All Chapters of The Wolves Howls Of Sin: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

DAMON POV:The bond is silent.I don't know if she's alive or dead and the not knowing is driving me insane."Alpha, you need to rest," Marcus says from somewhere behind me but I ignore him.I've been in the holding cells for the past three hours trying to get information out of the Silverfang prisoner and I have nothing to show for it. The bastard won't talk, just sits there with this smug look on his face like he knows something I don't.We tried everything short of actual torture, every interrogation technique I know, and he just laughs and tells me I'm too late. That the Luna of Blood is already dead and there's nothing I can do to save her.But he has to be lying, because if Odessa was dead I would feel it through the bond. The bond would shatter completely instead of just going silent, right? That's how it's supposed to work.Unless the wolfsbane is blocking it, and that thought makes me want to vomit."Alpha Damon," Marcus tries again. "You've been down here for hours and you h

"It's nothing.""Damon—""I said it's nothing," he snaps, but then his shoulders slump. "Just leave it alone, Kade."I should probably listen to him, and let him deal with whatever is bothering him on his own. But we're supposed to be working together now. "Talk to me," I say quietly.He's silent for a long moment, just staring into his glass like it holds all the answers. When he finally speaks, his voice is so quiet I almost don't hear him."I keep thinking about what that prisoner said. About how I'm not good enough to be alpha, that I'm just a placeholder until you recover." He takes another drink. "And maybe he's right.""That's bullshit." I scoff"Is it?" He looks at me. "You're the real alpha, Kade. You always have been. I just came back and took what was yours because I saw an opportunity.""That's not true and you know it.""Do I?" He laughs bitterly. "Because from where I'm sitting it looks like every decision I've made since coming back has been the wrong one. I let the Sil

DAMON POV:"Aria, look, I'm not going to touch you."I get to my feet and approach her slowly, keeping my eyes on her face and nowhere else. She's trembling slightly even though she's trying to look confident, with her arms at her sides like she's presenting herself to me.I bend down and pick up the discarded nightslip from the floor, holding it out to her. "Put this back on.""But—""Put it on, Aria."She doesn't take it. Instead she presses herself against me, her naked body flush against my chest, and I can feel every curve of her through my clothes. Her skin is warm and she smells like flowers and something sweet that makes my head spin."Don't you want me?" she whispers, her hands sliding up my chest. "I can see it in your eyes, you want me.""I don't." My voice comes out strained. "I want my mate.""But she's not here." Aria rises on her toes, pressing her lips to mine. "I'm here and I'm willing and I can make you forget everything that hurts."I stand there frozen as she kisse

ODESSA POV:Everything hurts.That's the only thing I can really process anymore, just this constant ache that radiates through my entire body. My wrists burn where the silver chains cut into my skin and my throat is so dry it feels like I've been swallowing sand and my stomach cramps with hunger that I've been trying to ignore for what feels like days.But the worst part, the absolute worst part, is the silence in my chest where the mate bonds used to be.I can't feel them anymore. Can't feel Kade's steady presence or Damon's burning intensity or anything except this horrible empty void that makes me want to scream. Are they dead? Did something happen to them? Or is it just the wolfsbane blocking the connection?I don't know and the not knowing is almost worse than the pain.I'm lying on the cold concrete floor in the same position I've been in since they chained me here because I don't have the strength to move. The thin white dress they put on me does nothing to keep out the cold a

DAMON POV:"No," the word comes out before I can stop it. "I refuse."Kade's head snaps up from the maps and he stares at me like I just grew a second head. "What did you just say?""I said no," I repeat, and something dark and dangerous is rising in my chest. "I'm not stepping down, I'm not following your lead, and I'm definitely not letting you make all the decisions about how we rescue our mate.""This isn't up for discussion—""Everything is up for discussion!" I slam my fist on the table hard enough that some of the maps slide to the floor. "You don't get to just decide you're alpha and expect me to fall in line like some submissive beta.""I'm the rightful alpha of this pack," Kade says, his voice dropping to a growl. "I was alpha before you came back and I'm alpha now.""You were dead," I shoot back. "Or we thought you were dead, which amounts to the same thing. I stepped up and led this pack when no one else could and I'm not giving that up just because you're back now.""You