Gavin’s POVGavin’s entire body froze at Bane’s words. Bane only laughed from behind him. It was taking everything Gavin had to not tear his throat out with his wolf’s fangs. But he held himself back.“What do you know about her?” Gavin found himself asking, his tone was dark and threatening.There was a moment of pause while Bane thought about how to answer his question.“I know that she’s a dangerous individual and could get herself in a lot of trouble if she’s not careful,” Bane said, sounding almost bored.Gavin whipped around, baring his sharp teeth in Bane’s direction, his eyes flashing with anger. Bane didn’t look frightened by it though. He looked more excited than anything.“How long do expect to hide her?” Bane asked, turning away. “It won’t be long before she’s found out.”He was gone without another word, leaving Gavin alone with his thoughts.“You should have let me tear his throat out,” his wolf hissed furiously. “I could have taken care of the problem easily and quickly
Erin’s POVI was on lockdown, and there was nothing I was going to be able to do about it.I didn’t talk to Gavin for the rest of the night; once he put his foot down and ordered that I stayed inside the packhouse for the next unforeseen future, he disappeared into his study, leaving me alone to process his order.The gamma warriors were already standing guard at the door, watching my every move. Beta Seth was standing behind me, staring at me with a somber look in his eyes. A look I didn’t recognize coming from him.“I don’t like this any more than you do,” he said. “But he’s worried because Bane has gone crazy and is after something. He’s trying to protect you.”Gavin didn’t tell Seth the entire truth; that Bane was after me.“And you’re okay with that?” I asked, raising my brows. “With Alpha Gavin protecting me?”Bane frowned as he searched my face.“No,” he answered. “But he’s the Alpha and I can’t go against him. Neither can you.”“Can I have a minute so I can call my boss?” I as
Erin’s POVA board game?I wasn’t really in the mood to play a board game, but I could see the pure excitement on Seth’s face. I found it difficult to say no, so I agreed to play a game with him.He chose Monopoly.I should have known he would choose the longest game there was. I didn’t argue though; I sat on the couch in the living room as he set up the board game on the coffee table.“This is my favorite game,” he admitted. “It’ll keep us busy for a while.”“Is there a reason you’re trying to distract me?”“No,” he said. “But if we are going to be stuck here, we might as well do something to keep our attention at bay.”He was right, who knew when I’d be able to leave this packhouse. If I didn’t do something to preoccupy my mind, I would soon lose my mind.“I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings earlier,” Seth randomly said during the game.I glanced at him, frowning.“You didn’t hurt my feelings,” I lied.He gave me a knowing look that showed that he didn’t believe me.“I care about Al
Gavin’s POVA woman of fire.That was what the teenager had referred to the woman in the red cloak.“She emerged from the fire?” Gavin asked to clarify.The young girl nodded almost gravely; a dark haze fell over her vision as the memory surfaced in her mind.“Yes… it was like the fire was dancing around her body. Not actually touching her, but also not avoiding her either. It was being created for her… or maybe by her,” the girl said thoughtfully. But then she disappeared, and the fire stayed…”She shivered at the thought.Gavin nodded, understanding.“You’ve been very helpful,” Gavin said to her with gratitude. “What is your name?”“Amelia,” she answered with a small smile.“It’s nice to meet you, Amelia,” Gavin said, bowing his head slightly at her.“You as well, Alpha.”…Erin’s POVThe game had ended over an hour ago and we’ve been doing nothing but watching TV for the following few hours.I kept asking if I could go outside and get some fresh air but kept saying it was probably
Erin’s POVMy heart was pounding quickly against my chest; I couldn’t tell if it was because I was caught snooping through Gavin’s office or because I was so furious with him. But the accusatory way he was looking at me made my blood boil.“What am I doing?” I asked, stepping around his desk with the Moonshadow list in my hands. “What are you doing, Gavin?”His eyes traced my face for a moment before landing on the paper I held.“I can’t be too safe.”“You think I’m a member of the Moonshadow?” I asked disbelief in my tone.However, considering I was a member, it wasn’t too odd for him to think that.“You have abilities, Erin. Both you and Henry do. It can’t be a coincidence.”“You could have just talked to me about it but you’ve been investigating me instead,” I hissed, fury boiling through me.“Would you have told me if I were to ask you?” He asked, narrowing his eyes at me. I fell silent, unsure of how to answer him. Of course, I couldn’t tell him the truth. The organization would
Erin’s POVI haven’t heard from Henry in days and this is what he has to say to me? Not to trust Gavin?I already knew that Henry didn’t like Gavin; it wasn’t much of a secret. But what did Henry know that I didn’t? I had to admit that it got me curious.I decided to call Henry and find out what it is that he knows.“Erin?” Henry answered the phone on the first ring.I was pleased to finally hear his voice considering I’d been trying to get a hold of him for days. But I was also upset with him for disappearing.“Where have you been?” I asked him right off the bat. I was trying not to sound upset, but I knew it was leaking through in my tone.“That’s not important right now. Do you have a minute to meet somewhere?”I frowned, staring at the clock.It was a little after 9 pm.I wasn’t even supposed to leave the packhouse; getting out of the door was going to be difficult with all of the guards keeping a watch over the place. Especially, since they were keeping a watch over me.“I can’t
Erin’s POV“The Slayers?” I asked in disbelief. “That’s not possible. We’ve already defeated them.”“Not all of them,” Henry said, shaking his head.“I thought the organization got shut down with the leader perished,” I said, meeting Henry’s worried eyes. “How are they still around?”“There’s a new leader,” Henry said. “I didn’t understand it at first either. Theo didn’t have all the answers. But they caught on when certain wolves and humans had gone missing. They later turned up dead and drained of their blood. They had abilities.”My heart fell into my stomach at his words.“A new leader?” I whispered, feeling the color draining from my face. “The Slayers are back?”“I wouldn’t be telling you this if it wasn’t true,” Henry assured me. “That’s where I’ve been the last few days. I’ve been watching them. They have Bane under their control, and they have Gavin too. Gavin is only keeping you locked away until the Slayers are able to capture you.”“No…” I said, taking a step away from him
Gavin’s POVThe first thing Gavin did was check the bathroom; telling from Erin’s lingering scent, she wasn’t there at all. She’s been missing for at least a couple of hours.He went from her bathroom to the open window and peered down. It was a long way to the ground; she would have to be pretty talented to make it to the ground without any injuries.His stomach formed a tight knot at the thought of her getting hurt, but she wasn’t around anywhere so he knew she got out okay.“Seth!” Gavin growled in his mindlink. His Beta should have been back hours ago from his mission and back to keep an eye on Erin while Gavin worked. The fact that Erin was missing meant that Seth and the other guards weren’t doing their jobs correctly. “Report to Erin’s room,” he ordered.It didn’t take long for the tired Beta to enter the bedroom; he frowned instantly when he looked around the seemingly empty room and then his eyes landed on a very furious Gavin.“Notice anything missing?” Gavin seethed between