Julie
Immediately the men threw Sharon and I into the cage, they bolted it and turned to leave. I shook the cage furiously, screaming after them but they ignored me and walked away, leaving us in the dark tiny cell. Frustrated, I turned to my friend who was calmly sitting at a corner of the cell, my head bent over and I walked to meet her. My hands were still balled into fists and I wanted to punch the wall, but one look at the hard concrete and I knew it would be of no use.
More than half of my people were dead from the few minutes of onslaught by Donald's pack. Even our attempt at escape was futile, as he still captured us eventually. Now my remaining army was in the other cells, injured and at near death. I continued to glare ahead of me, and after a moment, I screamed loudly till my throat started to hurt. Beside me, Sharon held
DonaldI bolted the door of my office and fell into step beside Ray who had just finished interrogating the last of the rogues. Just like the others, they had spat at his feet and threatened that they would find their way out of the prison and come back for him. I felt a bit bad for him because he had borne the brunt of their anger, but I also wasn't surprised at their crudeness. Rogues were generally impulsive and hot headed, which was why they couldn't conform to the stable rules of their pack and ended up being thrown out of their communities. For all their senseless arguments and tales of being better than the normal packs, they went around causing nuisance and killing innocent people.I put my hand over his shoulder in support and soon, we arrived at the wide clearing in front of the pack house where the Pack elders were seated
DonaldI stormed into my office and slammed the door shut behind me, vaguely hearing the echo it made throughout the rest of the house. My mind was filled with so many thoughts about what to do with the elders as well as the rogues to prevent a clash from either side. On one side, the elders were thirsty for the blood of the rogues that had plagued their lives for more than half a decade, but on the other hand, my mate was among them.I groaned and buried my head between my hands. The unfortunate situation had left me looking like an enemy from both sides of the fence, not like I cared much about the rogues, but still. My phone vibrated inside my pocket and when I brought it out, there was a text from Damien. Unsurprisingly, he wanted to know if Julie and her rogues had truly been captured. A tingle ran through my back as I stared at
JulieI blinked my eyes open and looked around me, scrambling to get into a sitting position as a small wave of panic fluttered into my chest. Where was I? I thought, trying to adjust to the darkness of the small space as well as the coldness of the floor. A shiver ran through me and I called out to my wolf to offer me some body heat, but she was absent and didn't answer. At that point, my head began to ache so I subconsciously raised my hand to rub at it which was when I noticed Sharon lying at a corner opposite me. Her eyes were closed and I crawled over to her immediately, my heart beating wildly in my chest as I feared for the worst.Thankfully, she was breathing heavily with her fur slightly noticeable through her overalls. It seemed like she felt cold as well, and her wolf responded to her body temperature. At that point, I fel
DONALDThe night was silent, save for the occasional howling of my guards as they patrolled around the area, willing to sink their teeth and claws into any intruder. Valleyfield Pack had a huge expanse of land, running deep into the mountains and past some bodies of water. We had it all; land, water, shelter, population, everything except a Luna.My people had been asking for a queen to call their own for the past four years, and that was the only thing I hadn't been able to provide them. In my quest to look for my mate, I had toured all the kingdoms going to their most and least reclusive places to search for my mate. Everytime, I came back with a forlorn face, the disappointment in my elders and people disheartening. Finally, just when I decided to give up on the search, I found her. The person my people needed to finally be comple
RAYAs I sat on the bean chair in silence, my best friend paced up and down the length of the wide room, sighing every two seconds. After a moment, I cleared my throat and looked up at him. "Can you please sit down? You're moving up and down isn't allowing me think clearly."He stared at me for a second with glassy eyes that looked unfocused, before he shook his head and sat beside me again. "What do we do? The rogues are gone. All of them."I couldn't believe it myself. Donald hadn't even set his plans in motion yet his mate and her rogues had outsmarted us. A shiver rose up my back at the thought. If the rogues were free again, with the vengeance they had for our pack, I couldn't begin to imagine what they had in store for us.
JULIEWhen I woke up for the third time that day, Geraldine was still sitting in the same position. A red leather chair positioned in one corner of the room that slowly rocked back and forth and the vegetarian cookbook was still in her hands, but her eyes were closed. I yawned quietly and moved into a sitting position, about to take the glass of water positioned on the drawer beside my bed when I realized something.The old woman hadn't even stirred when I sat up. Usually, she would be all over the place trying to make sure I was comfortable but not this time. I squinted my eyes at her relaxed form and watched as her chest rose and fell slowly with deep breaths and I smiled. Maybe this time, my plan will work.I cautiously left my bed and tiptoed towards the door, my eyes totally focused on the exit. If I was fast enough, I would be out of the room before she realized what was happening. Within a short time, I reached it and when I turned back, the woman's eyes were still closed. I gr
DONALDI stormed out of Julie's room with my blood boiling and my hands curled into fists. She always found a way to annoy me and I felt like punching my arm through the wall. I couldn't believe she was still begging for the lives of the rogues when she certainly knew what needed to be done. It was bad enough that I rescued her and was hiding her in my pack house, let alone rescuing the others as well.In my opinion, she should be grateful for the opportunity I was giving her. I knew that most Alphas would have risked it and killed her along, not minding that she was their mate. Yet, here I was protecting her from the people who wanted her head and putting my own reputation on the line. I didn't want to think about what would happen if the elders and other Alphas knew that the rogue leader they fought so hard to look for was actually still in the pack and under my protection.On the other hand, I was also scared of her reaction. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't get the thought o
JulieTick tock. Tick tock. The clock moved slowly as I stared at it for the tenth time in a minute. My heart was pounding and no matter how I tried to calm down, I couldn't stop thinking about the fate of my people. My rogue family that were most likely in the presence of others being ridiculed and put to death. I shuddered at the thought and moved out of the bed, my hand shakily carrying the water on the bedside table. I quickly gulped it down until nothing but a drop was left inside. I frowned at it and poured another glass from the pitcher beside it, holding it up to my lips as beads of sweat pooled on my forehead. I walked over to the only open window beside my bed and peered down, but there was nothing to see except shrubs and a small garden.I hissed at it and turned away, glancing at the time again. It was more than fourty-five minutes since Donald left my room and I hadn't heard a single word from him or any of the palace helps. Everywhere was silent and more than anything e