Veronica's POV
I pout looking at the text he sent, HOT OLD MAN: “your surprise is going to be late but will be there." He wouldn't tell me what it was, I'm just hoping it's him. I watched my sister shift into a beautiful, pure white wolf and hopefully she’s found her fated mate right this second.
My gums began to itch, and I texted Bastien, VERONICA: "I'm going to shift, talk to you later." As soon as I shifted, we ran into the forest, Alpha Stephen and Luna Carol, my parents, well Luna Carol isn't my biological mother, but I truly wish she was, I love her more than my biological mother anyway. We ran to find my 1/2 sister and birth twin Angel, we think she’s with, Alpha Richard Moon, he believes he’s her fated mate. We found them by the stream at the end of our territory and we howled as we watched them kiss under the moon light, it was so romantic. We all ran back to the pack house, Angel and I put on t-shirts as Mom and Dad put back on their clothes and Alpha Richard a pair of shorts. Angel jumped on Alpha Richard's back and put her face into this neck so no one would see her, flushed cheeks. I thought she was embarrassed about what she was wearing only for her to mind link me that she couldn't stop thinking about jumping on his cock. I couldn't help giggling, Angel is a virgin, she's the ultimate good girl, she was mortified with her own thoughts and of course her wolf wasn't helping. I was walking behind them, rubbing her back to try and calm her as they walked into the doorway of the ballroom. My body stiffened as the most intoxicating scent hit my nose, my mouth salivated, my wolf howled in my head, "MATE." I couldn't see around Alpha Richard and Angel, I couldn't push threw them, he's a brick house. I started bouncing on the balls of my feet as I couldn't wait to see him, I knew in my heart it was Bastien. I finally made it inside and looked around, but he was nowhere in sight, my nose flew up in the air following the scent, I walked through the ballroom and out the front door. I saw a car leaving the parking area at full speed, I ran and jumped up and down, my arms in the air and yelling, "STOP, COME BACK!" I watched as the small red taillights disappear into the darkness.
A tear rolled down my cheek as I turned and looked at the pack house, my wolf howled in my head, "MATE, GO AFTER HIM NOW!" I took a deep breath, "I'm the Alpha heir, I have to go back to my party, I have guests, maybe it wasn't him." I ran back to the pack house and up to my room and changed. I came back down just in time to watch Angel and Alpha Moon be introduced as fated mates. I was so happy for Angel, she deserves this, she deserves to be the center of attention for a change, this pack owes her, we all do. Her life in our pack was hell and I did my part in that, and I need to make up for it somehow, I think we've started and are going to be okay. I tried my best to mingle and enjoy the party, but it all went to hell as I saw a beautiful wrapped box on my present table, I picked it up and saw the small card, "my babygirl, you deserve the world." My eyes widened and I whispered one word, "Bastien," I pulled the bow off and opened the box, a necklace with the word Babygirl spelled out in diamonds on a white gold chain. I smiled as I placed the necklace around my neck and fingered the word. I grabbed my phone and texted him immediately, VERONICA: “I love the necklace, and I need to see you." I waited all night for a response, but to my dismay I never got one.
The next morning, I returned to Alpha Academy in Denver. As I pulled in and went to my dorm room, Rochelle was waiting for me, "hey girl, how was your birthday?"
I smiled at her, "My sister found her mate, she'll be a Luna soon," I frowned as my fingers went to my necklace without thinking.
She arch’s her brow as she looks at the necklace, "Wow, nice that cost a pretty penny, who gave you that?"
I blinked at her, "I'm not sure?"
She smirked and side eyed me, "yea, we both know who gave you that," she waved her hand in the air, "a certain, broody, bad ass, Beta."
I smile inwardly at that, but my heart still hurts, "I think I'll go for a run, been slacking," I change into my running shorts and sports bra, I sit tying my laces on my pink sparkly sneakers.
Rochelle chuckles, "yea, well I'm sure your broody Beta is waiting for you at his cabin to give him a proper thank you for that necklace."
I arch a brow to her, my cheeks heat up, "he's not my Beta and I certainly don't know what you’re talking about," I jump up and spring to the door, my hand on the knob, "hey, don't wait up," I wiggle my brows at her and she falls on her bed laughing.
I take off towards his cabin, my heart pounding in my chest with anticipation as his cabin comes into view, my wolf stirs as his scent carry's on the air, "MATE!" she howls. I squeal, "I knew it, Bastien you have some explaining to do, buddy." I bound up the stairs and knock on the door, it opens as my knuckles hit it, I apprehensively yell out, "hello!" as I push the door open. I step inside, his scent is strong, my eyes dart to the open doorway of his bedroom, I approach with caution, "uhm, Beta Bastien," I call out. I step inside and there's clothing on the floor, a suit, dress shirt and dress shoes, my brows scrunch together. I hear a buzzing sound from the outer room and back out of his bedroom, I follow the noise to his kitchen and find his phone on the table. I scoop it up and open the message, MASON: Mother fucker, don't you dare go off grid on my ass with this war approaching, Bastien call me.
Veronica's POV My hands shook holding his phone in my hand, I dropped it on the floor and spun around heading back to his bedroom. I sighed as I looked around, I don't even know what is gone, it looks like he didn't take anything with him. I went into the bathroom, staring at the sink at an empty holder sitting there, "he took his toothbrush." I went back to his bedroom and just sat on his bed, inhaling deeply, embedding his scent to my memory. I laid back, his pillow, sheets, every inch of this place smells divine, my eyes leaked all on their own, my wolf whimpered in my head, I blew out a breath and sat up, wiping at my tears, "don't worry, we'll track him down if we have to, I won't lose our mate, especially since it's him." I stood and walked out of the cabin, "he took his bike," I shook my head, "it won't be easy to find him, especially if he doesn't want to be found." I eyed his 1967 Mustang and walked back to his kitchen, grabbed his keys off the table, "since I need a
Bastien's POV I hear the sirens in the distance as I pull out of the bar's parking lot, Tiberius scoff at me, "well that went well, are you planning on beating the shit out of every human for the rest of our lives?" I shook my head, "they shouldn't have started shit they couldn't finish, not my fault they wanted to fight me," I shrug as I pop the clutch into 3rd gear. Tiberius huffs, "are we going to spend the rest of our lives trying to get drunk and fight, not that I'm not up for a good fight, but we need to get to our Mate." I shake my head, "Tibi, dude I don't know what to tell you, you seen with your own eyes, she was wrapped around another Alpha, she's not our mate."He growls at me, "I scented our mate, you're wrong, our mate was there, she's MINE!"I sigh, "Tibi, I know you like her, fuck bud, I think I fell hard for her, I've never felt like that about any she-wolf, I broke all my rules with her." I did too, rules I never once thought about breaking, when I started work
Veronica's POV It's been 3 months, and I've missed him by a week or 2 here and there, I've bought a police scanner in hopes of getting tipped off of his whereabouts, why, you might ask, ha! After 2 weeks I entered a sleezy bar, and after giving the bartender his description, the bartender shook his head, giving me information about a fight, between him and 2 biker gang members. The bartender told me, "he fucked with the wrong gang, those guys will hunt him down and kill him." A week later, I pulled up to a gas station in the middle of nowhere Kansas and spoke to an old man inside, giving him Bastien's description, he chuckled as he recanted what Bastien had done. The old man leaned against the cigarette display as he told me his version of events, "He called me Pops," he says with a chuckle, "I guess cause I called him son, anyways, he had no idea," he stops and looks at me, his eyes narrowed, "you not a cop or anything right?" I shake my head, "no sir, I'm his ma," I blink at
Bastein's POVAfter my last bar fight, I needed to get off the grid, think, and let Tiberius out for a while. The hills of Tennessee are a treasure trove for off the grid living, I found a great hidden cave and put my bike in it safe and sound. I grabbed my saddle bags, put them on a low branch and shifted into my wolf. Tiberius is still pissed off at me but is thankful to be out in the open, he lifted the saddlebags off the branch onto his back and took off. I settled in the back of his mind as he wandered the vast forest. The number of different trees, plants, scrubs and fruit bushes was amazing. He found a waterfall with a deep pond and stopped, I have no idea how long we had run, but he was thirsty. He was drinking when we heard a twig snap, our eyes darted around the area, a buck standing on the other side of the stream staring at us, I could hear it's heartbeat quicken. Tibi sat on his haunches and just stared at the meal in front of us, he snickered at me, "false hope f
Bastien's POVI clear my throat as I lean against the dumpster and light a cigarette, one of the guys looks at me and laughs, "you can have her when we're done." I shake my head, "no thanks, I don't need to drug a woman to fuck me."The guy who was talking to her, unbuckles his pants, "guess you like to watch, huh, well watch then, just stay out of our way, this little bitch is ours." He pulls his pants down to his knees, looking at the young girl, "now you little tease you'll know what a real man feels like." He leans down, ripping her shirt open, buttons fly in every direction exposing her, he takes out a knife and slices the bra off her.I clear my throat, "no, that's not happening, a real man wouldn't rape a girl or drug them, so I think you need to stop before I stop you."The two other guys stand in front of the girl glaring at me, "bud you need to go back to the bar, there's 3 of us and 1 of you, unless you want your ass kicked, maybe you want us to fuck you too?"I finish
Veronica's POVMy heart aches in my chest, that girl crying over Bastein leaving her, his scent was all over her and all around the bar. I wonder, did those guys catch them fucking in the back and he beat the shit out of them, then tucked her safely in her car and then took off? My heart clenches at the thought of him with another woman and my anger rises. I scream out of frustration into the silence of the car, I don't give a shit, he's moved on, he's probably been fucking women all this time, one after the other, most likely while trying to get in my pants, fucking man whore. My anger is reaching new levels now, my wolf whimpers in my head, "he didn't, he wouldn't, he loves us, he’s, our mate." I scoff at her, "fuck him, he left us, he doesn't want us, he certainly doesn't love us, so stop it." My hands tighten around the steering wheel as I speed up not caring if the fucking motor blows up, because my rage is ready to explode. My phone rang and I grabbed at it to see who it
Bastein's POV I turn from the bar and head to my bike, "what the hell is she doing out here? What's wrong with Moon, he allows his Luna to trapes around the country without him, without guards, without anyone to protect her?" Tiberius scoffs at me, "she's an Alpha, she's ours." He runs through the forest towards the bike. I shift and dress, I hear my car screaming up the road towards me, I freeze as the headlights beam brightly on the darkened road. The car goes by in a blur, my girl is pissed but I know my car can handle it. I jump on my bike, rev it and head in the opposite direction, "MATE, GO AFTER HER!" Tiberius growls in my head. I shake him off, "she's not our mate Tibi, I'm sorry, but she's Moon's mate, you saw them just as I did, so stop insisting." I drive back past the bar and slow, a few cop cars and the girl is standing outside her car now as an officer write notes. I keep going, I'm glad she won't let those assholes get away with that shit, they need to be puni
Veronica's POV I wake up the next morning, my head hurts and my stomach growls, I stand and go to the ensuite of my room, look into the mirror and flinch, the bump on my head is still there and a beautiful shade of purple, the few scratches I had are gone. I jump in the shower, the hot water feels great as it soothes my sore muscles, I wash my hair, get out, dry off and get dressed. I walk out of the ensuite a towel wrapped around my head and grab my phone, "shit," it's dead. I get my charger and plug in my phone, I remove the towel and walk down to the dining room to grab some breakfast. I enter the dining room, a large table adorned with a lace table cloth with 10 chairs surrounding it, a buffet with chafing dishes and a coffee maker, an older woman smiles at me, "ah, Good Morning Miss Caspo, come dear get whatever you like for breakfast, my name is Annie." I nod and walk over to the coffee maker and pour a cup, I place it on the table and head for the chafing dishes, I lift
Graces’ POVIt’s been 5 years since I became the Queen Luna, the thoughts of this being an easy life far gone from my memory. I look at my gorgeous mate as he sleeps, his godlike features relaxed as if he doesn’t have the weight of the entire supernatural world on his shoulders. I think of the stories of our parents, how difficult it was not only to scent their mates, but to capture their hearts and the difference in our story, we knew, and it took nothing for us to become entangled with one another. I lay rubbing my flat tummy, wishing and praying for a pup to be inside, it’s the only thing we both want at this point, and it just doesn’t happen. I’ve spoken to Momma about it, and she said that it will come in time, not to worry about it, but how can I not, I’m the Queen Luna and have not produced an heir for the entire Kingdom.His voice breaks my thoughts, “Mon amour, please stop worrying,” he kisses my cheek, “I am not complaining about trying to have a pup,” his sexy smile bea
Grace’s POV 108I was about to call out to him, he was leaving me alone in the middle of a dance floor when a low menacing growl came from behind me. I gulped and spun around and staring into the chest of a man. My head tilted up and Blaze stood there, and my heart skipped a beat as his green eyes looked down at me, I smiled, and he took a step closer. His eyes bore into mine and his lips twitched, as if fighting off the urge to smile.I bowed my head, he was making me nervous, maybe I was right, and he didn’t scent me and now he’s going to embarrass me in front of all these people and tell me I’m not his mate. I turned quickly and darted for my parents, only to be caught around the waist and spun into his chest. I heard my mother growling but then she stopped, I wanted to look at her, see what had upset her, but I knew it was because of me. I put my hands on his chest and pushed at him, “let go of me, right now,” I demanded and to my surprise he did. I took a step back and gla
Grace’s POV 109 – 9 years later“I’m not sure about this Momma, we should have stayed in the states and not have everyone come to France for my 18th birthday, what if he was wrong and it was just that I smelled good, but not as a mate should smell.” I can’t help but be shitting myself right now, this seems like a fairytale, and I should be ecstatic over it, but if he was wrong and I’m not his mate then the last 9 years of my life have been a lie and I don’t know if I can deal with that. I was just a kid and yes, I wanted nothing more than for the only living prince that was known to us to be my mate and live a fairytale life, but I’m not a kid and have learned everything a true to life princess should have learned. I learned 5 foreign languages, French, of course, Italian, Russian, Spanish and German. I was sent to etiquette classes and began training the second they left our territory that day. I’ve been groomed to be the perfect Queen, but what if I’m not what he wants, what if
Veronica’s POV “Grace if you don’t sit still, I’ll never get your hair done,” I glare at my 9 year old daughter.She giggled, “sorry Momma, I’m just so excited, I mean the King and Queen are coming here, to our home today, aren’t you excited Momma.”I chuckle, “yes, very, but I’ve met them several times and I know you were a new born when we traveled to France and stayed at their home, but you have met them already.” I stand back and smile, “okay, is that how you wanted your hair today?”She looks in the mirror and smiles, “yes, it’s perfect,” she spins around, “there son, the prince he will be here too?”I arch a brow at her, “aren’t you a bit young to worry about the prince,” I shake my head, “he’s too old for you anyway and is a prince, now you behave yourself around him,” I give her a pointed look.She giggles, “yes, Momma, I’ll just go help Auntie Rochelle with her pup, if that’s okay?”I smiled, “of course, don’t be a nuisance though and thank her for your dress, it was very
Bastien's POV"Okay now, tell Daddy exactly what Jaxson did to make you so angry?" My 4-year-old was so angry that he called his cousin Jaxon a poopy head. I guess that's really bad on Veronica's level of thinking because now I'm trying to reason with my 4-year-old son. Dalton sits with a huff and crosses his arms over his tiny chest and mumbles, "hims better, Qween is hims auntie." I chuckle, "well son, I know the King and Queen too, would you like to meet them?" His eyes go wide, "pweese, Daddy." I nodded at him as I scoop him up, "of course we can and I'm sure Queen Jade will want you to call her auntie too. Now let’s go have some fun okay and no more using potty language to your cousin." I tickle his belly and he laughs, a laugh that warms my heart every time I hear it.We walk back out to the patio, and I place him down, he runs to his uncle Lucas and tackles him, there more like brothers, since they're raised together in the same pack. We live in the cabin that I built
Bastein’s POV – 6 months laterI grabbed Veronica and Dalton and headed for the car, “I can’t wait for you to see it, everything is perfect, just as you wanted.”She giggled, “Bastein, why do you have me blindfolded, this is so silly, I’ve seen the house.”He chuckled, “I know but humor me, just this once.”He helped me out of the car and walked me a few feet, “okay take off the blindfold.”Veronica removed the blindfold and looked straight ahead, the squeal that left her lips was ear-piercing as she saw Rochelle standing on the front porch. They moved towards each other and hugged, “I missed you so much Veronica,” Rochelle whispered.Veronica spoke, “I missed you too, let me get a good look at you,” she pulled her to arm’s length, scanning her from head to toe and then back. “How have you been, how’s the new Alpha, your business’, tell me everything,” Veronica spoke with excitement.I heard a chuckle and looked behind them as Mason appeared, he put his arm around Rochelle and kisse
Veronica’s POV 103I couldn’t help but swoon at some of the story Mom was telling, it was bittersweet to think that their love could survive so many years of torture, being so close yet so far had to overwhelm both of them. I thought of my mother, Elziabeth and just how this could have affected her as well, to know that her chosen was in love with another woman, could that had made her so bitter and hateful or was she that way from the beginning. Bastien brought me out of my thoughts as he cooed at Dalton, “so little man what will it be sleep or Momma?”I giggled, “give him here, he’s hungry,” Bastien smiled and handed him to me as he slid next to me in the bed. He cleared his throat as Dalton latched on to my breast, “he’s so greedy with my toys,” he chuckled.I side eyed him, “only for a few years, then they are all yours, unless you knock me up again, then you’ll have to wait longer,” I smiled as I looked at him, his brows furrowed but had a sweet smile on his face.He hummed, “
Luna Carol’s POVHe looked at me with tears in his eyes, "I'm so very sorry, this is my fault that our pup left and felt so valueless, I'll find her and win you both back." He gathered the cards and handed me the letter before turning and walking out of the kitchen. I finally let out the breath I was holding and collapsed on the floor, Callie, my wolf perked up "he loves us, he always has, you need to give him a chance," she purrs. I shake my head, "I know he was in a bad situation all these years, but I don't know if I can forgive him this easily," I scoffed at her. Callie howled in my head, "are you stupid, you know he never slept with her or anyone after us, do you know how hard that is for an Alpha, their libido is like off the charts, he has been celibate all these years, when that man blows,' she shuttered, "Oh goddess please let him blow with us, it will be mind-blowing for sure." I shook my head at her, "seriously, you’re thinking of fucking him right now?" She snickered
Alpha Steven’s POVI looked at my son in laws, both with knowing looks on their faces, I know for certain Bastien has been on his knees, pleading for a chance with Veronica, and by the look in Richard’s eyes, he’s been there as well. I hug Carol tighter to my chest and kiss her temple, “I’ve made so many mistakes in this life, and yet I still have the things in this world that are most important to me right here.” I nodded, where was I, “It took everything I had to leave Carol at the Omega quarters, she refused to come back with us to the pack house saying "Alpha, Luna Elizabeth ordered me here and gave me duties to the guards, I will do as my Luna requests until she reassigns me," she nodded and showed me the door. I could feel her sadness through our bond, as weak as our bond has become throughout the years, I still feel her. My heart broke as I took Veronica's hand, and we left her there. On our walk back to the pack house Veronica asked, "Daddy, what are you going to do with