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..

a feeling you both 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

what you're saying is we might have to watch you two die?" Josey asks with panic in her tone and in

but you will meet us again up there." She says.. "You can also summon us in your dreams too. That is our life." My

to me and places her hand on my still very flat

long life. There are more of us doing the very same thing all over the world. It

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

I say to her and

about him being powerful because I expected nothing less. I just figured my child would be a girl

have this conversation

looks between all of

He asks.

is that we win this fight" Josey quickly answers saving me from giving an answer that will totally blow our cover. I could never

and the rest of the prisoners 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

all walk out to meet 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

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

been rather vague since

introduced to all of them and I got to

office so our headmistress could tell

the famous

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

man but loved power. He is obsessed with it

his mate at the age

the moon

his human mate to produce an heir but he kept her locked up and treated badly to the point where she took her

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

were known for their brutal and barbaric lifestyle which earned them multiple visits

of

No? 

Just me?

mentioned Vera

Wasn't just me then.

was adamant that Vera

no idea because Vera would only visit a human

Vera's

was passed around the office until it landed

Vera was dying.

and those poor kidneys.

even understand how she had not suffered a stroke yet. Witches have no healing abilities and her constant use of

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

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

her life and

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

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

is she still helping that family if she is dying?" I ask the hunters.

now you tell us that you got

Lockeness monsters is her mate?" Josey says

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

at first..."

they all found their mates and Vera stayed alone. The twins share a mate, some beta wolf from

Wait a minute.

I ask and before one of the hunters could respond, Max

is mated to that rogue??" Max stands

they were young and she ended

who just shrugs. They

mated to any of the Locke children. Something is motivating her to fight to her death,

out." I say looking at

don't 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 already with child and take

you anywhere near her. Unconscious or not."

end of that discussion so I decided to

family can figure

if on cue, Celine walks in followed by 4 women who looked to

get me wrong but age is age

you are one of the lucky humans who grow

Lucky shits.

says standing next to

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

Celine says to us. She is suddenly interrupted by

problem and we will deal with her. That is all you need to know." Said one of the 4 ladies that did not

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

She nods.

link Max as soon as we have her

in my territory, its alpha to you." Max says to the

her down? How

you, alpha. I doubt it will come to that though." She

wait until now?" I ask clearly annoyed that they allowed this woman to kill us when it is clear they were able to put a stop

she was working with your

you'd just let us be then?" I say back to her and she didn't respond because we all know the answer

so ignorant? We have been living in peace for years and not meddling in each others business but here

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