Riley POV"Good morning, beautiful!" Jax's sleepy voice with a deep roughness hit my ears and I wanted to moan. I swear he got more sexier every day that passed."Good morning!" I said as I looked out the kitchen window."I don't like waking without you by my side." His arms wrapped around my waist and I felt his bare chest against my silk pajamas."Sorry. I had a bad dream and came to get some tea to help settle my nerves.""Wake me next time. I don't want to be asleep while you're in pain."I smiled as I sank deeper into his arms. How did I find this incredible man? "I'm not in pain, just confused. Today feels off.""What do you mean?""I don't know. I dreamt of my magic being ripped from me again, but this time my mother warned me. It was always the same dream, but last night as the white light burned my insides I saw my mother's face clearly in the light.""You never told me about this. How long have you been having this dream?""Since the first night I arrived here. I'm sure I m
Liam POV'The alpha Lycan is at our gates.' One of my guards told me through my link.'Let him through.' I approved, but I didn't really have a choice. "You ready?" I looked to Lindsey, praying she was as submissive to my orders to lie to Demetrius as she was in bed. I can't let him know of Riley."Yes, Master." She moved to my side and ran her hand over my chest. Goddess, I loved when she called me that. If I didn't have so much fear running through me, I would bend her over right here to let out some of this tension inside me. I fucking hated this man.I took a rough kiss from her mouth to clear my thoughts. I can't show my disgust to Demetrius. I knew he wouldn't kill me, especially since the sick bastard wanted my daughters, but he would make me do as he wanted one way or another.We walked out of the pack house just as his oversized SUV limo pulled into the driveway. "Demetrius!" I bowed my head to him as he approached. He was the tallest man of any I knew and his body was fill
Jax POVWe arrived home after dinner and the second we walked in the door Liam's arm were around me. The pack house was silent and I assumed he sent them all away."What happened?" I asked with a hard breath. He was more rattled than I thought he would be.Liam pulled out of my arms and leaned his head to mine. "Nothing!" He chuckled and stepped back."Nothing?" Riley said. "That can't be. I could feel his presence was coming and it would be devastating."Liam gave her a small smile then pulled her close to him. "He had a hundred sick ideas and I know I'm included in half of them, but today he didn't ask anything of me.""What of Lindsey?" I wanted to know what he agreed too. Liam turned Riley so her back was to his front and his hands roamed over her stomach. I knew how calming it was to feel her carrying our child."I told him I would mark her on the silver moon. We have to kill her before then." Liam said in all seriousness.Shock doesn’t properly explain what those words did to me.
Liam POVI tried to stay clear of Lindsey until it was time to leave, but that damn woman didn't leave me alone. I sent her to town with Claire to buy her some new clothes, then I tried to get some work done.All I could think about was how I had them both coming so perfectly for me this morning. Jax was right, this felt like it was meant to be. Maverick was more than fucking happy about it too. I wanted to be with them and more than anything I wanted to please them. I don't know why they so easily caved to me either. I was total dick to them, but the second I was nice it was all swept under the rug. I wouldn't apologize for my actions, but I did feel a need to make it up to them. I knew that is why I pleasured them this morning. I wanted to feel like I could be enough and show them I was enough.Now, I just needed to figure out Demetrius. I had two options and only two options. Remove him from our life or completely give into him. Anything else would result in my death, maybe my ent
Brandon POVI spent most my morning in the library. There was one on the bottom level for all of us to use, but I was in Liam's private library. Jack gave me access to it about a month ago, hoping we would find something of use in here. I knew Liam had been through every one of these books already. He was searching for a way to tame his beast, and from the amount of Lycan lore he had, I suspected he wanted a way to kill Demetrius too. He didn't read all of them looking for a solution to Riley's pregnancy though. I prayed he missed something."Here are twenty more books about magic, hybrids, spells, and anything else related to the rare and unusual." Barry walked in with his three sisters, Conner, and Tina."Thanks." I said, barely lifting my head from the book I was reading. It was an ancient separation spell that witches stopped using long ago. It was powerful enough to completely remove a supernatural spirit in one ritual, but usually left the victim unconscious for years."Do you
Jax POVI ran after Riley as she shot through the open door. I smelled blood, and I feared whoever spilled it was still there. Liam already shifted, standing a few inches taller than me with a body looked carved from a light brown stone. Every muscle of his was sharply defined and larger than his human form. Riley stood in a large open room with a wall length grey stone fireplace and a couch to seat atleast twenty people shaped in a half circle. The ceiling had long thick beams across the top in a light wood, giving it a feel of a real cabin style home.Her hand laid over her mouth as she cried into it. Tears ran endlessly down her face and I howled inside she had to witness such brutality, or feel this deep of pain.Danny Gomez sat on a large wooded chair that looked to be made straight from a tree. The back spokes still held bark over each one. His hands were tied to those spokes, tightly behind his back. His legs open wide and each tied to the bottom of the chair. His mouth was ga
Riley POVThe horrors I just witnessed were unexplainable. I wanted to look away, but I couldn't. I have never seen anything so heinous in my life. I grew up in New York and my father was the police chief. I was aware of the vile things humans did to one another. I never witnessed it though. Demetrius wasn't human either. He was something that could overpower us all, and he lived for five hundred years. It seemed cruel and unfair for the world to allow something so evil to walk among us. I never thought much about our world spiritually, but I thought there would be more of a balance. I had to believe if evil like Demetrius could exist, then something equally as good could too. I wasn't so foolish or naive to think I could be the one to kill him. I would stop at nothing to be the one that finds his undoing though. There had to be a way to get out from under his grasp."Do as the guards tell you, beautiful. Hopefully this will all be over soon." Jax kissed my lips and I felt the fear
Liam POVWe pulled in front of our pack house and left the car with a clear rift between us. It was never good to be at odds when trying to outsmart Demetrius. I knew it no longer matter though. I felt like every trick I played to win a small victory with the Alpha Lycan was only because he let me. I was always his puppet and I knew I always would be."You killed their entire family!" I said the second I saw his face, desperately holding Maverick back from barring his teeth. Most of the time my wolf bowed to Demetrius, and even now in my immense anger I still felt him wanting to. When Demetrius ruthlessly killed or stomped his boot of tyranny on others, my wolf felt like he was split in two. One, the loyal servant of something more powerful, and the other, a faithful leader to those that needed it. The tug of war at how to act inside me ripped at my insides in so much pain it was impossible to think straight."I did! I enjoyed it too." He grunted as he looked to the sky like he was r
Liam POV“I think I'm going to love this life a thousand times more than I thought possible. I can feel Riley's pride in her wolf, something I knew she was ashamed of before. I know this was because of you." Jax finger's ran over my neck, then hers. "You claimed her as yours.""It was only a few months ago. We wanted to wait for you, but then she went into heat and raped me.""I did not!" Riley smacked my shoulder. I grabbed her hand, kissing it sensually."I remember being thrown to a bed and attacked with that slutty pussy.""Attacked!" Her eyebrows rose to me."Mmm, yes, attacked! Jax is right though. You need to be reminded who is the Alpha here.""I'm a Lycan!" She countered."In the bedroom you're our little slut, and you know you love it." I spun her around and forced her chest to the bed. "Be a good little slut and bend over." I demanded. Her body relaxed and legs parted with ass in the air. She knew she loved it. Jax moved beside me. "She is a Lycan, which means she can take
Liam POVI remained behind my mates as they walked hand in hand to our bedroom. Riley had been glued to Jax's side since he woke and I loved seeing them together. I was reluctant to claim him so openly because this relationship between us was so new. We hid our bond for years, then a few days after accepting each other publicly he was cursed asleep. Also, I was afraid it wasn't going to last. I knew it was him, Jax was really here and seemingly unaffected from the spell he was under for so long. I prayed that was true, but worried somehow Allura or Mildred added some twist to his awakening.I sat in a chair to the side of our bed and listened to my mates argue. Even red eyes and screaming I was filled with joy watching them together.Riley filled Jax in about Claire's disappearance and her blood vow to Allura as she changed into her pajamas. She acted like it was all nothing, but Jax was pissed, as I expected he would be. He tried laying down orders to Riley and I chuckled how she sho
Liam POV"So how did you wake me?" Jax crossed his large arms over his chest. Maverick was in a frenzy watching him all day. He ate five plates of food just for breakfast and all while talking and joking with all our kids. Jackson took ten minutes to warm up to him, then wouldn't leave his side. Jax fit right in like he had been here every second the last few years. Riley was glowing, watching him naturally being one of us. Honestly, I was never worried we would need an adjustment to when he woke. Our kids loved him just as much as they loved Riley or me. They saw him everyday and knew his life through stories we told them."I'll let our gorgeous Queen explain that one." I side eyed Riley, happily hanging her out to dry. I was happy as fuck she woke him, but I didn't agree with the terms."Maybe we should discuss this later." Riley tried brushing it off when Sophia and Dylan walked in."Later? Seriously, Riley?" Sophia was not happy and a fairy was not a pretty thing to see upset. "
Liam POVThis fierce goddess of a woman just did the dumbest shit possible. I wanted Jax awake more than anything, but this was a mistake. I could feel it in my bones that giving Allura life, hundred of years to plan and manipulate, would eventually be our undoing. Allura moved swiftly to Jax. Her hands moved over his body as magic poured out of her hands. Her sickly sweet voice, full of lies and deceit, circled around us in an echo. My body tensed and I couldn’t move. My eyes moved to Riley, my gorgeous mate clenching her hands in a tight fist as her body shook in anticipation. Her wrist had a deep cut where her blood vow to Allura would remain until one of them died. Fuck me! Jax is going to be so pissed I let this happen. He will quickly see that there is no taming a Lycan though, especially when that Lycan is Riley. She is not the same woman he once knew. She was more powerful than any now, and she knew it. My head shot to Jax as a soft moan escaped his lips. His eyes squinted
Riley POV"I'm the mother of the woman that spelled your mate, and I want your protection before lifting this curse. A blood vow or he stays asleep forever." The smile that crept on the old woman's face was pure evil, just like her blackened soul. She was definitely related to Mildred, the resemblance was clear and I knew her scent. I looked to Jax, then to Liam. He wasn't convinced and neither was I. She could break the curse, but at what price?"Agreed!" I stepped towards the woman and Liam grabbed my arm."Are you insane! You don't even know what vow she is asking for.""I don't care. She wakes him or I kill her. I prefer to come to an agreement and see our mate again, but one way or another her blood will be shed." My eyes heated as I let my Lycan come forward. I didn't want to hurt Liam and he knew that too. He also knew I would do whatever it took to get Jax back."What are you terms?" Liam said with a clenched jaw. He didn't like this, but he knew I wasn't backing down."I wan
Liam POVI watched my gorgeous mate as her belly grew each day. For this pregnancy I decided to take a picture and measurements every day to record for Jax. Brandon got me a damn baby journal because he was my mate's best friend, so, of course she told him everything. I mean everything too. The most intimate details that little omega knew and it annoyed me. "Why are you growling?" Riley smiled at me, knowing my anger was at the man I stared daggers at. I placed the picture in my book and slammed it shut."Nothing!" I turned away from Brandon and Barry feeding their little hybrid demon a vile of blood. Vampires were savages and these two idiots were trying to raise one. I thought Claire was bad as a hybrid, we haven't seen anything yet with Isabella."Daddy, Daddy!" Four little voices came running into the kitchen and nearly tackled me. Three Lycan girls and one Alpha boy. Soon Riley won't be the only one that can kick my ass. "There's all my babies." I rubbed over their backs and ki
Liam POVI spent the last two years obsessing over finding a way to wake Jax that I forgot to give my mate proper attention. Riley was so understanding of the pain we both felt that she never pressured me to be better either. She held it inside and now she was a damn time bomb. A sexy as hell bomb I couldn’t wait to watch explode.The second I pushed her into the bathroom I knew she was in heat. She took a suppressant, but that was made for werewolves. It was only a matter of time before it stopped working, and now that it's been so long, it would take days to calm her. That dark wine and cherry blossom scent had every fiber of my being in tune to her needs. She needed to be satisfied, but revenge was deep inside her too. Whoever this old boss was, he hurt her in a way she wanted him to pay. I let her handle him by herself, knowing a human was nothing to my Queen. I didn't expect her to actually kill him though. My little demon girl had some true evil inside her. "Strip!" I demanded
Riley POVI followed Liam back to the little party our company held at an upscale restaurant. Men were dressed in their finest suits and women their most extravagant dresses. It was a beautiful venue bathed in white with silver sparkles everywhere. I watched Darrel with heated eyes waiting for the perfect opportunity. I wasn't sure what Liam was planning, but I was sure it ended with death. I couldn't let that happen, but a part of me did. We needed Jax to tame us both. "You ok?" Sophia looked at me with worry."Sure." I took a long sip of my wine."I can feel your Lycan begging to come out. What did Liam do this time?" "It wasn't Liam, someone from my past." "Ooo, I smell death. I like it!" Sophia's eyes shined purple as her hand rubbed over her baby bump. She was on child number six and I didn't know how she did it. That woman was always pregnant and usually with more than one."My baby is going psycho." Her husband wrapped his arms around her from behind. "Does my wife need a le
Riley POV"Brandon!" I squealed, leaving Liam's hand and running into his arms. A few months ago they adopted their first child and I've seen very little of him. She was a gorgeous little girl that needed a lot of care. Her hybrid of wolf and vampire was already present and it required a lot of training to keep her not only happy, but in control. Isabella had the best two dads to help her grow and learn who she is meant to be though. "My Queen!" He teased me."Please stop me calling me that." I smiled at him as I shook my head.Many bowed to me, but I was a just a normal person. I didn't even feel like a werewolf most the time. Mainly because I never let my wolf come out, or she didn't want to. I wasn't sure anymore who was pushing who away. "But it's true." Liam added, giving me a wink then extending his hand to Brandon and Barry."Well, I don't feel like a Queen and we are all friends here." I smiled at them. "Well, you two are more lovers, goddess you reek of sex." "Barry is an