To Lana, they were wasting time and the consequence was likely to be severe. “I don't know what we're going to do or how we're going to get out of here. However, we have to help others until something comes up. We can't leave them behind.”“But, we're outnumbered,” Levi brief out. “You can leave with Kamala and Elder Zayn. Let me stay back and hold them off. After all, I was on death row. It's inky sensible that my death is worth it,” he winked.“No, Levi. I'm fighting for my pack members.” Turning to Kamala, “no arguments. This is a command. Drive Elder Zayn back to the packhouse. I'm not losing any more of my Elders and healers.”“Lana--”“It's a command! Levi, you're with me.”Levi nodded, carefully crawling out. Lana, with the help of Kamala, got pushed up, and she climbed down. The chaos before her was unfriendly. Lots of painful yelling, gunshots, and loud thuds. Exhaling, she flexed her shoulders, smiled at Levi, and charged toward the fight. She was unstoppable. Careful. Tra
For someone guilty, his stretched hand was firmly reaching for the cover over Lana's face.Without hesitation, she withdrew, throwing a feisty punch at it. Scott got irritated and braced himself, kicking without mercy. She dodged, returning the punch.He growled, targeting and slashing her sleeves. It left a deep claw mark there, but that wasn't satisfactory for him. He went lower, punching her stomach. She fell to the flow, grunting while clasping her stomach. He crossed a leg over her agonized body, still reaching for her face.Just when all seemed lost, Lana heard the sound of improved yells and aggressive shooting. Sounded like reinforcement. Scott was also akin to knowing what was happening, giving her room to turn the tide of the battle.She kicked his heels, causing him to kneel. She got up, her strength renewed. Reinforcement had arrived. Not much, but enough to give her room to escape with others. Her plan was effective. A neighboring Rogue pack had come to their aid. With t
Two days back, after spending almost an entire day on the road since the tank spoiled, Kamala and Elder Zayn finally made it back. Tyler looked behind them and, truly, it was just the two of them. “Where's Lana?” was his first question.Kamala went ahead to narrate all that had happened. She and Elder Zayn were taken to the sick bay to be tended to. Katida and Kaylee were happy to have their sister back in one piece. The joy wasn't complete because they had learned that a large number of those that went with them were already dead. From their narration, they implied that Lana and Levi might not be in good shape or even alive, too.All resources were then narrowed down to searching for them. Tyler tried using his mate bond with Lana to find her, but it was a dead end. No connection. He tried mindlinking anyone in the pack. Anyone at all. He just needed a hint of where to start looking. Again, there was no success.His heart was heavy and all he showed was anger. Even though he had a vo
In the depths of the endless battle, they once more stood facing each other, their eyes locked in a deadly stare, vying for control. Aggressive posturing and growling fill the air.With a fierce snarl, Scott lunged forward, his massive jaws snapping at Alpha Tyler's throat. But Tyler was quick, dodging to the side and retaliating with a swift bite to Scott's hindquarters. The two wolves circled each other, their bodies tense and ready for the next attack.The battle raged on for hours, even with the Pure Crescent pack gaining a clear advantage. Alpha Tyler's wolves fought bravely, their loyalty to their leader driving them to give their all in the high even though they were being massacred. Not that the Pure Crescent pack was better in any way. However, the help they got from Herrick's wolves strengthened them, bigger, and more ruthless. They fought with a ferocity that Tyler's pack had never seen before.As the sun began to set, Scott launched a surprise attack from behind. Tyler's w
Kamala was inconsolable as she was led away with the others. She fought and thrashed against her captors, trying to reunite with her sister's dead body. She watched out of the corner of her eyes as her lifeless body was played with. They bundled all of them toward the prison. Setting them into a bigger cell. The pack members of Annik and Herrick began to set fire to the cells, starting from the entrance. Katida was led to Tyler's side, who was now firmly tied even though he was knocked out.“Don't do this? Don't hurt my people! You asked me to help you with certain information, in exchange you'll just get rid of a thorn in my flesh. This wasn't what you promised,” she cried out.“You're more ignorant than I thought,” Scott mumbled, handing her over to two hefty pack members of his.They stuffed her in a car in the back seat. There was no guarantee about what Scott wanted to do with her, even though Annik had ordered that everyone be killed.His eyes watched the Silver pack and everyth
Minutes turned into hours, then days and Tyler and Katida were kept in the small room, their only contact with the outside world being the occasional visit from Scott or one of his pack mates. Tyler was subjected to various forms of torture, but he refused to break. He was determined to stay strong, to revenge his pack, no matter what.He started to have blurry visions. Something made absolutely no sense to him. Everything that was done to him was humiliating and degrading, yet, he didn't care. Annik never set his eyes on him, while Scott prolonged his execution for whatever reason best known to him.Katida's confession had only passed him off so much that he vowed to banish her for conflicting such pain on their pack. Even though they were together, he ignored her as if she wasn't present. Tyler trained rigorously within the confinement, even with the little meal they were being fed once a day.Katida, on the other hand, had started to crack under the pressure. She was torn between no
Scott began to stab Tyler in numerous places as he couldn't stop fighting. What was he going to live for? His Luna had been taken from him, along with every single thing he ever cared for. It was best to fight until he was dead.Still, his death wish was rejected. Not on Scott's watch. He had punctured every place possible in Tyler's body, making him profusely bleed, and causing him to be weak before he dragged him like a piece of rag away.Annik was heading to the darkest side of his chambers, facing the opposite side. He unlocked the entrance, switching on the lights. In a corner sat a man in his late seventies, looking unkempt, skinny, and afraid. Raising his head, both his eyes were gone. His hands were bonded by thick chains fastened to the wall. When he heard familiar footsteps, he jerked his head up, fear gripping him.“Xander, what happened to the child?”He began fidgeting. “I have already told you countless times, Alpha Annik, that I carried out your instruction.”Rubbing hi
Levi's eyes widened in surprise, and he turned to Lana. “Are you convinced? Which way?”Luna closed her eyes, focusing on the mind link. She could feel Tyler's presence, a faint whisper in the back of her mind.“That way,” she said, pointing in the direction of the mind link. “We need to hurry.”Levi nodded, and they quickened their pace, weaving through the trees. Lana's heart raced with anticipation, and something within her howled with joy. She was getting closer to her mate, and nothing else mattered.But then, as they approached the heart of the forest, the mind link flickered again, and Lana's heart sank. Tyler was still too far away, and the dark magic was too strong.Lana stumbled, her legs giving out under her. She sank to the ground, tears streaming down her face. She couldn't take it anymore. She was exhausted, heartbroken, and lost.Levi knelt beside her, his hand on her shoulder. “Lana, don't give up. We will find a way to get out of here. If you can feel Tyler which was