While Sophia and Miller held down the fort at the pack, Henry and Ethan led a team of skilled warriors to the location Mia had disclosed.As they got closer, Henry tried to establish a mind link with Eleanor, but he could not reach her. Instead, he felt a surge of strange energy blocking their communication, like a barrier that was keeping him from getting to her.As they got deep into the forest, they came to a marshy area that made navigation tricky. No werewolf dared to enter the area, it was too dangerous. If they came across any attackers, it would be near impossible to fight back.“Did she send us into a trap?” Ethan asked, suspecting Mia’s directions. If this was not a trick, she should have mentioned the marshland.Henry knew there was a huge possibility that Mia had tricked them. She was not the kind of person to be entirely honest even when her life was in the balance. But he was willing to take the risk, because there was only one way to find out whether she was telling the
After the incident with Eleanor, Livi had been unable to fall asleep after getting back to her room.Eleanor’s words had taken root in her brain, creating doubt about Jonathan. Also, she was very worried about Eleanor.She had gotten wind of a rumour that she had pissed Jonathan off and had been locked in her room. She wanted to check up on her and ensure she was okay. She waited until Jonathan left the house before making her move.Fortunately, she was familiar with the guards Jonathan had ordered to stay outside Eleanor’s room, and she easily bribed them to allow her to get into the room.After closing the door behind her, she noticed Eleanor lying on the bed on top of the covers. Her eyes were open, but something looked wrong.Quickly, Livi rushed to the bed and took a seat. “Eleanor, are you okay? You look weak.”“The candles,” Eleanor murmured, her voice weak.Livi frowned and leaned further down, getting closer to her. “What?”“Jonathan is using the candles to weaken the she-wol
Venturing into the marshy area was not easy. Henry and his warriors moved slowly and cautiously, but even that was not enough.The discomfort of making their way through the marshy ground was too much, and some of the warriors lost their footing and fell to the ground. But Henry did not let the unfriendly environment kill his resolve.He was alert as he led the group and occasionally reminded them to be mindful of their surroundings. The vegetation in the area would make it easy for the enemy to lay an ambush.They had just walked into one of the worst areas to navigate when hybrids and rogues suddenly appeared from their hiding spots. They came from all directions, leaving no escape route for Henry and his warriors.Jonathan was right there as his troops surrounded Henry and his warriors, making it impossible for them to move either forward or backward.He had been in a pissy mood since receiving the call about Eleanor, but now, he felt that everything was under his control. Henry ha
Jonathan turned away, satisfied with himself. He lifted his hand to gesture to his warriors to finish the job, but he froze when a mighty roar emerged from right behind him.Startled, he turned around to face Henry again. He was the one who had roared, and his eyes had turned red while his fangs elongated between his teeth.Jonathan was taken aback. Even if Henry had not shifted fully, his aura was strong and clearly showed that his wolf was not weak.How could be so strong when his wolf was weakened by the champignon smell? It made no sense. He was even more shocked as Henry’s warriors who had fallen to the ground got up one by one, appearing to have regained their strength.“What is going on?” Jonathan demanded. He could still sense the champignon smell in the area. It had always worked, so why was it failing?Henry’s lips turned up in a scornful smile. “Did you think you could take me down with your dirty poisons?”“This is impossible!” Jonathan roared. “You should not be so strong
Henry’s wolf snarled, but he did not continue with his attack. Jonathan breathed easy, knowing his words had gotten to him. It was not over yet, not as long as he had a bargaining chip.But his relief was soon obliterated when the wolf roared again and aimed for his shoulder. Jonathan screamed as sharp fangs dug into his flesh and crushed through bone. Henry’s wolf thrashed him in the mud like he was nothing more than a ragdoll.Finally, he withdrew his fangs, but not without tearing a huge chunk of flesh off with his fangs. Jonathan screamed in terror as he used his other hand to cover his torn arm as blood flowed from it and onto the mud.“You crazy bastard!” he cursed at Henry as pain coursed through his body. He screamed when he attempted to move. His shoulder was broken and shattered and Henry had torn off flesh from his upper arm. “Fuck you!”Henry shifted back to his human form and sat astride Jonathan. “What about Eleanor’s pack?” he demanded. “And you better talk fast or you’
By the time Henry got to Eleanor’s pack, there were buildings up in flames.“What happened?” he asked Sophia when she came to meet him.“There was an explosion,” she told him, and then continued to give him a rundown of the situation. “Fortunately, we were able to evacuate most of the pack members successfully.” Worry took over her features. “However, there are a few Omegas trapped in the kitchen and basement. We are working on getting them out. Some of my warriors are holding off the attackers away from the compound.”“Where is Miller?” Henry asked.“He is keeping an eye on Mia,” she replied.“Coordinate the rescue for the Omegas trapped in the basement and I’ll go check,” he said. “That woman led me and my warriors into a trap, I don’t trust her.”He was already suspecting that she had a hand in the explosions. Jonathan had not had a chance to send a signal before he killed him–at least not one Henry was aware of. So if the explosions had gone off, it had to be one of Jonathan’s spi
Thomas’s warriors rushed towards him where he lay on the ground unable to move. Eleanor looked up from his body and to Mia, who had shot the arrow.Mia’s eyes were filled with rage as she faced Eleanor. There were about a dozen werewolf warriors baying for her blood, but she did not even seem to be bothered.After being sprung from the interrogation room, it had taken her a while to find her way to the east gate without discovery. Before she could make it there, the building she had taken cover in had blown up. She was lucky to get out alive!She was running on fumes from the anger she felt towards Jonathan. How dare he set off the bombs without first ensuring she was out of harm’s way? She was the one who had introduced the idea to him.She had delivered Henry to him on a silver platter, but he had botched that up to. How could everything go so wrong after everything she had done?She could not believe that he had allowed Eleanor to escape. Was this the she-wolf he regarded far above
Nessa fell to her knees beside her brother, tears streaming from her eyes. “Thomas! Thomas!” she called, holding onto his arm and shaking him. “Don’t do this. Don’t leave me!”A sombre mood engulfed the warriors who had accompanied Thomas and they watched helplessly as his sister cried over his body. It was such a sudden death, and none of them could have imagined that it would be the end for him.They had left Blackstorm determined to aid their former fellow pack members and fix the strained relationship between the two packs. Nobody could have foreseen such a tragedy.Eleanor wrapped an arm around Nessa’s shoulders and pulled her into a hug. The girl turned to her and accepted her embrace, crying into her shoulder.Eleanor wished she had been able to notice Mia earlier and stop her from hurting anyone. Nessa’s pain awakened the despair from losing Liam.She wished that the thought of bringing Mia to justice could do anything to erase the pain she had caused. It would not bring back