The first one lunged itself at me, ready to crush my bones from its weight.To evade his attack, I jumped sideways while my eyes were on the other werewolf. It ran behind me, ready to sink its teeth into my leg, but I lunged forward to the brown one, and my mouth went straight to its shoulders, sinking my teeth against the bigger one. I took advantage of the fact that I was faster than the other two. As I did my first damage, I got more careful because it only enraged the two.Yes, I was fast. But I also get exhausted carelessly.My stamina wasn’t enough for two opponents. Maybe if it was only one sentinel, I could outrun him easily. My lungs kept up as I burned a lot of oxygen, and my body started to tremble after I overworked the muscles in my legs.They regrouped in front of me, ready to pounce, and cut me with their long, sharp claws, digging into the dirt as they stepped closer and slower. Their snarls vibrate in their throats.There was no way I would survive the two, so I decid
“Treyton!” I uttered between my breath and behind him…“OH GOD!!!” I cried out loud when I saw he was carrying Alpha Hunter behind his back!I ran straight to both of them. Their silver hairs were smudged with crimson blood, and Treyton’s clothes were soaking wet with blood as well. Troy panicked at first, but when he saw me rushing towards the two, he had no choice but to check on them as well.I felt like my heart was going to explode. Waves of emotions crashed through my chest as I gazed down at my unconscious mate. Treyton carefully laid him down on the grass and made him lean against the huge rock I was sitting on. I gasped loudly when Treyton pushed Hunter’s face upward so he could breathe well.“Hunter?... Hunter, it’s me, Cassandra. Can you hear me?” I whispered to him, tears trickling down my face when I saw that huge scar on the left side of his face. It was so grave that it blinded his left eye, which broke my heart into millions of pieces.Devastated, I cried so hard on m
“No, you can’t force yourself to get up! You are just recovering yet!” I stopped Hunter when he made a stubborn attempt to stand up. He groaned and sat back on the sofa, too weak and dizzy.“It was all my fault that all of this happened,” he whispered to me, looking at me with pain in his eyes. “I have to set things right, Cassandra. I have to go back to Black Haw and see Weston.”I swallowed a lump in my throat. I had second thoughts about whether I would tell him about the current situation in Black Haw. That tomorrow, Weston would step up as the next Alpha of the pack, and Hunter would be...“Please stay here until you are fully recovered, Hunter, please."I begged him, and he looked down at me with both sorrow and anger, but then his face softened, and he leaned against the backrest of the sofa as he closed his eye. I could see the rage in him as he breathed deeply and roughly. The muscles on his body all tensed as if his wolf wanted revenge against Flavius, who took everything fr
I gasped when I felt that sharp pain. It felt like I was being cut in half.I bit my lower lip, and tears fell from my eyes when I shut it tight. Then Hunter’s fervent kisses got deeper as he thrust inch by inch inside me.Oh, he’s so huge. Oh god...He moved so well that the pain slowly eased until I couldn’t feel any pain at all. All I could think of was the amazing feeling of him inside me—the delicious sensations making me throw my head back, my mouth gaping as I held him tight. It was overwhelming, as I felt heat forming in my lower abdomen. He was moving faster…faster…"Oh, Cassandra!" He groaned. He pushed himself up and held both of my legs to his waist as he thrust mercilessly, rocking our bodies like crazy under the heavy noise of the rain. I moaned his name as I felt like exploding underneath him. My tongue danced inside my mouth, my breath was heavy, and my mind was filled with him.I felt Hunter’s body go rigid for a second as he made deep, mind-blowing thrusts that made
“Both of you can’t stay here anymore.”Father rushed inside my room, his face was pale and worried. His eyes found mine and I had never seen him so terrified like this before, “It’s too dangerous if Alpha Carter knew Hunter was here.”I frowned, “What? I thought he swore an alliance with Hunter?! He should be helping him!”“No. That’s not how it works, Cassandra,” Hunter uttered in his raspy voice while I put ointment on his still-burning scars, “The Alpha of the Midnight pack swore his allegiance with the Alpha of the Black Haw. And if Weston is going to ascent himself to the title, then I am nothing but also an enemy to him.”My eyes widened as I realized the kind of danger we were, “We couldn’t let them know we are here. Dad and Troy will be sentenced to treason!”“I am not really worried about that,” Dad responded, “I am more worried about your safety. They will never let you get out of here alive!”Hunter gave my old dad a soft look and stood from the bed. He was slowly recoverin
[CASSY’s Point-of-View]I still couldn’t believe all the tragic things that happened to us.My eyes couldn’t leave Alpha Hunter’s face as he looked down on his shoes, all focused with his brows deep with a frown. I wish I could ease the tension in him but we all knew that a war would be inevitable between him and his former Beta and best friend, the only person who he trusted with everything that he worked hard with all his life. If it were another person who invaded and took over the Black Haw Pack, Alpha Hunter would never hesitate to kill the culprit in an instant. But it was pure betrayal. And it was more painful than all the physical torture the Alpha of the Lester Pack inflicted on him.I could see the pain in his eyes even though he wasn’t looking at me. He never wanted anyone to see how hurt he was, that he was betrayed by the person who was almost a brother to him.“I don’t think it’s safe for you and Troy to expose yourselves in that meeting place, Dad. Alpha Hunter and I w
“Take them all back to the Midnight Territory.”My eyes widened, scared for my dad and Troy as Alpha Carter’s men started to move and check the car. I felt Dad tensed beside me. He feared their Alpha would get furious that they tried to involve themselves in the other Pack’s dispute. And just like Dad told me, they could be punished for treason…which means death.A bead of sweat rolled down my face. My body was stiff as a rock as I watched Alpha Hunter block Alpha Carter’s Gamma soldiers, not letting them get past him.“Dad?! What are you doing—”To my surprise, Dad moved and opened the door of the car. The first thing he did was lift his hands up in surrender as Alpha Carter watched him stand alongside Alpha Hunter, who was also surprised that he turned himself to the Alpha of the Midnight Pack.Alpha Carter frowned, shocked to see Dad, “What’s the meaning of this, Xanthros Clark? Are you f*cking out of your mind?!”“It’s not what you think it is, Alpha Carter,” my Dad explained, the
Carter laughed like a maniac villain as he brushed his hair with his fingers. And then like a madman, he pulled me by the neckline of my shirt so close to his face that I smelled his breath: Tequila and lemon. He was drunk. And he was dangerous.“What happened, Cassy? You used to be so crazy about me!” he smirked You can now have all the chance to have me because Kaya is finally out of the picture! She’s gone! She’s useless to me!”“So what if she’s useless to you, Carter? I am not someone you can just force me to be with you! I have a mate and he needs me! So you better let me go!”He shook his head with that look of mockery on his face, “What? Do you still want to stay with that man, Cassandra? Look at him! He has nothing! His own Beta betrayed him and he is no longer the Alpha of the mightiest pack of this region! Did you see his face? It was totally destroyed! He is not the same handsome man you once adored, Cassandra!My jaws clenched. Forget about breaking his nose. I changed my
It was a nightmare I refused to believe.How many times did I think that Weston came after my husband’s life, scared that he would betray Hunter again? Was I a monster after I thought about all of those horrible accusations about Weston who just sacrificed himself for his best friend?Monica’s scream shattered my heart into tiny million pieces as I watched my husband stand, his face dark and his eyes crimson red as he jumped to the one with a metal claw and sank his teeth into its shoulders, pulling its limb away from its body. The whole crowd was still silent after witnessing Weston’s death but Flavius’ mental laughter didn’t stop until Hunter let out an ear-splitting howl of anguish as he picked the metal claw and sent it flying straight to where Flavius was sitting.I felt like my throat tightened and dried when I watched how the same weapon that killed Weston pierced through Flavius’ chest and killed the old man in an instant, stopping him from laughing until he fell on his chair
The Lester and Black Haw soldiers were fast when they built a small arena on the cliff using wood and metal platforms. The fighting on the battlefield ceased after Flavius agreed to Hunter’s challenge for a duel to death.And the word Death was like an icicle pike aimed and focused at my heart, ready to stab me if Hunter failed this—I frowned. No. There was no way I would let myself think my husband would die just like that. I would never let that happen. Please, Moon Goddess…don’t ever let that happen.I felt Monica’s hand touch mine, and her fingers were ice-cold against my skin even though the ocean breeze that night wasn’t that cold because so many people wanted to witness the duel. The cliff was crowded from both sides of the pack, but it was clear how intimidating the number of the Black Haw and the Lester Pack was, compared to the population of the Midnight Pack.“There is a change in the rules!” an old man screamed at the top of his lungs and everyone was silenced as the curre
“I hope you are not angry with me Hunter…”“Angry?! You are making me insane, Cassandra! Didn’t I tell you—”I didn’t let him finish his words and kissed him fervently after he led me to his private room in his headquarters. I could feel his emotions all over his head and I needed him to calm down before I explained why Monica and I went to that place.Gently, I pulled from him as soon as his breathing started to slow down and he looked at me with worry but I saw in his eyes that he was also glad I was there, “I’m so sorry, love. I know I promised, but plans changed and Monica has been hysterical since Weston left her in the infirmary without even telling her where he would go. Why he is here, Hunter? Did you ask him to go with you?”Hunter held my hand and stared down my face, “No. I just noticed he was following me in the forest after I left the infirmary. He told me he didn’t feel safe in that place and he needed to be with me in this fight so I let him. I didn’t know he just left
When I came back to the hospital, I tried to distract my mind by helping the healers with the wounded. The healers were all pleased to have me in the infirmary and they told me my presence gave people hope because I was with them as their Luna but they were also worried because I was supposed to be in one of the bunkers for safety.“I rather help here than do nothing,” I said to the Head Healer, Dr. Heather, of the infirmary building and his face softened as he watched me organize the stacks of medical supplies needed for the badly wounded, “My husband—your Alpha is fighting out there and I just couldn’t sit in one place overthinking about what is happening. I have to do it.”“I understand, your Grace. And we are all happy to have you here with us. You symbolize hope for all the people in this building. That's why many of them believe that Midnight Pack will survive. They all believe in you and the Alpha.”My eyes glittered with tears, happy that the people loved and appreciated Hunte
“Hunter, please I want to go with you to the headquarters. I could be a good use to the healers stationed there.”As the four of us sneaked through the tunnels, It was too hard not to tell my husband that I never wanted to hide behind the thick metal doors of the underground bunkers. I knew his biggest priority for now was to keep me safe but I never wanted to just stay in one place and wait for whatever will happen. I wanted to fight alongside him. I wanted to stay and make sure he would survive this war for our pup…For our baby…He glanced down at me as if he was thinking too hard if he would consider it or not. But knowing him being overprotective, I already had an idea what he would say, “You know that is not an option, Cassandra. I need to make sure you are safe. It will be a huge advantage to Flavius if you get caught—”“I won’t let him,” I cut his words, but of course, I had no idea what I was saying because the adrenaline that pumped hard in my veins made my head a little clo
“Going to the surface would be too dangerous,” Hunter looked at the ceiling of the tunnel as the dripping sound of water echoed together with any soft sounds, including our whispers, so we all decided to stop arguing and think of a better plan on how we all could get out of this retching place that lept on making my stomach sick.Even Monica was not happy staying in the tunnel, but she had no choice. Weston was the number one target of the Lester Alpha, and she had to make sure her mate would not fall into the hands of the enemies.“How many did Flavius send to destroy the city and to hunt my mate?” Monica asked, as despair etched on her face, “I don’t think that old man would stop until Weston appears, and I am scared, Miss Clark. I am scared of what they might do to him!”“He f*cking killed an Alpha’s daughter, Monica. What do you expect? Just let Weston roam in this land without getting revenge for his only daughter and his only heir?” despite the ugly words, Hunter’s voice was cal
I watched how Hunter moved a lightning speed as he rushed towards Quintus who was shocked at his sudden attack the traitor flew down the cliff with his eyes fixed on Hunter, as if taunting my husband about how he killed Treyton in front of us.Then it was followed by a sickening thud as Quintus’ body perforated by the sharp pointed rocks, six hundred meters below where the violent waves of the ocean washed him away.[Hunter your brother—-]Hunter’s shoulders drooped in grief as he looked down the cliff. He stayed there for minutes until he moved and started to walk towards me.[He’s gone, Cassandra. There is no way he would survive that fall. We have to go back.] He uttered in a flat tone and I knew he only behaved like that when he tried to mask that intense grief he felt, just like when Sir Brochan died.[His body is not on the rocks, Hunter! Maybe he managed to survive!] I cried to him but he just gave me one angry look, his eyes crimson red as the MIdnight City burned brightly beh
“You know the last thing I ever wanted is to hurt you, Cassy.”There was agony on Treyton’s face as he looked at me, and then I remembered that little, helpless boy I met in the Albrecht dungeon. The very first time I saw him.Tears rolled down my cheeks. It hurts to see him so confused with himself. I cared so much for Treyton. I understood his pain. I wanted to help him. I really do! But it was so frustrating that I had no idea how to. I had no idea how to make that pain he embraced for so many years go away.“You know I can’t give you what you want, Treyton. I am so sorry that fate was not kind to you but I want you to know that I am happy I met you. You are right,” I sniffed and then chuckled trying to look at the bright side of everything, and that surprised Treyton when he saw the smile on my face, even in the middle of chaos happening in the Midnight pack.Even in the face of death.“You are right that none of us deserve to suffer that kind of pain—inflicted by the people we ex
“Domitian, you have to let me go! We have to make sure Monica is safe! We have to hurry maybe we still have time to capture Weston in Monica’s apartment!”Of course, I had no intention of giving Weston to them but it was the only way I could convince Domitian to release me from the anti-werewolf transformation cuff. If what the soldier said was right, then Weston had a plan to flee with Monica out of this continent, away from Hunter and Flavius. But I was not sure if it was the best for Monica knowing that Weston was not in his best thinking. Could he hurt Monica? The depth of their bond was not completely broken by whatever spell Treyton did to them. Maybe that was proof, enough for me to believe that he could take care of Monica.But Geneva… I can’t believe she was already gone just because of what her father did to her. I felt bad for her because I knew she wasn’t a completely evil she-wolf like her Dad. Yet again, she became another victim of power-hungry people who were willing t