CANNON
“Is anyone else feeling this?” I asked, tempted to tear the shirt off me.The temperature had increased and I knew it was the council’s doing. I searched for a heater but there was none and it left me confused.The ripping of clothes reached everyone’s ears when Ian tore his off. He didn’t hesitate to pull his sweatpants too, leaving only his boxers on. Katrina’s heart rate quickened and she tapped her fingers on the arms of the plastic chair, her nails giving out a clicking sound.Ian walked around the room, using his shirt to fan himself and as much as I gawked at Katrina’s beautiful body, I watched him because if he made a move near her, I was gonna fling him out of here.KATRINADeep breaths, deep breaths… I had been taking deep breaths since Kane pulled his shirt off, then Ian and his sweatpants, and Kane’s sweatpants, and Cannon’s shirt... F*ck, I’m losing it in here.I resisted the desire to pulKATRINAI didn’t believe my eyes. It was so late at night but Henry was walking in with Alpha Hades! Henry!A big smile molded on my face as I stood there, wrapped in a thick warm towel, still reeking of sweat and trying to decipher if it was really Henry walking towards me or…“Kat! It’s so nice to see you.”He was taken aback by what I was wearing for a second but that didn’t stop me from giving him a big hug. “What are you doing here?” I felt so happy after my horrid time in this place. It was so nice to see a face like his. “How did you get here?”Alpha Hades stepped forward, with his hands behind his back and his head raised high—like the honorable Alpha he was. “He visited me just this afternoon. I was just as shocked to see him.”“Looks like you’ve been busy,” he teased as I grinned, looking at myself.“Oh, this no… it’s err… How’s Carissa? Where’s she?” I asked, almost jumping but Henry flinched.Though
KATRINA“Mummy…” I knew those small hands, Hilda. “Mummy!” She repeated, trying to shake me awake but I needed sleep after spending most of my night in a torture room WITH the Alpha Triplets, and also clearing things up with Henry while wearing only a towel. What a sh*tty day. “Mummy, look who’s here!”“Five more minutes, sweetie,” I shrugged, shifting away from her.Three seconds later—when I thought had left—someone small jumped on me and I startled awake. “Mummy, wake up!”“Hilda! Get off of me.”I heard Aurora’s giggles and Dash’s chuckles. That didn’t sound right. They were meant to be screaming for food early morning rather than laughing. And what was that Hilda said?I pushed my messy hair out of my face.‘I look horrible, right?’‘Not as bad as your morning breath.’‘Thanks, I feel much better.’‘You’re welcome.’I looked into Hilda’s azure eyes. That was the first but last thing I wanted to see.“Look! It’s Uncle Henry!” she squealed as my eyes widened. I turned to a sofa on
KATRINA“Look, Uncle Henry! We made cake.” Aurora offered some to him.“Thanks,” he smiled, taking a bite out of it as he nodded in satisfaction. “Delicious. You made it?”They nodded with beams and he gave them a thumbs up. Kane cleared his throat awkwardly when Hilda sat on his lap. He raised his brow at her and beckoned her to go sit with him but she shook her head.He frowned and she giggled, running to jump on his lap. Aurora and Dash did the same thing and if I didn’t know better, I would’ve said they were mind-linking. Wait… is that possible?Like the gentleman Henry was, he didn’t fret because they were, of course, their children.“So where’s grandma?” I asked the kids when they had settled down.“She wants to clean the kitchen,” Hilda said, taking some tater tots and hamburgers… and pizza too.“Take it easy, pumpkin.”What the f-u-c-k did Kane just call her now? “Pumpkin?”Hi
KANEHer wet panties slid down her legs as she climbed out of it, advancing to me with a rhythmic movement of her lick-able feet. She removed the band imprisoning her hair, and it dropped, its length causing it to fall over her breasts, covering the orbs of pleasure as her seductive smile caused my d*ck to harden.Her slow steps towards me inflamed me but I groaned when her warm inviting hands caressed my d*ck, and her tongue flicked my nipple piercings, making me moan louder.My hands swathed her waist… I loved her curves, they were everything. She hissed when I pinched her a*s, biting her lip with desire. I imagined the delight of pushing her into me, pounding her… f*ck, I could die for that.I caught her as she hopped on me, the sound of her flesh on mine humming in our ears as I slid my d*ck into her wet hole and gave it to her hard. Teasing her would only torture me… f*ck, I couldn’t do that to myself.Her moans loaded my ears and I kept her on me with her hands enfolding my neck
KATRINA“You’re the Zeta, aren’t you?”I didn’t hide my glowing eyes because from what I knew it was intimidating—no use hiding what I can’t control. The Zeta was meek with geeky glasses and shabby facial hair. His raven hair was bold but he had a small physique for a twenty-year-old wolf—or any other wolf for that matter. According to the Triplets, he was the best around—the smartest around—and had found cures to the former diseases but he had a bad taste in clothes, and his red nose and messy hair were not appealing. Looked like he hadn’t slept in days.“Y-yes, ma’am.”“Don’t call me ma’am!” I grabbed his collar but Kane came in between and separated us. “Calm down, Kat.”“Never tell a woman to calm down!” Kane’s eyebrow rose as I barked at them. Before I could see their reactions, I turned back to the Zeta. “Have you even been doing your work?”Zetas are like Omegas, except they are ridiculously intelligent and every pack has its own Zeta. They are on the rank, right after Gamma a
KATRINA“Willow?” Cannon asked, putting his glasses on as he read the contents of the paper. I had so many questions about that paper because it didn’t match the hard-feel crumbly and brown look of the Grimoire’s pages. It was unreal to think that it fell behind us without us seeing it. “That’s the meadow.”“I thought so,” Kane said, tapping his fingers on the glass of his whiskey. He’d poured it two hours ago but not a drop touched his mouth. We were seated in a room of the packhouse’s clinic, which was on the lower floor. It had that hospital feel and setting, except the rooms were smaller and most were unoccupied. Charles was still working on the disease and I had to say, I was losing my patience. It was evening and Hilda’s color hadn’t returned.“So? What’s up with this meadow?” I asked, impatience evident in my voice.“Didn’t you pass that sh*tty portal to get here?” Ian said and ever since his smoke strike, he always had one in his mouth and was probably regretting the strike
KATRINAWe drove out of Moonstone and spent all evening walking to Willow’s Meadow—there hasn’t been much success in that.Everyone was restless throughout the journey and I regretted not bringing extra clothes so we could shift and race into the meadow. I wasn’t comfortable with the idea of being naked in front of them.Dressing in lingerie was one thing, but naked?“This is a waste of time. We shift or spend the whole day on these f*cking legs.” I guess he was saying that because he had run out of smokes. “I don’t think so.”‘I think so. Me want out.”They shot me a questioning look and from their eyes, I could tell what was going on in their minds. “Why? Can’t shift,” Ian mocked but that offended me, I didn’t let it get to me.“Then what do you want us to do? Remember, it’s about Hilda.”I can’t believe Kane just did that. “Don’t use my daughter to blackmail me.”“She’s my daughter too, Kat.”He didn’t have to constantly remind me of the bitter truth. Henry coughed, in preparati
KATRINAWe backed each other so that we formed a circle, in a way that we could each see the agmarbh’s staring eyes from different angles. Melora was growling and I was glad she didn’t shift me out because she’s done that before and I didn’t take it lightly.‘Holy sh*t! What the f*ck are these?’ Ian said, evidently revolted by the eyes and canines of these vile creatures.‘Agmarbhs,’ Cannon breathed out, panting. ‘You guys got one didn’t you?’‘Yeah, just one, and Kat ended up in the hospital. But now there are f*cking hundreds!’‘I’ve never seen so many before,’ Henry whispered but I could still hear what he said, yet I was in no position to ask questions.The eyes started to blink and their murderous teeth moved, striking fear in our hearts.‘Any ideas?’ Henry asked.I took a deep breath. ‘Go for the head.’The Agmarbhs roared as their yellow beastly forms dashed out of their hiding places in large numbers, behind trees and rocks, attacking us all at once with their claws in the air
He listened to the darkness that spun around his ears, a low screeching noise releasing from it. It danced around him and sang the song of death as he walked mindlessly to where he had to be.This meeting could happen only once in ten years. He wasn’t sure he had made the wisest decision or that the others were smart to join but what he knew was that he needed answers. And he would do anything to get them.Heart-burning answers about his mate and all happening on the surface above, things he needed to know. If only he could stretch his hand out of the looming darkness and rejoin them…The darkness continued to swirl like a body of smoke in the dead of the night. He was walking but he wasn’t feeling the ground. He was moving but he felt like he had been in the same place the whole time. His eyes were open but it wouldn’t make a difference if he were blind… in a place as dark and sad as this.Not too long after his wailing thoughts, Cannon saw what looked like a dull red orb of dim light
KATRINA‘It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?’My knees were on the new little shoots of grass that were growing… The wind was very friendly ‘cause it circled me in a gentle whirlwind. The sun was madly bright, hoping to roast everyone with its stinging rays but that didn’t bother me because of the greater pain weighing my heart down. Little stones prickled my knees and I removed my sunglasses, setting them aside.Windy and Sunny didn’t go well together. Father said there was nothing in the world that couldn’t go together. It all depended on how you were doing it. But in this case, the wind is like Dash and the sun is like Hilda so…The pain of looking down at father’s grave was sharp and hit me right in the heart.There was nothing like it and I had been fighting tears all the time I was here. I could barely hear the voices of the playing kids that Kane was trying to control. I smiled a bit… they wouldn’t take him seriously, especially when he’s been spoiling them too much.Surprisingly m
KATRINAFreedom. It was all I could think about.Kane ushered me into a room, checking to make sure no one followed us here. Our duration at the ball was mostly spent attending to guests, dancing, and having conversations with the Beta and Gamma until nine o’clock. We needed time to ourselves and I was annoyed that two Alphas, one of the Jayrus pack and the other of the Skyfall pack, were eager on discussing business with the Alpha. There were so eager that they couldn’t even respect the party. I couldn’t blame them. The partnership would be hugely beneficial if they succeeded.But if they think that because Kane’s a new Alpha, he’d be easily convinced with a partnership that he’d only gain access to a few diamond mines and good weather, then they were twice dumber than I thought. Kane knew what he was doing. His words, “Today’s a celebration. Let’s not spoil the mood with business talk, the time for that will come.” We also met Alpha Hades and I didn’t care if it was inappropriat
KATRINAI don’t want to sound proud but since no one’s here to tell me, I say this dress looks so much better when I’m wearing it.‘You do sound proud and… that’s how it’s meant to be.’‘Ever heard of what you wanted versus what you got?’I couldn’t recognize my former self as I gazed at myself in the mirror. It must be a crime to look this pretty.‘Cut it out already! It’s annoying.’‘Sounds like jealousy to me. Too bad you can’t wear a dress.’‘Says who?’I pushed her aside for a moment and thought about the kids. I wasn’t happy that they would have to sleep through the most important morning of my life but it was best. They wouldn’t understand what was happening and would ask just too many questions.Hilda would’ve been so pleased to see me wear a crown. She would think we were in a castle all this time and tick herself as a princess. Also, I don’t think they know that the wolves here can actually shift into one. It’s hard to imagine the looks on their faces when they realize they
KATRINA Thankfully, Kendra left me off because Susanna caught us when she came to momentarily check up on me. She was furious when she discovered I wasn’t sleeping and it made me wish I had locked the door.So that was how she sent Kendra away at ten pm and tried to put me to sleep. Of course, I couldn’t so I pretended. She bought it and left the room. I don’t know what the time is but I’m still awake and I was laying on my side on the bed, staring at my dress.The last time a dress had been folded for me like this was when I was being sold. Today, this was for a coronation that will change my life. It’s crazy because the sale felt like yesterday.If someone told me I’d end up like this, I would have never believed it. It’s amazing but some strange force was pulling me down. I couldn’t force a smile even with all the amazing things happening around me.There were still unsettled things between Kane and me, and I was afraid to bring it up. I’m not sure if he has ever thought about it.
KATRINA“Why are you here?”My right hand kept the door partially open, prepared for when they’d say something irritating so I could slam it in their faces, and the part of me that wasn’t inside, rested on the hinges.Kane was close… close enough for me to feel his warm heavy breaths on the weak points of my neck and his crotch unnoticeably grinding my a*s, excitement sizzling through me. If only Susanna wasn’t in…Madeline and Fraser were not present, thank goodness for that, but any of the council members is enough to put me in a bad mood. “You haven’t said anything?” Kane inquired, opening the door a bit more so that his menacing figure would get a better view.Penelope’s eyes were sizing Kane up and that made me more insecure than it normally should’ve been.Elder Sesan had gone strict and that small smile he once had, had gone. “We must inform you, of course, about the coronation that will occur in the grand hall tomorrow.”“Coronation?” I asked, easing and tensing up at the sam
KATRINAFor a second there, I felt complete emptiness. What was I saying? I couldn’t even feel myself. I went numb and it didn’t ‘feel like’ because something had definitely been pulled out of me. It came like eternal peace but I began to worry when I got my senses back and still couldn’t move.Thankfully, Kane caught me and the world was colorful again. My nerves were working again. I was still recovering but Kane helped me to my feet and his touch brought me back to life.His aura was stronger than ever and the one thing that was once shared among three, then two… all belonged to him. It was a pulling attraction, which I could barely control.Was this how it felt to have one mate? The one you truly deserved. “What did you do, Kat?” Kane asked, and he seemed to have turned slightly pale as well.I muttered silently, smiling, “What I should have done a long time ago.”Ian wasn’t taking this well. He screamed like he was burn
KANE I didn’t understand a f*cking thing that was happening but the way my life changed from ‘waiting for death’ to ‘becoming Alpha’ left me in shock. I was not expecting it and what I loved most right now was how Katrina held my hand bossily.Dragging me along with her… with serious a*s movements that drove me nuts.‘I see empty rooms all around us?’‘Not a f*cking word from you.’But as much as I enjoyed this moment and didn’t want it to end, I had to know what the hell was happening. The excitement, sex drive, and curiosity were killing me.“You have to tell me what’s going on? Can you hear how hard my heart is beating?”I sensed her rolling her eyes because her back was to me, and I admired her beautiful and lengthier caramel blonde hair. “Be patient, would you?”I didn’t want to stop her because she was so anxious but I had to do something.“Explain while we’re going. If you don’t, I might die before we reach there.”She turned to me, a glare locked on her face before she shook
KATRINAWho will be the chosen one?It was a simple question but there’d be grave consequences if a mistake occurred. Not only would my kids and I suffer for it, but the pack as a whole. A worthy wolf would also be hanged to death.“You’ve had plenty of time to think before now, Katrina. We don’t want to waste any more time now, do we?” Madeline snapped at me, seeming greatly impatient.Penelope talked before Elder Sesan could say a word. “This is a very delicate decision. Even at the last second, it needs proper thinking. You shouldn’t rush…”“And who asked you to speak?” Fraser turned to her while I watched them with grazing eyes. “You never have anything sensible to say.”“She is right, Fraser.” All attention returned to Sesan when his words came out. “A decision made in haste would yield frightening results. We must not hasten her.”Fraser sneered while Penelope glared at Madeline for some time before catching me loo