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
Jack -I met one of the men who saved my mate’s life after she found that maggot of a mate, he found us just beyond the border of Twin Lakes Pack. We were just preparing to enter the territory and find Cassie when he approached us, hands raised in a sign of surrender.“I want to help” he said, and I instinctively believed him, “Cassie is a friend, I helped her heal after her rejection and aided in her escape”“How do you know we are here for her?” I couldn’t understand why this stranger from another pack was speaking to us so calmly or that he seemed to know who we were, it didn’t make sense to me.“Not many people know she is here, but 2 of the people that do know want her f
Jack -After launching herself into my arms, I hold my love close to me, breathing in her scent and revelling in the sparks that erupt all over my body at the contact. Duke has finally stopped whimpering and is now purring, I am incredibly grateful that the others can't hear my so-called alpha wolf purring. Slowly, I pull away from her slightly, so I can check her over for injuries, but thankfully she seems unharmed. I shower her in kisses as I walk us out of the water and without putting her down I glance at her companions, who have joined us on the bank."You will need to reject your pack if you wish to come with us, for our safety, you understand?" I say to Dr Thorne and the girl standing beside him meekly, then I glance at the man that Thorne carried and feel a jolt of shock travel through me. This man is the pack'
Jack -We make our way slowly through our territory, enjoying knowing we are all home and safe, knowing we were successful in our mission, in large part thanks to Dr Thorne and this girl Tara who has tagged along. Cassie is still in my arms, chattering away to Daisy over my shoulder, about all the things they will need to buy for Dr Thorne and Tara. Tara holds herself back, keeping to herself, but I can sense that she is excited by what the girls are discussing. I plan to get Tara alone to hear her story, I get the sense it isn't a pleasant tale and I don't want her to feel conscious, if the others knowing makes her uncomfortable, then they need not know, as her Luna, Cassie will need to know but nobody else will unless Tara decides to tell them herself. Alpha Sven is sleeping again, laid out on the stretcher between Dave and Dr Thorne, and Dr Thorne is in deep discussi
Cassie - We wanted to get Tara and Dr Thorne settled in their rooms before we did anything else, so immediately after we escorted Alpha Sven to the hospital and had him made as comfortable as we possibly could. we went to the designated housing for the hospital staff to drop off Dr Thorne in his private quarters, then the three of us walked quietly to the pack house to show Tara her new room and give a brief tour, showing her where the necessities were, I promised to return tomorrow to show her around fully but I figured she would mainly like to rest for now, the stress of the escape had tired me out so I can only imagine how she was feeling as she had so much more pressure upon her to get myself and her Alpha away from there. Dave and Daisy went to collect Brian and Jason from their assigned posts so that we could have the meeting we now desperately needed to have with them. Jack and I make it to the office before anyone else, the ranked members of ou
Cassie -We knock on the door to Dr Thornes office which is slightly ajar and step inside, the room is in chaos, it looks as though Dr Thorne decided to rearrange the furniture while unpacking the small amount he brought with him. He heaves a sigh sitting on the corner of his desk and gives us a wan smile."I left most of my journals behind, I wish we had had more time, but I suppose I can record what I remember of them and start fresh," I smile, happy the first thing we give him is good news."I'm not sure that will be necessary, we have good news to share with you Dr.""Please, call me Felix and colour me intrigued.""Alpha Sven has asked our Beta, Dave, to take his place as Alpha. Dave
Daisy -Alpha Sven was propped up on the hospital bed with a multitude of pillows behind him, his colour looked better though he was still obviously dying. Dave and I approached the bed and took the 2 seats placed next to him. Instinctively I took his hand in mine and received a grateful smile in return, his hand was cold, clumsy and limp in mine, it brought tears to my eyes to see someone who was so obviously once a very powerful Alpha brought to this because of somebody else's actions. Actions taken specifically to weaken him rather than end him."Alpha Sven," Dave starts almost straight away, unable to hold off, "Alpha Jack has spoken with us about your plans, are you sure I am what is best for your pack? I would hate to disappoint you.""You will make a fine Alpha, Dave, I see it, the belief and knowledge in right and wrong, I see in you what I see in Alpha Jack, I trust you will bring greatness to Twin Lakes, I am sure of it," he pauses h
Dave -“Don't look so surprised son, you are not the only one the goddess has blessed, the goddess has shown herself to me a few times over all these years, last she spoke to me was this evening, she told of the wonderful gifts she has granted you and your friends and she told me of the limitations of said gifts, I want, no I need to warn you, if you mistreat the pack in anyway, the goddess has declared she will take the gifts back from you all, she has however also said that though her intention was originally to have the link expanded within packs only, in your case she will allow the link to remain intact between you and your friends, she believes this will only add to the strength of both packs if you remain able to contact one another in times of need. Her plan is to begin introducing the gift to others, those who are worthy, who have good souls and true hear
Ace -“Maddie, what the hell are you doing here? Why are you barging into my office at a time like this?” I am disgusted with her behaviour.“OUT!” she screams at the 2 men I have with me, “GET OUT!!!” She looks deranged. My men glance at me and I discreetly nod my head.“Wait nearby,” I tell them, “We still have things to discuss.” They lower their heads to me and they throw side glances at Maddie, who they have never seen lose her cool before they depart, as they close the door softly, behind themselves.“What the actual fuck Maddie? What is the matter with you?” I am livid, I can barely hold back from striking her, but a slither of concern works its way d
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