Kellan let go of Kaden’s neck. He released him and Kaden’s body hit the ground with a heavy thud. He groaned and scooted backwards, dragging himself away from Kellan’s wolf, just in case it wanted to attack him again.Blood dripped from the side of his neck, soaking his skin and staining the grass beneath him. His hand clutched his wound like he was trying to hold his own throat together. I could see the raw flesh and the deep cut across his veins and it was such a horrible sight. I felt satisfied to see him injured and in pain. His healing had already started but I could tell it would take time, a whole lot of time before his neck could be fully healed. His face was so pale and sweat rolled down his forehead as he leaned weakly against a tree, his face twisted in pain and agony. Kellan, now in his human form too, fell to his knees. His chest rose and fell slowly as he was struggling to breath.He looked completely weak and spent. I scrambled toward him quickly. “Kellan!”I threw
Kellan’s body hit the ground with a loud thud, and I screamed. Kaden had thrown him like a rag doll, and now he was struggling to move. His wolf form was bruised, bloodied, and it was barely able to lift its head.“Kellan!” I cried out, rushing forward to help him but before I could reach him, Kaden’s huge wolf stepped in front of me, blocking my path. He growled low and deep, his sharp teeth showing as he warned me not to come any closer. His eyes were glowing with pure rage.“Get out of my way!” I shouted at him. “He’s hurt!”But the wolf didn’t move. Instead, it stepped closer, snarling louder at me like I was nothing more than a prey but I didn’t care. I tried to move again, needing to get to Kellan, but Kaden’s wolf snapped.With a loud growl, it charged at me and before I could dodge, its huge body slammed into me, sending me flying backward. My back hit a tree hard, knocking the wind out of me. I cried out in pain and slumped to the ground, trying to stay conscious as dark spot
Kellan took a step in front of me, completely blocking my view of Kaden. His body was tense, like he was ready to shift at any second. He also reached behind him and grabbed my hand, squeezing it gently as if to say that I shouldn’t move and to also stay with him. I didn’t pull away from him, not like I wanted to.Kaden’s growl filled the air, low and dangerous. “Don’t touch what’s mine,” he snapped, his eyes burning into Kellan.Kellan didn’t even move and he stood still. “She’s not yours,” he said calmly. “Not anymore.”Kaden’s body shook with rage. “You think because she ran to you, she belongs to you now? Do you think this changes anything?”No,” Kellan replied. “I think she belongs to herself now and she’s free to decide who she wants beside her. She ran for her life, from you, and that should tell you everything.”I know what you did and I know who you are ,” Kaden growled. “I know you slept with her.”I felt my whole body tense and a part of me waited for Kellan to deny it but
“Seraya!” Kaden yelled my name again. “You can’t run from me! You’re mine, do you hear me?! I will find you and I promise you that when I do, you’ll regret this!”“Fuck you, Kaden.” I screamed back, not caring if he heard or not. I was about to continue running when through the trees, I saw someone up ahead. At first, I thought it was just my mind playing tricks on me, but as I got closer, I realized who it was.“Kellan!” I screamed.He turned around just as I ran straight into him. I jumped into his arms, wrapping my hands and legs around him tightly like I never wanted to let go. I was crying so hard I could barely breathe.“I thought I was never going to see you again,” I cried out, burying my face into his neck. “I thought he was going to take me away forever.”Kellan was sweating, his chest rising and falling fast like he had been running too. He held me tight, one hand on my back, the other cradling my head.“I was so worried,” he said, his voice soft, breathless and shaken. “Yo
“Kaden, please..”“Don’t fucking beg me!?” he snapped at me, his eyes flashing with rage. “They hid you from me. They kept you, my mate, from me without even telling me. Do you know what that means?”I stayed silent. I didn’t know what to say. My hands were trembling as I clutched my stomach protectively.“It means war,” he said. “I’ll find packs willing to stand with me and believe me, there are plenty who would join me just to get on my good side. Once I declare war on Lucian’s pack, I won’t stop until they’re crushed. They would beg but I won’t listen.”He looked at me then, his eyes cold and full of hate. “And when it happens, just know you caused it.”My throat felt tight and I couldn’t breathe properly. My vision blurred from the tears that wouldn’t stop falling.He wasn’t bluffing. I knew him. I have seen him destroy people just for speaking against him. If he said he’d start a war, then he would.“I’ll burn them down,” he muttered to himself. “I’ll make them pay for keeping yo
Kaden didn’t stop dragging me until we got outside. I fought him with everything I had, hitting his arm, kicking at his legs, but he didn’t even budge. His grip only got tighter, and before I could scream again, he yanked open the back door of a black SUV and shoved me inside.I landed on the seat hard, crying out as my back hit the edge. The next thing I heard was the loud slam of the door locking shut. He locked me in and I quickly scrambled toward the handle, but it was child-locked. I couldn’t get out.My chest heaved as I looked around the car and that was when a very familiar, too familiar scent hit me. It was Dee’s scent.This car smelled like her. Her cheap perfume was mixed with something stronger, her wolf scent. I had spent too much time in the same space with her not to recognize it and my eyes widened in realization.So I was right. She really did this. She helped Kaden get here. She planned this with him. But how?How did she contact Kaden and when? How did he get here