Lilith’s POV“Calypso may be mated to you, but I don’t see how it can change the whole process of her thinking. Sure, it makes us want nothing more than to be by our mates side. The raw physical attraction and lust we feel clouding out judgement. The untold desire that burns within us to please our mate, but it’s not the same for witches. They aren’t programmed the same. They will all vie for the batting team.”“How about you let me show you for myself. Good evening, Lilith.” Hearing the deep disrespectful tone of a woman’s voice, I craned my head to the side.Standing in the doorway her hands on her hips was Calypso. She looked nothing like how I remembered. Her mass of dreadlocked hair not gone replaced with a sleek straight style. Her bushy brows now held a shape that beautifully framed her face. Her dark chocolate skin smooth and flawless as she sported a tank top and leggings. I wanted to say she was ugly but couldn’t.“Calypso… what did we say about this?” The way in which Dante
Raven’s POVAfter spending what felt like an eternity trying to force my eyes open, I came to the realisation they already were. If it wouldn’t have been for the lack of breeze and stale yet rotten odour, I would have thought I was outside. There was no light, no sounds to remotely give away where I might be. I wanted to stand, to try and find some way out but feared what else may be in here with me. Whatever and wherever here is.“H…hel…hello…” the softest of whispers echoed around me catching my off guard. Traps and animals I had half expected, but not another person.It was as if whoever it came from didn’t have the strength to speak. When I called back and didn’t get a response I wondered if I had hallucinated it. When I was younger, and my father used to lock me in the dungeon I used to hear voices and would have conversations with them. I was down there alone I knew that. I figured my brain created the illusion of someone else being present to keep me sane. Not having anyone to
Mykel’s POVIt had been three weeks since Raven went missing and not a day went by that we hadn’t searched for her. The first place we looked was Blood Moon Pack. She was Alaric’s daughter, so it made sense for Xander to take her there. Trouble was she wasn’t there, neither was Xander. Alaric refused to surrender their location under the guise he knew nothing of what happened. Something Lilith and I knew was utter bullshit. Everyday we had someone keep watch, keeping us updated on Alaric’s movements. He had his way of getting to my pack and I had mine of getting to his.Once Hollie’s antibiotics removed the virus from her blood, she eventually regained consciousness allowing us the chance to take her statement. I would rather have waited until she was fully in the clear, but Lilith insisted it had to be done now while the details were still fresh. I felt guilty as hell, but I knew Lilith was right and thankfully Hollie understood that. We would need as much detail as possible before c
Lilith’s POV“You seriously think that would work? I’m sorry but if it were that simple do you not think that one of the many witches we have already spoken to would have found her already?” Keeping my eyes fixed on Calypso, I wanted her to squirm, to cower, anything that showed she doubted what she had said. In truth she made a good point and I hoped more than anything it would work but I had my reservations.“How about you remove that stick from your ass and listen to me! I didn’t have to come here, to be insulted by the likes of you. My people have been used for generations. We have been slaves, weapons, anything that made us less than those in what you call society. The things we have been forced to do your mind couldn’t even begin to fathom. Dante tells me things are changing, that my kind are finally being welcomed into wolf packs all over the world. That us being fated together proves just that. I told him I could help you in order to prove I’m not the monster that history made
Mykel’s POVAfter hearing what Lil had seen the sound of thunder erupted outside. The anger I felt in this precise moment was far worse than any other anger I’d ever felt. Raven wasn’t just my mate; she was the mother of my pup yet one of them bastards still harmed her.The warm sparks of Lilith’s touch as she entwined her fingers with mine kept from falling over the edge. Waving her wrist, a bright blue light appeared before us slowly dulling down as the portal formed. Before her vision she wanted anything but to go to the Delamere Forest Pack, but now something inside her had clicked and she knew it had to be done.“Together.”“Together.” Lilith gave a small smile as I gave her my word. I may have let her down in the past, but things were different now.I was no longer the angry boy living in the body of a man instead I am that man. And a pissed one at that.As we came out of the portal, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath still unused to the nausea portal hopping bought on.“My
Lilith’s POVAll night I tossed and turned unable sleep. I felt sick to my stomach with guilt at rejecting Mykel after we did the most normal thing a mated couple could do. I could feel his regret like a ton of bricks, but I didn’t have it in me to face him. He hadn’t done anything wrong, and I didn’t blame him one single bit. I blamed myself.I was the moon goddess and still hadn’t found our missing mate or pups. I felt like an outright failure. How on earth was I supposed to go into the challenge like this?As I laid there listening to the slow steady beat of Mykel’s heart it became clear what I needed to do. In order to do what needed to be done I would have to detach myself completely. It was the only way.As the sunlight flittered in through the gaps of the blind, I swung my legs out of the bed. Climbing out and changing into my sports bras and leggings before grabbing the notebook and pen I took another look at my mate and smiled. As I sneaked into the bathroom, I quietly closed
***WARNING THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS TRIGGERS***Mykel’s POVThe sounds of snarls and growls grew louder the closer I became to Lilith. Suddenly a pain in my ribs caused my breath to hitch shortly followed by a chorus of cheers. Pushing my wolf harder than ever his paws barely touched the ground as he sprinted towards our mate.Seeing me arrive the onlookers backed away allowing me to pass through them without causing a fuss. In the centre of a roped off ring I found her. Her chestnut coloured wolf stood tall and proud as she battled against a wolf that had clearly seen better days. His size was nothing compared to that of my mate. His dark fur was patchy and thin clinging to his frame. Had it not been for his aura I would have thought someone else had taken Tye’s place.While Lilith’s movements were fluid and quick, Tye’s were both calculated and forceful. It was clear that even in his muscle lacked state he held a resemblance of strength. As the fight went on neither wolf seeming to sur
Raven’s POVWhen he was finished ‘having his fun’ I smiled. I mean how fucked up is that? To say the guard was creeped out was an understatement. In my defence what he did was nothing compared to what I’d been forced to endure at the hands of Benjamin. With him I would cry the entire time his roughness bringing nothing but an agonising pain, but the guard was almost gentle. Well almost. Sick right?When the doctor finished stitching my side, she forced some tablets into my hand explaining that they were antibiotics. My ever so loving father had bothered to go ahead of me and explain how he didn’t want anything to happen to the pups I carried should I get an infection from my injury. More like he didn’t know whether or not the guard he let have his way was riddled with an STD. Grandfather of the year right there! Yeh fucking right.He didn’t give a shit about me; I knew it and everyone else in this pack knew it. All he cared about was the lives growing inside of me though not for the n