Later That Night“Are you sure you’ve had enough?” I ask Andreas, worried that he still can’t stomach much food.“I think if I eat anymore, I’ll throw it all back up again,” he says, moving the plate away. I give a little growl, upset that it’s taking so long for him to heal.He chuckles. “I’m okay, baby girl. The Doc is looking after me,” he says with a smile as he cups my cheek. “It’s just going to take some time.”I sigh. “I’m sorry. I just hate seeing you like this,” I say, placing my hand over his.‘Alpha, we need you at the pack house,’ Tony mind-links.‘Is it important?’ I ask.‘Felix got in contact with Harry. Alpha Leon wants to meet.’‘When?’‘In an hour.’I sigh again, cutting the link. “They need me at the pack house.”“Then let’s go,” he says with a smile and gets up from the bed. #We walk hand in hand down to the pack house; the moon shining bright in the night sky. As we walk up the porch steps, we hear arguing from inside.“What’s going on?” I ask as we walk into the
I slow down as we enter the Shadow Rock territory, Enyo on high alert as we observe our surroundings, focusing her hearing on anything out of the ordinary. The smell of burning wood can still be smelt from the fire, making me nauseous as I sniff the air to see if anyone else is in the area. I slowly walk out of the thick brush, my head down low as I cautiously approach the clearing where the barn used to be, my ears back as I let out a warning growl for the figures I can see in the opposite tree line. I stop where I am, not leaving the cover of the trees, as I wait for them to make a move. Around ten people step out into the moonlight, and I see one of them is Alpha Leon. “No need to be afraid, Alpha Athena. We mean you no harm,” He calls out. Ryna shifts behind me and comes to stand by my side. “Show us that you’re unarmed,” he yells back. Alpha Leon lifts his suit jacket and turns to show he has no weapons hidden. “And your people, too,” Ryna calls out. Alpha Leon motions for
“Athena!” Andreas shouts, grabbing my arm. “I’m okay,” I tell him as he inspects my arm, but I start to hear growls from behind me as my pack starts to rise from the ground, snarls filling the air as Alpha Leon laughs. “That was just a warning shot. The next one won’t miss.” Andreas’s head snaps up, and he lets out a murderous roar. Cassia roars as well, and they both surprise me by shifting and running toward Alpha Leon. The rest of us roar and shift, and we run toward Alpha Leon and his pack as they shift and run toward us. We clash in the middle of the field. The sickening sounds of bodies colliding, and the tearing of flesh fill the air as both sides attack each other. I finish subduing one of Leon’s wolves, and I look around for Ares and Ellie, and I realize they ran past Alpha Leon’s men and are trying to get the shooter out of the tree. I watch as Ellie and Ares pull the shooter down from the tree by his ankle, and his screams fill the air as they kill him. But I notice on
“How long is this bloody tunnel?” I ask, my breathing shallow as I try to fight the claustrophobia I’m feeling. “I think I see a light up ahead,” Cassia says. “We’ve been down here for nearly thirty minutes. Where do you think it leads to?” Elder Andino asks. “I have no idea, but we need to be quiet and prepare for what’s on the other side,” Athena says, the glow of her blue eyes helping light the way through the pitch-black tunnel. ‘Is Enyo in control?’ I ask her. ‘No, why?’ ‘How are your eyes blue if you’re in control?’ I ask her, confused. ‘I don’t know. It just happens sometimes. It’s like I can draw on a power from within me, and when I do, it’s Enyo’s eyes, but I’m fully in control,’ she explains. I nod, not really understanding. “Maybe you should shift,” I whisper. “Just in case there’s more of Alpha Leon’s men or the rogue pack waiting for us.” “I agree,” Elder Laskaris whispers back. Athena stops, quickly undresses, gives me her clothes, and then shifts. Enyo shakes
“WHAT DID YOU DO?” Alpha Leon screams from the back of the pickup as Harry brings it to a stop near the cellar doors. “We didn’t do this,” I tell him as Harry pulls him down from the back of the pickup. “LIAR!” He screams, dropping to his knees as he looks over the bodies on the ground. “WHERE’S MY MATE AND SON?” “Alpha, you need to listen to me and hear the words I am saying. We. Did. Not. Do this,” I tell him slowly. “We found everyone like this.” He looks up at me with a broken look in his eyes, then turns to look behind him at the trucks. “Where’s Roy?” I motion to Harry to get Roy out of the truck. “Alpha, why didn’t you feel this happening?” Elder Andino Asks. “You should have felt the pain of losing the connections to your pack as they died.” “We hadn’t performed my ceremony yet,” he explains sadly. “So, you’re not even this pack’s Alpha? You held the meeting with us tonight under false pretenses?” I growl angrily. “I was going to be!” He yells. “So you say,” Ryna says
Near the cabin, looking over the pack’s land, I place a bouquet of white calla lilies at the base of the wooden cross that now marks the final resting place of Dad and his mate, Teresa. Tears stream down my face as I think back to the ceremony we held for them this morning, and I kiss my hand and place it on the cross.“Love you, Dad. I hope you’ve found peace with your mate. Tell Daddy I love him,” I cry.I wipe the tears from my face as I stand and turn to look out over the Blood-Moon territory. I wrap my arms around myself, trying to keep warm from the cold and take a deep breath as I try to calm down. So much has happened in the last few months, and I haven’t had time to sit back and process any of it properly.I’m Alpha, and this is my territory to protect now. It still feels surreal.Flashbacks of the last few days fill my mind, and I close my eyes and try to block everything out, especially the horrors of last night. The memory of us all silently sobbing as we watched an entire
Andreas P.O.V“Okay?” I whisper, unable to stop my heart from suddenly racing.Athena closes her eyes and nods slightly.“I need you to say it, Angel. I need to know you’re ready,” I say, my voice suddenly husky and laced with lust.Athena opens her eyes again, her eyes switching between green and blue as she looks up at me through her lashes.She takes another shaky breath and says, “I’m ready, Andreas. I want the world to know we belong to each other.”I smash my lips to hers, unable to hold back anymore. She gasps, giving me the opening I need to kiss her deeply, our tongues fighting for dominance as I place both hands on her ass and lift her up. She wraps her legs around my waist as she wraps her arms around my neck tightly, and I’m enveloped in her citrusy scent.I pull back for a moment, both of us breathing heavily as I place my forehead to hers.“We can’t do this in the snow, Angel, but I can’t wait to get back to the house,” I tell her gruffly as I turn and head towards the c
TW/CW: Torture.I hear myself groan as I begin to wake up, but when I open my eyes, I’m shrouded in darkness.‘What the fuck?’ I think to myself. I try to move my hands to rub my eyes, but I can’t, and I can feel myself start to panic as I realize my hands are bound.‘Andy, it’s okay. You’re just blindfolded,’ I hear Ares say in my head.Andy? And how can I hear Ares in my head, like I hear Enyo?“Ah, he’s awake,” I hear a voice say from somewhere in front of me.“He? What the fuck are you talking about?” I try to say, but nothing comes out.‘Why did they blindfold us?’ I hear Andy’s voice in my head, talking to Ares.‘I don’t know. They’ve been quiet since you were knocked out in the cage,’ Ares responds.‘Ares? Andreas? What the hell is happening?’ I try to ask them, but I get no response. I try to move my head to see if I can hear anything about where we are, but I don’t seem to have any control over my body. ‘Enyo? Are you there?’ I ask, trying to feel for her, but I get nothing.