PIXIENo matter how fast I ran, how easy it was for me to easily maneuver around the tree, Ashas’ wolf was never too far behind. The wind howled in my ears, my lungs expanding quickly with each breath.He easily caught up to me, the less effortless way he ran made me even realize I might not have been as fast to him as I thought I was.‘That all you got?’ Asha’s voice flowed into my head, clearly taunting my speed. ‘Not even close!’ When my paws impacted the ground a boosted off with three times the speed, throwing so much dirt and sand behind me I was sure he must have gotten some in his mouth.When I circle around the spot we left Jared I could only see Asha at a distance, he was trotting much less enthusiasm.‘Really?’ He chucked. ‘I got all that shit on my tongue.’I couldn’t help but find this funny.Jared seemed to apparate in front of us, he held out two bags and tossed them at our feet.“Few stragglers have passed by this road… y’all be quick let’s get going.” He said.I shif
PIXIEI had lost myself in my thoughts, staring out the window. Mainly my mind focused on what Jared had told me but I couldn’t make out anything that might have happened which could have been traumatic to Asha. The moon shun softly to us below and trees that zoomed past were mostly just a blur.My run with Asha had started off great, it helped me get me mind off of whatever was going on back home and allowed me to breathe easy, if only for a few moments. We had tackled each otmy like pups to the ground, the joy I felt had rid me completely of any worries I had at the moment. It had all been so wonderful, it had been so long I had that much fun.But, of course, it had to come to an end, I mean, what good things really do last in my life.As hard as I tried to only think of the positives, all my mind fixated on was the cold way my last moments with Asha had turned out.I let my thoughts stray to Amber, remembering how she had hesitantly agreed to cover for me. I wondered what she was t
ALPHA ASHAI watched the car get further away, Pixie in the back seat and for a moment our gazes locked before she turned away which caused me a small pain in my heart. For too long, my body refused to move, almost as if it was forcing me to face the consequences of my poor decision, but I was sure even she knew that this was for the better, it was far too dangerous for the both if us. I had hoped our run would serve as an anchor to happy memories for her though that did not seem to work in the way I wanted it to.I had no idea where to even begin to sort through the messy brambles of conflicting emotions. On one hand, I yearned to go after her, to hold her against me and breathe her in until I knew nothing else but her.One the other hand, the part of my soul that clung to Naomi urged me to let Pixie go, and be rid of her so I could continue living my life of self-imposed guilt and woe. It was what I deserved for not being able to protect my mate, and if I couldn’t Naomi what was the
ALPHA ASHAI held her in my arms, my wolf calm and growling softly in happiness. How could I have let go of this? I was so stupid to think I could somehow love without her, like she wasn’t literally being the air I breathe.I settled so willingly with her, like as if she had never left ams was halfway to her pack- house before I chased them down, I had been greatf for the shortcut I used to catchup to the car. I leaned in close, my gaze fixed on her pretty lips.I kissed her deeply, pouring every bit of emotion into it. Praying my legs wouldn’t give out from the sheer relief of having her in my arms again. I hadn’t exactly prepared a speech on my way over, my brain too focused on covering as much ground as quickly as possible, so when she’d asked me if I forgot something, I’d leaped at the opportunity to kiss her again. It was all I’d been craving for.I was so glad she hadn’t fought me or told me to leave. I wasn’t sure if I would have been able to leave, not without my own wolf havi
PIXIEAs soon as the words left my mouth, I could see the flash of hurt in his eyes. His eyes shuttered again and he began closing himself off. I suppressed a smile, reaching up to thread my fingers through the hair that curled at the base of his neck.“I’m not going back with you,” I said, my gaze dropped to the dip of his throat. “At least not now”His eyes lit up and he looked at my with hope sparkling in the depths of his beautiful eyes. And it made my heart so warm, so happy that he seemed as though he really did want my to come back with him.“ What you said… even if it did hurt me, but you were right. I think we should spend some time alone to sort through some things. We both have a lot going on behind the scenes, and I think we should figure out if we have feelings beyond sexual attraction. I think we owe ourselves that, don’t you? I want us to have a real chance if we want an actual relationship.”He took a deep breath, one that made his chest expand until it brushed hers. H
PIXIEAs we neared my pack lands I began to feel the nerves crawling into my stomach and turning to lead.Jared remained calm at the wheel, his face betraying no signs of anxiety.“Jared,” I called softly, the silence in the car hurting my ears. He hummed in answer, keeping his eyes on the road.“Please could you drop me off about a mile out?”“A mile?” he repeated, looking confused. “Asha wants me to make sure you get there safely. That means he expects me to drive you close enough to the front door.”“No, that’s not safe for you,” I argued. “I know my pack’s lands well enough to get back without any trouble. Please, Jared, I don’t want to give Dwight a reason to come after your house.”“You mean ‘our house’,” he teased. “I get it. I’ll stop exactly a mile out, no more than that.”“Thank you,” I said, breathing a sigh of relief. “And don’t jinx things, you never know what Asha might decide.”I didn’t expect him to burst out laughing at the suggestion that Asha might not feel the same
PIXIEAmber threw her arms around me in the most possessive manner, and I couldn’t help but find this funny.“I’m so glad you’re safe P.” Amber said with relief, like I was ever in any actual danger.“Oh come on Amber, you know I wasn’t in any danger.”“We can never really know now can we.”I rolled my eyes, her suspicions on Asha were void.“How was the pack while I was gone?” I asked, though I knew no one really noticed and no one really cared anyway.“Ugh, how would I know? I had to be at Tristans’ to fool your parents you were with me this whole time.”“Oh yeah, that’s true.” I shook my head at my foolishness. “I’m a bit tired Amber…” I fell back landing on my bed and enjoying the comfort of the baby soft sheets.“Of course you’d be tired, you must have gone like ten rounds on that Alpha.”I laughed, reminiscing on the slow sex I had with Asha that made my belly rumble and churn with tingling nerves.“But lucky for you, I know just the things…” Amber said in a happy voice, leaving
PIXIEI hugged my mother a safe trip, my father gave me a complementary nod before the car zoomed off. When I got back to my room Amber was no longer on my bed, where she had gone to was still a mystery for me. I picked up my phone from my bed and dialed in Jareds number, it rung for a short moment before I heard Jareds goofy voice on the other end of the line.“Miss Penelope.” Jared said, his tone friendly as always.“Hi Jared, is Asha close to you?”“Ahh, not interested me eyy?” He joked.“You know it’s not like that…”“Yeah yeah I’m just joking with ya, but no, he’s not too close but I could pass a message.”I sighed, wanting to talk to Asha directly.“No, tell him to call me once he’s close okay,”“Okay boss.” Jared said and I just knew he had said it with a salute.I my phone down, flinching when Amber barged into my room with worry making her face white.“P!”“Amber!”She sat besides me, stress eating from a large bowl of honey yellow popcorn.“You need to tell me whats is going
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