Zander's POV. It was strange how easily we always found out way back together. We argued, she'd pushed me away and yet we'd somehow always managed to snap back together, somehow she always fell right back into my arms. And I loved it, but there was a small part of me that acknowledged the fact that it would not always be this way, especially when she finds out…"Zander!" Selena calls out, snapping me out of the rabbit hole of thoughts I was spiralling down. I turn to her and smile appreciating the little sundress she had on today, a light blue that blends with her skin and makes her dark mane of hair stand out a little bit. Selena is by far the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, especially in that sundress, faded scar and all I am yet to find a female that would dare hold a candle to Selena in terms of beauty. "What are you thinking about?" She asks bringing my attention back to her curious face. I smile. "Thinking about how good you look in this dress," I reply softly and then
Zander's POV. The warriors quarters are basically empty, except for Roy and two of his warrior friends. They all instantly straighten up when I and Selena get closer to them. Like the kind person that she is, Selena spares them a calm smile meant to put them at ease, but that only makes my frown deepen at the sight of her smiling at another man. Was the thought petty? yes. Did I care? No."Good morning Alpha," The warriors chorused and bowed low at the waist, I barely spared them a glance and instead faced Roy whose eyes were already pinned on my mate. "Ron," I say and fold my arms, he jolts and turns to me with a guilty expression on his face as he bows. I stare at him blankly and wave at him to get up. Selena slides away from and moves to hug Roy, one look from me though and he shifts awkwardly and stretches out a hand instead. "Oh, I-" she begins, but I tug her to my side and stare Roy and his pals down. Yes, I trusted him enough to leave him with Selena for a day, but I didn'
Laleh's POV. What I felt was beyond satisfaction, from the general disorganisation the entire room was tossed in when he made the announcement to the fury on Zander's face, all of it brought an intense feeling of satisfaction rushing through me.So this was how sweet revenge could feel? I bite back a coy smile and meet his eyes, exuding a smugness that I know was messing with his head. "Now, if you would all keep quiet for one minute and sit down, maybe we can continue this meeting," Tristan says, tightening his grip on my waist. I tilt my head to the side and reach out with my magic to calm the pack officials.All of them had different things to say, all their opinions varying from support - like the limp dicked bastards that they are - to outright disapproval. I ale note of those who aren't on our side and make a mental note to deal with them later. If our plan was to work fully I needed all the officials on my side. I already have the Beta, two Gammas and a Delta, I still needed
Selena's POV. I fell asleep long before Zander got back. After three hours of sitting alone in my room waiting for him to get back so we could spend our last night before the hunt together, I finally gave in to the weight of sleep pressing against my eyeballs. When I woke up I was unsurprised to find the room empty and devoid of his scent and even though the significant lack of him near me left an ache in my chest. Like that time I was avoiding him after misinterpreting his words. I get up and out of bed, ignoring the mess of sheets and slipping into my bathroom. Today I would be making a visit to those that needed my help. Alpha Ezra has been doing significantly better and has made it clear that he didn't want me wasting too much time on him when there were other people who actually needed my help more. So my day wouldn't be as packed, a visit to the people on the other side of the pack and then I'd return to the mansion to laze about and count the days until I could see Zander a
Zander's POV. I felt a panic that wasn't mine. It flooded my body in one instant and was gone the next, but it left a terrible feeling in my chest afterwards. I paused mid step and pressed my hand against a tree to steady my breathing and search for where something like to come from. I wasn't the type to have hot flashes of emotions or random swings of anxiety so I knew there was something off about this but I didn't know what.I reached into Aziel to check but he was oddly silent and repulsive to my promotings. I toss my head back to think and I hear Callum approach me slowly. "Alpha?" He says in a concerned tone, shifting a little so the rest of the troops could pass. Naz is a little ways ahead, scouting the area and keeping a close eye on the higher ranking wolves or I'm sure she'd have rushed back as well to coddle me."I'm fine, just feeling a little confused," I mutter lowly and straighten, meeting the stares of the passer bys. Immediately their gazes dievert in fear. Callum
Selena's POV. I woke up in a dark room, my head was swimming and there was a metallic taste in my mouth. I blink as I regain full control of my senses, the room was dark so there wasn't much to see, the floor was ceramic and cold and it smelled damp with the hint of blood.I try to sit up, but the pain in my shoulders and head stops me immediately. I shut my eyes and try to remember where I was and how I got here exactly, with the oinding in my skull and the fog over my brain it was remarkably hard to think, and then it rushed back to me in an instant.Me taking care of people, the sudden screaming, the sight of rogues flooding the small dusty valley, losing Ana in the crowd and then the handkerchief pressed against my nose and the sweet smell of whatever thing had put me to sleep. I shoot up instantly ignoring the loud protest of my joints. I couldn't care less about my throbbing head right now, I was in some unknown place and I was taken by the rogues.I had to get out of here. I
Zander's POV. As expected the moment I shoved her room door open she wasn't there, her bed was laid in the way it always was, the corners were tucked in neatly and her scent was so faint that I knew she hadn't been in here for a while.The panic in my chest had mostly faded into a small ache but still it was concerning to even be able to feel that ache, at all.Callum walks into the room behind me, taking note of the pained look on my face. His eyes make a small round around the room and I'm sure he has noticed what I did too and as drawn a pretty simple conclusion. She was gone. I feel anger rise up in my throat searing hot and sharp in my chest. It felt like a new burn that pressure was being applied onto. And I was struggling not to drag out my own hair at how frustrated I was feeling."I'll tell the remaining warriors to scout the area, maybe it was within the mansion grounds," he starts but I stop him with a shale of my head, the panic in my chest changes to a burn and I can f
Laleh's POV. Satisfaction at last.The mansion was mostly quiet following the news of the rogue's attack on the abandoned side of the pack. While many were bothered by the rogue's ability to break through the border and feared that they would launch a full scale attack on the pack soon I was too busy relishing in the feeling of both calm and chaos, while at the same time enjoying the obvious distress Zander was in. I'd spoken to Ryder before they'd taken the wench, she hadn't been able to put up much of a fught and as per my instructions he'd sent one of his most fucked up torture artists to mess with her mind a little bit, taunt her about her mother's death, dangle the truth in front of her then retract it and watch her already fragile mind scatter as she's launched back into grief. And from what I've heard so far it was working, while she was displaying much more fight than expected she had lost it a little bit.I giggle to myself and blow off the bubbles from my arm, smiling at t