Charlie’s POV
We found a café and sat at an outside table so we could keep a look out for Alpha Zach, Ally orders us some coffees and the waitress looks at us a little too long for my liking.
As the waitress walks away, she mutters something to a colleague who also turns to look at us
“Act natural” Ally whispers across the table at me.
How was I suppose to act natural when these humans wanted to kill us.
The waitresses head inside, the door swinging shut and I see them talking to more people.
“Ally we need to go” I didn’t like the idea of being around humans that might know what we are
“We’re fine, besides Alpha will be here any minute”
Moments later the waitress comes back carrying our coffees and as she places them on the table she asks where we are from because we don’t look like locals, but she was mostly focussed on me.
Ally smiles and names somewher
Alpha Zach’s POVI stop the car because I feel her staring at me with those big grey blue eyes, she wasn’t in the least bit impressed about what I had to say and it made me feel bad, the first time anyone had made me feel bad“Look Charlie, I know you do not want to accept that he is your father but he will not stop killing people of my pack until you agree to visit him and learn about your vampire side”“Wait, is someone else dead?”“Yes, Adam’s mate Kieron”Her eyes begin to fill with tears again and as I look at her I realise that she is shutting down, she only had to deal with Damon when she was with Max and since her arrival here it had been nothing but death.“Please do not cry Charlie”“But”“But what, I still want you here”“People are dying because of me”I do not answer her immediately, I mean how can I
Charlie’s POVI couldn’t believe that Alpha Zach was asking me to do such a thing but at the same time I understood that he had to protect his pack and I couldn’t let more people die, not because of me.“Why are you doing this?” my voice was more whiny than I wanted it to be and I try to shift it and make it sound reasonably unbothered, the vampire could see straight through it.“Simple, you are my daughter and now that I have found you I want to spend time with you. Do you understand how long I have been looking for you”“How many more times!. You are not my father and you never will be”His red eyes focus on me, his face unreadable and he turns to look at Alpha Zach who had his arms folded across his chest, you could see he was weighing up Dravens threat even if he said nothing.“Daughter, do not fight what you know is true”I stand there indecisive, I hated this man
Alpha Zach’s POVI could not believe what I was seeing, five teenagers in a row, no older than my brother, all with a horrified look on their face, the worse thing is they had no chance of protecting themselves because they had not shifted yet.My people were waiting for me to say something but I could not form any words verbally, we had not been a target ever, everyone had been afraid of us, afraid of me.“Have their parents been informed?”“Yes” one of the children’s mothers steps forwards from the crowdHow on earth was I supposed to help her through this, a mother should not have to lose their child ever.She makes eye contact with me, the pain evident in her eyes as she keeps her face relaxed“I’m sorry, this is my fault” Charlie’s hand slips into mineThe mother shifts her eyes from me to Charlie, “You are our Queen yes?”“I… I can
Charlie’s POVI hated this, hated everything about this whole agreement but I only agreed because maybe he would have answers, maybe Draven had figured out who killed Sophia and the others.I follow him through the large hallway and he takes us into a room off to the side of the staircase, a much smaller room than the one from yesterday. The smell of blood was strong in here and a single glass sat on the table, half drunk.Draven smiles at me, “Would you like some?”“No” I was annoyed by the fact that he even asked me but I couldn't help being drawn to the scent, it was oddly sweet“You know you cannot avoid blood for ever, it is part of who you are”“I can and I will” I clench my fists trying to keep the anger from building within meIt was a stupid argument but there was no way I would be drinking blood ever even if the scent was calling to meAlpha Zach was standing close
Alpha Zach’s POVThis was just getting out of control, the growing number of deaths, not only in my pack but the apparent deaths in Draven’s nest too and something needed to be done about it but as I start to pull the car away I realise Charlie is starting to have a panic attack like the one she had had at Alpha Max’s pack, each breath was coming short and shallow and I stop the car, it wasn’t a normal occurrence in the Lycan world“Slow and deep breathes Charlie”I wasn’t sure if she could hear what I was saying but her head moves up and down and yet her breaths continue to come quick.She begins clutching at her chest, pulling at the top she was wearing, her mouth gasping for oxygen and I pull her from her seat into my arms. Gripping her face with both hands I try to get her to focus on me but her eyes start rolling, her head trying to fall back from my hands as her body begins to collapse beneath her.&l
Charlie’s POVA panic attack, I was having another panic attack and yet all I could feel was the sensation of his lips on mine as my eyes fell shut. They were soft, his stubble catching on my skin as he pressed himself against me but the connection stopped the attack in its tracks and my lungs finally acepted the oxygen that I was gasping for.I acted like I didn’t know that he had kissed me, but I felt every nerve ending tingling, the electricity storming through my body and my rigidness relaxed under his touch.Alpha Zach said ‘promise’ like it was a big thing between us when in reality I just didn’t want to meet Draven aloneI was trying to focus on the conversation that we were having now I was concious, but every so often I would find my fingers running across my lips. The connection between us was stronger than I had first thought and I couldn’t explain why or how. I know what the others said to me and what Max&rs
Alpha ZachShit, shit, shit, what the hell did I just do.I leave the packhouse and head to the forest, I needed to run, I needed to feel the breeze against my fur, I was such a stupid idiot.Seeing her chatting with Adam tipped me over the edge. I knew he was not a threat but it was as if my Lycan took full control for a moment. He wanted his mate and he had to have her. I just about gained enough control to leave even when her arousal filled the air.I need to clear my head, I cannot let my feelings over rule what is happening in the pack.Shifting in the forest, I run with ease, pounding the ground with my large paws as the air whipped through my fur. The soft scents of the forest relaxing my soul and I finally felt more in touch with the earth after so long.I make sure to stay on my land, not risking leaving and focus on keeping my senses clear. The killer had been getting onto our land without being seen and when the snap of a branch c
Charlie’s POVAlly made me laugh, like proper deep belly laughter but at the same time I thought about what Adam had said about not trusting her. Pushing the thoughts aside, Ally asks me how good my magic is and when I ask her why, she tells me there is a ball stuck in the roof.Wrapping the red mist around her, she climbs out the window giggling and takes a step into thin air“Promise you wont drop me”“I won’t”The red mist lifts her up into the air and just as she is about to grab the ball, I sneeze and the red mist almost drops her and she lets out a scream. Helping her back in through the window, Alpha Zach bursts into the room asking us what had happened, his face full of fear.Ally and I cant help but giggle as Alpha Zach watches us but when I look at him, he isn’t watching us, he is watching me, his lips curved up at the edges.I hadn’t told Ally what had happened between Alpha Z
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She was awake and we stay laid on our backs, turning our heads to face each other, her eyes were red and black, the grey colour long gone but I didn’t care, she was here with me and she could hear and see me.“How do you feel?”I didn’t tell her that she had no magic anymore, I wanted to make sure she understood what had happened. I wanted her to know that Zach was definitely dead.“The magic is gone isn’t it?” she whispers quietly“How do you know?”“I can feel it, or lack of it. The constant bubbling has gone”Charlie had never described it in that way before and I wondered if that was what had been causing the panic attacks, the constant feeling of something inside of her. She hadn’t had an attack since she had been with me or maybe Zach had somehow causing them with his magic, so he could kiss her and make her think only he could make her feel better.I wipe t
As I kneel by Charlie I stare around in shock.He was dead, he was really dead. Zach’s bloodied limbs were scattered all around and I kick his head away from Charlie and I. I didn’t want to see him, any of him. The battle with him was finally over. After everything I did, everything Charlie had done, it had taken the hybrids to collectively work together to bring him down. Charlie was free, we were all free.I could hear her heartbeat fine and I check her neck, I wanted to see if his mark was still there. It was fading before my eyes and I hear Matthew gasp next to me.“Their marks, they are fading” he breathes a sigh of relief.He couldn’t believe it, he looked all over Alice’s legs and feet just in case he had missed it but just like Charlie’s, hers was gone and so was Eva’s.“Why are they not moving?” I try not to sound franticHe shakes his head at me “I don’t know,
Everyone was oddly calm including Charlie. Everyone except myself.Charlie had just told us the news we had been waiting for and i could not understand how everyone was so calm.Could Zach have known this was going to happen? Could he have planned for Charlie and her sisters to all be in place? It seemed impossible and yet possible at the same time. Zach had kept many secrets from everyone, and they were slowly unravelling but on his terms and we needed to change that.“I will meet him” Matthew suggests, and I shake my head.The last thing we needed Zach knowing is that we had the first hybrid in existence in my pack.“No, I will wait in the forest for him. I need you to watch over Charlie”He frowns at me, telling me that it was too risky for me to go out there in my state. With Jett back I was feeling stronger than ever. I may not look it, but I felt great.“It should be me” Charlie pipes up from
A couple of days had passed, and Charlie trained with Matthew every second she could, even when he told her to rest, she wouldn’t, or she couldn’t sit still. She was determined to succeed.He trained her mentally and physically but would not tell me what was involved. She had accepted her role as mine and the packs Luna, it was the only way for everyone to communicate with her, particularly Matthew and she needed all the help he could offer.Her sisters had not restored her hearing or sight yet because they needed to be certain that Charlie could hold the block and at the moment it was Jett and me. Her skills were growing massively but her mind still felt weak.Charlie was now able to move through the forest alone and without making a single sound, her feet touching the ground in silence as she moved. It was like she had tuned into nature, she even made it from the pack house to the training area alone yesterday and that is not an easy walk. Matthew
“It is not going to be easy”Matthew tries to warn me, but I had already thought about that and tell him just as much“And I am not even sure that it is possible for a wolf to do succeed in what I have achieved with Alice”Again, I nod my head, I understood what he was trying to say to me. It was his way of explaining that it might fail but if I do not try then we will never know.“You will get one option Alpha Max. You have to get into her head quicker than him, almost barricade her mind from his”“When and how?”“When she starts waking. At the moment she is unconscious. He can’t get in her mind whilst she is out of it, the wolfsbane in her system is too strong. The moment she starts waking will be your chance and your only chance. It will take all of your energy Alpha and if it fails, there will be no second chance!”We watch Charlie and her body does not move except
Hey everyone, I hope you are all well and I want to thank you so much for reading up until now, I really appreciate it and it keeps me motivated to write. However I just wanted to let you all know that I will be taking a few days off due to unforeseen personal problems but I promise not to keep you all waiting to long, the end is near and I hope you will all be happy with how the story ends after all the sadness that Max and Charlie have suffered. Take care and I will try and get back as soon as possible x Taylor West
I just sit and watch her. Pain is etched on Charlie’s face as she fights to keep the block up. People come and go, mostly to speak to me or Anna but I wasn’t interested. I just wanted to find a way to help Charlie break from his grasp on her.Matthew comes to find me at one point, but he frowns when he sees Charlie “What is she doing?”“She is blocking Zach”He stands by me and watches her like I do“Why are you here Matthew?”“I did come to speak to you, but now I am interested in why she is suddenly able to block him”“Alexander spurred her on”“Your deceased brother?”“That’s the one”Matthew does not speak he just nods his head with a surprised look on his face.“What did you want to speak to me about?”“I would like to offer my services”“You are already helping&rdq
She walks silently alongside me her fingers laced with my own. She doesn’t stumble or trip in the forest like she knows where she is going, but her fear was unmistakable. It exuded from her and even when I ask her she just tells me that everything is fine, but it wasn’t. Not only could I sense it coming from her, but I also felt her fear too and it wasn’t me that she was afraid of.I find myself stood in front of the packhouse, not the place I was expecting to be and I must have stopped abruptly because Charlie asks me what’s happening.“We are at the pack house?!”I wasn’t questioning Charlie, I was questioning myself, I thought we were further away than this and closer to the hospital.Charlie frowns at me “They built you a new packhouse?”“They did”She reaches her hand out and I guide her forward a little. As she holds her hand against the door she smiles but doesn’t