Mila’s POV My eyes opened, and I took in a deep breath, like it was the first breath I had ever taken, as my hands move to my neck, and I sat up straight, while I began to cough, and more pain resonated in my chest. Pain then rushed throughout my entire body, as tears fell from my eyes, as I wondered if this is what death felt like. The dew from the tears now coated my eyes as I tried to focus on my surroundings, while a figure rushed in my direction, as fear began to consume me, that I was in the hands of the enemy. The color white blinded me, telling me that I had to be in an infirmary, but whose infirmary I was in was now the question. Hands now touched my chest gently, as my eyes looked up at the figure that had rushed to me. “You must take it easy. Please, lay back down. You are safe now.” Came from the figure’s lips, in an angelic tone, telling me that I just may have died, and this was the afterlife, but as I went to do as she sai
Mila’s POV “What the hell were you thinking? You could have gotten yourself killed.” He tells me, as he stares down at me, looking more frustrated than ever with me, but I was beginning to sense everything I do frustrates him. Instead of answering his question, I avoid it by asking him, “Did you save her?” A growl now rumbles from his chest, as he tries to hold it back, but it was clear that he was catching on to my abilities to divert the questions he asks me. “Trina is fine, no thanks to you. The pack doctor was injured by a rogue, trying to catch up to you. You’re lucky that is all the rogue did to him, and he was still able to save her life. What you did was stupid and selfish. You need to learn to think about others before yourself.” He says scolding me, but the truth was, I was thinking about others, before myself.I was trying to stop someone from getting away that could have helped us find the person responsible for all of this,
Mila’s POV Days passed by as I began to heal, and my nights and days began to run together, as I stayed in my room, locked away from the outside world. My only interaction throughout the day was an elderly she wolf that brought my meals to me, and a new book to read when I ask for one. Other than that, I was imprisoned once again, but this time the door was locked from the inside instead of the outside. On day three, the pack doctor paid me a visit, and thankfully his wounds were healed, but that didn’t change the fact that I had been responsible for him receiving those wounds. I must have apologized to him a hundred times during his visit with me, but he simply kept saying to me, “What is done is done, and we can’t take back the past.” Making me wonder if he truly forgave me, or if I had lost his confidence in me being a good person. A week into my imprisonment, there was a knock on my door, and I hesitated for a few seconds, as I knew
Mila’s POV “Have you lost your damn mind? What would make you think that?” I asked Trina, shocked that she would even think that, as I stood from my chair, trying not to laugh at her, as I knew that my ribs couldn’t take it. “No, I haven’t lost my mind. If anything, I am seeing things more clearly now. Why else would he have asked me to look after you?” She now says to me, making me turn around, from my pacing to look at her, after her confession to me. “He asked you to look after me? But I thought that he instilled that duty to Beta Ryker.” I questioned her, as I continued to look at her, confused, wondering how many other members of the pack that he had asked to watch my every move. “Well yes, I thought you knew that, especially when he asked me to take you to training.” She now says to me, and I remember back to that day, and how she wasn’t happy at first about it, making me still wonder if there was something going on
Mila’s POV “What do you mean by you saw something?” Trina now asks me, giving me her full attention, as she slid forward, sitting on the edge of her seat, waiting for me to answer her. Looking at her, I knew there was no going back, and I had to tell her what I had seen, and the conversation that I had with the she wolf. Swallowing hard, before I took a deep breath, I finally say to her, “The reason I disobeyed Alpha Gunner was because I saw someone running from the warehouse. I know it was stupid of me to take off after her, but I thought that if she was running then she was the one that knew who was behind all of this.” “Wait, you said she. I was only informed that you were attacked by male rogues.” Trina says to me, and I realize that Alpha Gunner must have informed her about what happened to me, or at least what he had seen and witnessed. Shaking my head, I say to her, “No, there was a she wolf too, and she was the or
Mila’s POV It had been over a week since I had locked myself in my room, but today was the day that I was finally going to come out of hiding with the help and support of Trina. I know that Alpha Gunner wanted me to willingly stay in my room, but if I was to find the she wolf that was involved with all of this within the pack, I needed to face my fears. As Trina and I walked into the dining room for breakfast side by side, all eyes at that moment turned to look at us, and I found myself scanning the room, looking at each and every blonde haired she wolf present, wondering if one of them could be the she wolf I was looking for. My heart at that moment began to race in anticipation, as they all stared right back at me, and for a moment I thought about turning back around and locking myself back in my bedroom.Trina at that moment must have felt my anxiety, and she took a hold of my hand, pulling me from being lost in my head, making me look over at her, b
Mila’s POV Excusing myself, I headed back to the dining room, to where Trina was patiently waiting for me, as I grabbed a plate of food before moving to take a seat next to her. “So, what did Alpha Gunner want?” Trina asks me before my butt even hits the seat, clearly worried that our plan was a no go, which in a way it was, but in another way, it still was on. Grabbing my fork, I looked down at my plate wondering how I could explain to her what just transpired between Alpha Gunner and myself. To be honest, I really don’t know how we easily came to an agreement, especially since the last conversation we had didn’t go so well, with me disobeying him.The only thing I could think of was that he had time to cool off, and I had been behaving for the past week. Either way, he was allowing me some freedom without a fight, and I was going to take it, because it was my safest bet to remain safe but also to be able to mingle among the pack members.Placing my fo
Mila’s POV It didn’t take long for me to find myself lost in the stack of files, as I sat at the small table in Alpha Gunner’s office, while he too worked on a stack that he deemed too important for me to touch. The stack that he had given me consisted of pack normal business, and it didn’t take half a brain to be able to deal with the issues at hand, making me able to fly through most of them without a hitch. But one file in particular was throwing me off, and I must have read it over a hundred times, trying to piece together why there was such an influx recently with the grocery bills. The chart that was attached to the file from the head chef of the house was asking for more money allotted for the groceries to feed the pack, explaining that the stock was not lasting as it used to, making me wonder if there had been added members of the pack to feed within the past couple of months. Needing to know this information to be able to approv
Mila’s POV An array of emotions at that moment began to flood through me, but I quickly realized those emotions weren’t of my own. It was as if staring into his eyes had opened a gate to the portal to his heart, allowing all his emotions to rush at me at once. His heart that I once thought was so cold and full of darkness, was actually completely the opposite. I can now see that it was all a façade that he maintains, so that no one can see the vulnerable side of him. But right now, his gates were down for me, showing me who really lays under that external hard person, he portrays himself to be to others. There was no doubt in my mind that something really bad had to have happened, for him to hide who he truly is, and something was telling me that something bad had to do with his parents. It was a conversation that the two of us needed to have, but right now, this was our moment in time, and it would have to wait. Now see
Mila’s POV As my lips crashed against his lips, sparks erupted throughout the entirety of my body, as fireworks exploded behind my closed eyes, while the bond between the two of us began to tie itself together. At first, he resisted, but with the bond now humming between us at full force, it didn’t take long for him to give in to its pull. Within seconds, his arms wrapped around me, pulling me even tighter into him, not leaving a fraction of a space between us, as his lips softened and began to move against my own. His tongue now glided acrost my bottom lip, making my lips part slightly, as a moan slowly slipped from my lips, and butterflies began to flutter in my stomach. With my lips now slightly parted, I felt his tongue begging for access, as he now slid it between my parted lips. Unlike the kiss I had shared with Beta Ryker that now felt so forced, this kiss felt so right and natural that I couldn’t help but allow him the access he
Mila’s POV The feeling of the mate bond continues to grow stronger between the two of us, as he carries me now up the stairs to his room, while I continue to lay my head against his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat. If I was being honest with myself, this was the first time since the attack that I have felt safe and secure, and it was crazy to think that it was in the arms of the man that had enslaved me. Thinking back to my first day here, and how I was thinking about ending my life or his own, I now realize there was an invisible force at play, washing those thoughts from my mind. My father used to tell me that everything happens for a reason, and I am now a firm believer in that, but I also believe that our Moon Goddess had a hand in making sure that I was delivered safely to my mate, even if it cost him a million dollars. When we finally got to the top floor, Alpha Gunner stepped into his room, and slowly lowered me to my fe
Mila’s POV Shifting back to his human form, Alpha Gunner closed the distance between us in his human form, as he motioned to someone to get him something. Before I knew it, a pack member was handing him a shirt, and he instantly presented it to me, wanting me to shift back into my human form myself. But as I looked around at all the eyes now on me, I felt a bit uncomfortable. My wolf thankfully could feel my discomfort, so instead of doing as she was asked, she grabbed the shirt from his hands, before taking off behind the nearest building. The shift back into my human form was swift and without an ounce of pain, and I quickly threw the shirt over my head, while I looked around hoping no one seen me. I began to feel nervous, but it wasn’t because I was only in a tee shirt, ready to face the whole entire pack, but because I was going to face Alpha Gunner for the first time since I had gotten my wolf in our human form. This was definitel
Mila’s POV Don’t get me wrong, I wanted to make Beta Ryker pay, but my wolf, she wanted blood. To be honest, she was more fearless than I ever could be, because there was no way in hell, I would think about going against a Beta yet alone take the first strike. It was clear that my wolf took him by surprise, as she easily took him to the ground in his human form, but as soon as the impact of the ground came, he shifted into his own wolf. His wolf wasn’t messing around, as he gave my wolf a hard kick to the ribs, making us fly off him, like we weighed nothing, which compared to the size of his wolf, my wolf probably felt like a feather to him. My body didn’t fly too far, as members of the pack helped stop it, but as I was flying in the air, I heard an all too familiar low growl. As soon as I got my bearings, I turned just in time to see Alpha Gunner shifting into his wolf, and without a second of hesitation, his wolf leaps in the air towar
Mila’s POV Stepping towards him, I stop when I am about a foot away before I say to him, “Look at me, please.” Slowly he raised his head, and those eyes of his that always seemed so cold, now had nothing but sadness in them, something I never thought that I would see in them. The monster that I had portrayed him as being, was clearly not who he was, and I could now see that his rough exterior was a facade. My heart began to break as I stared into his eyes, as if I was feeling the burden of his pain that he carried with him. Reaching, he took my hands in to his own, and now that I had my wolf, I could feel the bond pulsing between the two of us. His eyes now stared intently into my own, and I could see that he was battling his own emotions to speak, but then he swallows hard and says to me, “I know that I have failed you on so many levels, but I swear I was doing it all to protect you. Maybe I am the monster you portrayed me to be, but I
Mila’s POV When the darkness had taken me, I was sure that I was dead and that I would be reunited with my family, but that never happened. Instead, I remained in pure darkness, but conscious enough to begin to hear a familiar voice, making me wonder if I was in a state of dream. As I listened to his voice, wondering what the heck he was saying, I realized quickly that he was reading where I had left off, from the book that I had placed on his bedside table from the night before. As I listened to his voice, something about it became soothing to my ears, and as I continued to listen to him read, I could feel my wolf within me stir, as if his voice was affecting her too. Unable to move or open my eyes, I was now a prisoner to my body, flipping the tables with him, as it was clear that he had made a recovery from the poisoning. What I didn’t understand was why he was here with me now, reading from my book, instead of taking his pack back, or had he already
Gunner’s POV “You’re alive.” Shockingly came from his lips, as his eyes moved to behind me to see Seth and the group of men that he had formed, just in case things went south. There was no telling if Beta Ryker had his men here right now that had betrayed me, and I wasn’t taking any chances that he did.Hell, at this point, there could even be rogues among us, hidden within the pack members standing here now. But I didn’t move my eyes from him, knowing that Seth and my men behind me had my back.“Don’t look so surprised, I am of Alpha’s blood. It’s going to take more than a little silver poisoning to kill me.” I said to him, trying to maintain my poise, as my wolf continued to claw at my insides, wanting to put an end to Beta Ryker’s life for so many reasons, including touching our mate. But I had to put that aside at this moment, because I needed to get my pack back, so that I could ensure Mila’s safety and the rest of my loyal pack members.His eyes at that moment mo
Gunner’s POV All night long, I was on high alert, as I remained watching over Mila, along with Riley in the next-door room, while the pack doctor returned home, not wanting to draw attention to himself or us, by remaining in my room. Beta Ryker needed to continue to think that I was on my death bed until I made my move tomorrow surprising him with my recovery. Thankfully, Mila was healing quickly, but still remained unconscious, and I knew that it wouldn’t be long before she woke from her own induced coma, while her wolf healed her. My body though, was well rested, and I found myself pacing, just like Mila had been doing the previous night, as I knew what tomorrow was to bring, while the fate of not only my pack rested in my hands, but her fate as well. When late morning came, the pack doctor along with his nephew, Seth, knocked on my door, and as the pack doctor checked on Mila, Seth began to tell me that he was successful in ga