TristanIt was D-Day, and since we had started early, numerous trucks were taking us down the route of Bloody Canine. Even with the knowledge that most of us wouldn't come back alive, I heard the soldiers sing, and that alone brought a smile to my face.I wanted to go in, but the lyrics were strange, so I sat back and nodded my head to the tune of it while watching the road twist.I knew Aidan was ready for us; I was sure he knew we were coming from the soldiers who had fled to Bloodcanine.We drove at full speed to reach Bloodcanine in time and still save enough of the night so the sun didn't meet us right there, and there was still enough time to fight.We passed Silver Mystic, and the view had me taking deep breaths and blinking my eyes in sadness—or was it anger? Reid didn't deserve any of these, but wasn't that all we were all getting? Reid didn't even have an opportunity to fight before he was struck to the ground by his brother.But we were going to do just that. We were going
TRISTAN'S POV I felt a hand tug at my arm and turned to see Queen Tyra shaking me, a genuine fear on her face."We need to get the soldiers to the other side of the lake, now!"But I couldn't move a muscle; the sight was something I couldn't place my hands on, and though dark and hazy, it was glorious.Darkness covered the sky, shielding the rising sun. Her aura filled every space."Tristan!" The queen yelled my name again. The fact that she didn't add Alpha told me this wasn't something to be joked with."Everyone to the other side of the lake," I shouted, turning to my soldiers, but to my surprise, they were already on the other side of the lake, even moving further back.The rest that stayed picked to their heels, including Queen Tyra. Even the betrayers knew where they were safe; for now, they were among my army, who brought them to their knees immediately.I looked up, and I wished I hadn't, for she came roaring down from the clouds, leaving the smoky darkness in the sky.I pulle
IRIS POV She was sucking me in; Akasha was beginning to draw me in and suck me into her deep, moldy webs of darkness, holding me in while I struggled within her. We both wanted out, and we weren't prepared for the disaster we were about to cause. "Akasha, let me out, damnit!" I yelled within her. In our heads, the darkness was all—no, it wasn't all in our heads, for the clouds had suddenly become dark, with lightning back and forth like we were in a game. "Akasha, we can't kill them," I cried, "if we do, all of this will be waste, all of our struggles..." "Iris, hold the reins." Hold what, reins? "I don't know what to hold; you're pulling me." We were swirling downwards faster now, aiming to stomp at the center of the vampire soldiers and cause our disaster. I watched them run for their lives, but where could they go that we couldn't reach? My tears were falling in torrents now; they were right; I was a witch, causing nothing but destruction, and now I was aiming for my mother.
Two years later. TRISTAN I stood by the silver lake with a bunch of black roses in my hand. Two years ago, on this day, she went into that water and never returned; her final kiss still tasted on my tongue; it felt like yesterday even though living without her was agony. But I never let it stop my duty to my people. Under my rule, Blood Canine was getting up to its feet. It was no longer a three-Alpha thing; it was just one-Alpha. Me. The people were happy, and though there was still grief over the death of a loved one, the pack's growth kept everyone going. I pulled out a petal and threw it into the water. I felt like I could see her walking into the lake or coming out of it, a big smile on her face, returning to me again. I had a lot to tell, like how I missed Andrea and couldn't wait for the twenty years to elapse so I could get her back and how I broke inside because I didn't know how my baby was faring as a hybrid in a human world. Lycans are banned from the pack; one mig
He grabbed my hands, pinning them behind my back, kissing my neck slowly. As much as I didn't want to have anything to do with him, I could feel my wetness. He inhaled and smiled down at me as he grabbed my breast, squeezing them hard with his free hand, so I winced."Oh, Iris, you feisty little bitch" he ripped my skimpy white gown off with one shred of both his palms.My wolf wanted this as badly as I hated to admit it, she wanted him to do to. Her a lot of things."Will you obey me, or do I have to bend you forcefully" he repeated.With every venom I could gather, I spat, "I will never bend to your will.""Even as an Alpha?" He was smiling, and I wasn't comfortable with that devilish grin."You're not my Alpha!"He slammed me on the wall, and I winced, my head getting foggy again as he turned me and pushed my head so that my cheek was against the wall. I felt the rope on my hands and almost cried."Good to know, Iris. Let's play a game..."*************IRISSomething wasn't right;
We all stared at each other in the shock that enveloped us all. Still bent over, Luna looked at me with hate, "what are you doing here?!""Uhm, uhm, I - I lost my way; I didn't mean to—""Reid's bitch" Callum chuckled as he pulled out from her, his knot limp "you want some fun; that might be your only worth, who knows," he said, pointing at his cock.I was horrified. I couldn't believe I was right there with the Luna and probably the future Alpha buck naked "No, no, I don't— "I stopped, seeing the sneaky smile on her beautiful face as she slapped him playfully.Though having two grown-up sons, Callum being the older and Reid the younger with a sweet temperament, she was still beautiful and youthful.'The Luna is cheating on the Alpha with her son?' unbelief filled me.She whined her waist up and down on his cock, and right there, it hardened again. I gasped at the size. The red on my face deepened. Callum frowned at her. "I want to take your mouth, Luna. Take me into that pretty lips.
The confused smile left her face, and my mouth refused to close. What was Reid doing rejecting his mate? Did she wrong him? I doubted that even explained it. Kali looked like someone had thrown her a sucker punch. I didn't blame her. If my mate rejected me out of the blue, I'd do worse. Why was I even asked to stay in this awkward situation?"Reid, you can't possibly mean what you say," she tried hoping it was a joke "it's taking too long. Please call off the joke. You're frightening me."I, too, waited for the prank. It had to be a prank. Where was the *Tada*? He couldn't possibly throw her away like she was nothing.He held her shoulders with both palms "it's not a joke, Kali. I can't play with something as serious as this; I don't want you as my mate."Then he left her and approached me, wrapping his hands around my waist. He looked into my eyes and announced, "if the goddess doesn't give me Iris, then I don't want anyone else."Kali and I gasped at the same time, 'what the hell is
IRISCold Liquid dropped on my face, first in sprinkles, and then floods of it came full all over my body, making me jerk awake. The water was so cold that I shivered as I regained consciousness.Due to the force of my jerk, pain coursed through my body in torrents, my eyes were blurred, and my lips patched.Slowly I opened my eyes, and the first thing I saw was a rat just at the edge of the room, running on a filthy wooden floor with so many dents that if it had lips, it would scream to be repaired.The sound of men laughing had me examining my surroundings. My head hurt, and my sight blurred again. Reaching up to massage my head, I realized my hands were tied to the arms of a chair.'What am I doing here?' I thought, trying to recollect my memories; the sight of the Gamma entering the compartment jolted my memory back on.I had been kidnapped. The Alpha wouldn't have sent for me if not; why am I not in the dungeon instead of this worn-out house that had me scared it might collapse o