All Chapters of Rise of the Phoenix Wolf: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

ROMAN.“Dead. She took her own life because she couldn’t handle a broken mate-bond.”That would explain why Octavia was alone. I couldn’t imagine how hard it would be to lose one parent, let alone both of them. How much pain had my mate been forced to endure? That had my heart clenching and Creed letting out a whine at the thought of her facing it all alone. Hopefully, she had others in her corner, ones that she could rely on for support and encouragement.“I wonder how much of that is true,” I mused aloud.He was immediately offended. I barely contained the smirk that wanted to break free because of the fury that rolled over him and off of him in waves.I wasn’t unaccustomed to dealing with people like Alpha Richard. The pompous, holier-than-thou attitude of his showed me that he was no different from the others. They all held fast to the belief that they were better than everyone around them. People like them were the ones who were actually at the bottom of the totem pole instead of

OCTAVIA.I was surrounded by darkness, but it wasn’t cold as I had expected it to be. It felt warm and comfortable, leaving me confused.The last thing that I remembered was being strung up by Alpha Mick and beaten. He was someone who enjoyed inflicting pain on others. It was like he got off on it. I always did my best to avoid him as much as possible because of that fact.There was still some pain riddling my body, but there wasn’t nearly as much pain in my body as there normally was after something like that.Why did it feel like I was laying on something soft? My bed wasn’t all that comfortable. It was super strange.What was even stranger was that I felt tingles on the skin of my hand. They gave me a sense of comfort that I hadn’t experienced for six long years. It wouldn’t be so bad to stay here in the dark as long as I could continue feeling the tingles.The scent of amber, swirled with hints of musk, danced around my senses. It caused Storm to purr deeply, loving the way that it

ROMAN.I asked Majorie to show us to a room where we would not be interrupted. Alpha Amir accompanied us as well. He needed to know, just like I did, what was happening in this pack.It was our responsibility, me as Regent and him as a member of the Council, to deliver justice for the wrongdoings here. We had to punish those who harmed others while also protecting the innocent. It didn’t matter what was allowed by their Alpha. There were clear laws about the abuse of others. The Werewolf Council didn’t tolerate it.She led us to a small conference room. The door was closed behind us. Warriors were posted up on the other side of it to ensure that nobody interrupted us. This way also protected her because her pack would clearly see this as her going against Alpha Richard. In other words, they would see it as treason even if that wasn’t the case. I’d do everything in my power to protect her, especially given the fact that she had pleaded for me to protect Octavia.Alpha Amir introduced hi

OCTAVIA.He said that Farah was his mate.My eyes darted over to the healer and then to Alpha Roman because she was his healer. It meant that they were all connected somehow. That revelation led me to worry about what was actually going on.What would they do if they didn’t like my answer? Uncle Rob had never been anything other than loving towards me, treating me as family even if there was absolutely no blood connection between us. However, that was before the past six years taught me that anyone could change.‘Breathe,’ Storm encouraged me. ‘You don’t have to trust him or any of them. Tell me something. Have I ever steered you wrong before?’My response was an immediate no because she never had.‘Then trust me. I’d never tell you that they were safe to be around if they weren’t. I’m not certain why I feel that way, but I do. It’s the same thing that I feel with Marjorie. Open your senses to feel the bond that exists between Mate and us. Lips can lie, but emotions don’t.’My eyes swe

ROMAN.There was a lot that needed to be done in this pack. The past two days have been spent combing through everything. Investigations were carried out, documentation was collected, and we’d been getting a clearer picture of the Blood Lake pack. However, there was still a long way to go.Normally, I would’ve jumped right into the middle of it all and dug my way to the bottom of everything. However, it wasn’t that simple. Not this time because I had a mate who needed medical attention. It was common knowledge that the mate-bond could help to heal mates. So, I needed to be by her side. Thus, I had to rely on others, which was an odd experience to say the least.My people were very capable, but it didn’t mean that I wasn’t feeling pulled in two different directions. Cleaning up the pack on the one hand and doing everything that I could do to support my mate on the other hand.“I would like to ask you something. I want you to be completely honest with me about what you want to do, not wh