2 Weeks Later.Gabbie POVI tiptoed on all four paws, trying to make it out of the dense forest. Howls and barks came from all angles. I could see my house surrounded by trees and illuminated by floodlights.It was the last day of the full moon. A lot of the local wolves were going crazy. Kade and I went out last night and the night before that, but this night, he’d gone out with his buddies for a run in the woods and made me swear not to leave the house.My mate might be an Alpha, but he was paranoid as hell. If I wanted to make it home before him, I probably shouldn’t be tiptoeing. I stood and looked around. The scent of wet dogs attacked me from all sides.I started walking home. I paused when I heard a twig snap.Oh crap.It better not be an overexcited wolf looking for a good time because I’d been spoken for, for a long time. No one was there, so I continued walking.“Shift,” the command came, and my limbs were forced to obey.I curled into a ball as fur turned to smooth flesh, f
Gabbie POVEmery and I sat in the living room having breakfast. She wasn’t home when I arrived at three in the morning, but she was home when I woke up.“Meet anyone interesting last night?” I teased.She eyed me dangerously. “I’m never going clubbing again.”“I’ll take that as a yes,” I wiggled my brow.A knock came at the door, and Emery stood.“I’ll get it!”She yanked the door open and gasped.“Kade, I mean Kaden Sanders… Alpha Kade?”Kade leaned against the door.“Hi!” I stood nervously. “What are you doing here?”“We spoke about me coming over last night, remember?”Emery glared at me. “Aha! I told you he would come for you. I should have put money on it.”I cupped my eyes and shook my head.“I’ll go for a walk… a long walk,” she winked.Kade slipped in, and Emery slipped out.Kade cupped my cheeks and stared at me. “Are you alright? Anything hurt? The tree was rough.”I blushed. “Kade… I can heal now, remember?”He laughed. “Right.”“I’m not delicate anymore.”“Baby, you’ve nev
Gabbie POV“Are you feeling sick again, Gabbie?” Emery asked as she prepared for her night out in my room.“I’m fine, I’m just tired.”She turned around holding a red lipstick tube. “You don’t look good. Think we should see a specialist or a witch.”I giggled. “We don’t need to see a witch. I just need to sleep.”“Are you sure you don’t want me to stay with you?”“What? No, go have fun. You deserve it.” I waved her off.I would forever be grateful that Emery chose to come to the academy with me to settle in a human town. I didn’t tell her about Alex’s offer even though I knew she would be supportive.My phone rang with a blocked number. Dad, I thought.“Hey, kid!” he boomed.I smiled. I never got tired of hearing his voice. “What’s up?”“Full-moon, I wanted to know if you’re still experiencing pain.”I rubbed my middle. I didn’t feel bad yet.“I’m good Dad… so Alex is back.”“Need to run again? I know a place.”My Dad’s mind was always on the run. “I don’t know what to do, Dad. I love
One Year LaterGabbie POV“I got a ten-dollar tip!” I flashed the brand-new dollars in front of Emery’s face.She frowned.“What table did you wait for?”“New guys. I hope they come back.”Emery placed her chin in her hand and exhaled. Her dark pigtails dangled on either side of her face in shiny coils.“Lucky you. All I got was a coupon for doughnuts from Mr. Olsen.”“At least we made rent before the month ends!” I beamed.“Yeah, so a little treat tonight won’t hurt.”I nibbled on my bottom lip. The full moon was tonight, and for the past four months, when the moon came around, I got sick. I got churning pains and jabs coming from my stomach. My doctor visits proved pointless. They couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me.It had been going on for four months, which told me it wasn’t going to stop until something happened. When I called my Dad three weeks ago, he told me to be ready for what this full moon had to offer.It was very cryptic, but I had a feeling I knew what he meant.
Gabbie POVWe watched as people raced to help Harlow up, but she brushed them off and yelled her lungs out. I had to give her credit, her ambition took her far. She should be proud, but I doubted that was anything she wanted to hear.Gareth basked in the glory of winning the battle. Imagined Kade up there receiving his crowning moment and then I realized the clock was ticking and I had to move.“I’ll be right back,” I told Emery.I saw Leiah first and assumed Kade would be with the other Alphas. He was. He reached me before I could get to him.“Gabbie, we need to talk.”“We do. Kade—”“Not here.” He looked over his shoulder and led me from the crowd.“What did your Father want?” He’d been gone all day.“To express his disappointment in me, but I expected that.”The cheers from the student body grew faint. We turned into the Alpha castle territory.“I’m sorry…”“Don’t be.” He stopped and looked over his shoulder again.“I should be apologising to you.” His brows dipped, and I noticed t
Gabbie POV“What were you thinking? You should have moved?”Dad kicked the lifeless wolf off me, and Kade helped me up.“I wasn’t thinking right, Kade.”He wrapped me in his arms despite my bloody uniform.“It’s okay, it’s over,” he said soothingly.“Kade… that’s my wolf. It’s dead.”“What? How’s that possible?” He demanded.I stared at Dad. He ripped the blade from the animal’s gut and shrugged.“I detached it.”Kade stroked my hair and led me from the scene.“This isn’t over,” Harlow snapped. “The whole school’s going to know you’re a monster!”“Can I bury her with the wolf? Please?” Dad frowned.“No, she’s right, I don’t belong here.”“But you’re part wolf on your mother’s side. That should count,” Dad said.I pointed at the dead black wolf. “That wolf’s dead.”Dad grumbled and busied himself with disposing of the wolf.We got to the door, and Kade lifted me into his arms and carried me into the castle.“Do you still want to go to the omega quarters?” He asked.“I’m good.”He kicke
Gabbie POV“How could you both give up the most important battle of your lives… for…. for a wolf-less omega! You must be insane.” Harlow raged and paced the living room in the Alpha castle.“It wasn’t about Gabbie,” Alex said.“Yeah,” Kade grunted.He lay on the couch with his feet up, nursing his cracked ribs.“Then let us in on the secret?” Leiah scoffed.“Clearly, they were frightened of meeting me in the final and decided to give up at the last minute. Who can’t blame them?” Gareth said, reclining in a chair with a fat grin.“You’re too cocky for your own good,” Harlow spat. “You’ll eat those words when my jaws are around your neck.”Gareth smirked. “We’ll see about that, Precious.”Harlow shot the rest of us dangerous glares before storming out.“Is anyone going to spill the beans?” Leiah scowled.Kade rubbed my thigh while I stroked his hair.“No, secret. I saw an opportunity and I took it. I thought being Alpha King was all I wanted, but that changed.”All eyes turned to Alex.
Gabbie POV“Hurry up. Light the torches as soon as you set them up,” Athena demanded.“Don’t forget the moon stones. They have to be on every corner.”“Geez, I’ve never seen Athena this agitated,” Emery hissed.She and I piled water gems from the basement into baskets while the other omegas dealt with the torches and moon stones.“Everything must be perfect!” She yelled.“It’s a big night. I feel like yelling too,” I said.We gathered the last of the water gems and rushed to the ground. I hadn’t seen Kade since this morning, or Alex since yesterday. Though an Alpha female with white hair had been prowling around. There was a chance she could face Kade if they both win their battles.“I’m sorry about your date. We worked extra hard on it,” Emery said.“I can’t believe you hid it from me!”She laughed. “It was fun to do something normal for once. The Academy… hasn’t been the same. Sometimes I think Blair made the right choice.”She stared at the basket of water gems. They were oval shap
Gabbie POV“Do you have a thing for forests?” I asked.He shrugged. “Been running through the woods since I could walk.”Of course, he had. The violent wind felt like a bad omen, but despite the scent of danger in the wind, the whole truth needed to see the light and breathe again.“I know you’re a Hunter,” I blurted.He gave me a firm nod.“Now that Aiden knows things are complicated for Kade and me.”“It worked for your Mother and me,” he said.He stuck his long knife into the ground and settled on a rock.“Hunting is in our blood. That’s why it comes so naturally, you might have noticed.”I scratched the back of my head, remembering the first time I had to defend myself from a wolf here. My environment came alive. I knew what I could use against it without panicking.“I met Anya first. She hated her family for being born a human while her sister was the strongest female wolf in her whole pack.” A smile lit up his face.“Anya came to me to learn how to be a Hunter. She was a quick l