Alpha Grey's POVAs I sat in my chair, deep in thought, there was a loud knock at my door."Who is it?"The door opened with a creak and Recce came in. His face was grim and serious. I exhaled as I saw him and gestured for him to sit but he refused."Alpha, I want to know when we will send a pack out to fetch my daughter?"I looked at Beta Recce. How was I going to tell him that I was willing to keep the jewel safe at the expense of Bailey?However, it wasn't long before he caught on."Alpha? Are you considering what I think you're considering?"I looked at him with sad eyes. My mind was working fast. Was there a euphemism for 'I'm sacrificing your daughter'?"Recce..."But he was not interested in listening to me. He immediately began to flare up."How could you even consider sacrificing my daughter, your Luna? Is this how weak you have become?"I said nothing and continued to stare into the empty void. I was going to allow him to rant. Losing his daughter was a great loss to him."Af
Bailey's POVI lay on the floor; blood was pouring out of from the wound on my head. Everywhere had been black for a while. I was soon able open my eyes. I was so weak and tired. My body ached but I had no strength to groan. I wanted to die. Life was unbefitting of me. As I lay on the ground, bloodied and bruised, all I could think about was Alpha Grey. What would he think of me? I shouldn't have disobeyed him, I shouldn't have trusted Miguel. I had a big red sign in the form of his threat but I sheepishly pushed it aside and followed him anyway. I was such a fool.I prayed in the depths of my heart that Alpha Grey wouldn't save me. I wasn't worthy of it. A silent tear ran down my face. He deserved better than me.As I lay sadly on the floor in tears, the door opened loudly. I couldn't see the face. Soon my chair was raised up and I was back in a proper sitting position. My head was so badly hurt that my vision was blurry."Well, guess who is awake?"I didn't need to see to know who's
Tiffany's POVI saw the miserable look on Bailey's face and couldn't help but laugh in mockery. I pushed her again and she fell with the chair to the ground. That was were she belonged: in the dirt with the pigs.I walked out and headed to my mate's room. He was on the balcony watching the sunrise. We had two days until the exchange and we both couldn't wait to get our hands on the jewel."My Alpha," I said in a seductive voice. Zane turned and looked at me and smiled. He was as dashing as Grey and had a cunning mind that made him overpoweringly sexy. He walked to me and I took in his scent. I never thought the Moon-Goddess would give me another mate. His smell was intoxicating and it made my head all fuzzy. I knew he felt it too and he kissed me deep. After my last mate rejected me, I had almost forgotten what it felt like to kiss your mate. How intoxicating and passionate his every touch felt like, the feeling of never wanting to stop. He picked me up, still kissing me, and pinned me
Alpha Grey's POVMy discussion with Beta Recce encroached into a new day. The sun was new and it marked the beginning of another anxious day. It was beautiful but it also reminded me that I had two days left to get Bailey back safely and after which, I would have to prepare for war. These were the sacrifices I had to make. Beta Recce was understanding and he knew what was about to be given up for his daughter and he had agreed to take full responsibility. He was truly a man of honour.I went to the Recce's home and saw Mrs. Recce with red puffy eyes. She had been crying for days. She missed her daughter. She looked at me with sad eyes and I nodded quietly to her. I was going to get her daughter back. She gave a sad smile and continued to sob into her handkerchief. She had been through a lot of stress lately and all because of one naughty little child. I tried my best to comfort her but it was futile. Beta Recce looked at me reassuringly. He would comfort her the best he could and I nod
Bailey's POVI wasn't sure of how many days had passed. My senses of perception were all dulled by the pain that was coursing through my body. I was only aware of my pain and hurt. I had been left on the floor for a while and I hadn't eaten in days. My stomach felt like needles lined them but there was nothing I could do.I felt the warm rays of the sun hit me through the small window in the room. I wondered why it was now but it gave me a new feeling of hope. My wolf had stirred once or twice in my head and I tried to summon her strength but my weak body wouldn't let me. Finally I could get my claws out. I was able to shift my tightly tied wrists a little bit and soon I had cut the ropes on my left wrist. My body thanked me as blood finally flowed through my palms properly, for the first time in days. I waited for the numb sensation to ease off then cut my other wrist free. Finally my hands were where I could see them. I moved my fingers a little and inspected the rope burns on my wri
Alpha Zane's POVI had to leave my beautiful Luna for a very boring meeting. Tiffany had been amazing. She was beautiful, alluring and smart. My previous Luna had died in a war and I thought that the goddess would never bless me with another mate.Tiffany had come wondering into our borders and she was captured by my guards and brought to me. Immediately I saw her and got the whiff of her scent, I knew she was my mate and she knew I was hers. She had literally been delivered to my doorstep. It was magic in it's purest form. I was so happy to have her.I sat in my office going over some files that concerned the pack's welfare. Being an Alpha was a big responsibility so brief moments I got to spend with my mate were the best moments of my life. As I looked over a report of a supposed attack on our Western border, I heard a loud, frantic knock on my door. I didn't give permission and it was immediately flung open. Two guards with terrible injuries came in and dripped blood all over my fre
Bailey's POVAs I ran, I could hear the wolves running after me. I didn't know what day it was but all I knew was that I needed to get away from them as quickly as possible. I knew where the pack border was and ran in that direction. I could still hear the growls and snarls of my pursuers. I needed to do something else or they would catch me; I was a weak, injured and hungry wolf, there was no way I could keep ahead of them for long.I tried to weave through the thick trees but my white blood-stained fur coat was too conspicuous and they continued to run after me, not relenting in their pursuit.One made a pounce for me and I took a sharp left and he crashed into a large tree. The rest continued the chase while one stayed back to help their friend. I now reached a clearing and I was immediately surrounded. I looked all about me and there were wolves all around. This was the end. They were going to capture me and take me back to that wretched place and torture me even more and probably
Bailey's POVI walked slowly through the forest. My steps were slow and sluggish and I was sweating profusely. The venom from the snake was really beginning to set in. The two day statistics for immunity from the bite was applicable to a fully grown adult wolf. I was still a teenager and I probably would die quicker. My hand that had grabbed the thorny branch oozed blood and the two bite holes on my arm began to ooze a purple liquid. I was dying slowly and I knew it. I wasn't going to live but I would have preferred to die, with apologies to Alpha Grey on my lips and not in this desolate forest.I would have preferred to die tell my parents that I loved them and that I was sorry for everything I had done to cause them pain and hurt. I wanted to die a death knowing I had told the people I cared about the most, that I was sorry and that I loved them.I walked some more and I tripped over a root. My face was in the dirt but I had no strength to carry myself up. I simply rolled on my back