[Danica's POV]I moved silently through the forest around me, being sure not to step on any twigs or downed branches. So far, we were lucky enough to not run into anyone, and we were close enough to the mountains to see them through the trees.Sniffing the air, I managed to get a hint of a familiar scent. Flashes of Bryllie's smiling face popped into my mind, and then I knew it was her."Up ahead." I whispered to Dax, who was standing close beside me. "I can smell her.""Should we shift now?" One of the warriors accompanying us asked from behind."What do you think?" Dax asked, leaving all decisions to me."Yeah."It was best to make our move in our strongest of forms.Stepping behind a tree, I began to strip my clothes off and placed them in a pile on the ground for later.Getting on all fours, I began the shifting process, but stopped midway when I felt the dark presence that I had felt before in my wolf form."What?" I gasped as it began to claw at me, forcing me to continue the ch
[Mason's POV]By the time the ship that would be taking us back to the mainland arrived, the sun was already beginning to set. We had taken longer than needed to collect ourselves, thanks to Danica’s weakened state. Despite everyone’s insisting that we needed to go, I didn’t want to until I was sure that she was truly okay."Let’s go." I sighed, grabbing Desmond and Armond by the backs of their shirts. "I’m sure Rosalie and Ermella will give you both an earful when we return.""You didn’t tell our moms, did you?" Desmond demanded, shooting me a glare. "How could our great alpha be a snitch?""Mind your words." Chris huffed, smacking Desmond in the back of the head. "Do you have any idea how dangerous what you two did was?"For a moment, Desmond puffed out his cheeks and remained quiet, but by the time we were on the ship’s deck, he let out a long breath of air."We were worried about Bryllie." He said quietly."You what?" Bryllie chirped, appearing from behind Danica, who was already
[Mason's POV]When we arrived at the Black Forest packgrounds, our rooms were already set and ready. It felt weird being somewhere that wasn't the Cove pack, but I was sure to inform Chris of my current situation. For the time being, he would take over as alpha until we could figure out Danica's situation and help her master her wolf."This is where you will sleep." Dax murmured as he led us around the packhouse. "Here?" I repeated, eyeing the single bed that was within."Is there a problem?" Dax asked, narrowing his gaze on me. "I'm being kind enough to allow you to stay here. What more do you want? ""I'm not sleeping separately from my wife." I pointed out, wrapping a protective arm around Danica's waist as she let out a huff and rolled her eyes."W-wife?" Dax sputtered, eyeing us. "Did you say... ""That's right." I smirked. "We are not only Bryllie's parents, but we were married eight years ago."I felt a sense of satisfaction as Dax's expression fell into one of frustration. Ha
[Mason's POV]I shoved the door of our room open, all the while trying to remain calm as Danica nibbled at my neck while straddling me.Desire flared through me as I quickly made my way to the bed and gently laid down my queen. Standing, I watched as her voluptuous chest rose and fell with each breath she took."Fuck, you're beautiful." I growled, pulling off my shirt."No talking." Danica panted, propping her up on her elbows."Hm?" Raising my brow, I let a slow smile play across my lips.Kneeling down, I hooked my fingers into her pants and pulled, exposing her dripping vagina that was begging for me."Mason," she sighed, laying back and closing her eyes.Letting out a growl, I felt my dick twitch in my pants. Propping her legs on my shoulders, I dove in, slowly savoring the taste and feel of Danica."Mmmm," Danica purred, arching her back and pressing herself against my face. "More, I want more.""Whatever my queen commands." I chuckled, diving further between her folds and quicke
[Danica's POV]"Hey! Old man! " Mason called, banging on Dax's front door. "Open up!""Don't be so harsh." I hissed through a contraction.I still couldn't believe that Mason and I having sex had caused this, but the proof was here in the form of labor pains and leaking water."Old man!" Mason growled again, slamming his fist against the door once more."What is it?" Dax's annoyed voice called from the other side."Danica is in labor!" Mason responded. "We need a midwife!""Danica?" Dax repeated, opening the door and peering out at us. "Who is... Oh Xena!""Midwife." Mason repeated as irritation rolled through him."Right," Dax huffed, stepping aside so Mason could enter. "Take her to the guest room. I will go get Natalia."Nodding, Mason made his way to the room as instructed, while I remained quiet. "It hurts." I groaned as a particularly painful contraction struct."Just breath." Mason murmured, laying me on the bed.Nodding, I closed my eyes and did as instructed while flashes of
[Mason’s POV]"Careful." I murmured, stepping forward as a panicked expression began to play across Danica’s face.It was safe to say that she had managed to start tapping into her alpha energy and, until she learned to control it, extreme emotions would cause accidents like this."I didn’t..." she gasped, fixing her gaze on me. "I didn’t mean it.""It’s okay, baby." I murmured, reaching out and touching her cheek. "This is normal for newly acquired abilities.""But..." She continued."He’s right." Dax chimed in. "You have much to learn, and until then, we won’t hold things like this against you. For now, just focus on getting some sleep. ""O-okay."The room grew quiet as Dax and Natalia made their exit, leaving only Danica and I with our son."I really didn’t mean it," Danica tried once I looked at her."I know."I really did know. Hell, when I was a child, I had outbursts similar to this. It was normal, and it didn’t make me love her any less."Get some sleep, okay?""Alright."As
[Mason's POV]My heart began to slam in my chest as my eyes took in Danica's quickly darkening eyes. "I'll go..." I began, but stopped as a roar of rage escaped her."My pup!" She growled, quickly getting out of bed.I didn't have time to stop her as she ran towards the boarded window and flung herself through."Shit!" I hissed, looking towards where Xavier was still lying on the bed. I couldn't leave him here alone, but I also couldn't let Danica do anything rash.Moving forward, I scooped Xavier into my arms and ran out of the room just in time to see Dax making his way towards the front door."What's going on?" He demanded, shooting a glare at me. "Was that Bryllie I heard screaming?""Yes." I responded, quickly closing the distance between us. "Take him!"I didn't give Dax the opportunity to argue as I bolted out onto the grounds beyond.Just ahead, I noticed a crowd gathered around something in the pitch, and I knew it had to be Danica.'What's going on?' I called through mindli
[Danica's POV]My eyes stayed locked on my daughter as Natalia busied herself cleaning and dressing her wound. Though I was still pissed, I knew that I needed to calm down, otherwise the darkness would come again. Each time it erupted from me, I felt like I was losing a little more of myself. Of course, that was a secret that I kept to myself. Mason and the others already had enough to worry about and didn't need to add my problem to their lists.After the incident with that cocky bastard picking on a kid, I was beginning to contemplate leaving anyway. If there was one thing I wouldn't tolerate, it was putting my children in danger. No amount of wanting to know about my past would make me stay here if anything like this happened again."This should do it." Natalia announced, snapping me out of my brooding. "You were such a good patient.""Mhm." Bryllie beamed. "That's because I am not a baby."Rolling my eyes, I moved forward and placed a hand on Bryllie's head and let out the breath