LOGINELIASThere was smoke everywhere. Fire caught immediately, and a loud curse slipped past my lips when I realised what Terrence had done. He had intentionally caused an explosion. I had been too preoccupied with everything that was going on, and I had missed the signs.The men scattered, using the explosion, the smoke and the noise from the kidnapped victims as an excuse, a cover, to run from us. Carlos was with Isadora, and they were trying to get the people to safety, to protect them from the rapidly spreading fire and debris. Torn between two choices, I remained where I was for several seconds. We had gone through so much just to find Terrence, and now that we eventually had him right in the palm of our hands, he was about to slip away again. Not on my watch. Rage, hot and scorching, burned through me. I leapt into the air — not willing to let him escape — and was about to pounce on him when a loud, terrified scream ripped the air open. And I wouldn't have stopped, not with
ELIASThe facility was heavily guarded. We moved around quietly, spreading around the building in order to prevent anyone from running away. Carlos was with half the guards, and he only managed to spare me a glance before they disappeared under the dark of night, leaving Isadora and I alone with the rest of the guards. They all knew what to do, of course. We had gone over our plans over and over until we made sure that there was absolutely no hole, no loop that could ruin things for us. Still, as I slowly crawled closer to the building, as I lowered my mental shield to speak to Carlos, I could not stop the quickening of my heart. "Carlos. Are you ready?" I asked. "Ready and in position," he responded. I nodded, even though he could not see me, and spoke again. "Go on my signal. You know what to do. And Carlos? don't get hurt. That's an order.""Noted, Alpha."Isadora was tense beside me as we waited, my gaze intensely focused on the door to the facility. Two guards were at t
We were at Patrick’s house, making plans and trying to see if there are any holes in our attack strategy, when the door opened. I froze at the scent that wafted into the room. Everyone went silent as they stared at the person, and my heart literally stopped in my chest. It could not be, right?Surely, Isadora would not have driven all the way here after my clear instructions that she was to stay back at home, right?I did not turn to face the door, to see the woman who should be the last person here. Without saying a word, Carlos turned and walked out of the room, leading Patrick and the core guards out. When the door closed behind them, silence stretched between us. It was thick. Slightly suffocating. And filled with my rage. “Please tell me that’s not you, Isadora,” I eventually spoke, and my voice was hoarse. My hands curled into fists as I waited for her response. She said nothing for a long while, and then: “ I'm sorry.”I whirled around to face her. “I clearly told you to
I tried not to gnaw on my fingernails as I watched Elias walk towards the car, and anxiety ran down my spine. It was hard not to show it, and I tried so hard, but when he turned back to wave at me one last time, Elias must have seen something on my face because he sighed and was instantly walking back towards me. “Little wolf. I'll be alright, I promise. You have nothing to be worried about,” he said softly, his arms wrapping around me as he tugged me close. I held on to him desperately, my heart pounding so hard against my chest. “I have everything to be worried about. What if something goes wrong? What if you need me to be there for you and I'm not?" I countered. He pressed a kiss on my hair. “I can take care of myself, love. And I need you to be here, safe and sound and away from any danger. I'll be back home before you know it.”He was right and I knew it, but I had a very bad feeling about this mission they were about to go on. Patrick had called to give them information abou
Isadora spent a lot of time with the victims, longer than I expected. We knew close to nothing about them. No names, Packs, or even an identity to work with. They were the runts of wherever they were kidnapped from, and as I waited for Isadora, all I could think about was if she would be able to get them to open up to her. The rogues went about their business as usual, and no one bothered me, even though I knew they were staring and pretending not to. "Little wolf. Is everything okay in there?" I asked through the mind link when I could not take the silence any longer. She didn't respond immediately, so I pushed past the flimsy barrier between us and called for her again. "Answer me, Isadora.""I'm okay. Stop distracting me. I'll be out soon," she responded curtly, her tone sharp with impatience.Satisfied that she was fine and I had nothing to worry about, I leaned back against the car and waited some more. And then, after what felt like forever, she eventually stepped outside
"Where are we going?" I asked as I got into the car. "To see the victims," he stated firmly. My eyebrows threatened to disappear into my hairline from the way they shot upwards. "They are not here?"I was surprised. I thought they had all being bought here, and were being kept somewhere secret. Elias fastened his seat belt and turned to face me. "No, they are not. They are with the rogues. We don't have enough space in the pack to shelter them, and I figured staying with the rogues might make them more at ease than staying in the pack with us. You know how weird the pack members can be. I wouldn't want any of them to start segregating those people just because they were victims of human trafficking."His words made sense, and I felt a tiny bit of guilt at the fact that I hadn't thought about it that way. Leaning back on my seat, I turned to see Erina and Carlos walking around the house and going towards the back. My eyes narrowed as I stared at them, and something occurred to me
Her statement wasn’t as comforting as she thought it was. It only had me feeling more suspicious. There was no way he’d kill his own friend just for upsetting me… right?“Sit,” she urged, pulling me towards the chair. “The maids will be out soon with our food.”As if on cue, about three maids stepp
Thoughts of my mate plagued my mind all day.I couldn’t go five minutes without thinking of her mouth and what she tasted like. I could feel her heart hammering through her chest as I kissed her, I could almost taste her confusion and wariness, but she’d kissed me back because the truth was that as
I was up earlier than usual the next morning.The plan was to take a walk around the palace, but I found Erina walking the halls in a pair of skin tight leggings and a crop top. She had a large water battle in her hands and her hair was tied up in a messy bun. It was the most laid back I’d ever see
As soon as Carlos left me, I went out into the garden for some fresh air, and also to clear my mind.His words regarding the council scared me for more reasons than I cared to admit.I wanted revenge, and nothing was going to change that, but this was becoming more complicated by the second. The pl







