ALPHA ASHAMy entire body pulsed with bloodlust, threatening to hand me over to my baser instincts. Just hearing his spiteful voice through the phone was enough to ignite hot anger in my being.“If you know what’s good for you, you’ll back off of my mate! You have no claim over Silvas’ daughter,” Dwight growled into the receiver, low and deadly, his body probably burning with malice. “You never have.”I growled in response and cut him off before he could say a word.“I suggest you make sure you’re clear of her because I’m coming to take her,” I warned. “And if I see your face, if I so much as smell you on her, I’m going to rip your spine out through your mouth and wear it as a fucking boa.” My words dripped with hate, so much that it made my wolf rile in my chest, memories of how I had demolished him in that hall came back to me and I so wanted to do the exact same thing again only this time without Amber stepping in the way of our fight.“I dare you to take my true mate from me,” Dwi
PIXIETears poured down my cheeks, my heart squeezing tight with anxiety and fear. Dwight had snatched my phone and walked away, his back turned towards my. I stumbled to my feet and clutched at his arm, trying to take my phone back so I could speak to Asha.“Dwight, please,” I begged, wincing when his free hand closed around my wrist painfully. “Stop this.”But he didn’t listen, opening his mouth to snarl something else before I finally managed to wrestle the phone out of his hands.“Ash?” I said desperately, hoping to calm him down and explain what had happened if he’d give my the chance. “Ash, are you there? Hello?”Nothing. The line was dead. I whimpered and dialled his number again, my heart sinking when it went straight to voice mail. I walked back to the window, my fingers trembling as they typed out a text that I prayed Asha would read before he jumped to conclusions. I needed him to know that I was sorry, that I hadn’t wanted any of this. I wanted him to give my a chance to e
PENELOPEThe rain had finally stopped. I stared out the window again, my body thrumming. The clouds still weighed down on the horizon, dark and heavy, a thick fog settling over the tops of the trees where the rain had been just minutes before. It was the kind of rain that seemed dramatic, like it had fell only for the purpose of to add a little more character into my presently messed up life.Cool mist fogged at the edges of the glass window before slowly spreading to the center where it made the glass opaque. I swiped my palm against the glass, the cool mist forming together to rolled down a few drops of water and I peered through. The rain had stopped though high cold winds still blew and rustled the branches of slender trees.I couldn’t spot the mountains anymore, their peaks hidden behind the fog blanketing the very tops of the trees. It looked almost like a painting, or a very artistic photograph. Nothing moved in the picture before me, there were no birds flitting from branch to
PIXIEFor a beat, neither I nor Gloria moved a muscle, the silence in the aftermath of that roar was unsettling. We both breathed hard, eyes fixed on one another while they waited for any other sounds. There was a muffled commotion, and I swore I recognized the new scent in the house.I and Gloria raced out, knocking into one another in our rush to get downstairs to see what the hell was going on. The air rattled in my lungs, Gloria’s shallow, panicked breathing was close behind me and I sense of danger that flooded through us both hung around us as we ran, thick like a cloud.The overwhelming scent of fear and rage had blanketed the packhouse, muffling any other familiar scent that I could pick up. We reached the foot of the stairs and rounded into the main common room, both of us screeching to a halt at what awaited us. It was only when I noticed the figure before me that I felt a hot strike of fear, panic and joy pulse through me, stunning me at the same time.Asha.Asha was there,
ASHAI cursed at the distance stretching out between my own lands and Pixie’s, the wind whistling in my ears as I raced alongside Jared and WormWhick.I couldn’t think straight, my wolf taking the driver’s seat quite literally and steering my thoughts dangerously close to bloodlust.I would kill Dwight.I would kill Dwight and any other wolves that stood in the way. Any wolf that stood between I and Pixie would drop before they even realized what was happening.I should have put up more of a fight the night she demanded I let her go back. I should have begged her to stay, done whatever I could to make sure she hadn’t left my side.Because this was torture. With miles and miles separating my lands from hers, even my wolf couldn’t cover the distance quick enough for my liking.Paws thundering in the dirt, sending chucks of damp soil flying, I snarled in frustration. I had raced through the trees just like this with Pixie, we allowed our wolves and ourselves run wild, experiencing life i
ASHADwight had been about to speak when that overwhelming scent grew stronger, and I swallowed a whine.Pixie.Pixie was there, her hand pressed possessively to my side, not begging for Dwight’s life to be spared.No.She was talking to md. I’d ignored the screech of the other one, the other female that had been present at the day of Pixie’s introduction and which I presumed to be Dwights somewhat lover. Every nerve in my body stilled and zeroed in on the small patch of skin that Pixie touched, the rest of the world falling away and it was just then that I realized just how much I had actually missed her touch even the most little touch now was enough to put me on paused“Ash,” she said, her voice gentle, her wolf trying to soothe mine. “Ash, look at me, please.”Her fingers flexed in the muscle of my side, her warmth pressing through my skin and sinking into my bones. Without any coherent thought, my wolf released, and my hand went limp. Dwight crashed to the floor, the other female
PIXIEI was all too aware of the stares boring into my back as I followed Dwight out of the common room and down the hallway that led to his room. Dwight was right, they ‘had’ attracted quite a crowd and I hated the way they all ogled as though it was some cheap soap opera.Every step I took away from Asha felt like a physical punch to the gut, and all I wanted was to run back after truly believing I’d never get to see him again. But I soldiered on, knowing that this would be the only way to get Dwight to give in and let me go. I just couldn’t figure out what he wanted to talk to me about.He opened the door and stepped aside, letting me walk in first and I ignored the way the hairs on the back of my neck stood on end as I passed him. He closed the door behind me and cleared his throat but didn’t say anything.Looking around, I hadn’t ever been in Dwights room but it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary and some things were rather questionable.There were fresh claw marks in the wood o
PIXIEStaring at the door, I absently rubbed at the hurt in my chest, my brows furrowed.Was I making the right decision?Maybe I was being silly, or maybe I was just overreacting, but Asha’s reaction could only mean that it was true, right? He had killed his mate and didn’t want me to know. What had caused him to kill her? Was it in a fit of rage? Was she from an enemy pack? What? What could have driven Asha to kill his mate?The Asha I knew didn’t seem capable of something that horrible. But I knew about his packs reputation in killing entire rogue packs that dared to oppose them, the Asha name was one that many wolves feared. The stories I’d heard had told how his pack never left a single survivor, and most of the wolves were unrecognizable. He may have been capable of the violence, but I couldn’t imagine him willingly murdering his own mate, especially because I’d already experienced what it was like to be cared for by him. He’d never hurt me, never gave me any impression that he
PIXIEThe sun casted its golden rays upon the south, blessing it withs its divine touch. Today was no ordinary day, for the first time in history, the South, the West and the North all sat around one large round table. My father, though not looking totally impressed sat beside grand-Alpha Asha. Dwight, who looked like he had had better days, sat beside his father, the orange haired Alpha that had betrayed my father looked just like I had last saw him so many years ago, except this time he hah shaved his beard and thus looked years younger.I sat beside Asha, my hand on his arm, the metals of his wheelchair sheening under the soft light from the chandelier, his wheelchair was always scrubbed clean by Tristan. We were all present, all ruling parties under one roof, a treaty so big the parchment stretched from one end of the table to the other was lay on the table.The treaty was a declaration for peace, though not covering eternity but for as long as the grand-Alphas and Alphas after th
How waging war against my pack was a solution for the Alpha Silva to bring his daughter to him was still a mystery to me, though it also brought a lot of answers. Griffins attack had not only proven that the Silva pack had nothing to do with the attack that led to the death of Naomi, it had also proven that it was wolves from Griffins pack that had attacked.It gave me a sick feeling in my gut just thinking about it, I had been so blinded by rage that I had actually considered killing Alpha Silva when he was innocent of any conflict that had led to Naomi’s death, instead, the wolf I should have held responsible was held securely in a cellar, immune to death from my maw and awaiting a brawl.It was like these last few hours had opened my eyes and changed my view on anything I had thought to be true. Keeping my mind on the sentries that tried to kill me while also processing the magnitude of fucked everything truly seemed impossible and I found myself in an awkward situation of wrestlin
PIXIEI could feel the smirk on griffins voice as he spoke, a smirk that was just as threatening as his growls and I wanted nothing more than for Asha to end the wolf once for all just like how Amber had ended Gloria.I stared at Asha from behind, we all did, waiting for him to do it, to deliver the finishing blow and finally put an end to this long fought war.‘Release him!’ Asha said and I could relate to the defiant growl Ayla gave in protest, Griffin was no pup, he was far too dangerous to be given any sort of leverage as he could take the slightest advantage and take a killing blow at soneone’s throat.‘Release him…’ Asha said again and I could feel his aura upon us, commanding Ayla to do as he said.Ayla and Jared released their hold on Griffin, and he ruffled like a cold bird when he stood.‘Make a move and I’ll destroy you!’ Asha said,‘I know…’ Griffin retorted.Asha turned his attention to me and his eyes went soft, Amber backed away slightly when he came closer to me and he
ALPHA ASHAThe I could feel the smirk on griffins voice as he spoke, a smirk that made the urge I had to break his neck intensify a hundred times fold.It was rather stupid not to have ended him on the spot, but at the same time I could feel the stares of Pixie and Amber boring into my back, waiting for my next move.‘Release him!’ I said at once, drawing a defiant growl from Ayla.‘Release him…’ I said again, but this time my words were laced with venom.Ayla and Jared let go of their hold on Griffin, the Alpha ruffled up when he stood.‘Make a move and I’ll destroy you!’‘I know…’ he said.I turned my attention back to Pixie, Amber backed away slightly when I came closer to my mate and I nuzzled at her sides, the cuts on her sides were still very fresh and I guessed her healing was slowed almost to a halt because of the exhaustion, the fact that she had even survived Griffin alone was still a mystery. My attention was drawn to a hulking form that lay a few meters in the shadow.It o
PIXIEI tried to blink the dark spots from my vision, trying to understand that the pain wasn't from Griffin sinking his teeth into my neck; it was his weight that had slammed into my injured body.Amber had charged at him, breaking free of the fear that he held over her and tackling him to the ground. Griffin howled in shock, his pain splitting into a snarl as he spun mid-fall and tore into Amber's exposed throat. He ripped her off of him and threw her across the room, staggering away from me. I spotted the silver glint of a scalpel protruding from his broad back.I fought to get to my feet again, my side bleeding heavily where Griffin's claws had torn through my skin.Pain riddled my body as I stood, shaking and icy from the loss of blood. I knew I wouldn't be able to keep going for much longer. And it didn't seem like help was on its way, either. I was alone, facing Griffin and his crazed eyes as he circled me once more.I had an unsettling sense blanket down over me, and I underst
PIXIEWhimpering as she crawled to my side, Amber nosed at my snout.I was panting, breathing hard from the exertion, the pain from shifting too fast, only adding to the agony of Gloria's claws. I couldn't shift back just yet, knowing that the pain would be far worse in my human form.And I did not know what was happening outside. I didn't know if more wolves were approaching to attack or if Gloria and her plan had failed.So I stayed in my wolf form, cuddling against Amber, who had curled her body around me protectively. All her wounds had finally healed, much to my relief, and Gloria hadn't been able to land a single blow. Amber had always been talented in battle, and she'd successfully taken on most of the males back home and come out victorious.Amber glanced at Jonah, who was still lying motionless on the floor. I hoped with all my heart that it was only a sedative that Gloria had forced into his system. I could pick up his faint breaths, his heartbeat slow but definitely still t
PIXIE"Not so dumb after all," Gloria applauded sarcastically. "Yes, Griffin is the son of a murdered Alpha, the Alpha that Asha killed in blind rage and cold blood.""They were rogues," I defended, refusing to allow Gloria to speak lie upon lie about Asha. "They attacked Asha's pack and slaughtered his mate!""And Asha should have died with his mate," Gloria growled. "But no matter, that's all in the past. Now, Griffin has the perfect plan to make him suffer for what he did.""What the hell have you done?""He made me a deal," she grinned. "If I helped him infiltrate Asha's pack, he'd kill you. And I would be the only one who could help Dwight through the pain of losing his stupid lover, and Asha would suffer the same agony twice before Griffin ended him.""You're a monster," I whispered, tears hot on my cheeks. "Both of you.""I think we're pretty clever," Gloria shrugged. "You have to admit, it's an excellent plan. I just can't believe how easily you fell for my act. But I knew you
PIXIEWith Jonah's full weight slumped against me, I could barely breathe."Jonah," I groaned,whimpering in pain. "Jonah, are you okay?"He didn't answer, and I felt his body sliding to the floor, my gut clenching in fear. "Jonah, what the hell is going on?"His body finally collapsed to the floor with a subdued groan, and I cried out, falling to the floor with him. I spotted the syringe sticking out of his neck and gasped, my eyes flying up to find Gloria standing over us."Gloria?" I whispered, getting back to my feet very slowly, my thoughts running wild and fast, maybe a little too fast for me to even focus on one thought for long enough."Useless doctor," Gloria spat, kicking Jonah's ribs viciously with a nasty leer on her face."He should have known better than to interfere."An icy fear settled in my gut as Gloria glared at me, hatred sparking in her eyes. I desperately tried to open Amber’s door, but it was still locked. I searched around for the keys, finding them inches fro
PIXIEThe rogues were all around us, closing in as Asha howled his warning to the pack. I could hear them dropping their kills in a rush to support their Alpha, but I did not know how far out they were, or if they'd make it in time.I dipped low and lunged forward without a thought, snapping my jaws at a rogue who got too close to Asha's throat. I handed control over to my wolf, desperate to protect my mate, my Alpha, from the surprise rogue attack. My wolf sprang into action, my thoughts devolving into a steady string of "protect, defend, protect, defend', and my movements became more fluid. I was able to take in more information this way, with my wolf at the wheel. I counted the incoming wolves and watched each of them fall at Asha's feet. The only command I gave my wolf was to deny the urge to crawl under him to protect his exposed throat.I had to stay out of his way; I could already sense his panic and concern for my wellbeing through the bond. And I knew that he be better equipp