Novels by Teni Fikayo

By dawn, I had packed my things and made my way downstairs with my bag. That's when I saw them. Damon was sitting beside Sophia on the couch, feeding her strawberries one by one. She had her mouth open like a baby bird, giggling as he slipped each piece between her lips.Before I could say a word, she pulled his face down and kissed him deeply. I watched his hand cradle the back of her head as he kissed her back, completely lost in her.When they finally broke apart, Damon looked up and saw me standing there. Panic flashed across his face for exactly two seconds before it hardened into cold indifference."Aria," he said, not bothering to move away from Sophia. "You're up early."I nodded and reached for my bag.That's when he noticed it.His expression turned to ice. "What the hell is this?" he snapped. "You're leaving? Just because you caught us sharing breakfast?"He stood and grabbed my bag from me, his voice sharp with irritation.I glanced at the fresh bite marks scattered acros

That night, Damon finally came back to sleep in our bedroom. He tried to curl up with me like he used to, like nothing had changed, but I pulled away the moment he reached for me.Ever since I gave him the Luna's Ring, every time he came near me, I felt like I was going to be sick.I closed my eyes, pretending to sleep. But sleep never came. I lay awake listening to my twins kick restlessly inside me.Then Damon's phone buzzed. His low, gentle voice broke the silence."What's wrong, love? Are you having contractions?"I didn't know what Sophia said on the other end, but Damon shot up from bed."I'm coming right now. Don't move, don't stress yourself."Something compelled me to follow him. I walked silently behind him and stopped in the doorway of the Luna's Chamber.Sophia was lying in the birthing bed, her nightgown clinging to her pregnant form. The Luna's Ring gleamed on her finger.Damon rushed to her and gathered her into his arms."The baby's been kicking so hard," she whimpered

After that night in the Luna's Chamber, Damon barely left Sophia's side.And me? I stopped expecting anything from him the moment I accepted the truth.Three nights later, I couldn't sleep. The twins were restless, keeping me awake with their constant movement. I decided to go to the pack library to research birthing traditions when I heard Sophia's voice drifting from the Alpha's private study."Damon," she said softly, "I've been thinking about the Luna's Ring. The one that connects the Alpha and Luna's life forces? With everything that's been happening with my pregnancy... I'd feel so much safer wearing it."My heart stopped.The Luna's Ring wasn't just a symbol—it was ancient . Passed down through ten generations of Alphas, it bound the Alpha's strength directly to his Luna's life force. Whoever wore it became the Alpha's true mate in the eyes of the pack and the Goddess. Damon had slipped it onto my finger during our mating ceremony, his voice trembling as he promised it would ne

The second I opened the front door of the packhouse, I heard laughter coming from upstairs. From the Luna's Sacred Chamber.My anger flared instantly.That chamber had been sealed for twenty-five years only opened when a Luna carried the pack's heirs. Three months ago, when the pack elders learned I was pregnant with twins, they'd performed the ancient ceremony to open it for me. Damon had stood beside me that day, his hand on the sacred birthing bed. "This is where our pups will be born," he'd promised. "Where they'll receive every Luna's blessing."And now he wanted to give that to Sophia?Fury surged through me. I stormed down the hallway and up the stairs, swinging the door open,only to find Sophia lying in the Luna's birthing bed. The bed where every Reed Alpha had been born for ten generations."This room is incredible, Damon," she purred, running her hand over the ancient headboard. "My pup will be so blessed to be born in this sacred space."I yanked her up without thinking, r

As I walked away, I heard Damon curse behind me. His Alpha instincts wanted to chase after his mate, but Sophia's whimpers stopped him cold."Damon, the bleeding won't stop," she gasped, pressing her hand to her head wound. "But go after Aria. She needs you more than I do."Damon's voice was firm. "Stop talking. You're bleeding because of her. Your safety comes first."I paused at the elevator, hearing every word through my enhanced wolf hearing."Aria's just having a breakdown," he muttered to the doctor. "Pregnancy hormones. She'll come running back once she realizes I'm not chasing her anymore."The elevator doors closed, sealing away the sound of him comforting another woman while I bled inside.When I reached our packhouse, I stood outside staring at the building that was supposed to be our den. Since Sophia returned, Damon spent most nights at her apartment. This place felt empty, cold, stripped of any warmth we'd once shared.I walked straight to our bedroom and ripped down our

Damon soon followed the pack doctor into the office to collect Sophia's ultrasound results. Sophia, however, claimed she needed to use the restroom then just stood there, waiting.Once they disappeared inside, she finally called out lazily, "You can stop hiding now, Luna. You've been lurking there long enough. Seen everything you needed to see?"I stepped out from behind the pillar without a word, my face emotionless.When I remained silent, Sophia's patience snapped. Her eyes blazed with satisfaction."What's wrong? Lost your tongue? You know Damon's never loved you—you were just a convenient political match. Yet you still cling to that Luna title like it means something."I let out a bitter laugh. "And you don't find it pathetic being the side piece to a mated Alpha?"Sophia's lips twisted into a smile. "I knew Damon long before the pack arranged your little marriage. If I hadn't left for Alpha training abroad, you'd never have gotten your claws into him."She caressed her belly moc