I held up my hand and closed my eyes again. โI donโt know.โ I pictured what I would need to make this work. I felt a soft push, and the book was back into my hands, opened to a page. I looked down and froze. โWhatโs this?โโYour book?โ Toya sounded confused. โNo, the page.โ I pointed to it, but Toya shrugged.โThatโs the page I was on when you jumped up.โ She looked down at the book and laughed. โItโs a rock again, so I canโt see the page I was on.โโItโs on a spell.โ I whispered, staring at it.Toya groaned and hit my shoulder. โEvery page is a spell, Aim.โ She shook her head. โWhat spell?โโA simple recall spell.โ I looked up at her, then back down to the page.Toya nodded. โIโm nodding like I know what that means.โ She looked back at me. โWhat does that do?โโIt brings a small item to you. Say you forgot your phone, you can recall it to you. Voila, you have your phone.โโHow the heck is that supposed to help us?โ Toya shuffled closer and grabbed the edge of the book. I looked at h
I ran through the town. My vision had narrowed down to right in front of me. People called, but I ignored them. Nix and Megan were both standing at the barrier. Nix had receded enough for me to take control. But they were pressed against the edge of my mind, hackles raised, teeth bared. Lynn was ours. We brought her here. Nix snarled, and I nodded. How dare they do this to her? Megan snapped her jaws. I rounded the corner and the pack house loomed at the end of the drive. I sprinted up the driveway and slammed into the door. The growl I released ripped through the house and everyone froze. The omegas all dropped to their knees and a few doors slammed open upstairs. I panted in the doorway, then I drew in a breath as footsteps started down the stairs. I screamed at the top of my lungs with all the anger in my body. I felt my hands shift into my claws, my fangs descended, and my eyes shifted. โWhere the fuck is Derek?โBrandon came running down the stairs and slid to a stop when he
Her words stopped me. Are you sure? I will kill him now and save her the trouble. She found him balls deep in your sister. She rejected him, but he refused the rejection. He then used their bond to torture her for over a year. And Vince here commanded her silence. Meganโs eyes glowed. Yes. Yes, I am sure she will want to kill him herself. I turned back to Brandon. His hand squeezed mine. โI didnโt know.โ He leaned in closer. โBut I will help you get justice.โ I saw Vince give a tiny nod out of the corner of my eye, and I nearly snarled. โPromise me.โ My words were stiff. โCome to my fatherโs office and I swear it. I will help you.โI turned back to Vince and snarled. โThe only reason I am not killing everyone in this fucking house is because your son is my friend.โ Vince nodded. Then he turned on his heel and went back up the stairs, stiffly. Brandon smiled. โIโm your friend?โ His words were soft as his thumb rubbed the side of my hand. โJust a friend?โ He lifted his hope filled
The world seemed to slow down. Vince closed his eyes and clenched his hands, but Brandon went into full panic mode. โAmy I swear I donโt know.โ He cupped my face. โPlease look at me.โ I growled and flashed my eyes again. โLook at me.โI snapped my eyes to his. โDo you do this too?โ The disgust in my voice was thick. Good. Megan nodded. Make him panic. Make them both panic, they will give you what you want.I want to kill them. Nix snorted, but I was too far gone to laugh.I know. Meganโs voice was calming. But we need him to agree to accept the rejection. I can command him to do it. Heโs weak. But Megan shook her head. A command wonโt work. If it did, an alpha could command any wolf to reject their goddess given mate. And the goddess wouldnโt allow that to happen. Wolves have to reject their mates from their own free will. I wanted to rip them to shreds. Dead men donโt matter. My words were soft but rage filled. Nix laid down. That they do not. Calm yourselves, sisters. We can k
Everyone in the room hit their knees, and I had barely released half of my power. Disappointing. I let my eyes shift to the golden hue of my wolf and I stepped up to Derek, lifting his face with my claw. โHow does it feel to be the bitch in the room, Derek?โHe trembled at my feet. โYouโฆโโYes. Me.โ I tilted his face back farther, forcing my claw into his skin. Blood trailed down his throat, and it gave me a small sense of satisfaction. โNot Vince, and not Brandon. This is all me.โ I slammed my hand against his throat and I tightened my grip. His choking for his breath was another small satisfaction. I pulled him from the ground. โDo you know why I am here, pup?โDerek was turning purple as I dropped him. He fell to the floor in a heap of wheezing. Brandon came to my side and grabbed for my hand. But I flashed him a look. Nix pushed forward, sending her voice through my lips. โMy human might like you, pup, but I will not allow you to interfere with this.โBrandon swallowed and nodded.
Spit flew from my mouth as I screamed at him. โYou tortured her for finding you fucking my step sister. She had every right to reject you.โ I squeezed. โYou are an unworthy male.โBrandon tugged me off Derek, and I allowed him to do it. Vince watched with hawk eyes to every movement, every gesture. Brandon pulled me against his chest, and again I allowed him to. โCalm down. At least let him speak. If you rip out his throat, then you wonโt get to hear his reasoning.โ โHis reasoning?โ I snarled, and Vince winced. But Brandon cupped my face. โIโm sorry. I said the wrong word. But let him speak and then your conscious will be clear if you kill him.โ Vince nodded, and I knew he was feeding him the words. I wanted to roll my eyes and scoff. Megan rubbed against the barrier. Allow them to believe they are convincing you. Fine, but you owe me. She chuckled, but I turned back to Brandon. โFine.โ I turned back to Derek. โSpeak boy.โHe pushed back a bit, and I took in a deep breath. His fe
โSo you tortured her for what? Hope that she would accept you as her mate.โ I scoffed, but I made it weak. โHow was that ever going to work?โโIt could have worked.โ He shouted and then wilted. โIf she wasnโt so strong, it could have worked.โI leveled him with a look. โShe was from my fatherโs pack. You should have done more investigating.โHe threw up his hands. โWhat does that even mean?โโThis pack follows the old ways. They give males an excuse to not hold true to the mate bond.โโHey.โ Vince looked a little agitated at that, but I just raised an eyebrow. โWe have had this conversation before.โ Vince sighed and then nodded.โYes, we have. All I will say on this matter is that we follow the way my forefathers paved for us. Wolves, not just males, when they shift have too much going on to control every urge. Sex is a way to curb the aggression.โ I just looked at him and he raised his hands. โYes, I know your fatherโs pack pivoted to training, but not every pack does.โI finally no
His gaze moved to face Vince, but he looked away. Then he gazed at Brandon, who was behind me. I donโt know what he saw there, but I watch the fight drain out of him. โMake your choice.โVince stood and walked over to my side. โDoes it have to be decided right this second?โI slowly turned my face to look at Vince. โYes. I know you have seen her. Her condition is nothing new to you. She is wasting away. You both will come now to release her, or I will kill him. Then I will only need you to come to release her. But either way, it will be done right now.โ I let my eyes flash. โNot later. Not tomorrow. We will all be leaving this office to head to my house, or the three of us will leave to head to my house, and the omegas will have a body to clean up.โI left no room for negotiations. No chance for confusion. Brandon pressed against my back. โHe is my beta.โ I looked at him over my shoulder. โThere are other betaโs in the fucking world.โ I snapped back. โYou might be friends with him,
Morgan shrugged. โYou should have kept your pants on. You only had to keep it in your pants for a few years, and you canโt even do that.โ Morgan leveled him with a look. You can blame Shannon all you want, but letโs not pretend she is the only one youโre fucking.Brandon glared at him for a minute before laughing. โTrue.โ He sighed. โBut Shannon was the only one Amy had to deal with.โMorgan level him with another look. โAgain, it isnโt her fault you decided you wanted to drain Amy of her power. You could have chosen anyone else.โBrandon sighed. โTrue again, but she is so fucking strong.โ He grabbed his dick. โAnd she is so fucking stuck up. I was going to enjoy draining her.โ Rick laughed. Fucking laughed, but when he turned, I saw it. A flash of something in his eyes. He didnโt want to be here. What the fuck is going on here? Megan called back to us, but neither of us knew. โShut the fuck up.โ Vince called back and everyone quieted. โVerity. How fucking long now?โShe sighed as s
The world blurred past us. The trees became blurred sticks as we wove in between. Bushes became wider obstacles that we jumped over. The animals, the birds, they knew something was happening, and they stayed quiet and out of the way. Megan passed the borders of the pack lands, she weaved between the border patrols that were following their routes, and others that were just out for friendly hunts. We finally slowed to a stop to catch our breath and to figure out where to go. She looked around. Nix receding back beside me and collapsing. Are you okay? I hurried to her side. Yeah. She huffed and sagged against me. I pushed too hard, thatโs all.I cuddled her to my side, holding her up as she caught her breath, and I realized the sun had set. How long did it take us to run here? Nix huffed out a breath. Not long. Around two hours. Why?Why is the sun setting? I looked around and the woods were definitely darker. Megan looked up, and we saw it. She checked the sun, but there was nothi
I drove past the pack members that had lined the street. All of them were waving and bowing, giving my mother a farewell deserving of a luna, not just another pack member. But she has stepped up where Vinceโs mate failed. My mom helped with the pups. She made sure they were taught properly. She fought for the females of this pack. And wolves never forgot their debts. I drove down block after block of our pack, saluting to my mother, who wasnโt even here to see it. I waved as I drove past the guards at the beginning of the land, and then we were out. My motherโs body double disappeared, and I called for the jet to get ready to take a flight to the coast and come back. โWho are we taking?โI laughed. โNo one.โ There was silence on the other end. โTake you families for a vacation to the coast if you like, my gift to you.โ I looked at the dash. โIโll be there in about twenty minutes. Get everyone to the hangar to leave and Iโll transfer you twenty thousand to have a nice weekend. Make s
We made it back to the house and my mother was ecstatic, dancing her way to my room. We shut the door, and she twirled. โWhere do I go?โ She turned to me and I just gave her a look. โI know Iโm going to the cabin. I just mean how? Wonโt the pack notice if I donโt leave?โI waved my hand. โIโll use magic to pretend to drive you away and Iโll leave your car at the airport and run back. Just pack your essentials and we will go over.โ I kissed her temple. โBut letโs be quick.โโWhy?โ She sat on my bed and I pulled out black clothes. She just lifted her eyebrows. โWhat are you going to do? Rob a bank?โ I laughed. โI need a shower and descenting spray.โ I rummaged through my bathroom, but my mom stood and went into my closet. โWhat are you doing?โโI put the extra spray in here, foolish girl.โ She came out with a bottle. โNow tell me why.โโRick.โ She just twirled her finger. โRick what?โ She handed me the bottle, and I put it on my counter. โWhen he told me to go home for the day. He to
Vince looked at me, then he turned to Morgan with a raised brow. โWell, thenโฆโ He sat back. โThere isnโt much of a choice, is there?โMorgan turned to me. โAmy, you canโt be serious. I raised you. I was your dad.โ My eyes flashed and Nix was in front in a second. โRepeat those words and I will call the Cath Bรกis for pure arrogance from you. You barely looked at us when we were a pup. You did everything and anything to take our motherโs time and attention from us. And when I finally shifted, you stole our bonding night.โ Nix chuffed a warning call. โSo think before you open your mouth again, beta. If you step on my fatherโs legacy and my motherโs hard work, then I will not hold back. I will rip you to shreds and reunite you with your mate.โMorgan paled. โNixโฆI didnโt mean-โโYou dodnโt mean to take credit for work you had no hand in. You didnโt raise me. You didnโt pay my way. You didnโt even house me. Amy bought the house. Amyโs money paid for everything for her and her mother. You
The room remained silent for a second, before Vince grabbed the phone and slammed it into the desk, shattering it. But my mom just smirked. โOh, donโt worry Vince. I have backups.โ She crossed her arms. โNowโฆabout my divorce.โ The smirk on her face was amazing. But I had to play both sides. โMom. You canโt let that photo get out. Itโs obviously fake. Morgan might do that, but Alpha Vince would never do that.โ I pleaded with my mom, but she just patted my hand. โDonโt worry, baby. Whether the photo is real, itโs your concern.โ My mom turned back to Vince. โIs it?โVince looked at me and I could see the relief. He thought I was stupid enough to believe it was real. He still had some standing with me. Brandon stood back up, wincing from the pain. โSheโs right. I donโt know what Morgan does in his spare time, but my father would never do something like that.โ Brandon crossed over to me and tried to grab my hand. โI will stand up for your dad, because he is my alpha and that photo is ma
Brandon struggled on the ground, but he wiped the blood from his lip. โI donโt even know what Shannon said. How can I tell you if she is lying?โMy mother snarled and tried to attack him again. โYou fucking son of a bitch.โ She swiped at him but I puled her back and just shook my head.I sniffled as I wiped my face on the neck of my shirt, then I turned to face him. โI told Shannon I was stepping back and canceling our mating ceremony because you guys are obviously in love. She was very excited and said that she loved you. That you loved her.โ I let a sob out. โThat she was pregnant with your pup.โ I slapped my hand over my mouth and I turned. I put my face on my motherโs chest and silently laughed. The shaking thankfully looked like sobs. โWhat?โ Brandon looked at Shannon. โYouโre pregnant?โShe looked down. โI think so.โ โIt isnโt mine.โ Brandon scoffed. โWhy are you lying?โ He stood. Morgan and Shannon turned their head to look at Brandon and so did my mom. Nixโs words were soft
There was silence in the room as Brandonโs steps faded away. Then Vince looked at me. โBrandon doesnโt want to get between his mate and her sister. So he respectfully stepped away from deciding. So as to not hurt either of you.โ I wanted to lift my lip in disgust. Heโs fucking pathetic. Meganโs voice was vicious. He canโt even stand by his fucking whore when she needs him. What a worthless male.Nix rubbed her side against Megan. We got away from him this time around. We donโt have to worry about this pup after all of this is over. I tuned back into the office as my two wolves comforted each other. โWhat?โ Shannon looked back at me. โHe left because of you?โ I could see she wanted to scream, to pout. I shook my head. โI already told Brandon, so I might as well tell you here.โ I swallowed and forced more tears into my eyes. Dramatic. Nix scoffed, and I grinned back at her. โI told Brandon today that I realized he was still in love with you, Shannon. Obviously, he still wants to be
We walked into Vinceโs office a few minutes later, and everyone was already waiting. Morgan and Shannon were on the left. One chair was empty to the right, and Brandon was standing next to Vince, who was already seated behind the desk, looking stern. โAlpha Vince.โ I nodded once and stood behind my mother who took the chair. โVince.โ My mom looked to the left. โI assume you know why we are here.โHe nodded. โI did here. But why donโt you tell me?โMy mom rolled her eyes. โIm here for a quick divorce and a transfer. I already submitted my request to the King.โ Everyone stopped breathing. โYou did what?โ Vinceโs voice was barely a whisper. But my mom smiled. โDid you think I would stick around here?โ She chuckled. โMy request to transfer has already been approved, my new pack has accepted, and I just have to finalize everything here.โ She looked down at her nails. โYou had no right.โ Morgan screamed. But my mom just swung her head towards him. โAre you stupid?โ Morgan blinked slo