Day three, and I’ve finally reached Alpha Andrei’s castle hidden deep in the Bavarian Alps. I contacted him before making my way there, just in case he wasn’t too keen on seeing me, but apparently, he has some news concerning my ‘dead’ Luna Bride.So, here I am trekking through fucking mountains and forests, just to see someone who might have a lead for me. What the fuck; I should be at home with my Luna and love; instead, I’m here chasing her ghost, like a carrot being dangled from behind me.When I eventually reach the Nachtmahr pack fortress, I can’t help but scoff at what I’m seeing. It’s a literal fucking stone keep castle with guards up on the turrets and everything; it even has a moat with alligators - what the actual fuck. How are these animals alive in these ass-freezing conditions?Talk about European wolves not being able to let go of the past. I’m sure he thinks he still rules Germany.“Christ,” I remark and chuckle to myself. I know this pack is all about keeping their te
“Seriously, Andreas, you don’t have to babysit me every day!” I say for the fifth time as Andreas joins me for lunch once again. It’s been five days since I last heard from Fenriz when he sent me a text apologizing for not saying goodbye and that he would keep in touch. I suppose he didn’t call me because of my voice issue, but it has gradually returned by the day. I can even hold an entire conversation with Andreas now! Speaking of which, the Beta seems to be overprotective of me since Fenriz left; he goes into town to take care of Vega business and then immediately returns to the estate. It’s not that I don’t appreciate what he’s doing; I just don’t want him to feel like he needs to constantly be at my side because Fenriz isn’t here. “Babysitting! Is that what you call me being here?” he asks in a mock-hurt tone and places a hand on his heart, which leads me to giggle. “I’m hurt, Luna!” “No, it’s not that I don’t like your company, not at all! I just don’t want you to feel oblig
I turn around to face the woman I once would have died for, and when my eyes fall on her, I feel nothing in my chest but rage. She offers me an innocent smile that does not reach her eyes, and it occurs to me that she no longer looks as pure and gentle as I once assumed her to be. “When you told me that you had information for me about my dead Luna, I didn’t think it would actually be my dead Luna,” I growl when I face Alpha Andrei again, and he laughs uproariously. “I wasn’t sure if you’d come knowing she was here all along; in fact, I feared that you might kill me if you knew,” he says. I turn my gaze back to Mia, who shuffles uncomfortably. “You have five minutes to bring my son to me; I don’t give a fuck about your reasons for leaving,” I say, watching as astonishment fills her eyes. Did she honestly think this was going to be a warm reunion? She shakes her head. “I’m afraid that’s not going to happen, Fenriz -” “And why the fuck not?” I growl, stalking toward her, but Klaus
An entire week has passed, and the worry is starting to set deep in my bones. I can tell that Andreas is worried as well, and the realization doesn’t do anything to make me feel better. He refuses to talk about anything to do with Fenriz and continues to reassure me that everything is okay. I would have continued to believe that if the door to the mansion didn’t bang open while Andreas and I were in the middle of mid-morning tea. We look at one another for a split second, then rush to where we heard the sound coming from. I expected a happy reunion when I saw Fenriz again, expecting him to swoop me up into his arms and kiss me all over before showing me how much he missed me in our bedroom. What I did not expect was a haggard-looking Fenriz flanked by two terrified teenage girls. “ANDREAS!” he bellows, and the Beta runs out to meet him. He’s wearing a tattered pair of jeans and a t-shirt with black hiking boots and seems exhausted right to the bone. I hear a huff as he falls to th
I don’t know how long I sat staring at the door after Umiko left; all I know is that I think I might have ruined whatever we were building up by allowing my emotions to cloud my judgment.As much as I hate to admit it, everything she said is true; I chose Mia over her when I should have stayed here. I still don’t even know why her father placed that bind on her, but I decided to go halfway around the world in search of a maybe.I fucked up. Royally.Sighing, I get up from my knees, throw on some clothes and walk to my office, where Andreas should be waiting with the twins. I only managed to tell him that they were our new charges before I passed out from exhaustion.The twins were like newborn wolves once they shifted, and I can tell you now that looking after literal newborn wolves is not an easy feat. They’ve always been confined to their basement cell, so they’ve never felt the pull and sway of the moon on their bare skin. So once they felt it, they went ballistic. It was a good f
This city stinks of so much greed and lust that I have to restrain myself from vomiting. And yet here I am, surveying it all in the highest building right in the middle of it all and queen to this kingdom of decadence. Nothing about being here has made my head clear, and I still don’t know how to feel about this. My stomach randomly growls in protest, and I can’t help but chuckle at the normalcy of it. I suppose I haven't eaten since Andreas and I had lunch together before Fenriz arrived. So I order some food to be delivered, then sit down on the leather couch in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows.Obviously, I feel hurt by everything, but what exactly is the reason Fenriz tried to keep this from me? I would have understood his reasons for going if he had just told me about it. I mean, he might have had a child out there that he knew nothing about; of course, I would have understood his need to find out. Not only that, but if he told me Mia was still alive, I would have und
“Ah! Fuck!” Fenriz and I hear when we approach the mansion and make a beeline for the front door. As soon as it’s thrown open, we spot Andreas holding his hand to his chest, and it drips blood while the two blonde teenage girls hold one another. The Beta looks at Fenriz with fury blazing behind his eyes, and he growls.“She fucking bit me!” he cries out, then holds up his hand to show that it’s slowly healing. “Your fucking feral child bit me!Fenriz tries and fails to contain his laughter and shakes his head while approaching his Beta. “Thank you, brother. I’ll deal with them now,” he says, clapping him on the back and then walking towards the girls who seem delighted to see Fenriz. He speaks with them in a different language, then turns to me. “I’ll put them to bed, then join you. Andreas, get five guards to follow me to be stationed outside their rooms,” he says before leading them upstairs. I frown at the scene in front of me but shrug it off. I am confident that Fenriz will ex
I’m laying on the cool desert floor long after the sun has set, splayed out on my back, and breathing heavily. Baron’s anger is a lot to bear, especially when I willingly release it. We have a handle on some of it, but we still have to fight the urge to return to the estate to kill Umiko. Baby steps, I guess. Baron’s conversation with Loki comes to mind as I lay there. My beast had been consumed with years of hurt and guilt because he got captured, and Loki traded his life for Baron. That, coupled with being betrayed by his mate, just added to everything, so I understand more of why he’s always acted this way. People would not have gotten killed if he had been honest about things from the start. Getting to my feet, I decide to call it a day and get back on my motorcycle. I know this won’t take a day, but I can feel this anger bubbling to the surface at every provocation lately. One day I won’t be able to control it anymore, and I would rather not have anyone around me when that happ