Lottie POVStanding outside Knox's bedroom, my heart pounded with a mix of dread and disbelief. I pressed my ear against the door further, desperate to discover that my mind was playing tricks on me and that my mates were not planning to fucking lie to me and force this bullshit upon me."You know I have super hearing, right?" Sage asked, her voice infuriated, but I knew it was not aimed at me."I know." I muttered back to my wolf harshly. "Now shhh." "Then why are you straining to catch every word?" She grunted "Instead of going in there, and letting me bite their cocks off. Let's see Connie want a piece of them when she realises I have given them their own kind of designer vagina." Sage demanded angrily. Sighing, I shook my head, to silence her. "Not helpful." I remarked, her scoff, angering me further. "Because, honestly, I am hoping you have heard wrong." I whispered back as Knox and Kane's voices lowered to a barely audible hush, their conversation punctuated with a conspirator
Lottie POV "I am still not ruling anything out." Sage growled as she simmered down to listen to Kane as he explained how he thought making people believe he and Knox had cheated on me was a good idea, but he made it very clear it was not because they wanted to, but because Connie, for all intents and purposes was apparently their 'mate' too. "I feel sick." I grumbled, "And it's not morning sickness either." I added as I fought the urge to vomit at the idea of her anywhere either of them. "And people will buy this crap? Because only yesterday you were showing me off at the damn ball, proclaiming there was no one else for you!" I questioned, rolling my bottom lip to keep the tears I felt bubbling inside. "After the scene Havoc caused, I am not sure people will remember much of our declaration, just the events that followed." Kane offered as he gave Knox an uneasy shrug. "Sorry buddy, but it is true." "I will remember it, she looked beautiful. I will never forget the way you looked
Knox POV Turning on the bed, my eyes came face to face with the cold white hues of the Moon Goddess. She glowed with an otherworldly splendour, her expression unreadable. I knew it was in my interest to keep my temper in check, but honestly, I wanted to rip the bitch apart. Rolling my lips together, I forced myself to look away, fearing I would make things worse.I nodded to Kane, signalling him to take the lead. His voice was softer than I knew he wanted it to be. "Which is?" he asked in response to her cryptic statement about another option. He didn't seem phased to see her here, and I guess I shouldn't be either. It wasn't like we had Astaroth here to keep her from listening in."Well hello, to you too, Kane Maddox." She chortled. "Is it not customary to bow to a goddess?" She taunted, and I felt myself tense as my eyes rolled. "Maybe. When they are respected." Lottie snapped from beside me, "And not using us for their own amusement." As usual, she couldn't help but say exactly
Kane POV "You have made your big entrance, got our attention now come on, stop dangling the carrot because we are all ears." I fumed, despite the fact my heart pounded for my brother. I turned to glare at the Moon Goddess, knowing she was speaking of my parents and their apparent betrayal. Because if what she said was true, my family was about to be ripped apart, for good."Patience is a virtue, Kane Maddox." "How will she be more powerful? Because of my demonic wolf?" Knox asked, trying to keep his voice steady while disregarding her earlier taunts."Ignore her Knox." I cautioned my brother through the mind link. "I don't trust a word this bitch says." He snapped back. Sighing relieved that this wasn't about to end with Havoc ripping the Moon Goddess apart. "But if she isn't going to tell us why she was really here, then I am going to take this opportunity to ask questions of my own." Knox added through my mind. Closing my eyes, knowing nothing good would come from this."Amongst o
Kane POV"Charlotte..." I whispered but it evidently fell on deaf ears as I watched my mate leave, a sense of dread churned in my gut. She was agreeing to my plan, a plan I had thought was foolproof. But Charlotte had laid a compelling case at my feet, making me doubt everything. As the door closed behind her, I met Knox's icy blue hues."Brother?" I asked, seeing him look utterly overwhelmed and hurt., although I got it. Not only had he just learned that he had a wolf all along and that our parents had lied to him, but he was also facing the possibility of losing Charlotte, his mate. The misery rippling through him was palpable, a physical force that hit me like a punch to the gut.I stepped forward, closing the distance between us, and wrapped my arms around him, ignoring the way he fought to push me off. He needed me whether he knew it or not. Knox was usually taller and more imposing than me, but now, he felt small and fragile in my embrace. It seemed impossible, given his size and
Lottie POV Standing in the familiar surroundings of Astaroth's cathedral or church, whatever this place was, I turned to Knox and Kane, my mind racing with questions. This didn't feel right. "We don't have a choice!" Sage reminded me that the Moon Goddess had really messed with Sage's head. I could feel how conflicted she was over the choice that had been unnecessarily laid at her feet."How exactly do you plan to trick Connie into thinking she's your mate?" I questioned, crossing my arms, feeling vulnerable and more than a little sceptical of this plan. "She’s going to want to.." Swallowing the lump that formed in my throat, I nodded, knowing everyone understood. "Have coitus? Fornicate? Bone? Go all the way? Have intercourse? Have relations? Do the deed?" Astaroth started to list off, his fingers twirling around the large beast's ear. "Not helpful, asswipe." Knox moaned as I rolled my eyes. "Oh, not clear enough? Ok, Sexual relations? Do the deed? Fuck? Make love? Mate? Screw?
"You are worried that you will not be able to wait, right? That the little game we are playing with The Moon Goddess will take too long and that seeing them with the girl will be too much for you to bear?" Slowly breathing in, I wondered for a second how he knew, but then as he arched his brow I remembered he could read my damn mind. "What if, in that time, that they are not really mated, they find their second chance mate or actually fall for Connie and take her as their chosen." I explained, my lips trembling as tears threatened to rain down my cheeks. "It's not just me at risk of losing them that scares me, it's..." My hand lowered to my stomach and I nodded gently. "It's the consequences that may follow. Who will protect them against Sebastian? Against Connie? Against themselves?" I admitted. Fluffy, sensing my distress, pushed between me and a now kneeling Astaroth, his eyes locked on mine with what looked like a shred of decency. "Me." He nodded. "I will be close by, and no o
Lottie POV"Oh, it's you." Lilly chuckled. "I assume she knows." Lilly added looking at Chase and talking like I wasn't here. "She is YOUR sister, after all, you can tell her." She laughed walking off. My heart raced, and my mind went to the darkest places, quickly. "What does she mean? Are they hurt?" I asked, my words, rushing out like I had verbal diarrhoea. "You know what, I will find out for myself," I growled as I walked away from the kitchen, leaving them in my wake. Chase might be my brother, but Lilly was meant to be my oldest friend and the fact she had discarded me so easily grinded on me.My mind was a whirlwind of confusion and anger. I could hear Chase's footsteps behind me, his presence a constant reminder that something was being kept from me. As I made my way towards Knox’s room, my thoughts raced, each one more troubling than the last.Halfway down the hallway, I almost collided with Luna Laura. Her face softened with concern as she looked at me. “Charlotte, you lo