Bang!
A horrifying sound of a gunshot pierced through the silence of the night. One of the two older alphas did not use the silencer, so the sound was pretty noticeable.
Ben and Toby quickly jolted up from their hideout. The two young alphas rushed to the edge of the rooftop, so they could jump to the other building. The nearest building's rooftop was only a meter away. If the two were lucky enough, they would have made it.
Bang!
Another deafened piercing sound of a gunshot was heard again.
Unluckily, Ben got shot in his right ankle, making it hard for him to move on his will. At this point, jumping to another building seemed impossible to them then.
As the two older alphas got nearer and nearer, Toby clenched his teeth. He had no other way better than shifting.
It broke the rule but was necessary at the moment.
“You’re crazy!” Ben exclaimed.
However, Toby had shifted completely. The young fighter was s
The council of the Bailey’s pack had an unusual meeting that day.Marcus rushed out of the home. He barely remembered to leave Giselle a note or a message. He was in a rush. It was a miracle that Marcus remembered to put on proper clothes for their meeting before heading out.His friends were in trouble. Big trouble.He hopped in his car, calling Toby. The young fighter did not pick up his phone. Marcus mentally cursed at him. The head alpha switched to Ben, but still, no one picked up.“Fuck.”Marcus muttered out while he was driving to the packhouse, full speed.The council members had already gathered, and in their designed seats before Marcus could come to the packhouse as always. Right then, their eyes were set on no other than Raiz, who had summoned this unusual meeting.Everyone was confused as to why did the alpha summon the meeting? And what did it have to do with two other members of their pack?Also
Marcus narrowed his eyes at Raiz. The head alpha knew too well where this was going.Raiz tried to blame him for ignoring his father-in-law's situation. This should make the young head-alpha reputation turn bad enough. Because what kind of son-in-law he was that even his father-in-law could not come to him for help but his uncle?“What happened with my father-in-law that even I had no idea about?” Marcus asked.“I’m dying to know, too.” Raiz countered.“They were talking about taking the head alpha position away from you!” Toby, being the hot-headed person he was, exclaimed.His accusation caused a wave of hissing sound to arise.Did Raiz really plan to do a riot? Was he crazy?Taking a head-alpha down from his position was never a joke to tell. It was the most avoided topic, especially in the Bailey’s pack.In the past, Marcus’s family had not crowned the head alpha positio
The waiting hours seemed endless. The council and Marcus granted a team of three to go and supervised those pieces of evidence to see if this was real. After almost two hours, the supervision team returned their confirmation. The evidence was true. Now, the council and the head-alpha must give their final sentence while Raiz, Toby, and Ben waiting outside. “They broke the rule, which is never must you shift in the residential area! We are not trying to harm or threaten humans! Not to mention, humans could have seen them!” One of the council members said. “Raiz shot them, too. I think this situation is fair.” Another one voiced his thinking. “I think so, too. They had got in a fight. And a head-alpha that shifted to fight with them did not make the situation any better. Without the surveillance camera, we can’t decide who had shifted first or who had ignited the attack first. Raiz’s evidence only tells us that the attack definitely happ
“Marcus? Are you okay?”Marcus heard Giselle call out for him.He pushed himself up from where he was lying, seeing the omega standing across the room from him.The omega looked like she was ready to go out but stopped mid-track to see whether Marcus was okay.All of sudden, her scent immediately calmed the young head-alpha in the fastest way he could possibly think.Marcus wanted to nod, but he tiredly shook his head instead.He was not okay. He knew he should not feel this way, but in a weird way, just the thought of pouring his heart out to Giselle made the alpha feel relief.“What is it?”Giselle discarded the belongings that she was holding in her hands onto the nearby armchair while she was walking toward Marcus. Her eyebrows furrowed. She sounded concerned.In her head, a thought that the alpha had known about Tina’s disappearing event flashed through the omega's mind.But over
“He shifted in the residential area?” Giselle exclaimed. Marcus nodded, “Have you got any ideas about his situation?” He had briefly told Giselle about what had happened, including her dad shifting. Giselle was surprised, to say the least. The omega could not believe Edsel could be such careless. Edsel’s impression of Giselle was a wicked, careful alpha. Never had she heard Edsel would make such a move. But overall, his situation must be rough. He had been reaching for Giselle constantly, but the omega did not bother to answer. Her goal was her mom’s safety. She had no heart for such a cruel man. Yet, the wicked alpha still found his way to get in touch with the Bailey. However, why did not Marcus but Raiz? If he contacted Marcus through Tina, it would be easier, and it could save him from the whole ordeal. Even if Tina had moved abroad, Edsel still could get in touch with his daughter. Or! Or maybe it was becau
Giselle stiffened at Marcus’s sugesstion.She could not help but feel dishearted. Marcus still thought of Tina.The omega pursed her lips and did not know what to say.“It’s not because of Tina,” It was like Marcus knew what Giselle was thinking. He felt the omega's sadness swim through her clouded mind. Marcus quickly justified himself, “It’s because of you.”“Me?” Giselle looked up. Surprise flashed in her eyes.The alpha nodded, “It’s time for you to break free. If you helped Edsel, it would be in your favor. Your mom can break free from his pack due to this. And then, I can take your mom to the Bailey’s, too. You guys could be free from him.”“Of course, if you don’t want to, then forget what I have said.” Marcus wrapped his arms around her waist securely. He murmured.Giselle was too stunned to speak.***Edsel tapped his
Giselle had said what she had to Edsel.The omega hung up the phone, letting out a heavy sigh.“You’ve done great.”Marcus leaned in, placing a peck on her forehead. The heat of his lips emitted from where he had placed his peck spread throughout the omega’s petite body frame.Giselle beamed at Marcus. Until then, did Giselle realize, during the call with Edsel, the omega never felt so calm when she talked to her dad like this time.Maybe it was because of Marcus’s presence that had her feeling more confident.Just as Marcus was about to say something, unexpectedly, his phone rang.It was a call from Toby. The alpha was taken aback by this. Never had he thought Toby would call the alpha first. The alpha thought Toby wanted nothing to do with him then. Hesitated, Marcus picked up the phone.“Toby?”“Be careful with Raiz, okay?” Toby did not waste his time beating aroun
The omega squinted her eyes before opening them.Tina blinked her eyes a few times to adjust. Turning to her side, Tina saw her mom, Brenna Brown.The Brownson pack’s Luna was waiting at her bedside. The look of sadness painted across her face. Brenna looked worn out.“M, mom…” Tina gulped.Her throat dried, and she sounded hoarse. Her whole body was covered in pain. With every breath that she took, the pain got sharper. It felt like there was a knife stuck in her chest, stabbing her with every breath she took.“I’m here,” the Brownson pack’s Luna answered. She hugged her daughter’s hands in her palms, stroking the omega’s messy bed hair, “How are you feeling?”“Where’s Marcus?”Tine looked around her ward. Besides Brenna, no one was there. Tina could say that she felt a little bit of disappointment. She thought the handsome head-alpha would be