Chapter Forty Nine (Spencer POV) Exhausted that's how I feel and there is a familiar building pressure in my skull and I try to step away from Wilder as the other Alphaโs approach. โI just know we will be able to defeat those that have taken our land. Letโs kill all those blood suckers!โ Alpha Stewart approaches Wilder, slapping him on the shoulder. โOf course we will. Kill all of them and get our lands backโ He replies. I stagger back further. I had never discussed my plans with Wilder but I thought being friends with Athena that it was not needed. I thought he would see that not all vampires are bad. The pain is building in my head as I see through my blurry vision Athena staring at Wilder having obviously heard his words with tears gleaming in her eyes. I simply shake my head slightly at her which turns out to be a big mistake. I clasp my hands to my throbbing head as a whimper of pain leaves me. All the Alphaโs and wolves of the Guardian pack have moved to introduce themselv
Chapter Fifty(Spencer POV) โAre sure about this Spencer?โ Astrdโs questioned timidly with a hit of defeat. She asked but she already knew my answer. We had been talking around in circles for the last 45 minutes. โYes.โ I state confidently. โAnd not a word to those not included in our circle.โ โAnyone?โ I knew what she meant by that question and unease settled in my gut. โAnyone. Now go.โ She wraps her arms around me, squeezing tightly and kissing my cheek. โHave Wilder come in as well.โ She looks at me with unease then just nods her head curtly and walks out the door. I strip down and lay on the bed naked my legs spread open for when he comes in. I begin to slowly stroke myself as I can smell his scent becoming stronger as he approaches the door. He stands there for a few moments not doing anything. A quiet knock echoes through the room and I wait patiently as the door slowly opens. โSpencer pleaseโฆโ Wilders words are caught in his throat as his eyes finally land on me. โAre
Chapter Fifty One(Wilder POV) โAlpha we have a problem!โ Trey echoes through my mind. I continue to stare at the ceiling of my room in the pack house like I have been for the last hours since she left me hard and frustrated. I couldnโt even really be mad, not truly when I knew my own stupidity had caused this new rift between us. It seemed like no matter what I did I always made things worse between us. I had spent time pounding on her door calling out to her but when it became clear she wouldnโt open I tried to mindlink her. But it was like it was just reaching an empty void. The feeling had Zander pacing and whining in my head. After returning to the pack house and taking a cold shower I have been here laying waiting for sleep to take me, unsuccessfully. โWhat's wrong?โ โThere was an attack at the border of the territory. Alpha Ezekiel wants all of the Alphaโs and Betaโs in his office within an hour.โ'Let them know I will be there shortly!โYes Alpha.'Zander puffs out his c
Chapter Fifty Two (Spencer POV) I try as hard as I can to ignore this tightening in my chest with every mile that I put between me and the pack land. This is the destiny that I have chosen for myself. Yet I donโt understand that with Lily gone why I still feel drawn to that place, to those people. I approach the small dilapidated building, I had been running for two days and I was exhausted. As I swung open the door I nearly collapsed in the effort feeling utterly exhausted. โI see you made it sister. Whereโs Athena?โ My brotherโs question may seem odd to those around him. The concern in his voice is almost giving him away to those around him but I knew the truth. โWe were almost detained on the border. We had to fight our way out. Needless to say I succeeded and she did not.โ โVery well.โ My brotherโs voice holding back unsaid hurt as clutched the female vampire closer to his side. My brother may feel something for Athena but he was an evil man who would cast her aside for h
Chapter Fifty Three(Wilder POV)I watch as the water turns pink tinged with blood circles the drain of the shower. Training has become more brutal and necessarily so in the last month. Every pack is training together and separately for war. Even the packs that have regained their lands have not left. There is safety in numbers and danger in knowledge. One thing that has kept the Hollow Pack safe along with those that seek sanctuary here is that our enemy did not have knowledge of our whereabouts. That all changed when Spencer betrayed us. I feel the anger bubbling up in my chest at the thought. I need to calm down, I lost control earlier and a simple sparring match turned brutal and now I have a warrior at the clinic I need to apologize to and a Beta to thank for intervening.Once I wash quickly and dry I dress comfortably. I mind link Trey to let him know that I was going to head to the pack clinic then will meet him at the pack park. I am about to open the door to the clinic when
Chapter Fifty Four (Athena POV) I am surprised when I am escorted out of the pack clinic to the pack house. My chest still hurts and the images of that night still play through my head when it is dark outside and the silence sits in. I will never tell him, but the moments when Alpha Jackson is with me I feel calm, my agony of feeling the knife dig into my flesh less, the fear of impending death gone. The strange wolves escorting me to the pack house have me on edge. I am more fearful than I was before. I wonder why I couldnโt have made it out with Spencer as planned. I have to hope that she has been able to manage on her own. The conference doors swing open and my eyes scan the wolves that are either sitting in a chair or pacing around before they fall on a pair of very familiar eyes. โBrotherโฆ.โ My voice trails off as I see the blonde curly hair of a small little girl in his arms. I clutch my chest and begin to sob. I feel that I am being gently lifted up and I know by the
Chapter Fifty Five(Wilder POV) Before I can react to what I am seeing my bedroom door bursts open and several people run into my room. Their eyes snap between my naked form and the naked woman on the bed becoming angry by the second. Their faces turn down right murderous when Christina jumps off the bed and runs to me hiding behind me with her arms wrapped around my waist. โPlease baby donโt let them hurt me.โ A roar leaves my mouth as I rip myself away from her grasp and spin around my hands finding their way to her neck and I lift her off the ground. โWhy?โ I scream in her face. Sheโs gasping for air and clawing at my arms but my grip remains tight. โYour whore canโt talk if she canโt breathe.โ The callousness I hear in Luna Astrid's voice is something I have never heard from her before. She has always spoken gently even in times of tension, the power and anger radiating off her is alarming. I toss Christina away from me just as a pair of shorts are thrown at me and I donโt miss
Chapter Fifty Six(Spencer POV) Itโs been a week since that scream ripped from my lungs, the sudden onset of pain too painful to hold in. I had maneuvered through the previous pain willing myself not to give anything away but that went out the window a week ago. My grandfather hasnโt given me a moment alone since then. I expect him to grill me and try to find out what happened even though I suspect that he knows. However, he seemed pleased when I asked to bump up my union ceremony with the King. So tomorrow I will finish this union and with a new plan in mind I head down to the dining hall. There are several members already in the dining hall. I really have to fight a grimace when I see Landery seated at the head of the table with Mira at his side. It turns out that Landery was supposed to be my chosen but at the last second changed his mind and took Mira as his chosen, even though they hadnโt completed the bonding. It seemed odd to me since she had always followed my grandfather
I slipped so far from who I used to be, who I was supposed to be. I was once a hybrid that wanted nothing but the betterment of his people and those of the werewolves. I sacrificed my father and oldest brother to obtain the goal and unfortunately sacrificed my vampire half and my memories. Memories lost of her, my mate that was killed by the Kingโs men before I can fully claim her. My anger and burning need for revenge is what causes me to keep up this facade of loyalty until I find the right time to strike. Chapter One (Sebastian) I am trying to complete some work prior to the wolves arriving for the training. I begrudgingly offered my pack for the future Alpha, Beta and Gamma training camp for the next month. I say begrudgingly because it came at the request of the king himself and as much as I would like to have said no however, it is a good opportunity for me to scope out the new leaders of packs that I may be up against. I let out a loud breath as I look at the picture on my
Chapter Sixty Three(Spencer POV) I feel him hardening still deep inside me and I rock my hips a moan escaping my mouth. My hands fist in his hair bring his mouth to mine and I nip at his bottom lip and he grants me entrance into his mouth. Our tongues fight for dominance wanting to taste and explore each other's mouths. I quickly relinquish dominance admitting to him and myself that he is My Alpha. I continue to grind my hips into him as he slides his length in and out of me. The feeling of stretching around him as he creates friction within my pussy has my eyes rolling back in my head. โMoreโฆPlease Wilderโฆmoreโ He knew exactly what he needed. He sat up on his knees, never pulling all the way out of me, his hands trailing down over my legs, hooking them on my calves and placing both my legs on his shoulders. He leaned forward, thrusting into me harder. โSo fucking good, tight, wet just perfection.โ He reached up with his right hand and began to play with my hardened nipple. The or
Chapter Sixty Two(Paxton POV) I collapse to my knees, my hands covering my face sobbing when I spot Sylvia walking into the clearing. My legs are unable to hold me up as disbelief and overwhelming joy fills me as I catch sight of my mate. She reaches me, her scent surrounding me as she sinks down on the ground in front of me and takes my hands in hers pulling them from my face. Tingles run through my body where our skin touches. I launch myself at her, wrapping my arms around her and clutching to her with everything that I am. โIโm here, Pax. I am home and I am not leaving.โ I let out a sigh at her words realizing that I have also been filled with fear that she would leave again. I have so many questions but I wonโt waste this time to ask them. I cup her face and kiss her the way that I have wanted for so long. She tastes just like the memories that have haunted me for years. I could never look at another the way I had looked at her. I know the elders had wanted for us all to c
Chapter Sixty One(Wilder POV)Around 5 Years Later So much has changed in all these years. The vampires and werewolves live mostly in peace. A surprising number of the vampires have been mated to werewolves. There were so many that we had to hold a large mating ceremony because individual ones would have taken months. There had been hesitation on both sides to accept their mates as they had lived separately for so long. Living as enemies but with the acceptance and encouragement of those of higher rank slowly but surely the bonds grew. Reestablishing the packs and combining some sadly took over a year. There is a different hierarchy now and despite what I thought most didnโt oppose. Golden Moon is the ruling pack now, I will soon become the King. The Guardian Pack is just that, the pack that guards all others. They are the Kings guard. I rule over all the other packs but I am the High Alpha of Golden Moon and them. Alphaโs have been designated for other packs but overall I am a ro
Chapter Sixty(Wilder POV) The sun is high in the sky when I finally untangle myself from my pups and the love of my life and venture out into the living room. I take in the faces out there, their red eyes and tear stained cheeks but more than the faces out there I take in those that are missing. I rush to my sister who is crouched next to the sofa rubbing Erikโs sleeping head as tears still stream down. When I near her she stands and throws herself into my arms. โBug?โ โIt hurts so much. Heโs gone Wilder. Christian is gone.โ Her legs give out and I guide her to the ground where I just hold her as we both cry. I look up at Trey who is looking down at me sadly. He must read the question in my eyes because he speaks. โWe won but we lost so much more. Ezekiel, Aria, Sylvia.โ Paxton lets out a strangled sob from the doorway he was entering before turning and leaving. โMonica.โ The names go on and each is like a stab wound to my heart. So many people I loved are gone. โChristian, he wa
Chapter Fifty Nine(Wilder POV) Iโd been wandering through the woods for a while when I saw her sitting there on the ground with her eyes closed tightly and I was confused. She looks like a dream in her linen dress, sitting cross legged, running her hands through dirt and grass. I had been in these woods before and I had expected to see my parents and family to share some comforting words but instead I found her. When she said that I was here to say goodbye. That I wasnโt dead it took long seconds for what she said to sink in. If Iโm not dead but we are here to say goodbye that can only mean one thing. The memory floods me as I hold her to me. The sound of her voice in my mind, the words that she spoke. My weak attempt to fight accepting her gift. A betrayal begins to creep in, not betrayal at her and her leaving but betrayal at myself. I donโt know how long we stay there holding each other crying before my voice finally finds me. โYou saved me? You sacrifice yourself for me. Wh
Chapter Fifty Eight(Spencer POV) Pain rips through me, that's what happens when the soul is ripped from the body. For most it lasts the briefest of moments not even registering to the person that it has happened. But for me, because of what I am, who I am, the pain seems never ending. I can feel the soft grass below me vaguely with my eyes clenched closed, my body curled into a ball, my hands clutching at my chest at the memories of how I ended up like this flash through my mind. Iโm fighting with the King trying desperately to end him and get to my grandfather and end this all. I keep sight of Wilder fighting in my peripheral vision as he attempts to take down my grandfather and his lackeys. My patience is slipping and itโs time I channel Lily and let her help me. I know I canโt shift anymore but I can still feel her there in the very back of my mind. It is something that I have tried really hard to hide. I was happy when she didnโt truly leave me but I have felt on edge these las
Chapter Fifty Seven(Wilder POV) I wake up in a tent lit only by a lantern with pain working its way through my body. I feel my back breaking and a scream leaves my throat. I see three she wolves rush into the room. I instantly recognize Luna Astrid, Athena and the pack doctor. Another snap in my femur has me screaming, โWhatโs happening to me?โ โYou need to quit fighting it.โ Astrid states. My knee cap displaces and I curl up in a ball. โFighting what?โ โYou're shifting. First time in a long time.โ Astridโs words make sense as I havenโt felt pain like this since my first shift. My eyes find Athena who has tears in hers. โWhat are you doing here?โ โHelping.โ She replies before coming to before biting her wrist and placing it to my mouth. โDrink, I'm a royal, it will help with the pain.โ I merely look at her. โDo it!โ Astrid shouts as another wave of pain hits me. I do as instructed and latch my mouth to her wrist and take a drink of her blood and the pain subsides by half. I t
Chapter Fifty Six(Spencer POV) Itโs been a week since that scream ripped from my lungs, the sudden onset of pain too painful to hold in. I had maneuvered through the previous pain willing myself not to give anything away but that went out the window a week ago. My grandfather hasnโt given me a moment alone since then. I expect him to grill me and try to find out what happened even though I suspect that he knows. However, he seemed pleased when I asked to bump up my union ceremony with the King. So tomorrow I will finish this union and with a new plan in mind I head down to the dining hall. There are several members already in the dining hall. I really have to fight a grimace when I see Landery seated at the head of the table with Mira at his side. It turns out that Landery was supposed to be my chosen but at the last second changed his mind and took Mira as his chosen, even though they hadnโt completed the bonding. It seemed odd to me since she had always followed my grandfather