Morning came all too soon for the three of us. I had hoped we would have a little more time to sleep in, but training should never be delayed. Every second we waste, the worse off we will be in battle. I lean over and nudge Dereck first, followed by Kai. I keep my voice gentle, but loud enough to arouse them. “Come on now. Time to get up.” Kai utters his usual morning complaint before tossing away from me. I can’t help but smile at him. Kai has never been a morning person, but last night probably didn’t help. Dereck, however, wakes up after a moment and stretches. With a smile, he wraps an arm around Kai and plants a kiss on his head. “Come on lazybones,” he whispers. “Or else I’ll steal the covers and throw cold water on you.” It takes mere seconds for Kai to get up and shoot out of bed. “I’m awake! I’m up!” He says, not giving Dereck the chance to carry out his promise of a cold wake-up call. “That’s one way to get him up,” I laugh softly and shake my head. “Let’s get dressed a

The wait for Kai’s return was hard on everyone, not just me. Yet we knew better than to rush in and find ourselves at a disadvantage. We couldn’t just go around and yet heading into a potential trap was foolish.Shifting on the spot, I couldn’t help but want to dash forward and say screw the risks. It wasn’t until Kai came speeding around the corner that I realised he was being chased.I rushed towards him, catching his pursuer off guard when they caught sight of a bigger, stronger alpha in front of him. There was only this one male, but he was almost as large as me.He snarled and lowered his head, before realising it wasn’t just me and Kai he had to contend with, but a vast group of fighters.“Well, shit,” he grumbled and took a step back.Kai returned to my side once he had caught his breath and looked up at the wolf before us. “If you surrender, you wo

The sound of my pounding heart rings in my ears as I lead my group further through the streets and roads. At first, we had been on edge when there had been a severe lack of people here. That was until we almost ran into a guard patrol. Now we had to take a long way around this hellish place. I knew we had little time left, but things weren’t going according to plan. The patrols were not as extensive as they probably would have been, but they were still to be avoided at all costs. Dereck should have caught up with us by now too, yet he hadn’t. That had me worried sick about him, but I couldn’t turn back or wait for him now. Cedric and the other half of the pack needed us. I’m sure he won his fight and will join us soon. I just need to have faith in him. Nearing a corner, I cautiously poke my head out to check for any signs we’re not alone. My ears flicker as I listen out for the sound of footsteps, but so far, things appear quiet. I believe we’re going in the right direction, though.

I was sure I had seen my mate when the second group had flanked our enemy, yet now I couldn’t see him anywhere. I had forced Vukasin back against the others, but now he had gotten out of my reach. Yet despite that, the continuous fighting meant I couldn’t leave to find out where Kai had run off to.Sinking my fangs into the neck of a rival warrior, I waited for them to stop squirming before I pulled my maw away again. We had the advantage, and I knew we would win, yet not seeing Kai anywhere had me distracted. Was he safe? Or perhaps he had been forced to retreat for now?And speaking of mates, where was Dereck? He should have been with the group, too. I hastily looked around, but couldn’t see him anywhere either. Two others were missing as well. The old luna and alpha from Silver-Sun pack. Has something gone wrong? Did Kai get in trouble and they had gone to save him? Or was Kai the one trying to save them?I wanted to leave the fight to find

The pounding of my heart would not cease. I was exhausted, but we couldn’t stop even after we fought back the enemy. Their regrouping didn’t take long either after the two I had distracted had returned. However, with Joey’s help, the group thought twice about renewing the fight directly.There might have only been four of us, but we were formidable in our own ways and the enemy seemed to have understood that. However, they were not about to give up and walk away. They hounded us with each movement on our way back to the other group. They gave us no choice but to fend them off again and again. At this rate, we would be too tired to be of any help to Cedric and the others.Joey once more forced the last of our pursuers away from us before backing into the safety of our small group. “We need to rest,” he told us as he looked towards Rohn. “But if we rest, they will hound us even more. How frustrating.”I followed his gaze to the elder and realised Rohn wasn’t doing well. We were all tire