Chapter 63: Watch Her CloseRameric's POV:She was lying there as I continued to watch her. She would turn her head occasionally from side to side as if she was dealing with an unpleasant memory of some sort or just a memory she may not have been very fond of. I choose to sit back down on the edge of my padded slumber next to her and see if that would help to calm her nerves a bit. I wished there was more I could do for her. Then I thought about what Raiven mentioned earlier before he left to deal with the gathering in the main hall. He mentioned there was one thing in particular that I could do in order to take her pain away. As I thought about the one thing I knew would work I had a question creep into my mind. Would that be what she really wanted? Would she be willing to be forever bonded to me? I know how she came to be with me, but is that what she really wanted? To have my mate forever connected to me would be something that I have longed for ever since I learned of m
Chapter 64: Is Something Wrong!?Rameric's POV:As I was lying there, looking at her tear-soaked face, the words she spoke took the very words out of my mouth. I did not know what to say at that moment. How could she do that to me? How could she say something like that to me and think I was going to be alright with it?! I was filling up with massive amounts of anger that I had to lay back on the padded slumber and not look at her as she was still lying on my arm at my side. I lay there with my eyes looking up above me and she did not move, not even a bit. She just laid there on her side staring at me or looking down, I am not sure for I did not care to look at what she may be looking at during that moment. All I tried to focus on was trying to keep control of my emotions as I knew what Rager would do if he came out here. My clothing would be torn to shreds and it would probably frighten her to the point where she would tear more stitches. I had to control my anger so she wou
Chapter 65: He Won't UnderstandAlasia's POV:No matter what I had tried so far, I could not seem to stop myself from crying. Well, even as I was trying not to make a sound, I knew I was still crying as I could feel the tears running across my skin. Why was he being so cruel to me when I told him that I missed him? It was only my little brother. Would he not miss a sibling if he were not allowed to see them? Was it wrong for me to miss my little brother? Did he not care about that, or would he not care to hear exactly who it was that I was missing? Yes, I know I was sold as a slave by my step-father but still. I needed to rescue my little brother before that awful thing was going to happen to him. I still do not know who it was that was in my head earlier when I was surrounded by the darkness and the figure was in that strange shroud. At first, I thought it was my mother, but when my mother looked at me, the thing she was covered in fell down revealing it was really her. T
Chapter 66: Great, Not Again!Alasia's POV:Great, not again! Am I really going to have to go through this whole process again? I mean, how many times does one person have to stand there and see another person naked, one like the man who is starting to undress in front of me that is? Well, I mean, he was very big, his muscles were too. Well, when I did see it the last time we were in here, it practically laid there like a soft log. That was no twig for sure. I am not even sure what to do with the fact of being around a naked anything. This is the first time I have officially seen any man's naked anything. It was one thing helping my little brother while he was younger, helping him wash and such while my mother was not around, but still. How or where did anyone expect something of that size to go? Let alone what someone is supposed to do with something like that?! What is something of that size used for anyway? I have been through way too much recently to try to process an
Chapter 67: An Announcement EminentRaiven's POV:As I walked up to stand behind Ergo, I did so in a manner in which it demanded respect in how I stood there. In a way, I was standing in a shadow but you could still definitely see that I was there. I stood there with my feet at my shoulders width apart as I waited for him to finish his introduction. As I waited patiently, I looked around the main hall. Finally, I found who I was looking for. Once I laid my eyes upon Galien, my younger brother's Beta, I studied his posture. He did not seem pleased as to the words I spoke earlier in Alpha Caine's chambers. The point that I would soon be taking over was not something that any Beta wanted to hear as it was their job to take that position when any issue arose. It was at the point where I knew this was necessary. Although it would have fallen to him, I knew this was necessary for all for who were involved, which was the pack as a whole. I knew they would need an explanation for t
Chapter 68: See To ThingsBeta Galien's POV:The last thing I wanted was to be up against odds that were not in the best interest of our favor. Granted, what Alpha Raiven had mentioned to me alone earlier before I made my statement openly to my pack was accurate. I did want to be placed in the position that was due to me as it was my duty and my responsibility to take over when my own Alpha was not able or was away tending to other things. To have yet another Alpha in charge before I would have been given the opportunity is an unjust move even by our own Alpha's standards. However, currently, I am not able to inform my Alpha as he was seeing to other things.No sooner than I gave my last statement to my pack while standing on the center platform, they all turned around to converse among themselves. I then turned around and noticed that Alpha Raiven, the leader and Alpha of the Silver Shadow was talking with several of his pack members so I had to wait. However, as I tried to wal
Chapter 69: Take The InitiativeRaiven's POV:I did not want to be in his presence more than absolutely necessary as he still seems a bit more stand-off-ish than I would like, considering everything. Once he responded that he was ready to depart, I started walking off in the direction of the council chambers with everyone else in tow. I wanted to discuss something but did not want to do so in the presence of someone who was not a member of my pack. The Beta of The Crimson Caine was smart, I will give him that. He knew things about how to run a pack quite well. Still, I did not want to discuss anything that did not directly pertain to him in front of him or the rest of The Crimson Caine for any reason longer than necessary. Once we all had arrived in the council chambers, I did not waste another moment to speak as I looked around at the rest of those who had joined me already. My other Delta leaders were off following the one Galien had mentioned he knew about the dealing he wa
Chapter 70: Proceed As PlannedBeta Galien's POV:I headed out the front of the main hall and was closely followed by the one Alpha Raiven called Dravos. I still was not sure if he actually knew how to speak, as I have yet to hear him say anything up to this point. Still, I had things that I needed to attend to and the sooner I got to the slave trade the better off my day would be. Once I was in the main corridor before we reached the foyer outside the main hall, I waited and looked around to see where Marion had headed off too. He was waiting over by the main entry doors and when he saw me, he stood up with the others who we were about to head off with. However, this time, there was a whole lot more than just the usual traveling along this time. When I reached the group waiting there, I tried to speak up first but was cut off by Kariel. "Is it really necessary to show this much force for when we arrive at the slave trade, Beta Galien? I mean, I understand the circumstance w