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Summer POV“What do you mean he doesn’t have a scent?” I asked.“I think you didn’t notice because you didn’t have a wolf. Derek doesn’t have a scent. He doesn’t smell like anything other than his cheap cologne.”I saw him after I got my wolf too. How did I not notice he didn’t have a scent?“There are wolves without scents though,” I said.It’s rare but it’s happened before.“Or he’s hiding something,” Estelle frowned, digging around for her clothes.I grimaced. I didn’t want to think about this.“I’ve got to go,” I said.“Where are you going?”“I’ve just got to go. Clean this place up.”“Ugh, you sound like Mom!” Estelle scowled.***My Mom was in town and someone had to tell Dad his old flame was in town. He was going to avoid her like the plague but I had serious issues on my hands. The idea of Derek hiding something made my skin crawl. He helped us out twice and he’s given me information that checks out but if there’s something I’ve learned about Whispering Hollow is things were
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Summer POV“Yup, that mark is definitely gone.” Henrietta yanked my shirt down and proceeded to her workstation also known as her living room.“Gone where though?”“It’s fishy honey, but it’s a good thing. You won’t get wolf sickness anymore. Isn’t that great?” Henrietta beamed.“I guess so but Jacob’s family aren’t the nicest people I don’t think they’d take the curse away for no reason.”“I know. Gardenia Sullivan has a notorious reputation that’s worse than her husband’s.”I grimaced and nodded. I’d only met her a handful of times. I knew she didn’t like me but Jacob always put his family in their place when it came to me.“She has a right to come after me I killed her son.”“Her son had no right to put his hands on you. I’m going to put more protection magic on you. Just to be safe.”That might not protect me from Jacob’s overambitious siblings but it will slow them down.“Alright.”I arrived home an hour later. I wanted to change and sneak out to meet Estelle but Dad appeared ou
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Summer POV“What do we do?” Estelle yelled.“Keep him down before he destroys the place,” I said.The few shoppers in the store ran out as soon as Hunter started convulsing. I tried to link Ezra but I only managed to get a few words through before the ringing started again.The beast appeared out of nowhere, foaming at the mouth, eyes red like hell. He knocked over groceries, and liquids split on the floor. I shoved Estelle forward as Hunter took a swipe at me. A few inches closer Hunter would have sliced my calf open.“Go!”Estelle stopped inches from the door. She turned around and shifted into a beta wolf.What is she thinking?She ran past me and launched herself at the wolf. I can’t shift at a whim. My heart hammered in my chest. Estelle dodged the wolf’s blows.I called on Clover but she was tucked in the far corner of my mind.“Come on I need to help Estelle,” I pleaded.Clover stirred. A wolf barked but I couldn’t tell if it was my sister or Hunter. I was done pleading with Cl
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Summer POVSophia yanked my hair, the more I shoved her the worse the hair-pulling got.“You’re insane!” I screeched.“You should be dead!”I kneed her thigh. She released me. I shoved her against the counter and she cried out.“You deserve an ass-kicking for being such a bitch!”She smirked. “You don’t know who you’re up against.”“I do. A thief.”Sophia laughed. She lunged at me. I tripped whilst trying to dodge her. She hurled me to the ground. I banged my head on the ground. Sophia wrapped her fingers around my neck squeezed with her superhuman strength and kept my body on the ground by straddling me. She cut off my air supply and nearly snapped my neck.I gripped her wrists and used my body to slam hers against the kitchen aisle. Sophia wouldn’t release me this time though.She leaned forward. Her sick laughter was thick with heavy pants. “Don’t worry I’ll take care of Ezra for us.”She released my neck.“What’s going on?” someone shouted.“In the kitchen!” Another one yelled.So
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Summer POVI put my hand in the air because the room was spinning. I gripped the table for added support. Was he rejecting me?“I didn’t hear you…” I trailed.“I said it’s over.” He closed the distance between us.He walked too quickly I wanted to throw up.“I rejected her.”“What?” I sat up straighter. “Her? You didn’t reject me?”He frowned. “Why the hell would I reject you?”I hiccupped and that upset my already irritated tummy. I shouldn’t have drunk on an empty stomach.“Because you didn’t believe me and you hate me.”“I don’t hate you. I love you, Summer.” He took my face in his palms.“No, you didn’t believe me.”“Come on baby.”I wiggled out of his hold. “I’m too drunk for this Ezra.”
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Summer POVHe was low-key pissed at me and he would be madder when I told him I was planning on meeting Derek so I decided not to tell him. Word of Hunter’s curse had gotten out so he had to speak to his council and the Alpha’s court. Hunter was still locked up but he was wild. I worried he might hurt himself if he wasn’t helped soon.I rubbed his thigh as we drove back to the Pack.“I’m sorry about Hunter,” I said.“It’ll be fine.”“Do you think you can find a cure to the curse?”He gripped the stirring wheel. “I’ll talk to Henrietta. I have some of his blood.”“Are you going to ask her about your possibly fake connection to Sophia?”“I’d rather just leave things as they are. You’re my mate and that’s it.”“Okay, babe. Why don’t you leave me in town and then go on to your meeting?”He glanced at me. “Why?”“Because you have a meeting to get to I don’t want to hold you up.”“The meeting doesn’t start until later. We like to do things at night.”Of course they do, I thought.“Then I gu
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Ezra POVThe meetings were the worst part of being Alpha. They were long and unproductive. I’ve been sitting here for an hour waiting for one member of the council to arrive. My Alpha’s court which was a group of my trusted wolves who were young, unlike the wise old council who governed over much more serious stuff like when I wanted to invade another Pack. The Alpha’s court was made up of Hunter, Oliver, Noah and Rachel though Rachel and I weren’t on the best terms right now she still showed up to do her job.Summer should be here, I thought. I trusted her with my life and my secrets. She deserved a seat at the table. However, I knew how the old bats felt about her because of her past but that didn’t matter.Rachel settled next to me but didn’t bother to say hello.Mr Barns and Mrs Ellen Turner arrived as well and the meeting could finally begin.“Here we go,” I murmured.The six council members sat across from the members that made the Alpha’s court. Roman looked just as bored as I
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Summer POV“You’ve been a busy girl, Summer,” Ezra said, planting his hands on his waist.Dad and Ezra stared at me after they told me they captured Bowen, which means Derek’s clean!“I know I shouldn’t have done it but I wanted to make sure Derek was clean and he gave us good information! You caught Bowen. That’s great!” I hurried to the fridge and pulled out some juice.My mate was right behind me.“That’s not all you did Summer.”He meant my little stunt while he was in a meeting. The fantasy had been nagging at me for so long that it needed to be fulfilled.“What else did she do?” Dad asked.Ugh, the moment was broken.Ezra cleared his throat. “Nothing. Start the interrogation I’ll meet you there.”Dad stared at Ezra and then at me. Before he spoke he broke out in a fit of coughs.“That cough hasn’t gone away yet? You should see a doctor, Dad.”He waved me away. “I’m fine. It’s just a tickle.”“That or you’re an old man and you should be thinking about retirement.”Dad glared at E
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EpilogueEzra POVFOUR YEARS LATER“Draw them to the cliff!” I ordered.Alpha Jackson’s troops were surrounded, his Pack house had been ceased and his troublesome council had been slaughtered. He had no choice but to surrender but the stubborn Alpha refused.My wolves charged, sending the last troop of wolves to the edge of the Cafter Cliff, where they were forced to surrender or die. They were all going to jail for a series of crimes anyway.“Where’s your Alpha?” I demanded.They stared at each other with blank expressions. When I thought they would remain defiant they all shifted back into humans and I knew I had them. Finally, after twelve hours it was over.“We don’t know where he is,” the designated leader said, a man with a buzz cut and piercing over his right eye.“He’s a coward who left you to feel the heat of his crimes. Surrender now and the punishment won’t be so steep.”They glanced at each other for a couple of seconds. My offer wouldn’t last long. However, they got down
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Summer POV“You cheated,” I told Ezra through the mind-link.“You sound like a sore loser, babe,” he replied.His smugness rattled me. I almost had him!“I want a rematch,” I demanded.“Never,” he said then cut off the mind-link.Oh, how dare he?I arrived at the mansion because that’s where Dad said he would be. He’d just wrapped up a meeting with the Alpha’s court. Now that I had a new title, I couldn’t be part of the Alpha’s court anymore. We needed to hunt for new members. Estelle would leave too because of the baby.I couldn’t wait to tell my sister the great news! Though, she might ask me for a raise. The perks of being a big sister.“Hey Daddy,” I said.He eyed me as if to say ‘Not in front of the Alpha’s court.’His reaction was warranted when Oliver laughed and the other guys snickered.“Hi, Luna Summer,” Brook said.“Luna,” Walker said. They would all have to be briefed about my new title. The change was exciting and daunting at the same time.“Daddy’s little girl,” Oliver t
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Summer POVOne Week Later“Are you sure about this colour, Ezra?”“What’s wrong with red?”“Nothing, but red everywhere?”He wanted red booths, red lights for nights and red wallpaper. It’s too much. I had to fight him on the uniforms and draw the line at red wallpaper.“Okay, fine, maybe we can dial it back.”“Aside from your little obsession the bar’s going to be great,” I said, slipping under his arm.“Wait, do I still have a job?” I asked.Ezra snickered. “A few customers complained Summer,” he teased. “I’m afraid I can’t keep you.”“I wouldn’t want to work with your sleazy clientele anyway.”His hand travelled down my back and cupped my ass. “I don’t want my respectable clientele staring at your fine ass either.”He kissed my cheek and gave my ass another squeeze.The bar had been stripped of its old exterior. There was paint on the floor, paper on the counter, and all the booze had been taken down. The upstairs had been fixed and equipped with new tables, floors and wallpaper wh
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Summer POVMy vision blurred. Somehow I landed on the ground. I think the sky was on fire. It was bright orange and dark blue. Where was I?“You went too far… Summer,” Clover said weakly.“I’m sorry.” My mouth was dry and my body weighed a truckload of bricks.“Burn it all, burn it to the ground,” the cold-hearted order sent a shiver down my spine.I recognised that voice.He towered over me. His eyes were bright and intense. I coughed and my body groaned. Ezra scooped me off the ground and held me to his chest.“Y-you’re okay,” I crocked.“Thanks to you, Summer.”I cracked a smile. “You’re the Alpha King.”He narrowed his eyes before he lifted his head. I felt another presence to my right.“Take her away,” Ezra ordered.“What? No,” I rasped.Ezra placed me in Walker’s arms. The beta held me securely. Ezra was the one who put me in Walker’s arms but he growled at the beta as if he’d done something wrong.Yeah, he’s back to his old self.“Trust me, mate. We’ll be together before the su
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Summer POVThe sun hung heavy in the sky. I pleaded with it to stay up a little longer because I didn’t know what I would do when darkness came.Augustus had an office in the building too. I’d rather be in the dungeon with Ezra but Kingsley only just stopped looking for me. It was suspicious.Dad left hours ago to rally an army. It would take them forever to get here. Oliver stayed. For the first time since we arrived. He looked worried.“Here,” Preston said, offering me a glass of water.“Thanks,” I replied.Augustus blew smoke out of his nose before resting the cigarette on the table.“They had it all planned. We can’t get an army here on a whim. They’ll be ready.”I thought about Hunter countless times. He was an Alpha god, he should have some authority here. However, his powers came at a price. We learnt that when he healed my Dad he turned into a gamma.Oliver ran a hand down his face. “Roman said, to stay put. We can’t sit idly though. I feel useless.”“They’ll kill you on the s
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Summer POV“Summer, go, if you won’t listen to me as your mate listen to me as your Alpha,” he ordered.I smirked and leaned close enough to bump his nose with mine. “You can’t make me.”“What? Yes, I can!”“No, your wolf is neutralized so you can’t force me.”He bowed his head. “I just want to protect you.”“Neither of us is going to win this game. We care about each other too much.”“There you are! Kingsley just banished your Father,” Gage said.I thought it was the guards returning from their paid break when I heard the door open. He adjusted his blue suit as he neared us.“You?” Ezra barked. “What are you doing here?” He rattled the metal bars keeping him locked up.Gage grinned and draped an arm around my shoulder. “Nice to see you again, buddy. You quit, calling me.”“Get your filthy hands off her!” Ezra growled. His eyes nearly flashed with his wolf. It was so fast it almost didn’t happen. It was like a bulb trying to flick on but failing.Gage noticed it too.“Summer and I hav
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Summer POVThe grouchy but slightly good-looking Alpha smirked maliciously. He had the silver fox look going on. “I’ll be damned before that happened.”I crossed my arms over my chest. “Are you against women being Alpha?”“There are female Alphas but none that have sat in the Alpha’s council.”I rolled my eyes. “Well, Mister, if you ask me. The Alpha’s council is outdated anyway. Let Alpha Ezra go and your Packs won’t feel the effects once he’s out!”He brushed off my comments as if they were merely wind.“Ezra’s not going anywhere. Aside from taking three Packs illegally, he’s responsible for the deaths of three Alphas and entire councils and elders. That sort of behaviour is unwarranted! We can’t allow a tyrant to become Alpha King.”“You don’t have any proof!” I shouted.“Well, see about that. I suggest you leave or else I’ll lock you up.”“I’m not leaving until you tell me what you’re going to do to him.”“Relax, Summer, he’s an arrogant old wolf. He’s not going to help us,” Clove
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I didn’t like the glint in his eyes and the smirk that spread on his face. I was tempted to take a step back but the last thing to show an Alpha was fear.He reached out and stroked the bump from when I head-butted Nolan. I was stunned by his openness.“You’ve been here less than an hour and you’ve already gotten into trouble, how amusing. But it matches your reputation. I’ve heard you’re a handful.”“Where did you hear that from?” I gasped.He took a step closer. So close I could smell Katrina’s expensive perfume on his trousers.“From Ollie and Vance. I’m sure you remember them.”My eyes turned to saucers. How could I forget the man who nearly kidnapped me? It felt like a lifetime ago. Ezra and I have been through so much since then. Ollie grabbed me as I left the bar at night. Ezra beat him. That night we also shared our first kiss.There was no time for me to blush.“How do you know them?” I demanded. “Do they work for you?”The tall man with broad shoulders wearing a dark blue su
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Summer POV“I’m only coming out if Ezra leaves with me!”“You’re not the Luna here. You don’t have authority,” Nolan yelled.He snapped his fingers twice and pointed at me. the guard I bribed rolled his eyes.“Get her out. Use force if you must.”“Hey! Touch my wife and I’ll slaughter you all!”Fear descended on Nolan and his minion friends. Nolan swallowed and smoothed his shirt.“You’re behind bars and your wolf is asleep. There’s nothing you can do to anyone,” Nolan said, shakily.“I’m a patient man and I’ll remember you, Nolan! All of you.”Some of the minions cowered but Nolan maintained his shaky composure. The guard opened the cell and stared at me. Our partnership wasn’t over. I’d need him later so I left willingly.“I’ll see you later my love.”“The Alpha’s council will dictate that. As they will decide your fate! Your disrespect will be punished!”“We’ll see about that,” I challenged.“You disrespectful—“ he raised his hand to slap me.It happened so fast. Ezra yelled and ra
