HarleyA few days laterHealing had gone well for me, but slower for Anders. He was hoping the doctor would release him to regular activity today. I was adamant that nothing was going to take place between us until the doctor said he was better. Anders tried to run the pack border just yesterday, but was faced with a good bit of pain, and didn’t even make it halfway around the border. That didn’t mean that I didn’t want to do something with Anders. Senna had been driving me crazy with the images she kept sending me. I definitely knew that the need to bond with the mate after the mating ceremony was very, very strong after the last few days. If Anders wasn’t healed soon, I might not be able to keep shutting Anders down. We had a meeting scheduled with the Council today, which was taking place at the Red Wolf Compound. The Council had determined that it was safer to keep the prisoners at our prison, rather than trying to relocate them. Apparently, Alpha Lorenzo had more reach than we r
One Year Ago “Are you sure this is the best idea?” Coral asked me as we made our way towards a small cabin in the woods. A cool autumn breeze blew, causing the leaves in the trees to rustle and it tossed Coral’s hair. Coral’s striking red hair was nearly glowing in the bright sunshine as it danced in the wind. The red in the leaves falling from the trees matched Coral’s hair. Despite walking through trees, the sun seemed to be shining directly on us. It accentuated my sister’s beauty, and she was beautiful inside and out. My sister was a gentle soul. She always thought of others and was concerned about how others felt. She spent time overthinking things and worried often. I attributed most of this to her red wolf. She had been left without good guidance after she first shifted, but had been working hard to better understand her abilities with the little help she did get before we left our pack. Although she had just turned 16 six months ago, she had ma
We had spent the last four days waiting for Sarah to return. After retrieving a few of our items from the small cabin we had been staying in about a mile away, we had come back to this cabin and had been waiting ever since. Coral and I expected Sarah and the group of wolves to return for us by tomorrow. To say that Coral and I were both anxious was an understatement.I went to the bathroom, checking to ensure that the elixir was in the medicine cabinet for probably the twentieth time since arriving. It was nervous habit. Although I wasn’t typically a nervous person, I found myself nervous in this situation. I just wanted to get Coral someplace safe.I stopped and looked in the mirror. My eyes always held my feelings. I had perfected the art of keeping a straight face, but my eyes always gave me away. Since my wolf was hidden, I noticed something different in my eyes. My wolf was not present in my eyes. It was strange to say that. Senna was a part of w
Present Day“Harlow! Get your ass back up here and finish cleaning up this room!” A voice that I had grown to despise bellowed from the bottom of the stairs. While being forced to clean was much better than I had previously been forced to do, I still hated it. I hated that I had to be here. I hated that I didn’t have my wolf. I hated that my sister was lost somewhere, and I couldn’t even guarantee if she was safe or not. That part got me the most.I sighed, grabbing a few cleaning supplies and headed back up to the Alpha guest suite to clean it. When I had come through cleaning earlier today, the suite was still occupied by the visiting Alpha and his mate. He seemed like he was a decent guy, which made me wonder why he was visiting this hell hole.I guess on the surface, my life didn’t appear that bad. Honestly, I could handle being forced to clean. If I had my wolf, I would have been long gone, but that didn’t mean t
I sat in my small bedroom, looking at the photos that the Delta had given me. I still couldn’t believe that Jeremy had provided me with that information about leaving here. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit leery about the information. While he was the only one here that I trusted, it didn’t mean that I was going to blindly trust him and not sit without some doubt. He was staying in this pack and was the Delta for an Alpha who ran an antiquated and abusive pack. This, of course, made me question the motives of the Delta. I didn’t want to be set up. I knew the consequences if I got caught running away, and I could only imagine how much worse they would be if I got caught trying to run a third time.One of the photos in the folder caught my eye. It was a photo of the entire family, shortly after Coral’s third birthday. She already had long, red hair that stood out in the photo. At that age, my own hair was cut short. I smiled as I remembere
After cleaning up from lunch and completing some additional chores, I headed to my room and waited. Since dinner was not being served at the packhouse tonight, I wasn’t sure when the best time to leave would be. I contemplated what I knew about patrols, checkpoints, and what I thought the warriors would be doing with the Alpha, Luna, and Beta gone. The one thing I wasn’t sure of was when to expect the patrols passing by the creek. I would need to leave shortly after they left the area around the creek. All of this was risky. A good, well-organized pack would not be so easy to escape, and I had already been unsuccessful. I paced around the room. It was well after dark at this point, and I knew I had to leave soon. I checked my backpack, the nervous energy of leaving running through me. I needed to get out of here. A knock on the door startled me, causing me to jump, nearly stumbling over my own feet. I pushed the backpack off the bed, hiding it on the other side
Alpha AndersI sat in my office, looking out over the back of the packhouse. Training was currently taking place. My head trainer, Mark, was training our youngest warriors. Over the years, our pack had grown tremendously. The compound for the red wolves had brought in several new families to our pack. Having the red wolf compound also brought those who were just interested in living this close to werewolf history.When my mom, Raina, shifted into a red wolf for the first time over 20 years ago, she was the first red wolf to shift in over 200 years. The red wolf was profoundly significant for all werewolves. In addition to having special abilities related to the manipulation of emotions and behaviors in others, the red wolf also serves as a beacon of peace. Just having a red wolf alive was enough to bring a period of peace to all werewolves.But the power of the red wolves also has brought up significant threats. If a person could force the red wolf to m
I sat in my office, fuming at the news that Beta Jefferson was somehow involved in the rogue attack. What I was even more curious about was the fact that they were looking for a red wolf that was not even at the compound. It confirmed our thoughts that there was another red wolf out there and that she could potentially be in harm’s way. Just the idea that someone was looking for her and she wasn’t under our security, safely in the compound, was causing Grey to see red. I honestly had never seen him this angry before.‘That red wolf is ours to guard. We have to find her.’ Grey seethed. Saying that he was pissed would be an understatement. I was fighting to keep him at bay. He was ready to tear off through every pack to find her.Callan entered, taking a seat on the couch in the office. The anger was rolling off of my dad in nearly visible waves. His eyes were the darkest shade of blue, indicating that his wolf, Rollo, was just beneath the surface