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Ashley's POV"Hold on tight Ashley!" David shouted over the roar of the van just as he yanked the wheel and made a brutal and sharp turn off the trail. The tyres screeched loudly, promoting the van to bounce violently as we barreled over the uneven ground. The van barely missed a thicket of deadwood as it charged through a patch of the forest. With one hand, I stretched towards the kids and helped them get low just as a branch whipped against the window. They screamed, and I threw my arms over them once more, shielding them as much as I could. "Damn it!" David roared just as the van dipped into a sudden ditch before us, causing our bodies to jolt very violently. Just in the next second, it lifted again, this time with a sickening lurch and slammed back to the waiting earth. I tasted blood from biting my tongue, glancing around and noting that we had lost sight of the other van. David exhaled heavily. "That should give us a good lead." The words had barely come out of his mouth wh

Chapter 183Ella's POV"This way Ella." The familiar voice cut out clean through the noise of the arena, causing my gaze to jerk rapidly at it's direction. And there, just beside Alpha Jayden he was. Father. I caught him smiling and waving me all over like we were in some quaint family reunion. This knocked in strange and I blinked in disbelief. My steps slowed, my heels dragging slightly as I approached them carefully. The fluttering in my gut just refused to calm. I even marveled at my father's relaxed posture. He was almost... Jovial, placing a friendly hand on Jayden's shoulder as though they were old friends knotted by war. I wasn't fooled by all this of course. Father had plans, I knew for sure. I quickly thought about the era of Alpha Zane. My father surely wouldn't have lasted a breath inside Oakwood's borders. Just his scent alone would quickly trigger a kill order, a battle. He was seen and know as the archenemy to the pack, the nightmare behind the sudden downfall of

Ashley's POV The silence that followed was a long and suffocating one. "Very well," the warrior finally said, nodding with eyes fixed on Reuben. "Now go!" We made for Zara's van, David reaching for the driver's door and opening it. Reuben followed while Rhea clutched to my side, Jace pressed between us and Niko checking the rear. David still haunched with pain as he climbed in slowly, taking the wheel. As I stepped in, I turned one last time to the hooded figure who had spared us. "Thank you," I said softly. At this, he tilted his head slightly, his eyes getting even darker under the moonlight." My debt is simply repaid, Luna" he replied. Then his voice resulted to even a darker and fearful tone. "But listen to me. You must scrape Alpha Jayden free of Ella's terrible enchantments before she seals the Luna bond. For if you don't, I and my warriors will all be slaughtered before the sun rises–"" So she ordered you to do this, didn't you?" I asked. At this his face rumpled. " You'

Ashley's POV"What now?" Reuben asked, his voice low and strained. I shot a very quick glance at the rearview mirror, my lips parting. But David beat me to it. "Help us!" he shouted. "We're captives!" With that, he tucked his hands awkwardly behind his back as though he was cuffed. It looked totally strange to see David of all werewolves screaming to be a captive. Catching on instantly, I mirrored him, dragging my wrists together behind me and bowing my head. Reuben remained stiff and silent, still not understanding what was really going on. I leaned towards him. "Remember what Ella sent you for." I whispered this so softly that it was nearly just a breath. He finally understood just as the boundary warrior reached the window. In a smooth motion, he reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a card. This baffled me.As the warrior leaned down to peer into the vehicle, Reuben held the card up high for him to see. "The would be Supreme Luna instructed me to gather the last of th

Ashley's POVI saw him–Jayden.He stood tall, a short distance from the crash. Reuben was having a hell of a time with Ella, but I couldn't take my eyes away from him. His eyes found mine, more like they'd been searching for me for a long long time. In that frozen heartbeat, nothing else in the world seemed to matter. Just Jayden. My throat tightened. I couldn't breathe and I thought that others around would hear my heartbeat. A blur moved across my vision and it took me a second to realise that tear had already started spilling down my cheeks. Jayden didn't move at first, but I saw it. The subtle shift in his stance. I noted also the widening of his eyes, the way his lips parted slightly, more like he gasped a sound. And then... he just turned his gaze away. No, this wasn't happening. "Jay–" I couldn't call any further. I just couldn't, and when I tried to call out again, David stepped forward. His grip was firm on Jace's small wrist as he let him forward. "This is your seed!