~~~(Natasha’s POV)~~~The Alpha was gone.That made things easier for me. I didn’t plan on making a scene just yet, so I had to get in without killing any of the patrollers, though it would have been far easier if I could just kill them all. I had to wait till sun down. It was a long wait, especially when I was this close to my goal.I sneaked hiding behind one of the trees, and I watched them. They laughed about some jokes, and I couldn’t help the hate that built up in me. They were all murderers, and here they were laughing and having no care in the world. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt if I killed at least one of them.As much as I wanted them dead, I had a far more important task. ‘The Ghost’ had assigned me to only give them a warning; I planned to do way more than that.I had studied this pack for ten years, so sneaking past the patrollers was not a hard task.I had read through the map of this pack over and over again until I had it encrypted in my mind. I knew I couldn’t follow the mai
~~~(Natasha’s POV)~~~All I could feel was him. Taking me to heights I had never been before, my moans mixed with his, but deep down I couldn't help but fight. I fought him in my mind, but the lust he made me feel won, and now here I was, fucking him instead of killing him.“Stop...” I gasped, pushing him away.He did stop, also seeming lost and surprised at his own actions; his eyes were back to the honey brown orbs I remembered.“Mate?” He called out; it sounded more like a question. like he was unsure of himself.“No” I growled out. Even if the evidence were all clear, I still didn’t want to believe it. I didn’t want to believe that I was mated to the Beta of the Blood Moon Pack, the same people that killed my parents right before my eyes ten years ago, the same people that cleared out my pack of existence. I was here for revenge, and little by little it began sinking in. What the hell have I done?He was not supposed to see my face; I had been weak.I backed away from him and to t
(Lena's POV)The Blood Moon Pack hadn't changed much since I left two years ago, but there was something different in the atmosphere; I knew it, I could almost feel it.There are many things I didn't really think about and should have.Like the stares I would be getting.Damien's hands held mine assuringly; I would have shrugged his hands away, but I couldn't deny that with him by my side, I felt some sense of safety. Everyone stared at me; they whispered too. I could feel their gaze burning through me. I pretended not to care; but it did get on my nerve. I was grateful that I had wrapped up Kaden in the blood red blanket; I knew there would be more whispers if they did see his face.This felt like some cringe-worthy movie, but in my case, I was not in elegant, beautiful clothing. I wore a simple blue blouse and ripped jeans—nothing elegant, nothing beautiful.Another thing I hadn't really thought about was the fact that I would be meeting Luna and my replacement, Isis. I didn't know
(Lena's POV)Damien waited patiently for me to answer his question, and I didn't know if I should."I didn't tell you because I didn't want to hold you down by the fact that I had your child. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't that I cared or gave a fuck about you, but I didn't want to get hurt. I knew that after what happened, you would punish me. I knew that even if I did tell you about my child, you would find a way to make me pay, and I didn't want to be treated like a whore in my own home, right before my child, so I ran.""So you ran away with your vampire, Mate?" Damien asked, a hint of irritation in his voice, and I almost laughed at that. I should be the one mad; he had no right to be."No. I did not run away; Konstantin saved me from you." (and I would be forever grateful)—this part I didn't say out loud."So you were going to train him without the knowledge that he had a father?""Yes," I said, and Damien's eyes darkened. I knew that because I chanced a single look at him. "Bett
Chapter Ten(Lena's POV)I couldn't even believe the nerve of him to judge me; he didn't deserve an explanation. I should have told him that I never killed good people, and I always did my own investigation and found them wanting before I went on any mission, but I skipped that little part out. A part of me liked the new stare he gave me; he was finally realizing little Lena was gone."Lena, stay, not for a week or two, but for six months.""No, and don't you dare hold me captive because I would fight you to the last Damien.""I won't do that, but I want you to give me a chance. Give me a chance to love Kaden and be a father. Six months is all I need to prove to you that I would be better, and if after six months you choose to leave, then I wouldn't stop you.""I don't want Kaden anywhere near you, Damien," I say, staring at him with a freezing cold look. I should have expected this."Lena, I know what it means to have a monster as a father. I never thought I would want a child, but n
(Damien's POV)I didn't want to leave Lena.I should have known from the beginning; I should have suspected that she was not involved in the attack, but I was too blind, blinded my rage, but she was here again.Maybe we were always meant to be, but I had six months to prove that to her and six months to win back my family. I couldn't deny the truth: after two years, I still loved her, maybe even more. I knew deep down that love was pain, but I didn't mind bearing all consequences- maybe I even deserved it. Staring at Kaden, at my son, I knew I had to fight harder.I had been a fool; I would never forgive myself for humilating Lena before my beta and gamma. What exactly was the purpose of that?- Simple though, I wanted to make her feel pain, even if it was little compared to what I felt. What I hadn't realised was that it had all been my fault from the beginning. I wasn't listening, I wasn't listening to her, I doubted her, and I trusted Isis over her. No wonder she saw the need to see
(Lena's POV)I stare around his room. Strangely, I did feel comfortable here—maybe too comfortable.Still, I couldn't help but remember all the things I did with Damien—those wicked things. I wonder who else he brought in here—but again, I shouldn't be thinking about that.I didn't know what had gotten into me; it did seem like I always lost the ability to reason anytime I was with him. The fact that I had gone on with his plan of remaining here for six months was insane, but then he was right; I didn't have the financial capacity if I were to leave right now, and Nicholas—well, I don't think I can go back to him, my job was too risky and Kaden wouldn't be safe.But, I couldn't deny there was something more to it all—some more reasons to why I had agreed on this.I realized I cared—not just for him but for the pack, even after 'everything', I still cared.A knock on the door drew my attention. I hesitated, I was not hoping to meet anyone, maybe I could remain here silent and whoever w
(Natasha's POV)A week passed by in a blur.I never realized it would be this hard. I was finally leaving, and no one could tell how long I would be away; it totally depended on how long the 'Ghost' wanted me there and how long I took to fufill my mission. Being far away from home meant that I would not always be able to see Sebastain, and I felt an ache in my chest at that.Home. That's what this layer had become for me and for my fellow members. Home.Even if Set visited or I sneaked out to meet him, I wouldn't be able to spend as much time with him as I wished to. I would have to be extra careful. All this hadn't occurred to me when I was coming up with the plan for 'The Ghost'. A part of me regretted coming up with this. I had tied myself to a man—my mate—but the same man who had partaken in bringing down my pack.I stood before Sebastain's room, hesitating, and even before I knocked, the door was pushed open, and there stood Sebastain. He was beautiful, and I couldn't deny it, he
THREE YEARS LATER (Lena's POV) Kaden was color blind; I had always suspected this, but now that he was older it had been easier to tell. Damien blamed himself for it, but this wasn't even under 'his' control, neither was it his fault. . I had gotten better; I didn't need to be scared when I held my child on when I came into contact with others; Damien was all the control I needed, and together we've managed to start up a life once again. I had agreed to never use my powers again, but the less I use them, the more they seemed but be buried deep down, beyond my reach. I could live a normal life—or at least something close to that. Aurora walked into our room with two year old Leslie in her arms. We had become very close friends after the incident three years ago. With Diego gone, Nate took his title as the Beta, and for the past three years, there has been no one to fill in the gap until now. Diego's sister Alice had turned out to be one of the most brutal warriors, outmatch
(Natasha POV) We never really had a place to call home. The closest thing to home was the little cabin in the woods. I remembered Set bringing me in here. I had been so surprised at the beauty of the place. I had imagined things—I had imagined children running around in this space. I was going to plant new flowers every week, just at the side. It would have been a beautiful home. I had so many regrets; what would have changed if I stayed behind? Yet, I knew that Diego would have been killed if I did. Set wouldn't have wanted that. One thing was sure: The Ghost, who was also the Vampire Prince, wouldn't let us go that easily. I had killed the Ghost, the man who put me through so much pain. I had made 'Number One' pay for assaulting me and for taking my one true love away, yet it meant nothing now because even those couldn't bring Set back. I and Set had gone on dangerous missions, and I grew to believe that nothing could overcome us. Set was a pro at what he did. I had believed he
(Lena's POV) Damien tore through the crowd of vampires, and finally I could see him-- that was enough to give me hope, prehaps this wasn't my end yet. "Damien!" I cried out "Lena, hang on" he says as he yanked one of the vampires off me."Take off the necklace" he commanded."No!" Hecuba screamed.Damien ripped off the ruby necklace from my neck. I gasped. It all happened fast. Hecuba screamed, louder than a banshee; it was an ear-bleeding noise; the glass shattered. Damien held me close shielding me from the glass shards; The screeching sound must be one of the vampires' bane, a weakness we had just discovered because they clawed at their own ears, running in all directions of the room to find an escape. After what felt like hours- but were actually minutes, the noise stopped, and Hecuba's body, just like those of her victims, dried up, fading away till she was nothing but bones. I stared at the ruby necklace on the floor; it had turned back to the emerald green it originally ha
(Lena's POV)"Take a seat with me, will you?" Konstantin says."I think we have a lot to talk about," I said, and he nodded. Walking, I followed, but Hecuba held me back."We have no time for this. I have no time for this," she says, but I pulled my hands free of her grabs. I followed, and after a while she did too. I didn't know what I was planning to do, even as I sat."Do you want anything to drink?" The vampire prince asked, his eyes fixed on me, as if we were the only ones in the room."No, thank you."He took the seat opposite me, not minding that there was none for Hecuba. I turned to her, but she shook her head slightly, indicating that she didn't mind standing."So here you are. Two years ago, you disappeared, I want to know if everything was a lie" I inquired not because I really cared but more out of curiosity."Not everything—this was my home even before I met you and have been for a long time, but you see, as much as I wanted to be close to you and as much as I loved th
"You lied to me all these years; you made me believe The Blood Moon Pack destroyed my family and my pack, but you lied, the vampire did." "They died ten years ago; get over yourself, child," he hissed at me. It sounded more like a sound a snake would make. "Go to hell!" I screamed back at him. "I have already been there" he says.Number One chuckled. "I go by many names." The Ghost began, "Some call me The Ghost; others call me the Prince of Doom, the Ruler of the Undead," he says as he lets his cloak fall to the ground. "But I am popularly known as the Vampire Prince.Just like all the others of my children I picked you all at the worst moment in your lives. In your case, it had been after the death of your family. You are right-- the vampires attacked them, yet I couldn't let you know that because I knew you would be of so much help to me. But you have to know one thing. The vampires do nothing except what I command them to." The Ghost finally took off his mask. Now I did unde
(Natasha's POV) I felt selfish after I discovered the truth about Diego. All the while, he had been suffering in silence, and I was too blind to see it. I never knew about his sister; I didn't even see the need to ask. My whole focus had been centered on destroying the pack—these were people who had done nothing to me. . I had to return back to the cabin, just as I had promised Set. I wanted to see him again, fall into his arms, and let him take control just as he always does. I wanted to hear those sweet words from him. I needed to be reminded of how special I was because, at this moment, I didn't feel very unique. I felt awful for how I treated Diego. I arrived in the cabin; the lights were on, and a small smile stretched on my lips as I walked in. "Set, I'm back," I said, but there was no response. "Set?" I called out as I walked into the living room. I saw the shattered glass on the floor; the couch had been ripped; the portrait was on the floor; and so were the curtains.
(Damien's POV) The decision I had to make weighed on my shoulders. Even as I walked into the dungeons where Diego had been kept waiting. I walked in alone. Diego didn't stare up at me; his gaze never left his hands. "You believed I had fucked your mate; could this be why you turned against me?" I asked. "I never believed you could do such a thing," he says. I stared at the injuries I had inflicted on him; his ear had been completely torn off; he needed a healer; but he was a traitor and couldn't be treated any better than that. "It hadn't been the way you think. Your mate had poisoned me; I had thought I was with Lena; believe me, I could never do that, she tricked me." "I do believe you. I knew you couldn't go that length, but I had been so mad. Yet, that was not the reason. Years ago, I had a sister; her name is Alice. She had been stolen away from us five years before I was born. The incident faded so quickly, and my parents discarded everything that belonged to her. They
"For so many years, you made me suffer; you made me believe I was the cause of your childlessness, you sold me away for your selfish benefits and when you discovered that your ill action still favoured me, you framed me for something I did not do, you made me see the worst in life, but that hadn't been enough for you; you still believed that I was the reason your mate was killed, and now you have returned to have me," I said. "What are you doing to me?" he asks. "Once a woman came to you, she brought a baby, and she told you that this child was special. Look at the woman beside me," I said to him, and he does. "She might be in the body of another, but this is my true mother, and she is going to make you pay for what you did to her child," I say, stepping aside. Hecuba walked forward; she was nothing like Aradia; even if she had claimed the woman's body, there was something about the way she walked; she walked like she owned the world; her aura could be felt even from miles away. H
The woman, Aradia, sat, waiting; she already knew what was coming. The gunshots could be heard outside and blood flowed into the room, spreading in from underneath the door. She reached out to her powers and then stretched her hands over Lena's body, muttering strange words, and there was a faint glow as energy erupted from her outstretched hands, forming a shield over Lena's body. This shield was one of the hardest to make; it did cost her, and she felt suddenly weak. The longer it stayed on, the weaker she became, yet she couldn't let go. The door busted open, and soldiers moved in. About fifteen of them left. The Blood Moon Soldiers had managed to take out a good number and had inflicted some brutal injuries on others. The attacks had come in large numbers; no wonder they had been able to overpower the five Blood Moon soldiers who had been kept there to protect the Luna. "Wake up, Lena," Aradia whispered to the woman on the bed, but there was no sign of movement. The soldiers