CHAPTER TWENTYCasey’s POV“I had no idea we had a predator in our midst, gosh,” Evvie fumed after I told her everything that went down in that cell.Just thinking about it incited goosebumps to appear all over my skin, making me shiver. I keep feeling this… anger, this inexplicable urge to dig my nails into somebody, or anything, just to appease it.“On the bright side, Casey, you managed to save that man’s pride.” Pixie mused.“And soon, you will get him to talk.” Evvie assured me, and I toss her a smile, yet an unsure one.“I’m not so sure…” I say.The girls and I were seated on the sofa in the living room. There were other pack members here gathered aside from us, creating soft murmurs echoing in the air when the door was thrust open. Alpha Logan walked into the room, followed by several guards I saw from the prison cells, making my brow rise. Why and what are they doing here?I noticed the Alpha’s jaw was clenched. I wonder what was happening.Evvie perked up immediately. A smil
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONECasey’s POV“Absolutely not!” My dear supportive uncle, Danny, snarled menacingly, his eyes snapping to Carlos in an instant.“I will not allow my niece to go with him!” he snaps.Logan turned his gaze to Danny quite impassively, “This isn’t up for debate, Danny.”My eyes widened, mouth parting slightly as I watch the exchange between the Alpha and Danny. All eyes were on me. And at this moment, all I wanted was for the floor to open up and swallow me.Evvie slips her hand into mine, and I shot her a questioning look. I see her toss me a small smile, meaning she was actually up for this.“Are you out of your mind?” he roars, the low, gravelly sound bouncing off the walls in the Alpha’s office.The Alpha perched on the edge of his table, swinging his arms across his chest as he glowered over us.“She has a right to know what’s happening. And I trust her to keep you in line.”I bit my lip, feeling Carlos’ intense gaze burning into the side of my head. I didn’t know how
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOCasey’s POVI keep repeating what the Alpha said in my head. Twin souls… He said Carlos and I are twin souls, that our fates have been decided.Still, I don’t get it. I have never heard of it my entire life. I am an outsider in this world, how could I know what the hell that even means?Groaning, I toss and turn in my bed, dreading the time when I would eventually have to get up, take a shower, and face Carlos, my mate, once more.Who even decides this?I sigh, closing and opening my eyes every other second. Sighing for the nth time, I sit up on the bed, crossing my legs in front of me when a knock on the door has me snapping my eyes up.“Come in,”I wonder who’d come knocking on my door at this time of night?“Hey, kiddo,”I slowly felt my body relax when I see Danny walk in, closing the door behind him.“Danny,” I furrow my brows and shift in my seat.He spins around before walking towards the edge of my bed. He looks down at it before asking,“May I?”“Of course,
TWENTY-THREECarlos’ POV‘Was that really necessary?’ Vato growls at me as I turn my back on her and headed to the corridors, but I ignore him.‘Of course, it was. She has no idea what she’s getting into,’ I bark back, but my wolf wasn’t having any of it.‘If she insists on coming, I will reject her if that would keep her away from me,’ I say, my voice filled with promise.Vato growls at that, ‘She’s our mate. You reject her, you kill the bond. You kill our mate,’His words has me skidding to a stop in the middle of the hallway. I turn inwards.‘What the fuck did you just say?’ I feel my aura slipping off of me, I could barely suppress it.‘I have already rejected her once.’ I say to him.‘You saw it yourself. She is our twin soul. This has always been meant to be,’ My wolf says with finality to his voice, and I simply scoff.‘No. No, no, no. This is a mistake, I’m sure of it,’The goddess can’t possibly be stupid enough to bind someone like me, especially to a human? This has to be a
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURCasey's' POV"I'm going to miss you, Casey," Evvie says teary-eyed before she hugs me."What the hell, you just got here, and now you're going to leave us again," Pixie sniffed, with Cole and Ethan beside her. Both offering her comfort and whispering sweet nothings into her ear.I felt a tiny bit awkward as I shuffled in my feet.While Pixie and Evvie's mates stood here gushing over them, mine was glaring daggers at me after I decided to show up in the pack courtyard.It felt as if I was burning underneath his penetrating gaze, but I'll endure it.Besides, it's utter disrespect to go back on my word which I said directly to an alpha. I have to stand by it."It's okay," I laugh, squeezing them both in a tight hug then releasing them. I give them a sad smile, "I'll be okay," I whisper."Promise me, " Evvie steps forward, taking my small hands into hers.My throat suddenly felt dry and I gulp."I promise," I say, despite the uncertainty settling in my stomach."It's t
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE.Casey's POV "Abso-fucking-lutely not!" Danny growls, rushing forward, his scowl seemingly permanent now. He yanks me behind him, shielding me from Carlos, as if blocking me from his view could break the pull between us. I tried to peer around Danny's broad shoulders, but he shifted each time, deliberately blocking my line of sight. The tension thickened, the air heavy with testosterone and dominance. My head throbbed, the overwhelming male energy pressing in from all sides. For a moment, everything was quiet, too quiet. The eyes of the other werewolves burned into me, adding weight to the already awkward situation. How this could get worse, I had no clue. "Fine," Carlos gritted out finally, his voice low and dangerous. I managed to peek over Danny’s shoulder just in time to see Carlos turn and stride towards a small group gathered nearby. But my eyes stayed on him, drawn to his powerful frame, his commanding presence. Whether it was the mate bond or so
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXCasey's POVI stood awkwardly on the side, shifting in my feet as I watched them gather, ready to shift. They were all naked, waiting for one command. Danny, however, has already shifted by my side, not caring to wait unlike the others. His magnificent grey wolf lay proudly beside me, one huge paw crossed over the other. His eyes laser-focused on Carlos. I swear if looks could kill, he'd probably get burnt off with Danny's deadly glare.And the fact that he stood naked in the open makes my heart thunder in my chest. "Shift!" His voice boomed in the air with pure dominance and authority. My gaze trailed down his muscles that flexed in every move. Before I could stop myself, I looked down... there.God, it was huge. I mean, I've seen stuff online before, but nothing like this. His was thick and long, fairly a much better upgrade than the ones I have already seen. And the way he smirked at me when he caught me checking him out, tells me he damn knew it. Right after
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENCasey’s POVThere were around the same number as us, maybe twenty-five, twenty-six? It doesn’t matter, though. There were a lot of them. They were growling and snapping their teeth at us, as if warning us not to go any further into their territory.I look back, petrified, wondering if we could even survive. The warriors moved to the front, the trackers positioned themselves at the back.Danny lowers himself to the ground, nudging me. I hop off, and go to hide behind the tallest bush I could find nearest to me.The rogues gathered quickly. One of them, a big brown, rugged wolf, stalked forward, and so did Carlos’. The two of them walk in slow deliberate circles, their eyes focused on each other as if they were having a silent conversation in their heads. The rogue’s eyes glistened, almost as if they knew each other.Growling lowly as they circled each other, the brown wolf suddenly stops. This made Carlos halt as well, but the next moment, one is already on top of