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
Chapter 31 - TakenZane I was stuck between being in complete awe and absolutely furious as I looked at the wolf before me. I had no time to react before Colette shifted. One second she was backing away from Sophia. The next, her wolf took over and snapped Sophia's neck. I shouted for her to stop, but I was too late. I wasn't angry at Colette for killing her; I was mad at the fact that Sophia was still so lost in her lies that she thought it was okay to attack Colette as she did. I was also angry that she got too quick of death for what she did to my mate. But I also knew that despite everything that happened to Colette, she wouldn't have wanted to do this. Even though it had only been a short time since we entered each other's lives, I knew her. I knew that the idea of her being the one to kill someone would now haunt her for the rest of her life. "Colette," I said softly as I approached her wolf. Her silver coat held a shine to it that made it look so soft. And now that she had
Chapter 32 - PanicZane My head was throbbing, my whole body aching. What happened? Why did I feel this way, and why was I so fucking cold? My eyes felt like they were being weighed down as I tried to pry them open. I tried to bring my hands to my face, but they were numb and unresponsive. I felt like I was floating, my centre of gravity completely thrown off. I groaned as I tried to shift my body from whatever uncomfortable position I was in, but something kept me in place. I could hear music playing, but it sounded so far away. I pushed all of my willpower into opening my eyes. My vision was blurry, and my mind felt like it was stuck in a fog. I tried to look around, but everything was the wrong way. Why the hell was I upside down? I blinked my eyes, the movement slow and tiring, trying to wake my brain up. Slowly my senses came back to me, my arms tingling as I forced my fingers to move. The music now becoming clearer. Teeth by 5 seconds of summer played on the radio. I l
Chapter 32 - FightColette Drip. Drip. Drip.My eyes felt leaden as I slowly came too. The smell of mould and damp soil assaulted my nose, sending a wave of nausea through me. Drip. Drip. Drip. I wrinkled my brow as I tried to pinpoint the direction of where the water was dripping. Everything hurt, and I felt so exhausted, the wolfsbane slowly killing me. I knew any more of it in my system would be the cause of my demise. And maybe Maverick realized that too because I knew from whatever amount he gave me, it didn't put me out as long as the first dose did. That told me two things; we were close to where ever he needed me to be when he met Pierre and his men for me to be out long enough for the transfer, and two, whoever he was working for, there was a chance that I might know them which meant Zane might too.My eyes slowly fluttered open, the darkness a welcoming presence to my eyes as I stared out into the abyss of whatever hell hole I had been dragged into. Slowly my eyes adjuste