ElsaFinn had been making more and more advances as the week progressed. Pressing his lips to my cheek just as Nate usually does. But when Finn did it, a cold shiver would make its way down my spine.I didn’t say anything. I figured silence was my best option. To not overreact after he threatened to rape me.He watched me more and more. He wanted me to leave the bathroom door open when I showered. So I stopped showering.He watched me dress every morning. Ignoring my tears when he wouldn't give me privacy. So I stopped getting changed even though my clothes were filthy.He tried to demand that I sleep naked. But when I took the pillows from the bed to sleep on the floor, it seemed to be the final straw.“What the fuck do you think you are doing?”“I don’t sleep naked. It’s weird.” I mutter, settling myself down on the thick carpet.“You don’t sleep naked with him?”“No, I don’t. I need something between me and the sheets.”“I want you to sleep in the bed.” His yellow eyes search my fa
ElsaHe seemed to have thought of everything. There was no way I could win. Whatever he had planned, he had also played out different scenarios. Ensuring his plan would succeed. I felt like I was drowning in failed ideas.“I don’t know.” I whisper. My eyes were on the man, bleeding out at the table.“He told you there were others in my pack.” He points up to the camera. "I heard him."“He didn’t say who.”“I want names, Elsa.”I turn my head, just a little to focus on his yellow eyes. “He didn’t say any names. He knew it would be too risky.” I swallow the lump forming in my throat. “He knew that I couldn’t be saved.”“Who?”“He didn’t tell me a name.”“Yes, he did. He told you that Vella was working on a plan.”“Vella?” I had forgotten that. I let out a snort. “How is Vella going to help me?”He kicks Jace’s body out of the chair. Jace crumples to the ground with a sickening thud. Finn takes the seat, unphased by the pool of blood on the wooden table and chair.“You tell me.”“Vella h
Nate“There are concerns within his pack.” Vella mutters.Everyone’s eyes were on him. All the Lycan’s had come over the last few days, just as Vella had said. And now the latest arrivals were in my packhouse, hanging on Vella’s every word.“Concerns?” Alpha Rex of America’s Greystone Pack asks“There are members that do not want to follow Finn Carter’s ways. They would rather remain a secret.”“Then why haven’t they done anything?” Alpha Brock from Black Night asks sarcastically.“Because they have been told to wait.” Vella stares Brock down.“Because of the girl, your girl?” Rex cocks an eyebrow at me.“Yes, she is my mate. You have already met her.”We had been having the same conversation for days. Repeating all the information for the newcomers. Today, it was Rex. Brock was sitting in just in case he had missed something.“You can’t communicate with her?” His eyebrow is still raised as he stares at me with his grey eyes“No. We believe that Finn is drugging her in someway. Or may
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