A few days laterLogan POV Leaning against the cold stone walls of my cell as I stare at the high up, tiny window as dawn breaks and fills the dark sky with beautiful reds, oranges and pinks. I wince as I sigh, 'how can my throat hurt when I still can't make a sound?' I think to myself, rubbing my rough hand over my swollen neck and up to the back of my head, 'I guess all that silent shouting did it.' What ever that prick drugged me with is still in effect and shows no sign of weathering off anytime soon, that crap burns even now, like acid dripping down my throat, I wonder if I'll ever talk again. That thought would have brought me to tears if I wasn't so dehydrated. Wow, I'm shocked and surprised, but I'm also weirdly a little proud at Charlie for following through with the punishment by keeping me down here like this for so long. I'd like to blame it all on Elias and Sam's influence but I know better than that, although, yes, they all probably support and
Nathan POV The look on Logan's face as he is brought out here for the banishing is priceless, my Luna questioned me slightly on wanting to be here so much and as I told her, I wasn't going to miss it for the world, even though we were just here the other day for the welcoming. Which is perfect, that means the toxin in his system would have spread and done it's job. Now, who ever next comes into contact with his blood, even just a drop, well, lets just say I won't be biting or scratching him anytime soon. I can't help but feel so gleeful that these idiots are none the wiser to the poisonous boobie trap laying in wait in Logan's veins. Sarah nudges me with her elbow as Logan miserably fails to try and get up with a look of murder in his eyes, as she links to me,'Wipe that grin off your face, you look like a fucking child in a sweet shop! Whatever your up to, your going to give it away if your not more careful.' Her words are not filled with love or worry for m
Chilli POV My stomach is in knots, twisting every which way it can and shouldn't, fear and dread filling me. It doesn't help with all the wittnesses eyes burning into the back of my head, especially ones in particular. Nathan. His whole body, attitude and energy has been ... I don't know, there's just something off about him today, and it's unsettling me. He is up to something, but that we already know. The day after the welcoming event Elias and I listened to the recording of Nathan's interaction with ... the prisoner. During his ... visit, Nathan did something, we could hear their conversation, if that's what you'd call it, but by the sounds of it he did something to cause the prisoner's sudden tight lips. However, there something that niggles at me, like there could be more going on, I don't know, it's just a feeling that something isn't right. I continue to ignore the other pack leader's eyes watching us as Elias finishes delivering his last words to the
Elias POV I follow his line of sight straight to Nathan as I expected, as Chilli's thumb rubs in a circular motion on my arm in a comforting mannor. But this just fills me with more guilt and heartache as I stare into her blue waterfall orbs, our family and loved ones waiting on the edge of their toes to rush to her side to help with baited breaths, as I can feel their fearful gazes on us. She was the one just screaming out in agony and now she's trying to comfort and soothe me."I'm so sorry Chilli," I whisper under my breath as she painfully gasps for air. Why did I let her do this? Why did I suggest it? And what the fuck happened, what the hell is in his blood? Wolfsbane? Why didn't I listen to my instincts? I knew I shouldn't have let her do this, fuck! Anger boils up inside of me at myself and the one responsible for my mate's pain. My eyes shift back to Logan still on his knees, now looking more paniced and worried at Chilli, but something tells me its more
Chilli POV The burning sensation prickles as the blood still burns my skin, but the pain is mild compared to when it first came into contact with my claws. My mind races to the recording and hearing what we thought to be Nathan doing something to ... him, to silence him. What did he do? The more it plagues my mind, I come to the assumption he must have injected something into him, it's the only thing that makes sence. I fear for the next person his blood touches, when a small part of me is slightly glad he'll have a kind of defence, protection in a way, against any foes or attackers. I watch Elias in the corner of my eye as he drives, the guilt eating at him for my pain. But I wouldn't have it any other way and I think he knows that, which makes him feel worse. However, it had to be me, of course it did. My red wolf fire gives me a sort of protection, a shield, I fear how much worse it could have been if he'd been the one to have the blood on his hand. I fear it could
A few days later."Sit back down!" I grumble as I lower my numb ass back onto the sofa, it's been a few days since taking me to the hospital after the banishing and he still won't let me do anything but rest. It took so much convincing for him to let me move from the bed to the sitting room this morning. But I've had enough of sitting around, I'm bored beyond belief. "Sit!" He shouts with care again from the other room, but this time I continue to get to my feet, ignoring him."I'm fine," I call back as I make my way to the spare room which has become the nursery, I'm so close to being done in there and it's driving me crazy to just sit here when I could finish it off in less than a day. "I just want to..""No," Elias appears in front of me, cutting me off mid sentence and stopping me in my path. "You need to rest, doctor's orders," he tells me."I have rested, plus it was only my hand, I dont need this much rest for just my hand. Look," I say, holding it up to his face, "It's fine,
Elias POV 'Elias? Chilli?' Erin's sounds in our head as Chilli leads me away to the right,'Keep going!' I tell them before turning back to look at Chilli, "Chilli? Where are we going?" But she just Shhhes me as she replies in my head, letting go of my hand,'Come on!' She tells me as she pick up the pace, 'Chilli?' I hiss, easily keeping up with her, 'what's going on?' 'This way,' she tells me, 'we'll cut him off!' Him? I think to myself, him? But my mind doesn't get a chance to dwell on it for long when a blurr in the far distant sprints between the trees. Our wolf instincts kick in and take over as we bare down and sprint full pelt after it not needing to say another word. Neither of us holding back as we keep up with each other. The closer we get more, the more I can smell the beast, and it is indeed the creature from before. I continue to follow Chilli's lead as she weaves and jumps around the trees and roots of the forest as I talk to the other
Back at the pack house, I stare at Nathan behind the same bars that housed Logan not too long ago, I study the man's facial expressions, trying to understand. I've seen Nathan's wolf form before and it did not look like that, it was big, powerful, a normal alpha's wolf, not what we just saw out in the woods. The other thing I don't completely understand is why? Why was he here today? It doesn't make any sense. This all feels too easy if you ask me. With a sigh and a shake of my head I adcend the steps out of here, frustration and my speculations pledging my mind, I feel a headache coming on. "Still not talking?" The angelic voice of my Chilli, evaporates any signs of a possible headache as I lay my eyes on her, smiling, trying to hide her worry and concern as she waits for me in the corridor with the guards posted at the door again."No," I sigh taking her hand in mine and pulling her in close, needing to feel her body fit into mine in a perfect embrace and for he