Mia's POV The doctor shuffles some of the papers on her desk as she smiles at me. What is it with everyone smiling at me? "Luna," she says, grinning brightly. "I have good news. You don't have a stomach virus." "Then why am I so sick? There must be a reason why I am so sick," I moan. "Luna, you are pregnant," the doctor tells me. "I'm sorry," I laugh uncomfortably. "I thought you just said that I am pregnant." "That's because I did," the doctor chuckles. My throat begins to feel thick, and I feel like I am going to vomit. "How far along?" I ask. "Without an ultrasound, I can't determine just how far along you are," the doctor says with a smile. "But I can check right now if you would like." "No!" I shout at her. "I want Thomas to be here." As if on cue, Thomas comes bursting in through the office door. His clothes are a mess and covered in teeth marks. He must have run here in his wolf form. He is breathing heavily and resting his hands on his knees, trying to cat
Mia's POV Five Years Later I am an elephant or a hippo. Whichever you would like to compare a pregnant woman to. My ankles are swollen, and the doctor tells me I could be any day now. I am supposed to be resting to prepare myself for labor, but I really want to scrub this pack house from top to bottom. Nothing feels clean enough. Sitting by the window, I rest my bowl of Fruity Pebbles on my stomach and prop my feet up on the coffee table. Through the window, I can hear loud giggles coming from outside. Painfully I try to sit upright to see what is happening. And what I see gives me both scares me and puts a smile on my face. Thomas is in his wolf form with our son, Jacob, on his back. Our Beta Mark is in wolf form as well. Thomas and Mark's wolves are lined up, pawing at the ground like they are getting ready to race. That's when I hear Jacob's little voice ring out. "On your mark... get set... GO!" Jacob screams loudly, and I watch in terror as my mate takes off, running a
Mia's POV"Madison," I greet my stepmother with a fake smile and gritted teeth. "I do wish that you would call me Mother while we are in public," she says as she tips a flute to her lips and drinks champagne. "Tell me," I whisper to Madison. "Were there no Alphas or Betas closer to my age that could have attended tonight's debacle?"My stepmother snorts loudly. She looks out over the crowd and refuses to meet my gaze. "None that would tolerate your reputation.""And exactly what reputation would that be?" I have to keep myself from snarling in her direction. "No one wants used goods for a mate," my stepmother hisses at me. "Now come and meet some of our most honored guests."The last thing that I want to do is meet anyone at this party. I looked stupid in this itchy dress and if I had to hold this fake smile for a few minutes longer, I was sure that my cheeks would fall off."So, you can humiliate me further. I don't think so," I hissed back at her through gritted teeth.My stepmot
Thomas's POVI sit in the car outside of the ballroom in the very center of the Moonshadow Pack. I can tell that Alpha Aiden spared no expense when it came to this particular matchmaking party for his middle daughter. From what I understand she is quite the wild child and not really Luna material. If I am honest with myself this is the last place that I want to be. If it weren't for the elder council breathing down my neck about producing an heir I wouldn't have even bothered to show up. But these old men have been relentless since I returned from the Paxton Pack without a mate on my arm. My Beta, Dylan, comes out of the ballroom and knocks on my window with a smirk on his face. Still refusing to exit my car, I roll my window down just far enough for him to speak to me. "Dude," Dylan laughs at me. "You have got to get out of the car. The elders are inside waiting for you to show up like you promised." "Did you catch a glimpse of her?" I ask Dylan. "I did," Dylan says but does n
Mia's POVAlpha Thomas's Beta grabs a hold of my elbow and tries to steer me out of the ballroom but I yank my arm out of his grasp."I am not going anywhere with you," I sneer at Alpha Thomas and his Beta."Perhaps we should just let the girl go," his Beta tries to be the voice of reason.Alpha Thomas pinches the bridge of his nose and lets out a frustrated sigh. "I only want to speak with her in private. I do not plan on kidnapping her. After I speak with you, Miss Turner, you are free to leave."I look at the two men that are standing in front of me. They couldn't be any more different from one another. Alpha Thomas has a mischievous look in his hazel eyes. His dirty blonde hair is pulled back into a low, messy bun a the base of his head. I can see the definition of his muscles through his neatly ironed dress shirt. Even though I would never admit it out loud, he is really attractive for an older man.His Beta on the other hand is tall and lanky. He has a serious and worried look
Mia's POVThe ride home from the match-making party is silent. Madison must have informed my father about my actions at the event and he is fuming. I can feel the anger rolling off his aura in waves. He is gripping the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles are turning white. I know that I am in for a lecture when I get home, but I don't care. As far as I am concerned none of those men at the party are worth my time. As we pull up to the pack house, I try to get out of the car before my father even places it in park. "Not so fast, Young Lady," my father growls at me. "You will be in my office in ten minutes."Madison is smirking at me with a satisfied look on her face and so is my half-sister Cora. They both know that I am in trouble. I place a sweet smile on my face and push my lip out in a pout. "I hardly think that is necessary. I think that tonight was a great success."Madison scoffs loudly and crosses her arms over her chest. "You behaved like a common whore," she pract
Mia's POVPanic rages through my body as I leave my father's office. There is no way that I will be mated to Alpha Richard. The thought alone is enough to turn my stomach. But I refuse to let my father see the panic that he caused. I would never give him or Madison the satisfaction of knowing that they elicited any emotion from me. Racing through the Omega's corridors, I run into my little room and slam the door behind me. I feel like I cannot breathe. This ugly yellow dress feels too tight. Finally, I cannot take it any longer and I rip the dress from my body. The sound of fabric tearing cuts through the silence in my room and I am finally able to breathe. I know that Madison will have something to say about me ruining the perfect party dress that she purchased. But at this moment I don't care. She can kiss my ass. "I need to leave. I need to leave right now," I say. Hoping that saying it, hearing my own voice, will build the courage in me to flee. What was really stopping me?
Thomas's POVInstead of returning to the Red Moon Pack after that ridiculous match-making party for Mia, I chose to stay in a human city right on the outskirts of the Moonshadow Pack. Dylan pulls up the only hotel that we could find within a close enough driving range and I groan at the look of it. The roof looks like it could blow off with the slightest bit of wind. Windows are boarded up with plywood and the paint is peeling off of the siding. "You couldn't have found a nicer place," I snap at Dylan. "Not within the distance that you requested," Dylan smirks. "All of the nicer places have been booked for weeks because of the match-making party. Remember you weren't planning on staying for more than an hour?""Shut up," I growl at Dylan before I get out of the car. "You really know how to piss me off." "That's what I am here for," Dylan says as he puts the car in park. We step into the small hotel room, which is worse than I expected. There is only one large bed in the middle