Alaina POVOsain has run ahead to try and find a vehicle that we can… borrow. I fully INTEND to bring it back, whether or not that happens I don’t know, but we have no choice but use a vehicle. There is no way we could walk far, Callum is being helped by Zach, and Mandy, and Alex and I are basically carrying Austin.Having been hog tied for goddess knows how long did a number on Cal’s legs, and he needs help supporting his weight right now, especially without being able to feel Theo. He doesn’t have the ability to heal quickly, so he will need help for a while. Austin though, I don’t know what’s going on with Austin. We haven’t been able to wake him.I’m brought out of my thoughts by a pickup pulling up alongside us and honking.                “Looks like we are on pack land. We need to go like yesterday!”We shov

Ashton POVShe’s home, I cannot believe she is home! After Alaina explained who the new people were I couldn’t be more grateful for them, or her parents for making the blood oath to begin with! Who would have thought that a blood oath made by her parents would end up saving her life. The biggest issue with blood oaths is that they are generally one generation oaths. There aren’t many done this day in age, but in the past, the oaths would be made, and because they have to protect the person they swore to until their last breath, the person that swears typically doesn’t live long enough to have pups. Now, not only does Alaina have one person with the blood oath, she also has his son, and presumably his grandchildren, protecting her she was just offered another one. My mate is going to be very protected, and that makes me happy. Knowing that even if I cannot be by her side 24/7, She will have Alex, Osain, and possibly Zach. It gives me a little solace.

Ashton POV Holy shat, I can’t believe this is happening, I never thought that I would be marking and mating with Alaina. I had hope, I prayed to Selene, but honestly, I never thought she would be ready. I especially thought that with everything that happened she would retreat back into herself like before, and fight me on the marking. I am in heaven right now, as I line myself up with her entrance. Giving her, her first org.asm and, hearing her moans has turned me on to a point that I am hard to the point of pain. Knowing this is her first time I try to get her to relax by shimmying myself out of my pants, hearing her giggle urges me on even more. I want to make sure that she isn’t going to regret this so I ask her, to the point of annoyance I am sure, if I can continue, in every part of what I am doing, I explain everything that I am doing so it doesn’t surprise her. As I crawl up the bed, and settle myself between her legs, I can’t help but admire how beautiful Alaina truly is. Sh

Alaina POV Going down to the kitchen in the morning I couldn’t help but try to hide my face behind my hair. Ash chuckles, stops moving, and lifts my chin to look at him. “Please don’t hide. You are absolutely beautiful, and I hope you are proud… or at least happy, to bare my mark.” He starts off confident, but towards the end he became quiet, uncertain, sad. Hearing this I snap my head up. “Oh, ASH! No, please, I’m sorry! It’s not that I’m ashamed that you marked me, it’s not that I’m not proud to bare your mark…” I pull him into me, my voice just loud enough for him to hear. “I’m just… they are all going to know what happened…” I feel him chuckle. “That is bound to happen anyways, love. They all know that it is going to happen eventually. They aren’t going to say anything I promise!” I nod against him, holding on for dear life for a few more moments. Once I felt ready, I step back, look up at Ash tucked my hair b

Ashton POV I am beyond thankful that Austin is ok, I don’t know what I would do without him. Alaina walking in and calling him Tin Tin though, where the h3ll did that come from? Somedays that woman surprises me… ok, no everyday that woman surprises me! Alaina and Sommer walk off to the side and I try to make a plan with Austin. “Alright, so we know sometime today. There are extra warriors on the border, we have Wild Rose, Red Moon, Black Stone, and Blue Crescent sending 200 warriors each. But Scott thinks that Yellow Flame might be helping Isla.” “What? Why does he think that?” “Where you guys were being held was in Yellow Flame territory. Grant asked them to allow us to look for you guys… they didn’t just say no.” I can’t believe that this is something that has to even be said, I can’t believe that a pack would do this. I can see that my pause is making Austin worry more so I do my best to get this over with as fast as possible.