POV: EchoIt took every ounce of Tala and my determination not to panic at the boxed-in feeling I experienced as I sat between the two strange wolves in the midst of a table full of some of the strongest wolves this pack had to offer. Uncertain if I should say anything or not, I decided to grab my bottle of water and take a sip instead.I mentally cursed myself as my hands trembled, making the water dance as I twisted the cap back in place. Keeping my eyes on my tray, I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, regretting the decision to sit there as I felt all of their curious gazes on me.“I’m so glad you joined us!” The cheerful, fiery-haired she-wolf beside me smiled widely as I turned to look at her, and I could feel the sincerity in her voice. “I’m Vesta! And that there on the other side of you is my mate, Benny!” Turning, I peeked at the male wolf beside me. He had strawberry blonde hair and the palest grey eyes I may have ever seen.“Glad you could join us, Luna!” He exclaimed warm-he
POV: EchoThe training grounds were on the opposite side of the pack house from the hospital, and the warriors stretched on the field while James began explaining his plan for me. I wasn’t sure if his plan seemed ridiculously light, or like it was going to be impossible.Most of it was varying stretching and yoga poses, which made sense for warming up and beginning the workout. Then he wanted me to lightly, and he emphasized lightly, jogging one lap around the field before coming back and doing 10 seconds of arm circles, 15 seconds of marching in place with high knees, and 2 seated leg lifts with each leg and 2 seated leg lifts with both at the same time and then a few stretches to loosen up after the work up.That’s it, that was all. I had never done so much exercise at once before, but I had worked hard every day while in Red Stone to maintain the pack house. I couldn’t tell if I’d even be able to do all of the laid-out exercises or not. And I knew from listening to the males growin
POV: EchoThe perfect temperature of hot water cascaded over my scalp and down my back as Atlas placed me in front of him under the stream of water. He reached over my shoulders and moved the rest of my hair under the water.Watching him with curiosity, I raised an eyebrow at him as he reached over to the shelf and grabbed my bottle of citrus-scented shampoo. He smirked while he poured some into his hand, rubbing his hands together before reaching behind me and beginning to gently work it into my hair.Atlas leaned forward and captured my lips with his as he continued working his hands through my hair, massaging my scalp as he worked the shampoo through the roots. I gasped at the pleasurable tingles that made their way across my scalp when he gently grabbed a handful at the back of my head and tugged it to tilt my face up and deepen the kiss.Swallowing my moans as I turned into putty in his hands, he moved his mouth down my jaw and to my neck. Paying extra attention to the most sensi
POV: Atlas “WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THEY GOT THROUGH AGAIN?” I snarled, my vision tinting red in rage. I took a couple of ragged breaths as I pushed back the desire to punch my Beta in the face. ‘Mate is near, we are going to scare her if you keep this up.’ Zev sighed, realizing that I was losing my grip and he’d have to drop his anger to be the logical one for the moment. ‘Fuck! I just… FUCK!’ I growled back, continuing to take deep breaths and running my hands through my hair. I could sense Echo and Tala’s distress through the bond, and could feel them swirling out of control. Taking a final deep breath, I only made it the first couple of steps in her direction when I felt it. Just as a flood of overwhelm flowed over the bond, an intense aura emanated from Echo and slammed into us like a brick wall. Stumbling heavily, I righted myself before I quickly assessed the situation and saw that the Betas and Deltas were all knocked off their feet, and Echo stood there looking stunned.
POV: Atlas“WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THEY GOT THROUGH AGAIN?” I snarled, my vision tinting red in rage. I took a couple of ragged breaths as I pushed back the desire to punch my Beta in the face.‘Mate is near, we are going to scare her if you keep this up.’ Lobo sighed, realizing that I was losing my grip and he’d have to drop his anger to be the logical one for the moment. ‘Fuck! I just… FUCK!’ I growled back, continuing to take deep breaths and running my hands through my hair.I could sense Echo and Tala’s distress through the bond, and could feel them swirling out of control. Taking a final deep breath, I only made it the first couple of steps in her direction when I felt it. Just as a flood of overwhelm flowed over the bond, an intense aura emanated from Echo and slammed into us like a brick wall.Stumbling heavily, I righted myself before I quickly assessed the situation and saw that the Betas and Deltas were all knocked off their feet, and Echo stood there looking stunned. In
POV: EchoIt had taken me a moment to realize that I was shifting, and I was thankful when Tala pushed forward to take the brunt of the pain and finish our transition.‘Echo… I don’t know what’s happening, I can’t finish shifting. We almost shifted, but our body was forced back to our human form. But now that we’ve started shifting, our body must finish in our wolf form. We won’t stop transitioning until we do!’ Tala’s pained voice filled my mind, and I began to worry about what this could mean.‘I’m sorry Echo, something is wrong, I can’t…’ Tala’s voice had become weak and faint, and when she abruptly trailed off, I knew something was seriously wrong. I didn’t get to think about it though, because as soon as her voice trailed away, I was slammed back into the forefront of our body. I couldn’t think, I couldn’t even scream as I opened my mouth in silent agony.I vaguely heard someone's voice, before the tingles of our mate spread out from his touch. It took the edge off of the pain be
POV: BradyScowling with frustration, I swiped everything off of my desk with a resounding crash of broken dishes, scattering pens, and fluttering papers. Thankfully, my laptop had already been securely placed in a drawer, or it would have been smashed with everything else.It didn’t matter what I did, I just couldn’t make the Goddess-damned businesses make enough money to support the lifestyle my mate and I were accustomed to. Especially not since that good-for-nothing Alpha showed up and took my Little Doll away from me.We had to hire 5 she-wolves to do the jobs that my Little Doll managed to do entirely on her own, and they didn’t do it nearly as well as she did. Nor did they satisfy Raze and I’s other needs. My Little Doll was the only one who could ever meet those needs.‘I told you not to leave her there!’ Raze snarled, pacing in irritation and desperation. ‘She was so close! We could be satisfied right now if you’d done what I’d told you!’‘We would have gotten caught and you
POV: EchoI felt my body sag against Atlas as my mind tried to catch up to what they were saying, as a loop repeated of bits and pieces of what I was hearing.‘Through the wringer. Dirt and soot. Torn and singed. Blood stains. Fair distance. Alpine Moon. Alpha Sebastian. Luna Levana. Destroyed. Eradicated overnight. No survivors. Tragedy. 3 Survivors. Massacre. Spared no one. Sebastian. Levana. Didn’t know who. After one thing. Their daughter. You. Luna Echo.’Tala whined as our heart confirmed what our mind didn’t want to believe. My heart ached with deep, long-buried sorrow. The kind of sorrow that could only come from serious loss, the loss of my parents, and the loss of my pack. I quivered as I took deep, shuddering breaths, hoping to alleviate the pain I was feeling.Atlas hugged me tighter, and the emotions overwhelmed me, causing me to sob into his chest as I grieved the losses that had been too long forgotten. Grief that demanded to be felt. The men seemed to realize as much,