The Returned Mate (Book Two of Serena's Story)

If you missed the first installment, you can find out how Serena and Brax got together in The Alpha's Second Chance, the first book in Serena's story. Thanks for reading! Serena's POVI glanced at my phone as I pulled my panties back on. “We're going to be late now,” I said, glancing over at Brax who was sliding his shirt back over his head.He looked back at me with a grin. “It's your fault. I just came in to change my shirt, you were the one standing here half-naked looking sexy as hell. What did you expect me to do?”“I was putting my clothes on,” I pointed out. “You're the one who took them back off again.” Sure enough, my phone rang now. “Hi Isabel,

Serena's POVBrax got up to run a bath for us and I sighed happily. I was glad that he seemed to be over whatever had been bothering him the previous night, though I was still a little disappointed that he hadn't told me what it was. One of the things I loved about him the most was how he always said what he was thinking, what he was feeling. There was no drama between us, no miscommunications. We always talked everything out rationally.So if he wasn't telling me about last night, it must not be important. I decided to let it go. Besides, I had something I wasn't telling him too.The next morning, Brax was up early training as usual and I headed out for an early shift at the pack hospital. I had spent the first month on the job shadowing Amelia, the head doctor, so that I could learn more about treating werewolves. All my medical training had been with humans, so I stil

Serena's POVI stood in the pack house ballroom surrounded by boxes of pink and red decorations and a small army of volunteers. The Valentine's Day dinner was the next evening and we had to create a lover's paradise in this space before then. Isabel had helped me plan out the overall look and now I just had to coordinate the execution of it.Nearly ten hours later we were finished. It looked even better than I had expected. I thanked all my volunteers profusely and swore them to secrecy until the dinner. I wanted it to be a surprise for everyone. I hoped that Brax would be proud of me.I checked in with Joan to make sure everything was on track in the kitchen for the food for the dinner and then I went in search of Brax. I'd hardly seen him lately, he was so busy with his regular work and the extra training they were doing, and I had my own patients at the hospital now p

Serena's POVMy heart was racing as I looked at my reflection in the mirror. I knew Brax would love the dress. And now I knew that this was what I would be wearing when I told him I was pregnant. I had hardly been able to think of anything else all day.The dress was red, Brax's favourite colour on me. It had a plunging neckline and a skirt that was to my knees in the back but mid-thigh in the front. Just short enough to drive him crazy. I wore a silver choker with it that rested just above my wolf tattoo.I was arranging Brax's tux on the bed along with a red tie I'd picked out to match my dress when I felt a twinge of pain in my stomach. It was different from the nausea I'd had earlier. Was it something to do with the baby? I waited to see if it would happen again but nothing further came. I felt fine so I tried to put it out of my mind.I had hoped Brax mig

Brax's POVI ran my fingers down Maya's arm as she slept. I couldn't believe she was here. All these years apart, all these years I had been blaming her, when she was just as much a victim as I was.I had woken up in my office in Princeton that afternoon, laying on the couch. I couldn't really remember how I got there, but I remembered looking over and seeing Maya sitting across from me. She looked just as I remembered her. She was even wearing the same necklace she had always worn. I was sure I was dreaming. How could she be there? Why would she be there?“Hi Brax,” she said shyly. “I'm sorry if I startled you.”“Startled me?” I tried to sit up by my head was really heavy.“You fainted when you saw me,” she explained. “How's your head? You hit it when you went down.”I