An urgent knock at the door interrupts us followed by Breydon “Rudina, Rudina, are you in there?”
Groaning, I tell him to come in and roll my eyes at Christian
“Rudina we cannot find Lucian”
“Why does that not surprise me?. Can’t you see Breydon, it is clearly Lucian that let Daryl in”
“Then my Queen, it is time we moved, the vampires and the wolves are ready. We have waited long enough”
“You have spoken to the wolves?” It came as a bit of a surprise considering how much he despised them
“Yes Rudina, they are all fully healed and ready to advance on Daryl’s pack immediately”
Looking back at Christian for an answer, I needed him to reassure me it was the right thing to do considering he had told me I need to stay here, but I needed Tasha to be back with us, she had been away too long.
Christian grabs my hand “We will tackle him together&rdq
Reaper was snarling through me as we inch closer to the bitch. Amber was muttering under her breath, trying to cast a spell on us but it wouldn’t work, nothing would work now and she knew there was no escaping me.Her amber eyes flickered around the dungeon as she tried to figure out a way of getting pass me but there was nowhere for her to go, my huge beast filled the room“What’s the matter Amber, know this is your end?”“Never” she screeches and tries to run at me, her small body colliding with my own and whilst I did not move, she bounced off of me like a spring and lands on the floor in a heap, making me erupt with laughter.“What are you waiting for, do it!”Her eyes close shut as she stands in front of me but it wasn’t going to be that easy. I was going to rip her apart in front of Daryl, he hurt my mate and now it was time I hurt his.With one hand, I haul her in the air by her an
He stands next to me as I look at all the dead wolves and his fingers touch mine, sending sparks through me and I immediately pull away, it just had to be some kind of trick.“You killed them all?”He closes his eyes and looks up at the darkening sky “And I have been punished by the Moon Goddess”“How did you?, why did you kill them all, why didn’t you just speak to them?”“Because they had been brought up to see you as the enemy. My twisted and warped mind convinced them that we would take over they just had to wait for the signal and they had to be respectful of you”“That was the curse?”He shakes his head “Ash, I told you from the beginning there was more to the curse. My parents had planned it before I was born, long before Paige and Amber were involved”“I know, we had already figured that out”“Then you see that I was just a p
“You want to go home?”His head bobs up and down “We can’t go back to the vampires, they didn't want anything to do with this”My hand clasps around the note in the pocket. The warning from Daryl about the vampires working with Amber.“What happened to you?”“Huh?”“When I looked back all the wolves were on the ground, the vampires gone. What did they do to you?”He looks at me with a raised eyebrow “I don’t know what you are talking about Ash, we never came with any vampires. They didn’t want to get involved in the werewolf problems”“What are you talking about Christian?. We rode in cars with them, you and I were with Breydon”He shakes his head at me looking worried “There were no vampires in the cars Ash, just the wolves. Have you hit your head?”I didn’t understand what was going on, I had seen it.
“You are really going to go alone?”“Yep”“Ash, you are insane!”“Maybe but I have survived this long”Tasha shakes her head at me and takes another large gulp of blood “Look Ash you are my best friend in fact my only friend. If you think this is going to be a good idea then I support you but for the love of God, sorry Goddess when can I stop drinking this shit?” she screws her face up and waves the half drunk glass in my face making me laugh“When you feel like you have had enough”.“That doesn’t seem like it is ever going to happen”I knew exactly how she felt, it was the same when Christian took me to that prison. I almost drained the guy dry.“But I am going to take you with me”Her long eyelashes flicker up to me “I thought you said…”“I know but its Daryl, and I am positive he will n
“You were surprised I was still alive and yet you never came for me”He looks away from me “It was a mistake, you are all I have left of a family”“Why now Lucian, why the sudden change of heart?”“I do not like the vampires, nor do I like the wolves”“Okay, what does that have to do with the change of heart”“You are missing what I am trying to tell you”“What?”“Why do you think Breydon was so keen to get me out of the meeting room?. I bet he told you I am a loner of some kind”“He wanted you out the way of his plans, he knew you would tell me”He nods “Exactly. Now let me meet Tasha”Lucian follows me up the steps, into the dark house and into the room where I had left Tasha, she was sprawled out on the sofa, face down and groaning.“Ah the craving has kicked in”Luci
My head was all over the place as his lips touch mine, sparks erupt between us but I pull away immediately trying to hide what I was feeling“What the fuck Daryl, what do you think you are doing?”“Showing you that we still have something. I know you felt it too”, his smile is genuine as he looks at me“That’s not the point Daryl, you can’t just go around trying to kiss me whenever you feel like it. Besides I am with Christian now and you are an asshole”He looks away from me to the spot where I walked out the forest “It worked then?”“What are you talking about Daryl?”“You changed that girl, I knew as soon as I picked her up, the human scent was gone and had been replaced by a smell similar to your own. It was why I moved her from the dungeons just in case she woke up. I have to say Ash, it took me by complete surprise that you actually did that”&ld
Shit! Slowly turning around I see Christian’s large frame, he is stood about a hundred metres away looking furious and even from this distance I could tell his nostrils were flaring.Daryl climbs off of his bike and stands in front of me, blocking Tasha and I from Christian but I step around him watching Christian stride towards us, his eyes darkening with every step.Christian grabs me by the shoulders, shaking me and stares into my eyes “What has he done to you?”“Nothing”“Then why mate are you kissing him?”“It was nothing, just a peck on the cheek goodbye, he is leaving” I push his arms away from me “He is wolfless Christian, he can’t hurt me anymore”Christian curls his lip up sneering at Daryl “Another lie, what has he done to you?” He stares into my eyes trying to read me“Nothing, I have been here the whole time” Tasha tries to rea
“You need to choose Ash”“Why do I?”“Because you clearly still have strong feelings for him. I don’t know how or why especially after he was so cruel to you”Daryl interrupts “It was the spell”“Yeah right. You have always been the same Daryl, everything has always been about you. Not once have you ever cared for anyone but yourself”“Really Christian, who was there for you when Pria died from her mistake”Christian frowns at Daryl“What does he mean Christian?”“Nothing?”“You’re lying”He sighs and pulls his hands over his face “Pria didn’t want to live in a pack anymore, she fell in love with a vampire”I was gobsmacked. Christian had told me Matthew had killed her and as I look at him, he refuses to look at me and he grits his teeth together.“Matthew di
A few months has passed since all the craziness with Lucian. Things had settled down massively, well, apart from being thrown into motherhood and raising triplets. I was just glad I wasn’t doing it on my own.Daryl was still getting used to having a smaller pack. Although he had already been out trying to recruit other packs that were smaller than ours. Some had accepted whereas others had told him where to go. The pack was still much smaller than the average wolf pack with less than a hundred people now after many had lost their lives in the fight against my brother, but he was certain he would make it great again. After all, he really wanted to pass on an almighty pack to Daryl Junior, the eldest of the triplets.In just a few months the three of them had grown quite quickly, instead of being like three-month-olds, they looked more like eighteen month olds and certainly liked to keep me busy and on my toes, especially since they were already walking and running. I assumed they were
More bullets come as I keep low, the stench of Lucian’s blood filling the air as he hovers above me. With each bullet, I am splattered in his blood, but it continues to do little more than slow him down.“You have not learnt a thing!” he roars at me as his claws wrap around my neck, lifting me from the ground.I should have been afraid, scared for my own life as I faced death when he suddenly stills. My feet dangling in the air at least ten inches from the ground. His deep amber eyes staring into mine, but he was quiet, no sound was coming from Lucian and yet everyone around us was yelling.His claws pierced the skin of my neck, my own blood trickling down over my cool skin as I watched Lucian’s nostrils flare. He was enjoying my scent, like it was something he had been longing for. This was not in my plan.His teeth sink into my shoulder as I let out a scream, and I see people charging towards Lucian. Daryl was shouting out something about protecting the Luna.Lucian’s jaw refuses to
“I will stop this.” I try to reassure the tiny beast in my arms, but I still didn’t know if I could even kill him, if it was even possible.“She will never be yours!” Lucian’s voice howls around us making Natasha’s little beast cling to me harder. Her tiny claws piercing my skin as they dug into me, her body trembling as his voice echoes around us.“Drop the spell.” I whisper to the small beast. Lucian was using her to put the spell around the dungeons, to stop others from getting any closer, but she was still a baby, could she even understand what I was saying? Could my reassurance be enough?Her small furry body continues to tremble against mine until it suddenly stops, momentarily scaring the crap out of me. When I hear soft snuffles coming from her and gently turn her head. She had fallen asleep on me. She had gone from a terrified little beast to one in a deep sleep, she had needed me so much more than I had ever known, and I feel a shift inside of me. The need to protect her, no
“It’s not that simple is it. I may have some magical abilities, but he still has years over me. Years of training, years of knowledge, years of planning what he calls his redemption.”“But there is something he possibly didn’t account for. A mother’s love, a mate’s love. The fact that a whole pack will be right behind you.”It just didn’t seem true. Maybe I had been looking at this all wrong and it wasn’t just my fight anymore.“Then how am I supposed to make myself stronger?”“You already know Ash, look at the things you have been capable of. Personally, I don’t think you give yourself enough credit.”I was completely soaked from the heavy rain as I stared up into his amber eyes, the blue flecks shining brightly through the storm. It wasn’t just me that had changed but it seemed like he had too. His once sulky and moody self had mellowed out.“What ever happens Ash, you have three babies that need you.”I slowly bob my head, he was right, but I had still left them to check on my best
No one stops me, no one even comes after me as I race through the forest towards her house. She had to be here, it was where it had all started.As I break out of the forest, I see it, her small house sitting on the opposite side of the road. A trail of blood leading up the few steps as the door sat open. Anyone could walk in here, anything could have found her.Creeping towards the house, I knew the trail of blood belonged to her. It was dry though and had been sat here for a while, but it didn't remove her scent.“Tasha?” I call out her name as I step in through the front door, hoping for some kind of response but I was met with silence and what was worse is the trail of blood ended in the middle of the room. There was nothing, no body, no pool of dried red, but more importantly there was no sound.The floorboards didn’t creak like I was used to, no weird smell from all the herbal teas she had scattered around.“Can you hear her?” I mutter to Reaper. I didn’t even know why I was ask
The omega keeps her head low, not speaking as she remained in the room. She was our biggest risk right now; she was the only one to know that I had had a third baby and I couldn’t have her revealing that information, not to anyone.“You can’t say anything!” I plead with her, hoping that she would understand.“They need to be checked over.” She mumbles back at me and Daryl shakes his head“Kiera, you cannot tell anyone, you cannot share the news of Ash having a third child. Do you understand?” He was using his Alpha tone, a tone that I was only to familiar with.The omega gulps, her eyes wide as she slowly nods her head.“I need you to say it Kiera!”“I won’t tell anyone, but how are you going to hide her, what if she is a poorly pup?”Daryl looks between me and the omega as I gently rock our little girl.“Kiera, you will become Ashley’s personal maid. You will do nothing else in the house except for helping Ash and tending to the children and monitoring any changes in them!”“But the
“For you!” Lucian punches the stone wall of his cell, splitting the skin on his knuckles which heals instantly.“I don’t understand”“Of course you don’t sister.” He laughs manically as he tries to pull the bars apart. I was glad Daryl had reinforced them.“You weren’t to know I was going to have children.”He looks at me from the corner of his eye. I was so stupid, I had told him of the vision, the one where I was left alone with twins, the one where Daryl was not in the picture. How could I have been so stupid?“You told me that not all visions were correct that some were just created in my own mind!”“Yes, but I saw that vision too, sister. Getting into your head was much easier than you trying to get into mine. Any time your wolf was dormant, it left an opening. A chance for me to see everything!”“Just kill him Ash” Daryl links me"Whicjh is why you wanted Amber to trap me?"He starts clapping."About time you figured that out."“You would never have found me without Daryl!” I ye
The omega hands her to me, she was much smaller than the boys with tufts of dark hair that matched Daryl’s, bright amber eyes peeping out under her eyelids.I still didn’t understand, the doctor had shown me the monitor, pointed out the two boys, how could he have missed a third baby or even a third heartbeat.Silent tears run down my face as I look at the three of them, how could I protect them? How could I protect my daughter from my brother? He was so set on taking her.“You did well.” The omega smiles at me as she drapes something over my legs, but I glance at the door. I had a bad feeling growing in the pit of my stomach.“He’s coming.” I mutter.There is fear on the omegas face as her eyes widen and her body stills.“You’re scared of him?”“Every omega is.” She sits next to me.“You know I’m not talking about Daryl, don’t you?”She nods her head and mutters Lucian’s name back to me.“What did he do to you?”He didn’t have anything to do with the omegas.“You don’t know?” she que
It was strange after experiencing Amber's world!Being able to run through Lucian’s mind with his beast chasing me was something I had never considered happening, nor did I think it was even possible and yet here I am. To be in someone’s mind was almost disgusting, you never know what they might be hiding and it was apparent that Lucian had been hiding alot.I had never bothered to ask the name of his beast, but something tells me it’s up there like mine. Reaper, another name for death and she certainly did have a dark side.“Tell me where she is!” I scream as I continue to run.“Give us your daughter!”“I have already told Lucian, they are boys, no females.”“You lie! I can smell it. You are carrying a girl!”Here I had no bump, if anything my stomach was flatter than flat. Was this how Lucian really saw me?He chases me through the greyness of Lucians mind. There was no colour, like he only saw things a certain way. Anytime I get a chance to grab something to throw, I do. Lucian con