In his musings, he didn’t pay much attention to where the guards were taking him. They were pushing and poking him anyway so he figured that didn’t require plenty of brain power. One of them pushed Antonio Rufus’ home office door open and the one behind him shoved him. An act that made him bristle for some reason. He stood immobile and turned his head around to look down his nose at the fool. He wanted it clear that if he chose not to move, his shoving would achieve nothing. The man swallowed hard under his cold scrutiny and his eyes darted to his colleagues. “Move, wolf-boy!” one other guard said in a low menacing tone. Angel directed his steely gaze at him and the man hesitated, not quite sure how to react. “Come inside, Angel!” Daniel yelled. “There is hardly any reason to shout, he is not freaking deaf,” Antonio Rufus said, causing Daniel to grow red in the face – mortified. He gave Angel a retributory glare. The thought of the bastard finding out about Nadia and using her aga
“Give him double his food ration to make sure he is well fed. I will send the names of the ones to come with us after I have discussed that with my sons,” Antonio Rufus said to the guards and when they wanted to cuff him again, Antonio Rufus raised his hand gesturing for them to stop. He held Angel’s gaze and said, “We do have an understanding, right, Angel?” When Angel nodded again, he added, “There wouldn't be any need for that…” The guards stepped back and allowed Angel to walk out on his own, following him closely from behind. Angel heard the office door click shut and he took his ample time striding down the long corridor. Just when he was about twelve meters away, he heard Mathew ask, “Do you really mean to spare the werewolves you would find on that island? Because if you ask me, that will be extremely risky, they are werewolves.” “Of course not! I can hardly tell him that!” “And what do you intend to do about Alexander's son? That fool needs to be taught a lesson,” Daniel
And just when they all turned their black eyes his way and started to shapeshift, a Male human was pushed in through the door and he stumbled and fell on the concrete floor in between the cell blocks. He shrieked when he looked up and saw the Weres shapeshifting. Angel recognised him as one of the men that used to accompany Alexander to visit Antonio Rufus in the past. The conversation in the study earlier replayed in his head and he realized the man could help his course. The Were closest to him pounced out of the cell and before he could grab the human, Angel leapt, wrapped his arms around the Were's middle, shifted his body sideways and threw him backwards. The human let out a loud yelp. Angel picked him up next as if he weighed nothing and ran back to the end of the cell block. Pulling open his cell door, he dropped and pushed him inside. "Thank you!" the human repeatedly says. "Who are you and why do they want you dead?" Angel asked. "I … I am Aaron. I know you! You must
A few minutes before, Nadia was in the dining room, taking her ample time to eat her dinner while pondering on the excuse she could use to wander close in the direction where she heard her uncle kept the Weres. She was dying to see Angel again to find out why her uncle had summoned him earlier. And of course, there was also the issue of wanting to see him alone again. The thought of going back up the stairs to her room without seeing him and finding out what was happening was putting her on edge. She looked to the entrance to the dining table for the umpteenth time, expecting her uncle or either of her cousins to walk in. She had brought a book, thinking after dinner she could use the excuse to prolong her stay downstairs. She could hardly say she wanted to go and read in the garden since it was freezing outside, and neither could she use the excuse of going for a walk. The grounds were covered with snow now and that would not do. She could not think of any reason to linger after d
Once inside the house, Nadia relaxed a little, pretending to read as she climbed the flight of stairs, she took her time trailing the guards. Once she saw he was taken to the room she found him in a few nights before, she headed straight up the stairs to her room to give the guards time to leave. Pacing back and forth, she wiped angrily at the tears still streaming down her face. The horror she had witnessed earlier, replayed in her head. When she couldn't stand the wait anymore, she headed back down the stairs, still using the book to disguise as she walked down the hallway. Upon getting to the door she stopped, pretending to be caught up in the story she was reading as she listened, wanting to be certain no one was in the room before he reached for the knob and pressed it down, pushing in the door. She walked in, pretending not to be paying much attention in case someone saw her. As soon as she stepped inside, she shut the door and locked it. The room was dimly lit, but this t
Angel clenched his jaw as the doctor removed the last silver bullet in his shoulder with the tenaculum and cleaned the wound poking deep inside his cut. Angel grunted, watching everything the other man did: from the solution he used to clean the wound, to the way he stitched up the deep gash by his side. An idea slowly formed in his head as he cooked up a plan to get Alexander’s man, Aaron, to safely get a message across to the legendary white wolf on their behalf. When he picked up a syringe Angel tensed. "Don't worry. I'm not going to sedate you, Mr. Antonio Rufus wants you alert – whatever that means," the older man said in his thick Russian accent. Angel didn't bother to speak. The man was a sadistic bastard with no soul. He had always treated his kind like lab rats and he had learnt when he speaks, he talks more to himself – anyone unlucky to be on his examination table just subjects. "Tight-lipped as always … I see," he said and chuckled. Removing his bloodied gloves, he t
Nadia’s eyelids fluttered and her heart tightened. He was studying her guardedly now – the way he did that night in the woods, and she hated it. She lowered her gaze, and straightened her back, withdrawing from him. Angel hated that her body was not resting over his anymore even though he was angry with her all over again. In a bid to make him understand her plight, and not treat her with disdain, she decided to explain herself. "My dad told me I have this little cousin who is terminally ill and my uncle needs the blood of your kind to cure him somehow. That's all I know. I have never seen the boy. " "Okay, let’s say that’s all there is to it. Are you telling me you are okay with it? With me being forced to give blood to your cousin?" He sounded chilly; almost as if he hated her. Nadia felt like crying. "I'm not going to lie to you and insult your intelligence, so I’m just going to come out and tell you the truth. Being born into this family doesn’t mean I agree with their way of
Getting inside her room shouldn't be easy for someone of Angel's build. He was hard to miss, but he was a predator; skulking was in his blood. While Nadia–seemingly unbothered–strode down the hallways. Angel skittered after her until they got to her door. She unlocked, pushed the door open and waited for Angel to walk in before she followed and then locked the door behind them. Angel looked around the spacious room, noting how exquisite it was. His heart tightened when the picture of where he stayed with the rest of the captives, flashed in his head. Nadia wrapped her fingers around his wrist, and he looked down at her small hand holding on to him before he lifted his cold gaze to meet hers. Nadia swallowed, feeling his cold withdrawal. "Please, come with me," she said in a soft whisper. When he continued to hesitate. She moved to stand close to him, looking up into his face, she repeated, "Darling, please—" Angel blinked and she saw the coldness melting from his beautiful eyes.
When their needs were thoroughly satisfied, they found their way to the park. Angel noticed the little ones were no longer there. Amelie and the triplets had gone back to the cabin but Xavier was there with Cole, Ash, and the rest of the gang. Cole was standing behind Isabelle with his arms wrapped around her, chatting with Xavier and Jason. Opaline was talking to Faelan and he could see the younger Were shifting on his feet and darting anxious gaze to Jason. His big brother turned around and grinned in his direction as the younger Were glowered at him. Jason laughed. Wulfrun, Darrow, Kurt, and Odwolf were sitting around a table laden with drinks, and with the way Wulfrun kept shaking his head and staring into his cup he was certain the Alpha wolf was half drunk. Tiana was in a corner with Ash and with how close their bodies were and the scent surrounding them Angel knew there was some foreplay going on there. "Looks like we have to pick a side," Nadia said in a laughing tone.
Angel and Nadia left his parents and strode back in the direction of the park. Angel wrapped his arm around Nadia's shoulder, holding her tight to his body as they walked. "Tell me about them…" Nadia said in a soft voice. Angel lowered his head to press a kiss to her forehead. "My mother was the only daughter of an alpha—" "Also Wulfblood?" Nadia asked. "No," Angel replied. Nadia smiled up at him. "She was a warrior and quite dashing. According to the story, I heard. She rejected her first mate, and the second and the third…" Angel said. Nadia chuckled. "She said she didn't want to be tied to any mate, but then she met my father at a party and his wolf recognised her as his true mate. My mother said the moment she set her eyes on him she knew she was in trouble." "I bet! Especially if you look like him. It's hard to tell now and it breaks my heart," Nadia said. Angel's arms tightened around her and he kissed her again. "Yes, I looked like him. She said he walked up to her
Xavier, Isabelle, Angel, and Nadia with Hallec in the lead accompanied Angel's parents to an unoccupied cabin not too far from Angel's house. Angel's mother faltered on her feet after the walk, clinging to her son and Angel paused to lift her up in his arms. "Aunty," Isabelle called with concern. "It's been a long day. I am fine, Belle," she said. Isabelle nodded and threw a worried look at Xavier. "Amelie is the pack's doctor. I will come to pick you up first thing in the morning. So she can give you a full body check." "Thank you, Xavier. Cole, Belle's mate, already told us," Alpha Bardulf said, sounding tired too. "He seems like a good human," he added. "He is," Xavier, Angel, and Nadia said at the same time. The old man grinned. Isabelle smiled. "You have quite a number of humans here as security. Do you trust them all?" "Well… they are useful for now. Cole hired them for specific jobs and I am certain that none of them would want to have him as an enemy," Xavier sa
Nadia was with Isabelle, Tiana, Opaline, and Amelie when they all watched the craft land atop the mountain. They had gone to visit Amelie with the new additions to the family as they had been doing for the past few days. Amelie was a bit overwhelmed with the thought of three babies but with the she-wolves' assistance, she had a lot of time to rest and be with her mate. The she-wolves have been taking turns in babysitting and helping with the house chores. Xavier was still a tad careful about having Weres stream freely to the home he now shared with his mate and still had guards standing across the water to the cabin as security and to allow only authorised pack members to cross over to the cabin. But since he was the Alpha to the pack and the triplets were the first babies born by a human mare to a Were, all the pack members were interested in seeing the babies. Xavier decided to organize a party so as to introduce the babies to the pack members. Nadia didn't know the setup of
Angel helped to groom his parents in the jet on their way back to the island, cutting off his father's beard and trimming his hair. Cole gave them new clothes and the two took their baths and changed into the new clothes in the jet. Angel's mother washed her hair and braided it into two cornrows. Her hair was all grey now and reached below her bum. The dress she wore hung on her slim form, but Angel thought they looked quite better than they did a few hours before. The stewards gave them plenty to eat and drink, and Cole assured them they would undergo a thorough check-up when they got to the island. After their meal, Angel sat across their chairs just looking at them. His mother tried to smile at him and her lips trembled as tears welled and spilt down her face. "I never thought that I would see you again. I did pray and prayed for the moon goddess to watch over you and send you a helper," the older woman said in a voice thick with emotion. "I'm so sorry, mama. It was my fault…"
Angel and his parents watched the fucker's blood pool under his head and soak the snow-covered floor. His brain cells splattered everywhere. "Where is the property deed?" Cole asked calmly as if he hadn't just shot a man in the head. "In a box buried under the earth over there," Angel’s father said, weakly, pointing to the left end of where they stood."How come you never gave it to him?" Angel asked, still holding on to his parents, making sure he held them to his sides as if he was afraid they were an illusion that might fade away. "I was hit in the head, when they attacked," the old man started. Angel clenched his teeth remembering the scene too well. "I told him I had lost my memory. Your mother was unconscious for days," he continued. Angel pressed a kiss to the older woman's head as she clung to him. "She lost her voice for a while too. It made it easy for me to continue the charade.""They had killed everybody else…" the older woman chipped in sad resignation. "So there wa
(The Boldclaw Prowlers’ Pack, Ohio. Seven days before Cole and Isabelle's wedding) Angel took a deep breath as the Jeep stopped just in the driveway. The place looked different from the last time he saw it. The expansive bungalow he remembered was now replaced by a massive duplex. The front porch was framed with exotic flower beds and the only familiar sight was the endless ridges of grapevines about a quarter of a mile away from the building spanning to the horizon. He wondered if the small cottages at the south end of the grounds were still there. "Ready?" Cole asked and he directed his gaze at him. "I still can't believe we are here…" Angel said, noting his courage failing. "Believe me, I know exactly how you are feeling right now. But if you don't take that step and find closure, it will forever haunt you. Let's go," he said and without giving Angel the chance to react he pushed the door open and stepped out. Angel was forced to imitate the act. As soon as he stepped out th
"I found out who I am, papa," she said, calling her father the way she used to when she was little or feeling vulnerable. Her father's eyes widened. "W – what do you mean?" he stuttered. "I found out why you and mum wouldn't allow me to use a regular hospital.""That fucking bastard! Did Antonio tell you?! He promised me he will never bring you into his shitty obsession with those creatures---""You mean our kin, papa?""Nadia, listen to me you are nothing like—""I am no longer just wolfless kin as you and my uncle Antonio, Papa. The moon goddess blessed me with a mate, a Wulfblood…""Oh God, he has infected you with his madness. Wulfblood are extinct. They no longer exist, Nadia! Antonio was not right in the head. He was obsessed with those creatures …"Nadia gave Angel a warm smile, Xavier gestured for every Were to turn their back to Nadia and right there she shapeshifted. A gasp tore from the device as her father gaped at her. Isabelle passed a robe to her, standing out of vi
"Tiana!" Amelie called out to the unconscious she-wolf on the ground. "Help me drag her here. She can not die! She was protecting me!" Amelie started to weep. Isabelle rushed back to her and knelt in front of the two women, panting. "Help me drag Tiana here. He shot her in the chest! She was trying to protect me!" "Amelie, calm down…" Isabelle cautioned. The other woman grunted in pain. Isabelle looked from her to Nadia for an explanation."She is in labour," Nadia supplied. Fear clouded Isabelle's eyes. "What?" She muttered and jerked her gaze back to Angel. "Let me try to get Xavier and Cole," Angel said as Amelie struggled to crawl to Tiana, but Nadia stopped her.Isabelle dragged her friend towards the doctor. Amelie struggled to kneel and then quickly tore open Tiana’s vest to check her wound. Nadia knelt beside her ready to help. Angel and Isabelle flanked them, in a protective stance while war literally raged around them. Kurt, Blaze, Odwolf and the rest of the Weres had