Silence filled the room as I stared into the faces of Father and Elijah who stood across from me. Wolfe and Arron were off to the side being watched by some guards, power and anger radiating from them. It was apparent they were ignoring my earlier warnings. Atlas of course was near me like there was an invisible tether attached to us. Even when I discreetly attempted to put some space between, he seemed to close the distance not so discreetly. I scoffed internally at his attempts and would have loved to be able to share thoughts at that moment. Would he really push me at a time like this?Cocky bastards, all three of them.My eyes went to his in a frown as I could sense the power emanating from him. He was angry, but not with me. The way he looked at Father and Elijah was concerning. What was his issue?That was an ignorant question. He undoubtedly held a bit of jealousy and contempt towards Elijah. But that was really my fault, not his. And what about Father? Did they somehow know e
“Something is different about you?”“How so?” I questioned Thalan with a grin on my face knowing very well what changes he spoke up.“Well, for one you’re smiling…”“Hmm. That is a rare occurrence, isn’t it?”My eyes moved across the room to the faces of those before me as a sadness washed over me. Thalan, Lilith, Idante, and Tyus stared at me curiously. Aside from them, there were maybe a handful of others, but there were not many I cared about. So many things had changed in a short amount of time, and the sad truth made me regret my ways. Before I only knew hate. Anger and rage fueled me. Showing strength and inflicting pain excited me. Father had his reasons, and I did not hold that against him. But the lie that had been had affixed a permanent chip on my shoulder. Or so I thought…If I had been able to break away from that hate, would my experiences have been different? Would there have been more connections for me to make, stronger bonds?My brows creased as the weight
Atlas’ POVSon of a bitch… The wolfsbane laced shackles around my wrists and neck pulled tight preventing much movement, causing pain in my weakened state.Who the fuck had the audacity to try to capture me? Well, I guess they didn’t try. They did. Fucking dickheads. Who do they think they were?They had injected me with something also, and I felt weak, similar to the time I had inflicted myself with injuries, the time where Onyx had… shit. I couldn’t even think about it. We were past that now.My head was a little hazy again too as I attempted to put the pieces together of the events that happened after we left the Ventrel coven.I was on cloud nine, feeling smug thinking of how my sexy ass mate had fully submitted to my ways, excited about her promise to join me soon. The three of us were in great spirits toasting to a mission accomplished and to the assumption that I had found my Luna.Yeah, so we hadn’t actually talked about that, but it seemed like she basically couldn’t resist
“Everyone, please listen closely to the plan. First, the witch Araya will work on the locater spell. Manix, I need you to gather strong warriors. We must make sure the defenses here are strong. If he has been taken by who I think, there may be an impending attack. Children and the elderly need to be taken to safety, and any able warrior should be prepared to fight.Araya, Acelin, and Alpha Adrian will remain here. We have also called on reinforcements through my own coven and the Blue Stone Pack. They should be here soon, but I cannot wait. You understand, right?” I looked around at the faces before me but did not wait for a response to my question before continuing on.“Once his location has been found, I will take a crew of my own for the extraction. We will find him. I will bring Alpha Atlas back. I will bring them all back. Do not worry.” My words were firm and strong in an attempt to calm them and ease their minds, but internally I was uncertain. Who would calm me
Atlas’ POV Well, that fucking hurt. My neck was stiff, body weaker than before, and my senses were all discombobulated. What the hell was in that shit they put in my neck? It was way stronger than just pure wolfsbane. Someone was coming.Not that my vision was clear anyway, but my eyes nearly rolled into the back of my head from annoyance once they landed on the familiar approaching figure. Fucking Sno. She seriously didn’t get it. But I didn’t have much energy. Whatever they had me chained with seemed to be draining me, preventing me from using my power in addition to the injection that had just knocked me out like Tyson.She didn’t speak but her mere presence brought me back to reality. I had been captured and was being held there against my will. They wanted my power thinking it belonged to them. And that fucking bastard Anus or Ranus – oh yeah, Remus or some shit, but I didn’t really care – he insinuated he killed them, Wolfe and Arron. My warriors, my friends…Snap ou
Atlas’ POVMy eyes shot open, all sense of time and direction completely out of whack. I had passed out again. Was it day or night? What day even was it? It was obvious I was underground somewhere in a rocky cavern type place, and with the constant dripping and damp ground, seemed like the location was around some type of body of water.By this point, I’m sure it was known we’d been taken. Once again, I tried to link Arron and Wolfe, but nothing. Still, they seemed to be alive in some capacity since I hadn’t felt their death. Thank the gods for that at least. So far that much of what Sno said had been true.I found myself wondering if she would come back and help me, the intent to kill her somewhat dissipating. The way she left let me know she had been shaken up and I was sure a talk with her dusty dad was imminent. That fucker. He had been plotting all these years. Another power-hungry, selfish prick. I could never imagine sending my pup out to do my bidding, risking their safety in
“What have you done to him!?” My voice traveled through my own ears in a muffled tone as I pushed through the pain calling upon all of my strength. With blackened eyes that reflected complete hatred and disgust, I met the gaze of the three before me as I held the weakened body of the man that meant so much to me. He was all but limp within my arms, a realization that clenched my heart even tighter. Although he was still alive, he was fading fast.How could this be happening? The moment I begin to have a semblance of happiness, it is taken from me? Sno’s eyes had widened as she darted glances between the wolf I knew to be her father and the other woman who I had concluded was the witch, the very one that had inflicted this pain on me. It was still there, but I no longer cared. The only thing on my mind was saving him.“Answer me!”“So you’re still involved? Interesting.” The nameless wolf spoke. He smelled less than unpleasant, and I hated him.Ignoring his words, I stayed
Atlas’ POVI’m pretty sure you’re not actually supposed to walk towards that white light, but how can you not when it’s so damn warm and welcoming?No. This wasn’t what I wanted. I didn’t want to die like some dickhead. I needed to get back to her.Something happened after I closed my eyes and allowed myself to relax. I was no longer in that dark cave lying on my back staring into the most beautiful eyes I’d ever seen as a strong weakness overcame me. So where exactly was I? Heaven or hell? My track record would indicate it should be hell, but it definitely wasn’t what I expected.Fuck. Was this really it? Did I actually die? I didn’t want to be dead. I was too handsome to die young, and there was so much unfinished business left, so many things for me to do.My family… my loved ones… my mate… I never got to spend the time with her I wanted. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. We had so much more life to live and so much to look forward to. I had plans for us like han