Bellamy's Point of View"Where is he!" I screamed down the moist hallway. Down here in the earth, everything was damp. Which was strange, given we were in the middle of a desert.But that wasn't the problem right now. The problem was Felix. The bastard wasn't anywhere near the cells. Hell, his scent wasn't even here, which meant he had never made it down here to begin with. "Heir, sir, Alpha," The guard nervously stammered, sweat beading on his forehead. "From the list in the office, he was brought here right after you asked. The last man on duty here even swore he had booked him in."He had lied, no doubt. Or this little maggot was. Either way, Felix had never been here. No doubt thanks to all of his bribery. "Find him! The enemy is on our doorstep and you let our only fucking bargaining chip escape!" I roared and spun on my heels to march back the way I had come in. We had evacuated everyone in the town within an hour. Left only shells for homes and shops. Mariland and Keagan
7 Months Later Teagan's Point of View "Who has the baby bag!" Ulrich screamed, flitting from room to room as he scrambled to get the one thing he was tasked with. "Already in the car," I mumbled, slipping out of my soaked nightgown. Although I doubted he heard me. No one could hear me above their panic right now. Who thought the baby would come in the middle of the night? Not fucking me. Not when I had finally figured out a way to sleep with such an enormous stomach. "Did you install the car seat like I asked?" Bellamy screamed back. I could hear him in the living room. He had forgotten to set up the spare cot downstairs. Thought now would be a good time to do it. Rolling my eyes, I slipped into a clean dress. Didn't bother with underwear. They were going to come off, anyway. "I can't find the fucking car keys! Who had them last?" Harland screamed. The house was echoing with their voices. Bounced around relentlessly. So it was no help to remind him that they were on the
Teagan’s Point of ViewAt first, we tried to resist it, this constant push and pull between us. We both knew the ramifications of this bond. This mating tether that tied us together. In the human world, we would have been branded as weirdos. Society would have shunned us. Let us rot in our own filth.Within the werewolf community, we would be thrown out of the pack. Labeled as rogues. Vagabonds that only deserved to roam the earth. With no real home and no one to help us. All on our own.I was well aware of how unnatural this mating was. How utterly disgusting it might have looked from the outside. The option to reproduce, to have a family of our own, wasn’t an option anymore. That was another thing the two of us had to come to grips with.The dreams we had shared to have a large family as children were now gone to ash.Needless to say, we couldn’t resist it. It was near impossible, especially with our proximity. One misstep could lead to a world of problems for us.Thus, we hid it to
Teagan’s Point of ViewI could force air into my lungs the moment we left the house. No more prying eyes or people who wanted to see us gone. Just the two of us and the open road.Obviously, we had chosen to drive somewhere else. Somewhere where there were no more prying eyes. No more people lingering too close. We could be ourselves.We never wanted this to happen. Hadn’t seen it coming. But the goddess intended for us to be mates. To resist each other was the most difficult task of all.Trust me, we tried.“And you are sure Mom and Dad aren’t close to home?” I asked as we went up the first dune. This was our favorite pastime together. Exploring the world around me. Being together without the fear of being caught. We had already driven through most of the towns surrounding the pack. Had jumped into several pools of water. Played on the beach.I was the one driving today, which felt off to me, seeing as I was the designated passenger princess. But this was my present from him and I w
Teagan’s Point of ViewThey locked us in our rooms. Threw away the keys. Or rather, misplaced them until they wanted to speak with either of us. Even our windows were nailed shut. That measure alone told me all I needed to know. Most girls would swoon at the thought of marrying the heir of Desert Sun. Hell, from what I have heard along the grapevine, some have thrown their panties at him. Whored themselves out to him every chance they got. Anything to be the next Luna of Desert Sun. Anything to be noticed by the playboy prince who ran it all. I, on the other hand, had been sheltered by my parents most of my life. The only man ever allowed around me were the guards that had protected me whilst I went out shopping. Homeschooled and had no contact with other people besides my family, yet I still ended up a disappointment to my family. Suck it, tiger parenting. You still fucking lost. “You need to eat, Teagan. Simply refusing food isn’t going to change their minds or help you in an
Teagan’s Point of View“You are out of your mind if you think that I am going back there! That pack can rot for all I care!” I screeched, fire crawling up my insides.Horrid, acrid memories clawed their way to the front of my mind. The fleeing. The heartache. All of it thrust upon me once more as I had to contemplate going back there. How alone it felt, braving the world.Ciaran sighed deeply, pinching the bridge of his nose whilst Alvara stood behind him. There was a kind smile on her face. Gentle in many ways that contradicted Ciaran’s harshness.Harland was nowhere in sight.“I wouldn’t ask this of you if I didn’t think you wouldn’t be able to do it, Teagan. You agreed to be our ambassador. This is your first task. I also know that you are familiar with the pack.” Ciaran said, still pinching the bridge of his nose.Ozias was leaning against the wall beside me. Looked less than pleased to be there but had no choice. He knew my feelings regarding Desert Sun. Nothing pleasant came fro
Teagan's Point of ViewBy the time the sun rose, I was already awake. Had been for the last couple of hours, just staring at the side of Harland's face. His chest rose and fell evenly. Lips were parted slightly. The picture of relaxation. Of peace.Whilst I on the other hand felt like drowning every sorrow I had with a bottle of whiskey. Not a very ladylike quality but one my mate had accepted through the years.Somehow his scars had healed. Whereas mine remained black and blue.Exhaling deeply, I flung the covers off of myself. Swung my legs over the edge of the bed and groaned as I stretched. The more my chest expanded with air, the hollower I felt.I was leaving today and there was nothing I could do about it. There was no Harland to keep me sane. Keep me out of prison. Only me and my thoughts and the cunts that had put them there.Sighing, I slid off the bed and into the closet. A rather large walk-in that Harland had specially commissioned for me once he got promoted. Once he got
Teagan's Point of ViewThe air was as dry as I had remembered. Nothing but sand for miles on either side of the airport as I climbed down the rickety steps of the small plane. But this was Desert Sun. What did I expect from a remote town in the middle of mines? A 5-star fucking holiday? Not.Even the airport itself was minuscule. Nothing compared to the grand luxury of Windhoek airport. I was officially in the backcountry. The place where few humans dared to venture.The scarf around my head was tight against my scalp. Pressed in from all sides as the winds threatened to blow me away. At least it kept the sand out of my hair. Maybe I should have opted for pants instead of the pencil skirt.But I wanted to look all business and no pleasure. Not that this place could provide me with any pleasure. It could barely provide itself with fucking water.Gritting my teeth, I sauntered down the path to the entrance to the building. Jonah would send someone to come and fetch me. Or I hoped. I ha