(Harper’s POV)
I glared at Elias and that smug look on his face. I took a deep breath and turned around and started walking down the path again. Fuck! How the hell did he know I was going to be there.
“Hey!” He called after me, but I didn’t stop. I felt his hand on my arm as he pulled me to a stop and then pulled me against him. He ran his nose along my hair and whispered in my ear.
“Wait, don’t go.” I closed my eyes and tried to focus on anything other than the feel of the sparks that danced along my skin. He let go of my arms, running his fingers down them before I stepped forward out of his space.
I turned around to look at him and smiled. I was aiming for sweet and innocent, but the look on his face told me he wasn’t buying it.
“I was just walking,” I said innocently and batted my eyelashes. He raised an eyebrow while Marcus fake coughed back at the buildin
***********Trigger Warning******** Details of sexual assult included in this episode (Louise’s POV) ***Three Months Ago*** I screamed as the orgasm ripped through me and I transcended into complete bliss, my whole body alive with the fires of passion. I looked down at Tommy as I continued to ride him, not wanting this perfect amazing moment to ever end. Tommy’s hands held my hips in a firm grip as he guided me over and over. I could tell he was lost in his own ecstasy too. Eventually I collapsed on to his chest panting and sweating and happy. Tommy’s arms circled me and he growled contentedly into my ear. “Fuck me baby, that was amazing!” he whispered, his voice hoarse. “Don’t call me baby,” I res
(Louise’s POV)I looked over at Alpha Daniel who was staring at the other Alpha, the look of fury on his face. A large man walked into the room and handed something to the Alpha. He looked down at it as pack members began to panic. I watched as the warriors were quick to reseat anyone who looked to be standing up or causing trouble.“I’m still waiting for your response,” the Alpha said to Alpha Daniel, without looking up from the papers.“Who the hell do you think you are?” Beta Eric bellowed and I glanced down the table as he and my father jumped up. My father moved in front of the Luna and myself, as if to protect us. The Alpha finally looked up from the papers and sigh. He looked positively bored of his surroundings.
(Harper’s POV)“You will stay in sight of one of my men or in your room at all times,” I twirled my hair, quickly getting bored with Elias’ conditions for Louise’s release, “You are not permitted access to a computer with internet access, mobile phone or any other method of communication at any time.”“Okay we get it,” I scowled at him “she’s still a prisoner, yada yada,” and Elias scowled back at me, “I have agreed to have lunch with the Luna-”“Former Luna!” Elias interrupted me, and I rolled my eyes.“Former Luna. I want to take Louise with me,” I said and Elias shook his head.“No, not this soon,” he looked at Louise, “I need you to stay here right now,” and she nodded.“Why?” I asked. I didn’t want to leave my friend on her own after she had spent three m
(Harper’s POV) I glared at Colton as he rubbed the now reddened skin on his cheek where I had just slapped him. “You disgust me!” I spat, “And I don’t care what you threaten to do or say, I will never do anything that will remotely benefit you ever!” I was furious. Who the hell did he think he was, to think that he could even suggest that. After what I had just found out. I didn’t care what he wanted. I wasn’t interested. I turned to walk away from him and heard him chuckle. “Never say never Strawberries,” he called after me. “It might have been ten years ago but I remember when you not only didn’t say never, but you begged me to take what I wanted and more. You begged me to claim you!” “Yeah, well, feel free to say never now,” I called back without looking, “because that girl is dead!” “Do you know what your new dear mate does to people who disappoint him?” I felt Colton following me down the hall. “Do
(Harper’s POV) I rushed up to my room and grabbed my phone. I dialed Nathaniel's number by heart and prayed for him to answer. He finally picked up the third time I phoned. “Harper, I am in a meeting,” he growled down the phone, “what is so important!” “I’m found,” I said “Someone knows everything” I paced my room as I spoe “What?” he exclaimed, “Ok give me details,” I spent the next few minutes detailing the conversation and the threat from Colton. When I had finished I waited. The other end of the line was silent and half wondered if we had gotten cut off mid rant. “Nathaniel?” I asked, “I’m thinking,” he said s
(Harper’s POV)The next morning I woke up to banging on my bedroom door. I stumbled half asleep to the door thinking about the dinner last night. I didn’t know what to expect but people seemed happy to see me walking in with Elias, and a fair few came up to me afterwards to offer condolences for my father and to say they were happy to see me back. I recognised some of them, but not others. My mother and sister were sitting in the main dining area, along with my sister's kids and when they saw me they waved. I had been happy to see Louise walk in with Tommy on her arm and they both sat at a table in front of the main table, along with Alice Chambers and Caroline Stokes and their families.The only people sitting up at the top table were Elias and myself, Marcus and Colton. Elias had arranged it so I was sitting betwe
(Elias’ POV) I walked into my office and sat down at my desk, keeping myself very still. The fury raging inside me was at the point of almost tipping over into a destructive warpath. Marcus followed me in watching me carefully. “Hey boss,” he said. I could tell he was keeping his tone even so as not to trigger me. If anyone knew my temper, my anger, the monster that lived inside me, and I wasn’t talking about my wolf, Jax. If anyone knew that other monster, then Marcus would be the one to have seen him in action. I did my best to keep that side of me, the bloodlust side, firmly under wraps. Only since meeting Harper, since finding my beautiful mate, that monster felt both sated whenever we were around her, and instantly hell on earth furious the second anything dares to hurt her. “How much did you hear?” I asked, looking up at Marcus. We had just been to the cells. I had found Harper snooping around the entrance in what suspiciously loo
(Elias’ POV) “Elias, calm down!” Marcus shouted over the roar of rage in my head, “Control it, for fuck’s sake,” “I am going to find him and rip the bastard limb from limb!” I snarled “Now get out of my fucking way before I make you get out of my way” Marcus widened his stance in front of the door stopping me from going on a rampage to find the abusive little mutt. “Elias, don’t let him take over,” Marcus growled. “Oh, this isn’t him, this is all me. I am the one to do this, not him,” I growled back. I felt a hand on my shoulder and whipped around, smashing my fist into the person’s body, and realising a second too late that I had just knocked Tommy flying. He jumped up his shining gold and then bright white. That was enough to break me from my rage for a second, but also enough for me to breathe through and control it. “What the fuck was that?” I exclaimed as his eyes bled back to his normal colour. “My wo
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(Harper’s POV)The next few days seemed filled with so much activity. Elias and I announced that we had completed the mate bond, and for the most part, people seemed happy. But I noticed both Drake and Tommy sharing a look that I tried to question later with Tommy. He continued to be evasive with me the whole time, but insisted that he was happy for us. Elias said that maybe I was imagining it, but I was sure there was something that they weren’t telling me.The Council swept into town for debriefing everyone after the battle. Elias was cleared of any suspicion and we heard that the sovereign had ordered a full sweep of every member of the Council to weed out any more Circle members. In private, Drake confirmed that he was in fact the Divine Warrior for the Immortal line and he, Harry and Aaron spent many hours poured over texts about the two
(Harper’s POV)The battle seemed to dissipate after I killed Nathaniel. I didn’t know if seeing me slaughter their feared leader with the angel blade scared them or if it was just good timing, but there was no more fighting. I looked around to see the courtyard, a mess of dead and wounded.“Harper?” I turned to see Tommy looking at me in disbelief.“Hey,” I said and shrugged. He grinned, tears down his face,“Fucking hell Harper,” he pulled me into a hug and I laughed, “Don’t ever do that to me again,”“I’ll do my best,” I said. He pulled me to arms’ length.“You look differ
(Harper’s POV)My eyes flew open as I woke up in the cells. I sat up and looked around, allowing my eyes to adjust to the low light after the brightness of the Neverplain. I looked down to see the angel blade still in my stomach. I inclined my head at it curiously. Was I meant to pull it out myself? Everything was beginning to blur for me. The Neverplain and my angel and the visit from Drake. Did Drake really visit? Or was that just my perverted imagination putting him there? And was he really also a Divine Warrior? There were a million questions running through my mind, some repeated, some serious, some stupid. It was like my mind was in overdrive and I couldn’t focus on one thing.I heard a chuckle to one side of me and looked towards the source.“Hello darling,” Marcus said from his perch
(Drake’s POV)I looked down at the werewolf in front of me in sympathy. I had heard many things about Elias Owens. I knew his family were allies of the order and also knew they had been ripped apart by the destructive Circle twenty or so years back. I even remembered Owen’s brief time at the Council. He had disappeared one night and then a couple of days later, I heard about the attack on his pack. I had no idea that he had a demon bloodline in him. He had hidden it well.And now here he was, cradling his dead lover. The sweet Harper. The beautiful woman who had risen in the ranks of the warriors with ease over the years. I was unsurprised by her progress as I watched her. I could tell at first sight who she was, or what she was. Her ethereal glow was unmistakable and would be recognised by others of our kind. I was almost surprised that she didn&rs
(Elias’ POV)My head was pounding as I woke up to the buzz of activity. I sat up, looking around to see that I was laid in one of the booths at Howlers. The room was filled with council warriors, as well as some of my own. I looked around for the centre of the activity and saw the vampire that had tried to take Harper from me.Then it hit me again. Harper. My beautiful mate was dead. I felt like I couldn’t breathe all over again as a single tear slipped down my cheek. The rage followed and with it the stirring of the demon inside me.“Kill,” it said. The guttural voice felt raw with hatred. I agreed with what he said. I had to find Nathaniel and rip him apart limb from limb. I would scatter his remains across the town and the ground would be soaked with his blood. I would make him
(Colton’s POV)I was dragged from the cells by two or three warriors, still hearing the painful screams of the woman I loved. I tried to fight, but I heard Nathaniel instruct them to drag me back to the pack house. I was thrown into the Alpha’s office as Nathaniel strode in, instructing various warriors to surround the house and be on guard. Louise was in the corner crying, her makeup streaming down her face. I glanced over and she looked up at me. Despite all the hatred, all that I had done to her, I knew that in this moment we were both mourning someone we loved. I saw that acknowledgement in her eyes.Nathaniel sat at the desk and began to speak but he was interrupted by the sound of a mournful howl, one so powerful it could be heard all the way from the cells to where we were now. One so painful that it meant only one thing. Immediately, t
(Elias’ POV)***Earlier in the Day***The last few days had been terrible. I had been in constant battle with whatever this thing was inside of me. The rage inside me at seeing the man responsible for my sister’s death had been like a drug to the monster, and I had spent much of the time in the back of my own mind. All I was able to do was to go over the events that had just happened. Finding out that Harper was a member of the Council was a shock. But then she mentioned that name, Nathaniel. There was no way that the man she thought could help me was the same man I had spent so many years hunting for. I stopped struggling against the warriors then. Either Harpers Nathaniel was going to help sort this epic misunderstanding out or…Seeing his face was enough to unleash the monster. The man I had be
(Harper’s POV) I looked over to see Colton standing there in a black suit and black tie. Despite everything that had happened between us, I couldn’t deny that he looked good in the suit. He moved into the room and kissed his mother on the cheek before holding his hand out to me. I looked at the hand, not wanting to take it. Colton sighed and then nodded to two warriors dressed in all black. They both advanced on Louise, and she backed away. “My uncle was clear, you are both to be escorted this evening,” Colton said, his face blank, “It can be done the civil way, or the not so civil way and I saw one of the warriors handling what looked like a collar and lead. “Fine,” I Snapped and took Colton’s hand, “But if he tries to put that on my friend, I will use it to strangle him with.” the warrior stopped an