AEON. It was already almost six in the morning, and although I was not expected until eight thirty in the morning at Riley’s pack house, I wanted to have a word with him before the other Alphas started arriving. My head tilted to my side. My arm was numb because Alexa was sleeping on it, but I didn’t mind. She looked like an angel. She looked so peaceful and contented. And I wish I could wake up to this every day for the rest of my life. But I knew it was still impossible at this point. But I wasn’t giving up, especially not now. With Katarina out of my responsibility and the Alpha position not in my grasp anymore, maybe it’s time to turn around and make new decisions. I haven’t made up my mind, but if my father refused to give me my title and would have refused to let me claim Alexa, then maybe we were better off somewhere without a pack. She asked me once if I thought I would survive with the humans. I had no idea. All I knew was, that if I ended up with her, everywhere was a p
(Please be advised that this chapter with Katarina’s and Aeon’s POV should have been in between Chapter 36 and 37 - Sorry for the mix up) LADY KATARINA. Lucas: Message me when you’re done with Luna Nadia. I read his messages as I walked up the stairs. It was the fourth one he sent since we separated after dinner. I went with Nadia as we sorted out the clothes and things of Zahra and Leandro, Alpha Riley’s demise mother and stepfather, that would be kept in the storage room for a while. And then they would go through it again one day. The twins were emotional about seeing their parents’ things being boxed up, so Nadia asked for my help instead. We also had to fix things for the Alpha meeting tomorrow. Some of the Lunas will be arriving, and we’re organizing assigned rooms and table arrangements for lunch and dinner. They were not many things, but with Nadia being pregnant, Alpha Riley wanted someone to do it, but she insisted and told him she would ask for my help just so her mate
AEON. At around nine-thirty in the morning, we received a message that three cars had entered different borders in the territory with the Alphas and their Lunas. So at ten minutes before ten in the morning, we decided to come out and wait for them at the pack house front steps. Luna Nadia and Riley stood side by side, with Anya beside them. Anya, the sister of Gamma Sebastian, is the future Luna of the Green Valley Pack, Caleb’s territory. My Gamma, Edward, stood beside Gamma Sebastian behind us. Beta Dominic was manning one of the borders and coordinating security around the pack since it would be the Gammas who would join us for the security and counter-attack planning. Katarina, on the other hand, bailed out at the last minute and requested not to meet the Alphas until they were informed of our setup. She didn’t want to stand beside me while Lucas stood alone. And I understood. She has already agreed to continue with our fake engagement, and the least I could do was make thing
AEON.We were about to head inside the pack house when the sound of an approaching car erupted in the air.All our heads swung in the direction of the sound, watching as a big black SUV entered the pack house grounds.I sucked in a breath. I knew who this car belonged to.And my hunch was confirmed the moment the car door opened and he stepped out."Jacob!" Kallan exclaimed as he rushed to where he was while the others followed except for Riley, who remained standing beside me.My eyes focused on Jacob, but I couldn’t fathom his expression. He was wearing black sunglasses, hiding his eyes, but I saw him check me out for a millisecond before shifting his attention elsewhere."Haven’t seen you in a while." Kallan and the others gave him a hug as they shook hands, joking around like teenagers."Relax, he knows you’re here. So he went on his own knowledge that he would meet you here." Riley said in a calm voice before he went down the steps and greeted Jacob.I remained in my spot and ste
RILEY. "Good. Now you can proceed with Aeon’s fate." Darvin stated as his shoulders relaxed and my eyes met with Aeon’s. I waited for him to say something, but the fucker got his tongue-tied. I bobbed my head at him, letting him know I would take charge. I pulled the chair just beside me and swiveled it around before leaning my forearms on the headrest. My eyes looked at everyone around the room. Most of them were waiting for Aeon to say something, so I cleared my throat to get their attention before I spoke. "We have Achilles’ daughter." "Wow!" Caleb stated. Caspian, Caleb, and Kallan’s eyes were showing excitement just as I expected. They were probably thinking we had an ace on our side against Achilles. I saw Jacob’s gaze drawn to Aeon. And I was fucking sure he didn’t share the same sentiments as the other three. "And she happened to be Aeon’s fated mate." I added. The room fell silent, and all I could hear were eight heartbeats, including mine. "Did you reject her?" Kal
ALEXA. "You need to eat. We can talk over breakfast. I want to know how you ended up at Alpha Aeon’s territory and how they were treating you." Aunt Nicole helped me up from the floor, and we walked arm in arm toward the round table where he placed the basket she was carrying when she came. I helped her take out all the food, and my mouth watered at the sight of the food in front of me. And then my stomach rumbled a bit too loudly. It was only then that I realized I was hungry. Aunt Nicole giggled and placed food on my plate. "Eat... Don’t be shy with me. I have two kids, and they eat like crazy." "Two? Gamma Sebastian told me I look like his sister." "Yes." She smiled at me as I took a bite of the ham sandwich in my hands while she tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear. "Her name is Anya. She’s younger than you by a year. And if I could take her here today to meet you, I would." "Maybe she won’t want a rogue..." "You’re not a rogue. You’re family and my Anya is a sweet
LADY KATARINA. Lucas and I went to the pavilion where we would have a simple and private dinner with the rest of the Alphas and Lunas, a bit too early. No one was around yet except the Omegas fixing the dining hall, so we decided to go out to the back of the building and enjoy the cool night and the stars around us. But to be honest, I was glad we went in early and had time for ourselves. We just found out we were fated mates a day ago, and we didn’t really have too much time alone. And today, I barely saw him since he spent the whole day with the Alphas. "What are you thinking?" Lucas tugged my hand and my body swirled around to face him before he snaked an arm around my waist, pulling me closer to him. We were already at the back of the pavilion, almost at the forest line. I smiled at him as my hands went up to his chest, trailing my fingers on his firm abs covered by his fitted white shirt. Lucas was an epitome of sexiness, and I was sure that even with trashy clothes, he could
ALEXA. Aeon helped me out with picking the right dress from the ones that Luna Nadia sent me. We were talking in between - and one by one, he told me about the Alphas and their Lunas. I wanted to ask if Katarina would be there because he didn’t mention her at all, but I didn’t. A part of me just wanted her away. It was enough that Aeon chose to be with me tonight. I’ve also been itching to tell him all that Aunt Nicole told me, but I knew it would just generate more questions from him and would need time for explanation, so I shoved the idea to the back of my mind for now. I would tell him later when we were back from dinner. Although I didn’t tell Aunt Nicole about us, I wasn’t planning on keeping what I found out from her from my mate. I trusted Aeon more than anyone at this point. Once we were both ready, we headed off to the other building — the small pavilion. I chose a green abstract asymmetric sleeve dress for myself, while Aeon just opted for a light blue shirt and his usu