Inside the basement, as the werewolves unable to defend themselves waited, anxiety and fear was thick in the air.In order to calm down the children, Leah gathered them. She leaned against the wall, seated down, and there was a bunch of young kids in front of her.Intending to distract them from the current turmoil, she resorted to telling them stories, interesting and funny ones. It did some work in their mind off, and many looked forward to her carrying on the story.Leah herself had the fears in her chest, especially for her dear friend, Ashlyn, but pressing them down, believing wholeheartedly she would be fine, she tried to uplift the mood in the basement."And then, the lion came. It cried out loudly. The rabbits were scared, trembling they started to search for a way out. However, the—"Before she was able to carry on further, a scream broke out in the basement. Their attention immediately went in their direction. Leah's eyes widened in horror.One of the women transformed into
When her friend worked on her injury, sewing up where the wound is deep and bandaging it later on, Ashlyn mind-linked the pack members to attain the information.Then that familiar scent overwhelmed her senses, getting her to raise her head. Her helplessly concerned self already inquired about his condition early, and she was glad upon learning he had barely any harm.Seeing him right now made the statement more true. Amongst the bleak and gloomy scene, he stood out due to his neat appearance. Not even a hair of his was out of place as he maintained his usual composure.His eyes met with hers, almost drawing her into trance before her self-control made her hold herself back. He walked over to her.He then scrutinized her from top to bottom before commenting, "It has been hard on you, Ashlyn."A smile formed on his face.Instead of feeling the friendly intent that smile conveyed, Ashlyn took it as being mocked and retorted, "Small wounds. Leah is making a scene out of it. Seeing you fi
She reminded herself mentally to get a grip on herself. She was supposed to hate him and be disgusted by him, not get her heart swayed by his pace. Then, it hit her.What he just say?"For how long?" she slowly asked, finding herself in confusion. She couldn't recall the incident she let it slip."From the day of the ball," he generously answered, "it was cute how you ran and tried to hide. But I had enough of this chasing game."So, he played her around like a fool the the entire time.Absorbing the fact got the corner of her lips to twitch, feeling the rage inside her rise. While she was panicking, he must have had a good laugh in the sidelines.She got her to attain her composure. Pushing him away from her, she fiercely glared at him and, in a determined tone, stated, "Now that you know, there is no need to drag it for any longer."He arched his eyebrows at it."I will get started. I, Ashlyn Rogers, reject—"Before she was able to continue to say rest of the words, her lips were c
The comforting presence almost lulled her to sleep, giving herself in his embrace, when the reality came to her. Since her strength couldn't measure up to his, she opened her mouth, digging her fangs into his arm.She hoped the pain from it would get him to let go of her. But that didn't even make him flinch even when the blood flowed out of it. When, against her instincts, she was about to tear off his flesh, he reacted by pushing her down on the couch swiftly. As she laid on the cushion, he positioned himself to be on top of her.He grabbed her hands and pressed his leg down on hers, trying to reduce her thrashing around. Ignoring the sparks ignited, she glowered at him."I am already mad enough," he said, "yet you keep challenging me.""Fucking let go of me, bastard," she stated, "I have to get to work. I have no time to waste on this nonsense."He smiled at her before extending his hand to the table, and in a matter of seconds, she felt a needle piercing through her skin. Her ey
"Oh, do you? What if I withhold that from you? What are you going to do?" There was a challenging glint in his eyes.This bastard!"The Alpha wouldn't approve of it," she said through her gritted teeth.Amusement was present in his tone while he raised one of his eyebrows and questioned, "Are you going to complain to him that I am forcefully keeping you locked up?"If Ashlyn could, she would have given him a good beating. It felt absolutely unfair and embarrassing to her how he knew her so well. Due to many reasons involved, she couldn't tell her brother about it."I am the Commander," she vocalized.He thoughtfully nodded his head and voiced out, "Right. I can't keep you back from your work, and at the same time, I will be anxious the moment you are let out from my sight. Shouldn't we reach a middle ground?"She frowned, pretty sure she wouldn't like the idea. "And that is?" With that, he got up from the bed. Ashlyn sat, and her eyes followed him when he reached out for a box on th
Once she did that, the little girl laughed heartily, and Ashlyn stood up straight. Claire then stepped forward."I heard from Elijah," Claire started. A friendly smile played on her face.Claire was Elijah's mother, making her the mate of former Beta. Growing up, she had been close with Claire due to her friendship with Elijah. But when that friendship came to an end, so did the relationship between Claire and her became weak. Nevertheless, this did nothing to change the respect she had towards the woman.She slowly said, "I apologize."Claire shook her head and voiced out, "You must have had your reasons, dear, but please try to accept my son. I know he has a lot of faults and hurt you. However, isn't it time to put the past back? He has been wanting to meet his mate for the longest time."Ashlyn knew that rather Elijah, it was his parents who wanted to see him settle down for the longest once he found his partner for life. That's why, withholding this information from them made her
When Ashlyn thought the man will leave after being bored, she had been proven wrong. Taking a last bite of her bread, she wondered what he was doing inside her room for so long.Upon entering the room, she heard the sound of shower running from the washroom, and it made her walk towards the door. The scent of his that flowed out.Why was he taking a shower here?Getting irritated, she banged her hand on the door and shouted, "Get out!"But her voice was met with no response, and on that, she began to pound harder on the door, almost about to break it down.But before she was able to leave behind a crack, the door opened. Stepped out Elijah, and the close contact between them immediately caused her to step back.She was about to yell at him when her breath got caught in her throat at his attractive appearance. His hair was wet, and a towel hung around his neck.His white shirt had first few buttons open, giving her a glimpse of the figure. This made her cheeks burn up, her thoughts tra
The signs of hurt and anger on his face made her heart soften for split of a second, making her feel as though she was throwing a tantrum for no good reason.But her expression hardened, recalling what she had to endure for all these years. On top of that, he hated and felt disgusted with her until he learned of the existence of the bond."Hiding the fact that you were my mate for years, using pheromone changing pills, and then, attempting to reject your mate not once but multiple times— how heavy do you think your punishment would be?" he voiced out."Let the Alpha handle my punishment then. I would rather be stuck in the prison than being with you," Ashlyn spat hostility.He smiled mockingly and responded, "Too bad, you don't have the privilege to choose. Since it would be too cruel for Alpha to punish his own sister, I will take care of it. My mate, I don't want anyone else to take care of you."There was a sign of bone-chilling possessiveness in his eyes, and instead of being turn
Although the state of the pack was devastating, they were holding off better than what they had originally anticipated. The casualties suffered on their side were much less.After Ashlyn killed another one of the pack's leader, she tried to mind-link Samuel, deeply hoping that nothing had happened to him. However, she wasn't able to get connected to him.There were no signs of him around here according to the pack warriors.Also she hadn't heard anything from her brother as well.Elijah had dealt with a fair share of werewolves as well. He looked exhausted as he took the moment to catch his breath."Matthew should be where the Alpha went," Elijah expressed.Ashlyn nodded."There isn't nothing much to do here other than the cleaning up. That's why, I will go and look for the Alpha," Elijah expressed."Do that then."Elijah patted on her head before disappearing.°°°Sebastian held his mate in his hand protectively. Her breathing was weak, and she was unconscious. She was covered in wou
When Samuel learned that they were going to attack the pack tomorrow, he was beyond shocked and sent into panic. He thought that at least they would take a week or so more.They explained the plan to them, and all the pack members were under their mind control. All of them were stimulated enough with drugs to stay awake for at least a week straight, and the dosage will be increased during the fight in order to unlock their full potential.In order to not seem entirely suspicious, Samuel took the drug a couple of times, and he could feel how powerful it was. It took all of his will to not let himself be controlled by the drug. There were times he felt he was out of his senses, but his willpower was strong enough to allow him to maintain his consciousness. The way it provided him energy, he could understand how draining the drug will be on his body, and once he is totally hollowed out, there is nothing else other than death for him.Everyone was administered the drug for today, and Sam
Ashlyn and Elijah imprisoned Daniel and the other important members of the pack and questioned them about the information. At first, they had tight lips, but the threats from both Ashlyn and Elijah got them to open their mouths.Although their words were filled with lies, it was easy for Ashlyn and Elijah to recognize them. That infuriated Ashlyn further, and she took out her anger at them in the most brutal ways.Most of them were half dead and senseless by the time they extracted the information, and it could be seen that Matthew was conservative on how much information he shared with them.According to what Daniel knew, Matthew approached them and offered this cooperation. They had no choice but to agree because not only did Matthew threaten them, but also promised them glory and protection. They were helpless and had to agree.Half the time, Daniel called them tyrants for acting in this manner while on the other hand, he begged for forgiveness and wanted to be spared. Ashlyn had
When Daniel offered them to stay the night in the pack, Elijah and Ashlyn didn't refuse, believing that would allow them to inspect the pack more.Once the dinner was done, they were led to their rooms. Ashlyn and Elijah shared a room whereas Rose had hers. Both of them didn't care much about Rose being alone although the Alpha ordered them specifically to make sure that their Luna is fine.Ashlyn was too disgusted to face her and wasn't sure if she would be able to control her emotions. And it's not like anything would happen to her in this pack.In the dead of the night, Elijah and Ashlyn sneaked out and searched around the pack's vicinity, trying to find anything important. There was nothing much found.But they noticed the strict security system, which was odd given how the members in the pack lacked training and resources. And most of the pack members remained in their houses. There was a sort of gloominess present.Other than that, there wasn't much important clues, and they did
Three of them set off for the Dream Pack with Daniel the next day. The Dream Pack was situated pretty far from their pack, so it took them quite a while to reach.Once they reached the pack, they could see how the pack was noticeably smaller than other packs, and there wasn't much population as well. It seemed like a pretty inconspicuous pack, and it made sense why Matthew would choose this pack to hide at.They were warmly greeted inside. And as they were being led towards the pack house, Ashlyn looked around, trying to find any suspicious signs. However, everything appeared pretty normal.Most of the children showed fear towards Ashlyn, and they stayed away from her presence. It can be seen that her reputation had spread here.Once they were in the pack house, they were given meals, and after they rested for about half an hour, Elijah and Ashlyn asked the Alpha for a tour of the pack. They wanted to discuss some matters as well.At the same time, Elijah warned Rose: "Be here. Don't
"No matter how much I think about it, it doesn't make sense for the Alpha and you to agree along with cooperating with Dream Pack. There has to definitely be a reason behind it," Ashlyn commented, waiting outside of the Alpha's office with Elijah.Her brother, Sebastian, was having a talk inside with Daniel Waters. Seeing how long the conversation between them was going on, it genuinely made her wonder whether there was anything this worthy to chat about. Of course, Elijah was instructed to keep an eye on Ashlyn and keep her out in case she ran her mouth randomly and acted a little too disrespectfully. And no matter how curious Ashlyn was, she wasn't able to able to have a peek into their conversation.Elijah stared at her with amusement in his eyes."What makes you think that?" he questioned.She slapped on his arm and ordered, "Be honest or else I am going to be really upset.""When was I not being honest? You can't keep on falsely blaming me and ruining my reputation. I need a com
Ashlyn and Elijah stepped out of the room, leaving the rest of the troubles for Sebastian to deal with. Sebastian was calmer and more collected than them. He will be able to ease the situation well without being taken advantage of.Elijah bought two ice creams and handed over the chocolate flavored one to Ashlyn. Ripping open the cover of the ice-cream, she took a bite out of the cream, making Elijah almost cringe at the scene."How are you feeling? Have you calmed down?" Elijah asked."I don't know. I should have felt better if I managed to get a few lives on my hand. It's a pity," she commented.Elijah nodded, agreeing along with her statement."It's not too late to go back and end their lives if you feel like it. I can help you," Elijah offered.A slight smile appeared on Ashlyn's face."It's weird to have you on my side. It's the first time you didn't get mad at me for acting violently. Usually, wouldn't you call me short-tempered and rash?" Ashlyn said."Wasn't that because I was
Although the Alpha of the White Flame pack was frightened at Elijah's threat and could see that he very much meant to do it, he knew that he had to maintain his momentum. Knowing that almost everyone in this room was on his side gave him a boost of courage.No matter how powerful Elijah was, it's not like he could actually go against him here in front of everyone.He had to give him some face.Slapping his hand off the table, the Alpha tried to maintain his bearing and stood up straight, shouting, "How audacious! You are just a Beta! How dare you try to disrespect an Alpha? You should be punished for your actions."Elijah gave him a mocking chuckle."What a joke. Do you think there is any meaning to leading such a weak pack?" This caused the Alpha to be at a loss of words.Sebastian stepped in to rectify the situation and vocalized, "Elijah, that's it. Don't go too far."The other Alphas were about to gloat how even Sebastian had to put them into consideration when he added, "Ashlyn
The next day, emails were sent to the couple of the pack alphas. At first, they were all skeptical of the sudden message sent, and knowing how their email was only shared within a certain circle, they thought that the email should be of great importance and opened it.The title of the email attracted them as well.'If you want to save your pack.'Currently, all of their packs have been going through great turmoil, and they were desperate to keep both the pack and the pack members safe. Even if this could potentially turn out to be a prank, they didn't hesitate before clicking the email.What's the worst that can happen?The content of the email was well written.It started with how this was written on the behalf of the northern packs and stated how they were apologetic for the recent massacre that happened. Apparently, it wasn't in their intentions to bring them such troubles, and this was the result of their failure and helplessness.Although the mail was trying to express humbleness