Chris Pov"Marcus." I called out with relief on my face."It's been a while brother." He said as his warriors ran into the ground releasing my men."How dare you." Lucy yelled getting up."It's over Lucy. You're being blinded by revenge and you're only hurting yourself." "Surrender." Marcus offered as Lucy gave a small smile. "It would have been better if you had just stayed in your pack." Lucy said, giving a dirty laugh."It's not everywhere you shine Marcus, sometimes, just act like you don't know what's going on, at least for the safety of your pack members." After she said that, there was an explosion and to my dismay, it was coming from Marcus pack which was about 600 miles away. Thick dark smoke filled the sky as I shuddered."No, no."Marcus mourned."How dare you?" He yelled running towards Lucy, but an arrow came whirling down on him.In less than a second, my once peaceful pack became rowdy.Women trying to take their kids to safety while the men grabbed anything by their
I looked around at the faces before me, all begging me.Their lives were in my hands, whatever I said will determine if they live or die."You're wasting my time Chris." Lucy half yelled as I turned to look at her."Why Amelia? Why are you doing all this Lucy?" I asked as I suddenly heard a blood-curdling scream behind me.I turned and saw a woman lying lifeless on the ground. "One more question from you and they all die." "Now, I ask again, will you take me to Amelia?" Lucy asked, yelling as one of her men walked towards a child. He had a mischievous grin planted on his face.Look, please don't hurt him. I will take you to Amelia, but please don't hurt anyone please." I begged, feeling bad."Fine. We leave by dawn." She said as I stared at her."I don't know where exactly they are. My men told me a war broke out and she's no longer there." I said, trying to change her mind."Well, wherever she is, we will find her." "And don't you dare try to escape." She said,"Lock them up. They
Chris pov "Kill Clayton." A voice said."Who said that?" I half yelled, turning around."Your time is going Chris, you need to act fast," Lucy said, reminding me with an evil smile planted on her face."I can't do this," I said, throwing the knife from my hands."Then they all die." She said, giving a dirty laugh."This is your chance Alpha," Clayton called out."Kill me. This has always been my dream, dying for the pack." Clayton said as I shook my head."I don't know why, but humans can be so stupid." Lucy suddenly chirped in."Look at how your life would be wasted. I don't even know how you humans feel so comfortable around us wolves." She added."Well, I won't sleep here, will I? Are you doing it or not?" "5, 4, 3…" she counted."Don't do this Chris." Clayton pleaded with me."2…." "Fine… I'll do it. I'll prove my words." I said bending to pick up the sword as I went towards Clayton."Good," Lucy said with a huge smile plastered on her face.I decided to come up with a plan
Chris Pov I looked around the dark hole as a lady's face suddenly caught my attention."Who are you?" I asked as she immediately placed her hands on my lips."Shhh.""Don't let them know that you're here. Just stay still." She said as I heard their voices above me."He was here just now? Where has he gone to?" "Check the area, everywhere.""We can't find him.""What do you mean you can't find him? Are you trying to say he disappeared into thin air?" The leader asked, his voice getting closer to me."Shhh." "Don't move and not a word." She urged as I suddenly felt something crawling on my leg.I had a phobia for tight places and insects and was tempted to scream."Something is crawling on me," I whispered almost in a scream."Did you hear that?" The voice outside suddenly asked."Yes sir, I heard a muffled sound." One of Lucy's warriors replied."That means he is close and isn't alone, search well.""You are so annoying." The lady whispered, threatening to hit me."See what you've c
Chris PovWe turned around swiftly, the darkness blinding us from seeing. "Who is there?" I called out, but the place suddenly became quiet without a sound."We are not the only ones here," I said to Zeal as she gave a slight nod."Come on out, we won't hurt you " Zeal urged but the place remained quiet."Look, we are harmless." Zeal called out again, but it was still the same thing, no response."Let's get out of here," I said to her, turning on my torch as we walked away."What if it was an animal that sneezed?" I asked."That didn't sound like an animal, it was like a child." She huffed."Don't disturb yourself. Let's just go to safety." I said as we kept walking, but with each step we took there was an additional footstep following us."I don't like this." Zeal said and with that, she took the torch from me and walked back."What are you going to do now?" I asked as she walked backward.I saw her squat when she reached a spot."What's that?" I asked her."A child." She said."I t
Chris's Pov"Are you okay?" I asked my voice echoing, but there was no response."Zeal?" I yelled."It's Okay, I was gathering my strength to answer you, I'm fine, I'm strong.""Should I come get you or what?" I asked."No, I can do it myself." She said,"Alright, I said ""How's she doing?""Pretty good, the pipe is a bit wider now." She said,"Okay, I'm going to wait for you to come up before doing anything," I said as she crawled out."I'll need an extra hand," I said as we moved the heavy rock out of the way."You can do it." I urged as we kept pushing."What's this place?" She asked as the light from the sky almost blinded my eyes."It's almost calling off." I urged as we put in our strength and pushed out the rock, the sun shining directly in our eyes.As we climbed out of the dark hole, closing our eyes."Why did you push me earlier, Zeal?" I asked as she just gave a smile."Come on, get up and shake the dust off, there's a path here." She said as we walked through it.We ventu
Chris Pov"That's awesome." She said."What do you mean? We could be killed.""Thank you, good sir," I said as he walked away."Why are you so happy?" I asked."This is terrible news," I added."It's been my dream to come here." She said,"But do you know we could be killed?" I asked."How? How will they notice the difference?" She asked."We need to go back, this isn't safe," I said But before she could give me a reply, the little girl ran off as we went after her only to see a beautiful sight that lay before us."Wow." She said running around the hilltop with Virtue, that's the name she gave her.Their laughter filled the air, infectious and joyful. The sight of her sheer delight brought a wide smile to my face, and for a moment, I forgot about the trials and hardships we had endured.The grass beneath our feet was a vibrant green, soft and inviting. It tickled our toes as we walked, adding a sense of whimsy to our exploration."You have to slow down! They mustn't notice that you'
Chris Pov"You two, stop right there." He ordered as we paused in our tracks."Hey, Dove." How're you doing? The man who was sneaking us out earlier said with a huge smile on his face."Do you think we will be caught?" Zeal whispered, staring at me as I shook my head."This place isn't okay for us. Two people have discovered who we are, we need to leave." I said to Zeal who nodded. "We heard that some newbies came into town today." The Dove of a man said coming towards us."Keep your cool." I urged Zeal as Virtue just stared on."We heard you came into town this evening." He said."Yes," I replied."I heard you're tourists." He said as I nodded with a smile, "You heard that right," I said."We hardly have your folks around here. Haven't you heard about us? We hardly entertain strangers." He said as I smiled."I did notice it. Probably didn't do my research well. We leave at dawn." I said as he nodded."It's okay," he said, turning to leave, as I heaved out a sigh of relief when he s
Chris POV"Why don't we kill him?" I shot him a stare, my eyes filled with a mixture of fear and defiance."Take this," he said, handing Dove the bag, while I whimpered, staring at them, my body trembling."You don't want to do this," he said, his voice laced with a threatening undertone, as he walked towards me, and I instinctively moved backward, my heart pounding in my chest."And where do you think you're going?" one of Dove's men asked, his voice dripping with malice and amusement."You talk too much. We need to end you," he said, a cruel grin spreading across his face, as I found myself apologizing profusely, my voice quivering with fear. But then, unexpectedly, they burst into laughter."Got you again," they said, their laughter echoing through the air, as I heaved a sigh of relief, wiping the tears from my eyes."Yeah, you did, and it isn't funny," I said, my voice still shaky, trying to regain my composure."Don't tell me you were crying, bro," they said to me, their tone tea
Amelia's Pov "I love you," I said, my voice trembling, as he paused, his expression unreadable."Ermm," I stammered, a nervous laugh escaping me."I said that to calm you down, you know, right?" I continued, gesturing with my hands, but he remained silent, his gaze fixed on me."You love me, don't you?" he finally asked, his tone questioning, as I turned to leave, feeling the weight of embarrassment overwhelming me. I nodded, unable to find the words."I do, I do love you," I managed to say, my emotions impossible to conceal, as a small smile formed on his lips."But what about your mate? You need to work on your feelings," he replied curtly, turning to leave, and I couldn't believe it."What?" I blurted out, looking around the empty hallway, my embarrassment intensifying."Did I just confess my feelings and get this as a reply?" I murmured, unable to comprehend what had just transpired."Oh no," I whispered, realizing I had gotten myself into trouble.Facing him again seemed impossi
Andrew's PovI couldn't believe it. How did they catch him? I knew he was quick and resourceful. My heart sank as I watched him being dragged closer and closer to us. I could see the fear in his eyes.Pete walked up to him and sneered. "Looks like we caught ourselves a little spy, your savior," he said. "What do you have to say for yourself, Greg?"Greg didn't answer, but I could see the defiance in his eyes. He was always the stubborn one, never backing down from a challenge. I admired him for that, but I also knew it could be his downfall.I stood frozen in horror as Greg was dragged towards us like a sacrificial goat. His eyes were filled with fear and despair, and I knew that he had suffered greatly at the hands of these monsters.Pete let out a wicked laugh as he signaled for his men to bind Greg to the stake. "Let's start with him," he said, his eyes gleaming with sadistic pleasure.I wanted to rush forward and save him, but I knew it was too late. Greg was already bound, and t
Chris Pov"You two, stop right there." He ordered as we paused in our tracks."Hey, Dove." How're you doing? The man who was sneaking us out earlier said with a huge smile on his face."Do you think we will be caught?" Zeal whispered, staring at me as I shook my head."This place isn't okay for us. Two people have discovered who we are, we need to leave." I said to Zeal who nodded. "We heard that some newbies came into town today." The Dove of a man said coming towards us."Keep your cool." I urged Zeal as Virtue just stared on."We heard you came into town this evening." He said."Yes," I replied."I heard you're tourists." He said as I nodded with a smile, "You heard that right," I said."We hardly have your folks around here. Haven't you heard about us? We hardly entertain strangers." He said as I smiled."I did notice it. Probably didn't do my research well. We leave at dawn." I said as he nodded."It's okay," he said, turning to leave, as I heaved out a sigh of relief when he s
Chris Pov "This isn't right. This isn't right." I yelled, scattering my hair."This is a lie, Lucy wouldn't do this to me." I half yelled, running my hands through my hair. "You need to calm down," Clayton said."Calm down?" "Calm down?" That the girl I harbored in my home as a wife was a snake, calm down?""She destroyed my home, my pack, my family and you're telling me to calm down.""I don't even know who to trust." I spat as I went back to Jack who was struggling for his life."Who are her accomplices?" "Just Elias and I.""What about Dave? Who is he to her?" I asked again."He's just her toy, she uses him to satisfy her sexual urge." He said as I shuddered."Come with me," I said as Mr. Clayton hopped into the car."Where are we headed?" Clayton asked."To my pack house."The anger within me consumed every fiber of my being as I sped down the road toward the pack house. My grip on the steering wheel tightened, my knuckles turning white, as my foot pressed firmly on the accel
Chris Pov Lucy has always looked suspicious, but I didn't want to ever distrust my mate and not think that she was a murderer. I couldn't believe it."You also suspected her, right?" Detective Clayton asked."We had a little argument last night and I just said it, but I never knew it. The Luna of this great pack was a murderer?" "Was that why she was persuading me to drop that case and telling me it wasn't a murder case, but a suicide." I shuddered."So what are you going to do about it now?" He asked, but I was sincerely at a loss. I don't know for real.I was still in shock, it had washed over me like a tidal wave, threatening to drown me in its relentless grip. My fists clenched, and I felt the anger boiling within me, threatening to consume every ounce of rationality."And it appears she's been involved in more than just one murder." He said as I shuddered.My heart was pounding in my chest as a surge of emotions surged through me. I fought to control the anger that threatened
Andrew's Pov"We've been surrounded" I heard him yell as the realization dawned on me.The realization hit me hard that the boy standing beside Chris all this while was one of Lucy's rogues, and he had just betrayed us.Panic ensued as chaos erupted in the camp. The others had quickly turned their attention to the sudden attack. I searched for Chris and spotted him as he struggled to stay conscious, clutching his bleeding stomach.It was the full moon and I wasn't ready for all this unfolding drama, I was driven by anger and protectiveness and I swiftly fought back against them.I was filled with rage as I unleashed my power, displaying my dominance over them, but we were already caught off guard, and the battle was fierce.This wasn't what I was expecting as I looked around me in confusion.Everyone was busy fighting for their lives, I knew we had a great journey before us and we needed our strength for it.I turned to get a few men by my side, Marcus was one of them."You will hav
Amelia's POV"What did you just do?" a voice said behind me as I gasped, covering my lips with my hand."I swear, it wasn't intentional," I said in fear, wondering what had come over me."We need to tell the leader.""This is punishable by death," different voices said behind me when I spotted Greg and Zoey coming toward me."What's it? What happened?" Zoey asked, taking me into a warm embrace."I don't know," I said with fear, my voice quivering."I don't know what has come over me. She was taunting me, and I got angry and pushed her," I said, and Andrew ran to me."Are you okay?" he asked with care as I shuddered."I don't know what came over me, but I hope she isn't dead," I said with fear, my hand paced across my stomach."Send for the pack doctor," he said as he turned to Ruby's minions."What's going on? What happened?" he asked as they immediately pointed at me accusingly."She pushed her," one said."Why?""Alpha?""I said, why did she push her?" he asked again, marching towar
Chris's Pov"Isn't that fur?" The voice said as I turned around to look at Dove."Why would you bring a cat in here?" He asked one of his men as I heaved a sigh of relief."Congratulations. You passed the test." The chief said as I turned with a small smile."Welcome to town.""So we'll take our leave now." The hunter said as we turned to leave."Not so fast." Dove suddenly called out."Why?" I asked."We need to test the little girl too." He said as we all turned to Virtue."How're you?" Playing with her hair, he asked."I'm fine.""Okay, what are you doing here?" But she didn't say a word as she just stared at him."Who are they to you? Your parents?" He asked again as she just shook her head."Well, what's going on here?""Where are your parents?" He asked again."Dead." She whispered."Sad, sorry for your loss, who killed them?" He probed, desperately hoping she would call our names, but she was just calm staring at him."I thought you said she was your daughter? Was she kidnapped