Elsie's POV My eyes stung as I made an attempt to open them, even the effort in moving my eyelids was exhausting. Eventually I focused on the light around me, squinting as the brightness from the sun burned into my vision. I saw the silhouette of someone sitting beside me. Was it Theo? Oris? I would even welcome Kai at this point. Had they managed to find me and bring me back to the Summer Pack house? My eyes began to adjust, and I just caught the features of the man sitting at my bedside. As he spoke to me, I felt my stomach turn with sickness, and bile rose into my throat. "Good morning baby," Rory's rough voice stung my ears. That same voice I always dreaded to hear, it sent a terror through my body, striking every nerve along the way "You're safe now, safe with me," As my eyes began to adjust further, I studied his face. Rory was rugged, his skin worn while the scar across his face made him look rough. His eyes were cold, and seemed to look through me rather than into
Rory's POV It appeared Elsie was becoming obedient to me already. After making a fuss, and aiming her cold words toward me, she had settled and my threats had silenced her. This was the Elsie I preferred, quiet and willing to do as I say. It was difficult to ignore my urges, push away the inner thoughts of my wolf, Evander as he urged me to fuck the girls brains out. I had to wait, as much as I wanted to, I was desperate to feel her insides once more, her walls clamping around me as I took her. But I needed Elsie strong again before we began any of that. I had to practice my patience this time round. I sat at Elsie's bedside as she drifted away once more, falling into a slumber, her energy had run low after her struggle to fight me away. So weak my baby girl was, which was incredibly thrilling. I had to enjoy this until she eventually became stronger once more. Elsie's breathing began to calm as she fell into a deep sleep, I watched her face change from the aggravated e
Elsie's POV Stirring from my sleep, I felt myself more alert than the first time I awoke in this room. It took me seconds to focus my vision, and even though my injuries still hurt, they felt less painful already. As soon as I had focused on my surroundings, I noticed no one by my bedside. I was alone in this room at last, perhaps now I could plan my escape. 'Elsie,' The echoed voice of Ashe entered my mind, and I searched inside for my wolf, following the sound of her voice 'Ashe?' I asked 'Is that you?' 'Elsie, yes I'm here,' Ashe replied, and I began to see her form appear in my mind, hazy at first, but she was slowly reforming to her usual self 'You're in danger' she said. "You need to get out of there as quickly as you can!' 'Help me,' I begged 'They've done something to me and I don't know what,' 'I can feel you Elsie, I'm coming for you,' Ashe's voice began to ring clearer in my mind 'I'll have you out in no time, can you connect with the Brothers?' It was then
Rory's POV "Babygirl, are you awake?" I slid my fingers through Elsie's long red locks as she lay on her side curled up. The covers wrapped around her, she must have been cold before she fell asleep. "Leave me alone," the small, weak voice came from beneath the mass of bed covers and hair. As I placed my hand on the covers over her body, I felt Elsie tremble before catching the quiet sobs as she cried. Oh good, there it was. Her weakness was already beginning to show as Elsie began to crumble from my torment. I was really showing the girl how weak she was now. Soon she would fully succumb to me, begging me to be her protector once again. "Come on sweetheart, don't cry," I said soothingly as I rubbed my hand over her covered body affectionately "I brought you some treats, are you hungry?" "No," Elsie replied. I smiled, so she was fighting her obedience? Maybe this girl was tougher than I had imagined, but it wouldn't take long for me to rule her. "Come on Elsie, be a g
Theo's POV I hadn't fully realised until this moment how much we missed having Elsie around the house, her cheery disposition really uplifted our moods on a daily basis. Ever since she had gone, my brothers and I were left in an emotional slump, as though a grey cloud permanently hovered over us. We hadn't really talked in a few days now, there were the odd moments of passing conversation, but we never spent a good amount of time together as we used to. Oris locked himself in the library, more so than usual, and Kai was out alot. I didn't ask where he was going, he needed to do what he could to find comfort. There was no beautiful smile, or soft giggling coming from Gracie's bedroom while they played together. As I stood over the sink, my hands in the soapy water as I washed the same plate over and over, circling the sponge over its surface slowly, I gazed out into the back garden. Even the garden seems lifeless. I missed watching Elsie and Gracie dance about, tossing a ball
Rory's POV I watched Luke sit opposite the table from me, his leg twitching with nerves which jiggled his entire body. He chewed on his lip, unable to make eye contact with me, and his anxious behaviour was beginning to annoy me. "Well?" I asked, picking up the knife at my side from the cutlery set up for the meal I had planned. I played with the knife in my fingers as I kept my gaze on the Doctor "How is she doing with the serum?" "Sh-She's responding well," Luke said eventually, still unable to meet my eyes "The effects are stronger than I imagined, her abilities disappear pretty much as soon as I give her the shot," Luke continued his nervous twitching, but I allowed him to carry on through his nerves. "The only issue seems to be that once the dose of serum has worn off, Elsie's abilities begin to appear extremely quickly again," he paused as his eyes watched the knife I slid through my grip. "My only concern is that Elsie may try to connect with her wolf, and possibly
Theo's POV "How does this thing even work?" Kai asked as he swung the necklace between his fingers, his eyes on the pendant as he dangled it above his head "Does it come with an instruction manual?" "Give me it, buffoon," Oris said, snatching the necklace from Kai. He pushed his glasses up his nose before taking a closer look at the pendant "I'm sure I could find a book in my collection that may hold some clues, or something similar to this magic object," I sighed, becoming impatient with my brothers. I snatched the pendant from Oris quickly and clasped it in my fist, as it returned to my possession "No, there's no instructions," I directed at Kai. I snapped my gaze to Oris "And we don't have time to be searching through your overstuffed shelves of books, we need to find Elsie now," I paused, remembering how she appeared in my mind, so frail and terrified "She's in danger and if we don't get to her soon…," I pulled my fingers tighter into a fist, feeling the pendant dig into
Elsie's POV I felt weak and pathetic. All I was good for it seemed now, was laying in this damn bed and counting the hours away. I was even tired of the TV that played reruns of what was usually my favourite series. I was beginning to feel like a zombie. Sitting myself up in bed, I cringed at the pains of my wounds that stung through my movements. Feeling this weak and helpless was something I didn't want to get used to. I wished to feel strong and powerful again, and as I sat in the bed, I remembered when I was doing my warrior training. How determined I was to make myself as powerful as I could and become the best warrior, proving to everyone I could achieve it. It was then, I began to feel the sensation of a small surge of adrenaline through me and I perked up. Pulling the covers away from my body, I stood to my feet and walked into the centre of the room. I felt a sense of being alert, something I hadn't experienced in a while. I began to pace up and down the room, tryin
Rory's POV I have become used to the darkness now. After travelling in this box or whatever they contained me in, my wrists seared as they were bound to my front by magic. That was the only explanation for the ability to restrain me. 'I'm sorry I failed you,' Evander crept into my mind 'I had a moment of weakness and I…" 'You did fail me,' I replied with a guttural growl 'Because of you, we're being taken to the Elder's for our punishment. Execution in the highest form,' 'You could be wrong,' Evander said trying to sound cheery 'The Elders may be easy on us,' 'Fool' I replied 'You absolute moron, we will die without a doubt,' 'I accept the blame, I'm not good enough to be your wolf Rory,' Evander's voice sounded fragile. 'You're pathetic, leave me be in my final moments' I said cruelly 'The last thing I want is you in my mind as I live my last moments,' Evander became silent and I sensed him slink back into the depths of my mind. I didn't want to talk to the imbecile
Elsie's POV "I feel quite nervous," I shifted on my feet as I stood by the doorway to the home of Theo, Kai and Oris' Mother "You kind of threw me in the deep end here," "It will be fine," Theo said as he squeezed my hand "You were bound to meet our Mother one day, why not today?" As I looked back at the car, Kai and Oris sat inside and with a grin, Kai held two thumbs up. I snapped my eyes back to Theo "But I'm covered in someone else's blood, and I stink of dog," Theo chuckled "You need to relax Elsie," He squeezed my hand again "Mom's going to adore you, as much as I do," I took in a deep breath "Alright, but we say a quick hello, grab Gracie and then leave," I had it all planned out in my head, I would move so quickly that Theo's Mother wouldn't even know I'm there. Perfect. The door opened and there stood a woman, who was the double of Theo. He definitely bore the resemblance of his Mother. She was quite young looking, a mature lady but more youthful than I had ima
Elsie's POV 'We're outnumbered Elsie,' I spoke to her in my mind 'There's so many of them, I fear we can't handle this,' 'Be strong Ashe,' Elsie replied 'Perhaps our mates will fight by our side,' I took my eyes off the Pack of wolves before me and shifted my gaze to the doorway in which the Alpha brothers were standing. They still congregated around there, but they seemed reluctant to come to my side. 'Brutus,' I reached out to the wolf 'What shall I do? I cant take all of these wolves on by myself,' I felt weak asking them for help, but even I knew my limits. 'Don't worry,' Brutus responded calmly 'It's not what it seems,' Blinking, I took my eyes back to the wolf Pack. They had shifted back into their human forms, and one had stood forward. "Little red wolf," He spoke, and I recognised him as Rory's Beta "Don't be afraid, we aren't here to hurt you. We're here to support you, Rory must suffer for his crimes," 'What the fuck?' I heard Evander growl in my mind 'The l
Evander's POV 'Shit,' I husked addressing Rory in my mind 'We're surrounded, I can't take them all on,' My body felt weak, perhaps Elsie was right after all. The serum was taking its toll on my body, but I knew I had enough fight in me to end this once and for all. 'Find it in yourself to kill the pathetic bitch,' Rory said in response, I heard the anger in his voice 'Once this is over, we will have everything we wanted,' 'But what if we lose Rory, then what?' I asked fearfully 'Do we perish as cowards? Weakened by our own greed?' 'Don't be so dramatic,' Rory said coldly 'We aren't weak, not as weak as Elsie. We will always overpower her, we know her weaknesses,' A growl simmered in my throat as I studied the red wolf before me. She was breathtakingly beautiful, her green eyes shimmered as her teeth snarled at me. I could sense her power and it scared me. 'She has grown,' I said, returning the snarl to Ashe 'Elsie and her wolf are different beings now, I can sense their
Elsie's POV I had underestimated Rory it seemed. I felt myself drawing close to death as Rory pounded his fist into me, each strike worsening my vision as things became a blur, the darkness enveloping me. It didn't even hurt anymore, my entire body burned with so much pain, I didnt know which part of the pain to focus on. Reaching out to my mates, I caught their words ever so low in my mind. I made an attempt to respond, but I could barely focus my thoughts. 'Hold on Elsie, my darling. We're coming to get you. Please be strong, I want you to be brave for me. I love you,' Theo's message struck a chord with me, hearing such powerful affection from him, and knowing how he wanted me to fight back awoke something within me. 'Theo?' I asked 'I love you too,' Saying these words, I could feel energy return to me. I thought of my family, their love and support was beginning to restore me back to health. I could feel my insides healing from the damage Rory caused, I was beginning t
Theo's POV "She's not in her room, or Gracie's," Oris said as he rushed back down to the dining room "I checked all the rooms upstairs, even ours," It wasn't often I saw Oris in this state, whenever he was upset he remained calm and silent. But his usual internal stress was showing now "Has anyone tried calling her phone?" My eyes shifted to the doorway as Kai hurried in after Oris "Elsie isn't in the garden I can't even catch her fresh scent, I don't think she's been here for a while. I tried calling her phone, but I think it's switched off," "Well, that answers that question," Oris said, appearing to have calmed down slightly. "Shit," I grunted "Elsie is being a hero again isn't she. I had hoped she would have listened to me this time. The girl is far too stubborn," Oris frowned "Well we did kind of treat her like a child again," I knew he words were mainly aimed toward me "No Oris, we are protecting her," "From what?" Kai asked, his voice firm as he stepped forward "
Rory's POV Alone in my office, I caught a familiar scent in the air, stronger than usual. Stepping over the corpse at my feet, I made my way over to the doorway. 'What do you think?' Evander asked 'Do you think it's her?' 'Oh it's definitely her,' I chuckled 'Beautiful, little delicious Elsie has come to visit us' 'She's making my mouth water,' Evander replied 'I want to taste her,' 'You and me both,' I replied with a feral grunt 'That sexy little bitch won't be leaving this time,' Leaving the study, I followed the delicious scent of Elsie as she infected my nose. Her scent was incredibly powerful, I could imagine her body wrapped around me as I inhaled her delicate smell. "Where are you babygirl?" I asked softly as I stalked down the hallway, following the trail "I can smell you, my delicious little treat," There was no sound as I walked down the darkened hallway, and it was then I noticed the door to the lab open "Are you hiding in my secret place, you naughty girl,
Elsie's POV 'Do you really think we should be doing this?' Ashe asked me as I slinked into the woods, choosing my familiar route. 'Yes Ashe,' I replied 'I'm tired of being wrapped in cotton wool and having to constantly prove myself to Theo,' I scanned the area for any rogue wolves, no one was about 'Now quit lecturing me and help me with this, one final push and Rory is finished' It was then I shifted into my wolf, she shook her red fur, landing on all fours as she found her bearings. I ran through the woods on the trail we used so often 'Straight to the Autumn Pack' I spoke to the human form inside me. 'Yes,' Elsie replied 'As quick as we can,' With these words, I felt the power rush through me, more than ever. My running speed had doubled and my legs felt strong. 'This is the first time I've been able to experience the power,' I said happily 'It's a rush! I can see why you like it,' I heard Elsie chuckle in my mind 'Not so bad of a decision now, hey?' As we reach
Rory's POV "Alright, here's the deal," I said as I began to pace up and down the room, all eyes on me as my Pack members hung onto my every word. "I know it's been a while since I called a meeting, but things here have been…" I paused with a smirk "...hectic," I held a vial of serum between my fingers to my Pack "This is the future, the serum in this small vial changes me for the better," dipping my finger into the top, I allowed a small blob of the thick liquid to cling against my finger. Bringing it to my lips, I pushed my finger into my mouth and consumed the serum "I will be the best Alpha I can be for you," I husked as I felt the small amount of Serum begin to subtly change me. "What is it?" One of the Omega's asking, his eyes on the vial, as though he wanted a taste of his own. I pulled the vial to my chest "It is a concoction made just for me, to enhance my body and senses. It makes me the most powerful I could ever be, strong and agile. I'm basically a God with the