I arrive at the old warehouse and park behind Noah’s car. As I step out of my truck, I feel the sun shining down on me, but there is no warmth in its rays. I wrap my arms around myself, trying to warm up, but the coldness comes from deep within. I approach Noah’s car, where Noah, Ryna, and Uncle Alex are talking. “Did you see what direction he was headed in?” Noah asks Uncle Alex. “No. But I picked up his trail heading north in that direction,” he points towards the tree line. “Where were you holding the doctor?” Ryna asks. “Come on, I’ll show you,” Uncle Alex says as he walks towards the warehouse doors, followed by Noah and Ryna. I stay back, holding my nose in the air and breathing deeply, trying to pick up any scents. I can faintly smell Andreas and follow his scent towards a small building to the right of the warehouse doors. When I walk into the small room, I find his clothes folded up on a dusty shelf, with his phone on top. My heart aches as I pick up his shirt and hold
Hey guys! Just a little note from me. From now on, when I post chapters, anything said through mind-link (the telepathic way wolves can communicate with their pack) will now be in italics. I will be going back and editing previous chapters to show these changes. I hope this will make things easier to read when there's a lot of dialogue and swapping between mind-link and normal speech. Thanks guys, for the continued support, and I hope you are enjoying Athena and Enyos' story. Please leave a like, comment, or vote if you are really enjoying it. Regards, Skye.
“YOU HAD ME WORKING WITH A FUCKING HUNTER?!” I scream at Uncle Alex. “I’m just as surprised as you are, Athena! Do you really believe I would intentionally put you in that kind of danger?” He asks. The sincerity in his voice breaks my heart and makes me feel instantly guilty. I take a deep breath and try to remain calm and rational. “I’m sorry, Uncle Alex,” I say, hugging him tightly. “There’s no way our pack has been working with a hunter for the last couple of years and no one knew,” I say, pulling away from him. “Do you remember who hired him to work with our pack?” I ask. “Alpha Damon,” he says, his eyebrows creased. “He hired him about a year before the attack on our pack,” he trails off. “You’re kidding,” Ryna says, stunned. “Who told everyone he was a private investigator?” I ask. “Alpha Damon did. He told Alpha Niko that Derek knew about our kind and that he could help us with human matters…” Uncle Alex explains. “Damon was Beta at the time so no one even thought to quest
Just as I’m pulling up to the pack house, we receive a mind-link from Beta Michael informing us of a pack meeting with Alpha Damon tonight that everyone is to attend, and I can’t help rolling my eyes. “Seems you were right, Uncle Alex. Today isn’t over yet.” “All I really wanted to do tonight was take a hot bath and then go to bed,” Ryna grumbles. “I think that’s what we all wanted to do,” Uncle Alex says with a yawn. We get out of the truck, and Uncle Alex and Ryna follow me inside and upstairs to my old room, and when I open the door, I’m happy to see my room is just how I left it. “I wouldn’t let them touch anything,” Ryna says, as I look around. After dad died, I moved into the pack house because I couldn’t bear the thought of living in our home without him. I head over to my desk and pick up the photo of me and Dad that was taken a week before he died, and I hug it to my chest. “Thanks, Ry,” I say with a small smile. “I’m going to head over to the house and get ready for th
I jog over to the training fields the next morning, trying to get my blood pumping after a terrible sleep. First, horrible nightmares of Andreas and Dad’s deaths, then they’d mix and form what I can only describe as a super nightmare that kept me up most of the night. Enyo yawns in the back of my mind, stretching and trying to give me some of her energy, but she slept as badly as I did. ‘Can’t we skip training?’ She whines. ‘Come on, don’t go soft on me now. This will do us some good. We haven’t had a proper workout since Catherine.’ Enyo growls at the mention of Catherine’s name, making me giggle. I feel a burst of energy, so I jog a little faster, making my way to the group of warriors stretching and getting ready for training. I make my way to the front of the group and stand next to Uncle Alex and Ryna, jogging on the spot and stretching my arms. ‘Where’s Alpha Damon?’ I ask Ryna. He snorts, ‘The Alpha hasn’t been to training in months. Apparently, now that he found his Luna,
I meet Ryna outside of the change rooms after having a shower and getting spare clothes to wear from my locker. I see him in the hallway talking to some of the older warriors, and he dismisses them when he sees me coming over. “Whatever has gotten into you, I like it.” “What do you mean?” I ask him as he opens the door for me, and we walk outside. “What you did today! Taking charge and putting Tony in his place! Revving the warriors up with your speech! I’ve never seen anything like it! You and Enyo absolutely mesmerized them!” “Well, if I want to be the Gamma once all of this is over, then I need to act like one. I’m not a little girl anymore. So, I need to stop acting like one.” He wraps his arm around my shoulders and ruffles my hair as we walk back to the pack house. “Just don’t grow up too fast, kid. It all goes downhill once you hit twenty,” he laughs. “Oh yes, you’re such an old man now. I can see the grey hairs coming through!” I tease him. “Hey!” He yells, feigning sh
I hear the creak of the cabin door and someone coming outside, so I pull away from Noah, and we both wipe the tears from our faces. “Sorry to interrupt, but Gino just sent me a photo of who the Alpha is meeting with,” Ryna says as he approaches with Uncle Alex and hands me his phone. I look closely at the photo and see that Alpha Damon is shaking hands with Alpha Costas from the Shadow Rock pack. “Shadow Rock is our biggest rival. Why would he be talking to their Alpha?“ I ask, surprise and suspicion lacing my voice. “Whatever the reason is, it can’t be good. I don’t see Alpha Costas making a peace pact with us. There’s too much water under that bridge,” Uncle Alex says. “Where did they meet?” I ask Ryna. “Decadence,” he smirks. “What’s Decadence?” Noah asks. “It’s a strip club owned by the Shadow Rock pack,” I explain. “On their territory?” He asks. “No, it’s in town. It’s considered neutral territory,” Uncle Alex explains. I stand there watching the guys speculate when a s
After having a long hot shower, I sit on the bed while drying my hair as Ryna brings in a tray with bacon, eggs, and coffee and sets it on the bed in front of me. “I figured you’d be hungry. Enyo refused to eat unless we let her out,” he says as he steals a piece of bacon. “What’s been happening while I’ve been… busy?” I ask with a flush, embarrassed by Enyo and the side effects of going into heat. “Nothing much, really,” he shrugs, taking another piece of bacon. “Hey! You should have gotten some for yourself if you were hungry!” I laugh as I take the tray away from him. “I wasn’t hungry until I smelt yours,” he says, pouting. I burst out laughing at his distraught expression. “Here,” I say, handing him the plate of bacon back. “Thank you,” he says with a grin. ‘What happened with Alpha Damon and Alpha Costas? Do we know anything more?’ I mind-link. ‘Gino couldn’t get into the club without being seen. They met for about two hours, and then Alpha Costas left. Alpha Damon stayed