Devon's povMy eyes narrowed as I noticed the figure coming behind us. It was Lucien. How was he here? I had left him behind at the cliff and he should have gone to look for Avery.Avery shouldn't have been at the castle and he shouldn't have been able to know that Avery was here. But most of all, why was he coming after us and not trying to rescue Avery? This was bad, either way, he would be affecting my plans and I needed to stop him.“Speed up!!!” I yelled at the elder and he pressed on the turtle. The vehicle zoomed off and we began to leave Lucien behind but then he howled and shifted partially.My eyes widened as I saw his tiny figure slowly becoming larger and larger. As he got closer, I could see his face and I felt my heart skip a beat. He looked like a monster, his face was scrunched up and he had hair protruding from his body.His eyes were red and his sclera was black, he was like a humanoid beast and I could feel the aura and strength he was exuding. This was bad, this is
Lucien's POVI chased after the speeding van, and as I slowly caught up to it, it sped up even more. My eyes narrowed, I was in a time crunch, I had to get that boy to safety fast before Aasimar totally lost his mind. I knew Avery was strong but I didn't think she was strong enough to hold back Aasimar for long.I transformed although partially, I didn't want to rip my clothes and a partial transformation should be enough to catch up to the vehicle. I sped up and I slowly caught up to them, I could see Devon's eyes looking at me through the side mirror.His eyes widened when he saw me but I paid no mind. As soon as I was within range, I hit the van and sent it tumbling. I knew that a tumbling of this amount couldn't injure a werewolf even if it was only a child.I approached the upside-down van to get the boy but the elders began to come out of it. My eyes narrowed at them, these fools. Even if Devon was stupid, I didn't expect these elders to be. They knew well what Aasimar was capab
Lucien's POVI rushed towards the boy with wide eyes, he staggered backwards with his hands around his neck. Blood poured out of it and he slumped backwards, I caught him and placed my hand on his neck. He was a werewolf and all I had to do was apply pressure and stop the bleeding long enough for him to heal but for some reason he wasn't healing and he seemed to have noticed it.I picked him up and I began rushing towards Aasimar, he must know what to do, maybe their blood was different. But as I rushed, the bit seemed to get more lifeless. His eyes were wide at first but now they were normal and tear-filled.“I… I… dad….” He struggled to say but I shushed him, he couldn't die, I couldn't let him die. He was still young and he had so much ahead of him and he wasn't even to be blamed for any of the things that happened.“Shhh,... I'll get you to your father, don't worry. I'll get you there, just hang on.” I said.I ran even faster, I didn't want to transform because he might get tilted
Isabella's POVA few hours ago.I followed after Lady Nightshade as we moved through the forest, we hurried towards the location that Donovan had been tracked to. We didn't use any vehicles for fear of alerting the enemies and only three other betas followed us. They were very skilled fighters, Lady Nightshade had picked the best among them for this mission.There were three locations obtained from lady nightshades deduction and it was sure that one of them would be a trap but no one knew which one. I didn't really care which was a trap as far as one of the three groups that were sent out found roan.For this hunt, the Crescent Valley pack had gone all out. Three groups of their best fighter were sent out including the alpha and his Luna, we were going to catch Donovan and make him pay.We had been running for a while now and I could see that the other three were a bit fatigued. I was too and only lady Nightshade seemed to be fine. I was worried, I had been having the nagging feeling
Isabella's POVI was bleeding all over, my muscles were sore and my throat was dry. All around me were dead werewolves but there were still many more, they seemed to be never-ending and Donovan sat and watched as we were getting exhausted to death.Lady Nightshade was surrounded by five werewolves, she had killed almost twenty of them and I would have been in awe of her killing so many powerful foes but I was too tired to think.I just kept on swinging my sword again and again. The remaining two werewolves that had come with us were already dead and we—lady Nightshade and I— were the only ones left. Time was moving fast and my eyes were filled with despair as Roan's death came closer and closer but all through it whenever I looked at him he seemed to be smiling at me, telling me it was okay.I fought harder and harder, I fought more than I had ever done for anyone before and yet it wasn't enough. I watched as time slipped from both of us while Donovan smiled and laughed at our despair
Isabella's POVI opened my eyes and looked beside me, the bed was empty as usual. I smiled lopsidedly, these past weeks have been hard. We had a grand funeral for the dead people including Roan and we've been mellow ever since. I knew that Alpha Hawthorne and Lady Nightshade were planning on how to get Donovan but for now, they are keeping everyone out of the loop.I've been having dreamless nights since that day and it's been even more hurtful than having nightmares. I miss Roan so much and I want to see him even if it's a nightmare but it's almost as if he is gone forever.I sighed, it was time to practice. I got out of bed and I changed into something loose. I looked at my sword and after hesitating for a while, I left it. I haven't been able to properly wield it ever since that day.I walked out of the room and headed to the training ground, I saw Avery sitting down there, staring into the distance. She had been a bit different ever since that day. She had given us all a big scare
Avery's povI stood on the balcony and I stared into the horizon as the sun rose. I haven't been able to sleep much for the last few weeks. Whenever I close my eyes I seem to see images of memories that weren't mine, heartrending memories that filled my heart with dread and despair.I wondered how he did it, how he lived so much with such memories and feelings but I guess he did it for his son. I couldn't help but finally get what it was like to be a parent, linvin in torment for the rest of your life just so you could watch over your child. Such love was… unfathomable.I sighed as I walked away from the balcony and out of the room to the training ground. I sat on the bench and I stared absentmindedly into space. I just couldn't seem to focus.I heard footsteps and I looked to see Isabella entering the training ground. She looked sad, she had always had that look ever since that day. She had been so happy when I woke up. We hadn't really talked much about our experiences that day and
Lucien's POVI stood in front of the old run-down temple and I stared at the graves in front of me, it was the grave of Aasimar and his son. I had gone back to get them and I returned them back to their home, the place where they had been peaceful before our matters had pulled them into a typhoon of sorrow and death.I blamed myself for their death even now, if I had been strong enough, If I had been sane enough, if I had been even more cunning than Donovan then none of this would have happened.I looked up into the sky, something I don't do as often anymore; I felt like my father would be disappointed in me for the havoc I had caused and for killing an old friend of his. I was ashamed.“Come back home, Lucien.” I heard a voice say, there was no one near me but I knew that Esme was around. I haven't gone back to the castle since that day, I have been living on my own in the city.I felt like I didn't deserve to be an alpha. I mean, what kind of alpha wasn't strong enough to protect hi