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2024-10-29 19:42:56Leah’s POV
“What’s this about me mowing someone down?” I question calmly. Elyse made sure that I heard her rant to my dad. Clearly he’s saying something that’s got her feathers in a ruffle. She’s not normally one to verbally lash out to people. She saw me walk in and gave me a knowing look to keep quiet but listen in.
My dad and elder turn towards me both turning white then a little bit green. Oh, yeah we definitely caught them hiding something. They have both been acting funny even before the attack started, now it’s time to make them squirm and tell the truth.
“Hey Elyse, Tammy. Did you guys find what you were looking for? I ask them, almost ignoring my dad’s reaction
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Damien’s POV“Alright Titan, at least I know you’re still in there, I just wish there was a way you could talk to me. I need to get out of here and warn Leah and the girls. This is so much bigger than I thought, I hope she’s ready for it.” I really hope that Titan can hear me. It does make me feel better thinking he’s in there.I hop off the bed and start pacing the room taking every detail, trying to find something useful. The dark hardwood floors contrast with the red walls. There are minimal decorations, like they expected me to try and use something. A dresser with nothing in it, a walk-in closet, again with nothing and a bathroom with just the basics. A large king sized bed sat in the middle of the room. The two windows flanking the bed start a few feet off the floor with padded
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Damien’s POVI know it's early or, I guess, late if you can’t sleep. I have been wracking my brain to figure out what Max could possibly want me for other than being an alpha he can control. It doesn’t make any sense beyond that. I also keep thinking of Leah and the last time I saw her. It feels like forever ago, and Bronwyn’s words are not making the separation any better. I need her, I know Titan needs Nyx and we need things to stop getting in our way. I let out a sigh.The packhouse has had a steady beat of footsteps going up and down my hallway. So either I’m in a frequently used hallway or my guards are marching like sentinels back and forth in front of my door. Which means they are really bored and trying to stay awake or very extreme in their guard duties.
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Damien’s POV“And do you remember who we saw while we were walking along the lake? The only person at the lake that night.”He sucks in a deep breath as his eyes go wide and I think he might jump me again. I brace myself for the onslaught of physical or verbal backlash at telling him this. “I don’t understand, you are Leah’s true mate? And you have known for four years? Why have you never pursued her, never said anything. You have watched me try, and let's be honest, fail, to court her.” He lets his thoughts trail off at that.“Because I was instructed not to. Our leaders may not think highly of the Moon Goddess and all of her plans, but one thing everyone has always said is you don’t mess with a fated true mate bond if you are lucky
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Damien’s POV [Rewind- 3 years ago continued] We all spread out, everyone focused on their intended target. As soon as Erik said start, all hell broke loose, and I couldn’t focus on anything but my fight with Leah. She was so fucking fast, she got three body blows in before I remembered I was supposed to be fighting her. It definitely wasn’t like fighting one of the guys. Her hits didn’t have the same impact, but were enough to change my gait or center of balance. And she was fast. It took me a couple minutes to adjust to her speed, and go on the offense. She matched me blow for blow, and didn’t seem to have a weak point that I could find, yet. I was able to get a left hook to her rib cage, while I dodged her right punch, I grabbed her right arm and spun her around pinning her right arm behind her and wrapping my other
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Leah’s POVThis was the first time in a couple days that I have really enjoyed myself. I know that we are in the middle of some big shit, but to sit here, eat good food and listen to Tammy’s gran tell stories about pack history, some of the Elders and Alphas when they were little was exactly what I needed. I’m glad that we are the only rebellious group of alphas to go through the concordat school.It turns out that she slipped in a few stories for the benefit of Elyse and I too. Apparently, witches, werewolves and hybrids of all sorts lived in our territory. That’s why our healers are as talented as they are, the training has been passed down from generation to generation. And because werewolves have a natural magic of their own, they can wield some of the more basic incantations, with the proper training and focus. All
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Damien’s POV“I’m sorry man. I never would have willingly done this to you, you know that right?” I ask hesitantly.Trent and I have never been what anyone would call best friends, but we are also so close in age, we’ve been put together, along with his older brother since we were born. He’s like a brother to me and I know him well enough to see through the mask he’s putting on right now.“I know, but I have wanted her for so long, I don’t even know what I’m going to do. I haven’t even looked at any other girls.” He takes a deep breath and scrubs his hands over his face.“Well, you took that better than I thought. I figured one of us was going to be fairly bloody before you ca
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Damien’s POV What? Why would she be mad if you left me here? I should be the least of your worries.” I asked confused. She turned bright red and looked like she might be sick. “Umm, no reason, she just wants to make sure everyone gets back safely. You know how she is.” She says, not making eye contact with me. “What am I missing, don’t lie we don’t have the time.” I say my heart rate is picking up speed. “You say nothing, understand? I owe you for keeping my secret, that’s all. I will deny saying anything to you if asked, her wrath is not worth it.” She is talking fast and looking around like she is going to spill some great secret. “That girl has been in love with you since she was like 5. And I am not talking a stupid girl crush on an alpha, like
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83LeahThe warmth I have been feeling was so comfortable at first, but now it is getting suffocating. I’m not dead, I know that much, but I don’t know where I am or how long I have been here. I was very confused when I first woke up. This place has nothing, everything is white and cozy. If I focus on anything I can get it to focus and become tangible, but it takes a lot of concentration and makes my brain hurt. There is no day or night, my body just sleeps when it wants to and is awake when it wants too. It was very relaxing at first, with no thoughts running through my head to distract me or need to be anywhere, but as my mind began to put together the reasons I was here, the more anxious I became. I need to get back to my pack, my mate and my family. I don’t feel trapped or caged, but I have no idea how to leave either. “Relax child, you are safe and so is everyone you love. You need to rest and so does your wolf. You both accomplished great things and you need to heal. You have i
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Damien The amount of wolves that dropped everything that they were doing was astounding. I think the whole pack came out to protect their Alpha Lunas. Hundreds of shifters surround us, men, women and children of all ages. My heart swelled with pride at the loyalty we were being shown right now. The rogues around us didn’t know what to do with the sudden onslaught of new fresh fighters. Still kneeling next to Leah, my sister and Danielle, I could see the rogue wolves on their front line shifting anxiously, waiting for a command. “You will not get any further instructions. Your leader is dead!” Taylor shouted at the rogues. You could tell they were nervous and had no clue what they were doing. They all still had a faint red glow in their eyes. It was faded, but still present. There must have been some level of control still over them. “You don’t have to fight us anymore, you are no longer under the control of the Darkness.” Demitri stands up next to Elyse, still maintaining
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Leah “We need Selene and Niobe for this. I don’t know how to control the magic enough to fight this thing.” I look at Ellinore, pleading with my eyes for her to understand I have no idea what I am doing. She crawls over to me and wraps me in a hug, then I feel another weight on top of hers and I can smell Danielle’s scent wafting around us calming us both down. “Hey, I don’t mean to break up the love fest, but we have a problem here.” Demitri shouts over his shoulder while still keeping a grip on Elyse. We all look over and Max’s form is splitting again into the elemental monsters. Six hideous creatures of our nightmares are oozing off of Max’s form. His form gets darker and more tar-like and slow as he divides into the monsters. “We can’t fight them again, we all barely got through the last fight.” Jess cries, tears running down her face as she leans her back more into Trent’s embrace. I can feel her panic through the pack bond. “We can. Look at them, they are half the size
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Leah I am so confused…and tired. My whole mind is just tired, like something is stealing my energy. “Babe, you need to stand up.” Damien says to me. Damien, my mate, the love of my life since I was five. The person who has always made me feel strong and safe. “How was Max able to block you from my memory? It didn’t last long, but he was able to separate us for a bit and used that weakness to trap us. We can’t let him do that to anyone else.” I am holding his hand, refusing to break contact again. I realize he must feel the same as he laces our fingers together and rubs his thumb in circles on the back of my hand. I still feel like I am being drained of energy. I wonder if it has to do with this bubble thing we are trapped in. I reach my other hand out to try and touch the shimmering membrane and I jump back as it shocks me. “What? What happened?” Damien looks worried and surprised. “We need to figure out what is making me feel so drained and we have to figure out how to bre
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Danielle Where could they have gone? I know Leah was standing behind me keeping an eye on Max’s movements while we handled our elemental monsters, which I am still not convinced are completely gone. As much as they sucked to battle, it was too easy. “When did you see her last?” I ask Ellinore, not having to specify who I am talking about. “Not sure, the blob split and all hell broke loose. She was behind us as the monster started to attack. I didn’t see which way Max went though, did you?” “No. I just hope Damien is with her and they aren’t fighting alone.” My heart hurts at the thought. I couldn’t have taken out the robo monster without Ellinore. The Goddesses were right, our mates strengthened our powers. “I have a feeling Max knows that we strengthen each other and wanted to keep us separate to get to Leah. She’s our tether, the thing that linked us all in the beginning and the person we all gravitate to now. If he breaks her, we are in serious trouble.” The rest of
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Jess Oh my goddess there is blood and people everywhere. I was so not made for this kind of thing. This foul smelling swamp demon is after me and I have no idea how to really fight. Trent is working so hard to keep me protected and I just feel like a burden and distraction that keeps getting in the way. “Jess, look out!” I hear as another wave of water is thrown my way. I duck and roll, much more agile than I expected. I run over to Trent who is lying on the ground soaked to the bone and the slimy residue seems to be affecting him, slowing him down. “Help me!” I cry out not sure if anyone can actually hear me. There is so much fighting all around me, the sound almost deafening. “Silence, child, you are more than capable of handling this. You were made to handle all of this. Do not let your abysmal upbringing make you underestimate your worth. You represent the wood element. Strong and steadfast, a sturdy beacon of home for your pack. Remember what your element does, your
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Leah “What?” I question as I can feel the light of life go out in my head and my heart. “What’s wrong?” “Leah, babe, just get up and come with me, there’s nothing we can do right now.” Damien is grabbing at my arms to get me out from under the dead wolf, and trying to usher me away. “Wait, why do we have to go, we have to try and help…” “We can’t help him now, we need to go.” Damien cut me off. “I know you, you’ll dwell on it. We have to keep our eyes on Max, he’s starting to move.” Damien is tugging on my arms now. I can’t help it, I feel compelled to stay with this wolf, who literally died on top of me. I wrenched my hand out of his. “No, I need to see who it is.” I turned back to the wolf and my whole world halted. “No.” It was a whisper as my breathing became shallow and I struggled to remain upright. Damien caught me around the waist and eased me to the ground. This was the first person since Jason that I have seen killed because of me, and this was the worst part ab
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Leah As the barrier breaks a gust of wind rushes through the grounds whipping my hair around and almost knocking me down. I could feel the power radiating in the breeze and absorbing into my skin, reenergizing my whole body. “Whoa! Did you feel that?” Nyx asks me. “Yeah, that was amazing.” “Our children, listen closely.” A loud chorus of voices booms through my skull, vibrating every bone in my body. I grab my head and wince in pain. I look around and realize that I am not the only one. All of us, even the guys are grabbing our heads. “Trust the magic and let us in. Your pack will not survive without our help.” “Alphas, we are here.” Someone shouts from behind me. “The packhouse has our protection.” a roar of approval rises after the statement. “Let your members serve their purpose, just as you all will serve yours.” I gasp a breath in and try to open my mind to what is happening to me. I feel like I am burning up inside, but I can feel my strength grow. I look around a
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Leah “INCOMING!!!” Is all that I hear before a flaming fireball with legs comes barreling through the forest knocking down rogues left and right. “Grab these f**kers and lets get a move on, I don’t know how long this will last.” Ellinore’s somewhat crazy laugh whoops through the mindlink. Elyse and Renee stay together, Jessica closely watching them while the rest of us toss the possessed rogues into the trench. “We need to get to the other fights too, Elyse try to do the ground opening thing from here, Niobe said to focus on a specific point and have Leah boost you. Leah, can you pinpoint the fighting and direct her? I’m going to go knock these tools around a bit more. Have that hole open for me when I get there.” She cackles again before blasting off towards another part of the territory.. “You need to explain how you know all of this.” Danielle huffs through the link. “Later, babe, I’m on fire right now!” “You are an idiot” Danielle sighs, “You’re my idiot, but still an id
