"Katies POV"As we run through the trees, our feet crunch the ground, leaves and branches on the forest floor. Jax runs quietly and I've lost track of where he went. Pausing, I breathed heavily, filling my lungs with oxygen. Looking around, I don't see him, we've played this game before and he always wins. But I have been practicing. Looking around, I found a tree I could scale quickly. I quickly dig my heels and hands in and perch myself on a branch quietly. Listening around me, I hear birds chirping, and the stream that runs through the pack territory flowing. Its not the sounds I'm listening for though, concentrating harder. I hear him, his slow steady breath and quiet feet move about twenty feet away. I can tell he's using his nose to find me, his deep inhales give it away. Holding my breath, I waited to pounce on top of him. He makes his way to the tree I'm hiding in and he stops, making a full circle. He looked around him confused. Taking my chance while his back is to me, I sta
"Jaxs POV"I watch Katie as she showers, water cascades down her delicate frame. She is washing the soap from her hair, it slides down her body into the drain. I'm drying off after taking a shower together this morning. It's been about three weeks since she was taken from me. Light pink marks still go around her throat, pinkish blue bruising fading from her stomach and legs. We had to use bolt cutters and small saws to cut that damned collar off her. The coward will die soon for all the pain he caused. I'm going to take the Dark Warlock's head when we find him again, and we are close.I walked out of our bathroom after taking another glance at my beautiful mate and walked into our room. Walking to the wardrobe, I pulled out mine and her clothes. I laid her dark jeans out with a black blouse that had red embroidered flowers along the neckline that frilled into a v. I dressed myself in dark jeans with a plain black shirt, slipping the shirt over my head, I heard her light steps approach
Walking down the steps hand in hand with Jax, we made our way to the dining area for lunch. We loaded up our plates with spaghetti and breadsticks, Jax's plate towering over mine. Walking over to the table, we joined Sabrina, Sabastain, and Jaxs Gammas, Chris and his mate Meghann. Chris had just got back with her last week when he returned with his father. They met at a ball in her pack territory. Chris was also one of the best scouts in training, his father being Tim's go-to-scout. As we eat lunch we are all joking and laughing, also getting to know Meghann more. Me and Sabrina were just telling her she would have to get together and show cheer around, when there was a loud shriek from a she-wolf in the dining hall. Everyone around her was laughing and I could see the twins at a distance away, just beside themselves. Looking closer at the she-wolves table, I saw her plate covered in worms that crawled and wiggled about. It turned my stomach upside down. The girl took off running out
Washing the blood off my body in the shower, it seeps down into the drain. Like ribbons slipping through the wind. The events play out in my head. Looking back, I should have guessed it was a trick. I was consumed by the anger I felt. They shouldn't have even been in this room in the first place. Lathering coconut smelling soap into my hands, I run it through my hair, suds building like the emotions that hurricane through me. Guards had come rushing in. Jax left with them after finding out what happened. He said he came running when he felt my anger. He was worried when he got there and I felt so upset still. I told him bluntly and quickly what had happened before turning my back to go into the shower. The water burned down my body as it steamed away the blood. Rinsing the conditioner through my hair, then getting out, I dried myself with a towel, getting dressed in a plain matching set of dark red sweatpants and cropped shirt. Slipping on a pair of slipper boots, I made my way out of
"Dean's POV"Watching the cauldron at my feet, I snicker to myself. Sending that witch disguised as a wolf was the perfect plan to create a little chaos. Wolves, so violent. So dumb. Smiling to myself, I run my fingers across the cauldron whispering a dark spell as black smoke trails through my fingertips. It's almost time to move on to the next step in my plan to destroy all wolves one pack at a time. I will make my own hybrids. I will create the ultimate kingdom, and be their king. The little princess keeps running..but I will bring her home too. She is mine.*Flashback from over Eighteen years ago*My Uncle Vector moves quietly down the Ashen pack halls. He's created a spell to hide our smell from the slumbering wolves, and invisibility charms hid us. I am only twenty. My father was a very powerful man until a member of this pack killed him. Anger rises in my throat. We are the leaders of our Coven, and I am the prince in line since my uncle has only two children. These are two new
"Deans POV"After a quick meeting with my Uncle, I decided to lash my anger somewhere else. Walking down the dusty halls, I made my way to a room that was padlocked shut. Jingling the keys out while i whistle a tune, i unlock the door and push it open. It creaks loudly as it opens. The hinges needed oil years ago, this little abandoned place hasn't seen an ounce of love in a long time, and sure, we could glamour everything, but there is no use in wasting the magic. Sitting on a blanket in the middle of the room, a scrawny young man sits cross-legged. His pale green eyes made contact with mine before darting quickly to the floor. His shoulders were slumped low."Hello, father." The fragile man rasps out. His eyes locked, staring intensely at the floor."Son, it is almost time for you to meet that nasty little sister of yours. One last piece of training, then you will do what needs to be done. Understood?" I commanded him.He shook his head quickly up and down, still not meeting my eyes
"Katies POV"My heart raced as I ran past the trees, my bare feet crushing the earth and digging into the rocks and sticks. Unlike my usual nightmare, I was grown, wearing a long white gown that hugged me elegantly. Its embroidered threads were simple and beautiful. But the ends of the dress started tearing as I ran, coating itself in mud and sticking to fallen leaves and sticks. My hair waved like a flag behind me, as I gained speed, but I wasn't moving. My feet dug into the earth and my dress swayed as I tried to get away, always running. A loud roar could be heard in the distance. The sound brought terror to my heart, the howl sounded hollow and cold. Something is after me, and I can't stop. I tried to move my feet further, but they only sank deep into the mud. Casting me to the ground at my ankles. My heart dropped to my throat as panic caused waves of fear to crash through me, sinking me further into its icy depths. A wolf with light ash-speckled, dirty, shaggy fur made its way o
"Katie's POV"We haven't found out much yet, but I plan to check out the library here at the pack house after we eat breakfast. I'm feeling spooked and Jax just keeps giving me looks. I can't really tell how he feels about it, he is much better than I am at handling emotions. I know that we have moved really fast, but he has saved my life more times than I can count at this point, and I would do the same for him. We are going to be taking over the pack together here soon, we are just getting help with handling the dark coven.We walked hand in hand to breakfast and the thoughts of the floating bubbles kept invading my mind. My sneakers scuffed across the floor as we walked. Jax kept looking at me as I kept my head downward. Thoughts consumed my mind like a flood of a thousand questions and emotions. Was my father really my father?"We are going to figure this out, baby. I'm going to stand by you no matter what. Forever and always.""I know, it's more than just," pausing, looking aroun