I tried to make the chapter shorter, knowing you'll have to pay more. But I couldn't take any more out. it would have felt too rushed. I promise not to drag this on forever. but jordan is a scheming sob so, he had to try something. I hope you're all having a nice day I went to fysio for my jaw and headache and the guy massaged my jaw. he already warned me i could get more pain and he wasnt kidding. I already wrote most of this yesterday, but couldn't finish. it's still sore today, but a lot less thankfully. anyway.... um... hope you liked the chapter ;)
Izzy’s povDad had told me he needed to leave for a bit for work, but I had several soldiers outside my door to keep me safe.Safe... As if that was the reason they were there. They weren’t there to keep someone out, but to keep me in. I saw them escort Orion away after I shifted, and although I appreciated that he was there, it was clear he wasn’t allowed near me.‘Neither is Jordan, it seems.’ Ember said.It didn’t mean he didn’t mindlink me to keep me updated on every new threat he had come up with and new ways of torturing my family before killing them. Jordan made sure I was always on edge and always aware of what he could do to me and my family. All I know is that until that challenge was over, I was still stuck in the same situation.Suddenly Alpha Ethan’s voice rang inside my head, and I knew he was speaking towards the whole pack."….sadly Adriana passed away over a decade ago, and I would love nothing more than to accept our son into my pack."And then he stopped.There was
Orion’s pov I walked around the packhouse, pacing back and forth for what felt like hours. This house felt like a prison right now, and it didn’t help that I was the only one here. Jordan was out somewhere, and Luna Nicole was busy doing whatever she was doing. My father was handling the police, and I was going crazy. As a former criminal, I knew I should have checked in with my parole officer, but being thrown into this whole werewolf world made me forget about my previous life. I also should have called Erin to let her know I was okay. Fuck. This could have been avoided. ‘It’s not totally your fault. Half of the time you were here, you were confined to the dungeon or this house. And then you were almost killed.’ Knox said. I can’t exactly tell my parole officer that. Besides, I didn’t even ask for permission to leave.’ What kind of Alpha has a criminal record? What kind of alpha was thrown into a mental hospital? I was doing this all for Izzy, but it was clear I wasn’t the alph
Izzy’s povAfter I left Orion in the bathroom, my mind went back to after we had left the police. Dad and I were silent for most of the drive home, but he suddenly turned to me when he had parked the car in front of our house."When did you learn to lie like that?"I scoffed, "did you honestly think this was the first time I had to lie or pretend? You and Mom were both blind to what was in front of you. You still are."I wanted to say more but couldn’t. If I told him the truth about Jordan, it might make things even more difficult for me, Finn, and my mother. Although I cared more about Finn at the moment, seeing as my mother had been involved in the plan to kill Orion.‘She deserves to be locked up,’ Ember growled protectively."What was it like? Living amongst humans?" My dad asked, showing interest in my life for the first time.I smiled, thinking back to that time. "I lived with this woman, Erin. She owns a motel, where Orion worked. Her son is deaf and they taught me sign language
Orion’s povWhen I reached the house, I circled around, looking for a way inside, but before I could, I heard Alpha Ethan speak.Come, Orion; no need to sneak around."I shifted back and walked towards my father. "I needed some air.""The police are gone. Isadora helped us, but you probably already knew that."How did he know? I took a shower. I smelled my arm, and Alpha Ethan chuckled. "You look less stressed. You look happy, so I figured you must have visited her."I didn’t speak, scared of what he might do or say. I wasn’t allowed to see her, but neither was Jordan, and he had done so anyway."I understand why, Orion. But we need to be careful." He whispered.I sighed, "so, now what? We wait? I don’t join your pack. You'll cancel the challenge? What happens now that the police have shown up here? Are you going to send me back?"Alpha Ethan shook his head as he seemed to mindlink someone, "no. I don’t think it’s a coincidence they showed up today."A soldier stepped from inside and h
Orion’s pov The closer we got to our fight, the more erratic Jordan’s behavior became. He was mindlinking Izzy all day long, threatening her, pleading with her, trying to bribe her—whatever it took for her to reject me. I knew he was desperate to win and would do whatever it took. So I stayed to myself for most of the day, mindlinking Izzy to distract her from Jordan. My father didn’t allow anyone entrance into the dungeons ever since Jordan snuck in and hurt Izzy’s mom, but I was sure if Jordan wanted to hurt her, he would find a way. We weren’t out of the woods yet until I defeated Jordan at midnight. ‘What if we give Jordan what he wants?' Izzy asked about an hour before the fight would start. ‘What do you mean?’ ‘He asked if I could come see you before the fight, and he’ll be the bigger man and offer us privacy or whatever, and I reject you.’ I growled softly; the thought alone hurt. I didn’t even know what rejection was until last week, and I had no clue how it would feel,
Izzy’s pov‘I’ll kill you; I’ll kill your whole fucking family,’ Jordan threatened me through the bond as we walked to the area where the challenge was being held.My dad was down in the dungeon with my mother and Finn, and I trusted he would look after them, but who knew if Jordan had people working for him.I felt a sense of relief now that everything was out in the open, but that didn’t mean we were out of the woods. Orion still had to beat Jordan. Jordan had years of experience fighting as a wolf, whereas Orion had one week.In his human form, I was sure Orion would be able to defend himself; he had worked out most of his life, and I had seen what he could do when he fought against that man that attacked us, but still, that was against humans.‘He’s also killed a bunch of rogues,’ Ember reminded me. ‘Have faith in our mate.’While I did have faith in Orion, it was Jordan that I was concerned about. He must have had a backup plan.Orion and Jordan walked to the middle of the field,
Izzy’s pov Sitting next to Orion’s bedside, I felt helpless. I had done all that I could; I had marked him, but Orion still wasn’t waking up. I thought back to when Orion was just injured. I hadn’t seen most of what was happening around me because I was focused on my mate bleeding out, but other people had filled me in on what happened. Jordan had been shouting at his father about how unfair his choice was, and he grabbed the knife blade first. The knife got embedded in his hand, but Jordan didn’t even flinch as he took it out and stabbed his father with it in his chest. The doctors explained that because it was a silver knife laced with wolfsbane, it was making it harder for the body to heal. So when you were cut with the knife, your body responded like a human body would. "Luna Isadora?" a guard asked, sticking his head through the door. "What would you like us to do with the prisoners?" It didn’t register what he was saying until he asked again. "Luna? Your brother and mother
Orion’s povAfter having Izzy in my arms for what felt way too short, it was time for her to tell me everything that happened.Jordan was locked up; he poisoned me using a silver blade with wolfsbane, and she had marked me to help me heal. But there was one thing she wasn’t telling me that I knew deep down to be true.My father was gone.There was this feeling of missing someone, and not just that, I felt so much stronger and so much more connected to the pack. Not that I had that much experience being part of a pack. I had joined just a day before the challenge, but this felt different than before.‘We are the Alpha,’ Knox said, and I was so happy he was feeling better too.The doctor came in before Izzy could tell me more, and he explained what had happened to my body.Apparently the wolfsbane was suppressing my healing, and Jordan had left me on the brink of death. Ripping someone’s throat out does that to a person, I guess. If I didn’t have the tolerance I had for wolfsbane, I woul