***TRIGGER WARNING. CHAPTER CONTAINS SCENE OF SA***Raven’s POV“Shit, Wallace get Hollie and Raven out of here.”“I’ll get them to the bunker Alpha.”“Are you fucking stupid? That will be the first place they look for them. Take them to the western border. Go as far into the woods as you can. Raven will know where to go when she sees it and I will only say this once Wallace. So fucking listen up.” I watched my heart thumping as Mykel gripped the warrior’s collar pulling him so that their noses practically touched. “If anything should happen to her and Wallace, I do mean anything I will rip you to fucking shreds. Understand?” Nodding to Mykel’s words the warrior nodded violently looking as though he was about to shit himself. The moment Mykel released him he gripped my shoulder in an attempt to usher me away.“What about you guys? I can’t sit back while this is happening. It’s my fault their here in the first place! If I would have just listened and done as I was told none of this wou

Mykel’s POVWhen I got to the town centre, I found myself surrounded. I hadn’t bothered to wait for my warriors knowing my mate was in trouble. Feeling her pain through the bond had me putting all my logical thinking aside. I needed to get to her. I wouldn’t care if it cost me my life just so long, she was safe. Remaining in wolf form I wasted no time in electrically charging the ground. The way it tickled and pricked at my skin as it slithered down and out, highlighting even the deepest darkest shadows felt exhilarating. It wasn’t enough to kill them, but it temporarily stunned them nevertheless. When it came to using my gifts, I had come to learn my limit. Using too much in one go left me exhausted, I needed to build a tolerance. Something that was easier said than done. My wolfs temper made him unpredictable so even though I had gradually gotten better stamina, I still had a way to go.As the shocked wolves spasmed on the ground I wasted no time in ripping their throats from them.

Raven’s POVAfter spending what felt like an eternity trying to force my eyes open, I came to the realisation they already were. If it wouldn’t have been for the lack of breeze and stale yet rotten odour, I would have thought I was outside. There was no light, no sounds to remotely give away where I might be. I wanted to stand, to try and find some way out but feared what else may be in here with me. Whatever and wherever here is.“H…hel…hello…” the softest of whispers echoed around me catching my off guard. Traps and animals I had half expected, but not another person.It was as if whoever it came from didn’t have the strength to speak. When I called back and didn’t get a response I wondered if I had hallucinated it. When I was younger, and my father used to lock me in the dungeon I used to hear voices and would have conversations with them. I was down there alone I knew that. I figured my brain created the illusion of someone else being present to keep me sane. Not having anyone to

Lilith’s POV“You seriously think that would work? I’m sorry but if it were that simple do you not think that one of the many witches we have already spoken to would have found her already?” Keeping my eyes fixed on Calypso, I wanted her to squirm, to cower, anything that showed she doubted what she had said. In truth she made a good point and I hoped more than anything it would work but I had my reservations.“How about you remove that stick from your ass and listen to me! I didn’t have to come here, to be insulted by the likes of you. My people have been used for generations. We have been slaves, weapons, anything that made us less than those in what you call society. The things we have been forced to do your mind couldn’t even begin to fathom. Dante tells me things are changing, that my kind are finally being welcomed into wolf packs all over the world. That us being fated together proves just that. I told him I could help you in order to prove I’m not the monster that history made

Lilith’s POVAll night I tossed and turned unable sleep. I felt sick to my stomach with guilt at rejecting Mykel after we did the most normal thing a mated couple could do. I could feel his regret like a ton of bricks, but I didn’t have it in me to face him. He hadn’t done anything wrong, and I didn’t blame him one single bit. I blamed myself.I was the moon goddess and still hadn’t found our missing mate or pups. I felt like an outright failure. How on earth was I supposed to go into the challenge like this?As I laid there listening to the slow steady beat of Mykel’s heart it became clear what I needed to do. In order to do what needed to be done I would have to detach myself completely. It was the only way.As the sunlight flittered in through the gaps of the blind, I swung my legs out of the bed. Climbing out and changing into my sports bras and leggings before grabbing the notebook and pen I took another look at my mate and smiled. As I sneaked into the bathroom, I quietly closed