Tyler’s POVBurnt wood filled my nose and caused me to try to scratch at my face. My hands were linked behind me and realization washed over me as I sat up quickly from the dirt and hay covered floor. I blinked my surroundings into focus and noticed I was in a giant barn covered in bird shit and the smell of freshly burnt firewood. Great, where the fuck am I? I huffed and tried to pull my hands from the heavy cuffs that entrapped them. Funny how I’m the police officer and I’m the one being handcuffed. I rolled my eyes at the irony as I crinkled up my nose to try to get the itch to go away. I looked around and noticed it was mostly dark in here besides a small fire with one person sat around it, “Hey where the fuck are we?” I shouted through the huge space and a few birds fluttered from the raptors. A large man stood up and walked over to where I was sitting on the floor, “I don’t know, but it’s cold and dirty as shit. I passed out the same time you did.” I looked into his e
Tyler’s POVGrowing and gnashing of teeth was all I heard as I backed away from Maxine. Her body was changing into a wolf and if she got ahold of me while I was bound in chains there was nothing I could do about it, “Thorn, grab that axe over there.” I nodded towards an old dirty axe that lay on a table with other farm tools, “And do what with it? Attack her? She is literally turning into a fucking wolf!” I yelled back at him, “Grab it and fucking knock these handcuffs off of me before she fully changed!” His eyes widened and he moved swiftly and grabbed the handle. I watched closely as she was still sprouting fur from her skin and her face was elongating in a sickening way. Thorn was at my side breathing heavily and looked from me to her while bouncing on the balls of his feet, “Okay, now what? Remember, Tyler, I’m handcuffed too.” I rolled my eyes and pushed my arms as far away from my back as I could, “You still have good range of motion from your front. Swing and for th
Alpha Dalton’s POV As I walked into the pack house It was eerily quiet, “I thought they all came here?” I asked out loud as Nick and Connelly stepped to my side, “They are in the back I think. Have you not mind-linked the Luna this whole time?” Connelly raised his eyebrow at me, “No, I haven’t. I had a lot going on and I knew once Benny got her she was safe.” I huffed and took a step farther into the house and Connelly scoffed at me, “Well, I don’t think that shit is nearly as important as your mate, but that’s just me.” I turned towards him, his eyes set on me in a pissed off way. I could feel the anger pulsing in my veins. Nick stepped between us, clearly noticing the tension, “Look, after all that shit I think we need to take a minute and chill out. Connelly, don’t question the Alpha. Dalton, you should have mind-linked the Luna. She is probably thinking something is wrong.” A weird guilty feeling came over me. Tyler had tried mind-linking me multiple times but I was so
Alpha Dalton’s POVIt had been four days. Four horrible, anxiety ridden days since I brought Tyler to the pack hospital. She has been incoherent the whole time. Her parents and siblings have been back and forth between here and the pack house. The only people that haven’t left her side have been Thorn and myself. Tallon didn’t want to leave her but I made her go back to the pack house to get some rest. Since her and Benny got here they haven’t showered and barely slept. Exhaustion plagued us all. Tyler had finally started to stir yesterday but quickly went back to sleep. Doc Winder seems to think it was due to blood loss. I think there is magic at play here. She should be healing faster than this. When she was facing off with Maxine she suffered a huge slash to her side and I guess the adrenaline made her forget about it or something. I shook my head and mentally kicked myself. How could I be so stupid to involve myself with someone from my pack? Or involve myself with anyo
Tyler’s POVWe arrived at the pack house and everyone was making a fuss over me. I was basically healed and feeling so much better. My mind was clearer and memories of Maxine trying to attack me flooded back. That skanky bitch. She would have gotten me too, if it weren’t for Thorn. He saved me. I had thanked him on the way back from the hospital and told him I also still didn’t fully trust him. He understood. He was fitting in just fine with our family. Momma and daddy had yet to discuss why or how he was taken away, but I’m sure we could get it out of them. Tallon was mind boggled because she never even detected a thought from our parents about him. They this secret very well. Maybe they all together pushed him in the back of their minds to forget the hurt. I doubt you could ever get over that though. Knowing my parents, especially my mother, she probably never got over it. Connelly had got us all settled in and had the kitchen staff start preparing dinner. He had been act
Tyler’s POVAs we entered the prison I started to look around at how dark and gloomy it was. This place looked like the Tower of London. I mean, seriously, it had a moat with a draw bridge. I felt like I stepped back 400 or so years. As we walked through the dark, damp area I noticed how bare it was. A few guards but no prisoners, “Why aren’t there more people?” I side eyed Dalton and saw him look around like he hadn’t noticed, “Um, well, I told you. We kill them so we don’t get a lot of people in here worthy of a prison stay… or a death sentence.” I bit down on my bottom lip and nodded my head slowly. Thoughts of how this could be the last time I look into Maxine or Eddie’s eyes. Even the Doctor’s. We started going down a set of stairs and there were old Edison style light bulbs lining the walls. It felt very creepy and the air was much cooler. We reached the bottom of the stone stairs and entered a large tunnel. As we walked I noticed it got darker and darker even though
Alpha Dalton’s POVThe crisp fall breeze entered my lungs as I stepped out on the field where the rogues will be at in just a matter of minutes. Tyler was tucked safely under my arm, but I knew she could not remain there. She would have to go and stay safely hidden in the war room in the prison. It was heavily guarded and no one was getting in there with our some kind of explosive. I looked down at her and she met my eyes with her mossy green stare. For a moment that is all I saw until the horn sounded. She frantically looked around then back at me. Her eyes searching for some kind of comfort, “Dalton, I-“ I stopped her words with a soft kiss and held her face close to mine. I leaned down and looked from her mouth to her eyes and smiled, “It’s all gonna be okay. You are going with Garrett and Shay,” I waved my two warriors over and they greeted Tyler with a sympathetic smile. They were mates. They knew the agony that Tyler and I felt, “They are going to escort you to the wa
Alpha Dalton’s POVAs I headed straight towards the devil incarnate with Thorn on my back I heard nothing but the pounding of my paws hitting the ground and the blood pumping through my veins. Argents eyes were anywhere but on me. He was scanning the field for someone and I know exactly who he was looking for, “Not a chance, asshole!” Knox growled in my head and gave me extra strength to move forward, “Dalton!” Thorn’s voice interrupted my thoughts as I got closer and closer to Argent. I looked to my side slightly and Thorn had his finger pointed to my right, “Tyler!” He yelled loud as I took a double take at my Luna on the back of one of my warriors. Fury was evident in her eyes and her arms were out stretched. Her body was literally in flames, but not burning the wolf she rode, “What the fuck, Tyler? What are you doing?! I told you to stay in the war room!” She turned toward me and even from across the field I could feel her every emotion, “This isn’t just your war, Dalto