ELARA My eyes snap open, and I jerk up immediately. I don’t even know how I slept off in Kieran’s arms. Kieran mumbles in his sleep and tries to pull me back to his chest, but I resist. “Kieran. Wake up. We need to go back,” I quickly say, shaking him. “What?” he asks as he slowly opens his eyes. “We have to go back. My kids, they’ll be looking for me,” I blurt out. “Don’t worry about them. They are in good hands,” he mumbles as he tries to pull me back again. Yet again, I resist. “In good hands?” I ask with a raised brow. “Yes. I asked Harold and Isla to babysit them while we are away,” he tells me as he finally sits up and uses the back of his hand to rub his eyes. “I was having a really nice dream about you. I really can’t get enough of you I guess.”I can’t get enough of him too. I quickly mind-link Isla. “Hey. Uhm... are my kids with you?” “Yes. They are sound asleep. They wouldn’t stop asking about you though. But I assured them that you’ll be here when they wake up
ELARA My love for Kieran keeps growing like wildfire, and I don’t know how to stop it. I do not want to stop it. When he brought me back to this pack, all I wanted to do was get away from him because of the fear of getting hurt again. But now, I don’t even think I can do without him. I am locked in. “Come on. Let’s get in. You’ll love it even better when the water touches your skin. Believe me when I say this place is calming,” Kieran says as he offers me his hand. “Uhm... I didn’t know we were coming here. I would have brought a bikini or something,” I say, biting my bottom lip. “Who says you need a bikini?” He smirks mischievously. My eyes narrow. “Uh?” He walks behind me, and before I can process anything, he pushes me into the water. “What the fuck, Kieran!” I scream as I emerge from the water, all soaked. “Joining you now,” he grins as he also jumps in, fully clothed. “Why did you do that?” I screech as I take a handful of water and splash him with it. “Water play?” He
ELARA “This is the best day of my life!” Kieran beams as he carries me and spins around with me. “Yes! Yes! Yes!” he beams. “Let me quickly mind-link Reid.” He mind-links him, and after a while, he returns his attention to me. “He’ll begin the Luna Ceremony preparation immediately.” I raise my brow. “So soon?” “I have been waiting for this for a very long time. If possible, I’d like to do it today. Right now,” he beams. I chuckle, wrapping my arms around my chest. “That’s not possible.” “Nothing is impossible, Luna,” he chuckles. “I need to start sending out invitations to Alphas. Everyone has been waiting for this. You are going to be my Luna!” “Wait... Kieran. No.” The smile on his face drops as he stares at me. “No, what? You changed your mind?” “Not that. I, uhm...” I move closer to him and place a hand on his shoulder. “I don’t think inviting so many Alphas is a good idea. I want it to be a low-key ceremony. Just between the pack members and a few Alphas that you trust.”
KIERANWhatever the rogue wants to say better lead me to the fucking mastermind. I enter the torture room, going straight to where he is and standing in front of him. His eyes are closing, his breathing is faint. He looks like he is about to pass out, or even die.“Who hired you?” is the first question I ask him.“I need to make a deal with you before I tell you,” he says with a faint voice.“You don’t call the shots here. I do!” I groan in annoyance. How dare he try to strike a deal with me?“Then I am not telling you,” he says, and the rage burning within me intensifies.“Get me the liquid silver,” I groan. “Looks like he wants more of that running through him.”“That would kill me,” he says, his voice barely audible.And that is exactly what I want—for him to die. That’s after he has given me the information I want, though.Elara’s mind-link suddenly comes through. “There is something I have to tell you after you are done with the rogue.”“What is it?” I ask curiously.“Don’t be in
ELARAIt makes me really emotional to know that he loves our children this much without even knowing that they are also his. The only reason I have not accepted to become his Luna is because of my fear of him taking them away from me after we have shared our secrets.But I am basically a ticking time bomb. There is someone out there who wants my life. As much as I would hate to leave my children in this world, I also have to consider the possibility of it happening, and I have to make provision for them. If the person who wants me ever gets to me, someone has to take care of them when I am gone, and there is no other person in a better position to do so than their father—Kieran.I have to tell him that they are his. He is the only one capable of protecting them. I have to get rid of those fears of mine. So, I will accept to become his Luna. I will become his chosen mate.Before I can stop myself, I mind-link him. “There is something I have to tell you after you are done with the rogue
ELARASurprise? What kind of surprise could he possibly have for the kids? It’s only been ten minutes since he told me that he has a surprise for them, but it feels like ten hours already. I can’t wait for him to come back so that I can see the surprise he has for them. Also, I can’t wait to hear the outcome of his visit to the Mountain Spring Pack.I glance at my kids, who are playing games on their tablets. Telling them that Kieran has a surprise for them will be the hugest mistake I’ll ever make. They won’t stop singing to my ears every second, asking me over and over what the surprise is.Five minutes later, a knock sounds on the door, and it opens almost immediately.Kieran walks in, holding two bags. One is huge, while the other one is just a medium size. My gaze remains pinned on the contents in his hand, wondering what that is.“Daddy!” the kids beam at the same time as they drop their tablets and run over to him. He crouches to their level and kisses them on both cheeks.“How