William. Holding Derek in my arms felt amazing. How could I have wanted to throw all this away because of the mate bond? Emma got into my head so much that I began to hate my wife. My wife only slept with Mirabel out of spite. I couldn't believe that I broke all my promises and hurt her gentle soul. I isolated her from her loved ones and didn't defend her. She was left alone to care for herself and her child. I stopped being there for Ellis the moment I found Emma and that was almost two years ago. I had lost two years with Ellis, a year and some months with Derek. It had to take Ellis running away again to make me realise my mistakes. Emma was not a kind soul. If she were, she wouldn't have wrecked my home and kept pushing me. She made me turn my back on my child hoping she could replace him with hers. Thank goddess she never got pregnant. There was a time she insinuated that Derek might not be mine because she feared I could not get her pregnant. That insinuation didn't fly becaus

Ellis Mirabel and Rose arrived and I was so happy to see them. " Ellis, what happened to you? You look terrible?" Mirabel asked, but I just smiled. " Glad to see you little one," Rose said hugging me, then she checked me and frowned, " I need to get some food into you. You are all skin and bones." She said and we began to laugh. Mirabel and Rose made themselves comfortable in the third room. I couldn't believe that William will break the law to have Mirabel here. While we sat in the living area to catch up, I asked Mirabel if William had disciplined her. " Did he discipline you?" I asked her and she frowned, confused about my question. As the realisation dawned on her, her eyes widened and she shook her head. " My goddess, Ellis. Is that why he did all he did to you?" She asked and I nodded. Mirabel was heartbroken and I couldn't blame her for the anger that showed in her eyes. William came to check on me and his countenance changed when he saw Mirabel. The man was just too da

Ellis Three days later... Melena and Audrey were being unbelievable. They wanted me to master a lot of art and techniques within a short period. First of all, most of the words were difficult and impossible for me to pronounce, secondly, I hadn't succeeded in any and it didn't seem like I would anytime soon. Gradually they were concluding that I had no magic. " I don't think you can wield magic like us Ellis," Melena confessed out of frustration. The look on her face said it all. " Your blood is vital, but yet, you are just human, in a very ordinary way," Audrey said, trying to diagnose the situation. She too looked frustrated, although she tried to hide it better than Melena. It was obvious that the women did not want to offend me. " What is wrong with being only human?" I finally asked, irritated by their conclusions and I didn't hide my irritation at all. " How will you defend yourself from those that want your blood and essence?" Melena asked, trying to point out the issue a

Ellis As soon as William left, I had Emma and her father transferred to the deepest cells on the settlement. Only a few members knew where we put them. I asked eight Kappas to beat them up with a silver whip. Two of them were reluctant at first, but when I threatened to require their lives they complied. I let them know that if they did not do their job, I will assume they were in cohorts with the traitors. It didn't take too much to get them to do their jobs. I followed to supervise the first part of the treatment. Emma did not look happy to see me. " Miss me?" I asked her with a grin on my face. " I bet no one told you you would be in this situation," I stated. I put on a silver gauntlet and slapped her hard across her face. The print burned through her skin. " You will regret this. I am sure William doesn't know about this." She cried and I began to laugh. " Even if he did, he wouldn't stop me," I assured her. I used my finger to lift her chin so I could see he eyes. She scr

William I woke up to find myself bound with silver chains. It burnt a bit but not as much as it would burn a normal werewolf, thank goddess for my spirit wolf genes. I looked around searching for Philip and Cain. When I saw them I relaxed a bit. Philip and Cain were yet to come through, and I doubted if they would because of the silver poisoning that was taking place. I remembered what the hunter that blew himself up said and I began to fear for my wife, my son and my pack. I knew if I struggled with the chains it would alert the hunters that were present. So I pretend to still be unconscious while I fiddled with the locks. We were still at the black moon pack. The hunters stood around with their weapons. I listened to the one that seemed to be in charge. " These wolves are on some kind of drug. The wolfsbane did not affect them, neither did the silver bullets. We might have to behead them as our last resort." He said. " I don't think that will be wise, sir. We can't behead Clear