Chapter 19 - Stressed-out ZaneDaredevil by Stellar blasted my eardrums as I pounded into the punching bag. Sweat dripped from my forehead as I took another jab. My knuckles were split under the wraps I had placed on my hands. Blood staining them pink as I took swing after swing, my knuckles stinging with every hit. But that was how I liked it. The pain kept me focused, staying on task, and right now, I needed to focus more than anything. Colette still hadn't woken up, and it had been two days since Sophia attacked her. After Drew stitched her up and had given her medicine to counteract the wolfsbane, she still slept. Doctor Peterson assured me that was normal, but I couldn't help but worry, which pissed me off even more. I wanted to go check on her, but Doctor Peterson told me it was best if I didn't, and honestly, I didn't even know what I would have done if I had gone to visit. No one knew what we were to each other, and I didn't plan to tell them either. Since she clearly didn

Chapter 21 - HateZaneI had avoided Colette all day. I knew she wouldn't be alone; Paige had been asking about her since the night we captured her near the border. So to help keep me distracted, I dealt with pack issues and had Parker work on tracking down Sophia. She fled the packhouse, and he tracked her all the way to the outskirts of the Redmoon pack, somewhere near Georgian bay. It was where she was initially from before my pack claimed her small territory.Many of her family members moved closer to the heart of Redmoon, but some stayed behind. Her brother Tony was one of them. He was a big brute with a bad temper, he refused to leave his home, and I honestly didn't care what he did as long as he followed my orders and stayed loyal to me. But Sophia knew going out there would buy her some time to get her affairs in order. The bitch knew what was coming. Sure she didn't know Colette was my mate. Fuck, I didn't know it until I found her unconscious and bleeding on the floor of

Chapter 23 - TensionColetteIt felt so strange having my wolf back in my head. I had pushed her away for so long, trying to protect us both. But now that I had sex with Zane, there was no way I could block her out. The mate bond would be in full force now, making it impossible to keep her away.I let the water of the shower cascade down my back as I leaned my head against the cold tile wall. My eyes tightly squeezed shut as I tried to process what my life had become. I took in a deep breath through my nose.How did I get here?I let out a deep breath through my mouth.How did I go from having a family, a home filled with laughter and love, to this?An orphaned girl with nothing to show for her life. I had been stuck in the shadows serving one pack only to be traded off to become another's property. I wanted to find the person responsible for my family's death. I still did, but now how could I do that. How did I go from that girl who tried her best to blend in? To the girl who had se

Chapter 25 - ShockColetteZane and Tony's wolved fighting filled the air with vicious snarls. The sound of their teeth snapping together as they attacked one another had my senses going into overload. Flashbacks of my pack being ripped to pieces once more crossed my mind. I couldn't move, couldn't think as I was trapped in my past. The ground was covered in snow and stained with blood. The overwhelming smell of smoke filled the air around me. I couldn't breathe; I was five years old again, unable to move. A helpless girl who could do nothing but stand and watch as her whole family was brutally killed right before her. "Ahhh, shit, that fucking hurt." Paige hissed as she sat beside me behind the SUV we had come here in, taking cover. I blinked, snapping myself out of my own personal nightmare. I looked down at her thigh. Her hand was covered in blood as she tried to put pressure on the wound. The coppery smell of her blood filled my nose, making my stomach turn.I was frozen, unable

Chapter 26 - Coward"You aren't leaving without me," Paige argued from her hospital bed. She had woken up just before we got back into the centre of the Redmoon pack. Her vitals checked out, and she was almost back to her usual self despite the amount of blood she had lost yesterday. Doctor Peterson recommended she stay overnight for observation and then stay on bed rest for the next few days. She refused, but we all insisted she listen, but she wouldn't drop it. She had been like this ever since. Fighting her mother, father, and now Zane at every turn. Her body was exhausted. You could see it in her eyes, but she still refused to listen, especially when she found out that Zane and I were going to the Bloodstone pack alone. I wasn't happy about it either when I found out. Being alone with Zane for an extended period seemed like a nightmare, but it was what had to be done. With meetings like this, the head of the pack had to leave in order to maintain the peace. It showed unity and