Kristy POV
The next morning
I wake up to my alarm and reach for the nightstand to turn it off. Only for me to knock my phone off the nightstand, a growl escapes my lips when I get up to grab my phone from the floor. "Really? This is how my day is going to start?" I mumble to myself. I turn my alarm, which is now beaming so loud my ears are hurting. I walk into the bathroom to brush my teeth and get ready when I notice that Axel is already up.
Axel has sent men to scout my father's borders yesterday to see if he has any help from the hunters. We need to know what we are up against he said. I know exactly what we are up against, and there will be a lot of bloodsheds. Wich does not need to happen is he would just let me go in exchange for Hunter. This pack has suffered enough from the attacks, we lost enough people.
He says women will have a say from now on but still, I have nothing to say. Not if it doesn't go his way. If they come up wit
I walk to the garage located next to the kitchen. I get the keys to Hunter's car that hang on a key rack. I walk over to the black Mercedez parked in the garage. It's way better than my grandmother's pickup truck. I appreciate that she lent me the car but a snail would have been faster. I unluck the car and get into the driver's seat before starting the car. I turn on the ac. Thank god this car has an ac I am sweating like crazy. Where is this heat coming from? It is the middle of autumn.I put the address in the car GPS that my father has sent me. When I look at the address I notice it isn't anywhere near the mountains. I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. I know that Axel won't be there, which makes me a little nervous. What if I am making a mistake and something does happen to me, Axel will be miles away. It is a 40-minute drive from here. I don't understand how he can be there in 40 minutes when he was supposed to be in the mountains. which is hours
Axel POV The drive to the mountains feels endless. I feel bad about my argument with Kristy, I know she meant well but I am not putting her at risk. I will do everything to protect her even if it will cost me more men to lose. I would never ask her to go back to her father in order to save Hunter and for us to be unharmed. "You really scared her. Again, dumbass." Onyx's voice flickers through my head as I sit in the passenger seat of my own car. "Her wolf won't even talk to me she shuts me out every time I try to apologize for your behavior. Great job genius. She was already afraid of us for what we did to that last guy." He cusses me out and I roll my eyes at him. He is right, maybe I went a little too far. "A LITTLE? Her tail was practically between her legs when you yelled at her in front of all our men." I forget he is in the front of my head and can pretty much read my thoughts. "Fine. I will talk to her when we get back." We are almost at the location Jack has set his
We are in the car on our way to Jack's territory to get my mate back. Hunter is in the back of the vehicle and is still unconscious. It's a long drive from the mountains to Jack's pack. In wolf form would be faster but we would be exhausted when we get there and considering we will have to fight to get my mate back who also is in heat, it might be better for us to drive. How did I not notice that? I was so busy with getting hunter back that I didn't even notice my own mate's feelings and the signs of her getting into heat. My thoughts are all over the place. I am trying to figure out the best way to get her back. She is not safe with him. Why did she have to go and sacrifice herself to get Hunter back? We would have gotten him back no matter what. Now I have to get her within Jack's territory where he will have all the advantages. I hear Hunter groaning and moving around in the back and I turn around instantly. "Hey buddy, you are safe now. We got you." I say reaching out to him. He
Kristy POV.I wake up with a massive headache. I rub my hand across my forehead as if with will ease my pain. My vision is blurred. I blink my eyes trying to get my vision sharp again. When I finally can see where I am, I realize that I am in my old room. How did I get here? I try to get up but my dizziness makes me want to lay down again. I stare at the ceiling that seems to be spinning around trying to remember what happened and how I got here. After a little while, the ceiling stops spinning, and then it hits me. I remember it all. Axel, Hunter, my father. I sit straight up and a little too quick. Before I realized I was throwing up all over my bed."Kristy are you okay?" I hear my father say from behind my bedroom door. I try to catch my breath from throwing up before I answer him. "I am fine. Just not feeling well today. What about Hunter?" "Hunter is unharmed and so is your mate and his men as promised""Okay," I reply when I feel like I am about to throw up again. My stomach
Axel POV. I wake up in the middle of the hall of Alpha Jack his home. I don't remember how I got here. I am in my human form completely naked and covered in blood and wounds. I feel that my shoulder is dislocated and try to put it back. It does not work and I look around and see the front door is smashed. That's probably how I dislocated my shoulder. I run-up to the wall next to the door to pop my shoulder back in his position and it works. I can hear wolves fighting outside when my mate's heat smell hits my nose. I forget about the fighting wolves and follow the intoxicating scent of her arousal. I walk up the stairs complete in trance. A female's scent in heat is so intoxicating. You won't be able to control yourself if you aren't mated. All I can think about is how much I want her. It's not comparable to lust or having a boner. When I smell her a beast that I didn't know existed in me comes forward. A beast that would do anything just to be inside her. I follow her scent to what
Kristy POVI wake up to something licking my face. Argh, I don't want to get up. Let me sleep. I turn my face away. My whole body feels sore. Why do I feel so sore? It almost feels like I went to boot camp or run a marathon. Then the licking continues on my stomach. Oh, my goddess that tickles! "Make it stop!" I giggle out loud trying to turn away."Kristy we have to go. Get up." I hear Axel's voice through the mind link.I instantly open my eyes. "Axel?" I say out loud in disbelief and then it all starts to come back to me. The heat the se."Yes now let's go. We don't have much time. I am taking you home." He says through the mind link interrupting my thoughts. I look up at Onyx who is standing over me and has his giant face 2 inches away from mine. Impatiently waiting for me to get up. He pushes his nose against my shoulder. "Well, you will have to get off me Onyx if you want me to get up. I can't get up with you standing over me you are in my way." I tell him while waving my ha
"Dad?" I slide down from Onyx's back to face my father. My heart is pounding in my chest not knowing his next move. Is going to take me back? Or is he going to kill my mate and Hunter? Or both?"You seem a little surprised to see me?" He says with a smile on his face. Onyx growls and shows his teeth, making my father laugh harder."Ooooh," He says laughing in Onyx's face." Do you think I am afraid of you? Ha, look around you, Axel! LOOK! You are outnumbered."Onyx growled again and I could feel his and Axel's rage through the bond. I quickly go to stand in between them before they rip each other's heads off. " What do you want dad? I thought you said" I stumble over my words. He said he loved me and now he is laughing at my face. A feeling of betrayal runs over me, it makes me feel sick to my stomach."I meant what I said, Kristy." He says turning all his attention towards me."But really Kristy, not once you have stopped to think to yourself it was a little too easy to get away? Do
Axel POVI watch her leave and wait until I hear the car drive away to make sure she left. "You had something you wanted to discuss with me, Alpha?" Dr. Spine asks."Yes, Kristy's father said something about the wicked wolf not recognizing anyone but his maker. Have you read anything about that in the books?" "Not that specific no, but I will look into it. The pack of Alpha Theo has a big library I will try to get in contact with them to see if they can help provide any books that might help. With your permission, of course, Alpha.""Yes, do that. We need all the information we can get. Also, Jack showed us an empty syringe with a needle. He injected Hunter with something to turn him. Is there a way you can maybe find out what he was injected with?""I can take some of his blood and run some tests to see if it is still in his blood, try to find out what was in it." I nod in agreement and Dr. Spine walks over to some cabins behind the surgical table in the basement and opens a drawer
Kristy POV. It is almost dark when I hear Axel's car pull up in the driveway. My grandmother is still here. I have been nervous all day. I am pregnant. I don't know how to tell him. I don't know if I have ever been this scared before. What if he doesn't want it? We have a lot on our minds right now. I wish my mom was here or Olivia. I don't feel like I have anybody here. I know I have Axel and my grandmother. I am grateful for them, but it is not the same. The pack members are family, but I don't have any friends here. I don't have anybody to turn to. Not like how I can with Olivia. She would always cheer me up or distract me from all the shit that is going on. I miss her so much. Now we are divided. I did not imagine that I would ever be without her. We were supposed to share everything. When the time would come that we would have children, they were supposed to grow up together and be best friends, just like us. I would have been the first female Alpha of the pack, and she would
Axel POV I wake up in the middle of the woods. It is still dark outside, I have no idea what time it is. I look down and I am completely naked covered in mud. Onyx must have had his fun in the woods. I look around and notice that I am close to home. I feel drops falling on my face. It is starting to rain, of course. It starts with a few drops, the leaves on the trees hold back the rain a little bit. I look up and regret it instantly because it starts to rain as if the gates have opened and someone threw a bucket of water on earth. I make a run for it and quickly get inside. I go to the first level, to one of the bedrooms. I don't want to wake Kristy up. I turn on the shower and quickly hop in. After washing myself I walk over to the laundry room. Luckily there are some clothes in the dryer. Jeans and a sweatshirt but no socks. Do I risk going upstairs and potentially waking up Kristy? No, I guess no socks today. I quickly get dressed and go outside back to the clinic to get my car
Axel POV.It is currently still dark. I wake up from someone shouting my name. I look next to me and Kristy is fast asleep. I walk up to the window but I see nothing."Axel" I hear again. I look over to Kristy but she has not moved an inch."Alpha!" Then it hits me that I am being mind linked. I rub my face trying to wake up."Yes?" I reply still standing in front of the window."I have something. I needed to contact you when I found something in Hunter's blood. Can you come to the lab?" Now I realize that it is Dr. Spine that is contacting me. What time is it? I walk over to my side of the bed and grab my phone to look at the time. It is 4.30 A.M. "Dr. Spine do you have any idea what time it is?" "I know Alpha and I apologize for waking you up. I would not contact you if it could not wait until the morning. I have been working all night and finally found something. You need to see this for yourself.""Fine, I am up already now. I will meet you in the lab." I close the link and put
Kristy POVI wake up to an empty bed. I reach for my phone on the nightstand and look at the time. 1 P.M. SHIT! It is already noon and I am still in bed. I rush out of bed to my closet and grab the first thing I see. A pair of purple leggings with a blue sweatshirt. doesn't really match but who cares. I rush downstairs and notice the Alpha house is completely empty. Axel is not in his office and not in the kitchen or living room. I put the kettle on to make some tea. In the meantime, I try to mindlink Axel but he blocks me out. I walk up to the refrigerator to grab some milk when I notice a note stuck on the refrigerator. "I will be back before dark xx" I sigh, take the note off the refrigerator, and put it in the trash can. Is he for real? A note? What is he up to now? Why so suspicious 'Will be back before dark' What is that supposed to mean? Why not let me know where he went? How long has he been gone for? My own mind is starting to drive me crazy with all these questions I am as
Jack POV. I feel lost. I want my daughter to be save. I want to be in control of her safety. She doesn't know half of what is going on in this world and I don't know how to tell her. I tried everything. I really thought she would have stayed. She came by herself against the will of her mate. She is strong. No one can go against their Alpha's orders, not even a mate. They outrank each other, An Alpha's order overpowers a Luna's order and her will. She has no option but to obey. But somehow she did get away. I sit in my office thinking about everything I did to get her back. Thinking about other ways but I am out of ideas at this point. Maybe, just maybe she changes her mind. I hear a knock on my door and look up. My Beta Rick is in the door opening. "Am I interrupting? " "No, come in. Sit down" I point to the empty chair in front of my desk and he sits down. "Any word from Kristy?" "No nothing yet. It has only been a few days." "Have you tried contacting her? Their Beta has chang
Kristy POVI wake up and rub my eyes when I notice that it is dark. How long have I been asleep? What time is it? I grab my phone from the nightstand, and my screen's brightness blinds me. I squeeze my eyes trying to lower the brightness but I can barely see anything. I swipe left and right hoping I get it right. Finally, I get it, that is so much better even though I still see stars. I look at the time, 1 AM?! I have been asleep all day. I look next to me and see that Axel has joined me in bed and is still asleep. I get up and notice I fell asleep in my towel. I walk to my closet and grab some underwear and pajamas to put on before I go downstairs. I walk to the kitchen and turn on the kettle to myself some tea. My stomach starts to growl. I haven't eaten all day. I open the fridge and look for something to eat. Nothing, at least nothing that I am craving at the moment. I open the pantry and look around, but also nothing. The kettle starts to whistle and I grab a cup and a tea bag o
Axel POVI watch her leave and wait until I hear the car drive away to make sure she left. "You had something you wanted to discuss with me, Alpha?" Dr. Spine asks."Yes, Kristy's father said something about the wicked wolf not recognizing anyone but his maker. Have you read anything about that in the books?" "Not that specific no, but I will look into it. The pack of Alpha Theo has a big library I will try to get in contact with them to see if they can help provide any books that might help. With your permission, of course, Alpha.""Yes, do that. We need all the information we can get. Also, Jack showed us an empty syringe with a needle. He injected Hunter with something to turn him. Is there a way you can maybe find out what he was injected with?""I can take some of his blood and run some tests to see if it is still in his blood, try to find out what was in it." I nod in agreement and Dr. Spine walks over to some cabins behind the surgical table in the basement and opens a drawer
"Dad?" I slide down from Onyx's back to face my father. My heart is pounding in my chest not knowing his next move. Is going to take me back? Or is he going to kill my mate and Hunter? Or both?"You seem a little surprised to see me?" He says with a smile on his face. Onyx growls and shows his teeth, making my father laugh harder."Ooooh," He says laughing in Onyx's face." Do you think I am afraid of you? Ha, look around you, Axel! LOOK! You are outnumbered."Onyx growled again and I could feel his and Axel's rage through the bond. I quickly go to stand in between them before they rip each other's heads off. " What do you want dad? I thought you said" I stumble over my words. He said he loved me and now he is laughing at my face. A feeling of betrayal runs over me, it makes me feel sick to my stomach."I meant what I said, Kristy." He says turning all his attention towards me."But really Kristy, not once you have stopped to think to yourself it was a little too easy to get away? Do
Kristy POVI wake up to something licking my face. Argh, I don't want to get up. Let me sleep. I turn my face away. My whole body feels sore. Why do I feel so sore? It almost feels like I went to boot camp or run a marathon. Then the licking continues on my stomach. Oh, my goddess that tickles! "Make it stop!" I giggle out loud trying to turn away."Kristy we have to go. Get up." I hear Axel's voice through the mind link.I instantly open my eyes. "Axel?" I say out loud in disbelief and then it all starts to come back to me. The heat the se."Yes now let's go. We don't have much time. I am taking you home." He says through the mind link interrupting my thoughts. I look up at Onyx who is standing over me and has his giant face 2 inches away from mine. Impatiently waiting for me to get up. He pushes his nose against my shoulder. "Well, you will have to get off me Onyx if you want me to get up. I can't get up with you standing over me you are in my way." I tell him while waving my ha