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 POVI grabbed my little death goddess by her arm just as she hit the patio. "Are you fucking stupid, Riley. Were you trying to get yourself killed? All of us killed?" I shouted in her face as I pushed her against the brick wall."Me? You're the asshole giving into a fucking psycho, who also happens to be some powerful demon." She pushed me hard in the chest, making me chuckle how it didn't budge me the slightest. She was so weak, and fuck, it turned me on so much. I was pissed at her, but also so fucking grateful she was alive."We all need to calm down!" Jax said, wiping the sweat from his face. He nearly shit his pants the second we noticed Demetrius was actually holding Riley's neck in his hand.She was fucking gorgeous and that baby bump made her so desirable. I licked my lips, raking my eyes over her curvy little body. I couldn't stop the raging need inside me to pull her close, or to yell at her for being so stupid. She almost died, I almost lost her and my child. I can't
Liam POVWe stood outside our pack house surrounded by a garden. Riley just sucked me off as Jax fucked me so perfectly. I told them I wanted them both to overwhelm me and they didn't disappoint. Now, I wanted more. I will always want more with them. They were mine.I bunched Riley's dress to her hips, then my hands ran over her large ass and ripped off her underwear. "Goddess, this is going to be hard with this huge belly." "What are you going to do to me?" She asked with scared eyes. "Don't worry, gorgeous. It will hurt and you'll love it. Jax behind Riley." I ordered him. He completely removed his pants then stood naked behind her with his back to the wall. I lifted Riley in my arms from under her thighs, then leaned her back to Jax's chest. "Hold her thighs open." 'We are both taking her.' I said in his mind and he smiled wide to me. I know he thought about this many times before, just as I have. I didn't care about anything else right now. I didn't care if we were outside or
Brandon POVBarry and I made it to Liam's private library to let Conner and Tina safely leave. I was fuming though and I think I scared them. I felt a little guilty to make them more rattled. "We need to protect Riley. There has to be a way to kill Demetrius." I was so riled up about everything and didn't know how to deal with it. I wasn't a powerful Alpha or even a Beta. I dealt with the needs of our pack, and loved making them happy. We have never been at war or really had anything all that serious to deal with. I didn't know how to protect my Luna and I knew if we went to war, we would all lose.I threw a book at the wall then stacked the others in a pile. I wanted to break something. She was my Luna and I knew it the second I saw her. It wasn't the pregnancy either. It was her that I was drawn too. "Whoa! Calm down, Brandon. We can't go after a Lycan. Did you not see what happened earlier? White magic ripped at his skin and barely hurt him. One blast to us and we would be seein
Riley POVAfter our little sexscapade out back Jax brought me to bed. I was so overwhelmed with anger, fear, disgust, and disappointment that when I saw Liam starting to bend to us, I just needed him. I hoped he would finally cave to us, but I knew he wouldn't. I didn't want to let him go. After seeing how he so quickly caved to Demetrius I knew I had too. It hurt watching Liam so easily believe his own lies. We would never be happy as lovers in secret. It would feel good when we were together, but after, it would leave a sour taste in our mouth. Like it did now."You need to sleep, beautiful. You're exhausted." Jax laid next to me with an arm around my waist. My back was snuggled closely to his front and I felt his comfort."Whose fault is that?" I giggled, then sighed as my eyes fluttered. I was too tired to laugh."Mm, I could argue it was yours. This delicious body calling us to you day and night." His voice was husky as his lips danced over my shoulder. He felt amazing on my ski
Liam POVI saw a big ass Lycan in my house walking towards Riley. Suddenly, I couldn't breathe and just leapt from the railing. I felt Jax by my side and knew he would go for Riley. I knew I couldn't kill the beast, but I could stall him while Jax made a run for it with her.Magic hit me hard in the chest and my body just blacked out. As I came to, Riley was hugging the beast, and Jax laid bloody next to me. Nothing I could imagine would prepare me for what she said though."He is my father!"I knew her father wasn't her biological one, but he was still a fucking Lycan. One that looked strikingly like Demetrius. I growled at the thought this was all a game. Did Riley lie to us, deceive me? To what end would they play this game? Was her father planning with Demetrius to take me down, or force me to do something?I shook the thoughts from my head as we walked into the sitting room. It didn't make any sense why Demetrius would be playing a game like this with me. Unless, maybe, he was t
Riley POVMy body didn't feel like it was actually here as everything unfolded. It was like my nightmares, where I stood to the side watching everything happen to me."Liam." I started to say something, but it left my brain before I could. I was shocked at his words, his hate for me. We never got along well, but I did care for him. I did want him. He said we wouldn't want each other after I take my wolf back from his soul, but I didn't see that as the truth."There is nothing we need to discuss." He said to me then looked away. He couldn't even met my eyes. Jax moved to the chair opposite him and pulled my waist to sit with him. I shook my head and sat next to my father instead. I didn't want to cuddle with Jax knowing how it broke Liam's heart. We can't do anything about my wolf right now, so I moved the conversation back to common grounds, killing the psycho Lycan, aka my biological father.I turned to my dad. "Can we kill Demetrius? Freya said you were the oldest and rightful Alp
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