Suddenly, howls surround us. Wolves pour in from the woods, surrounding us from three sides.
Auē! (For crying out loud!) I can’t believe this. We’re severely outnumbered now with injured wolves still in the field.
“Form up in a circle, backs to the mountain. Arya! Devin! Xander! You three cover Gavin. Karamea and Hakeem, you guard the beta. I want to try and get them out of this alive if we can. Everyone else, get ready!” Zak’s authority radiates throughout the clearing. He shifts back into his wolf and we all move to follow his commands.
The enemy runs at us and the first wave crashes into us. I hold my greenstone patu to the nec
After Diego, Hakeem, and Karamea leave, I turn back to Gavin. My friend. He was almost as close to me as a brother. And now, we’re here. “Shift, Gavin,” I say, trying to allow him to do it on his own. Gavin just snarls at me, baring his teeth. Devin, Xander, and Arya inch closer, protecting me from the angry and cornered alpha in front of them. “Don’t make me force you to shift, Gavin. Just do it.” Gavin chuffs, not believing that I can do it. Hell, I wouldn’t believe it either if I hadn’t already done it to Mathias. “I said, SHIFT!” My alpha tone rings through the air, Gavin isn’t as strong of an alpha as Mathias is and he isn’t abl
The funeral pyres were large that night, fed on the bodies of the dead from both sides. They light up the night sky, the smoke drifting toward the moon as the fallen wolves joined the Moon Goddess in her march across the night sky. By morning, they would be in Selene’s realm and she would judge their souls. The largest pyre belonged to Former-Alpha Jared. The entire pack had gathered around the pyres, except for those caring for the injured. We sang the sacred songs, Lucille and Declan said the sacred prayers to send the wolves to their final resting place. Charlie and I stand beside Zak and Clara in front of the pyre. Zak holds the large burning stick that will light his father’s pyre, his face blank. Clara looks just as grief-stricken as when we found her in the bunker. She hadn’t had to be told about her mate’s dea
The doctor insisted that Arya and Zak come to the hospital for testing. Unsurprisingly, Zak was severely dehydrated and required several IV bags of fluids to be pumped into his system.Arya’s system seemed to be in shock from what she’d just done. She, too, was hooked up to IVs and laid in a private room to rest.After a few hours, both seemed fine and the doctor let them leave.“What the fuck happened?” Devin nearly screams at Zak once we leave the hospital. “Did you just decide that we didn’t need you anymore?”Zak looks like he’s about to speak, but nothing comes out. Quickly, Brandon steps between the two. “Devin, calm down.”“
After the battle, the funeral, and everything that went down with Zak and Arya, I need some time for myself. Self-care is important, ya’ll. I make my way to the meadow that Meredith showed us when I first arrived, not far from the battlefield. The moon is full and low in the sky, almost as if it is loaded down with the weight of what happened today. As if Selene is crying from the pain from today’s events. I can feel that pain as well. It is sad to see so many allies, acquaintances, and friends gone. Seeing others grieving. To feel the alliance with a specific pack flicker. It killed something in your soul. But I was also elated. I had survived. I was alive and well, along with all of my pack, my family, that were here. And I had found my mat
Isaac: R U OK?Arya: Yes. We’re safe.Isaac: Thank the Goddess. I was so worried.Arya: What’s going on there?Isaac: Mathias is on a rampage again. He’s livid after the battle.Isaac: Are all the alphas and betas really dead?Arya: All the ones that fought. The Lycos Pack alpha killed the Mani alpha right in front of us.Isaac: Shit!Isaac: Mathias got so pissed when he heard that. He beat the shit out of Beta Roan.Isaac: He’s in the hospital.
After stopping by to see Clara and assure her that Zak is fine, we walk to our suite on the top floor. Zak’s strength seems to be returning and he is able climb the stairs without issue.Charlie’s and my minds have been in turmoil since Zak explained what he had been going through. Feelings of fear, pain, anger, grief, and worry flow through the matebond. It doesn’t help that we feel potent feelings of grief, regret, and uncertainty from Zak.But there is also a sense of peace. His side of the bond seems more calm than it was before the fire. More focused. He’s definitely still grieving for his father, but it’s not as all consuming as it was.When we get back to the suite, Charlie flops down on the couch while I lock the door. When I
Jodar! (Fuck!) This week has been a lot. Between the battle, the meeting of alphas, Zak’s near suicide, and the continued mating urge, our bodies and minds are exhausted.Upon the cementing of the alliance between the northern packs and the Earthshine and Eclipse packs, we immediately moved both of their packs north to Maine. We had to keep them safe. The Eclipse Pack is surrounded by the Blue Crescent Pack and the ocean, being located on the southernmost tip of Florida. The Earthshine Pack is a little safer since it is in the northern part of Georgia. But it’s not far enough away to keep the women and children safe. We need to get them as far away from Mathias as we can.In a matter of hours, the Earthshine pack had loaded moving trucks and cars and made a car
The taste of her dances along my tongue as I tongue fuck her pussy, bringing Merry to a second orgasm before Gael rips open the door behind her. Merry has her legs so tightly around my head, that I can’t move, but I look up and see that Gael is already naked and more than ready for us. He grabs her face in his large hands, tilting her up for a kiss. His hands move down her body to squeeze her tits. She moans into his mouth, her back arching. “Ven acà Princesa