LOGIN~Gabriel~We all turned to see Cole standing in the doorway with a grim stressed loo on his face."Cole?" I said caught off guard by his appearance. "When did you return, and what do you mean by its Venessa which Venessa?" I asked confused if I have heard him correctly."Venessa…the exiled Alpha Gabriel ex mistress?" Karen asked, looking between Cole and me.I winced inwardly at her reference to my ex mistress."I just arrived," Cole replied stepping into the room and tossing a thick folder on the table. "I went to your office first, but a guard there told me you were here. Here is my full report, Gabriel…Venessa has been hiding out in the Rivermoon territory since her banishment. She is working directly with Alpha Roland and Beta Stephen…and Derek is her inside operative here Calvin agreed to work with me secretly to expose them.""Who is Calvin?" I asked confused at the name. I knew Cole's secret mission would be dangerous, but I had trusted him to handle it…Now to think that Vene
~Gabriel~ I had been awake since five in the morning after a restless night, unable to sleep due to the anger snd torments from Bane. As early as possible, I summoned every unit commander to present their reports before I went to check on Elvira to ease my mind. My head was already pounding with ache from too much stress..the guilt was already eating at me…i had put my own mate under house arrest…locked her away like a common criminal when she was already battered and bleeding. Every second she spent confined in that apartment felt like a knife twisting in my heart m…but I had forced myself to stay away until I had facts."Alpha Gabriel, I traced every shipment from the last four months," Unit Commander Manson said, breaking the silence in the room. "All have been accounted for, except for one box that was unaccounted for in the system log a week ago."I froze as his words sank in. "Is that the shipment Elvira mentioned yesterday…the one she took a screenshot of?" I growled glar
~Unknown Pov Continued~ He had been angry when Gabriel placed her under house arrest in her apartment instead of locking her in the cells like he thought, but he had refrained from objecting to avoid raising suspicion… Now he bitterly regretted staying silent at the hospital! That stubborn warrior was far too clever for her own good. Venessa was already enraged that Elvira was still breathing, demanding that Haddon ensure Gabriel executed her himself. And now this! Amidst her helpless protests and desperate tears, Aria was dragged down into the cells and bound…her hands chained to iron rings on either side of the wall. Haddon stood towering over her with the guards at his sides. "I will ask you one last time: Where is Elvira, and why did you help a suspected spy break house arrest?" Haddon demanded. "Are you aware that you have made yourself an accomplice to treason, or were you part of this operation all along? Tell me the truth! where is she?!" Aria shook her he
Unknown pov~ "Excuse me, Elder Haddon, but visitors are not allowed to see Warrior Elvira," the guard at the warrior unit lobby said stepping into his path. "And you think I am here to see her as a visitor?" Elder Haddon snapped in irritation. Yesterday, he had finally succeeded in planting seeds of doubt about Elvira in the minds of the Alpha and the head warriors. Even Silvester, one of the most respected elders in Silverblade, was now skeptical… Finally, their plan was coming together. Few people in the pack knew that Venessa was his goddaughter; most assumed they were simply close pack members. But Haddon was the one who had helped transfer Venessa into Silverblade many years ago, right after the young Alpha Gabriel won the challenge match against the Rogue Alpha who had overthrown their former leader. Those who could not escape that horrific night were forced into slavery within their own birthright pack…. Fortunately, after seventeen years, Gabriel returned with
~Gabriel~She motioned to the nurses and they set to work, instructing me on what to do. I had to feed her some of my blood like Miranda said, and I watched as her face began to gain some color back…Miranda asked us to step outside and let her rest for an hour before she regained consciousness. We all left, just leaving Aria behind to watch her.I waited in torture until the one hour was up, and the monitor went off. We all rushed inside to see that she was awake. I sighed in relief over excited that she was now conscious, but trying hard to act aloof and find out what exactly happened.When she explained that she had been set up, that my men and the shipment were gone, I looked at her in disbelief. It just didn’t make sense. Haddon spoke up that maybe she had been playing us all along, and the thought burned in my mind. Had I been a fool? Safeguarded a spy in my pack for many months, sleeping with her and taking care of her needs, falling for her? Was it really true? How ca
~Gabriel~‘Don’t, Bane! Don’t go there!’ I growled back, feeling my wolf pacing restlessly in my mind. It’s always this way whenever we talk about Elvira. We always disagree. If there’s one thing that makes us quarrel all the time, it’s her. Always her! And now it seems even Sefa has been able to deduct that she means so much to me, which is exactly my point! We are not even mated yet and I am ready to take up her fights, protect her secrets with my life. We weren’t even marked yet and she devours every aspect of my life, my thoughts, my actions. Heck, my feelings for her have grown stronger the more I fight it, to the point that I am scared. I think I have fallen for her.Even now, as Bane mentions a chosen mate, I felt disgusted at the thought. No other woman interests me like she does. I get jealous even when she cracks a joke or shows affection with her friends, when she looks at them with pride and adoration. I want her to look at me like that, just me, no one else. I want
~Elvira~The gray wolf, the leader of the group, snapped his jaws and took a step forward. I lunged first. If the circle closed completely, death was guaranteed.I drove straight at a smaller, wire-haired brown wolf to my right, my shoulder slammed into his chest, knocking him flat into the dirt,
~Elvira~ As I stepped out of the bathroom then put on my clothes Gabriel bagged into my room, why was he here now? Had he sensed something? I wondered "What went wrong?" he demanded. "I... I don’t know what you mean," I stammered. I tried to look away, terrified that he would see the silver sw
~Elvira~ I walked toward the enrollment desk, my heart beating rapidly out of anticipation, the building was modern with glass walls and shiny floors, and it was full of recruits. There were tall, muscular men in athletic gear from other territories and Silverblade youths looking like they were s
~Elvira~ The road was still hot from the day’s sun when my friends, Carson and Lisa, drove away. I stood there alone as the thick Pennsylvania woods closed in around me. My paws still throbbed, a leftover sensation from the miles I’d spent running in my wolf form. I looked toward the trees wh







