(A Year & Few Months Later)"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GUINEVERE!!!"Gwen shrieked as a weight fell on top of her. Her eyes snap open and her mind regained consciousness instantly and she nudged Phoebe off her to the other side of the bed and threw the covers over her head but it was soon yanked off and Gwen grunted in displeasure, wanting more of her beauty sleep."Phoebe, go away. I need sleep!" She grumbled while the other she-wolf clambered on top of her."You are twenty today, why are you still in bed? It's time to celebrate!" Phoebe clamored, toying with Gwen's red hair till she was once again shoved off."We are not celebrating, Phoebe, and go away. My beauty sleep is vital. Go disturb Roxanne, it's her birthday too,"Roxanne was Syrin's mate, they met a few months ago and had kicked off. Though she and Gwen were not the same age, their birthdays fell on the same date."Roxanne has her mate, you don't have anymore except me," "I have a mate, Phoebe," Phoebe rolled her eyes. "One you ha

"Seth," She gulped after the name departed her lips.Seth stood there, wearing only tight black jeans and leaving his upper body bare for eyes to feed and letting it drip with sweat. Gwen noticed his hair had gotten longer, the tips were brushing on his shoulders, and strands of hair on his forehead, and she could now finally make out the tattoos and know where they ended or were located. She noticed his toned stomach, and his abs that made her hands itchy to gild her palm down and feel them as she pleased, but she held back her urge and stayed gazing into his eyes that somehow reflected the night over her head.And finally, she noticed his scent. It hit her hard and made her insides pool with warmth and desire. His arousal was so thick and Gwen also felt herself leaking. She nearly clenched her legs. "Are you really going through a rut?" she tested the words and realized how absurd they were. Seth wasn't an Alpha, how could he be going through a rut?Seth took a quick breath and Gwe

Oswald's taking-over party would be held in a few days and the pack members had been busy decorating and making sure everything was in order. Onyx wouldn't have helped out, she wouldn't have cared, she would have been in her bed, perhaps filling her head is with knowledge, then Gwen burst into her room, smelling disgustingly like Seth, Onyx didn't need to ask what they did, it was written all over her face and her scent wasn't helping.Onyx had to make sure the redhead didn't smell like anything before they walked out of her home and arrived at the pack house, helping others with decorating."Pass me the blub?" Onyx requested from where she stood at a ladder in the middle of the living room, trying to fix the lighting. She extended her hand out and Gwen gave her a white sparkling bulb.Onyx fixed the lighting and just then, her line of sight landed on a she-wolf who has mistakenly hit her hand with a hammer. A yelp left her, however, before Onyx could reach out to her, the girl's mate

At this point, Gwen didn't think things could get any worse than sitting in the dark dungeons and having their packs be ruled by Oswald and his crazy mother, and his equally crazy mate. They were a bunch of knuckleheads."Did you get hurt?" Syrin looked at Gwen and the she-wolf shook her head."I'm fine," She sported a tiny smile for her brother and scanned around the still shocked faces of everyone, the incident five hours ago was still fresh on their minds and strike their bones whenever they think of the horror.They, Gwen, Onyx, Seth, Syrin, Ruel, and Logan were locked together in the same space of the smelly, dirty, wet, and rayless cell, having the slightest idea of what happened to the others the minute they were separated.They let the deafening silence own their midst, each person arranging their thoughts and putting things in order, however, the silence was soon intruded on at the sound of boots railing against the floor came to their hearing and grabbed their attention and

"Are you okay?" Onyx inquired, crawling over to Ruel's side, her gaze instantly landing on his rib where he was injured, "Shouldn't you have healed already?" Her eyes slightly magnified in realization, reached out to press her palm on his forehead and hissed at the heat. "Fuck, you have a fever!" Ruel took her hand off his forehead. "I'm fine, no need to worry, I will heal soon enough,"Onyx felt her heart break as Ruel moved away from her, resting his back against the wall, and suddenly, she felt guilt surging through her, knowing it was her fault he was shifting away. It doesn't matter, she told herself. It was better this way but she couldn't bare to watch him be in pain. She grabbed the hem of his shirt and lifted it to his chest, examining the injury, and her breath hitched at the three claw wounds at the left side of his stomach. "Why isn't it healing?"Seth left his place and approached his friend, squatting beside him and eyeing the injury, he reached out to brush a finger on