The minutes seemed like hours as we waited for the convoy to arrive. I couldn't help but be on edge. I knew Luna Adina would never lie but maybe she had been hurt enough to lose her memory? I would have to wait till they arrived and see for myself. Aura was lying down on a cot I had brought in for her. The twins both slept in their bassinets. I hoped for her the reports were true, Luna Adina had indeed made a miraculous recovery. I heard the code word come through telling us the convoy was here. I had been pacing while I waited for them to arrive. I had various security checkpoints set up to ensure there was nothing that could lead the enemy to our location. As the convoy entered the tunnel leading into the underground bunker, I waited for the all-clear before I cautiously approached. Sitting in the front seat giving orders to my men was Luna Adina. She had indeed made a miraculous recovery. I watched as Kendall was carefully unloaded from the back of a truck and gently placed on a s
Aura's POVI spent the day trying to take care of the twins without my mate's help. I was tired after a long night of mourning the loss of Alpha Oren. It was very sad. Draven stood in front of everyone as we all said our goodbyes. Most of Brightmoon's pack had perished in the attack. I had no idea how Luna Adina had made it out alive. Draven had said he saw a different light coming from me and Luna Adina said the same light had enveloped her when she thought she was about to die. I guess it was something to do with my abilities from what I had overheard. I don't know for sure but I think there is more to this than anyone is telling me. I guess they think I can't handle it but I can! I have gotten much stronger. I looked down at Falcon who was sleeping soundly in my arms. His little face scrunched up before he settled back down. Ember should be waking up to eat soon. They both loved to eat. Ember looked so much like me except for her jet-black hair which she got from her father. Falco
The moon was bigger than I remember. The last time I saw it I was standing with my mate, now I am alone. How could I have let this happen? I need her, I can’t live without her. I had never known what having a mate could feel until I found her. I had willed her to live when I found her that day. Now I had lost her and it is my fault. I looked down at the blood soaked sheet covering her. Her tiny body so still. She was chosen by the Moon Goddess to fulfill the prophecy. We had both been tricked but how? How had they gotten to her so easily? I had hidden her away from the world, how did they find her? I pulled the sheet down, I had to see her one last time. Aura lay unmoving, her eyes dull and lifeless. I leaned in to kiss her one last time. “Aura, no!”I sat up, a cold sweat dripping over my body. It had been a nightmare. Little hands gently touched my arm soothing me. “You ok?” She asked looking at me with those eyes that were now filled with worry, worry for me.“ I am now,” I told he
I knew those fools would take her in. I had beaten her bad enough nobody would suspect that she would be helping me. I sat back feeling the end of Draven getting closer. I took a sip of my scotch before hearing what sounded like a scuffle outside my door. "Shut the hell up!" I snarled. I gulped the last bit of scotch as I stood up. Why did these idiots insist on bothering me! I swung the door open, the hall was empty. I slammed the door, as I strode back to my desk, I grabbed another bottle of scotch before settling down in my chair. I poured myself another glass, as I was about to take a sip, I heard the noise again. I slammed my glass on the desk. "Who ever is out there come here now!" I roared using my command. The door opened slowly, standing there was my Beta and his mate. I signaled for them to come in. "Alpha Karn, we have come to ask your blessing, we have discovered my mate is indeed pregnant. I would like to ask you to bless the pup and my mate for a safe and easy pregnancy
Aura's POVI woke up to find my Draven curled around me. The twins were sleeping soundly in their bassinet. I snuggled deeper against my mate. I let his scent soothe my worry. I couldn't help thinking about the young she-wolf locked in the prison. What if she was being hurt or worse? I wanted to go to her, to see for myself she is being cared for but that meant returning to the hell I had lived myself. I cringed as the memories started their relentless assault on my mind. I closed my eyes as I remembered the first time the guard had raped me. I have come so far from the scared little she-wolf I had been. Carefully I wiggled out of the grasp of my mate. I grabbed some clothes and threw them on, I quietly left the room. The twins were having bottles now with my milk, my body knew they needed to eat and was producing enough to feed a small army. I kissed them gently smiling as small smiles appeared on their lips before quickly disappearing again. I made my way to the door leading out of
I shrieked as the whip found my bare skin once again. I could feel the blood as it ran down my body before pooling on the floor. My life hadn’t always been this way. I started out with a normal life in a normal family. I was, dare I say, happy? I thought I would lead a normal life, find my may mate, have pups, and live happily ever after. Little did I know, the universe had other plans for me. My mother died when I was 10. She was the only one who kept my Dad in check. They were mates. When my Mom passed, My Dad’s true colors were revealed. My Dad was a drunk. He gambled a lot and did all kinds of illegal things. I hated him. My stepmother, if you can even call her that, was as awful as they come. She hated me. I would have to clean all the time. When I wasn’t cleaning, I had to wait in my tiny room under the stairs. I slept there, ate there, and when there was a game on or company, I had to stay in there being as quiet as I could. When I turned fifteen, my stepmother decided to take
I remember the day I lost my freedom. It had been a cold night, so I had slept in wolf form. I awoke to a noise that was unfamiliar. I stayed low still in wolf form. As I reached the top of an embankment, I saw the source. An army of wolves was running through my forest. I didn’t know what was happening or why they were there. I watched as one shifted, followed by a couple of others. I heard them shouting. “Alpha said all of his lands had to be secured. The war is coming.” They shifted back, and as they took off, they ran in my direction. I belly crawled back to my shelter. I crawled inside. I tried to pull some of the branches in front of the opening. I heard paws digging up the dirt. I backed further into my shelter hoping they wouldn’t find me. I waited quietly but nothing happened. A couple of hours passed. I shifted to human form; grabbing the bottles to fill, I crawled out from my shelter, a heavy net fell over me. I screamed in fear as I tried to rip the net off me. I heard s
One day, the first guard who stole my virginity came in with a stick thing. He told me I had to pee on it. I shook my head no. He grabbed me by the hair, “I didn’t ask. If you want me to hurt you, keep arguing.” I sat down on the toilet. He held the stick between my legs as I peed. He put the cover over the end. I sat there trying to figure out what he was waiting for. Finally, he picked up the stick. “Damn it,” he roared. “You dirty whore, you got pregnant on purpose, didn’t you?” Pregnant? I’m pregnant? I was excited, I could have my pup, and finally, someone will love me. A couple of days later, A few guards came into my cell. I thought they were going to have their way with me. I didn’t care anymore. I would have my baby. I didn’t know what they were about to do. I got hit from behind with something. I fell to the ground. I covered my stomach with my arms. I will protect you, baby. One of the guards grabbed my arms pulling them above my head. The other guards started kicking m