LOGINElara’s POV“Luna!”I laughed, stumbling as the children collided into my legs. “My little sunshines, I missed you all.”“We missed you too!” they yelled over each other.The littler ones climbed the tables and chairs, some even on top of the shoulders of the other kids, to get to my upper body. They swarmed me so much that I fell to the ground under their weight.“That’s enough.”One of my eyes opened to see Cassian walking towards me. The children scattered from me, fear flashing across their faces.“Are you alright?” he asked, lowering on one knee.I frowned, flicking his hand away from me. “They are kids, you know? You do not have to be so mean with them.”Cassian looked around us. “I was not trying to be mean. Why did they leave?”My eye twitched. Did he seriously not know or was he pretending to be oblivious?I reached for the child nearest to me. “Georgie. Come here.”The three-year-old looked at me and then at Alpha and then shook his head. Cassian turned to George and beckone
Elara’s POV“...thank you once again, Alpha Oliver, for all the support.”He laughed through the speakers. “As long as it is you, I will never hesitate to put down money. And never mind all those formalities, we are now family.”“That is true. My brother’s father is a father to me as well,” I said.His voice turned serious. “But really, how is my son-in-law coping? My darling Rosalyn can be difficult to handle.”Did he know that she was pregnant?“Why don’t you call Leo? I could send you his number,” I offered.It took another minute to wrestle Alpha Oliver off the phone. When I finally did, I sighed at the paper on my desk.That’s the ten million I need to kick off Bluewave.“What are you still doing here?”I ignored Kaden, focusing on my paperwork. Between legal documents and employee screenings, I had a truckload of things to do.Another argument with him was the last thing I had time for.Kaden walked in, his hand reaching for the paper I was looking at.When he snatched it from m
Kaden’s POVI recoiled as the scent of blood hit my nose. “What the hell?”Kaden’s eyes narrowed at the scene in front of him.A young wolf stood over the body of an aged woman, her hand in his mouth.“Shift,” Kaden ordered.I scanned the body of the wolf. His fur was bristled, covered in blood like he had just shifted for the first time.“Kaden.” I held his arm. “I think he just shifted for the first time and lost control–”“Shift,” Kaden ordered again.Rather than submit, the wolf started to growl at Kaden, dropping into fighting stance as he prepared to lunge forward.Shit. He was challenging his Alpha. This was going to end badly.My grip tightened around Kaden’s arm. “Kaden, wait. I don’t think he realizes what is–”Before my words were out of my mouth, the wolf lunged forward. His jaw opened and caught Kaden’s hand right in its mouth.Kaden’s fingers clenched inside the wolf’s mouth, digging into his mouth. The wolf yelped and darted away.In a split second, Kaden’s clothes shre
Elara’s POV“You want to have Kaden’s child?”I replayed the question over and over in my head. My mind gave me a response almost immediately and it felt like a betrayal more than anything.“Ronan,” I said, reaching for him.He tore his hand away from me, his blue eyes dark and filled with sorrow. “Answer me.”“I cannot help it. He is my mate.”Ronan pinched the bridge of his nose. “You know more than anyone that the mating bond is just a suggestion. He was an absolute jerk to you when–”“Ronan!” I snapped. “I understand that we have differing opinions but you will not speak about my mate like that in front of me and expect me to do nothing.”He paused, looking at me like you would look at a stranger. “Ellie…what happened to you?”“I like him, Ronan,” I admitted.It was not quite love yet but I knew my feelings were now emotionally involved with Kaden.Ronan reached forward and grabbed my arms, his eyes wild with panic. “But this place is not our home. We are of another bloodline.”I
Elara’s POVAs expected, Harry flew into a rage.“He’s twenty-six, Sandra!” Harry yelled, pointing at Romero, who was lounging back on the couch.Sandra pushed back against her brother’s chest. “I know but he’s hot. You know I like older men.”“An eight-year age gap is a lot.” He turned to Romero. “She’s a fucking teenager, you pervert!”“So what?” Romero replied dismissively.“So what? So what?!” Harry pulled up his sleeves. “I swear I am going to wipe that dirty mouth–”“Harry, that’s enough,” I said.Harry paused. “Luna…”“They are mates. There is only so much you can do to keep them apart. Besides, I know Romero and I have his mother’s number. If he hurts her, I will pay for your ticket to Spain out of my personal funds.”Romero threw his hands in the air, getting to his feet. “See, problem solved.”He palmed Sandra’s ass right in front of all of us. “Pack your bags, mi amor. The plane leaves tonight.”Sandra pouted, playing with his shirt. “I want to celebrate with my girls for a
Elara’s POV“I swear everyone has been talking about you.”I smiled. “Really?”Cain caught up to me and swung his arm over my shoulder. “You should have seen the look on Elder Frederick’s face as he ranted at the bar last night.”“Elder Goddrick? Should he still be drinking at ninety-two?”Cain barked a laugh. “He never hears a word about it. He’s going to give his grandchildren heart attacks one of these days.”“Kaden never invites anyone for a strategy meeting,” Cain said. “I only attend the annual one at the beginning of the year.”“Next month?” I asked.Cain hummed. “The New Year is coming…where are you going?”“Romero is coming today to discuss an alternate food supply route. Since I was the one who suggested the plan–” I raised the papers in my arms. “I have to be ready.”Cain went silent for half a minute before asking, “Do you need another assistant? With your training, you are practically working around the clock.”“I don’t know if I need another assistant as much as I need a
Elara’s POVMy brothers bared their necks in unison.“Alpha Kaden,” they greeted in unison.“Kaden,” I whispered in awe. What a beautiful name.The wind carried my voice to his ears. His eyes fell to me, one of his delicate brows raising.Suddenly, a wave of energy slammed into me. Enough energy to
Elara’s POV“I told you that I should have done it.”“I swear, I followed the instructions to the letter. I have no idea why she fainted.”“Should I pour water on her face?”There was a slap and then a thud.My eyes slowly blinked open. My brothers were kneeling over my body, still arguing amongst
Elara’s POV“I wonder if it would kill him to be polite,” I muttered in annoyance as I checked to see if the card had left a scar.“Not so loud, Luna,” she whispered over the phone.Cain had been so nice to lend me one of his spares. The only person I thought to video call was Tracy. She was the on
Elara’s POVThe people milling around the party froze in unison, all eyes turning to their Alpha.Their faces were a mix of varying degrees of awe, shock, disbelief and confusion.My brothers were the most expressive of all.“Alpha, the impression this is going to give…” Cain tried reasoning.Alpha







