Allistar POV
Seeing Maximus and Heather standing in front of Raven was not a scene I expected. I knew they were together, but I didn't expect Heather to be as cruel as him. I guess I dodged a bullet on this one. A quick glance towards the stairs was enough for me to realize what was going on. Raven was standing on the bottom step slightly disoriented with some blood trickling down the side of her face. Almost like her head had been slammed into something. The dent in the wall next to her was proof enough that I was right. That must have been the thud we heard when we were on the other side of the front door. I can just barely see Penelope behind her, a couple steps away. It almost looks like Raven is blocking the stairs to protect Penelope even though she is weak and injured. I was so focused on evaluating the situation and Raven's injuries that I almost missed Heather step forward. Almost.
"Heather, what are you doing?" At
Allistar POVRaven has been unconcious since we arrived at the Opal River pack yesterday. So far it has been 24 hours since we arrived and I can't believe we finally made it safely. No need to worry about Maximus or Heather showing up to try and kil her. We don't have to worry about the pack doctor here doing anything to her that might jeopardize her safety. She is finally safe.Penelope hasn't left her side since we arrived, which is expected. Dimitri and I have been in a couple times to check in on her, but otherwise have been fairly busy. We were able to find the girls a 3 bedroom house to share near the main packhouse so we have been getting that ready. It hasn't been lived in yet so getting beds set up in the rooms has been our main priority. Today we are focusing on getting the furniture for the living room and groceries for the kitchen. We want them to feel like this is home. The pack has been informed that we have ne
Raven POVThe second we walked into Alpha White's office, he hugged me. It was a tight hug like I'm a long lost relative. I didn't know what to do so I just stood there until he was done. I have never met this man in my life. I have no idea why he is hugging me right now. I have never met an Alpha that was so open with showing any type of affection. I have my own questions to ask him, like how he knows my father and why he is reacting this way to seeing me. Those questions will have to wait until after he finishes explaining everything to us. He has to know something for him to be so adamant about seeing us right after I wake up. So for now, I will just sit and listen. Questions later."I'm sure you are all wondering why it was so important for you all to be here immediately after Raven woke up." We all give a slight nod, agreeing. No one spoke and I'm sure it's because we all want to know what's going on without interruptio
Allistar POVWe all headed back to Raven and Penelope's place, except for Dimitri. He was away from his mate for far too long and hasn't had the chance to spend any time with her since we got back. The second we got back we had to take Raven to the hospital and then we had to go speak to Alpha White about everything going on about why we had to head back a day early. Once we spoke to him, we had to find a house for Raven and Penelope then get that all set up for when Raven got out of the hospital. He spent the night with his mate, but he didn't get back to her until late so she was already asleep by the time he got there. He left before she woke up so we could finish setting up the house, but before we could finish Raven woke up. So, after leaving his father's office all he wanted to do was see her before the night we are about to have. He will head back an hour before we have to leave to make sure we are all caught up on everythin
Raven POVGetting to sit and talk with Allistar made me feel a bit more comfortable with him. Getting to know more about his life and parents turned him from this closed off untouchable guy to a real person and that was a huge step for me being able to fully trust him. It's important to be able to all trust eachother for what is about to happen within the next hour. To say I'm terrified is a complete understatement. There is a real chance I could die tonight during the shift and as much as I am not a fan of my life, I don't prefer to die anytime soon. Alpha White said that I should be fine because I will draw strength from the others, but what if that still isn't enough to keep me alive. Or what if, drawing strength from them causes them to become too weak and they die or get hurt because of it. Maybe I'm just panicking as a result of everything in my life taking such a shitty turn all the time. I mean my father dying, mother treat
Allistar POVI would have to say that shifting tonight was the most painful thing I have been through. It was atleast twice as painful as my first shift. I was pretty confident that I was going to pass out from the amount of pain, but right when I was starting to lose conciousness I was hit with this huge force of power. The amount of power I felt was unexplainable and I am sure the others felt it as well. I mean, that was why we all had to shift together, so we could acquire our full strength. I knew what was going to happen tonight, yet I didn't expect any of this. I looked around after I was able to focus and my Goddess we are all huge. I have never seen wolves this big before. You can actually see every muscle through the thick fur coating our bodies. I may not be able to see my own wolf, nevertheless just looking at the others, There is no way I'm not as big as them. I don't have to look up to see meet them at eye level, which
Raven POVWaking up this morning, I feel like I've been hit by a truck. I knew the shift last night would take a lot out of all of us, especially me. Alpha White recommended we only go for a short run, but we ended up being out for over 2 hours. I was exhausted immediately after the shift was completed so going for a long run took a real toll on my body. My wolf said all of us running together would strengthen the new bond we all hold, regardless of how tired I was. She was right on it strengthening our bond. I can't remember the last time I felt at home with anyone other than Penelope. It felt like we all belonged together, a family of chosen warriors. I don't know how it was possible to be so in sync with eachother when we have never run together before. No matter how I feel today, I wouldn't change anything about last night.I roll onto my side and catch a quick glimpse of the clock by the side of the bed. I jolt out of b
Allistar POVWe made it to the Alpha's office in complete silence. I think the mixture of exhaustion and stress about the whole prophecy has just put us all on edge. Last night was painful and tiring and now we get to learn more about the situation we are in. I want to know more about what we have to look forward too, but at the same time I feel like none of us have had enough time to process what we've already learned. I know the Alpha wants us to know everything as soon as possible and prepare for whatever is to come, yet a couple days to rest after the shift would have been nice. I have never in my life felt so crappy before. Not even after my very first shift. He is going to want us to start training right away, don't get me wrong I love training. It's my favorite activity which makes me such a good Head Warrior. I just don't think any of us are up for it physically for atleast the next couple days.Dimitri knocks on the
Allistar POVIt's been two weeks since Alpha White informed us of the prophecy that we are meant to fulfill. It still sounds insane to me. I've always felt like I was never really meant for anything special or important, but apparently I am one of the four most important people our world has. We have discussed the Alpha's plan down to the last final detail and yet I am still unsure of whether or not this is going to work. I can see why he thinks it will and honestly it very well could turn out fine and work competely in our favor. I don't feel necessarily bad in questioning the plan because the others seem pretty skeptical as well so atleast I'm not the only one.In the last two weeks, we have made a lot of progress. We train for 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours later in the afternoon. Another part of our training entails all of us running together in wolf form for atleast 2 hours every night to help them bond faster. My w