Eli and Violet could make quite a team if they ever wanted to.
MAXWELLEli and I had been completely taken aback when the howls and alarms sounded. We jumped in to help without being asked to because it was our duty as Alphas to help those who needed it. Plus, this was Violet’s pack, so we’d do everything that we could to protect it.This wasn’t the first battle that either of us had been in, but that didn’t make us complacent. We’d dealt with rogue issues at our pack, but I hadn’t heard of this pack really dealing with them. At least not in the past decade or so. That was just one of many red flags that would be raised over the course of the night.What I hadn’t expected was to see a golden wolf. They were a thing of legend and some of the most powerful wolves out there. A few different kinds of special wolves held power that the rest of us didn’t.White wolves were said to be descendants of the Goddess herself. They were extremely rare and only came into existence every few centuries. They held immeasurable power inside of them and held gifts th
ENZO Well, the past six hours had been an absolute fuckshow and a half.From an unprovoked attack on the pack in hopes of killing the four of us to finding out about our traitors to heading over so that we could deal with the bitch that chose to fuck with my mate’s family.That was one thing about the past six hours that I wasn’t upset about. Titan had been right all along when he proposed that she might’ve been our mate. I’d never thanked the Goddess for anything as much as I thanked her for that fact.I walked up the packhouse’s steps to find Violet and stopped with a smile on my face.Mom was talking to her while she did a quick French braid in her hair. She was giving her some last-minute advice on the importance of keeping her emotions in check but not to be afraid of decking a bitch if need be. Mom was a sweet and caring Luna but had a mean streak if need be that could get anyone to back the hell up.Our grandparents would be here by the time that we got back. I couldn’t wait to
VIOLETI was doing my best to keep my mind focused on what was going on instead of everything that could potentially go wrong.Enzo was driving the SUV with me in the passenger seat. Niccolò, Lilac, Nico, and Aunt Kaia were also in the vehicle.Max and Eli were in their own car and were leading the caravan in front of us. I couldn’t imagine the clusterfuck of emotion that they must be experiencing. There was a difference between learning of the bitch’s betrayal and learning that she actually sent people out to kill you.The SUV’s Bluetooth began ringing, so Enzo accepted the call.“We’re ten minutes out from our border,” Max’s voice filled the vehicle. “I’m going to put the warriors under a command to allow the vehicles and not tell anyone about them, hoping that we can at least get in place before shit goes down. Violet, how would you like to handle this?”I was taken aback by his question because I hadn’t expected him to ask for my input like this. He was the pack’s Alpha, after all.
ENZONow that the mate-bond had snapped into place, I was able to feel some of her emotions through our partial bond.It was easy to see how much Alpha David’s words and presence meant to her. There was a strong wave of affection when he spoke about Candice. That intensified when he promised to have her back even though he wasn’t certain what was going on.“Damn. Not even I get to call him Davey,” Eli said with a pout.Violet just stuck her tongue out at him, making us all chuckle. It was great to see how many connections she was making with everyone. It had just been Candice, Violet, and Daphne for the most part but then just her and Daphne afterwards. Her circle was growing as more connections were established.Alpha Maxwell rolled his eyes at his son and gestured for us to go inside the room.There were nine people inside who eyed us curiously as we all entered. Their attention bounced between Violet and Alpha Maxwell. I had to hand it to her, she kept her head held high.“Let me in
VIOLETReika was growling in my head, and it was so damn difficult to control her right now. She wanted blood and wanted to make the bitch suffer for everything that she was responsible for.Everyone had been taken aback when Eli decked his mother. I could feel the heavy emotional cocktail that he was experiencing, so I wasn’t surprised when his control snapped. He was furious, disgusted, afraid, and completely heartbroken. That was what she did to him. The things that she was responsible for, and the things that she took pleasure in knowing about, were truly disgusting.Once Eli was calmer, I walked him back to where Max was. My heart felt like it was breaking all over again when I saw his face. A lot of things came to light now. While I would like to think that the bitch was lying just to hurt him, I knew that she wasn’t. That was what my gut told me.Something that I needed to find out was about Max and Mom’s bond. If they were truly fated then how in the fuck did the bitch know abo
ENZOGuilt gnawed at me because I failed to protect my mate. Logically, I knew that there was no way that I could’ve done it, especially given the fact that it happened so quickly. However, that didn’t stop me from feeling like I failed her.The need to protect our mates was a cornerstone of the mate-bond. Well, a healthy mate-bond at least. Not everyone cared about their mates, but decent people did.Titan was right there with me as we watched the doctor’s every movement, ensuring that nothing happened to Violet. I’d never been one to trust blindly. That was amplified around anyone who could or would harm her.Titan confirmed that Alpha Maxwell’s wolf told him that this was the doctor who had been on the receiving end of the fake mate-bond to the elder. We couldn’t be too careful when it came to whom we trusted.“The bullet is silver and appears to have been coated in wolfsbane,” the doctor explained.She dropped the bullet into an evidence bag like Alpha Maxwell insisted that he want
VIOLETReika gave me a brief rundown of the Werewolf Council and what their role was. It was positively disgusting that anyone could condone what was going on in the video of Mom’s torture. Not to mention that the bastard alluded to the fact that he had no qualms with raping her.How could anyone be that fucked up in the head? More than that, how could someone, who was meant to protect their people and other supernaturals, be buddies with hunters? Did that even make any sense at all? I was new to this whole world and all, but even I knew that it was a fucked-up thing for those in power to do.Max’s fist hit the bastard’s jaw with enough force to crack it. The yelp of pain was highly rewarding. He needed to let off some steam, and the bastard deserved to experience pain. It was a win-win all the way around.The bastard started laughing. His tongue swept over the cut on his lip. Then he spit the blood from his mouth.“Is that the best you’ve got, Alpha?” he asked, mockingly enunciating h
VIOLETMy eyes blinked open and immediately knew that I was dreaming.I don’t even remember falling asleep. The last thing that I recalled was Aunt Kaia working her magic, literally, to conceal him from anyone being able to locate him by means of magic. Likewise, nobody would be able to sense his presence. He was then administered a sedative to knock him the fuck out for now until we figured out how to deal with him.Apparently, it wasn’t a great thing to hold a member of the Council against their will. It was grounds for war or some shit like that. We needed absolute and irrefutable proof before the Council got involved because those two bastards would NOT be getting away with their bullshit.“Focus on thoughts of your father and the desire for him to be here right now.”I turned around and saw Mom standing there, wearing her favorite baby blue sundress that Daph and I gave her on the last birthday that we celebrated together. That memory choked me up some, but I pushed those emotions
ENZOIt only took our teams two hours to have the plantation completely secured. Alpha Bradley’s people were apprehended, and all electronics were collected.Bella turned out to be the only decent person, so she came with us to the house while the rest were taken to the black site. Luckily, it had a hundred occupant capacity but could hold more if need be. There were two other black sites as well, which were housing the hunters. The Sentinels and those involved with the Layla fiasco were also located at the site where Alpha Bradley now was.The house was buzzing by the time that we got back to it. Everyone seemed to be waiting around for us as seen by the fact that all of the activity stopped when we appeared there. Then everyone gathered around. Nervous energy hung heavily in the air, the atmosphere thick and tense.It would be weird once the house was cleared out. There was no reason why they had to remain here. With Alpha Bradley locked away, everyone would be safe enough. The packs
ZAXYNI walked along the hallway of the estate that had belonged to my family for the past five generations. It was when our family came to the New World.We were originally from Macedonia but came here when settlers were colonizing this land. Other Fae already lived here, and had for centuries, so our people had easily integrated with them. It was not long before our family gained power and prestige. Our people had always enjoyed being at the top, which was precisely where we were created to be.Luckily for us, Fae didn’t have a ruling class. There were Fae clans that most families belonged to. The clan’s leaders, the Patriarch and Matriarch, were responsible for how it was run. There were some families who didn’t belong to a clan for whatever reason. Our family didn’t belong to a clan and never would. We were more powerful than most clans could ever wish to be. It was the reason that many clans wished for us to join them. Ha. We wouldn’t do that even if Hell froze over and pigs grew
VIOLETI was still reeling at the fact that we’d finally got him under our control. We’d finally put a stop to a great evil because that was precisely what he was – evil.See, there were levels of fuckery. The lower level was a bully, someone who tried to control others by hurting and taunting them. That type of behavior worsened as the levels climbed up higher, progressively getting worse. There were those who thrived in the destruction of others, such as the hunters. Then you had evil little shits that would laugh gleefully as the world burned around them as long as they remained afterwards. Alpha Bradley had a permanent seat between Hitler and Stalin.We weren’t taking any risks. I had Bella and her daughter stay with Seraphina because I knew that she’d be safe while we got the bastard secured in his own cell at the black site. I was certain that it was far more secured than nearly anywhere else. They spared no expense in creating and maintaining it. Nobody would find him, and he ce
ENZODamn that fucker for howling, alerting everyone to our presence. We’d be damned if we allowed Alpha Bradley to escape this time. Nope, we’d get our hands on him one way or another. He was like a damn cockroach, always surviving whatever situation was thrown at him and was slippery like a damn snake as he escaped each one.My senses, as well as Titan’s, were being pushed to their limits, not wanting to succumb to the potential danger all around us. We were also looking for any sign of Alpha Bradley.Thankfully, Sven was able to get us the blueprints for the place. There was no telling if the plantation had been updated at all, so we weren’t banking on everything being the same. We’d do our best to adapt to the circumstances as we went.The howl brought others outside. A couple of them shifted and came straight for us without skipping a beat, believing that they had the upper hand because wolf versus human often times ended with the wolf being the victor. They, however, hadn’t met m
VIOLETSven came through for us once again, but I wasn’t surprised. He truly had a gift and could accomplish things that seemed like impossible tasks. It seemed that the word impossible wasn’t in his vocabulary at all.Alpha Bradley appeared to be hanging out at an old-school plantation. It hadn’t been modernized, so there weren’t any security feeds to break into. That’d just make it too easy. Sven was, however, able to locate the blueprints. This way, we weren’t flying blind.Daph and Eli were remaining behind to watch over everyone at the house. She wasn’t too ecstatic about that idea, but she was okay with it once Eli mentioned that Ava and everyone else needed people that would be able to protect them if the worst came to pass.There was no way in hell that Max was going to stay behind this time. He and Thorn were bloodthirsty, wanting to make Alpha Bradley pay for everything that he was responsible for and had a hand in.We had approximately two hundred people coming with us. Was
ALPHA BRADLEYI opened my eyes and roared, grabbing the nearest object to me and throwing it across the room. The lamp shattered, glass flying everywhere.HOW FUCKING DARE THAT PHOENIX BITCH INTERVENE!I was close, so fucking close to getting what I wanted. Every attempt at locating any of the prisoners failed. Every fucking attempt at locating my golden bitch had also failed. How could hundreds of people go missing like that? How was that even possible?Without having my position at the Council behind me, I’ve had to get creative about my pursuits. Sure, I still had a multitude of people that were under my command, but I couldn’t just wave my name around to get shit done. Nope. The bitch made sure that the Council turned their backs on me and labeled me as a traitor. The public now knew about me and Corey forsaking our positions at the Council. It pissed me the fuck off because it’d make it nearly impossible for me to follow through with my original plan of making the Council take the
ENZOI woke up with my arms wrapped around my mate. Her ass was firmly pressed up against my hard-on. I bit back a groan at how good the sparks felt on my cock. Oh, it was waking up alright.One arm was slung across her waist. The opposite hand was covering her tit. Sleeping naked had its own advantages, and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. I looked at the clock and realized that we had thirty minutes before the alarm went off. It was odd to have an uninterrupted night since Ava was with her aunt. We certainly took advantage of it until the early hours of the morning. Fucking hell. My draw to her just increased as time went on. I constantly craved her, thought about her, and wanted her. It had been amazing to watch her transformation into the Violet that she was today. The strong, fierce, confident, and loving woman who was a force of fucking nature. I carefully lifted her leg, settling it on top of mine and opening her up to me. My mate was still fast asleep, but she was about to get
VIOLETI smiled as I looked around at the tables where everyone was eating dinner. Despite there not being tons of room for those we rescued from the hunters, they never once complained. They were just thankful to be somewhere safe. Also, they understood it wasn't safe for them to leave until Alpha Bradley was caught.There were many people who had nowhere to go and were taken aback by the offer to join the pack when the time came. At first, they felt like they wouldn’t belong there because many of them weren’t werewolves, but they felt more at ease with the idea of pack life when they learned about how diverse the pack was. Some of the pack’s previous hunter survivors that could be trusted to not disclose anything about what was going on here at the house had come over and spent plenty of time getting to know everyone and answered many questions about the pack.It was amazing to witness their healing journeys. Some people had faced far more trauma at the hunters' hands, but everyone
ELI It wasn't long ago when Dad sat me down and told me that I had a sister named Violet. Siblings was something that I’d always wanted but knew that it wouldn't happen. Not with the weird relationship that my parents had. Honestly, I was surprised that they even had me. I grew excited as he told me about her. It had been a while since he'd smiled that happy smile of his, the one that was unburdened by the pressures of the pack and everyday responsibilities. It still shocked me whenever I thought about everything that Layla had done. Yes, we were permanently on a first name basis because she didn't deserve the title of mother any longer. I was disgusted to know that I came from someone so completely evil. I didn't want to consider how I would've turned out if I hadn't been raised by Dad. He taught me all about the type of person and Alpha that I wanted to be. He showed me that having compassion for someone didn't make it a weakness. It was all about utilizing it in the right way. L