"Are you sure about this?" Jackson wearily eyes the female across the room."It'll be fine." I assure him cheerfully."You don't put a gun in the hands of a trigger happy serial killer." Jackson mutters.Always so over dramatic. I thought to myself, so badly wanting to roll my eyes at his concern."I'm teaching her defence, just to buy her a little time to get away from anyone that comes after her." I tell him.Heading over to Winter, I smile."This is Jackson, he's a close friend of mine so don't worry about anything. The most important thing is to pay attention to your opponent, be prepared for anything and they can't surprise you." I say, figuring she doesn't need the full rundown given she's been in the field her whole life."Can't I train with you?" She asks in a quiet voice, glancing hesitantly at Jackson over my shoulder."Jackson is new to defence training, it's easier for me to guide you both and correct you as it's happening than it is to actually be the one training with yo

"Hardin isn't available right now, can I take a message?" I ask politely, grabbing the notepad and pen."Can I ask who I'm speaking with?" The man asks cautiously."Oh, I'm Hardin's wife. Is there a problem I should know about?" I ask with a frown, not entirely certain why the stranger would be so cautious to give information out."No, no problem. The items Mr. Stone asked for are available, can you let him know that I'll reserve it until he's back next week?" The man responds."Uh, sure, yeah. Is that all?" I ask, scribbling down the phone number and items being available to pick up."It is, thank you.""Ok, bye." I end the call and place the phone back on the stand.Personally I don't like to pry into Hardin's business because he tells me pretty much everything now, although I can't deny I'm a little bit curious. Maybe he's just ordered something completely ordinary like training gear for the pack?"Kali?...uh, sorry to interrupt but I found this little girl asking for you.." Winter

"You asked me here to talk business, and yet all you have offered so far is nonsense about some rogue." The Alpha is far from pleased, rather overstepping his own authority towards me.If I was a male, he wouldn't be speaking to me with such disrespect."Winter was born a rogue, yes, but she's never hurt anyone. I refused to believe it myself, so I understand your reaction but I learnt the hard way that not all rogues want to cause trouble for us-""Just last week I lost three men, three good, loyal wolves. You ask me to extend my land for the things that kill my men? Where is the justice in that?" He glares with fire in his cold brown eyes."This is not about Justice, Markus. With rogues in alliance with packs, it will deter attacks from the ones that do wish to cause harm-""Alliances only work if both sides have a leader willing to take the consequences of their people's actions." Markus snaps at me, completely undermining me in front of not only his men, but two other Alphas.I fe

The second I open my eyes, I see nothing but red. The flashes of memory are vague, but the terror I felt before the shift is what makes me feel so shook. Seeing so much blood on my hands, covering me from head to toe, I felt my eyes well up with tears. I'd put so much effort into changing, and look at me. Sitting in a puddle of mangled body parts drenched in the remains of five Alphas."Kali?.."I scramble away from the whisper, fear hitting me as I tremble."Don't come near me!" I breathe, half terrified as I slip in the huge mass of blood, not wanting to hurt her."It's ok-""GET AWAY!" A snarl rips through me, the fear so loud that I felt my blood rushing again, and I could fell it happening again.No, no, Kali, you need to control it! I tell myself, but it's not use. The fear is feeding it, and I can't stop the fear.Arms wrap around me, pinning my arms to my chest and cradling me from behind. I instantly fight against the grip, panicked and terrified."Get off!" I rage like a bu

Sasha gets back almost two hours later, and once the pups are with their mother I head off to find Maeve. Considering I have no idea what she does during the day or even where she stays, I spend over an hour searching the land for her. Finally I find her out in the woods by the stream up north. She sits alone at the edge of the water, staring at the gentle motion of the stream. She's sad. I realise, the scent faint but it doesn't lie.As quietly as I can, I walk over to her and join Maeve by the stream, sitting on the slightly damp grass. Despite not looking at her, Maeve rushes to wipe away her tears."Alpha." She greets quietly with surprise."For an omega you're not easy to find." I say with a small smile, shaking my head as I glance at her. Puffy eyes and blotchy cheeks, and still she offers me a slight smile."I didn't know you were looking for me." She whispers, resting her chin on her arms that she keeps wrapped over her knees."I have an idea to run by you, and if you say no