Zephyrus’ POV I left the spy girl under Alexandrios’ care and headed to the prison to wrap up the unfinished work I had there. I had to reach the root of this. How could they house the underage female spy in the male prison? I called Stavros and asked him to reach the place immediately. He had some explanation to do tonight. I stormed into the prison complex in a state of fury. The guards trembled at the sight of me, having never expected me to return! Now in Lena’s absence, I could rip their hearts out for what they did to an underage girl. “Call all the guards here. Where’s Brutus? Call him right now!” I paced the floor of the prison office waiting for Brutus, our old superintendent, who had been here since my father’s time. “Brutus hasn’t reported for almost a month, Alpha.” Stavros arrived with an agitated look on his face. “What’s up, now? Did the spy open her mouth yet?” “No. She’s not in a condition to open her mouth.” Stavros blinked and focused his attention on me. I f
Lena’s POV Today was the greatest day of my life when I would swear to dedicate my life to my pack. It was the Luna Ceremony today. It’s the day I would be officially welcomed into the pack and given the honor of becoming their Luna.More than me, I could feel Zephyrus’ excitement radiating out of his body in everything he did! He had been wanting this for a long time.Clad in a white, embellished gown paired with a delicate white floral clutch in my hair, I felt like a queen. I was Alpha Zephyrus’ queen!My mom and Hazel had helped me get ready for my big day, escorting me here to the pack house. I was glad of their presence in my life! Now, I had everything I had wished for and more. I had a family, a dream I could fulfill, but mostly, I had a loving mate to spend my life with. I gazed at my mate as he stood outside with Stavros, watching the pack members gather in front of the altar for the event. The moon was at its brightest as if the Goddess was blessing me from up above.A sat
I gazed all around me from my vantage point atop the rugged peaks of Mount Astral. The sun was setting, casting a dull glow all around the bare trees and snow-capped mountains beyond. I sucked in a deep breath as I moved farther. Snow crunched beneath my feet as I continued my inspection. I didn’t know what I was looking for. Maybe for invisible foes! It was my duty as the future Luna of the Luceres Pack. Through a gap in the trees, I could see our pack members huddled around a bonfire on the premises of the sprawling clubhouse. “Lena, what do you see?” The voice of Alpha Atticus brought my attention back to him. “Nothing unusual, Alpha.” He looked grim, his instincts had never betrayed him. However, with his old age, and poor eyesight, I knew he depended on my instincts solely. The knowledge didn’t give me any satisfaction. I wanted to be free! I have always felt a powerful urge to escape this life and go somewhere far away! A strange force beckoned me all the time, urging me to
Lena's POV“Lena, come inside!” Alpha Atticus’s voice brought me out of my reverie. I trudged back to the pack house to continue with the discussion. “Hector and his warriors will guard the southern side tonight. Lena, you can keep a vigil on the western side. Felixe will lead his warriors to the eastern corridor, while Ajax and I will go north. Any questions?” “What if he has already entered our territory, Alpha?” asked Felixe, the Gamma of our pack. “That’s unlikely. Someone would have seen him if he trespassed.” I frowned at their conversation. The curiosity of knowing more about the enemy was driving me crazy.“We’ll be on our way, Alpha.” Alpha nodded at his Beta, watching them bundle out. “C’mon Lucerians, we can do this! We can defeat the enemy! Let us unite and fight him!” said Hector, ushering his warriors out of the pack house. I couldn’t budge without knowing about the enemy I would face. Who was he? Why was he seeking revenge?“Who’s Zephyrus, Alpha?” Alpha Atticus sti
Lena's POVI whirled around, waiting for the enemy to attack us from behind. My instincts have never let me down so far.There were no signs of the enemy yet but the scent was quite strong now. The wind howling through the gap between the peaks of the Astral mountain ranges had picked up the enemy’s scent. They were approaching us. Even Hector nodded at me. He, too, had picked it up. We waited quietly for the enemy to make a move. Not a hoot of an owl could be heard tonight. A faint crunch of the snow gave them away, and I glanced straight at the enormous boulders in front of us. Yes, I could see them now. Hector, Viktor, and our warriors too followed suit just in time to see almost fifty fiery eyes glittering behind the boulders ahead. Was that all to the enemy? They were nothing compared to our two hundred warriors! We could do this! But where was Zephyrus? We couldn’t wait for them to attack. We had to take them by surprise! “Attack!” I instructed my warriors, rushing forward
Zephyrus' POV I stared at the milky white creature lying near my feet, her electric blue eyes closing forever. For the first time in my life, I felt a strange ache in my heart for my victim. I hadn’t meant to hurt her. I had warned her, but she attacked me suddenly. ‘It was a defensive move, Zeph!’ Zeus, my wolf, defended himself. Of course, it was. I might be reckless, uncaring, and temperamental, but I didn’t kill unnecessarily. I always fought for a cause. I could see my army rejoicing, but I couldn’t join them. Something deep inside me stopped me. I had avenged the death of my pack at the hands of the enemy. Our sworn enemies, Alpha Achilles, and his brother, belonged to the Whiteridge Pack from the neighboring territory of White Ridge, on the other side of the Astral Mountains. They had overpowered us when I was just nine. I was powerless then, but not anymore. Today was the greatest day of my life. It was the moment I had been waiting for the last twenty years. Yet I didn
Lena's POV The dull throbbing in my head made me stir. It brought me out of my unconscious state with a jolt. The pain proved that I was alive! I had survived the attack! I had survived my first actual battle! Relief washed over me, and I slowly opened my bleary eyes and looked around the dark room I was in. It looked like a warm bedroom, comfortable and lived in. As if I was in someone else’s home! How did I land up here? Wasn’t I left bleeding on the cold, deserted battlefield? ‘Where are your clothes, Lena?’ prompted Xara. I sat up with a jolt; the blanket falling off me to reveal my nudity. “When did I shift?” I couldn’t recall a thing after I lost consciousness on the battlefield. Who brought me here? Didn’t we lose the battle? The enemy had overpowered us, hadn’t they? ‘I don’t know, Lena. There’s a wild, male scent all around this place.’ I knew I could trust Xara’s heightened senses. They have never let me down. I sucked in a deep breath. Yes, she was right! There w
Lena's POV“Hide,” I urged Xara, crouching behind a boulder. Sounds of snow crunching under heavy footsteps made my heart pound with apprehension. Was it Zephyrus and his wolves? Did they follow my trail? Had they found us? With my breath stuck in my throat, I waited for the footsteps to draw nearer. To my utter astonishment, it was a human figure that appeared from the other side. With his silhouette against the rising sun, I couldn’t see his features clearly, but he looked somewhat familiar. In his arms was a beautiful woman with long, dark hair, swaying with every step of his! I blinked in disbelief, realizing who the man was. It was Felixe in his human form! So was that Hera in his arms? Was she the one he had abducted? Why did she resemble Zephyrus?Before I could emerge from my hiding place, a helicopter appeared from nowhere and hovered over the duo. A rope was lowered and Felixe clung to it while holding Hera with one arm. I watched the movie with my jaws dropped to the snow