All Chapters of Running: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

 POV WillowI gasped and held onto Livia as the world swirled around. She held me tightly as everything went black for a second and then came back into laser focus. I looked into Livia's eyes and she smiled at me, gently.{There. That's better, right?} she asked me in the mind link. I sighed finally feeling strong again and nodded.{Nox?} I called.{I'm here. I'm okay.} she assured me and I felt relief wash over me. It was unnerving to not feel Nox. She was a part of me.Livia shut off the bath tap and gestured for me to undress and get into the water. I did

POV Willow "We are waiting for a few more to arrive and then we'll get started" Sam announced.He and Jake began talking, ignoring me completely. I studied the crowd as we waited. Most of the stares back at me looked defeated and broken. My heart ached for them. I caught Livia's eye and she nodded.{Do you want to save them?} she asked me in our link.{Of course I do.} I replied.{So, I haven't been entirely truthful.} she began and I became nervous.Was she betraying us?{When Sam's parents began their research about you, my parents were the pack librarians. They were the ones to find anything in the ancient books about multicolored wolves. Even back then, my parents didn't agree with the way the pack was being led so they held some key information back. They even went as far as to give them some misleading information about your kind. After Sam murdered my parents for treason, I cleaned out their house and found so

 POV DeanI watched as Livia spoke to Willow. I had never paid much attention to Livia the few times I had met her she had seemed shy and quiet. Sam had introduced her as his mate but I had never seen them touch or act as normal mates. Now, I saw the tell tale signs of abuse and wondered how I could have missed them. They were obvious. I felt the guilt of not helping her sooner.After Livia spoke to her, Willow's face hardened with resolve. She looked at Devon next to her who nodded. The bond between brother and sister seemed to have solidified in a few moments and I knew that they were going to support each other no matter what."Are the Hunters and Warriors that were still loyal to Sam all taken care of?" Willow asked in a commanding voice I had never heard from her."Yes, Alpha. They are all dead. None of them would admit defeat so we were forced to kill every on of them." one of the Moonstone pack warriors replied respect

POV DeanWe were covered with blood. I stared at Willow, even like this, she was beautiful. She looked like a vengeful goddess and I loved it. She crushed that bastard's evil heart and dropped it just as a voice was heard."Mine" Lee said as he struggled to his feet.I looked at him in confusion and then to Willow. Were they somehow mates now? I sighed as my stomach dropped. There would be no way I would be able to win her back now.But Willow's face looked surprised and then sad as she force a smile. Lee made it to our group and to everyone's shock, grabbed Livia in a tight hug. Livia embraced him back as we all stared in wonder. Livia and Lee were second chance mates. What did this mean? Would Lee leave Willow? Would Livia accept him? Willow was their Alpha now.My heart ached for Willow. This was an impossible situation and I knew that she would be the one to suffer. She was forever the martyr and I hated it. She deserved to be

POV DeanI finished showering and dried off, listening for Willow. I rushed to dress and hurried back into the room. I didn't want to leave her alone for too long. Who knows where her mind would turn and she needed to relax and rest.I was surprised to find her on the bed, asleep. I smiled at her sleeping form. She was beautiful even in a deep sleep. I sighed and walked over to the bed. I really wanted to lay down and pull her close and join her in sleep but I knew that she needed to eat and drink before we could rest.I sat on the bed and rubbed her back softly. She moaned and stirred a little but didn't wake up. I leaned close to her."Baby. I'm sorry. I know that you're tired but you need to eat and drink first. Pl