[Alexander]I walked Melissa to her door, feigning a smile when she turned to give me a curt nod, a genuine one curving her lips. I don’t know what possessed me to do what I did, but the regret was obvious, that even she didn’t have any further thought about me going inside with her. The light in her apartment went on, and the curtains closed on her window, just as it did on her desire for me.The wolf cries I heard in the distance didn’t stop. Although in human form, I should have been able to understand why they cried, but only managed to interpret it as a hunt. Maybe my lack of understanding was owed to the fact that I had too much on my mind as I drove back home from dropping Melissa off at her apartment.I didn’t expect her to take rejection so easily. In the two years she worked for me, she came across as a determined woman. But even when she had the crudest thoughts of me, she never did really act on them. I supposed the human was influenced by the Alpha in me, who demanded resp

[Alexander]*Two Years Ago*We followed the Alpha through the woods as we left our den and made our way towards the mountain. Mount Diablo - the mountain of the Devil - had become a significant spot for when we needed to gather beneath the full moon. To us, we stood upon the devil - he was at our feet, or paws in this case - as he brought us closer to the moon, carrying us forward as if he was our slave.Our monthly prayers consisted of drinking the holy spirits in our human forms as we circled the sacred scalp in the den, then taking on the form of our werewolves and climbing to the top of the mountain to howl out our thanks to Moon Goddess Selene, and ask for further protection as we protected our land from the likes of witches and vampires. The bloodsuckers had left our part of the country long before I was born, settling in Venice where their immortality couldn’t be noticed by those who didn’t know them. It would stay like that for a few years, until they found another country to s

[Alexander]*One Year Ago*“There’s a lunch meeting at one with the health and safety inspector, and another meeting at three with a potential investor.”“Who is it?”Melissa, my secretary, read from her journal, “Mr. Gasser. He’s from a Swiss jewellery company called Majestic Jewels. They’ve opened up a store here and want in on the mining side of things.”“Can you get me some stats on Majestic, just so I know what I’m dealing with?”Melissa beamed, pulling out a file from under her journal, “Already did.”“I don’t know what I’d do without you.” I took the file while staring at Melissa in awe.“You’d be just fine, Mr. Young.” Melissa winked before leaving my office.I watched her as she took her seat behind her desk in reception, and wondered how I’d juggle work and wolf matters if it wasn’t for her. Melissa would make an excellent mate, I thought, if only she was a wolf. It wasn’t unusual for an Alpha to take a human as a mate, but I heard that childbirt

[Alexander]Adam called me back as soon as he got my text. I was just about to enter my car, when I answered the phone.“What problem are you talking about?”“I’m on my way to you right now. Tell Amelia she needs to hear this too.”“She’s feeding the baby right now, but I’ll tell her you’re coming.”I cut the call and drove through town, all the while thinking about Valerie’s betrayal. I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. When I stopped, I clutched the steering wheel, feeling the rubber break off under my palms, and screamed into the void.Once I seemingly got it off my chest, I took a few deep breaths and stared at the broken rubber in my hands. I’d have to get that fixed in the week.Adam was already waiting outside when I walked up the pathway that led to their house.“Please keep it down. She just got Ava to sleep now.”“Do you mind if w

[Alexander]Dad always told me how important my mother’s role was in our family. I think it goes without saying that a mother plays a key part in her family’s health and happiness, but my mother was more than just a wife and mom. She was the Luna of Mystic Moon, and the love of the Alpha’s life. She was also the bearer of an Alpha child and a healer to the pack.My childhood was fairly easy. I grew up being the apple of both my parents’ eyes, and when Amelia was born, I was trusted with the responsibility of protector of my little sister. I didn’t mind - I always felt the need to protect something or someone in order to feel accomplished. And I knew, whenever my mother looked at her family with love in her hazel eyes, she saw her own accomplishments, and that’s what gave her real joy.I never imagined that my life would become what it is now. I always looked at my parents and saw the life I wanted to have, with a woman who was as gr