Alice"I don't want you to deal with this alone!" I protested."I am not alone, Alice. Every Alpha is dealing with this issue. Right now, the biggest danger to us is not the rogues but getting exposed. We can't afford to have information about these human and once-human bodies leak out. It would compromise the security and secrecy of our entire community." Lucian answered the question running through my mind."So, those poor people waiting for news would remain ignorant of the demise of their loved ones. They would never know what happened to them?" "I understand how you feel, Alice. But we are not superheroes. Protecting our pack and the safety of our species is of utmost importance." Lucian insisted. I nodded, still, this felt wrong."What did you do with the bodies?" I asked quietly."We brought all of them here. The exhumed bodies will be autopsied. Each one will be examined. Samples and DNA will be taken. This will help us determine if they were all pure humans before they died.

LucianI saw the rogues getting beaten up through the glass panel. Jake my wolf was wildly enraged at them. As each body was unearthed, he had growled ferally and tugged at me to be let loose. All I wanted to do was, go into the holding cells and tear each rogue apart, disembowel, and mutilate their carcasses. That raid was the first of several raids. We saw worse things after that.Only Alice's calming presence kept my bloodlust at bay. Inhaling her delicious scent steadied my beast. Although the desire to extract justice from the rogues was still there, it was not as all-consuming as it was before.Things were settling down into some form of normalcy after the past many days of endless action brought on by the capture of the rogues. All the women rescued were still healing slowly from their injuries. Physically, they were on the mend, but the emotional scars would take time to heal. Sadly, two of the women passed away. Their injuries were too severe, and their organs shut down right

AliceThough, Lucian had dismissed my plan and refused any further discussion about it. I couldn't shake the idea from my mind. The reason I had been hiding my thoughts from him. He would lose it if he came to know that I was still dwelling over it.I was walking through the white hospital corridor, making my daily visit to the injured human women. Initially, all of them feared the guards, so I dismissed them and visited with Olivia. She had been a big help in communicating with those women. As a former survivor of the same ordeal, they connected with her. After days of patiently explaining the situation, they had finally become more accepting.Most of them had submitted to the fact that their old life was now lost forever. They were neither human nor werewolf. They would be easily noticed among humans, maybe even get picked up by the rogues again. Being with the pack was the safest thing for them. They still needed some convincing, though.We walked in silence to the infirmary. It was

Alice-I was salivating at the idea of fucking in the woods. It had been a long time since we had done it in the forests. Everyone was excited to go to the party. I took off from the packhouse with the human women. Lucian was either already at the clearing or busy with his wretched Alpha conference. In either case, he wasn't walking with me to the clearing. With the setting sun beating down on us. The pack left in waves. We hit the forest and edged through it excitedly."Alright, I have arranged for a few young men to turn you. They are all perfect gentlemen, but if you feel uncomfortable. Let me know." I assured the humans again.I had decided to dress in a black shift dress which would be easy to remove later. I looked up into the night sky and smiled at the dim moon. It was going to be a beautiful night. Looking around the clearing at the throng of spectators, I searched for Lucian. As if reading my mind, he appeared immediately next to me and kissed me on my cheeks."Hey! You look

Olivia I was heading for the trees before I realized what was happening. 'No, turn back,' I thought to myself, and then realized I wasn't in charge. The wolf was in charge.My wolf was showing herself. I could feel her stretching out as I ran. Trees sped by me in a blur, and I sucked in a lung-full of fresh air. I felt powerful.The rational human part of me still panicked and tried to get through to the wolf. I ran for miles, trying to check out my territory.I looked down at my feet, and they were still human, with a small spattering of white wolf fur. I had claws on my hands, but they still looked mostly human. It struck me that I was partially shifted into the hybrid wolf woman. And it felt great. I couldn't wait to turn fully.'Olivia,' Zaiden's voice boomed in my head. My mate was close on my heels, and suddenly, I was overwhelmed by an intense desire. He was supposed to claim me. Why was he late?Without further delay, my face started to change, and a snout started to grow. It