~Gabby’s POV~ ”Do you feel like doing anything special today?” Cassy asked me as I walked outside the house.”I was thinking about shifting and going for a run,” Her eyes lit up and I knew she wanted to come along but I wanted to go alone. ”What’s her name?” She asked me. "Whose name?" I asked her."Your wolf, what's her name?"That’s when I remembered that I hadn't even asked my wolf what her name was. What is your name?’Lela’ ”Her name is Lela,” ”The run, do you want to go alone?” She asked and looked a little unsure of herself. I parted my lips, about to say yes. ’Bring her along’I don’t want anyone to tag along’It’ll be fun’For who?’Have you ever seen her wolf?’ I hadn’t. I had never seen Cassy’s wolf.”Uhm, you can come,” I said and she smiled. Relief washed over her body and her shoulders relaxed.”Ready?” Cassy asked me and I nodded my head. We shifted and took off running.It had been a week since my birthday and I had been spending a lot of my time alone. A few o
~Aiden's POV~”Come on, get off your asses!” The Warriors were up and fighting and they could rest when the sun went down.I was beating myself up thinking about how this could've happened. I hadn't stopped to actually let everything sink in. My brother tried to kill me as a child and then tried to kill our father. Him being kicked out and then kidnapped my mate. And now he was coming here. I was sure of myself and my pack but Asher was something else. He had no empathy, there was nobody he loved more than himself and he had nothing to lose which made him even more dangerous.”Alpha,” Bob walked up to me. I noticed he had gotten a haircut. His usual thick hair that looked like a helmet was gone and instead, he had a fade on the sides. ”Yes?” There was an ominous look in his eyes and he leaned his head back. ”It’s Cole, he wants to see you,” ”I’m busy,” I said and clenched my jaw. He bowed his head and looked at the warriors.”How are they doing?” He asked me and watched as they f
~Gabby’s POV~I had just come back from a run and was taking shower. I ran my hands through my wet hair and soaped up my body. The feeling of the warm water against my bones was amazing. They softened and the soreness disappeared.Lela had been begging for another run ever since we came back. She had immense energy that I just couldn't keep up with.But feeling her emotions and her freedom when on a run put a smile on my face. She was fast, strong, and very much an Alphas wolf. She had this aura around her which demanded respect and without even trying people just knew her power. I walked out into the room with the towel wrapped around my body. I looked around and saw the empty walls and then made the bed. The curtains were pulled to the sides. I hadn't been able to do that until today. The sun streamed in and filled the room with a bright light.It was hard to believe that things were moving forward. In one way I was happy about it because it felt like my life was actually continuin
~Gabby’s POV~I was still in shock from the information the witch had given me. I couldn't believe it but something didn't make sense. A lot of it didn't make sense.”I don’t understand,” I said and closed my eyes as I pinched the bridge of my nose. ”Your parents asked for a poison to be mixed into the blend. They have been feeding you this potion since you were little.” ”How? I don't remember eating or drinking-” ”It had to enter the bloodstream,” she said and leaned forward.My eyes widened and the realization hit me. If I had eaten it or drunk it, it wouldn't have entered my bloodstream. The only way for it to enter my bloodstream would be through my veins.”The whipping,” I gasped.She bowed her head but averted her eyes. They had laced the belt with the potion and whipped it into my bloodstream.”The extraction,” I said and looked at her. I was pushing down the tears, seriously fed up with the crying.”The extraction would happen upon your blood entering his body. As he pen
~Gabby’s POV~The tension in the office was rising and we were all on edge. Noah was going over our parent's words in his head and he couldn't believe what they had planned.Nick was standing there looking stoic and Aiden was staring at him with his arms crossed over his chest. ”No one knew what they were going to do but it’s done,” I said. I hoped that maybe I could ease the tension and soften everything up. They were getting agitated and I could see the battle of dominance happening between Nick and Aiden. ”Guys, stop,” I placed my hand on Aidens arm and pushed him back softly.”You really had no idea?” Aiden asked my brothers. ”How could we?””Yeah, do we look like a happy-go-lucky family who shares everything? Cause if that’s the impression you’ve gotten then you’re fucking blind,” Cassy stood up when her phone rang and she went outside. The door closed and I looked around at everyone. ”We need a plan.” Nick said and looked at me. ”For what?””When they find out that their
~Aiden’s POV~We had scoured the woods and the town. Everyone had gathered by the school and for every warrior that came without good news, I was starting to believe the worst.”Anything?” ”No, Alpha…sorry,””No a single fucking sign? How is this possible?” I ran a hand through my hair.”There’s no scent, no nothing,” They said and looked around confusedly.”Look again,””But, Alpha-””LOOK AGAIN!” I shifted and started running back into the woods. That’s when I tried the one thing I had been fearing to do.’Cassy, can you hear me?’ ’Cassy!’The only thing that would cause the mind link to not work would be if they're not within the pack borders. She wasn’t here. She wasn't in the pack.’Round it up and meet at the house. Cassy’s gone’'Yes Alpha’I shifted back and got dressed outside. The winds were coming in strong and the rain was pouring.Where the fuck was she? She wouldn't be out there now in this weather. How could she just disappear like that?Walking back into the house I
~Aiden’s POV~The rain had stopped, it was six o’clock in the morning and the clouds were still dark in the sky. I had gathered the warriors and the plan was to scour every inch of our surrounding grounds outside the border.Whoever kidnapped Cassy couldn't have been far and they wouldn't have gotten far during the storm.”Aiden!” Gabby came running down the stairs.”You’re not coming with us.” I said.She rolled her eyes and clenched her jaw. ”Here, Mr.Maler gave this to me yesterday. It belonged to Cassy,” She handed me a scarf. It would help.”Thank you,” I said and grabbed it from her. Our fingers graced each other and I saw the little jump she did upon contact. One day I would turn all her bad memories to dust and replace them with the best ones she could possibly imagine.”Be safe,” she said.I leaned down, cupped her cheek with my hand, and placed a soft kiss on her cheek. I held myself back, I wanted to taste her, to run my hands all over her body and drag my tongue over ev
~Gabby’s POV~We saw the fog from the windows. The branches of the trees were swinging in the winds and water trails went down the glass.My mother was watching me, as was my father. After she had said those words I completely lost my ability to speak. Cassy had said this when we were with the witch. She said that they would come and take me back. I swore that I wouldn't let that happen but I needed to regain my voice and my strength. I still felt broken and so scared.”Perhaps that is not her wish anymore,” Marie said and stared daggers at my mother.I knew that the niceties were all gone and people's true colors were about to come out. It was about to get ugly.”Gabriella?” Marie said and I shook my head.”No,” I squealed, hoping it would've sounded stronger.My mother tilted her head to the side and smiled.