From the corner of my eye, I see a young witch sending a wave of black spells in my direction. Digging my claws deep into the shoulders of the feral rogue I am fighting with, I spin him around, using him as a shield. One of the spells hits me in my right leg, which was exposed, and it feels like all my bones shatter at the same time. It is all in my head, but my brain still registers pain like I never felt before.I grit my teeth, holding back the scream of pain I so desperately want to release. Not only because of the pain that spread all over my body but because we are losing the fight with the enemy.No matter how hard we fight, we are not strong enough to defeat the black witches and the feral rogues. And with Conrad out, I don’t think we will last much longer.Caleb has prepared us well for a fight with feral rogues, but no one was counting on black witches to appear on our doorstep since most of them have been exiled to Bulgaria or Hungary years ago. The wards were supposed to b
My legs move faster than ever, praying I get to her in time. And I do.“Run!” I order her, my back to the enemy. Stupid. So stupid, Conon!A hand grabs my shoulder. “Die,” the feral wolf growls into my ear. He stabs me in the back and twists the knife. Wolfsbane poisons my blood. Another substance enters my system, but I can’t quite tell what it is.Katherine’s eyes go wide. Is it fear that I see in them? “Conon!”I didn’t think she knew my name.I guess my days are numbered now.‘More like minutes,’ Taos makes a last joke.I reach out my left hand, wanting to touch her. My vision turns blurry. If only I had a little more time. Just a little more….The sound of a car engine reaches my ears, but I refuse to look anywhere else except the beautiful face of my Kitty Kat. She finally frees herself from her shock, and with a swift swing of her katana, she kills the wolf behind me. Or that’s what I think she did, as dark spots appear in front of my eyes. My legs give in, and I fall to my kne
“Let’s get Kassandra comfortable,” Sarah tells Jeremy, for which I am more than grateful as I am a mess right now and can’t think straight.Katherine was right—how the hell did the Moon Goddess pair Caleb with me? I am not fit to be Luna. Nightmares plague my night, and I have trust issues. Except for a few people, I hate being touched. Dark thoughts fill my head, and I don’t deal well with stressful situations. How can I lead a pack when I can barely function? I don’t even care about being a Luna, I just want Caleb back.Jeremy and Holgar help Kassandra get into one of the bedrooms and have her lie in a bed. Viki and Sarah go to look for towels and other things that are needed for the birth. Jeremy and Holgar go to check if the door of the bunker is closed and see how Conrad is doing, leaving me alone with Kassandra.I might not see faces, but I have always been more sensitive to the scents of those around me. Kassandra tries to hide her pain from me, but I can feel how much her body
Why haven’t I thought of her before? And my phone is in Caleb’s office. Maybe I can get to it.“I will. And thank you,” I say before I run to the Entertainment Room,The children are gathered in a corner, the teens and the females in front of them. Blade is in the middle of the room, a butcher knife in his right hand. “They will have to kill me first,” he says. I stop next to him, my eyes on the bunker’s entrance.A scream of pain and life comes from the room Kassandra is in.I will not let that baby die. Nor her parents. Or my friends.Holgar opens the door and avoids being hit by a spell. Then, shifting into a big dark-grey wolf, he jumps on the witches.From where I am standing, I can’t see very well what is going on in the gym, but groans and screams reach my ears. Then a loud yelp and some loud curses before four old witches enter the bunker.I step in front of Blade. “What do you want?” I ask. My power hums stronger than before. I push it back until I am ready to use it.One of
It is around midnight when, with the help of Hector and Mark, I finish healing those that have been wounded. Those that are well help with removing the bodies of fallen pack members and preparing them for burial, while those of the enemies are being taken deep in the woods. Females and teens rummage through the remains of the houses, gathering all the useful items they can find. A few of the houses are still standing, but until they are checked, no one is going inside.The house belonging to Caleb and I got partially destroyed in the fight. I don’t have the courage to enter and see the damage done to it. Instead, I kept myself busy with healing anyone that is greatly injured. And when Caleb returns, we will rebuild it together.Kassandra, Conrad—who was brought to Hector just in time—and their baby girl—whom they named Irina—are doing more than well and are now resting in a room inside the Main House. Their house was entirely destroyed, together with all of their belongings.Conon is
I watch hopelessly how Rain cries, not knowing how to comfort her. Her wail of grief cut deep into my heart. If only I were fast enough… if my hands weren’t damaged… maybe I could have prevented Caleb from being taken by the feral rogues.“Make sure it is really Caleb,” I ask of Katherine. Then to Kevin, I say, “Stay with them. I am going to make a phone call.”Jordan keeps his distance. Is that a smile on his face?I fish my phone from my pocket and dial Tatiana’s number. It is still out of range, as it had been since she left for England. So, I send her an email instead.Rain is having a mental breakdown, and Kevin and Katherine take her back to the pack. Jordan and I remain with Caleb.“I guess he was not as strong as everyone thought. Look at how many scars he has. He must have sucked at fighting,” Jordan mocks Caleb.My fist connects with his face. “Don’t be disrespectful towards the dead,” I snarl. If he says another word, I will rip open his neck.He glares at me, his body trem
I climb the stairs, two at a time, replaying in my head the conversation I had with Tristan and Tatiana.Caleb has been my friend from the moment he found me in the forest, in my wolf form, tied to a tree with silver chains. A muzzle was on Taos’s face, and despite his best efforts, he could not set us free. I thought we would die there, next to the tree where my stepmother and her spawn of evil left me to rot, but Caleb found me while he was looking for a territory to claim as his. He not only saved me and gave me a permanent house, but he became the brother I never had and I always needed. Losing him is like losing a part of myself.And now Kitty Kat is leaving.The hell she will.When I reach Caleb’s old room, where Kitty Kat is staying, I enter directly, not bothering to knock on the door.Rain is sitting on the bed, her gaze staring at the wall in front of her, agony like I have never seen before reflecting in her eyes. Sky sits next to Rain, and pain spears through my heart. Lif
I place the vase of sunflowers in front of the headstone and collect the one from yesterday.“Finding sunflowers during winter is almost impossible.” Caleb once told me his favorite flowers were sunflowers. “Would you mind if I bring roses tomorrow? Well, Conon will.”Caleb might be dead, but he is still very much alive in my heart. Not one day passes without me visiting his grave and bringing him flowers. And talking to him.“It snowed again last night.” The snow crunches under my boots. “After breakfast, the pups had a snowball fight. Sky won. Again.”Sky has been the only reason to get up from bed and go through the daily motions.“I finished decorating her room today. Kevin finally finished painting the chest of drawers with characters from Sky’s favorite movie—Anastasia. It turned out quite lovely.” I shift my balance from one foot to the other. “I was thinking of adopting her. Tristan is returning soon, and I don’t think I can stand losing another person I love. I only hope Tris