~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
~River’s Point of View~ When we put out word to the supernatural world that we were taking out Blood Claw, I couldn’t believe who all showed up. Turns out, Gunner had a LOT of enemies. There were even demons here that gave me the creeps and I normally didn’t mind them. The orders were strict, but clear. The Claw had the option to surrender, but at any sign of resistance or aggression, we could kill at will. We were not to kill she-wolves or pups unless they left us no choice. We thought some of them might try to fight. My dad was the main mastermind of the plan, and it was a conquer and devour situation. We had witches, fae and vamps going right down and into the heart of the pack and shifters and demons coming in from the sides. There would be a few fae and vamps mixed in with them just in case. The entirety of Blood Claw knew we were out here, they knew we were ready to strike at any moment. Any element of surprise was gone so we had to be stronger, we had to be smarter. Quinn,
~Godfrey’s Point of View~ As I left the side of the giant ice wall from the shifter’s side, I noticed a mass grave on the other side, and it smelled horrific. Like old death, rotting death. Vampires knew that smell all too well, but it was still enough to make even me gag. I landed back at headquarters and began yelling for updates. “Four injured shifters, no casualties, some crazy shit is going on though, changing by the minute,” Ash said. “Crazy like what,” I said, as it started to snow. The temperature dropped about thirty degrees in just minutes. This wouldn’t really bother the shifters or vampires but demons and witches didn’t like the cold at all. “What are we doing about this bull shit,” I yelled. “I’m wondering if Kai is even here,” Dina said, as if she had all the time in the world to think about things. “Where the hell else would he be,” I asked, getting impatient. I breathed for a moment and took stock. I realized I could no longer smell or sense Ellie close by.