“Do you now?” he makes me jump and I turn to see him leaning against a tree, a smirk on his face, his dark hair falling loose from his bun.
“Daryl, I.. I” and he holds a hand up to stop me
“Jordan, I need you to be Ashley’s guard alone and protect her with your life, do you understand?”
Jordan bows her head “It would be my honour”
“No she can’t, people die because of me, I can’t let you do that to Jordan” as much as I appreciated what he was willing to do for me, I couldn’t get over how he didn’t tell me that he loved me.
“It’s done Ashley, I need you protected at all costs. If you are not with me, then you are with Jordan” his dark eyes focus on my own which makes me drop my head. If I had stared back at anyone in Black night, I would have been punished. “Do you understand Ashley?”
“Yes” the word came out more
“Ashley, this is Alpha Christian”Alpha Christian stands and bows his head to me, he takes my hand and plants a kiss on the back of it“Luna Ashley, I hope you are well”I don’t speak, I couldn’t, to much was running through my head, I didn’t want to be taken away from Daryl, I didn’t like this man, I didn’t want him to challenge Daryl.I turn to look at Daryl, a single tear rolls down my cheek and Daryl’s voice enters my head “You are safe”“I will have to apologise Christian for not telling you, Ashley does not speak much, she prefers to be.... quiet”A snort comes out of Jordan “You have something to say?” Alpha Christian snarls at Jordan“No Alpha, I think some dust must have caught in my nose”I watch as Alpha Christian narrows his eyes, annoyed with Jordan’s comment, he was expecting Daryl to say something, bu
Jordan and I stay in my room for a while, chatting, I wasn't ready to face anyone just yet. She tells me that there might be a way we can stop the Alpha’s from fighting, but it would require me to speak to Alpha Christian and tell him that I was having some sort of breakdown when I said I wanted to leave. When I asked her if she was certain it would work, she looked doubtful and tells me all I can do is try.Heading back downstairs to grab some food, we find Cole in the kitchen cooking, he gives Jordan a disgusted look yet apologises to me for his behaviour, how could I forgive the way he attacked me?!.You could cut the air with a knife from the tension between them as I sat at the table not knowing where to look. I had to say something, “How’s Amber?”Cole curls his lip up in disgust “She is right where she belongs, no one disrespects my Alpha” his words still surprise me, what I thought I knew about mates has turned out to
The Alphas stare at each other, the fight had already been declared but now, there was no way Alpha Christian was going to forfeit the fight “One more day Daryl, winner takes all”I had learnt from Jordan that it wouldn’t just be me Alpha Christian would win, if he defeated Daryl then he would take over the whole pack.“Alpha Christian please don’t fight Daryl, I beg you, please, I want to stay here”The Alpha stares at me, his green eyes turning a shade darker “My dear Luna, I can offer you anything you want, I will make sure you are happy and safe”Daryl growls, a low growl as a warning to Alpha Christian, I was his and his alone “I will give you one more chance Christian, you can pull out now or you will lose your life”The men glare at each other, neither one wanted to back down, both showing that they are strong Alpha’s.“Ashley, come, we have much we need to talk a
He walks away from me and I cannot help but chase after “You did that on purpose” “Obviously, like I said Ashley, you are mine” “I was his too” Daryl spins around to look at me, anger rolling off of him “You are not Christians” I shake my head “Not Christians. Maddox said the same but after he beat me, a constant reminder” He looks everywhere but at me then sinks down on the nearby bench placing his hands on his face “You have to move on from the past Ashley, you cannot keep doing this to yourself” he looks up at me a look of pity in his eyes, but I couldn’t help it. I couldn’t just let it go. Instead of just staring at me, he stands and wraps his arms around me, my body relaxing into his warmth. I wanted to talk about it, I just couldn’t bring myself to tell him. “You know whats funny, you haven’t even asked me about this hybrid thing?” he was changing the subject. “What is there to ask” I shrug my shoulders “I don’t r
Daryl and Alpha Christian shift immediately shortly followed by the rest of the pack. Daryl’s large black wolf and Alpha Christians deep brown wolf move together, shoulder to shoulder as the others fall into a line blocking me from view.Jordan pulls me down to the ground and shifts into her sandy wolf “You are in danger” she mind links me. “Alpha Daryl wants you out of here now!”“It’s to late for that, he already knows I am here, that’s why he chose now” Jordans big eyes search my face trying to understand what I was saying “Someone is feeding him information”From the ground I could barely see what was happening, protected by so many wolves and more joining by the second. Daryl had called in the neighbouring pack who also had been having a problem with Hayden.As more wolves positioned themselves between Hayden’s pack and me, Jordan guides me away, using the coverage of the wolves.
I was sickened by what I was but I had to deal with Hayden, he had put me through hell over the years, my scars a permanent reminder of what he and his father did to me, the branding that would forever linger on my stomach.Hayden curled up into a ball, refusing to look at me as he quaked in fear, an emotion I had never seen him in before “I… I didn’t know you were this”I snarled again, signalling that his words no longer meant anything to me, he had ruined my life, he had made me a scared little girl who was afraid of everything including my own mate. I watched him for a moment, he didn’t even attempt to shift or look at me, he knew he had screwed up.“Pl….please…don’t…..kill…me”His words came out in stutters but I had no remorse, not now! He had not only threatened me but had targeted Daryl and his pack, he was the reason Sam was dead. I grab him by the leg and toss him like
16th September 2021 Hey everyone, Thank you all so much for reading this far, I really appreciate it and would be grateful for any feedback. I know some of you are eager to find out the next bit of the story and Daryl's curse, and for those thinking he may be a bit of a lousy Alpha, all will be revealed I promise but i am going to be away from tomorrow the 17th until the 21st of September with very limited internet access but when I am back, I will be doing a bulk upload for you all. Taylor West
He continued to pace and if it wasn’t for the wooden floor and being in his human form then he probably would have worn a hole in a carpet. He doesn’t say a word as I explained what happened, what I had become, how I drank blood willingly, he just continued to pace. Watching him walk up and down the room was starting to irritate me, he didn’t look at either of us, keeping his eyes firmly fixed ahead.“At least Hayden is dead” He finally stops, leaning against the wall, “Although Ash, I’m kind of surprised that you had it in you”.I understood what he was saying, I had always been the weak one, I had even broken my thumb throwing a punch.Shifting on my seat I try to ignore this uncomfortable itch inside me, like something trying to get out, my monster felt trapped, being around Daryl meant she was stuck inside me and I shift around some more.“Can you hear your wolf?” Daryl asked curiously and I