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..

soldiers of the moon goddess in to the world  and that has not happened yet." My mother says immediately after my nana's

have to watch you two die?" Josey asks with panic in her tone and in her

can also summon us in your dreams too. That

and places her hand

long life. There are more of us doing the very same thing all over the world. It is our duty as soldiers of the moon." She says as she

going to be powerful. I can feel his

to her and she

expected nothing less. I just figured my child

mother stop scaring the children. We can have this conversation after all of this chaos."

looks between all

without me?" He asks.

giving an answer that will totally blow our cover. I could never lie to Cj, somehow he could see right through

the pack border so I'd hate to break up this reunion but we need you all out there.

were deep in conversation with

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

me. It all clicked and I was in fighter mode. Although the

what plans she has in store for me and she's been rather vague since we met.

to all of them and I got to

headmistress could tell us

told us of the famous Locke family. Our enemies lurking

followed by the twin sisters, Taryn and Terry. Reginald was their little brother.

loved power. He is obsessed with it and

got worse after he found his mate at the age of 25. A

completed the mating ritual and the moon blessed them

believe he 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

was obviously going to die because humans who survive giving birth to

were known for their brutal and barbaric

think of Vera?

No? 

Just me?

mentioned Vera

Wasn't just me then.

deal but Daisy was adamant that Vera was spreading herself too thin and her

sources and the Locke family had no idea because Vera would only visit a human hospital for ailments the poor doctors

Vera's file with

the office until it landed on

Vera was dying.

poor kidneys. I

unbelievably fast. Too fast to even understand how she had not suffered a stroke yet. Witches

fight off

and hers was dark which means the price

and she was in too

I didn't understand is, why would she continue to fight for that family if she was the all powerful witch? Why not just go away to die peacefully?

sense for someone as powerful as Vera could spend her final

family if she is dying?" I ask the

to fight off and now you

the Lockeness monsters is her mate?" Josey says

only reason one would put their health at

thought so at first..." Jason

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

Wait a minute.

before one of the hunters could

that rogue??" Max stands

when they were young and

looks at Deacon who just shrugs. They were both

Something is motivating her to fight to her death, a painful one and we can't figure out what

say looking

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

near her. Unconscious or not." Max says to

end of that discussion so I

then hope Celine's family can figure it

walks in followed by 4

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

are one of the lucky humans who grow

Lucky shits.

everyone.." Celine says

Celine." Max says to her. Then nodding at the other

overhear what you were all talking about. " Celine says to us. She is suddenly interrupted by one of

will deal with her. That is all you need to know." Said one of

get the job done or will you need some help? She is known to be

She nods.

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

as you are in my territory, its alpha

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

doubt it will come to that though." She

take Vera down before why wait until now?" I ask clearly annoyed that they allowed this woman to kill us

with your kind to kill

just let us be then?" I say

getting upset. How could they be so ignorant? We have been living in peace for years and not meddling in each others business

You don't have to care about us but to maintain the peace, you could've tried to stop her." I say to her and she just