PHOENIX / SOREN POV
ALPHA GIOVANNI POVOnce we got word that King Noah was on his way to the Crystal Lake pack to see Alpha Emmett, I organised and got some more sedatives from the Doc, gave a dose to Scarlett and moved her from the basement back to the caravan. Not knowing how long the sedative would last, I used the cord I had tied her hands with and secured her to the bed next to Isabella, who was passed out from the exhaustion of fighting Santiago.We got on the road quickly, making our way back to my pack. We only stop occasionally to re-sedate the females and grab something to eat. Once we cross into my territory, I get Santiago to pull up behind my pack house so I can carry Princess Scarlett inside and down into the basement without the rest of the pack including my mate don't see her and therefore don't know I have her, so if they are asked they never knew she was here.The only one I will tell before I break her and start shari
SCARLETT POVI fight the drug that one of the Alphas had injected me with again. Both me and Cara are getting sick of these males always getting the drop on us. I may have let Silas get close to me at one stage, but that was more out of necessity than anything else. Ruth wouldn't have lasted as long as she did if we didn't. With being a mated wolf, she needed the physical contact. I carefully move and once again feel the weight of cuffs around my wrists. I sigh and move so I am leaning up against the wall. I then turn to Cara."Hey, how are you feeling?""I feel much better. I am sorry about the bloodlust and not being able to stay on top of it!""Cara, it is fine. It was to be expected as we had been without real blood for so long and then with the trauma of the miscarriage... Cara, how did they?? After so long keeping him from get
RYKER POVUnfortunately, Silas wouldn't tell us anything, no matter what we did to him. The only thing he ever did was try to get us to kill him, but we know that will harm Mother, so we always stop just before we kill him. I am starting to get the feeling that he actually doesn't know where she is anymore. I don't think those other werewolves were with him and didn't send her back like they were supposed to.We know from Emmett that mother is probably at the BlackWater pack but he is too good, none of Noah's scouts have been able to prove that she is there so he can't do anything yet but from what Noah was saying his annual review of all packs in his kingdom is coming soon which then gives him the excuse he needs to enter the pack within a certain period of time but at any time during that period, unfortunately, Emmett didn't see or even know about Isabella or if there was another Alpha male in his territory.I have
RYKER POVCater and I travel for weeks, moving from one pack to the next. I don't show that I am searching for Isabella. I want the Alpha that took her to relax, thinking that I don't care. I, however, always find a quiet place within the pack territory and allow Christopher a small amount of control, allowing our gift to spread throughout the entire pack so that if she has been anywhere in the area, I will know about it.I have been trying to connect with Isabella since he took her, but the mate link has been blocked telling me that he has silver on or around her, preventing that. I have also tried reaching out to her in my dreams like we were doing before I met and then that once after we mated. Unfortunately, it hasn't worked. I am thinking that she is not allowing herself to fall into a proper sleep therefore, she wouldn't dream.We had arrived at the New Moon pack this afternoon and I was doing my nightly inspec
RYKER POVI hang up from talking to King Noah and move over to the bed; I look at the female that is fast asleep and wonder how any Alpha or officer in high rank would be able to live with themselves allowing someone to spoil something so beautiful and pure. I decide to let her sleep for a little longer before asking her to give up the pack and all her loved ones to bring down the Alpha. I pull back out my phone and ring Cater, knowing that our conversation this time will not be recorded; he answers on the second ring.“Ryker”“I spoke to King Noah. Is your female still asleep?”“Yes!”“Okay let her sleep, I have organised with King Noah that if they will tell him what is going on in this pack, then he will give them protection as part of his pack. If they agree, then we will be meeting Prince William at the Northern border at dawn. I send you a message when I am ready to go.”
RYKER POVShe nods as we get to the rail; I climb over first and then help her over we jump together; I shift as soon as my feet leave the balcony and give control over to Christopher;I know what is going on and I am impressed with what Ryker came up with covering for the female I wonder what Cater came up with. I land on all four paws, turn and watch as the female that was in my room jumps, shifts and lands next to me. Carter then jumps, shifts, lands and joins us, and then the female that was with him jumps, shifts and lands, she fumbles a little but gets back to her feet and makes her way over to us. I nod my head and they follow suit, I then turn and run with them following.I make us stop once as my gift picks up a residue of a scent. I then move us over just a little to go around. I then pick up the pace so we are not late. We get to the Northern border just before dawn. I let out a low howl and wait, but it isn’t long
RYKER POVWe spend the day with Amir, going over his off-the-books profits, which I must admit was a really good amount. We then had dinner and as I headed to my room, I sent a message to King Noah telling him to warn William that he has two patrols from Alpha Amir’s pack on his tail, hunting for the females. I know as soon as I enter the room that someone has been in there and it wasn’t just the maids to clean the sheets; it isn’t long after that, that I’m joined again by another barely eighteen-year-old and innocent female.She walks up to me and slides her hands up and down my chest. I shiver at the contact. Christopher is not really liking another female other than Isabella touching us. I run my hand up and down her body; I stop as I put my hand into her hair and grab the back of her neck. I pull her closer and smell the fear that rolls off of her in waves. I go to kiss her but instead move to her ear and whisper.“Can I trust y
ISABELLA POVSantiago returns the next morning to finish what he started the night before, I tried my hardest to keep him away from me but he ended up using the chain to keep me still and then once he was done he got me to make him some food before he went back to the pack house to do work as he put it.Again, I couldn't eat much and had to fight to keep down what I did. This becomes our routine. He comes into the cabin forces himself on me, I then have to make him whatever meal he wants, he then leaves, I tidy up and then sit on the cushion and meditate slowly working to free my magick.I was able to talk to Zoey after the third day of being here, as Santiago had removed the cord from both my wrists and neck so the silver wasn't blocking her anymore, unless he used the chain on me to stop my struggles. Unfortunately, the amount of silver in the chain connected to the cuff around my wrist was enough to prevent us from shifting, but it
SCARLETT POVOnce we got back to the castle, we did a lot of research using old magick books and talking to other witches and warlocks but it wasn't until we spoke to a high elder that we found out what we needed to do to remove the bracelet from around my ankle. With the combined power of Isabella's natural born magick, and Griffin's mystery power, he never would tell me what he was, the vial of Silas's royal blood mixed with Ryker's, Nathaniel's and my powerful royal blood they are able to remove the enchanted silver bracelet without losing Ruth or Cara or making a sacrifice of themselves, as they know I wouldn't have let them proceed with it if that is what had to happen. I sit on the hill above the training ground, watching as Phoenix goes through his sparring routine. I have always loved watching him move, always so graceful. I place my hand on my swollen belly and smile, remembering the miracle and surprise of them. After Phoenix saved me from Giovanni, we have been slowly repai
ISABELLA POVI wake to Santiago, kissing me. I have never woken up to him in my bed before, and this scares me. I try to move my hands and find that he has them pinned to the bed above me; I struggle against him, not wanting him to be touching me. He continues what he started last night. He may be being gentle, but he is still just taking. He gets that far-off look, telling me he is talking to someone. He then rolls off of me, gets out of bed and gets dressed, he then turns to me saying, "Go shower while I find the really nice dress that should be in that pile.." I get up and a shiver goes through me as he growls low. I move to the bathroom, wondering if I covered myself again like yesterday. Would he punish me? I have a shower washing as much of him off of me as I can. I wash my hair and then get out, drying myself before heading back into the bedroom.Santiago points to th
RYKER /CHRISTOPHERPOVAfter Carter had told me that he had seen Isabella and that she was alright, it didn't really matter what this Alpha did to me. He continued to hit me again and again and again. After his last hard hit, he moves up close and whispers next to my ear "You will be my bargaining chip to get that mate of yours to become my Luna and give me a pup..." Christopher takes part control at Santiago's claim of making our Isabella his Luna. I growl and try to move; I pull on the chains wanting to attack him but they are too tight and I barely get an inch off of the wall as the silver starts to take effect, weakening my connection, forcing me to take a step back, giving Ryker back full control.Santiago just laughs and hits me again and again until he knocks me out. I wake up to a slap in the face and laughter. I look up as much
ALPHA SANTIAGO POVFor the first time of many to come I wake with Isabella in my arms and smile after the wonderful night I had with her, she struggled but with her hands pinned above her head, she couldn't burn me so even though I normally like it when she adds pain to our fun, last night I didn't want that, I wanted something close to love. I wanted to show her that I can be gentle and that if she agrees to be my Luna, then I will give her a little bit more freedom than she has now. Unfortunately, I know that she is going to need more than just one night of gentle love to agree to be mine, so I contact my Beta "String up the prisoner in the pack centre!""Yes Alpha! May I ask why?""I have chosen your Luna, but she needs a little convincing...""Okay Alpha, it will be done." I smile to myself. She
ISABELLA POVTalking to Scarlett was as good. She didn't know this Carter, but her faith in King Noah was enough for me to send Ariel to her through him; I didn't want to say goodbye to my little girl, but if he really is a friend of Ryker's, then there is no way I can keep her here without putting everyone at risk. I get to my feet and pass Carter his phone and move over to the window. I see a male standing on the other side. I can feel the power come off of him and bow my head slightly and whisper, "King Noah?" He nods "Please look after her and take her to Scarlett, I don't really care what happens to me but Santiago must not get his hands on her..." "You have my word that she will be protected..." I give Ariel a kiss and then do the hardest thing I could ever think of doing. I pass my precious daughter to a male I don't know, trusting that he is a male of his word. I can't st
CARTER POVI nod as he then leaves, locking the door behind him. I wait and listen; I look at Isabella and she seems to be doing the same. Once Santiago is out of hearing range, she seems to collapse on a sigh. I move quickly and catch her before she hits the floor. I sit her on the floor carefully. However, once she realises that I have my hands on her, she starts to struggle. I smile but let her go and move away from her, saying, "I won't hurt you Isabella and I don't plan on touching you either... At least not until I have to!" She looks at me confused and says softly, "Who are you? How did you convince him to allow you in here with me?" "My name is Carter and I am a friend of Ryker's..."It is then that I hear a small whimpered cry, and it comes from the corner, not in front of me, so I know it isn't from Isabella. I walk o
RYKER POVDuring my meeting with Noah, we think we have come up with a way for me to get into Santiago's territory without him knowing so that I can search for any signs of Isabella. Only Carter, Noah and I knew the plan, as with most infiltrations. The more that know the plan, the more that can go wrong and the more likely that Santiago will find out about it. I make my way out of the pack house and into the woods nearby. I shift and run, making my way out of the border of BlackWater, heading for Blue Water Lake territory. Because Noah is doing his rounds of the packs, he has been given the patrol schedules of every pack in the kingdom for the next few months, as it is always hard to know how long the inspections will last; he needs to spend more time in some packs than others. I crouch low and wait for the patrol to pass and then make my way into the territory; I know they will come across my scent the next time they pass here, but that is also par
ISABELLA POVMy training with my magick fire wolf is progressing but progressing slowly, my pregnancy however is progressing normally as far as I can tell. I have managed to keep it hidden from Alpha Santiago; it is still the same routine; he comes into the cabin and forces himself on me, which is hurting more and more as the pregnancy advances, he then gets me to make him a meal, and then he leaves.Zoey keeps refusing to tell me if it is a son or daughter but says we will have the pup soon, so I have slowly been making a small crib kind of thing which I hide in the corner of the cabin with my concealment spell which is now working without me even having to say anything.I have also been working on making it soundproof and smell proof so that Alpha Santiago won't be able to smell him or her whenever he turns up for his daily fun because I know as soon as my pup comes Alpha Santiago will try to take it away from me. I have also been using
RYKER POVI wake up to my phone ringing... I answer it "Ryker, are you awake and sitting down?" "I am now, Father. What is it? Has something happened?" I don't miss the happiness in his voice as he says, "Yes, we did it! We found your mother!" I quickly sit up. "Is she okay? Did they hurt her?" "She is okay, cuts, bruises and maybe a broken rib, but she is fine. She is asking for you." "Okay, we will set out at first light and head to you and father. We may have a lead on, Isabella, but I may need the King's and your help to get her back.""Of course son, as soon as you get here and have spent a little time with your mother, we will organise a way to find and rescue Isabella." "See you in about two to two and a half days." "See you then!"