Liam POV"Goddess, I hate this place." The grey stone mansion surrounded by fairytale foliage was coming into view and although it was a mystical place full of beauty it held nothing but ominous warnings to me. "It's not my favorite place either." Jax sighed. "Are we all caught up with the do's and don'ts of an Alpha? I mean it's not like I'm the all powerful leader of the strongest pack or anything.""You're an asshole, that is what you are. We are caught up for now. I do need you in the office in two weeks though. Since pack law requires all ownership to be under your name there are few contracts I need you to review and sign. Brandon will have everything prepared for your office. I just hired a few new staff members as well. It would be good to get to know them a bit."I grunted at his request. I hated going to the human city. It was bad enough my own pack members feared me. I didn't need the humans pissing themselves in unknowing fear of me too. "I guess, but you would owe me a f
Liam POVI spent the last four hours drinking myself into a fool, but it didn't help. How was I supposed to accept this woman as my partner, future Luna, and then just take her home to fuck her until she was pregnant. I wandered the long hallways of the mansion staring at each portrait of the Lycan's that lived before. Each painting had a short passage about their life and accomplishments. It sucked to think that these Lycan's entire existence was summed up to one picture and four sentences. Was that all their life was for? It seemed pointless to even carry on in this world."Alpha Liam." Fraya was hiding in the shadows of an open door to a dark room. Normally I would be scared shitless to approach her, but after everything that happened with her daughter I didn't think she would show me any harm."Fraya" I nodded in respect to her."Please come join us a moment." She opened the door more and all I saw was darkness. I probably shouldn't enter, but with all the liquid courage I consum
Riley POVTo say I was nervous walking along the immaculate sidewalks of Seattle headed straight to a twenty two story building, where my new job would be, was an understatement. I wore my black power suit, red cami paired with my red silhouettes for an extra confidence boost but I don't think it was helping much.Not only was everything all new; from the town, to the people, to my job, but I had this stupid anxiety knocking in my chest. This morning I second guessed even wearing a skirt to work because of all the bullshit with Darell. I brushed it off and wore the suit anyways, but in the back of my mind I thought maybe I was over doing it. I shouldn't feel uncomfortable and never had before. Even Becky's voice saying "you always wear those tight outfits..." rang through my head.My clothes weren't tight, my skirt wasn't short, and my cami didn't show any cleavage. What I wore was appropriate, but also fabulous. I pitched my head up a little higher and walked through the front door
Liam POVThe drive back home was excruciating. Jax sat beside me continuously letting growls out. It was becoming the way he breathed. Lindsey sat across from me with her hands folded at her lap, back straight, and face neutral. She didn't show fear or apprehension, but I could smell it rolling off her. The idea of an Alpha mate was pleasing to any wolf. With her being an Alpha herself and me the strongest of all our kind I know her wolf was glowing in pride. It would be easy to just let our animal side take over. We could not feel any moral obligation to another. Just pure animalistic need to rule, dominate, and fuck. I wanted to let go of my human side after this weekend. Become lost in pure instinct, but my conscience nagged at me. Could I really just take this little Asian wolf across from me as my mating partner? Let her run the pack as Luna during the day then break her body in new ways every night. Maverick growled in approval, but when I forced images of our mate in my he
Liam POVJax didn't budge one inch from Maverick trying to force his submission. After all he only submitted to me when he wanted to. Being his Alpha made his wolf want to more often than he liked, but not right now."I'm done with this Liam. Have your mating whore and have your Luna, but you will be finding a new Beta. Release me!" He demanded.I stumbled back at his words. I would never let him go. "No!" I growled back at him. "If you make her your Luna I will break our bond. I don't care how much it will hurt our pack. Either let me go or I will force you too." He stormed out my office, slamming my door behind him."Fuck!" I roared, sending my chair threw my window. I knew I would have to let him go eventually. I had to make Lindsey my Luna. Losing my best friend would be devastating, but losing my pack would be unthinkable. I couldn't sacrifice their lives for my own selfish needs.Lindsey was smart, witty, and already showed me she could be a Luna my pack needed. This was the wa
Liam POVAnother growl left my lips so I turned and walked out, slamming the door behind me. Jax’s very clear act of defiance and disobedience was making my wolf claw at my insides. I felt like I had no control left in my pack or personal life. I was losing everything, when I barely had much to start.I walked the halls of this building, not speaking a word. Most scurried away from me, but the few brave ones that tried speaking were met with my wolf. A wolf no one wanted to know.By the time lunch came around I was ready to boil over. This was ending today. I stormed in the conference room, ignoring the light laughter from Jax and his three omega, one human, and one hybrid new hires. I didn't personally mind them intermingling, but the implication could be devastating, especially to my pack."I want the female and abomination gone. Brandon, remove them from this building." I was no longer the friend or business partner. I was their Alpha speaking. The omega's bowed their heads while
Riley POVI have been working for two weeks proving myself more and more with every account. Jax was still in a foul mood, but he rarely let it out on anyone. I felt bad that something was eating away at him. I had no idea what it was or how to help though. My coworkers still seemed to be giving me the cold shoulder, but they didn't disrespect me. I didn't want to be loved by everyone so it was fine by me. As long as my staff did their work and listened to me, I was ok with not being their friends.Brandon was here everyday, we even regularly got lunch together, and I was happy to have met him. I still didn't understand how he had two jobs and seemed to do them so well. Since both of his jobs involved being close to me I wasn't going to complain. The past few weekends we spent getting completely wasted at the bar, after dancing half the night away. I was enjoying this little rhythm we had. My father had called everyday and soon he would start his treatment. I nearly ran back home w
Liam POVIt was amusing watching Riley try to ignore the man's comments while also pitching ideas to help his business. Alpha Danny was a brute and didn't hide it. He, of course, wasn't nearly as rough as he normally is simply because I was there. He wasn't sure if I was protecting this human girl or not, but everyone was careful not to piss off Demetrius. Alerting a human to our ways was the best way to get your head taken off."So, let me get this straight." Danny adjusted his body in his seat. "You think my business is a failure and I need to stop making handcrafted works of art from these very trees surrounding us, and start making piece of crap furniture that would break just from touching it, or I'll lose everything?" Oh, he was about to explode. Riley actually presented herself very well and avoided any harsh comments about his truly failing business, but Alpha Danny has been told this same story for years. "No sir, that's not what I'm saying. You can still make anything you
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