After the call with Thomas, Eleanor went back to the packhouse to discuss the new development with Henry.“You should not go,” he said as soon as she finished telling him the details. “You are right, it’s obviously a trap.”“But this is also the best chance to discover the hybrids’ hideout,” she told him. “We’ll hatch a plan and I’ll not go without backup.”“You are right, we need to find out where they have their base. But I still don’t like it. What if they ask you to meet somewhere else other than where they are hiding?”“Then I’ll use my backup,” she told him. “I have to take the risk. I have to try and save Nessa, and if there’s a chance I can find Mia, I have to take it.”During that night’s fight with Mia’s hybrids, Jonathan had ordered his men to take her to him. So she believed that his ultimate goal was to hold her hostage in his camp.As long as his objective was not to kill her, and she was certain it wasn’t, she would manipulate the situation to her benefit.“Fine,” he ag
Henry fought back a smile as he detected the annoyance in Eleanor’s voice. She was trying to sound casual, but it was not working.Even the look on her face was giving her feelings about his revelation away.“Nothing happened between us,” he told her. He stepped over to her and stood behind her, then placed his hands on her shoulders. “The alliance did not happen because I did not want to marry her. I only wanted to be with my destined mate. You.”Eleanor’s body visibly relaxed beneath his touch. “Oh,” she replied, as if she was still trying to hide the effect his words had on her.“My father was angry,” he continued. “He said I was throwing away our pack’s future because of my stupid romantic ideas. He said my mate was probably dead and asked if I would remain unmated if I never found her.”“What did you tell him?” she asked softly.“Yes. I told him I didn’t want anyone who wasn’t her.”Eleanor chuckled. “He must have not liked hearing that.”He shook his head. “No, he didn’t. He sai
The location that Jonathan sent for the meeting spot was on the western border. As soon as Eleanor received the information, she held a meeting to discuss their plan.Remembering Grace’s betrayal in her former life, she was careful to only keep the information on a need-to-know basis.Things may have panned out differently in this life, but she suspected Mia had already recruited her personal maid to her side.The vision from the Goddess had also been a reminder to be more vigilant against her. Keeping that in mind, she had asked Sophia and Miller to watch her movements around the pack.With Mia out of the picture, Eleanor suspected Grace was her spy. Eleanor had to make sure that she did not leak crucial information about their plan. Even better, she decided they could use her to get one over Mia.She shared her thoughts with Henry, and they agreed to make a show when Grace delivered tea to the briefing room where they were meeting with the warriors to plan their ambush.Grace came a
When they came to the western border, Thomas and Eleanor walked to the meeting point while the rest remained behind to take the agreed positions.Jonathan was already at the location when they arrived, accompanied by two burly warriors and Nessa. Her hands were bound in front of her, and the two warriors stood on either side of her.“Thomas!” she cried out when she saw her brother. She rushed forward but did not get anywhere as both warriors grabbed her arms and pulled her back.“Are you okay?” Thomas asked, assessing her body for injuries.She nodded, tears streaming down her face.Eleanor, whose hands were also bound, surveyed the area. Mia was nowhere to be seen. She had also not sensed any other scents on their way to the meeting spot.But she knew that did not necessarily mean they were alone. It was possible that the hybrids were masking their scents as usual.“Where is Mia?” Thomas demanded, looking around. “You said you would let both of them go if I brought her to you.”He ha
Sophia’s gaze was focused on a spot about a hundred yards away. She had already shifted into her wolf form, as everybody else had, ready to ambush the hybrids when they appeared.They had separated into four groups divided among her, Miller, Henry, and Ethan. From her spot, Sophia had a direct view to one of the spots Eleanor had mentioned for Grace’s benefit.If the hybrids took the bait, Sophia and her group would spot them the moment they made a move. So far, they had been waiting for about half an hour, but there was still no news or instructions from Eleanor.“Any news from Alpha Eleanor?” she asked Miller through their mind-link.“No,” he replied back. He sounded way more calm than she felt. “If anything goes wrong, she’ll let us know,” he added.Sophia just wanted to know whether Mia was present or not. But she did not say that out loud. She knew Eleanor was not the only one who worried that she might forget the plan if she caught sight of the woman. The last thing she needed w
It turned out that the poison the hybrid had used on Thomas was not fatal but had only been used to incapacitate him for a moment.By the time the powder cleared from the air, Jonathan and the hybrids were gone, taking Nessa with them.At that moment, Eleanor received a mindlink message from Miller letting her know that the hybrids had tried to escape but he had captured them.Eleanor and Thomas rushed back to the ambush point while the grey wolves gave chase to Jonathan and the two warriors.When they got to where Miller was waiting with his captives, the first thing Eleanor noticed was that Sophia was not with him.“Where is Sophia?” she asked, looking around. All of the warriors who had been in her group were back. However, none of them seemed to know where she had disappeared to.Quickly, Eleanor went to check the spot Sophia had been responsible for. There were many dead rogues and hybrids but no sign of her. According to the warriors who had been under her command, she had not b
Once Ethan was done dealing with the hybrids he had been facing off, he ventured into the forest to look for Sophia. When he found her, she had her hands wrapped around Mia’s throat, strangling her.Mia’s eyes were bulging while her hands lay limp at her sides, too far gone to fight back. Her clothes were covered in blood and her face was badly bruised and swollen.Ethan shifted back to his human form quickly and ran to Sophia. “Stop!” he yelled at her. “Sophia, do not kill her!”Sophia’s eyes were full of hate and fury as she looked coldly at Mia’s face. “She deserves to die.”“She does,” Ethan agreed, hoping it wasn’t too late. “But not now. She can die after she tells us where the rest of them are.”Sophia’s brows pulled together, but she did not release her grip.“Sophia, listen to me. You’ll do whatever you want with her, but we have to question her first. We have her now, and she won’t get away again. She’ll pay for what she did, but we need her alive right now.”Sophia finally
With a flick of his hand, Jonathan gestured to the man to stop whipping Nessa. He walked closer to Eleanor.“It’s all up to you now. You can make all this stop.” He cast a glance back at Nessa. “She doesn’t look like she can take anymore. Disappointing, because I’ve barely started. You can save her by giving me what I want. It’s as simple as that.”“I thought what you wanted was Thomas’s territory,” Eleanor told him. “What makes you think I can give you that?”He smiled. “Who said I only want half of it? I don’t care how you divided everything up, but I want all of it.”Eleanor looked straight at him, her expression blank. “And what makes you think I’m going to do what you want by doing this?” She scoffed and gestured towards Nessa. “She is just my ex-husband’s sister. She is a part of my history and has nothing to do with me now. You should have dragged Thomas here instead if you hoped to use her to get anything.”Jonathan’s eyes narrowed. “Is that so? Do you think I can believe that