Who can guess where another white-haired woman appeared?
Hunter's pov. “Tell me you’ve found her.” My patience is running thin and my body betrays me by aching but Quinn still shakes her head. I grip the bed sheets and take deep breaths because if I don’t, I might do something that will cause my body more harm, so instead of that, I focus on the crone trying to wear me out. I chuckle. “I will kill that child Quinn. Don’t think I can't. I killed her mother, didn’t I? Your failure of an Alpha son is yet to come for you” My chest tightens and I have to bite back a hiss of weakness “I brought you here to find Scarlett for me Quinn…… If you’re going to be useless, then expect the dead body of your grandchild in your hands.” My heart feels like it’s frozen over but my anger keeps me warm. Anger at the fact that Scarlett, my mate, is cheating on me with someone else. And she isn’t just cheating on me, no, no. She’s cheating on me, and she dares to make me feel pain through the mate bond. A bond that was more or less dead a few days ago, bu
Scarlett's pov.She’s been listening in. The strands of Danis’s soul do not stop gleaming and I freeze because shit.This… this isn’t good.I look at Danis and he’s still not speaking. He’s just looking at me, and for a moment I wonder if he’s being controlled by someone else. This is one reason I do not like anything related to magic.I never know what to expect. Do I….start using sign language to speak to him? Would he even understand that?Danis hisses as he pulls in a sharp breath through his teeth and it is one of pain. I know it is. His face makes little quirks and jerks, the muscles trying hard not to contort, and with the panic that runs through me because of the concern I feel, something at the side of my neck heats up like it’s in a furnace.I hiss and reach for the mark.My hand comes into contact with it and it’s like something is shot into my veins. The world explodes in brightness and when I glance at Danis, I can see the magic of his soul clearly.The seven strands are
Scarlett's pov.Fen takes Danis into the packhouse and I sit up all night waiting for Roman. He doesn’t come back.Finally, I have to go back into the packhouse, get Maya ready for school, and get ready for work since Roman hasn’t made an appearance.My heart is heavy as I carry out every activity and my brain feels muddled.Okay, so someone has been listening in through Danis. That’s unexpected and alarming and for all I know that person could be working for Hunter, or that person might not even be related to Hunter at all and I am just being paranoid. Something else might be happening in that’s not related to me, but still,“He’s back.”My head whips to the sound of Fen’s voice so fast I hear the bones snap. My breath hitches and my throat becomes dry.“He’s back?”Fen nods and in the next second, I'm walking past him and out the doors. I almost run through the hallway and I reach across the mate bond to feel for Roman.I feel him. His end hums with life but there’s no energy to i
Roman goes up to change first and I have to stop myself from following him by looking away as he leaves.Almost like he knows the effect him leaving has on me, he tugs on the mate bond. It’s a light tug that reinforces my realization that Alpha Roman of the Ironclaw pack can be naughty sometimes. Not just naughty, but very naughty, because as he tugs the mate bond, I feel his want for me.My core turns liquid and my breasts become heavy. I know what will happen if I go up with him, and I want it to happen, but not yet. It would be irresponsible of me, of us, especially when danger might be lurking around the corner.Danis makes a sound that has my eyes snapping to him. His teeth are lightly bared and he’s letting out low growls, but Fen simply chuckles and sticks his nose into the crook of Danis’s neck even more.I clear my throat and Danis gives me a look that tells me I and Roman’s little stunt didn’t go unnoticed.Fair enough.I get started on breakfast and hope with all my heart
Roman comes down fully dressed for work and in his hand is the darned envelope Aria gave me.I don’t believe for one second that she ever had any good intentions when she delivered this letter.Was Hunter even sick at all?Roman drops the envelope onto the table and when my eyes meet his, he hesitates.For some reason that hurts me but I know Roman doesn’t do things without a reason. There’s a reason he’s hesitating, and when he drops the envelope on the table and takes the seat beside me, I wait until he permits me to open it.“You can have a look at what’s inside.”I nod and reach for it. I open the flap and fish out what’s in it. They feel slightly glossy, like pictures.\The first picture of the bunch has my stomach rolling.No.Hunter’s face stares right back at me. He’s grinning, his hair tousled and his pupils blown in pleasure. The second picture is of a woman. A golden-haired woman.She’s naked and only her midsection upwards is shown in the picture, but her body’s stance is
Roman refuses to give any answer to that question but he takes something out of his breast pocket and places it on the table.When Fen reaches for it, he stops all of a sudden and shakes his head in derision. He looks at me and gestures to the folded paper.“Open it.”I pick it up and unfold the single sheet of paper. The name of a medical institution catches my eye first.“Northridge Hospital. Medical facility for werewolf and other related ailments.”My eyes run lower and there’s an area circled out.“Traces of wolfsbane were found in blood sample. Tracing leads back to five years or further. Most of the effects should have faded, but traces of the wolfsbane remain. Recommending a purge.”Shit.“She was feeding you wolfsbane.”Roman breathes in and I hear the shudder in his chest. He nods and for a second I imagine myself bringing his mate back from wherever she is and slapping the hell out of her because what the heck?What the actual heck?I pass the report to Fen and he curses u
Roman's pov. “I would never leave you for Hunter Roman.” Scarlett’s voice is little more than a whisper yet I hear it deep in my soul. She scoffs and when I turn to face her she looks disbelieving and mildly irritated like the thought of it annoys her. Like whatever she’s thinking of is so downright ugly that she can’t even bear the thought. “I mean who would leave you for him? What kind of a person would see you and know you, and still choose a man like Hunter?” The anger in Scarlett’s voice drips some life into my veins and just like that, the dark clouds are gone. There’s something about her every action that makes me feel she’s the most endearing person I'll ever meet. And the answer to her question is known to both of us because someone did. My mate did. Elara who I loved fiercely and refused to forget even five years after she was taken from me. I had shown her myself, shared moments of happiness with her, but while she smiled in front of me, she cheated behind my back. A
Scarlett's pov “Is kissing the Alpha the new way to negotiate now?” I roll my eyes at Danis’s tease and try not to flip him the middle finger. I’ve gotten more brazen since I got here and I don't know if that’s a good thing or a not-so-good thing. Danis chuckles but he doesn’t stop. “Is your tongue swollen so much that you can’t speak Scarlett?” I turn and give him stink eyes, eyes at which he appropriately grins and gives me a knowing look. I’m sure he knows what Roman and I were doing. What we can’t seem to stop doing, and yes, he’s agreed to me putting myself in danger so I can get the necessary revenge for him, but I didn’t put it that way when I asked him to let me go to the Nightshade pack with wolfsbane for Hunter. “Is Roman ready for work now?” I frown and shake my head at Fen’s question, but he grumbles behind me and asks the one question I do not want to answer. “Do you have an injury on your mouth Scarlett?” Danis snickers. “Or maybe Roman took it out while….?” I