All Chapters of After the Storm: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

DoyleWe had been fighting for hours.And still…The rogues kept coming.Every time we managed to push them back, another wave emerged from the darkness.Another howl.Another attack.Another body hitting the ground.My lungs burned as I tore into the rogue in front of me, my claws ripping through his shoulder before I threw him aside.He crashed into the dirt.I barely had time to catch my breath before another wolf launched himself at me.I ducked.His claws sliced through the air above my head.I twisted and slammed my body into his side, knocking him off balance.Sean was beside me instantly.Together, we brought the wolf down.But there was no time to celebrate.Another group was coming.“More!”Sean’s warning came through the mind link.I looked up.My heart sank.At least twenty wolves were charging towards us.“Bring them on.”My wolf snarled inside me.We were exhausted.Our warriors were exhausted.But we couldn’t stop.We couldn’t afford to stop.Not while these bastards we

StormWe were still inside the safe room.Hours had passed.At least, I thought they had.Time had become meaningless in here.There were no windows.No sounds from outside.Only the glow of the security monitors and the terrified faces of the people I loved.I stared at the screens.Something had changed.The rogues who had been surrounding the Alpha residence were gone.But they hadn’t simply disappeared.We had watched it happen.Men had suddenly appeared around the house.At first, I had thought they were more rogues.My heart had nearly stopped.Then I realised they were fighting them.Fiercely.Relentlessly.One rogue after another fell.I had watched with a strange mixture of horror and relief as the men fought their way through Cain’s warriors.They had saved us.I was almost certain of it.But there was one problem.I didn’t know who they were.I stared at the monitors.“Who are they?”Nobody answered.Because nobody knew.My eyes moved across the screens.The men were still

Alpha DoyleFor a moment, I couldn’t breathe.My eyes immediately went to the house.“Storm…”“She and the children are safe.”The words hit me like a physical blow.My knees almost buckled with relief.“Safe?”Tyler nodded.“We arrived before the rogues could get to them.”I closed my eyes.My wolf let out a broken whine of relief.Mate.Safe.Our babies are safe.I dragged a trembling hand over my face.I hadn’t realised how terrified I had been until that moment.For hours, I had been fighting while convincing myself Storm and the children were protected.But deep down…I’d been terrified that I would return home to find everything I loved gone.I looked at Tyler.“I don’t know how to thank you.”“You don’t have to.”He gestured towards his warriors.“We did what any Alpha should do when innocent lives are at risk.”I shook my head.“No.”My voice cracked.“You saved my family.”Tyler didn’t answer.He simply placed a hand on my shoulder.“I can hear them now. They are coming out.

LillyI looked at him again.Really looked at him.He wasn’t just a frightening man covered in scars.He was the man who had saved my family.The man who had put his warriors between us and death.The man who had just discovered his fated mate was terrified of him…And had stepped back instead of forcing her closer.My heart twisted.I still didn’t know what to do.I wasn’t ready to walk into his arms.I wasn’t ready to accept him.I wasn’t even sure I was ready to stand beside him.But maybe…Maybe I didn’t have to decide tonight.I took a small breath.“I don’t know what to do.”Tyler nodded.“Neither do I.”I looked at him in surprise.“You don’t?”He gave a quiet laugh.“No.”For the first time, I saw something other than danger in his eyes.Uncertainty.Fear.He was afraid too.And somehow, that made him seem less frightening.I glanced towards my family.My father was holding Storm.My sisters were gathered around them.Everyone was safe.Because of Tyler.I looked back at my fa

StormWe got to work.There was something strangely comforting about cooking together.No weapons.No screaming.No howling.Just the sound of chopping vegetables, pots being placed on the stove and the occasional laughter from the children in the next room.We decided on food that was hearty, comforting and distinctly Irish.The first thing we started was a large pot of Irish beef and vegetable stew.Chunks of beef went into the biggest pot we had, along with onions, carrots, potatoes and plenty of herbs.The smell began filling the kitchen almost immediately.Next came the colcannon.We boiled potatoes while Julie shredded cabbage and prepared spring onions.There was something wonderfully comforting about knowing that soon there would be bowls of buttery mashed potatoes mixed with soft cabbage waiting for everyone.Leah started working on boxty, mixing grated potatoes with flour, milk and eggs.“Do you think that’s enough?” she asked.I looked at the enormous bowl.“For Sean?”She