Chilli POV I feel a stinging urge of urgency to get back up to support and help Elias, distracting me as I try to focus my fire on the site where the dart was. Pain stakingly, Chant was right and the dart was not a simple syringe, when she pulled it out it felt like it took a chunk of fur and flesh with it, leaving what feels like a gaping wound.My impatients grows inside me as I slowly try to burn away the poison from my veins, I think I can feel it working as my mind starts to clear bit by bit. The sooner this crap is out of my system I can then heal the hole in my side and get back to the fight and Elias. I hiss at the pain as I look back to Elias now taking on two wolves alone, and I can't help feel guilty for not being by his side.When I finally feel my strength return and the ability to get my paws stably underneath me, I force myself up and dash across the stage."Chilli! No! Wait!" Erin cries out, "You've not completely healed yet!" But its too l
Chilli POV No matter what we do or say they are not going to submit. A sinking sickening feeling fills my heart, as I hope it really doesn't have to come to .. that. I feel the tingle in the back of my head as Bea links to, I'm assuming my father under Elias's paws, probably telling him to not give in, to not submit, to fight back now. I think something drastic is needed. I pin Bea's throat to the ground and growl at her one more time,"Submit!" With all the will in the world, hoping she'll give in and surrender, but of course she doesn't, she just snarls at me like a wild animal. 'Fine,' I think to myself as I clamp my jaw around her neck without sinking my canines in, no matter how temping it is to do so. She tries to wriggle out of my mouth but I growl menacingly, whislt pushing my aura out at her which seems to make her settle down slightly as I drag her across the stage and throw her at Logan so they are together. Elias looks at me as I link to him,'Stronger together.' He nod
Elias POV The power and heat of my mate's fire is truly something to behold as we push our opponents to the max, they have to submit, they just have to. The pain and torment they are experiencing is evident in their eyes, but their pride, ego and stubbornness is getting in the way. I fight to stay focused as Chilli's aura is starting to rival even my own, as she pushes it out even more, to I imagine its fullest. Which makes me start to wonder, even tho it's not the right time considering our current situation, whether she actually does have alpha blood somewhere down the line. It would make sense of a lot of things really, her power, control, even her strength and the size and impressiveness of her wolf form. Yes, it could all be because of the red wolf in her but I think theres more to it, something else deep down. Part of me thinks even with the firey heritage and beta blood, even with being bonded to me, a future alpha, it all still doesn't seem to add up, so I wonder if there is
My fear numbs my bond with my mate, as it stops me from turning around or even looking over my shoulder. I unintentionally hold my breath, unable to take another until I know. Tears sting my eyes as I struggle to contain my emotions as the sound of paws pad towards me across the stage. 'Elias,' I whisper to myself in utter relief, finally letting go of the air in my lungs as his fur brushes softly against my side. Tears stream down the fur on my cheeks as he nuzzles his snout into my neck, in a lovingly, comforting way. I bury my head into his neck and fur in return, completely forgeting about the sea of people watching our interaction. 'Oh Elias, I thought... I thought I'd lost you for a second there,' I whimper through the mind-link we've just opened up with each other. 'That second felt like an eternity.' 'I'm so sorry I scared you huni,' he whispers back softly. After another moment of embracing each others warm presences, a loud roar erupts from the crowd as they cheer, clap a
Erin POV Ignoring the excited crowds noise as I stand on the stage looking down at the lumps under the white sheets at my feet. I feel like I should feel some kind of sadness, but I don't, only anger and hate. I know it's wrong, especially towards Logan, I've known him my whole life and even though he is .. was my best friends father, I never really cared for him especially in my late teens. Once I got older I saw him for what he really was, an ass, a womaniser and sometimes a crap dad once Pauline moved in, or should I say made them all move out. Having to watch from a far the pain and suffering she was put through daily, how could he not notice it right under his nose and in his own home. I still remember the day Chilli finally admitted to me what was going on, confirming my suspicions, unable to hide the bruses from me anymore. We were just fifteenth and out for a run just the two of us, the boys were else where, with our alpha on patrol I think or something like that. Once we wer
Elias POV We step out one of the side entrances to the hall and head for the closest bathroom. Once there, Chilli steps in front of the mirrors and line of sinks, placing the clothes on the side bored of the basins to turn the tap on. She lets it run while staring up into the mirror where I can see and feel the emotional tears trying to escape. She hangs her head low as she starts to physically sob, the sight of her like this brakes my heart as her tears mix into the running water below. Taking a deep breath to steady my own emotions, I step up behind her and wrap my arms around her shaking body. I hope my own guilt and pain isn't causing her to cry, although with all the control in the world, I hate myself because I know she can feel it, and seeing how hard she is coping with her own feelings, I am just making it worse. I loosen my arms slightly from her, for fear and knowing I am causing her distress when she suddenly grips my hands, pulling them around her tighter
Everything around me falls away, even sounds are distant and muffled to me, as all I can think about is reaching the stage. As I re-enter the hall the same way we not long ago used and head for the stares I find my way blocked by several people including Erin and Leroy standing in front. "Chilli, ..." Erin says coily, "Move!" I growl at them all, my wild instincts taking over as I feel an overpowering need to get back up on that stage, "Sorry Chilli, but we have ... orders," Leroy states only wavering slightly at the end of his sentence, orders? Whos? ... Elias! "Move!" I snarl viciously putting the fear of the goddess into them as I note them all shudder, "now!" I growl like a wild, murderous animal. I don't know if it's because they are actually scared of me and don't want to fight me for being fearful of getting hurt, or for hurting me and possibly the baby, so, they step gradually aside making a path for me. I rush past them before they close ranks and t
After several minutes Elias finally eases his hold on me and lets me up. As he helps me to my feet I feel completely fine, great actually, like I could run for miles. Everyone is still in the hall, their curiosity keeping them here as Erin stands up and away from Logan as she says,"His waking up." The tension of everyone up on the stage fills the air, all our eyes are glued to his every move as he groans, trying to push himself up on his hands. As his head rises up he clutches a fist to it as if he is in great pain,"What... what's going ..," he grumbles looking around, then looking from each of us them out to the crowd and lastly the over at white sheet across the stage. His sight lingers there for a moment before whipping around to stare up at us, his eyes a swirling mix of pain, anger and guilt. They narrow in on me as he starts to growl at me, probably smelling her blood on me on a molecular level, knowing I'm the one who killed his girlfriend. "She left me no
Elias POV I look up and watch as Chilli steps out from the en suite, wraped in just a towel, making her way towards her dressing table as I lay on our bed where I was just aimlessly flicking through my phone. Taking a seat and opening its draw, she removes a single, plastic pot housing her facial cream and unscrews its lid. It's nothing fancy, not expensive, its just a simple, none branded, vitamin E night cream.I continue to ovserve as she dips two fingers into the pale lotion and looks into the mirror, to then slowly drag said fingers down her face, starting at her forhead, gliding smoothly along her nose and then finishing with a dab on her chin. She then wipes a bit of the remainder on each cheek before replacing the lid and putting it back in its draw. My eyes are fixed to her as she slowly but firmly works the cream into her skin, taking extra care near and around her eyes. Her finger tips caress over her own face and down her neck, over my mark on her neck
Chilli POV Perching under a tree with Chant as we take a break from sparring whislts our mates for some reason decide to chop some fire wood. I find it amusing and humble how as the alpha he likes and enjoys chopping fire wood for the pack house, no job is to small for our mighty leader.Chant's seductive eyes never leave her mate as he swings the axe up into the air, where it seems to pause for the briefest of seconds before falling down onto a chunk of wood, spilting it into two. The whole movement and process is magical, so smooth and artistic like poetry. I had watched my own mate for a time, admiring his tensing biceps with every swing, the beauty of his movements and strength of the action, but now I'm just leaning back against the tree's trunk with my eyes shut, listening to the beautiful rhythmic sound of the wood splitting, of metal against nature, somehow for some reason I find it peaceful as I smirk at the thought of Chant lustfully gazing at Jay, it al
Elias POV That was brutal, oh my goddess do I hurt, I haven't hurt this much from training since, shit, I don't know when. Sure, I was mad and needed to work it off, but fuck me, Chilli was livid, she was masking it well, I mean, wow. My ass hurts. I had to use all my strength to stay on my feet, especially after I hit the ground hard the first few times of her kicking and taking me down. Once she swept my legs out from underneath me, my wolf instincts took over just so I could stay on my feet. I think I pulled something that time, thank the goddess for wolf healing, cos my left ass cheek and leg are killing me. With Chant now paired with Chilli and Erin and Leroy working together, that leaves me with Jay, who is as good as his mate, oh dear. I sigh inwardly as we step away from the others to train, I can spar and keep up with anyone, I'm alpha afterall, but after the beating I've just endured, I'd prefer a nice easy spar, but hay ho, lets do this. Thankfully, Jay see
Chilli POV Finally everyone is out on the field, we can get started. I am needing to hit something. Elias insist on sparring with me first and to Erin's relief but Chant's dismay, I agree. Which just leaves the others to pair up, one of them did suggest mate paring but the guys seems a little bit wary so it's girls vs girls and guys vs guys. For now anyway. After a fairly rough spar with Elias, I finally start to calm down and release my rage, which I guess was his plan, so I don't feel gilty later now if I cause anyone else major harm. Clearly sensing this, Elias allows us to switch partners and Chant and I go straight to each other, to which the rest of the group chuckle at our predictableness. Chant and I exchange a sinister grin as the others repair up, Elais with Jay and Erin with Leroy. I mirror Chant as she raises her arms up into a defensive stance, declaring she is ready, a smile growing on her face. As we stare down on each other I am reminded of our rematch
"You know there was no way he would accept and train with us," Leroy says once we are alone and with just our own pack members, "I know, but it was fun and satisfying to embarrass him like that, the look on his face at the mere thought of it was golden. To watch him squirm." I can't help but let out an enormous laugh, to which Chilli shoots me evil eyes for finding any of this so amusing. "What?" I chuckle at her before pulling myself together because if looks could kill. I had to laugh, if I didn't I think I would have lost it, plus it felt so good, too good to put Jordan down a bit like that in such a slight way in front of the others. However, by Chilli's facial expression, she does not agree, goddess, did I want to kill him, thankfully in a way he did say no, or we would have had a dead alpha on our hands and territory. "Come on, your telling me you didn't want a chance at hitting him?" I ask her in a teasing way, she looks at me whislt crossing her arms across he
"I hear some incorrect information has reached the ears of my children," "Oh, and what's that got to do with us? Idle gossip is not what these meetings are for." "No, not normally, but," she pauses for the briefest of moments to adjust her tone and the ferocity of her words, "but when it comes to petty, stupid, horrible lies about my family, my children, then you and I have a problem! A big problem!" He nearly chuckles in her face as he asks half heartedly,"Pray tell what are these so called insults?""A spare heir, a baby," she lists off the tamer ones first, working up to the biggest and worst one, before she stops again as I feel a heat burning off of her directed straight at Jorden, "and an inbreed!" The room falls silent after everyone gasps and shoot death stares at the alpha. A low growl escapes from mine, Erin and Leroy throats, our protectiveness taking over. Jordan looks like he doesn't know weather to laugh or bite back."Jordan!" One of the ot
Jordan holds his hands up in defence as I take a few deep breaths to calm myself before turning to the rest of the room to acknowledge our other guests. "Alpha Jonathan, Luna Suzie, beta Willow, sorry for my tardiness, how is Maxwell?" I ask taking my seat next to Elias, pushing my anger down for now, eyeing up Jordan in the cornor of my eye, I'm not done with you yet, I think to myself."No problem Luna Winters, father is doing well and thoroughly enjoying his retirement," he smiles with a nod of his head, which we return, "thank you for asking." Jonathan took over as alpha of the west pack two years ago with his mate Suzie and appointed Willow Steal as the first female beta of the west pack. She is a strong minded woman with a powerful right hook."Alpha Alex, Luna Ela and beta Karl, welcome and thank you for coming today," Elias smiles to the leaders of the Spring rise pack from the south, who joined our alliance about four years ago.With the greetings done and out of the way, we
The drive to school is a pretty normal one, we talk, sing and laugh all the way there, forgetting about any and all problems the day may have already brought. Once there and out of the car, we all walk hand in hand with Marcus in the middle, through the blue painted gates."Luna," the teacher on the gate addresses me with a nod of the head, as does any other adult that comes into eye contact with me. I smile back and return their nods.Like always, even though we come to Lily's class room first, we walk Marcus around to his first at her insistence, she says its part of her job to look out for him to make sure herself she sees him to his door. It warms my heart the care and love they have for each other. As I kiss my son goodbye and he hugs his sister, I take note of the other high ranking children from other packs, sitting at their tables ready for the lessons to begin. Future alpha's, beta's and Luna's all learning together including Tammy and Willow, Erin and Leroy's twins who are a
Chilli POVEleven years later"Lilith Kay Rosalee Winters! Get your furry tail out here now! Don't make me call you again!" I call out by the front door as I wait for my ten year old to take her to school. "Mummy, is Li-li in tuble?""She will be if she doesn't hurry up sweetpea,""Oh,""Lily!" I shout again,"I'm coming, I'm coming," my oldest calls back at me, jeez, ten going on fifteen, she's acting like a teenager, where does the time go? It feels like only yesterday that she fitted in my arms as I rocked her, singing her back to sleep.Take me home tonight, I'd do anything with you, buy a bottle of whiskey, we'll get matching tattoos, tell me that you love me, let me drive your car, we can sit 'til morning light, just countin' every star, 'cause if there's a hell, I'll meet you there, and if there's a heaven, they're serving beer, and if you're an angel, then I must be high, if there's a church, It's rock 'n roll, if there's