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2024-10-29 19:42:56Leah’s POV
I mindlink Jason as we all hit the tunnels and head to the war room. I feel like it’s been weeks since I last talked to him, but in reality, it’s only been a couple days.
“Jason, I need a status update, sorry we’ve been out of commission.”
“Damn, it’s good to hear your voice, Alpha. What happened? I actually couldn’t feel your presence for almost a day.”
“It’s kind of a long story, but the bottom line is we now get to contend with magic and a witch, who may or may not be using her magic under force. Some of the Betas are trying to start something of their own under the radar of the Alphas and Elders currently causing problems an
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39DamienI can’t even describe the scene we came upon. Jason was just lying there eyes wide open and he seemed to have bled out fast due to the silver. You could smell the burnt flesh where it had singed his skin.Leah just collapsed in front of me, a silent cry on her lips and tears streaming down her face. I think she went into shock immediately at the sight of him. None of us could have ever suspected him. He was loyal to Leah to a fault. His loyalty went so far as to push my limits of patience even. At one point I thought she had maybe taken him for a lover the way he followed her around. That is until the rumors about is s*****ty started floating around. It lessened my worries, slightly.&n
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LeahI push away from him slightly and he frowns at the rejection. I close my eyes and take a deep breath, his scent filling every dark corner of my mind helping me to wake up and think clearly.A panic attack, really? I had a panic attack? How can I lead if I have panic attacks when a pack member dies. It’s war, people die all the time, as an Alpha I really should not be affected so much by this. And Damien had to rescue me. I know he's apologizing, but he shouldn't have to help me like that. We should fight side by side as equals, not have the balance so tipped that he’s worried for me just as much as any other pack member. The whole point of all of this was to not be a burden, to be helpful and all I have done is made things worse for everyone.
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Leah’s POV I shove all thoughts of betrayal and hate to the back of my mind. ‘Innocent until proven guilty’ is all that keeps playing in my head and that will be my mantra until I know what happened or who happened to Jason. My hands are flying over my keyboard frantically looking for anything in the surveillance programming. Damien is next to me trying to be supportive, but he has no idea what I am doing. I have tried giving him other jobs inside the war room, but he’s not having it. He is taking the Goddess’ direction to not separate until he can mark me at the full moon very seriously. He has been fielding questions from people though, which has allowed me to stay on track with my task. Jason and I talked a lot about codes and code breaking, it was
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Renee’s POV I know this isn’t my fault, this, so far, is all Max’s fault. I have been watching him corrupt this whole alliance for years and he has been taking Taylor down with him. I want my mate back, even at the cost of Max’s life. I can’t sit by anymore. I know Taylor is a good man, but he only shows me who he truly is behind closed doors. “Taylor, where are you? Everything is all messed up and I have taken shelter with a bunch of the young alphas.” “We’re getting ready sweetheart. I’m glad you found somewhere safe to be. Stay there for now, I don’t want anything to happen to you.” “Are you with your dad and Trent at the packhouse?”
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[Rewind 4 years ago: Blake Lake Rogue Territory]ReneeI screamed, my brain could do nothing else. An arm went around my waist and another around my shoulders. I tried to struggle, but I was never a great fighter and Taylor always said he would be around to protect me. In a moment, I understood what Leah and her friends were up to. It was never about being stronger than the men, it was about being strong without them.I could hear a scuffle to my left and I knew Leah was putting up a fight.“Just grab her, it shouldn’t be that difficult.” One rogue said behind me“You never said they knew how to defend themselves.” Another
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[Rewind Continued]Renee“What happens if they don’t bargain for these two?” A gruff, worried voice asks.“They will, they take their alpha females very seriously from what I have gathered. Listening to the leaders of the packs, the alpha females are used as breeders to make higher level warriors.” A deeper, more assertive voice says.“Shouldn’t we at least tie them up or restrain them somehow? I don’t think I can fight an alpha, even with the silver bracelets on.” The worried guy asks.“Nah. They restrict these females so the only thing they are good for is breeding. They can’t even think
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[Rewind Continued]We continued talking via dirt writing the rest of the day or night, whatever it was. I lost track of time and the thick material of the tent blocked out all extra light from outside. I thought I was aware of Leah’s abilities, but I sorely underestimated her. She has been on a journey of discovery all her own and picked up many skills along the way. I make mental notes of things I really want to know when we get out of this. Like she seems to radiate heat all of the time, but has this innate quality to control it. As wolves we generally run warmer, but she was able to warm my hands at will. I also noticed when she was holding my hands that my silver bracelets would feel like they were buzzing. It was a very strange feeling. She was also able to look and analyze our surroundings more quickly than I have ever seen a male alpha. Sh
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[Present] Leah POV I snap my fingers in Renee’s face. “Hey, are you still with us?” “Umm, yeah, sorry. Just a déjà vu moment.” I looked her in the eyes, she’s been a little distant since we all came out of the dream or whatever that was with the moon goddess and the witch mother. “Are you sure you’re okay? We’ve had a lot of bombs dropped on us in the last few days. It’s completely reasonable if you’re not okay. Just let us know so we can help, alright.” She nods her head at me. “I just need to see Taylor, being this far away from him for this long is becoming painful and distracting.” I
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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
