Blake P.O.V. The sun hits my face, and I turn in the bed to draw Allie into me. The meeting yesterday ended sometime late last night, and everyone agreed to my invitation to stay the night in our packhouse. I talked to Head Councilman Eddar and Alpha Elias after everyone else had gone to bed, after I had made sure Allie was okay and in bed as well. They both told me not to worry about the Beta of Night Howl. He is traumatized, but I still can’t shake the feeling something is off with him. I know Allie and Dawn felt the same way at the meeting, as she continuously tried to get a read on him. My arms hit empty space on the side where Allie was supposed to lie next to me, and I sat over end. Where is my mate? ‘Baby?’ My panicked mind voice tries to reach her, and luckily she answers right away. ‘Morning darling. I’m in the downstairs kitchen. I couldn’t wake you, and I wanted to help make breakfast. I left a note on the side table and the pillow.’ I look at the pillow and there is a
Allison P.O.V. The flight from our pack to the Night Howl pack is only a couple of hours, although the drive was so long. I made it a point to visit Mr. F. after we decided to go back for Tristan’s mate and explain things to him. I told him if he had any wishes for anything to go to Elliott or Cassie, and who they are in our Rank. He asked me to be careful. Omega’s are caring for him, as he is still very weak. I also implored Elliott to keep an eye on him for me, which he promised.Blake has kept me close ever since we took off, knowing this is going to be hard no matter how much I am focusing on Tristan and his search for his mate. He mindlinked that he still smells her scent on Alpha Elias and Luna Helen, so the possibility is that she is the Omega who tends to their clothes, or someone who works closely with them.‘Allie, does Pete have any siblings?’ Blake suddenly asks, as we are in the car bringing us from the airport to the packlands. I think hard on this one.‘He may have men
Allison P.O.V.“What the actual fuck what that?” I yell, Blake trying to get me to calm down, but I just point a finger at him. We might not have been together for very long, but even he knows not to come between me and whatever pissed me off. “Excuse me?” Alpha Elias says, crossing his arms, but I just stare him down until he squirms. “Well, I better let Pete explain what is going on.” “No! You better do a fucking better job at being the Alpha here, Elias. You are supposed to be the leader, and nonetheless I was the one who had to interfere when your Beta overstepped and tried to come between the matebond. You need to do better!” He scoffs, as he glares at me. “Young lady..” “Don’t you dare ‘young lady’ me, you old fool! You let your bastard of a son terrorize this poor pack, his fated mate, me, and everyone else around him. You let him take the title without a second thought when you found your second chance mate. You do not have the power to scold me. You’ve made mistakes, grav
Bane P.O.V. “Sir, the agent from Night Howl is back.” One of my men says with a deep bow of his head. I lazily gesture for them to step forward. We are currently bunked down in a small pack we overtook a few days ago. I have managed to gather 150 rogues under me so far. They are so willing to come when I promise them free women and killing if they just do as I say, when I say it. It was a piece of cake to be voted Alpha of the Rogues, and now I am in control. Iron control. The little pack we overtook fought bravely, but we killed every warrior and child, keeping the women for fun and games. Especially the little Alpha’s daughter has been a pleasure to break in since the attack. Her family is one of the only ones not dead - they are captives in the cellars. Leverage so she will behave properly.“What news from my old pack?” I ask, looking at the spy. “Your former mate and her new boytoy were there yesterday, Alpha.” She says with a grimace to her companion. I scowl. So Annab
Blake P.O.V. The flight home, after we accepted Lianne into our pack, was uneventful, thank the Moon Goddess. Lianne and Allie made smalltalk and seemed to hit it off quite a bit, although Allie kept giving Lianne glances of confusion or concern. I made a mental note to ask her when we were back home, but it was so late when we finally reached the packhouse, I decided to wait. Lianne and Tristan went to his room in the packhouse, and I mindlinked his parents about the findings in the Night Howl pack, and that they should give them space to get to know each other before raining down with questions and happiness. My aunt made a rude comment I deliberately overheard. I also got a notification on my phone about a bounty the Council had issued on Bane. He was to be taken alive or dead, I myself preferred the last, to be brought to justice for his crimes against our community. I sent it to some of our associates, doubling the fee if they killed him within the next month. I have no doubt i
Allison P.O.V. I feel very confused when the gorgeous woman, Talia, says that my mate has been sending emails to witches tonight. Why would he not talk to me about it first? Has he been doing anything else without talking to me? Was that why he refused my help when I asked earlier? Does he not think I am strong enough to handle whatever we have to do to take Bane down? I feel a bit sad, isolated and angry at the thought of Blake not sharing the load of this weight with me. We are mates and partners. Equals. I sigh internally disregarding the feelings as soon as they present themselves. If Blake did this without talking to me, it was because he felt like he had to take action and he would have spoken to me tomorrow. Would I have been pissed he just went ahead and reacted without speaking to me? Perhaps. But he has been Alpha long before I became his mate, and he knows what to do and who to contact. I don’t. I would have gone with his suggestions anyway. ‘I trust your judgement, Alli
Blake P.O.V. I can’t get the thought about what Allie just said out of my head. She’s been having this off feeling about Lianne since we went home, and if I learned anything in the short time we’ve been together it’s trusting her instinct when she says or feels something. Even with our guests here, I will not forget what she just mindlinked me. ‘Blake, do you think Talia can maybe help us? I know she is a witch, and what I am feeling with Lianne is not shifter related. Her wolf is fine. It’s something else. Something I can’t quite put my finger to.’ We’re standing hand in hand at the front door, waiting for our guests to arrive there, when Allie mindlinks me. I open my eyes to ask why she is mindlinking me when I realize the others have gone with us. I look over my shoulders at Tristan, Lianne, Elliott and Cassie. They are all standing behind us, holding hands and in order of rank. I raise an eyebrow at the guys, but they just raise one right back at me. I ponder what Allie asked as
Bane P.O.V. “Scream!” The female bites her lips so it bleeds, but no sound comes out. I am on the verge of imploding. I need her to stop being such a stubborn bitch and fucking scream for me. “You will scream soon enough.” I tell her, as I caress one of the wounds I inflicted on her last night. She has been a joy to torture and hurt. Not as much as Annabel, but close enough that I have been able to have actual orgasms from it. Other times I have Tabatha come and glamour the girl to look and sound like Annabel. I curse her every day. Fucking cunt. Why couldn’t she just stay where she was supposed to? This is all her fault, and I will be sure to tell her over and over again. She will know the fucking wrath of me when I have in my hands again. I can feel the rage burn in my veins, and it won’t do that if I kill the Alpha’s bitch. Not now. I leave her whimpering in bed, as I go out and grab the first female Omega I come across. I drag her into the bedroom in her hair. She at least has t
Bane P.O.V. “How long does this creature take to grow my offspring?” “4 months, but be warned; this is the last solution, Bane. The child born of a fae is forbidden and a child of a dark fae and werewolf is an abomination.” “I don’t care, Tabatha. Just make sure you have everything you need to put the child inside her when I tell you to.” “You don’t think your Luna can conceive?” I growl at the question. It’s not a question if Annabel can conceive, but a question how fast she’ll find a solution to lose the child when she is pregnant with it. She hates me, and I hate her. She is nothing to be! I just need her DNA and mine to mix. I found the dark female fae wounded in the far end of the mountains some time ago, and she has been my guest ever since. I am not about to let her go, knowing her powers will flow to the child through the cords of the womb. I’ll make sure she carries to term. “This is not the problem, wretch. Can you do it or not?” Tabatha raises an eyebrow at my outburst
Allison P.O.V. “.... done going back and forth.” I open the door to the office where Talia and Blake are talking. This already feels like a long day and it’s only 7.30am. Two Omega’s are behind me with breakfast, coffee, juice, plates etc. Blake and Talia greet me and the Omega’s with smiles, but I notice they do not reach either of their eyes. Something is concerning them both, and it can only be one thing, or rather one person. I really hope we get him soon. He has ruined so many lives, and maybe we are only scratching the surface. I have a bad feeling about him - like there is a lot of shit we don’t know yet. “We come bringing gifts.” I say in a cheerful voice, trying to lighten the mood. It took me some time to get away from the hospital after Lianne, Tristan and Athale came back. I wanted to make sure they got food and drinks, and that Lianne and Dia weren't going to rip each other's throat out again. Turns out Dia was the one who asked for Lianne to come back. Must have misse
Blake P.O.V. ‘Alpha, we need you and your mate at the hospital.’ I wake with a start by the mindlink. Sleep is still blurring my brain, but I shake Allie awake and ask her to dress quickly. She gives me a questioning look, but I just shake my shoulders. ‘We’re on our way. What is going on?’ I asked the nurse who frantically woke me. ‘We’re not sure, but one second the Night Howl Beta was stable and the next he flatlined. Beta Lianne and Coven Mother Diamina are at each other's throat. Please hurry.’ I repeat her words to Allie as we fly down the stairs and outside to run to the hospital. “This is not good. If Dia loses her mate before she gets to know him properly…” She doesn’t have to say anything else. Diamina might go insane from the pain of losing her mate, even if she only just met him. The intense trauma from seeing his battered body yesterday and everything in between. Once we’re inside the hospital we just have to follow the raised voices. Lianne and Diamina are face to f
Allison P.O.V. “We need to treat him, Dia. And we need space to do that. I understand your feelings, trust me.” She gave me permission to call her by her nickname the day we showed them around the pack. Both her and Athale became fast friends of all the ranked members - and I love how my chosen family keeps expanding with awesome people. “You know nothing about how I feel.” I shoot her look that can peel paint from the wall, and she actually ducks her head. “Blake was attacked by a rogue, who I still believe to be my absolute crazy ex, and he was going to die. I was helpless. Blake hadn’t shifted and he couldn’t as the wolf clawed him and weakened him. No one dared to interfere in the fear of hurting their Alpha. I shifted for the first time that day and handed the rogue his ass. I saved my mate because if I didn’t I would watch him die. I know, Dia.” Both her and Athale stare at me with wide eyes. I blush under their gaze and wait for one of them to say something. We’re outside th
Blake P.O.V. The rumor that we are housing two Coven Mothers, especially the Sunrose and Bluewater covens, spreads more quickly than a forest fire in the dead of summer. Suddenly my phone keeps ringing with Alpha’s who want to come to my pack and meet the women, Alpha’s who swear they will never corporate with someone who ‘fraternize’ with witches and lastly Alpha’s who are eager to bring packmembers to see if some of them should be mated to one of the coven witches. Emails from covens have been swarming in as well, and Allie and the others have been a great support as I try to keep my head straight. Athale and Diamina think it’s hilarious and offer nothing more than laughter at my suffering.They’ve been here for two days now, which is just ridiculous taking into account how many people I have been talking to, written to or gotten threats from. Many of the offended Alpha’s are from lesser packs, who will fall into line in the end as the strongest in their Regions support me and my
Bane P.O.V. “.... not good enough. We need more time.” “There is no more time to give. The war is imminent and he is growing impatient.” The other person snorts. “He has always been impatient and cruel. What else is new?” “Don’t even start with me, Pete. Don’t you think I know that? I sought him out, remember?” Pete snorts again. “How could I forget? One day he was just a crazy ass bastard of an Alpha, but that could have been handled and the next..” Pete yelps, and the other voices hisses. “Quiet you suicidal idiot. Do you think he will be satisfied with killing you for treason?” “There is no treason to kill me for. Bane knows I never agreed to be his spy on the Night Howl pack, and as such he should be aware that I would work against him every step of the way.” “Your sister..” “Is safe with her mate.” Tabatha sighs this time, and I decided to grace them with my everlasting presence. They should both know better than try to whisper in the nooks and crannies of this place. I
Allison P.O.V. I’ve been speaking to Diamina the whole way to the training grounds, when Blake’s voice rings out in my head with her name. I already knew it, but he is very sweet to share his information with me. I know he will have done so with everyone else as well. As we get to the training grounds, Diamina, her sister, Talia and some of the other Coven members make a circle around us - wide enough for plenty of space to sit and not be crowded. I come up besides Blake. “What’s going on?” “They are shielding us, so no one outside the barrier will hear what we speak about.” He answers, and I gape as the women start chanting with their arms up and spread out. They are all facing outwards, and as the air ripples with their magic, I can see the thin barrier form from them and join wherever it meets with the piece someone else creates. It rises high about us, and the spell is finished as all the pieces are joined together at the top. Magic is absolutely fucking awesome! Lianne, Tris
Blake P.O.V. The next morning we’re awoken in our wolf form by the alarm going off. Shadow and Dawn both jump to their feet, alert and ready to react. ‘Where?’ I ask my border guards, and one of the men guarding the front gate answers. ‘They’re demanding to be let in, Alpha. We’re refusing and they threatened us with magic. They are obviously dark witches.’ Shadow looks at Dawn, who nods. She heard as well. ‘Neptune, we need you and Talia at the front gate. NOW!’ ‘Yes, Alpha.’ ‘Tristan, Elliott, get the pack into the saferooms as a precaution. Then come to the front gate with the girls as well.’ ‘Yes, Alpha.’ Shadow and Dawn are running at top speed towards the place where the frontgate is located. They slept in the other end of the territory, so it’ll take a little while for us, even in wolf form. ‘Tell them Allie and I are on our way as fast as we can. Make them wait.’ I mindlink the guard, who responds with a ‘yes Alpha’ as well. I can feel Allie’s curiosity about who is
Allison P.O.V. I can’t even be mad at the asshole when he slings me over his shoulder. I have felt the building pressure of need through our bond all evening, and I have done absolutely nothing to douse it. In fact, I have done everything I can to make it worse. Blake has been a true trooper all night. But I can’t help the squeal and the demand to put me the fuck down when he bounced up the stairs with me over his shoulder as a ragdoll. And he did it in front of the others. On our way up I hear similar squeals of surprise and indignation. And then Talia. “You try to put me on that shoulder, Neptune… PUT ME DOWN YOU DOTL!” I laugh internally. He is going to be in so much trouble, unless he fucks her brains out, which is apparently the general plan for all the males now. Fucking horny male wolves. Dawn does not help at all as she just purrs in my mind at the sight of sex. ‘Maybe you and Blake could let me and Shadow have our turn when you're done?’ She asks, and I promise to get the