According to Wyatt, the secret passage we walked in was the back part of the pack. He planned it since it would throw Rijel's pack away from us and give us enough time to provide them with a good amount of distance. If I was right, we only had about four or five more days until we found the base camp of the Erix's allied wolves. Hopefully, Erix would be there waiting on me and risking his life for me and our pup. The pain became unbearable, but I tried to shake it off. What if Erix won't take me again? What if he only wanted our son? What if he'll throw me away? I must have looked concerned because Wyatt reached over and grabbed my hand to reassure me. "Erix is not that kind of an Alpha, Rain. He knows what you have been through. Don't worry, and he'll kill Killian and claim you again," he said, smiling at me. I gave him an exhausted smile. "Don't worry, Rain; I'm sorry I'll try my best to go to our mate. Hold on a bit, and when our dearest frees us, we will be free from this pai
In my wolf form, I scanned a perimeter of about half a mile in each direction surrounding us. There was no sign of Killian or Rijel, but I couldn't shake off the feeling of being followed. I could have smelled them if we were followed. I tried to sniff the air but nothing. I couldn't pick any scent, excluding the scent of the forest. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing. I expected Killian to come after me since he would suffer the effect of pull, but to no avail; he didn't show up. A thought passed through my mind almost as quickly as it had appeared; it was gone. If Killian hasn't found us yet, that could only mean one thing. He's planning something big. Or maybe he knew about our escape plan? Topaz wouldn't sell us out, right? No. That's impossible. Killian doesn't want me gone by his side. But still, what if he knew about Wyatt and I's plan? What if he already knew about it? He wouldn't remain silent otherwise. Killian is a whole new level of a smart wolf. I knew because his
Erix's POV"Erix, calm down!" Quintin said, trying to stop me from attacking Wyatt when he returned and told me Killian marked Rain. "How the hell will I calm down when you learn that your mate has been claimed by someone who rejected her? How do you expect me to calm down!?" I screamed at him, trying to vent my frustration. Why? Did Rain want to get back with Killian? No. I know she won't do that. "Rain protected your son, Alpha," Wyatt said, the wound on his torso was healed, and he stood up to explain himself. "She had a premature delivery when I appeared at the Blood pack. And Killian threatened to kill her baby if Rain refused to be mark him. At that point, she knew that she and the baby's life was at Killian's hands. She did it not because she wanted it but because she has no choice, Alpha."I know that Wyatt was trying to explain himself. "I promised to take her and the baby out of the pack ground. She expected me to return soon," Wyatt added. "What? That would be suicide.
ERix's POVI woke up with Clay wailing beside me. "Hey buddy, are you hungry?" I asked him. His big brown eyes stared at me as if he wanted to say to me. "Wait for a bit, okay? Daddy's going to mix your formula. It'll be ready in a minute," I told him before grabbing a bottle and putting in some lukewarm water. It's been a month. I'm used to waking up around three in the morning to feed Clay and change his diaper. Sometimes when he cries, I must carry him and hum a song. And sometimes, when he missed Rain, he would cry so hard that I had to take him to my aunt. Being a father was hard for me. Maybe if Rain was by my side, it would be easier. Killian took her away again from me, and this time he took her somewhere; he knew I couldn't find them. When we finally defeated the blood pack and raided their base, Killian and Rain were nowhere to be found, but I didn't stop looking for a lead to where Killian had taken her. I will find her no matter what. And I was determined to kill Ki
Celine/ Rain's point of view I could hear shouts from all over the place. The clouds slightly covered the moon, hindering any light source from penetrating the deep dark dungeon I called my home. The other she-wolves lay down on this hell hole's cold concrete floor, waiting for their demise. We were all slaves in this place: women, children, and everyone who sold to them. I don't have any memories of how I came here or even know my name. I was told that my name was Celine. The old woman in charge of us told me I was on the brink of death when I arrived here years ago. She also told me that I was rejected. The bite mark on my collarbone was proof of rejection. According to her, I was probably claimed, but then my mate didn't like me anymore, so he rejected me and bit off the mark. The old lady, Martha, said I was lucky enough to survive. No one had ever survived such rejection during her time. "You know, Celine, you probably had a life before you were rejected," Martha told me wh
I'm running through a dark hallway with a door at the end. "Mama?" I heard a voice. "Open the door, Mama," I heard a child's voice behind the door. When I reached the door, I pushed it open, and I saw a child with a blurred face there. "Mama!" The child screamed in excitement and ran towards me. His little fingers wrapped around my legs. I don't know who this child was. "There you are," a man from behind me suddenly appeared. "We have been looking for you, baby. Where have you been?" The man hugged me from behind and kissed me on my head. "When are you going home, Mama? Please go home. I want to be with you again," the child said. The man took my hand."Let's go, baby," he said, walking ahead of me while holding my hand so tightly. Suddenly the man's blurred face slowly became clear. I stopped for a bit and watched as his back hair showed.The man felt I had stopped, and when he turned around to look at me, I almost screamed when I saw it was Killian! "Do you think you can c
The woman assisted us, took us inside the cabin, and told us not to make any sounds before she left and joined the man. I peeped into the gap between the wood walls of the cabin and saw what was happening. I saw Killian and his men arrive at the edge of the cabin where the man, the woman, and a few men joined them, coming from the woods.Killian shifted and walked near the man who let us in his cabin. "What brought you here, wolf?" The man questioned him. "I'm looking for my pets. Did they come here?" Killian said, asking him. "You know very well that wolves aren't allowed here, are you not?" the man replied. "I have been chasing these pets of mine for the last week now, Arthur; you have to give them back to me."Arthur chuckled. "Your pets won't run away unless you treat them wrong, Killian. Knowing you, you must have done something that caused them to run away," Arthur said. "It's none of your business, bear. Surrender them to me, and we won't have any misunderstanding," Kill
The only option left for me was to survive and avoid Killian. Camilla told me that Killain would never step on a human settlement because some hunters were still roaming around. I believed her. She was sincere when she bit me goodbye and the other girls to begin our life separately. "Mama! Where are you? Dad and I wanted to see you. Please, find us, Mama. We need you. We missed you so much."I wake up to the same dream of a child and a man waving at me. My whole body tensed, and I couldn't seem to breathe. That dream has been torturing me for years, and I was eager to know who they were. I knew they belonged to my past. I knew despite their faces being blurred. The child called me Mama, and the man called me Baby. Even if I try hard to think, making my head throb, I always find black memories as an answer. I sat up and looked around the room I was in. I grabbed my head in my arms. I don't know who I am or why I was with Killian. I closed my eyes and tried to remember anything from