Elsa“She’s actually dead?”Rex nods his head at me. “She was lying to you, Elsa, to all of us. It wasn’t Nate she was sharing information with, it was Finn. He knew about her all along.”“Really? She’s dead?” I could feel the corners of my lips involuntary turning up.“She was jeopardising my pack. I won’t have that. I know you probably never really wanted to kill her, but I had to make the call in the moment.”“That’s brilliant news!”He raises an eyebrow, “I was expecting you to be upset.”I shake my head at him. “I’ve wanted her dead since I found out what she did, what she’s been responsible for.”“You are very calm about this.”“Do you realise how many times I wish I had the ability to kill someone? Before I was turned into a Wolf, I mean. Every asshole that hurt me. Every person that caused me pain. My tormentors. And I was never able to.”“That’s the Lycan blood talking.”“Or maybe it’s who I truly am.” I mutterSlouching down in a chair, I felt relieved, at least it hadn’t be
RexI hurry across the grounds. Elsa runs quietly behind me.“Did he say what’s wrong?” She asks.We slow to a walk as we approach their house“No, but it didn’t sound good.”Rosa comes out of the house first. She shakes her head a little, signalling that the twin in question didn’t make it.Oliver appears with the dead pup in his arms. There was so much pain etched in his eyes as he looked straight ahead. “He didn’t survive.” Oliver whispers“I thought everything was good?” I look at Rosa as Oliver answers“He stopped breathing. There was nothing that we or Rosa could do. He wasn’t strong enough. His lungs and heart were too weak.”His words were coming out in a singular tone. Repeating the words he had been told.“I’m sorry,” Elsa whispers from behind me.Oliver locks on to Elsa. “You’re sorry? If it weren’t for you. He would be thriving.”I place myself between them, blocking his view of her. “It’s not Elsa’s fault.”“No, she’s right. It’s yours.” He shakes his head at me. “Zara w
RexOliver and Zara eventually return for James. Oliver appeared calmer, though his eyes searched the room.“She isn’t here.” I mutter, knowing full well he was looking for Elsa.“I wanted to apologise. I was out of order.” Oliver mumbles.“You held a knife to her throat. She’s pretty upset.”“And he thoroughly regrets it!” Zara tells me while glaring at Oliver with her hands on her hips“I do. I was out of line. Rosa gave me something to calm me and now I see how I reacted. That it was my own grief for my child.”“Oliver, you are my Beta, my best friend. But if you ever pull that shit again, there will be no second chance. I won’t wait for Rosa. I will snap your neck myself.”“Understood. It won’t happen again.”“Good.”“Will you tell her I’m sorry?”“Oh no!” Zara mutters. “You will be telling her yourself!”“You will have to wait until morning anyway. She has gone to bed. Zara, why don’t you take James home, I need to have a word with Oliver.”She nods her head, kissing Oliver on th
ElsaThere are eight of us on the plane in total. Me, Zara, Rex and some other elite chosen ones.Rex had kept conversations with me basic, not mentioning children again and making sure that I don’t see Zara and Oliver’s little boy. Instead of talking, he made sure I was getting all the training I needed.Rex takes the seat next to me. He gives me a tight lipped smile. “Are you okay?”Three days we had spent discussing this plan before Rex gave the go ahead. Three long days of him explaining every little detail to me because I still insisted that we didn’t need to go. Three days of me practising my control on shifting. Was I ready?I nod, my fingers grip on to the armrest as we take off. I hated flying!He places a hand on top of mine. “I’m right here.”The seven of them talk. Going over the small details one final time while I sit in silence. Waiting for Finn to realise I was there.I wouldn’t be taking the purple potion again. In a few hours, when it wears off, that will be it.Rex
RexI had lost sight of the car. I tried to keep up but the human that was driving had sped away.“It’s alright.” Zara mutters. “She’s trained for all scenarios.”“Being trapped between a Lycan and a human? I should have stopped Corina the moment we saw her.”“We can’t. Elsa needs to do this.” She gently places her hand on my arm as she stares at me. “She can do this.”“What if?”“No what if’s, Alpha. I know you care about her but you need to have some faith that she can do this. Otherwise, what was the point in me training her?”The others come out of their hiding spots. Wanting to know our next moves.“We track down the vehicle.” I mutter. “We get to it before Corina gets Elsa to Finn.”We move in silence. The others knew my expectations. Though usually, there wasn’t a girl involved. And it had been a long time since we had battled anyone.I catch the scent of a human, heading my way. He freezes when he sees me and drops to his knees. His hands in the air. “Please…. I didn’t want
ElsaI had let Corina think she was winning. I had let her carry me through the woods, pretending to be unconcious. I had listened to her as she had muttered how she would have killed me already if it wasn’t for Finn. Finn wanted me alive and she was going to make sure I arrived that way.When she started telling me how she was going to remove Rex’s limbs one by one, I lost it. I attacked, taking her by surprise. Sinking my claws into the top of her skull, I pulled and pulled. She barely made a sound. Not even when her flesh began to tear.Her spine came with her head. Zara had said I was strong, but I didn't think I was that strong.Her spine dragged along the ground as I continued to move in the direction Corina had been taking me.I thought about waiting for Rex, but at the same time, I wanted to throw my mothers head at Finn’s feet. I wanted him to see what I was truly capable of.Walking until I am out of the woods. I stare up at the big house. There are no guards. Finn had no o
Rex“Why did she go inside the house?” I whisper to Zara. “She’s putting herself right in the lion’s den.”Zara hushes me. “Something is off.”“Yes. My mate just freely walked into his house. That was never part of the plan.”“Forgive me, Alpha. But so far nothing has gone according to plan. And we are sitting here, hiding in plain sight, on your orders.”I send one of the other Lycan’s to go and look around. There was no one else here. No humans. No Wolves and definitely no Lycans.He makes his way across the grounds. Keeping low to the ground and hopefully out of sight. He disappears around the side of the house where we couldn't see him.“Don’t you think it’s odd that Finn answered the door himself?” Zara whispers“It’s his home.”“Yes, but he went to all this trouble of taking over and killing humans, creating Wolves. Where are his guards? Why isn’t the house protected?”“He won. He declared it. Everyone in this country bows to him. But you are right. This house isn’t even guarded
ElsaThe plane touched down and just like before, there were cars waiting for us. People looking on eagerly. Rex must have told them already.Oliver runs towards us, embracing Zara and lifting her off the ground. He thanks Rex for bringing her home. And quickly starts asking questions, wanting to know what happened.“Debrief back at the house.” Rex mutters. His hand had been on mine the entire time since he had pulled me on his lap. Almost afraid to let me go.The car ride is quiet. Rex’s eyes would fall on me every few minutes. I could feel his worry. The concern that he had for me. He wanted to ask me questions but I knew he would wait until we were alone.Even when Rex invites them in so they could talk, he still refuses to let go of me. Maybe it was his touch, holding me together like glue. Preventing me from having some kind of melt down.They sit around the glass table. Already talking about what had happened like it was some kind of history story. But it was me. I was the one w