Diego rolls off of me, pulling me into his chest. I rise up to kiss him before going to the bathroom quickly. When I return, he puts his arm out and I snuggle into him, putting my head on his chest. He wraps his arm around me and kisses my hair.
Running my hands over his abs, I ask, “How long have you wanted pups?”
He sighs and I feel the rumble of it in his chest. “I hadn’t really thought of it until we got the news about Arya. That got me thinking about you and Lily and what it would be like to have both of you pregnant at the same time.”
“You really think that you could handle two pregnant she-wolves? Based on how Carmen ran Declan ragged and how Brandon and Zak are treating Charlie like a queen, I think both of us pregnant would be the death of you.” I laugh against h
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We are all in position, listening to the Lycaon Pack climb out of their vehicles. They are cussing and growling at each other until we hear a wolf I assume is Ivan scream at them all to “quit your bitching and get to work unpacking.”I watch from the window to ensure that they don’t see any of our wolves before I nod to Sam. He links the wolves that are providing the distraction. Howls break through the air and I see the enemy freeze, their attention shifting to that direction.Ivan whistles and flicks two fingers towards the woods. About 10 wolves head towards the howling. Not exactly what we wanted to happen, but not out of the realm of expectation. I hear Sam link the wolves and know that Campbell is doing the same. Our wolves in that direction are some of our quickest and strongest warriors.
Sam and I had been watching the wolves that had been fighting on the side of the woods. Several of our wolves appeared to be injured, but the majority of them were fine. The enemy wolves that had gone to help were standing at the edge of the woods, watching our wolves surround them. They don’t seem worried though. More like they’re excited for the fight. We turn when we hear the whoosh of a flame catching and turn to see Becca’s body engulfed in flames. Her screams sear themselves into my brain and the backs of my eyes. The heat of the flames rolling off of her is enough to make us step back, even though we’re a good 10 feet from her. Her body writhes on the ground as she attempts to roll back and forth on the ground to smother the fire. But it doesn’t work. It’s too
“STOP!” Karamea screams, her luna tone rolling through the air. Instantly, everyone stops moving. It’s only then that I register the increased power that I feel, not just for her through our bond, but also the increase in my own power. What the hell happened? I look at her and see that she’s covered in blood. “KARE!” I run to her to see where she’s hurt. “I’m fine, Diego. It’s not my blood.” I follow her eyes and only then do I see Ivan’s body. I look back at her. I had seen Ivan kill Jordy. If she killed Ivan, then we are…fuck, we’re now the alpha and luna of three packs. All three of the packs that are here. I look at h
Today I am being discharged from the hospital. Mathias had beaten the absolute shit out of me when I got back, not even listening to what I had to say. I am honestly lucky to be alive. Mathias has come to visit me a few times since. He has never apologized, just asked me to tell him what happened. I fed him the bullshit story Arya and I came up with. He was like a police interrogator, asking me to tell him the story over and over again, looking for inconsistencies. I’m not sure why he was doing it and not Gamma Blake. I never found out the answer to that. Whatever I said seemed to at least appease Mathias and he let me come back to my previous position as a general. We had a meeting later today to discuss the new camps that had been set up at the Shadow, M**i, and New Moon pack territories. I needed to get to my rooms and shower and change before that time. I smelled like the hospital and dirty dog. 
The ride back to Diana Pack is long and monotonous. It’s a blessing to be back and away from other people. They are all well meaning and worried about me, but I need to be alone. That includes being away from Devin and Xander. I love them both. More than anything in this world. But looking at them just reminds me of my failure. My failure to give them a pup. It’s like a gift from the Goddess that Zak needed them to come help with the planning of the rescue. Finally, I could be alone and binge on ice cream and chocolate syrup while bawling my eyes out. That is, until Lauren decided that she needed to stay with me. I love my mother-in-law. I swear, I really, really do. But, I have a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Half-Baked calling my name and it wants to spend some alone time with me. That is, until she showed up with four pints of Ben and Jerry’s and two bottles of my favorite Riesling. 
Zak and I have refused to let Charlie out of our sight since we’ve gotten back. The combination of just missing our mate and pups and Arya’s miscarriage has us feeling over-protective and, frankly, needy. But, we’re driving her insane. “Oh my Goddess! If you two don’t get out from under my feet, I’m going to start kicking your assess. Get the fuck out of the bathroom so I can pee in peace, BOTH OF YOU!” She is red-faced and wild eyed and she honestly looks really cute with her baby bump and wide-footed stance. “But Red – “ I start. “Brandon Nathaniel Snow, I swear to the Goddess on high, if you don’t get out of this bathroom right this second, I won’t do that thing with my tongue until these pups find their own mates!” I don’t want to say that I ran out of the bathroom, but I was not in there much longer and I pull Zak along with me. “Come on. I’m pretty sure if she’s threatening me with the tongue thing, it g
Two days after we return is the day before our wedding. I should be spending it at a stag party, drinking and partying with my friends. But, instead, I’m in another Alpha Council meeting, talking about how we will are going to get the families away from Mathias. I’m not mad. This needs to be done. But it shows me how much this cabrón (asshole) has affected our lives. Not only did he bring us to war and having to deal with uprooting our packs and families, but he also is interfering with some of the happiest times of our lives and times that we should be with and supporting each other. Charlie is pregnant and Brandon and Zak had to just leave her to fight Mathias’s men and will have to do so again soon. Arya just had a miscarriage and surgery. Though she is physical healthy, it’s easy to see how this experience has taken its
“So, what’s the problem?” I ask. “We can’t be gay!” Gregory bursts out. “It’s abhorrent! It’s disgusting! It’s – “ “It’s what the Mother ordained.” I interrupt. That stops him. He stares at me with a mixture of pain, fear, and hope. “Look, man. I know that Mathias and Ivan and their packs fucked with your heads about being gay. But as you can see from our group, it’s not a bad thing. Mathias has a lot of hate for gay men, but Mother Selene does not. Who are you going to side with?” Finally, Gregory and Jamal look at each other. There is so much longing in their eyes that it makes them almost hard to look at. “Oh, get up and go to your mate, you dumbass!” Karamea literally pushes Gregory out of his seat. He stumbles, finally breaking eye contact with Jamal to look back at Karamea. “Really?” He is