I found myself chained in more silver when the fog of pain cleared my mind. My wrists and ankles now throbbed from the burning cased by the silver against my bare skin. I groaned as I sat up, the silver had forced my wolf into hiding and I was feeling the soreness from the tussle with Owen. Lightheaded, I gingerly moved to relieve myself before collapsing back onto the metal cot. I needed to think. There had to be some way out of this mess. Xi couldn’t hold me for long before she would have to present me to the King for sentencing.
As if summoned by my thoughts, she appeared outside of my cell, grinning sinisterly at me. Through my half-closed eyelids, I could see she w
“It is more important than ever that we train.” My voice carried across the training grounds with more confidence than I actually felt. “If we plan to get our Alpha back, we must be ready for anything.” Jax nodded as I finished making my statement to the pack. He was still in charge of running training, but as Luna, it was my job to keep my people inspired and hopeful. Tristan had been taken twelve hours ago. I had taken the night to grieve before forcing myself to do what was required of me as Luna. I wanted to keep the pack running as smoothly as possible, training helped m
“It’s not what you can do for me, Luna. It’s what I can do for you.” The Alpha responded coolly. “What exactly would that be, Alpha Owen.” Jax snarled from behind me. “I suggest you hold your tongue Beta.” Owen snapped. “However, it has come to my attention that your Alpha has been taken into royal custody.”&
Taylor looked beyond stressed as I threw my arms around his neck from behind. We were in his office since the pack house was full of people, he said were from the Silver Moon pack. Hannah had been a bit of a taskmaster since they had arrived, bossing them around and increasing daily training sessions. Everyone in the house was exhausted and walking on eggshells around her, Taylor included. “What ya looking at?” I asked, pointing at the document pulled up on Taylor’s computer monitor. “It’s the tips we’ve been sent regarding Alpha’s whereabouts.” He sighed.
The sound of the cell door creaking open caused me to retreat further in my mind. My wolf was gone. The torture Alpha Xi had administered over the last few days, combined with the extensive silvering, resulting in him being lost to me. For all intents and purposes, I was human. My senses were no longer heightened, I couldn’t heal quickly, and my strength had waned. The burn of the silver collar and restraints were all I had to assure me my wolf hadn’t abandoned me completely. I groaned when I felt fingers prodding at my ribs and opened my one good eye as far as I could. The other had swollen completely shut and the good one was barely better. I saw the blurred visage of a man hove
I was ready this time. I wasn’t rushing into a situation blinded by emotion and the need to protect the people I love. I had been smart. My aunt had revealed that ‘Fluffybutt’ was Liam, the physician who had drawn my blood when I was captured was her inside man. His tips had been immensely helpful. We knew how many wolves guarded the building, their shift changes, and he had managed to get the silver removed from Tristan’s body. A snarl escaped my lips at the thought of my mate being silvered. The information Liam hadn’t been able to pass in his coded messages, Taylor had been able to s
I was wrapped in the flimsy blanket, crouched against the wall, ready to spring into action if anyone came into my cell. I had heard the fighting outside the building and expected guards to come for me. I could feel the mate bond roar to life as Hannah neared. My head whipped toward the cell door as I caught her scent and I barely moved in time to miss being crushed under it as it flew across the tiny space. In the entrance, bathed in red glowing light, blood splattered across her face and body, stood my mate. She looked like a Valkyrie.I stumbled across the cell and collapsed into her arms. I was still weak from the torture that Xi had put me through in an attempt to gain confirmation that Hannah was a royal. I heard her whispering to me as pride welled in my chest. I had protected her identity and she had come for me. Before I could respond, t
“This conversation isn’t over Hannah.” Tristan hissed as I stormed from his office.Our life had become routine since he had fully healed. Only the threats from Xi and Alpha Owen loomed over our peaceful pack life. We had been arguing for days about whether I should reveal myself to the Alpha King or not. Tristan was firmly in the ‘not’ camp. It was a simple choice in my mind. Reveal myself as heir and testify to the actions of Xi and Owen so the King could decide their punishment. Trying to convince Tristan was like repeatedly slamming my head into a brick wall.I stopped for a moment to take a few breaths and calm myself. Judencia and the Silver Moon warriors were returning to their own territory today and I didn’t want to be in a foul m
My howls tore through the night air, causing our warriors to spill out of their rooms. I barely registered the satisfied smile on Xi’s face as I collapsed to my knees, pulling my lifeless mate into my lap. I continued to howl and scream as each thread of the mate bond snapped, rocking my body with pain. Xi moved into the parking lot as my warriors began to surround me. “Don’t touch him!” I snarled, clutching him to me as one of the warriors moved to check him over.&n