"Let's go" I called to Moi heading towards the pack house. "Okay, " She responds. "Do you think they'll be able to stop the fire?" "I don't know. Let's hope so. " "They might have more problems, " I glance at her from the sides of my eyes. "If the fire is as large as I think it is, they might be able to see it from the back of my house. Someone might contact the fire department. " Moi didn't move to expound, but I knew what she meant without the need to say it out loud. Everyone would be placed at risk of being discovered. Others would know that just behind their houses, lived large wolves that were hunted by other humans. But I had to admit, that would only be the beginning of our problems. Neither of us were equipped to deal with wolves, add the fact that right now we couldn't tell friend from foe and you'll realize that we were already sitting ducks. "Help!" "Help! Someone, please help!" Moi and I paused, listening for the direction of the voice. "Please, anyone!" The voice

Rider "Berserker?" Veron looks at me from the sides of his eyes disbelieving. "Aren't you the only one who's able to do that?" "No" I glance away remembering a very dark time in my life while training with my father. "When you're an Alpha you protect everyone, even the ones that you'd least expect" It was something I wouldn't forget-ever. When we were pups, Jax always knew he'd be the next Alpha, that was the tradition. But it wasn't the same for Beta's and Gamma's. We could either choose to follow in the footsteps of our parents or become fighters or omega's. Either way, we'd have to have a sparring match to determine who would have the title once a different wolf showed interest. Since Jax would be the new Alpha for our generation, he made it clear that he didn't want anyone else being his Beta, which was fine. Him being my best friend didn't seem like a tall order to ask for. Except maybe to my father I might have underestimated the task. Trainings we're brutal, irrespective of

RIDER My mother's neck and Luna Elaine's necks snap in record time, each woman staring intently at Sam, who's even more anxious at this point. "What?!" My mother screeches. "Sam? Is this true, are you pregnant?" "Um..." "Have you lost your mind?!" Luna Elaine chastises hardly. "Do you not want to have this pup?!" "I couldn't leave you all to protect me, " Sam says defensively. "I fight for myself. " "There won't be a -self, if you don't know the difference with being submissive and being subjected to. " "I can take care of myself," Sam counters. "Always have. " Funny how she was saying this now before everyone, when she was acting like a petulant child just days before hijacking my house, my space, my life. "I think you're missing the point," mother says. "Look all around Sam. There's barely a pack left standing. What's inside of you we can't even call the next generation? It's the only generation that's left. " "You're all worrying too much. I'm fine. Really, " she shoots me

"Off with her head, " someone says behind me. What?! The crowd stills before me, all celebrations falling into hushed tones, while I swallow thickly. "There's no need to be mischievous Celene, " Ragna says without turning to regard the person. Soft patters echo towards me, before fingers thread through my hair. "Oh but she's so gullible" the woman whispers against my ear and my blood chills at her voice. "Let's give the new Luna a proper welcome. " her eyes do an appraisal of my body, before a small grimace lifts to her lips, as she turns back to her audience. "After all she's going to need a lot of help, to please our dear Alpha. " "Enough, " Ragna says and his voice travels over the large crowd, returning back their attention to him. "We will have a feast tonight. " He spins on his heels pulling me along while Celene walks alongside him dressed in the grim reaper's garb. I watch their interaction with mild interest. The way her fingers subtly cascade his arms, how she leans i

The wrecked packhouse is where we'll have the meeting, it's the only place that's left with a little privacy and right now that's what this meeting required, I suppose. Not that more secrecy would be helping our cause. The sight startles me to find Jax outside just a couple meters before me. Perhaps he wanted to spend as much time away from our parents as usual. With Oliver indisposed, it would just be us two. Like old time sakes. Yeah, maybe a few minutes of not getting our ears boxed about was good thinking after all. His head lifts when I come to stand next to him, releasing an exasperated sigh. "Doesn't look promising asshole. " His eyes lift once more to survey the area, giving out a light chuckle. "No it doesn't, but at least the women and pups are safe and we still have a camp. " "True, " I concede. "Mom wants them to return, but I think it's a horrible idea right now. " "Meaning, she wants to see Allison and know if her grandchild is okay. " "Yeah, " he nods. Jaxon go