DanielI promised myself that this was going to be the last time I came to look for Ava. It seemed as though nobody in this town were bothered much about the disappearance of the young woman and her grandmother. Although they all knew exactly who I was talking about, and some of them even proudly stated Ava’s athletic achievements, it seemed they all believed that she was either away training, or perhaps even permanently leaving town.“I wouldn’t blame her, you know.” The old owner of the hardware store frowned so deeply that his toupee almost fell off his head. “That girl has a bright future ahead and our little town would never be enough to give her what she needs when she, becomes the world champion.” He shrugged leaving me feeling desperate.The only place I have not been to yet, because I didn’t think that you would find a top athlete there, was the ice-cream store, but since I needed something sweet to cheer me up, I decided to pop in there before leaving town for the last time.
Daniel“None of that matters any more Alex!” I growled. “I have already rejected her as required by our laws, so it doesn’t really matter anymore.” I carefully studied every move both my brother and father made. I knew that they knew that I was currently at my weakest. I had recovered from the rejection, but I wasn’t completely there yet. If either of them challenged me now, they would surely win.“That is not what the law states!” My father growled. “You know better than anyone that rejecting her wasn’t enough. You should have killed her.” “What about the law that says nobody is allowed to harm the mate of someone else?” I raised an amused brow. I have been waiting many years to broach the subject with my father. “Don’t you find it funny that our laws are contradicting those of the entire werewolf world?”“No, they don’t.” I didn’t like the look of confidence I saw in Alex’s eyes. “The law states that you cannot kill the mate of someone else. It doesn’t say anything about killing y
AvaThe pain in my grandmother’s eyes was too overwhelming, but I wouldn’t apologize. If she had told me what I was years ago, we probably wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place. I could have made the necessary preparations to avoid Daniel completely.I knew I was being unreasonable, but I couldn’t help it. I wasn’t just fighting for my life, but also for the lives of the people in my pack. From what I could remember of those last moments, even though we outnumbered Blackridge, we were losing.I tried to think back to that awful fight and tried to remember if I had seen Daniel, but I couldn’t. Was he even there? I couldn’t imagine Daniel as the kind of person that would send his people to war without going himself. Then again, if I was completely honest with myself, I didn’t really know Daniel all that well.I was angry at the previous version of myself, and how incredibly stupid I was. If only I had taken better care, I would never have fallen pregnant. Sadly, hindsight is alway
DanielAlex and I were at a stand-off with the council and my father trying their very best to stop us, but the challenge was set and accepted, and there was nothing that any of them could do about that. Alex and I had to face-off within the next twenty-four hours or our pack, according to the same laws that forced me to reject Ava, would be without an Alpha.I tried to warn my father many times over the years that some of our laws made absolutely no sense, and this was the first opportunity to show him. All his life, he blindly followed the laws as set out by his ancestors. I kept my eyes on Alex, waiting for him to lower his head, but instead he turned on his heel and stormed out.“That was fun.” Harper sauntered into the conference room after everyone left. I knew she would appear at some point, but I was hoping I wouldn’t have to deal with her now.“I told you to find another mate! If I know Alex, and I know Alex, he knows he is going to lose if he doesn’t cheat, which means he is
DanielI knew I didn't have much time, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to warn Ava. I should have stayed and warned her when I saw her earlier, but at that stage we didn’t have an agreement yet. I was feeling incredibly frustrated, because I knew if I left now, everyone would know that I was going to warn the Crescents.Everything I have achieved in the past couple of hours would be wasted. I had the strangest feeling of Déjà vu, but something was different. It almost felt as if I was trapped in someone else’s body as I stood in my office looking out of the window.I couldn’t leave. I was a prisoner in my own home, and I couldn’t save the woman I was no longer supposed to love.AvaWhile I was training, it felt as though I was being watched for a moment. I didn’t pay attention, because I knew the border patrol were out there protecting us. After my session, I returned home, finding my grandmother making the arrangements for the pack to pack our home.My grandmother didn’t want me to
AvaIt was a strange thing to know what was coming, but not know what was happening with Daniel’s pack. We were waiting for them to attack because I remember it happening the same way in my previous life, but it didn’t mean they were actually going to attack.The worst part was the waiting. It was infuriating!DanielI paced back and forth in my office until I received word that Alex’s plane had landed. I couldn’t do a thing until I knew for sure he was there. I knew my father would be with him. He wouldn’t be able to resist taking a look at the woman I was destined to love.As soon as the message came through, I grabbed my phone and called the sheriff from Ava’s town. We had a good relationship because we had to deal with each other once or twice over the years. He didn’t ask too many questions and I told him some of the truth.While I told him about a group of gangsters coming to his town, I realized something. I had probably seen Ava once or twice before, and never realized it. I w
AvaWe were in the middle of our meeting, when we got the news that they had arrived in trucks at the airport. They probably knew that we were watching them, and that is why they decided not to use the plane to transport their warriors.We were in a very dangerous situation. There was no full moon which we could use to shift. There was no way we could protect the human town. We also had their Alpha as our prisoner. I knew if anything happened to Daniel, they would blame it on us.“We have to protect the town, and its people. In my previous life they killed everyone. I won’t let that happen again!” I growled at the elder council who were trying to convince me that we were safe in our hiding place. Although all of them lived through their previous life with me, none of them could remember the devastation that Daniel’s pack left behind.In the end, I got them to agree on condition we used Daniel as leverage. Within half an hour, we were making our way into town, and I headed straight for
DanielMy father and I were facing off, and once again my pack was left with a choice of having to choose between their current Alpha, and a challenger.“Is this true? Have all of you accepted that you can never love your destined mate? Have you accepted that my father will always be the one who takes away your freedom of choice? Because let me tell you this! If you stand behind him today, you give up your freedom. My father will never let you go.” I could see fear and confusion on some of their faces.“If you decide to stand with me today, you will be claiming back your freedom. There will be no war between werewolves. We will live together as one people…” Before I could finish what was going to be an epic speech, my father interrupted with a loud growl, giving me the opportunity to show our people exactly what I meant.“As you can see for yourselves, he is still trying to control me. Even after I have been your Alpha for a couple of years, my father thinks he is in charge. My brothe