The tension in the air was thickening, and she could feel the murderous aura off of her brother. This genuinely made her wonder about what Elijah could have possibly done.The warrior wolves returned with only negative news. They couldn't find a sign of Elijah or Rose. That caused the Alpha's face to worsen.Ashlyn took it upon herself to search for Elijah next. Going through all the possible places he could be at, something struck her, and she rushed over to his laboratory.Unknown to everyone, there was an underground section constructed. If he couldn't be found, there was a high chance of him hiding there.She turned on the mechanism, revealing a passageway that led to the underground. She closed the door behind her before walking down the stairs.Unbeknownst to her, Ashlyn prioritized protecting her mate over her loyalty to her brother. And within her chest, there was a fear working, hoping that everything will go fine with Elijah.Of course, since Elijah had made his move, that m
Ashlyn's eyes fell on Elijah next, feeling conflicted inside."The Alpha will eventually catch up," Ashlyn said."No one knows of this place except you," he stated.Ashlyn ran her hand through her hair, frustrated. She didn't want to be involved with this any longer and voiced out, "I will pretend I don't know about you, and you better get this done by today."Elijah smiled at her and was about to say something, but she wasn't in the mood to listen to anything. She turned her back on him and was about to leave the place.Ashlyn hated how she was so concerned about him while he acted so casually about it. No matter how leniently her brother treated Elijah, doing this behind his back and dealing with his mate in this manner will end up being positive for Elijah.Just as Ashlyn was about to open the hidden door, she heard the steps and shifting in the room. That made her pause and quieten her movements.She waited for them to leave.At the same time, she heard Elijah question the Luna. E
All the ruckus that was happening outside reached Leah's ear, and she opened the window to see the vicious sight. Leah grabbed on to the window sill, unable to make a decision.Leah knew that she was a weak wolf and wouldn't be of any help if she got down there. At most, she will only be slowing everyone down. She also felt scared by the sight.At the same time, she was worried about Ashlyn. It had been quite a period of time since she had last seen her best friend, and she wondered how Ashlyn was handling everything. She wanted to see if Ashlyn was doing well and nothing happened to her.Leah decided to mentally contact Samuel, knowing that he would have a better solution to this. These days, she started to subconsciously rely on that man a lot. The thought of him brought a soft smile on her face.Just then, the door to her room opened, and she turned her head to find James standing over there. His disheveled state reflected well about the state of the pack."Commander ordered me to
Ashlyn searched through the pack house and the room she was locked in. Next, she tried to locate Leah's smell, but it was too faint for her to properly focus on it.Samuel and her went through nearby areas, but there was no sign of the redhead. At the same time, although great damages had been inflicted on the pack, the condition was stabilizing.Most of those who had gone feral were now tranquilized, and their body was tied up before being moved to a safe place. The tranquilizer had a long lasting effect, and Ashlyn knew that a ruckus would break out once the effect diminished.Also, the dead bodies of the pack members were being collected and properly handled. Their family members grieved on the sidelines. There was too much to take care of, and they lacked when it came to helping hands.Therefore, everyone was out working, trying to fix up the mess the pack was in. However, everyone knew that after this tragedy, it would take the pack months to restore back to its previous state.E
As Elaine raised her head, her eyes fell on Ashlyn's gloomy and stoic face. This made her feel inexplicably nervous and afraid. Seeing how she was being taken to somewhere unknown by Ashlyn, Elaine couldn't help but be suspicious.She knew that it wasn't right for her to beat these doubts. After all, Ashlyn had always protected her. However, she couldn't forget the hostility shown by Ashlyn towards her.However, regardless of how she felt, she couldn't go against Ashlyn, especially not when those fierce and commanding eyes fell on her, letting her know that it will be best for her to obediently follow her or else the consequences would be worse.Elaine was always used to being scared of Ashlyn.Once being led out of the pack's territory, she extended her hand to grab on to Ashlyn's shirt and tightly gripped.When Ashlyn spared her a glance, she couldn't help but bring up her concerns."Where are we going? I don't have a good feeling about this, Ashlyn." Her soft tone sounded pleading
Elaine's frightened, watery eyes fell on her, and her body trembled. Elaine shook her head at Ashlyn, silently begging her to not give her away.But Ashlyn's gaze swept over her heartlessly and coldly.In order to not allow Ashlyn make any extra movements, she was surrounded by werewolves from all four sides. Ashlyn's sharp eyes monitored her environment."Sure," Ashlyn voiced out, "keep your side of the deal.""Of course," James replied, smiling. "I don't have any other use of your friend after all."At that moment, Leah gained her consciousness and opened her eyes slowly. The scene in front of her was a blur. She found Ashlyn standing before her along with Elaine. The atmosphere was tense. She also seemed to be held by someone.She tried to recall the memories before she went unconscious, and fear took root in her chest as she raised her head to look at James. Then, her helpless eyes fell on Ashlyn.Ashlyn noticed her friend who was awake and gave her a reassuring look, indicating t
Samuel who transformed into his human form walked over to Leah. His eyes showed his apprehension and disbelief. Sweat gathered on his forehead as he struggled to get the words out."I will take you to get medical help. Nothing will happen," Samuel voiced out. He reached out to pick up Leah from Ashlyn's hand.Leah weakly placed her hand on Samuel's cheek. Her breath was getting weaker with each passing second, and she found it hard to keep herself conscious."You, I hope you find your mate, a-and b-be happy with her, hmm?" she stuttered out."What nonsense?"The next instant Leah closed her eyes, fully losing her consciousness. Ashlyn immediately changed back to her human form and held her friend's hand. Her body trembled."T-The pack. T-Take her to the pack immediately."Ashlyn had watched countless deaths over the years, and at this point, she did become immune to dead bodies no matter who they were. But now that it was her friend in this near-death state, she was barely able to hol
After Leah's death, Ashlyn became much more solemn and colder. She invested all her time in investigation and training, barely leaving any second for eating or resting. Samuel started to show more involvement.Both of them had the common goal of revenge.After this incident, she bore suspicion towards all the pack members and had all them checked up. Not only that, she monitored the actions of everyone, and no one was allowed to do anything out of orders.Although Elijah supported her as much as he could, he saw that Ashlyn would easily collapse if this went on. No matter how strong she was, there was only a certain amount of stress that her body would be able to handle.He could see that Ashlyn blamed herself greatly, and this was one of the ways she punished herself. Also, letting herself be occupied with work prevented her mind from being consumed with thoughts.He tried to console her, but Elijah could clearly feel the invisible wall she placed between both of them. She distanced