AMELIA’S P.O.VTara wasn’t responding to me.After making me run into the middle of something I had no idea off, she relinquished control to me and receded into the far corners of my mind. I tried asking her what this was about but she was more than content with ignoring me.Aaron rode in the backseat of the car with us. Kaden kept a close eye on him and was glancing at him every few seconds. I didn’t know much but I knew he wasn’t a danger to me. There was something about him that called out to me. I wasn’t sure if it was his features or his overall disposition.“Do you have a picture of her?” I asked making all eyes turn to me but I was speaking to Aaron. “My mother- I want to see her. I want to know how much I was lied to.”He reached into his pocket and handed me a picture. It was old and worn but I could still make it out. The woman- my mother- looked exactly like me. She was beautiful and she had eyes that were both warm and kind. In the picture, she was pregnant and she had a w
BLAKE’S P.O.VWaiting patiently had always been something I did extremely well. I was naturally a patient person and I believed in the long game but I was starting to get increasingly frustrated by how long of a game this was becoming. With every passing second, it became harder not to storm that ground and take Amelia as my own but I couldn’t. That bastard, Kaden, had everything on tight lockdown.Something went on last night. One of our spies had told me that there was a disturbance at the border but it was quickly covered up and everywhere was locked tight. It was difficult to get in or out and there was no way to know what had happened.I knew of one way and that was how I ended up dialing Aiden at six in the morning. He picked up on the fourth ring and he sounded grumpy as fuck.“Is there a reason you are calling me this early?” he drawled. “What the hell is your problem? I offered to help, I didn’t sign up to be your toy.”“Are you done bitching?” I spat and he fell silent. “Wha
AMELIA’S P.O.VI felt like an absolute bitch for what I had said to Kaden. I should never have thrown my past with Blake in his face like that. I was just so upset. I didn’t know how to handle everything that had been thrown in front of me. It wasn’t as if I wanted Blake, hell, I wanted to break our bond. I just wasn’t thinking and I wanted him to feel a fraction of what I had felt when he was with Natasha. I wanted him to hurt the way I did and that was absolute bullshit.I sat in my room since he dropped me off and I hadn’t walked out since then. I heard a knock on my door and it creaked open to reveal Clara. I glanced over at her before turning away and facing the wall. I had messed up badly.“Are you alright?” she asked and all I did was shrug. “Talk to me, Amelia.”“I said something very stupid to Kaden. I didn’t mean, I was just mad, I don’t understand what is happened. I just wish we could go back to normal, before all of this happened.”“But you can’t,” she finished for me and
AMELIA’S P.O.VThe inside was gorgeous to say the least.The ceiling was so tall that I couldn’t touch it even if I stood on a table. It was completely bare but as Kaden outlined what he planned for each space, I could almost see the vision come to life. The downstairs was going to be the family room, the kitchen, the dining room and our offices. There was a wash room and a gym as well. He spoke with such excitement that I couldn’t help but feel it too.“The upstairs is even better,” he whispered to me and he pulled me up the massive spiral staircase into a massive hallway. There were three doors, one in front of us and one on either side. He pointed to the one facing us. “That will be our room. It’s huge and-”“What about the others?” I cut him off and his cheeks tinged pink. It was amusing seeing the feared Alpha with pink cheeks.“They’re going to be for our children- if or when you decide to have them.”“What if I don’t ever want kids?”He didn’t hesitate. “Then we won’t have kids
AMELIA’S P.O.VI smiled down at him and started to trim the ends of his hair. It had grown out by a lot and I didn’t plan to cut it short, if I was being honest, I liked how long his hair was, I just planned to level it a little. The entire time, his hands were at the back of my thighs and it took a whole lot of concentration to not give in to the pulsing feeling between my thighs.“Are we thinking clean shaven for your beard?” I asked but he said nothing. His eyes were fixed on me and the sheer intensity in his gaze had me squirming. “I need an answer, Kaden.”“I trust you,” he mumbled. “Do whatever you want.”If this was a normal situation, I would have focused on the pressure he was putting on my shoulders but instead, my attention was on his fingers that were curled around my inner thigh and unintentionally stroking a path between my legs. I swallowed deeply as I shaved his beard. I wanted to get it done as quickly as possible. That was probably why when I was trying to wet the ra
AMELIA’S P.O.VI kept my eyes on the mirror watching as Kaden pounded into me from behind. I had never felt anything so intense before. I almost couldn’t recognize the woman staring at me in the mirror. She was all woman, all round curves, her mouth was open as pleasure ripped through her and her hair was tugged back by a firm hand- Kaden’s.It was one thing to feel Kaden, it was another thing to see him- to see us- to see how well we fit together, to see how we moved together. To see as he fucked me into the sink over and over again, to see how with each thrust, I lost my mind a little more. It was an image that I knew I would never be able to scrub out of my brain no matter what. It was one I wanted ingrained in my subconscious until I died.The only sounds I could manage out where breathy moans as every last brain cell was fucked out of me but it wasn’t enough. I wanted more, I wanted my mate. I wanted to feel him closer. I knew what I had to do and I turned it over in my head know
AMELIA’S P.O.VIt felt like absolute bliss to wake up in Kaden’s arms. At first, I thought it was a dream. There was one recurring dream I had been having where I would wake up being held by him, he would kiss me slowly and when I opened my eyes, I would be alone in my room. It made my heart burn and that was why when I felt his lips against mine, I didn’t want to open my eyes.“Wake up, baby,” he cooed but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I didn’t want the dream to end.“Will you be here when I open my eyes?” I whispered and I felt his fingers run through my hair softly.“I’m not going anywhere,” he assured me and I forced my eyes open only to find Kaden smiling down at me. “Hey there, baby. Did you sleep well?”I managed a small nod. I was sore all over and looking down at myself, I could see all the bite marks and the indentations of Kaden’s hands on my skin. It was like art and I wished I could frame it so I could stare at it over again. I wasn’t sure when we managed to fall asle
AMELIA’S P.O.VIt was always a pleasure to see how Clara’s powers with the birds worked. I watched her in complete and utter awe as she sat cross legged on the floor looking for any piece of information to tell us where Aaron was.It didn’t take as long as I expected it to. One second, she was silent and the next, she was on her feet and giving me directions as I drove. I felt something akin to anticipation the closer we got to the pack house. Aaron was the closest link I had to my family and I wanted to know everything. I knew I could trust him, my wolf told me as much but there was still a little bit of apprehension, especially when I thought about the fact that I didn’t tell Kaden where I was going.There was no doubt that he was going to be pissed but my curiosity was far greater than the prospect of upsetting him.The guards were shocked to see us. They looked between Clara and I and I could tell they weren’t sure how to react. They were stationed in front of Aaron’s room.“Are y
KADEN’S P.O.VAs soon as Caleb drove off with Amelia, I felt someone slap me upside the head.There were only a handful of people who would dare to do that- my mother, Amelia and Pamela- I didn’t need to turn around to know who it was.“You idiot,” Pamela hissed. “What were you thinking? She told you to stop multiple times and you kept going. Did you not hear when she said she would hate you?”I did hear her actually, I just convinced myself that she was upset and it would be fine after. I didn’t realize that she meant it or I would have stopped. It was a shitty excuse and I knew it made me a fucking terrible mate as well.“I know I messed up,” I ran my hands through my hair in frustration. “I’ll make it up to her.”Pamela scoffed. “You stupid child, this is more than just making it up to her. After everything she went through, you were meant to be her safe place and you hurt her. This isn’t just about you outing her in public, you betrayed her trust. She has no one right now.”“That’
AMELIA’S P.O.VI walked out of the dining room and out the front door.I knew I was being a tad bit unreasonable but it pissed me off to no end that he couldn’t just trust me. I didn’t want to have that conversation in front of everyone, I didn’t want that part of my life out there. We were having a child together for goddess sake and yet, he couldn’t just listen to me.“Amelia!” Kaden’s voice echoed through the air as he rushed over to me. “Baby, please, just wait.”I ignored him and heads straight for my car. My guards were nowhere to be seen. They must have left after Kaden arrived. It didn’t matter to me anyway, I could drive. It was a terrifying thought to go home alone but I was going to do it. I wasn’t going to sit back and give him the satisfaction.I got to the door of my car when he placed a hand on the car door. “Please, Amelia, let me just talk to you, please.”“I have nothing to say to you,” I crossed my arms over my chest without looking at him. “Just go, okay? I don’t w
AMELIA’S P.O.VClara didn’t say a single word regarding my conversation with Aaron. I could tell she was thinking about it though. She was many things but stupid was not one of it. She knew exactly what that conversation was about and I expected more questions from her but there was nothing.“Do you want to come in?” was the first thing she asked when we got to her house. “My grandparents are home but that’s about it. They’ve missed you. They might want to say hi.”I didn’t want to take the offer but I also realized how cruel it was that I hadn’t come to see them yet. They took me in when they didn’t have to and treated me like their own grandchild. Before I could talk myself out of it, I nodded and followed her up to the front door.My palms were clammy and it felt like my chest was closing in on me but I forced myself to walk into the house. It smelled the same and looked the same, nothing had changed since the last time I was inside. It almost felt like I had never left.“Clara are
AMELIA’S P.O.VClara and I sat down on the wooden chairs while Aaron remained at the edge of the bed. He looked better than the last time I saw him, much better actually.“You haven’t used your powers in a while,” he didn’t waste any time before going straight to the point. “Both of you, not just you, Amelia.”I shrugged. “My wolf was drugged for weeks and I just haven’t had a reason to recently.”“You will soon.”It sounded more like an ominous warning than anything and I wanted to ask more about what he meant but he had already turned away from me and was facing Clara. She had her hands folded neatly in her laps and her face was cast down.“I just didn’t want to,” she shrugged. It was clear she was very uncomfortable with the direction of the conversation.She already told me why so she didn’t need to tell him, especially if she didn’t want to. Besides, I was concerned with how he knew that we hadn’t used our powers in a while. We didn’t talk about it outside his door so there was n
AMELIA’S P.O.VI regretted my words the moment I saw the three guards that Kaden had arranged for me.He had a smile of pride on his face once they arrived and I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. They were quite possibly the biggest and scariest men I had ever seen in my life. One of them had tattoos all over his arm, the other had a mean resting face that could make a grown man piss his pants. The third didn’t look as scary as the others but his sheer size alone was enough to make a person pause.“These are your guards,” he gestured to the men in front of me. “They’ll take you to Clara’s house first and you can go wherever you want after.”I crossed my arms over my chest and stared at him blankly. “Are you serious?”“You said as many as I want. I wanted to get you four guards but I figured it would be too much.”“And you don’t think three is a little over the top?”“It’s this or nothing, baby.”I let out an exasperated sigh before turning to the guards. “Fine.”Neither of them broke
AMELIA’S P.O.VI was done hiding.If Blake was willing to leave his pack despite not having his wolf then he was a greater foe than I knew and I couldn’t just sit on my ass and wait for him to attack whenever he felt like. He wasn’t backing down anytime soon, I knew that much. I saw the look in his eyes yesterday and I knew what it was. It was a look of pure determination. I knew that it wasn’t about what I wanted anymore or about what he presumed to be a mate bond, this was about an Alpha whose ego was just bruised.I embarrassed him and made him look weak and he wanted me back to show that he wasn’t. I was the shiny trophy that he wanted to keep in a display and I’d be damned if I let him do that to me. He couldn’t control my life- not anymore at least.For the first time since I returned, I woke up earlier than Kaden and made my way down to the kitchen to make breakfast. It felt so good to be back in my own house, barefoot in my kitchen and able to do whatever I wanted.I had bare
KADEN’S P.O.VBlake was a fucking coward.For someone who was brave enough to keep my mate for days, he ran off like a fucking wuss when he realized that he didn’t have his wolf to fight for him.I made sure to comb the entire border to ensure that he was not lurking around. The last thing I wanted was for someone else to go missing. It was torturous enough searching for Amelia, I wasn’t sure I had it in me to search for someone else.As soon as I was sure that Blake wasn’t hiding anymore, I rushed over to Amelia. Her mind was quiet which wasn’t unusual. Ever since she returned, she preferred to stay on her own with her thoughts. I hated it but I knew it would take some time before she went back to the way she was- if she ever did. If she never went back, I didn’t care, I just wanted her.The moment I got to the car, I knew something was wrong. Caleb was standing next to the car but his brows were furrowed in deep thought. He looked somewhat relieved when he saw me but when I asked, h
AMELIA’S P.O.VI didn’t realize just how badly my legs were shaking until I got to the car. I had barely reached it when my legs gave out and I had to grip it so as not to hit the ground.“Shit, are you okay?” Caleb was at my side in an instant but he hesitated to touch me. “Do you need me to call Kaden?”I shook my head. “I’m fine, I swear, I just- I didn’t know how scary it would be to see him after everything.”Caleb assessed me warily but said nothing. I slowly sank to the ground not having the energy in me to open the car. Besides, the grass was much softer and it was fresh, the wind was blowing and I could feel the breeze on my face. I didn’t feel caged anymore and I needed to remember that.“Do you want some water?” he asked and I nodded.I watched as he reached into the backseat of the car and retrieved a water bottled. It smelled like him so it was obviously his but I couldn’t bring myself to be picky. I just uncapped it and downed the water. My heart was pounding violently i
AMELIA’S P.O.VWe sat in the tub until our skin started to prune. True to his words, Kaden didn’t say a word as we got out of the tub. He didn’t even speak as we ate lunch or dinner. I thought he had forgotten and a part of me was relieved because I knew that whatever he wanted to say had to do with Blake.My relief lasted until sometime around ten when there was a frantic knock on our door. I glanced at Kaden who looked to be as confused as I felt. He gestured for me to remain seated while he went to check it out but he should have known better because as soon as he was out the door, I was behind him.“Amelia,” he hissed but I waved him off.I was dressed in lounge pants and a loose shirt. I was prepared for whatever it could be. He muttered something under his breath that sounded similar to ‘goddess help me’.“Stay here,” he told me once I got to the bottom of the steps. I pursed my lips but I was close enough to see the door so I waited.He pulled the door open and I could feel th