For the next few days, I learn to be an apprentice to Gabby. I can’t actually heal; I just assist Gabby.I wake up after two weeks of being here and my neck is killing me.I get to work, and Gabby is looking at me like something is wrong.“Gabby, what is it?” I ask.“Your mark has changed. It’s ugly and scared. What happened?”I shallow hard. I run to a mirror. My mating mark has become a traitor's mark. Simon will know it; he will smell it. I need to leave before he turns me in to either my brother or worse the Wallace family.“Gabrielle, your mother wants to see you.” Simon comes in, before I can form a plan. He sniffs the air, and his face hardens. “Gabrielle, get to your mother.”“Please no one here but you ever needs to know,” I beg.“Did you betray Shane?” His tone is threatening.“No, Shane and I loved each other. We gave in and took each other, while I was marked by my Alpha. We tried to resist, but we couldn’t. My Alpha was so cruel to me, he treated me so badly. Shane treated
Rebecca’s POV Marie and Alexis’s birthday party saw three sisters get mated and the announcements of three new Wallace babies. Gina and Erin are due about two weeks before me. But, we decided to hold our gender reveals together. We will each hold our reveals at our own packhouse and live stream them to the others. Nancy had her little lady; she and Malcom named her Natila. Augusta’s baby boy is named Chester, and Linda’s little boy is Curtis. They and Jack come to my office every day to make plans for the pack and help me settle small disputes. “Ladies, ladies, we really need to soundproof this office,” Sam comes in, as we are all laughing loudly at something. “What on earth is so funny?” “Just thinking about these five kids,” Augusta laughs. “We were saying they will be friends, that’s a given, but will they be mates?” I say smiling. Sam raises his eyebrows. “I mean, how funny would it be your daughter and either Chester or Curtis.”
Rebecca’s POV“Is Jack trying to walk?” Nancy asks, as we go over the menus for Blue Mountain and Mountain Peak.“Yeah, everyone thinks he wants to walk before his sister arrives.” I nod.“He is freaking eight months old. Should we push him down or something?” Augusta asks.“No, Claire said the boys walked at 8 and a half months. So, maybe it’s an Alpha thing?” I shrugged. Max walked at 9 months, me at 11, so maybe it is an Alpha thing.“Hey baby?” Sam knocks.“Hey babe, what’s up?” I ask, smiling at him.“You ladies look like you are working hard managing two packs.,” Sam smiles. “Can I talk to the Luna in private?”The girls take the work they can do without me and go across the hall to a separate office.“We just had sex Sam, you can’t be horny already,” I smirk, sliding on top of my desk.“I’m always horny, but that’s not what I came in here for,” he sits in a chair away from me. “Nathan, Jasper, Cullen, Luke, basically everyone was just in the Alpha office. They want me to take o
Rebecca’s POVWe all meet in the pack house for breakfast. With so many sisters and mates we have plenty of room for guests. The the plane was first time Shay and Thomas were face to face since the rejection almost a year ago. Sara and Shay have done the visitation exchanges with Devon. And today they have breakfast together. “Marcus,” Devon’s little voice of delight fills the room, as we came in from the Alpha house.“Princess!” Marcus gleefully picks her up and swings her around.“Mommy,” Devon calls, reaching from Marcus to Shay.“My baby,” Shay smiles. “Have you been good for Daddy and Auntie?”“I’m always perfect,” Devon smiles.“Oh, is that so?” Thomas smirks, coming into the kitchen. “Who just pitched a fit over her dress?”“Thomas leave the girl alone,” Sara hugs Shay.We all stand by waiting to see what happens between Marcus and Thomas. There is visible tension. I can feel it from here. They look back and forth to each other. Marie and I are standing by the coffee pot shif
Rebecca’s POV The Wallace Family is on their feet ready to defend me. But I’m not afraid. I look at my father, who is holding Jack. He and I lock eyes and nod. “I accept,” I declare. To the shock of everyone but, Mom, Dad, and Max. “Training grounds let’s go.” “Monica, don’t do this,” Thomas begs. “Oh, shut the hell up” Monica says, as we walk to the training grounds “Asking you not to do this is a waste of my time right,” Sam says. I nod. “Begging you not to, would that work? I’m not above begging,” Ike says, as we walk. “I can put a stop to all of this now,” a pale man that Patrick, Liam and my father seemed to know. The man smiles. “My son, the Prince, has decided to make Monica his. I would hate for him to lose her. I’m sure Alpha Jackson has trained her well. I’ve seen what his training can do.” His eyes fall in Liam. I realize who this is, King Ralph, the Vampire King. “And yet, you allow her to challenge my daughter, knowing she
Rebecca’s POV It’s been a year and eight months since we saw Elizabeth. Part of me hopes she is gone for good. But, I’m told that is naïve to think. “Like that piece of popcorn between your back teeth. She is there and you know it, but you just can’t get it.” Claire said. “Would you stop, if I was murdered?” Sam asks me, knowing I wouldn’t. Jack, Chester and Curtis are walking and talking, leaving James and Natila out of their games. We attempt to make it less boys vs girls, but they always seem to do it that way. Sam has fully changed the way Mountain Peak is run. First of all, it’s now illegal to reject your mate on the basis of rank. Something that Liam started at Blue Mountain, but his father didn’t agree with. Also, the taxes paid by pack members has been reduced. The guys combined both packs revenue and when a project comes the size of the territory gives us more negotiating power. Of which the guys take full advantage. Nancy and April W
Rebecca’s POV“Sam, can you grab James?” I ask, throwing a screaming Jack over my shoulder. “Little wolf, you are about to meet mommy wolf, stop screaming; let me see your face.”We are at the park, trying to enjoy a day in the bright sun. We are leaving tomorrow with 500 warriors, to attack the Vampire kingdom. Since most of the packs have a Wallace in them, it’s become a family reunion! All the girls, their mates and children have gathered at Blue Mountain for the day. If anything unfortunate happens, we have today as one, big, happy family to remember.“Jack, calm down what happened?” I ask.“Natila poked me with a stick in the face mama, she’s evil!” Jack shows me just how close to his eye she got. “If I hadn’t broken the stick, I could have lost an eye!”His face is scratched.“Want Uncle Sam to take the boo-boo away?” I ask.“No! I want to beat Natila with that stick!”“That is not the way an Alpha behaves. Show mercy when you can. Your face is fine, you are fine. I will speak
Rebecca’s POV The Alphas, Betas, and Warriors have all landed. We are 6,000 strong, standing at the gates of the kingdom of the Vampires. The creatures look ready, but not for our overwhelming numbers. “King Alfred, you and your creatures have brought death, destruction, and broken the peace more than I care to remember,” Patrick is talking. “Your time of death has been appointed. What followers submit and surrender will be contained but cared for.” The King comes to the front. He looks weak, something is wrong. “My beloved is dead,” King Alfred looks directly at Thomas. “I tried to turn her to save her, but the curse of your goddess was too much. Even as a Vampire, she felt the pain every time. I could not remove her mark.” “She died the day you turned her. I have mourned the loss of my sister. I lost my mother to the grief of it. If you want to make me feel bad, it’s too late for that,” Thomas said, spiting. “You drove her crazy for your own selfish pleasure,”