The rest of the wolves had joined us at the bottom of the stairs. Dagger grunted, "String her up."Immediately my attention snapped up to find shackles hanging from the ceiling. This was going to be bad. I just knew it."Wait! Let's just talk about this a minute."Dagger chuckled darkly, "Oh, we're going to talk...and other things."I fought with everything I had in me but it was no use. There were just too many of them. After another few minutes, my arms were raised over my head and locked into the hanging shackles. I was barely tall enough to reach the ground that could keep the weight off of my arms if I stood on my toes."Strip her.""No!" I cried out. Instinctively, my body wanted to flinch away from the threat, but there was nowhere for me to go. Hanging from the middle of the ceiling, I had wolves on all sides.They didn't bother undoing my clothing. Instead, razor-sharp claws extended from their fingertips and they simply sliced the clothing away from my body and in the proces
Permission to EngageLUCA'S POVWith his attention razor-fixed in front of him, Samuel drove like a bat out of hell, careening the large SUV through darkened streets, around corners and barely stopping for street signs. I resisted looking at my watch for the hundredth time. We'd already been on the road for thirty minutes headed toward the first location, the residence of Cameron Martin, owner of the license plate. The initial directions had given an approximate travel time of one hour; however, at the rate we were going, we'd be there in less than ten minutes.Silence reigned heavy in the vehicle, a palpable weight of tension, everyone deep in thought, adrenaline-riddled bodies tensed for the inevitable fight ahead. The knot of dread in my stomach churned. Not only did I fear for Hycinth's life and well-being but there was no shadow of a doubt in my mind that whatever came next wouldn't be pretty. Not every Wolf would make it out alive. It was always that way with war.Staring out th
Tommy (our FIRST chapter in Tommy's POV! Remember: he thinks of Hycinth as Abby and Luca as Whiskey)Abby's screams continued...Whiskey cringed, his shoulders rolling in together. With great effort, he pushed his chest out to straighten his big frame. Pupils blown, his eyes roved sporadically from point-to-point, looking as if his very soul was being jerked from his chest.But I didn't have time to comfort him because in the next second, they were running.And shit, they were fast.Even with the thick underbrush and hundreds of trees in front of us, they navigated like a sleek machine, barely missing an obstacle before swerving deftly in the opposite direction. Careening masterfully, there was a nimbleness to their movement. It reminded me of something...I wasn't sure what.It didn't take more than a minute for me to fall to the back of the group, but I didn't mind being the tailend. Still in sight, my position allowed me to study their movements. I couldn't put my finger on it, but
Still on high alert, Sydney turned around, taking in the gruesome scene of bodies in blood. I wondered what they planned on doing for cleanup. Somehow I highly doubted they would alert the police. At least we were undercover and not able to be seen, and so far, all of the weapons used on both sides had been equipped with silencers, making it impossible for distant nosy neighbors to hear.Sydney visibly flinched when her eyes drifted over one of the men that had followed in the SUV behind us. He was lying face down in the dirt."Is he " she couldn't continue.Samuel grunted as he rolled him over. Even from where I stood ten feet away, I already knew the answer."He's gone," Samuel muttered.Sydney whispered softly, "Aiden." I wasn't sure if she meant for any of us to hear it."And Noah?" she could barely get the words out, her voice raw with emotion.The man standing over the other body of their fallen, I didn't know his name, just shook his head."It's quiet now," Sydney said lowly in
Too LateTommy (Remember: he thinks of Hycinth as Abby and Luca as Whiskey)"No!" Whiskey snarled, looking back and forth between Sydney and me. His large frame shook.I didn't blame him. Abby was his sister. The sound of her tortured screams had been one of the worst fucked up things I'd ever heard, but her pitiful cries of agony had left Whiskey broken, devastated him on a level anyone would have to be blind not to see.And I didn't necessarily disagree with him. Of course, I didn't think it was a good idea for any of us to willingly walk in whatever hell Julian and Dagger were holed up in. The advantage was way too much in the jackasses's favor. But it was obvious the lil' filly had already made up her stubborn mind, and I'd rather be there for the fallout.Regardless, I waited silently for Sydney's response because I didn't have the authority to make the call here. Among my Grimm MC brothers, I had the last word and any biker who fell out of line faced severe punishment. Order and
Sydney sucked in a sharp breath.My own blood boiled beneath the surface. I was enraged to see what they had done to a helpless woman, who was pregnant, nonetheless. I'd seen some fucked up things over the years, but even the bastards in my world didn't target innocent pregnant women to torture.To make matters worse, one of the fuckers grinned as he addressed a man reclined on the dingy brown couch, "Where do you want me to put her?""Dagger, please, stop this. You know it isn't right," Sydney interrupted.Pushing himself leisurely to his feet, Dagger stepped in front of Sydney. Faster than I expected him to move, his hand shot out and he backhanded her across the face. Sydney's head whiplashed to the side but she made no sound and she didn't fight back.I, on the other hand, had no intention of letting the bastard beat up on another woman. "I don't think so, asshole." I lurched forward, my hands curled into fists.But I only got one step before three of the jackasses grabbed me from
Truth and DevastationLeanderI had known several minutes into the forest that we were in the right location because as soon as we were close enough, Hycinth's pain had exploded into my consciousness. It was like I'd crossed an invisible barrier. One moment, nothing, and then the next, agony like I'd never known crashed through the barrier of our mind link, the one-way door my bite had established. Anguished flames of hurt and trauma licked my insides, tormenting me with their intensity.I'd stumbled under the onslaught, not entirely sure I was going to survive, as it consumed every part of me. But a more severe emotion, the irrevocable force that bound. us together, wouldn't be denied -my female and my unborn pup needed me-causing me to immediately stabilize my footing and drove me forward even faster.The moment we drew close, Ever had barked orders through the mind link, and instantly, the warriors broke into strategic formation.Without one misstep or even slowing down from our br
I shot fast glances at the remaining battle. Dagger had assembled many more wolves than I'd feared. There had to be close to forty of them. Not an easy task to overcome, considering our original group of only thirteen wolves and three humans, and we'd already lost two before even entering the clearing. My heart broke at the thought of Aiden and Noah laying dead and alone in the forest. And I noticed now that two more Adamant Moon wolves were motionless in the dirt and grass. The rest were covered in blood. Whether it was their own or belonged to our enemies, I couldn't tell because we may have lost four, but far more of our opponents had fallen. Ever and I had taken out close to fifteen already, and several other bodies lay scattered on the ground.A few of the wolves in the clearing were strangers. More than likely, they belonged to Nightshade. But the rest, I knew all too well-Julian and Diamonte wolves!Another fierce growl ripped from my Wolf's chest. His thoughts mirrored mine as
Blow after blow, I wounded him, bruised him and released the ball of anger I had been holding back for days. I wasn't entirely furious over Noah for coming here and taking his revenge. It was also about all the rage I had been storing since I arrived here, all of the emotions I had to go through, the pain and the sadness. Finally, I had the chance to release it and I wasn't going to waste my chance.I fought with Noah for as long as I could. He fought back, bruising me, biting me and wounding me. Every time I got hurt, the anger just grew.While the music played inside the ballroom and the people danced, I battled with Noah outside in the parking lot, tossing myself here and there, feeding my anger, my own hunger for blood and death.I laid on the ground, my left eye burning as it was nearly busted. My back was against the ground and I flickered my eyes open and shut, I gazed at the starry sky above me while breathing heavily and remaining conscious. The taste of metal appeared in my
"Missed you in the city. Wondered where you ran off to."I snorted at him while the impulse to claw him out of this place grew stronger within me. "What are you doing here, Noah?" I asked, my jaw clenched and my hands twisting into fists.I had met him a few times, he was always in the shadows, watching me while I killed his and Cade's men. He took the information to his Alpha every time like a submissive Beta.I surely couldn't harm him here, in a middle of an event where my own mate was present along with other Alpha's but I couldn't resist the urge either.He folded his arms across his chest while the corners of his mouth turned into a corrupt smile. "Sudden disappearance and the sudden death of my Alpha, Cade. Something's suspicious. I know you killed him.""I did not." I hissed at him."I know you didn't but your mate did and I'm here to take my revenge," He grinned, rocking his muscular body back and forth. I moved closer to him while anger rocketed through my veins. He rose his
The burgundy strappy dress flowed down just above my knees. It wasn't revealing but it snitched on the right places and seemed perfect. After getting all ready, I descended from the steps to meet with Leander who had been bothering me for the past hour to leave the room without getting my hair done.I didn't listen to him. Not once.His gaze met with mine and crashed. His eyes quickly spread, roaming over my body. It had been a long while since he had seen me dress up."You wish you fucked this." I stated, rolling my eyes and rushing closer to the door.His loss.His lips parted and his mouth remained open for the next couple seconds at my words. I had been irritated since yesterday, since he had rejected me and my advances and hadn't given me enough information to believe him that he still loved me."Let's go. Aren't we getting late?" I asked, snapping him back to reality and forcing his eyes to level with mine instead of my ass that barely went in through the dress.The hunger was v
"I killed him," I mumbled before rolling the pages and turning around to the next page. The silence was thick when I told Leander who I had killed. Meeting with his eyes, I quickly added, "He wasn't a good guy, someone told me that he once saw him with Sydney and secondly he had molested quite a few women around the pack. I wasn't comfortable in living with a rapist and my motherly instincts were acting up, therefore, the need to kill.""You created a whole mess." He sighed and then shook his head in disappointment. His eyes lowered to the next image of a young, teenage boy. "What about him?""No, I didn't kill him!" I said, speaking the truth.Over the past hour, we had gone through different deaths that happened in the pack under Cade's ruling while I was living there. I managed to find most of the men I had killed out of anger and spite but the rest murders weren't on me."Are you sure?""He's a young, teenage boy. I wouldn't kill him and he didn’t know anything about Sydney's whe
Leander's office at the building was larger than I had thought. He really changed a lot in his pack in my absence. Most of the furniture and the walls in his office were a shade of wooden brown. The color scheme was enticing for me. It gave me a sense that only work went down here and nothing more."You can sign here." He said, slipping the papers forward while standing on the other end of the desk.I grabbed a pen off the thick wooden table and quickly spread my ink over the papers. Once the ink was dry, my title in this pack was going to be changed. Just as I finished signing, I raised my head to glance at Leander who seemed a bit distraught at what I had forced him to do."I'm your mate. You should've thought about this long ago and you shouldn't have kept a female as your Beta." I stared at him in disbelief.He nodded his head, "And I apologized for that, Hycinth." He spoke while slipping the papers back to him as he had enough for me, at least for one day.It was the next mornin
Bury his dick?!I swallowed hard while Leander caught my gaze. He slipped a hand behind my hair, tracing his fingers across my lower neck till desire fueled itself inside me.Leaning forward, he placed his lips on mine, a gentle kiss that lasted for long. Our tongues fought and our breaths became uneven. My heart thumped hard in my chest while he pushed me further back till the wall was pressed against my back.I pressed my eyes shut, exploring his mouth while he did the same. There was something different in the kiss -it was much more passionate and true than it had ever been.Leander kissed me with need as if he had been craving for my mouth for a very long time. I didn't hold back. I ran my hands down his muscular body, feeling every inch of his skin as he towered over me.I curled my fingers around the elastic of his pants, reaching further, wanting what I always needed. The electricity was there, it wasn't yet gone.Breathing heavily, I broke the kiss and our lips parted for a mo
I reached home by a cab and poured a drink for myself while leaning over the counter. I kept my legs closed for a whole year, I barely made contact with men unless I was killing them, I never found anyone attractive as I was devoted to Leander and now, after learning that he clearly wasn't, I was devastated.My head whipped around at the sound of shoes thumping down the stairs. Looking up, I found Gwen coming toward me."How did the shopping go? Did you have fun?" She asked, stepping inside the kitchen. Her eyes wandered to the glass I held in my hand and she let out a long breath, "It didn't go well?""It was okay," I turned around and pressed my back against the counter. "Until I learned that Leander appointed a young female Beta and he had been working with her all this time.""I suppose you're talking about Melissa, "I nodded my head, "Do you know her?" My throat burned as I took another sip of the drink while wondering about that female Leander had been cozying up to.Gwen hesit
Why did he bring me here? That was the sole question running in my head. All my years in this town, I had never been invited to a pack meeting, even after being marked by Leander.I quietly followed him inside the office and studied everyone. Some of the faces were familiar while the others weren't. Usually, high-ranking wolves were only requested to come to the pack meetings, the others were left behind.My memory sharpened when I thought about Ever. I have never seen him ever since Leander brought me back in the pack. What really happened to him?! He was among the pack members I no longer saw in Leander's house hold. Where did he go?!'I forgot to ask Grace about everyone who used to take about me when I was unconscious. Though dumbfounded, I crouched over an empty seat and sat down while Leander fled to the corner where a man approached him and then a woman. The unfamiliar woman was the only woman in the meeting apart from me.I tried to recall who she was or if I had seen her be
I wasted Leander's precious time by taking my time to choose a perfect dress. Well, I didn't care about the dress but I did care about taking my sweet revenge on him after last night's mishaps. Only if he had let me finish, I wouldn't have been here and he wouldn't have to put everything on hold just to cater to me."I look fat in this," I said, running my hands through my belly and legs. It was a short red dress that made my stomach look like I had been surviving on junk food over the past year.Leander groaned and leaned back in the dressing room."Can you just pick anything? Fast? Please?" He asked, for the third time in a row. He had been dying to leave the mall after spending two hours here, with me.I was hell-bent on making his life miserable after he tried to make mine. Unzipping the dress, I let it fall over the carpet before I walked out and grabbed another one while completely ignoring what he had just told me.He stared at me in disbelief, lips parted open and eyes wide wh