Axel

POV

The entire pack has gathered in front of Jack's house as Liana and I walk outside.

"Should we worry?" Liana whispers to me. "Are they going to attack us?"

"No," I reply softly. "When two alphas fight, and one dies, the other gains the loser's pack. I'm now their alpha."

"Now what?" Liana looks up at me with big eyes. "Do they all have to move within our borders and abandon everything they know?"

"I don't want that," I look at the sea of faces. "Such a move usually involves feelings of hatred and resentment which can cause trouble. I would rather inaugurate a new alpha." "Do you have anyone in mind?" She whispers.

"No," I sigh heavily. "My dad knows this pack better. I'll ask his advice. In the meantime, they're waiting for my orders."

I let go of Liana and walk towards the crowd.

"Good evening," I greet, and everyone mumbles a form of acknowledgment. I have never been in such a situation, but I can only imagine how hard it must be for them.

One moment you are at home, living the life you are familiar with and the next the entire alpha family is wiped out and your fate is in the hands of a stranger.

"Where's your Beta?" I ask but nobody says a word.

"In captivity," a man that I recognise as Alfred steps forward. "He was part of the group that followed you today."

"What's your rank, Alfred?" I ask as I walk toward him.

"Delta, sir... uhm, Alpha," he replies awkwardly.

"I know this is a confusing time," I address the crowd. "But I want to assure you that your lives will not be disrupted. Please continue as normal. Alfred will be in charge until I return." "Seriously?" Alfred gapes at me.

"What?" I raise my eyebrows. "You're not up for it?"

"N... no, I mean yes," he stutters. "Yes, I can do it."

"Good," I nod. "Take care of Jack and Mary's bodies. They will receive a proper burial. We'll return in a day or two."

"Yes, Alpha," Alfred nods and turns towards the people. "You heard the Alpha, nothing has changed. Go home. You'll be notified about the next meeting."

I turn to Liana and take her hand before walking to the car.

Liana POV

I am out of the car and into the beach house before Axel can turn off the engine. It has not been twenty-four hours and it already feels like an eternity since I have seen my son.

"Oh, thank goddess," Nina exclaims when she sees me. "You're alive and here. And before you ask, Connor is fine and sleeping."

"Thank you for taking care of him," I hug her tightly.

"Is David okay?" Nina sniffs. "Don't you ever do that to me again, you hear? Giving me passwords and orders. It's scary and..."

"It's over," I cut off her rambling. "And David is alive and well. We can all go home tomorrow."

"Can I at least call him now?" Nina asks hopefully.

"You may," I smile as I walk to Connor's room.

For a moment, I only stare at my sleeping boy before a sob rips through me and I cover my mouth with my hand. I cry because I am so incredibly relieved that he is safe and unharmed. I cry because I know that things could have worked out so differently and that I have the privilege to see him again.

Axel gently places a hand on my shoulder, and I turn into his embrace. I put my arms around his waist and simply cried until I had no more tears left.

"Feeling better?" He murmurs.

"Yes," I nod and wipe the tears off my face. "I'm going to take a shower and wash the evil off of me."

"I'm going to stay with him a little longer," he replies with his eyes fixated on Connor.

I smile and walk to the bathroom. I scrub myself until my body is glowing red before I get out. I pull a t-shirt over my head just as Axel enters. "Should I arrange something to eat?" I ask.

"I'm not hungry," he replies tiredly.

I walk to the balcony and inhale the ocean breeze as I go stand by the railing. This is my happy place. It is filled with only happy memories.

"This is why I bought the house," Axel stands behind me and his arms go around my waist before kissing my mark.

"The view is to die for," I agree.

"No," he moves my hair away from my neck and leaves a trail of kisses from my shoulder to my ear. "You in the moonlight. La Luna, my Luna. You're my light in the darkness."

I lean into him as his hand glides over my stomach and underneath my shirt. My fingers tighten on the railing when his hand slips between my legs and gently starts rubbing my clitoris. I close my eyes as desire pulses through me.

Swiftly, he swings me around and pulls my t-shirt over my head. My nipples harden instantly in the cool night air, and I push my chest against his.

"Hmm," I sigh as his body's heat flows over to me.

Eagerly, I kiss him as I get rid of his shorts with fumbling fingers. He picks me up and I wrap my legs around his waist as he carries me to the bed.

"I love you," I sigh as I push myself closer to him. I kiss his neck while my hands are roaming his bare chest. My lips replace their way back to his mouth and I pour every inch of love I have for this man in that kiss.

Gently, he lays me on the bed before his lips crush mine.

My breath hitches in my throat when he sucks on my mark and my fingers cramp into his hair. A thousand fires ignite inside me as his lips move lower until his warm mouth sucks on my b****t as his hand starts playing with the other n****e.

I grab onto his shoulders as desire grows deeper and stronger within me. I push him back onto the bed so that I can get a turn exploring his body. I return every kiss and every caress on his body just like he did mine.

A deep growl escapes from him as I reach his navel and I scratch my nails down his chest. His breathing gets heavier and shallower the lower I go.

I graze my nails over his skin, moving inwards from his hips to his v-line. Down along the insides of his thighs. Axel pants as my fingers move down to his knees and back up.

"Liana ... ahhh." His voice echoes around me as I take him in my mouth. The feeling of his most delicate part in my mouth is turning me on and I cannot control my moan of pleasure as I suck, moving my head up and down. He grabs my hair, holding on tightly as I continue my onslaught.

"Liana," he pants and the knowledge that I have this magnificent man begging for me, encourages me to go faster, taking him deeper into my mouth.

He grabs me by the shoulders and pulls me on top of him. His lips are instantly on mine, and he flips me on my back. My body is in sensory overload as his hands work their magic on my breasts while his lips leave a hot trail down my stomach.

I gasp for air when he lightly bites into my thigh, before sucking and kissing the spot. I am a complete hot mess by the time his hands abandon my breasts, and his lips take over again.

Tension is rapidly building within me and increases by the second. I wiggle myself out of his hold and straddle him, pulling him into a sitting position. Yearningly I kiss him before I pull away. We lock eyes as I lift myself just enough so that I can position him at my entrance.

"Hold me," I whisper as I close my eyes and bury my face in his neck. I revel in the feeling of his strong arms covering my naked back. It makes me feel safe and secure. Slowly I lower myself onto him and I sigh contently as he penetrates me. Gradually, I increased the rhythm.

Axel gets hold of my hair and pulls my head backward, giving him access to my neck. I can feel that I am close, that I am reaching to point of sheer ecstasy and by the way Axel's breathing, I know he is with me.

"Axel," I pant his name as my climax builds until I reach sweet release. He grunts as he thrusts hard into me twice more before he replaces his release.

Breathless we cling to each other before collapsing in the bed. Axel pulls me impossibly close to his chest and I close my eyes.

"I love you," I mumbled before drifting off to sleep.

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