Ramsey's POVSix months later...."Ramsey, the contractions are getting harder!"My head shot up at the sound of Astra's voice. I turned back to see her sprawled on the bed: legs wide, face full of fear, and my own heart jumped in fright.I turned back to Colin. "Find the pack's physician, stat!" I ordered. "Tell him the Luna's contractions have started.""On it." Colin replied, then gave me a short bow and turned to leave the room.I turned and crossed the room to my luna in two quick strides. I slipped to my knees, crouching before the bed and gripping her hand tight."You'll be fine," I whispered in reassurance. "Remember our breathing lessons....""Oh, Ramsey!" Astra wailed as tears slipped down her cheeks. Her fingers gripped mine, as I pushed all my strength and resilience into her.I stayed with Astra until Colin burst into the room again, followed by the pack's physician and a few frantic wolf nurses. "Step aside, Alpha!" The physician called out, pushing past me to crouch be
Astra pov..."I demand to be let in." I said again, staring daggers at the guards. "I'm his mate, for crying out loud! This is preposterous!"My cheeks were already heating up in embarrassment, as I could see other people being let into the pack house. My feet were killing me; I'd been standing under the sun for literal hours.I just needed to see Noah. I just needed to fix things between us.I stood in front of the guards in Noah's pack house, their eyes trailing my every movement. I could feel the tension radiating off of them, almost as hot as the sun beating down on me."Who gave you this instruction?" I asked, hands on hips. "Surely not the alpha, because I'm his mate, for fuck's sake!"The first guard looked over at his partner, who answered me. "Miss Kylie made the request to not let you in, and the alpha consented to it."That bimbo again?What in the name of the Moon Goddess did she want this time?I stared at the men in front of me, my eyes narrowed. I could see that they di
Astra pov ...Again, the fear that I'd experienced when Noah had pushed me at the stairs was back again, gripping my heart for all it was worth. I stood glued to the spot, watching as Kylie sashayed out of the room, my heart thundering in my chest.What in the name of the Goddess had she told him?!"Miss Astra?" The guard called out. "Miss Astra!"I snapped out of my thoughts and took a tremulous breath. I'd been fisting my fingers, and my nails had been digging painfully into my palms. I closed my eyes and took another quivering breath, then opened my eyes and walked towards the door. "Sure," I murmured. "Let's go and see the alpha."****Rage was a dangerous emotion, and yet it was so powerful when channelled well. My heart was simply pumping ember-hot anger through my body. I wanted to turn around and sniff Kylie out within the pack house, make sure she had a few scratches on her face, curtsey of my nails. But on the other hand, I wanted to face whomever she had managed to buy with
Astra pov...Hopelessness was an almost alien feeling, something I thought I would never come across after I got mated to Noah. Now it had happened again, and it had wrenched my only source of joy away and left me adrift and alone, like a flightless bird on a deserted island. I wanted to scream at the misery life was forcing on me, to scream and scream until I lost my voice the way I'd lost my mate.Noah had been my support system. Without him I felt naked; a plant starved of sunshine and warmth.Somehow, in the midst of my hopelessness, I found myself at the door of the room I usually occupied in Noah's house. A guard was standing at the front of the room, his face grim and unwelcoming."Please..." I said, gesturing weakly at the door. The guard shook his head and stepped in my way as I moved forward."No can do, Miss Astra." The guard almost snapped at me. "The alpha specifically ordered thay we shouldn't let you into this room to take aby personal effects."I stared at him with eye
Astra pov ...I promptly inclined my head as the two men who had captured me walked forward. From the corner of my eye, I watched as they bowed, then one of them said:"She was found loitering at the border of our pack, my alpha. We guessed she was a spy, trying to gain information about our security at the perimeter."I heard the alpha grunt as I stared at the grass close to his feet. "And you think bringing a spy into our borders was the best choice? Don't you think you are giving her more opportunity to learn about our security inside the perimeter?""I...we didn't think—" I felt rather than heard one of the men shuffle uncomfortably."Shouldn't one of you have sent word to me while the other stayed by the "spy" at the border? Couldn't you have, oh I don't know, killed her there, perhaps?" I heard the alpha continue. His voice had a mocking edge to it now. I could almost see the half-smile on his beautiful face."We're...sorry, alpha—""That's alright," the alpha said. "Leave her b
Ramsey's POV"My mate," I whispered, and my inner wolf leapt for joy.Her eyes widened as I said those words, and I caught myself melting in their deep-brown intensity. The ecstasy inside of me was unmatched: In a sudden twist of fate and destiny, the Moon Goddess had given me my mate. I wanted to pull her into my arms and hold her there for forever. My mate, however, had other ideas. "You pervert!" She yelled and pushed against my chest until I took a step back, and then she staggered towards the dining room door. I watched as she fumbled with the doorknob for a few moments, then gave up and slid towards the ground.I immediately crossed the room and crouched beside her before she hit the ground. I took her in my arms and pulled her to my chest as she shivered."It can't be..." She murmured, her voice muffled by my shirt. "It can't be....""It is, Peach." I whispered. "The Moon Goddess blessed us with each other."She leaned away from my chest and searched my face, her eyes darting
Astra’s POVMate?Is he joking? That would be the last word I would love to hear after everything alpha Noah did to me, he couldn’t believe his mate and decided to believe that wrench over me, he should have known she is a liar and wants him but he was blind and her words were more meaningful to him than whatever I had to say to him. My wolf whimpered at the back of my head when she heard the word mate and I almost rolled my eyes, she easily forgot what we have gone through and why we are here now, we wouldn’t have been a rogue if our first mate didn’t decide to believe a whore over us. His eyes pierced into mine and his gaze was focused, probably hoping to see a false trait in me, he held my jaws gently and I tried to move away from him but I couldn’t as his grip was suddenly tight. “Why are you mated to me?” he suddenly asked the most ridiculous question ever, I was supposed to be asking that question, I don’t need a mate now. The goddess chooses the wrong time to bless her child
Astra’s POV “Astra”I remembered telling him my name the previous night, I woke up stretching my body and I felt unnecessarily good. I stood up from the bed and remove the curtain binds. I suddenly screeched when I noticed someone in my roomZoe bow her head before me and I was still trying to catch my breathe after screaming so horrified “You don’t do that Zoe, I was scared to death” I said and she chuckled slightly covering her mouth up when she noticed my brows were arched at her she stopped laughing immediately “I am sorry ma’am, I wanted to help with your bath before waking you up but you woke up before I could do that” she apologize and I nodded“It’s fine and I am not ma’am, you can call me Astra,” I said and she arched her brows disapprovingly “I prefer ma’am” she stated “I don’t like being addressed that way, it makes me feel old and I don’t think our ages are that far apart” I replied “We have different status…okay, I will call you Lady Astra, Miss Astra. Any of the two