Maximus POV
I took three days to myself locked in my office away from everyone to form a plan and a backup plan to get Rose back. My main plan is to have a witch mask my scent and blend me in with the shadows so Moonlight's warriors don't catch me. I plan to have her go with me so once I have Rose back in my hands again, I'm going to have her portal us out.
There is no way we will have enough time to perform the spells on Rose that I want to be used on me. I just have to make sure I catch her when she's alone. Maybe I can offer some rogues a place in my pack if they run along the border of Damien's territory furthest from the packhouse.
I opened the top middle drawer of my mahogany desk looking for the key that goes to a compartment that is inside the bottom right drawer. I finally found it after I stabbed myself with thumb tacts multiple times. I need to clean this out one day. Nothing is the same without Rose being here to clean everyth
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Damien POV I tried so hard to keep Ace under control while Rose was talking to her wolf for the first time ever, but when she started talking about her abuse, my control started to slip. I lost complete of him when Rose started yelling at her wolf. "The moon goddess told me the same thing. To open up to them. Let them show me what love is. But how do I know they are different?" She yelled. Ace let out a thunderous and murderous growl. Ace shoved me to the back of my head. He's trembling tremendously and I fought against him so he doesn't fully turn. I peered through his eyes to see Rose shaking and crying. She was trying to climb up the bed and away from us but the headboard stopped her. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry!" Rose started screaming at me as tears flowed freely down her face. My heart broke seeing her like this. I never wanted her to be afraid of me. Ace was too blind with rage, that he wasn't seeing what he is doing to her.
Jackson POV When Jewels came forward I was expecting her to be scared like Rose. I underestimated her by hundreds of miles. Jewels has a very blunt and straightforward personality with an I don’t care attitude. The way Jewels stalked toward Damien had me worried, she had a glint in her eye that had me convinced she was going to kill him. I was torn between protecting my alpha and saving my mate from herself. I got lucky when she stopped right in front of Damien and turned to talk to both of us. When Jewels said Rose wanted to stay in the darkness and die, My heart sank and shattered into a million pieces, but I couldn't blame her at the same time. I would want to die to finally be at peace if I lived through nothing but extreme pain and loneliness for 10 years straight. Yet, I still couldn't help but be hurt. Rose knew she had found us and still didn't want to stay for us. Nothing could have crushed my heart and soul more than hearing that. I was not completely surprised when Jewe
Damien POV I would be lying if said Jewels' underlining threat that she will protect Rose from her mates, didn't hit a nerve. I would never do anything to hurt Rose, but I understand where she is coming from given Rose's past. I wish I could torture everyone that has laid a finger on her, especially Maximus. Jewels' spit-fire attitude blew my mind, she is the complete opposite of Rose. It makes me wonder who Rose really is underneath her scars and trauma. Just when I thought Jewels couldn't hurt me anymore than I already was, she told us that she saw all of Rose's memories when she woke up. I knew it was bad from the scars that covered her body but it really hit me when Jewels said even she doesn't know how Rose fought through it and stayed alive. That's when I felt my control on Ace start to slip. Ace's anger is strong and intense as a hot poker being heated well beyond the right temperature. He became lost in a trance on all the ways he could torture and killed everyone that eve
Damien POV I let Ace take over complete control. My anger fueled his determination to get to the south border as fast as he could. Grass and dirt were flying through the air behind us as Ace's claws dug into the ground. We weaved in and out of the thick trees that surrounded our village. I was two minutes from the border when the snarls of fighting could be heard, singing through the forest. I pushed Ace to run faster and harder. I broke out of the tree line and the fight in front of me had me stunned for a second. Rogues were attacking my warriors with a speed that is not normal for a rogue, or even a sane wolf. Their moves almost seemed like they were calculated. I snapped out of my thoughts and jumped into the fight. I pounded onto a dirt brown rogue and bit down on the back of his neck, ripping him off one of my warriors, Zeek, and threw him against a tree. I looked back at Zeek and he gave me a small nod before tearing into the throat of another rogue. I turned around to fini
Jackson POVThe rogue attack has Martel and Dexter on edge. We know Alpha Maximus is behind it and he's been messing around with witches. He knows he can't take us down on his own, but I never would have thought he would get caught up with witches. "Why would he be after your guys' mates?" Darius asked with confusion."We share a mate." Damien said as he intertwined his fingers together in front of him."How? I mean no disrespect, but it's almost unheard of for two wolves to share a mate." Darius said with obvious confusion. I could tell he really didn't mean any disrespect.Damien looked at me for my approval to tell him the whole story. I gave him a nod and he went into the story. I know I can trust Darius to keep my secret, but it also makes me uneasy that another person knows about me and especially about Rose. It took almost an hour and a half for Damien to get through everything. Darius sat on the couch intentively listening and clingy to every word Damien said. "I understand
Rose POV I woke up the next morning feeling the best I have in a long time. I don't feel completely better yet, just better than I have before. My muscles ache and feel like jello. I stretched the best I could with the soreness and laid there for a minute. Why do I feel so good? The sun beating down on my skin, warming it, was amazing. I never got to spend time in the sun. Panic started to settle over me when I realized I had way overslept and was late for my duties. I jumped off the comfortable bed I was laying and a weird black fog filled my head. I felt the ground coming towards me when out of nowhere someone caught me. Sparks started delightfully snaking across my body. "Whoa there, where are you running off to in such a hurry?" A deep voice sang through my ears. "I know I am late on my duties. They will all be done before nightfall." I automatically blurted out. "Rose, you don't have any duties to do, things are different now. You need to get back into bed. You ripped out yo
Rose POVI woke up the next morning sweating. Why am I so hot? I went to rub the sleep out of my eyes, but my arms were under what felt like a log. That's when memories of last night came flooding back to me. I can't believe I broke down like that in front of them. They are going to think I am weak and no one wants a weak mate."They do not think you are weak, everyone breaks at some point, some people even break down a couple of times throughout their lives. It's normal Rose, don't overthink last night." Jewels told me sympathetically."Jewels is right, you have seen how bad the ugly side of people can be. You kept on fighting to live when anybody else would have given up and willed themselves to die. If you are that worried about it then talk to them about it, tell them how you feel." Aria said with confidence."I'm scared they will tell me that I'm right." I told them as tears started to fall down the side of my face,"We know you are scared Rose, but you are a strong fighter. You
Rose POV I lay there frozen as Damien’s words played in my head over and over again. My brain was trying to process what my body already knew. Fear started to seep into me as I started to remember the horror stories of people's first shifts. I snuck out once to watch someone shift for the first time and I cried for them. Watched them whither around the ground in pain, for what felt like hours, as their bones popped and broke as they took the form of their wolf. The worst part to me was the sickening sound and sight of their skull breaking and forming a snout. I think the easiest part of the whole thing was them sprouting fur as their body changed. I heard a couple of girls talking once saying when their fur started to grow, it was a terrible itch that you can’t scratch, but it’s nothing compared to the breaking of your bones. Now it is my turn. I can’t do this. When my 17th birthday came around and I still hadn’t shifted, I thought I had no wolf. Alpha Maximus didn’t seem to be mad