Max’s POV
Alexander wasn’t the only one in complete shock “I have no words mother, you have brought our pack to its end”. This changed everything, I had to stop Charlie, if our sister was a strong Alpha Luna then Charlie may never be able to stand up against her. Exactly what Kiwi probably wants and expects.
I catch up with Charlie and Kayla in the forest. “Stop, Charlie you have to stop” she eventually stops and glares at me “It’s a trap Charlie, I beg you, please don’t go”
“What do you mean it’s a trap?” she was being genuine and stared into my eyes, I felt that same connection I felt the day I met her in hospital, it was like she was being pulled to me as I was to her. The mate bond.
“Kiwi wants to mark you and she will do it against your will so that you belong to her, she is going to bring down my pack, our pack”
She stares at me in disbelief “And y
Charlie’s POVI felt awful in many ways, firstly I was dealing with killing my own father and now I’ve just killed Max and Alexander’s mother, the same woman who had helped me understand what I am. The connection I had with Max had changed and was different than it was with Alexander, even though I was attracted to Alexander, it was like I was being pulled to Max, his kiss makes me feel unbreakable.Alexander looks heart broken as he asks me if I have chosen Max and honestly I didn’t know what to sayIt is best to tell him the truth. I agreed with Gypsy but I still wasn’t sure what the truth was because I felt the connection I had with Kiwi tooWe love himGypsy completely caught me off guard and I say “We love him” out loud when it was supposed to be a question for Gypsy.I feel her laugh inside of me Well that’s a way to tell themMax doesn’t he
Alexanders POVI waited for hours for Max to leave, I could smell her heat a mile away and I wouldn’t be the only one, Kiwi would be able to scent her too and so would the unmated. I stand at the end of the bed as she wraps the thin sheet around her small figure but it didn’t hide her scent.“What do you want?” she seems annoyed with me standing there“You’re in heat” I state the obvious“And I am marked”, this I was taken aback by, she had never wanted to be markedFlicking on the bedroom light, I look to see if it was true, there on her collar bone sat a fresh red crescent shaped mark and her finger traces over it, a smile on her face.“Why? Why did you choose him over me?”Charlie climbs off the bed with the sheet wrapped around her and moves to the other side of the room “I have a stronger connection with him Alex, I’m sorry”Her sorry sound
Max’s POVI couldn’t believe my brother would try something so stupid and I was ready to kill him! As soon as I started filling the glass of water, I felt it. Charlie was panicked and for the first time I heard her in my head, a weak whimper, “Help”.Leaving the glass behind I rushed back up the corridor and could smell my brother, but I could also scent that Charlie’s heat was almost at its peak again. I try the door but its locked and in the end I smash it down, I was not going to leave my brother with my mate, especially now she was officially marked and mine.As the wooden door shattered, my brother stares at me, he is only wearing a pair of low slung shorts and it was obvious why he was there, he was hoping to help Charlie with her heat. I snarl at him, almost knocking him over as I move towards Charlie who is stood in the corner with nothing but a sheet wrapped round her. Sweeping her up, I could already feel the warmth of her
Charlie’s POVWhen I wake up, the events of the night before come back to me and I turn my head a little to see Max sat at his desk, his wild hair tied up and a frown on his face. He was going through the paperwork on his table and I couldn’t help but watch him for a few minutes without interruption.A smile spreads across his face “You don’t need to be so quiet, you certainly were not last night”I feel my cheeks heat and not because of my wolf heat “How did you know?”He looks at me with the same grin “You stopped snoring”I was offended, I do not snore and threw a cushion at him which he easily dodged. Standing up, he comes over to me and gives me a gentle kiss whilst I pull him in for a much deeper one.After several minutes, he breaks away “As much as I would love to spend all day in bed with you. We need to sort out this problem with Kiwi”I frown, it was the last
Alexander’s POVCharlie did not look impressed when she saw Kayla and myself together and her eyes hovered over our clasped hands longer than normal but the distraction of Kiwi being on our land snaps her out of her thoughts.As Charlie declares she is going to take Kiwi down from the inside, Max seems furious, angry at the danger his mate is going to be in but this time I think Charlie is right, maybe tricking Kiwi was our way forward.As Charlie steps outside into the sunlight, Max corners me. “If this doesn’t work brother, I will make you pay for it for the rest of your life”. There was nothing to say. I knew he meant it so I just bow my head.Finally stepping out into the sun behind Charlie, pack members were knelt everywhere. Max declares that they must protect his Luna no matter what and then he mind links everyone the plan of Charlie going with her willingly. He did it this way so that if anyone was listening they wouldn&rsq
Max’s POV Agreeing to let her go was the biggest struggle I had ever faced, now she was marked it felt like I had more pressure to protect her, plus I had Ripper calling me all the names under the sun for letting her go. When she finally contacted us, we both breathed a sigh of relief and I felt him relax as much as I did. Charlie could not tell us where she was but she said she was safe and unharmed and with that she cut the mind link and there seemed to be no presence of her heat. I tried reaching out again and was met with a radio silence “It’s good news brother, at least we know she is safe” “But for how long, how long will she be able to keep her cover?” Alexander shrugged “How good of a liar is she?” That I did not know, she had never had a reason to lie, she had hid things from us but that was different, she had never directly lied. “Whilst Charlie is okay, we need to figure out things about this photograph”
Charlie’s POVIt was strange being here with Kiwi, she spent most of her time trying to please me, sometimes bringing me small trinkets, other times constantly hovering. At least with the boys they seemed to understand when to give me space.Surprisingly, there was also no sign of my heat, had it been satisfied by Max already? Surely that could not be possible, he told me it lasted a couple of weeks, not days.For the hundredth time she was asking me if I was okay and when I told her I was fine, it seemed to make her snap“You keep saying that Charlie, there must be something you want to do” She stands over me with her arms folded against her chest whilst I lay in the sun, blocking my rays. Kiwi didn’t understand that it was the small things that made me happy like feeling the sun's warmth on my skin.Propping myself up on my elbows “There is something you could do!”She beams “Anything Charlie, name
Alexander’s POVIt was strange in the packhouse, don’t get me wrong I am enjoying my time with Kayla, even more now she has moved into my room, what was strange was seeing Max moping about. Normally he was so head strong, so confident yet without his mate he seemed like a lost puppy.I knew he was communicating with Charlie as he told us so, and she was getting better at using her powers but there was still no sign of her returning home and until the Luna ritual was completed, Max was the only one able to speak to her which is extremely frustrating.As the days passed, Max’s anger continued to grow and he would take his anger out on any little thing that pissed him off. There had been a few times where I had to jump in and defend Kayla and prevent her getting injured.As much as I enjoyed how blunt Kayla was, Max didn’t appreciate it and as much as I told her to be careful around him, she could not help expressing her opinion.