Darius’ p.o.v.
Camus wants to kill her, I want to kill her, Cyran wants to kill her, Daxton wants to kill her.
Camus growls the moment I try to think of her as my Mother, she lost that right when she chose to betray Daxton. To Camus, she will only be known as Madeline, for me, it will take a few days to get that sorted out.
“Can we head up to the Beta floor, Little One?” Daxton asks and Dallas grabs our hands without a word, leading us out of the room.
The second the door closes behind us, Daxton lifts Dallas into his arms and walks over to the couch in the living room. He sits down on the couch with Dallas in his arms, but after moving around for a few seconds he gets up and heads to the master bedroom.
“We need another couch, that damn thing is uncomfortable.” Daxton growls as he sits down on the bed.
Dallas has a wicked smile on her face and I chuckle as I remember her
Elder Jensen receives the message from Pedro about Madeline. He looks at the footage that is attached to the message, and he knows that most of the elders will find a fitting punishment for Madeline.The drug she gave to Sage to be used on her own Son is prohibited for a reason; the only way she could have found out about it and what it could do to a Wolf or a Lycan is from her mate. Elder Jensen knows that Beta Landon would have never revealed this to his Mate or anyone else who would have asked him about prohibited drugs.It had cost many Shifters their fated Mate or their position within their pack, it had even costed the Kingdom one of their previous Betas.Unlike the Pack hierarchy, the rulers of the Kingdom all come from one and the same family. Elder Jensen has been around long enough to have seen the position of the King or Queen, their Beta and their Gamma to switch from one side of the family to the other.Not many people are aware of the Succession Law for the Royal family.
Dallas’ p.o.v.I wake up to the best thing ever: the arms of my Mates wrapped around me.After Nico, I never thought I would get another connection. History had shown that getting a second connection could take years, sometimes even decades and I found mine over a year after I rejected Nico.There was one thing I wouldn’t get with this Mate-bond, an entire new family. And somehow, it doesn’t bother me as much as I thought it would; I have my Mates and their friends, which will be enough.I remember being in Daxton’s arms, softly talking to Darius and falling asleep. I want to wake up like this for the rest of my life; this is what I have always wanted, my Mates by my side and a career I can be proud of.“Good thing that Nico was an Ass.” Charna says in my head and I look at her with my head tilted to the right.“If he hadn’t slept with Lucy, we wouldn
At the PalaceAlpha Leon is patiently waiting for his appointment with King Vaughn; his family is waiting in their suite with Walker and Lucy.Elder Zariah had contacted him a few days ago to inform him that there was a slight chance that there wouldn’t be a verdict after the hearing. King Vaughn had an obligation he probably couldn’t get out of, but they were doing their best to move that obligation to a later date.To make it up to Alpha Leon, his family and his Beta were invited to come along. Lucy was asked to come as well, because she was involved in the hearing and the invitation was accepted by everyone with enthusiasm.“Alpha Leon, my apologies for keeping you waiting. King Vaughn is ready to see you.” Elder Jensen says as he stops in front of Alpha Leon.Alpha Leon isn’t too happy to see the Elder again; after all he was the one who didn’t warn him about the cancellation.
Daxton’s p.o.v.The day we have been waiting for is finally here; today, King Vaughn will hold a new type of trial and we all hope that it will benefit Packs more than the old trial.Preston had to reenact a trial to make us understand how the old trial worked and he decided to do it in front of all our Pack-members. Well, at least for the ones that weren’t on border patrol.We all agreed that this type of trial was unfair to the majority of the Shifters involved and when Dallas had explained how the new trial would go, we realized that it dealt with the issue from more sides than just that of the Alpha.“Alphas, thank you all for coming to the Palace. Most of you have no idea what is going to happen today, but I am confident that each of you will appreciate the efforts of the Elders to make a few changes to our Laws.” Elder Venetia says.We follow her to the King’s chamber and I can see
Even before I am fully awake, I know that this is going to be a day from hell and I have had enough of those in my life.If just one more thing in my life goes wrong, I am out of here and I will never set foot in this territory again.“Did the bond form?” I ask Charna, my Lycan, if it did it will make my day better or at least I hope so.“It did form.” She replies, but her tone of voice tells me that something is wrong.I turned eighteen a week ago and found a connection with the future Alpha, Nico, one of the people on my list for hurting me, over and over again.No, he never hit me and neither did anyone else.Okay, maybe I need to explain something for you to understand what I am talking about.On my sixth birthday I had been at the lake with my Father, who is our Pack’s Beta, and the Alpha and Gamma family. I had gotten bored with the games they were playing and I had wandered off in to the forest, most of our territory is forest.I knew to keep an eye out for the markings that te
I walk into my bedroom and grab my suitcases from the back of my closet, I place them on my bed to start packing the remainder of my belongings. There are only a few sets of clothes left in my closet and only the daily necessities in the bathroom.Most of the things I want to take with me are already in my suitcases, I made the decision to leave Shadow Valley Pack at my Sweet Sixteen party and I already know where I am going.I will be going to the Elders, to learn everything I need to learn to become the best Beta I can be and I will find a Pack that will appreciate me for who I am.My weapons are in the trunk of my car, I take them out every time I need them and place them back after I have cleaned them. All that is left is my luggage and then I will make sure that everyone understands who are responsible for me leaving.Okay, let’s get introductions out of the way. My name is Dallas, I am eighteen years old and my Lycan, Charna, showed up a year ago. My life hasn’t been a bed of ro
Dallas’ p.o.v.Six months laterI took my time to travel to Scarlet Crescent Pack, I needed time to myself and I wanted to take time to write down all the questions I have had for years.I arrived at my destination after travelling for almost a week.Charna enjoyed running around in unknown territory and neither one of us feel sorry for ourselves.It is almost as if there never was a bond between me and Nico, no pain after he accepted our rejection and no sense of loss for us.I arrived at Scarlet Crescent Pack in the early morning and I am glad that I had the letter from the Elders printed, it saved a lot of trouble at the gate.A Squad Captain was waiting for me at the main building, the building that houses the Elders and where I will get my education.I was given a schedule for the first week and then he showed me the territory we were staying in.We might live within Scarlet Crescent territory, but we can’t enter the territory that surrounds the Palace. At least not with permissi
Daxton’s p.o.v.“Good morning, Daxton.” I hear Carl, our future Alpha, say. I doubt it is a good morning if he is standing behind me, he only comes looking for me if someone told him to come and get me.“Who send you?” I ask him, as I turn to face him. I want to look into his eyes when he answers me, it will tell me if he is aware of why he was send here.“My Mother, I believe it has to do with an invitation from Shadow Valley Pack. Between you and me, I think Dad might order you to go.” Carl answers and I know that he is telling the truth.I am forty seven and I still haven’t found my true Mate-bond, I never met a woman my Lycan felt a connection with. I have been waiting for twenty nine years to find that connection, but so far I haven’t been able to find her and I gave up on finding her years ago.The people around me are still hoping that I will find her one day, they want me to go to other Packs to look for her. I did that for over a decade with no results and now I no longer wan
Daxton’s p.o.v.The day we have been waiting for is finally here; today, King Vaughn will hold a new type of trial and we all hope that it will benefit Packs more than the old trial.Preston had to reenact a trial to make us understand how the old trial worked and he decided to do it in front of all our Pack-members. Well, at least for the ones that weren’t on border patrol.We all agreed that this type of trial was unfair to the majority of the Shifters involved and when Dallas had explained how the new trial would go, we realized that it dealt with the issue from more sides than just that of the Alpha.“Alphas, thank you all for coming to the Palace. Most of you have no idea what is going to happen today, but I am confident that each of you will appreciate the efforts of the Elders to make a few changes to our Laws.” Elder Venetia says.We follow her to the King’s chamber and I can see
At the PalaceAlpha Leon is patiently waiting for his appointment with King Vaughn; his family is waiting in their suite with Walker and Lucy.Elder Zariah had contacted him a few days ago to inform him that there was a slight chance that there wouldn’t be a verdict after the hearing. King Vaughn had an obligation he probably couldn’t get out of, but they were doing their best to move that obligation to a later date.To make it up to Alpha Leon, his family and his Beta were invited to come along. Lucy was asked to come as well, because she was involved in the hearing and the invitation was accepted by everyone with enthusiasm.“Alpha Leon, my apologies for keeping you waiting. King Vaughn is ready to see you.” Elder Jensen says as he stops in front of Alpha Leon.Alpha Leon isn’t too happy to see the Elder again; after all he was the one who didn’t warn him about the cancellation.
Dallas’ p.o.v.I wake up to the best thing ever: the arms of my Mates wrapped around me.After Nico, I never thought I would get another connection. History had shown that getting a second connection could take years, sometimes even decades and I found mine over a year after I rejected Nico.There was one thing I wouldn’t get with this Mate-bond, an entire new family. And somehow, it doesn’t bother me as much as I thought it would; I have my Mates and their friends, which will be enough.I remember being in Daxton’s arms, softly talking to Darius and falling asleep. I want to wake up like this for the rest of my life; this is what I have always wanted, my Mates by my side and a career I can be proud of.“Good thing that Nico was an Ass.” Charna says in my head and I look at her with my head tilted to the right.“If he hadn’t slept with Lucy, we wouldn
Elder Jensen receives the message from Pedro about Madeline. He looks at the footage that is attached to the message, and he knows that most of the elders will find a fitting punishment for Madeline.The drug she gave to Sage to be used on her own Son is prohibited for a reason; the only way she could have found out about it and what it could do to a Wolf or a Lycan is from her mate. Elder Jensen knows that Beta Landon would have never revealed this to his Mate or anyone else who would have asked him about prohibited drugs.It had cost many Shifters their fated Mate or their position within their pack, it had even costed the Kingdom one of their previous Betas.Unlike the Pack hierarchy, the rulers of the Kingdom all come from one and the same family. Elder Jensen has been around long enough to have seen the position of the King or Queen, their Beta and their Gamma to switch from one side of the family to the other.Not many people are aware of the Succession Law for the Royal family.
Darius’ p.o.v.Camus wants to kill her, I want to kill her, Cyran wants to kill her, Daxton wants to kill her.Camus growls the moment I try to think of her as my Mother, she lost that right when she chose to betray Daxton. To Camus, she will only be known as Madeline, for me, it will take a few days to get that sorted out.“Can we head up to the Beta floor, Little One?” Daxton asks and Dallas grabs our hands without a word, leading us out of the room.The second the door closes behind us, Daxton lifts Dallas into his arms and walks over to the couch in the living room. He sits down on the couch with Dallas in his arms, but after moving around for a few seconds he gets up and heads to the master bedroom.“We need another couch, that damn thing is uncomfortable.” Daxton growls as he sits down on the bed.Dallas has a wicked smile on her face and I chuckle as I remember her
Every person in that living room is staring at Dallas, most of them are her Squad members and they know their Captain well enough to understand that she has more to tell.“Doc, can you tell us what drug leaves behind the scent of cotton candy or sugarcoated marshmallows?” Dallas asks as she sits down on a couch.Everyone who hadn’t taken a seat followed Dallas’ lead to sit down, and only her Squad members stood around the room.“That would be Synxapine. Well, actually the component called Ibrazleine.” Doc answers her question. “Ibrazleine also causes short term memory loss, depending on the amount that is in a drug, it can be hours or a few days.”At least that explains to all of them why Daxton could never remember what happened that night and the amount wasn’t large enough to take away a few hours of memories.“Doc, can you explain Synxapine is?” Dallas asks Doc, she wants to give
Dallas’ p.o.v.“He doesn’t remember anything, we have been over this a million times before.” Madeline says as she gets out of her seat, but Jesper quickly pushes her back into her seat.“I do remember what happened, Mother. You and Sage set this whole thing up, you helped her with getting the drugs that Sage used on me. It wasn’t me that Sage was after and a Rogue attack ruined her chances.” Daxton says and Madeline turns a bit pale at his words.“I remember the conversation you had with Sage, after the message from Preston came in that they wouldn’t return until morning. I remember Sage’s mumbling on how she deserved to be a Luna and that she would get that position even if she had to play dirty.Sage gave me two shots that night and I know that the last one she gave me was meant for Preston. Why Sage decided to accuse me of such a heinous crime, I don’t und
Dallas’ p.o.v.Hearing Daxton scream No is a sound I never want to hear again, there was so much pain and despair in that one word that it nearly broke my heart.He pulls me into his arms the moment he looks at me and I can feel myself and Charna calm down with his arms around us. Darius lies down next to us, his hand moving around my lower back and his other hand is lying on Daxton’s head.We stay like that for a while and then a knock on the door interrupts our peaceful moment, Darius gets up to see who it is.“Joshua returned from his errand and we have a pissed off Alpha downstairs.” I hear Jesper say and I know that we need to deal with this immediately.“We will be down in a minute, Jesper.” I call out to him and I can hear him walk away from our room.“Daxton, I need you to keep a level head when we get downstairs. You will get your revenge today and everyone wil
Daxton’s p.o.v.I am standing on the landing of the Gamma floor, looking down at Pack-members walking in and out of the Pack-house.I shake my head, because something tells me that I shouldn’t be here. I pay closer attention to the Pack-members walking around and I see women that no longer live in our territory, I see children running around that are no longer children.How is this even possible? Why am I reliving the past? My mind is spinning with all the questions I have at the moment and something tells me that I will have more questions before I will start to get answers.“Hello, Darius.” I hear someone say behind me and when I turn around to respond, I see myself walking down the stairs. Seeing myself isn’t the only thing that shocks me, it is Sage standing behind me, looking up at my past self.Like many Pack-members, she was never able to tell us apart and we never corrected her, u