LUCY. "His father, the then Alpha of their pack, was one of the organizers of that Alpha camp. That day I was sparring with Ethan. We were in the corner, far away from the rest. The fucker couldn’t accept that I beat him and told lies to his father. I couldn’t even remember the lies. All I knew was that his father was so mad at me. I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn’t hear of it. He slammed the side of his hand into my shoulder. I heard my bones crack. I felt it, but I didn’t scream. I knew my bone had dislocated, but I didn’t even say anything to let him know I was in pain. My body crumbled, and I collapsed on the floor, but I didn’t complain. He continued shouting at me about respect and superiority, and I remained laying on the ground because, as much as I didn’t want him to see me in pain, I knew if I moved he might attack me again. And I was not sure if my body could handle it. He and Ethan left, murmuring curse words about how weak I was. I was only eight, and he was m
LUCY. I let my hair dance against the crisp wind as I looked at the vast forest all around us. My left hand was tightly clasped against Adan’s as he drove us through the forest. We were heading somewhere important to me that had been put on hold for weeks as I tried to maneuver into my new life as Luna of the Mystic Pack and Adan’s mate. I couldn’t believe how far I’d gone in just a couple of months. The Omega Feast and the Underworld adventure felt like distant memories now, and soon I would be in my third month of pregnancy and about to meet my little boy. I couldn’t be more excited. I knew he would be perfect, just as his father was. A month ago, my Luna ceremony was held at the same time Adan and I vowed to the moon to love and respect each other for eternity through our union ceremony. We kept the ceremony simple, celebrating with guests that were special to us. We only invited close family and friends, together with the elders and leaders from all parts of our territory. W
LUCY. "Fuck! Adan!" I cursed under my breath as another contraction hit me. I was tolerable with pain, but this one was hitting me so bad I wanted to curse anyone who would stand in front of me, so I was thankful no one was in the way as I held on to the wall in the corridor of the fourth floor where our room was. "Oooh, my demon nephew is due to arrive!" Lucius appeared out of nowhere, a devil’s smirk was on his face. "Fuck off!" I growled at him as my hands tightened on my stomach. The contraction stopped, but the intervals were getting closer. "Why are you here?" "The demon in me felt a new demon soul was about to arrive. Powerful as his uncle." He smirked at me, but I saw the excitement on his face. "Go away! I don’t want you here!" "Not a chance. I want to see how he will come out of you" The hand in my stomach went up and shot ice at him, which he melted in an instant before his laughter bounced along the corridor. "Go get your female pregnant, asshole, and stay away
Two Months After Aiden's birth. ADAN STONE. Aiden’s birth came at the beginning of spring, and like the meaning of the season, it also meant the beginning of a new life for me. More than six months ago, my only concern was that my fucking dick couldn’t stay hard in front of any females like it had lost its appetite to fuck anyone, while everyone around me, especially my Beta was concerned about having me produce an Alpha heir. But with Lucy falling from the heavens — or was it spewed out from hell? — both concerns were addressed. I now have my heir in my arms, and my dick couldn’t stop fucking my female, my Luna, my Lucy. I smiled at my own thoughts as my hand smoothed over Aiden’s naked back. My son was peacefully sleeping on my chest while I sat on the balcony of our suite, letting the morning sun and the cold wind brush against his skin. Lucy preferred to have Aiden sleep in our room, and she made sure she was up whenever he would wake up and be fussy at night. So I made sure
ADAN STONE. The morning started well for us, as it had since we came back from the underworld. I was already getting used to the serenity of having my Luna and heir around me, and a pack that adored them just as I did. Everything was good until the news of the Silver Crest benign attack and takeover reached me. Their Alpha and Beta were dead. The Gamma and most of the Warriors were held captive until they surrendered to their new Alpha, which I doubted they would do. In most attacks, the casualties were always the warriors who swore loyalty to their pack, unless the conquering Alpha was a deserving one. But in this case, Ethan was a piece of shit who didn’t deserve the loyalty of Fabian’s men. To say I was devastated was an understatement. I was in a rage. A week ago, I sent ten warriors to assist Alpha Fabian in training more of his men. It was nothing unusual. I always get requests for training, and if I liked your pack or trusted the Alpha, I would comply. But never in my wild
BLADE. Five hours after I arrived at the Mystic Pack territory, I was already gearing up for a counterattack to save my pack. I wanted to focus on it and avenge my brother, but I couldn’t. Althea kept seeping inside my head, which she had been doing since I met her. Before heading to the warrior’s building, I saw piles of photos on one of the tables inside Stone’s office. Out of curiosity, I went and checked on it, only to see photos from Aiden’s blessing ceremony a month ago. They were many, but my eyes only focused on the ones that had Althea in them. She colored her hair a bit brighter than the regular dark plum that she had, but she was still beautiful as always. Her face was full of life. She was smiling, and there were no traces of misery in her eyes. Unlike me. Before today, I had spent the last five months trying to find myself. I was lost more than ever. I ran away from my pack because losing Sol was too much for my heart to handle. She was not even my Luna yet when her
ADAN STONE. I watched as, group by group, Lucy transported our warriors to their assigned borders. And after the last group was gone, I gave her a nod and transported my body immediately with both Collin and Blade, who were holding onto my shoulders, which no longer bothered me at all. In an instant, we were sucked into limbo, and our feet dropped onto the dusty ground of the plaza. We heard gasps and growls from a few of Ethan’s men around us, but what caught my attention was the blubbering sounds that escaped the throat of the male tied up in a post with his body badly beaten. "Alpha…" Dalton’s voice broke as his whole body shook from his sobs when he realized it was Blade that appeared in front of him. He was completely naked, covered in blood, and had cuts and bruises from the beating. His eyes and lips were swollen, but he was tilting his head up to look at his Alpha in the eye. Blade was trying to keep himself from shaking, but I could feel anger surging up from his aura.
LUCY. "Luna!" Viktor growled, taking all the attention of warriors from both packs. I landed on the place I was aiming to be transported, and if I thought I would immediately spring into action to assist my warriors, I was wrong. The moment I appeared, my warriors moved swiftly and formed a barricade around me, almost the same as the one they did when they thought Beast was about to attack me, and I couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed. Adan was right, his warriors would shield me at all costs. I pushed any emotions away as my eyes swept and counted my men. I transported thirteen warriors on this border, and I could only see ten plus two dead bodies on the ground. One was still missing. My eyes found him. Chris was on the ground, and the only reason he was not dead yet was because the man hovering over him was also looking at me. ‘Carry on. I’ll be fine.’ I sent them a group mindlink before I disappeared in the middle of the wall they formed. I appeared in midair near Chris and pl