Dina’s POV
I stayed in the alpha’s arms even after my body had stopped trembling. Breathing in his scent seemed to calm my wolf as well as myself. And everything after that seemed like a dream. A very realistic, but an unfortunate nightmare. None of it made any sense. Those rogues. The run. The fight… All of that belonged in a movie.
Not my life!
What was going on? Why were they after me? How did they get here? What did they want? I didn't have an answer to any of those questions and a part of me wanted to just forget it had ever happened. Yet I couldn't. I had to tell the alpha everything so that he could protect the pack and make sure that nobody else would become a target. Although for some strange reason, I had a nagging feeling that they were after me specifically.
But I quickly pushed that feeling away...
There was nothing special about me. Why would they come after me? I wasn't anything special, c
Dina's POVHe repeated the question, but all I could do was gape at him. I tried to form some words, but my mouth just opened and closed, not making any words.I knew what he meant...Some werewolf legends told of wolves with unimaginable powers. White Wolves were immune to silver and even had the ability to heal others. Dire Wolves were huge beast-like wolves, that could snap a man in half with their strength. Lycans were werewolf legends, rumored to be the children of the Moon Goddess herself, and were the type of monsters that nightmares were made out of. Even Bloodlusted Wolves were more or less considered a novelty, although it wasn't something a wolf was born with. They said it was a disease, that made the wolf go berserk if the lust for blood wasn’t satisfied, making them one seriously dangerous killing machine. They were easy to identify thanks to their eyes turning red, whenever they were in a blood rage...Wolves, who were
Levi’s POVI knew that my wolf wouldn’t let any of them leave alive. They were a threat to the woman we loved, so they needed to be dealt with. And he only knew one way to do that.I shifted midair and tore into the cold flesh of the first vampire. There was a reason Bloodlust Wolves were feared.They were killers!Plain and simple. Blinded by the scent of blood, they attacked without hesitation. And they didn't stop until everything surrounding them was dead. But for me, it was more than just plain lust for carnage. It was rage, pain, and blood. And I had no control over it. I could still sense what my wolf was doing. Feel what he was feeling, see what he was seeing. It was a source of immense power. It wasn’t a euphoric or happy feeling.Just--- powerful…I was awakened – as they say – when I was 8 years old. It happened the day I killed my father. The day I lost my mother and
Levi's POV“I’m sorry,” I muttered, hiding behind the car as I couldn't face her. “I didn’t mean for you to see that.” I felt ashamed. I never wanted her to see this side of me ever. To see what I was capable of. I never wanted anyone to see me like that.For her to see me as a monster!“Yeah,” sounded unsteadily from the other side, a mix between a scoff and a chuckle. “Seeing a Bloodlusted Alpha in action isn’t for the faint of heart.”Hearing her say that, ignited a spark of hope in my chest. Perhaps it was foolish, but I couldn't help it. Did she really…? I walked around the car, watching her. She’d been leaning on the hood but stood when she saw me. Her eyes immediately caught mine. My mouth fell slightly open, at the sight before me. She stood tall, despite her small frame, and met my gaze head-on. There wasn't even a hit of fea
Dina’s POVI was in love with Alpha Levi Stone!The how, when, and the huge "why the fuck I hadn't realized this sooner", I had no explanations for. But I knew I loved him. He made me feel happy, safe, and appreciated. I felt loved! I didn’t care, that his wolf was Bloodlusted. I didn’t care that he was an alpha. I didn’t care about all his faults and flaws, because I loved him despite his anger issues, his brooding nature, and his ominous aura. The power and danger radiating off him were enough to make even kings tremble in fear. But despite all that, he remained human. And that was what I loved about him.That he understood that...That he understood what it was like, to be flawed. Of being imperfect and broken. That being crushed under the weight of expectations and norms didn’t get to define who you were. He understood the human part of being human. That deep down, nobody’s perfect…I
Levi's POV“You’ve patched up your brother, I assume?” he suddenly asked, his gaze feeling as if it was burning my skin. My brows knitted in confusion, having no idea where that thought might have come from.“Dylan can burn in hell for all I care,” I scoffed and dragged my chair closer to him. “I can’t believe that good for nothing, backstabbing, son of a---!”Levi chuckled and his soft laugh had my belly doing all sorts of funny dances.“Remind me to stay on your good side,” he grinned, winking down at me. "I didn't know you had a vengeful side.""Well, screw me over enough and I'll eventually snap," I replied, suddenly feeling weak-kneed despite sitting down. I wondered if the kind of girl the alpha liked was anything like me. Remembering the bitch I'd bumped into, I'd say not. But then again, he'd also said that he was tired of the same old shit and wanted something mor
Levi's POV“His favorite punishment would be to cut me open and drip silver into my blood, torturing my wolf,” he said, confirming my worst fear. My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach and I felt sick.How could anyone do that?To a child nonetheless?!My body was physically hurting just seeing the pain in his eyes, as he remembered. And then I felt rage! My wolf bared her teeth.How could any person be so cruel?To hurt a child?How could a parent do that?Goddess, I hoped that son of a bitch burned in hell!“I hadn’t shifted, but I could feel my wolf suffer nevertheless,” Levi continued, his thumb still caressing his arm. He took a deep breath, before going on: “One time, my mother regained consciousness while he was torturing me. She tried to stop him. But he turned around and used the knife on her instead.” His jaw clenched as his eyes watered. &l
Dina’s POVMy first reaction was plain shock!Levi Stone... was kissing me?!What?Wh-why---?But then my mind quickly moved to more important things. Like how perfect his lips felt against mine. And how he didn't let there even be a single molecule of air between us. I could feel every one of his tight, hard muscles press up against me, as he back me up against the wall. I didn't even have time to think about the compromising position, when his hands went to my hips and he pulled me against him, making his already hard bulging mass rub up against my core. It sent a current of pure pleasure coursing through me, and I moaned into the kiss, wanting more. My entire being turned into a puddle of goo and all I could think of was how incredible this felt.All I was at that moment was in that kiss...I could hear a low growl at the back of his throat, sending shivers of pleasure down my spine
Dina's POV“Dina!”I heard him call after me, but I couldn’t stop. Tears were threatening to spill and, at that moment, I would rather die than let him see me cry. Like some pathetic, weak little girl he probably already thought I was...“Dina, stop!” His tone held a growl of warning, as he suddenly yanked my arm, forcing me to stop and face him. “It isn’t like that! I'd---”“Then what is it?” I snarled and, without waiting for an answer, I tried to wriggle my hand free. That, of course, only succeeded in making him furious, and seconds later, I found myself once again with my back up against the wall. Within seconds, he had an arm on either side of me, effectively trapping me between his muscular body and the unyielding surface behind me. Frustrated and on the freaking were of embarrassing myself further by crying in front of him, I tried to push him away. I just wanted to be le
Dina’s POVIf I ever see a vampire again – In. My. LIFE! – It will be too soon!My vision was blurry from whatever they drugged me with, and my legs felt like jelly. Scratch that! My entire body felt like gelatin! My brain was woozy and even my wolf was acting like she was high on something. Nothing coherent came from her and I decided to block her out before she gave me a headache.I looked up and noticed I was in some sort of cell. It was dark; the only light coming from a small window on a door on the other side of the wall. I tried to get up, but my body was still sluggish and weak.Which was strange!I could feel my wolf, so why was my strength---? I tried to get up again, but with the same result. I then tried to mind-link Levi, but nothing! The only thing I managed to get was a howl from my wolf, who was acting like someone had lit her tail on fire. She was in pain one moment and
Levi's POVI blinked.“Tattoo?” I echoed in disbelief. Even my wolf was curious now. I’d seen her body naked and bare, and I’d never seen a single spot on her that indicated she had any kind of marking.“She has a tattoo on her back,” Rita continued, unphased by my skepticism. In fact, she was smirking, happy that she knew something that I didn’t: “One that can only be seen in moonlight--- some witchy shit! Scared the hell out of me the first time I saw it.” She shrugged. “She said it was a gift from her mother when she turned 12 and shifted for the first time.”12?!Normal wolves didn’t change until 14! Unless something traumatic happened and forced the wolf; like in my case.“Did something happen when she was 12?” I frowned, not really knowing what to do with this information. It said in her file that she shifted at 14.Was
Levi’s POVI’d been trying to get along with Rita, but all that effort seemed to have resulted in more reasons why I didn't like her. Sure, I knew, I didn’t have the gentlest temper around, but seriously! My anger was in the red zone the second she opened her mouth. She just had an attitude I couldn’t stand.And my wolf straight out hated her!He blamed her that we had to keep away from our mate for so long. If Dina’s scent wasn’t mixed in with hers, we wouldn’t have thought that Mick was seeing Dina.And YES!That was ridiculous, I knew that. But I couldn’t seem to move to pass it!We walked in an awkward silence back to the packhouse. Neither one of us could get there fast enough and, hopefully, Mick would join us soon. So far, he’d been acting as the middleman between us. Otherwise, I think I would have rejected her as my Beta Female already.I
Dina’s POVIt was so painfully obvious that Dylan was the culprit, that I almost felt embarrassed for myself. Who else had been an expert at sneaking in and out of the pack, without anyone noticing? He knew the routine, the shifts, the training… Everything! He knew this pack borders like the back of his hand. And if there was some sort of secret passageway to get in and out of the pack, I know he knew about it! I’d heard him brag about it more times than I cared to remember.And he was the one who helped the vampires and the rogues to get in and out.I couldn’t believe that my brother would sell out his pack like that. The “why” didn’t really matter to me. If there was money in it, it wasn’t below Dylan to sell out his own mother to get rich fast.Thank the goddess that they weren’t around to see what their son had become…My wolf was pissed!Our
Dina's POVI dozed off again but woke up when a pleasant voice sounded in the room.“Alpha?” I recognized Michael’s voice. “I heard she was awake.”I tried to open my eyes again and this time, I successfully managed to make out the light in the room and the tall, dark-haired man in the doorway. Things were still blurry, but I noticed that the more came into focus the stronger my wolf felt. Well, the wolf and human really were one…“She is, but she’s resting,” Levi mumbled, clearly pissed off by being disturbed. His voice was gruff and husky. Apparently, he’d been asleep too. “What do you want?”“I came here to see my best friend so bug off,” another sharp voice said, shuffling the beta out of the way and getting in. I grinned at the welcoming sound of my favorite pain in the ass. Once she got close enough, I could even see her face clearly as a war
Dina’s POVWaking up, it felt like someone had run me over with a semi-truck. Everything was hurting, my muscles were sore, and my throat felt like someone had tried to cleanse it with a steel brush.“She’s breathing on her own now,” I heard a woman say somewhere next to me. “It’s a good sign, Alpha.”Alpha? Levi was here?“Le---” I tried to call out to him, but my voice was hoarse and gruff. As if I’d spent all night screaming. And not in a good way! I had a metallic taste in my mouth and, for some reason, it felt like I had a ton of bricks on top of me, making it extremely difficult to breathe.I tried to open my eyes but was met with complete darkness.“Dina!” A dark, velvet voice sounded on my other side. It was a voice I recognized, no matter where I was.“Levi,” I sighed, feeling tears push against my ey
Levi's POVI roared, making it clear that she was currently insignificant to me.“They-they don’t want her dead,” she screamed, and finally her red swollen eyes met mine. “It-it was for you!”Shocked, I felt my anger dim.The poison was for me?!Why?Had I been the target all along?Had I been looking at this the wrong way the entire time?“They wanted to kill you," Angela continued to cry, as something that looked like regret and pain flashed across them. I just wasn't sure who those feelings were for. "They need her alive.”So, my mate was the target.But---?“WHY?”The question left my lips before I’d even managed to think. It didn't make any sense. Why would they target my mate? What was so special about her? Other than her being the most amazing person I'd ever had the great hono
Levi's POV“Alpha?”I jolted awake, feeling disoriented and confused for the first time in years. Since becoming alpha, I’d gotten into a state of mind, of never being completely unaware of what was going on around me. Even in my sleep, I was ready for an attack or emergency.But apparently, sitting by my sick mate and crying my heart out, tired me out more than I realized. It was like a dam with years of suppressed feelings, that just broke free and washed over me. Destroying everything inside me. But in a way that still felt good. Cleansing even. I was nothing but empty right now, but it wasn’t bad or lonely, because, at the bottom of it all, there was Dina. She was the first stone of my new foundation!But right now, everything was a blur and even my wolf was still asleep, standing on his legs. I turned around and came face to face with Mick--- way too close to my face!“Mick!” I exclaimed, trying to get him away from m
Levi’s POVI could feel her fighting through the bond. I felt her pain, although she seemed to be motionless on the bed. My wolf whined and paced nervously around, not knowing what to do. He could feel that his mate was in pain, but there was no enemy to fight. He wanted to protect her, but there was nothing he could do.Nothing I could do...And then he changed his mood to bloody murder. Whoever did this to our mate, was going to pay! And for once, I welcomed his murderous thirst for blood. I wanted it, craved it. His hunger fed my own and my anger fueled his rage.Someone was going to die...Someone would pay!“Alpha?”It was Mick calling me. I barely acknowledged him there. I didn’t dare to move much, not really knowing what I would do. What my wolf would do.What I would let him do…“I sent trackers to your house,” Mick continued, nonetheless. “We’ll get them.”He wa