Alpha Ethan (POV) Damn it! why wasn't she answering me? I cursed under my breath. I could barely feel the link, what was wrong. The council was closer to Amber's house than I was. I should have brought her to the pack house with me. I should have just gone and got her. I tried to link Amber, but I couldnโt get through to her either.When I got to Amber's house, I could see the entourage of black SUVs in front of the house. A council member was restraining Amber on the front lawn of the house as she was crying and trying to break free. Then I see three men carrying Renee out. She must be sedated because she is laying there almost lifeless, but I would know if she were dead. My wolf is at the surface "HOW DARE THEY!" I growl getting out of my truck at lighting speed. "Stop! Alpha Ethan!โ a council member yells in my direction "You have no right!" I growl back "We have every right; we are the council" โWhat have you done to her?โโWe have sedated her, she was too emotional, she m
"Meeting Now!" I blast through the mind link to my advisors and top warriors. Jonathan and Amber get into my truck, and we go back to the pack house. Jonathan mind linked the details on the way back to get everyone up to speed. Time was of the essence. Everyone was already waiting when we got back. My most trusted advisor Bill was already pouring over the laws. Bill was about sixty years old and his once brown hair was mostly grey now, his silver frame glasses were usually so far down his nose, they looked like they might fall off any second. Bill prided himself on his knowledge of pack history and laws. As soon as I walked in, he looked to me and said, "I don't understand how this could have happened, I mean there is no law specifically against it, but it's never been done before, especially not against someone's will." He was shaking his head. " Are you sure she didn't want to go?" "They had to carry her out, drugged, she definitely did not want this!" I growled โshe wanted me,
Alpha Ethan (POV) I could pull Joeyโs beating heart from his chest, but the rest of what Amber said was like music to my ears. "Ok then. Maybe kidnapping her" I paused "well technically rescuing her is an option." I looked to Bill to get his opinion. "The mate bond should protect you from backlash" Bill said hesitantly "but the council could possibly still punish you since you didnโt actually know you were mates before the quote "crime"". I chewed my lip trying to think"But" Bills voice sounds through the room again " I don't see a way to get her back without the possibility of pissing of the council, I think this is the best option to get our Luna back." When he called her my Luna I couldn't help but smile. My Luna, I am coming for you. "Ok we need a strategy. I don't know much about the Grey Lake Packโs land, as it isnโt a neighboring pack there never was a reason for me to study it and it's over eight hours away." I couldn't barge in killing everyone that challenged me that w
Reneeโs POV I was almost asleep in my room when I heard Amber's voice ring out downstairs. "Why are you here? What is the meaning of this? Answer me!!" She sounded startled and was almost pleading for answers. I heard several people coming up the stairs."What's happening?" I link Amber startled "The Elder Council, they say they are here for you." She cries in my head "Get out, they are coming" I tried to move quickly out the window. But I still wasn't fully healed, and they were too fast. I no sooner got to the window and got it open when three men barged into my room and shot something into my back. I cried out whimpering. I tried to link Ethan, then Amber but nothing would go out. What the hell was that. Why did the Elder Council want me? My head started to spin and before I knew it, I felt my body slumping weak into the floor. I saw the men coming forward to take me. I couldn't hardly move."Ethan, I want to see Ethan" the words barely left my lips, but the men paid them no
Ethan's POV With everyone having taken part in the blood pact their lips were now sealed unless I gave my permission to speak of these secrets. I turn my eye back to Bill waiting for the additional information. He senses my stare and takes the hint. "The Vanderโs were said to be some of the last vampire Hybrids." He says cautiously, not sure how I will process this information. Vampire hybrids, we had all heard of, but they were basically extinct. The only way to make one would be for an almost pure vampire and werewolf to mate. Something like that hasn't happened in a very long time. They say the hybrids don't dilute though and it's said the gifts don't weaken either when passed down the line. The males that inherited the genes would never receive any gifts it would lie dormant in their systems but females on the other hand could possibly have additional powers. "All hybrids will have superior speed, healing ability, and strength." Bill continued "If females have additional gif
Renee's POVTo my surprise Joey pulled his own wrist to his mouth and bites it. Then offers it to me. I pull back from it, only for him to force it to my mouth. "You will pledge your life to me" he says through gritted teeth.No way in hell am I pledging my life to this jerk. I sling my body back; Joey doesn't break his hold as I cause us to fall over. My back is now pressed to the bottom of the seat and Joey is half laying on top of me with his wrist still pushed to my mouth. "If you wanted to get more comfortable, you just had to ask" he laughs as he rakes his eyes over my body. My face was wrinkled in anger, I tried to turn my head away from his wrist. But he was holding my head with his other hand. I could feel his nasty blood trickling past my lips no matter how much I tried to seal them closed. The blood started filling my mouth as I refused to swallow it. He finally pulled his wrist back away from my mouth and looked at me expectantly, I imagine he was waiting for me to say
Alpha Ethan (POV)"Are we ever going to get there?" I whined from the passenger seat like a child. Amber and Jonathan decided that since I wasn't in the best emotional state, Jonathan should drive. "I didn't know you were going to drive like a grandma!" I growl at Jonathan "I should have never let you drive." He didnโt respond in any way, just kept his eyes on the road. I couldnโt really blame him though; I was acting like a bratty child and even though I knew that I couldn't help myself either. If I tried to be quiet and patient thoughts of Renee would invade my mind. Which just made me want to get to her even more. It was now close to nine oโ clock and the sun was dipping down. "You do realize we can't go in tonight, right?" Amber voice rings through the car. "Yes, you have already made it abundantly clear." I huff Apparently, at night alarm systems were put into place in the pack house that would make it impossible to get through undetected. Plus, you were more likely to ru
Renee's POV I awoke on the floor of the cell. It was now dark outside as there was no light coming through the small, barred windows of the basement. "Ugh" I groaned my whole body hurt, and my face felt smushed from laying on it. My hand went to the back of my head I could feel the dried blood in my hair but at least it felt like my head wound had closed. I peeled my face of the floor where it had been stuck in congealed blood. Then I pushed my body off the floor until I was in a sitting position. The lights were still on in the basement, and I could see a total of five cells, but all the other ones were empty. The change of position caused my head to start spinning. I brought my hands to either side of my head holding it up hoping to stop the dizzy spell. On the plus side the silver handcuffs were no longer on my wrists, I guess they removed them while I was unconscious. "Yes, I have her here." I hear Joey's voice echo from the hall outside of the cell room. I crawl closer to try
Epilogue Estherโs Point of ViewIt has been one year since the battle for Reneeโs life. After what happened I couldnโt bring myself to leave Southern Illinois. So much has happened and so much has changed. I almost didnโt get to the wand in time, and I guess for Victor I didnโt. He would have made a great great great honestly Iโm not sure how many greats grandfather to little Vickie but he sacrificed himself to save Alpha Ethan. When I removed immortality on Earth all the vampires returned to human and as far as I can tell Iโm also aging again. Ethan and Renee opened the pack grounds to any once vampires that wished to stay and adjust to being human once again. Some staid while many others rushed back home as quickly as they could. Dimitri and myself decided to stay and Iโm for the first time in my life truly happy. I have a little baby bump of my own now and I canโt express how excited I am to be a mother after all these years. Renee has blossomed in her roll as Luna and the pa
Reneeโs Point of View The first wave was a horrible mess as the untrained vampires rushed forward their mouths practically unhinging as they tried to bite whatever they could. They were a chaotic mess, but thankfully we were prepared for just that, we fell back several paces to give the illusion that we were struggling. By the time it was over there were only minor injuries to report. The next wave however came rushing forward like a tidal wave. We had no sooner finished off the first wave before they were on us they were better trained and much more difficult to hold off. โCome on Esther, what is taking so long?โ I questioned under my breath. We were trying to wait as long as possible before using the flood lights as it would inevitably kill many of the vampires and if Esther succeeded they would all be saved from that fate. Unfortunately we couldnโt wait any longer and Ethan had no choice but to issue the order. The screams that echoed will forever haunt my mind. As they evapor
Estherโs point of view Once I reached the location where I had hid the wand all those years ago, I was really wishing I hadnโt put a spell on it blocking it from magical recovery. There were mere minutes before the sun would set on Reneeโs pack territory and I was looking at a research center sitting on top of the site where I hid the wand. I couldnโt believe my eyes out of all the places, here is where they placed their stupid huts. I knew the wand was still here I could sense itโs energy. I just had to figure out how to move the research pod that was sitting on top of it. โDamn it, I donโt have time for this I muttered under my breathโ as I tried to think of the best course of action. I ran up to the window of the pod to take a peek. I could see at least three people inside. I decided things would be easier if they were unconscious so I cast a spell as watched as they all passed out. I ran back from the building a lifted my hands bringing the pod up a couple inches and scooting
Luna Reneeโs Point of View As I stood waiting for whatever hell was about to be released I tried to run everything Dimitri had said about Vampire tactics through my mind. The vampires including my father couldnโt fight with us here with the uv flood lights that we had in store for the vampires, but they all did their best to prepare us and help us train. The Vampires on our side planned to circle around behind the lines to help us without being in our strong hold. Dimitri said they would send their least experienced soldiers first, it would test our strength and cause chaos. They instructed that it would be best to try to fight them off without revealing any of the traps we had set.They said we would be able to handle the first wave easily but to make it appear like it was hard giving a false sense of security to the next wave. This wave would be much better trained. This is where we could start using our traps and me to fight back. The hope was the second wave would rush forward th
*Estherโs POV I had been trudging through snow for over a day and a half now, I was frozen to the core and really wishing I picked out a warmer location to hide the wand of destiny. To make matters worse there was a snow storm blowing in and I had less than an hour to get the wand and cast a spell to remove immortality from Earth, before the Vampire would most likely be attacking Reneeโs pack. Luckily the plane ride, boat ride, and dog sled ride here had given me plenty of time to work on the wording for the spell. I wanted to make sure there werenโt any loop holes. I only had 5 more miles to go but they wouldnโt be easy. I hid the wand in the most remote place in the world I could think of somewhere that no one should ever be able to find it. However that made getting there near impossible, if it wasnโt for having magic I never would have made it this far. To occupy my brain I just kept repeating the spell over and over in my head. โTo the God above grant me this, remove immoral
Estherโs point of viewโCan I talk to you a minute, alone?โ Dimitri questioned looking at me. โYesโ I answered standing up to walk into the hall with him. When we reached the hallway and closed the door behind us Dimitri turned to me and asked โcan we be overheard?โ โNoโ I answered โOk good, then let me ask what in the hell are you thinking, we are talking about Renee here, we are talking about the end of the world!โ He yelled โand what your plan is to just sit by and watch it happen?โ โYou know I made a promise.โ I answered โSometimes promises have to be broken, and I would say this is definitely one of those times.โ โI guess you are right.โ I answered reluctantly. โHow long will it take you to get to the wand?โ Dimitri asked. โAt the very least three days.โ I answered โbut even if I get the wand Iโm not sure how to fix everything.โ โWhat do you mean?โ Dimitri questioned โcanโt you just make it where the angels canโt possess Renee and her children.โ โWell sure that will ta
Estherโs Point of ViewโMany, many years ago I was apart of a secret group called the Seven we were tasked with protecting valuable, powerful and dangerous artifacts. Such as the ark of the covenant to name one.โ I sighed before taking a big breath โbut ultimately we failed when a fallen angel tracked us and attacked us with the goal of taking over the world. His plan was to make two new species each modeled after his daughters personalities to be his army on earth, Using the power he gained from the artifacts especially one from Jesusโs lost years which is a powerful wand. I was afraid if their eyes widened anymore they would pop from their sockets as I told my tale. So this fallen Angel made his new species using other members of the Seven my family and from my family he created Vampires and Werewolves representing each of his half human daughterโs. But before he could use his new species to create and army I was able to recover the wand, using it myself to stop him. I basically
Estherโs point of view Silas didnโt have time to answer as I noticed Renee coming to in my arms.โRenee! Renee? Can you hear me?โ Yes, why are you talking so loud.โ She answered with an annoyed voice, bringing her fingers to her temples. โOh thank goodness!โ I said pulling her closer to me. โYou mean thank Goddess donโt you, seeing as Iโm part Goddess.โ Renee rambled with her eyes still closed as she rubbed her temples. โWhat?โ I questioned confused, truth serum doesnโt make you high. What was Renee talking about? โYep Iโm the daughter of the moon goddess, and she needs my baby to keep everyone safe.โ Blood rushed to my head and I felt lightheaded, my past flashing in front of me as I realized what was actually at stake. โWhat is she talking about?โ Silas questioned. โThis canโt be possibleโ I mumbled under my breath, trying to piece everything together. Why would the โMoon Goddessโ impart her DNA in Renee and why was Reneeโs baby important to her plan. In that moment Ethan a
Estherโs point of viewWhen I saw Renee pass out I acted quickly and was able to catch her before her body crinkled onto the ground. A โNoโ echoed in the field around us and I scanned the area trying to find the source. โWho goes there?โ I shouted scanning the area once more. I sent an alert in my head to Alpha Ethan not knowing if there was a threat or what has caused Renee to pass out. โItโs just meโ a familiar voice filled the air and I turned to the source. I could see Silas stepping out from behind a tree. โSilas?โ I questioned confused. I couldnโt help but notice he didnโt seem to have his mandatory escort with him. โIโm sorry Esther it wasnโt meant for herโ he stated cautiously stepping forward. โWhat do you mean?โ I questioned still confused, then I saw his eyes flash down to Renee โwhat have you done?โ I questioned anger and fear coursing through my body. โThe water was meant for youโ he stated Once again I was confused until I looked down and saw the water I had given