Scarlett's POV
I didn't trust Natasha.
I had no idea why the Alpha would ever allow Natasha back into the pack after what she did, but I wouldn't keep on doubting her if she wasn't acting all nice to me and Willa. Every time she saw Willa she would go up with a huge smile and pat Willa on the head even, like a poisonous snake.
Her action felt staged, but I didn't know who was the targeted audience.
The Alpha?
Me?
The pack?
The only thing I knew, was that something evil was building behind my eyes, and I hated that feeling.
I wanted to keep close to Willa, and conveniently, the Alpha had to leave the pack so he asked me to come over and live with Willa until he gets back. I was so happy to spend some time with Willa like before, but the moment I saw Willa, I knew something was changed.
"Granny. Thanks for coming." Willa said that on the stairs when I arrived before she went hiding in her room for the rest of the night. It
Willa's POV[Granny?! Where did you go! I couldn't even mindlink you!] I almost burst into tears when I heard granny's voice in my head. At that moment, all the doubt and suspicion disappeared, and she was once again the loving granny I had all my life.[I'm sorry, little one! Caught up with some business!] Granny sighed in relief, [Back away from the door!]I slipt to the other side quickly -- granny was many things, but gentle was not one of them --The door came down."Hmm, granny, this is the police station..." I mumbled with a defeated tone, feeling like the dust dancing in front of me was laughing at how much trouble I was in this time.Did granny fight her way into the police station?!"I need a cure spell!" Granny pushed something into my palm -- it was my ring. Only then did I notice the sweat on her forehead and her messed-up breath.She was poisoned with wolfsbane?!"Granny, what happened to you?!" I got her a
Kirsch's POVThe moment Willa cut the mindlink Cerberus suddenly picked up his speed. It was so sudden a move out of nowhere that I almost suspected that Cerberus heard our mindlink all along.Though I had been waiting for this --I KNEW Cerberus WAS looking for Willa on the new moon nights!I wanted him to find Willa, and that would dissolve any misunderstanding Willa might be having against Taran no matter how he lied to her. Taran wouldn't be able to deny Cerberus's pull toward her when Willa could see it herself.The only thing that surprised me was that Cerberus still had the energy to burst out such a speed when he hadn't been eating for so long.It took us a couple of hours to get the beach in our sight. I thought we could only make it by dawn. I wouldn't have been able to keep up with Cerberus when he gives his full speed, which was why I lost him five years ago.Now I knew -- he broke into his full speed that time because Wil
Kirsch's POVI embraced myself for the pain, but Cerberus jumped into the air at the last second before he could reach me and dashed over my head. I quickly got up to my feet, only to see a wolf running away with a man riding on its back.It was Stone!Cerberus growled furiously as more wolves appeared, surrounding us.[Ethan! Where are you?! Get the warriors to the beach!] I shouted in the mindlink, but no one answered me.[Annie! Where are you?! Annie?!] No answer either.The wolf pack surrounded Cerberus as Stone rode on one wolf, hiding behind his herd. It took me a moment to realize the reason--He lost an arm![Richard?! Thomas?! Matthew!] I started trying on all the other betas. What the hell was going on?! Did Stone take over the whole fucking pack?! I didn't feel any death happening in the pack bond. It was simply impossible![Alpha.] Thomas answered me first, with a relaxed tone no less![Where the hell
Kirsch's POV The wolves all groveled down on their front paws, including Stone! I felt such an urge to obey her that I almost also groveled down, but Rudy refused to kneel. Willa glanced at Stone with a cold condescending look before she turned to Cerberus. I peeked at my Alpha, too, realizing he was not only NOT kneeling, but was already walking toward her like usual as if her power wasn't working on him. Willa stopped and waited. Cerberus got to her and sat in front of her. She put a hand on his head like an owner of her pet, except that pet was a fierce beast that could kill without a blink. "How dare you hurt your king?" Willa turned to Stone, who was frozen as a stone by now. Suitable name. He stared at Willa with only fear in his eyes. "Tear him up." Willa waved her hand lightly without another look at Stone. The wolf herd suddenly jumped up and dashed at Stone without hesitation. Stone pulled Annie's fur and she whimpered before turning
Willa's POV It was the first time I completely fainted during a wolfsbane attack. The last time anything ever close like that was that fateful night five years ago when I was lost half of the time. But not like this. This time it was as if I went into a different world. Everything was dark and quiet. I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't talk. Trapped, in nothingness. The good part was that the pain also stopped when the world disappeared. I waited there so long that I lost sense of time until all of a sudden something broke the peace. The furious voice rose again, shouting horrible things. But I didn't have time to do anything before the pure darkness shattered as I fell to I didn't know where. My mind was still a mush but pain and coldness returned instantly. Then a kiss. Burning hot, printed on my forehead. Kirsch's body was cold, but still warmer than the freezing water. He had his arm around my wais
Willa's POV Like always, I woke up right after dawn. I was back in my bed, all warm and comfortable. Even the sunshine flooding the floor looked cute! It was a MESSY new moon, for sure. But I couldn't be happier -- the new moon nights of my nightmare, the darkness of endless burning, the once every month torture... Was finally over! Forever! It was the first day of the last month before I turn 18, and my birthday was on the 24th so the poison had no chance to get to me again before the moon goddess gives me her blessing! My evernight was finally over! I couldn't believe I pulled that through! I had wanted to give up so many times that I had lost count! If it wasn't for granny who had been there for me all this time, I would have died a million times! [Granny!] I shouted in the mindlink, not able to wait for a second longer, [This is over, right?! I won't ever get another wolfsbane attack, right?!...granny?]
Kirsch's POV I prisoned Scarlett. She wasn't even surprised when I ordered her to follow me with the Alpha Aura. Actually, she smiled when I came to her door the very next day of the new moon as if she had been expecting me. "You are not allowed to accept Willa's mindlink until I say otherwise." That was my first sentence toward Scarlett, using Alpha Aura. She nodded with a smirk. I took her to a secret safe house in the woods behind the Alpha's house, a safehouse that Taran didn't even know about. "Is Willa really poisoned by wolfsbane?" I started with the one question that bothered me for long. It would be a really rare case, but if not, then many legends about magic would make sense on Willa's case-- "No." Scarlett sighed as she answered. She knew she couldn't hide that if I ever got suspicious and asked her directly with Alpha Aura. "Willa is the one who has magic, isn't it?" I asked, knowing the answer-- "Y
Willa's POV Kirsch hid in his office for the whole day before he finally ran out of excuses and came home, during which time I had used up all my brain cells to entertain Cerberus without actually kissing him. It wasn't too bad so long as I never mention Taran's name. I didn't know what Taran said or did, but it probably involved wolfsbane, so naturally, Cerberus didn't want to wake up someone who might fight for control with him. "Finally!" I jumped up when Kirsch entered the door. He froze by the door, staring at me in shock. "You are still up? It's past midnight!" He murmured, darting his eyes at the door as if considering whether I would notice if he makes a run for it. "How am I supposed to sleep when big fella here tries to kiss me all the time while you, being our Alpha, hide away from problems!" I went and shut the door behind him, trapping him in the living room with us. "Why is that a problem? You guys kiss all the ti
Kirsch's POVI really thought Stone would make at least SOME suspicous move when he comes over, but he didn't.All he did, he did right in front of my eyes, at his invitation. I knew he was trying to gaining my trust by asking me to participate in everything, but something felt off, and I couldn't quite pin it.The most frustrating part was, I couldn't catch him with anything when it felt like it was right in front of my eyes."Ready for our date, Alpha Kirsch?" Stone was still in his human form when I came out in my wolf form. He would try to stay as long as he could in his human form whenever he was over in the pack, and I talked about that with Rudy, we both agreed that Stone was trying to lower our guard by showing up harmless, which was the most dangerous disguise.I wasn't falling for that.And the most annoying part, was his constant effort on starting a conversation."I proposed that we go North today because of the recent event." Stone walked by my side and Rudy started runni
Taran's POVDays passed, but everything seemed fine.Kirsch kept a regular daily report, but mostly about how Stone sent over people for some non-important spots on patrol, and Kirsch has sent men over, too. Every time Stone came over to our pack, he would inform Kirsch, and do a regular patrol together with Kirsch. As much as Kirsch hated it, it was better that Stone was kept under his nose.I know I'm not imagining it that Willa, or should I say, Nox, had been less happy ever since Kirsch left. Though I kept her company -- or rather -- she wouldn't let me go anywhere without her attached on my waist, there was always this gloomy cloud in her eyes that no amount of ice cream could chase away.Yep, ice cream.Lived a thousand lives in misery, ice cream has become the dark goddess's one solace that she can face without guilt.I feel like she felt guilty toward me, and I don't know why.All I knew was, I was able to get the magic about draining one's blood out of her that day, and even
Kirsch's POVIt wasn't like Stone would make his move right there at the Treaty.Taran and Willa hurried back in a couple of hours, at which time Stone already left the Treaty."So we have the time all to ourselves now?!" Willa cheered, bouncing on the bed at that news, "Great!"Leaning on the door frame, Taran shot Willa a weird look hearing that, but he didn't put in a comment."It can't be good that Stone chose to work with me," I frowned in deep thought. There is a mountain between our packs, and now we have to share the patrol duty, we have to exchange people, "I'll head back first. You guys can stay here and enjoy the vacation."I don't know how to trust anyone Stone might send."We need to stay together," Taran suddenly said, his eyes on the floor with his arms folded in front of him, "we don't know what Stone is up to, but if there is anything he desires from us, it's within the three of us.""But I don't want to go yet..." Willa pouted, begging Taran, "Please, please? I have
Kirsch's POV"So you are telling me, he's actually part of the Treaty now?!" I turned to Powell with disbelief. The first thing I saw after I went into the meeting room, I couldn't believe --It was Stone, sitting in the second chair to the chairman of the Treaty.And something was different about him -- something besides the fact that he got a whole new arm.Turning his ring in a leisurely way, Stone smirked without looking at me: "I never knew the Treaty treats Alphas so poorly.""Stone Hayes is our new thirteenth Alpha," Powell turned to me with a sullen look, "pay some due respect, Kirsch."I frowned at Powell: "Well, you have changed! What got into you?"Not that I expected Powell to support me for our history's sake, but he had always been disapproval of Stone before this -- well, before the Treaty suddenly turned on Taran.[Don't push them too far,] Taran's voice suddenly rose in my head -- Rudy mindlinked him when we saw Stone there in the room, [I'm afraid Powell is no longer
Kirsch's POVI wanted to stay on the sofa -- actually, I wanted to die on the sofa. There was nothing that could ever lure me more than sex with both of my mates.Taran pulled out first.He handed the drunk, melted kitten over to me with a soft voice: "Take her to bed, will you? I'll go fetch some clean towels."Willa let out a protesting whimper when Taran was no longer inside her, but there was zero energy left in her to do anything more than that.I pulled her close, supporting her body with my hands under her thighs as I walked over to the bed."Owww..." Willa moaned faintly with a mild smile, liking the little tingles my cock spread inside her with the movement."Greedy little kitten," I mumbled with a chuckle, leaving kisses on her lips and chin and neck after I put her onto the bed before I pulled out slowly.She dragged me on my shoulder and pulled me into bed with her before she snuggled into my arms and closed her eyes with a naughty smile."I REALLY have to attend the meeti
Kirsch's POV I didn't even know when Taran stopped, just so he wouldn't distract her, but I surely felt it when he started again-- Without even giving her time to answer Rudy, Taran rammed into her, making her gasp in the sudden pleasure, and she took our lips into a firey kiss as she moved over our tip. Rudy let go of her hand and gave me control. [What was that--] I started, struggling between the waves of tingles spreading over my body. [You have a more urgent problem at hand,] Rudy nudged me with a grin, [make her happy or I will!] I believe I stopped paying attention to him halfway through his nagging. Taran let go of Willa, leaving her firm breasts pressed against me, and I felt like they were two balls of fire, burning my skin in the most amazing way. He had one leg knelt on the sofa and bent down with her, helping her sit down on me and getting my cock all the way into her to the deepest. The huge pleasure took away my breath. Willa let out a little whimper with her le
Kirsch It was like my heart inflated before exploded when that word rolled off Willa's tongue, and my head was totally blank during that fierce kiss. I almost wish I could die at that moment so the kiss would never end. I felt bad stealing Willa from Taran, but I couldn't help accepting Willa's teasing when she showed interest in me. She was like a poison with the most delicious flavor, and knowing it would kill me I devoured her still every time I got the chance. But until now, it was only teasing-- She would jump on me and lick my collarbone, sending tingles that make me tremble, but never had her lips land on mine; she would press herself against me and giggle, but mostly it was only when she wanted stuff FROM me, unlike now when her eyes were sinking into mine with pure desire as if all she wanted was me. And that was the poison I could never escape. "Mate!" I responded when my lips finally found a gasp of freedom before I took her into my chest and kneaded as if we could beco
Taran's POVI cut off the mindlink with Kirsch, and instantly--[We can wake Willa up,] Cerberus huffed in a hurtful tone. He noticed not a moment later than I did.He was in pain. It physically hurt us to know that our mates are suffering, and Cerberus knew the pain of being kept in deep sleep more than anyone --Well, anyone but Nox.[She can put Willa into deep sleep once, she can do it again,] I suppressed the bitter sting in my chest to comfort my wolf, [we have to solve this properly without hurt to either of them. They are one, Cerberus.][She needs the other mate mark,] Cerberus kept his calm, it was so much easier to talk to him right now, [but I doubt she would mark anyone if she couldn't even mark Kirsch.][She couldn't mark Kirsch because her human part was in deep sleep,] I watched Cerberus carefully -- I know the jealousy I have been feeling was half from him, [Nox loves Kirsch. She can't fight the mate pull.][So
Taran's POV "Powell, good to see you again," I reached out my hand to Powell when Willa and Kirsch both turned their heads away when they saw Powell greeting us at the gate of the Treaty. "The same!" Powell grabbed my hand gratefully, and instantly let go when Willa shot him a death stare, "I'm so glad to have you with us, Alpha Taran!" "He's not the Alpha," Willa suddenly interrupted in a cold tone, "Kirsch Murphy is our current Alpha, and we are hoping you can at least pay your due respect to little details like these." Kirsch stared at Willa in shock with his jaw on the ground before he turned to me with confusion in his eyes. Though both of them are my mates, I do taste jealousy every time Willa appears close to Kirsch, and that was when I noticed -- Willa HAD been closer to Kirsch, and it actually started since the day when she failed to mark him. I was worried that day would ruin the little closeness they had before. "I'm terribly sorry! Miss..." Powell hesitated, and oddl