Not Your Mate Anymore

"Mate" said Cj to Arianna.

Arianna moved closer to Cj and looked into his eyes.

"I understand now.." she says and turns back to look at her sisters who all share a look.

She turns around to face Max and I as she nods. Then she turns to look at her mate.

"You..." she says to Cj. The look they give to each other reminds me of the look Percy and I shared when we found out we were mates.

Reminded me of the look my father gives to my now alive mother. The look the twins give Josey.

The look Max gives me. The look he has been giving me all our lives. I look back at the new love birds.

"I've been having dreams of Cj and now I know why. I have drawings of him in my room because I couldn't understand why he was invading my dreams every night but now it makes perfect sense." She says to us.

The sisters all stand together.

"Our mother sent us here. She has visions and one of her many visions was the war that is to come. She must've known Arianna was mated to Christopher. That is was important we be here today." Said Ariel.

I had to meet this lady seer. What an exceptional gift to have.

I shifted my focus back to my brother. He has a beautiful mate and I can't wait to see them happy together after all of this.

With everything that is happening, I was happy for my brother. Love is finding each of us and I'm so glad we all get to experience it.

I walk up to Cj and pull him in for a hug. I was over the moon for my brother.

The timing couldn't be more perfect. We needed witches we could trust and maybe being CJ's mate might work in our favor.

I walk up to Arianna and pull her in for a hug.

"Welcome to the family. We can all get to know each other after defeating what's to come. Right now, that takes precedence." I say to her and the sisters as I pull away from the hug.

"We understand. Our mother sent us here so we can protect the pack that is touched by the moon." Arianna says and I look at her confused.

"We know where you come from Luna. We are to help in anyway. We know of your strength but from my mother's teachings, Vera doesn't play fair. She is sneaky and we believe she is already here with us disguised as someone else." Arianna says to me.

Ariel walks up to stand next to Arianna.

"Where are the witches from the north covenant? I can feel their aura and it is a little tainted. I believe they have Vera with them and she will kill them all unless we stop her." Ariel asks me.

"They are in the forest. They said they had to prepare for Vera's arrival." I say and they all share a knowing look.

"She is going to do a blood sacrifice. Astrid, Andrea, Azania and Arrow, go into the forest and block any dark power that eminates from her." Ariel says and the other girls immediately run into the woods.

She turns to me.

"I need to perform a protection spell on you and the future prince. Then Arianna will perform a concealing spell since Vera knows what you look like now, she probably also knows that you are with child too and has notified the Locke family. It is important that you do this, for the future prince. You will only look different to others but not to yourself." Ariel says to me.

Is this girl telling me that the lady I almost ripped to shreds in the office was Vera?? 

"You mean to tell me that I've met Vera already?" I ask her and she nods at me.

"Yes. My mother had a vision and we knew of her plan. She saw the outcome of what was to come if we didn't intervene so here we are." She says and I step away from them all. I grab Max and CJ with me.

"How do I know you're not Vera?" I say and Max releases a warning growl at them after hearing my question.

Cj takes a defensive stance in front of me too. Arianna looks between Cj and Ariel.

"No no no. We mean you no harm. I promise!" Arianna said looking at me. Panic etched all over her face.

Ariel raises her hands in surrender and slowly moves back from me.

"I don't know how I can prove to you that I'm not Vera. If I could, I would. We mean you no harm at all. We are here to protect the prince, that is all." Ariel said.

"What prince? There's no prince here. Who are you talking about?" I ask Ariel and Arianna.

"The pup in your belly. He is a prince. Maybe not today but very soon he will be." Ariel said to me.

"We have to protect the prince at all costs and make sure he doesn't end up in the wrong hands. The Locke family can't find him." Arianna says to me.

"Why is my son so important to you?" I ask Ariel and Arianna.

"We don't know yet. We just know it is vital that we protect you because the future of all the supernatural depends on him. It will be a fight between good and evil and if he ends up with the Locke family, evil wins." Arianna explains.

"Do I ever find peace? Will I live my life war after war?" I say in a whisper tone but everyone seemed to have heard me.

Max pulls me in for a hug. Will I ever get to raise my son in peace like most wolves in packs? I couldn't even run away and play human long enough. Now my son was thrown into this life and he is still not fully formed in my belly.

"I'm sorry Luna. We will do all that we can to make sure that the Locke family don't succeed and if we have to kill them, we will. You are to be protected at all costs." Arianna says to me.

Cj seemed to relax at that and so did Max. Arianna looked at Cj with such longing and I had to let them get a few minutes in to be together.

I linked Josey, telling her that Cj met his mate. She squealed through the link.

How. How does one honestly decide to squeal through a mind link!?...

"Arianna, I don't want to keep you away from my brother any longer so let's get these spells done so you can spend some time with him before it all falls down." I say and she nods enthusiastically at me.

We walk into the pack house and in the lounge.

The sisters started chanting and moving around while we all just looked at them. I have never seen a witch do their thing so this was a first for me and I won't lie, I was a little spooked.

A whole wolf of the moon and I was stupefied.

I had lost track of time as the sisters were at it for some time. When they said they were done, I looked up at Max and his eyes were all bulged out.

"What is it?" I ask him..

"Well, you're not you. " he says to me and I look at CJ who's got the same look on his face.

I ran to the mirror and I still saw myself.

Arianna chuckled lightly.

"You won't know what you look like but you look different. That's just to hide you from Vera so you cannot be seen close to Max." Arianna says to me.

"Where am I supposed to be if not next to my alpha?" I ask the girls.

I look at Max and he looks just as confused as me. Scratch that.

did not look

be fighting next to the alpha. It is not safe to take that chance." Ariel said to

be with me." My nana

you

besides, she can link you if things go wrong but don't forget how strong this

let's out

protect his

sneak out with

sky turned a dark grey with lightning and thunder

took a turn too and

Cj and the rest of the

has begun, which means the Locke family is not far off. We were able to block her energy from sacrificing one of the witches but she got to the tober two

of a sudden I remembered the rogues that I promised to deal with. I immediately got up and ran out of the lounge and to the dungeons where uncle Deacon was briefing our

annoyed at my interruption since he couldn't recognize me but luckily Max was

eyes. Once I was done, I did the same to Scarlett. I looked at Max and walked

we need to be close to Josey and your mother." She says to me grabbing my hand and leading me

looked behind

through the link and he said it back. His wolf must be fighting with him

me. If anything, many of the fighters were probably asking themselves

an alpha. Your mark shows you are mated to an alpha so they will probably think you are of alpha blood too." Nana said and I nodded

of alpha blood can only ever be mated to an alpha.

alpha families mostly gave birth to boys but it happens that a girl is born of

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and if we had to go on the sound of howls, our prisoners were losing

very tall handsome figure emerged from the woods. Shirtless and covered

all in. Taylor Locke is a handsome man. Evil or not. His walk and confidence

I was drooling

drooling. Which snapped me out of that trance just in time to see the twins follow right behind him and an

my far right to see Cj standing next to Max. Max was trying very hard to calm

Oh my.....

read my

looking and he has no dick print' I said to him through the

He roared.

nothing to worry about? I want you and only you. Besides, you are 10 times sexier

He smirked at me.

to

was my

shoulder and I turned to

Sorry" I say as I focus on the problem in front of us,

with in the office walked away from our side and all the way to where the

she revealed what

heard around me

back at Vera to see her looking around all of us. Probably looking for me. She looked right past me and looked around again but

inner victory dance at Ariel's beautiful idea stopping when I heard her

started to feel

she's doing a spell to reverse what Ariel

so I can disappear quickly. My cover will be blown soon' I say to him and he immediately roars and throws Reginald in between the pack

Well, that should work.

had placed us on the rooftop of the pack house,

This is insane. I can

and growls at his brother when Taylor tries to

froze in shock but that Expression was quickly replaced

at me?" He says

again. Even

and charges at Taylor who let's his magic

on pretty quickly and releases his Lycan power,

strong as Taylor's but we all knew why. However, it was strong enough for all of us

brother and tried to attack him again but this time, Taylor

fell to

in your pack. This is becoming a thing." Vera commented on Reggie's change in

do that."  Max responds to Vera.

Who was it if not a witch?" Vera

Taylor asks Vera and she kneels down next to Reggie but a lightning bolt hits a big rock close to

all move away from Reginald

sister pushes Vera back to Reggies

it. Now!" The sister

were identical twins. I couldn't tell

They have a very powerful witch with them. That was a warning!" Vera says back to her

again" my nana says to me and I

didn't even realize.. I.. I.." I

will reveal ourselves but

some sort of bubble around her and Reggie as she tries to reverse what I did

and started shooting at the Locke pack. They were dropping like

out of shock as they began running towards the pack to attack. Some of our

was about to jump down when gran held me

just yet"

is blown. You are back to your normal self so if Vera recognizes you, you'll become their main focus."

and I look down to see her fighting off many wolves. The Locke family share a look and they start fighting our

what about Josey?" I say pointing at her and my gran goes

say and within seconds I am standing

thought you were hiding from cruella Vera" she says to me while fighting

family are all coming for you thanks to all that power." I say to her. She

They were approaching fast.

I ask Josey and she smiles from ear to

in between us and we are

were probably wondering where Josey disappeared off to considering they were

what was that?" I

says to me and I

to that speech about how we are supposed to die for these wolves?

this woman's plan?!

are not hiding." Said my mother from

to see her on the rooftop

doing then?"

for the right time to lure the Locke family away

the pack members die as we sit and wait? All we have to do I

hiding!" I say with

are we not down there fighting? Was I

compromised. They think she's the one they are looking for." My mother says

what? We can kill them all right there! All of us but here we are leaving our mates and brother to fight a

a brief moment and then I

I made sure not to release my power. I ran past the pack

with me. I shifted back to human form and made

didn't waste any time and he brought company. The entire Locke family except for Reginald. Taylor shifted first into his human form and