Cassie -
The next week flies by, I spend most of my time with Jack, closeted in his office where he works on the pile of paperwork he didn't get to while I was hospitalized. Daisy and I spend time in the suite I now share with Jack, doing typical girly things like playing with our hair and doing our nails. She has been teaching me different effects makeup can have, and we spend our time getting to know each other, and Jason takes me out for walks around the pack lands, we walked a different route each day to begin with, he says it is so I get to know the lay of the land, land which I still can't believe is technically mine as Luna. Now we tend to follow the path that leads us past the park as I love seeing the young pups playing. I have managed to piece together what happened at the mall that day from snippets each of them have let slip throughout the week and it make
Ace -She is almost mine, the plan is complete and the pieces are moving into place, victory is so close I can almost taste it. I have left the packlands for the first time in weeks, leaving is risky with my position not secured but I have left some of my best men behind to keep order and to ensure nothing happens with Sven while I am gone. I am on my way to the traitorous pack that is hiding her from me, but I don't plan on this taking long at all, the plan is foolproof and I have let enough time pass now that they are probably thinking I have given up on having her.When I get to the rendezvous point I wait impatiently for my warriors to reveal themselves to me. Slowly they fade into being before my eyes, having been hidden within the thick brush, camouflaged with dried mud and leaves covering their scent and allowing them
Jason -The ringing of my phone brings me back to the present and I force my eyes open trying to understand what just happened. The throbbing in my temple telling me I received a blow to the head, I lay still and assess my injuries, it all happened so fast, we were walking and I was teasing Cassie about her and Jack, she laughed, it was a wonderful sound, one I swore to work harder to hear more and more, when she gasped and turned to me, fear clear in her eyes. Then I remember men, covered in dirt, I think there were 3, they grabbed me and forced me to the floor kicking my sides and punching me everywhere they could reach, I feel 2 of my ribs break, and my arms, both of them were targeted quickly, the next minutes are blurry and I lay still trying to clear my mind and remember. Then suddenly like an alarm going off in my head I think of Cassie. I was with Cassie, where
Ace -Once I have her under control the journey back to my pack is smooth, it isn't a long trip since we are close neighbors, there are about 10 miles between our borders of neutral territory as is common between packs. We traverse the distance easily with our heightened speed and before we know it I can see our land.Something in the air must provide recognition to Cassie as she starts to fight me again trying to get out of the hold I have on her, but I warned her, I slap her again harder than last time and hear her suck in a harsh breath at the sensation, then I lower her from my shoulder holding her off the ground so that we are eye to eye."I warned you Cass, I told you that if you fought it would be worse for you, guess you like it rough huh?" The thought of punishing her ti
Jason -Cassie is gone and Daisy told me on the sly about Jack's episode in his office, their bond is so strong, I have to believe that we will get her back, my guilt over allowing her to be taken is overwhelming and I think it is affecting my healing ability.The attack happened about an hour ago and Jack is already deep into plans for her rescue, the panic barely concealed in his eyes and voice."I'm so sorry Alpha, I have failed you both, I will understand if you wish to demote me, I would deserve it,""Don't be ridiculous, I would never even consider that, besides, Cassie would kill me if I did that" his answer is delivered with a reassuring glance before he turns back to the maps laid out across mine and Dave's laps.
Author POV -Suddenly, a voice echoed in each of the minds of Jack, Dave, and Daisy. It was their wolves, speaking to them in a way they had never experienced before. The trio stood frozen, staring at each other in disbelief. Their wolves revealed that the moon goddess had bestowed upon them a remarkable gift - the ability to communicate with each other and their wolves through a mindlink.As the wolves guided them through the process of opening and closing their links, the three friends were filled with a sense of wonder and excitement. They knew that this newfound power would be invaluable in their mission to rescue Cassie. With the ability to communicate silently, they could move undetected and still share vital information with each other.The goddess had given them a gift beyond measure, and the trio
Ace -Once Cassie is tucked away in my room, I head to check on Alpha Sven to make sure he is still under my control, then I need to check in with my potential Beta. If all has gone well in my absence, then I will inform him of his impending promotion. To put my plans for Cassie into motion, I also need one or two of the maids, but she is still out of it so I have some time. Maybe I will summon Maddie to see if she is willing to be one of my examples for Cassie. I need people who don't mind being on display. The maids don't really have a choice, if I tell them to do something they have to do it, or face the consequences of displeasing me, but it would be good to have an overly willing participant to show her the basics. I may be able to let out my frustrations on Maddie, but I still need to hold myself back some, with the maids though, I can do as I wish, so they will b
Ace -Seeing both their reactions to me as I enter the room fills me with lust. Their fear feeds me like an aphrodisiac and I intend to have them both watch as Maddie pleases me, since the maid is the one who refused to submit to me even after I had 2 others beat her. She has the same soul as Cassie, she refuses to accept that I own her just as Cassie does. Because of that defiance, I intend to have them both and I intend to take only my pleasure from them. But for today, Cassie is my student and I need her to be completely focused on me, so I dismissed the maid. After confirming that she did as I said, she gave Cassie some food and a washcloth."Leave us," I said imperiously, "I need to speak with Cassie before we begin."She doesn't need telling twice and a look passes be
Cassie -It has been about an hour since my 'lesson', I have a small clue as to what happened but I didn't see a thing, Lexi pulled herself forward in my body, she tells me it is because I have suffered enough at his hands and she will protect me from further harm, I didn't even know that was possible, that she could now control my human form but she explains to me that she can only control my senses, sight, sound, you get the idea, so she watched the lesson. She has been very quiet ever since, all I saw was Maddie limping from the room and Ace laying on the bed with a smirk on his face."You will fare better, you were built for my desires, Maddie tries but she isn't built to be my toy the way you are," bile rises in my throat at her condition, but I don't speak, I pretend to be indifferent to her plight, I should be after a
Daisy - My darling brother was never one to covet what others had, but because he didn’t want to burden his best friend with 2 packs to run, not when he had only just found his mate after almost 8 years of longing for her. So, with him taking on the role of Alpha to a pack under such turmoil, I am now the unofficial Beta of Twin Lakes as, without Dave as Alpha and me as Beta the pack would be completely leaderless. Ace very quickly went underground, he like, literally vanished, he is in hiding, the bloody coward ran as soon as he felt the shift in power, according to some of the pack members. He escaped with Maddie who was the Delta's daughter and her father. From what we have learned, it seems her father began orchestrating her rise through the ranks a long time ago, he poisoned the Luna to be barren, he encouraged Maddie to be with Ace, as he would have been Alpha since the current Alpha was and would always be childless, and he helped to kill the Luna to weaken Alpha Sven and Go
Daisy - My twin brother is a freaking Alpha! I can't even believe it, an Alpha! In the span of just a few short weeks our lives have been completely transformed, turned upside down in every way imaginable and I'm pretty sure my brother's head is still spinning. I know for a fact that mine is. O.K, O.K, Let me slow down, rewind, breathe, let me take you back to that time a ‘few short weeks ago’ and I'll tell you everything and bring you up to speed.So…Our pack is… no wait, was, the Rival River Pack, Jack was our Alpha and he is still the Alpha of Rival River, my twin brother Dave, was the beta, Jason is the Gamma and Brian is the Delta, we all grew up together, we have always been and still are very close, almost like siblings, which, O.K. I mean Dave and are actual siblings but well, yeah, you get what I mean. Anyway, it only feels like it was a few weeks ago that I was on night patrol with Jason. I was moaning about something or another that Dave had done, I can't remember what h
Thank you for sticking with me, now to begin book 2...Following on from Betrayed by the Beta, can Alpha Dave and his twin sister Daisy work through the trouble of reorganizing a pack that has been mistreated for months all while helping their friends, Jack and Cassie, to capture a threat that could bring them all to their knees? Help Jason and Tara come to terms with a difficult past? and assist Brian as he tries to help Mark overcome his strong need to prove himself worthy, which could result in serious consequences?With Ace still at large with Maddie by his side, will the gang be able to put a stop to his plans before any permanent damage can be done??
Authors POV - Cassie and Jack talk over the concerns they have regarding Brian and Mark heading out on this mission now that they know what Mark is thinking, but with the leak being out it would be odd for Brian and Mark to not go on this so-called trip they had planned. They decide to send Dave a message and see if he is still awake so they can go over options together and within minutes of sending the message to Dave the phone in Jack’s office lets out a resounding ring. Cassie jumps at the sudden sound after the silence that had fallen between them while they waited.Jack reaches around Cassie, who is still perched on his knee, and picks up the phone, placing it on the desk and opting for the speaker option so the three could talk more comfortably.“What are you 2 love birds still doing up at this hour? And what could you possibly need me for? It hasn’t gone stale over there already has it?” They can hear the humour in Dave’s words but instead of joining the banter playfully Cass
Cassie -We talk a little more about what we think Jason should do to get Tara’s attention and to hold it when suddenly Jason perks up, “I’ve got it,” he says “I can do that, I need to talk to Jack, do you know where he is?”“He’s in his office, want me to come with you?”“Nah, I know exactly what to do, I’m going to move into the room next to hers, she won’t be able to avoid me then, and you know she has been since the moment she smelt me in your office, even when she didn’t know it was me, it’s not person to me, it’s personal to her mate and I’m going to show her that she can count on me.”I worry for a moment that this might backfire, but Jason seems so convinced it will work that I dare not argue with him, at least he is showing signs of life again and I can be on hand as a confidant whenever he needs one.“Ok,”
Jason -When someone knocked on my door I had this swelling sensation in my chest, I was so hopeful that it was Tara, that she had finally come to talk to me about whatever had her holding herself back from our bond. It has been an agonising 24 hours since we discovered our bond and so far I had spent a grand total of about 30 minutes with her. Was I a disappointment? Had I failed her in some way already? I had spent the last 23 and a half hours trying to distract myself, telling myself she will come around, she will come to me, we will be together. I haven’t slept, I haven’t been able to eat, I can barely bring myself to move from the sofa I managed to stumble to after she fled from my presence last night.Seeing Cassie standing behind my door was heartbreaking, I had managed to convince myself it was Tara. I love Cassie, we share that special bond t
Cassie -Daisy, Tara and I talked for another hour, Daisy told us everything she knew, which was pretty much everything Dave knew. Apparently though busy, the two of them sit together in private for a couple of hours each day trying to solve this conundrum.We then went to meet the guys and as we got to Jack's office, Brian and Mark were just leaving, they both bowed their heads to me even though I have told them it isn't necessary when others aren't around, then they scarpered off talking about whether they had a tent, which was odd.Knocking on the door I waited to be granted entry, I may be his mate and Luna but I believe everybody should be allowed the right to deny access to another should they deem it necessary.After being scolded by Jack for knocking and promising
Cassie -Tara looks relieved when we don’t push her for more information about her reaction to us mentioning her mate, I will be digging into that later, but for now, while Daisy is here I want to go through everything we know and see what we can think of for how to catch Ace.I know he isn’t done with me, he won’t want to let my escape go unpunished. I could hope that Maddie would convince him that I am not worth the effort, but with the way she has treated me in the past I imagine she wouldn’t mind getting another chance to torment me. Maybe her father can convince them both, maybe he will get them far enough away from all of us that they can make a new life for themselves and leave our packs alone. I know Ace was looking forward to the power of being an Alpha, maybe he can create his own pack, make himself Alpha and gather members over
Jack -I quickly slide out of bed and head to the ensuite to wash myself and grab a warm cloth. When I return she has turned onto her side facing where I should be with an arm reaching out as though searching for me, a slight pout on her luscious lips. I make quick work of cleaning between her legs and I throw the cloth into the basket just inside the bathroom before sliding back into bed and wrapping her up in my arms. Her pout smoothes out as soon as our skin touches and she shuffles towards me resting her head on my chest, I begin to drift off to sleep with a smile on my face, thanking the moon goddess for this woman. My wolf whispers to me in a sleepy voice "perfect for us" and I agree with him wholeheartedly before finally succumbing to sleep and finding my love in my dreams waiting for me.When I wake up the next