Rebeccas POVIt had been almost two weeks since we got home, and we were all a bit antsy. Ivan and the research team hadn't uncovered much about the amulet, except that it had elemental ties. I had faith in my pack though. Everyone took training very seriously, and we had incredible warriors. While we were all still on edge, knowing we were a target for an attack, we had unanimously decided it was unhealthy to dwell on it. We trained hard, took precautions, and ran drills, but other than that we tried to keep our day to day as normal as we possibly could to keep up morale. This included our wedding. I had tried to convince John to push back the date until all this was over, but he insisted. He refused to let Claude have the power of putting our whole lives on hold. Plus, he wouldn't say it out loud, but I knew he was feeling the fragility of life and wanted to live it to the fullest while we were here. Ruthie had worked her magic again and had pulled together a beautifully romantic
Claude POV That stupid she wolf was holding her cards close to her chest. I had little Intel on the Shadow Mountain Pack. Ivan had made sure to teach the pack how to lock away important information in their mind. Pressing in too hard was a risk I didn’t want to take. If I physically still needed her to get to Rebecca, she would no longer trust me if she knew I had broken down her walls. And she would know. The only thing that really mattered was Rebecca would be mine again soon, and Ivan would be killed, as long as I could keep Lilly’s trust. That wouldn’t be a problem. She thought herself to be a master manipulator but that couldn't be further from the truth. “You wanted to see me?” Lilly poked her head into my office. I preferred the throne room but the wolves had destroyed it. “Yes my dear, come in please.” I smiled over at her. I was furious that the wolves had escaped, and that while trying to take Lilly from me I had lost both Julius and Alejandro. It proved to me that she
As I continued kissing her neck I noticed the silver had been irritating her skin. “Does the necklace hurt you little wolf?” She turned to face me, her shuffling on my lap getting me hard. “Not really, It’s a little irritating is all.” “We can take it off for a while if you’d like.” Still confused about my feelings for her, I tested her commitment to me, offering her a way out. “It’s alright your majesty.” “Lilly, It’s marking up your skin.” “Let it be marked then.” Her response took me aback. There was more meaning behind it than the words she had spoken. Like she was implying something. “Lilly?” “I don’t want to be like them anymore. It wasn’t vampires that tried to kill me, it was wolves. Vampires who took my ideas seriously, and wolves who sent me to get mental treatment. Wolves who rejected me, and you who found me. Who treated me with the respect I deserve. Who promised me what should have been mine from the beginning. A little mark on my skin is a small price to pay.”
Becca POVThe packhouse was overcrowded this morning as we all ate breakfast together with all of our guests. I loved all of John's friends. They were all members of allied packs, I was so impressed that John had so many good connections. He was such a great leader, and I knew he was going to be a great husband too. Everyone had been warned of our current state of emergency, but they came anyway. Ready to fight if the occasion arose.Most would be going home this afternoon after three days of partying. I had to admit, as much trust I had in our troops, I was glad to have the Faye warriors here with us. Several of them were Fire Faye like myself and had taught me more about what I was capable of than Ivan could. While we partied hard over the past few days, we never missed a training session. Everyone, including the Faye joined in. All appreciated learning new techniques from each other and having fresh opponents to fight. Smiling I walked through the packed living room, listening to o
Rebecca POVEven with my rapid healing abilities, my body ached and screamed for reprieve as the fight continued on and on. My mouth stung with the metallic taste of blood and at this point, I couldn't differentiate if it was my own or not. For one short moment, I was hopeful when I saw the vampires retreating but I knew it was too good to be true. Sure enough, they had only regrouped, making a wall and came marching forward with Claude at the centre. His eyes were bright red as they scanned over the wreckage. Stepping out of the line, he called out into the battlefield.“We only want Rebecca. Surrender her now and there will be no more casualties.”He was met by a lot of growling and snapping. Did he really think the pack would sacrifice their Luna? Think that we were stupid enough to believe they would leave once they got what they wanted? Was he crazy? Unphased, he pulled out a familiar silver medallion and spoke an incantation in a language I didn't know, but somehow recognized.
Becca POVThe battlegrounds were cleaned up over the next couple of days. We didn’t have a lot of casualties, but even one would have been too many. John and I visited each household of the deceased and offered our sympathies and awarded a medal of honor to their closest kin. Only one of them had been mated, and that was the hardest house to visit. Our wedding guests had stayed and helped fill in where needed as our pack recovered. We all gathered together for a quiet lunch. Ivan had recovered just like he said he would. Apparently, his wolf blood helped him heal faster than expected. I kept on forgetting that he was part wolf, even after what had happened.“Excuse me! Killian and I have something to say to you all.” Jenna stood up addressing everyone. Killian joined her, wrapping his massive arm around her waist. The crowd hushed in anticipation.“As this pack knows, Killian and I have been trying for a pup for years…” Her voice was vibrating with excitement. “Jenna?!” Kasey sat up
ZZ...ZZ My phone buzzed from my nightstand forcing me to come to terms with what I desperately wanted to avoid. Realistically, hiding for forever wasn't an option, but that didn't make this any easier. With a shaky breath, I rolled over. My hair soaking up what the damp silk pillowcase hadn't fully absorbed. Another breath. Ignoring him would be a bad idea. As I reached out, the fuzzy blanket I had hung from my four poster bed caressed my skin for one short moment before reaching past it let in a ray of light from my bedroom. Squinting past my barrier, my hand searched for my phone and quickly retreated once it found its target. Clutching the phone to my chest I took one more deep breath. I had to calm down. Even over a text message, I had to be careful. He could never know how upset I was, or what I was so upset about. Now forced to look at the light, my eyes protested as I blinked at my screen. “I’m outside your door, We need to talk.” My stomach knotted. The tears I h
The next morning when I opened my door, I was met by Ivan with a wrapped breakfast sandwich in hand. “Thank you.” I said politely as I resisted digging in right away. “Do you have everything you need?” He asked as he strode briskly through the stone hallway, not waiting for me to catch up. “I think so.” I panted out, already exhausted from hauling around my hospital in a bag and my fifty pound uniform. Once outside in the cool morning air, I felt a little better. With no heavy sun beating down on me I should be ok heat wise. I only hoped we would back before it started raining too heavily. The only thing worse than a uniform was a wet uniform. We all loaded up. Ivan, Alejandro, Julius, and a few others I didn’t know were in the back with me, Scott, and Barnabas in the front. When Scott started driving I finally let the salty mixture of eggs and bacon touch my tongue, savoring every cheesy bite. Julius was eying me up and down as I ate. “Hungry?” I mocked. “Not for a sandw