It was a while before we managed to pick ourselves up off the the ground. Morgan left and I knew I probably would never see him again. He have given me something more. I looked at the note I was holding. The three of us walked back in silence to the house. Our whole pack was in mourning but no one bothered us. Knowing what we were going through being the ones closest to her. That we felt the pain more than they ever would.
I made my way to the bedroom and locked the door behind me. With the letter safely on my bed, I showered and cleaned up. I was afraid to get the letter dirty. I broke the seal and poured out the contents of the envelope. There was a note wrapped in twine and a pressed Starflower tucked into the twine. There was also a secondary package wrapped in brown paper. On the package it read ‘Read note first. Nice try.’ I chuckled. She was bossing me around still. Untying the twine, I gingerly placed the flower to the side and unfolded the pages of the letter. It ex
Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and months turned into a year. Time was a cruel mistress. She continues forward with or without us. Whether or not we are ready for it. Three months after Auri’s death, Bryan found his mate. To say everyone walked on eggshells for weeks was an understatement. I was happy for him though, as happy as my emotions would allow me to be. There wasn’t really much left of me outside of Alpha. I just continued forward. For the pack, I continued. Just like Auri wanted. Hector turned his grief into training. He had become a beast. The man could even best me on a good day. He still hadn’t found his mate but he said he never wanted one. Not after seeing the pain I went through. I didn’t want to force him either. Still, I felt like I was letting Auri down a little bit in regards to my Gamma. Almost as quickly as they had escalated, the rogue attacks stopped. Part of the ‘compensation’ that was provided by the High Council is that t
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***Max’s POV*** “Good to see you, Maximillion!” A hand clamped down on my shoulder as I walked into the grand ballroom. It was lit with chandeliers and candelabras but somehow the room still felt dark and dreary. “High Councilor Oran, lovely seeing you.” I forced a smile, shaking the man’s hand. “We were worried you weren’t going to make it!” I could hear the underlying threat. “There was some business that needed to be finished off before I was able to leave my post.” Oran tsked. “I heard you were dealing with some drug smuggling vampires in Russia, nasty business. I’m glad you were able to make it though! Enjoy your time this evening!” He strode off into the crowd and I quickly grabbed a glass of champagne, not even letting myself taste it as I threw it down my throat. I grabbed another one from a stunned waiter and made my way through the crowd. They were dressed in evening wear, laughing and some even dancing
The next two weeks went by and were uneventful. The Alpha King stayed far out of my way and I appreciated the man knew when to not poke a sleeping bear. I found myself over the days getting more and more curt, more and more anxious. Normally I would have liked to reach out to Morgan. Between not having contact within the castle and also not knowing if he would even answer his phone, it didn’t matter. I was on my own to figure out if I could weather this so called treaty talk. Cyra probably was the only one who soothed my anxiety. Truthfully, for the past 200 years, we had a friendship that had evolved into what the kids called friends with benefits. Since she joined the council, we didn’t have as much freedom but whenever I started to come to the meetings, she would meet me in my room every night. She wouldn’t talk to me about the meetings, she couldn’t but she at least knew how to pacify me and make me forget for a moment. Now, I was standing in front of the mirror,
Two days had passed. Two days of meetings that everyone had hit an impasse. The BloodHunter Coven wanted territory where they could do with what they wanted, the High Council refused the lands that they wanted. It went back and forth. Some were pack lands, some where too many humans, too less humans. Killing was limited to a certain amount a month. It was disgusting watching the back and forth. Everyone decided that today would be a rest day. There would be a gathering this evening of everyone where we could relax and drink. Then we would be back to the meetings in the morning. So again, I found myself in the ballroom, this time a bourbon on the rocks in hand, staring out into the crowd. The BloodHunter Coven had also been allowed to attend. “Staring daggers at them isn’t going to kill them.” Young came up and clinked his glass against mine without me moving. He quickly downed everything in his glass. “I think I have some stakes in my trunk if you wanna…” “Yo
My eyes went wide as I somehow still managed to keep up with the song. This broken little twig of a werewolf was Auri. She was alive, barely. So many things were running through my mind as I jumped into the second song. Morgan would have torn the whole hall a part but he wouldn’t have lived at the end of it. May not even have been able to free Auri in the process. She was a slave. A broken doll to Micah. However, Micah would have never brought her over if he knew who Auri was, not with the close relationship we had with Auri. Had she not revealed anything about her but just broke? I stumbled again over the keys but her voice didn’t waver once. There was no passion though, no emotions in her singing. She sounded beautiful but it was hallow and soulless. How could I free her? How could I even get a damn message out of here? If she left this place with them she would be gone again, probably forever. The Bloodhunters popped up when they wanted to and otherwise you would never kn
Young and I went over the different scenarios that could happen. I had access to my own wealth, which was pretty sizable considering my age but I knew Morgan wouldn’t mind me dipping into the funds of the mafia if it meant purchasing Auri. That was if Micah would let her go. He seemed proud of her. Proud enough to parade her into a High Council meeting. “You ready?” Young leaned over while we were in the meeting room. The meeting had gone pretty much the same as the other two days. Each side volleying wants and the other side saying no. “No. I feel like I’m gonna pass out and throw up at the same time.” I was not built for this kind of stress. “Well, suck it up.” I had to lean into the lonely vampire, lonely musician persona. Mafia Italian bachelor who was sick and tired of women. Sick and tired of their bullshit and ready to have someone obey me at every turn. I had to sell it because Auri’s life depended on it.
I didn’t give a shit about the rest of the meeting. I didn’t give a shit what the Bloodhunter coven did or the High Council did right now. I needed to get Auri far away from here. I spoke to Cyra and told her something had come up and to give me the details once they were done. She was still little pissed at me, having overheard the request I made of Micah, as well. I was not going to explain it to her though. “Follow.” I told Auri as well left my room and walked down the hall. I still hadn’t gotten used to the command list. At first, I had tried to not use it. She was unresponsive to the point where she didn’t eat for hours and realized I was in way over my head with this. I kept a quick pace and she struggled to keep up with me but I yanked my phone off the table as we walked out of the castle. The valet was already pulling my car around. I threw my suitcase in the trunk and I opened the passenger side door for Auri. She stood there, waiting. “Get in.” Her