Liberty’s POVI can smell his breath even now. The memory making bile rise in my throat.“I knew what he was about to do. Nobody had ever explained to me how pups came to be, but I had figured out as much from what I had seen. Even if I couldn’t find a way to free myself, I was never going to give him another soul to torture. I gathered the last bit of strength I could and brought my knee up right between his legs as hard as I could. He lurched forward and landed right on top of me, he was so heavy I couldn’t breathe. That’s when I heard Justice howl an apology and it felt like my whole body was torn apart whilst being turned over a roasting spit. The pain must have only lasted ten seconds but I was certain it would be the last thing I ever felt. Then it stopped, and I was still there, under him. Teeth sank into flesh and pulled hard, a tearing sound filled the air, then more screams. I could taste blood, but it was bitter, something about it was wrong. I don’t know how I knew, but I
Christian’s POVFUCK.FUCK.That fucking man is like a fourth goddamn person in this relationship. Every time it feels like we are getting somewhere, his bullshit antics come back to haunt her and fill her with nothing but fear and doubt.“You aren’t broken little one.” I release her arms and hold her to me. My shirt instantly wicks up her warm tears and clings to my chest. Zander looks on from the other side of the kitchen, where he is busy cooking up the food he has scattered all over the work tops. I know he wants to comfort her and tell her everything we have been telling her since we found her. I also know he is acutely aware of the damage that was done when she saw me in that alley, and that I need to heal that fray in our bond without his interference.“You’re right. You have told us things nobody should ever have the need to say, and we have given very little in return. It’s not because we are hiding anything from you baby. We just don’t want to add our baggage to everything y
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Zander’s POVChristian effortlessly shifts back and comes to stand in front of Liberty, sandwiching her between us.“You will be ok baby. Trust that justice knows what she is doing and allow her to take control.” I whisper in her ear and spread my hand over her stomach, warm, calming energy passes from me into her and her breaths become slow and steady.“You will feel the shift, like pressure and pulling. It will ache and tingle for a few seconds, but it won’t be painful sweetheart.” Christian holds her chin in the ‘v’ of his hand. He kisses forehead and I feel his fingers spread over her lower back as he adds to the energy already flowing through her. Our parents used to call the gift ‘Alpha sedation’, and it’s been used by Alphas in our line for generations for many acts and deeds we are ashamed of. Christian and I have an agreement to only ever use it passively unless lives are at stake. We discovered, during our research, that many alphas have a gift of some sort. During the last
TRIGGER WARNING. THIS CHAPTER INCLUDES FAIRLY DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE. ‘Keep your eyes closed and don’t move.’ Justice calmly tells me as I begin to regain consciousness. ‘What happened?’ my head feels like it’s splitting and the urge to reach up and feel where the pain is radiating from is strong. My legs hang limply over an arm, another arm cradles my back and my body jolts as the person carrying me takes clumsy lumbering steps. ‘Can’t you smell him? It’s Beta Vinny. He has been carrying us for a while now. I have no idea where we are. You can’t open your eyes yet, we need his guard down if we are going to get away. I need more time to heal you. Your body is tired from our run, it shouldn’t be much longer.’ It’s a good thing Justice is so calm and collected under pressure. All I can remember is seeing the Beta’s boots, feeling bile crawling up my throat, then nothing. I must have passed out. As my foggy mind clears, my senses become heightened. The mild, lingering od
Christian’s POVI was the first through the door when we finally came to the abandoned hunting lodge in the Southern Mountains. It took our best trackers over an hour to pick up the trail and my imagination has been running away with me the whole run here. Kendrick’s biggest mistake was stationing rogues as lookouts along the way, their stink led us right to her. The slaughter of Kendrick’s men happening behind us is nothing compared to the sight that greets me as the shitty, rotting door falls in front of me.Liberty is naked and tied to the bed at her neck with her legs spread wide and bound to the frame. A body flies through the air and hits the wall so hard the flimsy building rocks with the force.Zander pushes past me and runs straight over to Liberty, she is shaking so hard I can hear her teeth chattering from where I’m stood, frozen to the spot. It takes a moment for me to process what is going on, what has been happening in this room.There is a hint of blood in the air. When
Hunter’s POVIt was common knowledge in the pack that our Alphas have claimed a mate. The bond we all felt was too strong for her to be anything less than their fated mate. The effect of the pack tethering to her crackled through the pack house like an electric shock wave. The excitement was palpable, and there have been excited whispers about the packs future being secure in the days since.Myself and a few others knew about the young wolf they found at the border. Gabe and Uriel have been convinced since day one that she was their mate. Even during training, they gabber like old women, sharing pack gossip like it’s a knitting circle or some shit, and the young she-wolf was the hot topic.Since Chris and Zand filled us in on Kendrick and some of the Luna’s history, I regretted not accepting their request to become Beta years ago. I had my reasons at the time, one of which still stands. Two Alphas should have two Betas. It’s simple math and I have no desire to be a third wheel. My mai
Alpha Kendrick’s POVChristian.Zander.Hunter.Liberty.That is they order in which they will suffer then die.They may think they have won. They probably believe they can break me, the arrogant fucks. I’m ashamed to admit I have been broken before, by my father, and I will not allow myself to crack again. I should be grateful really. His betrayal showed me that the only person I can count on is myself, that life lesson is the only thing he passed on to me. He walked away from me before I was born, not that I knew until years later. I am the bastard son of a pretender.If we are going to get hung up on technicalities, Shadow ridge should have passed to my younger brother, the true heir. It is unfortunate for him that he happened to meet his untimely end during his sacred day celebration hunt, leaving me as the only successor. Mother had her suspicions about my involvement that day, she wasn’t as blinded as I had allowed myself to believe. Up until Luca’s death, she had always chosen