“We captured the trespasser, it turns out she is female,” my gamma informs me.
“Is she human?” I ask. Not many people would be brave enough to enter my territory unless they didn’t realize who it belonged to.
“Not likely, she was running from a large group of men that stopped chasing her once she entered the forest. We tried to track them, but we lost their trail after they entered the Zhyden Mountains,” he tells me.
“Is that all you know?”
“No sir, beta Cadyn helped to capture her and is in the prison currently, he will have much more information,” my gamma says.
“Thank you gamma Mykael, you may return to your post,” I dismiss him with a wave of my hand. He bows before leaving my office.
Who would be crazy enough to trespass on my territory? I wonder in amusement.
She must be a shifter, but what kind? My wolf, Madox, says.
Perhaps a feline of some sort, she may even be a wolf, I tell him.
Not many wolves would dare do such a thing, however felines are often very sly creatures with no fear, or respect for that matter, he says, disgust evident in his voice. Madox believes wolves are the superior species, and I can’t help but agree with him.
I pull out a book from my shelf and sit down at my desk. It was fairly old, with leather bindings and worn out edges. I open it up and flip through the worn-out pages. It was a book on all the creatures discovered. I read through each type of shifter, their strengths and weaknesses, in the hope that whatever this female is, I will be able to easily break her.
The door to my office slams open and gamma Mykael bursts in, his hair a mess and his eyes wide. I stand and quickly nod for him to speak.
“The trespasser, she escaped from the prison and is at the border,” he says, and I immediately run out the door and down the hallways.
I allow Madox to take over and feel my bones cracking within seconds. I sprint out of the house on four paws and run through the forest.
Suddenly, the smell of burning fur reaches my nose and I slow down, suddenly confused. I see a small spot of glowing orange in the distance and run towards it.
I see my beta trapped in a circle of fire and growl. Cadyn, send for some wolves to get you out of the flames, I tell him through a mind-link.
One moment sir, I think I can just-- I hear him yelp before landing beside me, his fur singed on one side.
You must find her, he tells me urgently and I nod in understanding. I run through the forest, following the scent of my wolves. I spot a girl surrounded by my warriors.
She looks around in panic before lifting her arms in the air and a circle of flames bursts around her. I jump back in surprise as a six-foot wall of fire burns around her.
Three of my wolves are caught in the flames and howl in pain. I growl and get a running start before leaping over the wall. The heat from the fire licks my paws and I barely make it over without being burned.
I land on the other side just a mere foot from the girl. She looks at me with wide eyes, shocked at my sudden appearance.
She stares at me, visibly shaking with fear at the growl rumbling in my throat.
Shoot her, I order my wolves through my mind-link. She gasps as a small dart pierces her neck. She screams as waves of pain shoot through her body. The wall of fire vanishes as she collapses onto the ground.
My wolves lunge forward with growls and the girl curls in on herself. I walk over to her and hear her whimper before her entire body goes limp.
Put her in the torture cell, I growl and turn away.
Daerius, I beg of you not to do that, Madox whines in my mind. He sounds almost as if he is in pain.
Why the hell not? I growl.
Please, just trust me, do not hurt this girl, he pleads once more.
I will do whatever I want, I snarl at him. I hear him growl in frustration before going quiet.
I stalk through the forest back towards my house. I think I need to take another look at that book, not many creatures can manipulate fire.
Everything is dark, I can’t see or hear anything. I feel a small pinch near my neck and suddenly all I see is red.I feel as though I am having a panic attack, my body jerks around uncontrollably and my eyes flit across the room, seeing everything all too quickly to form a clear image.Two golden spots come into view and everything instantly freezes. I stare into the golden eyes and can’t look away. I see something flash in his eyes, it looks like panic, but quickly turns into cold fury.What is going on?I do not know Lyza, perhaps his wolf is saying something that angers him,my dragon suggests.Werewolves can talk to their wolves?I ask.Of course, all creatures can speak with their inner form,he answers, and I suddenly feel very stupid.
Mate? What the hell is that supposed to mean Madox?I growl at my wolf.What do you think it means Daerius? That girl is your mate and you are about to torture her!He snarls at me.Why would I be mates with a creature other than a wolf, especially one like a witch or oh god, what if she is a dragon?I say, disgust seeping into my words.Well then you are just going to have to get over it. The longer you avoid her, the stronger the bond is going to grow until you won’t be able to even look at her without wanting to tear her clothes off.I can practically hear him smirking.I cut off the link, knowing that my wolf is probably right, hell, he’s always right.Find out what kind of creature she is,I tell my Beta who stands in front of the girl. She is quite beautif
I gasp at the force behind his fist, it has me convulsing. The guards have my body pinned against the wall, so I am forced to bear the pain.I know he did some damage; I can taste blood in my mouth and his fist hit the bloody gash across my stomach.Pain sears across my body and I want to scream but am suddenly distracted as Mitalonys tries to take over my body. In my pain, I can’t hold him back.I slowly feel myself lose control of my body until I can just see, hear and feel the pain that still courses through my body.I let out a snarl and my chains are ripped free from the wall. I smash my fist into one guard’s face and his body falls onto the floor, completely unconscious.I take the other guard’s head between my hands and snap his neck in seconds. The last guard runs towards me, but I deliver a roundhouse kick straight
My wolf is so annoying, I am trying to think but he won’t shut up. This girl made a good point, if she stays here then I can teach her how to get along with wolves.And you can make sure she doesn’t turn into the monster that killed your mother and sister,Madox pipes in. I run my hand through my hair in frustration.“Very well,” I say, and she looks at me in shock.“What?”“You may stay in the pack,” I mutter quickly before I can change my mind. Her eyes widen and her mouth opens and closes several times.“Thank you so much! I can promise you that you will not regret your decision!” She gushes and I roll my eyes but can’t help the smile that crosses my lips from making my mate happy.“Now how the hell do I get down from here?”
Why is he finding it amusing to call you Lyza when you specifically asked him to call you Lyzaria?My dragon asks me.Because he thinks it’s funny to irritate me,I reply.How is that funny?It’s not really, he’s just an ass,I snort and Mitalonys chuckles a little.“Get cleaned up, I have to watch the warrior’s training in a half hour. The bathroom is through there and there are clothes in the closet that belong to my sister, but they should be about your size,” Daerius tells me.“Yeah okay,” I mutter, only half listening. When I hear the doors close, I groan and collapse onto the bed.Weariness and pain washes over me and I feel tears prick my eyes. My stomach still hurts where there is a knife gash and a massive bruis
To say that I am shocked would be an understatement.“Where did you learn to fight like that?” I ask, grabbing her arm and pulling her away from my warriors. She sighs a little.“My father taught me mostly. He had made a mistake that eventually led to his death. But in the time, he was alive, he trained me how to survive by fighting, and killing,” she says, clenching her jaw.“Well, I still don’t let females fight because if they were capture for any reason, they can’t withstand torture as well as males,” I explain, and she shakes her head with a breathy laugh.“Really? You tortured me, and I’m sure I held up better than most of your warriors would have,” she scoffs, and I frown.“Fine, you win. Now you are supposed to be maintaining a low profile so I suggest you shut up
“Wait so your name is Angel?” I ask Daerius’ sister.“Yeah, fits great doesn’t it?” She scoffs.“That’s because you try your hardest to prove that your name doesn’t fit,” a man says, walking up to us.“Oh! Lyza this is Gamma Mykael, he gets to hang out with us today. My brother never lets me leave without at least four guards and either Mykael, our Beta, or himself,” Angel mutters in annoyance.“Are you two ready to go?” He asks and I nod.A black SUV suddenly pulls up in front of us and I follow Angel inside. The inside is designed like a limo, with colorful lights running along the seats that are sideways.There is a cooler at one end and a TV at the other. I gape at the interior, ignoring Angel’s amused smile.
“Hey bro we’re back!” I hear Angel yell, followed by the front door slamming shut.Everything was fine, Lyza did not try to escape at all,Mykael tells me and I raise an eyebrow at her name.Lyza? Not ‘the dragon’ anymore?She is actually pretty entertaining and really funny, her and Angel get along really well,he replies. I make a surprised noise and head downstairs to see this for myself.Mykael along with the four guards are each carrying 4-6 shopping bags. Most of which I notice are striped pink.“I thought I told you not to buy the whole mall,” I say, and Angel rolls her eyes.“Hey, we managed to get it under $10,000. Last I checked you were okay with that,” she says.“Fine whatever, take the