**LEON** Hearing Lucien cry over losing Monica has to be one of the most heart breaking things I have ever heard. More heartbreaking then my mother being in a coma.. Having to have the King of all werewolves HELP me hold him to the ground as he cries and begs for her not to go completely ripped my heart apart. But it also sturrs my blood. As Alpha of this pack, not only has someone near and dear to us been killed, but it happened right under our noses. Now my brother is unconscious, my mate is having a panic attack, and the Alpha King and Royal Beta are barking orders to try and figure out what is happening. All I can do is cry. My baby brother is so devastated by losing his mate he has comepletely lost all of his senses and shut his body down. Looking at Monica's body right next to Lucien's causes my heart to constrict in my chest and knocking the wind right out of my sails. Before I can call for Ezekial, Alora has surprised everyone with her aura, calming the scene, sending
**UNKNOWN** The stretching of my bones, fur sprouting from where it was hidden, my muzzle extending, finally able to smell the earth. The feeling of being reborn FINALLY, after being locked away for all of these years has me over the moon...Not being able to talk to my human, to run, to shift. To come out was hell. Fighting the internal demon of my human had been more than enough of for any man to deal with. Memories that are mine but at the same time not. Memories of devastating details and moments that should have broken even the strongest of men. But somehow here I still am and the person who had to endure them still stands.. This overcoming urge to run is filling my veins, pushing me from wherever I am. Bursting through the door of a building that looks like a hospital. Feeling the earth beneath my feet, the smell of tall pines surrounding me. This is what a wolf needs, is to be one with the earth.. Feel the dirt on our paws, the scent of the forest in our furr. And now that
**RAGNAR**I feel like my body is on fire, and then suddenly it is being put out by an ice cold wave of love. Inhaling deeply, I have this urge to look around the room, but my eyes land on someone who I never thought we would see again.. Monica.. "Lucien... He's alive.." I hear Leon say from the doorway, a wide smile on his face, as the doctors and nurses swarm my bedside looking at me, checking monitors, attaching monitor notches to my temples to monitor my brain activity. But my eyes don't leave her. What if I look away and she disappears and this just becomes some bad nightmare I can't wake up from all over again..But she strides to me. A little hesitation in every step towards me. She is looking at me intently and then her melodic voice starts to ring in my ears."That's not Lucien.. It's Ragnar." She purrs, not caring about anyone else in the room. I reach up, hoping that when my hand connects with her cheek, she doesn't fizzle from my sight. But I was met with a warm sensation
**LUCIEN** I feel groggy like my head has been split into two. The pain radiating through my skull didn't even seem like mine. I can't even remember what happened. Did I have a drunken night? Did I get kidnapped? But something feels amazing and smells amazing, and when I finally come to the world stops and I remember everything.Almost losing Monica. Someone hurt her. Someone tried to kill her. Rage pouring into every cell. But before I can act on it, Ragnar starts talking to me. 'Lucien, good to see you, my boy. How are you feeling?' He asks, blocking my view of whatever he is looking at. 'Ragnar, I don't have the patience to deal with questioning. You know as well as I do how I am feeling.. Where is she?' I growl. Not able to hold back my frustration that could any minute turn to tears. 'Okay, okay. She's right next to me. But you won't believe it. It's not Monica at the moment. It's Calypso, her wolf!' He exclaims and I can feel his excitement and happiness and I go completely
**LUCIEN**Watching Calypso hold onto Angelina and Lincoln as if her life depends on it is warming. But I can feel her rage building. That last sentence he said to her has her aura going out of control. 'Calypso, please breathe before you blast your aura enough to kill us all.' Her head whips to look at me and her eyes soften as she looks at me. She starts reeling her aura in and looks down at Angelina and Lincoln. "My pups. Having you here, and finally meeting you both is a miracle. But there is something we all have to talk about. Even you two little minds have to hear this." She says picking Lincoln up and rubbing her nose to his and watching him giggle and then setting him in my lap. Then she rubs her nose to Angelina's who immediately returns it with a smile and sits her next to us both. There is something we all need to know. And the look on King Tobias' face tells me he has no idea what it is.. "We are fixing to have a guest." She says as the wind swirls around the room. Th
**TALON** 'Alpha Sir, something is happening. All of the security cameras lining the borders have gone black. We can't get ahold of the other guards. It's creepy out here.' I hear coming through the mind link. 'Can you sorry sacks of shit get anything right?' I growl. Running straight from my office. None of these motherfuckers can do anything right. They couldn't keep my useless wife in our home. The guards here are more worthless than that sniveling little wanna-be Alpha. Losing track of my thoughts, I make it to the border quickly. Things smell out of place. My booby traps are gone. But the smell, the smell of aftershave and cologne are lingering and the hint of the scent of my wife floating through the air. Looking for the culprit or any signs of life in the night with my perfect vision, I hear a chuckle that even sends chills down my spine."Ahhh. It's the sniveling little Alpha that took my wife." I cackle. I hear no footsteps, no twigs breaking, not even any breathing. Odd.
*UNKNOWN* Why the fuck does it feel like I have been hit by a damn mack truck? I try to sit up but physically it takes too much. There are muffled noises around me, making me think I am not alone but it takes me a few minutes to finally pry my eyelids open. And boy when I do, the sight before me is a little strange. My husband and mate are sitting next to my bed against the wall. My firstborn boy is sitting on the other side next to a raven-haired beauty. Oh, my Goddess, that is Alora! "Is... That-t your ma.. mate?" I crack out of my throat and everyone's head whips to look at me. My husband is by my side in a matter of seconds with a glass of water helping me to drink it. "Mon Amour, tu es réveillé." He cries slightly, pressing his head against mine. I am so used to the rugged and rough Alpha Male that never shows emotions. So this is quite refreshing. "Mama," Leon whines as he hugs my waist laying slightly on the bed. Alora is behind him with tears in her eyes rubbing his ba
*LUCIEN*My fucking mate has the power to turn humans into werewolves and werewolves into humans.. Watching her lead, and take charge and move so swiftly the way she did to Talon really made all the blood rush to a place it doesn’t need to be in this situation. But how can I help it?The love of my life, the Luna of my heart, has single handedly taken down her attacker without a single flinch or sweat bead. She didn’t let him break her, he just bent her a little. And he only did that because he made her believe she had no power over her own life. And in just a short amount of time, she has taken those pieces of herself and glued them back together to be this amazing and beautiful and fierce woman she is right now. But even with Talon going to the dungeons, I am curious. And slightly worried. He couldn’t have done all he did without some inside help. He couldn’t have made the plans he made without someone getting him around surveillance, guards, and pack members.“Lucien, my love. I