Erick POVKate falls into a deep sleep after she heals herself. It is the oddest thing I have ever seen in my life. A wolf can heal themselves, but not like this. Kate was almost dead when we arrived at the pack doctor’s house. This type of healing is something supernatural. I have only seen a hybrid or a vampire heal like this. It has to be an imperial trait. Even the pack doctor found what happened odd, but he promised to keep it quiet. He took a sample of Kate’s blood to test.I pull into the Omega’s house with Kate. I don’t want to leave her here tonight. I have no idea what my mother might try to do if she finds out what happened at the pack doctor's house. Cassie and Angie run out to see about Kate. The two come to the driver's side of the truck to talk to me.“How is she?” Cassie asks.“She will be fine once she wakes up, I think,” I answer.Angie looks into the truck to see Kate sleeping soundly. “She looks okay; I thought her ribs were broken,” Angie says.“It was much worse
Kate POVI can hear the wolves. There are so many of them calling to me. The sound is almost deafening. I want to know why they are reaching out to me now, after all of this time. My pack could have saved me a long time ago. I open my eyes to see Erick holding me. Why is he so kind to me? Why does he care about me? I am nobody.I look into his eyes. There is something about him that is so familiar. His eyes are kind, unlike his mother's or his father's. Erick is not like them. “You should try to eat something,” Erick says to me.I can barely hear his voice over the wolves calling to me. “Not right now. I am listening to the wolves,” I say to him.“What are they saying to you?” Erick asks me.“I don’t know. I can't make it out. It is confusing,” I say to him.“Please eat,” Erick says.I hear someone calling my name from somewhere else. The howls and my name are coming at me rapidly. What do they want from me? “I have to find the wolves,” I say to Erick.“I can help you find the wolves,
Erick POVI take Kate from the Omega house to keep her safe. I have no idea where we will go for the night, but I feel like I need to get her away from here for a few days to sort some things out. There are cabins two hours away that would be a good place for us to hide. The cabins are close to one of the Imperial Wolf Packs locations. I know a few stay there, and a few are a bit further south. We can try the first location tomorrow to see if we can find out anything about her family. Someone has to know something about her and her situation.Kate sits in the truck silently as we ride toward the cabins. I know this is confusing for her. She was taken from her home and brought here only to be beaten by my crazy mother. She had two days that she felt at home, and then it was taken away all over things she has no control over. I want to help her sort this out, but I am unsure how.We pull into a long gravel drive. “Where are we going?” Kate asks softly. I turn to look at her. Her face is
Gypsy POVWan comes into the kitchen while I cook for some of our guests. Thankfully this week, there are not too many unruly wolves staying here. “Mom, Erick is here and wants to see you,” Wan says.“Erick, the Alpha’s son, is here. Are you sure?” I ask him.“Yes, he asked; we keep it quiet, and he wants to see you. He said it is very important he talks to you tonight,” Wan says.“Okay, I will take him some food,” I say.“Take enough for two,” Wan says.“He has someone with him. Is it the Alpha or someone else?” I ask.“I do not know. I put him in the last cabin on the right, so no one will know he is here,” Wan says.“Good job, son. Grab a box and help me put enough food for him and his guest in the box,” I say.Wan helps me fix plates and wrap bread for Erick and his guest. I wonder why he needs to see me. I know I have not done anything to Alpha or his crazy Luna. This must be important. Wan takes the food box to my truck and loads it into the front seat.“You can make plates for
Kate POVGypsy leaves Erick and me to eat the delicious food she brought to the cabin for us. We each put food on our plates, and I unwrap the bread in the box. Erick takes a thermos of tea out of the box and sets it on the table. I get us two glasses from the cabinet and some ice from the freezer.“Do you think she will help me?” I ask Erick.“Yes, I do. I wasn’t expecting her to be here tonight. I guess it worked out that she was here. Her oldest daughter is usually here,” Erick says.“You come up here often?” I ask him.“Yes, I do. It is a great place to get away from the pack and my crazy mother,” Erick says.“Do you bring women up here?” I ask him.“No, I am not like that. I usually come up here when my mother is trying to play matchmaker. I come up here to keep from hurting whoever she is trying to hook me up with at the moment,” Erick says.“Does she do that a lot?” I ask.“Yes, you have no idea. She is set on me marrying someone of status. I only want to be happy. I want to ch
Erick POVI lie next to her, holding her. I lean down and kiss her shoulder. She smiles sweetly. I can hear her wolf. I don’t typically hear a wolf unless they are a member of my pack. This is different. She speaks directly to my wolf and me. “You are destined to be together. You are mates,” the wolf says.I pull her as close to me as I can get her. Our wolves are talking to each other. It is strange to listen to at first, but then we let go and allow the wolves to speak to one another. I hold her on the floor before the fire as we fall asleep.I awake in the middle of the night to loud noises. I get up and dress quickly. Kate hears the noise and starts getting dressed. I look out the window and see a familiar truck. “Who is it?” Kate asks.“It is my father. Stay here. I will go outside and see what in the hell he wants,” I say to her.I go to the door and open it slowly. I look back to Kate, who is terrified. “Everything will be fine, trust me,” I say as I go out the door. I go out o
Erick POVMy drive home has been long. The two-hour drive took three because my heart and mind could only think of Kate constantly. I pull into the driveway of my family home, thinking not about my dead father or how my mother will take the news, but I think of Kate and how I feel for her. I left her only three hours ago, and I miss her already. I want to kiss her, hold her and tell her that I think I am falling in love with her. My wolf has chosen her. Neither my mother nor the pack can argue with who I chose as my mate. I have to take care of my father, take my place as Alpha and release Kate from being my slave in front of the pack so I can make her my wife.My mother rushes out to the truck, yelling. “Did you kill that bitch!” she screams. It takes her a moment to realize it is not my father but me under cover of darkness. I step out of the truck to greet her. She stares at me, confused as to why I am here without my father.“Where is your father? Is the little bitch dead?” my mot
Luna POVThe wolves take my husband into our home to care for his body and prepare him for his funeral. As Luna, it is up to me to deliver the news to Theo’s and Jackson’s families. We will give the two a hero’s funeral for their service to the Alpha and the pack. Then I have to begin preparing my son for his service as Alpha. He thinks he does not need his mother. He does not realize what I have done for this pack or him over the years. He will not disrespect this pack or me by taking up with that tramp. I will get to her, and I will kill her.I am not stupid. There is no way things went the way he said they did. He is lying to the pack and me. It will bite him in the ass eventually. For today there is nothing I can do. I must concentrate on burying my husband and seeing that my son takes his responsibility as pack Alpha seriously. He cannot marry or mate with a tramp.I go into the house. The wolves have already taken my husband, Theo, and Jackson to prepare the body. There is littl