I fought back with all the strength I had in me, but my opponent was faster and more skilled than I was. He clutched at my neck while I wrestled with the face mask he had on, desperate to see who it was. He had the same T-shirt as always, a dark T-shirt with the face of a wolf imprinted on the shoulders. Today, unlike the other days, he focused more on my stomach, lunging hard blows into me. My baby! He was aiming to kill my baby! I wanted to scream for help, but I couldn't find my voice. I jerked awake, my hands flying to my stomach, sweat trickling down my forehead. Tears stung my eyes as I massaged my stomach. It's the third time I'd be having the same dream and each time was scarier than the last.I sighed as my feet touched the ground, the bed not nearly as comfortable as the one I was used to. The room didn't carry the scent of my mate, I had no idea where I was. I remember crying, begging, and trying to explain myself to Slade, but he'd looked at me like I just committed the

SLADEI’d been hurt in different ways all through my life, I’d learnt early in life not to trust and to follow my instincts before anything else, but why couldn’t I control the heart-wrenching pain that tore at my chest right now?I wanted to believe she didn’t have anything to do with it, but how could she look me in my face and pretend not to know where Daryl is when his scent was plastered all over her? How could she look so innocent when she was so guilty?Asher had almost lost it yesterday and I had to refrain my beast from doing the unthinkable. He wanted to punish her, put her in chains and have her begging for betraying us. Nothing annoyed him more than perceiving an enemy’s scent on our mate.She is carrying my child for crying out loud, how can I trust her after this? A part of me wanted to believe her, but it would have been easier if she hadn’t played dumb with me. It was pretty obvious she was trying to protect Daryl. She still felt something for him despite my seed growi

“What are you doing here, mother?” Slade’s deep voice cut through the tension in the room. My eyes darted from mother to son, but neither seemed to be aware of my presence as they glared at each other.“What do you think you are doing, Slade?” Luna Evelyn seethed “You can’t tell me not to come in here to see her,” she motioned in my direction and I’m not even sure why I took a step back when she did. “She is carrying my grandchild!”“I’m the alpha now, I give the orders. If I say I do not want anyone close to my mate after what she did, then it’s going to be that way,” Slade’s voice was low, but it carried its usual authoritativeness. I’d gone shopping with his mum using his credit card once, and Slade had the notion that she was grooming me to disobey him. Many times he wants me to stand up for myself, and many times he’d rather I do not interrupt his speech or contend with him. I’d never understand him.“And what did she do that is so bad you had to lock her up in here like a crimin

The earth stopped, as did my heart.I staggered back, my vision blurred and the living room started to spin.Before finding my mate, I’d hoped, prayed that any maiden would conceive my heir. Sapphire, along with several other she-wolves had graced my bed, but even before their tests came out negative, I’d known that only my mate could bear my child, and it became obvious to everyone, but that didn’t stop them from wanting to try.Mates are given to us werewolves by the moon goddess to complete us. In the case where a male or female wolf rejects or fails to accept his/her mate, the moon goddess rarely blesses them with children if they settled with someone else, but there were rare occasions where they got lucky.In my case however, I was cursed. It was impossible for any woman to carry my child aside my mate. ‘ I curse you, Alpha Hayden Slade. For this which you have done, your life shall be cut short. May death befall you on your twenty fifth birthday. May your pack and every member

ARIAHolding my hair up with my left hand, I gripped the toilet seat with my right while I puked for the second time today. I groaned and splashed water on my face once I was done, then go ahead to wash my mouth. I’d experienced extreme cravings for the most of today, and having exhausted all the junk Gwyn had brought in earlier, I clutched my stomach in disappointment as it starts to rumble. The rate at which I’m stuffing myself up, I’ll definitely put on a lot of weight, and then Slade wouldn’t find me attractive anymore.I frowned and smacked myself in the head. Why do I need to worry about him finding me attractive anyway? None of this would matter in a few months.I miss my family, Audrey especially. My dad was a jerk, but I realize I miss him too. I miss my mum’s embrace and her constant fretting. I smiled at the thought. This man didn’t just cut me away from the world, he totally shut my family out, and now he has deprived me of any human interaction. I should hate him, but I s