Chapter 24 - Loose CanonZaneThe drive to the far side of the pack was an hour away. And the silence and tension between Colette and I was so uncomfortable that it even seemed to fill the music that was playing on the radio. I tightened my grip on the steering wheel, shifting in my seat as I tried to ignore it. It had only been fifteen minutes since we left the packhouse, and I didn't know how much more of this silence I could take already. I felt Paige's amusement as she sat silently in the back seat. I looked at her through the rearview mirror, my eyes narrowing as she leaned forward so her elbows rested on her thighs. The corner of her mouth ticked upwards as a hint of mischief flickered in her grey eyes. "So, you two-" "Don't even." I snarled, cutting her link off before she could even ask. She let out a snigger which gained Colette's attention. I felt her eyes on me, but I forced myself to keep my eyes on the road. There had only been two things I ever regretted in my life.
Chapter 25 - ShockColetteZane and Tony's wolved fighting filled the air with vicious snarls. The sound of their teeth snapping together as they attacked one another had my senses going into overload. Flashbacks of my pack being ripped to pieces once more crossed my mind. I couldn't move, couldn't think as I was trapped in my past. The ground was covered in snow and stained with blood. The overwhelming smell of smoke filled the air around me. I couldn't breathe; I was five years old again, unable to move. A helpless girl who could do nothing but stand and watch as her whole family was brutally killed right before her. "Ahhh, shit, that fucking hurt." Paige hissed as she sat beside me behind the SUV we had come here in, taking cover. I blinked, snapping myself out of my own personal nightmare. I looked down at her thigh. Her hand was covered in blood as she tried to put pressure on the wound. The coppery smell of her blood filled my nose, making my stomach turn.I was frozen, unable
Chapter 25 - TimebombZaneI couldn't believe that Tony snapped like that.Well, scratch that. I knew Tony was a ticking timebomb waiting for the perfect opportunity to challenge me. But the fact that he had to use a gun loaded with silver bullets to try and get the upper hand was something I hadn't expected. Call me naive, but it never crossed my mind that he would be that cowardly.I should have expected it, though; the Higgins were a cunning lot. But I let my desire for a nice set of tits and a hot ass get in the way of my logical thinking when it came to Sophia's family. So he had a right to be mad; I could give Tony that much. I had taken not only his future title from him as Alpha of his pack, but then I also went and slept with his sister. Yeah, I was a dick about the whole thing, but I was also only a male who only had so much willpower when it came to telling a willing she-wolf no—especially one who looked so damn tasty. In my defence, at the beginning of whatever we were, I
Chapter 26 - Coward"You aren't leaving without me," Paige argued from her hospital bed. She had woken up just before we got back into the centre of the Redmoon pack. Her vitals checked out, and she was almost back to her usual self despite the amount of blood she had lost yesterday. Doctor Peterson recommended she stay overnight for observation and then stay on bed rest for the next few days. She refused, but we all insisted she listen, but she wouldn't drop it. She had been like this ever since. Fighting her mother, father, and now Zane at every turn. Her body was exhausted. You could see it in her eyes, but she still refused to listen, especially when she found out that Zane and I were going to the Bloodstone pack alone. I wasn't happy about it either when I found out. Being alone with Zane for an extended period seemed like a nightmare, but it was what had to be done. With meetings like this, the head of the pack had to leave in order to maintain the peace. It showed unity and
Chapter 27 - Devil's GameZane2L8 by Ryan Oakes played on the radio as we passed the territory line of the Bloodstone pack. It was like static filled the air as we drew close to it. The hairs on my arms stood up in response to the change in the atmosphere. I had never actually come to the Bloodstone territory before. Usually, Balor insisted that he show up to our pack. So, it was odd that he allowed us here when I called. He could have suggested bringing Sophia to my pack or even met us at his border, but he didn't. I wanted to say that I just caught him in an off mood or that he was too busy to think of that. But something told me that wasn't true. Balor always had a reason for what he did. It was how he became so well known around the country in such a short time. In just a short time over the last seven years, he managed to take over half of the country. He had more power and sway over any government than a politician, and the funniest part was that they had no idea who he actua
Chapter 28 - Black MagicColetteI stared at the man before me; he held an unnatural kind of beauty to him. His scarlet hair was pulled up into a topknot, his body dressed in an expensive suit and his hands and neck painted in all kinds of tattoos that hinted at more underneath his clothing. Balor was way too swift to be just that of a werewolf. He even smelled off, and something in my gut told me there was a reason for it. The air around us seemed to hold a strange static to it too. Almost like it was charged with some foreign energy, but at the same time, it seemed to call to me. Balor watched me, his sapphire eyes, unnaturally blue and alluring, tracking my every movement as he waited for my answer. He dropped a bombshell on me, informing me my brother was alive. My brother, whom I had seen, get dragged into the forest as a child and killed. The brother that I heard scream until a horrible growl ripped through the forest air, followed by a sickening silence, was alive. I weighed
Chapter 29 - MineZaneWe made it to our room. The walls were painted a dark navy blue, and a huge king-size poster bed sat in the middle of the room. A large ensuite sat to the left, and a walk-in to the right. Our room was in the alpha wing. It was an odd place to keep a guest, normally, we would have stayed somewhere else, but Lincoln claimed that Balor didn't stay here often and that this had basically become a guest wing after his family relocated.I let him go on about the history of the place, taking in how fascinated Colette seemed to be by his stories. But I didn't hear a single thing he said. My mind to busy replaying the deal she made with Balor in my head over and over again. I knew Balor played games with people. It was what he was known for. I expected him to pull some macho crap when we arrived, but I didn't think he would do that. I didn't expect him to know Colette's secret either, but he did. How he fucking did, I had no idea, but it wasn't fucking surprising, reall
Chapter 30 - DeathColetteZane started a catalyst of emotions in my head. My mind and body were still buzzing from the orgasms he gave me. Even long after, we showered and got dressed. Yet, I was still somehow stunned into a mind-numbing silence over what Zane admitted to me.He knew.He fucking knew I was his mate, and he never told me. The worst part was that when he admitted that he knew, I didn't feel disgusted like I thought I would. On the contrary, I felt relief, and that really threw me off. I got out of the shower, dried off, and got ready in a daze. Zane didn't say anything to me after everything, and I was thankful for it because I honestly didn't know how I would respond to anything he said right now. I had so many things to process, but I couldn't think of that right now. So I forced the thoughts aside as I focused on zipping up the side of my orange crop top. Now that I had my figure back, one I never knew I had due to years of neglect and starvation. It was hard not