We were closing in on Asher’s pack. A few of our warriors were skilled archers and lit the tip of their arrows on fire. On my go, they shot and set fire to the forest surrounding the pack. We watched as the flames grew higher and engulfed the trees and one by one the windows in the house lit up as well as the houses on the grounds. The men stepped out and looked around. I listened in and heard how they would all gather at the house and prepare to attack and so we moved in. My warriors were stretched out across the territory to make sure that nobody surprise us and we would meet back in front of Asher's house. A few of them would stay hidden for later and the archers would keep their distance for the entire fight and only jump in if they absolutely needed to. The door to the house was opened and I walked straight up into the yard. ”Brother.” They came out and gathered outside, keeping their distance at first. Asher stepped to the front and smiled. I could see in his eyes how bad
I brought the girls some food that I found in the kitchen and as many water bottles as I could find. The men were all busy outside so I took the opportunity to talk to them and let them sit for a while. Erin was standing by the window and I went over to hand her a sandwich.”You have to eat,” I said and looked out at the others. Asher was bleeding from his nose and the side of his face was starting to swell from the hits.Aiden had claw marks on his chest and his shirt was hanging in shreds.Nick looked agitated as his eyes went between the house and the fight. Edmund was of course waiting for his turn to jump in and start fighting but Noah, something was going on with him. He started tossing his head and looking around in confusion.”What’s happening to that guy?” Erin asked. ”That’s Noah, my brother and I have no idea why he’s doing that,” Noah was never not focused when it came to a fight but right now he looked distraught.”What are you doing?” I asked against the window. I look
My eyes began to glow as my wolf stepped forward.I ran down and started fighting his men as I made my way to my mate. Asher was about to throw another hit when Aiden grabbed his arm and bent it. He got back up at his feet with the blood pooling out of his wounds and teeth grinding together from the pain.Erin jumped down the stairs and started fighting as well. Though she didn't have her wolf, she was still very much a strong she-wolf and this strength of hers with her wolf being dormant only proved it. I killed two of Asher’s men and saw my brothers fighting others. Noah was still gone, he hadn't come back and I needed to find him. ”Go, we got this!” Nick shouted. I bowed my head and took off, running through the woods, and trying to sniff him out. I saw him deep in the woods about to walk out and I ran faster.”Noah!” I screamed and caught up to him. He turned around and looked into my eyes but the happiness I thought I'd see wasn't there. ”Who are you?” He asked and I pushed
Aiden who was sitting up slowly looked at her with an equally surprised expression and his father walked around the couch. The witch was still smiling from her seat at the table. Just as Aiden’s father was about to step closer, Marie reached out her hand and stopped him. ”It’s nice to meet you too, sweetheart. Welcome,” she said and left it there but her eyes didn't leave Erins.Erin smiled and nodded her head. Nick tried to grab her hand but she pulled it away and cupped them in front of her. His brows hunched down and he looked at me. ”Nick, come with me,” I said and grabbed his hand as we walked out of the house. ”You have to be careful with her and go slow. She has lost everyone she’s ever known and endured actual hell in Asher’s pack.” ”How can I help her?” ”You can’t, you can just help her help herself. By letting her sit with it and talk about it and just listen to her and her needs. Whatever they might be,” I said and felt my heart sink. I wanted my brother to be happy
I removed all other paintings and stared at the child's face and I knew that face because I saw her cry every time I looked in the mirror. The tears swelled in my eyes and a drop fell and hit the daisy that was painted in her tiny hand. ”What-” I breathed and turned around. Marie stood with her tear-stricken cheeks and smiled at me. She held something in her hands and as she walked closer I could see what it was. It was another pendant, the same as mine. ”When she was young, I got my daughter that pendant because I always called her my little-” ”-my little dove.” I said and stared at her. I felt the blood rush down my face. She grabbed the pendant around my neck and placed her close. Hers had a rose in its mouth and she clicked it into mine and they formed one necklace. Her breath hitched and she cupped my cheeks. ”We never gave you up…we never…we never gave you up.” She whispered. Without thinking or any hesitation I leaped forward and wrapped my arms around her. She sque
~Erin’s POV~I walked with Gabby out into the woods and over by the clearing to a lake where Aiden, Nick, Edmund, and Cole were waiting. Cassy came running up beside us and smiled. She was so cute and I couldn't handle how much she loved Gabby. Cassy was a golden friend, one of those rare ones you don't find too often.This conversation was about to be anything but lighthearted. Noah, Gabby’s brother was still gone and they needed to find out what happened to him. Aiden leaned down and kissed his mate, Nick watched me and I went to stand beside him but it didn't feel organic, it felt uncomfortable for both of us. ”Has anyone heard from him?” Gabby asked but everyone shook their heads. ”I can't believe it’s been two days already. How could I have waited with this?” She asked herself and shook her head. ”You were back with your mate for the first time in a long time and your wolves needed theirs,” I said and placed a comforting hand on her back. ”Do we have any ideas how this could
~Nick’s POV~I told the others to wait upstairs. We had been patiently sitting around for a fucking hour to see if the warriors could get anything out of Amanda but they hadn't so I was going to see if I could speed it up. ” She’s pretty beaten but maybe you'll be able to get something out of her,” the guard said on his way out. I wanted everyone gone, the only people left would be me and her.I walked up to the cellar and Amanda was sitting on the floor. Her arm was broken and half her body was covered in blood. Her right eye was swollen and there was a cut on her leg where it looked like someone had driven in a knife and still- she hadn't talked. ”What do you want?” She said in a raspy voice, barely able to look at me or move her lips. ”The truth.” I said and circled my fingers around the bars. She tried shaking her head but winced. The cellar leaked of wolfsbane and she wouldn't be healing anytime soon. ”I… I’ve told the truth. I didn't use magic on anyone so…just go,” she sai
Gabby’s eyes widened and she was staring in shock at our brother who had no recognition of her whatsoever. He twisted her arm and extended his claws. ”Get back!” Edmund pushed at his chest, I went around Gabby and grabbed his arm and we pinned him against the wall. ”What the hell is wrong with him?” Edmund growled. He turned his head and looked at me but this time I didn't have the answer and that pissed me off. He knew me and Edmund but how could he have forgotten about her? All her life it had been the three of us, working shit out together and protecting each other. He was the one alongside Edmund who would break necks and slit throats to keep her safe and now all of sudden she was a stranger to him. ”Easy,” Gabby said beside me. Everyone was silent for a minute, including Noah who was seething and trying to push us back. When I looked into his eyes I could see my brother but there was something more, something that wasn't him and it was eating him up. We needed to find the w