Alpha Vance’s POV Stella is going crazy in my office. I feel her frustration. I am just as mad about the situation. But I can’t just go around accusing people of attempting to kill my children. I will wait for Colt to arrive and look at the camera footage and find out all the facts. Then I will be finger pointing or fist punching. Whoever has done this has to pay. That was done intentionally. Colt walked into my study. He looks vacant. He stands in front of my desk and stands up straight with his hands behind his back. Like a prisoner about to be marched off to the cells. “Alpha, Luna. I have something to tell you.” Official titles as well. Something is wrong. “What?” Stella barks at him, out of temper. “I have had a confession from the person responsible for the fire.” His face was emotionless. “You mean the deliberate attempt at killing my daughter?” Stella corrected him. I just stared at him. His demeanor is all wrong. “After I left you at school, I went home to
Nix’s POV The four of us are sitting around the table when Vance informs us of what Beta Colt has been told. I want to kill Raiden. The look on Dylan’s face tells me he wants to as well. Melissa was looking at Christina with a concerned gaze. “I will kill him if I ever meet him again.” Christina stated. We all looked at her. “Sweetheart, he is your mate. You won’t be able to kill him.” Stella informed her. “Don’t be mad Christina.” Melissa says, “You can always choose a mate.” Christina looks shocked. “I couldn’t give two monkeys about that. The only thing that man will ever be to me is the man who nearly killed my brother. Which makes him a dead man in my book!” Dylan took her hand, trying to calm her down. It doesn’t work. Colt is looking into the fire. He will look into everything that has happened since Raiden’s 18th birthday. Both Stella and I attended the meeting when he presented his findings to Vance. He is thorough and methodical when he gives h
Alpha Vance’s POV “Vance, they’re all dead.” Is the mind link I got off Trevor, Stella’s dad. “The border patrol, they’re all dead.” I froze in shock. “I will be there shortly. Don’t let the news get out until we can assess the situation.” Both me and Colt shift and run as quickly as we can to the border control base. It is a building which sits near the edge of the territory. Wolves work 12-hour shifts between them, so they get more time off with their families. When on duty, they split into two teams and circle the territory throughout the night. We shift into our human, so when we approach and see 16 dead men outside of the building. I suspect they were killed before they left for their first run. I looked at Trevor, hoping I was wrong. “Did they go out at all last night?” “Not by the looks of things. Some of them haven’t even taken their clothes off.” Looking at their bodies, several of the men have had their necks snapped, some have had their throats ripped out. “No
Christina’s POV We had an amazing meal we had at the Alpha’s house. I ate so much I almost popped. Me and my brother have an exciting night ahead of us and we don’t want to waste time eating later, which is why we stuff ourselves. I drive us home and I get Dylan out of the truck and into his wheelchair. “Do you have space for cake?” I ask him. “There is always room for cake.” he responds. I happily smile at him before going inside and retrieving two cupcakes, two candles, a few matches, a picture of us with our parents and a few nibbles for Jen. We already have flashlights at the cliff. It’s a few hours to midnight, but I can see the path up there better in the daylight. I don’t mind coming back in the dark. It’s all downhill and gravity is my friend at that point. But I am hoping we won’t need the wheelchair after tonight. That is my dream. We get there and laugh and joke about Dylan dating Melissa. It’s nice to see him happy. I show him some of the new things me and
Nix’s POV The pack house is going crazy. Stella is doing an amazing job at directing everyone and telling them where they need to go. She made sure no one went anywhere alone. “Telling there is strength in numbers.” She would say before sending people off to shelters, escorted by warriors. Her leadership and organizational skills are amazing. No wonder she is Luna. Trevor appears and speaks to Colt. I can’t hear what they are saying. But I see Trevor handed something over to him. I guess I will find out later. I walked over to them, just in time to see the color drain from Colt’s face. He steadies himself against Trevor. I rushed over to help. He carried on taking deep breaths. “What’s wrong Colt?” I asked him. He stands up straight, still taking deep breaths and gesturing for both of us to follow him. We climbed into an unlocked car. I am confused. I think the look on my face tells Trevor that as well. “Wolves have good hearing, Nix. At least, the car windows act as
Caren’s POV I can feel the air shifting smoothly above me, as if something is gliding through it. The sun is glaring into my eyes. I can’t see anything. My first thought was that I was imagining things when Deana told me. “Trust your instincts.” I can’t leave now, so I suggested Parker stay with me and Lottie to go with Maddox. I say goodbye to Lottie, asking her to cause a distraction on her way out of the Mountain Creek Pack. She smiles as she says. “That I can do.” It’s not long before someone yells Fire. ‘Thanks Lottie,’ I think to myself as everyone runs towards the blaze. “Stand guard.” I tell Parker as I walked past him and around the corner. It’s time to see what my instincts are telling me. With my eyes closed and my thoughts focused, I lower my arms and turned my palms toward the ground. I feel so in control of my elemental gift right now. I don’t know how high I am when I feel a disturbance in the surrounding air, then I hear it. A shriek. Startled, I opened my e
Nix’s POV I was really confused when Caren wanted me to share my wolf’s strength with her. I told her I didn’t have a wolf and my aura was only strong when I was angry or upset. She threw it in my face that without me sharing my aura with her, my friend would die. She was point blank, blunt about it, too. I put my head down and allowed every happy memory of my mom to come forward. I allowed myself to feel everything, all of my grief and sorrow. How I hated the fact I would never see her again. I had buried so many of those emotions over the past months. It felt overwhelming when I brought it all to the surface again. All of that sadness at the same time. But she needed me to remember it all right now, to help her save Dylan. I could feel my head hurting from the pressure building up inside of it. I grabbed hold of her head. “You want my sorrow? You want my grief? Well, here, have it, have it all.” Her eyes glowed bright green as I held onto her. She smiled at me before ru
Nix’s POV Colt and Stella drove Dylan and Melissa back to the pack house, once Caren finally floated him to their car. “I can’t believe the miracles you both performed.” I said to Parker and Caren as we walked to their SUV at the bottom of the cliff. They both smiled, “I agree Caren, that was nothing short of a miracle what you did up there.” “Well, when you get to know me better, my future brother. You will find out that I am amazing every day. Truthfully, though I didn’t know I could do any of that!” She says, punching him in the arm and laughing. I am shocked. “Wait, are you two not a couple?” They both laugh. “Hell no, my brother Maddox, who you met earlier, is mates with Caren’s sister, Lottie. We’re the spare wheels.” They high five each other laughing. “Anyway, I think Dani is my mate. She’s from this pack. We dropped her off at the pack house before we got here earlier.” Dani? I should find out who she is. “Is there a motel we can stay in nearby? I could do