ALPHA JOSH POV He sat in his chair waiting for the Kings daughter to come inside his office. The expression on her face was a mix of worry and scared. He wondered what she had to be worried or scared about. She just met her mate. She should be happy.. Right? "Arya? Are you coming in, dear?" The King asked her softly. Worry lacing his tone slightly. She seemed to snap out of whatever trance she was in and looked at the King. "Y-yes father." She stuttered quietly. Alpha Josh watched his mate as she walked in the room and took a seat in the chair in front of his desk. She sat with her hands in her lap and her eyes on the floor. Whatever she had going on must be bad for her to be this scared and not welcoming to him. Any other mate would be ecstatic and wanting to be by the other mate’s side. Watching Arya she wasn't like that at all. It worried him so he had to ask "Why do you seem scared and worried, Arya?" She slowly looked up at the Alpha. Her beautiful sky-blue eyes look
JOSH POV As he sat back at his desk, he looked at the King. "Did you know any of that?" The king spoke through his clenched jaw "Not all of it." "I see. I think we need to prepare incase Alpha Mitchell does come for her and the baby. I just found her, and I won't lose her or let any harm come to either of them." Josh's tone was unwavering. "I agree. Wait. You're okay with your mate having a child with someone else?" The King asked perturbed. “Usually, I would be. Given the circumstances though, no. She has been through enough. Who am I to make her choose between her child and her mate? She needs to be able to trust me. Forcing her to give Olivia away will do the opposite of that. Arya is going to have enough going on with Alpha Mitchell. He will come for her and their child. Honestly, I’m surprised I haven’t already heard from him. My pack is the closest to his. It’s been, what? 24 hours since they ran away. Surely the sedative wasn’t enough to knock his ass out this long?” Al
Arya POV On her way back to her room, her first thoughts were on Olivia. Hoping she was alright she walked quickly. As she entered, she dismissed and thanked the person looking after her for the evening. When they were alone, she walked over to the crib so see her beautiful baby girl peacefully sleeping. Seeing that her daughter was alright she made her way to the restroom. She took off her dressed and slipped into the pajamas someone had left on the bed. After washing and drying her face she headed back to the room. She turned the nights off except the lamp on the bedside table. Laying int the bed she could not fall asleep. How could she? With everything that has happened the past 24 hours. Running away from her husband with their daughter. Sedating him. Her father finding her. Finding her mate. Not knowing if he will accept her or reject her. Will he let her keep Olivia? The war Mitchel would start to get them back. The fact that she met her damn mate! Her thoughts were broken by
Arya POV The moment she stepped into the dining hall the most delicious mouth-watering scent filled her nose. She knew he was there, but she couldn’t see him. She wanted to follow the scent until she found him. She wanted to be brave. Instead of the broken woman she has been the past few years. She also didn’t want her mate to know how broken she truly was. She took in a deep breath. Straightened up and decided to follow his scent. She found him in the kitchen. Before she could stop herself, she was at his side. One hand instinctively slid across his lower back while the other went to his chest. She felt a rush of excitement as she felt the tingles spread over her wherever she touched him. Her heart was beating so fast she thought it would explode out of her chest. She looked him in the eyes and with more confidence than she thought she spoke. “Good morning, Alpha Josh.” he instantly responded to her by grabbing her on both sides of her waist pulling her directly in front of him. W
Arya POVWaiting for him to speak was like torture. He was silent for what felt like an eternity. She was becoming impatient with her father. “Well? what is it?” The king let out a long sigh and ran his hand down his face. “Your mother wasn’t just a normal hybrid, Arya.” He notices her confused expression and finishes explaining. “Being part Lycan and part witch the Lycan side enhances the witch’s magic. Making it more potent. Ive been telling you that all your life. What I haven’t told you is that your mother was a High Priestess and a Queen blessed by the Moon Goddess. The coven she was born into cast her and her mother out when they found out she was a hybrid. Her father was one of the original lycans and had certain abilities that were blessed to his family’s bloodline by the Moon Goddess. When your mother was born, she was not only a hybrid, but she was also part of an original Lycan bl
Alpha Josh PovJosh looked at his mate and then Loklyn. He didn’t want to lie or hide anything from her. He wasn’t even sure if he would be able to.“I will answer anything. I want us to be truthful to one another. No lies or secrets.” He nodded to Arya and sighed. “We haven’t heard from him about you running away. Which is odd. My pack borders his. This should have been the first place he checked. So, why hasn’t he? And why was he wanting to know about the witches? It just doesn’t make sense.” it was as if speaking those words something clicked and he looked at the King. “Could Mitchell be behind the rogues?”“What rogues?” Arya asked making josh look at him. “There have been rogues breaking into witch houses. They aren’t hurting anyone, only breaking in when no one is home. They are taking grimoires, family trees, anything about their histories. We aren’t sure what they want them for. We think someone is behind it but haven’t been able to find any proof. The witches asked us for h
Alpha Josh POV Something was off about the phone call with Alpha Mitchell. He sounded angry that Arya was on Alpha Josh’s territory. At least he agreed to come. Though Josh was worried what would happen when the Alpha got there. How would Arya react to seeing him? He would be here in 30 minutes. He didn’t get the chance to tell her when he would be here. She had to go check on Olivia. As Josh walked to her room to tell her about Alpha Mitchell, all he thought was what if this plan goes terribly. He couldn’t think like that though. He knew that’s what she would be thinking, and he needed to show her she was safe there. If he showed his worry right now, how could she trust him to keep her and Olivia safe?As he stood in front of her door, he took a deep breath. He was about to knock when he heard her say “You can come in, Alpha Josh.” He had a slight smirk impressed with her boldness today.Opening the door to the room he only thought of how he never wanted to leave again. Her intoxi
Arya POV She stood there and watched their wolf’s fight. No one did anything. No one moved. “Do something. Stop them!” She wasn’t screaming at anyone. She just needed someone to stop them. She looked to the King and pleaded. “Father. Please. Stop them. They will kill each other.” The king looked at her sadly. “I’m sorry. I can’t. This is Alpha Josh’s territory. It goes against our alliance. I have no power here. The Alphas must handle this one.” She let out a sob and turned back to look at the two Alpha’s. She wasn’t sure what she was feeling in that moment. Fear? Anger? Sadness? Maybe a combination of all three. Everything bubbling to the surface ready to explode. She tried to calm herself down before it could, but it was too late. “STOP!” Her aura exploding out of her with enough force it brought everyone, except her father, to their knees. She watched as Alpha Josh and Alpha Mitchell shifted back into their human forms. She glanced around at everyone before her eyes fell on Alp