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?
Seeing my cousin lying bleeding on the floor knowing he had got hurt, coming to help us, and ultimately being there saving my mate was crushing my heart. The guilt and love for him right now was overwhelming. Hearing the officers from the Werewolf Council saying he had three or four large lacerations to his side which were still bleeding heavily terrified me. We deal with injuries frequently with being warriors, so we know first aid, we know about wounds and how serious they can be. This wasn't sounding good.The Werewolf Council had arranged a helicopter along with a Dr from a nearby pack which had a large hospital, because they wanted him to be in a pack hospital that had knowledge of shifters and knew how best to treat them. The hospital here was too small and they did not trust the pack members as yet, while investigations were still ongoing. From everything they had told us so far, they planned to close the place down and destroy everything here. Alpha Jace and anyone else
We had been sent to the pack house by the Werewolf council and told to wait until they came to speak with us. They planned to deal with what needed dealing with but it seemed apparent that the pack was being closed. The pack members would be investigated and then relocated. Any that were directly involved with the misconduct and mistreatment of pack members would be sent to various prisons in varying packs across the country. I was amazed just how seriously they had taken this and how quickly they had been able to get this all in motion. Yet at the same time, eternally grateful as it meant it helped us and it meant we were able to help the innocent and vulnerable pack members that deserved that fresh start within the pack. Manuel had barely let go of Lola since we had found her. And to be fair, I don’t think I could blame him. He must have been terrified knowing that nutjob had her locked up somewhere. It had to be a turn of fate or sheer luck that Gabe had decided he would c
I hated watching Knox leave, but the moment he and Dan had heard that there were issues and Gabe had been hurt, they were not for taking no for an answer about going down there to be with their friend. They wanted to make sure the Alpha of the Crimson Night Pack got the punishment he deserved, though I had tried to reassure them, as had Ava and Indie, that his Dad and Jake were more than capable of doing that. But they had booked their flights and were travelling down there as soon as they could to be there to help and to go and see that Gabe would be ok. To be honest, I would have liked to travel down with them but Indie and I had agreed we would stay here with the kids and wait for an update. And Ava said she would stay here too, though I think she was desperate to know that her husband was ok. Manny had let me know that Esme had decided to fly down there to be there with Gabe too, which had taken us by surprise but filled me with hope that there could be a chance for them
Leaving Lilah and Kai was torture, but I had to be a good Alpha and go and be there to represent our pack to the Council, though to be fair my Dad was doing a good job of that. And I knew he was more than capable of dealing with all of the issues that may come up with it, he had been the Alpha of our pack at the end of the day. The real reason I had eventually booked the ticket was Gabe. Hearing he was hurt was the final straw. I could not just sit up at our pack and await news any longer. I needed to be down there and be there with him. Not that I could physically help him, but I could be with him. I blamed myself for not guessing he would do this. I have known him since we were kids. I know how his mind works, I should have known he might decide at the last minute he wanted to be there. But he had been so far from himself the last few days, I just hadn't seen it coming. He has been so unlike himself, so unpredictable. I don't think he has been close to what he would normally
Right, I had had enough of just sitting here like we were waiting for Christmas. How long did the Werewolf Council think we were willing to sit around and do nothing? I want to go and be with Gabe. He is my family. He is in there because of me. He came here to help me and my mate. I know he did. We wouldn’t have been at this hell hole of a pack if it wasn’t for me. If I hadn’t seen the need to follow everything officially to the rules. Coming to meet Lola’s parents, and her Alpha. Get their permission for her to be with me. Seems fucking stupid now, following the rules when the Alpha here clearly didn't respect any rules and made up his own as he went along. Listening to nobody but his own messed up head. I should never have come here. If I hadn’t done that, then Gabe would be ok. He wouldn’t have been in hospital with his side spit open, bleeding to death. This was my fault. I am so selfish. I needed to be there for him. “Alpha Jacob, I need to go and see if Gabe is ok
I listen as Alpha Jacob tells Javier to keep us updated of any change. Then we decided to head out of the door and find out if we could speak to someone from the council. Alpha Jacob is striding ahead. To see him nobody would question whether he was an Alpha. He was happy being back in this role. I don’t think it is one they forget. Knox could have stayed up at the pack, but I understood his need to be down here with us, and I think it wasn’t his lack of respect for his Dad or his lack of confidence in his abilities either. It was his and Dan’s need to be with our friend. I was feeling the need to be at the hospital too, but right now I had the Beta role to fulfil, so I had to stand alongside Alpha Jacob and do that. I had to be content with the update we had heard and hope that the hospital was doing enough to make our friend better. The means Alpha Jace had gone to in order to hurt Gabe were disgusting, using a wolfsbane laced knife to stab someone, knowing it would ca