“My God,” Elder Maximus exclaimed as he too transformed. “They are big and that means they should be about…”“Five hundred to one thousand years,” Alan whispered, the fight already leaving his body. He alone can’t even kill one of those creatures with his alpha powers then talk about his wolves that are just naturally strong without any additional power.“Alpha, what must we do?” Aton asked, “none of us can kill them and they are about twenty of them.”Why would the Nebuzars team up with the rogues to attack them? Alan wondered as he stared from the big Nebuzars to the biggest ones. He sighed and shook his head, they have already lost the fight right before they began. He exhaled and closed his eyes making his decision. “Who do you want?” he asked the rogue.‘Dad, what are you doing?’ Aliyah asked in the mind link.‘Alpha, we can’t give them what they want. She is one of us.’ Sean said.‘Alpha, we mustn’t give up without a fight.’‘Alpha we are stronger than you think. We can do this

“No,” Alan whispered seeing the rose on her neck that looked like a mark but different from any he had ever seen. “It cannot be,” he shook his head, his eyes refusing to leave the hideous thing.“It’s true, dad,” Aliyah whispered knowing that there was no hiding it anymore. She closed her eyes and heaved a sigh, knowing what she has to do and what she has to reveal and also what it would do to her. She hasn’t figured her stand with Edward yet but the man never let her get hurt. Also, she knows that if she doesn’t do anything then she would lose her father in the hands of her mate and that was not the guilt she wants for herself or Edward to live with. She licked her lips and exhaled, “Edward is my mate.”“Impossible,” Alan yelled. “Have you gone deranged?” he asked. “Have you longed for a mate for so long that you will accept anyone as a mate?”“It’s the truth dad,” Aliyah said, opening her eyes then. “Why do you think I have been using the scarf? To hide the mark, obviously,” she sig

The more she speaks, the more surprised Edward was that she had so much faith in him. He sighed and closed his eyes. “I am very thirsty at the moment, I may not be able to stop myself, what if…”“You won’t. Besides, you just have to take enough that would give you some strength to hunt. You are like this because of me, it’s the least I can do,” Aliyah whispered and shape shifting her hand into paw midair, she slit her wrist with her claw and then she placed the bleeding wrist on his lips. “Go on,” she whispered.The taste of her blood on his taste buds made Edward’s eyes glow redder but he still looked at her, wanting to be sure that she wanted him to do it. The scent of her blood soon filled the little space of the cave and it was making it harder for him to control himself. His fangs were itching to sink into her flesh but he was still fighting, wanting to be sure of himself. A large part of him was mostly worried that he may not be able to stop himself on time and then hurt her but

Aliyah opened her eyes to discover she was in a cave. It took only seconds for details of last night to flood her mind and she sat up with a jerk. She was alone in the cave but she was covered with a grey long coat. She smiled and brought the coat to her nose, breathing in the dead plant cell she was surprised to find that she has come to like. She hurriedly put on the coat to hide her nakedness and stood up, wondering where Edward could be and why he would leave her alone.She remembered he had said that he wanted to go and feed last night, did he return last night? He must have otherwise how would she have his coat? She walked to the mouth of the cave and looked around. The forest was as beautiful as ever with everything so colorful and the sun so bright in the sky. She squint her eyes at the bright light and brought up her hand to block the sun from her face as she searched around. The birds were chirping melodious songs and she could see the animals running around and feeding thei

“Maximus, stop this, it is not going to end well for you. You are lucky that the alpha left you alive after you made such suggestion,” A red-haired woman said to the man that was pacing to and fro in the living room.“All I said was the truth. You do not understand the situation of things here. If High Howlers find out, we are all doomed,” Maximus said.“We will figure it out. You just have to let the sleeping dog lie. Let the alpha find a way to sort it out.”“Whose side are you on, woman?”“Yours, Maximus.” The woman sighed and went to him. “Listen, we may be old and all, but I still don’t want to lose my mate, I still don’t want to be left alone.”“Alan is so strong-headed. When his father was still around, he was a more matured man to be reasoned it.” Maximus complained.“Oh please, Maximus, Alan is a much stronger alpha than Jonathan. Even Jonathan said so himself and was proud to transfer his powers to him on his deathbed. Listen, Maximus, this is Alan’s only child. It’s not lik