Beta Mate Reed’s POV I knew this had to be hard for the pups. I watched them all take in my words, and the shock was almost comical on their faces. Being this close to my mates had me feeling a sense of comfort in this otherwise uncomfortable situation. I have never stopped loving them all. I never allowed myself to let them go, not really. We were just kids, who were forced into this situation, not knowing how hard it would still be twenty years later. I still felt the tingles and desire when I touched North. Daisy avoided our touch at every chance. Even Marigolds, which hurt her more than she would say. They remained best friends, but I know it hurt that she was kept at an arm's length from her. They grew up as best friends, just like Lilly and Violet. The pressure of their future roles in this pack was their common ground. They were both so happy when the found out they were mates all that time ago. Now... it's painful to even think about. We still spent as much time as possible
Oakley POV I had sat beside my mates listening to the Luna and Beta Mate explain and honestly, I felt like I had been hit by a truck. Not only was I having to contend with my own feelings, but that of my mates also. These men were their fathers, and they just found out that they should have been siblings. They weren't... thank the Goddess, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to mate as a quad. They would be blood related, and the Goddess doesn't play incestuous games like that. Leo looked over at me as he played with my hair. We could both feel the inner turmoil in our mates, and it was starting to make us nervous. Would they want to make the same decision as their parents? I can feel a pain rising in my chest, and Leo places his hand firmly on my neck. I look at him, and he furrows his brows. ‘They won't. They love us. I won't let you go Oakley. If they make us chose, then we leave. I won't be accepting any rejection. I won't live like them. I want all my mates. That includes you’ he
Lillys POV I can't believe she did this. My own mother. The woman who had told me to respect the mate bond. How her and my father's love was above anything humans could imagine. That bonds created by the Moon Goddess are a blessing. To be cherished. It was all lies. She threw her own mate bond away! How could she do this. I asked how they chose because it is completely confusing me how that decision was made. I mean... how could I chose between my mates! I couldn’t. It's that simple. I couldn’t and honestly, even the Moon Goddess herself could not make me. I can feel Violet vibrating next to me. Allowing herself to be overwhelmed with fear. I am physically and emotionally spent from this whole thing. How could I never have known that my parents were fated to the Beta couple? They were supposed to be a quad pairing and have lived together all our lives. How could they keep it so quiet? It makes no sense to me at all. It has clearly been killing my father... but how could my mother jus
Leos POV Lilly is pissed. Like... raging Alpha Wolf pissed and dragging me about the pack house by my hand. Oakley is terrified and sad but trying to be strong for all of us. Violet is in such a state of panic that she can barely breathe. With all the emotion ricocheting around the bond, I barely have time to feel anything of my own. The more I focus on them, the more numb I am to my own emotions. Lilly basically throws me into a brightly furnished and decorated living area and slams the door behind us. I spin to look at her, her blond hair tied back perfectly at the back of her head, falling straight down her back like a waterfall. I can feel her anger pouring off her in waves. “AHHHHUUUUUGGGGHHHH” she screams, tilting her head back and voicing her anger to the sky. I take a moment to admire her long, pale, slender neck. Everything about this woman is graceful and beautiful. I fold my arms across my chest and lean against the back of the white leather sofa and watch her breath dee
Oakley's POV I knew I had to be the one to go after Violet. The moment she fled, I had to do the maths. If Lilly goes... She was too mad to be able to chase her. That would have been a damn nightmare. Leo was needed for Lilly. She was emotionally spent, and I know she needed him right now. So, I chased after her, with my Wolf River barking at me to move faster. I bolt out of the office after her, hearing her sobbing as she flees. I know shes horrified by what's happening. It's hard on all of us. But she doesn’t get to bolt on us. The three of us have been seared with pain since she stood up and bolted, the pain still ripping through my chest as I try to chase her without falling three flights of stairs. Whoever put that damn office so high up in this building, did not think it all the way through. As I hit the bottom step, I see her. Shes stood outside the packhouse front door. Hesitating. Her tight leggings hugging her perfectly round ass, and her shoulders heaving from the run do
Violets POV Every step he took jolted my stomach, and the closer we got to the pack house, the more anxiety I felt. I know running wasn’t ideal. I know I hurt my mates. My wolf Aspen wouldn’t let me forget it. It was hurting me too. The pain was slicing through my chest the entire time. It was worse for me, as I was the one causing the pain. I just needed to run. To think. To breath. To exist without their decisions and emotions playing with my mind. Today has taken everything out of me. My whole family was a lie. My mate bond could risk my pack. My parents and their mates have denied themselves their full bond because they did not want to face what was to come. The destiny that has been put upon me. If they were this scared, then how the hell would I deal with this? I couldn’t. I know I couldn’t. My mates are going to hate me, but I just don’t think I am strong enough. I am not even strong enough to stand as Lillys Beta. It should have always been Ce. ‘Would you shut the hell up
Lillys POV “We need to stop my Alpha, or our mates will not like that we continued without them.” Leo growls at me. I am still pinned between his body and the wall, panting and wanton. He kissed the shit out of me, effectively ruining my underwear and any chance I had at sanity today. I know he is right, but that doesn’t make me anymore frustrated that he pulled away from me. With my legs wrapped tightly around his waist, I can feel the effect this little session has had on him, and he is just as affected as I am. It takes everything in me not to just tear his clothes from his perfect body and devour what's mine, but I know he's right. Violet and Oakley need to be here. “UGH. I know but it doesn’t mean I am happy about it.” I say, looking into his deep brown eyes. It's unfair of the goddess to bless a male with such perfect eyelashes. They are jet black and frame his deep eyes perfectly, splaying out over his undereye when he closes them. Any she-wolf would kill for those lashes. H
Leo’s POV Things had just been getting fun when I felt Lillys emotions plummet. I haven't been feeling violet as strongly since her little escape, and I hadn't tried to tune into her. I am still too pissed that she has done that in the first place. I get that she needed time. I even somewhat understand she wanted space... but this girl has a knack for hurting us all. So far, she hurt Lilly when they met... Oakley when they met... me and my mates when we all met, with her fear when going to announce our mating to the Alpha... and again... by running. She didn’t even speak with us. Who does that? Lilly lets go of me and Oakley and goes to stand by Violet on the sofa. Me and Leo edge a little closer, supporting our mates in this confrontation. I see Lilly plant her feet and rest her hands on her fucking delicious hips. This raging hard on is going to kill me. These mates of mine need to get shit sorted so I can have my way with ALL of them, leaving my mark on everyone's neck, or I swear