SCARLETTThe morning of the full moon had finally arrived, and just like everyone else, I hoped that things went according to plans.None of us could handle any surprises because the chances of the plan going smoothly hinged on us being in complete control. To ensure that nothing went wrong, Hyacinth got a team of sorcerers to cast truth spells on the army in a bid to uncover any hidden spies from the Shahatos.Once we confirmed that every warrior was loyal to us, we finally let them in on the plan for the first time since weโd hatched it.Afterwards, Blake and Alex guided them through morning drills and helped them memorize the parts of the plan they were instrumental to, Logan and I kept Hyacinth company while she and her group of sorcerers did a location spell.Unlike the former location spells theyโd casted to locate me when I was captured, this was much more likely to work because sheโd used the blood of the prisoners that were recently executed. She assured us that with a team o
ALEXFanโfuckingโtastic!This bloody plan blew up in our faces just like Iโd predicted it would. Those cunning bastards just zapped our mate through a portal and I couldnโt feel her through the bond from the moment they disappeared into it.I guessed that neither Blake nor Logan could feel her either because they equally seemed like they were going mad.โFuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck this!โ Logan yelled on the top of his voice while kicking a rock repeatedly until I heard a toe snap and blood started to ooze from his boot.That didnโt stop him though, he kept spitting profanities and angrily kicking the rock until Blake ran towards him and dragged him away from the rock and set him on the floor.โWhat the hell is wrong with you, Logan? How the hell does that fix shit!?โ Blake leaned forward, placing his hands on both knees while screaming right into Loganโs face.Instead od answering, Logan reached out and gripped Blakeโs neck and started to twist it with rage burning in his eyes. I immediat
LOGANI still felt shitty and stupid for how immature Iโd acted when Scarlett disappeared behind that godforsaken portal.Blake didnโt deserve to be choked so heartlessly when all he did was keep me from breaking my foot to piecesโbecause believe me, that was my intention when I started kicking that rock. Yet, heโd stopped me from hurting myself foolishly and I repaid him like an absolute asshole.I knew Iโd apologized, but it didnโt seem enough so I made a mental note in the back of my mind to make it up to him somehow after we rescued Scarlett.โGuys! Over here! Quickly!โ Hyacinth called out to me and my brothers and we rushed to where she was bent over on the floor and holding a glass shard.โWhat did you find? Please give us some good news,โ Alex practically begged as he crouched beside her.โTheir sorcerer mustโve mistakenly dropped this while closing the portal in a hurry, and now I know exactly where those bastards took her,โ she jumped to her feet and Alex followed suit.โWher
SCARLETTAgain, theyโd come to my rescue at the perfect moment.Unlike the last time, I refused to lose faith in them, so seeing them was more than an answered prayer, it was the confirmation of a truth Iโd been steadfastly holding unto.I felt relief course through my entire body as the army pounced on the Shahato warriors, shifting to their wolf form and ripping our enemies apart before they had the chance to rejoice over my burnt corpse.Suddenly, the regret I felt when I was thrown into the portal that brought me here washed away and I was pleased with myself for following through with the baiting plan that brought us this far. I had a feeling that after this battle, weโd finally know peace and harmony instead of the chaos and despair weโd had to endure for months now.I was so lost in imagining a time of calm and quiet that I even forgot that fire was slowly creeping towards me as the altar behind me burnt away. It was when I smelt thick fumes suffocating me that I looked behind
SCARLETTWe did it? โYeah, we fucking did it,โ Loganโs excited response made me realize that Iโd asked that question out loud instead of in my head as Iโd assumed. โAnd thatโs only because you had the balls to put yourself on the line when we werenโt willing to take that risk,โ Alex added, flipping a pancake effortlessly with a slight tilt of the pan. Inwardly, I rolled my eyes at his stellar skills, wondering how he was able to pull that off when I couldnโt even do it while carefully using a frying spoon. โIโm going to take a wild guess and say that youโre no longer focused on our victory over the Shahato and youโre now hating on everyone that can make a proper pancake unlike you,โ Blake said through a chuckle. I narrowed my eyes at him, picking a grape off my plate and throwing it at his head for teasing me. โOw!โ he exclaimed when it hit his forehead. โServes you right,โ I grinned before taking a generous bite of my sandwich. That led to back and forth banter, and as much a
LOGANThree long yet amazing months went by and the D-day finally arrived. I couldnโt believe that I was about to be married to Scarlett and it seemed that neither Blake nor Alex could believe it seeing how nervous they were while getting dressed for the ceremony. Weโd watched her become the best version of herself in the last three months and judging from all the power and potential she radiated, even three Vaughn men might not be enough of a match for her. Still, I was beyond elated to see what a marriage as unique as ours had in store for us in the coming years. And for the rest of our lives. โI still canโt figure this shit out!โ Blake whined as he wrongly knotted his tie for the hundredth time and Alex and I laughed at him. โIf youโre too nervous to knot your tie, maybe you should just sit out the wedding ceremony,โ Alex teased him. โYeah, itโs a small wedding anyways. Weโll just add your name to the marriage certificate and crop you into the pictures for the wedding album,โ I
SCARLETT โHow many minutes apart are your contractions?โ โCan you feel the pups crowning already?โ โShould I get the midwives?โ My husbands circled around me like vultures readying their prey, asking me a million and one questions like I was not as clueless about childbirth as they were. Theyโd read a library worth of childbirth and parenting books from the moment I found out I was pregnant and yet they were as nervous as a completely ignorant parent would be. โStop hovering over her, please,โ Hyacinth sighed and rolled her eyes as she walked into the birthing room, โthe birthing process will begin any moment and Iโll need you all to either be quiet and or absent so I can get to work.โ They all murmured amongst each other before finally falling quiet. โIโm going to give you a mild anesthetic so you donโt feel a thing and sleep through it, alright?โ she turned to me with a kind smile and I nodded. I felt nerves already wrecking my body upon hearing that, I was reminded of the c
SCARLETTMom was introducing me to the 100th man in her life today and I wasn't even joking. If my memories were correct, then during the time I lived with Mom, she had changed men more than she had changed her hairstyle. It was something I had grown used to. It was shameful and painful to watch my mom go around from one wealthy and powerful male to another. She didn't care and there was no on or off switch about who she seduced, as long as their pockets were loaded. My cheeks stung as I remembered the slap and public embarrassment I'd suffered on high school prom day. It was from a friend because apparently, the man mom had gone on a month-long vacation with was her dad. And this was a friend who had confided in me that her happy family was falling apart because her dad cheating.It was the end of one of the most genuine friendships I've ever had. That night was also the last night I saw Mom. I couldn't handle her behavior anymore and I did that one thing I've always wanted to do.
SCARLETT โHow many minutes apart are your contractions?โ โCan you feel the pups crowning already?โ โShould I get the midwives?โ My husbands circled around me like vultures readying their prey, asking me a million and one questions like I was not as clueless about childbirth as they were. Theyโd read a library worth of childbirth and parenting books from the moment I found out I was pregnant and yet they were as nervous as a completely ignorant parent would be. โStop hovering over her, please,โ Hyacinth sighed and rolled her eyes as she walked into the birthing room, โthe birthing process will begin any moment and Iโll need you all to either be quiet and or absent so I can get to work.โ They all murmured amongst each other before finally falling quiet. โIโm going to give you a mild anesthetic so you donโt feel a thing and sleep through it, alright?โ she turned to me with a kind smile and I nodded. I felt nerves already wrecking my body upon hearing that, I was reminded of the c
LOGANThree long yet amazing months went by and the D-day finally arrived. I couldnโt believe that I was about to be married to Scarlett and it seemed that neither Blake nor Alex could believe it seeing how nervous they were while getting dressed for the ceremony. Weโd watched her become the best version of herself in the last three months and judging from all the power and potential she radiated, even three Vaughn men might not be enough of a match for her. Still, I was beyond elated to see what a marriage as unique as ours had in store for us in the coming years. And for the rest of our lives. โI still canโt figure this shit out!โ Blake whined as he wrongly knotted his tie for the hundredth time and Alex and I laughed at him. โIf youโre too nervous to knot your tie, maybe you should just sit out the wedding ceremony,โ Alex teased him. โYeah, itโs a small wedding anyways. Weโll just add your name to the marriage certificate and crop you into the pictures for the wedding album,โ I
SCARLETTWe did it? โYeah, we fucking did it,โ Loganโs excited response made me realize that Iโd asked that question out loud instead of in my head as Iโd assumed. โAnd thatโs only because you had the balls to put yourself on the line when we werenโt willing to take that risk,โ Alex added, flipping a pancake effortlessly with a slight tilt of the pan. Inwardly, I rolled my eyes at his stellar skills, wondering how he was able to pull that off when I couldnโt even do it while carefully using a frying spoon. โIโm going to take a wild guess and say that youโre no longer focused on our victory over the Shahato and youโre now hating on everyone that can make a proper pancake unlike you,โ Blake said through a chuckle. I narrowed my eyes at him, picking a grape off my plate and throwing it at his head for teasing me. โOw!โ he exclaimed when it hit his forehead. โServes you right,โ I grinned before taking a generous bite of my sandwich. That led to back and forth banter, and as much a
SCARLETTAgain, theyโd come to my rescue at the perfect moment.Unlike the last time, I refused to lose faith in them, so seeing them was more than an answered prayer, it was the confirmation of a truth Iโd been steadfastly holding unto.I felt relief course through my entire body as the army pounced on the Shahato warriors, shifting to their wolf form and ripping our enemies apart before they had the chance to rejoice over my burnt corpse.Suddenly, the regret I felt when I was thrown into the portal that brought me here washed away and I was pleased with myself for following through with the baiting plan that brought us this far. I had a feeling that after this battle, weโd finally know peace and harmony instead of the chaos and despair weโd had to endure for months now.I was so lost in imagining a time of calm and quiet that I even forgot that fire was slowly creeping towards me as the altar behind me burnt away. It was when I smelt thick fumes suffocating me that I looked behind
LOGANI still felt shitty and stupid for how immature Iโd acted when Scarlett disappeared behind that godforsaken portal.Blake didnโt deserve to be choked so heartlessly when all he did was keep me from breaking my foot to piecesโbecause believe me, that was my intention when I started kicking that rock. Yet, heโd stopped me from hurting myself foolishly and I repaid him like an absolute asshole.I knew Iโd apologized, but it didnโt seem enough so I made a mental note in the back of my mind to make it up to him somehow after we rescued Scarlett.โGuys! Over here! Quickly!โ Hyacinth called out to me and my brothers and we rushed to where she was bent over on the floor and holding a glass shard.โWhat did you find? Please give us some good news,โ Alex practically begged as he crouched beside her.โTheir sorcerer mustโve mistakenly dropped this while closing the portal in a hurry, and now I know exactly where those bastards took her,โ she jumped to her feet and Alex followed suit.โWher
ALEXFanโfuckingโtastic!This bloody plan blew up in our faces just like Iโd predicted it would. Those cunning bastards just zapped our mate through a portal and I couldnโt feel her through the bond from the moment they disappeared into it.I guessed that neither Blake nor Logan could feel her either because they equally seemed like they were going mad.โFuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck this!โ Logan yelled on the top of his voice while kicking a rock repeatedly until I heard a toe snap and blood started to ooze from his boot.That didnโt stop him though, he kept spitting profanities and angrily kicking the rock until Blake ran towards him and dragged him away from the rock and set him on the floor.โWhat the hell is wrong with you, Logan? How the hell does that fix shit!?โ Blake leaned forward, placing his hands on both knees while screaming right into Loganโs face.Instead od answering, Logan reached out and gripped Blakeโs neck and started to twist it with rage burning in his eyes. I immediat
SCARLETTThe morning of the full moon had finally arrived, and just like everyone else, I hoped that things went according to plans.None of us could handle any surprises because the chances of the plan going smoothly hinged on us being in complete control. To ensure that nothing went wrong, Hyacinth got a team of sorcerers to cast truth spells on the army in a bid to uncover any hidden spies from the Shahatos.Once we confirmed that every warrior was loyal to us, we finally let them in on the plan for the first time since weโd hatched it.Afterwards, Blake and Alex guided them through morning drills and helped them memorize the parts of the plan they were instrumental to, Logan and I kept Hyacinth company while she and her group of sorcerers did a location spell.Unlike the former location spells theyโd casted to locate me when I was captured, this was much more likely to work because sheโd used the blood of the prisoners that were recently executed. She assured us that with a team o
SCARLETTOnce again, Hyacinth had to come to our aid.We rushed Alex home and called her to come by the house as soon as possible. After ten minutes that felt like an eternity, she finally arrived and got to work on speeding up his healing. She explained that he invested wolfsbane and thatโs why he wasnโt healing even after Blake and Logan cleaned and bandaged his wounds properly as soon as we got home.Hyacinth fed him some potions, but when they didnโt work, she told us that the wolfsbane had been in his system for far too long so she would need a powerful spell to magically detox him of it so his wolf could heal.While she convened with the powers that be on the required spell for such a crucial procedure, I paced the entire room worriedly while saying prayers to the moon goddess and ignoring the words of comfort being thrown my way from Logan and Blake.For some reason, I still felt fractions of the fear and pain I felt when I thought he was going to take his life just to prove a
SCARLETTAn hour passed and I immediately rallied Logan and Blake into the car to go in search of Alex. The longer we went without being able to contact or find him, the more I regretted listening to Logan and Blake instead of my wolf.And now because of my negligence, we were all worried out of our minds for Alex.It was almost nightfall and neither of us could reach or find him still. And believe me, weโd tried everything we could possibly think of. Logan tried to track his phone but his men found it dumped in a roadside bin and had no other means of tracing where he went from there because the traffic cams in that area were all busted.After that dead end, weโd all gone around the city in search of him but we couldnโt pick up his scent talk less of find his car.Normally, weโd have assumed that he was just somewhere blowing off steam and stayed home to wait on him. But ever since the marking ritual, we had a much stronger bond and could feel each otherโs emotions and a while ago we