Levi's POV The moment I was surrounded by warriors I could see the questioning in their eyes. The fear that coursed through them when they realized just who I was. To fight, not only an Alpha Heir, but their very own Alpha Heir, was not exactly something one would normally choose to do. Looking through them was when my heart stuttered to almost a complete stop. Christopher was going after Dahlia. Rage coursed through my body making me almost rabid as I threw my body at a warrior to my right. Ripping his throat out immediately before lunging towards the next one that thought it would be a smart move to come at me. They all learned rather quickly that their death was imminent and if they hadn't, well it didn't matter because they all lay dead at my paws when I snapped my head up to see that Dahlia and Christopher are no longer in my line of sight. Sniffing the air, the copper smell was all I could sense out. Running, fighting, killing. Fear for my sister coursing through m
Alpha Damien's POV My heart hammered inside of my chest as she spoke. When he accepted her challenge I saw red. Mikko was burning me from the inside out as I forced him down, making my body quiver as we fought against one another. When I watched the way Alpha Knight shifted back into his wolf, then her doing the same, my feet controlled themselves as we stepped in front of her. 'What the HELL do you think you are doing!' I yelled with absolute fury as I stared at Alanah. Her fur tinged with blood yet whatever wounds she had withstood were already healed. My breathing was heavy as I growled deep within my chest before her soft calm tone swam through my mind. 'Damien please. You have to understand.' 'UNDERSTAND!' 'Yes, understand. This isn't something I'm doing on a whim. This is what is necessary. If you kill him then no one will ever truly see Levi as their Alpha. Even if you chose to give him that title over his pack they will all see you as their true Alpha. He will ru
Dahlia's POV 'You will NEVER be more than what you have always been, daughter. Weak, broken, unworthy. You truly believe you stand a chance against me?' A deep chuckle booms through my mind as Alanah snarls at him as he has us pinned down to the hard cold ground below us. His jaws snapping in my face as I snap back at him. I can feel so many eyes weighing down on us. They all assume I will die here tonight. Lying beneath this man that calls himself a father. He isn't, not truly anyway. Alanah is fighting hard against his hold. It feels like it's been an eternity, trapped beneath his body but I know logically it hasn't. We just need a chance, one single chance to turn this in our favor. I can feel Levi's worry bleeding through my body as harshly as I can feel Damien's. Yet even with Damiens worry I feel something else pressing through to me when Alanah speaks to me. 'Mikko, he's trying to push himself through the bond!' My thoughts try to make sense of what she is
Dahlia's POV Continued Moving slightly I opened my jaw, then without anything else mattering around me I clamped down hard onto his neck. Teeth sliding through fur and flesh as blood started to fill my mouth. The metallic taste flowed in making me want to gag but I resisted the urge as a growl slipped from him. A white hot pain sliced through my side forcing me to want to release my hold but I endured as I screamed inside my head. I could feel Alanah forcing us to maintain our hold despite the instinct to let go. His claws were ripping into our side, the pain was excruciating as he seemed to dig inside me deeper but I bit down harder until I heard the gurgle. He was choking. He wasn't spitting insults any longer. The only sounds inside my mind were Alanah's whimpers of pain mixed with my own. It felt like an eternity. Laying there as I felt his body becoming weaker. He tried to pull back but stopped when my teeth slid across his jugular. His grip in my side lessened.
Levi's POV My body ached with every small movement. My head spun in circles as they tore into one another but that singular moment, that exact second I felt her clamp down around his neck it felt as if the teeth were sinking into my own flesh. How can I be an Alpha if I feel so much? When she spoke those words, when she said she was fighting for me to be Alpha, my world froze. She believes in me through it all. She sees me in a way I'm unsure I could ever see myself. Just another reason that shows she was always meant for this role, not me. She was to be Alpha with me by her side as her Beta or just her brother. I lack the confidence in myself to lead others but I'm great at taking orders, at following. Yet her faith in me makes me want to be everything she believes I can be. Alexi hasn't left my side since we got here, since this fight began. I can feel his body vibrating next to mine as I shrink onto myself from the pain. Like a snap inside my head I screamed out while my
Levi's POV Continued "What are they doing?" I shrugged as I looked at them all. "We wish to stay, to wait to know she is alright, to also escort you back home Alpha. We don't want to leave without knowing, without you." My eyes widened in surprise before I turned to Alexi who already nodded in understanding. "Alpha, we never wanted this fight, never wanted any of this." "We only followed orders. We all saw what he was doing if refused." "We couldn't make our families rogues Alpha." Listening to these men, hearing the things they had to say I saw it all more clearly. I knew he was bad, he was awful to us all, but he treated his men just as badly as he had myself. Yet no one, not a single other soul ever suffered at his hands like Dalia had. Turning to Alexi as we went to follow Damien as he carried her back to the pack house. "It should be her, you know that right?" He looked at me, his head tilting to the side. "She should be Alpha, not me." He took a deep b
Alexi's POVShe ran away from him. I knew she would be shocked when she realized who he was, but running away, that I didn't expect.It's why I pulled Levi away to begin with, praying she hadn't scented him yet. I knew this wasn't going to be an easy thing for her when she found out who he was considering everything she went through.Then when I saw how Levi half shifted the same way that Dahlia had, I worried even more that that would terrify her so I needed him to calm down. I needed to explain to him who she was.When she came running at him my heart stilled from beating. Watching the way our little Rose leapt into the arms of her mate, how she so willingly let those feelings rule her, well I had hopes that meant something.Yet upon hearing his name I watched as her body stiffened in his arms, the way her aura shifted to one full of fear and anguish."She ran away from me?"I looked to Levi only to realize he was clutching his chest. Fuck! That's not good. He is still healing from
Alpha Damien's POV She felt so small in my arms as I carried her up to our room.Logically I knew she was anything but that. Especially after what I managed to witness her to do tonight. My mate was stronger than her father ever gave her credit for.Maybe she was because of the way he treated her, but I believe she would be with or without his horrendous treatment towards her.As I made my way up the stairs I realized that Alexi ran Levi from the house. Unsure as to why when his voice broke through my thoughts.'Levi's mate is in our home. It can only be Rose. He reacted close to how Luna Dahlia did when she realized you were her mate, so I rushed him away to calm him down and explain who she is.''Keep me updated, they'd be the perfect match but she may get scared so he needs to control his wolf.'I left it at that as I reached our room to see the door ajar. Lottie's scent was there and as I stepped inside she stepped out of the bathroom.Her head instantly bowed."Alpha, I ran a b
Dahlia's POV Continued Once I left my brother alone with Rose I walked through the hall leading to the stairs before stopping. Everything has changed so much for me in what feels like a blink of an eye. I looked up the next set of stairs to where my room sat before turning to look down the other set of stairs where the front doors sat leading outside and into the woods where Damien found me. Little pieces of memories flashed through my mind of that day. The way I felt lost and scared honestly. How I managed to escape my wedding just to venture too far out of my own territory and into that, if what I believed at the time to be enemy territory. I'll never forget the way his eyes darkened when he looked down at me. Or how I swore I should fear him yet instead was intrigued by the man looming so dangerously over me. It's crazy to me to think about the fact that he knew I was meant to be his yet I didn't. How it could have felt to stand in front of your second chance mate only for
Dahlia's POV Continued "Oh my sweet Rose, he had to. He didn't leave you. He needed to bring back the warriors from his pack. He's Alpha now and has no choice." I held her out from me so she would hopefully look at me, which she shakily did. "He was absolutely torn apart having to leave here. He didn't want to until you had time and chose to see or speak with him. He is broken right now." She sniffed then wiped her face with the sleeve of her shirt. Her eyes swirled making it so I could finally see a bit of her wolf sitting there. "Broken?" I sighed, my head tilting to the side as I nodded with a small tip of my lips. I actually felt a bit relieved by the way she was acting. She was scared about this entire situation, but I can see she wants him still. She's curious about him and now I can see that her wolf is as well. They haven't shut put the idea of him. I don't want her to live in fear, but my brother would never hurt her. The thought of him getting rejected b
Dahlia's POV "So you have decided to take Nico as what then Levi?" "As my new Delta. Honestly, I have no idea who to choose for my Beta. You are the only person I have ever trusted to that level before. Everything was planned out for such a long time that I have no idea where to truly go from here now." I wrapped my arms around my brother, hugging him tightly before we pulled away again. "Have you tried to.." "I spoke with her, Levi." The previous day I went in search of Rose. Of course I could have just mindlinked her that I wanted to see her, but I chose not to. I needed to walk around a bit after Damien kept me within the confines of our room for 48 hours. I was feeling a bit stir crazy and so was Alanah. She had been pacing continuously for hours on end feeling trapped. Instead we ventured out, walking around the pack house in search of my best friend. When I did find her, which wasn't exactly hard for me to do, she was out in the small garden she had shown
Levi's POV By the time I made it back home I was a complete wreck. My wolf wasn't speaking to me despite the fact that it wasn't my fault our mate ran away from us and locked herself in her room. Honestly he was upset that I had the audacity to leave pack grounds without trying to see her again. I understood. I felt the pang through my chest within every single heartbeat I managed to pump. My heart shattered when she looked at me with those big beautiful wide eyes. That recognition wasn't what I had wanted. However, knowing more about who she is thanks to Alexi, I understood why she ran off, even if I didn't want to accept it. The bitter feeling of rejection lingered throughout my body, but she needed time. She hadn't outright rejected me so I held on to a bit of hope. Being back in this house feels surreal though. My mother's body had been burned and now sat on the mantel inside the office that used to hold my father. It was a blatant disrespect for him to do su
Dahlia's POV Continued I am unsure when I fell back to sleep but waking alone on a tattered bed was a bit depressing. I felt for Damien but even his scent was a bit weak meaning he had been gone for a bit by now. As I forced my eyes to open I was blinded by the sunlight seeping through the window. Squinting away I rolled to my side only to wince slightly from where the stitches were still woven through my tattered skin. Forcing myself into a sitting position I brought my legs over the side of the bed before my feet touched the ground. Unlike my dream of the past, the floor held a warmth to it. Stretching out my toes I slowly stood myself up. Sore from whatever position I managed to sleep in I stretched out my back only to hear a loud popping sound that made me sigh out in relief. Trudging myself into the bathroom, not bothering to turn the light on just yet, I relieved my aching bladder before standing in front of the sink to look up into the mirror. My hair was atro
Dahlia's POV The moment his lips touched mine a fire ignited deep within my soul. Like everything made sense again in my life. The feel of his rough calloused fingers lightly trailing down my naked back sent a shiver run along my spine. His hands gripped my ass as he hauled me up into his arms, my legs wrapping around his large body. I felt small in his arms. Like he could shield me from the world if he chose to do so. I was safe, protected, wanted, loved. All the things I have truly ever wanted to have or feel my entire existence. He didn't kiss me hard, nor did he hold me tightly. I could feel the worry slipping through the connection we shared at the weakened state I was still in. He was gentle as he carried me across the room to the shredded bed. The bed I managed to destroy all because of stupid dreams of a past I will never have to go back to again. I was truly and unequivocally free for the first time ever. He was gone. The man that did everything in his power
Alpha Damien's POV Continued She sat there, her eyes filled with unshed tears as she stared at me. My body went to shift, I wanted to pull her into me and hug her tightly when her eyes fell from mine to the bed below her. The way her eyes widened as she took in the state of our bed when Levi spoke from behind me. "Could be worse considering how gigantic Alanah is. The bed can be replaced, okay Dahl's, get out of your head." I was about to yell at him for the way he spoke so casually, almost mean, to her until a small huff of a laugh left her pink full lips. Tilting my head I watched as the corner of her mouth tipped up before she looked back up. Her eyes went to mine before shifting back over my shoulder where Levi stood. "Guess it could have been the whole room, or one of you." Her voice was a whisper. When she attempted to clear her throat she winced so I stood, going to the side table to grab her some water. Holding it out to her, her eyes locked onto mine and I cou
Alpha Damien's POV I watched as her body contorted on the bed. The way she twisted then turned looked painful as she whimpered.Everything in me wanted to grab her, pull her body into mine and tell her she was okay, that whatever was happening was only a dream but I couldn't. Levi stood next to me, his arm outstretched in front me.“You can't go to her right now. If she was to wake and see she hurt you it would only break her.”His eyes watched her as I looked over at him. The pain in his gaze told me that this was hurting him as it was her.“Please Alpha Damien, trust me right now. This nightmare can't be undone. Her and Alanah need to finish this.”“FINISH IT?! Look at her Levi! She is writhing in pain!”“I know. This used to happen all the time between the beatings.”His tone was now a whisper so low that without Mikko I may not have heard him properly.This was a nightmare from her past, one that I cannot change for her. Maybe I can't take away what happened to her back then, b
Dahlia's POV Continued Levi leapt to his feet just as our father gripped him with his small arm, making him whimper as he shoved him from the room, slamming it in his face, but not before I saw the fear in Levi's eyes. When he turned I instinctually tried to pull myself further away from him, but with the wall already at my back I had nowhere to go. "You are eating these desserts!? What have you done to earn such a treat?" His tone was sharp and filled with anger that made me recoil as he slapped them off the bed making them crash and break against the wall and floor. My body shook as he grabbed my hair, ripping me from the bed. A sharp pain pierced through my head making me scream out in pain. Blood rushing through my ears muffled out his yells as the pain in my head also numbed the sharp slap that slammed across my face. My body began to ache in a way I didn't know was possible. I couldn't help but wonder what he was doing to me to cause this amount of pain. How was