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From Maiden to Mother (Book 2 of the Northern Territories Series)

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**COMPLETED**

Sequel following Mother of Black Hearthstone. You do not have to read the first book to follow the second. Spoilers for the first book are littered throughout this story.

Kara is the Maiden of Black Hearthstone, Clay is the Head Councilman of Wolves. They met 2 years ago and became best friends. They've pushed the limits of their friendship and desperately want to be together, but Clay is a lycan wolf and Kara is not his mate. Kara meets her mate and struggles to maintain her friendship with Clay.

Ormr is a powerful dragonian mated to Anavrin, a fae elemental. Anavrin was a victim of s*x trafficking and is struggling to restore her own balance and regain her sense of security, the last thing she needs is a possessive mate forcefully entering her life and trying to claim her. Ormr has to go against his nature just to be in her presence. Can he earn her trust and be supportive of her healing process or will he only make it more difficult?

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From Maiden to Mother Chapter 1 Kara’s POV SEXUAL CONTENT, SCROLL TO *** TO SKIP “You’ve never been touched, Princess?”, he asks softly. I shake my head, “No, I’ve never really wanted to be. It never felt right.” He kisses my mouth again pushing me back until I’m laying on his desk. “I won’t take your virginity. Save that for your mate. I will give you something though and take something for myself.” He stands fully, pulling me by my hips to the edge of his desk, his eyes wandering over my body excites me. He slides his hands up my sides, pushing my top over my breasts and kneads them both through my bra, leaning down to kiss and nip at my stomach and ribs, reaching under me to unhook my bra. I help him pull it over my head, he drops it to the floor by his desk. He takes my n****e into his mouth, sucking and grazing his teeth over it while he kneads and pinches the other. I moan and arch into him. He moves his mouth to the other breast and slides his other hand up my skirt, pushing the fabric up and begins grinding his massive erection against me. I moan his name and spread my legs wider for him. The low growl rumbles through him again and he releases my n****e to stand, running both hands up my skirt and pulling my underwear off. I sit up to my elbow and he grins at me as he puts them in his pocket. He kneels and parts my legs over his shoulders, aligning my soaked core with his mouth. He kisses and bites my inner thigh, then he runs his thick hot tongue up my folds before thrusting it into my core. I moan and grip the edge of his desk, arching my back. He pushes my hips back down and holds them with one hand and continues his assault on my most intimate parts, thrusting and sucking. He slides up to my clit and sucks it into his hot mouth, flicking his tongue over it as he enters my core with 1 of his fingers. He curves it and thrusts gently into me. I moan as the pressure builds inside me and it feels so good. He slips a second finger into me and picks up his speed, then bites down gently on my bud, dragging his teeth over it and my body explodes and the most amazing tremble runs over me as my core clenches around his fingers. I grip his hair and moan his name while my orgasm consumes me. He replaces his finger with his tongue and begins circling my bud with his fingers and my body trembles again. He licks and sucks all the juices from my lips and thighs before sucking my bud into his mouth again and standing up and looking at me like he is memorizing every inch of my naked body. I sit up and he puts his fingers to my lips, his eyes dark in lust. “Suck” he whispers against my jaw and I suck his fingers into my mouth, tasting myself. He groans and pulls his fingers from my mouth and claims it with his own. “You’re the most amazing thing I’ve ever tasted, Princess.”, he whispers against my lips. ******************************************** I’m startled awake by my phone, My core still pulsing. I sigh and rest back against my pillow, collecting my phone and finding a message from Tania, reminding me of a meeting we have today. I’ve been dreaming of Clay more often recently. He is my best friend, my dark knight. 2 years ago, we went a little further than we probably should have because he is a lycan wolf and I’m not his mate. They can’t choose mates like we can. I’d choose him though, and he’s told me he would choose me if he could. We are still friends, we message each other all the time. We just don’t see each other as often as we used to. I was getting too attached to him and he said he understood. I get up and shower, brushing my teeth. I skip down the stairs and find Jayce, one of Tania’s twin mates, making breakfast as usual. “Good morning, Princess.”, he calls to me while I make my coffee. “Good morning.”, I reply sitting at the bar across from him. We hear them long before we see them and he turns to me grinning. Their twins, Damien and Carter, come running into the kitchen, giggling and fighting to reach my lap, “Kaw-wa Kaw-wa, I hold you", Carter says, stretching his arms up to me. Damien pushes him, “Not you!”, he says before he starts climbing my stool. I lean down scooping them both up and put one on each leg. I just love my little 2 year old nephews. They’re technically my cousins, but I really wanted to be an Aunt. “Good morning, sweet boys. What’s daddy making?”, I ask, trying to distract them. Damien grabs my coffee, taking a sip and exaggerating an “Ah, so yummy.”, when he puts it back down, ignoring my question. Carter studies Jayce. “Daddy make eggs and foods fow me.”, he answers. Jayce smiles at him, “Yep, eggs benedict, buddy. Your favorite.” Carter smiles happily back. Their thick hair is closer to their mother’s blonde, than their fathers’ light brown hair, but their icy blue eyes, intense stares, noses, and facial structures mirror their dads'. Rayne and Tania walk in sitting at the bar. Damien ditches me for his mama. For such a tough guy, he sure is a mama’s boy. “Are you ready to become Mother?”, Tania asks me before taking a drink of the coffee Jayce passes to her. I’ve been Maiden for 17 years now, our Crone told us yesterday that she would be arranging my challenges for Mother and giving me a date soon. “I am! I’m super nervous about the challenges though.”, I answer. Rayne smiles at me, “You’ll do just fine, Kara.”, he encourages. Meri enters the kitchen, taking the seat beside me, “I’ve emailed the Fae Royals to witness your challenges, dear Maiden. As soon as we have their availability, I will schedule you. No foolishness this time!”, she glares playfully at Tania. Tania giggles and blushes. She always does when they bring up the prank she and my mother pulled at the Council of Wolves Building, the night she became Mother. Rayne and Jayce laugh, “Why not, Meri? Head Councilman Clay would go easy on Kara.”, Rayne teases me. I blush thinking of a punishment from Clay, then reply, “If there is no threat of death, where’s the fun? Maybe I should aim for Council of Bears! We don’t have a peace treaty with them.” Tania and Meri laugh, both Rayne and Jayce turn to look at me. Jayce warns, “You’d better not, Kara. We would refuse to release you to them for punishment and it would start a war.” I giggle at Jayce, “I was joking, I’m not defacing any shifter Council buildings.”, I assure them. Meri shakes her head. “There are 3 Enchantress within the coven that the Elders feel would make good Maidens. We will review those this evening.”, Meri says while accepting a plate from Jayce. Tania and I get Damien and Carter set up in their booster seats at the table while Rayne gets their juice and Jayce brings them their plates. The 3 sit with their children at the table. Meri and I sit together at the bar. We finish eating and clean up. Then I head for the Enchantress training center. As Maiden, I am to witness skills testing and confirm how it reflects on the Academy's grade scale. I take my seat and smile at the Enchantress entering the center as they get seated out in front of us. I send a quick message to Clay before testing gets started. Kara- Guess what, best friend! Meri is scheduling skills challenges for me. I will soon be the 2nd Mother of Black Hearthstone! Clay- That’s great, Princess! I’m really proud of you. Please refrain from defacing my buildings this time. Council does not wish to be a part of celebratory pranks. Kara- Just so I can weigh options, what would the punishment be again? Clay- On second thought, go ahead and come enchant some paintings to harass people. Your punishment would require you bent over my desk instead of laying on top of it, young Maiden. I know he said it to make me blush, and it worked. I can just hear him chuckling at me. Kara- See… saying things like that is why we can’t see each other all the time. You’re so naughty. Clay- Seriously, I really am proud of you, sweetheart. I have zero doubts that you’re ready to be Mother. Kara- I appreciate it, best friend. It means a lot from you. I love you. Clay- I love you too. I’m headed into a meeting now, but I will talk to you later, Princess. Kara- Luck, Beast. I put my phone back in my pocket. I really miss Clay. I only see him when our paths cross at events. Elder Crone Elora warned me about emotional distractions the same day I came back home from Clay’s office. Flashback “Your mate waits for you, my dear girl. He craves you and doesn’t even know why. You will be presented a choice… make sure it is the right one or you will lose him.”, She whispers to me. I study my maternal grandmother’s face, “Nana, how will I know the right choice?” She smiles and pulls me to her and I wrap my arms around her. “You will know by the measure of the man, my sweet girl. Not his power or physical strength, but by his heart. You will have distractions that lead you away from him and he will hold himself away from you, it will be all too easy to let him pass by.”, she tells me. End Flashback I assume Clay is the distraction, because it sounds like my mate will not be as physically strong or powerful as Clay. It makes sense, I do know I’d reject any man before me if I thought Clay and I could be together. I can’t throw away my life for a relationship that could never work. He will have a mate at some point. Lycan place their mates before all else and become impotent if they reject their mates, he would never have his own children if he rejected her for me. “Natalia Berlusconi, please step forward.”, I hear the instructor call to the group of Enchantress before us. I pull myself from my thoughts and focus on the testing before me. I’m really hoping Natalia is one the Elders have chosen for Maiden. She is just 2 years younger than me, which is usually when an Enchantress would become Maiden. I was advanced, the youngest Maiden known. Clay’s POV I put my phone back in my pocket and walk into the meeting to prep selections. I miss Kara so much. It’s best that she created distance between us, I’d never be able to deny her and it would be a disaster if either of our mates entered the picture. I take a seat at my desk; the Council Room is arranged so that all 11 Councilmen sit at their desks in a large circle. It is not uncommon for us to spend entire days in this very room. We need our own space for records being reviewed and for our laptops, “Gentlemen, as you’re aware, we are coming up on selection. We have one Council Nominee, Shane Reagan Gladstone. The Osmond twins would also be in this selection, but they joined their mate and are now Consorts of Black Hearthstone. We have 2 other soon to be Nominees, but they have another 6 months before they reach selection. They’ve barely missed this one. Do any of you have nominations for replacement of Head at this time?”, I ask the men before me. “Negative, Head Councilman.”, they respond in unison. “Very well. Are there any Councilmen that wish to retire or have a recommendation for a current Councilman be removed from his chair?”, I ask them. “Negative, Head Councilman.”, they respond again. “1st chair, Councilman Vasquez, is it your wish to challenge me for the Head of Council or do you wish to retire at this time?”, I ask him. Vasquez bows his head to me slightly, “I appreciate the opportunity, but I do not feel I am better suited for Head of Council than you are, Magnus Clay. I leave your position unchallenged and will retire from Council on selection day.”, he answers. I nod to him, “Very well, Council accepts your request for retirement and will approve it on the day of selection. Agreed?”, I call to the other Councilmen. “Agreed.”, they respond in unison. “I speak for all of us here, Councilman Vasquez, when I say it has been an honor to serve as your brother in Council. Your service to wolves will long be remembered and you will be greatly missed. We hope you enjoy your new journey of leisure and take time with your mate to do all the things you’ve missed over your years tied to Council.”, I smile at him. He may be difficult at times, but this man has devoted 600 years of his life to Council and an additional 400 years prior to working his ass off to get here. He deserves all the respect any of us have to give. Vasquez smiles back at me, “Revera already has a list of the places we will be going and the things she wants to do. I will be quite busy for some time following my retirement.”, he replies and our chuckles echo around the room. “Those, mated and unmated, before you are envious, Councilman Vasquez. To be able to chase your mate without any other responsibility is a treasure indeed. Should we ever be of service to you, you know how to reach each of us.” He smiles and I see the joy in his eyes. He is sad to leave Council, but the freedom with his mate far outweighs any pain he feels leaving us behind. I am truly envious of this man. “I will be replacing Shane Gladstone as my assistant and accepting another Council Nominee to be, Enforcer Kyrian Fields, he has another 127 years of service remaining before reaching Council. He will begin training tomorrow so Council Nominee Gladstone can have a short vacation with his mate and pup before joining our brotherhood at selection.” Several Councilmen chuckle. We move on to werewolf pack issues arising South Southwest. Legard speaks, “I’ve heard mentions of the young Alpha of Greenwood, I believe 90-93 years old, lycan wolf. It is said he is pretty ambitious and has tripled his pack numbers and is expanding further, absorbing smaller packs bordering him. I haven’t heard of any illegal activities thus far. I would appear he is buying them out. I have sent investigators to interview previous Alphas. I will update when I get a response.” I nod my head, “What’s the Alpha's name?”, I ask. “Alpha Nikolai Cobran, Head Councilman. His Beta, Stryder Renaldi, is lycan wolf as well.”, Councilman Arach answers. “What has reports coming in? Smaller packs get absorbed all the time.”, I ask. “He is rumored to be quite volatile and power hungry, Head Councilman. Larger pack Alphas believe he is trying to increase his numbers to attack them.”, Councilman Roc answers. “Are the current Alpha and Beta mated? Does anyone know how lycan wolves ended up running a pack anyway? Lycan wolves are not pack minded.”, I ask. “His mother was Greenwood Alpha’s only heir. She was mated to a Council Warrior, Trevor Cobran. He took over as Alpha, bringing a lycan wolf warrior to be his Beta, Skylar Renaldi. The current Alpha and Beta are descendants of those lycan wolves. Neither are mated.”, Councilman Arach answers. “I don’t recognize either of those names. Was either warrior on any of the Elite teams?”, I ask. “No, their assignments appear to have been dungeon guards or perimeter runners. Max time of service was less than a couple decades, Head Clay.”, Councilman Arach answers. “Keep a close eye on him and don’t be quiet about it. I want the Enforcers to make their presence known, but not to threaten him. They’re solely observers at this time. They usually do not pass Alpha titles to wolves until they’re mated, even Council wouldn’t put an unmated wolf, at that age, in any position of power. I’d like to know what caused this Alpha to step down to his son. It is not unusual or concerning for an unmated wolf in his early 90s to be volatile, it is expected, especially a lycan blood. Power hungry isn’t necessarily a bad thing either, every man in this room is power driven. I’ll collect some information on him, then summon him to meet with me and let him know that we are watching. If he has thoughts of disregarding the law, once he believes he is large enough to try, having a good look at what he will face in Council should curb them. Agreed?”, I reply. “Agreed.”, they reply in unison. “Very well, that is all for today. Dismissed.”, I say and stand from my seat. We file out of the Council Room and return to our duties. I link Shane on my way to the office, “I want everything you can dig up on Alpha Nikolai Cobran and Beta Stryder Renaldi. Take Kyrian with you. He can start training a day early.” Shane returns, “Collecting him now.” I continue into my office and sit at my desk, opening my laptop. I start pulling every report from that area, reviewing summaries to find any mentions of him or his pack. I’m searching for information on their fathers as well. My phone vibrates and I pull it out. Kara- I know I said we shouldn’t socialize in person, but I’m going with some friends to a club outside your territory, called Raves Garden. It is kind of last night out as Maiden type thing. Would you want to meet me there? My heart races, I haven’t seen her in over a year. Clay- I’d love to, Princess. Let me know when. Kara- Saturday around 9pm, I complete challenges for Mother the following Saturday. Clay- I’ll be there. I sit back in my chair and fold my hands. I am so in love with that woman. My studio is so full of statues of her, she is all I sculpt now. I study the painting she made me for several minutes before focusing back on reviewing reports. Nikolai's POV I’m leaving a meeting with a neighboring Alpha. He has only a daughter, no heir to replace him and she foolishly accepted the mate bond of a werewolf warrior, dooming her pack, the stupid girl. I understand the mate bond is intense, I get it. They’re werewolves though, they can have other mates or even choose one. She should’ve rejected him. If she had, she wouldn’t be losing her pack. At least it will be cheaper for me to buy it out now. I stop at the station to fill my car and as soon as I step out, I scent lycan wolves. I scan the area and spot them. There is a pair of large lycan on motorcycles, sitting back, their arms folded, watching me. I walk over to them. “How can I help you gentlemen? You seem to be lost.”, I ask them. The larger one answers, “We’re not lost, Alpha Cobran.”, I narrow my eyes at him, “I’m Dean, that’s Leander, we are Council Enforcers. We’re just riding around… taking in the sights, familiarizing ourselves with the area. We’ve been stationed here, you see. You’ll be seeing us quite often.” I nod, gritting my teeth. I knew it was a matter of time before Council would look my way, my father warned me that I was drawing a lot of attention. All the old insecure Alphas out here in this area. “Is that so? And what business does Council have out here?” They both smirk at me. “Now that’s a question for Head Councilman Magnus Clay, but not to worry, young Alpha. You’ll be seeing him soon, as well.”, Leander answers. They both start their bikes and I step back, allowing them to pass me. Why are they leading with Head Clay? Don’t other Councilmen look into Alphas first? I haven’t broken any laws, there is no reason for me to get bumped straight to the Head of Council. That’s fine, let him waste his time. I walk in and pay for my gas then return to my pump, as long as he doesn’t try to waste mine. Kara’s POV I finish curling my long ebony hair and pinning the top section back out of my eyes. I do my natural makeup and step back to look myself over. I’m wearing low rise skinny jeans, with knee high black stiletto boots, and a cold shoulder crop top. I grab my keys and go downstairs, meeting Scarlett and Zeira in the kitchen. We aren’t really friends, we don’t have much in common. We go together because Rayne and Jayce don’t allow witches out of the coven in groups smaller than 3. Scarlett is wearing a mini skirt and red crop top with heels, Zeira is in skinny jeans, halter top, and heels. I haven’t told them we are meeting Clay there yet, but they won’t care. Zeira is meeting a fae warrior and Scarlett is meeting a bear shifter. Rayne and Jayce look us over and shake their heads. “You make sure you stay out of trouble. Have you already booked your hotel? Make sure you do before you start drinking.”, Rayne advises. I smile at him, “Yes, I promise. It’s already paid for.” He sighs heavily, “Then go on with you. Make sure you have your bag so you can change and keep your phones on you at all times.”, Jayce says as he turns to walk away. Tania smiles at us and winks before following him. We giggle at them and grab our overnight bags, tossing them in the back of my car and heading to the hotel. We get checked in and we drop our bags off in our rooms and walk across the street to the club, hitting the dance floor as soon as we walk in. The bear shifter is already here, looks like it is Zeira and I for now. Clay’s POV I pull up to the Garden Raves and look it over. It’s a fairly large and busy looking place. There are a variety of creatures, both shifter and magical, going in and out. I get out of my SUV and lock it, sliding the keys into my pocket and make my way up to the door. A bear shifter doorman looks me over and let’s me in, “Head Councilman”, he bows slightly. I nod to him and walk into the club. It doesn’t take me long to spot Kara. Her long ebony hair, pulled back from her sweet angelic face. Her body is just sinful, tiny waist, nice round ass, her small breasts mold perfectly in my hands. I’ve memorized every inch or her gorgeous body. She is dancing with another beautiful Enchantress with mocha skin and nice curves. She will have no problem finding someone to entertain her when I steal Kara away. I move up behind Kara and rest my hands on her hips, pulling her back to me and leaning down to kiss her bare shoulder, “Hey, best friend.”, I say to her. She spins around in my arms and smiles brightly at me, wrapping her arms around my neck to dance with me, “You made it!”, she says happily. I wrap my arms around her waist and rest them on her lower back, enjoying the feel of her soft skin, “Why so surprised? I told you I would, Princess.” She blushes and tells me she doesn’t know why she thought I wouldn’t. We dance for a little while and I take her over to the bar to buy her a drink. Kara never really drinks, so she orders a soda. I order a double whiskey on the rocks and we go sit at a table she has chosen. “So, what’s new with you?” I smile and take a drink, “Selection is coming up, Shane will be Councilman. I have a new Assistant training to take his place as my Second. He is unmated currently and a bit of a hot head, but I think I can teach him to control that.”, I answer “What’s his name?”, she asks before I have a chance to ask about her. I chuckle, “Kieran Fields, sweetheart. What’s new with you, aside from being Mother next Saturday?”, I ask her. “You knew my Nana passed away last year, you came to her remembrance. I am taking over the Academy Training Center for Enchantress, mostly administrative, but I get to go supervise and monitor skill progressions. I know who I want to replace me as Maiden, I’m hoping she is one the Elders have chosen for us to pick from. Other than that, it’s pretty well the same old boring paperwork every day.”, she tells me. I chuckle, “I know the feeling. How are your nephews, Aunty Kara?” She smiles widely, “They’re getting so big and so cute! Nana was right, Damien is very much like Jayce, and Carter like Rayne. They’re only 2, but they sure believe they rule the house. They’re a handful. It’s hard to get onto them though because they make this little face that makes you feel like a jerk for correcting them.”, she says excitedly. I smile at her then notice another Enchantress with a fae warrior approaching us. His eyes never leave mine and he slows their movement toward us, whispering something to the Enchantress. I can’t hear what he says over the music in here. “Isn’t that your friend, sweetheart?”, I ask as I nod toward them. Kara looks back and waves at her. She drags the fae warrior over to us. Kara stands and moves to my side of the booth and I stand to let her enter. My eyes wander over her gorgeous little body and juicy ass as she squeezes by me into the booth and I sit back down beside her. The other couple sits across from us.

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