Odessa POV“Ryder, no!”“Kill the wolf.” A witch ordered.This wasn’t supposed to happen this way!A spell shot into the air and hit the wolf’s chest, sending him back into the trees.“We’ve been found out. The moon’s high enough. Kill the others!” Rae ordered.“No!” I ran out of my hiding spot.The sacred spot was larger than I anticipated. This place was a whole settlement hidden on the mountain.More spells went flying in the air.“Odessa!” Sienna screeched.I was like a deer caught in headlights. Spells rolled off me just as easily as they hit me.“Sienna, run!”“Forget her! On with the ritual,” Rae ordered.Alera grabbed her daughter’s wrist to prevent her from escaping. She wielded the knife in her hand and drove it into Sienna’s gut.All air escaped my lungs. “No!”Blood poured out of Sienna. “Mom… no.”“Get her onto the stone table, quickly, before more wolves appear,” Rae said.“The baby must die first!” Alera said.“This is your fault! Whatever happens because of this will b
Odessa POVI had my VIP tickets in hand, my jersey on my back! I was ready to cheer on my mate in one of his biggest games yet.“I need lipstick.”There’s no saying if the lipstick would still be on after the game.“Where is that tube?”I checked under the bed and the dresser.When my phone rang in my purse, I abandoned the lipstick. It must be Evyn asking me where I am.“Oh, it’s Ryder.”I picked up. “Shouldn’t you be at your own game, Mister?”He coughed several times.“Hey, are you okay?”“No, they took Sienna. Barnette’s hurt badly.”“What?” I gasped. “H-How do you know?”I completely forgot about the lipstick. Barnette and Sienna left hours ago. Barnette threw the book at her, but his anger didn’t last long. He got her a private jet. However, he was the only one who was supposed to know the coordinates.“She called me. She wanted to say goodbye. When I got there, witches were everywhere, and Barnette was already bleeding out.”“Where are you?” I asked.“Driving. I’ve got no idea
Odessa POV“Where did you get this information, Evyn?”Sienna, who was seated on her bed, devouring a tub of ice cream, licked her spoon clean before she commented.“I trust her. Rune’s a bitch.”“So she’s started a cult?” I asked.“Not a cult. An operation. It’s called Operation Take the Throne. Rune’s got some of the dumbest followers. They tried to recruit me!”I palmed my forehead. “Isn’t this illegal?”Sienna lifted a shoulder. “Technically, yeah, but if anyone can challenge Maverick, I’m sure someone can challenge the Luna, too. It’s just unheard of.”Why did I have to be the first one, Luna, to be challenged for her title?“They’ve been meeting for a week. I didn’t get what the next steps were. They found me out. However, now they know the cat’s out of the bag,” Evyn explained.“Rune’s nothing but a desperate bitch. She took my job, but she can’t have my mate.”“I always knew she was crazy,” Sienna commented.Look who’s talking, I wanted to say. However, I kept my comment to my
Odessa POV“How the hell did he find out?” Maverick’s voice drew me out of my deep sleep.I slipped into his t-shirt and followed his distressed voice.“I had a jet ready and waiting to take her out of town. The safe house’s ready too.”I found Maverick pacing, half-dressed in front of the fireplace.“When’s he landing?” Maverick asked.What’s going on now?“Okay, fine. We’ll double the security. I’ll see you at training.” Maverick said before hanging up the phone.“What happened?” I asked.“Oh, Wildcat, I didn’t mean to wake you. Barnette found out about the baby. We’re all in trouble.”Now, I was scared to check my phone because Mom would have bombarded me with furious messages about me not telling her all the juicy details.“You’re the Alpha, you can’t be in trouble,” I teased.“You don’t know Barnette when he’s mad. We’re talking about his little girl here.”“Yeah, you’re right. So, Sienna isn’t leaving?”Maverick nodded. “No, Barnette and your mother and on their way back. You kn
Odessa POV“My love, listen to me.”“Don’t call me that!” Storm roared.I jumped. I’d never seen him this mad before. The veins in his neck popped out. His face was beet red, and his fists were tightly clenched. I believed he might even cut himself with his nails.“Odessa, get in the car,” he ordered.Alera glared at me, but I wasn’t her focus anymore.I scurried across the road and escaped to the safety of the passenger side of the car.“How much did you hear?” Alera asked.“Doesn’t matter. What I saw is much worse. What did you do to yourself?” Storm demanded.“I didn’t do anything. There’s a lot you don’t know.”“You’re a witch? How?”“Storm…” Alera pleaded.“Don’t come any closer. Odessa, get in the car.”I hesitated before I moved.“What are you going to do?” Alera asked. “Let me explain. My mother was a witch, and my father was a wolf. He took me away from her when I was a child. This is who I am.”“How could you keep that from us?”“I had no choice,” she said, her voice breakin
Odessa POVAlera withdrew her hand. She pulled out two thick black gloves from her bag and slipped her fingers into them.“I’m surprised you know,” She said.“How?”“Because my children don’t know. Not even my ex-husband and I were married to Barnette for years. Nothing got passed him aside from my true identity.” She said it as if it were a major accomplishment.“So your children are hybrids too, huh?”“No. My magic never passed down to them. That doesn’t mean their blood isn’t unique. Especially Sienna. Girls are more favoured in the coven.”“I don’t get it. Are you trying to initiate your daughter?”She laughed softly. “There are details you don’t need to know.”“Come on. You asked her to get rid of her baby. Whatever you’re doing must be so important that you’d freeze your heart to your granddaughter.”“I have no granddaughter. Sienna will do the right thing,” Alera spat.“Sienna and Ryder are working things out. You might not know, but that baby carries my blood too. I’ll protect