**Jason's POV**It felt like I just laid down, it's been a crazy day.Sophie has been banished to her parents house. No longer allowed at the pack house. She is not to address me by anything but my title and she pitched a fit! A full blown tantrum breaking and throwing shit. Max had to restrain her and I ordered her parents to get her crazy ass into therapy.Alpha! Speak! We have an intruder On the west border, bythe river.Luan subdued it but it is refusingto shift. Hold in place. On my way I wake Max and Jeremy alerting them to the intruder and we haul ass to the river. Within minutes we are approaching smell honey and cinnamon. I also smell blood. Blood? Aves has gone ape shit and leapt into warp speed and he's not listening to me in his anger. We rush into the clearing and I see her! A magnificent white wolf blood pouring from her side, staining the fur red and her right leg twisted at a difficult angle.Max has shifted wearing shorts and holding a pair for me. I immediately sh
**Ariana's POV** My eyes got big I wasn't expecting him to justaccept me right out of the blue. "My father accepted my mom. He mated her, but never marked her. He spent three days with her and on the fourth day, she woke up and he was gone. Just gone. No note, no goodbye nothing! She found out two weeks later, I was the result of her heart being crushed.Not a great feeling to have lived with my whole life. He never knew I existed. She never looked for him. I don't even know his name. If I am honest with myself, I feel cheated and I would love to know his name.I would be able to tell him how I really feel about him. How I hate what he did! I despise that my mom's broken heart never healed. For nearly 18 years, she was broken! She loved me but I never knew what it was like to live in a happy home. She tried but she never knew happiness after he left.Aunt Lily was the only happiness I grew up with. Then, when she lost what was left of her mind before my 16th birthday and the two yea
**Jason's POV**Dear Goddess! Keeping my hands off that beautiful woman is going to test the very last bit of my patience. I walk into the kitchen and Lily looks behind me, with her eyebrow raised in question. "She's getting dressed she should be down in a minute and her eyebrow goes higher. I laugh and shake my head "No we will mate when she is ready!" And Lily nods.Ariana skips into the kitchen, grabbing the mug Lily holds out to her she thanks her and kisses her cheek. "Where's Uncle Jack?"Lily smiles. He's gone to get the diner open and everyone settled, then he's coming back here to help me pack you up. Are you going to have an art studio at the pack house or should I just leave yours set up here? Both of them looking at me. "We can look at which room will suit you best and if none of them strike your fancy, I will build you one!" Ariana gasped and squealed leaping into my arms! Yep! Can definitely get used to this. "Ariana, we need to go to the pack house so I can announc
**Ariana's POV**I'm shocked. I am beyond shocked! I jumpoff Jason's lap and slap the shit out of Sophie. "You selfish, manipulative, ungrateful little bitch. How fucking dare you!? How could you!?" Ariella whispers in my head take his pain, we can do that he will be granteda secondchance. Trust me!I turn towards Luan and knelt in front of this poor man, with tears streaming down his face, I squeezed his hand "Luan, if I tell you I can take your pain.""I can guarantee you will have a second chance mate would you rather reject Sophie, so you will no longer hurt?" He looked at me for several long moments !stared directly into his eyes, so he would know I am telling the truth then he whispered "You can do that?" I nodded.He looked at Sophie and she sneered "Go ahead! It's not like I care!" And I slapped her again. He stood and said the words to reject her, and as he crumbled to the floor, I brought Ariella to the front "This pain you feel is fleeting The Goddess knows and forgives
**Jason's POV**I opened my eyes. I'm lying on top of my mate still inside of her. What the fuck was that? I looked down at Ariana and she had justbegun to stir. She opened her eyes and said "What happened?" I shrugged "I'm not sure, but I think we need to read that book!" And she giggled.I linked Max. Max? Is everything alright Jason? Holy shit dude! You have been out forover 36 hours! What the fuck happened m? I checked on you but you were both just out of it.Yeah we don't know either. We're starving what time is it? 6:40 am. Tuesday! What??? Get us some breakfast and a shit ton of coffee! You and Jeremy meet us in the office.We have to figure this out!I kiss Ari and pull her into the shower. Telling her that we missed an entire day and a half her eyes looked like they were gonna pop out of her face. We dressed in sweats and tee shirts and headed to the office book in hand.Walking into the office, Jeremy and Max both jumped. Max said "Holy Fuck! Dude, You. Are. Huge! You l
**Ariana's POV**I went to the fifteen warriors and healed their wounds. None of them had silver which tells me the Alpha was their target.Jason found me, justas I finished the last warrior.. and we walked back to the Alpha's room. He was sitting up, but looked tired. Which I expected. I went over to him, checking his vitals and smiled "Close call, yeah? You need a new doctor! One that respects you and your Luna!" He asked "How about you?" And Jason laughed "No fucking way in hell do you keep my Luna!" Klaus grinned and said No shit!?Congratulations, bro! I don't know what happened. Those rogues breached our borders and killed my patrol within seconds and were inside the pack house before I could blink. I heard we lost 25."Jason shook his head "You lost 10 Ariana saved 15. They will be duty ready tomorrow. Klaus you were the target! It was an assassination attempt. Like my father! You were stabbed with silver knives "Klaus looked confused "I don't understand. I have heard nothi
**Jason's POV**This fool! This ignorant misogynistic fool.Mark allow me to drag your ass into the 21st century! Neither Klaus nor myself exclude our Lunas from any aspect of our lives! Women are, by nature, strategic planners. They have the uncanny ability to see things we, as men, overlook! And to keep underestimating my mate is to get you closer to getting your ass kicked by her. And I will definitely allow it! She's much more intelligent than you and can absolutely beat the hell out of you in case that black eye hasn't shown you! She is quite obviously Alpha born and I have no doubt could submit your ass in seconds.Now your choices are you sit there and try to be helpful or fucking leave! I am fed up with your bullshit! If you Ever speak out of turn to my mate again, I will snap your fucking neck! Are we clear!? He nods and I tell Jeremy to continue."The rogues breached from the east.. but, on leaving they ran south. We found traces of a camp about 50 miles out on the east s
**Jason's POV**He sat there a minute. Then, he sighed. The rogues we are running from attacked our packs our Alphas are dead. Our packs destroyed. I am from Ottawa these two from Alberta and these three Nova Scotia. I am assuming the plan is to wipe out Canada because we started moving south two weeks ago.Watching him listening to him, I realize his story is the truth. I hold my hand out "Alpha Jason Crimson pleased to meet you!" He shook it and said "Henry Miller and I knew where I was headed. Alpha! Being here is no accident. I hoped for refuge because I knew you to be a fair, just man. My sister is mated to Jacob Jonathan".Now, that shocked me. Jacob is a good man his mate is quiet a mousy little thing."My Beta Max will vet you. Give him your names and once your information is reviewed I am more than happy to welcome you into my pack. Until then refuge is granted!"Ariana comes out from the kitchen and lays her hand on my shoulder. I reach mine to cover it "My Luna, Ariana Cr