"You can't go with me; none of you can." Alfred said for the umpteenth time, looking back at the two huge men walking behind him. The sizes of these men have always been scary to him—he would have been cowering at being crowded by not one of them but seven if he wasn't so worried about his daughter and her mate's safety."We are not sending you to the lion's den unprotected. Besides, we gotta be there to save them." Alphose said stubbornly, "I don't care what the plan should be. I'm going with you."Degar sighed, running a jerky hand through his long, dark hair. "The human is right, Alphose."They were at the Wild Forest. Fortunately, after so much scanning, calculation, and calls to some changelings in the human world, they finally got a location out of those number codes Alfred provided. They'd made a plan to work with, but apparently, Alphose was still having a hard time accepting the plan."The human is right." He repeated."I don't care, Degar. I sincerely don't care." Alphose g
"They have been at it for hours. Hours!" Cronus exclamed incredulously. "He lets her rest a bit, then he's up again, taking the woman. Are you sure you didn't drug them after all?"Beloca was so focused on the beaker he was studying before he heard Cronus's voice. He lowered the beaker to the table, turning to face the man. He shook his head, "I didn't drug them yet."Cronus scoffed, "I mean, I know his appetite is insatiable—his sexual tales are legendary amongst our people—but his mate? Hell, how does she keep up with him? He's practically going at it like a beast, relentless like a male on a mission. I lost count of how many rounds he has gone.""That's a good thing for me. Maybe it's because he really doesn't want his girlfriend drugged. I don't know. But I don't care. They are doing it. That's all that matters to me.""You are really clueless, aren't you? Do you really think our King is doing you any favors? Onaries was right. She IS healing him. It's all for him to heal, dammit!
"Holy motherfucking fucker," Cronus froze as he stepped in through the door with Beloca and saw the sight behind those silver, metal bars."What the fuck," Beloca watched, fascinated, "A lion. I've never seen a lion that big in my entire life.""A cougar, you dumbass. The King-Cougar..." Cronus whispered its name as if he was scared that the animal would wake if he called too loud. He almost choked on his fear. "Fascinating. It's protecting the woman." How can a woman in her complete senses be dating such a beast? An animal. A freak of nature."Well I need to take her blood to run some tests. I'll gas the beast." As he said, he was already on his way to the switch hanging off the wall."No!" Cronus's hand shot out. and he grabbed the man, "Are you mad!? You can't gas the King-Cougar, you will only succeed in waking it up! Are you insane!?""I don't understand you, Cronus. You were the one nagging me to gas him, now I wanna do it, and you're holding me back?" Beloca's voice dripped wi
"After our lab was burned down, I laid low for a while. Those animals hunt by scent and after breathing in mine for six months, I knew my life will be in danger if I wasn't careful, so I hid. Ten years after, I thought I've escaped them, but I was caught and taken prisoner by Number 6. I've been at their mercy ever since." He allowed his anger to emerge for the young doctor to see."These animals don't take prisoners, they would have killed you a long time ago. How are you still alive?""I led their leader to believe that I know other labs we operate and I'll take them to destroy it. They bought it. He kept me a prisoner in his home for years, that was when I met with Simon Blackwell and he—""Simon!? You met Simon!?" All the doubt Beloca had disappeared in that instant. Simon was his ghost. For this man to mention Simon, he must be telling the truth. Right?The man, Hector, nodded casually, "Yes, I did. He was the one that told me about this place, and how to find it. He told me abou
Ismena woke surrounded by the softest furs ever. Wolf or Cougar?Hopefully, it'll be with the wolf. It was easier to deal with.Her eyes opened and she stared straight at the belly of the tawny, silvery-grey skin of the mountain lion. Damn.She doesn't have a scratch or two. Maybe the cougar was sleeping. Warily, she looked up to the face of the animal only for it to glance down at her, its green eyes holding hers. With the wolf, it's always to play and be cuddled by the huge, soft animal. She was a hundred percent sure she was safe with the wolf, but with the cougar? Not so much.She wasn't as scared of the mountain lion as she was before, but she still had fear for the feral, unpredictable animal. "Hi there," she whispered, holding its eyes.The animal grunted. Its tongue came out and licked her forehead before it drew back to look at her again."Oh," Ismena's eyes widened at the unexpected tenderness. At a loss for words."Nadigyà," It growled. Ismena knows it means 'Mine' in the
Wolfaraine shifted to his mountain lion form, leaped away from the bullets that came in his direction, then shifted right back to his male form, dived back into the cell. Picking up Ismena, who was stirring awake from the sound of gunfire, shoved her out of the cell to the back of the huge counter located a few steps away from the cell."Stay here, stay down!" He commanded, had the satisfaction of seeing her nod vehemently before he shifted form again.The cougar leaped away from the counter, drawing the gunfire away from that direction as it did so. The cougar was so huge that it could have easily caught a bullet, but it was light as hell on its feet.The big animal pounced on all the officers piled up at the door; three of them passed out cold from the breath being knocked out of them, and two others got their heads instantly separated from their necks, blood splatting everywhere. Its moves faster than lightning. It gave two other heads the same treatment, successfully taking out s
Cronus cursed again. If only his damn hands will stop shaking, dammit!He was loading his gun with the four remaining bullets made with the Segillaria Leaves and rhodium, but his damn hands wouldn't stop shaking. He escaped. The King actually escaped!Now, everyone's life is in danger.He'd been getting a much-needed nap when he heard that Summon Howl. He wasn't a leading Alpha, but he was an Alpha nonetheless, so he felt that authority of that roar all the way to his knees. For the Alpha King to make that Howl, it means the other Alphas are nearby. He has to kill Wolfaraine and escape before the others arrive. He can't just leave without killing Wolfaraine. It's like signing a death warrant on his own back because the Alpha King already knows of his own involvement in this."I will kill that son-of-a-bitch. I will kill him." Cronus hissed, "I just need to find the perfect opportunity."He made his way toward the warzone, sneakingly to avoid being seen. His eyes widened at the numbe
"We have to get her home as fast as possible," Degar said, stepping forward, "You've been shot. Let me take her, Alpha King.""No, I can hold her," Wolfaraine replied through gritted teeth. He pulled her closer to his chest, his arms tightening around her, "Stay with me, Ena, please. Her breathing is too shallow.""It's all because of these monsters. Cronus, you monster! You don't get to die so easily, dammit!" Alpha Asisy stormed to the traitorous Werewolf Alpha's dead body, shifted to his tiger form, and ripped out his other arm.Ratinus, just as mad, shifted into his Rat form and joined Asisy. Using his sharp, long claws, the Rat Alpha tore through the body of the male, making a mess out of him. Asisy devoured the mess.The other Alphas didn't join, but they watched the huge rat, and an even bigger tiger take out their rage on the traitor's body. The Rat was almost the size of a human with a tail that had thorns—a hazardous weapon in battle which can vertically divide a human into