Elena“Get out of here Elena! Now!” Michael roared, gritting his teeth when his piercing blue eyes flashed to me before the beast raked its claws across his body, sending him flying into the wall.“Ungh!” I groaned, dragging my body away from the open doorway as the sound of soldiers and beasts colliding reached my ears. What…what the hell was happening? How was Gotham under attack?! I had always believed the pack was invincible and now this?!“It wants you ELENA! Fucking hell! GO! NOW!” Michael’s commanding roar willed my body out of its paralyzed slump just as the beast charged toward me again, letting out a bellowing howl when Michael’s claws dug into its back, ripping the hide clean off and stopping it just short of the doorway.I didn't need him to tell me twice before I turned my back, scrambling toward the windows on my hands and knees.“Please…please stop,” I whimpered, clapping my hands to my lips when the window glass exploded behind me, the shrapnels piercing my body as th
Anthony POVMy vision of the crashed apartment was bloodshot as I dug through the rubble like a crazed wolf.“ELENA?! CAN YOU HEAR ME?” I roared, cupping my paws to my lips before shaking yet another pale-faced woman loose from the rubble.“Y-Your Highness,” The cobalt-haired woman wheezed, her claws digging into my arm painlessly as she coughed out the dust, staggering into Fedora’s grip where I pushed her. It was Agatha, I recognized her as one of Carla’s loud friends and I couldn't help the disappointment that filled me.“Where the hell is she?” I roared, slamming another of the beasts that dared come too close into oblivion before hopping down from the rubble and sniffing the air.The smell of dried blood and sulfur stung my nostrils all the way up to my brain. I cringed angrily. Useless! There was no way I was going to be able to get a whiff of the woman’s scent in this chaos.“Fedora! Have the foot soldiers shut the gates and entrances! We’ll barricade the holes and cut these ba
Michael’s POVThe thump of yet another beast falling at my feet was like music to my ears as I swayed in the doorway, stumbling into the icy air of the night.My claws traced my hair, pushing the moist golden locs out of my face before I dove at one of the deformed monsters.“Get off him you sick fucks!” I roared, digging my claws into the dirty fur of a monster that had sunk its fangs into one of our guards.Blood sprayed from the beast’s open neck like a geyser before it fell to the side, dead and I moved to the next, roaring with rage at their audacity.How many decades had it been since an attack of this magnitude was launched at Gotham?! Decades! The last had seen to the death of my father and mother and I would be damned if I was going to let shit like that happen again.The loud shriek of what sounded like a whistle pierced my ears before I groaned, gritting my teeth and slashing at the monsters when some of the soldiers fell to their knees with their hands clamped over their e
Michael’s POVThe silence in the dimly lit dungeons was only broken by the tapping of water in the distance and the ragged sound of our heaving breaths.“What the fuck brother?” Anthony growled, flexing his jaw and spitting out a bloodied clump on the granite flooring as Fedora cautiously backed away from the both of us.I could feel the rage rolling off his body in waves but it did nothing to quench the tornado of emotions tearing through me.“How dare you show your face here after everything you’ve caused?!” I roared, punching him in the jaw yet again and feeling my anger double when the man barely even stumbled, only staggering back a step and watching me with cold, red-rimmed eyes.Anthony looked insane. His obsidian mass of hair fell around the sides of his angular face messily, shadowing the dull green of his eyes that seemed to be watching my every move. There were long jagged claw marks running along the length of his face, almost like some beast had slashed him across the eye
Anthony’s POVThe crack of thunder rumbled in the distance as I stared numbly at the armored woman warrior.Don't think Anthony…just act.“Search the grounds.” I hissed, finally tearing my eyes away from my brother's accusing blue eyes. I couldn't stand looking at him, his sandy blonde hair that fell over his eyes until only the slits of his crystal blue eyes showed. His full pink lips were a hard line of disdain and I could tell he was just waiting for an excuse to come at me again...not that I blamed him.Fucking hell! I hadn't been myself lately. Not with the news of Carla’s pregnancy shadowing my every thought. “Of course, Your Highness, come on Emily,” Fedora whispered, beckoning to the maid who followed her meekly before Fedora’s deep brown eyes held mine and she glanced away, her cheeks reddening as she hurried off.What the hell was that? My brother’s eyes seemed to say the same thing as he glanced between the woman soldier’s retreating back and my stunned face before he rol
Anthony’s POV“When are you going to announce our union to Gotham baby? The elders need to know that you already have a new Luna lined up for our pack.” Carla rasped in a sultry voice that made me want to puke, snapping me out of my daze.Her soft hands trailed across my back as she came up behind me, mashing her breasts against my bicep in a way that made me hate the way my groin hardened almost immediately.“When all this blows over Carla. Soon.” I hissed, lying through my teeth and trying to control the irritation that tore through me when she nibbled at my ear before I shook her off, disgusted.What the hell had I been thinking that night? I had never much fancied Carla had I? Why couldn't my wolf have at least picked someone like Fedora? With a good head on her shoulders and an equal sense of responsibility? At least we HAD a friendship.I shook my head, snapping up yet another sweaty wine bottle and uncorking it with my fangs, groaning when the sweet, icy blood coated the burnin
Elena’s POVI knew the minute I opened my eyes that something had gone very wrong.Where was I? I groaned, trying and failing to sit up as I widened my eyes in the dark room. There was white hot pain searing in the back of my head and I felt a brief haze of confusion cloud my head before memories of the war in Gotham poured in.“Oh goddess, no, no, it can't be,” I wheezed, already feeling tears pool in my eyes as I struggled through the pain, bringing my sore body to its knees before feeling my breath catch in my throat when I realized I was not alone in the dark room.The electric whirring of the blinding white lights snapping on made me shrink back, my hands flying over my face when I caught a glimpse of the towering wolf that stood only feet away from me.“Well, well, and here we were wondering if you would ever wake up, sleeping beauty.” Alpha Alaric’s deep voice made goosebumps rise on my skin.My heart started a jagged beating in my chest when I blinked back at the stars, glanci
Elena’s POVBella’s eyes were bloodshot and hollow, and the lumps underneath her singed brown fur looked just like the other wolves.My mouth opened in horror when I realized he must have changed his army somehow after I was banished. He must have used the power of the red moon to summon more strength in himself and his soldiers.It was an abomination, what he was doing.“B-Bella? What did you do to her?!” I screeched, struggling against the chains before falling back into the stone as exhaustion weighed at me.The woman showed no reaction to my outburst, her short crop of brown hair falling over her eyes in an alien way as the dreaded alpha cracked a deep booming laugh that made heat sting at my cheeks. “Nothing your little muscle-chested twins haven't done to you already. We all see the mate marks on your neck Elena…too bad they weren't quick enough to finalize your bond.” He hummed, flashing me a grin that made my blood run cold.He had…with Bella?! I refused to believe it, blotti