Lincoln’s eyes shot open as a pain ruptured through his chest. His wolf whimpered from within him, making him squirm. A fire raged through him, alerting him that something was wrong. Jack groaned from across the hall. Lincoln’s eyes took in their surroundings-they were in opposite cells, both chained by their wrists to the concrete walls. “Jack.” He grumbled, his voice coarse. He had no idea how long they had been down there, but one thing was certain-that man, whoever he was, had brought them to Michael. Where Michael was, Jadie couldn’t be far. “Jack!” He hissed. The drowsy man groaned, wiping his face roughly. “What the hell happened?” He blinked a few times, trying to gain composure and come to terms with where they were. “Where are we?” Lincoln scoffed. He didn’t have the patience for this man anymore. “Where do you think we are?” He growled. “Now wake the fuck up! We need to find a way out of here.” Lincoln’s serious tone wiped any exhaustion out of Jack’s system. He shot
“Aurora here is a witch, if you haven’t figured that out yet.” Michael snickered. The petite woman at his side wielded raven black hair that made her violet eyes stand out against her pale skin. Anyone could see the powers she yielded. Lincoln snapped back into reality and lowered his eyes cautiously to her. He had an unsettled feeling-if Michael was partnered with a witch, they were all screwed. “She is going to help me destroy you.” Lincoln scoffed. Way to be blunt. “How do you plan on doing that exactly?” He grumbled, his eyes remaining glued to the powerful creature in front of him. “Easy. She is going to make you kill your own mate.” Jack sucked in a startled breath, Lincoln releasing a threatening growl. His body shook in rage. “She can’t get me to do anything!” His wolf pushed to the surface, his eyes fading to black as all he felt was the sincere need to protect his mate. Michael pulled a key out of his pocket and unlocked his cell door, nudging Aurora inside alone. “Go
Lincoln’s mother forced her way through the crowd of wolves in determination. If her son was in danger, she was going to be the first to volunteer to help him. “This is going to be dangerous. We don’t know they strengths and numbers, but we must save your Alpha and future Luna at any cost.” Jeremy boomed over the bustling of anxious warriors. This was what they were trained for-they must protect their pack, and without their Alpha they would crumble. “Watch each other’s back, and be prepared for anything they may throw at you.” Jack looked over the crowd, impressed by the numbers. The pack he was part of was much smaller, and their warriors would be flooded by the amount that stood before him today. “Let’s do this!” Jeremy shouted, earning approval from the wolves as they all shifted into their wolves. The brothers shared a determined look at the front of the pack. “Wait! I’m coming with you!” Nadine shouted, stumbling over the mass of fur and muscle. Jack shook his head, but befo
Moving across the country to a new pack is difficult for a wolf. They have to uproot their entire lives and cut ties with the other members of their previous pack, something that can be a painful process. Luck for Jadie, it wasn't necessary to break the connection with her born pack if she had plans to return. Jadie made the decision on her nineteenth birthday to contemplate chasing her dreams and go to college in Michigan, thousands of miles away from her home in Northern California where her mother, father, and two older brothers reside. Now that she's twenty-one, she finally decided to follow through. Schooling is a rarity for werewolves; their positions are already given within their packs the moment they are born. Jadie's father, Gerald, is the former beta of their pack, which meant her oldest brother Jack was destine
Jadie's trip finally ended after two separate flights and a long layover in Chicago. It was safe to say she was ready to be in bed for the night once she was finally able to stretch her legs from the crammed cabin seats. Alpha Lincoln told Gerald the day before that he would send someone to pick her up and bring her to their pack house where she would be staying. A sleek black town car was waiting just outside the main door with a man in a dark, finely-tailored suit and shaggy blonde hair that cascaded over the sunglasses he was wearing. Jadie laughed under her breath at the way he was dressed - he looked like he had just stepped off a Hollywood movie set. "Jadie Spinx?" His cold, raspy voice spoke over the rush of people filing out of the airport as they flagged down taxis
Jadie's trip finally ended after two separate flights and a long layover in Chicago. It was safe to say she was ready to be in bed for the night once she was finally able to stretch her legs from the crammed cabin seats. Alpha Lincoln told Gerald the day before that he would send someone to pick her up and bring her to their pack house where she would be staying. A sleek black town car was waiting just outside the main door with a man in a dark, finely-tailored suit and shaggy blonde hair that cascaded over the sunglasses he was wearing. Jadie laughed under her breath at the way he was dressed - he looked like he had just stepped off a Hollywood movie set. "Jadie Spinx?" His cold, raspy voice spoke over the rush of people filing out of the airport as they flagged down taxis
Lincoln was in a state of shock. He just stood with wide eyes, staring down at Jadie on his office floor and not paying any more attention to his Beta who had just dismissed himself to find his casual fling.He moved cautiously towards the tense woman, trying to straighten his mind enough to figure out what to do. He dropped the angry look he had been giving her since she stepped into his office, instantly regretting the way he treated her.Lincoln and Wilson grew up together. They were raised by the same powerful women that taught them to cherish mates and look forward to their long lives together. This man that just rejected his other half in front of him was not the best friend he knew his whole life. He would never have made this kind of decision.Maybe Lincoln didn’t know him as well as he thought he did.The pain became to much for Jadie as she finally let out the piercing wail that echoed through the halls. Lincoln dropped to his knees at her
The next few days were difficult. Jadie had a week from when she arrived until she started classes, so that meant seven days of being trapped in the same house as her betrayer. Lincoln popped in once in a while to start random conversations with her in between meetings or traveling to neighboring packs, making her reserve against him start to break a way little by little. He was currently at a pack almost four hours away, so the number of people she was comfortable enough to talk to diminished to zero. Jadie made a dash to the kitchen to find something that her stomach would allow her to snack on. She woke up every night in a cold sweat, her screams echoing off the blank walls and haunting her thoughts for the rest of the day. If members of the pack heard her, they didn't make it obvious. They hardly even sp