Allison P.O.V.“Did you know she would be here?” Blake whispers in my ear and I shake my head subtly. Selene is smiling at us, as she beckons us to come to the stage with her. The pack is still on their knees before her. Blake and I take the stairs and walk to her with the rest following in our wake. “Is that?” Kayla whispers behind us. We both nod back at her, and she gasps. Derek and Kayla stand to the left of Selene, Cass and Brady with Tristana and Lianne beside them and Dana and Ezra with Elliott and Cassie on the right of Selene. Normally Blake and I would stand with his parents, but this is definitely not normal. Selene looks us over and frowns slightly. “Where is the Delta pair?” She asks, looking at Blake and I. We exchange a look. We’ve talked about offering the position to Neptune and Talia, but we weren’t sure if it was a good idea with Neptune still being in active service. Selene sweeps her look over the still kneeling pack. “Please rise my children.” She says with her
Blake P.O.V.This night is everything I ever imagined and more. I’m the proudest Alpha in the world witnessing the girls take their rightful places within our ranks and pack. Especially Allie is taking my breath away from the moment she emerged from the stairs in that deep red dress that hugged her curves just so. The smile on her face and fire in her eyes almost had me undone in my fineste attire in front of everyone inside. She was a vision to behold, and even the Moon Goddess couldn’t hold a candle to my mate when she appeared on stage to show our pack that we are amongst her favorites. ‘No offense Selene.’ I think to myself, getting a deep melodic female chuckle in my ear. I don’t think she took it the wrong way, but you never know with Divine creatures. When she declares in front of the pack that Allie take her rightful place as my co-Alpha I thought I would fucking burst with pride! She was this tiny broken human, former Luna of the Night Howl pack, who fled to start anew. My b
Allison P.O.V. I can’t even be mad at the asshole when he slings me over his shoulder. I have felt the building pressure of need through our bond all evening, and I have done absolutely nothing to douse it. In fact, I have done everything I can to make it worse. Blake has been a true trooper all night. But I can’t help the squeal and the demand to put me the fuck down when he bounced up the stairs with me over his shoulder as a ragdoll. And he did it in front of the others. On our way up I hear similar squeals of surprise and indignation. And then Talia. “You try to put me on that shoulder, Neptune… PUT ME DOWN YOU DOTL!” I laugh internally. He is going to be in so much trouble, unless he fucks her brains out, which is apparently the general plan for all the males now. Fucking horny male wolves. Dawn does not help at all as she just purrs in my mind at the sight of sex. ‘Maybe you and Blake could let me and Shadow have our turn when you're done?’ She asks, and I promise to get the
Blake P.O.V. The next morning we’re awoken in our wolf form by the alarm going off. Shadow and Dawn both jump to their feet, alert and ready to react. ‘Where?’ I ask my border guards, and one of the men guarding the front gate answers. ‘They’re demanding to be let in, Alpha. We’re refusing and they threatened us with magic. They are obviously dark witches.’ Shadow looks at Dawn, who nods. She heard as well. ‘Neptune, we need you and Talia at the front gate. NOW!’ ‘Yes, Alpha.’ ‘Tristan, Elliott, get the pack into the saferooms as a precaution. Then come to the front gate with the girls as well.’ ‘Yes, Alpha.’ Shadow and Dawn are running at top speed towards the place where the frontgate is located. They slept in the other end of the territory, so it’ll take a little while for us, even in wolf form. ‘Tell them Allie and I are on our way as fast as we can. Make them wait.’ I mindlink the guard, who responds with a ‘yes Alpha’ as well. I can feel Allie’s curiosity about who is
Allison P.O.V. I’ve been speaking to Diamina the whole way to the training grounds, when Blake’s voice rings out in my head with her name. I already knew it, but he is very sweet to share his information with me. I know he will have done so with everyone else as well. As we get to the training grounds, Diamina, her sister, Talia and some of the other Coven members make a circle around us - wide enough for plenty of space to sit and not be crowded. I come up besides Blake. “What’s going on?” “They are shielding us, so no one outside the barrier will hear what we speak about.” He answers, and I gape as the women start chanting with their arms up and spread out. They are all facing outwards, and as the air ripples with their magic, I can see the thin barrier form from them and join wherever it meets with the piece someone else creates. It rises high about us, and the spell is finished as all the pieces are joined together at the top. Magic is absolutely fucking awesome! Lianne, Tris
Bane P.O.V. “.... not good enough. We need more time.” “There is no more time to give. The war is imminent and he is growing impatient.” The other person snorts. “He has always been impatient and cruel. What else is new?” “Don’t even start with me, Pete. Don’t you think I know that? I sought him out, remember?” Pete snorts again. “How could I forget? One day he was just a crazy ass bastard of an Alpha, but that could have been handled and the next..” Pete yelps, and the other voices hisses. “Quiet you suicidal idiot. Do you think he will be satisfied with killing you for treason?” “There is no treason to kill me for. Bane knows I never agreed to be his spy on the Night Howl pack, and as such he should be aware that I would work against him every step of the way.” “Your sister..” “Is safe with her mate.” Tabatha sighs this time, and I decided to grace them with my everlasting presence. They should both know better than try to whisper in the nooks and crannies of this place. I
Blake P.O.V. The rumor that we are housing two Coven Mothers, especially the Sunrose and Bluewater covens, spreads more quickly than a forest fire in the dead of summer. Suddenly my phone keeps ringing with Alpha’s who want to come to my pack and meet the women, Alpha’s who swear they will never corporate with someone who ‘fraternize’ with witches and lastly Alpha’s who are eager to bring packmembers to see if some of them should be mated to one of the coven witches. Emails from covens have been swarming in as well, and Allie and the others have been a great support as I try to keep my head straight. Athale and Diamina think it’s hilarious and offer nothing more than laughter at my suffering.They’ve been here for two days now, which is just ridiculous taking into account how many people I have been talking to, written to or gotten threats from. Many of the offended Alpha’s are from lesser packs, who will fall into line in the end as the strongest in their Regions support me and my
Allison P.O.V. “We need to treat him, Dia. And we need space to do that. I understand your feelings, trust me.” She gave me permission to call her by her nickname the day we showed them around the pack. Both her and Athale became fast friends of all the ranked members - and I love how my chosen family keeps expanding with awesome people. “You know nothing about how I feel.” I shoot her look that can peel paint from the wall, and she actually ducks her head. “Blake was attacked by a rogue, who I still believe to be my absolute crazy ex, and he was going to die. I was helpless. Blake hadn’t shifted and he couldn’t as the wolf clawed him and weakened him. No one dared to interfere in the fear of hurting their Alpha. I shifted for the first time that day and handed the rogue his ass. I saved my mate because if I didn’t I would watch him die. I know, Dia.” Both her and Athale stare at me with wide eyes. I blush under their gaze and wait for one of them to say something. We’re outside th
Talia P.O.V.Everyone is pointing at us. Tabatha discreetly grabs my hand, her other hand locking around a golden chain pendant. The Coven Mother’s will have a similar one, sending their magical stored power into and sharing it with us, so we can draw on it when the fight goes down. I can feel the power vibrating in the air between the lineup. This is it. The passing of small blows and blasts were just the beginning. A test to see which side would lose its patience first. Of course it would be Caitlyn. She never had any patience with any of us when we were children either. Flashback “You are not putting in all of your strength, Talia.” Mother says, looking at me with her dark disappointed eyes. My little sister is lying on the ground crying from what I actually did throw at her, so I don’t understand why it matters. “She doesn’t like to hurt anyone, mother.” Tabatha interrupts, stepping in front of me as usual. She is always nearby, ready to jump in and protect me if she feels it n
Allie P.O.V.‘Dawn, we need to make sure they are following us back to the pack!’ I tell my wolf as we are running at full speed with Shadow at our side. Everyone else is behind us, Elliott’s wolf, Thor, on our six, watching our back.‘They are following us, don’t worry!’ Dawn replies as a growl rips through the air. We both know that growl from the day we first shifted. It belongs to Bane’s wolf and he is close to our trail. We need to go faster. I mindlink Elliott telling him to split up and take some warriors with him, he breaks left away from us at the next turn, taking half of the people they summoned with him. ‘Neptune, where are you?’ I include Blake in the mindlink to our Delta, mostly so Neptune knows we are both okay. ‘With Tabatha and her mate at the packhouse. We are getting innocents out of here before everything goes to hell when you all come back.’ Neptune answers. ‘If I might say so, Alpha Allie.’ He adds, probably thinking he offended me. ‘Good! Can one of you make
Tabatha P.O.V. “You always were a big disappointment to your parents, Tabatha. And now we find you whoring yourself out to wolves and other disgusting lowlives. No wonder your mother is distraught and grieving.” My aunt taunts, while smirking at the wolves by my side. I asked both Neptune and Damien to shift back into their wolf forms so no one saw who they were in human form. “You do know the bitch you are calling my mother, so not the woman who carried me and Talia and birthed us, right?” I ask, rolling my eyes. I am just keeping a shield in front of myself and the wolves for now. My aunt is a talker, not a fighter. She’ll run for the hills the moment she even thinks she has to fight me, and I need to save on my magic. A shield draws almost nothing from me, besides, Damien allowed me to draw some strength from him through our matebond. Although we haven't mated and marked each other, our matebond is strong and will only get stronger as time goes on. “Of course she did.” Aunt spit
Blake P.O.V.It was supposed to be easy. It was supposed to be over before it really got started. But now here we are hunting for Allie and Athale, Tristan is in the hospital recuperating from his temperate stay in the world of the unalived and we are nowhere near the end of the battle. Shadow is going crazy in the search for his mate, knowing she is properly with that insane bastard to Bane all the while we are looking for her. We promised to protect her, and we screwed up! I should never have agreed to this plan. ‘It’s too late for what if’s. We just need to find her in time and make sure she never leaves our side ever again!’ Shadow grumbles. I have to agree with my grumpy wolf. We are never letting our little mate out of our sight again after tonight! We’ve been searching for some time when the air ripples in front of us. Thor immediately puts himself between the ripple and Shadow, trying to protect us. Shadow snorts, but I shush him, proud of Thor and Elliott. They are acting l
Talia P.O.V. “So we’re all in agreement?” The wolves nod and I smile. After I teleported us via my focus on Blake, we landed right in front of him and Elliott’s wolves. They were taken very off guard, and I was lucky they recognized me in time to not attack out right. I hadn’t really thought this through - I just knew I needed to get to them fast and this was the fastest way I knew how to get to them. Ethan and Ophelia, strongly encouraged by the snapping teeth and growls of the two huge wolves and the fact that they can’t use their magics because of the cuffs, showed us the way to their base of operations. Of course they would choose the old Marigold packhouse. The irony of that location was something Bane and my parents could not pass up even if they wanted to. I put a strong illusion on the cuffs on Ophelia and Ethan so only they and I could see them, making sure my parents would think they had truly taken me hostage. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. I was going to be a hoot
Bane P.O.V.I finally had her where I wanted her. She was here and she couldn’t do a single thing to me. I was going to enjoy breaking her little by little, seeing the light that shined so brilliant in her eyes now dim with every blow and stab. I had planned meticulously for her capture. For my victory. And then someone from the outside had to fucking ruin everything. I was allowed to be there when they captured Annabel and that witch bitch, but I could not touch her, could not be near her. I wanted to taunt her; see her face when she realized I was winning, but no. They put them in a room with a guard, and told that fucktard of a guard to not let me in. I was livid. The only good thing to come out of this was Lucy. She came to us when we came for Annabel, and she joined our forces. At least she could be a distraction amidst my anger. And she was more than willing to play my little games. She told me everything she knows about her former pack, her former Alpha and made me promise to
Talia P.O.V. “Come on, babe, we need to bring her to your parents. We’re not getting answers out of her.” Ethan says with irritation lacing his voice. They have kept out of the trap they set for me, knowing they seal themselves in here with me, on my terms, if they did. The first thing I did when they let up on the electric shocks a little, was search the little snare they had laid out. It was way out of both their leagues, and I decided my mother or father must be the ones who set it up. They made sure only the person who is directly inside the pattern in the ground is trapped, and his or her active powers do not work on those outside. Searching and understanding the concept of the trap is a passive magic, so it worked quite fine. It also told me they had to render me unconscious or put dampening cuffs on me to move me. “NO! I finally have her where I have wanted her for decades. Centuries. Helpless. She is mine!” Ophelia screams at Ethan, who takes a step back from my sister's ou
Allie P.O.V.“Wakey wakey little bitch.” A whiny female voice says in my ear, while nails dig into my throat. I’m tied to a chair, and the female is nauseatingly close to me, her perfume almost making me gag. I recognize her voice immediately and Dawn growls in my head, but I chose to not let it show as I slowly ‘wake up’. Apparently it’s too slow for her, because she lets me go, only to douse me with cold water. I blink the water out of my eyes, lifting my head to see Lucy’s smug face smirking at me. “Well, well. How the tables have turned, huh.” She says victoriously, but I ignore the obvious jab. I instead search the room with my eyes and find a still unconscious Athale opposite me, also tied to a chair. Dammit. So they got her too. Something hits me like a ton of bricks. Tristan came. He came to help us. He must have been close to the blast, but not close enough to be affected by it. He found us in the forest. They killed him. Tristan died trying to protect Athale and me from bein
Tabatha P.O.V.“Can you get in touch with your Alpha, Damien?” I ask, trying to think fast. We need to move, and we need everyone to understand the severity of the situation. “Of course. You want him here?” I shake my head, we’ll need to be somewhere else, somewhere safer. A place where we can regroup. I sigh. There is nowhere safer than here at the moment. The battle has completely died down here because of the blast and the vast numbers of dead still on the ground. I close my eyes, feeling for Talia ‘s aura as well as Ophelia’s and Ethan’s; they are not in our vicinity. Someone is. Someone who I don’t recognize immediately. I frown, but right now I just need to focus on this task. I handle this person if they make a move. I make sure to put a passive tracking spell on him, so I know where he is at all times. I know it’s a he, but something is off and familiar at the same time. This is going to drive me crazy. “Yeah, I actually think it is as good as anywhere. If he can get some of