Axel’s pov I was feeling much better after having slept a while and we headed to Lenore’s house. Alpha Finnegan was waiting for me near the house, he showed me where most of the boobytraps had been. He walked me through her house and into the basement. She had used the basement as head of operations it seemed, there was a big table, lots of filling cabinets and a map of the area with pins located in various places. One was stuck in the Crimson Moon pack. "This is what I wanted to show you," Alpha Finnegan said while handing me a red folder. Inside was information on several different kind of wolves, with pictures and locations. On each picture there was writing, some said ‘CAPTURED’ or ‘MONITORED and some said ‘DEAD’. There were pictures of Elias and Amber as well, with their known abilities and location. They knew a lot about Amber, more than just anyone could know. They knew her schedule down to a teeth and even her likes and dislikes. The same with Elias, his favorite color and
Axel’s pov The next day I headed out to Lenore’s house. Perhaps Alpha Finnegan and his men had missed something. When I arrived the house was guarded by two men. They tried to stop me from entering, but I used the Alpha Command on them. Why would to keep me out of the house? It was my mother’s house for crying out loud, I didn’t need Alpha Finnegan’s permission just to look around. The last time I was here I went straight to the basement, not paying attention to the rest of the house. But this time when I entered the house I took a good look around. It was a cozy home, with paintings on the wall. The living room was painted a light purple and there were pillows all over the sofa. There was a big book case with loads of books, but none were books on special wolves. No photo’s throughout the house, none of me or my father. It was kind of strange that nobody searched this part of the house, as if they already knew where to look. And how come Finnegan’s men found all the boobytraps stra
Axel’s pov The next day I got a call from Alpha Finnegan. He knew that an attack from my pack would cause us both many casualties and that I had a much larger pack than his. "Perhaps we can negotiate," Alpha Finnegan said. "The only deal I will accept, is that you hand over my mate, my son and anyone else who is captured and deliver me Lenore." Alpha Finnegan replied, "I can’t do that. Lenore has offered my pack immunity when she has control over all the werewolves. She will never hand the True King over. I might be able to arrange visitation or the release of your mate. That bomb in her restaurant was meant to kill you, her own son. Lenore is not one to show mercy, but I might be able to persuade her." I didn’t trust Finnegan at all and I would never give up my son so easily. "You’d have to do better than that. We have the numbers to beat you, nothing will get in my way of finding my family."I growled at him. Alpha Finnegan started to laugh, "you might have the numbers, but Len
Amber’s pov When Ronin came back to his cell he was looking a lot worse than before. His healing powers were hard at work, but it looked like Doctor Parker had punished Ronin for his misbehavior. They placed Ronin in his bed, he couldn’t move yet. So I had to wait to talk to him. I laid down in bed as well, resting my eyes a bit. Hoping I wouldn’t sleep to long. I needed to have a talk with Ronin before Doctor Parker got either of us for another test. I woke up hearing Ronin knocking on the glass. I sat next to the glass and told him I succeeded in making more holes for myself. And that I could now hear my wolf again, Ronin was surprised I could actually talk with my wolf, but he listened none the less to what she had told me. "My wolf Ripley wants me to transfer some power to you. If you have enough strength you will be able to hide us both." Ronin looked at me stunned, "does your wolf really think I am that powerful?" I explained that Ripley had lived many lives and this was no
Amber’s pov "My name is Lenore, I’m Axel’s mother," the woman said. I shifted back. "I don’t care who you are, release my son now!" Maria was still on the ground, she was crying. "I’m sorry, I’m so sorry." Lenore kicked Maria against her side, "you should feel sorry, you stupid girl." Then Lenore looked at me. "You know I taught her everything. I had hoped she would be Axel’s mate, but the Beta’s mate was good enough. She was in the perfect position to search for special wolves, while Axel went on his dumb quest to find a mate. But then she had to throw it all away and try to safe you both." I stared at Maria, she had been working for Lenore all this time? Is that why she became my friend in the first place? And what did Lenore mean when she said she tried to safe us? She had been driving the car when we finished dinner, this much I remember. It would have to wait for now, I needed to focus on Elias. He looked at me with tears, almost shocked to see me. "They said you were sic
Axel’s pov When I woke up I mindlinked my hunters. They had located some bombs around the border of the Sage Mountain pack, but they had found a safe way through for us. They couldn’t predict what we would encounter once we were inside pack border though. I ordered all my to leave the women, elderly and kids alone and only harms those that posed a threat. If I were to gain control of the Sage Mountain pack I needed the members to know I would treat them fairly. Alpha Finnegan had his own hunters and they had already smelled our troops and were ready to battle near the town. I had wanted to avoid casualties and unnecessary damage, but Alpha Finnegan obviously did not feel the same. He had men with snipers on the roofs of buildings and wolves standing in the street, but Alpha Finnegan was nowhere to be found. No self respecting Alpha would let his troops fight, without him. As soon as I saw the men, I shifted, not wanting to waste anymore time in finding Amber, Elias and Maria. I ran
Axel’s pov Logan send some medics inside to check everyone out. Maria was carried out, still bleeding. I felt betrayed by Maria, but I couldn’t imagine how Logan felt. Knowing that your mate lied and went behind your back like that. Normally I would have punished such betrayal right away, but meeting Amber and Elias made me think about finding another way. If Elias was to be The King of all wolves, we would have to show him justice and mercy. We needed to lead by example. Maria had been controlled and manipulated by Lenore and she had tried to save Elias in the end. I would take Maria with us back home and decide there, together with Logan and Amber. Amber had shifted back by now and we kissed each other for the first time in weeks. Kissing in front of Elias was not something he was used to and Elias started to giggle and hide his face. The door opened and Kenzo came in, with Bodhi behind him. Ronin and Bodhi embraced and both started to cry. Kenzo gave Amber and myself something t
Elias povEveryone knew I was destined to be the King of all the werewolves. Which meant no one dared to be anything but nice to me, expect my friend Zoey. She had known me ever since she moved here, after her dad was taken by my grandmother. She would always tell me the truth and had no problem giving me a hard time when I deserved it. Today was one of those days. I had been seeing Lisa for a while now, but I had always been clear of my intentions. I did not want a mate, being my mate would be dangerous. Anyone close to me could be used as leverage. My mother was the Luminous Wolf and she could take care of herself, she had been practicing with her friends to find new ways to keep the pack safe. My father was Alpha of the Crimson Moon pack and although he had no special abilities, he was not one to mess with. But having a mate was not something that was in the cards for me. I had my fair share of practice though, being the next True King had it’s perks. But my parents h
Amber’s pov The End It’s has been five years now, since Axel was kidnapped by Beatrix. There have been some minor setbacks, but we’ve mostly been able to come to an agreement with the witches. Some of the witches of Willa’s coven have even helped us throughout the years, by protecting our borders and offering healing salve for our member’s who aren’t eighteen yet. I love how Axel has kept his principles through all this, even though he was met with so much resistance from the werewolves in the beginning. It’s hard changing people’s mind, when they are so used to their prejudices. But Axel had done it before, by changing his pack to be more inclusive. Hunter is almost six years now and he is such a fun kid. Very outgoing and loves to be outside. He loves to play with his sister and baby brother. Yeah, you can say Axel and I have been busy. Our four year old Charlotte is really smart and loves to chase her brother around the room. Our baby is just three months old now, we named him De
Axel’s pov I woke up and checked the time, crap the trial had already started! I must have been tired from being injured, plus this morning didn’t help. Although I wouldn’t take it back for the world. Being with Amber was always worth it. I quickly got dressed and brushed my teeth. Luckily the courthouse was next to the hotel we were staying at. I mindlinked Amber while I was getting ready, “did I miss everything?” She summarized the morning for me, “Alpha Ivar blamed Finley for everything, saying he was under her spell. People were gasping when they heard she was a witch. He even knew about her trying to kill Elias. Then I testified and told them everything that happened that day. And that I had forgiven Finley after she had saved yours and my live.” I interrupted,“you forgive her?” Amber laughed, “is that so hard to believe? I am not forgetting what happened, but I need to forgive her for Finley and Elias to be able to move forward. I want to be a part of their lives, if Finley
Amber’s pov We waited in Beatrix’s house, trusting Elias was doing his best to stop a fight from happening between us. Zoey and Matt were getting restless and Axel was getting his strength back and sitting up right. I felt guilty for assuming Finley was betraying me so easily. It didn’t take long for me to go back to mistrusting her, even after she had saved me from Alpha Ivar. It had been too hard for me to think about forgiving Finley for hurting Elias. “But hasn’t she done enough to prove she has changed? Finley saved you and now she saved Axel, without any regards for her own life. Do you really want to stand in the way of Elias being with his mate?” Ripley asked me. “You are thinking about Finley and Elias aren’t you?” Axel mindlinked me. “How could the Moon Goddess choose someone who had hurt him so deeply?” I replied. Axel told me what had happened in the house, how angry and hurt Finley was by her grandmother. “You don’t understand Amber, I don’t think she had much of a c
Axel’s pov I woke up tied up next to Omar in a small house. An older woman was standing in front of us. She wasn’t looking at us, but at someone else who had entered the house. I couldn’t turn my head enough to look at her, my whole body felt weak. But I recognized the voice from somewhere. “Jade you came back” the old lady said. “My name is Finley and I am not here for you grandma. I am here to get Alpha Axel and his gamma back.” That’s why I recognized the voice, it was Finley so that meant the old woman was Beatrix. I tried to talk, but my body was to weak. Beatrix walked to Omar and grabbed the iron chains around his arms. She pulled him by the chains to the middle of the room. She was strong for an old woman. I tried to turn my head again, this time slowly and I could see Beatrix and Finley standing over Omar. Finley wasn’t dressed and had probably just shifted back. “What are you doing Grandma? Just let them go, we can talk about this.” Beatrix started to laugh, “talk about
Amber’s pov I had just arrived at the location of the courthouse and was greeted by Elias, Zoey and Finley. Finley and Elias both looked tense and like they needed a good night’s sleep. Preferably not together, because I still didn’t fully trust Finley. Her hair had grown over the last few months and she had put on some weight, but her face still showed how much she had gone through. “Hi mama, are you ready for the trial?” Elias asked me as he gave me a hug. I had mindlinked Axel on the way over and he had told me about the fires, which still had me worried. “Actually I’ve been busy stressing over your father on the drive over. He’s taking too much on. There was a fire in the forest and now he is tracking the source in the woods with Omar. He has people who can handle that, but he always wants to be hands on” I told Elias. Elias laughed, “just like you mama. It’s not like you ever sat back and let other people handle anything.” I frowned and playfully hit Elias on the arm. He was
Axel’s pov’ Amber was right, we did need to prepare for the worst. So I contacted every ally and let them know to up their security. I told them there was a group of witches that had plans to potentially hurt werewolves, but that not all of the witches were bad. That last part was tough for most Alpha’s to except. Witches had always been our enemies and even when I explained about dark and white magic, they still didn’t trust any of them. “The only witch I trust is a dead witch,” was one Alpha’s remark. I understood where they were coming from. Our ancestors had fought against witches for years, but I truly believed you couldn’t just assume every witch was evil by default. There are bad witches, bad werewolves and bad humans. But that means there must also be good witches. I believed Willa when we talked and she had done nothing to help me. I would much rather have a friend than an enemy, but I was pretty mild tempered for an Alpha. I think that’s what Amber liked about me, but it
Amber’s pov I love having Hunter around, but every time I see that little face of his I am reminded of Charlotte and I wish I could have stopped Alpha Ivar. I have killed men for less, but I understand what Elias wants to do with his court system. It’s important for him to have people be accountable and that every werewolf can see that. Since I was in the dungeon with Alpha Ivar, I can’t help Elias in the trial like we planned, I can only testify. So now I am focused on raising Hunter and Briana and being the best Luna I can be. I go to training every evening so that can get Ridley some exercise and I can practice my fighting skills. I want to be able to defend myself against anything, even though Kenzo said I already am at the top of the class. Things with Axel have been good, but I can sense and see that he is stressed out about the whole witch thing. I think he tries to do it all himself, because he doesn’t want to bother me. But last night I finally got him to share what has been
Axel’s pov Luckily both Elias and Finley accepted my proposal, Elias took Finley with him on his travels after she had fully healed. Now that I learned more about Finley’s grandmother I really needed to find that prophecy somewhere. I was pretty sure it wouldn’t be in any of the books we had, but if I could find this Willa perhaps she could help me. I reached out to all my allies, letting them know if they could help me track her. I mentioned to them that she wasn’t to be harmed, they should only let Willa know if she could contact me as soon as possible. I then mindlinked Amber and asked her how Hunter was doing. He had been with us for a couple weeks now, but I couldn’t imagine life without him. What I could imagine is sleeping ten full hours with Amber by my side or even better feeling Amber on me. But sadly there was no chance of that right now, Hunter has been so clingy even at night. I think he might have gotten very little attention at the orphanage and was scared we wouldn’t
Axel’s pov I came looking for Amber and Charlotte and I ended up having a son. That’s not something you just get used to. But I think Amber and I both forgot how much work a baby is, so we barely had the time to adjust. Hunter seemed to favor me. Which was fine, but I still had my responsibilities as Alpha. Logan offered to step in for a while, but his son was the same age as Hunter. In the end we found a solution, baby-carrying seemed to work like a charm. Amber carried Hunter most of the day, while I took care of some work. I had another lead on the witches, the girl Jade, that Elias brought home, much to Amber’s dismay. Jade now wanted to be called Finley, her real name. I guess she wanted a fresh start and live truthfully, but neither Amber or I trusted her. But I needed Finley’s help, I knew nothing of witches. If she could provide me some insight, I could finally decide if the group that lived nearby was friend or foe. And once I was finished with my research, Finley could go o