This chapter is unique for this book as it has several points of view. I am calling this chapter 360, because we get to walk around and see things outside of Bella.Stone’s POV“I promise Alpha Conroy, if his scent is noticed, we will kill him,” Alpha Fraz promises.I nod and shake his hand. Tristian has nowhere to go. The plane he took in Province is not for international fights. I have tracked him to Poland, but now I am at a dead end.*Ringing*Me- Hey Joshua, how are you?Joshua- Lighting Alpha, you are a fucking loser, you know that.Me-What? You are taking her side now?Joshua- Tristian has zero chance of recruiting. No pack will have anything to do with him and his money is almost gone. You won; he is broken. My sister is having her Alpha Ceremony in 18 hours. If you leave now, you can get here in 16 and that gives you two hours to let the mate bond win her over.Me- He blew you up, in front of me. He has killed innocents. He dies by my hand. Period.Joshua- Then start looking
Bella’s POV“Just one more kiss,” I ask as Jeremy leans in before taking the treaties I just signed to send off. “Gross, you two,” Tellie complains. “It’s my office, Babes,” I say as she sits down.“Kisses are better with your mate,” She smiles.“You have kissed someone other than Slate?” I ask, batting my eyes, faking surprise.“No, but I’ve heard,” Tellie leans back. “What is it, Babes?” I ask.“Oh, I’m just waiting for reinforcements,” Tellie batts her eyes, cocks her head, and smirk.“Sorry,” Joshua yells at Jeremy, pushing Jeremy out, before shutting my door.“Oh boy, both my brother and sister are here. I’m guessing to gang up on me?” I lean back, keeping a small smile on my face.“You know about pens and company ink, right?” Joshua asks.“Yes, which is why I accepted Jeremy’s resignation yesterday. He is leaving Friday for Las Angles,” I smile at them, both slack jawed and silent. “Jeremy and I enjoy kissing and other physical things, but we aren’t in love.”“So, you are sti
DonnaTella’s POV“You are beautiful,” Erik tells Bella, kissing her neck. “I want to kiss your lips, but your lips look like artwork.”Bella giggles, “Yes, you can’t mess up my make up. I have to carry my sister’s train.”Erik growls into her neck and they start whispering to each other. When I hear a very passionate moan, I turn around.“Hey, hey, hey,” I say. “Bride over here. Erik out.”“I need to fix the damage he did,” Bella sits down and fixes her make up.“So, when are you two going to mate for real?” I ask, biting my lip.“After the wedding. He and I want to mark each other during our first time,” Bella smiles. “Although I’m not sure we are going to make it. He is so sexy. And he causes my insides to heat up. I swear I’m going to heat sometimes. We fit together; Shelby loves his wolf, Van. We forget where we are sometimes. I love that we gross everyone out with how we are. He also is a great fighter. Justin respects him, Raymond likes him. Jack and Ryan too. Mom and Dad are ov
Bella’s POV-“Are you going to do that dance?” Dad asks Erik as we all enjoy refreshments after the love birds have flown the coop.“No, we are going to marry in public, but mark in private,” Erik kisses my mark spot, making me smile.“Oh yeah, we did that,” Aunt Bridget tells us. “It was amazing.”“It was public, we all heard it and saw it,” Grandpa says.Uncle Wesley laughs. “Get any pointers from the show?”“Hey man, you want to talk about this in mixed company?” Grandpa and Uncle Wesley start joking around.I don’t know the whole story, but there was a spell, Aunt Bridget and Grandpa had a thing. Blah, blah, blah.Now they are all telling old stories, trying to embarrass each other, so I pull Erik away.“Where to my lady?” Erik asks, biting his bottom lip.“Somewhere you can ruin my make up and make me scream,” I tell him.He scoops me up and starts running away from the crowd, making me laugh.“As you wish,” he says, entering the pack house and heading to our room.We are kissing
Bella’s POVThe sun is up and I’m more than a little sore. I’m in Stone’s room. I look around and it’s like a time capsule. His parents never changed a thing. I turn over to maybe wake him up with a kiss, but the bed is empty.I grip the sheets as panic sets in. I mated with him more than once unprotected. We fucked like I was in heat, he left me again.That piece of shit! Erik will never forgive me. I mean, he might forgive me for one lust fueled fuck, but I’m used, pathetic, dirty. I lost my mate and the love of my life. I can’t run a pack! I can’t even run my own life.I lay back, ready to sink into my shame; when the door opens, and I scent Stone. I sit up and he has a food tray and my bag. Now, I will look like a slut and an idiot.“Good morning, my love,” Stone smiles. “Breakfast, your clothes, and your phone.”“So, everyone knows?” I ask.“Erik knows. He and I talked, made peace, we agreed to let you tell your family and everyone. He is leaving hopefully with no one seeing him.
Stone’s POVWhen I thought she had forgiven me, I could have walked on air. I slept better last night than I ever have. But she watched as everyone who loves her, let me know just how much of an asshole I am. Yeah, I get it. But nothing in the world prepared me for her.“Thank you all for loving me,” Bella starts. “I may have been lonely looking for my mate all these years, but I never for a moment felt unloved. What Stone did, he did to me. I understand seeing me hurting was painful for you all too, but the real pain is mine. So now that you all have had your chance, I am asking you all to give Stone and I time, privacy and space to figure out the next steps. It will be a decision we make alone. And let’s not forget he has Justin, Raymond and Jack to face when we get home.”Everyone laughs and Wesley releases me.“Oh, can I call Justin?” Joshua looks all too happy to make this call.“Wouldn’t it be better to catch them off guard. Think of their faces,” Bella smirks.“Oh, yeah, catch
Stone’s POVWhen the plane hits the tarmac, Bella holds me back while everyone else deplanes.“What is it baby?” I ask as she straddle me.“Why didn’t you tell me any of that?” She asks, settling on my lap.“You had me blocked on everything,” I tell her honestly.“You could have told Slate, or the guys,” she tells me, holding my shirt.I bite my lip not wanting to tell her. But as we look into each other’s eyes, she understands.“You were afraid it was one of them?” I see tears about to fall, so I lean up and kiss her pulling her close.“Baby, I cleared them for the most part. But keeping you safe is the only thing I care about. So, I played it close to the vest. It was actually one of TJ’s guys. I didn’t even get the chance to deal with him, TJ did it,” I tell her, and she pulls me close to kiss me.“Thank you for keeping me safe,” she tells me.“It's the reason I breathe,” I tell her, going back in for another kiss.“Oh, hell to the no,” Raymond says as he enters the plane.“Ray, he
Stone’s POV“Wow, Alpha it’s 4:15am,” Ryan’s voice rings through.“Give me 10 minutes and I'll meet you in the office,” Bella says sleepily.“Okay, coffee in the office,” Ryan closes the door again.“He just walks in whenever?” I ask.“I’m normally dressed and up at 4, we meet at 4:15,” she tells me as she gets up.I’m guessing she used some sort of super speed, because before I could get out of bed she was already showered and dressed.“Can I meet you in the office?” I ask.“If you want, we have training right after, so get dressed for that,” She kisses my cheek and leaves.I shower and dress in five minutes.“I will arrange to have all of Erik’s things moved out today,” I hear Ryan say as I come in. “Also, Babes’ Luna Ceremony; You, Stone, Raymond and Azlee are going. Justin is asking forgiveness; Lesley could pop any second.”“Sounds good,” Bella smiles at me as I pour my coffee.“What about Stone’s things? Any large shipments coming in?” Ryan asks.“Nope, I have everything I have,