Adira I pinned Wyatt against the wall and held his arms firmly. I was close to him and his breaths were coming out heavy. "It's been a week, how long will you be distant?" I asked, kissing him. He tried to avoid my lips and when he couldn't, he bit me and I cursed. He switched our position abruptly and pinned my hands over my head. " Better," he whispered, looking down at my neck." You rile me up, why do you care about him?" he growled. " He's just a friend and if I'm to live my dream life with the man of my youth, I would want the same for him... I don't know why, I just do," " You're not responsible for his happiness," " Then why do I feel that I am?" I asked softly. " the truth is that Azriel has a special place in my heart, I'm sorry, Wyatt," I said and his eyes softened, I wasn't expecting that reaction from him. " I hate that I understand ... You have this connection that some people only hope to find," his voice was gentle. I knew what Azriel was to me; our souls were s
" No," he was serious, but it was our best bet. Zion thinks having me is having power because I am an alpha female. " I'm not putting you in danger," Wyatt said. " Adira, sweetheart, no. You're too important and if that sicko uncle of yours marks you, who knows what will happen," Mila said. But we were running out of options, he was operating under the shadow, and we couldn't let him get to us first. " We can't let him come to us, we don't know how many people he has," I argued. " We'll find another way, there must be. For now, we are getting more and more of his people with the help of your grandfather's trackers," Aspen said. We discussed it further and even though they were confident about the dark wolves, my heart still wasn't at peace. People were suffering. " Let's find out for ourselves what happened to the Apatite pack," I told Wyatt. He nodded and held my hand. " I'll drive," Aspen said " I'll come too and inform some of my men to go with us," he said. " Mila
We waited outside for the doctors and in a minute, two female doctors came to the gate in a hurry. After them, came about six tall men; they must be of higher rank by their aura. " King Wyatt," The tallest of them bowed respectfully to us, he was tanned and good-looking. " Alpha Park, why did dark wolves come out of your pack?" Wyatt went on to ask. " We let them in," he answered, facing the ground in shame. " Why?" I asked. " Women and children from my pack were visiting our neighbor's pack but on their way back, their cars were hijacked by the dark wolves," he reported, and my heart pounded in my chest. " The dark wolves demanded to enter our gates to ensure my people's safe return and I allowed it. I know what I did was selfish and will probably be asked to step down from my position for endangering the entire pack of a few people, but I couldn't let them die," He was stressed and nervous. Wyatt and I shared a glance, he understood his reasons. " What did the dark wo
I was stunned at what happened. Janice was too because she shot out of bed, looking distinctly at me, and blinked several times. " Adira, my love, are you alright?" Wyatt asked, concerned. I nodded my head slowly, unable to explain what I had seen just yet. " You're quivering." " I saw a picture, a vision... I'm not sure what it is," I whispered. " What do you mean?" " I saw something in her head. I don't know exactly, but I think it's her memories," I saw a child who was loved and being tucked into bed, and in a blink of an eye, all that changed and blood splattered on the white walls of a child's room. ' It's one of our gifts,' Kira said quietly. She was also hurt by the image we saw. I tilted her chin softly, and her eyes met mine; the pain was all I saw. Physical, emotional, psychological, and all forms of pain. Emotions overwhelmed me. " Janice," I said," Her name is Janice." " Janice, a lovely name," Aspen murmured. She looked away from me and a tear fell again, b
Chance She was standing in front of me, looking gorgeous as ever. Rachael Tarion was a desirable woman indeed. My gaze fell on her tummy and she took a step back, rubbing it. We held each other's gaze for a long time before Paris spoke. " Chance," she wrapped her arms around my waist, and I saw pain in Rachel's eyes. I inhaled and moved away from her for some weird reason. ' Stop,' I mind-linked her. My parents and hers arranged for us to marry, and we've been together for a long time, but when I met Rachel, everything changed. ' Chance-; ' I know. As I said, I won't break your heart,' I assured her. Despite her beauty and power, Paris had a lot of insecurities and what she feared most was that he would back out of the wedding. " Rachel, I didn't know you were coming," I sighed, extending my hand toward her. She looked at it and then me before taking it. She glanced at Paris, silently asking her to leave, but the pretty woman was resolute about staying. " Excuse us... pleas
Adira Hank, alpha Park's beta, is working with the enemies and is the reason they knew about their trip and kidnapped his people. He was a spy for Zion. " Why did he want to kill us?" I asked, " He was scared... Maybe," the woman answered. " And where is your daughter?" I asked. " She's amongst the people that were kidnapped," she answered. ' The alpha's beta is a traitor, a spy,' I mind-linked Wyatt. ' I'll deal with him. Stay safe,' he said. I left the wing, asking the men to release the woman. I was anxious, waiting for my mate. Hours went by and they were not back. What was taking them so wrong? Did something go wrong? None of the packhouse members were able to sleep, just waiting. I held a crying girl, Joy, in my arms. Her mother was one of the abducted women. With my sharp hearing, I heard several cars approach before they could enter the gates. " They are here!" I announced and everyone cheered, getting to their feet and rushing outside. A long line of cars
Aspen. My mate, my mate who I longed to see and dreaded at the same time, was behind that door. Janice, Janice, I said softly, tasting her lovely name on my tongue. My mate was beautiful, she had a symmetrical face, plump lips, and long raven hair with a slim body. I pushed the door open and her teary-stained gaze found mine, " Hi," I said, sitting on the edge of her bed. She didn't say a word and I wondered if she was mute. " I'm Aspen... Aspen Masons," I said and she nodded. " Can you talk, Janice?" I asked. I didn't want to offend her, but I wanted to know. She shook her head and turned her gaze away from me. I wanted to learn about her, but I didn't know how, she still seemed to be in shock at all that happened, and I didn't know yet if I'd accept her as my mate or if she wanted me as a mate. She was a dark wolf and their way was different from ours. They didn't believe in mate bonds. We stayed in silence, just looking at each other. Janice has been through a lot, and I d
Adira I was looking in the mirror, pleased the disgusting rash had gone after taking Doctor Khuna's medication. It was starting to irritate me and could only be calmed by Wyatt's touch. " Ready, my love," Wyatt asked. I nodded and put the mirror away. He frowned. I touched the spot where the red rash was. " We need to find Zion soon. He's adamant about marking you and has a strong sorcery if this happened," he said. " Yes, " I sighed, leaning against his chest. He kissed my head tenderly and directed me to the conference room where everyone was. They all stood up and bowed when we entered, and when we sat, they took their seats. Janice stood up and started showing us maps and places where the villas were. She was a little slow at speaking because of her stutter, but she spoke loudly and clearly and everyone was patient. I noticed the more she spoke, she didn't stutter as much. " T- this one is a p-pack h-he recently took over a- and the men are loyal to him," she said. J