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
"Our Heir is fine." Dr. Fernandez declared happily, "As a matter of fact, the punch forced the baby to reposition and move to the uterus, and I ran other tests, which shows the fetus is developing well. Although the Rahinna Queen needs more care and bed rest in the next few days, but I can guarantee you that with the drugs I recommended and hopefully an acupuncture treatment from Harhan, they will be perfectly fine."Wolfaraine didn't know how much he needed to hear those words until he actually heard them. His heart expanded with happiness, and his arms contracted as he moved forward and hugged the doctor. "Thank you, Fernandez. You do not know how badly I needed to hear those words."Dr. Fernandez almost swallowed his tongue, freezing at the unexpected gesture from the Alpha King. He'd heard the rumors about the King finding his mate and the complicated relationship between them, but he never believed the recent rumors that the Alpha King cares for his mate. Everyone knows how much
All the leading Alphas of Naturiah were there, the sentinels, the Betas, the Omegas, the houseworkers. He could see Eline, Mirian, and Kassandra too, even the Alphas that fought with him in the human world earlier in the day. They were all gathered there. They rose and greeted him respectfully when he walked through the door with his mate in his arm.Then they were crowding him. The joy and relief on their faces, filled his heart with love for his people. The females had tears in their eyes as they came really close to him. Some were hugging him, while the others were kneeling at his feet—a gesture of welcome and respect. They were all careful not to press tightly against him because of the woman in his arms. Ismena wiggled a bit, a sign that she wanted to be on her own feet, but Wolfaraine glanced at her and shook his head slightly."Please, I'll be careful, and I'll be right here by your side." she pleaded, a hint of her smile on her face. She knows how badly his people wanted to g
Gasps of disbelief filled the air. The people were shocked and excited. They found it hard to believe that their King's sister—someone who they'd all given up on—would take her mortal form again after all these years. Murmurs rose in the crowd, bits and pieces of them could be heard audibly."Did you see that—" A voice said."What just happened!?" Another added."She took her mortal form again...!" "Bless the Lord!""May the deities be praised...!""Did you see that too?""...thought it'll never happen for her.""It's been eighteen years."Wolfaraine Daminor Throne stood frozen. He glanced down at the small, pale, feminine hand in his larger one. His eyes trailed from her hand to her arm, up to her shoulder, her neck, and her teary face. His throat constricted at the sight in front of him.She was more beautiful than the distorted image his mind had desperately held onto all these years. His sister was ten the last time he saw her face. His eyes watered as he gazed into eyes as blue
He walked into the room, quietly closing the door behind him, and took a few minutes to just stand there and watch them. The two most important women in his life. He felt lighter and refreshed, his heart filled with happiness like he'd never known before. How his life has changed in the past few months. He'd resigned himself to a bland life filled with guilt, sadness, and loneliness, never taking a mate, never having a child of his own, and living day by day with the fear of not knowing when he would lose his sister forever. But Ismena came into his life and changed it forever.He'd felt more in the past six months than he has in almost twenty years. The past no longer fills him with rage and sadness, his cougar wasn't as rough and out-of-control as before. He has a mate who is so highly compatible with him, his child is growing in her belly, and his sister, who he thought was lost forever was back to him again.Complete. He feels complete."What are you thinking so hard about?" Ism