We leave the apartment and walk to my favorite 24-hour diner. "Pats has the best pancakes," I tell the boys as we sit in my favorite booth. Joe our waiter walks up. "Who do we have here?" she asks cheerfully. "Hey Joe this is my cousin Sean and his friends. They are visiting for a couple of days," I say with a smile. Sean's face twists into a sneer. "Oh great sounds like a blast," she says with a sile. "Do you know what you want?" "The usual," I tell her. The usual is a stack of classic pancakes with whipped cream, berries and syrup. I also get a large strawberry milkshake to go along with it.
The boys order a ton of food. Instantly regretting offering to pay. As we eat, I tell them about my life in the coven and they tell me about the Blue Moon Pack. They have an Alpha who rules with an iron fist but he everyone loves and respects him. He became the Alpha at a young age. He was 25 and un-mated. They were all training to be warriors in the pack. Alpha had let them leave for two days to celebrate Kai. They knew they were going to be in trouble for not making it back on time. "We will leave first thing in the morning," Kai says.
They all seem so normal. I always had thought of warewolves of wild and reckless. I thought they were big giant scary men. These are boys though just like any other boys.
When we get back to the apartment, Thomas and Hannah are asleep in each other's arms on the couch. I blow up some air mattress' for the other boys and get out some blankets. I tell the good night and head to bed. I had the ost vivd dream that night.
I was walking through the woods and I came upon a coven They looked angry with e but no one said a word. I looked around at the trees and saw symbols hanging there. They were black magic symbols. I woke up terrified and sweaty. I had not had a dream like that in years. I have a hard time shaking this strange feeling that something is coming.
After another large breakfast, I walked the boys to their car. It was time for them to leave. I gave them each a hug. "Hey we will come back to visit," Thomas says. "Maybe you could come visit us too, usualy only wolves are allowed but they iight ake an exception for the witch who saved Beta Devin's little bro," Sean adds. "I will definitely try," I smile at them. I know I will likely never go there ever. I gave Hannah's hand a squeeze as she gets into the car. They wave as they drive away. Well that is that, adventure over. I turn and walk to work.
Thomas' POV
"Wow that was crazy," I say out loud. Everyone nods in agreement. "I wonder how she got to be so powerful?" Kai asks. We are all wondering the same thing. I feel like I already miss her though. She was kind of like a big sister. I will forever be grateful to her. I look down at Hannah who has her fingers intwined with mine. I would have never found her if it wasn't for Stella. I owe her my life.
Devin's POV "Where the hell have you been?" I yell as my brother gets out of the car. "Devin I can explan," he replies. I stop him. "You didn't even call and you turned your phone off," I cross my arms. Then out steps a teenage girl. "Devin meet my mate Hannah," Thomas says with a big grin. "Oh so that's wh you were late. I guess I can give you a break," I say. Even though I am mad at Thomas finding your mate is near impossible so I understand why he couldn't leave. "Nice to meet you Hannah, welcome to the family," I extend my hand out to shake hers. She is so small and frail. I think I detect a hint of rogue smell. "Yes bro I have got lots to tell you... lots," Thomas says. Thomas finishes telling me the events of t he past two days and I am shocked. A witch helped Thomas. What? She bought him back to life. She used mind control on rouges. head was spinning. This witch was powerful. She didn't even live in a coven. I had to tell Cole.
Stella's POV I got home around 6 from work. I was supposed to go for drinks with Tiffany tonight. Tiff had become one fo my best friends since moving to the city. I picked a high waist skirt and a sexy crop. I was going to turn heads tonight. I had not had much male attention since Tyler and I decided to take a break a few months ago. He still calls me every week though. It has been hard, but I get the feeling lately that I didn't love him like I thought I did. I ended up curling my hair and did a light makeup look. Tiffany comes running in. "Damn bitch you look hot," she says. I just laugh, "So do you." as she twirls for me. Tiffany is a cute redhead who pretty much comes to my sholders. She is sexy and curvy. I give her a little smack on the ass. "Okay pre-game time," she says as she grabs the vodka. She pours each of us a shot. "Here is to getting lucky tonight," she says and we both down the shot. We get to the bar around 10 and it is
Stella's POV I wake up with the sun shinning through the curtians. Oh, it's 10am. I hop out of bed and head to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. I put my hair into high pony becaukse I know it's going to be hot out there, 95 degrees according to my phone. Shorts and a tank top it will be. My stomach starts to tell me I need food and I also need to let Tiffany know that I haven't been stuffed in someone's trunk. I head downstairs and spot Thomas on the couch watching TV. "Damn! You scared me." I said. "Sorry my brother gave me a key." He replies with a cheesy grin. "I could have killed you; you know?" I narrow my eyes at him. "Yeah that's true I have seen you fight," he laughs. "Food?" I ask. "Duh I'm alway hungry." He smiles as he flips through the channels. I cook us up some toast with eggs and bacon. As we sit down to eat, I ask Thomas. "So why did you tell your brother about me?" His eyes widen trying to think of what to say.
Stella's POV After my lunch with the boys I have Thomas take me to get some wine. We talk about Hannah and how she has enrolled in school. She has a lot of catching up to do. By the time we pull up to the cottage it's about 3:30. I head to the couch and pull out my laptop thinking I might as well get my grad school applications out of the way. I work on the applications for a few hours and decide to give it a rest my stomach starts to rumble again. I head to the fridge to see what I can whip up. Spaghetti with garlic bread and salad it is. I stat cooking when I hear a knock at the door and it's Devin. "Hey, I wanted to apologize for my over reaction earlier, you guys were just having fun," he says. I give him a stern look then a smile "apology accepted," I say putting my hand out for him to shake it. He has rough hands whcih means he works hard. I do like a hard-working man I think to myself. "I am making dinner and I am all by myself. D
Cole's POV Two of my most powerful warriors are dead. Their heads ripped from their chests and turned to black sludge. Witches, I can smell them. Their black magic symbols hang in the trees and the stench of their maagic is heavy in the air. "What do we do here Alpha?" My Gamma Bryan asks. "We need to figure out where these witches are and destroy them," I reply. Anger overcomes me and I let out a loud growl. I begin to pace back and forth trying to control my wolf Stephan." "Hopefully, the witch I have hired can help us find the and get rid of them" I said. "You hired a witch?" Bryan asks. "Yes, a very powerful one," I add. Bryan looks at me intrigued. "Alright boys load them up we need to take them back home to thier families." I am not ready to lie to another family about how their loved one died. I know it is what I have to do for now until we figure out what is truly going on. I am ready to be home and meet this witch. I call Devin
Cole's POV I reach my office and swing open the door. I am so angry I throw everything off my desk. I roar into the air so loud that I am sure the entire pack could hear me. Devin walks in. "Bro are you okay?" he asks. "No, I am not okay, this is not good." I reply as I start pacing the floor. "I don't want a mate damn it! She's the witch, isn't she?" I shout. Devin looks at me with an expression I have never seen him give me before and there is a sadness behind it. "Her name is Stella." I really did not like the way he said her name, there was something going on. I swore I saw a flash of something in his eyes. I move on. "I am supposed to marry Alpha Leo's daughter from Blood Moon and now I have a mate," I yell. My wolf Stefan growls, he does not like my tone when speaking about our mate. Truth be told I did not like my tone either. Pacing around like this makes me think about her more. Her soft skin and those beautiful pouty lips. Damn I want her ri
"Cole Anderson that is not cool. You shouldn't call your mate a witch even if she's not that nice," Elise scoffs. "No, Elise she's a witch like an actual power wielding witch!" I exclaim. Her eyes grow wide "Really!" She is shocked. Elise looks deep in thought. "I would still like to meet her. The Moon Goddess does not make mistakes Cole, she was meant for you," she says. "You also know I have always been interested in magic," she smirks. "Absolutley not"! I snap. Austin runs in soaking wet. "Why are you wet?" Austin replies nervously. "Well, I took her out back to the guest house. She tried to leave to go see Devin. When I tried to stop her, she used her powers to throw me in the pool." I run out the back door. Anger and jealousy are all I can feel, my mate wants to see Devin. That can never happen. I can smell her intoxicating scent coming from the direction of the woods. I catch up to her a couple of yards in. I grab her and slam her up against a t
"Give me your hand." She doesn't hesitate giving me her hand. "Close your eyes and clear your mind. Think of a bright light surrounding you," I say. I lay my hand on top of hers. A warmth radiates through my body. The crickets get louder, and electricity grows thick in the air. I close my eyes and search deep within her mind. "He has blonde hair and crystal blue eyes," I tell her. "I can see him" Elise squeals. Suddenly we are standing on a pier. Elise is holding my hand. It is foggy out and I can hear foghorns from boats in the distance. Water laps against the pier. "This has to be somewhere in the northeast." I say. Suddenly he is walking toward us and Elise's body jolts. "Sebastian"! Someone says behind him. A girl runs over to him and grabs his arm. Sebastian smiles at her. Elise Growls "Oh no! He has found someone." There is panic in her voice."Hey little sister!" Sebastian says. I feel Elise relax. "Are you ready for your alpha cer