a bit shorter, but I wanted you to have another chapter before I go to bed.
Mila’s pov When I left Argo’s room, his parents and sister were all staring at me, smirking. "What?" "O, nothing." Elora said it with a big smile. "I’m just happy you’re going to be my sister." "I haven’t decided anything yet…" Leia scoffed, "a mark is a pretty big fucking decision." "He was dying!" I exclaimed. Why couldn’t they understand I didn’t have a choice? Asher smiled at his mate before pulling her onto his lap. "What my princess is saying, is thank you, and we will wait patiently until you both figure things out. But if it were up to us, we would be happy to have you be part of our family." They had already thanked me enough for saving Argo. All week, while he was in a medically induced coma, they thanked me for marking him and saving his life. I had been training the soldiers, sitting with Argo, or helping Elora and Brax. Anything to keep busy. ‘You didn’t do anything wrong,’ Leysa reassured me. I knew I didn’t. So why did every person I killed that day pop up in
Hi, I just wanted to let you all know that my sister is close to giving birth, and I have offered to take her five year old son this weekend to help out. This means I might be too busy to write. I am trying to write for both stories, but I have a hard time focusing since I'm feeling anxious for my sister. This hasn't been an easy pregnancy for her, and I hope it all goes quickly and smoothly. I love the support you've given me so far, and I've really been enjoying writing these stories for you. No pressure, but I would really appreciate a review if you're up for it. It would help me gain more readers. Other than that, I just wanted to say thank you for reading and leaving comments. I get such a kick out of seeing your reactions to each chapter. I had planned to give Airk this amazing mate since the beginning, and it was hard to go through with it at times because nobody deserves such a mate. But I really wanted to tell a story about rejection and second chances. Hopefully I'll b
Airk’s pov Being here with Argo felt like old times. Sharing a room with my brother, making jokes, watching stupid TV shows, and eating food in bed. It was comforting in a way, but every time I looked down at my body or Argo’s body, I was reminded of what happened for us to be here. Especially at night, I had a hard time escaping my demons. Or demon, to be specific. Jace haunted my dreams, and there had been several nights where Argo had jumped into bed with me. His wolf had returned, and Argo was healing well. I suspected that he was staying until I was allowed to go home, just so I wouldn’t be by myself. Not that I was ever really by myself, unless I went to the toilet, and even there I had to ask someone for help to bring me there. Mom, dad, Elora, Darian, baby Tristan, Brax—there were always people here. Dad told me more people from the Iron River pack wanted to visit me, but that mom had said they needed to wait. I was thankful she realized I wasn’t ready for more. I wasn’t
Argo’s pov I wanted to start training the soldiers as soon as I left the hospital, but they told me to take it easy, whatever the fuck that meant. I mean, how easy can someone take it? I’ve been in the hospital for days, doing barely anything, and bored out of my fucking mind. I could have left a few days before Airk, but I couldn’t leave my brother alone. Since we’ve been back in the packhouse, things haven’t really improved. Airk’s talking to someone, and he’s staying outside a lot, but there’s something different about him, and I’m scared he’ll never be the fucking same. How could he go back to being the old Airk after what he went through? To be able to stay strong for my brother, I need an outlet, and thankfully, Airk has plenty of other people to look out for him while I’m gone. Mom and dad left yesterday because the pack needed them. Not just the pack; Aeryn has a newborn, and they’re balancing two packs at once. It’s a fucking lot. I should say that I miss them, but I real
Airk’s pov "So, um, you know how you’ve been sleeping in my room all of the fucking time?" Argo asked me. "Yes?" "Well, Mila wants to give us a shot, and I kind of need my room to do stuff. You know." Argo said, wiggling his eyebrows. "Yeah, I know. That’s fine. I’ll stay in my room." I said, feeling instantly like I couldn’t breathe. "I can still come to you, and I promise to talk with you before you go to bed. I’m next door; I’m not fucking leaving you." Argo reassured me. I wasn’t a child. But it sometimes felt like it. Like a child who was afraid to be alone, afraid of what monsters he would find under his bed. I just wish I had Kael with me, so I wouldn’t feel so alone. "I’ll be fine." I said, again, and Argo raised an eyebrow. "You fucking suck at lying. I heard Brax did some things to your room to help?" He did. The room was perfect, but it didn’t matter what the room was like when I was there by myself. I kept seeing Emmy and Jace having sex. I kept feeling the pain of
Brax’s pov Every day, I saw Airk looking a bit better. Having something to do and something to focus on seemed to get him out of bed. He wasn’t happy, but he was there. ‘He’s always been here,’ Hudson said, confused. ‘No, he hasn’t. His body was here, but his mind was elsewhere. Just like his wolf still is.’ Hudson howled inside my head. He had never really gotten to know Kael. I knew Hudson always dreamed about meeting Airk’s wolf. ‘If Airk never got his wolf back, I’d be okay. As long as he’ll allow us both to love him.’ Hudson said, but I still felt bad for my wolf. He lost his mate too, and we both loved Airk. I thought that Airk would plan a quick ceremony, but he hadn’t shared much with me. I was only joking that it needed to be big. It wasn’t until Mila stopped by that I realized Airk had a whole party planned. "It’s so nice, Brax. I can’t believe you and Airk want to throw a party. He asked me to invite Mom and whoever else I wanted. I was thinking Eli, but I don’t want
Mila’s pov "Um, so, uh, well, I was thinking, um..." I said, unsure of how to approach this. Had I done something wrong? Argo seemed to be obsessed with my body, so why didn’t we have sex yet, and why had he not marked me? The party for mine and Airk’s iniation was tomorrow, and I hoped to do it with my mate’s mark around my neck. ‘But did you actually ask him? They are not mind readers. You might be able to feel some emotions through the mark you left on Argo’s neck, but he can’t sense yours.’ Leysa said, clearly annoyed with me. ‘Shouldn’t he want to mark me? Shouldn’t he be able to tell I want him to?’ ‘No. If you want something, ask.’ "Well, sunshine? I’m waiting. What did you want to say?" Argo asked with a smirk on his face. "Why haven’t we had sex?" I said it so fast that it was barely audible. "Are you saying that all the fucking times I’ve gone down on you don’t count? Have I not made you cum enough?" "No, but I mean, that doesn’t count." Argo raised an eyebrow, "ar
Argo’s pov Mila wanted me to mark her! Although the thought of sex was at the forefront of my mind, and my dick, all day, the thought of marking her felt so fucking special. Not only was she staying here, she wanted the world to show she was mine and I was hers, and I couldn’t be fucking happier. I had thought about fucking my mate daily, but I wanted to make absolutely sure she was on board. I didn’t want to ruin this for her. And for me. This was our second chance to do her first time again. It needed to be right. All week, I tried my best to erase the damage I had done. I wanted Mila to be as confident with me as she was when I first met her. I had damaged that confidence; I knew that for a fucking fact. When she was naked around me, she would hide certain parts of her body, and I tried to make sure she knew how much I loved her body. Every part equally. ‘That’s a lie.’ Stark said, laughing. ‘Fine, I love her ass and boobs more than the rest.’ ‘And there’s one part you like