My heart felt like it had been ripped out the moment Jackson told us Evelyn was with Alpha Blake. This was never going to end well. I can only imagine the things he had planned for her. And none of them were good. The things we had heard he did to his prisoners was beyond sick. Torture and suffering was something he seemed to get off on. But what made no sense to me was why. Why had he taken her? My wolf, Kali had yet to stop whimpering in my mind. Giving me a headache. I had attempted to let him out, getting him to shift to get us back to the warrior base quicker but he refused. Curled up in a tight ball within my mind, refusing communication. Whimpering being the only noise coming from him. He was fearing the outcome of our beautiful mate. I sprinted harder than I ever had before across the paths of the packland, making my way to the place Jackson had arranged for us to meet. I can only assume by now Alpha Blake will be off our lands, if he ever even crossed on to t
I see the Alpha watching me, and I find his gaze almost clumsy. Like he is not used to the company of she-wolves, though I imagine after losing his mate, combined with the many years of battle he has enforced, this was not out of the realms of possibility. Was that why he was so struck with me? “Alpha Blake, please, I would like to know now, what your reasoning was for wishing to see me.” I say nervously. “After all, you went to quite the effort to arrange what you did to see me.” I see the corner of his mouth twitch, as if he was fighting a smile. Did he find me amusing? Or was it simply that he enjoyed seeing me feel uncomfortable? “That I did Evelyn, that I did.” He sighs. “Probably not what you expect of an old fool like me.” “I did not say that, but I think I should be allowed the respect of an explanation.” I add bravely, knowing I am already incredibly lucky I am not locked up inside of a dungeon of his being tortured to within an inch of my life.
I pace the war room, desperate to go out there to attack, my wolf rippling beneath my skin. He could not bear the thought of losing another mate. Losing Ava had been torture for him. He and her wolf had been incredibly close. I honestly thought when she had gone it would send him over the edge. Break him completely. We could not allow it to happen again. Never had I thought we would be blessed with another mate. Yet, this was not what I had imagined when I had come across her. When I had learned I had been blessed with a second chance mate. I never for one moment envisioned that we could come to the point of losing her so easily… Why would fate be so cruel? “We need to go and find her” I say, looking to Cayden, not wanting to waste a moment longer. She needed out help and we were wasting time! He glanced at Aiden before slowly shaking his head. “You know that isn’t the right thing to be doing. We need to plan this out. We are putting Ev’ at risk going in at full at
My head spins at the suggestion Alpha Blake has just made to me. He wants me to reject my mates? The three men our very own moon goddess has selected for me. He wants me as his own? My head ached at the very thought. Why would he want me for his? He did not even know me… Not only that, but Ariella had told me it was my destiny to destroy this man did she not? So why now can he believe I am the woman he wants to make his chosen mate? No, something had to be wrong here… crossed wires or something… I am suddenly aware of his blue eyes intently gazing at me, likely waiting for a response. I haven’t said a word since he told me his thoughts… But, in all honesty, I do not know what to say to him. I have my mates. The thought of not being with them physically makes my heart hurt. I cannot imagine not being with them again… I felt like I had come home when I met Cayden and Jackson, it was the strangest sensation. Becoming their mates was truly something else. All of them, t
My words are filled with uncertainty, but Alpha Blake does not notice it. He cannot doubt me, or my dedication to why I am here. I need him to believe I am giving him an opportunity to prove himself, I need him to believe that I will consider him as a chosen mate. Give him all that he wants, and that way I am unlikely to be at risk in his hands. I see him smiling at me, and I know that currently I have nothing to fear. If anything, being with him may actually be quite pleasant, in the most bizarre turn around of events. “Well, Evelyn, if that is the case then I am the most fortunate of men.” He whispers. “Would you like me to give you a tour of my pack? Show you around where will be your new home?” I feel he may be being presumptuous in his assumption here, thinking of his pack as my new home, already believing I will accept his offer of being his chosen mate, but a small part of me knows, even if were to decline his offer, he planned to keep me here. He planned
This has to have been the longest and slowest night of my life. Knowing we would be going to Night Shade Pack tomorrow to see Evelyn was all that I could think of, and sleep would not find me, no matter how I tried. I needed to see her. Knowing she was with him terrified me. He was not logical. He was known for being reckless, ruthless and cruel. I did not want Evelyn having to endure any of those things. I was truly fearing for her life. I paced the hallway of Jackson’s Alpha Suite where we were all staying, sat watching pointless tv, paced some more. Anything to try to kill time. To try to bring the morning’s arrival to me faster. As I wandered back down the hallway I bumped into Aiden coming out of the other spare room. I avoid looking any lower than his face as he, like me, is wearing nothing but his underwear. It had seemed the practical thing to do when we had decided to crash at Jackson’s home. Now I was beginning to wish I was better covered… “Can’t sleep?”
Waking with Cayden by my side was the strangest sensation in the world I have to say, yet one of the most natural too. Rek seemed to settle the moment he was within out arms, telling me that the theory that having your mate close can soothe your wolf as well as your soul. And considering the speed in which Cayden had fallen asleep it appeared to have the same affect on him. Sharing the kiss with him last night had been out of the blue, but it gave me hope for our future as mates. I understand him when he tells me he is not attracted to men, this is purely the matebond taking control. But I am glad that he seemed to want me. And I hoped one day Jackson would feel the same too. The sun was barely up yet as it still looked dull around the edge of the curtains hanging in the bedroom. So I allowed Cayden to sleep a little longer, enjoying him being in my arms. Watching him sleep. Rek purring contently with him there. Although a slight unnerved feeling was in the pit of b
I dressed as soon as I could, heading to my office to deal with some paperwork and bills that were urgent. The recent days I had been a little lapse with my usual Alpha duties. It was easy to be distracted considering the course of events that had occurred, but I needed to try to focus myself. I sat at my desk, and begun working through the papers. Trying hard to not allow my mind to wander to Evelyn. I had barely slept, constantly wondering if she would be okay. Micco was so unsettled without her here. The prospect of losing another mate was tearing him apart piece by piece. I am beginning to question if accepting a second mate was the right thing to do, as I know if I lose her it will end my wolf, which ultimately would destroy me from the inside out. I am more than a little scared, but I don’t even know who to speak to about this. I had left Aiden and Cayden to their own devices. The two of them seemed to be getting closer, which does not bother me. The mate bond dr