Avalyn "Let me introduce you to your new family." I smiled at both of them and then looked at Sofiya, Vladimir, Dimitri, and Andrei. They all had welcoming smiles on their faces. When Nikolai had informed them that Adrian and Vanessa would be living there now, they were all surprised. Apparently, Nikolai wasn't the type to take the responsibility of raising children. Until now. "That's uncle Vladimir and aunt Sofiya. This is uncle Dimitri and uncle Andrei," I introduced them. As expected, both of them were too shy to say anything except flashing smiles towards whoever I introduced. "And what's the name of her child?" Adrian frowned as he pointed at Sofiya. Sofiya frowned back and looked down to her stomach, her hand coming down over her belly. "I told you I look fat in this dress," she grumbled to Vladimir and elbowed him in his stomach, which made him wince. "Dammit, woman." "She isn't pregnant Adrian." I bit back my smile at the couple's banter. "But she is." He frowned and to

Nikolai I tore open the door of my bedroom to see Ava lying on the bed, crying. Sofiya was trying to console her. "Get out," I told Sofiya as I stepped in. She got off the bed and stood in front of me. "I'm not going anywhere. I know you are angry and I am not going to let you take your anger out on her," she said stubbornly. I flashed my canines, not liking her tone. Did she think that I would actually fucking hurt Ava? "He will not hurt me. Thank you for being here Sofiya, but I would like to talk to him alone," Ava replied softly yet firmly. Sofiya narrowed her eyes at me before turning around and hugging Ava. She left the room after that and Ava sat on the bed, hugging herself. There was a knock on the door. "Come in," I grunted. Irina stepped in and placed a tray that had a bowl of ice, water, and a cloth on the side table and left, shutting the door behind her. I settled on the bed, just beside the table, folded my legs, patted the space in front of me, and softly said,

Nikolai I sat back in my seat and watched Dimitri and Andrei bring Ava to middle of the ground. She looked beautiful in her white dress. The entire pack had assembled for her Luna ceremony, and I was sure it was going to be glorious. When Ava's eyes fell on me, she visibly calmed down. "Avalyn Alvarez, daughter of late Alpha Javier Alvarez of Montana Pack, has mated Alpha Nikolai Volkov of the Rogue Pack," Vladimir announced and the crowd broke into cheers. I didn't move my gaze from my sweet mate. "I commence the Luna Ceremony," I said, my voice reverberating throughout the ground. I saw Ava's eyes light up in understanding. She had no idea the Luna ceremony was today. I wanted it to be a surprise and I had to stay away from my mate for an entire day to follow the traditions of the Luna Ceremony. "Do you, Avalyn Alvarez, vow to protect this pack?" Vladimir asked. "I do," Avalyn said in a strong voice. Vladimir motioned with his fingers and four warriors brought a cage and pla

Nikolai "Follow me," I muttered and started heading out. The girl protested but Andrei shut her up and dragged her with us to the car. "This is kidnapping!" she screamed. "Let me go!" "Shut up," I growled and her mouth closed immediately. "What's your name?" I asked as I started the car. Andrei was sitting in the back with her. "Felicity," she snapped. "Real name," I rasped as I spun the car and drove deeper into Greenwich, which was the human town. "Jessica," she muttered. "Jessica Mathers." "Aren't you going to tell me your name?" she blurted after a minute. "There is no need for you to know," Andrei said after I didn't reply to her. "All you need to know is that we will get you your sister, but it will take time." "But why? He's dead! I can just go and get her. I don't need you two! Why are you taking me anyway? Where are you taking me?" "I said shut up," I snarled. "I am taking you to a place to stay for a few days. You are not going to get out of there or say anything t

Avalyn Nik and I didn't get a wink of sleep that night. After all the drama that I had created, I decided to go check up on Mikhail, who was resting in the infirmary. The wounds on his body would heal. That I knew. But the bite was bad. And it looked worse. It looked painful. It hurt to see him in pain. I wished I could help him. After I got back, I cleaned up the entire office while Nik continued to work. The chair that had been mistakenly pushed back had created a huge dent in the wall. And where I knowingly pushed him back, the entire wall of bookshelves was crushed. I felt so guilty that I had done all of that for no reason. Nik's hand had just healed and I hurt him again. That was not okay at all. I knew that he was angry, but he hadn't said anything at that moment because I was hurt and we had a lot of work to do. The last time I had hurt him, he had given me 'punishment'. To be honest, it didn't even feel like one. It just felt like he was dominating me in bed and I absolutel