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Carson POV We walked slower than usual, allowing my father to keep up with us. I cringed to think what had happened to him over the years. I could see that one of his leg’s had been damaged. I could not sense his wolf. I was not wanting to raise any uncomfortable thoughts for him, so I would wait until he was ready to discuss it. We walked into the dungeon and immediately heard John shouting. He knew when we had entered the building and instantly had to make his presence known. We walked down the corridor and turn towards his cage. I noticed my father was looking at the various Rogues in the cages. “Do you recognize anybody?”, I asked softly. My father shook his head, “No, but I have a sense of sadness for those in captivity. Having been held captive for so many years,” he admitted sadly. Perhaps there was much to learn from my father and his experience. Could we be treating those who betray us differen
Marly POV I stepped forward cautiously, listening to the sounds around me. The panic in the voices of the medical team. The yelling of Carson’s father, trying to break free from Carson. And somewhere in all of that I caught a brief echo of a sound. Carson’s mother’s heartbeat. Albeit it was weak but it was still there. Amidst the panic, I held up my hand, “Wait!” I commanded, wanting to draw attention to the fact that she still had a heartbeat. With the chaos, they were setting up to use a defibrillator on her, and I knew that would be the thing that would kill her. Everyone paused, and the doctor looked at me in shock. “How did you know?” he asked, as everyone took a step back and checked the machines. “Just a good guess,” I replied, as I heard Carson’s father quiet down, “What is happening?” he asked. “She is back,” the doctor stated, wiping his brow. Carson released his father, so that he could step towards his mate.
Marly POV I had to admit, Elder John’s words terrified me. I was afraid of Carson being taken away from me at a moment’s notice. No warning. Just the showing up of his fated mate. I could not breathe if I spent too much time thinking about what that loss would feel like. Carson has assured me it will not happen, but I know life is not a guarantee. It can be cruel, and heartless. As I listened to the Elder’s words, I put my hand on Carson’s arm. I knew he was ready to destroy the Elder, but I wanted a chance to read him once again. I used our mind-link to share that with Carson. “Let me try to read him again,” I suggested, as Carson looked to me. “Are you certain?” he asked through our mind-link. “Yes, I need to know what he knows,” I reasoned as I took a step towards the Elder. “Going to try to read me again, Omega?” John taunted, as I looked at him calmly. “We both know I am not an Omega, no thanks to your betrayals,” I
Carson POV It had been a couple days since we had returned to the Full Moon Pack. Marly and I had been making up for lost time, just spending time together and managing the day-to-day pack business. Visiting my parent who were slowly but surely mending from years of abuse. But now, I recognized, it was time to address the demons in our midst. Primarily Elder John, Elder Timothy, Jenna and anyone else who was a threat to our happiness. Marly came up behind me, wrapping her arms around my waist. Feeling her lips kiss my back, I smiled before turning around and holding her in my arms, “I missed you,” I murmured, my lips on hers. She chuckled, “You just saw me,” she reminded me. “It was a long wait,” I teased, as she kissed me back. I groaned against her lips, “As much as I want to continue this, we have things to deal with,” I reminded her. She growled softly, “Do we have to?” she asked. “We both know we do. We need to figure
Marly POV I stood there frozen in time. Just waiting. Watching for a sign. And suddenly I noticed a hole in the middle of the Rogue King’s forehead and blood dripping from it. As the Rogue King slumped forward, he had a look of shock on his face. Trapped in a moment of time where he lost his life. As he fell, I heard screaming from around the compound. They were screams of distress. A sound of those who had lost someone important to them. Suddenly I was surrounded by warriors with rage on their faces. I realized I was in more danger now that the Rogue King was dead. I held up my hands to try and talk reason with those surrounding me, but it was no use. They were distraught and did not know what to do now that their leader was gone. “Everybody, hear me out,” I heard from behind the crowd. Someone had stepped forward to grab my arms, pulling them behind my back. Alex had stepped forward, “You are safe now
Marly POV I felt the bullet hit my arm and I went down, with Alex covering my body. “Let me up,” I muttered as I removed the silver bullet from my arm. It had burned going in and being pulled out, but I had managed to remove the bullet on my own. These talents kept growing stronger and I wondered if it had anything to do with Alex being by my side. He looked down and was shaken when he saw the wound had been healed. “How did you do that?” he asked. “I have no idea, but I am grateful,” I responded, as we quickly took in the scene around us. The Rogue King was shouting at his warriors for shooting me. And he was trapped by staying within the walls of the compound not knowing what was happening. “Marly!?!” he yelled, “Tell me you are alive!” he shouted. I did not respond, nor did Alex. We did not want to calm the Rogue King and knowing I was alive would calm him down immediately. I knew some of our snipers had taken out the s