Elsa.I had heard him.After all this time, I thought he had given up on me. It was such a relief to hear him. Even if it were only seconds of his voice and at the end of a phone.Finn had come to me earlier with a mobile phone. He had pressed it into my hand. It had felt like some kind of trick. All the numbers had been glued down except the answer call button.“When I call, answer.”His instructions had been simple. He said nothing else. There was no warning to not try anything stupid. Maybe because he knew that I had given up trying. Hearing Nate’s voice. It gave me so much hope.Finn cut the call after a few seconds. He had left it going long enough for me to recognise Nate’s voice, but not long enough for me to shout something.I hear a key fumbling in the lock of my door. It's finally pushed open. A large man fills the doorway. A man I had never seen before. He glares at me with his dark eyes.“We need to move.” He tries to grab me and seems surprised when I pull away."Get off
NateTwenty minutes. That was how long he took to realise that something was happening. It was a little longer than I expected. His eyes had glazed over, someone from his pack was letting him know they were under attack.“You wanker!” He yells, smashing his glass and launching the shards at me.“Did you really think I wasn’t going to do anything? That I would come here without a plan?”“I will kill you.”“You can try.” I was aware that I was surrounded. The chances of me getting out of this alive were minimal. But as long as she was safe, that was all that mattered.I rise from my seat, creating more space between us as men pile into the bar. Some had already partially shifted, others were in full blown beast mode.“You were the one stupid enough to leave her with minimal protection.” I mutter as the Lycans circled me.“I claimed her!” Finn growls at me.“She was never yours to claim.”He snarls at me. He holds his spot as his pack closes in around me.“You will die for this.” He nods
NateKyra stares at us. Her brow deepens the longer she stares. Her hand tightens around the gun. She slowly raises it, pointing it directly at me.“I suggest you start talking.”“It’s not my secret to share.” I growl“You might want to think about that. If this bullet hits you, you are dead.”“And you still won’t know what it is, that is more of a threat than us.”“Are you trying to get us killed?” Finn grumbles at me.“She’s not going to let us get out of here alive anyway.”Kyra points the gun up to the ceiling and fires. Kyra smiles at us as pieces of plaster crumble over our heads. “These people hate your kind. The whole world will hate your kind.”“All because of one man? A man that you loved. Is that why yu are doing this?”The other humans turn to look at her. “What is he talking about?” They start demanding“All because you married a Wolf?” I keep my eyes locked on hers. If she pulled the trigger again. I would need to move fast.“You married a Wolf?” A human shouts as Kyra’
ElsaRex was right. Where was everyone?It was dark and the quietest I had ever seen Black Forest. Even that time when everyone was on lockdown there was noise. Here, nothing seemed to move. The trees stood tall and silent. No birds flew above our heads. It was eerily quiet.“The other Alpha’s, they should be back by now, right?” Nate asksThe other Alpha’s? Did he mean Vella and the others? I had only seen Brock.“I’m sure they are good. I made it out. Brock was challenging Craig when I helped Elsa get out.” Rex tells him.“You didn’t help Brock?” Nate questions Rex.“It was a choice of helping Brock or getting your mate out. From what I've heard, I'm pretty sure Brock can look after himself.” His grey eyes linger on me. "And from what you have told me. She is pretty important."“”You’re an Alpha?” I whisper to Rex.“Greystone Pack.” He gives me a wink. Why did they always wink at me?“Inside.” Nate whisper shouts at us as he scans the groundsHe gestures for us to go inside.I smell
Nate“Elsa? You think Elsa is the one that can sort all this out?” I look at my mate. She is standing completely still, staring up at Rex.“I can’t do anything.” She mutters“I think you have lost the plot.” Lola mutters with a frown and tugs Elsa away.“You really should make her stay. She should hear this.” Rex watches them disappear upstairs.“She’s overwhelmed. Just let her be.”“You can’t ignore what is right in front of you.”“Ignore? I’m not ignoring anything. You seem to think you have the answer.” I snap. “Just let her rest for now.”“That’s your choice.” He mutters. “But if I were the Alpha here, things would be a lot different.”“So now you’re trying to tell me how to run my pack?”“You may not like it Nate, but when you call for other Alphas because they have more experience, it would suggest you are not cut out to be Alpha. Or maybe it’s the fact you listen to everyone’s ideas. I certainly wouldn’t have let it get this far.”“Yeah, well, thanks for your help.” I mutter sa
Elsa.Nate pulls me from the room. Anger cascaded off him in waves. He was angry at me because I hadn’t said anything. Because I hadn’t told him when Finn was doing this interview.I couldn’t cry anymore. I had cried so much that even if I wanted to, there were no tears left.“Why didn’t you tell me?”“I…” The truth was, I didn’t have an answer. I couldn’t even say that I had forgotten, because it wasn’t the truth. I couldn’t tell him that I didn’t want to. I couldn’t tell him that I had no faith in humans anymore. I couldn’t tell him that Kyra being alive had broken the final thread of hope I had for the humans.“Elsa, I don’t understand.” He pleads with me.The tears that I thought were empty were now rolling down my cheeks again. His dark eyes search my face.“Did he order you not to tell us? Is that what this is about?”I shake my head, swallowing the lump in my throat. After trying to convince Nate not to attack, how was I supposed to tell him that I now agreed with Finn.The tea
Nate“I thought she would have handled this better.” Vella murmurs. “After all, she is a product of her mother and father. Both are fine people.”He really thought Corina was fine. The woman was nuts. “I never meant to drag her into this mess. Her life was supposed to be better, happier.” I felt guilty for everything she was going through. Vella was right though. She couldn’t cope with this. Being held hostage had changed her. Being a Wolf had changed her.“Don’t you think you should go and find her?” Rex murmurs without looking up from his phone. “Make sure she hasn’t left the packhouse.”“What’s so important on the phone that you can’t even look at me.” I snap“His appearance on tv is being shown around the globe. This is one almighty fuck up. And it isn’t going to work in our favour.”Once again, the Alpha’s are speechless. This was it, we had lost control. There was no coming back from this.“Your pack?” I mutter seeing as Rex seemed to be very smug about the whole thing.“Unaffe
ElsaHe wants us to hide. My eyes flash open at his words. What happened to fighting fire with fire?Leaving the pack, I could just about understand. At least it would give everyone a chance. But to hide, they had spent years hiding and what had it achieved? Nothing.Lola nudges me with her elbow. “I love my brother, but he is losing it.”“What do we do?” I whisper back. Hoping that maybe she had an idea.“I’m starting to think you should have gone with Rex and taken me with you.” Her dark eyes flash to Nate as he continues to tell the pack why they should hide.I look at my mate. Pack life was still a lot for me to understand. But I was gradually getting there. One thing I did know and understand is the lengths an Alpha would go to in order to protect their packs. Hiding didn’t seem like Nate was protecting his pack, it felt like he was running away from his duties.“Everyone needs to move out as soon as possible.” Nate declares. He had stopped answering questions. There was chatter