now. “You were screaming.” She came to sit on the edge of the bed. Her cold hand cupped my face. “You were dreaming? Or was it a nightmare?” I took her hand and kissed it. When I couldn’t say something, she came to me and hugged me tight. I sighed and sagged in her arms as I felt her so alive and breathing. “Ryden?” She pulled away and looked me in the eye. No matter how hard I tried to hide my emotion, she must have seen it somehow. She leaned close and kissed me o
AMELIA “We’re back, bitches!” I didn’t know I ran towards Theia, lifted her up, and squeezed her hard. “Bitch.” She laughed out loud. “I can’t breathe.” Letting her go, I looked at her. “You knew.” When she grinned sheepishly and crunched her nose, I hit her in the arm. “How could you do that to me?” I turned to Ren, who didn’t even look guilty. “Wait. Stay back, guys.” I stepped away. “How do we know you’re you, guys?” “Seriously, Amelia?” Ren finally talked, looking guilty. “Step away, Amelia.” Ryden held me by my elbow. “Agh! This is ridiculous.” Nora rolled her eyes. “I’ve been awake for more than twenty-four hours. I’m exhausted and have you forgotten I was shot yesterday?” She should her wound, which left barely a scar. “This ring proves enough that I’m your best friend? I stole your wallet and you only have twenty dollars.” “It was twenty and five cents,” I retorted. “Fine.” Nora looked exhausted but still bitchy. “Remember during our junior year? I invited you to my
AMELIA “Where is the witch now?” “I don’t know. We don’t know. She just created a portal and took the witch with her, then she sent us back here,” Theia explained. “So you don’t know where they are?” “I’m sure Zarah will come. She’s worked hard to make this plan work. Give her some time to gather her strength,” Dane said. “Ren, did she tell you what Nirvana saw?” “Yes. Zarah said that someone in your pack will die, and it’s unavoidable. If the trade happens, a lot of people are going to die, and you will get hurt badly. Alpha Ryden will lose his sight.” Gasps filled the room, and I thought the loudest came from me. “What the fuck?” Zeph took a seat and sighed heavily. “How did that happen?” “Because of him.” Ren pointed at Ryden. “Why me?” “You were furious, you lost focus, and when Amelia got hurt, you lost control. That’s how the exchange went horribly wrong. They got Nora, and we lost the fight,” Ren explained, and my chest heaved as dread and terror filled my chest. “O
RYDEN I woke up with her hand inside my boxers, stroking me, fondling my balls. Her soft hand and little fingers were made from heaven, making my cock instantly hard. Having Amelia between my legs, sucking my cock early morning was the best thing to start a day, another reason to get up early. Well, it wasn’t all about sex, but life with her in general, and it was a quick reminder to enjoy life while we still had a chance. A groan erupted from deep within my chest as she sucked me harder, pushing her limits as she took me all in, and went deeper, my crown hitting her throat. Then she released me, gasping, breathing hard. Those watery, heavy-lidded lust eyes staring at me with satisfaction made my dick jerk around her fingers. “It feels fucking good, Amelia.” My thighs quivered as she stroked the hard length of my erection, slowly up and down. I ran my fingers through her hair as she took me again, swirling her tongue around, massaging my balls. Cursing out loud, I formed my han
AMELIAThree years laterEnochian Institute “Okay, bud. Are you ready?” Ryden towered at his son as he tried to prepare him for his first day of school. “No, Dad. Please, don’t call me buddy or bud anymore. I’m six years old. Alex is fine.” I looked at them and tried hard not to grin. When Ryden saw my smile, I looked away. “You will always be my boy, so I can call you bud or buddy until you get a girlfriend or have kids on your own.” “Mom, I need help here. I want to be like every kid at the institute.” When he gave me this puppy-eyes look, the same look he gave me when he wanted to be with his Uncle Ren or Uncle Drak. I knelt before him as I fixed his coat. Alex was carrying a blue backpack. I looked right into his blue-green eyes. Every time I looked at him, he always reminded me of his father. “My love, listen to me. You grow up so fast. Me and your dad still see you like our two-year-old boy. That’s why Dad still calls you buddy, and it’s actually cool that you and Dad ar
AMELIA I still cried whenever I felt alone. I still cried to sleep knowing he was gone because he wanted me to live. The feeling of losing someone I loved hit differently. It felt like I lost a part of me, a part of my soul. I woke up to the blinding light streaming from the opened window. Or at least I felt like I just woke up when the image of my father appeared before me. “Dad?” I sat up on the bed. I was still sleeping in the same bed I shared with Lucius. “Why did you let it happen? Why did you accept his deal? Now I’m all alone.” “You’re not alone, Amelia.” I wiped the first tear that fell on my cheek. “I died twice. You should have let me die. I can’t. I can’t take it anymore. Lucius was a good man. He had a lot of things to live for.” “And you don’t?” he asked me calmly. “I know life isn’t fair, but I don’t deserve another chance. I would have swapped places with him. These people need their alpha.” “Amelia.” He stood before me. “He accomplished his mission in life. H
RYDEN The moment I received a call from Drak, I knew something terrible had happened. He couldn’t hide the sadness in his voice. I quickly asked help from Zarah to send me to the Blood Moon Pack. Every last member of Lucius’ pack was around. His compound was crowded with the people who loved him, who believed in his cause, and the people he saved and had given a second chance. As I entered the house, a howl of mourning echoed from the forest. It was heart-wrenching. I didn’t only feel extremely sad about losing a great alpha, but he was also a savior and a hero, and I was proud to call him a friend. “This is so unfair.” Amelia ran into me. She looked like she’d been crying. She really looked like a mess, with wet cheeks, and red eyes and nose. “This can’t be happening.” “I’m so sorry, my love.” I took her in my arms. I knew my presence wouldn’t help the fact that Lucius was gone, but I was hoping I could somehow help ease the pain in her chest. “He’s gone, Ryden. He’s gone.” She
AMELIAIf this was the last day we had together, then I would make the best of it. I couldn’t fathom a life without him, my hero, who sacrificed everything so I could live another day. He was the true savior, not me. He was the true leader, the greatest alpha I’d ever met. He deserved that recognition, yet, here he was, waiting until he let go of his last breath and succumbed to death.It was unfair. Life was so fucked up and unfair. “Maybe you should give me an heir. I wanna have a mini you, please?” I wiped my tears away. “For that, I might be able to forgive myself. Then I’m going to tell him the story of how amazing and brave his father was, his sacrifices for this world, and how much we love each other, and show him our photos together.” “I will give you everything, my love. If we have a son, I want you to teach him to be a good man and respect and treat Ryden as his father. If we have a girl, tell her, that her father will always be watching her. Tell them their father loves t
AMELIA Lucius pulled away, looking right into my eyes. “We’re not doing it again, Amelia. I’ve accepted my fate.” “Well, I’m not! You should have told me. I could have done something other than keeping me in the dark. I have every right to know, Lucius. Have you forgotten that?” “I know that, my love, and I’m so sorry.” “Save it,” I said as I faced Ryden and pointed a finger at his face. “You, I trusted you. Are you happy now? Lucius had sacrificed his life twice for me so I could be with you. And I only asked one thing. Just one thing from you, and you couldn’t do it. You can’t be honest with me. Why should I stay with you if you don’t value honesty?” Ryden looked away as pain and agony laced in his eyes. “Amelia, don’t say that,” Lucius said. “Oh, so now you’re his best friend because you’re peas in a pod?” “Amelia, I know this is hard, but Lucius made his decision. You would have been dead by now and the rest of the werewolves who had fallen that day.” Shit. Zarah was right
AMELIA It had been three months since that war against The Director ended, and our lives had finally returned back to normal. The pack was going strong. No more sightings of demons and wraiths. No more threats other than rogues on occasion. The mother and son Ryden took in, and some werewolves had become the new pack members. Theia and Bryan were still like cat and mouse, but I could feel how much their relationship had developed, especially when it was built with trust. The two elemental werewolves had begun their training at Elysian. We still talked over the phone, especially with Ryden, since he was one of them. Margaret finally woke up a few days after I went back home. Zarah, Samarah, and her had never been closer, and that made me happy. My Relationship with Ryden had never been strong. I told him everything, and he forgave me. He and Lucius seemed to have formed a friendship, which was weird. Since the day I left the hotel room, I stayed close to Lucius, not as a mate or
AMELIA I joined him in bed and kissed him on the lips, and he scooped me so I could rest on top of him. I curled into a fetal position as he wrapped his arms around me, his fingers tracing my spine. I felt tiny and fragile when I was with him, but powerful at the same time. He sighed again as if something was bothering him. “How did you find me?” “Your mate gave me your letter. I supposed you went back from where you started. Did you mean what you said?” He was talking about the letter. “All of it.” “Hmm.” He kissed the top of my head. “He came to me. He’s worried about you, sweetheart. You should go back.” “What about you?” I lifted my head and looked him in the eye. “I always trust what you do that you know what’s best for you. Like always, I won’t control you.” He smiled as he tucked my hair behind my ear. “But of course, I get worried all the time even though I know you can take care of yourself.” “How’s everyone?” “I’m not telling you anything, Amelia. It’s about time y
AMELIA “I want you right now, Alexander.” The moment those words left my mouth, he carried me to the bed in my hotel room. He ripped my clothes from my body until I was naked and exposed. Then he spread my legs wide, and one thing led to another. My ovary was throwing a party as he dipped his head between my legs. A gasp escaped my lips as he pressed the softest kisses on my foot, my leg, and my inner thighs, nipping my skin. Then captured my entire pussy with his hot mouth. “Ah!” My hips bucked, hand came to his head to grab a handful of his hair, shamelessly pushing his mouth to my sex. Then he dragged his tongue from my folds upward to my clit, making my head spin. Tingles ran down my spine as I shuddered in delight. “Goddess!” I panted, rocking into his talented tongue, stroking my clit. Every muscle in my body clenched, and my legs trembled. Then he glided it in my entrance, thrusting in and out, alternately sucking my sensitive hard nub. Tension instantly coiled in my lowe
AMELIA “So where are you going?” Gaia asked. She’d been spending some time with Ren and Theia while Nora was trying to fix the broken relationship she had with her father. With Victor in the council jail, there was no threat to Alec anymore. “I don’t know yet.” I looked at the three of them. “Please, take care of each other. The greater demon might be gone, but there are still a lot of bad people out there. Maybe the good citizens could use your help.” “I’m gonna miss you.” Theia hugged me. “Don’t be gone too long, okay?” “I won’t, but you should go and be with the Caltech dropout.” “I will. Ren doesn’t need a driver anymore. He’s the monkey king after all.” She got a groan from Ren. “Gaia and he will start a new adventure anyway.” “I have to go.” I hugged Ren tight. “Thanks for not giving up on me. You always have a place in the pack. I love you, Ren. I’ll see you soon.” “I love you, too, Amelia. Don’t be a stranger. Visit the Raito house once in a while.” “Once I figure out