I wanted to show the different perspectives this chapter. Don't worry about missing out on the interrogations, because they will happen after the games come to a close. Let me know what you thought and vote/comment/like. Thank you all for your continued support!
KADE The Alpha category ended with Faye and Tyre as the winners. The four of us were extremely smug about that. Nobody stood a chance, and that was not us bragging about it. It was just how brutal our wolves were and how well they fought together. This was the final stretch of the fights. The Awards Banquet would be tomorrow which would also have a dance at the end of it. We sat down with seven new packs to discuss potential relations between us. All of them offered to host us if we ever considered them for alliances or trade negotiations. It was not them expecting us to give them something either. That was actually quite refreshing. “Where to, darling?” “Denny’s match is about to start, and I promised him we’d be there to cheer him on,” she said as she pulled me along. I chuckled at her enthusiasm, but mine was just as high. That little man deserved the gold because he was an excellent fighter. Paula and Jesse waved us over to the front where they were at. Denny smiled widely w
ELLE Everyone was eager for the Award Ceremony. We all worked our asses off this week. There were some minor injuries on our team, but nothing too serious. Kade and I were so incredibly proud of our pack. It was a safe bet that we would take first for a ninth year in a row. We had quite a few people who were the last contenders in their categories. “I love it,” I told Brianna as I took in bouncing curls she put in my hair. I donned a dark and light gray ombre beaded halter dress that ended a couple of inches above my knees. It was a gorgeous dress that cinched in all the right places. Tinsley did my makeup for me which included a double wingtip eyeliner with a mixed-tone gray and purple smokey eye. A light pink gloss over my lips finished it off. It was minimally classy. “Good to know. I think Alpha will too,” she said, winking. Everyone else agreed with her. “How about we go find out then if everyone’s ready.” Even my voice had a hint of the butterflies that were currently takin
KADE “I was surprised that you didn’t place,” I said to Dante. We were waiting for everyone to gather up before we went home. Nightshade set many records this year for the Alpha Games, and we could not wait to share the experiences and honors with our pack. “It sucked. I won the match against Gamma Jeremy, but I lost the next one because my gift decided to be an absolute fucker when it threw my opponent’s personal crisis at me. My split-second distraction was all it took for him to gain the upper hand. We always have next year.” Dante’s gift seemed more like a curse at times because he was always inundated with stimuli from everyone around him. It sucked. “Definitely always have next year. You did really great this year. It sucks that happened, but it doesn’t take away from how well you did,” I said. “Thanks, man. It means a lot to hear that from you. I picked up a little tidbit from the Board. Are you curious?” That question could be a double-edged sword. There was no telling w
ELLE Pylorna was more than happy to spend the night undercover. She said that she needed some ‘me time’ so that she could get a break from her extensive band of brothers. I could not imagine having all of them. Sixteen brothers sounded like an aneurysm waiting to happen. She actually captured someone who was in that area last night and brought him back to the cells. This was why I knew she was the right one for the job. “Do you want to take the lead on this?” Kade asked as we stepped into the elevator. We were on our way down to interrogate the prisoner. I bounced on the balls of my feet with that question. I never realized that I would be good at interrogations, but apparently I was. It was always very entertaining for me to see even the strongest-willed idiots melt into a puddle of helplessness. “Are you sure you don’t want to play too?” I asked him. Caiathus, Dante, and Kade all cracked up laughing with my question. Theirs were those deep laughs conveyed their amusement loud a
KADE The rage pouring down the bond as we waited for Elle to join us was making me fidget. I was not a fidgeter, but right now I apparently was. Said fidgeting was amusing everyone else even if it was not amusing me. “Keep smirking because when she gets in here, with that level of rage, I want her to see you,” I warned them all. Their smirks immediately disappeared for two reasons. One was because they did not want to be on the receiving end of Elle’s rage. Two was because something serious had to have happened for that rage to be there when it previously was not. The door opened to reveal a severely pissed off Luna. I would be honest and say that it was downright terrifying because her aura was emitting some serious negativity. I had never known an aura to act like that, but then again, she did not have a typical aura. “I’m going to cut off their dicks, shove their dead dicks down their throats until they choke to death, and then I’ll decapitate them,” she said with so much venom
KADE I had always thought Faye’s name was ironic once we started working with Caiathus. Never realized until last night that it was more reality than anything. Tyre and I were both thrilled with the idea that we would be able to help protect not only our mates but our pack better now too. The idea that we could control shadows was honestly a bit daunting. However, Faye promised to safely teach us just as Elle was taught. The first lesson came when I woke up to a blanket of shadows moving over the top of us. It freaked me out, but Faye helped me focus and understand what was going on. Shadows were not just a trick of the light because they had an energy to them as well. Shadow Wielders, which was what we were now, could manipulate and control that energy. The only reason that the shadows converged this morning was because we needed to establish a bond to the shadows. That was how I came to be standing in a room with a damn audience because Elle thought it would be really cool for t
ELLE Portals really were a nifty thing to have at your disposal. There was a time when I wanted to talk to Selene about making teleportation a gift, but it seemed that she thought of everything. Kade’s hand is placed firmly on my lower back as we meet up with the Council. He was not thrilled to have me anywhere near these assholes, but we needed to get through it so that we could move on. Our leadership was with us, which also included Dante and Caiathus. The Lamias were really falling into their roles well. They were young, but that did not hold them back at all. They made us proud each and every day. “Thanks for showing up on short notice. We’ve tried to get information out of them, but they’re all choosing a vow of silence,” Thompson said while rolling his shoulders. I looked around at all five of them, and each had the same crinkles around their eyes because they were pissed that nothing they did worked. “What interrogation methods have you tried?” I asked. “Talking, intimid
KADE I held my mate while guilt drowned her. She felt responsible for these packs targeting Nightshade, but it was not her fault. I wished that she could see that, but all she saw was the connection. I hated that she felt guilty, but all I could do was hold her and comfort her. The Council were on their way over here since we went over there last time. They did, however, ask if it would be possible to use a portal to save time, so that was why Lindsey was pulled into the conference room at this goddess-forsaken hour. Her sister had done it yesterday, but she refused Dante’s early morning call. Elle set our coffees down, so I pulled her onto my lap. It was exactly where I loved for her to sit, and I knew she loved it too even if she always acted like she did not. Her lust always sold her out. “Thanks, darling. It’ll be almost as sweet as you,” I whispered into the shell of her ear, kissing behind it. “I will literally fucking puke if you keep that mushy shit up,” Dante said until E