The Apperson family is dangerous. Hopefully, Violet can be trained up before they make their move.
ENZOThe call with Kaia went a lot easier than any of us had anticipated for it to. That simply served to relax us some.I was insanely curious about the rest of the Appersons because they were clearly threats, but I wondered how big those threats actually were. I didn’t care how powerful they might be, but I’d be damned if I allowed anyone else to harm her. She’d been through enough pain already in life.It might not be safest to keep her here at the pack simply because people would be able to tell that she was Fae. While we’d like to believe that all of our pack members could be trusted, the truth of the matter was that there were people like Ana and Stacia who wouldn’t think twice about striking Violet even if it meant go through her aunt to do it.My house was one of the safest places around because I spared no expense when it came to designing it. Not to mention that it was on a large plot of land because I liked my privacy. There were no nosy neighbors or anything.I wouldn’t lie
VIOLETRage gripped me, pouring through my body like lava until I felt like it would explode out of me.She would live to regret ever uttering those words. Oh, she would regret everything by the time that I was done with her.I’d never considered myself to be a violent person. So, those thoughts should’ve startled me, but they didn’t because there was an undeniable truth that was woven into me – nobody messed with my family. It was something that I’d always abided by whether it was about Mom or Daph. I didn’t know these two well at all, but they were my family.“I can’t fucking find it!” Luna Bitch snapped. “Yes, it’s fucking necessary. I need that amulet. The bitch gave it to him, and he never realized its importance.”She pinched the bridge of her nose and sat down on the bed, crossing her legs. Her entire demeanor screamed that she was annoyed. That brought a smirk to my face.“It’s made from black obsidian, which is what’s protecting him from being controlled. Normally, it would ha
ENZOI couldn’t get the image of what she looked like earlier out of my head. It was like the amulet was a boosting power source that enhanced her Fae side.The shimmer made her skin look like it was brushed with diamond dust. Her features had sharpened some, and she looked more sensual overall. It was as if she was painted by a world-renowned artist.Despite the fuckery that we were currently dealing with, I was glad that Violet, Alpha Maxwell, and Eli found each other. It was new and awkward for certain, but it was slowly progressing. Anyone could see how much her presence already meant to those two, but you could also see how much she was beginning to appreciate them. Violet was a guarded individual for a reason.Even if the words hadn’t been specifically spoken until this meeting, Violet considered them to be family. The roar alone showed how dangerous of a game that the bitch was playing. Titan damn near swooned over that roar because of the power behind it. It was like a punch to
Hello there, lovelies.!I wanted to apologize with the sporadic posting that has been occuring lately.We have had to deal with two family emergencies, so I have not had as much time to write while we are dealing with thiese circumstances. I will do my best to produce their story more consistently. Vilolet and Enzo has plenty laid out ahead of them. So, thank you for your suppot.-Shana
VIOLETMy heart was hammering away when I was jostled awake. What in the world was going on?It took a minute to get my bearings and remember how yesterday had gone. It was good but also sucked as well.I had spent time with Max and Eli, getting to know them. Then Niccolò and I had done some training. Enzo had work to attend to but came back around nine so that we could do some more Smallville before bed, where we fell asleep in each other’s arms.Something was wrong, but I wasn’t sure what it was. Goosebumps spread all over my skin. A deep sense of foreboding ran through me. “Enzo, wake up…” I said, shaking Enzo's shoulder. I repeated the action. He groaned, his eyes slowly opening. It was easy to see that he was still not fully awake. That was until he took in my face. He must have seen the concern in my eyes. “What's wrong?” he asked me. Great question! I had no idea, so I told him that. Part of me was worried that he wouldn’t believe me or think that I was overreacting. Instead
VIOLETSurprise filled his eyes before it was wiped away.A disgusting scent filled my nose, which was coming from him. It was potent like rotten garbage. I hadn’t known about the werewolf world for a very long time, but I guess that the scent was associated with rogues because I hadn’t come across anyone else who had a strong scent like this.What I would ponder later was how they even got close to this pack without being spotted until it was too late. If there was something that I knew for certain then it was how seriously this pack took their security.The only thing that mattered right now was the asshole in front off me who clearly looked like he’d been in a few fights if his scars were any indication. He didn’t look to be as muscular or well-built as the Vittori brothers, but that didn’t mean that he wasn’t a capable fighter.A really damn good thing right now happened to be that I wasn’t defenseless.Niccolò made sure of that. He never took it easy on me and taught me how to get
ENZOLeaving her inside was the hardest thing that I’d ever done in my entire life, but we knew that she’d be safe in there.I jumped off of the steps of the packhouse, Titan shifting mid-air. He was off the moment that his paws connected with the ground.‘Where are you at?’ I mindlinked my brother. ‘Western border,’ he replied with a grunt.Titan was an extremely fast wolf, something that he was thankful for right now. He could reach the border in seven minutes if he pushed hard enough. To say that we were surprised when he drew closer would be an under-fucking-statement.How in the hell did all of these rogues get close to the pack without being detected before they were? Our borders were manned by patrol shifts, but there were cameras that remotely monitored everything even further out. There were only two possible explanations. Either they were hacked, or we had another traitor among our ranks.Titan was a brutal fighter, one wolf that nobody wanted to come across. That would be t
VIOLETMy heart had nearly shattered when Enzo’s mindlink came through, telling me that he loved me. It was his way of telling me goodbye. Thankfully, we got there just in time to intercept the asshole who went to attack him.Reika might not have ever been in her own form before, but you’d never be able to guess that from how she fought.‘It’s because I’m not a typical wolf. I’m what you’d consider a warrior wolf. We’re always given to those who need special counterparts to protect them and their people. Our spirits are very old and retain our ability to fight with each new life we’re given. The Goddess is very selective with whom she pairs us with, and I’m glad that she chose me to be yours. You weren’t aware of my existence, but I’ve been aware of everything since I awoke when you were thirteen years old. The binding just kept me from reaching you.’That was very interesting indeed. I’d been learning about werewolves, and one such thing was that the wolf spirits were reborn after the
VIOLETHis arms wrapped around me, causing me to lose the battle with my tears. My face was buried against his chest. Tears streamed down my cheeks as I cried. Enzo just held me to him, providing whatever strength that he could.I had no idea how long I cried, but my eyes eventually ran dry. Enzo tilted my chin up so that he could wipe my tears away. There was such gentleness in his eyes, but there was also fierce protectiveness. He didn’t know what caused me to cry, but I had no doubt that he would wish to destroy its origin. That’d be an absolute certainty with it being Alpha Bradley.“Do you want to talk about it, Amore Mio?” he asked me softly.Something that I’ve appreciated about my mate was the fact that he had always let me decide if I wanted to share something and didn’t push me if I were to say no. He respected my choices. I was a lucky bitch to be mated to him.I took a deep breath and opened up my mind so that he could see the memory, doubting that I’d be able to verbalize
VIOLETDarkness surrounded me when awareness came to me. There was a sense of wrongness all around me, chilling me to the bone. The darkness bore down, suffocating and oppressive in nature. I attempted to move but was restrained by something. There was a pounding in my chest as I tried to control my rising panic because it’d do nothing good or beneficial.“Listen to that racing heart,” a very distinct voice murmured into my ear. “Can’t move? Where is all of that strength? Perhaps you’re nothing more than a weak wannabe, pretending to be something that you aren’t,” he taunted me.I felt Reika stirring within me, her steady presence providing me with a sense of calm. It reminded me that I wasn’t alone.“Think what you wish, but we both know the truth,” I replied calmly, my lips turning up into a smirk. “Between the two of us, you’re the one that relies on others for your strength while I rely on nobody because I fight my own battles.”I wasn’t all that surprised when he lost his cool an
ENZOMy instincts were on high alert as we walked into the auditorium where the Sentinels were waiting for us. Titan and I were preparing for anything because we refused to allow anything else to happen to her. I felt like a fucking failure with how many times she had been harmed since she came into our lives. Circumstances weren’t always in our control, but that did nothing to change the guilt that Titan and I both felt. Hopefully, we’d be able to leave after this because we could feel her fatigue setting in – both physical and emotional in nature. Today didn’t go the way that we’d hoped for it to go, but there was no chance of getting a redo.The large auditorium was already filled with more bodies than I could even guestimate but at least in the thousands. There was no doubt in my mind that there were those loyal to Alpha Bradley, which had me nervous as fuck because they had no qualms in opening fire on us.The remaining Council members had us wait off-stage but said that they’d
VIOLETI was past the point of fed-up with these damn Council Alphas. They were more worried about public image than anything else at the moment. Yes, they needed to get ahead of Alpha Bradley, but that did not mean they should disregard the more important issue right now.THEY STILL DID NOT KNOW WHICH SENTINELS WERE LOYAL TO THEM.I had hoped that they would not need to have their damn hands held as they traversed the minefield that they currently found themselves in, but my hope was futile. How in the living hell did they ever get anything important done?Reika finally had enough just like I had. A loud snarl ripped through the air. All bickering finally stopped, and the sweet sound of silence hung in the air like a thick blanket.“Can we focus on the most important part right now?” I deadpanned, somehow keeping the irritation out of my voice.The Alphas exchanged a glance before looking back at me. I didn’t need to feel their emotions to know that they were irritated with my disturb
ENZOMy heart was in my throat as my mate rushed out of the room to go after the fucker. I didn’t get any time to consider all of the ways that it could go wrong because there were at least thirty Sentinels with their guns aimed at us all.“I SAID TO STAND DOWN!” one of the Alphas shouted out.Was he that fucking stupid to realize that it was going to fail a second time if it’d so gloriously failed the first time? I still didn’t understand how they’d be so unaware of how fucked this situation had gotten. How had they not realized that two of their own had turned their backs on the Council’s cause and had a force of Sentinels under Alpha Bradley’s leadership instead of their own?“They’re loyal to Alpha Bradly instead of you all. It’s not going to do shit. Give me permission to get my people in here unless you all want to see how far their loyalty to the fucker goes,” I insisted.As if to prove my point, someone fired their gun at Alpha Amir. He dove out of the way just in time. He shou
VIOLET“You've gotten faster.”My head whipped around and saw Daph right behind me. What in the fuck was she doing out here? The plan had been for Lilac to teleport her home if anything went down. This was definitely not taking her home. “What are you doing here? Daph, this wasn't the plan,” I said sternly. My lovely sister just rolled her eyes as she sped up so that we were side by side. She'd been putting in a lot of effort in training over the past two weeks and did phenomenal, but that was during training. This was definitely not training.“I don't have full access to my magic yet, but Mom's been teaching me. Our Pi Day victim has worked with my physical training. I'm not weak or useless. Face it, Vi, we all have a stake in seeing this bastard caught.”Damnit. She was right. He'd hurt her too. I knew that her nightmares had calmed down quite a bit, but they were still happening. Reika often pulled me into her nightmares, allowing our presence to calm her down and provide her comf
ENZOToday would end up being the biggest test of my control.We’d worked our asses off to prepare for today, but nothing would’ve prepared me for being in Alpha Bradley’s presence. He’d pay for his sins if it was the very last thing that I made sure of.I still couldn’t wrap my head around how someone could be so fucked up. I’d never be able to forget the things that the survivors detailed that he’d done to them. They had been extremely candid, wanting nothing more than for him to be thrown into a river of lava.It took a little while for the survivors to relax at our house. I knew that the physical comfort level was not all that great, but it was the best that we could currently do. However, they were just thankful to be safe and away from the hell that they’d been living in.We’d gotten a couple of our therapists to come out to the house. I’d been a little surprised at how quickly the survivors took it upon themselves to begin a support that very same night. They’d found understandi
VIOLETNerves were running through me at record speed, building up to an inevitable crescendo.Today was the day that we’d be confronting the Council. So much could go wrong. The unknowns had been weighing heavily upon me. My incredible mate was there to hold me when I did eventually broke down. He never once made me feel weak for my tears but simply helped me to carry the burden while providing me the strength to continue on, reminding me that I wasn’t alone.Mom had helped me master the art of glamouring. It was difficult to hold it at first until Reika and I figured out a way for her power to boost my glamours. Once we got that down, our glamours were solid even if others tried to distract me.Aunt Kaia had sat down with me and sincerely apologized to me, sharing how she was ashamed of what she’d done. While I was still hurt by it all, I couldn’t hold onto that. We weren’t promised tomorrow, so I womaned up and forgave her. Lilac, Niccolò, and Enzo were still a little wary, wanting
VIOLETMom always paused like that when whatever came after would hit harder. That had my insides twisting a bit. I still hadn't thought up a good plan on how to get in front of them. Hopefully, her vision ended up providing a generic overview. She explained every last detail of her vision, not leaving anything out. There was, indeed, enough information to go off of to develop a plan of attack. It was the time frame that hit the hardest. We only had two weeks to get everything in order and face Alpha Bradley. We either succeeded or failed. There was no other outcome. We needed to develop an airtight argument because we'd be needing the Council to essentially turn on two of its members. The Werewolf Council was the highest form of authority in the land. I took a steadying breath and pushed aside my worries. This would work because there was no other option for us. We sat there and discussed the best course of action. It was decided that we'd divide and conquer. Some of us would go d