Xavier His mind was sharp, his goal was to find his target and eliminate him once and for all, but as he took his next running step, the shock almost froze him in place. Karenina. Her scent wafted here, not at his pack house where she would be safe. The scent was fresh, so strong in the air, she must have passed this way only moments ago. And there was something else. Helga's scent was here, too. A snarl curled up his upper lip, revealing fangs pointed with unusual fury. What was her servant doing taking Karen from his place? His heart thudded as he realized where the two women's tracks led - to the gap in the barrier Nathaniel had created. And then he was there, standing where Nathan had broken through, but as if it had never happened, the barrier was solid, the hole patched. Before he could answer the questions swirling through his mind, Rylan arrived with Carolina. "Xavier! Where is he?! I know he's here. I can smell that filthy bastard. Where's Nathan?" Rylan shouted. Though
Xavier Seeing the situation between Chase and Carolina, Rylan quickly stepped between Chase and Carolina in case he decided to attack while holding the hilt of his dagger. "Aren't you listening? That's not your daughter. That's Maya disguised as Elena." That made the Alpha of the Bloodmoon Pack fall silent in an instant. "At least now we know how Maya got into Alpha Xavier's pack house," Carolina said as the silence deepened. "But why did she have to kidnap Karen," Mike interjected. "To kill her herself or give her to Nathan to kill," Rylan said as if it were obvious. "I doubt it," Xavier said. "And how do you know that?" Rylan demanded. Xavier was silent for a moment before answering. "Karenina believes that Maya is attracted to her as a woman." Here he hesitated, the words tasting like ashes on his tongue. "Maya tried to make a move on her." The silence that followed his revelation was deafening until Mike asked with an innocent look on his face, "What exactly did Maya t
Maya The sun began to move lazily across the sky, chasing away the night with its morning glow. But the beauty of a new day was lost on the inhabitants of a small cave at the foot of a mountain somewhere in the Westwood Pack territory, a few miles from Xavier Westwood's pack house. As one fell asleep in the arms of the other, tired eyes gazed around the clearing outside the cave before resting with heart-wrenching love on the face of the sleeping girl. Maya, still disguised as Helga, hugged Karen tightly, trying to keep her beloved girl warm as the cave grew cold in the long, moonless night. Fortunately, the rising sun shone down on them at the entrance to the cave, restoring warmth to her chilled body. At last, Karenina was where she belonged - with her. Fearing rejection and hostility from Karen if she learned of her true form, she decided to remain Helga for now, at least until she found a way to regain her trust. The fact that the girl she loved might still harbor ill feelings
MayaShe blinked, slowly realizing that Xavier had somehow been the cause of the wolf aura growing within Karen. Of course, she had known that Karen actually already had a dormant wolf aura within her, which came out of the sacred moonstone and her father's blood - the same gemstone fragment as the one around her neck - but she had not fully realized the specifics.While gently turning her beloved girl's body over with her hands on her shoulders, she began to rub cold water over her back and arms, 'cleansing' her. That was just an excuse, what she was really doing was looking for any excuse she could think of to be able to touch all that bare skin of Karen. How far would she be allowed to go without being stopped... No! Stop thinking about that. Now was not the time to... tease the girl she loved without her knowing something was wrong with her maid and running away.Fishing for information, she asked, "How did Alpha Xavier help?"Unaware that the real Helga had been privy to such int
Maya That man had heard it all. Seeing the knowing glint in his red gaze that he directed at them, there was no doubt in her mind that he knew, and somehow that scared her. Why that was, she did not know. Her partner in crime was none other than her savior, and he had given her a purpose, something she never had before. But, a cold premonition warned her that something bad was about to happen. Surely, Nathan had come to kill the girl she loved. A chill ran through her heart at the thought. Goodness, please don't! "Nathaniel-" Maya started in a thin, tight voice. "Nathan! What are you doing here?" Karen interrupted, not sensing any tension between her enemy and her maid. ****** Karen Twisting her body, she moved from Helga's lap and hurried to her feet. Facing Nathan, whose gaze seemed to be full of dark humor, she took a defensive stance, while inside her mind she felt worried. What if she used her spiritual energy and her wolf aura energy interfered again? At the thought, she
Maya She stumbled back but was restrained by the clawed hands protruding from her belly. Staring at it uncomprehendingly, Maya gripped it with one hand. Blood spilled from her mouth, wetting her chin as she followed the claw back to its source. Wide eyes, filled with confusion, met his crimson gaze. "Na...tha...niel?" she whimpered, more blood spilling from her mouth, coating her tongue with a coppery flavor. He smirked evilly at her. "You're really surprised, aren't you? You believed every word I told you." He said this as if it surprised him a little. "I don't... don't understand..." "No? Let me explain your confusion. I lied." Maya blinked uncomprehendingly at his confession. "Rylan and his misbehavior are not what you believe. I am not what you believe me to be. All the bad things you accused me of are true. And there are many more." "No... No!" It can't be true, she thought wildly, her nails clutching at the hand that was stabbing her. But, looking into those evil eyes,
Karen Before both of them could move, suddenly bones cracked, ribs split flesh with a horrendous slashing sound, and blood splattered everywhere as Maya's chest cavity split open, and something black crawled out. Hot liquid splashed over her dress, on her face, and in her hair, drenching her in sticky blood. And all she could do was blink and stare wide-eyed at the flesh that used to be Maya's chest. A strangled sound, a shock of pain that shook his living body. She lifted her horrified gaze to meet with Maya's. She also almost choked, not because of the pungent scent of blood and flesh, but because of the bewildered green eyes staring at her as if Maya could not believe what was happening to her. Almost like a lost child looking for answers. A scream filled her throat as she saw the shattered lungs trying to breathe and the shredded heart still trying to beat, only managing to kill Maya faster with more blood coming out of her body. Karen had seen many gruesome things before as sh
Xavier He never thought that he would mate with Karen who was a hybrid, like fate was playing with him, he mated with a hybrid because of a competition that he organized himself. Even though he refused to mate with a hybrid, but because Karen was a hybrid, he couldn't have her as his mate, which would have caused a threat. Hybrid mates could not take over Luna's position from the Westwood Pack. There were some rules and agreements that even he could not break. But for now, that kind of thing didn't really matter. The only thing that mattered was that he saved Karenina. He had to resist or be consumed by the sadness that was starting to creep into him. He couldn't afford to lose Karen. Not now. Not after everything they had... Or what they could have had. For a while, no one spoke, but everyone was thinking the same thing. Was Karen dead? No! Xavier growled inwardly. The wolf in him resisted that, screaming for him to save his mate immediately. Out of the blue, he clearly felt so