Callan POVI stormed through the gaping hole that was once the front door of the packhouse. My chest heaving from exertion. In front of me was a blood bath. At the base of the stairs Rodney had his hands placed on Hank’s stomach. Upon closer inspection, I noticed Hank’s intestines seeping out between their fingers. Staff lay bloodied, some deceased on the floor in the foyer. It was a bloody mess. I was one of the few people that knew that Rodney and Hank were mates. The pain in Rodney’s eyes as he met mine, were devastating. These were two of the strongest men that I knew besides Drake. Seeing one of them down was one of the hardest things. But I had a more important matter. My mate.‘Made it to the panic room. Maeve is here safe. Shaken up but safe. No Luna.’ His words pierced me through the heart. As I tried to send a mind link our connection had some sort of interference. Somehow I knew she was still alive. It were as if I could still feel the tether that bonded us together, howe
Seraphina POVBEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. I woke up to the sounds of a beeping sound in the distance and the smell of antiseptic. Murmurs and whispers could be heard all around me. But for some reason my eyes couldn’t focus. The damn lght above me was too damn bright. As if someone was reading my mind, the light turned off, allowing a sigh of relief escape me. For moment I had forgotten what had happened. I had forgotten why I would be smelling the distinct smell of a hospital, blood, and death.As my eyes got used to the darkness I was able to see I was in a large medical room that was defifinetly not in my pack. The walls had faded wall paper that was ripped in areas and the equipment in the room looked to be at least 20 years old. Certainly over due for some upgrades. “Where am I?” I croaked out? My hands instinctively went to my stomach, checking on my baby girl. My thoughts then went to my Liam. He had been at friend’s house for the weekend. Thank the Goddess he hadn’t been home w
Seraphina POV I tried to move, but every time I did the stabbing pain in my spine only got worse. That’s when I realized that I couldn’t feel my legs. My hand trembled as I reached behind me to feel a plastic tube that led to my back which was attached to something that was covered by medical tape on my back. Realization dawned on me, and the shiver that ran down my spine shocked me that it didn’t hurt as it traveled through my body. That fucker had them put an epidural in me so I couldn’t move. He was keeping me drugged and lucid so I wouldn’t be able to fight him off. Rage burned through my veins. On one hand, I was truly thankful that my baby girl was okay, but on the other hand, I was fuming that this was my life. We couldn’t catch a break. Especially during this pregnancy. Was it too much to ask to just be a stereotypical werewolf momma-to-be who was spending their days looking on Pinterest, designing her dream nursery that had 17 boards with all different aesthetics? Then ig
Seraphina POVI needed to think quickly. Especially now that I knew Allister was aware that I knew that he had blocked my bond and he was playing some sick game. I tried my damndest to move my body but realized that all my efforts were just exhausting me more and putting me in a more vulnerable position. Then an idea came to me and I knew what I had to do. As if I flipped a switch, I looked at Allister adoringly and said, “Allister, baby, can you please tell them to take this needle out of my back? It’s really hurting. I promise I will listen to the doctors instructions.” I gave him the a slight pout and widened my eyes like dogs did when they were sad. Allister bounced off the wall and came over to me with a sly smile, as if he were in on a secret that no one else in the room knew. Thats when I noticed it, a small trickle of a black substance coming out of his nose. The doctor cleared his throat, noticing the black substance. “Your grace, I’ll go get Dr. Clark for you,” he handed
Callan POV I paced the auditorium stage where we held the pack meetings and felt my rage begin to overwhelm me. Archer was itching to get out and was clawing at the wall that separated us. I ran my fingers through my hair for the umteenth time. I was going crazy without my mate. It had been three days now since she had been gone. Allister had done an excellent job at covering his tracks. We always seemed to be one step behind him. How the fuck he was managing that, I had no fucking idea. I had some of the best trackers in the region on Andrew, Rodney, a nearly healed Hank, and Drake all sat at the chairs before the stage waiting for the next order. “Alpha, you know what packs are calling Allister right?”I had heard the murmurs. They were calling him the Lycan King. Which only would cause problems. I nodded my head. “You know what that means, Alpha.” Hank added. I nodded once more. “But if memory serves me correct from our lore, in order to be deemed king, he would need to have a
Seraphina POVSeraphina povI had one hand on my baby bump and the other on one of the last things I wanted to touch, Allister’s forearm. Allister pressed a kiss to my temple making my stomach turn. “Don’t worry love, I won’t let you fall.”I wanted to vomit at his pet name for me. We were currently descending the stairs into what seemed to be a bunker. It smelt of dampness and decay. Or like an old basement. I tried my best to hold my breath so I wouldn’t gag, but found myself losing the battle. After going through several doors that were guarded, we entered a main area that was heavily lit with LED lights. I blinked rapidly from the stark contrast in light. “Welcome home, my love. Soon it will turn into a castle, but for now this will do.” Allister beamed, as if this were a completely reasonable place to bring a kidnapped, pregnant, bed-ridden, woman. He walked down the main hall, where we walked past a kitchenette. Eventually we made it to a large room that was I soon realized wa
Seraphina POV Callans voice came on the phone. Tears spilled down my cheeks as Allister held a gun to my pertruding belly. “Sera, Sera, are you there? Sera! Answer damnit!” He yelled on the other line of the phone. “I’m here.” I pretty much whispered. “Tell him,” Allister gritted through his teeth into my ear.“I–I’m not coming home, Callan.”The other end of the line went silent for a moment. “What are you talking about Seraphina, you are my fated mate, my Luna.”“I’m with Allister now, your King.” I said with a little more vigor. “Good girl,” Allister said into my ear before pressing a kiss to my temple. “You’ve got to b— this is some kind of fucked joke right baby?” “Afraid not,” I said flatly. Tears continued to fall down my cheeks as my heart broke into a million pieces. “Sera, I’m coming to see you, where are you?” Callan’s voice was furious now. “No.” I commanded. “Don’t. If you want the King to take mercy on our pack and our neighboring packs, you will listen to me.” I
Callan POVI instantly had shifted after getting off the phone with Allister and my mate. She couldn’t have the meant the words that she was saying. I knew that. I knew she was just trying to keep herself and the baby safe from the lunatic that had captured her. I let Archer take control as he ran threw the woods at a speed that was faster than I’d ever seen him run. ‘Mine. Mine. Mine.’ He kept chanting in our head. The full moon was coming and there was no way in hell I would miss this opportunity to get our girl back. Once Archer exhauster our wolf form, we ran back to the new pack house. As I walked inside I noticed some staff moving around in the kitchen and dining area. Most hadn’t spoken since the attack. Some had requested to be placed at a different dwelling in fear of their lives. I was starting to lose the faith of my people. Not only had the pack been attacked again, but now their Luna had been taken away. I didn’t blame them for feeling some type of apprehension toward