Dean: I had to remind myself that we were surrounded by humans so that I wouldn’t growl. Arianna’s eyes widened in surprise and I had to admit, I was just as surprised as she was. “What are you doing here?” She asked, glaring daggers at me. “Boss, to what do we owe the honor?” The receptionist asked, and Arianna cursed under her breath before she looked up at me as I tightened my grip around her waist, not wanting her to run off. She looked up at my chest, and frowned when she saw my necklace dangling from my neck. “Book a table for two at the Del Mountain restaurant.” I said, and she nodded. “The two of us are going for a drink,” “Sir, the lady has booked a table at El Castel de Pizza, do you want us to cancel it?” She asked and I nodded. The receptionist nodded and I pulled Arianna toward the bar. “I never said yes,” “And I never fucking asked.” I said, looking down at her as she walked beside me. I knew not to let her go in case she chose to do anything stupid, and judging b
Arianna: I frowned as I opened my eyes in a strange room. A comfortable white duvet was draped over my body, and I couldn’t help but let out a low whimper as I caught his, my mate’s, scent. My heart raced against my ribcage, and I went to sit down, wanting to look for the man who felt close as my wolf wanted to shy back, clearly embarrassed of her mate. However, I was quick to frown when a person who looked like a doctor stopped me. “Ma’am, you need to rest,” the doctor said, looking at me and I frowned as I took sight of the Alpha sitting beside the bed. His eyes met mine and I could have sworn that I saw pain in them. “Your child is going to need you to get enough rest and less stress to grow.” “You can leave, Nikifor,” Alpha Dean said, looking at the doctor who nodded as he took a step back. The Alpha’s eyes were fixed on me, and I physically had to stop myself from squirming under his hard gaze. Hell, if looks could kill, I doubted that I would be alive right now. “She needs
Dean: My chest ached as I walked out of the room. However, keeping a straight face, I shook my head in question at Viktor, waiting for what he had to tell me. “Something happened,” he stated and I raised an eyebrow, waiting for his response. “I am referring to you, and not something outside.” “I want to know why you called me, Viktor.” I said, glaring at my beta who raised an eyebrow before taking a deep breath. “We need to head to the Estate,” he said, making me frown in confusion as I tried processing why he would be asking me for such a thing. Knowing Viktor, the two of us were very much organized about how we went about with our plans. Plus, I knew that Elijah was coming, therefore, I didn’t understand the need or reason for doing so. “Elijah is on the way, Viktor. What the fucking hell are we going to do at the Estate?” I asked, looking back at the room where I knew that my mate was listening. The fact that she was carrying my child was something that I couldn’t process, bu
Arianna: My heart raced against my ribcage as I saw the news. My father’s men were the ones sending the news reporters, wanting to cause a scene, and knowing that they never did that unless he was behind this worried me more than ever. “Pick up the fucking phone,” I said, glaring at the device, calling my father through the safe line. If he was here, then the last thing that I wanted was for him to find out about me being here. And the idea of him being here was frightening enough to begin with. “Dad, you can’t be killing innocent people right now. You got what you wanted,” I said, shaking my head as I glared at the phone before letting out a low growl as I realized that he wouldn’t answer. The man was either too busy or was avoiding my calls, either way, I knew that this was not going to end well. ‘’Fucking hell!” I snapped before throwing my phone on the wall, smashing it as I called and was ignored for the sixth time. I glared at the door for a second before looking around the
Dean: I had to fight back the growl that almost escaped my lips as I heard and processed my mate’s words. The way she looked at Lorenzo, and the way he looked at her, clearly surprised to see her. The replica, the necklace, hung from his neck, and I couldn’t help but shake my head as I realized that she stole the necklace from me to give to him. “You came to Russia? To our enemy?” He asked, glaring at the woman who stood a step behind me. Her heart raced against her chest and she let out a low growl that I had to admit, even I was surprised of. The fact that she was here, trying to get the kids out didn’t escape my mind, but I knew not to trust her act. The woman could have easily been lying to get what she wanted, and that wasn’t something that I was going to drop or let go of. “You and the Alpha can have your feuds amongst one another as enemies. But there are innocent women and elderly people, and I will not start with the kids.” She said, glaring at him and he chuckled. The r
Arianna: I stared at my pack members for a second too long before shooting the first of them. My heart raced at the sight of his body dropping, and though I knew that all the men were surprised at my reaction. It wasn’t one that I was going to regret. If anything, I didn’t sign up to be a killer of innocent people, nor did I sign up to harm those who have done nothing wrong. Them being part of the pack was not their fault, and even if they were members by choice, those who were kids shouldn’t have been dragged into this. “Arianna, what are you doing?” Luca, one of the pack members asked. He was an omega, a friend of mine, and to see that he was part of this made my chest ache. The man knew that I had a soft spot for him. The two of us were more or less intimate, and the last thing that I would have expected was to see him here. What kind of monsters did I unleash? “I should be asking the same thing, Luca.” I said, shaking my head at him. “The last person that I expected to be part
Dean: I watched as they put Arianna on the stretcher, her chest rising and falling as she looked around the people who were either on the ground, some were dead with bags or white blankets on top of them. Others were being tended to on stretchers or in ambulances. Her hand was on her stomach, and I couldn’t help but worry about both her and the child as I took sight of the situation. Though my mate, she was the last person that I would be concerned about. But considering the fact that she was carrying my baby, I was forced to drop my own anger, if a bit, in order not to shoot her here and now for what she has caused. Her heart raced, but she didn’t speak or look at me as she watched the paramedics tend to her wounds. They slowly took her heels off, before one of them looked at me. “Boss, considering that she is with child, we are going to have to get her to the hospital as fast as we can.” I nodded at the paramedic as I turned to Viktor. He nodded in assurance, letting me know
Arianna: “Mama,” I called, walking around the empty house. The smell of cookies in the oven made my chest swell, it was something that mom always made for me when she wanted to give me a treat. Her presence always meant that there was food and dessert being cooked, and that was something that I loved. “Yes, baby girl?” She said, peeking her head from the kitchen’s door. I ran toward her and she smiled before lifting me in her arms. She was away with daddy for a few days, and I was at preschool when the two of them arrived. “You came!” I said, clapping my hands as I looked at her before she laughed and wrapped her arms around me. She kissed my cheeks, and purred as I giggled. “It seems to me that I have no place in that hug, do I?” Daddy said, making me squeal. Mom laughed and put me down before I ran to him. He was my hero, and though I didn’t know what it was that he did, I knew that he was always protecting the pack against those who wanted to hurt us. It was something that ma