ScottPassing my hand over my face, I push out a deep sigh. I prop my head up onto my hands as I put my elbows on my desk which is filled with paperwork I urgently need to look at.But I just don’t seem to be able to focus, and while I’m losing time, trying to sort my thoughts to concentrate on my work or to distract me from the pain streaming from my heart, I get reprimanded by my wolf repeatedly.‘You should mourn for our mate. And still, you are here having a bad conscience for what happened to these traitors,’ he growls.Sighing, I pinch the bridge of my nose. ‘I can’t help it. I know what they have done to us, and to our beautiful mate, but I can’t shake the feeling that I sent them into their death. Or maybe even worse. They weren’t monsters, they didn’t deserve what happened to them.’He isn’t happy at all with my answer, and roars in frustration before he retreats into the back of my mind.The worst is probably that, whenever I close my eyes, April’s smiling face keeps flashin
Scott By the time I have already turned around to follow my warriors to the pack, I feel a strange sensation explode in me. My wolf halts, burying his claws into the forest’s ground even before a loud howl shatters through the air, making the earth shake. My warriors turn back as well, facing the dark forest where the gruesome growl just came from. ‘There are more. Brace yourselves.’ I connect to my warriors who are still able to fight, sensing coming more rogues through the trees. Lifting my paw to set it back down to be able to stand against the attacking wolves, I bare my teeth, ready to take them down. The first rogues push through the line of trees, attacking me straight away. I start defending myself, taking the wolves down one by one by ripping their throats. My claws and canines get coated with blood, filling my mouth and air with the sickening metallic smell, the taste slowly spreading on my tongue.As I’m too caught up in fighting them off, it takes me a while to rec
April My heart literally halted in my chest as I keep questioning myself and what I just smelled. But if I’m his mate… Wasn’t Hailey his true mate? Or is Hailey dead and I am his second chance mate? Oh, what cruel fate would that be? Being bound to someone who hates you with all this mate? And how sad it would be for Scott to be paired with someone by the Moon Goddess who he believes is responsible for his Luna’s death. ‘Don’t call her Luna,’ my wolf growls, making me shake my head. I sigh saddened, not finding it funny anymore. ‘Leave me alone.’ Of course, she can’t comply with my wish, but I will get her to retreat into the back of my mind when we shift back. The first thing that comes into my mind is to go back to the cave and to my mother, to check on her and maybe just forget about everything while consoling myself with a self-haunted dinner. But as I am about to walk home, and start climbing down the mountain, I halt in my tracks, my thoughts rescheduling and making m
Scott Pain drums against the walls of my mind, echoing in the inside of my head. I groan as I try to push myself up, but I fail, slumping back onto the bed. A strange sensation muffles my senses, making me feel panicky. Darkness surrounds me, and I try to take a few calming breaths to make the dreadful feeling disappear but it is difficult to keep cool if I don't know where I am. My hand snaps to the dressing around my head and the patches over my eyes and I flinch as I touch a bump that starts pulsating painfully as if I activated it. I can’t seem to be able to access my enhanced wolf senses, my body feeling as if functioning on low-energyI pick up steps feebly, and small hands touch my hand to remove them from my face, probably to keep me from removing the caringly applied dressings. The touch of the person reminds me of something I can't quite grasp, and from the size of the hand, I guess that it is a woman. Her touch feels like it’s making my skin itch, but not in a bad k
April As I stand there looking at his unmoving frame, my thoughts go back to the day when he saved me from under the rubble many years ago. The memories and the emotions that come with that manage to push down the feeling of hate that bubbles up in me. With a heavy heart, I decide to help him. This way I will be able to repay him for his heroic action and we will be finally even. And I will never have to think about him ever again. Kneeling down, I hold out my shaking hands over his frame. I close my eyes and concentrate on letting my power stream through me, but it never comes. Blinking repeatedly, I look at my hands taken aback, feeling like an empty battery. I’m feeling confused and as I go on inspecting my hands, I suddenly halt my movements. My eyes fall onto a small pattern that looks like engraved into my skin. I remember that I had noticed it before as I was healing my mother but I didn’t put any thought into it because I must have already been overwhelmed by everythi
Scott The first thing I notice as I open my eyes is the harsh, blinding light. For a moment, I halt in my movements, blinking against the glaring light as I am unsure if I’m already able to see or only hallucinating.The world was no longer a pitch-black nightmare but an ensemble of vivid colors and shimmering lights that danced in front of my face as I sit up. I was lying in front of a cave and I look around cautiously, sniffing the air and closing my eyes as my senses seem to be reactivated. With a sigh of relief, I take in all the different scents, not being able to make out the one of my savior. Who had this person been? Opening my eyes slowly, I observe the trees swaying in the gentle breeze and I listen to my heartbeat picking up its beat involuntarily. Had it been April? Lifting my hand, I taste for scars or left wounds from the hard fall of the day before, but I find nothing. There is nothing, as well as the bandages seem to have been removed, leaving behind smooth sk
April The town we arrived in was buzzing. The usual sounds of everyday life and the murmurs of the people passing by were molding into a soothing background noise while the sun was setting down. As we walked forward, pushing through the crowd of people on their evening stroll, I wrap my arms around me, closing my jacket to shield myself from the chill breeze of the dawning evening. I keep looking over to my mother, who seems to do well, luckily, but worry keeps flashing up in her face, and I hope that she is coping with all those overwhelming surroundings. We had gone to the next human town for supplies. My mother had insisted that we got there to find some herbs and ingredients that could be turned into medicine which we could use as reserve as we continued our journey on unsure roads. I had suggested that we could fully rely on my special healing ability to heal us, but my mother was adamant about how we should be careful about our behaviour while being packless. Dangers were
Noah Today is the day of the delivery. And they still failed. I sigh as I sit in the bustling waiting room, watching my Beta, Daniel, pace back and forth as he chews on his nails. It’s a habit he has used to do since childhood when he is nervous. I usually would tell him that he has to stop that because it undermines his authority, but tonight, he can do whatever the fuck he wants. We grew up together in the Black Amethyst Pack and there was no doubt, since the beginning, that I would have named him my Beta after becoming Alpha of the pack. As he met his mate and she got pregnant, I was so incredibly happy for him. It was the best thing ever to see him become a Dad and he was so elated by the fact. Unfortunately, his mate, Samantha got very sick and risked losing the pup on several occasions. Even though the doctors of my pack managed to save the pup and keep her healthy enough to continue the pregnancy, the entire situation was taking a great toll on her. She got weaker and
Scott I can’t believe this. After everything that happened and after all the pain we had to go through, I reach the one person who could save us, and find April. I still can’t believe that she is the miracle doctor! My blood is boiling as I think of how long I had been looking for her, afraid that she would have been hurt or even worse. In the meantime, she was here. Living the best life as her doctor teacher’s favorite pet. What an idiot I had been! My wolf has retreated to the back of my mind and keeps growling as he tries to get over the pain. He seems to be angry at me for having rejected her right away. And as I think of it, I must admit that even if he was incredibly angry at her for hurting our mate, and still frustrated at my behavior as I kept looking for April, he fell quiet as soon as he recognized April as his mate. He might be angry at me for the rejection, but I couldn’t care less. April is responsible for Hailey’s death, and I don’t think that I could ever for
April “I, Scott Walker, Alpha of the Blue Amber Pack, reject you, April Foster, Daughter of Jax Foster, former Beta of the Blue Amber Pack, as my mate and future Luna.” His words pierce my heart like daggers, enhancing the pain of the rejection washing over me. I feel myself shaking as my wolf trembles at the stabbing pain, trying her best to cope with the painful rejection. After so many years, he hurts me deeply again. Holding my head high, I look him straight into his eyes, my body still yearning for him to inch even closer and press his lips on mine. The damn attraction of the mate bond. But it will soon disappear. “I, April Foster, cast out of the Blue Amber Pack and doctor of the Black Amethyst Pack, accept your rejection,” I say firmly, changing my attributes to underline my distance to the pack. I won’t take any disrespect anymore, so much has changed since I came here and was able to start a new life with people who loved me. So, if he wants to reject me then he glad
April “Tell me that they are lying.” Noah’s pleading words pierce through the fog in my mind, making me gulp as I look at him with glassy eyes. “I didn’t kill anyone,” I say, sadly not seeming that convincing as I gulp. “I didn’t kill their Luna. I was framed.” My old pack members scoff, as I keep my eyes on Noah, looking at him pleadingly. “You have to believe me that I’m innocent. Their Luna disappeared, but I had nothing to do with it, whatsoever.” “You are just the same deceiving, lying bitch that you always were,” Liam pushes out a dry laugh, making me turn to face them properly for the first time. My wolf roars in my head and lets her anger but also sadness stream through me as she suffers because of these accusations but also has to cope with the rage rolling off her newfound mate. And my childhood crush. “I know that you won’t believe me! You never did! Even if I was your friend, you just trusted everyone’s word around me instead of mine. I was tortured and cast out b
April “Scott,” I breathe out in a whisper as I look at him in shock. I would like to pinch myself to see if I’m trapped in one of my nightmares, but I don’t seem to be able to move as I am frozen to the spot. As if in slow motion, I can see his expression morph. His initial shock slowly changes into desperation before it only shows pure hatred. Taking a step backward automatically, I gulp. “What happened?” He remains silent as he must be arguing with his wolf about tearing me apart on the spot and as my brain finally starts functioning again, I recognize the warrior that the medical staff are about to lift from the stretcher onto the hospital bed. I gasp at the condition Kane is in and walk to the bed as they connect the tubes to set up the intravenous infusion. My heart beats painfully into my throat as I try to ignore Scott’s burning gaze and concentrate on giving my staff the instruction to stabilize the patient. The patient. The man who I once used to call uncle, because
April I scroll through my feed while my mother hums, turning the page of the enormous Newspaper. “Daniel has invited us to their house to celebrate our fifth anniversary with the pack with a nice home-cooked dinner. What do you think?” my mother asks, making me look up at her. “Oh, I would absolutely love that. They are so nice thinking about that.” She smiles, without taking her eyes off the article that she is reading. “Perfect, I’ll tell them that we would love to celebrate the anniversary with them and accept their invitation.” “Can’t wait,” I say loudly, taking a spoon of my scrambled eggs, making her giggle. After having finished breakfast, I get up with a groan as it is too early for me to actually function. I have spent the night before in the lab, thinking I would be able to take it easy today but just as I was about to go to sleep, I remembered that I had an important meeting with Doctor Koppler and Doctor Jones. With a heavy heart, I set my alarm for a time that woul
Scott My heart beats painfully in my chest as I rip open the doors to my cars, enabling the warriors to lift the comatose bodies of my injured warriors out of the cars gently. I love how much care they put into their movements, being careful not to induce any further pain even if we barged into their territory uninvited, breaking the first rule of our race. Seeing the Alpha stepping out of the mansion again, I lift my head to see him opening the door with another man fully, while a group of people dressed in white coats storm out with stretchers. I push out a deep breath, happy about my pack members and friends getting the help they deserve. Praying to the Moon Goddess as I see the doctors approach, I ask for her mercy to save their lives. There will be a huge miracle needed, and I fear that I’m asking for too much. “Alpha Noah,” one of the doctors says as she meets him on the stairs, following the first two warriors of my pack who are being carried through the house as I suppo
Scott My brain is buzzing by the time we have finally gotten the most life-threateningly injured into the car for safe transport to the pack that should be able to help us out of this desperate situation. Liam and I drive two SUVs while Albert, Taylor, and Bryan take the limousines so that we are able to transport them all. There are two pack doctors who are accompanying us as well in case something bad happens. But I could feel that even Doctor Simmeons was convinced about them being able to actually do something about any inconvenience occurring during the long drive. I refocus on Doctor Simmeons who leads us through the most important points of the transport. As the lives of the men we are transporting are all hanging by a threat, there are a lot of things we have to take care of to make sure that they don’t die on our way there. My heart begins to race as I think of all the possibilities that could happen in the worst case and I take a deep breath while my wolf paces back and
ScottI have my head buried in my hands as I sit in the hallway of the pack hospital, waiting for some good news.The doctors and nurses scurry around us while the rooms and even the hallways are filled with injured warriors.Even though we won, I couldn’t feel any joy about it, not even for a second.The destruction the attacking rogues and pack members of the White Opal Pack had left behind was much higher than we could have ever could have had predicted.It sadly looks like we underestimated them and they came to make us pay for that, taking advantage of our perception that we were more powerful than anyone.And we are surely the strongest, but they had the better plan.That’s for sure.I inhale a deep breath, straightening my spine to sit upright and stare down the hallway.My chest squeezes as I see the desperation on the faces of the hospital staff, who usually is known to remain calm and collected. They treat their patients with everything they can, but even I can see that most
ScottAs the training is over, I start walking back to my office, taking fast and long steps.Luckily, I get to avoid another interaction with Ana, who is already charging towards me to chat with me casually as the training ends.She shouldn’t feel so comfortable around me anyway.It gives me the ick.But as she is the assistant of the pack doctor, there isn’t much I can do about this. I have to work with her on a daily basis, so I try to keep it friendly.And not to make it more awkward as it already is.Nearly reaching my office, I find my Scarlett in the hallway that leads to it. My sister is hanging a photo of my father with puffy eyes, and I halt in my tracks to help her.She sighs as she lets go of the heavy frame, allowing me to find the hooks that were applied to the wall to hold the picture.I hang the picture with a heavy feeling in my heart, pushing out a deep breath as I wrap my arm around her shoulders, looking up at the picture.“It’s a nice picture of him. Don’t you thi