All Chapters of The Madness Within: An Alpha's Power: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Ben crouched in the undergrowth of the forest just outside the large stone wall. The wall had been there for almost two centuries and it blocked the wolves' access to the river beyond. In years past, they had traveled around the wall to get to the southern side of the river but the time had come to fix the problem the wall posed. They had finally acquired enough explosives to get rid of a portion of it and they finally had the knowledge to bring it down. The humans that lived on the other side of the wall would be furious, which only added to his pleasure. If he was lucky, he would take a few of them out along with the stone wall. He looked over at the dozen other werewolves crouched around the undergrowth near him. They were waiting for his signal. As soon as he gave the word, they would light the explosives and run. It would be a matter of seconds before the wall exploded and the wolves would be able to join their trench with the river beyond before the humans descended on

"WHERE ARE THEY?" a loud voice boomed down the hall."Richard, calm yourself," Susan's voice followed as both Richard and Susan burst through the door to Maribelle's room. The door was flung wide open, slamming into the wall behind as Richard, Susan, Dr. Northern, and Ms. Bates filed into the room. "What happened? Where are you hurt? Who did this?" Richard asked, rushing into the room and walking swiftly to Maribelle's side. He stopped and looked her over from head to foot, determining her injuries. Seeing nothing serious, he relaxed and glanced into her eyes."Just my foot, papa," Maribelle replied."Your foot? That's all? You're sure the rest of you is ok?" Richard asked, gently prodding her arms, legs, and head, checking for bumps and bruises that would indicate she had another hidden injury."Yes, papa, just my foot. Livie got me free and brought me home, it was nothing, really," she said with a small smile."Olivia, you are ok? Wh

Olivia stayed in her sister's room well past midnight, watching her sister sleep, her chest rising and falling with each breath she took in. She was relieved that Maribelle was doing well. She rose from her chair and went to Maribelle's balcony doors, opening them wide to let the cool, summer breeze flow through the room. It was warm during the day and at night, it was easier to sleep with the windows open to allow the air to move through the rooms. She sat back down in the chair next to her sister's bed and pulled a book out to read. She didn't want to return to her room tonight, dealing with Simon was more than she could handle after the day she had. She was better off leaving him for tomorrow. She'd be damned if she went to his room tomorrow night. She would fend him off as long as she could, and if there really was to be a wedding, then he could wait until their wedding night. As she sat there, holding her book in her hands, fuming over Simon her mind t

Olivia buried her head under her hands, her tears streaming down her face as she listened to the clash behind her. There were gunshots firing at regular intervals and growls piercing through the night. She wanted to get away, but she didn't. She needed to know if Ben was there and if he was hurt. She couldn't explain the draw she had, but she felt the need to help him.  She couldn't do anything to help him now, but she couldn't force her feet to leave him behind without knowing his fate. She buried her head deeper, willing the sounds to quiet, hoping beyond all hope she had reached them in time. Then she thought of all of the men she knew that were fighting against the wolves. They weren't all bad, but she had sealed their fate if the wolves killed them. She was the one that would have their blood on her head. If they died, it was her fault. They were going into an attack thinking they had the upper hand, but they didn't. Because she had warned the wolves. She had gone

Olivia woke several hours later. She had slept the morning away, the clock showed it was past two in the afternoon. She heard a soft rustling at the door as Mary slid through the opening and walked up to her bed. "Good morning, sleepyhead," Mary said with a bright smile. "You're awfully chipper," Olivia said with a groan. She rolled over, trying to hide her head under the pillow. "Oh, no, you don't get to go back to sleep. You need to wake up, your sister is calling for you," Mary said, smiling down at Olivia as she walked to the bed and sat on the edge. "Belle? Oh my goodness, I forgot to check on her this morning. I promised her I would. She's going to be furious," Olivia said as she jumped out of bed and rushed around the room, throwing clothes on. "She's ok. She's looking a little under the weather, but the doctor thinks it's from the excitement of the day. I took a tray to her room just now and put your lunch on it. I figured you'd be hun