AxelDays passed into months, yet Ria had no trace of remembering Gray or me. She was constantly visiting her therapist, hoping that it would help her remember things about our love and our son, Rolf said I should call her, Nova her human name for not to confuse her,"Can I still call you mommy even if you don't remember me?" Gray muttered while sitting on his bed, and Nova was holding a storybook I supposed she read a while ago for Night. The door wasn't completely closed, and I wanted to bid good night to my son when I heard them talking."Of course, sweety, I had seen your baby photos and my photos when I was pregnant with you; my mind might not remember you, but my heart does, you are my child, and nothing is going to change that."She said, tucking Gray on his bed, then turning on the nightstand light and planting a kiss on his forehead."Good night, mommy; I would pray to God for you to remember daddy and me." Gray whispered; he was so kind given his young age. My heart longed f
Prologue "Ria, sweetheart, you better wake up and get up quickly." My mother's voice is like a sweet song in my ears, gently tapping my cheeks, trying to wake me up.I free my eyes only to hear more banging sounds outside our packhouse. It startles me. "Mom, what's going on?"My mom looks at my face for a little while as her deep ocean blue eyes shine the brightest. "Ria, I want you to head back to the safe house this instant.""Mom, are we--" She put her left hand to my mouth, preventing me from finishing the sentence entirely. "Sweetheart, keep in mind how much I love you, okay? Remember how special you are." She pushes me down to the secret passage that connects us from our packhouse to the safe house. I cling to her arms like a leech; no, I'm not ready to say goodbye."Mom, no, I'm not leaving without you."My mom stares at me with an intensity I have never seen in her before."Ria, remember the conversations we had so many times? My love, the day has come; head back to the
I watch as he takes off running and shifts into his wolf, his coat a shiny black. I look around for her, who is ushering people through the doors. That is some relief. I wasn’t completely alone right now. I put on a level head and begin gathering all the women and children. I saw them in the vicinity and started heading towards his office. It was one of the few rooms he showed me before we took off this morning. “He wants all the women and children in the safe room in his office, including you.” She gives me a look of protest but luckily, she comes with me without very much protest. Together the two of us begin leading the women and children to the safe room. When a sharp pain goes through my chest, I grab hold of it as a voice comes to me.Your Mate is hurt. Help him!Hey, I’ve never shifted for the longest time since I was nine, and I have never fought before. You know this I can’t yet.I look up from the ground to face her, who is beginning to look worried. I can’t just sit back a
"I told you to call me on my cell." I whisper, covering the mouthpiece receiver of the telephone. My brows raise and pull together as a sign of nervousness. I don't know what's the urgent matter for him to be this careless. "I've been calling your cell phone, but you never picked up, not even once; what am I supposed to do? This is an urgent matter, Ria ." Rolf's tone is controlled yet bold enough to make a valid point. "Don't call me that; what is it?" I tap my feet on the floor, waiting for him to spill the beans. "The old packhouse has a new owner; He is the great-great-grandchild of the sole owner of the land." I almost loosen my grip holding the phone in my ear. "What!? That property has been with me for the longest time; I purchased it since the day we found it, remember?" My voice has a hint of fury. The initial owner of the land sold it to me, generation after generation. Since Rolf and I are the only werewolves in the human world. I want to conserve the only connection
Good Morning Ria! Happy birthday! I am Armie. I’m your wolf; while you’re not officially the Luna yet but the Blood Moon Goddess feels that you need me a bit earlier than that. I am grateful that I really need your help….Armie, do you smell that? I didn’t really have the brain capacity to finish what I wanted to say to Armie before the smell of freshly made coffee began to dance through my nose.Our mate is here, and we must go to him. I followed the scent of him, running circles in the back of my mind. I get to the top of the stairs, and I see him looking at me with wide eyes. No, why does his face blurry? My mate? I look around and see no other person; my heart instantly drops. Why would the Moon Goddess choose to be with an unfamiliar man as my mate?I free my eyes from sleep, and I'm heavily sweating; I gaze upon the digital clock on my nightstand. It is two in the morning; these dreams are driving me insane. It rarely happens, but lately, it's been happening every morning. My b
Rows of endless pine trees and a clear line of more mountains welcome me—nothing special for my schedule this afternoon. A lunch meeting with that land grabber jerk just thinking about his face makes me boil like a burning volcano. Boundless with no choice but to sit down with him and talk about his terms, what an arrogant man!I halt in front of my old packhouse; the sun and skies are awake as I glance above, stepping out of my BMW bike. That familiar, safe feeling is hugging me right. The beautiful place is undoubtedly my home; I’m so connected to it.“Ahem, having a moment?” His soft tone brings shivers from my nape to my spine. No need to verify who the hell is talking, the king of anything has arrived.As I whirl together with my face, I’m able to feed my eyes with his Greek God sculpted body type. Wow, God took his time to create such a masterpiece. I am talking about unfairness. God might be so angry with me to dump me with Axel’s aggravating presence. The man has a bad habit o
A land grabber and a certified despicable man, that's what Axel is; I’m disappointed but not surprised. I'm pretty sure this is the norm here in the human world. They don’t value mating as we do. You don't ask a lady to warm your bed, and it's wrong on so many levels, disgusting even.My eyes are bulging in disbelief at how low this man takes me for; he thinks I will go crazy if he lays his cards this early; an icy stare appears on my face intensely.“I'd rather beat you to pulp this instance.” I’m pressing my lips together in anguish.Axel’s eyebrows tweeze at my words. “I’m doing you a favor in the end. You have no choice but to accept my terms.”I firmly believe that any creature in the world has the power of choice and free will; how come this man reckons that he is the only one entitled to both?“Am I to be your bedroom playmate? Is that in your ridiculous terms as well?” My tone is questioning and commanding; it's how your mama talks when you get up late.He shows a slight frown
I have no slightest idea how long I stare at his face. His face is full of hurt emotions and vulnerability. He is out of my business, but why do I want it to be mine? Why do I want to help him terribly?“You can let go of my arm now.” Axel moves fast, loosening the grip on my arm.“Sorry about that; I didn't mean to touch you.” He makes sure to settle his eyes elsewhere. He unexpectedly sounds embarrassed, like my skin was burning and he couldn't handle the heat.I take a long breath as I walk back to my seat. I’m not sure what arises, but I want to help him; I’m my mother’s daughter, after all. If I were in Axel's shoes, I’d be desperate; another minute, he is back in his chair. The tension is gone and Axel is looking at the ground.“I wouldn't say I like what you said earlier; marriage is sacred, but I will let it go because I discern that you have your reasons; now is the right time to tell me those.”It is his cue to transfix his amazing deep-set blue eyes on me once again, and I