Not Your Mate Anymore

Max had become crazy protective of me since finding out I was carrying his pup. Even when sleeping, he'd keep me close to him all night.

Send help. I am suffocating.

I'm only a day in this pregnancy and I was starting to miss my freedom.

Max woke me up to take a bath. When I walked into the bathroom, the bathtub was already filled up with water and my favorite bath foam.

He scrubbed me clean and also washed my hair. He then carried me out and dresses me in his shirt and my leggings. He tied my hair in a very neat bun and then we walked back into our room where he gave me my vitamins with water.

I had no idea wolves needed vitamins. Was he just being fussy!?.

We were now sitting having breakfast in the dining hall and he was feeding me.

If you thought it wasn't so bad...

He had the cooks prepare my meal separately from the rest and even had the gamma taste the food first before I would eat in case someone tried to poison me.

I don't know how I was going to survive the coming 6 months with this man.

Josey says I can't blame the poor guy with him being a lycan alpha and with what was to come today.

There was a sombre mood in the dining hall this morning. Not one person noticed Max's extra attention towards me.

Today could be the day that they attack as we all peacefully ate in silence. Everyone looked deep in thought and who could blame them, It's hard not to be fearful of the Unknown.

My grandpa barged into to hall with my father. Behind them was Reginald and Scarlett being carried in as they were unconscious.

"We found them at a motel close to the diner. Had to knock 'em out to bring them here" my grandfather says to Max and I.

"His family?" I ask..

"No sign of them. Couldn't catch a scent of anyone but Scarlett and the rogue" my father responds.

So they still believed we had him locked up and I guess now we do.

Max told the warriors to take them to the dungeons and to notify us when they wake. I had to read his mind to see  what he's been up to if we want to keep the upper hand.

Max gently nudges me to stand and he stands right after me. He clears his throat and clinks his mug with teaspoon to get the pack's attention.

"It is time to prepare for war. We don't know when they'll be here but it's always good to be prepared. Everyone, to your stations." He says in his commanding alpha tone.

People started leaving the hall as we waited. I needed to talk to my mother so I made up an excuse that Josey and I needed to spend a few minutes with my mother as we don't know what this day has in store for us.

The thing is she had a plan in case we happened to lose this fight and we couldn't let the others know. Only myself, mom and Josey.

Before I could even link her, my mother approaches our table.

"The hunters are here. They say they spotted wolves close to the border. It's time." She says.

Celine and her family were briefed in on the coming war and they offered to help without any mention of my uncle mating with Celine. This was Celine's home and that they will only fight their own kind.

Vera.

She was well known in the witch world for using dark magic. She is a powerful witch and it could be difficult to stop her as dark magic feeds off chaos and bloodshed.

They made no promises but said they'd try to subdue her for some time to let wolves be wolves.

We couldn't argue with that.

After my mother told us about the hunters, everyone decided to go get ready for what's to come. We all said to meet up outside the pack house in 5min.

After a long argument about my safety with Max, I rushed into Josey's room to find my mother, nana and Josey there.

"Sabrina, You need to remember the plan. You cannot be around Max for this plan to work." My mother says to me before I can even close the door.

"Yes. We will all shift into our wolves and drag Reginald's family away from the fight. I will not shift in front of Max" I say.

I did not like this plan but my mother convinced me that we had a better chance at winning if it was like that.

Gifts and powers.

We all had different powers and they could help us but our wolves were stronger and that's what we needed.

We agreed to run in our wolves all the way to no mans land and fight them there. Apparently the moon goddess had a plan for them that my mother wouldn't share.

Josey and I had an inkling this would happen. My mother made sure we agreed to this plan as if it were to happen.

"Why don't we just do it the minute they arrive? Or are you hoping to get Max and the twins busy enough to not notice our disappearance?" Josey asks what I was just thinking.

"I mean, let's be honest here. Max will not let Sab out of his sight now that she's carrying his pup and do I need to remind you that I have twin mates who won't want me out of their sight too? This could backfire on us " She points out.

"I hope it doesn't come to that. I hope we don't have to expose ourselves to them but you must remember that your duty is to protect these wolves. You are all descendants of the moon and this world is only temporary. Your work is with the moon, not just this pack. We remain selfless at all times, carrying a pup or not." My mother says. Emphasizing the last part.

"We die for them you mean?" I ask my mother.

"If it comes to that, you will die in this world but your place with the moon goddess will always remain. That is our life." My nana answers me. My mother cups both my cheeks, looking into my eyes..

won't die just yet. Your job is to bring soldiers of the moon goddess in to the world  and that has not happened yet." My mother says immediately after

watch you two die?" Josey asks with

meet us again up there." She says.. "You can also summon us in your dreams too. That is

me and places her hand on my still

same thing all over the

I can feel his aura already." My grandmother

to her and she nods. A

powerful because I expected nothing less. I just figured my child would be

this conversation after all of this chaos."

walks in and looks between

a meeting without me?" He

from giving

pack border so I'd hate to break up this reunion but we need you all out there. Plus headmistress is asking for you, Kimberley" Cj says

all walk out to meet with the hunters downstairs. They were deep in conversation with Uncle Deacon by the entrance of

some crazy weaponry. They had on stoic expressions but their gear showed that they

to me. It all clicked and I was in fighter mode. Although the idea of outing myself while I'm pregnant seemed a little too risky

me and she's been rather vague since we met. Not my

I got to meet Josh and Jason

headmistress could tell us about

famous Locke family.

sisters, Taryn and Terry. Reginald was their

calm man but loved power. He is obsessed

mate at the age of 25.

mating ritual and the moon blessed them

only mated with his human mate to produce an heir but he kept her locked up and treated badly to the point where she took her own life after being thrown out of Taylor's pack

obviously going to die because humans who survive giving birth to pups eventually get sickly and die after some

Locke family were known for their brutal and barbaric lifestyle which earned them multiple visits from hunters but somehow they always

think of Vera?

No? 

Just me?

mentioned Vera

Wasn't just me then.

a witch helped them a great deal but Daisy was adamant that Vera was spreading herself too thin and her dark ways

no idea because Vera would only visit a human hospital for

had Vera's file

office until it landed on

Vera was dying.

collapsed. Her liver was failing her and those poor kidneys. I can't begin to imagine the pain she must be

Too fast to even understand how she had not suffered a

wonder Celine's family didn't mind helping us fight off Vera. They must have known this was happening

and hers was dark which means the price had to be

her life and

if she was the all powerful witch?

sense for someone as powerful as Vera could spend her final days playing servant

helping that family if she is dying?" I ask the hunters. I looked at them all and my eyes

too many wolves to fight off and now you tell us that you got witches watching

monsters is her mate?" Josey says with

be it. That's the only reason one would put their health at risk for their

thought so at

mates and Vera stayed alone. The twins share a mate, some beta wolf from a pack up north. Reginald has Scarlett and Taylor had a human mate." Josh said

Wait a minute.

ask and before one of the hunters could

mother is mated to that rogue??" Max stands and smashing

Reginald rejected her when they were young and she ended up in this pack." Daisy said to

just shrugs. They

mated to any of the Locke children. Something is motivating her to fight to her death, a painful one and we can't figure out what that is."

we can find out." I say looking at my mother then at

know how she will respond to having you invade her memories and who knows what she could do to you? She could retaliate and find out you are

let you anywhere near

of that discussion so I decided to drop

We can then hope Celine's family can figure it out

walks in followed by 4 women who looked to

but age is age and when one is human, 40

one of the lucky humans who grow

Lucky shits.

Hello everyone.." Celine says standing

says to her. Then nodding at

all talking about. " Celine says to us. She is suddenly interrupted by one

is all you need to know." Said one of the 4 ladies that did not introduce

some help? She is known

She nods.

Celine will link Max as soon as we have her and you can all

as you are in my territory, its alpha

I can work with that but what if you can't take her down? How will

Celine link you, alpha. I doubt it will come to

ask clearly annoyed that they allowed this woman to kill

was working with your kind to kill your

us be then?" I say

peace for years and not meddling in each others business but here we were,

us but to maintain the peace, you could've tried to