Ravens POVI woke in the morning to find Mykel standing at the end of my bed. Had he watched me sleep? The thought made me uneasy. Glancing at the clock on the bedside it was a little after 10am.“I bought you some breakfast. I wasn’t sure what you liked so I grabbed a bit of everything” His mood swings were seriously beginning to give me whiplash. I must have been looking at him weirdly as he raised an eyebrow at me. “If you don’t want it, I’ll take it away”“I… I do. Thank you” my eyes instantly falling to the floor. I couldn’t risk looking at him for too long, not after what happened last night.“Ok. Well, the witch will be here in an hour so make sure you’re ready. I had Lilith find your suitcase and placed it in the wardrobe. The knife don’t bother looking for it for it’s now in my possession. What did you need it for anyway?”“Protection. It was my mothers. It’s all I have left of her please don’t lose it” the knife was a family heirloom. It belonged to my great grandmother and
Mykel’s POVI stood there completely dumbfounded, both Raven and shola in tears. I wasn’t good at comforting someone while they were upset, that had always been Lilith’s strong suit. Whatever Shola saw in my mate’s memories had clearly been distressing. This witch was one of the strongest women I knew and here she sat crying her eyes out. Lilith helped both the women to their feet, Shola saying her goodbye as she gathered her things and left. I went to walk toward my mates when Raven glared at me. Something in her eyes had change, it was almost as if she had come to some kind of realisation.“Don’t come near me” her tone emotionless shocking both Lilith and I.“Raven I…”“No. Don’t say anything just listen. I told you I knew nothing of what my family had planned. I hadn’t helped them in any way shape or form, and you never believed me. You forced me to go through with this and now thanks to you I have had to relive every horrific moment in my life all over again. You have forced me to
Ravens POVThe second my heat completely hit all my morals flew out the window. I had been hell bent on rejecting Mykel believing it was the best thing for everyone, that was until he went to walk away. He was fighting to ignore his wolfs primal instincts because he didn’t want to take advantage of me in such a fragile state. That for me said it all. No matter how much he wanted to take me he wouldn’t, not without me being sound of mind. The sparks of his touch ignited something within me, it was like a thousand butterflies were having a disco in my stomach. The sex was nothing short of amazing, every hair on my body stood on its end just waiting for the next course of electricity to flow through me. I wasn’t scared for him to touch me; I didn’t remotely cower away, instead I took charge. It was like I was a new woman, someone with unbelievable confidence which was something up until now I’d never had. I wanted him deep within me. I wanted him to make me scream his name. And he did ju
Lilith’s POVThe moment Hollie opened her mouth it was impossible to miss how uncomfortable Raven became. The way she bit her bottom lip and fidgeted with nails, they were the same things I did when I became nervous or scared. Hollie wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea for she was loud and opinionated, but she was fiercely loyal to her friends and the pack. She may be hard to get along with, but she was a good person and also Elijah’s mate.“Look regardless as to whether or not you’re now marked by Alpha Mykel, there are going to be a lot of pack members that won’t take kindly to it. You’re still that bastards daughter and that’s what everyone will see”“Hollie she’s innocent. It’s been proven so she will be fine, now back off.”“So was Elijah and yet Alpha Mykel went all out on him. His leg still hasn’t healed from the beating he was given”“I’ve told you I’m sorry about what happened. I told Elijah to stay out of it and he refused. He should have done as I asked” I may have sounded harsher
Mykel’s POVI knew what I had done to Elijah would come back to haunt me, but I hadn’t expected it to be his mate. Though with attitude that bitch had I shouldn’t have been surprised. The rage, betrayal, and humiliation I felt at the time, far outweighed any feelings or remorse I held towards anyone. In that moment as far as I was concerned Elijah was not only an obstacle, but a threat. A threat that needed to be dealt with. Admittedly once I was finished with him and the alcohol induced fog that clouded my mind had lifted, I knew I may have crossed a line. Elijah was my best friend; he always had my back and no matter the situation he never walked away. He had been a life saver when I would need to work away and needed Lilith protected. Guilt smashed into me at the realisation that maybe Elijah was actually protecting Raven when he and Lilith hid her in the cottage, only she was being protected from me. Elijah laid on the ground unconscious, both his legs broken in several places. Cl
Raven’s POVBy the way they bickered it was obvious they were hiding something, and I wondered if my assumption had been correct.“Mykel it’s not only you that could be affected, but the entire pack. Please just think of someone other than yourself”“Lilith I won’t say it again. Drop it” Mykel snarled at her his eyes changing to that of his wolf letting her know his decision was final only Lilith wasn’t going to back down. I watched the way she held her own against him left me envious. I could only wish to obtain but a fraction of her strength. Anyone that had spent time with them could tell they had been through a lot, if only they knew the true extent of it.“Is this something to do with you being a silver wolf?” They both instantly went quiet their eyes shooting to me, their jaws hitting the floor as I uncovered the secret they fought to protect.“How did you…” Lilith was the first to speak while Mykel remained stunned and wide eyed.“Because I know there are only a few incidences
Alarics POV“Father put him down!” My sons voice bounced off the walls as he entered my office. “Leave us” Xander ordered the man I’d just dropped who took off running quicker than his feet could carry.“What are you doing here? Don’t you have some young girl to be stalking?” When he growled, I couldn’t help but laugh. Xander was my eldest and he reminded me of myself when I was younger. Even though I had my mate I just couldn’t keep my hands to myself. The apple really didn’t fall far from the tree.“Word is spreading that you’ve become unstable. You need to reel it in and stop with harming our pack members. You know you’ve gone too far when I’m the one that’s telling you enough” he did have a point. Xander’s temper was far worse than mine. He had slaughtered an entire pack simply because the woman he wanted was mated. When he lost it, even I became frightened, not that I would let him know that. I was just so worked up, I had only attacked that lousy pack because of a rumour Benjami
Mykel’s POVElijah took charge of the entire situation, my mind shutting down as I stared down at Lilith. Her body was becoming clammy with the more blood she lost. Had the bullet been normal steel there would have been a chance even if only a slight one she would have begun to heal. Though as she grew weaker, I knew the bullet had to at least have contained traces of silver. Pack members everywhere scattered. Women cried and screamed as they gathered their pups before taking them down to the bunkers out of fears of an impending attack. Suddenly another shot hit the wall behind me making it clear I was their target. My wolf sensing the danger of losing not only his life, but his mates fought me for control. Our angers merging together as storm clouds gathered in the sky erasing any trace of the once bright stars, darkening the already blackened sky. Claps of thunder so loud the buildings shook before the ground vibrated under my feet leaving an open gorge in the ground. Feeling my han