‘Take a deep breath child and tell me what’s got you so riled up’Her Grandmother stroked her back encouraging her to speak and Alexandre learned of everything Pierre had done. Why she had split with him, what he had done to her as well as what he had done to them both just before he rescued them. He thanked the Goddess he had decided to have the house watched and had been returning with Bernard to check in with his guards that night. He shifted into his Wolf when he heard her settle for the night and raced back to the Pack House.‘The boy has shifted’Bernard told him as he walked into his office,‘How is he?’Alexandre asked looking up,‘Scared, and shocked but also exhilarated, he’s looking forward to starting his training’Bernard smiled and his Alpha nodded,‘Process him and send him on, I want to be kept up-to-date on his progress, I think he will prove to be an asset’Bernard agreed and went to carry out his orders, while Alexandre sat back in his chair and steepled his fingers

Alexandre walked into the clearing, he looked magnificent, his pale silver coat was fluffed out making him look even larger than he already was. He towered over the brothers.‘Get away from her’His voice was deep and powerful and the brothers backed away,‘Lycan King forgive us we did not know the female was one of yours’They bowed and bared their necks submissively and he stalked over to them. Lifting a paw he struck both of them lacerating their right shoulders, they yelped and fell back baring their bellies in complete submission tails between their legs.‘If I ever see you near her again I will kill you’He growled possessively and they scurried off leaving a trail of blood from their wounds.‘Are you okay? Did they hurt you?’His mind linked with Rouge and she looked at him trembling in fear,‘You are a Wolf?’She said and he chuckled,‘Yes it would appear we are both something we are not supposed to be’He touched her nose with his and fire exploded in her belly, instantly her

She was so hurt and angry she lashed out verbally and Louisa flinched,‘Your Mother is half Lycan but she never shifted she suppressed that side of her and refused to even acknowledge it. Your Father is not your Father before she met him she met Alain, a Rogue Lycan, a cousin of Anton’s who went Rogue when his Mate was killed in a Coup. He met your Mother and they had a whirlwind romance he fathered you and disappeared. Your Mother thought he had abandoned her and mated with your ‘Father’ fobbing you off as his. The poor man was delighted with his ‘daughter, and he loves you dearly. Alain came back with no explanation and she stupidly lay with him again resulting in your brother. Alain was killed along with his Pack of Rogues during an attempted Coup and your ‘Father’ accepted you both as his. So as only I knew her secret I saw no point in causing any more pain.Rouge lifted her head and looked at Louisa, she loved her ‘Father’ and had even been a ‘Daddy’s girl’ following him around h

She sat on the bed her shoulders slumped,‘I won’t fight you anymore’She did not look at him,‘Go ahead, make me pregnant get it over with. I will do as you ask. In return, I want only one thing from you.’Now she looked up at him and her eyes were dead, she was beaten,‘When you have what you want and I will no longer be needed kill me, or get one of your Pack to kill me. I do not want to live this life.’Alexandre fell to his knees and wrapped his arms around her,Dear Goddess, no, no, little Wolf, what have we done to you?’He kissed her forehead and looked into her eyes,‘I will never force you to do anything my little Wolf. I love you, my heart is yours forever. You are not my breeder, those fucking brothers have messed with your head, that is not what I want. You are Lycan Rouge, your body will only reproduce when you feel safe and loved. I cannot get you pregnant unless you become my Mate fully unless you love me as I love you. I would give you the world if you let me, but I w

She hugged him tightly‘You have no choice, you must live for our daughter’A week later she was dead and Gaston kept his promise, Belle was at school and the village was quiet as he carried her body and placed it into his truck. He drove to the outskirts of town the turned down a hidden track bumping along until he reached the circle of stones and pulled it to a stop. Gently he carried Agathe and placed her into the middle of the circle. He stood for a minute looking down at her beautiful face then opened the small book she had given him,‘Left in despairPromises brokenForget and forgiveNever a truer word spokenA body returnedA lesson learnedNo more I can runMy life here is doneThis rebel defeatedYour circle again completed’Gaston placed the book on Agathe chest folding her hands over it, tenderly he kissed her ice cold lips and then stepped back out of the circle. For a few minutes, nothing happened then a blinding white light enveloped Agathe’s body and she seemed to glow