CARTER’S POV“If she won’t turn, what else can you do?” “If I knew the answer to that Ciara, I would be out there doing it.” She was getting on my last nerve.“Maybe just let her go. You can grab her again in … what? Six months, maybe less.” she said.“And what if hunters find her first? Raiding compounds filled with hunters by myself is not really a hobby of mine.” I took a swig of my drink. “Well, we have to think of something. If she is not responding to your Alpha speak she has to respond to something else.”“At least one of you has a spine.” I said, taking a jab at her.“What’s that supposed to mean?’ she was getting rilled up now. “You know exactly what it means. If I had told you where I kept her you would have blabbed to Luciano. And I always thought Arianna was the weak one, looks like I was mistaken.”“I am not weak! Is that why you still won’t tell me where you have her?” She had the audacity to sound hurt, like she did not come very close to ruining everything.“Of cour
CIARA’S POV“Who would have known you could be this quiet? It’s a nice change of pace, don’t you think so? I can finally hear myself think.” I had not said a word since he dragged me back in here. He had been going on and on trying to get me to say something. I was done with him. I would get him back for this. He thought he could not be touched. I would show him. He would come to appreciate me. “Can I go now?” I asked him when I was done listening to him run his mouth. “I’m not stopping you.” I walked out of the house and ran to my place. He would pay for this, I would find a way to make him pay. He wanted to put me in my place, I would put him in his. I ripped off my clothes and ran into the bathroom. I turned the knob all the way to the end and let the hot water wash the stink of him from my body. I lay in my bed, looking up at the ceiling, letting my mind wander. You are not my mate! you have no claim to me! He was right, I was not his mate. A part of me had gladly skipped tha
LUCIANO’S POVNo way! I could not believe a word out of Ciara’s mouth. I also had not gotten a text back from my private investigator. The last text he sent was that Carter was on the move and he would be following. I sent multiple texts since then and no response. Did Carter really kill him? I dialed his number but got his voicemail, again. She said he was a hunter. Why would Carter think he was a hunter anyway? If he was dead then I had just one person following Carter. The whole situation was driving me insane. I picked up my phone and called Dave. “Hey, is our home still standing?” He asked me after he picked up.“Very funny Dave. How is it going?”“It’s okay. They were a little cold at first but I think they have warmed up to me. They want to have the ceremony here though. Alex and I are trying to convince them to do it at the compound.” “Yea, they are all like that. I think they were friends with my parents. I’m not so sure.” I said.“They were. They mentioned it our first
LUCIANO’S POVShe was lying. No way she knew where Arianna was. So why did I feel the need to hear her out. It was the only lead I had.“How do you know where she is?” “I don’t know for sure. It’s just a place she always said she would go when we were kids.” Now I was sure she was lying. These two were never actual sisters. They did not confide in each other. I sat back in my chair and folded my arms. This had to be interesting. “Tell me then, where is she?” “If I tell you, you’ll just go find her.” Ciara said.“What else am I supposed to do with that information?” I asked her.“I want to come with you.” She stated, quite matter of factly. The thought was moronic at best. Why would I go find Arianna with her in tow?“Why? If you know where she is, why do you need me?” I asked her.“She would not want to see me.” She actually sounded sad. “If that’s the case why should I bring you with me?” “Maybe you can put in a good word for me.” She said.“Alright, Ciara. What are you playi
ARIANNA’S POV“Shut up! No one is coming to save you!” He screamed at me as he put his phone back in his pocket. He had been talking to Ciara, I overhead him say she was with Luciano. I tried screaming for help but my voice wouldn’t carry. I could barely speak above a whisper anymore, I had been screaming in constant pain trying to fight off Carter’s Alpha speak. I was exhausted, I was not sure how much longer I could hold on. He had been unrelenting for two days now. I was completely drained. My joints were stiff, my muscles ached. I was basically a lifeless sac. “Why are you making this difficult? What good is suffering? I will get what I want.” I heard a car stop at the entrance. This was the second one in two days, which was weird. Since Carter and I got here the only other person who had stopped by was Bob. No one else even passed by, until yesterday. I had no idea who came by yesterday. Carter had spoken to the person at the entrance. I tried to listen but half my hearing n
ARIANNA’S POV I had no idea what Bob did but I could barely concentrate. I tried to focus on anything other than Carter’s voice but I couldn’t.“Stop fighting me Arianna. Turn!” I groaned in pain as my body tried to shift and I fought off the change. I could not hold on any longer and I knew it. I was losing control and he knew it. I could hear the victory in his voice. Multiple scenarios played in my head. The future I was not going to have anymore. The minute I turned, whatever little chance my baby had to survive would be gone.I had failed to protect her. She had been through so much already. Being druged up for weeks, and the torture. “I’m so sorry.” I whispered to her. “What was that?” Carter asked but I didn’t answer.I closed my eyes and opened my mind up. I was done fighting him.“Shift! Now!” I screamed as my ankles twisted and turned. This was it. I shut my eyes and opened my mind up, it was the last play I had. I reached out to Luciano and felt him in my mind for the
LUCIANO’S POVI would never get to Becky in time. I needed to do something. I took out Carter’s phone and called Dave. “Pick up, pick up, pick up.” I kept muttering until I heard the click from the other end.“Hello.” “Dave. Is Alex with you?” I asked in a panic“Luciano? Is that you?” “Yes, it’s me. I’m at the mystic moon. I need to talk to Alex.” I hurriedly told her over the phone. “Sure. Hold on.” There was a brief pause and then I heard her voice.“Hello?” I could hear the confusion in her voice but I did not have time to explain.“I need your pack’s healer. How do I get to him from Carter’s house? It’s an emergency.” Bless her heart, she did not ask me any questions. She gave me directions to George’s house. It was barely five minutes from here.“I’ll call to tell him you are coming. Dave and I will meet you there.” She said and I hung up.I drove like a maniac. Luckily, the roads were empty. I got to the house Alex had described and an older man was outside waiting for me.
LUCIANO’S POV“Hey. Why don't you take a break so I can get her into some clean clothes?” Alex asked, raising a bag I assumed had clothes in it.“No, I’ll do it. Let me.” I stretched out my hand and she reluctantly handed over the bag.“There’s also clothes for you, and a blanket.” She said, “Are you sure you want tk do this? She still needs to … there’s gauze in there.” She finally said after a long pause.“Thank you Alex.” I told her. I didn’t care. I would take care of her however I needed to. It was the least I could do.“Dave took off. He said to tell you that he was heading back home. Something about leaving the pack unattended.” “I hadn’t thought about it. This whole time, I divided my attention between the pack and looking for Arianna, when she was really all that mattered.” I told her.“You did what you thought was best. You are a good Alpha. You can’t fault yourself for that. And she won’t either.” I walked to the sink and filled a bowl with water. I couldn’t do anything b