Needing to live. âAida, shit, what shall I do?â Rafeâs eyes look to mine in the rear view mirror. What do we do? Theyâll recognise this car, if Mav is among the passengers he will have already radioed in to check the registration number of the SUV. There was no point out running them, we would end up in the same location anyway. âJust stop the car Rafe, theyâll already know itâs us.â I sigh, mentally preparing myself for Lanceâs anger. Our convoy of cars slow down and park up neatly on the side of the road. The oncoming vehicles didnât share our thoughtfulness towards other road users. Their breaks were slammed in a hurry and covered both lanes, leaving tyre marks. These Lycans were pissed. Lance doesnât even wait for his security detail to exit the cars before he has swung his door open and opened mine at his new super fast speed. âGetâĶout!â He seethes at me. I gulp, dread overriding the sickness feeling I have had since leaving the Lycan pack. Lorrel, Mav, Axel, Brennan, Trey
Turning Eighteen. I had informed Lance of every detail regarding Alpha Hansenâs involvement with the death of Ricardo. How Fern had confirmed the bomb was meant for me and that I was certain Hansen was innocent and had been controlled. Lance had now asked that I leave everything to him from now on, that I stop getting too involved. A difficult request for me to agree to, but I agreed to it all the same. Hansen was still being held for questioning but was being treated well. Lance had entrusted Trey and some warriors to manage the Hansen pack while their alpha was off site. Blake offered to assist Trey but Lance completely refused. I could see how well protected she had been although she thinks she has always been little miss independent. Having left Ricardoâs funeral before attending his wake, I had missed out on meeting Blakeâs parents. Apparently her father Giovanni wanted to join in on their collection of me, but Lance had denied him at his command. Lance was conscious of not le
Fated Mates!I didnât know what to expect! No one had ever told me how it felt to find your mate and with it being such an internal event, I never thought it polite to ask. Even Blake, I never asked her what if felt like when she met Trey but judging by her frozen state at the timeâĶ.her reaction spoke volumes. I didnât expect this. I canât move. I am rooted to the very seat that is keeping me from being a collapsed mess on the floor. His intoxicating rich plum and toffee scent reaches out to me like an invisible hand pulling me to him. Is this how he has felt the entire time? How has he managed to get anything done? âLanceâĶâ I breathe out as he enters the door with a smirk on his face. He takes his time, every footstep leaves an echo in my inner ear. âHappy Birthday Angel.â He seductively grins, knowing full well the impact he is having on me. Itâs like a gravitational pull towards him. I wonât be able to stop falling until he catches me. A possessive growl leaves my throat, whi
Feeling inadequate. âI think Iâm clean enough.â I giggle as Lance continues to clean my lower region. âYou can never be too sureâĶâ He says as he places a kiss on my inner thigh before standing up and kissing me on my lips. I was officially obsessed with him, I donât think I could ever be in a room without him from now on. I couldnât take my eyes off him, or his even more muscular body. His body that had already become stronger in being an expectant father, but also even more powerful from now being King. I could also feel the twins craving to be near him, for him to protect them. I mean it hurt a little bitâĶI was trained for skin combat. Wait until they can see me fight. âYour mark is taking shape.â He says catching me checking out his physique. âIt is?â I say placing my hand on my neck. I look to his neck to see my mark finally taking shape also. âItâs beautiful, the letter S with a crown on top.â He says describing my identical mark to his. âA crown?â I ask in slight confusi
Gifted in a Motherâs will. âI mean you could have booked dinner.â I whisper to Blake and Colette as they watch me open my presents. âAida even before being pregnant you couldnât stay awake past 9pm. What makes you think, being pregnant, youâd last to 8pm in a restaurant. Lunch was by far the better option.â Blake replies, defending her reservation times. âLorrel come join us, Aida is opening gifts.â Colette says making room for the Lycan Queen and placing Rayna in her arms for cuddles. âThis one is from me.â Blake squeals in excitement. I didnât expect gifts and I felt uncomfortable opening them with an audience. I start to open Blakeâs gift which is a letter sized box. âAh youâre too slowâĶâ She squeals as she whips the box from out of my hands and hands me a leaflet. âItâs a mummy to be spa day.â âOh Blake that sounds amazing, you shouldnât have.â âWell we thought that we could have a girl spa day and shopping trip together, hence the vouchers.â Colette winks at me. Axel, M
Love at first sight. âYou canât get stressed Aida.â Brennan soothes as he switches on the ultrasound monitor. âIâm not stressed!â I sigh out with a frustrated tone from my brotherâs unexpected appearance. âHe thinks I am the unreasonable oneâĶfor expecting my own motherâs belongings, that were named in her will to go to meâĶ.to expect them to actually be given to me. I mean SkylarâĶwhat right has she got to my motherâs jewellery?â I pant out, irritable by yet again the toxic level of Saskia and Skylar. âWhy can he not see this.â I shake my head until I recoil from the cold jelly being placed on my tummy. âAida, you need to calm down.â Lance whispers into my ear, before nibbling on my earlobe. Which starts to ease my frustration. I lean into his mouth, my chest starting to purr from his touch. âOkay, deep breaths AidaâĶletâs not stress the babies out too.â Brennan says having turned on his doctor mode. He looks at the monitor before his eyebrows furrow. âWhatâs wrong?â I panic sitti
Blue prints. The meal was amazing. I ate so much that I joked they would have to carry me to the cake shop. It looked like they had hired out the entire restaurant which at first felt a bit silly as we were the only table there. But in time our laughter was so loud, Iâm glad we werenât disturbing other diners. We also had security on us which put Lanceâs mind at ease whilst he also enjoyed the occasion. âWhich cake?â Brennan asks me as I stand with him at the counter. âI donât know, I want them allâĶâ âThen sheâll take all of them!â Brennan orders every piece of cake with Dillon. âHappy Birthday Aida.â âThank you Leanne.â I blush from the attention I was now getting from the pack members. My mark was quite obvious. âSo when do you get to mind-link everyone?â Rafe asks me as I sit down at the table he was sharing with Hong, Blake and Tate. âI donât knowâĶââYou need to become a pack member Aida!â Blake shares, stuffing her face with a red velvet cake. âOkay, so like with Rory I
Seeing into her dreams Lanceâs POV special chapter. I open my eyes to find myself sitting in the back seat of a moving car. A woman was singing to the music on the radio in the driverâs seat, her hair was deep dark brown, almost black. Her eyes look to me in the rear view mirror as she asks me a question, but I canât seem to find the words to answer her. Thatâs when I realise she wasnât talking to me. She was talking to the girl sitting next to me in the back of the car. I turn my head, which takes its time to move creating a vortex-like feeling. I wasnât meant to be here!I push through the sensation as I become desperate to see the girl next to me. The girl singing her heart out has deep brown hair, almost black, shockingly bright blue eyes and a carefree attitude which I have never sensed in her before. This was my Aida. My AidaâĶbefore everything went wrong for her. âAngel?â My ears prick up when I hear her mother talking to Aida about them going to some kind of store to pic
Thank you so much for joining me on this journey. Aida and Lance will return in the next book which will be concentrating on the story of Rory and Axel. This will be released in September. Iâll keep you posted of developments. If you have enjoyed this book please press on the top three dots on the right hand side of this page and leave a review on the bookâs main goodnovel page. You can also follow me on social media. I will now complete more regular updates with The Legacy of the Alpha King: Hiding his secret twins which is a completely different story to the Santos Royal pack series. Your support and patience with updates has meant the world. I am a mother with a full time job and started writing as a hobby which I love and would now love to make my career going forward. This is becoming more possible thanks to your support. âĪïļâĪïļ
A pledge. Lance POVAida had been extremely quiet on the drive back home. After packing we said our goodbyes and wished Trey good luck for his training with Giovanni. âAre you okay?â I place my hand on her thigh, as I check the rear view mirror. Both babies were sound asleep in their car seats and I was leading the security convoy back home. Brennan insisted on returning sooner than planned with us, he wanted to give Aida a full check up. He quietly said to me that judging by the twinâs early arrival we need to consider March onwards for her delivery. âIâm just a little shocked thatâs all.â âYouâre putting your block up, I canât feel you. Arenât you excited?ââYes of course, of course I am. I justâĶI just wanted to do the trainingâĶto help keep them safe.â She looks out of her side window, not letting me look at the emotions on her face. âAngel, you donât need to train to keep them safe. I have an army of warriors to keep them safe, I will keep you all safe.â âĶ..âAida would you
Boxing DayChristmas was everything and more. We didnât buy Lex and Leona much because..well they are babies and didnât actually know it was Christmas. The day was more for us and I thoroughly enjoyed making those memories as a family. Blakeâs and Treyâs ceremony was beautiful and I can see why people waited for a special marking. But Lance had waited for so long to mark me that I didnât regret our love story for one moment. Our wedding would be our celebration in front of our family and friends and the ceremony got me excited to start planning when I returned from training with Giovanni. I would definitely ask Blake to help with the planning. Their ceremony was under the winter nightâs sky with the stars acting as twinkling fairy lights against the strong moonâs glow. She had been growing her hair out for the occasion and instead of the pixie cut when I first met her, she had managed to grow it out into a long bob, which she styled wavy with winter berries styled in a number of r
Christmas with the family. It was now December, Christmas Eve to be precise, and I was so excited to not only experience Lexâs and Leonaâs first Christmas but to start training with Giovanni on Boxing Day. I had weaned Lex and Leona completely off me and they were now on solids and cowâs milk. Colette couldnât believe their development. I knew shifter children developed quicker than human babies, but Colette found it hard to get her head around it. In fact, Lex was almost a similar size to Rayna even though he was 5 months younger than her. Colette was heavily pregnant and her mood swings were increasing. She was quite adamant that she didnât want to know the babyâs gender this time around and was quite blunt to Mav about it. They had moved back to their house near the Mulder pack, she wanted her space and I understood, she was uncomfortable nesting in someone elseâs home. I still saw her regularly and Mav every day. We had even babysat Rayna a couple of times so Colette could get
Saying goodbye. âTrust the Mulder Alpha, he holds the second of three!â Fernâs voice kept ringing in my ears. Is that what she meant, that Roryâs dagger was similar to the dagger Fiona used in the battle. Would it have killed me? It didnât kill Fern, but is that because she has tied herself to Leona and Lex? It certainly was a powerful weapon. I could feel its power as soon as it cut my palm. With every cut it took longer to heal. I could feel a slight tingle in the wound, as I clasp it open and shut repeatedly. âStill healing?â Lanceâs voice comes from the office door, his body engulfing the door frame as he lent up against it. âItâs taking longer this time.â I say as I trace my finger across the wound, even with Lanceâs alpha saliva it wasnât quite there yet. âWant me to re-lick it?â He smirks seductively as he walks into the office and closes the door behind him. âWellâĶif youâre offering.â I smile back at him before taking on a more serious tone. âI think Roryâs dagger migh
Setting out the terms. I was woken up by a few things. Something hard poking me from behind, Lance also snoring behind meâĶso that explained the something hard poking me from behind. I also woke up hot and sweaty, which hasnât happened to me in a long time. I donât remember dreaming last night, maybe it was a hot night. It was August after all and the summer heat was still clinging on before the autumnal wind change in a few weekâs time. Lex was stirring whether he also added to my early awakening or his stirring was a result of my awakeningâĶgoddess knows. I throw on my nude leggings and a vest top before taking Lex down with me before he wakes up his daddy and sister to change him and give him some milk. Iâm not even sure what the time was but the morning still had a slight darkness to it which for summer would tell me is was between 4am and 5am. The moon was just starting her transition of handing over the light shift to the sun. Lex and I settle down on the sofa once he has b
A chosen family. It was now dinner time and Rory had returned to the royal home having watched some trainees down at the training base. I know Rowan is keen to train and I wonder, when of age, if Rory will agree to enlist him. He hasnât admitted it but I know he is impressed with Rafeâs training, especially as he has been heading up the Mulder pack security function recently. I had offered to make dinner tonight, even with Axelâs playful rude comments about my cooking. He said if there was a French fry in sight, he would order a takeaway in. Okay so that did spoil my initial plan but then I offered spaghetti bolognaise, garlic bread and salad for everyone and their mouths were already drooling from the mere prospect. There was fifteen of us sitting around the table, including my cutie Rayna. She was so proud to be sat in a high chair and eating the same dinner as the grown ups. Although she was making quite a mess of her outfitâĶand the floor for that matter but I didnât care. Iâm s
Steamy time in the office. âDo I even want to ask who you have in mind?â I chuckle as he closes the door, after watching Rory walk down the corridor. âNo, because right now I have you all to myself.â He seductively grins as he locks the office door. âThatâs true!â I stand up off his chair and walk towards the other side of the desk, perching against it slightly.Blake had put my outfit together for me today. A tight black vest top with skin coloured leggings. She said my wardrobe space was huge and looked very sad with nothing in it. So I ordered a few bits on her recommendation, and clearly my fiancÃĐ appreciated my attire today. âDo you have any idea how sexy you look in those leggings?â His eyes turn to that of a predator, ready to devour me. His eyes remain on me, my skin heating under his focused stare, as he prowls towards me. My body reacts to his movement, my breathing quickening as my breasts rise and fall under my tight vest. He leans into me, encasing me against the de
A forever friendship. Three weeks have passed and the dust was starting to settle. The Saunders pack had lost a lot of warriors and we have been providing lycan muscle to help protect their borders while they train pack members in case another attack occurred. However, you could be the best trained warrior yet a fight against witchcraft would completely reduce your chances of survival. This brought a new fire to my belly in ensuring the safety of the shifter communityâs future. The Santos Lycan training programme was actually over subscribed and fully booked for the next two years. Alphaâs were keen to ensure their warriors were trained at the highest level. I think it also helped that they had pledged to me and knew I wouldnât let anything untoward happen to their male and female fighters whilst on Royal Lycan land. Rafe had completed his training and I was sad to see him go. I missed seeing him around the training base. Alpha Ray and Luna Rennie came to his graduation, even Rowan