The pack is getting stronger and now maybe Warren can get some answers.
Quinton“He captured my fucking Beta! That’s how fucking strong his pack is, Quinton! MY BETA!! Strong isn’t even the right word. There’s no way that pack should be as strong as they are if they’ve fought four days in a row! It’s like they’re getting stronger with each battle. What the actual fuck? How the fuck am I supposed to get my Beta back?”“We’ll get your Beta back, Thomas,” I say, sitting back. “Did Warren smell like he’d marked his new mate?”“Who the fuck cares about his mate, Quinton! He has my Beta!” he snarls at me. My answering snarl causes the walls in my office to vibrate and the pictures on the wall to shift.“Don’t you dare take that fucking tone with me, Thomas,” I say, sitting forward. “I said we’d get your Beta back and I meant it. But I need to know if we have to kill the woman, or if we can capture her.”I hear him breathing heavily on the phone, presumably getting his temper in check. When he’s calmer, he answers.“I could smell her on him, but not enough that h
YaraIt makes me nervous that another pack is hunting for me. I mean, I know that I’m healing Warren’s pack, but it’s not that hard. They really just needed to rest enough to let their wolves heal and of course, they needed to not have Dr. Stevens making it harder for them to heal.Could he be working with them? Could he have intentionally been weakening Warren’s pack? But for what purpose? It had to be personal gain. There’s no other reason to betray your own pack…unless he has a personal vendetta against Warren.“Who are we talking about?” Warren asks me as I check over the Beta.“Hmmm?” I ask him.“Who would be working with ‘them’, intentionally weakening my pack for personal gain or a personal vendetta?” he asks me and I look up, seeing everyone in the room watching me. I must have been mumbling out loud again. I’ve really got to stop that.“Oh, Dr. Stevens. Your pack would have been much stronger if he’d have done what he should have been doing to keep you all strong. I mean, all
Warren“Give me something so I know that you’re telling me the truth,” I say to the she-wolf who has barely taken her eyes off my mate. She’s studying her like she’s trying to figure out what all the fuss is about. As a warrior, she’s looking at my mate as a fighter. What she doesn’t realize is that my mate’s strengths come in different ways than the normal werewolf strength.Finally, her gaze returns to me. “I’ll be honest. I don’t know much. I’ve heard a little from Alpha Thomas, but mostly what I’ve heard is rumors.”“What did you hear from Thomas,” I press.She looks at Yara again, that same questioning assessment in her eyes. “That both Alpha Brady and Alpha Quinton want her. Both intend to capture her and take her as their mate.”I snarl as I feel Yara’s fear spike. The warrior must smell her fear because she frowns. I get it. If she wasn't my mate and I didn’t know Yara, didn't know what she’s capable of as a doctor, I wouldn’t see the draw either. But not only is she my mate, s
CharlieI picked three of our top warriors, taking them to Yara for approval that they are healthy enough to go on this rescue mission. Once she agreed, we all went to the room of this warrior, Laney, to get her smell. The woman’s scent was nice, spicy but a bit too much on the pachouli side for me. At least I have the girl’s scent and confirmed that she looks like her sister. That’s the other thing, this woman is attractive. Maybe it’s because we don’t see too many women outside our own packs, but seeing her, smelling her new scent is making Gregor antsy.‘What’s up with you?’‘I don’t know. Let’s just go find this girl,’ he says. I can feel his own frustration at not understanding his reaction to this woman.‘And what’s with you and our Luna? You’re going to get us killed,’ I say to him as I get the warriors and we begin running toward Thomas’ pack.‘I like her. A lot. She’s smart, and funny, and…”‘And NOT ours,’ I say firmly. I refuse to fight Warren for Yara. They are fated mates
LaneyI really didn’t have a choice but to believe this Alpha, Alpha Warren when he said he would rescue my sister. I know Thomas hates him, but he’s never been clear about his reasons for hating him. Of course, Thomas is a follower, not a leader. The only reason he’s still Alpha is because he’s killed anyone who has ever challenged him. Some of us, myself included, have wondered if he cheated to do it. Because I’ve never been able to prove it and no one else has either, he’s remained our Alpha.Well, he’s no longer my Alpha. Alpha Warren is my Alpha now. I hate that my sister thinks that I’m dead. I truly hope that they get to her quickly. Thomas was on the verge of taking her as his chosen mate, against her will, right before we were told we were attacking Alpha Warren’s pack. Since Alpha Thomas was hell-bent on getting my sister to bed so he could mark and mate her, I know the order came from someone else. I’d guess it was Alpha Quinton. He’s no better than Alpha Thomas, he’s just s
**Slight trigger warning for violence.WarrenOnce Yara went to work on Laney, I had Anna help me disconnect the Beta from his bed and then me and several warriors dragged him to the cells. Since I don’t intend to keep him alive, I didn’t bother being careful about how we dragged him.Once he’s in the cell, I have the warriors string him up, letting him hang by his hands from silver handcuffs. I ignore the smell of burning flesh while I drag a chair over and wait for him to wake up. While I do, I keep an ear on Yara and also Laney. I don’t completely trust her yet, but I do know that she won’t do anything to put her sister at risk, which means Yara should be safe. I sent two warriors into the room with her, just to be sure.The Beta has just started stirring when I feel Charlie getting close enough that our mind link reconnects.‘Alpha, we got her,’ he says and something in his tone makes me focus on him.‘Problems?’‘No, but…she’s my mate, Alpha.’I breathe a deep sigh of relief. I kn
YaraI finished stitching Laney up while Charlie talked to her and Noelle about who was worth saving from their previous pack. In the end, Laney gave him a list, but it wasn’t a very long list.“They’ve collected some she-wolves from other packs when we’ve attacked. Some were forced into mate bonds that they didn’t want. They won’t be unhappy that you’re killing their mates, but it will make them weak,” she says.“You didn’t help them?” I ask her. I don’t mean for it to sound judgmental, but she’s obviously a strong warrior and a woman. She could have stood up for them.“You underestimate the menace in our pack, Luna,” Noelle says kindly. “My sister has always put my life ahead of others, including her own. Even after I became an adult. They would have killed her, or worse, used me against her, if she'd stood up to them,” she says, smiling at Laney.“Everyone wanted you. You’re sweet, you’re smart, and you’re beautiful,” Laney says to her.‘I think our Beta is a bit smitten with this y
Yara“Luna, may I speak with you privately?” one of the female warriors asks, coming up behind us.“I can clean. I just need to know where everything is,” Noelle says eagerly.“Stay with Savannah until I get back,” I tell her, then turn to the warrior.“I’m sorry, I don’t know your name,” I say.“I’m Eva, Luna.”“Eva, come with me, let’s take you into a room so we can talk privately.”I notice that she’s tentative, nervous, which makes me a bit nervous. I’m not sure why she’d be nervous, unless she’s injured, and I missed it and she’s come to tell me.When we get to the room, I gesture for her to sit and then I sit across from her.“What can I help you with?” I ask her.“I can’t shift,” she whispers, looking down at the floor.I immediately go into doctor mode, thinking through all the reasons why someone can’t shift.“Is your wolf silent?”“No, Luna. She’s here.”“Are you injured? Did I miss an injury? I don’t smell any infection on you,” I tell her.She shakes her head, and a tear ro
WarrenWaking up with Yara back in my arms and safe, is incredible. Waking up with my mate straddling me and sliding herself down my hard length is fucking fantastic.I’d spent hours reconnecting with Yara, mentally and physically last night, needing to feel the connection to her, needing to feel her. And now, apparently, my mate needs more. You won’t hear me arguing, especially when I get to watch her beautiful body bouncing on me, feel her body clenching around me as comes, hear her sweet sounds as she finds her pleasure, and then see those intense eyes when they focus on me. I knew this woman would be all passion when she finally let go and here she is.“More!” she growls, still hungry for me. Just me. The possessiveness in me is unlike anything I’ve ever felt. Yara has become the air that I breathe. She is everything that I need in this world and this world would be nothing without her.I flip our positions, putting her on her back and pulling both legs over my shoulders grinding
YasminThere was only one place for Quirin and I to go. Back to our pack. There’s no one there now, my son is the Alpha of nothing thanks to his greedy father, but that’s okay. We’ll find a way. I’ll find a way to bring my son back to the position he was born for. The only reason I accepted Quinton as my chosen mate was so that my son could be an Alpha. Quinton was fine as a mate, he never forced himself on me, but there was never any love there. It was always an understanding. I give him what he wants and he takes care of me for the rest of my life.I held up my end of the bargain, but he’s completely fallen short on his. He can’t take care of me if he’s dead. And now, I’m weak and I have to protect my young son.It takes us nearly a day to get back to the pack at the slow pace we have to go because my wolf is silent. I can only walk so far before I need to stop and rest. Quirin is quiet and since there’s nothing that I can say to make losing his father better, I stay quiet too.I bre
NoelleWhen Charlie left, going to find Alpha Warren, I’d realized something very important. If he didn’t return, I’d be devastated.I’ve watched him tirelessly run this pack while Alpha Warren has been gone. He’s strong, but fair, allowing Quinton’s pack members to remain here until Warren can decide if he’ll accept them into the pack. He’s a better Alpha than Thomas ever was, and he’s not even an Alpha.I haven’t had time to join the pack with everything going on, so I don’t have a mind link to make sure that my mate is safe. And he is my mate, he is everything I have ever wanted in a mate, and so much more. And now that I’ve made my decision to accept him, I want to make official right now.Of course, that’s not an option. The pack is in chaos, our Alpha and Luna are gone and now our Beta is gone. I may be the unofficial Beta female, but without a pack link, I’m useless to assist.The same is true for my sister. With Haynes acting as Alpha, she could help him if they were marked and
YaraI wake with the smell of teakwood in my nose and the feeling of warm water surrounding my body. I jolt awake, unsure of what’s happening.“Shhh, we’re both filthy and you smell like Simon. I didn’t want to go to sleep like this, so we’re getting a bath. You can relax, I’ll take care of you,” Warren says. Just the sound of his voice soothes me.I snuggle closer to him, needing his touch and smell after having been with Simon.“Are you okay?” I ask him. I can feel the warring emotions inside of him.He squeezes water over my shoulder, letting it rinse off the smell of the cave that I have on me. That and the scent of Simon. I don’t even want to know why my body smells like him.“I should be asking you that. But, I’m better, now that you’re here and safe in my arms,” he says.I look up at him and when he looks at me, his teeth snap together and he looks away.“I’m sorry you have to see me like this,” I say softly, knowing my bruised face is a reminder to him of what he considers an i
WarrenI felt something deep inside me ease when I got Charlie’s mind link about Yara. I’m still about an hour away from Harold’s pack, but Arric pushes us hard to get there, leaving our warriors behind. Yara said she needed us. I don’t know what happened to her, what Simon may have done to her, and I don’t care right now. We’ll get through it. I’m just so thankful that she’s safe.When I get close to Harold’s pack, I howl that I’m coming in. Hopefully they know that I have no intention of waiting for the patrols to let me through. I need to see my mate and nothing will keep me from getting to her.As we catch her scent, Arric pushes even faster, following her scent, along with the scent of antiseptic, to the pack hospital. Arric rushes into the hospital and I shift without stopping. Everyone in the waiting room, including Alpha Harold just points and I rush to her room, slamming the door open.The first thing I see are her bruised, swollen cheeks. Simon will die slowly for touching wh
CharlieI haven’t gotten more than two hours of sleep since Luna Yara was taken and Alpha Warren left the pack. I’m beyond exhausted, but more than that, I can feel the tension in the pack, the anxiety about not knowing what’s going to happen to their Alpha and Luna. I have the same anxiety, but I’m the pack’s current leader, so I shove it aside.In the past, I would have also felt the pack’s desire to test me, to test the strength of the leader of this pack. It’s nice to know that Luna Yara’s influence has extended past her and Alpha Warren. She’s somehow made the pack feel whole, like it should. So now, anyone who would try to go against me, to test me, would break that bubble of security and I think the entire pack would turn on them. It feels good to have the pack's confidence in its leadership.My phone rings and it’s a number I don’t recognize.“Beta Charlie,” I answer.“Beta, this is Beta Franklin, Alpha Harold’s Beta.”“Yes, I know who you are. Is everything okay?”“Beta, we ha
HaroldWhen Franklin returned after attacking Brady’s pack, he let me know that Brady survived, but his pack has been nearly decimated. I sent scouts to watch his pack and make sure that he doesn’t leave. I doubt he will, but now that our pack is getting stronger, I can afford to send a couple of warriors to keep watch.Savannah was beside herself wanting to go back to her old pack to help, especially after hearing that Yara had been kidnapped by Simon. I told her what Beta Charlie said and she’d become even more distraught.“Bradley was shot? Even I wouldn’t know how to save him. Poor Noelle,” he said. Franklin had taken her to their room and tried to console her. I’d waited a few hours and called Beta Charlie.“Alpha Harold?” he answered, sounding exhausted.“I’m sorry, Beta. Did I wake you?”“It’s okay, Alpha Warren isn’t back yet, so I’m still running the pack.”“I wanted to update you on Brady and find out what happened with Alpha Quinton.”“Quinton turned himself in, basically ga
YaraI come awake slowly. My body is stiff and my arms are aching, like I’ve somehow managed to get tangled up in them while I was sleeping and they’re stuck behind my back. I try to move them out from under me, but I can’t. My head feels fuzzy and it hurts. What’s going on?‘Wake up, Yara,’ Annika says urgently‘I’m trying, Annika. What’s going…’“There she is. Finally,” an angry voice says nearby. My eyes flash open. I recognize that voice. I don’t, however, recognize my surroundings.‘Annika, where are we?’‘I don’t know. He knocked me out too.’A hand grabs my hair, pulling me into a sitting position roughly. My arms are tied behind my back and my legs are wrapped up tightly. My body is stiff and sore. I must have been like this for a while.“You just had to go and fuck him, didn’t you?” Simon snarls in my face.He looks crazed. His hair is shooting out in all directions like he’s been tugging on it so long that it doesn’t bother trying to go back into place again. His eyes are fur
CharlieAfter checking on Noelle and leaving the hospital, I called Harold to tell him about Yara being taken and Brady running home. He told me he’d send Franklin and his warriors after Brady and asked if we needed Savannah.“Honestly, I don’t think she’ll make it on time. Yara’s guard was shot with silver. If Noelle can’t save him, he won’t live long enough for Savannah to get here,” I told him.‘Beta, we have Alpha Quinton and his warriors trapped in the cell block,’ Haynes says in the mind link.‘Hold them there, I’m on my way.’“Let me know if you need anything. Should we send a search party for your Luna?” Harold asks.“Alpha Warren is out hunting Simon down now. If we need help, I’ll let you know. Thank you, Alpha.”“It’s what allies do, Beta. I’m glad to know that we can help.”I hang up as I get to the cells, walking down the stairs and hearing the crying of the omegas, pups and other prisoners. I also hear the sound of their warrior mates trying to soothe them. The smell of f