Elias pov
It hadn’t been hard avoiding Jade this week, I had been so busy with school and the conference. In the morning I drove myself and Briana to school and after school I did my homework or attended one of the meetings. It always felt like a family reunion seeing the special wolves, but it also brought back a lot of memories for everyone. Today we would talk at the school together for the younger kids, who might not know what happened 12 years ago. Growing up in this pack was great, but it wasn’t a good representation of the world. There were still a lot of places where you had to fit a certain mold to belong, where Omega’s were still treated as less than other wolves and where woman had little to no rights. Being different was celebrated at the Crimson Moon pack, I mean our Luna was a special wolf. But it hadn’t always been like this, when I first got to the Crimson Moon pack there was even a group trying to stop my father from making changes. I was glad Brian
I promise not to drag this out too long, Jade will have to decide if she wants to go through with her mission in the few next chapters.
Jade’s pov What kind of propaganda were they telling these kids? They were just lies to make Alpha Axel seem like the best Alpha around instead of the ruthless killer he was. And the way Dawn talked about our old pack my skin crawl. Lenore sounded horrible though, but my father must have had a reason to work with her. Dawn said it had to do with wanting power. If only they knew who was walking amongst them. All that talking about your feelings was nonsense too, I don’t’ talk about my anger or grieve. I use it. I left the auditorium and headed to the city closest to Crimson Moon Pack. I had to buy some last minute ingredients, I didn’t want to wait another 2 weeks for my spell anymore. I would wait until the conference was over and then end this whole charade. My poison hemlock hadn’t grown that tall yet, luckily every part of the plant was poisonous so I would have just enough. I needed to add my blood, this would ensure I was bound to the spell when it would
Jade’s pov I looked up and saw Alpha Axel’s holding Liam’s arm. ‘Is that anyway to treat someone?’ Alpha Axel said. ‘No, Alpha, No! ‘ Liam said sounding very scared. ‘If I ever see you hurt anyone else I will kick you out of my pack, is that clear?!’ Alpha Axel said as he tightened his grip around Liam’s arm. ‘Yes, Alpha. I am sorry’. Liam shouted. ‘Don’t apologize to me, apologize to Jade’. Alpha Axel said while releasing Liam. Liam said ‘Sorry Jade’ and ran away as fast as he could. ‘Can I offer you a ride back to the packhouse?’ Alpha Axel said, ‘I was just getting some chocolate and cookies for Amber. She has worked so hard this week’. I texted Zoey to let her know I would be heading home, I didn’t want to stay at the club any longer anyway. When we got in the car Alpha Axel started talking to me ‘did Elias or Briana tell you about my parents? Well you must have heard about Lenore. She wasn’t always like that, well maybe some part of her was. But losing her mate
Elias' pov I was so angry with Liam, but I knew I couldn’t act on those feelings. I wasn’t Jade’s boyfriend or bodyguard, hell I wasn’t even her friend right now. My father said he had handled it, but I really disliked Liam even more now. I had called Zoey to ask what happened, she felt really guilty. Zoey hadn’t even noticed Jade leaving until she got her text. The next day everyone was saying goodbye, I could see my mother was really sad. Everything was changing for her just as much as it was for me. I wasn’t really a part of their group yet, I couldn’t run with them at night like my mom did. I didn’t have any powers yet, plus I hadn’t gone through the experience they had. My stay at the compound had been completely different from theirs. The special wolves always treated me like part of the family though, but I had felt like a fake. But after my birthday I would finally belong. My mother had found some texts on the White Wolf, but nothing too conclusive on what m
Jade’s pov If I was going to kill Elias I needed to do it soon. I was sure any longer in this pack I would lose my nerve. I had loved living here, free from the coven. I had loved doing some white magic again, instead of practicing dark magic. And I had made friends, learned new fighting skills and had sex. I felt like a normal teenager, well if a normal teenager secretly had a mission to destroy the whole Wentworth family by killing their prodigal son. I needed to do this for my family, my parents didn’t deserve to die like that. An eye for an eye, I need revenge. I didn’t have much time, so I went to the garden after dinner and got my plants. I had gotten some chicken feet from work and I had convinced the kitchen staff to make apple pie, I needed all the apple seeds I could find to add to my poison. One seed isn’t that poisonous, but a cup full will kill you. Combined with some herbs, that most people had in their kitchen and my blood I was good to go. I mixed ev
Elias pov I woke up in my own bed, thinking I had dreamed the whole thing. I had drank some wine with Jade and suddenly I had felt pain and I couldn’t move. My body still felt really heavy, like I had the worst workout in the world. Every muscle ached and even breathing hurt. I knew it wasn’t a dream, because I could feel Briana lying next to me. She never slept in my room anymore, so it must have been bad. I nudged Briana to move, she was laying on top of my duvet and making it hard for me to move. ‘You’re awake! You’ve been in and out for 3 days!’ Briana said as she gave me a hug. My father came running in after some time, seeing if I really had awakened. He gave me a big hug, with a guilty look on his face. ‘Do you know what happened Elias?’, my father asked. ‘No, I drank some wine and then I started feeling bad. I don’t remember much else, just Jade saying some words and then I woke up here’, I replied. My father sighed ‘I am sorry. It was Jade. Well, that
Jade’s pov I couldn’t believe Elias let me go. I didn’t know why I couldn’t kill him, but I had still tried to poison Elias. That was not something one forgives easily. It hurt when he said he didn’t want to see me ever again, but I understood why. It was hard being around him, I felt guilty to my parents for not killing Elias and guilty to Elias for trying to kill him. And then there was the burning feeling in my back that was as strong as ever. Elias had let me to the forest, he couldn’t help me anymore. I was on my own now. Luckily I knew how to cloak my scent using one of the spell I was taught. I just needed some mud, seeds, grass, leaves and some water. It wasn’t hard to find those in a forest. I ran for a bit until I found a place where I could mix it all together. I made a small bowl in the ground and put everything in the bowl. Calling earth for protection, please hide my direction. Make sure I cannot be found, cloak my scent for an hour round. This s
Jade's pov Sally looked at me and said ‘What are you doing here honey? I have been looking for you and feared you might have joined your parents’. I told her about staying at my grandmother, but didn’t want to say too much. Only the mention of my grandmother made Sally angry. ‘That awful woman! Beatrix couldn’t have your mother, so she used you!’. I looked at her with a confused look. ‘What do you mean?’, I asked. ‘Of course Beatrix didn’t tell you. Your mother was 16 when she came to my pack. She was the daughter of the Beta of Alpha Connor, your other grandfather. My parents were the head omega’s before I took over. We became friends quickly, but it was years before Rose told me the truth. I was the only one that knew, besides your father. She should have never told Alpha Finnegan, your father couldn’t handle it. I think that’s why he helped Lenore. Hoping he could stop it’. Sally stopped, she looked at me and began to laugh. ‘What did you do to your hair?!’
Elias’ pov Both my parents were equally pissed and righteously so. My dad played bad cop and shouted at me. While my mother sat me down and talked to me in a calm voice, clearly good cop. But it worked, I knew they were disappointed. But there wasn’t much they could do to punish me at this point. I was almost 18 and tomorrow I would be King of the werewolves. I would basically be in charge of them, even though I would never say that out loud. I told my mother ‘honestly mama, I am so confused. I barely know her, but for a while I suspected she might be my mate. Her scent drives me crazy and we had our moments together. But most of the time she spent at the packhouse she was really angry with me, for no clear reason. I don’t believe she’s an evil person. You don’t have to worry. I am not delusional, I know it would be ridiculous to still have feelings for someone after they tried to kill you. But I couldn’t let her sit there and be hurt by papa and perhaps killed afte
Elias pov I had no idea why Finley had to talk to Zoey first, but I needed an answer from Finley now. Finley didn’t need my protection anymore and she had finished testifying, so there was no reason for her to stay with me. I had mindlinked Zoey, but she didn’t respond. When I mindlinked Raven she said she found Zoey in her bedroom, she was shot and barely breathing. I ran as fast as I could and found Raven holding Zoey in her arms “she is shot with a silver bullet. It is still stuck somewhere, but I can’t find it. She needs help.” She was bleeding a lot and the silver bullet was making sure she couldn’t heal herself. Finley was walking to the hotel and she should be back any minute now, maybe she could heal Zoey. I heard a faint bang, it sounded almost like firework really far away. Most wouldn’t have heard it, but I pick up everything with my hearing. I mindlinked Finley, but it seemed like something was blocking me from reaching here. Zane got worried “you need t
Finley’s pov I needed something to distract me from this day. I was glad Alpha Ivar was gone, I really was. But I hated how everyone treated me and thought I was a threat. If there weren’t any other witnesses they might have believed Alpha Ivar, mostly because I was a witch. “But Elias’ parents don’t see you that way. They both defended you,” Diona said. “Yes, I was surprised by their words and really touched. I didn’t expect that from Luna Amber especially.” I replied. When Elias asked me to dinner I agreed without thinking twice. Maybe I should have thought this through, now I was stuck at the same table with him and the mate bond was so strong. I could feel the pull, making me want to touch Elias’ all the time. I should reject him again, but for some reason he didn’t accept this first time. “Don’t you remember, he said he loves you.” Diona said. That was just a dream right? I was almost dying and I lost consciousness. Elias looked at me from across the table “wha
Elias’ pov Finley had calmed me down, but I still wanted to kill Alpha Ivar for trying to rape Finley. Alpha Ivar asked another question “for someone who says to have so little magic, you seem to have a hold on our King. Do you deny trying to kill him?” Finley looked at me and said “I don’t deny it. I tried to poison King Elias before his 18th birthday. I regretted the decision afterwards and I called Luna Amber to help. Luckily she could save him. I was imprisoned by Alpha Axel soon after.” Alpha Ivar listened carefully to my words and then asked “so you sleep with him, then poison him and now you share a special bond, enough for you to travel with him for months?” How did he know I was traveling with Finley all this time? Finley answered “I had developed feelings for King Elias and it felt wrong to take a life, especially his. Elias had allowed me to travel with him to keep me save from my grandmother, who was looking for me after I failed to kill
Finley’s pov I had just killed my grandmother by using plants, healed my potential father-in-law. This should be easy right? I just had to tell what happened to me in Alpha Ivar’s dungeon. In front of everyone. Everyone who would likely hate me after hearing what I was and who my father was. Diona tried to give me more confidence “it doesn’t matter who or what you are, nobody can treat you the way he treated you. And you can tell them everything he did to Charlotte. You are the only one who can speak for her now.” Diona was right, I had to testify. Everyone should know what an awful person Alpha Ivar was, even if they found out about me. I got dressed, wearing a black pencil skirt, a white blouse and a blazer. My hair had grown out a bit the last few months and I just had it cut last week into a layered short bob. I put a tiny bit of make-up on, enough to make it seem like I had actually slept well. When I walked downstairs to eat something Elias was already sitting
Elias’ pov Finley was still unconsciousness in my arms and there was no way the witches would believe the word of a wolf. For all they knew I had killed Finley and Beatrix. No one made a move yet, but I could see they didn’t trust a word I had said. One of the witches came forward and said “if you truly care about Finley you need to let us heal her.” I didn’t know if I could trust them with Finley, she was as much wolf as she was witch. But we had to start somewhere, Finley was raised here. They wouldn’t harm her right? “We have to try. If they can help Finley heal. We have to try.” Zane said. I walked towards the witch and asked “where do you want her?”, she pointed to one of the houses and I walked in and placed Finley on the sofa in the living room. Every step I took towards the house I was followed by the stares of witches and they would be one step behind me, to make sure I didn’t try anything. I sat down next to the couch and asked “please help her.” The witch
Finley’s pov My grandmother had always kept her coven hidden from the werewolves by using spells, but I could see through them. I knew Elias and Luna Amber would have a hard time tracking me, but this would be for the best. I should be the one to stop my grandmother, maybe I could convince her before she hurt anyone. I shifted back close to the coven, walking around naked towards my grandmother’s house. I was surrounded by witches and I was too busy stopping grandma to even care about having no clothes on. I walked to my grandmother’s house and opened the door, seeing Alpha Axel and Gamma Omar tied up on the floor in a corner. They had clearly been drugged, because they were barely able to move or talk. But I saw Alpha Axel’s eyes opening. My grandmother faced me and said “Jade you came back”. I replied “My name is Finley and I am not here for you grandma. I am here to get Alpha Axel and his gamma back.” My grandmother looked at in disgust, as if I was pure fi
Elias’ pov I should have never left Finley alone. I just needed a moment. Finley avoided me all day yesterday and today we had a lot to do, mom was coming and the trial would start. But my mom just annoyed me. All my parents cared about was that I was keeping Finley safe and they failed to notice how hard it was for both of us to be around each other. I know keeping Finley safe was the most important thing for every werewolf. She could be the end of a prophesied war. But to me Finley was more than just someone to protect. She was my mate and she rejected me. My mom asked “is everything okay? Her wolf is nice, so that means she most likely will side with the wolves if anything happens right?” and it pissed me off. Of course all my mom cared about was that Finley would choose our side if a war ever broke out. I replied “yes mama, she will side with us. Because that is all she is good for right?” and I walked off leaving Finley with Zoey and my mom. When Zoey rus
Finley’s pov I didn’t tell Elias I could hear my wolf the first time I shifted. I wanted to, but we were so busy running and playing and it felt so good to be outside. I never thought about shifting until I came to the Crimson Moon pack. I had always thought I wouldn’t use my wolf and be a witch full time. Perhaps even use a spell to get rid of my wolf. But now having one, I never felt more complete. Diona, my wolf was so calming. Even before I could hear her I had felt her energy all day. Today had been the perfect day. I woke up feeling Diona in my mind and felt more at ease than I’ve had in a long time. Then Elias took me to the city and we had a great time. I promised to keep my distance, but it felt like we were starting to be friends. And Elias had even put money in an account for me each month. I had my own money that I could use whenever I could leave. But why did Elias have to ruin this perfect day by being my mate?! Why didn’t he tell me it was a full
Elias’s pov Hearing Finley talk about what Alpha Ivar had done to her made me go insane with guilt. Should I just have killed him when I had the chance? Should I have looked for Finley sooner? I didn’t know if I would be able to handle everything Finley had gone through, she was so strong. Finley’s birthday was coming up soon and two days later the trial would start. I planned to do the trial sooner, but it was so much work trying to get everyone here at the same time. I had to make sure there was a place for every witness, every judge and their security to stay. The trial was open to public, so there were a lot of other people coming as well. Honestly I was so happy I hired Raven, she had been the best investment I have ever made and she makes Zoey very happy. I had hired a lot of people now and sometimes I felt more like a business man than a King. But this was all part of the plan I had envisioned right? I would get to travel the world and find ways to help packs