By the time Ruby finally returned to the pack house, a good twenty minutes after Rowan expected her, Voss’ expression remained blank as he showed her the way to Rowan’s office.Ruby shrugged Voss’ hand off her back and glared at him. “I know where it is,” she hissed, continuing down the hallway. Voss didn’t comment, or leave the she-wolf but he didn’t touch her again either.It wasn’t like he wanted to anyway. Garnet was going to lose his sh*t when he discovered what his baby sister did to their mother. It was a good thing Rowan was sorting this now before the Gamma returned from training.Ruby strolled through the office door nonchalantly, she made a point of changing into tight black skinny jeans and a boxy cropped top, still revealing her toned stomach. It as disrespectful to Rowan not to come to the pack house immediately. But Alicia did feel better that the girl changed into something… well more than a nightie that was meant to seduce her mate.Nausea gripped her stomach but Alic
Ruby collapsed onto her front after Tom finished violently inside her, his hand releasing her neck. She was covered in bites, fingerprint marks and bruises. The ‘golden boy’ image was only that, an image. Ruby had been right.No complaints left her mouth though. She needed his rough handling, even if it was almost borderline psychotic. It helped ease the longing in her chest for another, though it did nothing to douse her anger.Tom slid out of her backside, and rolled onto his back, breathing heavily, and feeling much better after expending some of his energy. This Ruby chick was really wild, completely different to those in the brothel and his Alicia. She was nothing more than a hole though—a feisty hole.Placing his hand behind his head, Tom smirked as he watched Ruby reach out and grab some tissue to tidy herself up. He was about to tug her towards him so he could feel her warmth against his skin, hoping to feel some connection, something to warm his chilled heart.The only reason
On the decking outside the pack house, overlooking the scenery, Alicia’s head lay resting on Rowan’s lap, her legs spread out while he looked over some papers. He was always in that office when doing paperwork, so she decided to take him outside and get some fresh air. It was peaceful for her too.Rowan informed Alicia about what happened at the palace, now that Ruby was out of the pack and the drama had died down—for now anyway—they continued with their discussions and plans.“That’s suspicious,” Alicia said after Rowan explained the King and Queen would make him King if he caught the witch. “The Queen hates you, so why would she give you this?”Rowan nodded. “I know. I feel the same way.” He continued to stroke the top of her hair while reading through some documents.Alicia stared at his features under the sunlight. The wind blew his dark locks gently against the top of his forehead. Instead of his usual suits, Rowan wore a white button down, the top couple of buttons undone reveal
Rowan didn’t know what Alicia planned to do or say to Ruby, but he watched the town car with Alicia and Garnet in, drive away. There was already enough on Rowan’s plate and he could see how determined his mate was about this. She’d been brought up around such toxic people that someone like Ruby was nothing.Although Rowan was confident about Alicia finding out what Ruby knew, he couldn’t send her alone. He already sent his orders to Garnet. The Gamma could watch from a distance if he didn’t want to interact with Ruby, and he didn’t have to do anything unless it looked like Ruby might severely hurt his mate.Turning away, Rowan headed in the direction of one of the labs, as he ordered Voss to track down the witch from Shadowmoon, report to him, and not interact with her if he does discover her.While Rowan returned to his Alpha duties, Alicia found herself once again in Blue Crescent. Goddess, at some point she would really like to put this d*mned place behind her. Now it just made her
Alicia tilted her head at Ruby, her thoughts only momentarily distracted by Tom and how he was acquainted with Ruby. That didn’t matter right now. Ruby was now a part of Blue Crescent so they were bound to run into each other, although conversing like how they were was a little suspicious.Ruby was said to be able to locate the witch, and she left the Bloody Claw pack fuming. It didn’t surprise Alicia that she’d run to Rowan’s enemies. Her behaviour was beyond childish, considering Ruby was meant to be smart enough to devise such a plan to locate the witch.“What are you doing here?” Ruby snarled, rising to her feet. Her eyes gleamed at Alicia, no doubt thinking this was the perfect time to attack her, but then her attention snapped to Garnet and she faltered.“Would you believe me if I said I came here to see you?” Alicia asked nonchalantly.Ruby’s gaze snapped back to Alicia. “Why? Because you didn’t cause enough trouble already?”‘She’s the trouble maker here,’ Alpine snapped, her
Rowan paced back and forth as he finished dishing out orders to his pack members. He hung up the phone to Voss who would circle back to Bow Creek and toward the location Alicia pointed out. She’d taken a photo of the device Ruby used, and with all the details needed.His town car arrived, and he didn’t hesitate climbing inside. If the coordinates were correct and the witch was discovered, then they were going to ambush her.As the car began to drive away from the pack he watched as his pack members sprinted along side the road, in the fields and mountainside in their wolf forms. They were all conversing with each other, excited about the hunt. The pack mind-link was kicking off and Rowan had to work hard to tune it out.Not completely because at times they called for their Alpha and he had to pay attention to them.While he sat in the car though, Rowan’s thoughts turned to Alicia. He wondered how Alicia got the information out of Ruby. The girl hated her, and made it known she would g
‘Alpha! We found her! We-’ The mind-link zapped out.‘Alpha! She killed ten pack members!’More members mind-linked him and conversed with each other in a panic. Rowan could feel their shock and anxiousness vibrating through the link.‘Direct her towards the waterfall,’ Voss ordered to the others. “She cannot escape there.’‘Alpha, we located the witch. I pulled the others back into a safe position. She will cannot escape,’ Voss’ voice floated across Rowan’s mind. ‘What are your orders?’Rowan released his hold on Alicia who turned and watched Rowan’s features hardening. ‘Stay in position. We have back up. I’m on my way,’ Rowan commanded and shared a look with Alicia before looking at some wolves that had circled the Alpha and future Luna protectively.They remained mostly out of sight but Alicia was aware of them. “We’re going to capture the witch. Garnet, guard Alicia and Ruby.” He kissed the side of Alicia’s head before turning away.“I’m not staying here!” Alicia rushed up to Rowa
Alicia didn’t stay by the dungeon and instead was allowed to wander the gardens of the palace. The only time she’d seen the gardens was at Tom and Darci’s engagement, and that was only briefly. Now, while she waited for Rowan, she could enjoy them.With her newfound powers, the ability to sense the emotions of plants, and possibly hearing their whispers, Alicia was soothed by their presence. The flowerbeds and trees were flourishing, and they were living well. It was clear without sensing their emotions that they were growing well.The palace gardens couldn’t look untidy or poorly managed, especially when the rest of the palace was polished to perfection and opulent, proving to any guests that the werewolves were powerful and vastly rich.With a contented sigh, Alicia sat on a bench surrounded by shrubbery and lifted her chin to feel the warmth of the sun on her features.“I bet you’re real happy with yourself.” A familiar, snide, and annoying voice interrupted Alicia’s serenity.“Oh,