Brooklyn-
Getting my hands on Chad’s throat, I could have easily done a partial shift on my hand and ripped out his throat. Chad must have seen the intention in my gaze as well because his eyes widened in surprise. It would have been quick, painless even, I would never have to deal with him again.
So why did I hesitate? My hesitation allowed Chad the opportunity to escape. He didn’t just escape, no, he ran. Instead of attacking me again, he took off in a different direction. I thought about chasing after him, to do the very thing I hesitated on, but I couldn’t afford to leave Tate or Jarod alone.
Things were escalating out of control. Between Jarod and me, we managed to kill three of our attackers each, but as soon as one was down, another would show up. Tate was still fighting with the first hunter and more have arrived.
Eric had given a distraction alright, apparently, they were drawing the pack’s attention as well from different locations, but it w
Brooklyn-The pain of having a wolf’s teeth embedded in my shoulder was almost too much to take. When I felt it release me, I struggled to keep myself on my feet. I could feel my body getting weaker as the blood continued to ooze out of me.I felt someone wrap their arms around me, from behind, causing me to instinctively lash out. Throwing my head back, I heard a grunt, but whoever held onto me kept a firm grip. Unsure if it was from feeling weak or if it was because they were much stronger than me, either way, I felt trapped.“Easy girl, it's me.”At the sound of Eric’s voice, I relaxed and allowed him to support my weight. Dizziness washed over me, in multiple waves. It was as if I was getting with a couple of dizzy spells at the same time. Maybe I wasn’t as strong as I thought I was, because, at this moment, I didn’t think I could continue to fight.“Eric, I…” I began but was quickly cut of
Tatum-I wasn’t sure what Brooklyn was thinking, but I had a feeling that she was trying to surrender. If I hadn’t looked over at her when I did, she probably would have made it across the border. If she thought for one second, I was going to risk losing her, she had another thing coming.Jarod needed to hurry up and get the ward back in place. When Brooklyn had stepped to the side to try to get around me, I didn’t even need to tell Axel to stop her. We were both in sync, neither of us was going to let her get past us.I tried to talk to her through the link, but she wasn’t letting me get through. The look in her eyes made me realize that if she did manage to get by me, there was nothing I was going to be able to do to get her to change her mind. That was only if she managed to do so. I was just as determined to not let her by me.“I have to do this. It is the only way to buy time to protect everyone. My life isn’t wort
Tatum-We all met in my office after we have all had some time to calm down. Brook hasn’t so much as looked at me since we all made our way into the packhouse. Now we were all sitting around in the office, but no one was saying anything.I was sitting in my office chair, Eric was leaning against the wall behind the desk, Ryan and Jarod were both sitting in the chairs across from the desk, while Brook was standing against the wall on the furthest side of the office. Still, she refused to look at me. I couldn’t even get through to her through the link.The silence in the office continued to drag on to the point it was starting to become uncomfortable. Looking between both Ryan and Jarod, neither of them seemed to be in a hurry to start explaining what was going on. I could hear Eric behind me starting to get restless as he kept moving around.“Are they waiting for something? Should we get the conversation moving or give them more time?&rdq
Brooklyn- I couldn’t believe it. My father was alive. Not only was he alive, but the hunters had him. Just when I thought things couldn’t become more complicated, I was proven wrong. With everything that is happening, was getting my father away from the hunters even an option? There was no telling where they were even keeping him. If it weren’t for the fact that the hunter had said that they needed me to get him to talk, I wouldn’t even know if he was still alive after all these years. What have they even been doing with him for the past thirteen years? “Why didn’t you tell me any of this sooner?” I heard Jarod ask, but my mind was still focused on what I had just heard. In one night, my entire world has been turned upside down. Even though I was still upset with Tate, I needed him close to me right now. Standing from the desk, I moved around the desk. He gave me a look, but I didn’t feel like deciphering it at the moment. When I sat down on h
Brooklyn-It has been nearly a month since my entire life has changed drastically. My uncle and I have become closer. I was able to learn a lot about him and my father. Tate and I have gotten past our issue after the way he reacted with the hunters.I even found out that the reason for him reacting had nothing to do with what I had thought. Apparently, his instincts to protect me had what had kicked him into gear. He had told me that avenging his first mate is no longer his priority. He wants to protect me, avenging Leslie would just be a bonus.We have been planning things to get my father back, which I think we have a good plan so far. We have even been able to reach the hunter. We found out the hunter’s name was Shane. It took less convincing than any of us thought was necessary to get him to agree to meet up for an exchange.It gave me a sense of foreboding though, like he was planning to pull a fast one on us. Thankfully I wasn’t the only
Brooklyn-Standing in the middle of the warehouse, I was wondering if Shane was even going to show. It has been roughly twenty minutes since we arrived and still no sign of him. Wonder if he caught onto our plan somehow and turned around. If that was the case, I wasn’t sure how to get him to release my father.I didn’t think it was a perfect plan, but I didn’t think it would go wrong before it even started. Even Tate was growing impatient. Even with him standing a few feet away, I could feel the tension rolling off him in waves. We have been communicating nonstop through our mate link, he was starting to get concerned as well.Shane should have been here by now. In fact, he should have arrived well before us from what Eric was saying. He was spotted only a few miles out, by one of the guards, before we arrived. I started fidgeting with the nail on my thumbs, trying to distract myself.“Stop.” Tate spoke through the link.
Tatum-The moment Shane put his hands on Brook and pulled her to him, it took everything in me not to react. Every tiny molecule inside of my body wanted to tear into Shane like a wild animal. The last time I let myself be overcome with my emotions, I got her hurt and it could have been so much worse. I couldn’t afford to let something happen now.“If that is all, we will be on our way.” I said to Shane.As much as I hated the idea, I had to leave with Brook’s father. The quicker I got him out of here, the sooner I could get back to getting her back. I still didn’t feel right about her being used as bait. We had the place surrounded, but that didn’t mean that he couldn’t get away with her.If he got her out of here, I wasn’t sure how long it would take to get her back, not that I would ever stop trying. I just spent over three years searching for him and his hideout, I couldn’t let him get very far. I
Brooklyn- “Just hang tight, I am working on a few things.” Tate’s voice rung through my head like a melody, calming me instantly. “What is going on?” I asked, not sure of much at this point. Other than hearing what Tate and my father were saying, I didn’t know what was going on. On the surface, it looks as if everything was going wrong. I knew I had a feeling things were not going to go as we planned. It had been too easy, but how bad were things really? Just by looking at Tate, I could see a lot was going on in his head. We had all agreed that other than Tate, no one was to link with me, that way I could continue to act the part I was supposed to be playing. Admittingly it wasn’t that hard, but if I was being honest, I wasn’t entirely acting. I was scared beyond belief. From the moment my father hit Tate, everything changed. “We have more hunters and wolves coming at us from all sides. We are going to try to get them to come inside and trap t