Aiden's POV Heading downstairs for breakfast, we exit the elevator and head toward the dining room. As we walk toward the dining room, I smile as I steal a glance at Thaddeus. It feels so incredible to be able to feel him like this. Before we completed the mating, I could feel the bond, the pull to him, but this is so much more, and so incredible! As soon as we enter the dining room, I hear the loud voice of my sister as she screeches and runs toward me, engulfing me in a giant hug. "Man, I thought you two were going to sleep all day!" Abigail said while squeezing the life out of me. "I'm sorry, I slept in," I said with a blush on my face, thinking of the real reason I'm just now getting down here. I couldn't help myself, that man looks amazing in the shower! I thought, then bit my lip and blushed even more. Abigail had a smile on her face as she pulled back from the hug. Her eyes widen when they land on my neck, and she quickly looks at Thaddeus's neck, then back at me before jum

*** Trigger warning!!! ⚠️⚠️⚠️ *** Aiden's POV Jackson reaches up and grabs ahold of my chin firmly, yanking my face toward him. "You've been a bad boy Aiden!.. You're MINE!" he yelled. "And you ran away! You thought you could run away from me? I think I need to teach you what happens when you run away." Jackson said. His eyes rake over my face and neck, then snap back to the area, where my neck and shoulder meet. He yanks my head to the right, exposing my mark, and growls so loud I flinch. His grip gets tighter, painfully, and I whimper. "What is this shit?" He said, staring at my mark from Thaddeus. "You let that bastard mark what's MINE!" He said, growling at the end. He holds my jaw in a death grip with his left hand, and my eyes go wide when I watch his right hand come up with his claws extended. I squeezed my eyes closed as tight as I could before I felt the excruciating pain, as his claw digs into my neck. I screamed, and felt the tears rolling down my face as he pra

Thaddeus POV Outside I gather everyone together. Marcus and Leo, my best trackers have found him. Jackson has Aiden in a cabin on a piece of property east of Asher's territory. It seems it's just Jackson and two others. One of them is Eric who is a member of my pack. Eric used to be a member of Jackson's pack, but when he found his mate who belonged to my pack, he moved here to be with him. He has been working with Jackson, and is one of the people who used the dart gun on everyone and took Aiden. I just learned how he has treated Aiden since he's been here. I can't believe this went on under my nose and I didn't know. They're about two hours away. With Marcus and Leo by my side, we take off with 50 warriors. It hasn't just affected me that Aiden was taken, it has affected the entire pack. Everyone is devastated that their Luna was taken, and they want him back too. We've been running for a little over an hour when I start to feel an intense pain and burning in my stomach. I s

Thaddeus POV I don't understand what I did wrong. He won't even let me touch him. The way he jerked his arm out of my hold hurt. I know it's not the same thing, but I can't stop the thoughts and the feelings... The same ones I had when my first mate was rejecting me. It was like déjà vu... I remember reaching out to touch my first mate, to say something. But the words never finished leaving my mouth. He quickly jerked away from me and looked at me appalled that I was even trying to touch him. I don't think Aiden feels that way, but I couldn't stop the memories they came flooding back. I can still hear his voice, and see the disgust on his face as he looks at my legs. I can still hear the hateful words about my legs, and everything he thought was wrong with me. My wolf whined in my head as we left, hurt and scared of going through that again. I can't feel him, I don't know if it's because his wall is up, or if it's from what that asshole did to my mark. His mark is completely scar

Aiden's POV It's been 3 weeks since I've been back, and the nightmares are getting better, I'm having fewer of them. Thaddeus told me they got Eric, but they were unable to get Jackson. Jackson was able to escape, and that terrifies me! I know he's going to come for me again, and I want to be ready this time. Abigail and I have been training much harder, and our powers have grown significantly. Abigail thinks that the better we get at using them, and the more we use them, the stronger we will be. My aim has improved, and I hardly miss when I throw my fire at moving objects, they throw for practice. Abigail on the other hand never misses. She's perfected her abilities, and she's amazing at sparring. I've been training with Marcus 5 days a week. It was really difficult for me at first because I'd never trained before. But I'm a fast learner and I'm getting better each day. We recently started incorporating my telekinesis with sparring, and Marcus says I'm doing amazing. With the