Aurora POVWe finally arrived home to the silver moon pack, our sanctuary. Jaden revealed that there were numerous alarming hits on his dark web posts about Luca. He managed to track down the packs linked to some of the ominous comments. Sabastian and Caleb decided it’s best we tackle this at home. Mainly because we didn’t want anyone thinking, we were conspiring together. The post had been living for 12 tense hours—just enough time for the threat to ripple through the digital underworld and for us to strategize our response.The car journey hadn’t been much better. The kids were restless, wanting to spend longer with their cousins, but I was keen to get home. I know Jaden and Stacey wouldn’t have let anything happen to Luca, but I just felt better being back home. Riley was mated to Dylan our gamma. She had become a wonderful friend to me and we had kids of similar ages. The rest of our beta’s and gammas were very much lone wolves. Riley, a petite dynamo at 5’5’’, like myself, with h
Aurora POVThe office goes silent as all four of my mates turn to look at me. “What do I have, something on my face?” I ask, wiping my cheek mindlessly. They all exchange a look that makes my stomach twist. “No kitten, you look perfect,” Sabastian tells me and I feel my lungs unlock a smidge but still don’t feel like I can breathe fully. “Okay then, what is with the looks?” I demand as they do it again. Caleb rubs his chin as he takes a step towards me, pulling my attention to only him.“We have been talking and whilst any of us are happy to be the one to send the message, we believe it will have more of any impact coming from you.” I swallow past the lump that has lodged in my throat. My brain short circuits as I try to remember how to breathe. I can’t do that. “What?” I manage slightly breathlessly. “I -” my mouth goes dry. The thought of even saying the words out loud feels too real. How can I tell the world there is a threat to my son and I need the other alpha’s help?“Would it no
Aurora POVHeading downstairs, I can hear screams as I begin to take two steps at a time before Violet’s giggle comes and I pause, letting out a breath. Get it together Aurora. I make my way to where all the noise is coming from seeing Dylan, Avery and Beck all chasing the kids around the house as Riley watches with a soft smile, sipping her wine. My mates are over by the fridge handing out beers as speak with Caden. I pull up on the stool next to Riley, refilling my own glass with wine as I take a sip.“What are they playing?” I ask as the sound of little feet patter before I hear Beck roar, his hands reaching for Oliver as he sucks, his thumb running as fast as he can. Violet is currently hiding between the large coffee table as Avery and Dylan start to circle her. She squeals as they walk around towards her before she jumps up onto the table, running away. “Violet not on the furniture,” Ethan calls out as she runs faster. My mates shake their heads, continuing to sip on their beers
Gabriel POVRosa is our cook. She has been with us since we were born and comes out with several dishes for our fajitas. The smell of spice and meats fill the air as the kids finally settle. Caden comes back, grabbing his beer as he catches his breath after chasing Luca around the house. “That kid of yours is something else. I didn’t even have to run slow to chase him,” he pants as I sip my beer, not wanting to draw too much attention to his speed. “Are you telling me our beta is slower than an eight-year-old?” I chuckle, trying to wound his ego as he grunts at me.Caden takes a step closer, becoming serious. “I’m worried Gabriel. How are we supposed to look after him?” I swallow the bubbles of my beer popping in my throat. “We will make a plan. But don’t see it as a bad thing. If someone comes and you need him to get away, at least you know he can run to the bunker and escape without being caught.” I state as his shoulders slump and he runs his hands through his hair. “I guess,” he g
Gabriel POVGreat. The heat increases as I feel the euphoria grow from our mate through the bond.My brother’s way of dealing with any kind of stress is to seek it out from our mate. It’s something we all are guilty of doing and it became such a problem that we made a set of rules. We have rules.None of us are allowed to play when we have guests over. Namely because it affects us all far too much. We need to make sure the kids are looked after, as we have a tendency to lose track of time. Which is why we normally wait for night or when they have a sitter. It can also trigger Aurora to go into heat and as much fun as we all have, it’s exhausting for her and not fair to the kids that their mother is out of it for so long. I created meds for her to suppress her heats so we can all have our fun without leaving her in a lust filled haze for days at a time.I smile at the memories of my mate with those glazed eyes and sore lips. It was hot as hell and part of me missed the way she would wh
Gabriel POVThe worn wooden stairs creak under our weight as we walk down the dimly lit hallway, the air heavy with the scent of old paper and varnish. The bond pulls us to a small office. I grip the handle, finding it unlocked. Typical. He wanted us to find them.The unlocked door swings inward with a soft click, revealing a scene bathed in the muted light of a desk lamp. Our mate lies sprawled across the desk, her thighs entwined around our brother’s head as he brings her to a shuddering climax. Caleb closes the door just in time as a muffled scream pierces the air, followed by the sharp intake of her breath. Her vibrant green eyes lock onto mine as she climaxes. Fuck.The intense heat radiating from her body makes the air shimmer. A frustrated groan escapes my lips; I desperately wish it was me. I crave her taste. “We have guests,” Ethan’s gruff voice cuts through the silence, punctuated by the wet, smacking sounds of Sebastian’s mouth on her slick flesh. The rhythmic thrum of her
Caleb POVSmoke. There was so much smoke. The ground was charred, the sky black and lifeless, that even the sun strained to break through. I continued to walk, my boots sinking into the dirt as rivers of blood soaked the leather with every step. As far as the eye could see, bodies lay in wake. Discarded limbs, flesh torn and ripped through that they no longer looked like the wolves they once were. I caught sight of half a face that stopped my blood. My chest constricted as I fell to my knees. My fingers lightly ran across the forehead as I tried to contain the earth shattering devastation that rippled through me. The green eyes were once so piercing, now lifeless.No.I scanned, looking for anyone else who may have survived. Smoke clouded my vision as tears filled my eyes. So many are dead.Through the gap in the smoke, I saw a lone figure in the distance standing by a stack of bodies. He flicked a match, setting them alight. Orange and red filled my vision as the flames licked at the
Aurora POVI don’t remember what woke me, but I just felt like something was wrong. As my eyes opened, everything in the room looked the same except Caleb was missing from my bed. I pushed up onto my elbows, seeing the balcony doors open. A light breeze filtered through the room as I pushed the covers off and grabbed one of the boys’ t-shirts following the moonlight outside.I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Caleb hunched over, struggling to breathe. I reached for him through the bond, but he had shut me out. Is this what woke me up? Why was he hiding this? “Caleb?” I called because out of all my mates, Caleb has always been certain of who and what he wants. He was the first to accept me as his mate. To defend me. Protect me. I have never seen him as anything but the calm in the storm. He doesn’t answer, but the way his body shudders has my blood clogging in my veins.I swallow, my throat feeling tight as the window blows against my shirt. When I reach him, I place my hand on his
Ethan POV I catch her before she can hit the floor. I scoop my mate up into my arms and am as furious as I am with her. I also won’t let her fall. I need her too much for that. I cradle her to my bare chest and I feel her ease as she nestles in tighter.Sabastian replays the clip. Beck, several other guards, are all walking Luca back to the house. There comes a blast of bright light before Beck drops down dead, completely charred, the guards all sustaining multiple burns and Luca is gone. One second he is there, the next he is gone. I hold Aurora close to me, tucking her head next to my heart.He’s really gone.Beck.My son.“I need to get to the hospital. If I can assess the wounds and damage to the warriors, then I can get us some more answers,” Gabriel announces, breaking the silence. He is in full doctor mode right now. He heads to leave the office before he stops in front of me. He brushes Aurora’s hair from her face before he checks her pulse and levels me with a glare. “We wil
Aurora POV“Becks dead?” I can barely form the words, let alone believe they are true. I shake my head, tears burning my eyes. No, this can’t be happening. I feel it again. That space in my chest where Beck used to sit. It’s hollow. Like a rib just cracked open and let him fall through.The roar of the engine drowns out my rapid heartbeat as I fumble for my own phone, now seeing so many missed calls and messages. I can’t read them and I look back over at my mates. “Luca?” I just want someone to tell me. Ethan doesn’t even look at me, he can’t because if he is gone and Uriel took him, that means I stopped him from getting our son before …No, I can’t think like that. No one says anything. Nothing. I brush back the tears as I fumble with my phone, opening the 20 messages from Riley. Logan is safe. Violet is safe. I keep reading, listening to how she mentions that Luca is with Caden. I take my first easy breath for what feels like an age. “Riley says Luca is with Caden,” I tell them and
Sabastian POVThe drive back home is nearly unbearable. Aurora keeps darting her eyes at Ethan and he keeps looking at her with such longing only for his jaw to click in frustration. Gabriel drives as neither me nor Caleb are in any kind of fit state to concentrate.Caleb is spending the entire ride brooding. His brow is so furrowed that his eyes have practically disappeared. Aurora, my little kitten, is wringing her hands together and keeps looking at Gabriel to will him to go faster. He’s already pushing 120 mph, but that doesn’t seem to help my kitten relax. Her beautiful green eyes sweep from Gabriel to Ethan and then back to the ever stretching road in front.The car is silent, wash of us with our own thoughts, only the hum of the engine and the low background music plays. The rain thankfully stopped once we left Lupusburg, but it’s just a sea of endless grey the clouds hanging low ready to change at any minute.Even I can’t bring myself to break the silence. I pull out my cigare
Aurora POVUtter chaos erupts as everyone begins to shout out orders and I’m jostled from one mate to the other. Fuck, we are 9 hours from home. Did someone leave the pack? Are they dead? The questions keep coming. Why else would a pack link break?“I say we head for Uriel now we can catch him before he does anything,” Ethan roars as Jaden nods, rolling up his sleeves, ready to land the first blow.“We should head home and find out what the situation is before we do this,” Caleb states, trying to rein Ethan back from storming out the door. I can barely focus as I am passed about like a sack of potatoes, each of my mates demanding a plan of action. Each one is different.“No, we should do a stake out from the Bluemoon pack. We will be close enough to act, but we can make sure we are certain before we strike,” Sabastian suggests. I can’t breathe. This is all happening so fast.I reach for my phone, my fingers fumbling as I try to ring Riley. Is Luca safe? Logan and Violet? What is happe
Aurora POVI watch my mate, waiting for answers only he can give. I feel my insides tighten, both from fear and the undeniable attraction between us. His artic blue eyes find mine and for a flash of a second I see the same look he gave me after his vision. Shit, this isn’t good.I leave Sabastian’s arms reluctantly, as always. As much as he has anchored himself to me - I need it too. I take Caleb’s hand in mine as I watch his eyes trail possessively over each inch of my skin. God, these men will be the death of me. “Please tell us,” tell me I plead with my eyes as I feel a shift from everyone else in the room. Sabastian’s chest finds my back as his hand grips my hip. He’s frazzled right now and needs to touch me to feel in control. I lean back into him, letting him know I’m there whilst locking my gaze with Caleb. I watch his Adam’s apple bob before he squeezes my hand.“Many of them are against us. They don’t like that our packs are linked. It puts them all at a disadvantage knowing
Caleb POV I just can’t think of the motive behind why Uriel would be hiding something? The Moonshadow pack is small. They need this alliance more than anyone. Uriel is a fair alpha. He’s tough, but just. What does he want with our son?I’m just about to slip out from his mind when I feel the barrier melt away like ice and I get snippets of his thoughts. “Son,” then more static. “Death,” before the last one. “Alpha.” I swallow it has to be him? I bring up all the information I have on the Moonshadow pack through my glasses, reading as quickly as I can.If there is a motive, it’s not here. He wasn’t even targeted by Aurora’s father or Jaden for that to be a reason. But this is with the gods. Could there be something else? I look through their pack history to check if they have any allegiance to Selene, our Moon Goddess. They do, plenty in fact. Surely Uriel would be on our side. For some reason, this cuts deeper than if it was Silas who was behind it.It’s almost expected of him but Ur
Caleb POV “Thank you for all making the journey as you know -” Aurora continues speaking, but I zone her out listening to Silas’s thoughts.“God, she loves to talk.” He drolls tapping his fingers on the desk as he nods in agreement at what Aurora is saying. “She parades like an ‘alpha’, but she’s just a bitch in heat with a harem. I’d shut her up the right way. The girl must love cock. I would have those pretty lips wrapped around my shaft 24/7, like the thirsty slut she is. Whatever keeps her quiet and her pussy wet,” he continues as I slip out of his head.My fingers scrunch into a fist, and I hold back the growl that is brewing inside. I can’t release it, no matter how much I might want to. Our gifts are not commonly known, although it is getting harder to conceal after the few battles we have faced between packs. If I let me growl out, I would have to explain why and I can’t say, because Silas wants to fuck my mate. Mentally, I rip his eyes out and slice his dick off. Then, for h
Caleb POVAs I walk around the corner, I hear hushed voices before they all stop talking completely. Henry is the alpha of the Ironclad pack. He normally agrees with a lot of our suggestions, and I would generally say he is an ally of our pack. With him is Alex from the Nightfire pack. Alex is hard to read. He’s not a bad alpha, but neither is he a good one. He sits in the middle, generally hoping to go unnoticed and, for that reason, I don’t like the guy. Plus, his hair is always oiled back. He has a dad bod, which, for an alpha, is unacceptable. Alphas are the strongest in the pack, the best fighters. Having a pot belly implies his standards are slipping.“Gentlemen,” I greet as they nod. Henry gives me a firm nod as a greeting. Alex sucks his teeth, his ‘greeting’ a sneer. Klaus is also with them, the alpha of the Obsidian Pack. I don’t know a lot about Klaus, there is never anything from the rumour mill and even when Sabastian has searched their pack’s files he is squeaky clean. “
Caleb POVAs we enter the meeting room, several of the alphas are already here. There is a large mahogany table the reeks of polish and reflects the skyline from the glare of the windows. Dark leather seats surround the table. A selection of glasses and water already provided, along with a handful of snacks. The hum of chatter stops as we enter, all eyes turning to us.Strider, the alpha from the Stormborn pack, is leaning back in one of the seats. His lips sneer as he greets us. “You’re late,” he gripes as we move through the meeting room. Strider isn’t a bad guy, but when his mate used to do the nasty with Ethan and had begged him to make her his luna, you can kind of see why he has an issue playing nice. Alphas aren’t exactly known to become best buds with their mate’s ex-lover.“We’re on time. You're just early,” Ethan quips as I cut him a look, not wanting him to piss him off before we have even begun. Strider scoffs, shaking his head with a look of disgust. His eyes soften, howe