~Hunter’s Point of View~ The idea that one of our own could be either helping Gunner … out to hurt Ellie … or both was infuriating. I didn’t want to believe it. We were very careful when speaking to Dina and Godfrey not to suggest that Kai was doing anything because we didn’t have any evidence. *You might need to get Godfrey alone and tell him, Dina is his family so you can’t say this in front of her,* I said to my brothers, over mind-link. *I don’t think we’re there yet, you know how he is about throwing around accusations, we need more,* River said. *Yeah I’m not about to piss Godfrey off. Plus Dina is beside herself about turning him into a warlock,* Skyler said. I sighed. We’d been puttering around all day and getting nowhere. We spoke to Angel and Katrina both on what they knew about Kai but we couldn’t let on to them that we had any suspicions. To the best of my knowledge there has never been a time a Shadow has gone AWOL like this and certainly never a time that one commi
~Ellie's Point of View~ Godfrey began walking back to the bedroom and I followed him, after giving Hunter a kiss on the cheek. I immediately heard the guys talking but I couldn’t tell what they were saying. I walked into my room and sat on the bed, Godfrey closed the door and stood in front of me. “Now dear, I know we all realize what an usual situation we find ourselves in, and while I support you being with the mutts I am afraid we are still a society with rules. The council has decided that if your wolf has not surfaced after tomorrow night, they can proceed with the mating ritual,” he said. I jumped to my feet, I think taking him by surprise since he moved back from me. “I understand the law, but this is my body and MY CHOICE! How can some people that don’t even know me decide for me! They are my mates and we know that I am of age, we know that I-” The door burst open and my mates crowded in the doorway. “Leave us,” Godfrey said, looking bored. He always looked bored. The t
~Skyler’s Point of View~ What’s the first thing Ellie does once she shifts? Takes off running so we’d have to chase her! That little minx. She was in for it! My wolf loved to chase she-wolf tail and we always won. She could run but she couldn’t hide from me! Dusk was absolutely elated and ready to pounce on our little mate. My brothers and I let her get a bit of a head start and immediately began throwing every dirty, naughty thing we wanted to do to Violet at her. Turns out, Violet was a little vixen, as I knew she would be. Our mate would have three horny as hell wolves to satisfy and I was giddy to find out she was as excited about it as we were. Violet had waited so long, she wanted to make up for lost time. She quickly began telling us everything. She wanted a large family with a ton of pups and she wanted to start right away. My wolf purred at that, as did my brothers’. I felt like we’d waited so long for this night, and it couldn’t be more perfect. Violet finally stopped a
~Godfrey’s Point of View~ The mutts were late, but I wasn’t about to hold things up. Their father Ash was present and he had a massive file with more than enough to convict, even though this wasn’t technically a trial. Gunner agreed to be teleported to our headquarters for this mediation and I wasn’t about to squander such a precious opportunity. The council was assembled and I ordered them to begin. “As the werewolf representative of the council I shall call on the offender to stand and respond. Alpha Gunner, you stand accused of crimes against your own kind. You have invaded three peaceful packs, murdered innocents and have taken over their lands. You have provided no provocation for your actions, nor have you detailed any possible, legal reason for going to war. What say you,” Isaac said. We all turned to look at Gunner who was standing with his attorney. “If it may please the council, I would very much like the chance to explain myself,” Alpha Gunner said. Ohh, I hated this
~Ellie’s Point of View~ I forced my eyes open, I felt like I’d been asleep for days. I stretched and rolled over searching for a triplet and I hit a hard chest. That smell… I blinked rapidly and raised my head to come face to face with … Alpha Gunner! I immediately recoiled and backed away from him, and as I moved I quickly realized I was totally naked. “Uh!” I instinctively covered my chest but I was sure he’d already seen all he wanted. There were no covers on the bed anywhere. I immediately remembered fighting with Violet this past day, I must have finally shifted back. Had he forced Violet to shift back? My mind was racing, I couldn’t sense my mates and Violet wasn’t answering me either. Gunner immediately moved just centimeters from my face, and stroked my cheek. He got on top of me and I thought I might throw up. “Sweet girl,” he said, turning into my neck and kissing it. “Why … why are you doing this,” I said, almost in a whisper. He growled and I felt his canines si
~River’s Point of View~ I was so damn hot, and thirsty … I would kill for a cup of ice. I felt something hard but moving against my face as I groaned. I whipped my head up and realized I was on a beach. What the hell? I smelled my brothers, I knew they had to be close. I stumbled to my feet, feeling like I had the world’s worst hangover. I focused my eyes and saw Hunter on the beach across from me. I turned to my left and saw Skyler to my side. I immediately tried to mind-link anyone in the Shadows, link my parents. Nothing, my brain waves were not going anywhere at all. Magic at play? “Sky, Sky, can you hear me dude,” I said in a whisper. He didn’t move. I could hear both of their heartbeats so I relaxed. I got up and tried to remember what happened. It hit me all at once, I last saw Kai hovering over us in the courtroom. Ellie! Where was my Ellie? Kai dumped us here?! I knew that Godfrey had to be losing his mind, nobody fucks with him and lives to tell about it. So what
~Tyson’s Point of View~ This was about my worst nightmare come true. Stuck on a damn deserted island with three Shadow Warriors, who were all Ellie’s true mates. I didn’t think there was any way in hell I would get out of this alive, and that was likely what my dad and Emily planned on. They betrayed me, in the worst possible way. I was still in shock, but I had no time for that. I had three sets of very sharp teeth ready to take out my throat. All I could do was admit the game was up and do what I could to gain their favor. Once they shifted back and calmed down, I sat down. The cut on my side stung, but it was already starting to heal. “Start at the beginning, why did Gunner take Ellie when she was little,” River said. I think it was River, fuck if I knew, they all looked the same. I sighed, not in the mood for story hour but I was in no position to argue with them. “All right so, I don’t remember too much early on ... Ellie is like a year older than me. Well, you might as wel
~Skyler’s Point of View~ I never let my emotions get the better of me, for all my faults and impulsive nature, I thought I was pretty good at keeping it together when shit got real. But this was a whole different level … my sweet Ellie was being held by an insane piece of shit Alpha. The pack life never would have been for me or my brothers, we were soldiers … warriors, but not at the whim of some asshole Alpha with an ego that only served his own interests. I was absolutely terrified that Gunner would try to mate Ellie, it was consuming me. My sweet, little mate, she needed us more than ever. She was literally half a mile from me or so, and I couldn’t get to her. My wolf was beyond furious with me, he blamed me of course for letting this happen. All that side, we were ready to bust some skulls and take some throats. Godfrey called in all his reinforcements and then some, having to bribe the fuck out of many vamps and witches. Supposedly Emily, or whatever the hell her name wa