Chapter 23.*Mountain Howl Pack.Max stood alone in the council room, hands behind his back. His eyes were riveted on the chair designated for the Alpha.His father, Alpha Rex, had sat on the throne, and he was expected to be the one to take it over.But he wasn't as strong as his step-brother, Creed, who had taken over as the pack's new Alpha and was running things efficiently.If only he could enlist the help of Creed's most faithful subordinate, Lucas, the gamma of the pack. He pondered.Lucas was his father's most devoted servant, and after his father died, Lucas passed on his devotion to CreedMax was aware that Lucas was assisting Creed in learning how to govern the pack, but Lucas refused to commit his loyalties to anybody until he was certain that the Alpha was dead.Lucas had been quiet in the pack since the pandemonium and the witches took Alpha Creed away for healing, and nothing truly interested him as long as the Alpha was gone.He refused to forgive himself for failing
Chapter 24.*Cole sat in his chair, his attention fixed on Mason, who was in charge of the ward he was in.As the patients sat still, Manson munched on his burger from behind the counter. He sighed as he gazed at the wall clock.He dropped the burger he was eating on the nylon on the counter and licked his fingers. Then cleaned them off with a hand wipe before picking up the bell and ringing it."It's pill time," he declared, ringing the bell.Some caregivers entered the ward to assist the patients in forming a straight line as they approached Mason, who handed each a tablet and a cup of water to drink."Take a pee when you're done," he urged after having them swallow the tablets.Because these patients were not as ill as the ones Madison was caring for, the caregivers did not accompany them to the restroom to assist them in peeing.And the medications they were taking weren't nearly as effective as the ones Madison's patients were given.Cole was next in line, so he grabbed the tabl
Chapter 25.*"Cora, hurry up. You are taking far too long. Let's get this over with so you don't lose your priceless necklace." Sean remarked while clutching a metal plate containing a few syringes and other medical supplies."Right," Cora murmured as she approached him."Lie down on the bed and face up" He stated this as she nodded and moved to the bed, doing what he had directed."Are you sure, Cora, that this is a good idea?" Cee inquired for the first time after Cora had silenced her."Do we seem to have a choice here, Cee? All we have to do now is do what the damned man wants, and we'll be free to leave with our necklace." She sighed as Sean approached her on the bed.He tried to bind her hands with some metal steel cuffs as she sat up properly on the bed and gazed furiously at him."What are you attempting to accomplish?" Her voice was as frigid as ice when she inquired.Sean was taken aback by her steely tone, but he knew she wouldn't do anything dangerous to him because he ha
Chapter 26.*Cole took a stroll along the hospital's eerie corridor, unsure of where he was going.He had draped Smith's ID card around his neck, discarded the brush and bucket he had taken from Smith, and was curious about the hospital."Where are you?" He muttered under his breath as he continued walking until his gaze was drawn to one of the security guards, who was watching him carefully.To avoid appearing suspicious, he smiled and waved at the security guard, who simply stared at him without reacting to his greetings."Weird," he said under his breath, groaned, and kept walking in the opposite way.Smith's slacks and shirt were too tight for him because of his larger frame.The clothing smacked against his powerful torso, making him appear to be suffocating.As he took more steps ahead, he detected a delicious aroma he couldn't place, more like the wind combined with the earth, a type of unidentified odor he had never experienced before.He wrinkled his brows and turned to see
Chapter 27.*TRIGGER WARNING!!! CONTENT INCLUDES SEX SCENECora returned the kiss by reaching for him, placing her little, warm hand on the back of his neck, and pressing her lips against his.They kissed, at first lightly, then more passionately, his tongue in her lips, her hips slanted towards his, her breasts on his chest, her entire body sending an unmistakable message.He didn't mind that her mouth tasted like blood and salt as he continued sucking on her tongue and then softly kissing her lips, relishing the wonderful sensation of the kiss.She slid her fingers through his coarse hair, lightly massaging it, and continued kissing as if her life depended on it.He then interrupted the kiss as she stood there watching him remove the molar mic from his teeth and throw it aside.He drew her closer to him and kissed her again, unable to let go. He felt compelled to protect her, to murmur lovely words into her ears, and nibble on her earlobes.Cora let out a deep soft throaty moan tha
TRIGGER WARNING: CONTENT CONTAINS SEX SCENE Chapter 28.*Nile and Lucas circled about in their wolf forms, staring at each other, Nile's demon wolf three times larger than Lucas's.Meanwhile, Max had passed out as a result of Nile's massive toss.Lucas and Nile lunged at each other, biting, scratching, and slamming against one other.Nile was on Lucas as he clawed his body, and Lucas quickly threw him over, causing him to strike the ground hard.He snarled and groaned, then rose and transformed back into a human, his face drenched with blood.Lucas transformed back into a human as well, clutching his injured lower abdomen. He lurched over to a sword and gripped the handle, blood on his lips. Nile glared and spat blood before moving on to a sword laying on the ground and picking it up as well.Other members of the pack had become fully awake as more wolves approached the fortress. Nile became aware that they were outnumbered when he heard the shattering sound of several bones and h
Chapter 29.*Cora was greeted by the pungent fragrance of cooked bacon and eggs, which engulfed her in luxurious vapors that stroked her eyelids as she inhaled deeply and smiled with her eyes closed.When she tried to open her eyes, she was welcomed with beams of sunlight streaming in through the open windows, which had their blinds drawn."Today is the full moon, Cee," she muttered, but Cee remained silent.She turned to wrap her arm around her husband, only to come to a halt as she came into contact with an empty sheet.When she eventually opened her eyes, she realized he wasn't really there. Then she sat properly on the bed, taking her time to become acquainted with her surroundings for the first time.A bedside table to the left of the bed had a computer and, behind it, a mysterious small jewel box adorned with an exotic base relief. A stack of books and periodicals lay almost hidden on the floor behind the bedside table, serving as emergency provisions.She was resting on a purp
Chapter 30.*The silver ashtray gleamed in his fingers as Cee stood in her full splendor, gazing directly back at him. Cole shuddered again, pointing the ashtray directly at her, so she took two steps back.Then he watched as she morphed into a human, lying low on the chilly naked floor, folding her legs and clutching herself.He walked to the bed, took the purple sheet, laid it over her, and walked backward while holding the ashtray. But she didn't shake; instead, she lay flat on the floor, eyes wide, sobbing quietly."You are not Creed," she cried, as he remained inches away from her, his mind blank. He couldn't stop thinking about how he had sex with a werewolf. A monster."You're not Creed," she muttered again, unsure because she could swear on her life and the moon goddess that the man standing in front of her was her husband.However, Cee had just proven that this man was not her husband in her wolf form. But she refuses to believe it."I'm sorry it had to happen this way, but