"Angel?" his mother's voice called to him in that soft affectionate drawl that made his heart thud. Angel opened his eyes and found himself underwater. Trying to breathe, bubbles formed around him and his throat and nostrils hurt like hell. In the dark depth, he could make out Blaze and Antonio Rufus's unconscious bodies and he geared into action, going for Antonio Rufus first and then Blaze. Using his legs to paddle upward, he swam up the water, holding on to the two. It was quite an effort, but he made it. When they reached the surface, Blaze became conscious and splattered out water from his mouth. Antonio Rufus remained unconscious. Breathing hard, the two Weres exchanged a look of relief. "Why the hell are we doing this again?" Blaze asked with an effort, casting a hate-filled gaze at the unconscious human. Angel's chest shook with laughter and he went into a coughing fit. "You know why, Blaze," Angel managed to croak. He then lifted Antonio Rufus away from the water shore
Aside from Antonio Rufus, Angel and Blaze, the other people left on the jet returning to Moscow were the new doctor, the two pilots and one male flight attendant. Angel felt like the dead and knew he smelt like one. He wasn’t surprised when the doctor came out shortly after, wrinkled his nose and asked Blaze and him to go clean up and find a change of clothes. Thankfully, the jet had a private bathroom and, since anyone with the authority to give them hell was dead or in Antonio Rufus' case, sleeping, the two took their time having a hot bath. Angel grinned when he saw extra boots and clothes packed in a bag by the door to the bathroom. He picked the bag up and threw it at Blaze. The other Were caught it in mid-air and quickly rummaged through. They found new pairs of shoes that were their sizes, but the cargo pants and tops were a tad small. Blaze groaned when he wore it and saw it was too fitted on him. It showed off his muscular frame and the cargo pants were a tad uncomfort
Angel raised his eyes to meet him then and said, "We will not be helping your father again, boss." His voice was calm and unbothered. Mathew's eyes were as cold as ice. When he made as if he was going to train the gun on Blaze again, Nadia yelled his name louder. Mathew let out expletives and then answered, "I'm coming NADIA!" Taking a few steps backwards from Angel before turning to march away. Angel raised his eyes to meet Nadia across the plain and knew she had done that to get Mathew away from them. He gave her a subtle nod, and started to walk in the direction of the pit. Blaze followed him. When they were close to the pit, Blaze said, "Why do I feel like she just did that on purpose and her uncle didn't call for Mathew?" "She did it on purpose. She is on our side," Angel said, and gave the younger Were a side glance. "She is mine," he added. Blaze nodded. "She is pretty…" he replied calmly as they continued to walk as if Mathew wasn’t just about to blow his brains out.
Angel grunted hard and went to stand at the beginning of the pathway, watching Nadia run to him. And just when Wolfe was about to pounce on her, he leapt up to grab the cell rods to his right, scaled forward and landed in front of Wolfe. The other Were collided with him and in reflex, buried his claws in the same side, Angel was stabbed. Angel let out a loud, pain-filled cry and half-shifted instantly. He snarled at the other Were, baring his teeth, menacingly before grabbing Wolfe by the throat to pin him hard to the side iron bars."I don't give a fuck about the kind of madness that's going on in your head, look at her and look at her well. If you hurt a hair on her head, I will take the pleasure of tearing you apart limb for limb before emptying your gut! Do you understand me, Wolfe?!" he snarled close to the other Were's face. "She is one of them! They killed my mate!" he snarled back with an effort."I am not going to tell you twice! You touch her, you DIE!" Angel yelled in a lo
“I was scared, Angel, when they took you away…” Nadia whispered back, feeling him pull out her top from the band of her trousers and reached under to free her breasts and cupped them in his large hands. Nadia let out a soundless gasp. “I am here now,” he replied. His voice was deep and husky. He undid the button of her jeans and pulled down the zipper. Nadia moaned as he fuddled one of her breasts and used the other to pull down her jeans while he was literally wrapped around her. “Angel…” she called, sounding breathless. Angel knelt behind her to help her pull off her jeans and panties. He then stood up, gripped her by the hips and made her bend over. Nadia panted as he parted her legs and stroked the opening of her pussy with the tip of his cock to test if she was wet for him before slipping into her. Nadia moaned his name. “Forgive me,” Angel said and that was the only warning she got before he started to slam hard into her, forcing her to reach for the tree for support. An act
While the others were still making fun of Freki, Angel sat down to ponder on his plan. But the scent of Nadia clinging to his skin, kept distracting him, forcing him to dwell on what they just shared. He patted his pocket to make sure the keys were still there even though he knew they were. He had hidden the second phone in a small hole he dug in the concrete wall just under his bed and he tapped his right foot on the floor as he recounted what he needed to do before he made that call to Xavier and hoped by then, his cousin would have gotten his message. And with Daniel now sending guards after him, he knew once he found out that he had survived the attack, he would find other means. And he knew what the bastard was capable of. His eyes darted from one cell to the other, watching his friends chat animatedly, making Blaze recount their ordeal over and over, word for word. His eyes settled on Blaze and his heart tightened, happy that for once the young Were had something to laugh abo
The journey was a lot faster this time and once they got to the hill overlooking the house, Angel asked them all to wait. He then proceeded to scout the area, still carrying Nadia. He wasn’t in a hurry to break the skin contact with her and with how Nadia was rubbing against him he didn’t think she was ready too. Angel thought the place was a tad deserted compared to the other time. There were no guards patrolling the grounds but he knew one guard was up the security tower. He could perceive his scent as well as the food he had for dinner. The compound was plunged into darkness and there were no signs that humans were inside the house. When he realised he would need to climb and jump over the fence to get in, he said, “You may have to wait out here, Nadie, I need to climb the fence and scout the compound before I let the others in.” His voice was deep and hoarse and he knew why. “Or we could just go walk through the gate,” Nadia replied sounding sultry. Angel almost moaned out loud
“Don’t you like have other back up though? My uncle has lots of guards doing shifts.”“Just me for today. Change in management,” he supplied.“That’s too bad. You kind of look too good to start having bags under your eyes. And such striking eyes. Wow! What colour are they?” she said moving closer to peer into his eyes. The man’s cheek turned bright pink. He swallowed as she got closer with only an inch between her body and his. Angel appeared behind the guard, looming over him. His eyes were dark with anger. Nadia's eyes widened right before Angel wrapped an arm around the guard’s neck and snap it. The guy slumped. Nadia jerked back but Angel gripped her by the forearms. “What part of stay put, didn’t you get, Nadia?!” he snarled, baring his teeth. Fear flashed in Nadia’s eyes and he shut his eyes briefly to contain his anger. When he opened them again. His eyes were dark and Nadia was peering into them in apprehension. “Stop scaring her, Angel, my God. She did help,” Kurt said as
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