"CALLAN!" I couldn't help but scream out to my mate. I started thrashing around in Paenoe's arms but he didn't let me go.Paenoe screamed something in his language and I watched as hundreds of hybrids formed a circle around the us, facing Callan and his wolves ready to fight."Paenoe! You need to fucking stop! You've lost! If my mate did everything I told him to do then the council and the rest of the world knows about you! If you kill us here, you'll be monsters in the eyes of all werewolves!" I screamed at Paenoe who looked at me with his face contortedHe was breathing heavily now and his grip on my waist kept on getting tighter and tighter. He looked around at the werewolves that surrounded him and his people and then looked down at me for the last time before letting me go.It took me a moment to register that I was not being held captive anymore but as soon as I was over it, I ran straight towards my mate.I pushed through the line of defense the hybrids had made and jumped stra
"How are we going to get back home?" I asked Callan as we stepped out of the huge stone gateway that led into and out of Blue Eclispe.After making sure Paenoe was locked away and no one would follow us, Callan and I led all the wolves out of the hybrid pack. Putting as much distance between Blue eclipse and us would be for the best."I have a way" Callan said and squeezed my hand which he refused to let go all this while.We all walked for a good 10 minutes, the army of the wolves trekking behind us. Callan stopped walking after a while and I saw his eyes go fogy.As soon as Callan's eyes went back to his normal black, an old woman emerge out of thin air in front of us which made me take a defensive stance reflexively."It's fine, she's with us" Callan said. I looked at him and then at the woman who now looked somewhat familiar to me but I couldn't place where I've seen her before."I see you've found your wolf back" The old lady said and her words suddenly made me remember. She's th
I felt someone tap my shoulder and I groaned. Urgh who the fuck is interrupting my sleep?!?!"Anaïs" Someone whispered and felt my shoulder being lightly shaken.I am going to kill someone today....I slowly opened my eyes and turned in the direction of the annoying ass person who had interrupted my sleep."Finally!" The person said and then jumped on me. I quickly shot up and flipped that person off the bed."CALLAN!" I screamed and the intruded groaned."Anaïs what the fuck?!" The intrudere screamed and starting getting up. I was about to pounce on them and attack but..."Sam?!!?" I said as I saw my best friend stand up, holding her head with her hand."What the fuck are you doing here" I said as I rushed towards her, worried I might've hit her too hard."I- my mom just told me you were successfully rescued and I wanted to see you and Alpha Callan said I could just go in this room" She said. I carefully led her towards the bed and sat her down."I'm sorry... I thought someone was at
"Callan I'm headed to the pack house" I mind linked my mate for the last time before I jumped forward and changed into my wolf, mid air.I sprinted forward, kicking back the ground as soon as my paws touched it. I kept on praying to the goddess in my mind again and again as I raced towards the pack house to protect our pack."Everybody is at the pack house. I'll meet you at the entrance" Callan's voice flowed into my head. His voice seemed sort of calm which helped calm me down as well.I slowed my pace as I neared the pack house, making sure to keep my eyes and ears open. Even if it wasn't an attack, the alarms are only sounded when there's danger so I had to be careful.As I came out of the forest and onto the path that led to the pack house, I could see Callan standing at the entrance. I sprinted off and skidded to a stop in front of him.Callan walked up to me and I quickly changed into my human skin and jogged up to him to meet him halfway."What is it?" I asked my voice laced wi
I stared at the girl wide eyed as did all the other people who were present in the sitting area."Paenoe's brother? That's the person responsible for the attacks right?" Callan asked as he stepped right next to me.The girl ignored his question and continued to look at me. Her disrespect almost made me roll my eyes in the presence of Callan's parents."Yes that's who she is talking about" I replied instead of the girl."But why would you help us?" I asked as I fixed my stare on the girl again.She looked around the room, rubbing her hands together clearly uncomfortable all of a sudden."We all know what happened....the people who died. I couldn't sleep at night thinking about them...thinking about all the people who died just so Paenoe could continue being Alpha" The girl said as I watched sadness fill her eyes.If this was a movie, I should've been overcome with that feeling which would make me feel what she was feeling... The feeling actors get in their gut and believe someone they
"You don't look so good Anaïs" I heard Callen say and turned around, momentarily diverting my attention from the report files of my expedition."I'm alright" I groaned out meekly and turned my attention back on the reports. The meeting of the leaders was in less than an hour and my stress levels kept on rising as time went by.After out confrontation with Melina, Callan and I went back to our room to prepare for the meeting. Callan was done announcing the meeting while I panicked about our current situation.Things were getting serious, more serious than they already have been. Now we had some girl telling us she can lead us to Kajokh, the man who killed so many of our kind. If she's telling the truth then we would have to risk a lot of lives if we want to end him but if she's not and it's a trap...then a lot more lives will be lost."Anaïs you're looking like a ghost, something is wrong. Let's go to the pack doctor, you're sick baby" Callan nagged again and I could suddenly feel irri
"Are you sure you want to do this? It seems like a huge risk" Alpha Freya asked as I laid down my plan in front of all the leaders.After the doctor gave me an all clear, Callan and I immediately set up a meeting in the conference room 2 so me and my team could talk about the findings of our expedition.The reactions were just as we expected. Suspected necromancy, True Leaders, Skeleton elders...everything was beyond our imagination. But I guess if werewolves and other supernatural creatures exist then why not necromancy? And talking skeletons?My stay in the hospital allowed me time to think about Melina, the hybrid girl. All we had to do was ask her where Kajokh was and see her out of our territory...what we do with the information she'll give us was on our shoulders.And I had made a decision, a decision which clearly did not sit well with my mate nor the rest of the pack leaders."It's the only way. We can't just ignore this. I know it's dangerous and idiotic to be honest but this
"Let's tell Alpha Kendrick to call the girl. We shouldn't waste anymore time" I said as I leaned forward and pecked Callan's lips."I love you Anaïs" Callan said and I smiled. If these truly were going to be our last days together then this is how I want to spend them. Kissing him and laughing with him."I love you too Caveman" I replied and smiled wider."The girl is here" I heard Alpha Kendrick say through the mindlink. Callan and I immediately contained ourselves as the leaders walked back into the conference room.I watched as Alpha Kendrick looked at Callan and then at me and smiled slightly. I nodded at him knowing he was content that Callan and I were on the same page.The guards came in holding the girl between them. She looked at no one else but me and bowed but I could see the scowl she was trying to hide. It was understandable that she would be angry..."We need you to tell us everything you know about Kajokh, where he is right now and anything that can help me get him" I t
"Stop fidgeting" My mother said and slapped my hands to stop me from twiddling my fingers."I'm nervous! Jesus woman cut me some slack" I said as I started biting my lips instead."Madam don't do that! You will ruin your lipstick!" One of the makeup artists reprimanded me this time."Jesus child! Can you not sit straight for a second" My mother said and smacked my shoulder this time."Why are you so nervous Anais? It's just a simple ceremony" Sam chirped up, trying to calm me down. I looked at her reflection in the mirror, she was sitting down on the bed in my old room in the pack house."I know...I- it's just nerves" I grumbled. I don't know what's wrong with me! I attended Callan's Alpha ceremony and was perfectly fine! I don't know why I'm so nervous about mine!"It's going to be okay Anais. You just need to get on that stage and do everything exactly like you were taught during the rehearsal ceremony." Sam said and I let out a heavy sigh."Yea I just have to do everything I did du
"Dad tell her to calm down" I said as I looked up at my troubled looking father who was already gazing down at me with concerned eyes.I was currently kneeling in front of our sofa, as my mother and father sat on it."Shut your mouth before I shut it for you" My mother said angrily."What were you thinking Ani? Trying to change into that weird monster! What if you ended up hurting poor Theodore? What if you ended up hurting yourself??!" My mother wailed."Mom I am a grown person! I had it under control! You saw it yourself!" I exclaimed. Why is she being like this??! Yes it was dangerous but I considered all of it before I decided to do it. We warned the pack members not to enter the training ground while I was there and Theodore volunteered to help me! I didn't force him!"Everyday you do something more dangerous and stupid!" My mother spat angrily. "And you Alpha! How can you let my daughter put herself in danger again!?" My mother turned to Callan, who still looked shook at what wa
"I'M GOING TO KILL CALLAN!" Theo screamed and I rolled my eyes."It's still not working Theodore" I said using his full name to tell him that I was just annoyed now...not angry."Well Luna you said you felt a weird energy take over you when Paenoe insulted Alpha so theoretically this should work" Theo said. I sighed and walked toward the little bench in the fighting arena where our water bottle were kept."Well it's definitely not working practically Theo" I grumbled. I wasn't annoyed with Theo...I was annoyed with myself. Why could I not channel these powers which I supposedly had??! Exactly what is wrong with me that I keep on bringing new problems into our lives."I'm sorry Luna" Theo said as he came upto me and settled down beside me."You should not be the one apologizing. You are stuck here with me instead of getting back to your work...I should be the one saying sorry Theo" I said and gave him a small smile."It's not bad at all Luna. Kind of exciting to be honest. This would b
I woke up from my sleep panting deeply and drenched in sweat."Anais" I heard my mate's voice and turned my head to look at the same worried expression I saw every morning since the day of the war which was exactly 3 week ago."I'm fine" I breathed out but clearly I wasn't fine. This has been going on for way too long and I could see that even Callan had stopped believing my 'I'm fine'."What did you see?" He asked gently...maybe he was trying not to set me off."It was the same...flashes of my fight with Paenoe" I said and sighed. I was getting tired now. Paenoe dying should've brought me peace but here I was still troubled and not being able to get back to normal life."I-I saw the moment when I ripped his head off...I grabbed his limp, almost unconscious body and bent down to wrap, what felt like my wolf jaw, around his neck" I slowly recalled the dream...I felt bile rise up my throat as for some reason I could almost taste his blood in my mouth."My fangs dug into his skin and the
The heat was going to kill me. I could feel it consume me and burn from within but I couldn't stop it. It was like someone had set me on fire and all I could do was scream in agony and pain. It was this feeling I felt at first, the only thing I could sense but soon came the darkness and the light figures. The sound of howling and claws digging into flesh. I had no idea what was going on but I could feel everything yet I didn't know why was I feeling all of this. Where was I? Was this a dream? Am I dead? I had no idea. I couldn't feel my body but only the pain inflicted on it and heat coming from within me. And then it would be gone only to return again. Callan's POV"HOLD HER DOWN!" I screamed at the doctors and nurses as I tried to keep my writhing mate under control. Just like all the other times, the fit died down soon. I panted as I settled back down on my seat next to the hospital bed. I dismissed all the doctors and nurses, who were covered in beads of sweat. No one had a
Callan's POVAnais told me to find Paenoe's office but I had no clue where that was. I'd seen the map her team made but I couldn't spot any buildings they described which is why I just aimlessly ran around for hours.I was running down an avenue when a hybrid jumped on me from my left. It took me a minute to finish her off. I was annoyed, these creatures kept me from my search for my mate.Once I had finished the hybrid that attacked me, I changed into my human form to catch my breath. I looked around but everything was still strange to me.I ran down the avenue in my human form, breathing heavily, covered with blood and sweat. Where was she??But then her scent hit me all of a sudden. A wave of relief washed over me like pouring rain and without wasting another moment I ran towards it. I turned right from the avenue, expecting to find my battered mate from her fight with Kajokh but the scene in front of me rendered me motionless.I couldn't believe what I was looking at. Anais, half
"NOOOOOOOO" I grolwed. They were here! They were here unprepared! they're rushed into a war against hybrids because of me!I instinctively ran back into the main pack lands. Loud siren went of and I heard the sounds of fighting...the screaming and the growling."LUNA!" I heard Melina call out but nothing could stop me now. They have to go back! They'll all die!I jumped and shifted mid-air. I didn't even need to run a mile to come across wolves and hybrids fighting each other."GO BACK!! NO! GO BACK! RUN" I screamed through my mindlink but I couldn't reach the fighter in front of me. They all had their walls up. I ran through wolves and hybrids tearing each other apart.In a matter of second, everything had turned into a mess. There were bodies of...mainly werewolves lying on the ground. Pieces of shattered glass, broken doors and blood everywhere.The once deserted place that I just walked out of had transfomed into a battlefield."ANAIS" I heard Callan call out to me through the lin
I looked around at what appeared to be a hut but was made out of bricks and concrete. It was small, with nothing but a simple futon in one corner and a table in the very middle with two plastic water bottles on it.I quickly leapt towards the water, goddess knows how parched I an right now. I broke the seal and smelled the water before taking a swig. When I was sure nobody had tampered with it, I downed the whole thing in one go.I went to the futon and inspected it. Wasn't anything special...the frame was made out of simple wood but the bedding looked worn out.I went up to the door and gently pulled it by the handles towards me. It was locked...so bad that I couldn't even giggle it if I wanted to. I felt along the wall to the left of the door...feeling for anything, any sort of pipping or fitting in the walls I could use as a weapon.But seeing as there is no bathroom in here, I wouldn't find any plumbing.There were not light bulbs in here...just very small holes at the very top of
Anais's POVThey left me alone...for what felt like an eternity. I was trying to keep myself...sane.Every now and then I'll see something move in the darkness...but I knew that was in my head. So every time that happened I would have to tell myself that it was my imagination.It wasn't so hard to figure out what the brothers were trying to do, keeping me here like this.They wanted me to go insane...not totally but enough so I wouldn't fight Paenoe when he marked and mated me and then finally drained me of my blood.And I was sure their plan was working because ever so often I heard a faint whisper in the darkness. It was becoming harder to tell myself that it was my imagination. I wanted that whisper to be true...I was scared and I didn't want to alone. I slapped myself again...hard. So hard that it made my ears ring."Anais..." Isis said through the mind link, worried."We have to protect our senses Isis...the pain helps. Keep talking to me, keep howling and pawing and jumping. Do