Eva sighed before pulling her bottom lip between her teeth, the salty taste of her sweat meeting the tip of her tongue. She had been training with the warriors and hunters for several hours now, looking for something to take her mind off of things. Last night was still fresh in her mind but was overshadowed by the events that took place in the infirmary.
By now, everyone knew what had happened but only a select few knew of the true extent of the damage done. Eva was silently thankful that she hadn't witnessed what Daniel had. Just hearing it described had been sickening.
Wiping perspiration from her forehead with the back of her hand, Eva forced the thoughts out of her mind as she readied to tackle the obstacle course again, muscles and lungs not burning enough for her liking even if her palms were blistered
“So you think a witch is trying to start a war with werewolves by attacking your pack?” Eva broke the unsettling silence, her hazel eyes curious as she regarded Kade. “No.” Kade replied, twisting one of the large silver rings that adorned his fingers. “What I’m saying is this witch did something that was so severe that their coven expelled them. Their actions could reflect badly on the already shitty relationship we and the witches have with each other.” “But it could be a witch that’s behind this.” Someone asked, a few others murmuring to agree with this theory. “If a witch wanted us dead, we’d be dead.” Kade replied, granite eyes seeking out Daniel. “I’ve already told our Alpha here that I don’t think it’s a witch that’s behind this and my theory has been confirmed. This witch helped someone they shouldn’t have.” “Who?” Ethan spoke up this time. “I don’t know.” Kade shrugged. “But I’m going to find out.” “How come you know so much ab
'your enemy hides in plain sight' Those words had been running around in Eva's mind since Bethan uttered them. She had heard words very similar to these a few months before from someone close. Eva hadn't spoken to Eshe since they had both left Silver Moon but she had heard that the former Alpha had reunited with her family and was enjoying retirement. Eva missed her and thought of her often with fondness but this time it was Eshe's last words to her that now preoccupied the she-wolf's thoughts. She had struggled to sleep even after she and Daniel had made love in the shower. The intimacy with Daniel had thankfully distracted her for a few hours but the thoughts had eventually turned back to the warning.
The force of the bullet ripping through her shoulder sent Eva crashing to the ground like a dead weight as more shots rang out. Blood bloomed on her shirt around the wound like the petals of a poppy as the searing pain set the she-wolf's nerves on fire. Groaning, she rolled onto her uninjured side to look behind her to try and see what had happened to Kade and the other wolves."Eva!" Kade yelled, pinned behind a tree as more shots flew through the air.Eva could see the beta was trying to get to her but every time he moved a shot was fired, whipping past him or slamming into the thick trunk of the tree he was trapped behind. The searing pain had the she-wolf growling like a feral creature, eyes flashing yellow as Kalla pushed to take control. She was angry about being shot even if the wound was already healing. Luckily t
“Ah!”“Sorry but I need to make sure there isn’t anything trapped in the wound.” Simone replied, ignoring as Eva glared at her. “Just because it’s healing doesn’t mean you’re not going to get an infection.”“You sound just like my mum.” Eva huffed, relaxing when Simone finally finished examining the gunshot and pulled her gloves off. “So give it to me straight doc, am I going to make it?”Simone chuckled, glancing at Eva before going back to writing in her notes. “A couple of bruised ribs and a clean gunshot wound. Doesn’t look like they used silver. You should be back to normal in a couple of days.”
The new day rolled in without incident.Daniel hadn't found himself in a guest room again, but Eva had not come to bed that night, leaving Daniel frustrated and restless. By morning the alpha's mood had darkened with no sign of lifting any time soon. His head pounded in protest against his exhaustion and him being up before the sun had even breached the horizon; throbbing with each step or slight movement.Having seen Kade off, Daniel silently made the trip up an old dirt track hidden at the back of the packhouse grounds. Young light began to creep coyly through the network of the branches and spring foliage of the forest as the alpha walked away from the packhouse, slowly burning away the nip in the air that settled at night when temperatures still dipped into single figured. Up ahead, about a mile away and settled deep into the for
"Eva!"Eva barely had time to brace herself before she felt a body slam into hers and slender arms engulfed her. For a moment the she-wolf was blinded by a veil of soft hair the colour of Cornish ice-cream, the sun shimmering on the silky threads like spun sugar.“Hi Maria.” Eva laughed softly, wrapping her arms around her best friend to return the hug. “I have missed you.”“It’s only been a couple of weeks!” Maria laughed, pulling back, her nordic blue eyes sparkling in the afternoon light. “Although, I hear you’ve been busy.”Eva rolled her eyes at the knowing smirk her friend flashed at her. “Things have been a bit crazy aro
When Ian had decided to bargain with the alpha of the Hellhound pack, he had believed he wouldn't get anywhere. To his surprise though, Alpha Daniel had taken the safety of his pack seriously and held it above the pride of having his beta and mate shot.So here he was, in the back of a truck, wedged between two giant bikers as they took him somewhere safe as agreed. Ian didn't know much, just that there was some old farmhouse on pack territory where they felt he would be safe. In return, he simply had to tell them what he knew. What happened after that remained to be seen but Ian didn't care. He had bought himself time which was more than he would have had if he stayed where they had been keeping him.He wondered how the alpha would react when he learned that the person behind all of this was right under his nose the whole time
'Fire at the garage!' Eva called through the pack mind-link. Eva didn't bother to see if anyone heard her and instead ran towards the garage to try and see if anyone had been in there. She was so distracted by the fire that at first she didn't see the small brown cardboard box sat neatly on the street until she practically tripped over it. Frowning, she glanced at it, seeing that it was addressed to Daniel. Reaching down to pick the box up, she was surprised by its lightness but could tell something was in it. It was meant for Daniel but Eva felt dread freezing her blood when she saw smudges of blood on the light brown surface. Breathing deeply, Eva moved to open the box but didn't get very far. "Don't open the box." Daniel's voice broke into Eva's co