LOGIN“...the poison is very deadly. We have not been able to identify it but we would like to assure you that we have toxicology experts, people who specialise in poison, working very hard to identify what type of poison it is.”“...he is completely flaccid. His muscles do not seem to be working. There are no reflexes.”“...brain activity is minimal. We are unable to identify how much damage was done.”“...he can’t breathe on his own. The ventilator is doing all the work.”“...we have to administer medications to prevent his kidneys and liver from shutting down.”“...administer more IV fluids…”“...keep his blood pressure up.”Those statements, and a lot more I was not willing to think about, were what the doctors said, and were still saying, when we rushed Elias to the hospital a few days ago. The poison had almost taken his life, but we managed to get him to the hospital on time. Tears filled my eyes as I stared at him, different tubes running in and out of his body as the doctors tri
I slammed into Terrence, raising my claws to swipe at his side. Even more blood spilled out of him, and the sight surprised me a little. Judging from the amount of blood he had lost, how was it even possible that he had more blood left to lose?The fight had gone on for longer than I expected, and it had turned into a bloodbath. We were both massively injured, and with the poison in my bloodstream, I was just one push away from keeling over and losing unconsciousness. I could feel the cold hands of death hovering above me, and I knew if I was not fast enough, I would be saying hello to untimely death before long. But Terrence… that bastard was still alive. He was weak and tired and the fire in his eyes had dimmed, but he just was not giving up. And I needed him to. I needed him to tell me where the damned scientist was hiding but he was just so fucking stubborn. With a roar, I pulled together every last ounce of strength that I had left in my poisoned ravaged body, and shifted back
A scream was working up my throat. I fought against Erina as she held me tightly, trying to drag me away from where I stood. “Let me go!” I snapped. Erina did not listen to me. Instead her arms tightened around me even further, and she started to carry me away. “Elias is going to skin me alive if anything happens to you. You heard him. My life depends on your survival. We have to get you to safety,” she insisted. I did not want to leave. “No. Let me go. I have to help him.”Carlos stepped before me, barring me from seeing Elias and Terrence. “The fight is going to be bloody. You do not want to see it.”I held his gaze and responded as calmly as I could manage. “I do.” He still looked like he wanted to refuse me, but the fact that he was not dragging me away like Erina was made me hopeful. “Please, Carlos. Please. I need to stay close. I know he does not need any help, but I… I need to stay close. We don't know what might happen. What if he needs my help and I am sequestered far
I had no idea why, or where the feeling was stemming from, but I had a very ominous feeling. It felt as though something bad was about to happen, and my body was trying to warn me about it. Or maybe my body was trying to brace for whatever it was. Whatever the case was, all I knew was that there was this cloud of premonition hanging over my head and it made me so uneasy. I hated how it crawled under my skin and settled there, making a home in my body.I tried not to think about it, but that was impossible. But then I tried to think about it, and I could not make any sense of it. “Could it be because of Terrence? I mean, you are planning this huge bait and ruse to draw him out from wherever he is without telling any of us what it is. Could it be that you are excited and mislabeling the feeling?’ Erina asked. A slight frown settled on my face as I stared at her. “I know what it feels like to be excited, Erina. This is different.”She shrugged. “Then maybe you are overthinking it.”B
IN ANOTHER HIDDEN FACILITY…“I want her back. Isadora. I cannot believe how well she survived. I mean, I always knew she lived, and that she was a wolf but seeing her in the flesh made me realise that she was so… fuck it. I need her here with me. I need to open her up and see what is different about her. Why was she so successful where so many others have failed? Was there something I was missing? What did I do that was different? I need to know. I have to know.”The scientist has a crazed expression on his face. He was pacing the length of his office, his hand running back and forth on his hair as he rambled on. He had not realised how much he needed isadora until he escaped from the facility. But ever since he got to his backup laboratory, she was all he could think about. In his head, he kept replaying the way her wolf had felt to him. He was so strongly attuned to her and he had seen clips of her fighting back during the first raid where Terrence had the good sense to blow up th
“The council are requesting a meeting with you,” Carlos stated as he leaned against the doorway. Elias did not look up from the document he was highlighting, and I dropped my highlighter to stare at him. “You cannot avoid them forever, Elias,” I stated. He sighed and looked up. “I am not avoiding them. I just do not have the time and energy to entertain their bickering right now,” he responded sharply.Carlos crossed his arms over his chest. “Well, that is too bad for you, because they are waiting in the courtyard right now. They refused to enter and wait for you in the meeting room, but they also vowed that they would not be leaving until you see them.”“They can remain there for as long as they like,” Elias insisted stubbornly before turning back to his document. I snatched the paper away from him. “Don’t be a grumpy ass and let's just go and see them,” I insisted. Elias ran a hand through his hair. “Fine. But if they make one single comment about you and that facility, I will t
Elias made good on his words over the next few days.We practically existed in our own little bubble for five whole days, and each day was a thousand times better than the last.I feared that each day would be the last, that someone would interrupt our solemn bubble, but it never came, and I’d fina
As Alpha, I was mostly confined to the comfort of my pack.It was right in the middle of the other packs. It was both a good and a bad thing. On one hand, I could easily move between packs, I could walk along their borders while keeping away from their territory, but at the same time, I was out in
I awoke with a gasp.Every part of my body hurt: my sides, my lungs and my limbs. I couldn’t lift my arms. I suppose it made sense, seeing as I’d fallen off a cliff. Memories of last night came rushing back to me and I cursed. I wish I’d died.I couldn’t bring myself to open my eyes. A part of me
Growing up, I never liked my birthday.My father was always too drunk to deal with me because it brought along reminders of my mother’s death. He never failed to tell me how he wished that I’d died instead of he, and it didn’t help that I looked like her.I’d heard stories of my mother even before







