LOGINGISELLE Goosebumps erupted over my skin as I heard the moon goddess's eerie laughter. It sent a shiver down my spine and struck me with terror. I remembered the night in the woods when I summoned her and presented her with a long list of qualities I sought in a mate."Giselle, my child. I'm so glad to see you again," she said behind me. Her voice was low, almost a whisper. It always gave me the chills. It sounded too perfect, too otherworldly, too eerie."Where am I?" I asked her. "Is this the afterlife? Did I die? If yes, then I want to see Patrick... please!" I started pleading without wasting a second. I was willing to do anything to get him back.At my words, the moon goddess only laughed. Her voice did not hint at mercy or compassion; it was as if my pleas were funny to her."This is a punishment, right? I know it is. You took my arm, and now you took one of my mates," I cried."I didn't take enough," She remarked, and that gripped my heart."No... please, not Waylon, too. What
GISELLE Even though I couldn't feel anything on my wounded leg down the knee, I kept dragging it mercilessly. My eyes were set murderously on Adeline ahead. She was having far worse problems with her wounds because of her lack of werewolf healing capabilities.This gave me an advantage over her. She was also losing more blood than me, which meant that she'd grow weaker quicker. This was the best opportunity for me to strike her, to take it all out on her.Even though I was burning with anger, I couldn't stop sobbing. The image of Patrick's dead wolf kept flashing in front of my eyes again and again, paining me. I was feeling that intense pain in my chest. I wondered if it was because of his death.My Patrick... I cried, but my anger was more intense. I was going to make Adeline's life a nightmare. I was going to do the worst of things to her.The strong winds and snow tried to slow me down, but I pushed through, never taking my eyes off Adeline, struggling to walk ahead of me. When I
GISELLE I stared at the screen wide-eyed-it was flashing zero seconds. I could hear my heart throbbing in my chest as I waited for the bombs to detonate and take the two of us out, but nothing happened.Instead, Adeline threw her head back and laughed mockingly."That look on your face is priceless," She smiled, fighting the pain from the gunshot wounds I had given her. I turned to her, surprised.What did this mean?"So it's all set up?" I wondered out loud, ready to take her down. If this was all a setup, then I could save my servers after I put a bullet or two in her skull."Oh no," she laughed. "That was to scare you. Do you think I'm that suicidal?""You're a crazy bitch," I sneered, "But I have the remote now!""That's a plaything. The real deal is here," She chuckled in pain and pulled out another remote form under her bloodied clothes. "Though when I press a button on this one. There'd be no countdown. Straight fireworks. Now that you know what's up, give me the keys, Giselle
PATRICK As soon as I heard the scream and the gunshots, I phased into my wolf and ran. Staying in my human form and pushing through the snow was inefficient. My only goal was to get to Giselle as soon as possible. I needed to see her otherwise I was going to lose my mind.Waylon didn't follow me immediately. He stayed in his human form and didn't phase to cover me and also communicate with the reinforcement in case things headed in the wrong direction.Even though the snow was thick, I ran as fast as possible. The closer I got to the noise, the more screams and gunshots I heard. Every time I heard a gunshot, I felt like I had been shot. I'd feel a stab in my heart, making me hurry more.I was praying for Giselle to remain unhurt. I couldn't see her hurt again. She'd already spent so much time in the hospital, broken and weak. Waylon and I had almost lost her once. We wouldn't be able to stay sane if we had to experience the same again.I ran faster, and when I finally reached the end
WAYLON "We should go," I told my brother after scouting the nearby area. I didn't find anything interesting, but heaps of snow-covered junk and the ruins of the abandoned port.When I returned from my scout, I found Patrick trying to communicate with the reinforcement and maintain the communication channel in case things went wrong. I had a feeling that things were going to go wrong one way or the other.It was my wolf's intuition who was pacing inside me restlessly, desperate to see Giselle. I could sense the same restlessness in Patrick, but he was highly skilled in hiding his feelings."Did you find anything?" He asked, and I shook my head. He grunted. "I'm only getting static, and the weather is getting worse. We can't waste any more time."I agreed with him, and without wasting another second, we started following Giselle's footprints on the snow, threading through the containers and other ruins until we reached a vast opening surrounded by frozen crane arms. I eyed one of the c
GISELLE "Now, either give me the keys, or we're gonna see some fireworks in the snow," Adeline smiled. I was too stunned to speak for a second as I stared at my servers between the explosives. The countdown had already begun on the screen. Only four minutes and fifty-five seconds remained, but the numbers seemed to flicker faster the more I stared at the screen."You bitch!" I screamed, and my voice echoed through the container. Adeline laughed, petting a box of explosives like it was a puppy."I see you like this gift very much, but I need to see those keys, Giselle. Or this is all going to blow up!""Stop the timer, Adeline!" I roared, but she clicked a button on her small remote, and instantly, the timer lost one minute. Instead of four minutes and twenty-seven seconds, the timer showed three minutes and twenty-six seconds.I roared and lunged at her without another thought. I needed to get that remote from her soon. Being a werewolf hugely advantaged me in this situation because







