Éowyn POVI spent today with Grandma. It was fun. She let me try some of the treats she was eating. I can say that I liked the bacio, chocolate and hazelnut for you Americans, gelato. It reminded me of the before times. The before times were before my siblings and I were taken from the womb. Other than tasty treats, Grandma bought me a little moon plushie toy that caught my eye. It’s officially my favorite thing. I don’t know what the moon has to do with what we are celebrating, but I do know that the moon is important to our people. And well, I love the moon. It’s so pretty to look at in the night sky. When we got home, we all got a bath, yuck. I wouldn’t say I like baths. Amaryllis loves baths so much she plays around in the water. I prefer to get it over with and get out of the water. Who wants to sit in their filth? But whatever. After bath time, we were put in special pajamas for the holiday. They were comfier than those fancy clothes we had to wear for the festival. “Azriel,
I didn’t know why Alpha Logan had called me to report for duty. I know my brothers have been called upon to guard Beta John’s mate. As I arrived at the packhouse, I saw almost two dozen others had been called up as well. “You got called too, I see. Any idea what this is about?” Collin Kearney called out, waving a hand when he saw me. I get along well enough with him. His twin sister Sadria is mated to my youngest brother Azriel. When Gamma Charles sent him, his sister, and their friend Alison to watch my brothers and me, we became friends. We were under suspicion as traitors to the pack as the then future Luna Aurelia’s life was in danger. Given we had only recently returned from activity duty as Navy SEALs and pledged loyalty and that my identical twin Colby foolishly flirted with our future Luna, it
Timing is everything. And Ignazio has shit timing. The little upstart is on my last nerve with this shit. My papa can’t even come out and just end this since Crista is in heat, and they are on lockdown at the villa.Not that I’m upset about that. I’m happy for papa. Finally, after too many long years, he has his mate. He deserves all this and more. And I can’t be mad that they completed their bond and thus sent her into heat while we are at war.Between me, my uncle, and the other pack leaders, we can handle things. I’ll make my papa proud while he’s busy giving me a little brother or sister. Hey maybe he’ll give me both. I don’t care which. I just want to be a big brother.I already know my papa makes good-looking babies. I mean, I own a mirror. And Crista is a true beauty inside and out, so any siblings they give me will be the cutest on the planet. And I look forward to spoiling them.Du
It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to really be in battle. Sure I train every day when I’m not helping my dad at the garage. But training is always different from an actual battle. The way that flash of blue lightning zoomed around the battlefield almost made our arrival unnecessary.“Because our mate is outstanding.’ Cardinal commented in awe as we watched our mate take down another Mandonie wolf. I’ve never seen a wolf with such a gift. A wolf that moves with more agility and speed than even Luna Aurelia it’s breathtaking to witness.Soon the last of the Mandonie was taken down, and our mate came to a stop. Ebony fur with streaks of blue on her flanks. I’m not sure what that means, but it’s certainly unique. ‘Our mate is a hybrid. Like the girl we were sent to protect.’ Cardinal informed me.Well, that certainly cleared that up. My mate is a hybrid. That will make things interesting. I can&rsqu
I don’t even know how to begin processing this. I was elated when I smelled my mate on that battlefield. Even more when I realized he wasn’t from Mandonie. I hadn’t felt this type of happiness in my life. And I thought I was over the moon when papa found Crista. Finding my mate eclipsed it all. Or at least it did until that look on his face. I’ve been given that look plenty of times in my life. It’s what happens when you come out as gay while in kindergarten. Other kids were struggling with tying their shoes and learning the alphabet while I was dealing with the judgment of even adults for the way I am. The last person I thought I’d ever had to be judged by was my mate. Yet here I am. Being judged by the person who should love me. I will not let my mate break me. And I will not let anyone realize I’m hurting. I clenched my fists as I headed for papa’s car in the town hall parking lot. “André!?” Crap, someone who can see right throu
I hadn’t even gotten to lay in my temporary bed for long before I felt restless. I ended up slipping out a side door wandering around a little bit. I like to familiarize myself with a new area anyways. Might as well do it now.I certainly won’t be getting any sleep soon. I sighed, leaning my head back, closing my eyes, trying to clear my mind. It wasn’t working. The moment my eyes closed, all I saw was André.He stood there naked and very proud of it as he ran his fingers through his hair and glanced back at me.The way he looked at me like he was committing every tiny detail to memory. The strange way that it made me feel.It wasn’t a feeling of disgust, but I can’t place what it was. I’d never felt it before. I suppose I could best describe it as if someone released a swarm of butterflies in my stomach.‘It’s called the mate bond, dumbass. You felt it and ignored it, you old frogmen.’&nbs
Isis was excited to get inside and find Kurt. I could tell based on how her body was buzzing. Oh, to have a mate that wants you. I’ve seen how Kurt looks at Isis. It’s like she’s his everything. Isis is his sun, moon, and every star in the sky, all in one. She’s his universe, and it’s so painfully obvious it makes the rest of us envious. I know I am. I wasn’t before, but I am now the way my mate looked at me. Though he did get jealous earlier when I was in the parking lot with Alexander. ‘We are not using jealousy of your cousin to entice our mate.’ Duilio warned as we walked into the town hall. ‘I would not use my cousin to make our mate jealous.’ I scoffed, offended that he’d believe I would use Alexander like that. ‘Don’t think about using Piero either. Or any of your lovers in this pack. I swear to you now if one of your ex’s touches you in a more than platonic way, I will rip their dicks off.’ Duilio threatened. I rolled my
Cardinal relaxed while we were in the elevator with Kurt and Alexander. He no longer wanted to rip Alexander’s throat out. This is good because the excessive aggressive thing isn’t very Cardinal and certainly not me. We don’t lose our cool over anything. ‘It wasn’t over nothing. Alexander was leaning on our mate. I have a right to be territorial. Just because you are still confused about your sexuality doesn’t mean shit to me. André is our mate. I want him. And you just need to get on board with that or else.’ Cardinal snorted as he curled up in my mine, glaring at me from behind his tail he’d tucked his snout under. I groaned. When did my wolf become such a drama queen? We never had these problems before. ‘Oh, don’t you dare. Don’t you dare blame André. Our problems aren’t his fault. They are yours.’ Cardinal huffed. ‘I wasn’t going to blame André. No one has a say in who the Goddess matches them with. So I can’t put the blame on him. But I can question what