I awoke submerged into what almost felt like a cloud of warmth, velvet sheets tucked around my body. I yawned stretching my body out until I heard the familiar satisfying cracks of my bones as I realized where I was. I sat up quickly looking around Luna Ashly’s office, surprised to find myself on a mattress next to her desk. A note was folded next to me. I picked it and smiled at her words; My sweet Laura, I did not want to disrupt your sleep. Please take care of yourself as I and the Alpha will be away for the next week on pack business. Try and be mindful of Alpha Victor as he is insistent on claiming you, I have warned him to stay away but matters of this nature never tend to be straightforward. Take care, see you soon. Ashly x I felt a swelling in my heart knowing that the Luna truly did see me as her daughter, even if the Alpha seemed to despise me I had her on my side. My heart stammered remembering her painful look as she recalled my mother, a

“Laura!” A sweet, familiar voice called to me. Purple eyes looked deep into my own, similar and yet different. “Laura” the voice repeated a sense of love and safety washing over me. “You’ve grown so much.” I felt my face smile as I welcomed the sensations, blinking as the face swirled into a man’s. His purple eyes swimming with joy as he stared into mine. “Laura?” Domini’s voice called as I felt my body shake, I opened my eyes wide to see his panicked expression. “Whhhat?” I exclaimed as he continued to shake me. He stopped as relief flooded his face. “You were cold….” He muttered as his voice broke, I stared at him confused as his eyes watered. Before I could say or protest he pulled me into him again almost crushing me with a hug. “You scared me.” He spoke again into my hair as I pushed against him. “Domini? What the hell?” He released me before tossing my hair. “I swear you are going to give me a hear

The pit of despair and dread forming deep inside me had my mind a mess of thoughts. For so long I had been happy about being Xander’s mate, but now that I knew the truth? How could I be with him…? How could I be his mate? I bit the inside of my lip trying to swallow the bile that threatened to come up at the thought of being with him at all. Even the idea of his touch felt wrong, disgusting, and vile. I heaved as I approached Domini’s and my room, thankful that he would be out on patrol or aiding the Alpha and I could be alone with my thoughts. I stopped a moment my hand floating above the door handle as I heard a crash come from inside. I groaned internally not wanting to talk about what had happened today, knowing that he was correct about Xander. However, Anya’s sly smile came to mind as I remembered her finding her mate in Bella and felt myself grin again. I wasn’t sure exactly why my heart loved them together but it was adorable. I giggled recalling Bella’s excitement at possib

What did this mean for me? I mean, obviously, it meant I was a descendant of power, is that why I wasn’t afraid of Victor? Who were my parents? What about my mother? My head was swimming with so many questions, my heart was beating fast as I felt my hands become clammy. I stared down at my mother and father, Luna Ashly’s words coming back into my mind: “My dear Laura, I promised your mother that I would keep you safe. I promised your father that no harm would come to you… There are some things I can never tell you… the promises I made both of them prohibit it.” I stared so long at them both trying desperately to understand what this meant that I did not notice Domini approach me. “Laura?” He asked touching my shoulder softly, I jumped and turned around to scold him. “Don’t sneak up on me! You almost gave me a panic attack!” Domini smirked for a moment before noticing the photo album in my hands. “What’s that?” He asked as he made a move to gra

“ENOUGH!” Alpha Clide bellowed out, Victor did not budge holding his nose against my chest so I could not get up. “Alpha” Bella said meekly, I moved my head to see Anya had shifted back to her human form. Her head was bleeding pretty badly. The Alpha stopped a moment looking at Anya before giving Bella a sympathetic look. “Child, she will be okay. Once you shift you become a lot sturdier.” Bella nodded but still looked incredibly worried. “Laura?” Luna Ashly called out in concern, seeing me under Victor’s wolf she rushed over. “What is the meaning of this? Alpha Victor? Clide?” She asked, her tone turning hot and angry. Clide looked away nervously from her as Victor seemed to stare into my very soul. “Clide, you promised me…” Ashly started, venom in her tone as he sighed with defeat. “Alpha Victor, we spoke about this.” He said in almost a pleading tone before Victor growled moving off me. I stayed laying there not trus