Alpha Mars’ POVBenji turns with a triumphant look on her face. “Strychnine poisoning!”Hunter, Theo, Gregory and I all look at her with dumbfounded faces. “Stry what now?” Theo asks confused.She turns off the music and Dr. Nancy is visibly disappointed by the end of their little fun, until she notices all four of us huge men standing in the door way causing her to leap back clutching her heart. Her face was red as a tomato with embarrassment at being caught dancing in her lab. She signs vigorously. “You shouldn’t scare deaf people like that Alpha! I may have needed to use the defibrillator on myself.” Matt says as Nancy points to the corner where a white and red case with AED written across the front was hooked to the wall.I signed my apology then return my attention back to Benji. “What is strychnine poisoning?”Benji pointed to her microscope allowing me to look at the small powdery white crystals under the light. “As you know, the day the Alpha King died, your father’s personal
Alpha Mars’ POV“What did you just say?” I nearly lost my balance at Alpha Jackson’s calm declaration of finding my mate.“Didn’t you send out a Missing She-Wolf notice to all the packs?” said Alpha Jackson. “I am pretty sure it was your pack’s crescent seal on the notice. My eye sight isn’t what it used to be. Damn small cellphone screens…”I nodded then realized how stupid that was, because he couldn’t see me nodding on a phone call. “Y..Yes… I did. What makes you think she is my mate?”“She matches the picture you included, and she keeps mumbling about needing to get to the Blue Eclipse Pack.”I look around the room at all the curious faces, but only can shake my head. “Where did you find her?”I can hear in the background the sounds of moving vehicles. Is he driving somewhere? “My Luna’s sister was having a 50th surprise party for her mate. We were on our way back from the party when we spotted a woman walking along the highway. Selene must have been on her side cause, It’s the cr
Alpha Mars’ POVI look over at Hunter in complete shock to hear him call Ciara his Mate. Then Ciara… MY Ciara… says the same fucking word! “MATE!”Without warning I grab Hunter by the collar and slam him against the wall, both our wolves snarling at each other as he grabs my shoulders to shove me off, but I am only seeing red. “YOU BASTARD!” I roar! I was completely out of my mind. Asher was even confused as he was snarling and pacing.“ME!? You are the one who is trying to claim my mate!” Hunter growls back at me as his canines are exposed close to my face. The rage between us was palpable and neither one of us was budging.“You, fucking bastard, trying to steal my mate. We are supposed to be fucking friends! YOU’RE MY FUCKING BETA!” I yell.“What the fuck Mars! Do you think I could actually fake the mate bond! That’s my mate! She rejected you if I do recall.” Hunter snarls back.“Umm, Excuse me?” A soft whisper of a voice came from the hospital bed, but we both ignored it and contin
Beta Hunter’s POV – “Someone better be storming the castle, because it’s like six AM and I need my beauty sleep!” My twin sister, Artemis, croakily picked up the phone; she probably without looking at the caller ID. “Sis, its me. Do you know where Owen is? I can’t mind-link him…” My voice was tinted with worry for my best friend. He took not seeing his mate pretty hard. He had never gone too long without answering a mind-link, but this was going over 12 hours now. “Duh! He’s probably with his mate getting all kissy face.” I could hear water running and her brushing her teeth followed by a spitting sound. My heart sank because I just realized she didn’t know what went down yesterday. “It wasn’t Ciara…” I say in a grave voice. “Oh Shit! He is probably a mess right now! Have you checked the usual places he goes to get away? We need to get the squad out looking for him.” Artemis said. “No, I haven’t left the hospital yet.” I look over at my mate and can tell she is listening to the c
Ciara’s POVI let out a loud grown as my body hit the cold dark stone of my cavern prison with a loud rough thud. Every part of my body was either broken, swollen or bruised. The beating I received from Freya’s escape by the rogues felt like I was knocking on death’s door, but the witch, Ravenna, made sure I didn’t die. “At least I wasn’t raped.” I say to myself like that was a consolation prize of a job well done.The Dark Alpha had been gone for weeks on business trips, so I had took the opportunity to get Freya out of this hell hole, so she could get help. It was a simple switch and ditch which surprisingly worked well or maybe the plan was so dumb that the stupid rogues didn’t catch on. Either way, win for me. Freya and I switched clothes and when they called me for my usual beating, we both rushed to the door at the same time, catching the guards off guard. She ran, I kicked their asses before I was hit with stunning magic by Ravenna.“Miss Eira?” A girlie voice pulled me from my
Alpha Mars’ POV (back at the palace packhouse)Exactly 40 minutes later, I am showered and dressed for the meeting with my Alpha Squad with the addition of Benji who Artemis has dubbed ‘Sherlock’ and Freya, Hunter’s new mate and Ciara’s twin sister. Freya was also refreshed and out of that awful lama sweater. My heart stopped momentarily when I looked at her face because all I see is my mate… My Ciara. I shake off the feelings that threaten to expose my inner turmoil and get back to Alpha mode.I slide two glasses and the empty whiskey bottle that I found in my room in Benji’s direction. “Benji, I want you to get with Dr. Nancy after the meeting and take some of my blood and check these as well… Something feels off, I know I didn’t have sex with Hazel, but I can’t remember a thing. Even my wolf seems sluggish.”Gregory cleared his throat, “Sorry to add salt to your already open wounds, but we checked the surveillance and you willingly let her into your room.”“And finding you covered
Freya’s POVTo say I was feeling a little smug at the fact that I put this Queen Luna in her place would be an understatement of the century. I was SUPER smug with myself, but I kept it under wraps. She was acting horrible for a Luna and as a princess of the North, I couldn’t tolerate her fowl words against my sister. It’s hard not to compare other Lunas to my mother who would never utter a bad word against someone in public. I was taught there was a level of decorum that was always supposed to be kept, no matter how mad the other person made you. If this is how the pack members acted, then I didn’t want me or my sister part of it.Hunter touches my hand and the tension and bad feelings I once had melted away. I wanted to crawl into his lap, but we were in a time of war, so cuddles would have to wait until tonight. I couldn’t believe I was paired with such a perfect being. He was kind, funny, attentive, and so much more. The best part was he was super sexy! I giggle internally. My w
Alpha Mars’ POVTime has changed everything but my heart. It’s been months since I last saw my Ciara, since I last heard her voice… I only know it’s been months because the once sunny summer skies are now a dull gray from the winter winds. Where did Autumn even go? As I stand on my bedroom balcony looking over the palace grounds, I watch the snow leave its mark on the ground like a cold white blanket. Another sleepless night, feeling her pain which has grown into a dull numb ache for me because I am so use to it. I will say one thing, her being raped has stopped, but her punishments have not. Has the Dark Alpha given up on trying to win her heart? I can only pray to Selene… ‘Please stay strong, my love. We are coming for you.”I let the snow fall around me as the day turns into night. My mind is lost in thought, as I watch an owl fly cross the glow of the moon, reminding me of the first time I saw Ciara’s owl form. How beautiful her colors were, reminding me of autumn leaves.‘What I