Here's for today! Thank you for waiting! I hear you, lovelies! Of course, we will not leave Gamma Aldrin without a mate. We will meet her soon or should I say, we will meet her again soon! ❤ Thank you for all the gems! Please keep them coming!
ALTHEA. “I hope I’m wrong with my intuition because there’s no way I would let my child be with Alastor.” I let out a sigh as I leaned back on the small couch inside the cabin. We moved from the outside, and we’d been discussing this topic for the last ten minutes. We just kept going around in circles, as we had no answers to any of our questions. “I’m sure there’s another reason and not that one. Besides, Lucy was a half-wolf, too, so she got mated to a wolf. Alastor is a pure demon, so there’s no way…” “I’m a pure witch, but I got mated to Blade.” I cut Patrea. “What I’m trying to say is that it looks like a werewolf could be mated to other species, not just their own. So a possibility exists that my child could be mated to another species, such as a demon.” “I know. But let’s not let that idea get to us. We should be celebrating your child. We only need to keep that witchling safe against Alastor, for whatever reason he wants it alive.” I nodded. Patrea sat beside me before
ALTHEA. After my conversation with Patrea, we walked back to the packhouse. She made me promise to tell Blade what I told her. But, to be honest, I was not sure I wanted to. First, the issue of our child being mated to Alastor is not yet a fact. I didn’t want to burden him with those thoughts when our child was not even a month old in my stomach. We should be celebrating life and not waiting for Alastor to appear and create havoc. Secondly, the coven. I was one hundred percent sure Blade would not let me go there alone. Bringing anyone in there would only make the dark witches capable of holding someone hostage to get what they want from me. But if I do that alone, I only have to protect myself. With the knowledge I had and the things I would learn, I knew I could find a way to get what I wanted and make it out there alive. “Are you going to stay for lunch?” I asked as we neared the packhouse. “No. Lucius and I had to go to the depths of hell to get energy for our demons. We c
ALTHEA. “Mine!” Aldrin growled at an intensity I had never heard from him. My eyes widened at the feral expression on his face. This man had always been calm, and even when we were in danger, I had never seen this fierce expression from him. If I ever doubted he was capable of handling and making his men follow his order, it went out of the window. Aldrin was more than what met the eye. Because I was sure, despite seeing an Alpha and two Betas before him, he looked like he was ready to rip someone’s heart out. Thalia had told me stories about shifters’ mates and how men could be territorial, especially if it was the first time they were meeting their mates, and they had no idea if a female was taken or already mated. I was sure I was seeing that today. Blade moved me, and in an instant, I was already behind him, his arm blocking me from going anywhere. “Calm the fuck down!” Beta Dalton must have seen the same thing I saw, as he was facing the direction where Aldrin stood,
GAMMA ALDRIN. I was not supposed to stop by the packhouse, as I was scheduled to eat lunch with my Shadow Warriors. But for some unknown reason, my wolf became restless the moment my car passed by the packhouse. He was agitated but showed no signs of danger. The last time he was like this was almost a year ago. I was a regular warrior, and my demise brother was then the Beta. I was one of the men guarding the perimeter that the witches and Alpha Stone used to prepare for their underworld adventure. That time, me and my wolf thought my mate was there, so when I was finally able to, I sneaked where they were but found no one special. But I did see Luna Althea, who was with Alpha Blade, Patrea, Lucius, and Alpha Stone. It was where it started that I thought Luna Althea might be my mate, only to find out she was mated to Alpha Blade. Not that I smelled anything, but I was so into the idea that my mate was there. But when I got there, there was no scent, and my wolf didn’t feel rest
BLADE. The pack was in celebratory mode the moment Aldrin announced he had found his fated mate. The people didn’t care if she was not moving into our territory yet, but they were just happy that their ranked wolves were already complete. Everything happened so fast that, by the end of the day, it was Collin who went home with a broken heart. The fucker couldn’t believe his sister found her mate in my pack, and even if he was glad that it was Aldrin, the way he hugged Sheena before he left was telling me he was having a hard time letting his sister go. Meanwhile, my future Gamma Female decided to stay for the night, and Aldrin would drive her back to her university tomorrow. I had no idea how my Gamma did it — that he was able to change her mind in less than thirty minutes. If I had known Aldrin had the capability to melt a female’s heart in an instant, I should have taken lessons from him and avoided the many slaps and insults that I received from Althea. But that was all in
ALTHEA. Everything in the territory was so calm that I was not even sure if this was reality or just a dream. For almost a year since Blade took me down from the Red Mountains, my life has been in chaos. A week of peace would equate to a week or more of danger. So, for the last one and a half months that nothing bad had been happening, worries were brewing in my chest. And I was right to think that way. Alastor was still nowhere to be found, but the Parturi Coven decided to make themselves known. So I could no longer delay it. Whether I was ready or not, I had to meet them. Because they already knew where I was. We were alerted that in the last three days, the security team had seen females clad in black dresses in the middle of the forest, where some of the security cameras were positioned. They were doing nothing, just standing and staring at the camera. They knew where those were located. Some of them would raise their hands to show off their crow marks. But there were
ALTHEA. My heart thundered the moment I saw the landmark that was telling us the Parturi Coven was just half a kilometer away. I knew I wanted to be here so we could end it all, but at this point, I was worried for Patrea. I wanted a guarantee she would not be harmed. “Mama, if you find yourself in a situation where they will harm you, just leave. Don’t think about me.” I told her again. “First, I am not leaving you alone there. How could I face Blade if he found out I left you? Secondly, I doubt that my demon power would work inside the coven. Most Dark Covens spend decades, maybe even centuries, strengthening their shield against other species. It’s one of the reasons Lucius could not break the barrier that fast. So, I am more likely to use my witch’s energy and not my demon power inside there. So there’s no way I could leave even if you pushed me to.” “But if you can, will you promise you will?” She reached for my hand and squeezed it gently, but her eyes remained focused on
ALTHEA. “Welcome to the Parturi Coven, Althea.” A voice came out of nowhere. His breath fanned against my neck and the side of my ear, sending shivers down my spine. I knew this voice. No wonder we couldn’t find him. He was seeking refuge with an enemy.“What are you doing here?” I asked, keeping my voice from cracking and from tilting my head to look at him. He walked around me, going in the direction where Agatha was standing, which was directly in front of me. I saw the lust flitting in Agatha’s eyes as he stared at the demon, and it made me want to vomit. However, I maintained my face in a poker stance and concentrated my attention on Alastor.“Of course, I will go to a place where my service is needed.” He said, flashing me a devilish grin as he stood beside Agatha. I wanted to glare at him. He was obviously the person who gave them information about my whereabouts and who Patrea was. Why did I ever think this man wanted to save me. He wanted me alive, as prey, to get more fro