Gwen Marcus woke up an hour after Mason did, and I was so glad. I did not say a word to either of them about Mason's abduction, and we returned to our room in the Alpha house. Mason and Marcus drank a lot of water, and I knew it was the effect of the tranquillizers wearing off. "Thank goddess, Gwen, you are fine?" Mason said, pulling me to his chest and then taking in my scent. The moment he did that, I knew I was busted. "Gwen?" he asked, and I turned to look at him and nodded. He was in shock. "How long?" he asked, and Marcus stopped what he was doing and walked up to me. "What is going on?" Marcus asked, a bit confused. "Gwen has my scent," Mason said, a bit overjoyed, Marcus did not get it until suddenly the realisation showed on his face, and he widened his eyes with amusement. "Since when?" he asked, overjoyed. "Before we went to Gray pack," I replied. "What! Why? Why did you not tell us?" Mason asked. "I wasn't sure, and I knew you wouldn't let me go and help." I prot
Mason. Gwen's pregnancy was the best news ever. I was overjoyed. My heart was filled with Joy. We had wanted this for so long and it had finally happened. I could not believe my luck. I was also grateful that Marcus was patient enough for it to happen. It was hard for him to have to cum outside her every time just to make sure that the babies have my genes and not his. I was grateful. What we had found out about Ingrid was sad, but it still did not change the fact that she betrayed Michael and used him. She should have told Michael what was going on. To us, every wolf mattered, so the fact that she felt it was okay to lead the ISA into our territory to abduct werewolves was a problem. I could understand Marcus' position on the matter. Not wanting to accept Michael back into the ranks was the wisest choice. The guy did not behave like a beta but as a fool. He should not have claimed the woman. If he hadn't claimed her, they would not have known there was something between them, and t
Marcus The whole issue with Michael was annoying. We had bigger issues to deal with. I did not understand why we had to deal with Ingrid's issues. Gwen had to understand that it was none of our business. Mason and I waited for her to wake up to discuss the issue with her because we had the intention of moving in on the humans soon. We needed to take Larry down. There was no way the president was aware of what he was doing, and unleashing the wolf terror on the Larry would force the humans to dialogue with us. The war we were all avoiding was going to happen. We could not saddle ourselves with petty issues like Ingrid. Gwen woke up a bit tired, and I felt sorry for her watching her take her meds, just to be alright. I hoped Isabelle would move quickly so she wouldn't have to depend on medication to get by. "Gwen, we need to talk," I said to her, and she looked at me. Her eyes were a bit swollen, and I wondered what was happening. "Are you alright?" I said and went to sit next to
Gwen I was unhappy with Marcus' adamant refusal to let Michael back in. The guy was remorseful and sorry and what he did was not bad if it weren't for how Ingrid had handled their situation. They genuinely loved each other. It was sad that the ISA did that to them. Mason was right when he said she should have opened up to Michael about it. That is what I would have done. If someone was threatening me, I would have told my mates about it instead of betraying them. Every wolf mattered to us, and Ingrid thinking one or two wolves would not be missed was wrong and pretty wicked of her. I wanted to see her before I told Michael what Marcus and Mason had decided. For the first time, I decided I would listen to my mates and do as they said. Going to rescue Ingrid's family was Michael's cross to bear. I was pregnant with Mason's pups and we had wanted this for a while now, this was not the time for me to go and endanger my life all in the name of friendship. I cared about Michael a lot, a
Marcus I got home and went straight to the office. I did not want to have to deal with Gwen at the moment. Pushing me to let Michael back in the ranks was too much. Yes, she was luna, but this was still my pack and territory. I needed to decide and do what was best for all of us. Michael had shown a sign of weakness, and that automatically disqualified him as a second in command. The fact that Gwen could not see this was mind bugging. Her emotions blinded her. I had to leave because I wanted to avoid arguing with her. Mason, on the other hand, did not bother to speak up, which was beginning to get to me. I know Michael isn't his problem, but we were in this thing together. If it were the other way around, I would have spoken up on his behalf. I waited until I had cooled off and then linked Mason to join me in the office. We had a serious issue to discuss. I did not want Gwen there because of the whole Michael issue. She was blinded by her emotions and we needed to make a decision tha
Gwen After my discussion with Michael, I went to see Ingrid. She was looking sad, and the food she was given remained untouched in her room. I did not put her in the cells so Michael wouldn't find her. The moment she saw me she sat up. "Is it time?" She asked, and I knew what she was referring to. As much as I wanted to keep my promise to her, I couldn't. She was no longer my problem. She was now Michael's full responsibility, and he had the discretion to do as he liked. I pulled the chair in the room close to where she sat and sat on it to face her. I needed to read her facial expressions. I needed to know. As weak as I may seem, Michael was the only real friend I had, so it mattered to me. Mason and Marcus might not care as much as I did, and it was allowed because Michael was my friend, not theirs. This woman had used my friend most painfully. Though it was unintentional, I wanted to know if she would have had the courage to do otherwise. "Hello, Ingrid," I said, and she smiled
Marcus Working the Michael issue out with Gwen felt good. I knew she did not see what she was doing as pressuring me, but I was glad she finally did, and I knew she would not bring it up again. Mason had to leave for the Clement pack to give Lucius and the other Alpha instructions on dealing with Derin. We knew we had to reclaim the remaining two territories before we could move in on the secretary. I was serious when I said I did not want any more deaths, so Mason agreed that we abduct Derin before we take Larry and expose the experiments they had been running. The ISA was too deep in it. There was no way heads won't roll for this. Mason got ready to leave in the morning. Gwen and I saw him off to the jeep. He wasn't to take part in the operation, he was just going to give the instructions and return. As things were, Mason would have to spend the night in Clement's pack. I wanted this whole thing over with so I can be with my children and run my pack in peace. While we were biddin
Mason Delan drove with so much determination that I knew Derin would not get out of the mess. Delan was a very peaceful man. He was the kind to leave well enough alone. He never used violence to solve conflicts and was always ready to humble himself for peace. Quite the opposite of his daughter, but here he was, driving my jeep with fire in his eyes, ready to destroy Derin. "Delan, it's personal?" I asked him, and he nodded his head. "All my life Mason, I have deprived myself or backed down for the sake of peace, never reaching out to take what I want. I sacrificed my happiness and almost sacrificed my daughter's happiness. I had used myself and my child to settle scores all because I wanted the people of Willow to live. I wanted them to keep their lives and not die meaningless deaths. The math was simple to me. Two unhappy people to keep thousands of people safe and protected. It was better than holding on and destroying all those lives. My brother always saw me as the weak one, bu