Jaxx ran from the building and toward the cars. I urged him to the back of the cars. The thud of his dappled grey paws soft against the concrete next to the car. I pushed him back as I felt my bones change. Shifting form is barely painful anymore. The more you do this, the more you get used to it, and the easier it becomes… I grab some of the spare shorts in the car, and I see Manuel jump from the car, tears in his eyes. What the hell is going on? I know he was pissed before, but he should be glad all is going to plan and that Lola got off the pack safely. I throw on the shorts before heading to him. We can't risk being out here and being seen. “They got her J” he is barely holding himself together. Shit, what?! She had got away, hadn't she? She mindlinked to say she had?My eyes dart around. We are at risk out here. We could be seen. He is meant to be staying in the car, we are meant to be driving off pack. “Get in the car.We will talk there” I tell him. “No, I need
I swear my Uncle was sent from hell to torture me! Not like I could go look for my mate when he suggests me going to look for her could result in everyone dying, is there?! And he fucking knew it. I was desperate to turn this pack upside down in search for Lola, but what Uncle Mateo had said was true, we were at risk if we stayed, and there were far more of them than there were of us. If I went looking for her with no plan and my mind let loose I was putting everyone at danger. Dammit, I hate it when he was right..... Though he had been trained for interrogation and suchlike when he was a warrior. I do wonder if some of his bluntness and lack of filter was partly due to that sometimes. He certainly had a way of getting his point across, to get what he wanted. That was a skill in itself, one he used to his benefit. And to the benefit of the pack on many occasions. Usually it impresses me, but right now, I do not appreciate it being used against me. Dick. I can’t believe
I see a smile spread across Manuel’s face.“Ok, Angel, I am going to go in case anyone needs me, plus we need to find somewhere to discuss what we do next, speak soon ok.” And I watch as he puts his phone on his knee. “Council are coming J. My Dad called them as soon as they came out, well called Lilah to see if things were in motion, and for an update. So they are on their way. We need to get planning and soon.” Manuel says to me. He seems a little calmer, maybe knowing the council are on their way gives him some hope that Lola will be ok. It is just what happens before then and if the council have much strength against the absolute nutjob of an Alpha. “We will head for that nearby dirt track we saw on the maps, we can park the cars there, let Lilah know we are parked there so the council can find us. And we can get back quickly if and when we are needed” I tell Manuel. Uncle J, park up on the dirt track like planned, yeah? I link my Uncle. I might be getting old Jake,
I had got a good distance away from the pack border and stupidly thought I was safe. I had got toward the edge of the forest, Nori running at her fastest I think I have ever known her run. Maybe she knew what was at stake. I loved running with her, the speed she can go is impressive, and feeling the air rushing through her fur, and seeing things through her eyes. She is in her element running through the trees, be it in the sunshine, or in the moonlight. But as she approached the edges of the trees, I knew it was time for me to shift back to my human form, dropping the bag of clothes she had in her mouth to allow me to get dressed. All planned and pre-prepared beforehand.The guys at Midnight Forest had thought of everything, though I have to say, I am glad about that or I would have been walking around town naked, as I hadn’t thought about that in the rush of shifting and leaving when all hell had kicked off at the packhouse, to be honest. My main concern was to get out as quickly
Getting through the border of the pack was far too easy. No one appeared to be running border patrol like they should be. I had decided heading over the borders was an easier option than trying my luck with a guard at the gate, and it turned out I was right. I figured linking Lola direct would be easier than going through Manuel as it is her former pack, so she would give better directions and, to be fair, Manuel could still be fighting. Gabe! Oh thank goddess. I don’t know where they are. Fighting kicked off. I ran as planned but Alpha caught me as I escaped. I’m locked up. Lola mind links me sounding panicked, and having listened to what she said, understandably so. Fuck, that ball bag of an Alpha had caught her and locked her up. Plus, we don’t know how Manny and the others are doing either. Shit, shit shit. And shit again. I knew I should have come with them . Not that I would have stopped this happening, but I wanted to be there with them to help, make sure they are ok.
The second I heard Alpha Jace’s voice I knew we were in trouble. Gabe let go of me and spun around. I could feel anger emanating from him. He always seemed so sweet and funny, other than when he had been upset, that is. But that had been understandable considering his mate had literally ran on him with no explanation. “Don’t need to ask who you are, do I?!” Gabe says bluntly. “Oh another cocky little fucker then?!” Alpha Jace snarls, moving toward Gabe. “No, just a guy who does not like a man who treats women with disrespect. Not to mention one who has left my mate that terrified to take her mate for fear of what you may do. That tells me you are a fucked up excuse of an Alpha and a werewolf.” Gabe is scowling as he talks. Shit, he has mentioned Esme. I don’t think she wanted Alpha to even know. “Your mate? Your mate is from my pack? And how would you have met her? Who would that be? Though if you’re here saving this one, are you linked through her?” Alpha Jace is
I did the right thing, I stayed calm, tried to get out of there with Lola, to keep her safe for Manny and that fucking nutjob of an Alpha ran for me. I used all the training I had to fight him off. I didn’t realise he had a damn knife though. The first I realised was the sickening sharp pain as the knife split my skin. I was ready to shift, but then Aspen seemed to fade, like I was losing radio signal. The strangest sensation I have ever experienced. I have had him go quiet on me when he is in a mood and I call that radio silence, but this was something on a different level. It was like he was literally fading, like I was losing a connection with him. There had to be something on that knife….. I tried to fight some more, warrior instinct kicking in, but that sick fucker wasn’t using any normal fighting technique, just erratically stabbing me, the pain intensifying at each contact. I managed to dodge a few and push him away. But some definitely broke the skin, and from the wet
I was exhausted after a training shift at the hospital today. But while it was exhausting, I love it. It all getting me closer to my final goal of my medical degree. I had literally got back to my apartment, stripped out of my uniform and flopped on to my bed in my underwear. I was just dropping off when my phone was ringing. I initially ignored it, assuming it was likely some call centre trying to sell me life insurance or to do a survey or some other random phone call that forever seem to harass me.I just wanted to snooze. But my phone was persistently ringing again and again. I rolled over half asleep to pick it up and answered it putting it on loud speaker, flopping back down again. “Hello” I say sleepily. “Ezzy?” I hear Lola’s voice. What is she calling me for? Thought they were going to see them at pack today, had something happened? “I am really sorry for calling.” Lola says. I swear she sounds like is crying. What is going on? “Lolly, what is up?