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The Rejected Cursed Wolfย ย ย 18
Snarling, the graphite wolf steadied himself and faced me, chest heaving. Dadโs blood covered his snout.There arenโt any witches, Samuel answered.Hot rage blasted through me, and something inside me snapped. Power rolled through my body, my magic sizzled, and I moved faster than ever before. I slammed into the enemy wolf, who flew backward into the nearest larch tree. His body thudded into it, his head cracking against the trunk, and he crumpled to the ground. I waited to make sure he didnโt get up.When he didnโt move, I hurried to Dad, making sure to face the fighting so no one could attack my back.Blood poured from Dadโs neck, and his eyes were wide. He tried to use his paws to put pressure on his neck, but they werenโt like hands. Hell, even if they had been hands, they wouldnโt have done any good.How bad is it? Dad linked as he kept trying to apply pressure to the wound.This would have been a good fucking time to be able to lie, but the stench would give me away. Not good. I
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I tugged at the connection of the Oxford wolves closest to me. I wasnโt sure who was in the house, which belonged to Trevor, Charlesโs father, so I linked with everyone. Whoever is in Trevorโs house, there are five wolves and one shifter in human form coming in through the back. Everyone be on alert. This wonโt be the only house they try this on.Miles, Lucas, and I increased our speed. Each time my front paws hit the ground, my shoulder ached, but the pain was easing, indicating that the injury had begun healing.Zeke, Trevor, Jack, and I are in here, Jasmine linked. We had Zeke tied up, but we let him go to help us, so he and Trevor are firing the guns to hold off the wolves outside.I hated that Zeke was involved, but the damage was done, and he and Trevor were the best shots in the pack.Itโd be up to Jack and Jasmine to take down the six intruders without risking the twenty out front, forcing their way in. I wondered why the hell so few of them were in the house. It wouldโve been
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Zeke and Trevor were still shooting from the window, not paying attention to what was going on behind them. I jogged over to Zeke and grabbed bullets from the floor next to him.I held out my hand. โGive me your gun.โHis head jerked toward me, and his eyes bulged. โGo put on clothes and let the men handle this.โEven though I was his queen, he still disregarded me, and I had to put an end to it. I allowed alpha will to creep into my voice. โGive me the gun. I wonโt ask again. You shot Jack. You canโt be trusted with a firearm. Now, stay put and only do what I or the royal advisors tell you to.โJaw tensing, he snarled as his wolf forced him to hand me the gun. The cool metal felt foreign in my hands, but I had to trust I could do enough damage with the weapon. Iโd seen Dad load his gun often, so I added more bullets as I moved to the front door.Callie, what the hell are you doing? Miles growled.Protecting my people. I opened the door, raised the gun, and stepped outside. I fired ro
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I inhaled sharply, bracing for the pain, but when my body hit the lawn of the front yard two houses down from Trevorโs, it hardly jarred me.Maybe I hadnโt been as high in the air as Iโd thought.I spun around, snarling at the red car, ready to attack. Yes, the witches had magic, but I wouldnโt lie down and take a beating. It wasnโt ingrained in me. If it had been, I wouldโve given up years ago.Four more MINI Cooper electric cars followed the first. I blinked. Iโd never seen so many electric cars together in one place.The passenger door of the front car opened, and a young witch close to my age stepped out and threw her hands toward me. โBlast them out of the way,โ she chanted.I dug my paws into the grass, racing toward her. The blast would hit me before I could reach her, but at least Iโd be closer to her once I came around, hopefully. I braced myself, waiting for the pain, but a flash of wind breezed past me.A yelp from beside me caught my attention, and I glanced over to see an
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My heart skipped a beat. Even when he was far away and kidnapped by my nemesis, he had a way of making me feel completely loved. I love you. I didnโt know how else to convey everything inside me. He was the lyrics to the perfect song, one I would never tire of listening to.Samuel linked, Callie? Is everything okay? The witches and I are outside waiting, and weโre starting to worry.I exhaled, not wanting my time with Bodey to end. But I needed to get out there. I connected with Bodey, Iโve gotta go talk to the witches.Okay. Iโm tired anyway, Bodey replied. Iโll try to get some sleep on this wet, cold floor.My chest throbbed. I love you, and I will get you out of there. That was one promise I was damn sure going to keep.Focus on keeping yourself safe. Losing you is the one thing I could never endure.As I walked through the living room to the front door, the house seemed eerie, like Dadโs essence was lingering. The sense of loss was overwhelming. The reality that Iโd never again se
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Three hours later, we were honoring the five fallen in the graveyard a mile away from the pack neighborhood. The witches had spelled the perimeter and healed Jack while Theo, Miles, Lucas, Samuel, and I, along with the families of the dead, had dug the graves. The former advisors had offered to help, but Iโd sent them to check on everyone, hoping our assistance would help eliminate the distrust between this pack and the rest of the advisors.Stella had driven Stevie here, and once they arrived, it was time to bury the dead.Tears fell down Pearlโs cheeks while Mom completely broke down, and Stevie clung to Jack. I was damn thankful that Stevie had found her mate, even if they hadnโt completed their bond.When Zeke had tried to lead the memorial, Theo had shut him down. Iโd thought I might have to intervene, but when Zeke saw me step toward him, he backed off. I assumed he didnโt want everyone to see me alpha-will him.I stayed strong until it came time to cover the dead, and then some
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A deep groan came through the phone, the sound completely Bodey. โLike hell she will!โThe queen laughed maniacally, and Jasmine winced beside me.โAw, love. Itโs so stupid.โ The queen huffed. โI tried to warn you, Callieโer, Caroline.โ She snickered at her mistake. โI told you itโs best if you cut your losses with your mate. Loving people is a weakness. Even against my better judgment, I tried to help you prepare for this dayโฆ but you didnโt listen.โJackโs nostrils flared, and he took a few steps toward me. Miles and Lucas grabbed his shoulders, holding him back.What the fuck? Jack linked.Losing your cool wonโt help. Miles squeezed his hand tighter. Let Callie handle it.Lucas nodded. Queen Kel doesnโt give a shit about you and your threats. Youโll only make things worse for Callie and Bodey.We were all on edge, which I assumed was the point.Pain blasted again, and my breath caught as Bodey whimpered. A sob lodged in my throat, and I tried to swallow it, but a faint yelp escaped
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Lynerd broke through the group and came to my side. He glanced at me. Hey, weโre going to get Bodey back. I promise.I almost missed a step, but my wolf surged forward, helping me to catch my balance. Iโm not sure you can promise that.He winked. Itโs going to happen, and I want you to remember you owe me.I snorted, the sound surprising me. His confidence made it seem as if he knew something I didnโt. If you can get Bodey back to me, Iโll have no problem remembering that.The hairs stood on my neck. Were we being watched? We had to be getting close. If sheโd brought ten men and one of them was watching me, he wouldnโt stray far.Just know it means a lot to me that you gave me this position. Lynerd rubbed his hands. Not many people wouldโve done that. It would have been easier to hand things over to Theo, but youโre clearly like your father and donโt mind taking the hard road. I always respected him for that, even when it worked against me. I strive to be the same type of leader he wa
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The Rejected Cursed Wolfย ย ย 65
Four months laterI wiped my palms against my jeans for the thousandth time. Bodey took my hand as he drove the Jeep, a huge U-Haul trailer attached to the trailer hitch.Everything is going to be fine. He squeezed my hand lovingly. You took down a queen and got all the wolf territories to share resources and work together, and youโre just nervous about us moving into our new house.I didnโt do any of it alone. I arched a brow. We involved everyone.Just like we are now. He tilted his head behind us, where the royal advisors followed us in Jackโs and Lynerdโs cars, along with Samuel, Katelin, Theo, Jasmine, Stevie, Stella, and Mom.Pearl had decided to stay in Oxbow with Charles. Surprisingly, heโd stopped being as much of a dick, but the bridge between Pearl and me was too large to bridge.Bodey was right. We werenโt doing this alone either, but renovating my parentsโ mansion so Bodey and I could move back into it had my nerves on edge. All my memories of my parents had happened ther
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That was what Iโd been missing during my time as queen. Iโd relied on the judgment of human Callie more than my wolf. Maybe if I started listening to her and not fighting her, weโd make a great team.I relaxed and allowed her to take over.Our consciousnesses merged.Attack on my command, I linked to the former advisors. I couldnโt relay the message to Dina, but I counted on her to spring into action as soon as we made our move.I had to pretend to consider submitting to get close enough for the attack.Taking a deep breath, I prepared to argue with my wolf, keeping my head lowered slightly, but the merge weโd done had stopped her from fighting me, both sides now working together.Kel laughed. โThatโs what I thought.โโNo,โ Bodey growled. He tried to jerk away from Lynerd, and the blade cut deeper into his skin. More blood trickled down his neck. Donโt do this. You have to protect our people. I need you to be safe.You matter more. The words were simple and true, and he felt the same
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Bodey appeared at my side as the royal advisors launched their attacks. I gripped the hilt of my dagger, ignoring the way my hand still screamed from my injury.I leaned toward the guard fisting my hair, sending him off balance since I wasnโt fighting him anymore. Bodey punched him in the face, and his grip loosened. The guardโs head snapped to the side as Bodey swiped his blade across his throat. Blood squirted from the cut, hitting Bodey in the face, but my mate didnโt flinch.An arm clenched around my waist and pulled me back against a hard chest. A guard with a mustache ran through the middle of the fighters, heading toward me with handcuffs. Kel still wanted to take me prisoner, but Iโd rather die than allow that to happen.I snapped myself forward, and the guard behind me grunted as I flipped him over my body into Mustache Guard.Bodey fought two guards beside me while the others were engaged in their own battles. One smaller guard crept around the circle, and my wolf surged for
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On instinct, I threw a punch with my right hand. I hit the wolf in the side of its head, and pain exploded in my hand again. The reprieve the aloe had given me disappeared, and a fresh wave of sharp, stabbing soreness stole my breath.The wolf landed on the cement floor and swiped at my legs. I jumped, and its claws hit the rubber soles of my boots. When I landed, Bodey flashed past me and stabbed the wolf through the back of its head with his dagger.There was no holding back the vomit now. I turned to my left and emptied my stomach. That was a death like Iโd never seen before, and I was certain it would haunt me.Something behind me clicked, and I knew the moment Bodey retrieved the dagger because the suctioning sound had my tummy roiling again.Iโm sorry, but I couldnโt reach its heart or throat, he linked, his concern flowing through to me. I shouldโve gotten to you faster.Heโd just saved me, and he was apologizing because Iโd vomited. Add ungrateful to my ever-growing list. You
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The smell of piss and feces hit my nose, and vomit lodged in my throat. It burned like hell, but I swallowed, not wanting to add to the horrendous stench.The garage had cement walls, and two barred cells stood across from us with a solid wall between them. One was vacant, but the other one held someone. A figure crouched in the corner, hiding its face. The only evidence that it was human was the clothes I could see and the lack of hair on the arms.Bodey gasped and gagged. โThis is where they held me.โThe cellsโ floors were covered in straw, but it was soiled and, from what I could tell, had been for a while.White-hot rage boiled in my veins. This was where sheโd kept Bodey the entire time he was away from me. I had a hard time believing Kel ever set foot in this place. Iโm going to kill her.Dina straightened and stepped back outside as she placed a shaky hand over her nose as if that would filter the air. โWitches spelled this place so tightly that no one couldโve breached it.โโ
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The nine of us moved efficiently. To Dinaโs credit, she kept up.The woods opened up, revealing a small garden.Bodey stopped, lifting his hand, and pointed to the left, where the mansion peeked through the thinning trees. Letโs head straight there.Dina shook her head and pointed at the garden. She murmured, barely louder than a breath, โThatโs all herbs, so it likely belongs to the coven. I can see an aloe plant, which would help your wounds. Iโll get some while you all scope out the house.โThe garden was fifty feet away, but there was no one close by. All sounds of movement indicated that people were outside the house or heading toward the wolves weโd left behind.Why werenโt any wolves looking for us here?โHurry,โ Bodey muttered. We need to watch for a minute to see if we can figure out whoโs here.I moved to the edge of the tree line and hunkered down behind some brush. Queen Kelโs mansion was huge and gorgeous, fronted by a rolling green lawn and a pond with stones around it.
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At my feet, the darker wolf shook its head like it was trying to kill my boot or take it off. It growled, reminding me of a puppy with a stuffed animal, but this was not cute. This was my foot, and I was damn lucky he hadnโt pierced through the shoe.With my free foot, I kicked the darker wolf in the snout, and a dark-beige wolf bounded toward me. The dark wolf jerked back, releasing the boot and dodging my second blow at his nose.Something had to give. We hadnโt even made it to Kelโs mansion, and Bodey and I were already injured.More wolves are coming, Reggie linked. Behind us.I tensed. Reinforcements were here. We shouldโve known Kel was paranoid as fuck. Do you need us? I sure hoped they didnโt, but I refused to let my people and King Suttonโs be slaughtered.Weโre fine, Reggie replied. Just wanted to let you know to watch your back.Another time, his choice of words might have been funny, but not with the dark-beige wolf breathing down my neck.Holstering my gun, I tried to rem
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The world moved in slow motion, and my wolf howled as I launched into action. I crashed into Bodey. As we went down, a sharp sting pierced the back of my shoulder.Iโd been shot.Bodeyโs panic flooded through me, his intensity dulling the pain.Gunfire from our group went off behind me, and Bodey rolled me over, his body covering mine.Dammit, Callie, he whimpered as he tried to cover every inch of my body. That was meant for me, not you.Snarls sounded as yet another fight broke out, but between my chest constricting in fear and Bodey, who lay on top of me, oxygen couldnโt fill my lungs.I need you to move, I grunted, trying to push him off me.He didnโt budge. No way in hell are you taking another bullet. Youโre staying right where you are.Pain sliced through Bodey, strangling me as more weight pressed on my body as if a wolf was standing on top of my mate. Bodey tensed, and he groaned faintly, but he remained on top.Bodey! A scream strangled me, but I couldnโt release it since my
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Come on, Bodey linked, placing my dagger back into my hand and taking my other hand in his. We need to catch up.Your shoulder. I reached out to look at it, noting the blood coating his sleeve.Iโll heal. We need to focus. He cupped my cheek and kissed my lips.Miles appeared beside me. Letโs hurry before they get into trouble. Or we do.He was right. We were separated from everyone else.Tapping into my wolf, I took off, following the scent of our friends. A breeze picked up as we raced through the woods, the sounds of fighting echoing around us. We soon caught up with our group since theyโd been running slower for the witches, and we settled back into a rhythm with them.We were getting worried, Samuel linked. Jack and Lucas were about to turn around.Weโre fine, I assured him, not wanting to talk long. We dealt with the three wolves chasing us.Something cold tingled down my spine, and I turned to the right. The edge of a black dress caught my attention before it vanished behind a
