LucianIn record time, I got back to the rogue's territory, my chest heaving and beads of sweat rolled down my body as I tried to catch my breath. The flames that ate at the tents and buildings had now died down. Thick smoke filled the clearing and dead rogues were sprawled on the entire ground. My eyes scanned the area to see where Gareth was, but I couldn’t find him in sight. I attempted to sniff for his scent but it was only the thick smoke that filled my nostrils. Tracking his scent was a no, so I mindlinked instead. My eyes glossed over, “Gareth, report your location,” I commanded. Gareth responded almost immediately, “alpha, I have the rogue in a small clearing next to the isolated building at the edge of the territory.”I scanned around until my eyes came in contact with the narrow building at the far end of the battle scene. I walked carefully towards the building, my feet barely making a sound as I moved with caution. I knew Maddox was already heading back here to find me
FionaThe path we had followed all the way here was eerie, mysterious and downright treacherous. I was still stunned by the unexpected way we got down from that cliff. The way Orion’s men were so quick and organized to bring us down made me conclude that it was their first time being up and off that cliff. Orion barked orders at them and the men seemed to obey without questions. They feared him. The way they cower at his presence almost made me question if he was really my brother or if it was just a shapeshifter pretending to be him. In our pack, Orion was never considered to be someone with a frightening demeanor, Lucian was, and that was why the elders had made him alpha instead of Orion. It was hard to believe, but I was pretty certain that the figure in front of me was my brother. As he is the only one who calls me little bird. However, my big brother now had his little bird shackled in silver chains. It had taken me quite a while to recover from the shock that Orion ordered h
FionaI was dumbfounded. My body froze on the spot and my blood ran cold. I felt a clutch on my chest and for a second my heart stopped. The hair on the back of my neck stood, a wave of shock and fear crawling up my spine. Time seem to slow down as I watched these strange people threat Orion like a god. I tried to solve the puzzle in my head but it just didn’t make any sense. My brother who had just been missing for a few weeks was now an alpha of another pack. One of the women from the crowd threw a large brown furred cloak on their Alpha’s shoulder to protect him from the morning cold. Orion smiled at her and the woman’s face warmed up. Orion turned to me, “come on,” he said, stretching out his hand. It was at that moment that I snapped out of my daze. I looked down at his thick hairy hand but I hesitated. The man standing before me looked like a complete stranger, a god and a demon in the same soul. I wanted to take his hand so he could take me away from the commotion of his p
FionaMy heart leaped with overwhelming joy as I raced through the Eastern hall of the pack house that led to Lucian’s office. I couldn’t wait to deliver the news to him. After my many failed attempts to conceive his heir, I was finally pregnant. When I reached the door, the two warriors guarding his office stopped me as I tried to enter. Their shoulders touched as they formed a wall of obstruction between me and the door. ‘Was this a joke?’ I thought as I searched their eyes for answers but their eyes avoided mine. “What is the meaning of this?” I asked, folding my arms. “I apologize, Luna, but the alpha is busy and he doesn’t want to see anyone now.” The redhead warrior answered with his eyes still looking up. “What is that supposed to mean? Do I look like anyone to you? He might be busy for many reasons but not for me. I have important news to deliver. Now, step aside!” I ordered, but the two men didn’t move a muscle and their disobedience was starting to piss me off. Few day
Fiona“Lies!” Nadia’s voice cuts through the silence once again as she takes a few steps closer to us. “She is lying Lucian and you know it too. She could not carry your seed because her wolf is weak!” She said in one breath as she placed her horrid hand on Lucian’s shoulder. Something about her pissed me off and I don’t know if it was because of the way she called his name or because she knew that secret about me. How in the goddess name did she know? Did Lucian….?“Who told you about me?” I found myself asking Nadia as my brows curled into a frown while Lucian still processed my news to him. Nadia chuckled“Oh, my sweet Lucian here told me everything about you, his weak Luna, whilst he tried to fit his massive cock inside me and fill me with his seeds. And God I enjoyed every bit of it.” Nadia bit her lips seductively as she traced an invisible line with her finger on Lucian’s back. “Poor Luna, you haven’t even stopped to think of why he hasn’t marked you. He obviously doesn’t w
FionaI was shoved hard to the unforgiving ground of the dungeon, the hash impact knocking the breath out of my lungs. I gasped loudly, due to the fall’s impact and the sudden disrespect from the warriors towards me. “This is where a mutt like you belongs.” A bald warrior snarled before swinging the heavy metal gates shut. A loud thud echoing throughout the empty room. Carefully, I hissed as I peeled myself off from the cold slick ground, coming up in a kneeling position. The air in the oppressive dungeon was thick with iron and humidity. My body felt heavy and beads of sweat rolled down my forehead. The injuries that I sustained still sent small jolts of pain around my body. However, the bleeding had subsided. Mera was healing me but the process was rather slow due to the effects of the silver. The stench filled excuse for a dress that they donned me hanged sloppily on my shoulders. Faint crusts of dirt and sweat coated my slightly bruised skin, making me feel filthy. I register
FionaI kept pleading to my wolf halfway to a devastating fall but she didn’t listen to me and I couldn’t shift. The earth's gravity pulled me to my death faster than I had imagined as I fell facing the sky, the moon’s reflection dancing in my eyes and I wondered if it would be my last view. My back lurched with the terrifying sense of freefall before my body landed with a sickening thud into what seemed like a huge pile of dirt. Sharp pain coursed through my body like a bolt of lightning and I felt my wrist snap, my arm twisted underneath me. I couldn’t help myself but let an agonizing scream rip itself from my lips. For a moment, I laid there, stunned. The sky spinning above me as my ears rang in high pitch. My wrist throbbed and pulsates while I tried to gather my thoughts. “The mutt has escaped!” I heard someone shout from a small window up above me. The bald warrior. “Find her!” He yelled again before disappearing from the window. Now I remembered the situation I was in. I h
FionaThe thick filthy cloth that covered my head made it hard for me to decipher the height of what was going on. All I could only hear was the sound of the unknown creature dashing in and out of the trees around us. The creature’s technique was familiar. If there is one person that I know, who loves stalking his prey inside the trees, it could be my brother, Orion. What if it was him? Maybe he had survived and was now here to rescue me. I could only let the seed of hope start to grow within me. Suddenly, my captors went quiet, and I could hear the silent clanging of metal and the stretching sound of what seemed to be elastic. The weakening smell of silver filled my nostrils. One of them was holding a silver tip arrow, obviously aimed at the creature in the tree, the creature that might turn out to be my brother The rogue who was to shoot was standing close to me because I could hear his heartbeat beating rapidly as he pulled at his bow. I needed to do something. It might re
FionaI was dumbfounded. My body froze on the spot and my blood ran cold. I felt a clutch on my chest and for a second my heart stopped. The hair on the back of my neck stood, a wave of shock and fear crawling up my spine. Time seem to slow down as I watched these strange people threat Orion like a god. I tried to solve the puzzle in my head but it just didn’t make any sense. My brother who had just been missing for a few weeks was now an alpha of another pack. One of the women from the crowd threw a large brown furred cloak on their Alpha’s shoulder to protect him from the morning cold. Orion smiled at her and the woman’s face warmed up. Orion turned to me, “come on,” he said, stretching out his hand. It was at that moment that I snapped out of my daze. I looked down at his thick hairy hand but I hesitated. The man standing before me looked like a complete stranger, a god and a demon in the same soul. I wanted to take his hand so he could take me away from the commotion of his p
FionaThe path we had followed all the way here was eerie, mysterious and downright treacherous. I was still stunned by the unexpected way we got down from that cliff. The way Orion’s men were so quick and organized to bring us down made me conclude that it was their first time being up and off that cliff. Orion barked orders at them and the men seemed to obey without questions. They feared him. The way they cower at his presence almost made me question if he was really my brother or if it was just a shapeshifter pretending to be him. In our pack, Orion was never considered to be someone with a frightening demeanor, Lucian was, and that was why the elders had made him alpha instead of Orion. It was hard to believe, but I was pretty certain that the figure in front of me was my brother. As he is the only one who calls me little bird. However, my big brother now had his little bird shackled in silver chains. It had taken me quite a while to recover from the shock that Orion ordered h
LucianIn record time, I got back to the rogue's territory, my chest heaving and beads of sweat rolled down my body as I tried to catch my breath. The flames that ate at the tents and buildings had now died down. Thick smoke filled the clearing and dead rogues were sprawled on the entire ground. My eyes scanned the area to see where Gareth was, but I couldn’t find him in sight. I attempted to sniff for his scent but it was only the thick smoke that filled my nostrils. Tracking his scent was a no, so I mindlinked instead. My eyes glossed over, “Gareth, report your location,” I commanded. Gareth responded almost immediately, “alpha, I have the rogue in a small clearing next to the isolated building at the edge of the territory.”I scanned around until my eyes came in contact with the narrow building at the far end of the battle scene. I walked carefully towards the building, my feet barely making a sound as I moved with caution. I knew Maddox was already heading back here to find me
Lucian“I suspected,” I said carefully, trying to keep my tone even. “The scent……her scent was faint and I did want to say anything until I was sure.”Maddox narrowed his eyes down at me, and for a moment I thought he was going to accuse me of something outright, but instead he turned to his warriors. “Double your efforts, we might be onto something here.” He said, his lips curling into a smirk. I shook my head in disbelief and I watched the warriors obey immediately and started combing out the area. My stomach churned with unease, hoping that Fiona wasn’t anywhere close to this area. Maddox knew she could be close now, he had a chance to punish her for what she did to his daughter and I was positive that he would take that advantage at any chance he got. I took another look at the fall from the cliff’s edge. The blood confirmed that she had definitely been here, but where could she have gone? The cliff was too high for anyone to survive a fall. And yet, her scent had ended abruptl
LucianAfter all that had happened here, I could only hope that she was safe in the hands of that person that have taken her. “We need to distract Maddox, and try to find her before he does,” Dexter suggested. “You’re right, but what if she’s not alone? What if facing another army of rogues alone?” I asked through mindlink. “Then we fight for our mate,” Dexter growled, and suddenly I realized how much of a coward I was to have thought like that. I sighed and then replied, “and that’s what we will do.”“Good.”I turned to gareth wh was still examining the dead bodies and gestured for him to come over, doing my best not to attract Maddox attention. “What’s the matter alpha?” Gareth asked as soon as he got close to me. “I need a favor,” I replied, my eyes darting around to see if any of Maddox’s warrior was watching my conversation with Gareth, but fortunately they were all too busy searching the area. “You have me at your disposal, alpha,” Gareth bowed his head slightly. I nodde
LucianThe chain bit at my wrist like acid as we trudged further into the dense forest. The rogue wolves held out their sharp blades to ensure that nobody fell out of line. I glanced at Maddox who walked ahead of me, his face had been masked in restrained anger. He had barely said a word ever since we had left the sacred pack. Curse those wolves. However, Maddox’s anger wasn’t even directed at the rogues. It was directed at me, I knew it even if his eyes were staring at me. I had made the deadly mistake of trusting a stranger, a gullible move that wouldn’t have been attempted by even a pup. I kept drowning in my own thoughts or failure. The death of Maddox warriors and mine weighed on me just as much as it weighed on him. But I knew that this wasn’t the time for guilt or apology. We needed to focus on our survival. Ahead of me, my head warrior Gareth walked under the rogue’s command, his step measured. He was also a bit disappointed in me and I could feel it. The feelings hurt e
FionaHis arms pressed against my neck, squeezing breath out of my lungs. The icy contact of his dagger ate at my skin. My blood trickled down in a thin, warm line as the blade made a slight cut on my neck. “Stay back!” He ordered Orion, who attempted to take a step closer. I dared a glance at Orion. My brother, tall and unyielding, his eyes blazed with fury and his growl shook the ground. But there he stood, frozen, unable to help me from the hands of this madman. His warrior wolves stood at a distance, their entire fur bloodied with victory, their gazes locked on me and the rogue king with helpless anger. “Let her go,” Orion growled once again. “ she’s not a part of this,” he said. The rogue king laughed in a dark manner, his breath hot and irritating to my ear. “Oh I think she is, isn’t she? You have given me the perfect chance for my escape, Orion. Her precious life for my escape. That seems very fair, doesn’t it?”“You’re never going to go free, darmacus.” Orion replied thro
FionaMy vision blurred as I blinked my eyes hard, drifting back into consciousness. My neck throbbed with intense pain from where the rogue king’s claw had dug into my flesh. The pain gradually began to dull as I peeled myself from the cold ground, my wolf’s healing was slowly kicking in. The sound of battle was still raging outside—snarls, howls, the clash of body and metals, the harsh mixture of sounds that finally pulled me awake. My head felt heavy as I planted my feet into the ground. My eyes scanned the room to see that the rogue king was gone. However, he wasn’t the top of my worries nor was the loud noise of battle erupting from outside. It was the name that had filled me with hope and anticipation right before everything went black. Orion. My brother who had been missing for so long that he was presumed dead by some silver fang pack members and elders. I could remember Lucian also losing hope on ever finding him. Could it really be him? Hope and fear warred within me at
FionaHours stretched on into eternity as I was forced to witness the nightmare unfold before me. The warriors were breathing slowly, their bodies were unrecognizable under the layers of blood and bruises. Their groans and muffled cries pierced into my soul. But I just couldn’t let my emotions get the best of me. The rogue king watched with sinister satisfaction all along, waiting for the moment when they would give in, his cruel eyes shimmering as that of a predator messing with its prey. He was also trying to break me. That by forcing me to watch the warriors being tortured in horror, he would force me to reveal the truth. But I just couldn’t, I couldn’t allow myself to be responsible for the destruction of my pack by giving him information he wanted. I clenched my fists tight behind me, my nails digging into my palms as I struggled to keep myself composed. The warriors still didn’t talk. Despite the searing hot rods pressed against their skin, relentless beatings and blades be