The Lycan Kingpin's Captive: A Baby For The Beast

Chapter 40 - Mia

My eyes shoot open and fear creeps into my heart when I feel the bed dip behind me. Memories of

when Mikhail would silently come into my room suddenly flashed in my mind and I can feel my entire

body trembling.

Where am I? Who is in my room?

“Kardia mou…” comes the strained, familiar voice and it takes me a few seconds to register the spicy

autumn scent.

I rush to flick on the light on the nightstand, only to come face to face with a bloody Nikolaos laying next

to me; he sees me and a wistful smile crosses his lips before his eyes flutter closed.

“Niko!” I exclaim and I reach out to touch him with a trembling hand, but he doesn’t respond. There’s

blood splatter on his face, his shirt is torn and singed from where it looks like he’s been stabbed and

burned.

There’s the distinct scent of death on him as well as napalm?

I lift up his shirt but find no open wounds, just healed patches of skin from what seems to be bullet

holes. Was he shot at with silver bullets?!

“It’s…okay…” he struggles to breathe and places a hand over mine. “Silver has been removed and…

wolfsbane burned out. I just need…sleep.”

After checking his body for wounds, I decided against my better judgment to let him sleep. With a heart

thudding with anxiety, I then slip on my nightgown and walk out of the bedroom to find Bastien or at

least Maxim to find out what the heck is going on.

“...head home with Panzer and Armata to make sure the pack house is safe before they get back,”

Maxim’s voice floats up the stairs and a smile slips over my lips.

I never thought I would miss that rough lilt, but then again, I haven’t seen him since before we left for

my father’s territory. I cross my arms over my chest and pad downstairs to where I hear the voices and

it happens to be in the living room.

Maxim is standing next to Bastien and five other scary men I have never seen before.

They’re all dressed in black. There are two standing with long back hair; they are tall and huge with

biceps the size of my head. One is perched on the arm of the one-seater next to Maxim; he has short-

cropped blonde hair and piercing blue eyes and a scary aura altogether. Just looking at him sends a

shiver down my spine.

The other two are focused on what Maxim is saying, they both seem muscular, of average height, and

have the same type of scar going down the side of their faces. Cold gray eyes focused and listening

intently to the Beta.

Maxim’s eyes drift to me and a grin splits his face. “Well, look who it is,” he says and everyone turns to

me.

I chuckle and am about to respond when the five men get to their feet and line up in front of me. They

then drop down to one knee with their heads bowed and left hand over their hearts in a fist.

“Luna,” they say in unison and my face flares up in embarrassment. My mouth drops open at this show

of respect and I don’t know what to say. Maxim’s chuckle brings me back to the present and he walks

over to the stand next to the kneeling men.

“Luna Mia, these men are the Alpha’s five most trusted Gammas. They’re known as Pente,” he says, Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

then places his hand on the blonde’s shoulder and starts introducing them one by one. “They go by

Ghost, Descry, Harken, Panzer, and Armata.”

Both of my hands go to my chest and I swallow deeply. “It’s…a pleasure to meet you. Please get to

your feet,” I say and they immediately obey me. They stand with their hands clasped firmly behind their

backs and staring forward.

Gods, I feel like a military Sergeant.

I walk over to Maxim and hide behind him. “Please, make them stop,” I whisper and he starts laughing.

“Your word is as good as their Alpha’s, Mia; these are not only Nikolaos’ men but yours as well. You are

their Queen and this is their way of showing respect to their Luna,” he says.

I turn my attention back to the men and walk in front of them; they’re staring at absolutely nothing, their

muscles coiled tight at attention. Taking a breath, I give them awkward smiles.

“You guys can…calm down and go about as normal,” I say and their eyes flicker to me. “Please, don’t

stop talking on account of me. I just came to find out what happened to Niko since he’s covered in dried

blood and passed out on the bed.”

My heart leaps into my throat when the scary looking blonde one turns his head to me.

“The Alpha took quite a few silver and wolfsbane shots, Luna Mia. But we managed to remove all the

bullets and burn the wolfsbane from his system,” he says.

I nod. “So he’s okay?”

Maxim places an arm around my neck. “He’s fine, but he’ll be out for a few hours,” he says and pats my

back.

Sighing and feeling the relief bursting through me, I smile at all of them. “Thank you all for what you

did,” I say, then my eyes narrow. “Has anyone eaten or slept yet?”

All five shake their heads. “We needed to report to the Beta on our next step before we sleep, Luna,”

one of the long-haired ones says.

I turn to Maxim. “Please conclude with your meeting soon so they can get some rest; I am sure you’re

all dead on your feet,” I say and he bows his head a little, causing me to chuckle. Sighing, I throw my

arms around him. “It’s good to see you, Maxim.”

“It’s good to see you too, Mia,” he says, patting my back and then breaking off the embrace. “We’ll be

fine down here; go back up to Nikolaos-”

“I’m making breakfast, so hurry up in here,” I say, rolling my eyes and then walking towards Bastien

who looks truly amused. “Good morning.”

“Good morning, little one,” he says with a grin. “The chef isn’t up yet, would you like me to call him to

help you make breakfast?”

I nod and shoot him a smile. “Yes, please.”

He remains quiet for a few seconds, then tilts his head. “On his way; he’ll be in the kitchen soon.”

Shooting Bastien a smile of thanks, I walk towards the kitchen to start with breakfast for the Gammas.

They’re large men, so they’ll need plenty of meat by the looks of things, especially those two named

after tanks.

The chef joins me a few minutes later and we get to work preparing a full spread for everyone,

including Niko when he wakes up. I’m sure he’ll appreciate it, given he’s been stabbed and shot at so

many times.

“Hmm, wonder if they’ll eat in here or the dining area,” I think when everything is completed and not

even ten seconds later they all fill the kitchen island to dish themselves.

I stand there, confused as to how they knew I asked the question when I look at Maxim to see the

smirk on his face. “What?” I ask.

“Did Niko mark you?” he asks and my face flares up while he chuckles. “Thought so; you’re in our pack

now, Mia; we all heard you over the mind link.”

My mind goes completely blank when he says this and tears well up in my eyes as the realization hits

me. I have never been part of a pack, even with my father and Mikhail having their hold on me. I’ve

always been a packless Omega and yet now, I’m part of a strong pack.

Not just part of, but their Luna.

“Oh…” I trail off with a happy smile on my face. Maxim ruffles my hair and walks over to the Gammas

while I follow him and head to the coffee pot. “Anyone want coffee?”

Five voices declare that they would be the ones to get to the coffee and my heart warms for some

reason. I nod to the one named Descry and he gives me a warm smile before taking over making the

coffee for everyone.

I sigh happily and leave the kitchen to lay next to the man who went through hell to get his Beta back.

Now that I know he’s okay, I can finally relax and calm my heart. Not only that but the present danger is

gone - Mikhail is dead.

Smiling, I curl up next to Nikolaos and let his level heartbeat lull me to sleep. Ares wiggles and kicks my

ribs uncomfortably, so I take Nikolaos’ hand and put it on my belly to calm him down, falling asleep and

feeling content.