Ella’s POV “So how formal is this celebration on Saturday?” I asked Kate as we drove to go shopping for dresses. “Well, it’s pretty formal. We only have celebrations so many times a year, so we try and go all out for them.” Kate said as she kept her eyes on the road. Somehow Kate had snuck the keys of Caleb’s black Land Rover and I wondered if she did this all the time. I could tell that Caleb had a soft spot for his little sister and he would do just about anything for her. “So how are things going between you and my brother?” Kate asks looking over at me raising her eyebrow. “Good.” I said making my answer short. I didn’t really want to give the details to Caleb’s baby sister. “That good ha?” She laughs. “No. It really is going good. I just, I don’t know. I want to take things slow. It’s hard not knowing who I am, and I wish I could get my memories back, so I knew who I was before the accident.” I tell her trying to make sense of it myself. “Sweetie I’m going to be up
Caleb’s POV Sitting on the old rocking chair that sat on my front porch I waited for my sister and my mate to return. The sun had already set, and I remember specifically telling Kate to be home before dark. I honestly don’t know why I even waste my breath telling her anything because she never does what I tell her. Kate is about the only person that doesn’t listen to me and being my baby sister, I cut her more then enough slack. The moon is shining brighter with the approach of the full moon on Saturday, and I was for once in my life becoming excited for the celebration due to having a mate this year to be by my side. She hadn’t fully committed to the whole let’s mate yet but after the office experience today I was sure she was starting to come around. Afterwards I had returned to the training area where my men were looking at me with suspicion and I knew why. I have no clue how my little mate took down my stepbrother like she did. There were only a few reasons for it and withou
Ella’s POV Every day I spend with Caleb, I find myself falling more for him. I find my heart skipping beats when I feel his eyes on me trying to steal glances and when we get small moments together and our bodies touch it takes all I must to resist the pull of the mate bond and walk away. It is getting harder each day to not to give into the temptation of what is growing between us. The two hours that we get to spend together each morning training has been adding to the passion growing between us. The way our bodies move in sync anticipating each other’s next move is like a choreographed dance that has been practiced for months. I noticed that when we are not training my body is starting to react in the same way and I feel myself being drawn to Caleb. Caleb has been very patient with me and giving me the time, I asked for to figure out who I am, but nothing has come back to me other than my abilities to protect myself. It’s been a week now since I woke from the coma and Caleb has
Hunter’s POV Six months that’s how long it has been since I held my beautiful mate in my arms. I’ve lost track of the number of breakdowns that I have had and if it wasn’t for Ella’s father, I probably would never have survived the loss of her. The pain my heart felt that day would have killed a normal wolf but a surge of power that was stronger than anything I have ever encountered entered my body and gave me the strength I needed to survive the pain. The power has stayed within me since that day, and I want to believe that it is a part of Ella showing me her love for me that is never ending even in death. The council had dropped all charges against Chance, and I had to get my revenge on him through war, but the snake had gotten away when I took Blue Moon with little casualties. Unfortunately, Ella’s best friend Samantha’s mate Seth had perished in the war and now our families and elders are trying to get us to mate since she is the next in line by rank. I wasn’t ready to move on
Caleb’s POV My beloved mate lays still in my bed as I sit in a chair beside the bed monitoring her. She has been in and out of consciousness for the last two days after we mated. One would think that her being conscious would be a good thing but that’s when the screams and tears begin. The night we mated felt magical and it was everything I had ever hoped for but the moment I sunk my K-9s into her mating spot the screams began, and she passed out beneath me. I tried to wake her, but nothing worked so I had to call upon the doctor to come quickly. My stepfather Baren had to forcefully remove me from the room and from my mate as the doctor wanted to evaluate her alone. My mother held my hand as we sat on the couch in the living room waiting for the doctor to emerge from the bedroom. About twenty minutes into waiting, I heard her screams and tried to get to her but was tackled by Baren and then Jesse. It took both men to hold me down as I heard my mate’s screams and then slowly the
Ella’s POV “I will always love you, Ella.” Kept playing in my head over and over. The pain my body felt the moment Caleb sunk his K-9s into my mating spot the memory of a man I loved from my past played on repeat showing me the betrayal that I had committed. I didn’t understand how I could have loved someone more than I love Caleb. Caleb was my mate and I have no clue who this man was in my memories. All I know is the love that we shared flooded my body and it was stronger than anything I have ever felt. When my body actually lets me open my eyes the pain engulfs me like a fire that burns to my sole and I can’t stop the screams. Caleb has tried to console me by holding me through the moments, but it makes the pain worse till I pass out. I haven’t found my voice to express what is going on or the ability to move my limbs and I felt like I was trapped in my own body. As the scene started to play again, I felt a different sensation in my body. The burning within me that was causing
Hunter’s POV We left from the packhouse an hour early, so we had time to stop at the site where my beloved mate lost her life. Beta Scott, Samantha, and I braved the steep hill to make it to the site where my people found the SUV’s charcoaled remains. Samantha placed the flowers on the ground near a rock formation I had placed here to make a memorial for Ella. Tears began to flow from Samantha’s eyes and Beta Scott pulled her into him to embrace her as she let herself grieve. I fell to my knees and touched the ground beneath me trying to feel her presence, but like all the times before I have been here, I couldn’t feel her here. It was like all her remanence of her being has disappeared and nothing remains of her. I felt a strong hand on my shoulder and looked up at Beta Scott and I could see the same sadness in his eyes. I had lost my mate, but he had lost his only child and the pain that we share will always keep us connected. The rest of the ride to the village was done in a sob
Ella’s POV After spending most of my morning in the bathroom the sickness started to subside and I felt like I needed some fresh air and decided to take a walk around the village to see if I could find Caleb. He seemed nervous about today’s meeting with the Crescent moon pack’s Alpha, and I thought maybe a surprise visit from me might help. As I walked down the gravel streets, I noticed two black SUVs parked by Caleb’s office and the meeting hall alerting me that the Crescent Moon pack was still here. I knocked on Caleb’s office door but there was no answer, so I opened the door, and the scent of Sandalwood and Lavender filled the air and I felt something within me stir, my wolf. I stepped further into the room taking in more of the delectable scent as my wolf surfaced more within me. My wolf began to purr as I took in a deep breath of the scent and then heard men cheering from outside. Walking over to the only window in the room I peer out to see a match going on between two extre