The upcoming chapters will be filled with different POVs and action. We'll see Violet and Candice in action. Plus, there will be new friends from the survivors that will finally be able to fight back. I would hate to be the hunters when they become the prey.
CANDICEThis was the day that I had longed for since I was imprisoned here against my will.Violet and her people were going to storm the guild to save us all. The Goddess Selene chose her warrior perfectly. It had been amazing to watch as she grew into herself and her abilities. She was far more powerful than I ever imagined that she could be, and this was still just the beginning of her journey on both the werewolf and Fae sides.‘We’re about thirty minutes out from needing that distraction,’ I heard Violet say in my mind.‘Okay. Please be safe. If you need to turn around then you do it. Don’t risk yourselves more than need be,’ I responded to her.The sheer number of their reinforcements didn’t get rid of the risk. There was so much that could go wrong. Hunters were humans, yes, but they had a fuckton of dangerous weapons here. Their goal was the eradication of supernaturals. They spent generations studying the various species in our world – weaknesses, strengths, and everything tha
ENZOWe were waiting in the shadows of the tree line for Sven’s confirmation that we could continue forward.There was a lot of nervous energy bouncing around inside of Violet right now. She was so close to her mother and sister but still so far. I knew that she would love to rush in with guns blazing but knew that it would ruin any chance of saving her family while also risking all of our safety.“The security feeds are now being looped, so you can proceed,” Sven said through the comms that we were all wearing.I looked down at Violet and asked if she was ready. A steadying breath was taken before her head nodded. I raised my hand, flicking my wrist to signal to everyone that it was time to move out.We were as silent as possible as we moved towards the compound. Surprisingly, the first guards had not sensed our approach. Niccolò and I raised our tranquilizer guns and shot them. They fell to the ground, knocked out cold.“They aren’t human…” Violet whispered, cautiously approaching th
VIOLETI side-eyed the woman who was leaning against me as we walked down the corridor. Despite the bruises and scars, I had never seen her more beautiful than she was right now because she was finally back with us after everything. Her body was weak from two years of being mistreated, but her will was ironclad. I had always admired her strength. That was what kept her going no matter what they tried to do to her. Daph was on the other side of her, helping to hold her up as well. Thankfully, Daph’s injuries were minimal. The bruises from what Alpha Bradley had done to her were nearly gone. Oh, he would suffer greatly for everything that he'd done and everything that he'd facilitated. I wished that he was here just so that I could end him, but he did not deserve an easy death. No. He deserved a fate that was far worse than that. The only way that he would receive that was by us properly handling the situation. It was imperative that this was done in front of the Werewolf Council so t
VIOLETI was not certain if she had known about the pregnancy or not. I also didn’t know how she felt about it. Not everyone could accept giving birth to a baby that was not consensually conceived. It was a decision that only they could make.Her nostrils flared, attention snapping towards Joshua. Her face paled when she saw him. She ducked her head as shame rushed through her. Not fear but shame. I could imagine where her mind went. The mate who had been fated to her came upon her being raped. Then she was pregnant by someone else on top of that.“You can do it now if you’d like or you can wait until we get out of here, sir,” she told him softly, trying her best to control her voice.“My name is Joshua not sir. What are you talking about?” he asked her, clearly uncertain about what it was even if I had a feeling where this was going.“Rejecting me. It’s okay if you don’t want to wait.”His jaw clenched hard enough that I was afraid it would end up cracking. Panic. That was what he fel
ENZO‘How do you feel about Reika’s revelation?’ I asked Titan.I had often wondered what my life would be like as a father. It was something that I truly wanted to experience whether or not the child was biologically mine. I had never imagined beginning a family with someone until Violet came into my life.Titan tilted his head in thought and took a few moments before he answered me. I had always appreciated how much my wolf thought about something before he answered.‘I don’t remember my past lives, but I had them. I’m certain that I had mates and potentially even had some pups. Reika is different because of the type of wolf that she is. We share a very close connection and don’t block each other out. I saw the memories of those Alpha mates that she had, but there was no affection for them except for the respect that she still holds for them to this day. However, it was completely different for the memories of Avalynn and Natalia. I felt her complete heartbreak as she watched them di
VIOLETDr. Sutton and her team were actively treating the people that had already been brought to our house.A triage station was set up, along with curtains for privacy. I knew that everyone was overwhelmed and hadn’t had time to wrap their heads around the fact that they were no longer prisoners in that fucked-up place. Hopefully, in time, they will be able to allow themselves to embrace their newfound freedom.“Dr. Sutton,” I called out to her.She asked one of the nurses to give some pain medicine to the woman that she was tending to before excusing herself.A frown pulled her lips down when she saw Rainy. I could tell how furious she was at how these people had been treated by the hunters. She wasn’t alone in that sentiment. Not by a longshot.“We’re going to be bringing in a large group of individuals who were being experimented on to test different species’ healing abilities. Some of them are really severe just by judging the outward appearances. This little one, Rainy, has been
ENZOViolet was practically dead on her feet by the time that we finally cleared out the guild’s compound. I knew for a fact that I would never be able to forget the horrific things that we saw tonight. There was a vast difference between hearing about it and witnessing it. My fucking heart shattered for everything that they had gone through. NOBODY should be treated the way that these survivors had been. That was precisely what they were – survivors.I prayed to the Goddess that she would provide opportunities to help them heal from their trauma. We would do everything in our power to make it happen.A rough estimate was that we rescued around two hundred people tonight. It was the largest successful rescue mission against hunters that I've ever heard about before. There were no fatalities from our pack or our allies. There were, however, many injuries and some very serious ones, but they would get the best possible care.Thankfully, we had evidence of everything that we encountered
ENZOTitan and I were already compiling a list of things that we needed to get for Avalynn. A small part of me wondered who the biological sperm donor was. If the mother had been one of the breeders then there was no telling for certain.I knew that she was a pup, but I wondered if she was a hybrid or a full werewolf. We needed to know just so that we'd be able to give her the best possible care. It didn't matter outside of that. Hybrid infants often had specific needs based on their genetics. Breast milk helped to provide for those needs, but it was obviously not something that we could do with her.‘Reika said that she and Violet are okay with us running a DNA profile on her like we did on them. They want to know too,’ Titan told me.Well, that was good to know. Now, I wouldn't have to wait to ask. I made my way downstairs and told Dr. Sutton what we wanted done. The good news was that some blood had already been drawn earlier, so Avalynn wouldn't need to be poked again. The results
ENZO(8 years following Epilogue 1)Time was an interesting thing. It could go by in the blink of an eye or crawl along at a snail’s pace. Many things have changed over the years. Some things were positive, some were negative, and others didn’t necessarily have a direct impact on us.We learned the importance of always making time for our loved ones and ensured that we celebrated the highs while supporting each other through the lows.Dad peeked his head inside of my office, making certain that I was alone. He hurried inside and closed the door behind him, locking it. I chuckled at his antics but knew why he was sneaking around, so I didn’t tease him about it.Today was Ava’s birthday party. It was hard to think that she was now thirteen. It seemed like yesterday when we found her when we stormed the hunter’s guild to rescue Candice and Daphne.My entire world had changed when I held her in my arms for the first time, knowing that there wasn’t a single thing I wouldn’t do for her. She
VIOLET(5 Years Later)A lot of changes have occurred over the past five years. Some were easier to deal with than others, but all were important in one way or another.I smiled as Enzo walked out of the packhouse with our girls on either side of him. Ava and Lily were completely inseparable and the best of friends. You would never guess that they weren’t biologically related if you weren’t aware of it already. Lily took after Enzo’s Italian roots. It gave her the beautiful skin tone that he had, his eyes, and a curly texture to hair that was a shade between mine and his. They were describing, in detail, a Princess story that they had seen. It didn’t matter if a lot of it went way over his head because he was engaged in the conversation, asking the right questions to keep their excitement high.He was cradling Elio in his arms, doing that bouncing thing that our infant loved. I swore that he was a fearless little man. Elio was now six months old and looked like my replica, which his
ENZOI held my mate closely, refusing to let her out of my embrace after nearly having been shot yet again.Everyone had been shocked when Hilmaya didn’t even hesitate to jump into the bullet’s trajectory without needing to consider her choice.Violet would’ve been able to shield herself from the bullet, but Hilmaya didn’t know that. It wasn’t like she was innocent in all of this shitshow. Whether she committed the acts or not, she did have knowledge about some of Zaxyn’s dealings if not all of them. Therefore, she was also responsible. What would come of that was yet to be seen, but I knew that nobody would let her off scot-free.Hilmaya had put out a message, via the intercom, demanding everyone to stand down. That the Apperson family and anyone on their side was to stop the madness or else they would have nobody to blame but themselves when they were taken down instead.Then she released another message, which was blasted on speakers that were outside where the other fights were occ
DAPHNEEli and I headed back to the estate after getting the male, female, and child situated at the packhouse with some of the other Fae who hadn’t joined in the fight. It made me happy to know that they would be safe and wouldn’t have to live in fear any longer. They would be able to choose what their future looked like.Max had already said that the pack would accept any innocents who had nowhere else to go as long as they would abide by the pack’s rules.One thing that I loved about him was how much he cared about everyone. Pack members and non-pack members alike. He was an honorable Alpha who would do everything in his power to ensure that those who needed protection would receive it one way or another. Likewise, he also did everything in his power to ensure that those under his protection had every opportunity to live freely, making their life into what they wanted it to be like.Just like he had embraced all of the new pack members, he did so for me without hesitation. He treate
ENZOI wasn’t surprised at all that Zaxyn was a true piece scum. He apparently thought that his shit didn’t stink, but it did. He reeked of desperation, of the need to control everything so that he could maintain his position as evil douche of the century.Something that should be noted was that he couldn’t stand on his own. He hid behind others, allowing them to take all of the risks while he reveled in all of the rewards. He had power because of those he had under his control. It wasn’t true power.I barely bit back the snarl that wanted to be hurled at him when he called my mate an unclean bitch. Nah. He wouldn’t be shown an emotional response. Emotional control was imperative during battle. Losing control of our emotions could be what got us, or our people, killed.Once the electricity was cut, we sprang into action.Violet and Candice went after Zaxyn. He teleported away like the fucking coward that he was, but the two followed right after him. For a brief moment, my heart squeeze
CANDICEA part of me had worried that I wouldn’t live long enough to see justice being served to the shitty part of my biological family for every horrible thing that they’d done and every person that they had a hand in hurting.My visions showed me that it would happen but not how long it would take to occur. It took a very long time, but it was finally here. There was something very freeing and empowering about that. It also seemed fitting that it’d be me, Kaia, and our children who would be coming for them.Our offspring were complete badasses and had incredible power at their fingertips but also had remarkable control over it. Even Daph did. She wasn’t quite on par with Vi or Lilac, but that was simply because she was relatively new to wielding her magic whereas the other two had much more practice. It didn’t mean that she was slouching or anything though.I was incredibly proud of my daughters and beyond grateful that I was blessed enough to be their mother.There was one positive
VIOLETTwo days was barely a blink of an eye, but it was all the time that we had to prepare for ‘The Takedown’ as Eli had dubbed it.The Appersons held power. There was no denying that fact. However, that didn’t mean that we lacked our own power. The difference was that our power was pure and untainted.Mom called in some favors. She had made many allies over the years by being a badass superwoman who never hesitated to lend a helping hand and protect anyone who truly needed it. She had done it all from the shadows to remain hidden from the Appersons.We had eighty Fae on our side, a hundred and ten werewolves, a phoenix, fifteen vampires, and twenty-one witches. We could've had more werewolves, but we didn't want to leave the packs vulnerable. Yes, you saw right. Vampires. I wasn't sure why I was surprised when I met Victor and his coven members. Everything that I had once thought of to be fiction was anything but. Talk about mind-blowing. I loved getting the rundown of that partic
CANDICEMy mind ran through all of the potential possibilities of what Violet’s vision might have entailed.She called me an hour ago and told me that she had a vision about Zaxyn and needed to have a meeting with all of us. Whatever she had seen was enough to shake her. I could hear it in her voice as she spoke.“Can you get Daph so that we can head downstairs,” I asked Eli.“Sure thing, Mom,” he said before freezing, cheeks pinkening with a blush.I could tell that it hadn’t been intention and just slipped out. Honestly, it made my heart swell to think that there was a part of him that saw me as a mother figure. He had accepted me immediately and had mentioned how happy he was about the bond between Max and me.Embarrassment and hope warred inside of him for dominance – embarrassment because of his slip, and hope because he secretly wanted me to be okay with it. Layla had done the basics to appear as though she loved him, but it was clear that love wasn’t the case once she sent peopl
VIOLETReaching my hand out, I turned off the hot water before wrapping a towel around my body and one around my head.The steamed mirror hid my reflection until I wiped a spot off. Looking back was a woman who was still odd to see.I looked the same but not at the same time. My features were more defined. More mature. Amber eyes held a happiness that I had never experienced before he came into my life. I had just gotten by day to day, but he showed me how important it was to also live for me.There were currently dark circles under my eyes that I had been covering up with magic known as makeup. Each day that passed by brought us one step closer to dealing with the Appersons.Sleep never came easy to me unless my mate wore me out in the best possible way. I would be so tired that I wouldn’t be fully conscious of Ava waking up in the middle of the night. Enzo would get up to take care of her each time. He was always quick to reassure me that he loved to have that one-on-one with her, se