“HOWL!”
Signalling to everyone to move out, everyone shifts and as soon as I start running, I can hear the pounding of paws behind me. I let out one last short ‘Howl’ and then it is silent, travelling for the next day and a half. When we get to the border of the HellFire pack, I stop about a mile so we are not seen by border patrols. I get a link from Raphael,
“Alpha, we have just made it to FireMoon’s East border. Isaac has moved around to the Northeast. We are just waiting on your go-ahead to enter.”
“Alpha, we are in position,” Zaire says.
“Isaac? What was the report on their shift changes?”
“During the day,
I then make my way back into the hut and over to the first young female still hanging connected to the wall. She flinches as I reach up my hand. I stop and whisper,“I am not going to hurt you. I am going to get you down, okay? Do you know where the key is?”She nods her head with tears sliding down her cheeks and barely whispers,“Top drawer, over by the door.”I step back and move over to the drawer, open it and have to suppress the growl that wants to escape once more than I see what is in the drawer beside the keys to the cuffs holding the pups to the wall. I reach in and pick up the keys, and wonder if the Alpha knew exactly what his warriors were doing to these slaves as punishments or maybe even just for their fun, but then from the extra scent, maybe he does and watches before joining...I then move back over to stand in front of the first pup and reach up again. She jumps a little as my fingers touch the skin
I let out a loud whistle and wait for everyone to look in my direction and pay attention. I then say,“Attention… We have warriors incoming. Now I want all members of the camp to start their way back to BlackLight. You will have 50 warriors escorting you on your return. Dustin, keep a close eye on the injured…”I look at the sky and then take a deep breath before continuing, “You will have about a 2-hour head start if any of the warriors get past me.”Dustin nods, acknowledging my request. I then continue again, “Gather anything that you feel is personal and essential you need to take with you, otherwise leave everything it will be replaced either at BlackLight or at LightMoon. You move out in 10.”I look around at the warriors, “Choose who is staying and who is going. At least 50 are to escort them. The rest stay with me.”“Yes, Alpha.”I then l
By the time I had made it to the back of the group and the last high-ranking officer in front of me, I had killed at least half of them, including Gamma Thomas. I make my way back to the front of the group and face Beta Jack and Delta Jaxon as I say, “There are going to be more changes within this pack, starting right now. Jack, take me to the Alpha’s office and pull out all the files concerning the pack and territory. Jaxon, everyone here is to report to the training field in an hour.” “Yes, Alpha.” I let out a whistle and within a moment, the rest of my warriors walk out of the trees and into the pack yard. I look at Delta Jaxon again and say, “These are my males and they will oversee everything that is done until I join you in the training field but be warned if I get one report of someone not doing as they are told, then the whole will be punished. Understood?” “Yes, Alpha.” I then make my way into the packhouse once more with Beta
Maybe Jade is right, even though I don’t want to yet. Once I get confirmation that he is at least one of the ones behind all these attacks, including the one that took both Rania and Yasmine, I will be taking his position and then the kingdom will not know what hit it. I look at the clock on the desk and sigh. However, just as I get to my feet, there is a slight knock on the door. I look up and see Beta Jack. I nod and he enters carrying a pile of folders. He goes to hand them to me, but I shake my head and say, “Place them on the desk. I will look at them later. For now, you will need to follow me down to the training field. We will be spending the rest of the day there.” He nods, walks over to the desk, and places the folders down. He then turns back around and falls into step next to me as I then head downstairs and out of the packhouse. Just as I get to the training field, Zaire and Farris join me. I turn to Zaire, “Any trouble?” “Nope, as
Once morning hits I go down to the training field and oversee Jefferson with the start of the training program, Raphael was right he was the best choice other than having Raphael or Zaire or even myself do it, and at the moment the three of us just don’t have time. I also go over the rest of the files on the pack while keeping an eye on Jack and Jaxon. I get everything that I need to for now done within the 24 hours that I told Jack I would be here. Jack actually surprises me by having a big feast prepared for the entire pack. They decked out the backyard along with the main dining hall. Just as we sit down at the main table within the dining hall for dinner, he stands and says, “Attention… Everyone…” He waits for the gathering of pack members to quieten before he then continues, “First of all, welcome to the new look of our pack and in saying that I would like to take this opportunity to say 'Thank You!' To Alpha Zachariah for finally freeing us from
The last warrior drops to the ground just as Jefferson and my warriors get to the small clearing. Morpheus shifts, and I face them.“We have 13 young pups here, both male and female. They need to be taken back to the packhouse, treated by the healer, and then fed.”“Yes, Alpha.”I turn around and walk into the second tent first and then over to the female pup lying on the bed. As I reach for her wrists, she flinches and struggles, only this causes her to whimper, no doubt in pain. I ignore her reaction and undo all her bindings; I slide my arms underneath her and pick her up and pull her in close. I then carry her out of the tent and look around to make sure the others were being taken care of.I then move around the back of the first tent I entered and over to the bushes, I was actually expecting the two young male pups to be a long way from here but as soon as I got close the older of the two stood up in front of me.I nod
I smirk and get to my feet. I turn and head out of the office. Zaire falls back into step beside me as Ryan, Calvin and Edgar walk behind us. Zaire leans in close and whispers,“Did you see Edgar’s reaction to the mention of the slave camps?”“Yes, I did. Even though he tried to cover it, we will need to keep an eye on him. He may be the one behind them… Do you have the coordinates of the slave camp Raphael is in?”“Yes, it will take about an hour from here in the SUVs.”“And the one Isaac raided?”“Is another 2 and a half hours on by SUV from the first camp...”I nod and continue our way out of the packhouse and back to the SUV. Once I am standing next to the SUV, Zaire opens the back door and I climb in, I am followed close behind by Ryan. I hear another car pull up behind ours just as Zaire closes the door and we get on our way. I quickly link with Raphael,“Raph, we are on our way to you. Is everyone out?” “Yes, it is only me, Isaac, and our warriors. All the members within the c
“What’s her name?”“Ruby. She was only 13…”“What was she doing going to town on her own at that age?”“She didn’t. She always went with two warriors, as it is not far and we had never had any problems with rogues before. She would go to town to collect supplies and the information that was sent out via paper for the library.”I have a feeling that the female Ruby that I pulled from that rogue and pack camp tent is his cousin, but there is no way that they were within that small camp for two years, even with them moving the camp. Ruby was in no condition to travel, but then that could have been the reason why Morpheus came across them.I will need to talk to Ambrose and see if he is willing to tell me how long they were within the camp and where they came from, to begin with. I don’t tell him that I think I know where she is yet. I just say,“I don’t know all the names of the ones we rescued, so it may take a little time, but she could be in amongst them.”His eyes light up at the pro
>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