~ Wyatt ~"Sorry." I rushed out as we landed with a thud in the middle of my living room. Teleporting Emmy to Leo's penthouse had been easy, but for some reason teleporting all three of them back to my home seemed to drain me of my powers. "Wyatt!" Emmy gushed anxiously. Did I look that bad? Standing up I steadied myself on the edge of the makeshift unit as my vision slowly began to morph into triangles. "Whooo there big guy." The brunette gasped as she and Emmy stepped forward to support me. "You look like you're about to pass out." She added her voice tainted with unfamiliar concern."Wyatt, are you ok?" Emmy's sweet voice cut through the static in my head. Without my consent, my lips curled into a smile and I nodded."All good sugar tits." I lied, realising seconds too late that that was the wrong reply, in a room filled with her 'owners' employees. "Sugar tits?" I heard the brunette laugh. "I have heard some pet names in my line of work but that takes the biscuit." She laughed
~ Matteo ~The drive over was painstakingly quiet and tense, Harrison had got the minibus ready for us and as many warriors as possible had been crammed into it. The fact I owned half the cops in the town meant we stood no chance of being pulled over, although some were giving the mini van a second glance as we bombed down the street to Leo's penthouse. Which I got. Not everyday you see a van filled with dozens of large males, all with sour faces and grim eyes. The rumble of the minivan's engine filled the tense silence, a backdrop to the mounting pressure weighing down on me. I glanced at the rearview mirror, catching the furtive glances and whispered conversations of my pack. Their frustration was palpable, an almost tangible force pressing against my chest.Harrison as the designated driver sat in the front with me, but even his usually calm demeanour was strained. He knew the stakes. We were on our way to rescue Samuel, our Beta and my brother in all but blood. But the delay, the
~ Emmy ~I don't know what I was expecting Wyatt's home to look like. "Yes, you do." Rae taunted me, making me groan loudly, causing Wyatt to moan and flip onto his back in his sleep. "You need to start being honest with yourself AND everyone else." Rae added another passive-aggressive jibe at the fact I kept flicking back and forth between missing Matteo and being angry at him. Couldn't I be feeling both? Hearing Wyatt mumble something in his sleep I smiled softly and looked over at him, my brain going straight to the gutter. 'He is handsome for a..'"Demon" Rae cut me off, but I shook my head."I was going to say larger male," I confirmed, I had grown up around athletic men, but because of their line of work slimmer than most. Larger males were always considered to be unseemly. But as I looked over at Wyatt I had to admit he was incredibly sexy. Mind-bogglingly so. "You know why he probably has all those muscles don't you?" Rae asked. Rolling my eyes I didn't bother to answer he
~ Emmy ~"Sammy.. do you think...""Samuel." He groaned deeply only for Lula to press her fingers to his chest and smile. "It's nice, it suits you." She smiled, lifting her finger to push a loose lash off his red and angry cheek. The burn marks still looked as vibrant as they did when I left him to crash on the sofa. How he was coping with the pain was beyond me. "Fine, but to everyone else I am Samuel. Ok." He barked but the anger was missing from his tone, which I couldn't help but smile at. Not mates, my ass!I watched with unspoken fascination as Wyatt sat beside Sammy. Only then did I realize how badly he was harmed. His skin had been burnt off to the raw muscle in places. I was sure I had just seen a glimmer of bone. How the hell was Wyatt meant to heal such injuries?The sight of it made my stomach churn, and I clenched my fists to steady myself. Wyatt had killed those bastards, and for that, I was grateful. If he hadn't, I would have let Rae tear them apart."Are you sure yo
~ Matteo ~We arrived at Leo's penthouse in a convoy, the minivan’s tyres crunched over broken glass and debris from the lack of attention Leo had apparently shown the building. Its once beautiful exterior seemed to be as ancient and decayed as the man himself. The eerie silence that greeted us was unnerving, an unsettling herald of the devastation I feared lay ahead. I pushed open the door and stepped out, my pack trailing behind me with a palpable sense of dread."Something is off." I heard Someone whisper, and although I was inclined to agree, we had no choice but to delve into the unknown.The entrance to the building was shattered, shards of glass scattered across the marble floor. I took a deep breath, trying to steady the rising nausea as we moved through the wreckage. "Where is everyone?" I whispered, because although Leo owned the whole building, I was sure he only rented the top few floors, others lived below at an insane price considering the dated and worn interior and fa
~ Matteo~"Why isn't your wolf healing you?" A pack member asked as I looked down into the empty eyes of my friend. "I can't smell his wolf!" Blaze warned, but I waved off their question and stepped into my oldest and most dearest friend, needing a different answer from him."Took her where?" I questioned tightly, my eyes filling with suspicion because we both knew he had no love for Emmy, in fact, he had said outright that he wished for her to be gone and that he didn't want her around the pack."I don't know." Samuel uttered suddenly, seeming exhausted as he stumbled on his wobbly legs. "But it's clear that whatever Wyatt's intentions are... they are not good." He sighed as the pack closed around him, cutting off any further questions I had. Some even brave enough to glare at me angrily."FUCK!" I screamed slamming my fist into the wall with such power I felt it crumble to the floor pathetically. "I will kill him for this." I seethed."You can 'integrate' Samuel later, let's get hi
~ Emmy ~ With Wyatt sleeping soundly and Sammy and Lula recovering from whatever magical therapy Wyatt had performed, I took the opportunity to take a proper look around Wyatt's place. Sliding off the edge of the chair Wyatt was perched on I smiled feeling his fingers grip at my dress and pull me back against him. "I will be back," I whispered untangling his fingers from the fabric of Gwen's dress."Where are you going?" He groaned, still exhausted and in and out of consciousness. "I need the bathroom. Us mortals need to pee you know" I sassed sliding off the chair completely. and heading for the door, his gruff voice getting my attention "You're not mortal baby cakes." He smiled before his eyes fluttered closed only to shoot open,"Emmy?" He whispered, his eyes searching for mine manically. "Yes?" I asked with a smile as I looked over at his handsome sleep-ridden face. "Do not go outside the apartment. ok" He sighed before sleep fully took over and he gave in to slumber. "Yes,
~ Emmy ~As I stepped outside the apartment, I was immediately hit with a wave of unexplainable heat that took my breath away. Uncomfortable hot, seemed like an understatement. "This can't be!" I panted breathlessly, the scorching air searing my lungs as I tried to make sense of my surroundings."I don't think we are in Kansas any more Dorothy," Rae whispered meekly as my eyes widened in horror. It took only a moment for the horrifying reality to set in—I was no longer in my world."Helpful!" I barked because before me, stretched a warped and dangerous realm of fire and blood, that made any TV show and their adaptation of demonic worlds look like a damn kids playdate. "We need to leave." Rae whined and for the first time all day, we found ourselves on the same page. "Shit!" I hissed, as I jumped back feeling a gush of scolding air blow around my ankles barely missing my kin but sure as shit making sure I didn't need to shave my legs again anytime soon.Looking down, I sucked in a h