ELEANORAdrian hauled the chain on my mate's neck and a splitting crack echoed in the air! Alexander's head suspended from his shoulders, and although I could not feel his pain, I knew he was suffering an agonizing hell. More than the torture, to discover that your own brother had betrayed you, no pain must compare to how Alex was feeling right now.The blade that kissed my neck pressed harder, causing me to clamp my eyes and breathe carefully. I bit the man's hand earlier, so he dared not place his hand on my mouth again. I looked around. Thirty, no. There were more than thirty shifted wolves bolstered for mauling. I gnashed my fangs as my eyes dropped to my mate. His face was a mess. His neck was bleeding nonstop, covering his whole chest with the dark hue of betrayal. I gritted, "How could you do this to him?! He's your brother!"Adrian turned to me. His head propped to the side as his eyes forgot pieces of emotion, leaving only the cold and psychotic look in his face, "So, what?" H
ELEANORI screamed my heart and lungs and everything pulsating inside. After hearing the words of Marcus, how could I halt the trail of my tears down my cheeks? My shoulders bucked while my face got fucked by the pain that came with these revelations. Horror and rain overwhelmed my eyes, forcing me to jab my fists onto the ground as if that would help clear my vision. A man stooped down and fettered his arms around my neck. His scent was alien but his face wasn't. If anything, it was the only thing that reminded me of something. I held Marcus, gripped his arms and bursted like a child in his chest. He caressed my back and nuzzled my hair, quiet and gentle with his touch. I poured my eyes out, cried and cried and cried as if those tears were bottled for a million years and I was only beginning to open them. I sobbed and pulled away from him. He smiled at me and wiped the tear on my face, "My darling Ellie, don't you shed a single tear in front of me. Remember, you only have me and I o
ELIJAH“Any news?” A voice cracked, and I whip my head to see Vera stop, looking straight at me. Her brows knitted tightly to one another. Vera had been pacing back and forth inside the office room, thinking deeply with her jaw clenched for the past twenty minutes or so.We had sent every tracker we have left. Still, they all came back empty-handed. No one could even sense their scent. It was as if they just…disappeared.I see her eyes glistening with unshed tears as she bit her lip, leaning forward and staring at me with a look of hope and anticipation in her red, puffy eyes.I shook my head. She tensed, tearing her gaze from me.Closing my eyes, I sighed as frustration began to consume me. My claws scratched on the edge of the table. I growled, turning it over abruptly sending the papers flying everywhere in the room. Vera screamed, reaching for my arm but I shrugged her hand off. Instantly regretting it when I saw the startled look on her small face.I hung my head, banged my foreh
ALEXANDERTEN YEARS AGO... "Dad? Dad wake up! Please, Dad!" I tried shaking his nightshade black wolf, running my fingers through his fur that was covered in blood in a bid to feel if he was still breathing. If my Dad was still alive. His skin was ice cold. I noticed he wasn't even breathing anymore as I frantically circled around him to check. Tears ran down my cheeks instantly when the gray, lifeless color of his eyes confirmed that Dad was already dead. My knees gave up on me and my ass landed on the ground. I could feel my heart being stabbed a million times over as I stared at my Dad's wolf. He was huge, bigger than all the wolves in our pack. Stronger than any other wolf I've ever known. Despite that, he died. He died protecting the pack. Most of all, he died protecting me when an enemy wolf suddenly attacked me jumping out from the bushes. The gray wolf bared his fangs at me and almost got close enough to rip my head clean off. But Dad stopped him while he was still battling t
ELIJAH“Did you find anything?” I ask the tracker through mind link. He sniffs the ground a couple times more before shaking his head.“No movement around here, beta. But if there were, it must have been a couple of days earlier,” Rams says, coming over towards me.I drop my eyes to the ground, drawing in a deep breath as I closed my eyes.“It’s getting dark. Should we head back now?” One of the warriors asked.They all gathered around me, waiting for my next command.Is it really over? No, I could sense him from a distance here. I could feel it.He has to be here. Somewhere.I lift my head, glaring at the tree just nearby. I can’t let my alpha take another damn day out here. They could be trapped, for all I know. Something must have happened, and it’s stopping them from making their way back.“We need to go now, beta. If the rogues come, we’ll be outnumbered.” Another warrior stepped forward, making me groan knowing he’s right. We won’t stand a chance with just the five of us. I rec
ALEXANDERMy mind went blank. And for the second time, I handed over the reins to the monster lurking within me. I felt numb. Like I had been stripped off of life itself, and my purpose. Suddenly I couldn’t seem to remember who I was. My name… I couldn’t remember it.Why I was here…was well beyond me.I could feel hot liquid rushing down my face, and for some reason they wouldn’t stop. I tried, but I remembered I had no control over my body at this moment.It was under his control now. A sinister laugh echoed through the darkness surrounding me, and I stared into the empty space, unmoving. It felt like I wasn’t even breathing, as though I wasn’t alive somehow.What the fuck is wrong with me?I groaned, running my fingers through my hair before plopping my ass down an unseen surface. I gripped my hair between my fingers, groaning.I hear Loki somewhere in the distance, whimpering. But then, confusion rises as I attempt to recall his face. What my wolf looked like. I pull my brows to
ELEANORMy father is dead. No, my 'uncle' is dead. It all happened so fast. I batted an eye and the next thing I knew they laid there, still and lifeless on the ground. Only to discover it was my so-called real father who killed them. Marcus."Why?" I choked out. Why did you have to kill them?Why did you have to shed more blood at my expense? A lot of uncertain questions flooded my brain as I glared at the man who calls himself my father. There is no freaking way I could be related to anyone, like him.Although I could see the resemblance, I never could have imagined... something close to this. The reason why I looked a tad bit different from the rest of my family was because I was not their child in the first place. Instead, I was his. My eyebrows furrowed watching him lift his hand. Pointing it right towards me. He twists it, and suddenly, my body froze. As I go to move, I notice that my body wasn't doing anything I command it to do. I was rooted in place and glued to the same
ELEANOR Just then, I felt something snap within me. Gasping, I part my lips as my eyes widened in shock and a newly-found fear. Fear of who this strange man, standing before me under a red cloak, is capable of doing to me with a snap of his fingers. My head jerked up, my body shaking violently. Suddenly, I was standing in an awkward position. With my head tilted to the left and my hands curled inwards, like I was having some sort of episode that rarely happens to wolves. It was unheard of to see wolves collapse on the ground and vomit blood, or feel just a bit of weakness, even for an omega. Werewolves always had a unique trait which separated us from human beings. It was our gift, to heal quickly and never get sick. However, I started to doubt that same notion as my body convulsed, making my eyes flicker and my hands coil into tight fists. Marcus grunted before I fel incredible pain shoot straight through me. For some reason, I was unable to receive air through my nose or mouth, an
ELEANOR FIVE YEARS LATER Hmm. French toast. Waffles. Cereal. Biscuits. Cinamon rolls. Croissants. Bacon and eggs. Oh, and how could I forget? Alex's favorite breakfast burrito. I smiled to myself as I arranged all the food I made onto the trays. I picked up the first one, glancing over the other where my son, Elias', food awaits. The urge to scoop it up from the kitchen table was strong. Moments after staring at it like a creep, I lift Elias' tray with my free hand while holding the first tray with the other. After managing to balance their weight on my already trembling hand, I slowly make a U-turn from the kitchen, heading to the table where I'm supposed to set the trays. 1,2,3 steps. You got this, Eleanor. You just got to-- "How many times do I have to fucking tell you, Ellie?" Electrifying chills vibrated through my body as I whipped around to find Alex squinting at me, his face darkening. His platinum blond hair a hot, sexy mess from our little exercise last night. Well, li
ALEXANDERI've been pacing around these halls for nearly an entire fucking hour. After Ellie's water broke when she was fucking washing the dishes, like I fucking told her not to do, I was lucky to have Elijah and Vera there watching over her in case something happened. He'd linked me up and told me right away what had happened. I was in a meeting then, discussing pack negotiations, alliances, and rogue sightings type of shit. I didn't expect my pup to come at the only day I was forced to attend one of these meetings. Other alphas were becoming upset at my decreasing appearances. If Elijah had not convinced me she'd be safe with him and Vera this morning, I wouldn't have left. And I fucking wished I hadn't. Then I wouldn't have arrived late and had to get Elijah to take my place, and Vera wouldn't fucking let Elijah go anywhere by himself. Those two are inseparable.I felt something touch my shoulder and I whipped around ready to tell whoever this fucker is to leave me the heck alone
ELEANOR “What do you think of this?” Laura gently nudges my arm, showing me the digital photo of a long, poppy red evening dress covered in shiny crimson sequins from top to bottom. I smile awkwardly, unable to bring myself to tell her that every dress she’s found so far was either way too revealing or simply too much. “Well, it’s a mating ceremony. It doesn’t have to be so…grand,” I tell her, and she stares at me in disbelief before letting out a sigh. “It’s precisely because it’s a mating ceremony that everything must look grand! If not, you are allowing yourself to miss out on your own event!” Laura huffs, her eyes squinting at the sight of me and my distaste for grand things. The exasperated look on her face brings out a giggle from my lips as I watch her continue scrolling through the dozens of dresses in the most successful clothing companies worldwide, making me wonder… “Then why don’t you come up with a design of your own? I’d be glad if it’s a dress you designed that I’d
ALEXANDERThe wind bristles, brushing through my locks and across my skin, though it doesn't bother me the slightest. Running my fingers through my hair, I tilt my head looking down the letters engraving his name.Taking a deep breath, I force my feet forward, force my eyes open as they focus on the lifeless ground beneath me."Hey, Adrian. Uhh...Fuck, honestly I don't know what to say to you now." I whisper into the air, picturing his piercing blue eyes which not only were identical to mine, but were also the same eyes I'd grown to hate through the years. I hated them then, because each time I look into those eyes my failures as an alpha haunted me in my sleep. Scratch that, not only my humiliating failures as an alpha, but also as a son, a brother. I gnash my teeth as my heart sinks, my head lowering for the first time for my brother's sake. I move down, I wipe away the remnants of dirt that gathered round the stone, letting a sigh fall from my lips as I stared at his name engraved w
ELEANORPretty soon, Alexander's men rounded up the rogues, keeping an eye on them in case they try to make a move. They don't, and there is no doubt from the look of betrayal and defeat in their eyes they won't risk their lives to try. Members of my pack were, in fact, pretty neutral about it. Heck, they didn't even spare a glance of pity for Sandra when they saw Alexander's warriors drag her ae rbway and force her into the car. They held no respect for her, that I was sure about. I couldn't ignore how none of them attempted to act in rescuing their new Alpha despite knowing she was being forced to step down. Weren't they concerned at all for her safety? From the looks of it, they'd rather see her step down than let her continue to be Alpha.That goes without saying, because one thing everyone in Blue Mountains Pack knows is the fact that Sandra could barely lead a pack. Let alone fulfill the duty of being a Luna. I flit my eyes between Barbara and the pack. In one split second, I no
ELEANORWe were getting near the border when I noticed a weird scent laced through the air. I couldn't pinpoint what it is, but I could feel it in my bones that it was something...dangerous.My wolf growls lowly, and I urge her to glance around for a moment, halting in her tracks. She sniffs the air as I instructed her to. Trying to see if she can find anything out of the ordinary in these parts.'Found anything?' I ask, and Ares simply shook her head though she acknowledged something felt really off. My entire body was tingling, and I wasn't sure if it was from excitement, or some other feeling brought by the effects of this pregnancy.'Why did you stop?' Laura asks, walking closer to us in her small wolf form. I find myself panting heavily, as though I had drained all my energy out from running a few miles away from the packhouse.'Just tired,' I reply, hoping she would stop questioning me any further.I didn't tell her about my pregnancy, hoping I'd be able to tell Alexander first
ELEANORMy mother looks up at him, and I could see the pain in her eyes when she spots all his wounds. Making her gasp at the bloody sight, probably wondering how he even managed to survive the fight against every Alpha in the country. All of them seemed desperate, too obsessed at the power of the blood wolf which I'm starting to realize...must be too valuable to compel a war like that. My heart instantly constricts and my chest began to feel heavy. Marcus, after seeing me as a baby, dropped with a loud thud on the cold ground. Hitting his head first as he did. "Marcus?" My mother slowly gets up before crawling to him. She began by feeling his wrist, and checking his wounds which were getting worse by the second."No,"Taking one last look at the baby, she heaves a deep breath before closing her eyes, and...healing him.Wait, but if she does that... then she...I bring my hand over my lips, watching wide-eyed as my mother continues to heal all his wounds, and soon enough, every on
ELEANOR"Hello, Eleanor.."If I was right, then this person standing in front of me now must be my..."Mother?" The word barely coming out my mouth through a whisper. My real mother.A smile covers her lips. She looks at me softly, nodding her head ever so gently like royalty at its finest.From that moment, I felt my heartbeat speed up. My hands itching to reach out and touch her in that moment, but I couldn't.She was too bright. Her body surrounded with white glowing light as she stepped out from the darkness. The scene before disappeared, and suddenly it was as if the world has erased itself from this dream."Look at you," she breathes, seemingly unable to stop her lips from reaching her ears while her eyes look me up and down. Not in a bad way, but rather in a way that you would know when someone is truly admiring you, finding themselves at awe at you presence and beauty.I plastered a smile on my face as well, mirroring just how pleased I was to finally see my real mother. Someo
ELEANORWhen I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was a big oak tree. Grass pricked my ears, letting me know I'd been lying on the ground under this oak tree for goddess knows how long. Streaks of sunlight pressed against my face warmly, compelling me too move to take in my surroundings.My brows furrow instantly when I realize I wasn't in the Red Silverwood Pack territory.I was back in mine, the Blue Mountains Pack, and I don't even know how I got here, or at least remember how I got here. With my heart racing and my body jerking forward as I scramble to my feet, I whip around. Flinching when I see Marcus walking in my direction.I froze in my spot, but a few seconds later I find myself squinting at him, my father.Why does he suddenly look so much younger now? He was getting closer, compelling me to take quick steps back and prepare for a run, but as soon as I whirl around to go for it, I stumbled on my feet letting me fall on my ass."Ouch!" I yelped, but before I could get mys