~Mark's P.O.V.~Lilly has been gone almost all day and I'm so bored. I've helped Marie with lunch and clean up, went and visited my family's grave, helped the cleaning staff and now I have nothing to do. I hope she comes back soon. I sound so pathetic right now. Wondering around the house, I find myself in her office. Walking over to the bookcase, I look through the books she has and find one I've read quite a few time since I've been here but I always find myself going back to. Alice in wonderland. I don't know why I like it so much but i do. Sitting down at her desk I open the book and start to read. As I turn the page, I notice a folder that says Rogue. I grab it and stare at it. Lilly might get mad if I go through her work stuff. I put it back down, and look back at the book. A couple glances at the folder and curiosity gets me, I pick it back up and open it up. First thing I see is an image of a guy with dark hair and his body tore apart. I flip the
"Hello little runt." I look to the end of the bed where Alpha Gregory is. He has Lilly in his arms, still sound asleep. "Such s pretty little bitch." He says stroking her hair. I try to reach for her but I can't move. Why can't I move? I look down at my hands and find the chained to the ground. The silver bites into my wrists everytime I pull against them. "I think I'll keep her." He says with a smile. "No!" I pull and pull at the chains but they don't budge. He runs his hands down her chest caressing her breasts."Don't touch her!" I growl. "What are you gonna do little runt? You're not strong enough to protect her. You can't even break through those chains. I could. I would for such a beautiful woman."He smiles an evil smile and kisses her. "Lilly! Wake up baby! Fight him." I see blood dropping into the floor below her. I look back up and see his mouth covered in blood and her throat ripped out. He eyes now open staring at me.
"Hello little runt." Gregory. He found me. "Nice place you got here. Wonder why you gave up a nice big house for a danky little cave." My eyes widen. He know about Lilly. Oh God I'm so stupid. I never should have left. "I don't know what you're talking about." I lie. "I've been in the woods this whole time.""Oh really? So you didn't meet your mate and move into her house a few weeks ago? Hmm. My Gamma tells me something different and see, well, he's not stupid enough to lie to me." "What do you want Gregory." "That's Alpha Gregory to you runt!" That pissed him off. "You haven't been invited to join her pack and you never rejected me as your Alpha. The pack bond may have weakened the further you got but it never really disappeared." That's how he knew I went north. Goddess I really am stupid. No one dared talk about rejecting your Alpha. I don't even know how to do it. "You don't even know how to leave my pack. That's hilarious. Those
Waking up in the middle of the night, I feel for Lilly but the bed is cold and empty. Sitting up startled because she's not there, I try to use the bond to feel for her. "I'm here love, just doing some work in the office." She mindlinks me. I get up and head towards her office. Opening the door, I see her sitting at her desk with just a lamp on. I go over and sit in a chair next to her. "What are you working on?" I yawn. "Now that we know who is behind the rogue deaths, I'm mapping out where he might have gone. Do you know if he has any ties to the packs around here?" I shake my head. "No. We weren't allowed to be in the meeting room while he was there. I do remember him walking past me once talking about going up north to see a good friend though. His name was...oh what was it. Andrew? Andy?" "Anthony?" "Yeah! That's it." She rolls her eyes."Fingures. Creeps like to stick together." "You know him?" "Unfortunately. He's in the neighboring pack to the east. We, um, used to ha
~Gregory's P.O.V.~"I almost killed that little runt!" I say slamming my fist on the table. "We'll get him Greg, just calm down. Just have to wait for a good time to strike. Now that Lilly knows you're the one killing the rogues, I don't think I could convince her to come here.""We need to find a way to separate them. That bitch interfered with my kill." "Why do you want the boy so bad? You've never really told me." "I like to finish things I start. Simple as that. I killed the rest of his family all except the little sister. Could never bring myself to kill a child, punish yes, but not kill." "And does he know she's still alive?" "As far as I know, no. She thinks he died. She's been my personal servant for 5 years. Girl learns quick. The second I enter my room she's there with a drink in hand waiting for the next command." "I see. Well, that would certainly pull him away from Lilly. I could come up with an excuse to get her here then you can send a little bird in to tell him t
In and out of consciousness I hear Lilly trying to mindlink me but as much I try, I can't answer her back. Everytime I open my eyes, I see a different part of the forest. Where am I going? Who is carrying me? I close my eyes again, passing out from the pain. The next time I open my eyes I'm sat across from Lilly. I try to reach for her, but my hands are chained to the chair, silver biting into my wrists with each pull. "Are you okay?" I wheeze out."I'm fine. Are you okay?" "Been better." I chuckle and wince at the pain. "I never should have left you. I never should have trusted that asshole." "Hey now. That's not very nice." Says a man walking through the doorway. "I assume you're Anthony?" I say through gritted teeth. Just seeing this man makes me angry. He walks over to Lilly and lays his hand against her cheek. She tries to turn her head away from his hand but can't move much as she's chained to her chair as well. "You have a very beautiful mate Mark. I'd almost be jealous
I see red. Seeing his face only makes me think of him kissing me mate and I lose it. I walk towards him as he backs up with his hands up in front of him. "You touched my mate. You touched my mate without her consent." I grab him by the back of the neck and with my silver wrapped hand, punch him repeatedly until gentle hands touch my shoulder. "Shh it's okay baby. You can stop now." Her touch instantly soothing me. I look at the bloodied face body in my grip still. You can barely recognize him now, I drop him and his body falls with a hard thud. Looking for Gregory, I see Steven standing next to him, his hands and feet bound in silver chains. Steven sees me looking at Gregory with worry and he knew I was worried he would escape. "Don't worry Mark. He's not going any where. The chains are laced in wolfsbane. I've got this." I nod to him, not knowing for a long time but still knowing I can trust this man with my life. Lilly is still next to me brushing hair out of my face running
When I wake up, I hear a commotion downstairs. I look over and see Lilly still sleeping. I gently get out of bed and grab some shorts and a shirt and hurry downstairs. I see a group of people in the entrance, some of them I recognize but they don't recognize me. Thinking I am the Alpha, they all bow to me. I quickly scan the crowd when I see her. She looks the same just grown up. "Ayliah." A skinny pale woman stares back at me and nods. "Do I know you?" "It's me. It's Mark. Do you remember me?""Mark? My brother's name was Mark. He's been dead for 5 years." I get closer to her hoping my scent would refresh her memory and it does. Her eyes instantly tear up and she throws her arms around me. I pick her up and swing her around. "Oh my goddess, Mark! I thought you were dead. Alpha Gregory said you were. You never came back for me." She says, tears streaming down her face. "I thought he had killed you. I heard you scream and then it was cut off. Im so sorry. I should have come back.
When we arrive to Anthony's, Steven and I both look at each other. In such a short amount of time, the place lost its shine. It looked run down and if it wasn't for the structure holding everything up, it looked like it would fall apart. We get out of the car and walk up to the front door where Steven knocks. No answer. He knocks again and after a few moments, a young girl answers the door. "Hello Beta Steven, Alpha Mark. Can I help you?" She says in a small voice. "We need to talk to Alpha Anthony. Can we come in?" He replies."I'm sorry. He's not feeling well. Can you come back later?" She tries shutting the door but I stick my foot in the doorway. She tries closing it but she's not strong enough. Steven pushes his way in. "Not feeling well? He's a werewolf. We don't get sick." I tap Steven shoulder and when he looks at me I point around the inside. Everything was thrown about, nothing was left untouched by dust, chairs were broken. "What the fuck happened here?" "You're mate
~Mark's P.O.V~Steven and I jolt up standing when we hear someone scream. We both instantly take off towards the house rushing up the stairs. I burst through the bedroom door, making Lilly and Allie jump. "What is it? What's wrong?" Allie just looks at me with a big smile on her face and her hands behind her back. "You two should talk, I'll meet up with you later Lilly." Allie says, still smiling like a fool. She grabs Steven and pulls him with her. "Come with me. Let's go get something to drink." Once the door closes, I look back at Lilly. She almost looks worried, I can't tell what's going on through the bond. Her emotions are all over the place. "What's going on Lil?" I ask her and she goes to sit on the bed. "Well..." She starts to say when her eyes glaze over. Once they return to normal, she finishes her sentence. "We'll talk about it later. Apparently the council is here." She gets up from the bed and heads towards the door. "What do they want now?" I ask. "I'm not sure
~Lilly's P.O.V~I storm upstairs to my office. I don't know why I had an outburst at such a small thing. What is wrong with me?"I'm gonna go with Steven to work on his car okay? I'm here if you need me." "Okay.""I love you." "You too." I close the mind link. I go back to my work, trying to get my mind off of what happened. A few minutes in, I hear a knock at my door. "Yes?" The door creaks open and I see Allie peek her head in. "Can I come in?" "Of course." I tell her. I had nothing against her, Mark's the one who upset me although I'm not sure why. She comes in and takes a seat in front of me, putting her elbows up on the desk staring at me. I shake my head and go back to work. "Whatcha doing?" She asks after about 20 minutes of staring at me."Work." I say without looking at her. "What kind of work?""Just some paper work and financial.""Oh. Ohhkay. Sooo want to talk about what happened downstairs?" "Not really." I say with a sigh. "Well are you okay?" "I'm fine." "L
~Mark's P.O.V~I wake up feeling something wet and cold on my chest. I look up to see Lilly drooling on me. Gross. I laugh and try to slide out from under her as gently as possible. Once I'm out from under her, I head to the bathroom and grab some Tylenol and a glass of water and set it on the bedside table for when she wakes up. I head downstairs to the kitchen to get some breakfast. As soon as I walk in, Allie comes running up to me and hugs me. "Good morning brother!" She says excitedly. I groan. "Coffee. Please." Marie hands me a cup and I take a few sips and then look at Allie again. She's beaming."What's gotten into you? Why are you so happy this early in the morning?" I look at the clock and it was only seven a.m.."I don't know. I just woke up happy." She smiles at me. Wait. What's on her neck? "Allie? Did, um, did something happen last night?" Her cheeks go bright red and she looks away smiling. "Nope." I move her hair from her neck. Yup. I did see something. "Really?
It's almost 10, so I head down to the kitchen to find Marie. I look around and can't find her. She's always in here. I look around a little more and happen to see her through the window in the garden out back. I head outside to talk to her. "Marie?" She jumps. "Sorry. What are you doing out here?" "Oh nothing dear. Just getting some fresh air. I have everything set up for tonight. Just give me the word and I'll get things set out for your arrival." "Thank you Marie." I lean over and hug her. "I truly would be lost without you." She hugs me back. "I know dear." "Welp. It's time. I'll mind link you with her answer.""I'll be waiting." She smiles and I head off to the front door to wait for Allie. I turn around the corner and see her there waiting for me. "Hey. You ready?" "Yup." She replies. "Let's go." We both start stripping our clothes and shift. When I look at Allie, I'm stunned. Her wolf is so beautiful. I've never seen her in wolf from. She's pure white except for one li
~Lilly's P.O.V~Waking up the next morning I feel refreshed. Yesterday went better than expected. Arthur has had it out for my family for awhile. I still don't know what happened Ed between him and my grandfather but that shouldn't affect me but for whatever reason he thinks it does. I look over at Mark and see he's still sleeping. He looks so peaceful. So beautiful. I lean over and kiss his cheek. He stirs but stays sleeping. It makes me smile. I climb out of bed, careful not to wake him and head to my office. Might as well get some work done. Not long after I sit down, I hear a knock at my door. "Yes?" I call. "Just me." Steven says as he opens the door. He closes the door behind him and sits in the chair in front of me. "So how bad was it?" "Well, Arthur thinks I gave the orders to kill two Alphas to take over their packs and gain numbers so that I can one day attack the council and take over." He stares at me before laughing. "Not a bad plan. Man that Arthur sure is smart to
"May we begin now?" Arthur says. "Yes, sorry." Lilly answers. "Now, we are here to hear your side of things. Your testimony if you will, about why you sentenced two Alphas to death." Arthur says, almost sounding like he's accusing Lilly of treason. "Well, like I've already said, Gregory tried to kill my mate simply because he didn't like his status when he was part of Gregory's pack. Adrian also tried to kill my mate thinking if Mark was out of the way, I would become his Luna." Lilly explains. "I didn't do it to gain numbers or power." "Do you have any proof?" "I have a couple witnesses but I was hoping to not involve them. I was hoping you could take my word on this since I have never given the council reason to doubt me nor has my father or grandfather given reason.""Until now. From what I understand you had plenty of time to inform us of what happened before you sentenced them to death and you chose to only inform us of the events that happened after the fact. Why is that?"
The house was buzzing the next morning. People were running around making sure the house was clean, even though it always was, and everything was put in place. I walk through the house looking for Lilly and find her in the back yard in the garden. "What's going on?" I ask her. She turns to look at me and smiles. "The council is coming here. They'll be here in a couple hours. They want to see my reports in person about the two Alphas and a beta that have been killed on my orders." "They can't just take your word for it? I mean I doubt you'd lie to them." She just shrugs. "Policy I guess." "Well...let them come. It's not like we have anything to hide." "No, but taking in Gregory's pack makes it look like I did it for numbers." "But you didn't." I say confused. "I know that. We all know that, but to them it looks like I'm trying to take over other packs. They will probably question some of his pack members and Sienna. That also includes Allie." "No. After all she's gone through,
~Mark's P.O.V~When Lilly and I get downstairs, Steven is untying Sienna's hands. She looks up at us with a tear stained face. Once she's free, she rushes to Lilly and falls at her feet. Head down she tries to control her crying. When she finally does, she speaks so lowly, it's almost hard to hear. "Please forgive me. I am so sorry for what I've done. I didn't want to to it but he's my mate and Alpha. It's no excuse I know but I am truly sorry." She keeps her head down. I look at Lilly and see that she is staring at the young girl at her feet. She takes a deep breath and simply says, "I am not the one you need to apologize to. I am not the one you should ask for forgiveness from." Sienna looks up at her and then looks at me. She goes to open her mouth and I cut her off. "Stop. I forgive you. Please stand up." I hold my hand out for her and she hesitates before looking at Lilly for permission. I see Lilly nod out of the corner of my eye, and she grabs my hand and I help her up. "I u