*Piper's POV*Nadine was more than happy to help take on the task of finding out more information on my eyes. She mentioned she had only read it once so it was going to take her some time to pinpoint the book as she reads a lot. That was fine with me. I wasn't exactly in a rush to get back to Moon Stone anymore.I didn't even know what was going on with them. I had kept Matteo blocked out so he couldn't mind link with me. I had a number of things I needed to figure out before I decided to talk with him again. But again, after finding out all the information I had I was in no hurry."Dee, what is it you do for the pack?" I asked.It seemed everyone had their own little jobs. She seemed very knowledgeable so I would expect her to be like a teacher or something. Maybe even the keeper of the library with all the information she had on books. Clearly her intelligence served some purpose here."I don't know if he would want me to tell you, but screw it." The he she was referring to was Jaxo
*Jaxon's POV*"How can you drop something like this on me so suddenly Jaxon?" I could hear the frustration and concern in her voice as she asked. Our connection also allowed me to feel the worry within her.She abruptly stood up from the table and stood at the rail of the balcony. I got up from my seat and stood beside her. We stood there silently for a moment just looking out to the forest. I was trying to find the right words to say so she wouldn't get upset any further. The last thing I needed was to leave her with ill feelings towards me, that would just undo all the progress I had made with her."Piper, I'm sorry." I finally apologized for making her feel like I was dropping a bomb on her. "It kind of just came up today. We got word about it while I was going over some things with Nikko. We have to leave tonight so we can have the advantage.""How long will you be gone?" I could tell she was upset but she was attempting to hide it."Should only be for a couple days." I answered h
*Piper's POV*It had been forty-eight hours since Jaxon and the pack of fighters left. I felt like I was on edge this entire time. I felt sick to my stomach at the thought that maybe something had happened to him. I just wanted to know he was okay, but I wouldn't know until the fighters returned."Piper." Matteo's voice came into my mind.I rolled my eyes. I had willingly kept my connection open after Jaxon left just in case anyone tried to communicate with me. Matteo must've picked up that the walls were down as he took his opportunity to mind link."What do you want?" I asked with a slight annoyance in my tone."I just want to talk." His voice was calm as he spoke.Truthfully at this point I couldn't say that I felt love towards him anymore. He had kept things from me and was part of something dark. I didn't like what he was a part of and something was going to have to be done about it. The bond growing stronger between Jaxon and I didn't help either. It was getting in the way of th
*Piper's POV*As Dee and I approached the meeting hall I could hear all the commotion. It only intensified the closer we got. She wasn't kidding when she said they had been freaking out. Apparently this was an odd occurrence to have the alpha and fighters gone this long.We reached the doorway and I looked upon the crowd. Some of them were arguing with each other. Some were crying and then there were the others who just sat with blank looks on their faces. They were all becoming unglued it seemed as the more time went on that there was no word from Nikko, Jaxon or anyone from the pack."Does it not normally take this long for them to return from a fight?" I asked Dee."Them not being back is part of it. It's mainly because we haven't heard from anyone. Everyone's minds have gone to the worst case scenario." Dee explained in a nervous voice."And where's your mind at on this?" I wanted to see how she was holding up."I don't think they're dead." She tried to seem confident but I could
*Jaxon's POV*"Did you find anything?" I asked Nikko as he approached me."They've definitely done something but I can't find anything." He answered. "I assumed they planted something here just in case we came. It's an attempt to keep us from communicating while we're shifted, however it seems more like all it's done is prevented us from communicating with home.""So I've noticed." I let out a sigh of frustration. "We need to continue to move forward, our link hasn't been affected so there's no reason to waste time. They wouldn't plant something here that would affect their abilities as well so we should be fine.""Are you sure that's a good idea?" Nikko cocks an eyebrow as he questions my decision."Yes." I responded. "We have to finish them off once and for all and we have to do it quickly. The sooner we return to our pack the better."I knew the odds were that things would be chaotic when I returned home. My pack was strong and a force to be reckoned with, but when they didn't have
*Piper's POV*Things are going smoothly now. It had been a full day since I had taken over and it was business as usual. No one bothered to try to fight me on anything. If anything I was beginning to see more respect in their eyes. Most members had definitely become less standoffish as well."They're coming!" One of the pack members shouts. "They're back!"I turned my attention to the trees where everyone was looking. Our fighters were returning. Some of them were pretty beat up with blood all over them. There were a few that had to be helped along the way.My eyes searched for Jaxon. My heart beat grew quicker as panic began to set in. I didn't see him. I gave a sniff to the air to see if I could pick up his familiar scent. As I did that's when I saw Nikko helping him make his way towards us. Jaxon was covered in blood and stumbled to walk. Without a second thought I instantly ran to him.Jaxon's tired eyes met mine as he heard me coming for him. He gave me a small smile and pushed N
*Piper's POV*Jaxon held my hand tightly as I stood by his side. This morning we had eaten breakfast with the pack and then he had them all meet in here to address any concerns that they had. They all asked very similar questions. They wanted all the details they could get and I understood why.Jaxon explained why they weren't able to communicate and when they had moved from the area the priority was getting everyone home. He explained how he tried to reason with Alpha Alec but he refused as he didn't want Jaxon to come for him next. He spared all the gruesome details of the carnage he saw.Once everyone was satisfied with the information he had given they all began to talk amongst themselves. Jaxon cleared his throat to get their attention back to him. There was still one piece of information he wanted to share with the pack."I have one last thing to address, Piper and I marked each other last night. She no longer has any ties to Moon Stone." He announced. "I feel like this was the
*Jaxon's POV*"So we were in the same pack then?" Piper raised a brow as she began to question me."Yes." I nodded. "I remember when they brought you in, I was around five at the time and you were an infant. Bradley talked about how promising you would be when you grew up.""And you're the one who's supposed to be the pack's alpha?" She was trying to process the little information I had given her in her mind."Yes." I nodded once again as I confirmed her statement."Wait, so are you and Matteo brother's or something?" Piper was beyond confused at my confession."God no." I quickly responded. "I have no relation to that piece of shit and his father thankfully.""Okay." This clearly only left her a little more confused. "Explain it out for me please.""You know how you have to challenge an alpha and fight them fairly to gain their power?" I asked."Yeah." She nodded."Alpha Bradley got his power another way. He wasn't born into the Alpha bloodline and he wasn't strong enough to take one
I was startled by the frantic pounding on my bedroom door. I stood up from my chair and made my way over to it. I already knew it was probably my best friend Alli. There really wasn't anyone else it could be.I open the door and I can see right away she's been crying by the mascara that streams down her face. This had to mean we had lost another one."Did she get Micheal?" My voice shook as I asked her.She nodded her head in response.I grab her arm and lead her into my bedroom. I shut the door behind us as we needed to have our privacy for this. Not that anyone would believe us if they had heard our conversation."Talk to me." I spoke as I guided her to sit down on my bed.She was breathing frantically and I could see she was trying to calm herself down. Her blue eyes looked into mine filled with nothing but fear. A feeling that I had come to know too well these last few days."Kira." She spoke my name quietly in a voice filled with emotion."Tell me what happened Alli." I attempted
"The usual?" Elijah asks as he stands in front of me on the other side of the bar. He was tall with short dark hair and some stubble on his face."You know me so well." I shot him a devious smirk as I moved some of my chocolate brown hair over my shoulder."Well I sure would hope I do by now Violet." He responds as he pours my favorite drink into a glass for me. He then proceeds to hand it over to me while looking me up and down, noticing the revealing black dress I was wearing. "Did you come down here for business or pleasure tonight?"I took a sip from the glass and set it on the counter. "I haven't decided yet. But you'll know within the next hour or so I'm sure." I gave him another smirk."That doesn't sound very promising." He cocked an eyebrow. "Do you ever take a night off Vee?""Only when I feel like it, but I enjoy it so much I'd almost consider it more of a hobby than actually working." I answered. "Besides, the more I put in the happier our boss is and that makes life a lit
What started out as a fun night ended up becoming something I wasn't prepared for. Alison, my closest friend, decided it was time to get me out of my apartment. My boyfriend had broken up with me two weeks ago and I had refused to leave my home ever since. We had been together for years but he decided that someone else had caught his attention.It was hard on me. He had helped me get through so much and then in the end, he left. Just like everyone else had seemed to. I was just barely feeling okay again. It was a struggle but I was making it through the best I could.I straightened my strawberry blonde hair. I then put on some makeup so I felt at least somewhat decent. I put on a black spaghetti strapped dress and then looked myself over in the mirror. I looked good, the first time I had any confidence since the break up."Maci are you ready?" Alison called out as she entered the apartment. She had a spare key so she could come and go as she pleased."Yeah." I answered as I exited my
"I have to get going." Ellie spoke as she stood up from the couch. Her long light brown hair hung down to her waist and she looked back at me with her brown eyes. "Sorry, Liv. It's just that time of night.""You leave at seven in the evening on the dot every night." I groaned at my best friend. "You know you've always been a killjoy. We've just graduated and we're supposed to be living our best lives. But here you are needing to be home so early.""I know." She chuckled to help lighten the mood. "I'll see you tomorrow?"I let out a small sigh. "Yes.""Awesome." Ellie smiled right before leaving the room.It was the strangest thing. She could not stay anywhere later than seven. No matter where we were she would leave. It could be something like a football game or even just a store trip. She had been my best friend for ten years and we never once had a sleepover. We never had a girls night. There was never enough time.I got up from the couch and headed into the bathroom. I put my red h
"Fiona!" His dark voice echoed as he called out my name. "You can't hide forever, you have no where to go."+He was right. We were on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. What was supposed to be an all adult getaway had became a nightmare. Everyone else was dead. I was the only passenger left because I had caught on that something wasn't right with Jackson.He was attractive and charming, but a little too charming. The moment he introduced himself to my group of friends everyone loved him. They let their guards down. That's where they went wrong.I could feel my heart practically stop as his eyes met mine. I had been moving from place to place to stay hidden. But I made the mistake of hiding under the bed."Got ya." A devious smile crossed his lips and he proceeded to yank me out of hiding."Let me go you asshole!" I shouted as I tried to hit his hands away."Why shout? No one alive can hear you." He responded.Jackson's eyes were a dark grey. His hair was black, fitting as it se
*Piper's POV*Jaxon and I followed behind Dee as she led the way to the library. I could feel knots twisting in my stomach. Whatever this is, I could sense it was a big deal.Jaxon tightened his grip on my hand. We glanced at each other and then back to Dee. I could tell even he knew this wasn't going to be something small. Which meant, we were both now on edge.We entered the library and Dee locked the doors behind us. Clearly whatever this is, it needed to be secret as well."So this is where you've been?" I noticed after the ceremony she disappeared, but I thought I may have just lost her in the crowd."Well, I've been working on this for a while." She responded. "The moment I had it opened I couldn't hold myself back from finding out about this true luna thing.""Well, let's get on with it." Jaxon seemed a little impatient.I can't say I blame him, I'm impatient myself. We've been waiting so long for some answers. We were just seconds away from getting them but even that felt like
*Jaxon's POV*"Are you ready?" I glanced at Piper for a moment.We got back an hour ago. The pack woke up and everyone was gathered and waiting to hear how it all had gone."Yes." Piper confidently nodded.That's one thing I love about her. She doesn't let her nerves get the better of her. Even if she feels them she pushes them aside and takes on her duties as a leader. Piper is one of the strongest female wolves I've ever met.I've been very fortunate to be fated to her.I never expected to meet my mate, ever to be honest. I figured after having been exiled from Moon Stone that the odds of finding one were slim. The night we went to take them down it hit me like a ton of bricks.My priorities changed that night, I just wanted to get her home. It was easy because Bradley didn't want to fight. He wasn't prepared to take on my pack and me. So of course he sacrificed Piper because he didn't count on the fact we would fall for each other.But we did.And here we are, still together and ev
*Piper's POV*After some convincing both of the packs agreed to merging. I could sense they were all unsure but they did seem to realize it was for the best. They did have a little bit of compromising though.Moon Stone still didn't want to up and leave their homes. So the decision was made that they would get to stay where they are since Night Blood isn't too far away. They still would answer to Parker but they would have someone else watching over them, Elliot.Elliot was going to be under Parker's orders but he was leading Moon Stone. I felt like it was a good thing for them. Elliot had always had a good set of morals from what I remember when I was a part of the pack and I had my faith he would do amazing things for Moon Stone.Parker would make Elliot report to him daily and he'd have his check in's with the pack as well. If anyone seemed to be trying to go back to the old ways of Moon Stone's leaders then Parker would alert Jaxon and I immediately. That way we could be included
*Piper's POV*Matteo and I circled each other, baring our teeth as we waited for the other to make the first move. As we did the alpha of the rogues emerged which caused Jaxon to shift. More wolves joined us as the pack of rogues stood behind their leader.There were a lot of them. How they had managed to accumulate so many is beyond me. There's no way all of them were exiled, some of them had to have chosen to be a part of this madness.My eyes looked into Matteo's gray orbs. I was trying to read him, to see maybe where exactly his head was at. Unfortunately, he was blocking me out.Never in a million years did I think he would be the one I had to take out. It was only months ago he was my everything. Now, I felt like there was only one way this ends and I refused to be the one on the losing side.The tension between all of us continued growing and growing. Finally, Matteo had enough. He charged me which caused the rest of the wolves to begin fighting.I dodged him, which made him hi