LUCY
I had finally finished packing, and I fell back on Damon's bed. I had overdone the shopping, that's for sure, but I had nothing here at Crescent moon pack. I left most of my things at Mountain Moon, and I was afraid to go back to Death Moon. Fearful of what I would feel being surrounded by all those memories.
"You mean what you would feel for Killian because you still love him even though he isn't our mate, and he tricked us and lied to us."
"Yep, that pretty much sums it up."
"Just give Hunter and Damon a chance to love us. They were made for us for a reason."
"I know that, Astrid. Just how do we know its real?"
"Just try." I sighed, looking out the window. I grabbed my phone to text Axel and see how him and the twins were doing. Before I got a response, Damon came in.
"Hey Angel," he walked over, kissing my head.
"hey, I finally finished packing."
"haha, I can see that. Do
DAMONI have waited for this trip for months. I can't believe we are finally here. Italy is far more beautiful than I ever imagined. We are in a quaint little villa in Capri, and Lucy is wearing the sexiest red string bikini lying in the sun, reading a book. I wish we could stay in this place forever, forget our packs and responsibility. I can tell Lucy is getting antsy as we wait for the car to arrive to take us to the Blue Grotto. Some underwater cave thing she wants to see. I could stay here on our private beach, just the two of us, for the next month and be the happiest man alive. I pour Lucy another Mimosa, and she looks at me over her sunglasses."Are you trying to get me drunk?""I wish Human Liqure would get you drunk, then maybe you will take off that sexy swim top for me." I wink at her, and she laughs. We hear the honk of a car horn, and Lucy jumps up, pulling on her jean shorts and grabbing her day bag. She grabs me by the hand, pul
LUCY Dinner was more than I could have hoped for. I watched as Damon finished his food. Waiting to see his reaction. Axel always made sex faces when he ate. It made me laugh and miss him at the same time. "What do I have food on my face?" "Haha, no, you look great. What did you think?" "Of what?" his lips tug up in that killer smirk he always does when he is teasing me." "Your meal!! Did you like how they used garlic and parmesan in the breading on the chicken? They must have used a whole clove in just one dish." I was so excited I was rambling on. "Haha, you really are food-obsessed, aren't you?" "I would say it's defiantly an unhealthy addiction more than an obsession, but to each their own." "It was delicious. I have to admit I never had chicken parmesan before." "Kade makes the most amazing food. He usually sticks with French food, but his pasta is to die for. That's
DAMON (MATURE CONTENT SKIP THIS CHAPTER IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT)Twirling Lucy around the dance floor, my heart was full. She really was made for me. Even with her trauma and what she referred to as damages. I only saw this bright, funny, beyond sexy diva who stole my heart at the very first glance. I loved watching her smile and the way her arms tightened around my neck when she giggled, and the way her lips found my jaw to kiss me, simply letting me know she loved my hands on her. When she said, she was ready to go with that seductive smile. I wasted no time getting her to the car that had been waiting for when we needed to head home. I placed her on my lap and closed the door behind me, telling the driver to get us back to the Villa. Lucy's arms were still around my neck, and I couldn't hold back any longer. I captured her lips in the most passionate kiss. She kissed me back with just as much love and adoration. I could feel my lips bruising at the intensity of our connecti
ELLENI was getting huge. I stood in front of the mirror and held my extremely large belly up. I wonder if Lucy could heal my stretch marks. I shake my head, getting rid of such a selfish thought. I can see Madox watching me from the bed."Do you think you'll still love me when I am all stretched out with droopy skin? I'll never get my shape back." I pouting, feeling so hormonal and ugly. I knew it was a blessing to bring life into this world, but I couldn't help feeling so unlike myself."I think you are just projecting because you don't want to talk about what is really bothering you." I glared at my stupid mate for knowing me all too well."I am not. I do not care about my stupid sperm donor dad. He can rot in...." I gasped as pain radiated through me like a wave knocking the wind out of me as I almost hit the floor. Maddox was at me in a flash and lifted me to the bed. Before he even placed me on the bed, Axel burst through the door.
LLUCYThe sun was hot, hotter than I expected. I rolled over on the blanket, putting my book away when I felt Damon poke me."Why are you poking.""Shit Axel was right. Wolves can burn. You look like a lobster." I shove his hand away, looking at the red blotchy skin he was poking.""That is weird. This has never happened before.""Maybe you are having an allergic reaction to the sun?""Can nothing in my life be simple!" I lay on my back with my arm draped over my eyes. I smelt him before I saw him—a mix of fresh-cut wood and apples. I sat up instantly."Oliver?""Well, Astrid hasn't left you entirely because you still have her nose." He laughed, and I squinted up at him. He was fully dressed in tactical gear. You'd think he would be sweating like crazy. I could smell another smell I loved: fresh-cut grass and ground coffee."Why is Killian here?"
OLIVERWatching Lucy and Matice dancing made me smile. I felt like she was my baby sister, but she was, in fact, three years older. I felt guilty for not inserting myself into her life sooner, watching from afar, trying to keep her safe. I failed her in so many ways, and yet it never broke her. She was going through hell right now. Astrid was barely holding on. If she weren't a Bennet wolf, she would have lost her that night. The thought of losing a key piece of yourself is something no wolf should go through. Vader was so much a part of who I was. I would be broken without him. I shook the thought off as I grabbed the drinks from the bar and brought them over to our table, shoving my feelings away and plastering my cool guy smile on my face."Shooters," I shouted, and Lucy's head snapped up. Yep, my sister indeed. I passed around the tequila shots and limes to everyone. Lucy tossed her's aside and grabbed her shooter."No lime?" Damon looked a
DAMONAfter hours of reading about Lucy's family history, even Mark's side of the family, I was mentally spent. There was still so much about Lucy I didn't know. I needed to learn everything I could to help Lucy get Astrid back. I climbed back into bed around four in the morning. I pulled Lucy close to my chest. I love how she would nestle her face right into my chest and start to snore louder.I must have drifted off at some point because when I opened my eyes, Lucy was not there. I rubbed my eyes and made my way to the kitchen. I heard someone in the kitchen. Was I dreaming? Lucy does not cook. I rounded the corner to see Oliver at the stove making waffles and Lucy perched on the island countertop cross-legged and drinking coffee. She was laughing at something he said. I was so happy they found each other. Stil a little annoyed I didn't put it together sooner. I stood leaning in the doorway in just my sweatpants, watching them interact. Anyone would think they
LUCYThe harvest moon was going to be at its peak in a few hours. Damon and I were strolling through the brightly lit city, street vendors all around. It was peaceful. Damon was quiet tonight, not his usual chatty self. The other day when Hunter locked him out affected him. He felt weak, like he couldn't control his wolf. I knew what he was feeling because Astrid had locked me out countless times before. We were walking along this beautiful little bridge overlooking the city's center. Damon was holding my hand and rubbing some circles over my back. I knew he wanted to say something but still stayed quiet. I tucked myself into his side, wrapping his arm around me."I love you, Damon.""Are you just saying that because you could die tonight?""No, I really do love you, I have since the hotel in Portland, but I was afraid to tell you. " He hugged me tighter. I knew he was worried about tonight, but I felt oddly at peace."Hmm."
LUCYIt had been a few weeks since Oliver and Victoria's visit. I had never thought about what Oliver had said. I just figured my pregnancy was because Damon was Alpha. I hadn't considered that because I was a bennet wolf, I would give birth to a Bennet child. Liza didn't have any children; I assumed Lanie would be the only one to give birth to the Bennet wolf line. I really didn't want children, but after seeing that vision of how simple and joyful life could be. I was excited. I knew why Victoria had come. I had not told Damon on purpose because it was Victoria's story to tell. The vision was about her and her mate and the horror that was about to unfold for them. I knew deep down Victoria loved her mate. She kept tabs on him. She had erased his memory of her, unwilling to face the choice she needed to make.The packhouse was finally coming together. I had moved all the omega families who worked in the packhouse and close by into the packhouse. It was loud and buzzin
DAMONI could not wait to get home to Lucy. It had been the most unbearable two weeks of my life. Dirty Facetiming was not the same as holding that gorgeous, stubborn woman in my arms. I blew passed the gate, nearly missing it as it opened for me. I sped down the perfectly paved road."Slow down, man. My werewolf healing won't heal me if you kill me. I have two baby girls who need me!" Maddox laughed while holding the holy shit handle in my truck.I parked in front of the packhouse, tossing my keys to Mikie to park it in the back."Alpha," he bowed while catching my keys. Maddox slowly strolled behind me. When Lucy and Ellen appeared behind me, I could hear Maddox's deep chuckle."You knew they would shimmer?""My mate tells me everything," he laughed and winked at Lucy, blushing. Knowing she was of few words."Angel!!" I scooped her into my arms."I missed you. Please don't ever leave me alone wit
LUCYIt had been four months since we came home from Italy. I left the warm cocoon of dancing under the stars and no threats of border breaches or blood sacrifices. When I had been Luna at Death Moon, Killian just let me do as I pleased. Damon's mother, Katarina, was a traditional woman. Never leaving Theo for all his infidelity, being okay with never being his first choice because their union was one of strategy and pack politics. I attended the local university for pre-med three days a week, and the other two days, I had been in Luna lessons. Think about the 1800s with lady lessons. That is basically what these were. Painfully polite and utterly boring. It took everything inside me not to fall asleep. I was huge for only four months pregnant. Burning the candle at both ends with Luna lessons and university classes. Any spare minute I spent sleeping or eating. Damon had been away the last two weeks on Alpha meetings and preparing for the Alpha, Beta, Gamma youth training cam
LUCYI was still a little shaky as Damon pulled me to my feet. I do not know why but I was feeling usually turned on by everything he did today. We had made love three times under the tree by the pool at the villa and then now in this unknown building. Orgasm after orgasm, and I honestly still wanted more. Was this the mate bond, or was I becoming a sex fiend?"You ready for your surprise?" Damon said, kissing my ear. His signature move. I just nodded my head. He pulled off the blindfold, and the sight before me took my breath away. We were in a giant library, like the one from beauty and the beast. I ran to the shelf ladder and climbed up, laughing. Damon was just watching me with pride and adoration in his eyes. I knew he saved this for the last day to commemorate our bond. He was more thoughtful and sensitive than anyone would ever know. He never let his walls down.I climbed down and wandered through the library. I was touching and smelling the o
DAMONThe ceremony was nice. I was happy seeing Axel and Lanie get their happy ending after everything that had happened this year. I loved seeing Lucy so relaxed and even a little bored. I got lost in our little moment in the woods. I really just wanted to be alone with her, but the mate bond really does intensify everything. Her smell was like a drug. I didn't want to stop even after everyone had caught us red-handed. I could feel Lucy's embarrassment through the bond. She let her wall slip down for just a second. When we got back to the car, and everyone's phones started buzzing, I could feel Lucy's disappointment. She liked being disconnected from all the drama of the packs. Lucy was sitting on my lap drinking her champagne, ignoring everyone checking their phones."Did you have fun at the wedding?" I whispered in her ear, trailing kisses down her neck again."It was lovely!""I have one more surprise for you tomorrow before we head back to the states
LUCYI mind-linked Damon. I was at the road. The driver waiting until he saw Damon before driving away. I didn't know what kind of date he had planned when I saw Maddox walk out of the tree line with a beer in hand."MADI!!""FLINT, how are you feeling? Your wolf giving you hell again?""Ya, she is back, and I feel alive again!! Is Ellen here too?""She will be soon, and she is on her way.""I didn't know you guys were still here?""We never left, wanted to make sure you didn't need us again. You will always be my Luna." He winked at me and made me feel at peace with everything that had happened with Killian. I wasn't sure where exactly we stood."Well, I appreciate you and Ellen. So much, you are the family I always wanted.""Same, Flint, same!" I saw a stretch hummer pull up, and Axel and Ellen jumped out. Ellen was wearing the same dress as me, which I thought was odd until Lanie climbed out. She was wearing a w
LUCYWhen Damon's fangs sank into my skin, I finally felt all his emotions, the things he keeps hidden from the world. It was overwhelming and incredible all at the same time. This was what a true mate bond felt like. Damon was everything I ever wanted. He was light and dark. He was the sun and the moon: my mate, my forever. We laid in bed for hours, laughing and talking and just basking in the finality of marking each other. Damon finally got up when my stomach started growling uncontrollably. He ordered everything on the menu from the only take-out menu we had in the villa. I snuck into the shower while Damon was in the kitchen. My body ached, but I could feel Astrid. She was quiet, but I knew she was alert and alive. I let the hot water cascade down my sore limbs. I must have lost track of time when I heard my phone ringing and Damon answering it. Telling Lanie, I would call her back. I shut off the water and dried myself. I came out of the bathroom, drying my hair with a
Hello, my amazing readers. This book is almost finished a few chapters left to finish it off. Please watch for The Cursed Bond. The story of Victoria and her mate. There are five books in this series. 1-Love and Fear 2-Unbreakable bonds 3-The Cursed Bond 4-Blood Moon Assassins 5-Legacies The next book should be approved and ready to start by early May. Thank you so much for reading. DAMON I was feeling anxious, days had passed since the harvest moon, Lucy was getting stronger every day but she still wasn't awake. Victoria said that she was in limbo for longer than is ideal and they can't guarantee how her mental state would have been altered. She could be the same old Lucy or she could be darker. Only a few demons had escaped hell when they opened the wall separating our realms. I knew Victoria had access to some dark magic but opening the hell dimension was more than I was prepared for.
MADDOXI did not want Ellen coming to Italy to perform a risky spell when she could go into labour any day. We brought the pack doctor along just in case, but I was still pissed. Why did everyone always need Ellen for everything? No one cared if she used too much energy, endangering her and the twins—our baby girls. I watched as she chanted, and I could feel her getting tired through the bond. She removed her hands from Lucy's face and gripped Oliver and Victoria's hands. The lights blew out of the room, and the only light was coming from the moon. She chanted harder, and a scream tore out of her. And I wanted to break her out of the trance, and as if Axel and Damon could read my mind, they held me back. I watched, rooted in place, as she fell to her knees, still chanting, gripping their hands. Oliver's body started convulsing, and Victoria lifted Ellen to her feet. Was the spell over? Was that it? Was Lucy okay? I swear everyone was moving in slow motion when I heard E