~Two years laterNatalia's POVI woke up and turned to hold my mate, but I only ended up hugging an empty space. I only guessed that he got up early for some pack business.Everything had been going smoothly for us and the pack, and I was more than thankful for how far we had come and all we had achieved. It took time, but we eventually picked up the pieces of our lives and pushed on. Aaron and I suffered doubts from our pack members for a while. It was during our reign that all the bad things happened. Some even exited the pack. But here we were, two years later, gaining back their trust. Aaron had worked so hard that our pack was the safest to be in right now, and he wanted to keep it that way, even though it made him brutal in his dealings. But I didn't mind that, as long as he was brutal to just our enemies.Being mated to Aaron was the best thing that ever happened to me. He promised to love and put me first, and he had never faltered in that regard. He did everything he could to

Luca's POVI had to mind link someone to drive a car to get me and this mate of mine. She kept wriggling and hitting me anywhere her hands could reach. She managed to free herself from me for a while, but I always caught her back. Not that I couldn't hold her, but her scent was throwing me off. Even arousing me.In the end, I had to tie her hands and legs and shove her into the car."Is this how you treat visitors in this pack? Tying me up like I am some kind of criminal." She hissed."You are not a visitor. You were trespassing. I am only taking precautions.""This seems like you are taking advantage of me." She glared venom at me, and if looks could kill, I would had been cut into a million pieces."You were the one that threw yourself at me without knowing who I am, asking me to mark you." I wind the glass of the car down, trying to get some air. Her scent was too much, and it was tempting me to touch her. She smelled too damn good, and she refused to shut the hell up."Don't act l

Andrea's POVEarly the next morning, I stepped out of the room I was given and I climbed down the stairs. I was very wary of this place and the Beta. He introduced himself to me as Luca.I just could not believe that he was really going to help me. He didn't know me before now, and it would do him and his Alpha and pack more good by returning me back to my territory and even forming an alliance with my brother and Alpha Dominic, the Alpha that I was betrothed to.I hated Dominic, but I hated my brother more. He was in fact my half-brother. We never saw eye to eye, because he could not get over the fact that our father cheated on his mother to have me. He never failed to remind me every time that I was a product of infidelity, and I did not deserve to have an Alpha's blood.Well, on the other hand, I never failed to remind him how incompetent he was and how he was a bootlicker to Alpha Dominic. It usually earned me a slap or two from time to time, but me being me, would never back down

Luca's POVAfter Andrea and I got back to the pack house, Alpha Aaron requested my presence in his office, so I just escorted her to her room before going to see my Alpha.I offered him a bow before reclining into the sofa at the other corner of the office. But when I saw that he was looking a little too serious, I got up and went to the chair facing him."Is there a problem?" I asked in serious tone."I got a message today from Alpha Ernesto Clarke from the Cresent wolves pack, one of the packs from the Southern side."I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. That was Andrea's pack. And Alpha Ernesto must be the brother she was telling me about."What does he want?""He said his sister is in my territory. Turns out that there was supposed to be an engagement party for her the day she fled her pack. She is betrothed to Alpha Dominic of the Blue moon pack. I presume this sister he is talking about is your Andrea?"If not for the whole context of the situation, I would had smiled at the way

Andrea's POVI knew that I made up my mind, but I cursed myself the moment the words left my lips. What if he thought I was desperate, or saw me as cheap? But fuck it, I wanted to kiss him, and my heart did a little dance when he was the one that made the first move to kiss me.I was caged between his arms, as his body was pressed to mine, caging me between him and the door. His presence felt so overwhelming, but there was no where else I would rather be at that moment.From the way his mouth was possessing mine, I knew that he must had had such desires for me as well. My knees were buckling, and I placed my hands on his shoulders, before wrapping them around his neck.What was happening? When did it even get to this? His tongue was seeking entrance to my mouth, and I willingly let him, and now he was tasting every corner of my mouth.He suddenly broke the kiss, but he didn't move away from me. I met his gaze, and I saw that his eyes were swirling with desire, and it made me swallow h