Here's for today. Camilla is Clair and Aaron's Mom. Her death was briefly discussed in the book He's My Alpha (Jake and Clair's story). Did anyone see the connection between Camilla's death and Maximus coming? Thank you for reading!
XANDER. As soon as Maddox roared for his men to find Arlo, I sprung into action. His attention was directed toward Arlo that he didn’t see me launching at him. I was able to ram my elbow into his arm, making it easier to grab his weapon from him. Before he could react, I was already pointing the gun at his head. The crowd fell silent, and all I could hear was Maddox and Nadine’s heartbeats. “Give me your phone,” I told him.“You’ve got a gun, and all you want is my phone? Are you terrified that someone…” He was not able to finish his words because I pushed the gun more into his temple, and his eyes immediately shot closed.“Your fucking phone, Maddox,” I repeated, and he slid his hand into his back pocket before giving it to me. I operated the phone without taking my eyes off him, occasionally glancing at it until I found Nadine’s video. I deleted it and scrolled down his messages. He sent the video to Alpha Jace. My jaw tightened, but I kept my expression stoic. Nadine didn’t n
XANDER.“You cannot command an Alpha heir. I am one, even if the title is not mine.” I told Maddox in a low voice, just enough that only he could hear — unless someone was really paying attention. “So all this time you were asking me to do something, I just pretend to be doing it. I can defy you, even from day one.” I continued as I lowered the gun, but I was still watching his movement. I could hear the rumbling in his chest, and for some reason, it was satisfying to hear. “By the way, so that this one is out between the two of us. It was me who let Catherine out of the territory. I told her which way her father’s car had taken so they were able to find her right away. And you were right. I let Kenzo run away, so I’m sure when he comes back, he has forces with him. And lastly, I never raped Nadine. My mate knew I was playing the part, and she allowed me to touch her.”His breathing hitched as we continued walking. So, I added more salt to his injury. “No one also gave me any order
NADINE. I watched as Maddox moved to the center of the grounds, standing ten meters away from me. My breath hitched as a strong aura swirled around me, and a wicked smile crossed his face.I saw scratches on his neck earlier, but it was gone already. His wolf healed him, and he was making his presence known. I shouldn’t be terrified, as I had combat with Alphas before, but this strong aura he was letting out only meant one thing: he had never shown his full aura before, and he was definitely using it tonight. My eyes followed Maddox’s line of sight as he was drawn to something. My gaze darted to the crowd as they paved the way for someone. In no time, Anica came out and stepped toward the fighting ground. She had her hair down, something I had never seen her do before. She probably rushed there and was not able to tie them up. She stopped between me and Maddox. She turned to him and bowed her head in respect before facing the crowd. “Good evening, Dark Forest Pack. As the former Ga
ALPHA JAKE.(Former Alpha of the Black Shadow Pack — Alpha Jace’s Father) I slowed down as we approached the border of the Dark Forest Pack. I took the same route I had taken when I came here months ago to take my daughter Catherine back.I didn’t want to return. This place was a blatant reminder of Catherine's suffering and my failure to protect her as her father. But I had no choice. Aside from wanting to make sure Nadine would be saved, my Luna, Clair, wanted to follow the rest of her family here. The convoy that traveled here was our friends and families, together with our most trusted Elite warriors. Only Austin and Lexi were not here, as they are the ones protecting our territory. Nevertheless, for everyone here, I wanted to make sure all of us would come out alive. I held my breath as I stopped in front of where I knew a barricade line was, even if I couldn’t see anything at the moment. We remained inside the car, waiting for someone to come out and tell us we couldn’t get
THEODORE.My whole being knew him. Maximus was inside the car, sitting in the passenger seat. He only had one man with him. If they didn’t have any weapons, I could take my chance. There was no way I would let him go. I waited four decades for this moment, for the two of us to finally come face to face. I sprang as fast as I could, then leaped into the air as I shifted into my wolf, Vindictus, in midair.I might be too old to be a warrior or an Alpha, but the pain in my heart never got older. It stayed the same as if everything had just happened yesterday.With me on my paws, I ran faster than their car. When I knew I already had a great distance from them, I made a huge U-turn and rang along the lane that they were driving.In no time, I saw their car approaching, and if they or I didn’t stop, we would collide. That was what I was waiting for. In a blur of an eye, I leaped into the air as the sound of screeching tires echoed all around the forest, and my paws landed exactly on i
THEODORE.I moved away from him and turned around, ready to attack the newcomer, until I saw who it was. David. My brother found us. Our eyes met before he tilted his head to look at Maximus. “You’ve got him.”I didn’t say anything, and David continued to walk toward us. “I heard the growls, and I knew it was you.” He added. “You shouldn’t have come.” Maximus coughed before letting out a chuckle. “Because here comes, David. The happy-go-lucky, useless brother.”“Fuck you!” I roared one more time and swung my coiled fist onto his jaw. His body rolled over, but he didn’t stop laughing. “I pissed off the Alpha without a pack. But what I say is true. Because, like always, he’s still useless to you. His showing up here means I have a witness that I surrender.” His voice became firm at the last part before he raised his hands up in the air.My chest heaved, suppressing myself from letting out a growl because he was right. David could be ordered to tell the truth using an Alpha command,
XANDER.Everyone who came for Nadine did their best to keep the crowd from reaching her, and I couldn’t be more grateful. I only made a simple request in my note to Lady Catherine, asking her to ensure that the people would not be hurt. And they didn’t disappoint. They were holding them off without hurting or breaking their bones.They were too different from Maddox, who I was sure would be the first one away from harm, but these Alphas around here were protecting this crowd even if they were not their own people. They were exhibiting the maximum tolerance. I had no idea what to feel at the moment. My whole being was overwhelmed, and my adrenaline was pumping. Nadine had already sprung away. I needed to run after her. My eyes met with Anica. I nodded my head and turned around. I knew soon she would be behind me. I had no idea why Maddox’s command didn’t affect her, but that was the least of my worries. It was enough that we had one more on our side. I was already inside the fores
XANDER. Maddox took advantage of this and kneed her back, making her trample forward before pushing himself up from the ground.Soon, they were back in combat in human forms. Kicks, punches, and curses were flying, but I could tell Nadine was already ahead of the game. It appeared that Maddox’s wolf had deserted him at the mere mention of Catherine. Even if the rejection happened between the two, it seemed Thorn had not forgotten about her. I couldn’t count the number of times that Maddox stumbled to the ground. Nadine kicked and clawed at him. He tried to do the same, but at the moment, he was nothing compared to her. His only strength was his wolf, and he was crippled without him.I watched as they continued to fight each other until Maddox’s coiled fist landed on Nadine’s jaw. A growl was about to erupt from my throat, but I caught myself in time. Nadine didn’t even look fazed or hurt by it. She kept going—attacking and pivoting her body so she could land jabs and blows in plac