I search through a few of the papers sitting on the desk in front of me. I then stand, and go through the cabinets and the drawers, finding all the information I needed, some I expected, and some I didn’t. I swear that I will kill Valentino when I catch up with him, looking at this paperwork, and with what Nyla told me, he has fallen even further than I thought he ever could. One of the things I wasn’t expecting but should have known was that most of these orders and contracts have been approved and signed by none other than King Malik or his father. I shake my head at these papers. I can now prove that King Malik has never put the kingdom first and from the looks of some of these contracts, he makes millions off of Valentino’s business here. I put all the files aside and pick up the phone, punch in the number and wait. He answers on the third ring. “Alpha Ryan…” “Ryan, how is my Gamma doing?” “Much better. We got him into surgery as soon as we got back, repairing most of the dam
I then look over at Alpha Isaac, who is standing in the corner, “How is Nyla?” “Better. She was surprised when I told her about Leah…” He then hangs his head. I look over at the other two and nod toward the door. They nod and walk out of the room, closing the door behind them. I then look back at Isaac and say, “Come sit down.” I wait for him to do as I say and then continue. “What is it?” “She found out yesterday that she is pregnant…” “Does she know who?” “Alpha Arlo…” “How far is she?” “Only a couple of weeks, as they force the heat and have more intense checks to make sure that they conceive.” “That means he has been here since I raided his pack and the human Hunters raided on top, freeing him. That means Valentino was harbouring him here, and that Arlo was a rogue when he was with her…” Isaac’s face pales at this information but as I look at him, I say, “He is an Alpha, and he hasn’t been a rogue for long, so she should be fine. What does Leah think and say about you
I know he wants to ask more, and he hesitates before rising from the seat, bowing slightly, and then leaving the office. I turn and walk over to the balcony windows, open them and walk out, this is the first packhouse that I have ever come across that has a balcony connected to the Alpha’s office, but then knowing Valentino and his family they liked to be different and a balcony off of their office would provide an easy escape if needed. I feel inside me once more, looking for Morpheus, but again I can’t find him. I could so do with his input on this. I thought about making Lucas the Alpha as is his birthright or do I just pass it to his eldest son? I met Leo and Lucas is right. He seems to have a good head on his shoulders and is a good leader, but he may need just that little more training. I look up at the nearly full moon and sigh. I would love to run. I look down at my hand and try to extend my claws, but nothing happens. With Morpheus being MIA, I can’t even shift. This makes m
I enjoy the celebration as much as I can and as it gets closer to midnight and the moon's highest peak; I walk out onto the makeshift stage. I hold a microphone behind my back just in case my voice doesn't carry like it should. I really didn't need to worry though, as I start to say,"Welcome everyone, we are here tonight not only to celebrate the full moon but to celebrate the freedom of a pack..."Everyone cheered and whistled and howled. I slip the microphone into my back pocket, I then raise my hands, quietening them down so I can continue,"Now as you know, Alpha Valentino and Beta Henry have been run off the territory, so... Delta Lucas, can you and your family join me up here please?"Cheers and howls erupt once more, as Lucas and his family make their way slowly onto the stage, stopping next to me. Lucas whispers,"Alpha Zachariah, what are you doing?"I just smile as I then turn back to the packs standing in front of us and continue
It takes about half a day to run to the location where the tracker says Raina is being held. I look over at Charles as we approach, stopping about 20 meters from the perimeter of the camp. He nods to me and makes his way over and whispers,“So?”I smirk a little and then frown at him as I repeat, “So?”“What now?”“You tell me, you know how these camps work. How do you want to approach it?”He seems to think about this for a moment before saying,“Now unless he has informed them, but I doubt that he even knows yet, so none of these men should know that I no longer work for Conrad, they would still think that I am his second. Maybe we can use that…”“Okay, give out your orders.”He smiles and turns to the warriors around us and says,“I want you all to spread out and surround the camp, but you don’t move until I give you the signal to do so.”His team leader nods his head, and they then start to move silently surrounding the camp. He then looks at me and stands. I frown a little but st
As we walk through the trees, heading back to the packhouse, I ask, “What was that?” “Conrad would always pride himself on the fact that his men always followed his orders. Now I know for a fact that the order was given that the female in your arms was not to be touched in any way. It was also within the contract that Conrad signed. I was just informing him that he broke the contract and his men touched something that they weren’t meant to.” “You do know he will probably come after you now, right?” “True, there are werewolf tracks all over that camp but there isn’t really anything to lead him to me but the tracker as I am the only one that knows she had one in her shoulder… Shit, stop…” I stop immediately as he then pulls out his phone again. He seems to concentrate really hard until he smiles. He then takes his phone and runs it all over Rania’s body, stopping once more as his phone beeps. Charles growls and extends his claw this time. He gently grabs Rania’s ankle and makes a sm
I feel hot and cold; I shiver and then I am covered in sweat. I fight, trying to find my way through the darkness, but I am pulled back into the darkness, away from the heat and the cold. The next time I seem to be aware I am still in the darkness but as I move my arms, I feel short silk-type fur in one hand and fluffy soft fur in the other.I look down and see that I have a white panther standing on one side and a white wolf standing on the other. I guess any normal person would be scared, but I wasn't I felt like they were a part of me and me a part of them. They rub their heads against me and seem to try to say something, but I can't seem to understand them yet.I then look up and see a very large dark grey wolf. He looks threatening and dangerous, but I was not afraid. As he got closer, I lifted my hand and held it out. The wolf comes forward and the darkness then seems to engulf me once again.The next time I fight my way out of the darkness, I am act
Once we have eaten I miss my training as we have come to call it, as I had slept in, so we head straight into the village where we meet up with Sandra, Darius runs off to play while the whole village is getting ready for Darius's birthday party tomorrow. With how advanced he is, you wouldn't believe he was only 2 years of age. I turn to Sandra and ask,"Mum, where’s Dad?"Just as she goes to answer me, I see him walking towards us with three men by his side that I have never seen before, but one seems familiar, like a ghost of a memory from the past. As they reach us, Edward says,"Ahh, good you are here."He then faces the newcomersand continues,"This is my wife Sandra..."Another flash of memory hits me as the three of them bow to her and then one in front says,"My pleasure."He then looks at me and I am sure his eyes flicker colour as he asks,"And who is this vision?"The one in front says in a voi
>YASMINE“So this is what it feels like to die… I thought it would have hurt more…” “But we aren’t truly dead, are we?” Zelda asks. “Yes, but No… We are in the in-between. The nothingness between life and death.” Lorelei answers. “So, how long we here for?” I ask, looking around at the endless darkness around us. “We are being held to our body through the power of the ancient dagger. So as long as nothing has happened to Zachariah, then we will return to our body once he removes the dagger and Summer performs the resurrection ritual...” “What happens if something has happened to Zachariah and he can’t remove the dagger and someone else does?” Zelda asks, getting more worried. “I don’t know and I hope that we never find out…” Lorelei says, finally not having the answer. “You have nothing to worry about, my daughter. Everything is as it should be. You can and will return to your loved ones soon.” I turn in the dark and just manage to spot the blue glow as it fades into the dar
The Final Battle Continues... She was off limits; she was the Masters; she was Kastrath's. The general forced the lower Demon back to their world as he landed and then took his place lying over the beautiful female that will be his Queen. Yasmine struggles against the new Demon but stops rather quickly as she feels the difference between the Demon that was just holding her to the one that is now. She looks into his bright red eyes and he seems to smirk at her before leaning down and running his double-forked tongue over her skin. Yasmine shivers in disgust and starts struggling again as the general leans down and pushes his rough, demonic voice into her head, “You, my dear female, are lucky that you are already claimed for if you weren't your life from now on, would be a nightmare for you, however; pure hell for me…” Yasmine tenses as she is then hit by her gift opening and entering into the Demon on
The Final Battle Continues…Zachariah wakes slowly, tightening his arms and only finding air. he reaches his hand out to be met with cold sheets. He sits up and looks around. He smiles to himself when he sees the light on in the bathroom and hears the shower running.Zachariah slips out of bed and walks over to the bathroom with every intention of joining his mate. However, the scene in front of him as he enters has him bewildered.He moves quickly, stepping into the shower and crouching in front of her, first grabbing her hands, stopping her from doing any more damage to her skin. Then he places one hand on her cheek as he scans her body, assessing the damage, stopping at the two bites he can see on the top swell of both breasts.He lets out a low growl, bringing her eyes to his. Zachariah doesn't get to say or do anything as Yasmine's resolve breaks completely and she jumps at him, whimpering."I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I coul
The Final Battle Begins!THIRD PERSON… Kastrath paces in his castle's realm. He had watched Young Yasmine live and grow. He had been watching the panther shifter bloodline and had known who and what she was from the moment she was born and had been watching over her ever since.Kastrath watched as she grew into a headstrong, fiery female that would make him proud and would be worthy of standing next to him as his Queen.He had known the moment Queen Margaret and King Jason had summoned him, that deep into the future they would provide something he had been looking for…Something that he had been searching for a millennium.Now he knew that he had to wait until after her mate had changed her first, forthe real her to be released. However, Kastrath hadn't taken into account just how powerful the Moon Goddesses' mate bond would be between them o
I struggle against his hold, trying to push him away from me until he tightens his arms around me and whispers in a low tone,“Now, now, my Queen. I am only here to congratulate you and to remind you that you can avoid all the bloodshed to come if you will just say yes and come with me now…”Even with the anger and conviction in my voice, as I say,“Never…”He just laughs, then moves one of his hands to my cheek as he takes a deep breath and says,“Mmm… So much fire… Just a few more weeks, my Queen and you will be mine.”He then holds me tighter against him as he presses his lips to mine before disappearing into his tentacles of grey smoke, leaving me to collapse to my knees as the smoke disappears. Zachariah runs over to where I am and helps me back to my feet as he whispers,“What happened? One minute you were there dancing in my arms, the next you were gone
I then place a soft kiss on his forehead as he steps back and into Summer's arms. She gets to her feet and bows before her and the others disappear and enter the throne room from another door. I stand up straight and take a deep breath before giving a slight nod to the two warriors that are once again standing guard at the doors.I hear the music as the doors open stop and the Royal announcement chimes ring out I take a step and enter the room and freeze just inside the door, I still hate being the centre of attention as everyone steps aside and bows, revealing a very handsome Zachariah standing in the middle of the room wearing a traditional Royal black tux. He smiles at me and opens our private link,“Yasmine, look at me and only at me. Remember…” With his voice in my head, I smile as a quick flash of the last time we did something like this and he had asked me in front of the whole pack to be his. I walk slowly toward him
I feel the bed dip and then feel his fingers lightly touch under my chin. He applies a little pressure, making me lift my head and look at him. Tears sting my eyes and one seems to escape. He then moves his hand to my cheek and wipes away the tear as he whispers,“It’s okay… Yasmine, it is a natural response. We didn’t get to spend the time we should have with them once they were born. So your protective instincts to do with them will be heightened for a little while.”I then snap my eyes to the door once more as there is a knock. Zachariah gives me a kiss on the cheek and then gets off the bed. As he leaves the room, he says,“Relax, I’ve got this. You lay down with our pups.”He closes the doors behind him and I do as he says and I lie down, wrapping my arms around my pups. I take a deep breath of their scents and then drift off into an exhausted sleep.**Dream** I look like a
As Zachariah talks to Jasper and the other Alpha, I walk up to Mary and give her a hug. When she pulls back, she steps to the side. With her arm around my waist, she says, “Yasmine, I would like to introduce you to Alpha Isaac's mates, Leah and Nyla.” “It’s nice to meet you both.” They both bow and then I think it's Nyla who steps a little closer and places her hand on mine as she whispers, “I am glad that Alpha Zachariah found you. He deserves to be happy, because if it wasn’t for him, then I wouldn’t have met my mate or found my sister…” I feel as all her walls drop and she opens herself up, and just as Darius said I can’t control it as my power flows from me into her and I see everything that was her life, I can’t stop the tears that fill my eyes and then slide down my cheeks at all the suffering she went through at the hands of Valentino. As with Alpha Clive, Zachariah seems to be standing behind me when my power returns to me and I sway on my feet. Zachariah wraps his arms a
I look around the room at the pack that is in the room casting its vote. Most of them have stopped and are looking at me and Zachariah. Zachariah follows my gaze as it passes over the room. He smiles, turns so that he is now facing the room and says,“If you will excuse us, but family is calling. Please continue to cast your votes.”When he turns back to me, I look at him with wide eyes and whisper, shocked,“But don’t we have to be here for this?”“Technically, yes, but we haven’t seen much of Darius since we have been here, and I can feel that being with him is what you need, so that is what we will do. We can count and look at the votes tomorrow.”Then, without another word, he steps up to me, grabs me around the waist, throws me over his shoulder and then walks out of the throne room. I lift my head just as he steps out of the doors to see Alpha Clive with a smirk on his face before he turns his attention back to his pack and the voting going on around him. True to his word, Zach