Chloe's POV My heart stopped as Alaric told me we were under attack, ache, pain, regret all filled me as we started to run towards our reception."Run to the house Clo! I will send Damon to protect you, he can mask your scent since you can't, I will send Aria with to keep you both safe, GO NOW!" His tone was full of power, concern, worry, but I refused "No! I stand with our people, I won't shift but I won't leave them! Not when it is because of me this is happening" determination running through me, I could see the pride in Alaric's eyes yet his worry as well."Go to the center, find Damon and David, stay safe, I'm running towards the border they were seen" he stopped running so I did as well "I love you Chloe, please get to the house with Aria and Damon, no one would blame you, they love you" "Alaric, I love you too, go! I will be okay, please, save our people, I will try to get others to safety, then myself" I kissed him quickly as we tore off in different directions.When I made

Alaric's POV I left Chloe with Lucas to go help his pack along with mine. While getting his warriors set up in my home with Chloe I couldn't help but think about them being together.I know I will feel it if something happens between them but it isn't a physical thing I'm worried about, it emotional, they are fated mates after all. She never rejected him, I don't believe he ever rejected her, she's stronger with him around her as well, I can see it with just her emotions. I don't want to lose her. I know she said I have nothing to qorry about, she isn't leaving me, she isn't leaving our pack, but I could feel it happen, when she looked in his eyes while he looked in hers, that bond snapped back together, her emotions running around in her, love for him, want for him, even desire for him.I can't compete with that no matter how hard I try. I do know how much she loves me though, through everything she has always chosen me, even after I lifted the spell, she still marked me, still wan

Chloe's POV Over the last few weeks our packs have been getting everything together in order to combine our packs fully as one.Alaric has obtained about 20 acres to the south of our territory where they have already started building the new pack house along with new homes, the new school, and some new businesses. With having twice the man power we used to have building is going pretty quickly. Right now most of Lucas's pack is already living here, sharing our pack house, doubling up living quarters, along with many of our pack taking in families while we wait for their new homes to be finished.It's summer time now so the kids aren't on classes, by the time the new school is finished it will be time for classes to resume.Separating the younger kids tobhave the school that was here already, they will go from ages 5 to 12, then the new school will take the teens 13 to 18. It's all coming along beautifully.Lucas and I have been spending a lot of time together, really getting to know

Lucas's POV I was in the labor and delivery part of the hospital taking care of Aria waiting for Alaric to have Chloe come, I knew she would want to be here with her when Alaric linked me in a full blown panic that something was wrong with Chloe and they were on the first floor with her.I ran to them as faster than I had ever run before. By the time I got to him, he was covered in blood, her blood, I could smell her all over him. My heart was pounding so loud it filled my ears when our eyes met, fear filled me as he looked at me, his eyes glazed over, tears filling them."What is happening?!"Alaric just stared at me, his mouth opened, then closed again, like he wanted to speak but he had no words."We don't know my Alpha, she was weak, her eyes didn't open, there was so much blood, her heartbeat was thready and her breathing shallow. The King ran here with her in his arms as fast as he could." Damon's voice rang out, I hadn't even seen him standing there at first."The babies!" Oh

Lucas's POV "You know we are both marked by the Lycan King, and he is marked by us. You don't believe it was Alaric though, right? You think it was your father before he passed?"So many thoughts running through my head right now.Could Alaric be the cause if everything that has happened? What would be there for him to gain from this though? Her father would want to find her, her being heir to his throne, her being a Lycan like him, strong being an Alpha as well, but Alaric only gained 'Well shit, he gained a whole kingdom that was contingent on him being with her! He used magic to make her believe they were fated like we were, forced her to feel until she fell in love, he kidnapped her away from me, his right hand vamps sister was the one that was in my pack, the one that drove us apart, shit could our now mate be... well... could he be still using this magic?''If this is all true Lucas, he's the reason we lost David, the reason for everything bad that took place since finding her,