Unknown P.O.V. Ever since I was little, my mom always told me how special I am. She used to spend hours just me and her, and I enjoyed the undivided attention for her. She never really liked father or my incompetent little brother. She always said it was me and her against the world. That someday I would be King of everything. Someday I would take my rightful place as the strongest of all supernaturals. Mother always knew about fatherโs lineage. That was why made that deal with the disgustion Alpha of Green Forest. She also knew father wasnโt her destined mate, but she made him her mate. She made sure to seduce him, and have him mark and mate her in a moment of weakness. Sure, she had to resolve to use a forbidden potion, so he thought he had done it willingly. When in reality; she had forced him. When the potion ran out, the damned witch refused to supply more, knowing what she had done. The witch warned mother. She said the Goddess always punished those who stray from their destin
Alex P.O.V.Itโs been a while now, and Michelle is getting better day for day. Sheโs still fragile, but the doctors dismissed her from the pack clinic yesterday. She and Cedric have moved to the Alpha floor. They have both started much needed therapy, and I see them take steps every day to get better, even though they always have bad days. Especially has days where she hides in their room, not even coming down to get food. Jenna has made a point to visit her everyday, making friends and keeping her company. I still do not know how to feel about her? She is my biological mother, as Cedric is my father, but they abandoned me and Isabella to our own fate as children, and the way especially my sister was treated was at their hands as well as Fergusonโs. If they had taken us with them. If they had thought about us as well, Isabella would have had it easier. I know I am also to blame, and I take full responsibility, but I was a child. โKnock, knock.โ Someone says while tapping their knuck
Isabella P.O.V. โELIJAH!โ I look into his office, but he is not there either. I have been looking for him for the last hour or so. Iโve just talked to Alex and I need to fill him in. My scream of desperation is met upon deaf ears. I sigh. Where the heck did everyone go? I wasnโt gone that long. The phone call took half an hour tops. I roll my eyes, walking back to our bedroom. I try to mind-link him again, but once again the link is blocked. I do not understand. I tried to look downstairs, at the training ground, our room, his office and everywhere else I could think of. I even tried to mind-link some of the others, but all mind-links are blocked and people are gone. I look around in our room. Elijah has been weird all day not that I think of it. Heโs been really secretive and illusive ever since this morning. We cuddled in bed, which developed to three rounds of hot and steamy sex! But it didnโt get as wild as it usual
Elijah P.O.V. The panic I felt coursing through me when I couldnโt find Isabella. I didnโt even think to open my mind-link and ask her where she was. It was just sheer panic and dread in my mind and body. I left her in her office where she was calling Alex. She felt weird all of a sudden, and I know it wasnโt from me. I closed off our mate-link as well - not that she felt it. I hope. Oh Goddess. What if she wandered off to punish me? What if she felt me close the link and thought. No, no. I canโt think like that. Maybe she wandered off because she couldnโt find me? Maybe she was looking for me? โElijah?โ โHuh? What?โ โWhat were you thinking off just now?โ โNothing special, baby. Why?โ I lie through my teeth. I need Isabella to be relaxed and happy. With what I have in mind for today, she needs to not worry about me or anything else. She is the most special person in my life, and even though we havenโt been together that long, I know she is my it! Thatโs how it is with one's
Isabella P.O.V. โIโm pregnant.โ I say, looking at my mate whoโs eyes are closed. I know I hurt him when I didnโt answer his question and everything in me is still screaming to say yes, but I need him to know this secret before I do. He deserves to know that we have a baby on the way, and I need to know if he is angry with me. I didnโt mean to get pregnant, and seriously not at this time, but I want to keep the baby. Our baby. However, if Elijah is not okay with this, I will give him the opportunity to say so and Iโll leave our pack and him behind. This little pup is already my first priority, and I will move heaven and earth to protect him or her. The minutes drag by, and Elijah keeps having his eyes closed. His breath is calm, but I can feel the turmoil inside him. โElijah?โ I ask, the tension and suspense is killing me as I am sure it was killing him earlier. This was supposed to be the perfect moment and I ruined it. I should have told
Isabella P.O.V. The next few days we have different visitors. Different pack leaders and ranked members of other species. We talk and make contracts of peace and allegiance between us. We also announce to the pack that Elijah and I are engaged, and plan to have a small pack dinner on the night where Alex, Jenna, Michelle and Cedric arrive. Itโs only a couple of days away now, and I am looking forward to telling them what has happened here. Itโs so far all good news, but things have a way to change from one moment to another, and we couldnโt expect peace to keep ruling with the threat growing ever closer. On the night before my brother and parents were arriving, we were awoken in the dead of night by the alarms and then guards yelling over mind-link. โWEโRE UNDER ATTACK! SOUTHERN BORDER.โ โEASTERN BORDER IS BEING RUN OVER AS WELL! ARGH!โ โROGUES WITH MAGIC. DEMONS AND.. OH MY GODDESS.. HELP US!โ Elijah and I jump out of bed. โYou go to the safe room, baby. Stay out of sig
Alex P.O.V. Weโre on our way to Isabellaโs pack, when my phone goes off. The number is unfamiliar, and even though I donโt usually pick up calls that are blocked, something tells me to pick this up. โHello?โ โAlpha Alex? This is Beta Dale, I have tried to get a hold of you for the past four hours.โ โIโm sorry, Beta. Weโve been in the air and my phone was on airplane mode. What is going on? Why are you calling me?โ My stomach churns. Has something happened since I last talked to Isabella? It was yesterday afternoon, and she told me she had some happy news to share. I could hear Elijah laugh in the background, and everything seemed fine. โWhere are you now?โ โWe just touched down, and are on our way to the strip where we have cars waiting. Why?โ โWe were attacked last night, Alpha. Luna Isabella needs you. Elijah..โ He chokes up and I imagine the worst outcome possible. โOur Alpha is going between life and death at the moment. Luna is distraught, and refuses to leave his si
Isabella P.O.V. I donโt know what happened? I was in a separate hospital room, ordered by the doctor to lay down and rest, while they monitor Elijahโs condition and the next thing I know his heart is failing. Emerald has been battling something inside us, keeping it in check but wouldnโt tell what it is. She keeps saying we need to do something drastic and soon if we want to stay us. Whatever that means. I hear the flatlining of my mate, and I jump out of bed, running to his room. I remember the feeling of utter heartbreak, how he is slipping away and then I faint. I donโt remember hitting the ground, but I know my powers overpowered me and I did something. I hear Alex yell my name, but I am not hearing him from inside my body. Iโm somehow levitating over the scene, and I watch as Elijah spirit looks at me with wide scared eyes, before he returns to his body and his heart beats once again. Then I know Iโm dead. I used my lifeforce to prevent him from dying on me, and I died instea
Isaiah P.O..V 18 years later โHappy birthday to yooooou!โ I smile at the people gathered around the table. They are my people. My family and friends. But also only that. I have not yet met my mate, and this being my 22nd birthday, itโs feeling like itโll never happen. Mom and dad have been very supportive of me, and they always tell me they will accept whatever decision I make regarding the mate situation. โMake a wish, Isaiah.โ Mom urges, and I close my eyes and wish with all my heart Iโll meet my mate soon. I do not care who she is, what she is or where she is from, I just want to find her and love her. I know I sound soft and whatnot, but I so desperately want what my parents, aunts and uncles and most cousins and siblings have. True love to share my world with. But she is making me wait, and I know in my heart sheโll be worth the wait. โWhat did you wish for, brother?โ Elise asks, her eyes twinkling in mischief. She asks every year in the hopes Iโll show and tell, but I will n
Isabella P.O.V. Four years later Sitting in my office, I canโt help but reminisce over the last four years. So much has happened even though there has been peace. We have lived in harmony with other species for just as long, and our bond with each other has grown stronger. Isaiah is now four, and a whirlwind of energy. He is a big brother to Gabriel and Elise. They are three and one. I told Elijah I donโt want any more children, to which he replied I had to tell the Moon Goddess. If she decides to bless us a fourth time, I will be going to her world and smack her! Grandmother or not, I donโt want any more children, and so far she has listened. It also helps that we are using protection.We have been rallying the packs to meet annually, as to prevent the events of Conan from happening once again. It has been successful enough, but we still have yet to get the border packs - those who have lands leading up to dragon territory, fae territory and demon territory, to come as well. The l
Elijah P.O.V. Two months later โELIJAH!โ I rush into the hospital room where Isa is still admitted. The doctors were not comfortable with sending her home, as she kept getting contractions whenever she over exerted herself, and she did that a lot. Even laying in the hospital bed. But here they, and I, could tell her to relax and not stress the body so much. Not that she listened very well.โBaby, what is it?โ Sheโs out of bed, and her leggings are drenched. โMy water just broke. I think.โ She answers, her eyes wide and scared. We are almost to term, but not quite there yet either. Doctors said he would be early because of the trauma, but this early? This feels too early. โDonโt just stand there. Get a doctor or nurse or something!โ She demands, while waddling to the toilet. Her voice and movement snaps me back to reality. โWhere the fuck are you going?โ I ask, quickly grabbing her arm and helping her to her destination. โMy pants are soaked, and I have to pee really bad.โ She an
Isabella P.O.V. โWhy do you always end up in the hospital, Isa?โ Lauren asks, as she bends down and gives me a hug. I stick my tongue out at her, and gesture for Elijah to help me sit up. He gives me a look, but I just plead with my own eyes. He sighs and stands. I love how he can resist me, even when I did something he did not at all approve of. I love this man to death! โWhy are you always so snarky?โ I ask back, as she chuckles, and sits down. Her mate stands behind her, placing his hands on her shoulders. Elijah growls at the contact, and I swat him across the chest as he is helping me sit up. He just raised an eyebrow. โShut up, and help me dammit.โ I whine, and he shakes his head in exasperation. โWhat do you think I am doing, woman?โ He asks back, and I just purse my lips in a โdo you really want me to answer that?โ sort of way. He sighs. โDonโt answer that.โ He caves and I smile. When Iโm in a much better talking position, I turn my head to the couple on my left. They hav
Isabella P.O.V.We wait for another minute before Conan walks into the middle of the ground. I think he wanted Kimmie and her disturbed friends to examine nothing was amiss, but they wouldnโt know. We used magic long forgotten, on the request of Ashlee to her mother. She wanted this particular surprise to be something they never saw coming. We know Elijah and Fenris will beat Conan and his wolf in a fair one-on-one fight, but we also know he would never go into such a fight without a backup - hence Kimmie and her bag of twisted tricks. The grounds light up in a golden color when both wolves are in the middle facing each other. Kimmie screeches, holding her hands over her eyes. Her friends do the same, hissing and cursing. โWhat the fuck was that?โ She screams, her eyes clouding over for a split second and the clearing because she canโt get ahold of Conan. Her eyes search for the golden color, seeing it goes around the whole perimeter of the ground where Conanโs wolf and Fenris are
Elijah P.O.V.I try and try again to tell Isabella to get her and the baby to safety, but she is adamant to come with me, and honestly? I cannot blame her with everything that happened the last time we were attacked. I still wonder how this can happen with the magical barrier Ashlee and Milan set up, but then I remember we talked about this the last time, and Ashlee said the enemyโs own magic user could take it down if they are strong enough, or have strength in numbers. I guess that is what happened here. Weโll have to take a look after, and see where we can do better defense wise. Isabella is riding on Fenrisโs back, using her powers and her connection with the pack lands to take down enemy wolves everywhere. If I thought she was scary before, it is nothing compared to now. After she has been bound to the pack and land through marriage with me and the Luna position through my mother, she has a way better understanding of the layout and where to strike. She keeps communicating with
Isabella P.O.V. I canโt believe Thalia would show up, but on the other hand I also understand why she is here. She wants to see her son get married, but I have this weird feeling about her intentions. I wonder if she is really reformed or if she is playing the act really well. I guess weโll see later. There is nothing I can or will do now, but I know everyone is on edge and keeping an eye out for her. I also am aware Elijah expects Conan to attack up before the day is over. This gathering of all his enemies in one place would be too much for him to not do anything. But I am just wondering if he really thinks it would be smart to attack today? Maybe heโll wait until the morning after? I mind-link Caspar and Nestor about my thoughts, and they promise me they have everything under control. They have thought every scenario through. โDarling, are you ready?โ Dad asks me, and I turn around to see something shine in his eyes. I smile. โAre you crying?โ I ask back without answering his qu
Elijah P.O.V. The day has gone by in a blur of events. The most scary one by far being Isabella and the others being followed by Conanโs cronies. Luckily they all arrived safely on the pack lands, but I upped the security around the border, just in case. Around 5.30pm the guests are starting to arrive, and I make sure to be the polite host who greets them outside the packhouse, and Omegas show them to the backyard. All of the packs, Covens and vampire families we contacted said yes to come, and I couldnโt be more proud of the work we have put in to mend the bonds between our species. We might be different, but we are also very alike. Everyone wants to celebrate true love. I made sure to implore them all to ensure their families safety while they are gone, as we all agree this event will be too much of a temptation for Conan to not attack us. We are actually expecting him to. I have not discussed this with Isabella. I do not want to worry her, but I have this feeling weโre going to
Elijah P.O.V. Iโm in my office with all the guys. They are not happy I asked their mates to accompany Isabella to town today. Especially when I told them to have some mate time with the girls, but when I tell them the reason they all agree this is important. They ask what they can do, and I delegate the tasks between them. Dale is in charge of getting food together - shopping, preparing and making. He is actually a genius in the kitchen, so I am confident he can get everyone to work together and make this happen. We talked about a small ceremony, but what Isabella doesnโt know is that I am planning to include all the pack, and guests from outside. We know Conan will attack soon, and what better way to gather our allies than to invite them to our wedding tonight. I just hope they can make it. I ask Cedric to be the happy messenger of invitations. He is still well respected and an Alpha. They will listen to him. I will call the Covens and vampire families myself. โElijah, do you mi