___________________________..."Ester?""NOELLE?" Ezekiel's broken scream boomed through her mind."I am fine. Just a little wolfbane. I will be fine." She thought back. She knew that as her mate, he could feel the pain especially of something like the wolfbane in her body but she was not going to become the reason why he didn't fight with all his might."You sure?" He sounded so worried that it almost made her feel something for him."Lemme concentrate." She barked out before completely blocking him out. He needed to concentrate and she needed to deal with the wolf at hand.Noelle stared back at the wolf in his half-beast form. How the hell did he know her mom's name and why the hell did he even mistake her for her mother when she was completely human while Noelle was in her wolf form?He lowered her to the ground and retracted his claws. Grey was standing a few feet away, knowing his fate now that the master, Axel was here. At least he could die knowing that, in the end, he chose
________________________...It had been three weeks and the Luna still hadn't woken up. Ezekiel was starting to worry.Was she in a comma? The answer was no. She was twitching and turning and mumbling, like any person who was in a deep sleep.Then why wasn't she waking up? The answer to that, nobody had. Because she was a rare case – a hybrid who wasn't an omega. A hybrid who had incomparable power of healing.There were no attacks after the Elephants had retreated abruptly, which they later came to know was because they were called back by the Master.And Grey knew absolutely nothing.He didn't even know the name of the wolf. He just knew him by the name, Master. And luckily, Hunter hadn't asked him anything about his family or relation with Noelle - so much to his and Alec's relief, that truth remained hidden.As for Ezekiel, he spent his days and nights in his bedroom with his mate. He did his work there, held meetings through mind-links while cuddling with her, played with Jona
__________________________...Both the wolves kept mum, refusing to speak up.Noelle narrowed her eyes as she thought about what the reason could possibly be.“Is there any way our wolves can communicate without our knowledge?” She asked, breaking the silence and awkwardness that ensued after their make out session was cut short.Ezekiel looked down at her. “Not one I can think of.”“I think I might know why they are doing this.” She sighed.She wanted to wait it out for a little longer but their wolves were being sneaky and though she was controlling herself, Noelle could not deny that she was yearning for the warmth and comfort that the mate bond would bring her. But that needed to be controlled because Ezekiel had the right to have a choice on the future of their relationship based on the truth that had been revealed to her a few minutes before she collapsed.The bad guy, the master of the Elephants had claimed to be her father. And he even knew her mother. But how the hell coul
___________________________...Ezekiel stood there, staring at the door she had disappeared, not moving until there was a light knock on the door. His wolf-sense picked up the scent of his Gamma and best friend.He sighed and moved to the door, opening it.Hunter gave him a grin. Finally, he wouldn’t have to deal with a restless and easily irritable Alpha anymore.“Let her freshen up.” Ezekiel said. “I need to fix up some food for her. Selene has gone out.”“She is downstairs, cooking up all of Noelle’s favorites. She came back as soon as she heard the announcement.” Hunter informed him as they walked down the stairs.“And the doc?”“She is busy at the hospital. She said she will be here as soon as she is done with her work.”Ezekiel nodded. The Alpha appreciated her dedication to her job. Noelle was fine. She was just a bit weak which was only normal considering she was only getting nutrients through an IV drip twice a day for the past three weeks. The doctor needn’t leave her wor
_______________________...“Does Livian think it’s okay?”Ezekiel closed his eyes, sighing.Livian’s wolf knew it was not her Luna’s fault but Livian blamed Noelle entirely for what happened. She was convinced that Noelle chose Sebastian and didn’t save him on purpose because she was against Noelle being the Luna.“You know Livian isn’t the best person to ask for an opinion right now.” He said.Noelle looked up at him, pursing her lips. She looked like she was about to break down any moment now, and Ezekiel hoped she would just go ahead and do it because that would really help her right now.But Noelle was Noelle, and she didn’t show much emotions. She bottled them up and let it consume her from within.“I am hungry!” She declared and looked over at the food that had been placed on the night stand.She grabbed one of the meat rolls and plopped down on the bed.Ezekiel tried to sense her emotions but she had successfully blocked him out yet again.He let out an exasperated sigh. Thi
__________________________...Jonah showed all of his twenty teeth as he grinned at his aunt. The Luna and her nephew were in the backyard of the pack house, in the playground meant for the pups. There were a few other wolves there with their pups who showed her their neck in submission before going back to keeping an eye on their children.Jonah was awkward with the other kids, mostly because they showed too much respect towards him, a potential Alpha. Noelle really didn't understand how packs worked, and she wondered how Ezekiel and Hunter had become best friends if this was how potential Alphas were treated. Then again, Hunter's family had a bloodline of Betas and Gammas so their parents could have been acquainted."Auntie Ellie!" Jonah called her.Noelle turned to him only to see him pointing behind her. "What's that?"Noelle whipped her head around in a second and saw the gleaming eyes of something watching them, which disappeared into the forest as soon as it realized that it
_______________________..."Can you not do that?" Noelle asked as she enjoyed her bar of Hershey's."NOT DO WHAT?" Ezekiel snapped at her, pausing for only a moment before he resumed pacing around the room. "That?" She pointed out. "Shhh..." Hunter shushed. "Maybe we should let him pace his anger out or something? He looks like he is ready to kill someone." He whispered."Well obviously, he is not going to hurt a hair on me so I really don't care." Noelle shrugged. Ezekiel looked over at her when he heard her. That sort of made him feel a teeny tiny bit better - the fact that his mate trusted him. But Hunter wasn't the least impressed by the statement. "Yeah, but he can take it out on me!" The Gamma whisper-yelled. Noelle looked over at him and rolled her eyes. Why was this dude so scared of her stupid mate? All she was annoyed by his pacing around at the moment. Ezekiel stopped again, taking a deep breath and turning to his mate. "Never do that ever again.""Do what?""Pursu
_____________________...Noelle huffed as she pushed her mate off of her, pulling up her pants. But Ezekiel was nowhere near finished. He caged her between his arms and latched his lips onto hers again, sucking and pulling at them for her to grant him permission. "Ezekiel, we have work!" She moaned, shrieking at the end when Ezekiel inserted a finger into her pants and slipped it inside her. She grabbed his hand and pulled it out, shoving him away. "Get away from me you horny dog!" She growled. She was so worried about whatever was going on but all her mate had in mind was mating. As much as she enjoyed the indescribable pleasure she got doing it with her mate, her guilt and helplessness forced her to focus. "We need to call a council meeting and see what can be done about Grey." She said, flipping on full-on Luna mode and turning to her mate. Ezekiel was disappointed at not having gotten any more action but he too turned on his Alpha mode and nodded. "We will gather the elder