—Elliott Bennett— I turn and look at Heather. "You wanna get married baby?" I ask her. She looks up at me with shock written all over her face. "What did you just say?" She asks me like she can't believe the words that just came out of my mouth. I take both of her hands in mine and get down on one knee. "I know that this isn't an ideal situation right now and you deserve a much better proposal than this, I don't even have a ring for you, but if I have to leave here tomorrow, I'm not leaving without you, you're coming back to the pack with me as my Luna." I tell her and I can feel the stares of everyone in the room on me, but none of them matter, all that matters is Heather. "So, what do you say mia cara, will you marry me today, in front of our family and friends?" I ask her. Tears are gathering in her eyes but there's a smile on her face. "But Elliot, I don't have a dress or anything." She tells me. "We'll figure all that out and if it makes you feel bet
—Lena— The flight from here to the private hanger in Massachusetts is about four hours and then we still have like an hour drive to the pack. I look at my watch and see that we're only an hour into the flight. The chairs on the jet turn to beds and everyone is making good use of it, it's like now that we're in the air and safe, they can now sleep. Even Killian has finally slept, I look down at him, he's so peaceful right now, the weight on his shoulders is a lot and he still has the council of alpha's to lead if he accepts the appointment. I run my hands through his hair and he stirs a little and there's a little smile on his face. I wish I could take some of his burdens away from him but the one thing I can do is get our baby girl back and if I find out that all my suspicions are true, Killian is going to have to get in line because I'm the one that's going to kill Jeremy. For some reason, I'm too wired to sleep, I've tried but there are just too many thoughts
—Lena— “Shift,” Killian commands. My bones instantly obey, cracking again, even the broken ones, snapping back into place. For a few seconds, the pain dims everything. Am I going to pass out? Oh, please, let me just fade away. Too soon, my shifter healing kicks in, and I’m snatched back from darkness. I can’t escape. My wolf mewls for him. Help. His lip curls in disgust, but his eyes flicker blue to gold. “Stand up,” he snarls. I can’t. I don’t have the strength, and everyone will see everything. “Stand up, or I’ll drag you up.” Killian growls a warning. It’s a question. You dare defy me? Summoning every scrap of energy I have left, I roll to my stomach and push up on my good knee. I can’t just stand; my bad leg won’t let me. I stagger to my feet, exposing my butt, my belly, the wicked scars on my thighs and calves. The shame scalds as hot as fire. "I, Alpha Kelly, Rejec
—Lena— "What are you doing here?" I asked him, still smiling. In case you are wondering who Jeremy is, he's the one who took Kate and I told the hospital when I was losing my baby. We later found out that he was the alpha of the Crescent wolf pack and also the CEO of Lex Crescent Corp, a multi national company. After he took me and Kate to the hospital that day, he continued to help us. He helped us find a house and also enroll in law school. He's been a really great friend, and as of five months ago my boyfriend. "I knew what today was and I didn't want you to be alone." He says, smiling down at me. Oh goddess, what did I do to deserve such a sweet man. "You're the best." I tell him. He smirks, "I know, now come on get in, I freed up my day so we can do anything you want today." I get in the car. "Really anything I want." He takes my hand and kisses it. "Yes, my love anything you want." I laugh. "You are so
—Killian— "Why shouldn't we say her name, when it's clear to anyone with half a brain that you're still in love with her. Have you already forgotten how she betrayed you? How she slept with another man? And got pregnant with his child? And I'm pretty sure she has moved on….." Before she can utter another word I rush towards her and grab her by the neck. She groans in pain but she doesn't back down. "I've been the one here with you all these years, I've stood by your side through everything, but still you don't let me in, why Killian why, how am I so different from my sister." She cries out. "How are you different from your sister? The difference is that I loved your sister. I have no such feelings towards you. And the next time you talk to me with such disrespect I will not hesitate to rip out your tongue." I snarl at her and throw her on the ground. She cried as she watched me walk away. I walk out of the elevator with a grim look on m
—Lena— I was waiting outside the ice cream parlor for Jeremy and I had this feeling that someone was watching me, but when I looked around I didn't see anybody. Jeremy comes out of the store and he must see the worried look on my face. "Lena, are you okay? Did something happen?" Not wanting to worry him plus I'm not sure if somebody was actually watching me. "No, nothing happened, I'm fine just feeling tired." "Oh, ok then let's get you home." He says still looking worried. I feel bad for lying to him because I know he cleared his whole day just to be with me today. "No, I don't want to go home yet, you cleared your whole day for me, i want to stay with you." He smiles, looks down at me and caresses my cheek. "Ok then how about we go to my place and I make us dinner and you can just put your feet up and relax. How does that sound?" I put my arms around his neck and kiss him. "That sounds great." So we walk down the s
—Lena— Jeremy dropped me off at home the next day, but he couldn't stay because he had an important meeting to attend. As I walk into my home, I keep staring at my ring. I can't believe I'm engaged, I'm so happy I never thought I would get to a place where I could be happy again. I walk into the living room and call out Kate's name but she doesn't answer. She must be at the firm already. I get ready for work and drive to the firm. As I'm about to head into my office, Eric yanks my hand toward him so fast my body jerks forward, crashing into his. “Oh-em-gee,” Eric screeches like a hyena on crack. “Lena, this is a Harry Winston princess-cut diamond. I need a total replay. What were you wearing? What was he wearing? The speech… oh, did he get down on one knee?” Catching his breath he sits on the chair, crossing his legs in anticipation. I replay the entire night to him and even re-enact the proposal part. Kate walks
—Lena— Me and Kate finally arrive home and I'm still in shock Killian is really here in New York. And the nerve of him trying to apologize after all these years, after everything that's happened. Kate places her hand on my shoulder. "Hey, are you okay?" I turn around and smile reassuringly at her. "Yea I am, just a little shaken up. He took me by surprise." "Should we tell Jeremy?" Kate asks. "No, I don't want this causing problems between the two packs. Now that he knows I'm with Jeremy he'll leave me alone." Kate looks at me with doubt in her eyes. "Fine if he doesn't leave me alone I'll tell Jeremy. But right now I just want to focus on the charity dinner next week." —Killian— I sit at the table trying to concentrate on the business meeting. It’s impossible. I need to take care of things, and my mind has questions that require answering. How the fuck did this happen? Out of all the places in