Opening the door to the interrogation room Carter went inside -it was just as Jake had said the hunter was dead.
Not even an hour have passed but the dark blood trickling from the corner of his mouth have already dried up. Carter gave an indifferent glance to the dead body and then walked out of the room.There was no point in dismantling a dead body, he wanted to keep this hunter alive to satiate the anger that was coursing in his veins but if he was dead then there was no point in letting his wolf play with a corpse.What was the fun in it? Without the screams of agony was there any point in ripping apart a human body?He marched past the corridor of the basement and turned right where the operating room was and sauntered inside raising a brow at Jake and Shayne who seemed to be having an intense discussion.“What’s going on? Did you guys find out anything? Or did you keep that dead body to play fetch?”<“What are you trying to say?” There was a tick going on in Jake’s left eyelid as he held his gaze. If it was someone else the latter’s knees would have buckled under his intent gaze with the Alpha pheromones wafting off his body. “Do you have any idea what you are doing Carter? You are questioning my loyalty as the beta of this pack. In case you have forgotten but I have always done what was in regards to the safety and well being of this pack. I have never ever stepped back even in the face of threat when it came to the protection of the pack.”“And for the sake of this protection you were prepared to let Thalia die?” asked Carter his hands in pocket. He didn’t show any signs of attacking his beta but when Jake stayed silent in a silent agreement he couldn’t stop himself from lunging at his throat. Fingers curled around Jake’s throat he slammed the latter aga
“Caroline.” Carter ambled inside Caroline’s room it wasn’t in his personality to barge into someone’s room no matter what, it would be a blatant show of his unstable emotions that he was being affected by her manipulative schemes behind his back.Which was not something he would like to let Caroline know, the second he finds out that she had the desired effect on him. She will only become more and more ornery like she was being right now. He paused in front of Caroline’s tea table where she was leisurely sipping her tea. He hated it - hated how wrapped up she was in her own self that she just wouldn’t wake up and see what kind of menace she was being to her son.Taking a breath he tried to calm the twisted rage he was feeling, he wanted to rip Caroline’s head apart and see for himself just how can a woman be this much of a calculating, controlling freak. But she was his mother the one who h
Pissed and jealous at Scarlet for being such a sticky gum on the sole of her toe. Thalia pursed her lips unhappily. It's true that she didn’t have any expectations from Carter at first and wanted to keep a safe distance away from him but that train had already left, staying away from him was no longer an option and now that Scarlet was putting on a claim on what was supposed to be hers. Thalia was a bit..no a lot bothered by it. “Do you want me to deal with her?” Carter tilted his head sideways and pulled her close by wrapping one arm around her waist with his nose nuzzling her nape, he softly murmured against her skin. His hot breath se
Thalia didn’t like dreams the monsters will always chase after her and so did the silence. The drip-drop of water droplets and the eerie chill that coiled around her spine was something she didn’t like in the least.Being locked up was no fun and being chased by a monster was even more terrifying. Night after night she worked hard until the moon was dead only so she could have a dreamless sleep. It generally didn’t happen so often but it was better than nothing.But tonight was one of the exceptions where she wasn’t locked by the monster or hiding into a dark closet under the stairs to escape from her demons.No right now she was at the total mercy of a thick slanted finger as it drive in and out
"What are you doing here ?" Thalia was glad that she was quick on her feet and didn't dilly dally once she was out of the bed. Shifters might be used to walking around in their birthday suit whether in public or private, that wasn't the case for Thalia she wasn't particularly fond of displaying her marks, especially to people like Alex who made her feel both uncomfortable and disgusted for being herself.Alex gave her a sardonic smile as that familiar glint of disdain flashed in his eyes " What now that you are in my brother's bed, you think you can govern his life ? " raising an eyebrow he smirked " who he can meet, whom he cannot? What's next going to keep his balls in your back pocket ?"Thalia rolled her eyes, her ' just had a freaking orgasm euphoria' was coming down on a hard crash and it was ruined before she could stop it, she was just about to argue with Alex but she was experienced enough to understand that Alex was like a female version of Caroline - once he
" Well are you asking me what I am doing here - except for watching my big brother being whipped for a cursed as f*ck c*nt?" said Alex with a smile when Carter growled at him " Alright, don't get your panties in a bunch, I am here to discuss some important things with you, so after you are done playing, meet me at the pack's dining area" Then he kicked off the doorframe and left.Once Alex was gone, Carter pulled back his alpha vibes. He pinched the bridge of his nose then turned her around, lifting her hands in his " Darling, I really hope that you won't take Alex's words to mind and just ignore him from now on, he is kinda difficult and he adores Caroline, a lot more than I can say I do -"Thalia pulled her hands free of Carter's grip " Really, that's all you have to say? I get thrown in a dungeon for talking back to him and he gets scot-free even after calling me a what was that ?" She fake pondered for a second before she mocked" Yeah, a cursed c*nt? "Just
“ So what’s wrong, trouble in paradise already ?” Carter’s expression was grave as he strode past Alex who was waiting for him, obviously quite smug about getting under Thalia’s skin and his nerves, he was in no mood to play these games with his brother. Compared to the general population he disliked his brother a bit less but right now he would happily wring the latter’s neck. However, his silence did nothing of the sort to discourage Alex, instead, it only made him a lot more vociferous as the latter rushed after him “ If she is giving you this much stress then you should just dump her. I think that will save you a lot of worries, look at those strain lines”The tip of Carter’s tongue prodded the inside of his cheek, as he licked his teeth that were itching to sink in someone’s throat and rip his windpipe out, pivoting around he faced Alex fully “ Listen carefully Alex, if you think that you will be able to g
Thalia walked past the dining table and took a seat on one of the stools in front of the kitchen counter. She loaded her plate with food and ignored the stunned glares that were directed her way, taking a bite of the extra salty eggs she turned to look at Kim who was darkly stabbing her own food, then she discreetly turned to look at the table. Taking no notice of the scowl that Carter that sent a shiver down her spine, she found what she was looking for Alex was seated on the table with a brat doll, Thalia didn’t know who that female was but she immediately took an instant dislike to her.She looked just as superficial and shallow as Scarlet and with her arms, shockingly locked around Alex even while eating and going by the contemptuous look she just shot her way, well they weren’t going to be best buds.“ Honestly, look at her” drawled Caroline from her chair looking at Carter with air very much similar to a mother in law “ She pla
A loud echo of bullet shot echoed in the clearing as Carter pulled Thalia away but it turned out that his actions were useless because even though Cruz seemed to have aimed for Thalia the bullet didn’t hit her but instead hit him. “ No! Carter!” Thalia shrieked as she held Carter’s body that went limp against hers, as she looked at the painfully twisted face of her mate, Thalia was able to feel the echo of her mate’s pain through their mating bond and that was how she found out that the bullet wasn’t just an ordinary bullet it was specially made for putting down shifters with just one shot. Silver bullet dipped in wolfsbane and moulded with together with the holy water, her stomach churned as she felt the acidic sensation Carter was feeling while shaking her head as she cupped his face and crouched down with his head in her lap. “ No, No … No... No.. she tried to use her blood on his wound but it was of no use, she couldn’t heal him no matter how much blood she poured into the wound.
Thalia waited for Cruz to turn around, once she was sure that he was engrossed with her mother’s corpse and the stupid pentagram thingy, she flicked the pocket knife in her hand. Her gut was burning like someone has doused sulphuric acid on her skin and lit her up on fire, it was a pain like she has never felt before and because Cruz has stabbed her with a silver knife her healing was painfully slow and she was sure that she was going to pass out. He hasn’t just stabbed her for collecting her blood, he has left her to die…blood soaked her hoodie and dripped onto the concrete floor below her. As she moved her hand trying her best to slice the belt off her body, she could feel her wound throbbing with every move until it started to hurt with every breath that she took. Tears filled her eyes but she didn’t stop, it was hurtful but she knew that it will liberate her somehow. One strap down. Two straps down. Once her hand was free, she pulled the straps of the metal table that was tyi
With a great leap, Carter felt his wolf lunge against his surface as he growled, “ Renard!” Before springing and shifting mid-air as he rushed towards the wolves behind whom Renard was hiding. Every bite and slash of his was filled with anger and vigour, he didn’t care about the blood that was matting his fur or the corpses he was leaving behind, his eyes were on the prize and that prize was none other than Renard’s head. While he rushed towards Renard, the latter’s wolves tried their best to slow him down, they bit and clawed greatly affecting his movements but Carter was like an impending doom that was coming after Renard, nothing stopped him. He didn’t care about the bite on his neck, the claw mark on his hank and nor did he care about the blood that was dripping down his muzzle, all he cared about was reaching Thalia as soon as he could. Pain and blood loss was slowing him down but Carter couldn’t care about that, not when his mate was in danger. Especially, not when this f*cker
Carter groaned as he banged his fists on the steering wheel of the car he was driving. He tried to stop the ringing and pounding of blood in his ears but then again no wolf would take any obstruction including the one he was facing when he was in a hurry to get to his mate, he could feel the slow churn in his stomach, the pain pounding in his veins like little hammers drumming down on his head, stomach and every freakin pore of his body and here he was staring at Renard and his wolf as they surrounded him and his pack mates. Jake peered out of the windshield as he counted the wolves that were standing outside. “ One, two, three…damn that f*cker brought at least fifteen wolves to take us on, maybe he wants to bury us in an early grave.” “ Like he will get a chance to do that,” grunted Shayne from behind while looking out of the window as well. “ Fifteen, I think I can take them, we have been in a worse situation before haven’t we?”“ We have been,” rasped Dan as he rubbed the back of
Thalia saw his madness, that crazy glint in his eyes as he fervently drew the pentagram on the floor with her blood that he has collected, an angry flush crept on her face as she glared at him. “ You can stop with that bullshit of yours you see? Disrespecting my mother, causing her life to become a mess because of you and then digging her body out of the grave, none of these actions says that you loved her. You are the reason, she is dead, all right? You rejected her, when she wanted you to claim her, you didn’t do it and yet you didn’t let her go. You framed her for being crazy and a kidnapper who went mad because you refused her, till the end you painted a totally different picture, all because you wanted to hide the hideous things that you have done, so what are you doing all this for?”Cruz’s head snapped up, as he straightened up and twirled the knife in his hands, eyes hard as he predatorily moved towards her. “ You don’t understand, I never wanted her to die you see? I wouldn’
“Did you find her?” asked Carter as he rushed out of his lodge that was at the centre of the pack and rushed to meet with Shayne who shook his head. “ I have checked the kitchen, the pantry, even the small shack where she used to stay, I can’t find her.” “ This is ridiculous, where did he take her?” said Carter as he tugged on the locks of his hair with his hands. “ No one saw him leave the territory, his car is parked in the garage so how can he take her away in such a short period of time?” An hour ago, he did not send Brandon to call for Kim, there was no way he was going to send Brandon to call for Kim leaving Thalia alone with him when he was still suspicious of Brandon, so when Kim came back and told him that it was Brandon who sent her to see him, Carter knew that something was wrong with Thalia at once and he rushed to the lodge to see what was going on but there was nothing as if she wasn’t even there at the first place.“ I can’t find Brandon,” Jake whom Carter sent to see
Thalia’s wolf arched her back as she prepared herself to lunge at Cruz but Thalia knew that it was going to be of no use, so she hurriedly said, “ You killed your brother right? You sacrificed him for my mother?” In her memories, she remembered a brown wolf lunging at her mother to protect Carter when her mother tried to claw Carter’s heart out, if that wolf wasn’t Cruz then surely it was —— Brandon.Cruz jutted his chin out Ashe nodded, “ That’s right, should have kept his nose out of my business. He said he loved Lydia but he crushed her throat right in front of me, he was even going to go after your father and end his misery so that he will not suffer much from the loss of his mate but I got there first, I took care of your father first and then took care of my dear brother, I left him half alive and left another wolf with his face clawed so badly that no one would be able to recognise him. Everyone thought that the body belonged to me and I died while taking care of your father, a
Have you ever tried to stuff your brain until you can no longer stuff anything in it? Well, that was what Thalia was going through right now, she didn’t know whether Cruz was saying the truth or not but she felt her brain sort of freeze as she shuffled back and said, “ This is a joke right? This has to be a joke.” “ You can deny it all you want, sweetie but you know it in your heart that it's the truth,” Cruz smirked as he kicked back on his chair. “ You remember it all but you just don’t want to accept it, I know I get that feeling too… I felt the same way when I found out that my mate mated with a f*cking submissive, she could have done so much better than that gutless submissive wolf but she just had to do something to piss me off.” “ Or maybe she genuinely liked him,” said Thalia before she took another look at the basement, she knew that Cruz would not just capture her for no reason, there must be something more to this, now Thalia hoped that Carter would be able to sense her
Thalia’s eyes snapped open as she took in the surroundings around her. The place wherever she was, it was just sad —— the windows were boarded up and there were also panes of wood that were hanging off the doors and if that wasn’t enough, crude insults were sprayed all over the walls. She didn’t have to think about where she was anymore, with just another glimpse of the surrounding she knew where she was —- she was home. The one where everything went downhill. And she wasn’t in the living room, no she was in that one place she hated with all her core, it was the basement. The exact same one where Carter was locked up by her mother, she sucked in a breath and somehow pushed herself to sit up straight, her feet weren’t chained but they were bounded by something, when she looked down, she realised that it was shifter resistant ropes. She muttered a curse inwardly but her curse stuck in her head mid-way as her gaze fell on something much more hideous that was sitting in the corner. Ori