DOMINIC.For a long second, I stare in shock at Clarisse’s crumpled and still body on the floor, totally fearing the worst.It is the sight of blood that kicks me into motion.“Clarisse!” I exclaim as I hurry towards her body, lifting her head to see her eye closed. “Clarisse! Come on, babe. Please open your eyes.”I try to shake her awake a few times and that is when I notice the blood.A lot of it.Pooling underneath her.Oh, goddessPlease, please not our baby.I lift her in one swoop and race through the mansion, out the door and across the pack to get to the pack clinic.“George!” I roar as I burst into the building, panting and frantic. “Where the heel is George?!” I scream at the stunned and foolishly staring attendants.A few of them scatter, hopefully to go in search of him while two others rush over and wheel over a hospital bed.“Alpha,” they call as one gesture towards the bed, urging me to put her on it.“Get me George!” I growl at them, too scared to let her go.Oh, what
ROWAN.“…Good. Now x squared plus two x squared is equal to what?”I watch as Jhenelle scrunches her face in concentration before slamming her little hand on the table“Three x squared?” She answers.“Very good!” I exclaim with a smile. “See, this isn’t so hard.”“Ehn, I still don’t like math, though,” she retorts.“Well, you are going to have to learn to like it, because you are going to do a whole lot of calculations when you grow up.”“Do I have to?” She whines at me.“Hmm, yeah. It is apart of being an adult.”“Ugh, you guys don’t seem to have a lot of fun,” she pouts“What do you mean?” I ask.“Well, everything is always so complicated with you all. I don’t think I will enjoy being an adult,” she responds.“We have our good sides,” I defend.“Really? Like what?”“Walk, for one. We don’t have to do assignments all the time,” I reply with a little snarky tone. “And, we get to do things on our own rules. No more bed time curfews and no one forcing us to eat our veggies.No one tells
VIKTOR.“Hey, Lisa,” I call as I catch her around the bend of the stairs.“Alpha,” she greets with a smirk.“Don’t start,” I groan at her.“Couldn’t help it. What do you need?”“Have you seen Rowan? I can’t seem to find her anywhere.”“Have you checked the gazebo? You know she and Jhenelle do the homework there.”“Right. Totally forgot about that. Thanks,” I say before heading out of the mansion towards the back.The pathway leading out of the mansion is laid with field stones, weathered and worn, like they have been here for ages. Lining the paths are wildflowers and green shrubs with their leaves rustling in the breeze while the air is filled with the sweet scent of blooming flowers and freshly cut grass, like nature’s own perfume.The pathway leads me through a groove of trees until I come across a small clearing where a gazebo is nestled in its center, surrounded by different colorful wildflowers. The wood is a warm, honey brown color, that makes it even more charming even though
VIKTOR.Hot damn.She is … kissing meRowan is kissing me.Of her own accord.I am too stunned to move, too scared that if I do, she will break it off, say that it was a mistakeThis is the first time we have kissed, no.But it is the first time she has initiated it and boy, that make me giddy with joy.“Am I doing something wrong?” She asks as she pulls away to stare at me.“What?” I gasp out. “Why would you ask that?”“Because, you are just sitting there, like stone.”“Right. My apologies,” I say before pulling her back to me, this time a very eager participant.My lips crash onto hers, mouth open as my tongue slips easily into hers.She is more than receptive and soon, we are both battling for dominance, two dominant wolves unwilling to give in.Somehow in the midst of that dance, I mange to pull her fully onto my laps, her legs straddling me.The sun dress she is wearing have risen up to her thighs, allowing my unfettered access to her soft suple skin, which I can’t help but grip
VIKTOR.That little, worthless, spineless, excuse of a man!Who does that?!Who goes ahead to rape a woman because she is weaker than you?Because you didn't want her?!You rape her and then you killed her?!What kind of-Just how demented is that bastard?!I mean, I knew he had issues, I just didn’t think he was certifiably insane.A complete and utter babe and disgrace to this world.Oh, I will kill him.I will break his entire bones and bathe in his blood and I will laugh while doing it.“Uh, are you okay?”I look over at Lisa to see her staring at my hands. Looking down, I see that I have already smashed mug in my fist and it’s now bleeding.“Damn it!” I curse as I head to the sink, shaking out the sheds as I let the cold water run through the wound.Within seconds, the gash has closed.“Viktor?”“He was her alpha!” I snarl. “And her mate! Two reasons to protect her and he… wow. I have never wanted to kill someone more than I want to kill him right now. What kind of person is he?!
VIKTOR“Don’t go! Please, don’t go! I don’t know when you will come back again!”I smile down at Jhenelle as she holds on tightly to my leg, a stubborn frown clear on her faceMaxwell chuckles as he walks past us, heading to the car.“Good luck with her,” he mutters. “I know from experience that grip is a hard one to get out of.”I look over at him and watch as he gets into the car, Sven and Fin already waiting in too.“Come on, Jhenelle,” Rowan says as she crouches down to look her in the eye. “He is going to come back.”“You don't know that!” she snaps in returning, her hands tightening even more on my leg.I bend over and lift her into my arms, raising her to my face level.“Sweet heart, I am not leaving you for good,” I tell her as I peck her forehead. “I just need to go take care of some adult stuff and besides, your mother will come visit me soon and you can come with her.”“Really? She asks with a wide eyed look before glancing at her mother who nods in affirmation with a small
VIKTOR.“So, what is our next point of action?” Sven asks, a glass of whisky in his hand.“We need to contact the other packs, try to demolish whatever movement Dominic has begun,” Maxwell says. “Viktor, you are known to have joined the dead alphas in their ambush, you can tell them what actually happened. And while at it, we will show our support for the coalition.”“Will it be enough?” I ask.“We have our own reputations, thankfully, respected and revered. Some of the packs will join us on account of our words, some might not. Some would want to stay on the fence. But for now, it will be enough to put a stalemate to whatever crap he is pulling.”“He is not going to like that?” Fin mutters.“Who cares?” I retort.“No one, of course, but let’s think. These past weeks he has been gathering a following and now we just come and scatter it all. He is going to be pissed, probably accuse us of undermining him.”“We are undermining him,” Sven mutters.“Yeah, you- you know what I mean!”“We d
VIKTOR:“So much for behaving yourself,” Fin grouches as both he and Sven walks back in.“I never promised to behave,” I reply.“Still. You could have at least controlled yourself.”“Didn’t you hear what he said? That they deserved it! That she-”“We know, Viktor,” Maxwell says quietly. “We were there. He is just saying you could have handled it better. Now, he knows that we are actively against him. We can’t catch him unawares.”“Exactly. He is going to move faster now,” Fin says.“Then we move faster,” I reply. “People are already aware to his unpleasant tendencies. And his attitude doesn’t exactly make him a loved one. Between him and us, we can sway them.”“We can sway the ones who are reasonable. The one who are ruled by logic and not some perverse desire to get glory irrespective of how they do so,” Sven says.“Okay then,” let’s get to it.We all get up and heads out of the mansion.Their personal cars had already been brought to the front, so after a few curt goodbyes, they all