IrinaIt didn’t take long for Hunter to find the alpha's body and, by the looks of things, this pack was killed a couple of days ago. We didn’t find any evidence that they were involved in any of the attacks but we also didn’t find anything to tell us that they weren’t.“I guess we will never know what really happened here.” I gripped Hunter’s arm as we watched the burial fires burn. It no longer mattered whether they were part of the attack against us. We were going to pay them the respect any of our kind deserved by giving them a proper funeral. Everyone pitched in as we cleaned up as much as we could and by evening said our final goodbye.I breathed a deep sigh of relief as I looked up at the stars. When this day started, I thought we were going to fight. I thought that some of us would not see tonight, but in a strange turn of events, we were all spared and we can spend one more night with our loved ones. We made camp and all around us people were slowly getting ready to turn in f
Irina“Irina!” Hunter appeared beside me and we nuzzled each other for a second before Hunter defended me against another attack. The intense fighting was slowly dying down a little when a sudden burst of warriors appeared from the side of Carmine’s border. I realized we had been fighting an enormous number of rogues up to that point!I was beginning to feel as if we were going to lose and my heart shattered the moment I noticed Hunter going after Carmine. I heard a twig snap to my left and as my head whipped around, I saw the shadow of the wolf on its way to attack me. It pounced and we hit the ground hard. Jaws snapped and we were both snarling before I eventually got my jaws locked around it’s throat and it went limp.I noticed that biting down on a wolf’s throat was the most effective way to kill it. I didn’t want to snap at it and extend any fights longer than they had to be and these wolves weren’t there to just let us go. The stench of blood hung thick in the forest air as wolv
IrinaLIFE WASN’T that easy, of course. There were two territories to deal with. One was completely open and the alpha was killed by Carmine. To complicate things more, Hunter killed Carmine, which, according to werewolf law, meant that Hunter now owned both those territories.My main problem was that I couldn’t trust the new wolves, and by the looks of things, neither did Rosemary’s mate. I thankfully didn’t have too much time to dwell on it since there was a lot to do. Hunter had to decide if he wanted the territory or if it should be divided up between all the alphas. He also had to decide what to do with the people who turned against us.I wasn’t surprised when he asked the rest of the alphas what they thought. War had been declared on all of our packs after all, and Hunter felt that they had a right to at least voice their opinions. It seemed the general consensus was that these people couldn’t be trusted. Everyone agreed that there might be one or two who didn’t agree with their
IrinaI wondered if it was too soon to start preparing for the baby, and then whipped around to search for Emily. It didn’t matter! We all needed something to boost our sense of hope for the future and what better way than to get ready for the new alpha? I didn’t know whether we were expecting a boy or a girl and it didn’t matter to me. I would be very happy either way, as long as our baby was healthy.I just naturally referred to it as him. I secretly hoped it was a boy since that would be the best for the pack, but I was sure that if we had a daughter, she would take care of our people just as well. The only reason a little girl would be a problem was the fact that we live in this patriarchal society and if she found a mate, she would automatically become a Luna.There were just too many issues if your first born was a female and you were an alpha. I found Emily buried under paperwork in my office and smiled as I leaned against the door frame.“Do you feel like doing some shopping?”
IrinaWHEN HUNTER RETURNED two days later, he looked older. This entire war had taken its toll on him. On everybody. I wanted to know what happened, but I would wait until he was ready to tell me. Everyone who had been eagerly waiting would have to wait just a little longer to show the warriors what we had been up to while they were gone.The next morning, things seemed a lot better. The warriors were well rested, and some had even begun to notice some of the changes we made. Most of them saw the changes in their rooms. I wanted the warriors to come home to comfort, so the two days while we waited for them, we worked really hard to make things look good.After breakfast, we took them around and showed them what we did, and they seemed happy. I knew what they all had to go through was probably one of the toughest things they had to do. I wanted us to move on from it and start building a future. Emily and I had to get to the flower shop, so, we left them to enjoy the house and what we d
IrinaTelling the pack was just amazing. They were probably celebrating into the early morning hours, but Hunter and I disappeared a little earlier to just be together and celebrate the life that was growing inside of me on our own. We spent some time unpacking all the shopping and I loved every little thing we got. I mean, I saw everything when I bought it, but it only started to feel really real when we were unpacking some of the clothes we bought.I went to bed feeling really great and this time around Hunter didn’t have to wake me because of a nightmare. Things were finally going our way. Over the next couple of weeks, life felt as if it was actually becoming normal. Our kind of normal. Hunter and I had dinner with my parents once a week and they really enjoyed having us there.It took them some time to warm up to the fact that we were different, and I understood that. I felt a little frustrated that I couldn’t shift, but it was what was best for the baby. Instead of shifting and
IrinaI watched as my captors moved about. The building we were in was so old that some of its side panels had begun to rust. The only furniture was the chair I was sitting on, and on the opposite side there was a desk and chair. The furniture looked almost as old as the building. There was a computer on the desk and one of my captors sat behind it with headphones over his ears.It made me wonder if they had some kind of surveillance on Hunter and the pack. How else would they have been able to grab me so damn fast? I looked around some more and there was one side door which made me wonder if that was where they were staying. I hadn’t seen any of them eat or drink anything. I also hadn’t heard a toilet flush and I was beginning to develop one hell of a need for one!“Hey!” I tried to call the guy behind the computer, but he didn’t even look up. The same thin guy who gave me some water earlier appeared from outside and he walked over. He didn’t say a word and I was beginning to wonder
HunterPacing back and forth, I waited impatiently while both my people and the sheriffs tried to trace the number, but as we suspected, it was a burner and by the time we traced it the number was no longer in service. Just another thing to prove to us that these people weren’t playing games.In the back of my mind, I feared the worst. If they were so adamant about humans being turned, what was to stop them from killing Irina?! A couple of council members soon arrived to lend a hand while the rest made sure the two territories we just fought for were cleared. If these people were so professional, they sure as hell were watching us somehow.We waited and at the exact moment the hour was up a new message appeared on my phone from a new number. This time there was an address and I was out of the door before saying a word to anybody!IrinaAfter they removed all the equipment around me, I wondered if they were going to kill me. They had given Hunter their demands. They no longer needed me