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..

the moon goddess

watch you two die?" Josey asks with panic in

meet us again up there." She says.. "You can also summon

places

the world. It is our duty as soldiers of the moon." She says as she rubs

be powerful. I can feel his aura already." My

to her and she nods. A

being powerful because I expected nothing less. I just

can have this conversation after all of this chaos."

walks in and looks between all

me?" He asks. His stare seemed very

from giving an answer that will totally blow our cover. I could never lie to Cj,

are outside ready to fight. The heat and motion detectors were going crazy by the 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 looking

with the hunters downstairs. They were deep in conversation with Uncle Deacon

and women holding some crazy weaponry. They had on stoic expressions but their gear showed that they were

and I was in fighter

for me and she's been rather vague since we met. Not my favorite family member if we had

of them and I got to meet Josh and Jason again. The

all proceeded to Max's office so our headmistress could

us of the famous Locke family. Our

being the eldest, followed by the twin sisters, Taryn and Terry. Reginald was their little brother. The loose

calm man but loved power. He is obsessed with it

mate at the age

mating ritual and the moon

but he kept her locked up and treated badly to the point where she took

who survive giving birth to pups eventually get sickly

Locke family were known for their brutal and barbaric lifestyle which earned them

think of Vera?

No? 

Just me?

mother mentioned Vera and Daisy

Wasn't just me then.

but Daisy was adamant that

Locke family had no idea because Vera would only visit a human

had Vera's

passed around the office

Vera was dying.

and those poor kidneys. I can't begin to imagine the

soon. Her heart rate was unbelievably fast. Too fast to even understand how she had not suffered a stroke yet. Witches have no healing abilities and her constant use of dark magic prohibited good

mind helping us fight off Vera. They must have known this was happening to

it is known that magic has a price and hers was dark

was her life and she was

why would she continue to fight for that family if she was the all powerful

sense for someone as powerful as Vera could spend her final days playing servant to the Locke family and signing her

I ask the hunters. I looked at them all and my eyes

we don't understand. This war alone could kill her. There's too many wolves to fight off and now you tell us that you got witches watching your back too. It is not looking good for Vera"

Lockeness monsters is her mate?" Josey

the only reason one would put their health at risk for their

so at first..."

a mate, some beta wolf from a pack up north. Reginald has Scarlett and

Wait a minute.

and before one of the

mated to that rogue??" Max stands and

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

Deacon who just shrugs. They were both

motivating her to fight to her death,

we can find out." I say looking at

having you invade her memories and who knows what she could do to

anywhere near her. Unconscious or not."

the end of that discussion so I

Celine's family can figure it out then." Josey says

on cue, Celine walks in followed by 4 women who

looked amazing, don't get me wrong but age is age and

the lucky

Lucky shits.

Hello everyone.." Celine says

morning Celine." Max says to her. Then nodding

talking about. " Celine says to us. She is

you need to know." Said one of

get the job done or will you need some help? She is known to be very powerful." Uncle Deacon said back to the

She nods.

her from this fight. Celine will link Max as soon as we have her and you can all be the animals

its alpha

with that but what if you can't take her down? How will we know you need help?" Max said to the

have Celine link you, alpha. I doubt it will come to that though." She said. Emphasis on

If you could take Vera down before why wait until now?" I ask clearly annoyed that they allowed this woman to kill us when it is clear they were able to put

In fact, she was working with your kind to kill your kind." The lady said back

helped her kill your kind, you'd just let us be then?" I say back to her and she

for years and not meddling in each others business but

the peace, you could've tried to stop her." I say to her and she just