Ella's POV"Thank goodness." I breathed as I watched the three men make their way out of the hut and restraining myself from running over to meet them as I sagged with relief.They had been in there for ten minutes but it felt to me like they were there for years. They had dust on their skins and cobwebs tangled all around them but aside those, nothing else seemed to be wrong with them."Report." Kevin said as they got closer to him. "Is there any sign of life?"Liam shook his head. "The place is empty. It doesn't seem like anyone has lived there in months."Kevin looked down, his expression sad. I sighed. He must have hoped that there was someone living here and we could wait for them to get back from wherever they went. Maybe he had told himself that they had gone to farm and we could meet them.I let out another sigh. This was why I didn't want expectations. It hurts like mad when you eventually realize the truth."Let's go. There is nothing here for us." Kevin said. "It's not dark
Kevin's POVBeing a werewolf had times that I might have wanted to be normal though those times were not common. I loved being a werewolf. I loved being a supernatural being. I loved being free of illnesses, loved the feeling as I shifted and heard my bones crunch as they change shape, loved how I felt alive under the light of the full moon, and loved the energy that coursed through my body as I sprinted across the fields as a wolf.I loved it all and at this moment, I was particularly grateful I wasn't a mere human as I traced Ella's scent through the whole land. She was my mate and I wouldn't have missed her scent even if she was lost in thousands of different scents. I had my mark on her and my wolf knew hers, I only had to be close enough to feel her out and I would find her.I doubted that the ones who had taken her knew what we were or they would have tried to erase her scent which they didn't. It wasn't as if I wouldn't be able to sniff her but it wouldn't be as easy as this. I
Kevin's POVElla was still sleeping. She had been sleeping ever since we got here. There was a stack of firewood beneath her and I wondered what they had doing to her before we got there.Four strange creatures walked out of the shadows into where she was and my eyes rounded with shock. I had never seen or read of them before."The fire is out." One of them groaned as they got closer to Ella was.We could hear them perfectly from where we were."She is taking forever to be cooked. I'm hungry." Another groaned.I sighed. Another pack of cannibals? Did they ever finish around here? I understood why the town had been empty. The people hadn't gone for greener pastures. These strange oddly looking cannibals had turned them to nutrients for their own bodies. They wouldn't eat my mate. Their last meal was their last and they didn't know it yet."Let's make another fire and let's make it hotter this time."Not on my watch. I didn't think there was anyone else. They were four of them and as I
Kevin's POVIt had been six hours that we had rescued Ella and yet she was still sleeping. I knew it was due to the stress of fighting off her attackers, getting tied to a tree and inhaling all of the gas oozing out of their skins but I couldn't wait to see her open her eyes.It had been a long day ever since I woke up and I knew I wouldn't get myself in control until I found myself staring into her eyes and drowning in them.I held her hand against my cheek, willing her to wake up. It was getting long and I was missing her already."Give her some time." Liam said as he placed his hand on my shoulder. "She will wake up soon."I glanced at the men surrounding me, their eyes filled with grief and support. I was grateful that I had them with me."Thank you.""Let me get some meat heated on fire so that she can have something to eat when she wakes up." Cephas said and excused himself from the room.Fifteen minutes later, she stirred where she was and gave out a little moan. My heart almos
Ella's POVThe men were done packing in less than fifteen minutes and I was also done with my food. I jumped up to my feet, dusting off my behind as they approached me."Are you done?" Kevin asked."I'm done and ready." I replied.He smiled, moving closer to me and slipped his hand into mine. "Okay. Good. Let's go."We continued on our journey and I was happy when we took a bend and walked away from the land. I breathed in relief, glad that I had left that place behind."If I wasn't convinced that the alpha and the luna are in love with each other, I was convinced today." Loki said. "I didn't think I had ever seen him as distressed as that.""And I do not want to ever see him that way again." Andre sighed."Thanks for praying for my safety." I said to Andre.He was praying for my safety if he didn't want Kevin to be that way as the only reason he would be distressed as he had been at that time was if I was in danger. I didn't want to be in danger anymore as well.He nodded at me, full
Ella's POV"What do you mean by we are always home?" Kevin turned to me and asked.He looked confused as he looked at the road and I knew that he must feel more confused by what I had said and the excitement on my face. The men also mirrored the expression on his face. I tried to wipe away the smile on my face for their benefit but it just wouldn't come off."This isn't the way home." Damien argued, shaking his head.I smiled. I wasn't crazy. He was trying to be polite about it but I had no doubt that was what was on his mind. He didn't really know how to hide his emotions well.I cleared my throat before I began talking because I knew that I was going to talk a lot if I wanted to convince the men that I knew what I was saying."You see this place—" I said, pointing at the road. "—leads to the land of the blue river pack but it also leads home. If we turn left, we get to the blue river pack and if we go to the right, it leads to the blood moon pack. It is a route that connects both pa
Ella's POV"We go this way." I say to them, after we had walked for about an hour."Finally," Loki breathed and I could hear the relief in his voice.I was also relieved but it was for a different reason. The wolves of the blood moon pack might have no idea that there is a road like this that werewolves of the other clan could use to infiltrate their land but I doubted that it was the same for the wolves of the blue river pack.My heart was heavy since the beginning of this journey and it wasn't until I noticed that we were getting closer to home that I felt a bit of relief. What was I doing? I wasn't doing anything bad except going home but I hoped that no one from the blue river pack sees me or us.I didn't want to explain why Anna, the granddaughter of the mad granny of the blue river pack was traveling on a route that didn't lead to the pack's home and was with unidentified men that were not of the pack.It wasn't everyone in the pack that knew of my travel and where I had to go.
Ella's POV"Isn't that the second son of the alpha of the blue river pack?" Loki asked, his eyes peering into distance."I think that is him." Damien nodded as the men moved closer to us.I groaned. Of all the luck in the world, we had to have the shittiest one. Why did we have to run into Caleb of all the men that we could run into here? I wondered what he would do. Caleb was friendly and wasn't as agressive as his other two brothers but that didn't mean that I had to take his temperament for granted.He was a werewolf of the blue river pack and his father's blood ran in his veins. I didn't think that he would take lightly to people trespassing on their land but I hoped he wouldn't mind.I wondered who the other man with him was. He was older than Caleb for him to be a friend and I knew all of his uncles that I was sure this man wasn't family. They seemed to be comfortable with each other in a way and I didn't doubt that he was of the blue river pack.That made me more confused thoug