Alpha Miller's POV I had never gotten into my car so fast before. My beta tried to follow me, but I ordered him to stay behind. I would face this alone. Isla may not be too pleased to see me again so soon, but needs must. I needed to get Mora back and keep her under lock and key until that baby was born safely. I was so worried, but when I pulled back into the Eclipse Grounds, I knew she was there. "What the hell are you doing back here?" Edward was not happy to see me back so soon. I looked around, trying in vain to spot Isla or Mora, but instead, I was flung against the wall by Edward. "I asked you a question, damn fool. What are you doing back here?" He snarled, baring his teeth and causing me to growl back. My wolf did not appreciate being spoken to in such a way. "Reign your wolf back in before I have my men set on you and rip you to shreds. I will make it happen so fast that you won't get a chance to escape." He was serious. I could see that and reluctantly ba
Cleo purred happily in the back of my mind at the sight of Max, and he was so divine. His eyes immediately locked on mine, and all thoughts of me running away were thrown off. The second he touched my skin, I wanted him to hold, kiss, and never let go. I did not care that Miller was standing across from us, staring and hating what he witnessed. That was his tough luck since he had caused all of this, not me. “I suppose I should thank you,” Max told Miller with a smirk. Miller glared right at him. What the hell did Max have to thank my ex-mate for? He had done nothing but cause me hurt and pain for so long. That was nothing to be grateful for in my eyes. “Thank me. What on earth is it for?” Miller demanded to know with both his hands on his hips. “Well, if you had not rejected her, then she would have never been gifted to me. I very much intend on keeping her and making her my queen.” I watched wide-eyed as Max got down on one knee, took my hand, and kissed it.
Isla's POV "That is not your baby. You damn liar. I know your game. You are just after revenge for the fact that I chose Mora over your precious little sister." Miller spat at Daniel, causing me to gasp in shock. The look of anger that flashed across my brother's face made me fall silent as I watched them walk towards one another. "Do you wish to challenge that?" Daniel growled through gritted teeth and clenched fists. This was what Mora had caused to happen. My ex-mate and brother are fighting over her and the newborn pup. "Leave it, Daniel. He is not worth it." I called out, causing them both to look up at me. Ignoring the sad glint in Millers' eyes, I turned to my brother. "This is some messed up shit. How the hell is your mother standing there alive beside your uncle and your brother, claiming to be the father of my mate's child? How strange!" Miller continued to spout. I felt Max grip my hand as if letting me know it would be ok; he would protect me
Miller’s POV How could she accept him as her mate and her stupid damn brother has now stolen my chosen mate and my child as his own. The sheer audacity! She can have that stupid loser, but my child is returning to Pembroke with me. I will die fighting for my child. Daniel has the same idea; he truly wants to fight me for everything that is mine. I will go for it. He will not beat me, not now. Not ever. Stupid idiots! By the time I shifted into my wolf form, I could already feel the anger come out of me. I was not expecting Isla to jump at me, sinking her teeth so far into me that I shoved her off and caused her to land face-first onto the tree. She was not moving, but I could not do anything since Daniel was now on top of me, trying to rip shreds out of me. He wanted me dead. I was not going to allow him to take my life, so I fought him off as best that I could. “ENOUGH!” Ed bellowed, demanding that we break it off. Shifting back to my human f
Isla's POV I woke up in the pack hospital. Max held my hand beside me and stroked my hair out of my face. "Oh, baby I am so glad that you are awake. I'm not so happy about the fact that you put yourself into such a shitty situation like that." Max gushed, and I smiled. "What about Miller?" I asked, not sure how long I had been out of it. Max sat back in the chair and sighed as he rubbed his forehead. "He's gone," he answered without looking my way. What did he mean by gone? Was he hiding something from me? "Max?" someone knocked on the door, and Max immediately went to it without even giving me a proper explanation. I watched the door close behind him and tried to sit myself in bed. There was a glass of water beside the bed on the cabinet, and I reached for it. Someone picked it up and handed it to me as I did so. Mora. She looked rough as hell, and her eyes were all red and puffy from crying. Serves her right. I did n
Ed raised his eyebrows as he came closer to me and stopped by the bed's side. "Isla, I am sorry how things have turned out for us, but I honestly am trying to process all of this, as are you. Your mother is also sorry." he sighed and twitched his nose. "If I knew that you were my daughter, things would have been so much more different!" he told me with a hint of sadness in his eyes. I looked away, not wanting to think about how crazy this all was. But as for my mother, well, so-called mother. Where was she right now? Why was she not the one explaining all of this to me? "OK, so where is she now? Why is she not here explaining herself to me?" I demanded to know, slightly surprised by my confidence. "I told her that I would speak to you first. Since I am sure that you have plenty of questions. I have watched you grow for five years and always believed in you. That Miller did you all wrong and Max is determined to go to war on Pembroke." War! They were going
I felt much better when the pack doctor discharged me from the pack hospital. I did not particularly like being in those places, and luckily, I healed quickly as a strong warrior. As much as I loved being in this pack, I wanted to be with my mate and if that meant moving with him for a fresh start, then so be it. I just needed to clear some things up first. Max and I had gone upstairs to the bedroom, where he ran me a lovely, hot, warm bubble bath. Max had said he needed to return and tend to some important business. I didn’t even bother asking what sort of business he meant. My mother and Ed wanted to see me anyway, which was fine because they had some explaining to do anyway. I had a lot of unanswered questions running through my head. I felt like my head was going to explode, it was so hard to process. As I walked out of the bedroom that Max had left me in, I walked down the stairwell and greeted a few pack members who were walking past me. Then I sa
“Mora is being sent back to Pembroke until further notice.” “What? Why?” I could not believe my ears. Of course, it was what I had wanted, but it was not what I had expected to hear. “It was either Mora or you, and since you are my daughter, you should be with me here,” Ed said without even looking my way. “Isla, I am so sorry for all of this. I had to get out of Pembroke.” My mother said. “And what if Mora tells everyone that you are alive? Do you not think they will come here looking for you?” My voice trembled as tears started to fall from my eyes. I did not even bother to wipe them. “She has been sworn to secrecy. She is packing her things, and my beta will escort her back to Pembroke. Alpha Miller has already been informed.” A knock at the door caused Ed to curse under his breath. “Excuse me, I was asked to hand you this.” A feeble voice came as Ed answered the door and took whatever was handed to him. He nodded dismissively to the om