His Redemption (Complete His Series)

“Stay right here,” I said quietly to Azalea. Walking over to my door, I opened it to a worried looking Lily. “What is going on?” I asked her quickly.

“There is someone here to speak to you. They said it concerns Azalea and Kol,” she said worried.

“Where is my father? And Damien?”

“Declan managed to calm your father down and took him to your mother. But they are expecting you as well. I don’t know how long he will wait. Damien is down in your office with our visitor.”

“Did he say who he is?”

“He said he is Azalea’s uncle.”

I stood there stunned. Azalea’s uncle? I turned to look at Azalea, her eyes were wide. She had heard everything Lily said. I looked at Lily. “Will you stay with her?”

“No!” she spoke up. We both looked at her now standing in front of the bed. She looked at me.

“Liam, I don’t think she wants you to leave her. Think about everything that has happened.” Lily said in my head.

I walked over to her. She raised her eyes to mine. “Do you want to stay with me?” I asked her softly.

“Please,” she responded. I nodded at her. Looking down I realized she would need something to wear and my shirt wouldn’t suffice for this.

“Lily, can we get her something to wear?” I asked, not taking my eyes off Azalea.

“Of course. How about we go to our room first then down to your office. I can link Damien to tell him.”

She nodded at me. “Let’s go,” I said. I grabbed her hand and we left my room.

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Lily helped Azalea get some clothes. I waited outside the room, nervous about what waited for us in my office. The girls came out. Azalea had on some jeans and a cream colored sweater. The loose waves of her coppery hair were coming out of a ponytail high on her head. She looked far more comfortable. She held my coat in her hands. Azalea came to my side and tried to hand me the coat. I shook my head.

“Hold onto it for now. Just in case,” I told her. I held out my hand and she grabbed it. I led the girls down to my office. We paused outside the door. I looked down at Azalea to make sure she was ready. I could tell she was nervous but she was doing her best to put on a brave front. My heart swelled with pride momentarily as I thought about what an amazing Luna she would be.

We walked into my office. Damien stood behind my desk and immediately gave me a surprised look.

“Are you sure she should be here?” he linked. I nodded.

“Her scent is masked between Lily’s clothes and me. Hopefully he won’t be able to identify her.” Our guest stood opposite Damien and turned around to face us. He was not a large man but still looked strong. He stood as tall as me with lean, slender shoulders. He had short reddish brown and dark brown eyes.

“Good Evening. I am Alpha Liam Blackfur. Who might you be?” I said in a flat voice.

“My name is Isaac Eirlys, Alpha of White Moon,” said the man in a deep voice. Azalea clutched my hand even tighter. I had heard of White Moon pack but never put much stock in the rumors about their alleged powers.

“Please take a seat,” I said. I walked around the desk to where Damien stood. I sat down in my seat, pulling Azalea down into my lap. Lily joined Damien standing beside us.

“Is it necessary to have the women here? Can we not discuss these matters as they should be, between men?” he said, irritation evident in his voice.

A low growl came from Damien. Lily stood a bit taller, not one to be disrespected as such.

“My Beta and I share the responsibility of leading our pack with our mates. If they wish to be present with us, they shall be. Now, I am told you have something to discuss with me concerning a threat to my pack?” I said in an authoritative tone.

He looked between the four of us before he spoke. “As you wish. I have some for two reasons. The first is to tell you that I have taken care of the issue regarding the challenge for your title by Kol Blackfur.”

“And what do you mean by ‘taken care of’?”

“I have sent a few of my elite warriors to end his antics.”

“And why would you do that? Why does a challenge for my title affect the White Moon pack?”

“Because it was not only a challenge for your pack. You see, Kol has also threatened me.”

“Why would he threaten you when he wishes to take my pack? We have no association.”

“But our next leader resides here in your pack if I am to understand the situation correctly.” Azalea stiffened in my lap. To avoid suspicion from Isaac, I carefully reached up and put my hand in the small of her back. I did not want Isaac to know who she was just yet. As I have never publicly announced her as my mate, he had no reason to believe his niece was sitting right across from her.

“You will need to elaborate.” I said cooly.

“Before I took the title of Alpha from my father, my twin sister, Ivy, found her mate. Although it is tradition in werewolf culture for twins to take over a title as a shared entity, our pack does not follow such traditions. My sister decided to leave White Moon with her mate, and came here to B***d Eclipse. I heard word some time later that she had a child.” He paused for a moment. With a deep breath he continued. “I found my mate after taking over as Alpha. She was unable to bear children. My sister kept her daughter from us, knowing that she would be the rightful heir to the Alpha title as I had no children. My niece is a member of this pack, Azalea Simmons.”

I nodded my head. “Kol wishes to make Azalea his mate. He is not just after my pack, but would have claim to yours as well as the mate of your heir.” His presence here now made more sense.

“Kol will be dealt with, nullifying his challenge to your title. In return, I will be taking my niece to White Moon. She will need to begin training to become Luna and her mate Alpha.” Azalea’s hand gripped my leg. I could feel her anxiety through our bond. I put the hand that was on her back under her sweater and rubbed circles on her lower back, hoping that my touch would calm her.

“Bold assumption,” I simply stated.

“I assume nothing. Azalea is my next of kin and rightful leader of our pack. As she already has a mate, she will be made Luna and her mate Alpha. Our bloodline will continue to rule over the White Moon.”

“She is a member of my pack. As such, your claims have not been verified so they hold no legitimacy. At this time, she holds no responsibility to White Moon.” I lifted Azalea from my lap and stood up. “Out of respect, I can offer you accommodations for the night. My Beta and I will discuss what you have said here today as we verify your claims.” I nodded at Damien. Lily moved to Azalea’s side while Damien moved towards Isaac. “My Beta would be happy to show you to one of our guest rooms. We can have dinner sent to you if you wish.”

He growled low. “You will not deny me, young Alpha. Azalea will come with me. It is a feat alone that you have managed to hide her and her abilities from the world. I will expect her ready to depart tomorrow morning. Proof that Kol has been dealt with should arrive by then as well,” he said angrily. He rose from his seat and exited the room. Damien followed to take him to a guest room.

As the door to the office closed I turned my attention back on Azalea. Lily held her hand and she was shaking. I grabbed her hand and pulled her to me. Lily left us alone. I sat back down in my chair pulling her small frame to me. I lifted her face to mine, searching her eyes for an indication of what was going through her head.

“Baby?” I whispered.

“I-I’m n-not…. Liam I-I can’t-t…” she stuttered. Tears started to flow down her cheeks.

“It’s okay, It’s okay. He is not taking you away. No one can make you do something you don’t want to, okay?” She blinked her large green eyes at me. Her whole body was tense. I pulled her face to mine, leaning her forehead against mine. “You are my mate, Azalea. I failed you when you were taken by Kol but I will never let that happen again. Even if you are supposed to be the heir to the White Moon, I will never let him take you if you don’t want to go.”

She took a steadying breath. I wiped the tears from her cheeks. She began to relax a bit. Before she could say anything though, my office door was thrown open with a loud slam. She jumped in my lap, both of us turning to the sound. My father stormed in with my mother close behind. Azalea scrambled off of me. I stood immediately, pulling her behind my back before she could try to run.

Anger was rolling off my father in waves as he stood opposite the desk from me. My mother stood next to him with a disgusted look on her face. I stared them both down. It was time to end this once and for all.

Azalea I stood behind Liam absolutely terrified. Why did everything have to happen all at once? I wake up from the drug coma that Kol caused only to be ambushed by Liam’s father, then some Alpha shows up here trying to claim me and here we are again with Liam’s parents.

“Yes?” Liam said with a dangerous look in his eye.

“You know why we are here, son,” said Alpha Robert.

“How could you?” Luna Lyssa said. Her voice held a combination of anger, disgust and disappointment.

“For this precise reason mother,” Liam said. He wasn’t wavering. I was still terrified but my heart warmed as he stood up to his parents for my sake. They all continued to stare at each other.

“She will not be your mate. She is not fit to be a Luna!” his mother said. I grabbed the back of his shirt.

“She will be a far better Luna than you were mother! She would never treat an orphaned girl like a servant!” he yelled back at her.

“Don’t speak to your mother like that!” his father growled.

“She will not insult my mate!” Liam was breathing hard now.

“You need to make a choice. Its either her or your pack and family. You can’t have it both ways,” Alpha Robert said in a dangerously low tone.

“And why exactly do I have to choose? I am Alpha if you have forgotten. You do not make the rules any longer father. If you do not accept the mate that the Moon Goddess has given me, then you can leave.”

My eyes shot up in surprise. He was telling his parents to leave. He was choosing me and standing up to them. When he found out we were mates all he could think to do was hide me away. Luna Lyssa looked like she had been slapped in the face.

“Liam, how could you ever choose her over your family?”

“Because she is my mate. She is my other half. Of all people, I would think you could understand. I will not make the mistake of rejecting her again. She deserves far better than she has ever gotten from this pack and I intend to make that happen,” Liam said to her. He was so confident and unwavering. My heart was melting at his words.

“It does not matter who your mate is. It only matters as to who will make the strongest Luna,” his father told him.

“Just because Azalea did not grow up under the same circumstances as mom does not mean that she is unworthy of the Luna title,” Liam growled.

“Your mother is not my mate. My mate was a weak she-wolf who was not fit to help me lead the pack. I rejected her immediately. Your mother is my chosen mate as she was the one most fit for the position,” Alpha Robert said.

“WHAT!” Liam roared. “Years of lectures about how the Moon Goddess would give me my perfect half and a mate was the perfect match for a wolf! This also means you lied about finding each other!” Liam was seething. He was almost shaking in anger. I took a step back but Liam didn’t seem to notice. His mother turned her head, almost as if she was ashamed he knew the truth. His father continued to stare him down.

“You will leave my office now. From this moment forward, you will treat Azalea with respect. You will recognize her as the Future Luna of B***d Eclipse or you will leave this pack. There will be no further discussion on this matter,” Liam said more calmly this time but letting his Alpha authority slip through. His parents would not be as affected as normal wolves but would still feel the need to comply with his command.

Luna Lyssa gasped, clutching her hand over her mouth. She looked at me with venom in her eyes. Liam and his father continued to stare each other down. Finally, Alpha Robert turned on his heels, grabbing his wife as he stormed out. The door slammed closed and silence fell over us.

Liam didn’t move at all. I was afraid to move or speak. I never wanted to cause him so many problems with his family. After what felt like ages, Liam turned around to me slowly. His eyes were a bit wild like he wasn’t sure how to process everything that just happened. His eyes fell on me and softened almost instantly.

“Are you okay?” he asked gently. He reached up and cupped my face in his hand. His thumb wiped away tears I didn’t know were falling. I stared into his face. So much had happened in such a short amount of time. Every minute since I woke up, Liam has been trying to show me how much he cares and how sorry he is. He told his parents to leave the pack for me. He is protecting me from powerful Alphas and insane usurpers.

I did something at that moment I never thought I would do again. I launched myself at him, kissing him with everything I had. He froze for a split second before wrapping his arms around me and holding me to him. I wrapped my legs around his waist as he held me. He moved his lips against mine as I poured every once of love I could into the k**s. Warmth spread through every inch of my body.

We pulled apart, each of us breathless. I leaned my forehead against his trying to catch my breath. When I could finally form the words, I whispered, “I love you, Liam.”

Liam

She launched herself at me, capturing my lips with hers. I was stunned for a moment but snapped out of it quickly. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close to me. Her legs wrapped around my waist and she held herself to me. Pleasurable sparks erupted from our lips and I could feel Gavin purring in ecstasy. I kissed with as much passion as I could muster while letting her be in control.

We finally pulled apart breathless as she leaned her face against mine. A small smile spread across my lips.

“I love you, Liam,” she whispered. I think my heart stopped. It was the most amazing thing I have ever heard. I never thought she would say it ever again.

“Oh, Azalea, I love you too,” I said, and I crashed my lips to hers once again. She kissed me back with just as much enthusiasm. I basked in the feeling of her lips on mine, her body flush against mine. Before things could go too far, I pulled away. We both sucked in air, desperately filling out lungs.

A beautiful smile was set on her now swollen pink lips. I brushed her hair back from her face. “We should go to bed. It’s been a long day,” I said softly. She nodded. She unwrapped her legs from my waist and I begrudgingly let her body slide down mine until her feet were on the ground. We both straightened our clothes before I held out my hand to her. She placed her hand in mine and I led us out of my office and back to my room.

When we reached the bedroom, I linked the wolf tasked with standing guard outside our door tonight. Lily had left some pajamas on the bed for Azalea. I handed them to her.

“Want to go change?” she grabbed them and nodded her head. She had the sweetest blush across her cheeks.

Azalea

When I got into the bathroom, I shut the door behind me. My heart has been racing since I first attacked him. Liam seemed so happy and light after I told him I love him; our k**s made me feel happy and light.

I placed my clothes on the counter and went over to Liam’s shower. I turned the water to hot and let it warm up while I undressed. I stepped under the steamy water and let it roll down me. It felt as if the stress and tension from the events of the past few hours was washing away. After standing under the hot water for a few minutes, I grabbed Liam’s body wash and cleaned up. I decided not to wash my hair for now; I was getting really tired once again.

I exited the shower, dried off with a plush towel and got dressed in the clothes I can only assume Lily left for me. They were made of a very soft, light cotton. There were shorts and a tank top. They were very comfortable but not very warm. I looked at myself in the mirror. I was pretty pale but there was a little color coming back to my skin.

I exited the bathroom to find Liam standing next to the bed looking at his phone. He was wearing a shirt and some sweatpants. They hung low on his h**s in a really sexy way. I tried to bat away my errant thoughts and I walked over to him.

“Ready for bed?”

I smiled. “Yea,” I said quietly. He pulled the covers back on his bed so I could climb in. I laid down with my head on his pillow while he pulled the covers over me. He went over to the small couch at the side of the room.

I sat up confused. He turned, looking at me. “What’s wrong?” he asked quickly.

“I just thought….” I started but trailed off. His eyes grew wider at my words.

“Are you sure?” he asked carefully. I nodded my head. More than anything right now, I wanted to be in his arms.

He walked over to the bed and carefully got under the covers. I shifted under the covers, lying next to him. He turned so that we were facing each other. His arm snaked its way around my waist. I sighed in content at his touch and shifted even closer to him. My face moved involuntarily to the crook of his neck, breathing in his scent.

As I sat there, breathing deeply into Liam’s neck, a strange pull came over me. It felt like there was something telling me to let Liam mark me. It felt like the right thing at that moment even if my better judgement was telling me no.

“Mark me,” the words left my lips in a whisper as if my mouth had a mind of its own. Liam stilled, surprised by my words.

“We don’t have to…” he said quietly, cuddling his face into the crook of my neck now. I could feel him breathing in my scent. His mouth so close to my marking spot was sending tingles across my skin.

“Please, Liam, mark me,” I said again. I could hear myself begging him and I do not know what I was doing.

“Azalea,” he g*****d. “Baby I can’t mark you just because my uncle told me to…”

“It’s not that,” I said moving my face so I could look up at him. “You saved me. You did everything you had to to get me away from Kol. You even put your title and life on the line. I know an Alpha challenge is to the death. You defended me. You did not let that Alpha take me away. You masked my scent so he would not be able to figure out who I am. Your scent was all over me from carrying me and your coat. Then you had me put Lily’s clothes on which Damien’s scent also slightly clings to. You told your parents to leave if they could not accept me. You did not let them cast me out. Everything you said today was out of love. When I woke up, I could see it all on your face. I mean it Liam, I love you. I can’t promise you that I will ever get over what happened, but I love you and I want to try. I feel like some part of me is incomplete and something in my mind is saying mark me. So please, mark me. Make me yours completely.” I finished quietly. I searched his eyes for something, anything.

His eyes poured into me. They were large, round and the clearest blue. Before I knew it, he was kissing me again. His k**s was loving but hungry. His arms pulled my body flush to his while his lips moved against mine. The smallest m**n escaped my lips. Before I was ready, he pulled away leaving me breathless.

“Are you sure, baby?” he asked quietly. His eyes searched mine for any doubt. I could not say why but at that moment, I had none. I nodded my head, biting my l*p. He captured my lips in a k**s once more. I closed my eyes and savored the feeling of his k**s. He soon left my lips and trailed his lips down my jaw. His mouth hovered over my ear momentarily “This will hurt at first, but then it will feel good, okay? Just breathe, kitten,” he said quietly. A shiver ran through me.

Liam moved so that I was lying on my back and he was over top of me. He returned to kissing down my jaw and to my neck. Everywhere his lips touched there were tiny little, pleasurable sparks. He sucked and kissed on my marking spot for a moment, causing me to m**n at the feeling. I felt him raise up slightly and I knew he was letting out his canines. I gripped his shirt in preparation.

Nothing could have prepared me for what followed. Liam sunk his teeth into my neck and white hot, searing pain erupted. My body arched up off the bed into Liam and my hands gripped his shirt in a vice. My eyes shot open and I screamed as loud as I could.

He removed his canines after a moment and licked the spot. As his tongue swept over the spot where his teeth pierced my skin, my screaming subsided and my eyes rolled back. I could hear Liam’s worried calls as I lost consciousness.

–

I felt light and weightless, like I was sitting in the clouds. I tried to remember what had happened before, but I could not remember anything. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was sitting in nothingness. There was a soft light all around me but no discernable objects or people. For some reason, I did not feel panicked at all. I felt calm.

“Hello, Azalea,” came a voice. I looked around to see nothing. “Would you feel more comfortable if I took a physical form? Very well.” A large crimson wolf slowly appeared in front of me. She had striking green eyes.

“Who are you?” I asked.

She laughed. She had a full and robust laugh. “I am your wolf, Clemencia.”

“Why am I here? What happened?”

“You are here so that we can talk. This has been long overdue, but your circumstances have otherwise prevented our meeting.”

“Talk about what?”

“Your gifts.”

“My gifts?” I was really confused now.

“Yes, Azalea. You are very special. You see, you are of a very special bloodline of wolves, wolves descendant from the gods themselves. Your bloodline can be granted special abilities if your wolf finds you worthy.”

“So, I am worthy? How?”

“Because you have had to endure far more than your share of tragedy and hardship. I did my best to help protect you when I was first realized but my power was not great enough to help you. I was only able to relinquish my first gift to you.”

“First gift?”

“Yes,” she explained. “Your first gift is the gift of forgiveness and mercy. I saw this appropriate as the direction of your fate as Luna. Azalea, your heart holds an overwhelming capacity for forgiveness. Liam is the prime example for this.”

I nodded my head as I thought for a moment. Amy did like to say that I was too nice and forgiving. “So, I have had this since you first came to me?”

“Yes, and now it is time for me to bestow upon you your next gift.”

“What is it? And why now?” What had changed about me to make me worthy all of a sudden.

“I am doing this now because I am afraid this will be our only meeting. You see, I am simply not strong enough to provide your gifts and be a part of you. It is an unfortunate side effect of your adolescence. Now that Liam has marked you, I was able to draw enough strength from his wolf to appear to you now,” she said.

“Wait, you drew on Gavin?”

“Correct. And I must apologize. I hold the blame for the incident that occurred between you and Liam’s wolf. You see, I knew my time was running out and was using my power to push Gavin and Liam to mate and mark you so we could have this talk. Gavin was unaware of my ministrations and succumbed to them in the worst possible way.”

My mouth dropped open. “So, you basically brainwashed him, making him need to mate with me and that is why he went off the rails?”

“I am afraid so. I did not intend for things to turn out this way. Liam’s honor was too much of a factor to consider. I am truly sorry for what happened. I know Gavin feels the same although he cannot really explain his actions. But now that you are marked, I can bestow another gift upon you before I depart.”

My hand reached up to my neck. Sure enough, there were 2 small bumps where Liam’s teeth would have gone. Now I remembered! Liam marked me and I passed out. “Wait, you are departing? Like leaving?”

“Again, you are correct, Azalea,” she said. Her eyes looked wistful. “I am using the last bit of my strength and energy to give you this gift. You will be of werewolf b***d but unable to shift like others.”