“Someone's coming,” Neena announced in a loud whisper.Asper held his hand to his lips immediately, shushing her. “Don't panic. Just wait.”Neena turned up her face in disgust at his reaction but she didn't say anything. The voices became louder rapidly and before I could conclude on the direction they were coming from, I heard leaves rustling behind me before two looming figures appeared on either side of me. Alarm bells went off in my head and I dashed sideways to try to make a run for it but two strong arms grabbed me by the shoulders, holding me in place. My heart fell as I looked up at them, knowing I was done for. The men it belonged to lifted me as if I was paperweight and I winced as they tightened their grip on my hand. “Let me go,” I cried out, no longer worried about the consequences of Asper and Neena being aware of my presence. I'd been stupid enough to allow myself to get caught. I knew this was the end for me. “Who's there?” Asper's voice boomed in the distance.“We
Nobody's POV:“He's not staying?” the red haired woman asked Leon after Aiden left the room. The question irritated Leon but for the sake of the sex they were having, he decided to let it slide. “No, he won't,” he replied, holding back the initial remark that came to mind. Dropping his hands, he let his clothes slide to the floor and advanced towards the bed. The woman turned so that she was lying on her side and her hips were pointing upward. Using one finger, she beckoned to him and Leon felt a throbbing in his lower abdomen. Climbing onto the bed with his knees, he grabbed her legs and yanked on them, bringing her closer to him. Her lips parted and she emitted a moan as he slid into her wet center, his hand grabbing her waist. Her legs curled around him, locking him into place as he continued thrusting at her. She arched her hips, allowing him better access, and she threw her hands upwards to grab the bedpost. Leon's grunts filled the room as she clenched and unclenched her vagin
Before Leon could reply, Aaren continued. “Have you made progress with Charles' pack? We need to get them onboard as soon as possible.”“I'm heading there now,” Leon replied. “I'll get it done. You have nothing to worry about.”“What? Didn't you say you were on your way there like an hour ago? You'd better not be having second thoughts about this. Or are you?”Sighing, Leon said, “Aaren, relax. We're in this together. I'm never changing my mind. I had to delay because Aiden was following me and I had to get rid of him. So chill your fucking balls.”There was a brief silence then Aaren said, “is he going to be a problem? Do you think he suspects anything?”Leon was irritated by the question and he took a look at his reflection in the mirror. “I just told you that he was following me. What do you think?”“Okay. Whatever. Just call me as soon as you are done so we can move on to the next phase. You and I are going to have trouble if we don't get that shit sorted today.” Aaren said and th
Daisy's POV:Asper left us to make a call and I was left to endure Neena's piercing gaze. She remained where she stood for a few seconds, staring at me with unfiltered hate, then she started walking towards me and the men with a crazed look in her eyes. “Stupid bitch. You shouldn't have lied against me,” she said and before any of us could realize her intentions, she threw a kick at me, catching me square in the stomach. I groaned in pain, making sure I overdid it with the expectation that the two men would interfere but they only stood by and watched as Neena gave him another kick. Then she grabbed my hair and slapped me multiple times until my cheeks were hot. “Stop!” I cried out but she only increased the speed of her slaps before pushing my head violently to one side.She was just returning to her former position when Asper showed up. He had a suspicious look on his face as he looked around at everyone before his eyes came to rest on me.“What happened here?” He asked but I sim
Neena took occasional glances over her shoulder to look at me and each time she did that, she always said something to Asper afterwards. Asper only looked at me once and he didn't say anything. The next time the sun appeared again, we were already far away from the part of the woods where they spotted me. I could tell that by averaging the number of trees I had counted on my path and the distance between each tree. My heart was now beating crazily and I was desperate to find a way out of my captivity. I was done for if I allowed them to take me wherever they were going. Asper certainly wouldn't let me live long enough to be able to rat him out to Aiden and even if he wanted to risk it, Neena surely wouldn't allow it. It was now or never. But what could I do? I wasn't strong or fast enough. Suddenly, I felt a strange sensation in my throat and the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Something was happening but I didn't know what it was. Was someone or something else in the woods w
“Alpha?”I turned to see my men behind me, looking very concerned yet very frightened. Carlyle, the one who'd seemingly gathered the courage to call for my attention, was red in the face with just a bit of resoluteness shown in his eyes. And when I looked at him, he remained in position, despite the increased reddening hue of his features.If I wasn't so pissed, I'd have been proud. They'd stayed as they ought to, though they'd just watched me make a fool of myself. “It was a rabbit,” I said, a scowl on my face. Then I turned to speak to Leon, only to meet an empty space where he should have been.I whipped my head to the man to see if he had forgotten that he was always supposed to be by my right hand, when I realized I hadn't felt his presence when the men approached me. And he, who had the sharpest tongue here, hadn't said a thing about what had just occurred.My eyes narrowed, and I growled at the men, whose fright levels had just shot up at the vexation flowing off me in waves
“Again?” He chuckled, and something about that laugh being related to Daisy made my blood boil. “That girl sure has a habit of disappearing.”“Shut it.” But I couldn’t deny that he was right. Trouble always followed her. “Speaking of which, where are you?” “Had to run a quick errand. Why?” “Errand? You?”He chuckled again. “What? I can't run errands anymore?” “You're an Alpha- y’know what, don't respond to that. I need you to help me.” I rubbed my temple, fatigue seeping into my bones. Time was not on my side, and I didn't want to lose her again. Concern coated his tone when he spoke. “Help you? Whatever for?”“Daisy.”A breath of exasperation floated from his end to my ear. “I can't. I'm sorry.”“What do you mean-” “I can't, Aiden,” he interjected, probably knowing that I was about to launch into a string of expletives. “Not now anyway. This errand is pretty important.”“...Fuck.” A dry chuckle sounded from his end. “When I’m done, I can help out. But right now, definitely not.
“It's tranquil, isn't it?” Leon was about to nod, when the voice that was used registered in his head, and gold flecks appeared in his eyes, all the anger that had initially dissipated when he saw his sister rushing back into his blood like it was their home.Asper stood a short distance away, Daisy tied up a few feet from his figure, grinning at Leon and looking every bit as cocky as the man who'd described how he and Aiden would torture Neena if he didn't give them information.“You bastard!” he cried, already lunging at him, just to stop abruptly when Asper’s men leapt in out of nowhere between the two of them. Behind them, Asper grinned again, and a tick appeared in Leon's jaw.Neena scoffed and shook her head instead. “Would you like to listen to how this occurred instead of wanting to slice someone's head off?”His answering growl caused her to roll her eyes. “He's with me, Leon.” Hearing that, an even louder growl left his throat, and she groaned. “I'm working with him, Leo
“Your claws, right?” Daisy asked her. “In case you haven't noticed, the strange energy in the air died along with Asper. Whatever magic he was using is now gone, and so are your false powers. You're just plain old Neena now.”Neena looked up in horror. “No, no, this can't be happening. Please, don't kill me. I could still be of use to you. Keep me as a slave or anything.” She collided with Appa as she backed away and he shoved her angrily. Smiling, Aiden turned to look at Daisy. “Do you want to do the honors?”“With pleasure,” she replied, licking her lips. “No, please,” Neena pleaded and so did Abut Daisy ignored their cries as she extended her claws. Neena turned to run but Daisy suddenly appeared at her side. “When you see Leon on the other side, be sure to tell him I sent you, and that I did it happily,” Daisy said and Neena looked at her with dismay.With one vicious slash, Daisy sunk her claws into her. But she didn't stop there. She continued slicing her, just like Neena had
I heard a satisfying cry from him but he still didn't give up. The earth rumbled as we struggled with each other, hoping to get the upper hand. We inflicted several injuries on ourselves, yet, none of us gave in to the other. The longer we fought, the more energized I felt. I guessed it was the same with him because his attacks became more and more intense. He tried to throw me to the ground, but I held fast and when I saw that he was concentrating all his energy on that one move, I reached out with my second paw and swept him off his feet. He didn't move after that and I turned back in Aiden's direction. He was sitting with his back against the wall of a nearby house and Neena was standing close to him. I growled and started running in their direction but I had only gone a few meters when I heard teeth gnashing behind me.“Daisy! Behind you!” Aiden yelled, pointing in my direction. I turned as fast as I could but it wasn't fast enough to defend myself from Asper's attack. His pa
I'd never felt so much hatred for anyone than I did myself in that moment. Since I had nowhere else to go, Aiden's pack was the only place I could return to, even though it was the last place I wanted to go. That was the only place that still felt like home and it was Aiden that made it feel that way.Now, with his absence, I wasn't sure it was going to feel like that again. Dejected, I walked away from the burnt house and headed back. As I walked through the woods, I stayed on alert, ready to defend myself against anyone that might attack.I knew Neena and Asper would still be looking for me, and if they happened to come across me as I was heading back, then I would have to be the one to defend myself. I held my claws ready as I went, jumping at every slight movement or sound. But I had no trouble on my way back. At some point, I realized I was heading in the direction of the cottage and changed directions immediately. Nothing could ever make me go back to that dreary place. I was r
The pressure of his leg on my neck restricted my airflow and I found it hard to breathe. I struggled against him but he was too strong and when I realized that struggling was only making things worse for me, I gave in, ready to accept whatever was going to happen. Jeff was still unmoving and he had also returned back to human form. Neena was the only one still in her wolf form and she maintained her distance from Asper. She was still scared of him even now that she had the advantage. Asper pressed my neck harder, making me cough as I inhaled dirt in an attempt to breathe. Forcing my hand to move, I brought it up to pat his leg repeatedly but he kicked it away with force. I winced from the pain that shot up my arm and I could hear my own heartbeat thudding against the ground as I anticipated what was going to happen next. That was probably the end of the road for me. Neena was the only person that could possibly help me in that situation and I couldn't trust her to do that, not if A
It must be the same witchcraft he'd been using back at the cottage and I wondered where he got it from since everything related to witchcraft had either been burned or destroyed many years ago. The people gasped, all of them murmuring in fear as they backed away from the advancing wolf. Its howling became louder, and at some point, all of us had to cover our ears. Then it stopped suddenly. Both the walking and its howling. Its eyes were glowing red, just like the color of the sky and I suddenly remembered that it was the same color Daisy's eyes had been after Asper had injected her the second time. Turning its head from side to side, its eyes took in everyone present and in a split second, it launched its huge paws forward, striking three people dead in that one move. Everyone scattered immediately after that, running in whatever direction that came to their mind. “Attack!” Neena yelled and the six men that had come with her rushed forward immediately, like puppets. One by one, th
“There's no moon in the sky, you fool, and it's not even night yet,” Jack chided. Thankful that their attention had been directed away from her, Neena took the opportunity to put more distance between herself and them. She'd only gone a few meters when one of them suddenly turned in her direction.“Hey!” He shouted and the others returned their attention to her immediately.Jack pointed at the sky as he approached her. “Are you the one doing this? Is this some trick to help you escape from us?”“No. I don't know anything about it,” she replied.“We'll see about that,” Jack said and started running towards her. Her heart raced and she took to her heels, fear gripping her. “You're only delaying the inevitable,” Jack shouted behind her and she ran even faster. She knew the others had joined him too. She could hear their feet slamming against the ground as they chased her. After a few seconds she realized she was heading in the wrong direction. The path she was taking would lead her bac
“You all should stand aside,” I said calmly, hoping that my words will resonate with them. “If you fight me, I will not hold back.”“Then don't hold back!” someone yelled. “We're tired of your rule!”“Yes! Like Appa said, it has brought nothing but death and destruction!” Their words broke my heart, but I kept an emotionless mask on. “Is this really what you wish? For me to kill you all?”“Ha!” Appa cried from the back. “You're such an arrogant man, Aiden! You think you can kill them all? Your own people, people you trained?” Jeff glanced at me, and I saw the worry in his eyes.“No.” I cracked my neck. “My own people wouldn’t do this to me. I'm killing the traitors.”With that statement, silence fell upon the crowd for a moment, as though the people were thinking about what they'd gotten themselves into.Then someone charged at us. I took on a fighting stance, my eyes focused on my target, only for the sky to suddenly go from bright blue to pitch black, and finally, it turned to a
Dear goddess, she'd used the same witchcraft that Asper had.“This is bad,” Jeff muttered.“As bad as hell,” I agreed. Then I gave him a nod, and we both decided to turn and walk away. If she could create a barrier where I couldn't enter, then she definitely could make one where I couldn't walk away.“Too late,” I heard her giggle as though she'd read my mind. The next minute Jeff and I were slamming into another invisible wall. I jumped and whirled around to meet her, frowning.“Let us out.”Instead of laughing, she glowered at me. “So what? So you can go and look for Asper? Or so you can fuck Daisy?” I grinned at her questions. “Both, actually. And you have to be kidding yourself if you think you can just randomly call my woman's name like that.” Beside me, Jeff let out a groan and ran a hand down his face.My answer seemed to infuriate her, because she snarled and took a step towards us. “No one leaves if I don't let them. Those are the rules of the game.”She had the audacity to
“Don't be stupid.” He had a vexed expression. “He can handle himself. He didn't become a feared Alpha for nothing. You, on the other hand, have more likelihood of failure than of success.”I paused and turned. “What?”“You'd only slow him down.” His expression was grim. “Whatever he's doing, let him do it by himself, Daisy. Besides, he has Jeff. They’d be alright. Come on, go to bed.” I conceded and left for my room again, but when it was night, I opened my eyes and looked out of the window, only to see many men camped under it. Initially, fear of an ambush filled me, but their faces were familiar, and after close study I realized that they were the guards who'd been present earlier. But why were they- oh.Appa must have placed them outside my window after our discussion since he didn't trust me. I scoffed, and quietly stepped out of the room, hoping that my housemate was sound asleep. Then I looked out the kitchen window. It was devoid of men. Thank goodness.As soon as I found