ClaudiaIt’s been a week since the attack. We still have no real clues.Although I’m grateful to have Peelle, I’m worried sick about Osborn.I don’t understand why they want him. I thought for sure by now they would reach out requesting us to pay a large sum to get him back, but there’s been nothing.My stomach is riddled with anxiety, and I don’t know how to make it stop. I don’t know how to move forward.Peelle spends lots of time with Laila and Lauren, but I can tell how much he misses his brother even though he tries to hide it. There are times he tries to play with Laila, but she enjoys all the girly thinks like playing dress up and tea parties! And he wants to play with dinosaurs and cars and it’s not the same without his brother by his side.I sit in the playroom watching the three of them together and I could picture Osborn sitting right beside them. It breaks my heart to know that he’s not here.He’s somewhere all by himself alone. Have they hurt him? Has he been fed?I feel
EvanClaudia is brilliant. It took us just over 1 day to get the perfect consistency for the fake blood vial. Now all we can do is wait to rendezvous and get our son home.I walk to our bedroom so I can show her the final product of the vial and as I enter our room I can hear her in the bathroom as she throws up.My eyebrows furrow in confusion and concern. How long has she been sick for? Have I been too busy to notice her when she’s struggling?I’m doing the best I can to get our son back, but to also give Claudia and Peelle the time that they need and deserve from me.She walks out of the bathroom as she wipes her mouth and she looks at me with wide eyes as she says, “Darling, I didn’t hear you come in.”I walk towards her as I ask, “How long have you been sick?”She tilts her head to the side and shakes her head, “I’m fine, Evan, no need for you to worry.”I grab her arm and move her to face me as I say, “Claudia, you are my mate, my wife, and the mother of my children. I will alwa
ClaudiaI can’t help but walk and clean around our pack house. It’s what I do when I’m nervous.It’s the middle of the night and we’re waiting for our son to be released and come back home to us.There’s a feast in the dining room waiting for him since we don’t know how much he has eaten. The pack doctor is on call and ready to come whenever we ask him to. I need to hug my boy and know that he is okay.Evan looks over at me and says, “Claudia, you don’t need to worry about cleaning.”I can’t help but glare at him and he put his hands up like he was surrendering so we wouldn’t have an argument. I can’t help but roll my eyes at him as I continue to scrub the counters. I have to do something useful otherwise I’ll be eaten up by my anxiety.The door opens and we see two guards walk in with Ozzy standing in between them. I fall to my knees as tears stream down my face and I wrap my son in the tightest hug possible. He hugs me back but after a moment he pats my back and squeaks out, “Mom, t
EvanThe pregnancy was hard on Claudia. She had every symptom you could think of, and she was eager to have our next baby. It was even worse because Claudia didn’t want the boys to feel neglected so every time, she got sick or felt too tired to play she felt like she was being a bad mother.Her labor was even worse than the boys. I got kicked out of the room because she started hemorrhaging. I’ve never been so scared that I would lose her, there was so much blood, and she was so pale.The nurse brought out our baby and told me they were doing what they could for Claudia, but they weren’t sure if she’d make it. I held our child in my arms, and I knew in that moment that I was happy with the kids that we have. We don’t need any more for our family, it’s not worth the risk of Claudia’s life.I have never felt such relief as I did when they said Claudia was stabilized and I could see her. We learned our baby was a girl and Claudia asked if we could name her Alita, after her biological mot
OsbornFinally, I’m 18. I should be able to shift into my wolf tonight under the full moon. I will be at my strongest and be able to properly lead this pack.My dad wants me to wait until I meet my mate. That’s why this weekend, we are having the biggest birthday party possible to guarantee that I will meet her. Once I find her, we’ll mate, and she’ll be my Luna and I can take my position.As much as it pains me, I know that I can’t have a relationship with anyone the way that my parents have with one another. They got lucky that everything turned out okay. But the truth of the matter is that when you are the Alpha of a pack that’s as large as the Scarlet Pack, you get a target on your back.I won’t risk my mate’s life. I won’t risk my family’s life. I will have a child strictly to be able to pass the pack onto them. I will make sure they know what they need to, but I need all enemies to believe that I have no one close to me. If they think I have someone close to me then… I’ll lose t
AlitaMy brothers are receiving their wolves tonight. Or… well… I know Osborn will. But I wonder if Peelle will. My mom still had a wolf even though she had elf tendencies so hopefully he’ll end up like her.Osborn paces as the full moon continues to rise. Every one of us are sitting outside waiting for the shift to happen.Mom, dad, Uncle Ken, Aunt Abigail, Uncle Leon, Aunt Raf, and my cousins Laila and Lauren. Aunt Alena and my uncles Breda and Solomon wanted to be here, but for some reason they couldn’t make it.Uncle Ken and Aunt Abby’s baby is already fast asleep upstairs. I glance over at Abby as she rubs her baby bump and breathes out. She only has about two months left before the baby is born.Laila is only a couple of months younger than Peelle and Osborn and I can see her nervousness. Her thoughts are loud, she’s fearful of how the boys will respond to the pain of the shift. This is the first time she’s watched someone shift for the first time and it scares her knowing that
OsbornThe party is loud, and I can’t help the tension I feel in my shoulders from how loud the sound is. I wanted something classy, and this sounds like it will be a rager.I shouldn’t be surprised, Peelle was a part of planning and he’s the easy going party boy. The only thing I hope is that the party is big with plenty of girls. I need to find my mate. My dad wants me to have her before he will give me the Alpha title.There’s a soft knock on my door and I mumble, “Come in.”Mom walks in with a smile on her face and says, “My, you look handsome, Ozzy.”I smile at her, “Thanks mom.”She walks over to me and puts her hands on my shoulders as she looks me up and down and asks, “Are you ready for this, bud? She could be out there tonight.”I smirk, “That’s what I’m hoping for. I’m ready, mom.”She nods and says, “Okay, well come by the balcony when you’re ready to be presented to your pack. Your father will wait until both you and Peelle get there.”I follow behind her as I say, “I’m a
Three Years Later.OsbornI still haven’t met my mate. How can the moon goddess be so cruel?It’s been three years! I should’ve met her, marked her, and maybe have a kid on the way by now.Instead, I’m alone.My sister’s 16th birthday party is tonight, and my parents are throwing her a party, I hope that maybe somehow my mate will be there, but I’m starting to wonder if I even have a mate. It’s possible I don’t, but regardless, I think I’ve been patient long enough. It’s time for my dad to hand over the Alpha title.I walk to my dad’s office and take a deep breath as I straighten my tie before knocking on the door. My dad calls out, “Come in!”I open the door and my dad smiles at me, but his smile quickly fades, he realizes I’m here for business. I tell him, “Alpha, I believe I’ve waited long enough. I know I don’t have my mate yet, but there’s a chance I don’t have one or that she died or chose someone else! I can’t keep waiting. Please… it’s time.”My dad looks at me as he presses h