CAUTIONThis chapter contains mild torture scenes.*****"Who are we seeing first? Miranda or the rapist?" I ask out loud as we go down the long flight of stairs."Miranda, of course," Ash replies. Giving me a look that says, 'I can't believe you just ask that question. I smile at her"Definitely Miranda." Ella also says. "I have a bone to pick with that bitch. She owes me a duel.""Oh really? When was that? Why am I just hearing about it?" I ask, briefly glancing in her direction."It was the very first day she infiltrated us. She accused Ella of sleeping with her mate and Ella asked for justice through a fight to the death duel." Eric answers this time. "There was no need to tell you about it then since she disappeared that same night.""Her mate?..." I ask, looking disgustingly at Eric. "Did she by any chance mean me?" I ask again when the answer is obvious They all laugh"I want my duel Alpha. The Beta already approved." Ella sounded disgruntled as she said."Of course, you wi
"Maybe Eric should do it then." Ash continued the conversation we were having before Anders interrupted us.I nod in agreement. "Yes. Exactly what I was also thinking."I'm not a Lycan. I'm certainly not as good at being careful with vital organs when I'm attacking my enemies as my mate. I don't want to end up killing this bitch by mistake when my mate is not don e having fun with her yet. I turn towards Eric to inform him about the interrogation when I catch him looking at us with a strange expression on his face."Eric, you will interrogate her," I say to him, "Sure." He replies with a nod before switching to speaking through the mind link.'Is Ash okay?' he asks and I nod. I look away from him to take another wet wipe from the pack. Then I continue to clean the blood off Ash's hands. I remove her engagement ring and carefully clean the blood on it before putting it back on her finger.'I didn't know man. Otherwise, I would have told you. I mean, there were signs of struggle in
"Ughhhhh... Ughhhhh... Ughhhhh..." Miranda continues to groan and growl in pain as she cradles her now stunted left pinkie finger that had just been amputated with Eric's pruning shears.'Go patch her up. We don't have all day.' I tell Anders through our mind link. 'I want her to suffer! I don't need to remind you of the importance of not giving her analgesics, do I?''C'mon, man! How can you even ask me that question as if I'm not part of this family?... She and her family hurt my Luna! You think I would show her mercy after all she did?''I don't know. You're a doctor after all plus you don't have it in you to be cruel like the rest of us.' 'Not in this case.' He replies as he walks to Miranda. 'She deserves every pain you caused her and more.'"Let me have a look." He coldly tells the bitch who is crying so much her tears and snot run into each other. Her eyes are bloodshot and her body is shaking so badly. Not just because she's in pain, but because she's also struggling to k
Ash interrupts her with a scoff."And did you succeed? Did you have sex with my mate!?" She calmly asks but her tone of voice sounds flat and dangerous."No! I did not!" Miranda sharply denies with a vigorous shake of her head. "He wouldn't do it with me!""Liar!..." Ash spits out in anger. "If he didn't have sex with you then how did you get the warrant to send me to prison?" She asks again, her eyes flickering dangerously this time. "The warrant carries his signature and stamp. How did you manage to get them!?"I reach for her hand in an attempt to calm her down but she balls it into a fist, refusing my touch.'Ash...''No, Thor, don't! Don't touch me! Don't talk to me about it!– I'm not blaming you for anything, okay, I just don't want to hear how you both are in bed together from you. The thought of it– ughhhhh!– just don't talk!'She's furious'Okay– I understand.' I rush to say. 'Just calm down, please. Don't lose your shit. You have to keep control over your wolf.' I say but sh
Ash's POV "Ughhhhh!..." The moment I enter our bedroom and the door closes after me, I growl out loud. Finally letting out the anger that I held in while at the dungeon with the team.God, I hate Miranda! I want to claw out her eyes, wring her neck, put her body through a meat grinder, burn her minced flesh, and flush her ashes down the toilet.The gall of that bitch to stand before me and recount what she did with my mate while I was languishing away in prison. Yeah, so what if I asked for it!? What if I demanded she tell me everything!?... I wanted to know, okay! I've been dying to know how the two of them spent their time together ever since I was in Council Yard.Now that I know, I wish I never asked because– ughhhhh!... They lay together on the same bed! They kissed!... Of course, I knew the possibility of them smooshing or even having sex was high but hearing Miranda rub it in my face got me sooo maaad I found myself taking my anger out on ThorI'm not blaming Thor or anythi
I'm having the sweetest dream ever when I hear Thor softly call my name,"Ash... Hey, babe..." He's not just calling, I feel him kissing and nibbling at the back of my neck while fondling my boob in the process.He moves to my ear, and softly bites it before whispering again,"Hey baby, wake up!" His hand moves away from my boob and sneaks down in between my thigh to pry them apart.Wake up!? I'm having the sweetest dream ever. No way am I waking up until I see it to the end. Instead of opening my eyes, I adjust and open my legs for his hand to have easy access to my pussy. I moan with pleasure when I feel his finger slide over my bud. I hear his soft chuckle, then I feel his lips on mine. It was the briefest of kisses, it felt like I was being tickled on the lips with a feather. Just when I thought we were progressing to the next level, he says"Wake up, babe. It's training time, c'mon!"What!? Is this man for real!? You're doing all these just to wake me up!?I reluctantly ope
"What's going on? They're six, why do they still need weapons to fight one person?" I ask Dahlia who is sitting beside me."It's how the General trains." She simply replies and continues to watch. It's how the General trains!? Is Thor out of his fucking mind!?... Even if he's the Alpha, four of the men he's about to fight are as tall and big as him and they're fighting with dangerous weapons.I was scared for him but it didn't take long into the fight for me to realize it doesn't matter how big or fierce-looking the guards are. He is their Alpha and also an Ultima. Watching him fight, I realize with pride that he will take them all down even if they're more than six.After he finished taking the men down, he turned in my direction and said,"Ash, you're up!" My heart thumps hard in response.'Ash you're up for what!? Did he mean to fight?' I wonder. All my life, I've only taken beatings not give them! The only time I've ever fought and won was with Miranda and her friend and that w
"Speaking of my parents, would you like to see the gift they brought for me?" I ask and pull him along without waiting for his reply"Okay, mama..." He laughs, "But first thing first, shower. After we shower then we can look at your gift. How about that?""Okay," I happily replied."Would you like to go first or should I?" He asks to my surpriseI gape at him in disbelief. Did I hear right? Has something suddenly gone wrong with my hearing? Thor did not want to shower together with me!"Uhh?... You don't want to shower with me?" I teased, exaggerating the surprised look on my face."Oh, I'd like that so much, I just don't know if you...""Just teasing, babe." I hurriedly say, not waiting for him to finish since I already know what he's about to say. "I'll go first." I say and stand on tiptoe to give him a quick kiss.He looks disappointed"Teasing? You didn't you want to shower together?" "We have to look at my gift, remember? Maybe in the evening?... Love you, babe." I say and hurr
"Yes, we came as soon as your Dad told us. He drove down here like a madman, almost killing us in the process!" Eric complains behind Thor and I laugh, gently pushing away so I can properly look at my man."Oh, babe!" I say. I touch his head and all over his face while telling myself, this is real. It is not an illusion. My mate is standing here before me. He's holding me in his arms."I'm not dreaming or am I?..." I seriously ask, looking deeply into his eyes. "This is not an illusion?" I ask again, kissing him this time. "Eric and Lily are not playing tricks on me?" His smile widens as he shakes his head,"No, babycakes." He replies and then crushes his mouth onto mine. His lips push mine open, making way for his tongue to deeply delve and explore the insides of my mouth. I kiss him back as fiercely, clinging tightly to him with my arms wrapped around his neck and my legs around his waist."Did that feel like an illusion?" He whispers into my ear after he pulls away from our kis
I enter the doctor's office, expecting to see Doctor Anders but it's another doctor that I see sitting in his chair. The man's eyes widen with surprise as I enter. "Oh, my!..." He exclaims and immediately stands from his chair, bowing so deeply his head almost hits the desk in front of him.He recognizes me even though we've not met before. Indeed the news about me saving everyone has spread amongst the warriors. I guess they also know I'm the one with the Lycan wolf. I wonder how long it will take my Lycanthropy secret to spread to the outside world."Luna–ma'am... I'm so sorry! I– I didn't know– I mean, we weren't expecting you! I would have personally gathered everyone to welcome you if I'd known and..." "No, that won't be necessary..." I say with a smile. Gather everyone to welcome me! Isn't that doing too much? I look from him to Ella. "I was expecting to see Doctor Anders?...""Oh, that's my bad, Luna, I should have informed you ahead of time before we arrived here..."
"I saved us!? How did I do that!?" I ask in disbelief since I don't remember doing anything but cry."We lost our powers. He was separated from the rest of us. The witch's plan was for me to watch him die a painful death and all I remember doing was cry. So how did I do it? How did I save us?"You screamed..." Lily replies I frown"That was it!?... I just screamed?" I ask not understanding how that helped save people's lives."Yes!" Ella says with excitement." You screamed and combusted!..." My eyebrows shots up in surprise as I continue to listen to her talk"The General told us all about it. He said it's one of your abilities. Besides, I was there that day when Alpha Elias asked about your powers and you told us what happened when you screamed in anger once."That was the day Miranda and the Council police came to arrest me. "That was what saved us!? And I combusted!?" "Yes! You screamed and burst into blue flame. They all flee. Fighting to escape the agonizing pain your screa
Ash's POV "Come on, babe! You can do it!" Thor softly says behind me. "Control is in the mind, remember? You control your powers with what your mind will and wish for. It will do what you ask it to do. It will harm or kill anyone you wish to harm or kill." "But I'm trying!" I shout with frustration. "I'm trying but it's not working!""Try harder!" I hear Granduncle Beowulf's firm voice say. "You're Goddess Sif. The chosen one of our House Howell. You're also a Lycan so give it your all! Try harder!""If you want to do it then you have to stop panicking so you can be able to concentrate." My mom's gentle voice takes over from Granduncle Beowulf. "Calm down. Relax and try to breathe through it. You can do it. I believe in you. Breathe my darling, breathe..." "Okay!" I say, nodding my head as I take deep breaths in before letting it out slowly. "I am Lycan. I am Goddess Sif. I am the chosen one of House Howell. I can do it. Control is in the mind...Control is in the mind...Cont
My eyes widen when the ground drops from underneath everyone right before my eyes. Or should I say they're floating above the ground? What is this? What is happening all of a sudden?I look around me and realize, no, not everyone, just the werewolves! The wereapes and hybrids are standing firmly on the ground while the werewolves float above it.Wait, I'm a werewolf. Why am I not floating with the others? Why am I the only one standing with our enemies?And why is everywhere this quiet all of a sudden? What happened to the mighty growls and groans? Come to think of it, they didn't just stop growling and groaning; they're motionless. They look frozen in place? "Thor!" I hear my name and my heart skips a bit with apprehension.Ash. I would recognize that voice anywhere. I suspected they wouldn't be able to stop her. Now she's here. God, why does she have to be here now that everything is turning upside down? My eyes search among the crowd of werewolves above the ground until I see
Thor's POVThe outcome of a battle could be decided by various factors which include the skill of the commanding officers, the numbers and experience of the warriors, the instruments and weapons used, the battleground, the weather conditions... and so onMind you; I said 'could be.' No one can predict the outcome of a war. Even if you get all your ducks in a row before the battle or your warriors are already having the upper hand during the battle, unexpected circumstances can suddenly turn the tide and fuck things up for you. Back in Denmark duels and battles between packs are the norm. It's a way to expand our territories, establish honor, and settle disputes. I've fought in many battles in the fifteen years I stayed with my uncle but none as crazily wild as this. A few minutes into it, I realized despite all the training we've had, we're still far from ready. Werewolf vs Wereape is a fair fight. Werewolf vs. hybrid is death sentence, especially for the nonoriginals among us. I
What the hell! I shockingly gaspIt's not a wereape child. It's a human! A human child wearing a wereape costume! My eyes narrow in disbelief when I see more hybrids coming out from behind her. Like, they're literally coming out of thin air. When Eric and Lily opened their portals, I saw the air shimmered before the space opened and widened into a hole big enough for multitudes to pass through. This is just plain space. More of them are coming out of plain, space! I whirl around, looking for Lily, but I don't see her anywhere.The only human form I see driving a dagger into a wereape's heart is a stranger. A black woman that reminds me of a character in a famous movie series. Oh, yes. Ancient witches take the form of another when their identity is exposed or they don't want to be exposed."Lily!" I growl over the chaotic howls and growls around us and the woman turns to look at me."Lily?" I questioningly call again to double sure and she smiles. Hurrying to me as she wipes her bl
The air reeks of blood, burnt flesh, and the sickening stench of dark wolves. Mighty growls and snarls reverberate all around me, filling my head with vivid images of the battle raging nearby.Even though my Lycan is running fast and hard, the loose beach sand slows me down, making it feel as if I'm running in slow motion. Damn, dunes! And damn Thor for sending me to the farthest part of the beach where hills of sand are molded everywhere.My heart beats wildly inside my chest. It's not only because I'm extremely anxious though. It's mostly because I'm feeling my mate's emotions– rage, fear, frustration, desperation... This makes me wonder, if the mighty Thor is feeling this way, then doesn't it mean the apes have the upper hand?I stumble and growl out in pain when I suddenly feel a sharp unbearable pain on my right flank. I touch the place and subconsciously look down at my hand. What was I expecting to see? Blood? I wonder.Almost immediately, I feel another ripping pain on my l
The moment I rise to follow the rest a strong hand holds me back. I turn to look at the person and I see Thor looking down at me, clearly looking worried. I wonder if he had been behind me all this while. I couldn't have known since our essence had been masked by Lily so the enemies wouldn't be able to smell our presence.I try to switch my grim expression into a smile but I'm not sure I manage to successfully pull it off. "Baby, we...""Do you remember what we talked about when I got my Thor power?" He hurriedly asks, cutting me off mid-sentence I frown, trying to recall that particular conversation "About control?" I ask He nods"Yes, about control. You're Goddess Sif. The chosen one of House Howell and a Lycan. If the time comes then don't be afraid to summon and use your powers. Control is in the mind. You control your powers with what your mind will and wish for. It will do what you ask it to do. It will harm or kill anyone you wish to harm or kill, you understand me!?" H