Maximo PoV“She’s a cute little one, I’ll admit, cheers”, I toasted the statue of the moon goddess, “and quite interesting,” I sipped my pear wine, “and what’s bad in making wine out of pears. I’m sure you’ll like it if you were real.”“Yer called for me, master?” Dylan popped his head into the cave.“Dylan, my man. Just the person I was looking for.”“Yer Seem to be in a good mood, boss,” he chuckled, “got anything to do with the fine lass hanging out at the back of the cave?”“Now I understand why my father kept his servants on a short leash,” I smirked, “I’m expecting visitors. Two wolves actually. So prepare a nice meal, and then go spread the word that I’m in the market for outcasts and rogue wolves. It’s time to build a pack and set my plans in motion.”“Yes, master,” he replied and left.“Oh! It’s just Axel and Klaus,” I muttered to the statue, “I know you’re probably wondering how I knew they were going to come. It’s because I know people, despite being removed from civilizati

Axel PoVThat was the thing about mad, powerful men. They are never predictable. And Maximo was definitely a mad and powerful man. He could have easily sent a messenger that he’d found Lisa, and I wouldn’t have to lose my mind about the coming carnage, which, apparently was never coming. I was pissed. On top of that, I failed, which meant I had a debt to owe. I owed a madman.Then, he’d tried to instigate Klaus and me to fight him, knowing fully well that we stood no chance of winning. What kind of madman does that? And what did he mean by Klaus’s wolf being energetic? As if his madness was enough, he had me fetching a plate for the same stupid girl he had ordered me to batter. I was thoroughly pissed. My anger stirred and simmered within me, begging to be let off, then I heard the little witch talk.“You’re here to save me, right?” she sounded happy, which was no surprise since Klaus had always had a soft spot for the girl, “just like you did before?“What does she mean by just like

Axel PoVWatching Klaus and Lisa tell the same story, yet, it was obvious that one of them was lying was quite unsettling. It was difficult to tell if Klaus was lying, but Lisa’s was obvious. The question was, why is she lying? That could only mean Klaus was also lying.I understood that part, but what I absolutely did not understand was why Klaus would put the pack in danger. I could swear that he would happily lay down his life for the pack, and probably even murder Lisa himself if it meant the pack survived.Surely, he couldn’t possibly be so scared of me that he would be too fearful, to tell the truth when the pack was in danger. Unless…“Shall we discuss your debt then?” Maximo interrupted my thought.“What debt?” Klaus asked.“Well, you did fail to deliver Lisa as I asked you to,” Maximo replied, munching sloppily on his meal, “I reward both failures and successes, isn’t that right, Axel?”“It definitely is,” I replied, gulping down the terrible drink the host called wine.“Wait

Klaus PoV“You take the one on the right, I’ll go left,” Axel whispered, “remember, we’re not here to start a war, so only knock them out. Maximo can do his dirty work by himself.”Axel and I were at the borders of the Yellowstone pack, and, as expected, it was heavily guarded by the wolves from the Ortho Pack. The task Maximo gave us was delicate. We couldn’t just waltz through the front door to present an offer to the pack. We had to be discreet, and that was exactly the reason he had asked us.“Ready?” he asked.“Yes, he replied, nodding my head.“Let’s roll out.”The mission was simple. Infiltrate the pack while avoiding the guards from Ortho Pack, ensure no one sees us, and have a secret audience with the Alpha of the Yellowstone pack, ensuring he agrees to the proposal. Simple? But this wasn’t the first rodeo for Axel and I. We’d chosen to infiltrate the pack from the forest where we’d have cover from the guards.“Zzzzttt,” I sneaked right behind the guard on the right and buzze

Axel PoV“You coward”, Klaus charged at me with a fiery rage that I’d not seen in him for a long time ago since he killed his parent’s killers. Before he could reach me, the guards stopped him, holding him down while he desperately fought to be free of them. “Fight me you coward,” he shrieked like a deranged person, “fight me, you fucking bastard.”I wasn’t going to indulge in his madness but when I glanced at the pack, I saw their looks. It was a look I recognized very well. They all looked confused, and confusion often lead to doubts. Doubts lead to panic, and Werewolves make stupid decisions when they’re panicking; bad decisions like going against their Alpha, and I wasn’t going to wait around for that to happen. I was going to quell that confusion.And the best way to do that was to clip the wing of the very same wolf they hoped to replace me with.“Free him,” I ordered the guards, “let’s see how bad you want to be Alpha, boy.”Klaus was so overwhelmed with anger that his transfo