Kara I can’t believe Katie is really here! The last time I saw her, she left me for dead … how did she even know where to find me? The guards stop her from coming past, but I can sense something is wrong. Is she hurt? I can see a light sheen of sweat coating her brow, mostly likely from the heat rather than anything else, but I’m not certain. I want to trust her and help her, but after finding out how Winter tricked me, I can’t help but wonder if she is in on it as well? Perhaps it’s because I like to see the good in people or the fact that Katie and I have been friends for much longer than I was seeing Winter. She seemed genuinely thrilled that we would be in the same pack. I decide to let her in. You never know what goes on behind closed doors. I know that more than anyone. “Let her in,” I state firmly as the guards look at me questioningly, their stoic faces flicker with indecision before they oblige. Katie rushes forward, her demeanour so different to how she normally is. She

Elio I never liked this fucker and if he thinks for one second, he is going to take my little wolf. He’s insane. With Kara out of danger, I can allow myself to focus. I zone out the heat from the sun, the stone walls and dusty floor. I assume my position, ready to attack. The smell of sweat and Dawson’s thumping heart rings in my ears. Bring it on fucker. I land my fist square to his jaw as he stumbles back, hearing a sickening crunch. When he turns to face me, his nose is bleeding before he spits out a tooth. “Is that all you’ve got?” He glowers at me with such disdain I decide to remind him who is messing with. He thinks he knows who I am. Let’s find out for sure. If he wants to take on the devil, I’m happy to oblige. “You only have yourself to blame ‘alpha’ Dawson. Did you seriously think hiding your lover wouldn’t lead to all your debts? Shall I collect now what you owe me?” I sneer as his flicker with fear as I let the flames appear in my iris. With the energy leaving his body,

ElioThere is a ringing sound in my ears. My eyes focused on the barrel pointed towards me. A blinding pain radiates from my chest so unbearable it’s hard to breathe. Patting my shirt, feeling it sticky with blood as I gaze at my palms. I search my body for the source of where to blood came from, not able to find an entry wound for the bullet. I can smell the metallic taste of blood. It’s familiar but I can’t think why? Crimson liquid pools at my feet, a thick red colour covering the beige, dusty street.My eyes trace the blood, looking for the source as agony claws at my chest. I see a small, fragile body crumpled in the ground mere inches from my feet. Little wolf?No.No, it can’t be. She was standing behind me with Katie. How did she even move so fast? I didn’t even see her. No, it’s not her. I pull on the thread of our bond, hoping it will give me the hope I need. A shiver runs down my spine when I realise the pain I feel isn’t mine but hers. I focus on her hearing a faint heartb

Elio Three weeks later I sat in my office rereading the list of names I had wilted down to potential Jamal loyalists. There were about ten names. Each one having a tie to either the Eclipse Pack or to Jamal. I was hoping I would get the last piece of the puzzle in a few moments. She was late, of course. Always is, annoyingly. I look up at my father’s portrait. I doubt he ever had to deal with this bullshit when he was alpha. Realising I needed a shave, I scratched my chin as the long hair was making my skin itch. I gaze back at the list once more, scanning each of the names again. Some of these men have never caused me to question their loyalty. They have served me for years joining my pack either because their mates are here. Some I have even grown up with. I hear a rapped knock on the door before the clacking of heels echoes on the hardwood floor. “You wanted to see me, alpha?” She waltz’s over to my desk as I hastily move the paper with the names to my desk draw. Her long red n

Kara Time moved differently here. I had no clue if I had been here for hours or days. Despite my desire to return to Elio and my family, I found myself plagued by numerous questions about my father and mother. I didn’t know if I would get this chance again, but I knew it wouldn’t last forever. I had learned about my father, Helios was the god of the sun extremely powerful and after they had an argument, he stole me from her placing several seals on me to suppress my powers, the fact I was a goddess and to stop her from finding me. I learnt he had cast a spell to send me from this world to be planted in the womb of my mother, making Aurora and me twins. He had already arranged with Richard Anderson about him becoming the ultimate alpha. Lies, of course. Whilst Helios sounded utterly vengeful and deadly, I didn’t miss how Selene, my mother the moon goddess, still spoke of him fondly. I had the sense that if the two could be a couple again, she would take it. To them they live for ete