ZANTE POV
Throwing the door of the pack house open, I stumble in the door and roar to alert the staff I was back. I take Maggie from Kodan and pull her close to my chest and carry her through the house.“Welcome Home” Stacey sings behind me as I’m climbing the stairs.
“Not now Stacey” I grumble back at her, moving away and I could feel her eyes piercing the back of my head.
“No I am sick of being told not now Stacey, be quiet Stacey, go home Stacey. You will talk to me. You can’t say all that on the phone and NOT talk to me” she whines. I feel my blood boil and I spin around. Stacey had been unable to see Maggie as she was hidden by my size, but Stacey
had to drag her mouth off the floor when she saw her. She steps towards me, and I growl as she reaches out for me.“You do not come anywhere near her. You understand?” I say quietly to her. Kodan and Zev appear next to me and guide her away. I look down at Maggie who was still unconscious but had a subtle smile on her face.
I take her to my room and lay her in the bed, I slowly undress her and look at the marks healing on her body. Jase’s and his mate’s marks had almost disappeared, but I could still smell him on her. I run my tongue over her mark, and she quietly purrs and curls up into a ball. I pull the blanket over her, completely covering in a make-shift den.
“Bring me something you two have worn recently” I mind link Zev and Kodan and within seconds they were in my room removing their shirts. “I’ve made her a den in here for now but she will need to smell us when she comes round. She’s going to be confused and probably angry when she wakes” I tuck our shirts under the covers and watch as her fingers grab my t shirt, pulling it closer to her. I sigh in relief and quietly leave the room, with the other two.
We stop at the stairs when we hear shrieking and china breaking. We Look between each other before throwing ourselves into the snug. Stacey was stood there with staff, shifted blocking their way out. I roar and Stacey instantly cowers and lowers her head.
“OUT” I shout and all the staff scurry away not even glancing at me on the way past. They knew better with the mood I was in.
I stalk towards Stacey, who keeps her head down and backs away from me into a corner. I sit down on the sofa and shake myself calm. This was not the way to deal with this, but Heath was right under my skin. She had threatened my staff and shifted out of pure jealousy. I understood why, but she was not going to get anywhere acting like this. She is, after all, an Omega and I have an instinct to protect any Omega, even one who isn’t mine.
“Now we can talk” I purr towards her, trying to hide my anger. She looks at me and shifts back before slowly joining me on the sofa. Now I had marked Maggie I would have to be extra careful, having another Omega in the house could cause some issues. I wasn’t heartless enough to send Stacey back to the school, so needed to think of something.
STACEY POV
“HOW DARE HE…” I thunder at the staff that were in the snug with me. I hadn’t intentionally trapped them in there but here we are. They all look at me petrified and I walk towards them.
“Did any of you know about HER” I say jabbing my finger at the door. They all shake their heads silently which only angered me more, causing me to shift right at the moment Zante walked in the room.
I glare at him, but his aura crushes me to bow my head. I try to look at him but the pain searing through my body from trying was excruciating. He walks towards me, and I back up through instinct. If I could, I would hurt him for this, but of course he has his command which stops me from doing anything.
Zante beckons me to the sofa, and I shift back and move slowly towards him. He hands me a blanket from my den to cover myself. I sigh, he wouldn’t have asked me to cover up before he met her, he can barely look at me.
“As I said on the phone, Maggie is our destined mate” Zante starts, and a growl leaves my lips causing him to glare at me. “There is nothing we can do about this Stacey; this is from the Moon Goddess” My claws extend and rip of the cushions I was holding to my chest as comfort. Fuck the Moon Goddess.
“You can reject her. I was here first” I say deadpan. All he needed to do was reject her and we could go back to normal, I also needed to keep my deal with Jase, and it would help if I stayed in the pack.
“You can not ask that of me. You have no idea what we and her have just been through. She was force marked by Jase and her mates…” he explains. My eyes widen when I realise what he is trying to say.
“You marked her, didn’t you” I growl viciously “You fucking marked her, knowing you have me at home and been dragging your heels on marking me. You don’t even know her” the cushion slowly being reduced to shreds. Zante removes it from my grasp and looks me dead in the eyes.
“Yes, I am allowed to mark my own mate. You knew when you first came here that I hadn’t met my destined mate, that is why we asked for you” I shake my head at his words, I knew that was the reason, but I didn’t expect for him to meet her after all this time. I was still here first, and he cannot deny that.
I stand and storm out of the snug letting the blanket drop to the floor. I needed to see her and needed to see her marks to make sure it was true.
MAGGIE POV
I’m suddenly awake and I open my eyes and see nothing. Flash backs from Alpha Jase start circling in my mind and I clutch at my neck feeling the mark there. How dare he mark me and try to force the mating bond on me. I start to move, and the scent of Zante hits my nose, I grasp around in the dark trying to find the source. I pull at a blanket, and I am suddenly blinded by light. I blink looking round the room and realise his scent was everywhere in this room.
Trying to get out of bed I realise how sore I was and glance down. Anger bubbles inside of me when I see two more marks on my thighs. I managed to pull myself out of the bed and fall to the floor. My legs were too weak to move. I sigh and slowly pull myself up as the door opens. I growl and turn expecting to see Jase, but I’m hit with Kodan’s gaze. He moves towards me, and I hiss slightly, unsure of what to expect.
“What are you doing out of bed, you need to rest” He purrs while lifting me and placing me gently back on the bed. I cock my head at him as he rearranges the covers around me. “Zante…”
We both look to the door as we hear screaming from downstairs, following that was Zante’s alpha voice. I feel myself shudder and drop my head slightly as his voice echoes around the house.
“Where is Jase and his mates” I look cautiously towards the door.
“He’s not here, we are back at our packhouse. You are safe” he whispers, while running a thumb over my lips. I pull away and look at him frowning.
“He marked me didn’t he” I stutter and run my fingers over my neck.
“Yes, we were nearly too late, but we have stopped the change” He sighs, following my hand with his eyes. Zante’s voice echoes around the house again. I hear doors slam and rushing footsteps, the bedroom door flies open, and Stacey stands in the doorway with Zante right behind her. Just what I needed.
“Stacey” Zante grumbles as she enters the room. I move back against the headboard as she moves towards me, her eyes flicking threatening to shift. I didn’t have the energy to deal with this. Sensing this Kodan moves between me and Stacey and places his hands on her shoulders.
“Leave, this is not the time” Kodan says using his command. I look at Zante who drops his head and escorts Stacey out of the room.
“IS IT TRUE” She shrieks from the doorway, at me. I drop my head and slowly move from the bed again. “Show me the marks” I look at Kodan who nods and I move my head to the side revealing the mark on my neck.
“I’m going back to my parents; I’m causing too much trouble and to be honest I cannot deal with this. She is your Omega. You can’t have two Omegas” I sigh and shake my head, forcing my legs to take my weight and slowly pull on my shirt. Kodan looks at me with a soft gaze.
“You do realise those marks on you are from us, not Jase and his mates. We had to do it, to stop him changing the destined mates. We couldn’t have you live that life. He would have used you as a breeder” I look at him shocked and anger bubbles slightly in me. TWICE I have been claimed without my consent. I understand why they did it, to an extent but what about MY feelings.
“Get Zante and where is my phone” I grumble. I wanted to be happy that they saved me from that life, but I couldn’t get the markings out of my head. Kodan nods and heads back out the door, I start pulling on my jeans when a wave of tiredness threatens to engulf me. I blearily look around the room and stumble back onto the bed, strong hands wrap themselves round my waist and I’m guided into the pile of blankets, falling asleep pretty instantly.
MAGGIE POV“No Zante, I’m going back to my parents, only for a little while until everything here has calmed down” I explain putting my hands up apologetically. I couldn’t be here while Stacey was stomping round the house like a child. I understood why she was hurting but stalking me constantly and hissing whenever I pass near her, was getting on my tits. I was also still very hurt about being marked not once but twice without my consent. I had finally got my strength back after a couple of days of rest and was able to walk for myself.“Maggie please, I’ve nearly lost you once, I’m not going to do it again. If you go back into the city, you will be in danger again” Zante pleads while taking a step towards me. “I won’t be going back to the city, to make things a little easier, I will move into the house you had built for us before I was taken. I have already spoken to them, and they have agreed to move in for a little while” I sigh looking everywhere but at Zante. I run my fingers unc
Zante POVI had been watching Maggie all week without her knowing, but I needed to keep my eye on her. While doing that, I also noticed Stacey leaving at weird times and heading towards the city. I decided to shrug the feeling off; I had more important things to sort out. The dinner went okay. I guess. We all felt the pull as we left, and Maggie being so distant from us was making it worse. I hated that we had marked her without consent, but it was the only way to save her."Zante?" Kodan mumbles next to me, snapping me back to reality. I turn and look at him; his eyes are deep with concern. "Call her," and he gestures his head towards the forest. I pull my phone out from my pocket and stare at Maggie's name, hesitantly I press the call button."Hello?" Maggie responds through the phone."Hi, I was just checking in on you", I slowly respond, delicately choosing my words. "We are all fine. But, hey, do you fancy coming over? Just you." She says quietly. I glance at Kodan, who can hear
Maggie POVIt had been a few days since I spent some time with Zante, and if I was honest, I was missing him. I had watched Stacey leave the pack house and get in a cab, so I took this opportunity to walk around the territory.I meet a few other Pack members on my walk and am surprised to see they have a school, shops and gym. I walk up a small lane and find a beautiful waterfall which looks like Zante may have started building something here. I sit on the stream's edge and dip my feet into the water. How could all this be hidden in plain sight? After an hour or so, I decided to head back home. Passing the pack house, I turn and stare at the doors. Goosebumps pricked my skin as a cool breeze gushed around the house, and before I could stop myself, I walked up the steps to the door.Quietly I push the doors to the pack house open and stand in the grand foyer. The last time I was here, I was still exhausted, so I didn’t have a chance to take in how elegant Zante’s home was. I knew they
“When a werewolf is born from two pure bred human bloodlines, these people will be known as the Moon Goddess’ own children and possess powers unheard of by any other werewolf”Maggie POV*Alarm Rings* 06:00am I slap the snooze button on my alarm. I only need 10 more minutes and I will be able to muster the energy to get through the day. “MAGS!! Time to get up you’re going to be late to school” A voice came through the closed door. I knew I wasn’t going to win against my mom.“Alright” I groan as I pull myself out of bed. I was really dreading today, my graduation from high school and my 18th birthday. The door swings open and my mother stands beaming at me, but I could also see a hint of worry. “My baby is 18! Happy birthday darling” she cups my face in her hands and looks me in the eyes. “Thank you, mom. Is there something wrong?” I ask curiously. There was definitely something off. “No darling nothing is wrong. Have a great day at school.”She stands me in front of the floor lengt
Stacey POV Zante enters my room and stands there with a stupid grin on his face. I smirk back at him and walk past, through the open door. He grabs my wrist in the hallway and pulls me against him. He pushes the hair off my shoulder and runs his lips on my skin and when he moves his mouth further up my shoulder to my neck he bares his canines. He brushes them against my neck and nips at me playfully, while tangling his fingers in my hair pulling my head to the side exposing my neck more. I’m instantly wet and grip his arms tight, feeling I might just fall to pieces right there if he did much more. He wasn’t going to do it here was he? Is that why he insisted on collecting me.He presses his hips into me and I find myself wanting to rip his clothes off, I run my hands down his chest and to his pants where I fumble trying to undo them. He smiles into my neck and retracts his teeth and kisses up to my ear and whispers;“Soon, my good girl” his words cause a moan to escape my lips and I
Maggie POV Mr Phillips walks in and smiles widely at us all. “Hello students, as you know we have some guests here today to talk to you…” mr Phillips explains. He continues on to remind us of the massacre and how many years later the werewolves are trying to build a friendship with us again. Some of the class gasps and concerned glances are exchanged between everyone. This is the first time a werewolf had been in the city for 10 years. “Please welcome Alphas Zante, Kodan and Zev from the Eclipse pack that owns this city” Mr Phillips applauds. I had gone back to looking at the charms on my bracelet before something pulls my eyes up towards the door. I am met with eyes just like mine but flame red, dark hair tied up in a knot and light stubble across a chiselled jaw. He stops in the doorway not taking his eyes off mine, a feeling sweeps through me that I had never felt before. I unknowingly sniff the air and a smell of pine and freshly cut grass hit my senses. It was so inviting, an
A week later. Maggie POV It’s been a 2 weeks since I met my wolf Lyra, my parents had spilled everything about my childhood and how they knew I was different. I had initially been furious with them, and had refused to speak to them for a couple of days, until Lyra convinced me to talk. It still wasn’t the best atmosphere at home but my parents understood the shock of this revelation. My mum had openly spoken about how she had been advised to hand me over to the training facility to become a breeder for the new bloodline I bring with me, but my mother had refused and thankfully I remained with them. My life would have been so different if I had become a breeder. Lyra turned out to be insanely naughty. She had a habit of filling my head with images that made me wet pretty instantly, in the most inappropriate of places. One of these places happens to be when in job interviews and today was no different. I had lost my virginity years ago, when I was 16, before I found out I was a were
Kodan POVI stare at the tree line, we could hear branches snapping and the odd growl coming through the trees. We were definitely outnumbered and really needed Zante back. Before I could mind link him to see how long he would be, three dark brown wolves emerge from the trees. They stunk. Rogues had their own scent and were generally always in wolf form as their wolf counterparts take over completely.Zev and I go back to back ensuring neither of us were vulnerable to the rogues. They didn’t stand a chance against us if we weren’t out numbered but they had the advantage. One lunges at Zev causing Lupin to completely take over and pierces his neck with his canines before shaking him around until his body become limp. He bares down on his throat until I hear the snap of his neck and the thud of his body hitting the floor. One down but unfortunately this had only opened them to the opportunity of getting at me. More wolves emerged from the tree line, this was the biggest attack we had en