SarahMy head might as well have been tossed from side to side before they fitted it back to my neck. I was so dizzy when I opened my eyes. Everything spun for a moment and I blinked several times to focus on the lights and images in front of me. My body was still heavy.I wanted to brush the hair out of my face, but when I went to move my arm, I realized it didn't move. Instead, the rattle of chains rang out, waking me up completely to what had just happened.I had been captured. Hunters... Liane...I sniffed the air, but what I smelled was, in fact, hopeless. That sour artichoke smell I never understood was there. I pressed my eyes to the image forming in front of me and almost wanted to yank my hands out of the grip of those chains.Bruce."Finally..." He remained seated in the chair. His gunmetal gray overcoat reaching below his knees. That superior touch that irritated my soul. The dark blond hair, the wispy beard and the drooping, dull eyes that made you want to throw up. I trie
AmeliaA thick growl sounded from inside the cell, a growl I didn't think Elija could manage under these conditions. Maybe it was pain, maybe it was hate, or both. My knees nearly gave out, but I quickly tried to steady myself. I felt like a kid ice skating for the first time.Elija was now slowly sitting up, hands in front of her, bound by the chains. He looked at them and growled again."Elija..." I whispered raising my hands as if I was trying to calm a deadly and hungry beast, which was true. "You need to be quiet." I asked and he looked back at me as if the wolf was in his place analyzing me. He wrinkled his nose, trying to pull the chains, which only made more noise. I looked at the stairs, distraught. "Please, you must be quiet. If they know you're awake now..." I tried to approach the cell, but rational fear crept into my bones. He didn't seem very receptive. Especially with a stranger like me."And who would you be?" His face was not pleasant at all. I don't judge. She's blee
AmeliaElija opened the cell door and placed her foot on the smooth cement before narrowing her eyes at me."Sorry I almost cut your finger off." I spoke too quickly and maybe it wasn't a good idea to remind him. He ran a hand over his wrists as he glared at me. His nails had already stopped bleeding and his wrists were clotting again.Incredible."You did good." He said, before resting his hand on top of my right shoulder and walking out of there."Wait." I ran and got in front of him before I finished climbing the stairs. and close the curtains first." I finished upstairs still looking at him and opened the door. The house was quiet and blissfully empty.I sniffed and walked to the back windows. I looked outside and ended up seeing a lone or two standing back near the trees. I closed the curtains and when I turned around I saw Elija heading into the kitchen. She walked calmly as if she weren't in danger of being shot in the back of the head. She still held the massive pliers in one
AmeliaForgive me, but you missed it the moment you decided to step inside."Hey!" I heard Bram's damn voice and both men turned their heads in our direction at the same time I fired at the lone left who was standing by the counter. However, despite Bram's distraction, the bullet went straight through the loner's forehead. His black eyes stared into mine until at some point they lost their sparkle. And it didn't take long for him to fall to his knees on the floor. And suddenly my breathing got too heavy.The other loner cursed. He had dodged Elija's lunge at the last second, and the Alpha only managed to sink his teeth into his forearm before the loner pulled out in fright. The gun was pointed at me mid-act and the bullet ended up going through my arm like pure fire. I screamed in pain, and reflexively dropped the gun to the ground. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Bram getting up slowly, still dazed. I heard snarling and more snarling, and another shot rang out somewhere. My
AmeliaI could recognize that chocolate color anywhere. I lowered the gun in my hands and felt my eyes blur with tears."Amelia!" Elija screamed my name. "BEHIND, BEHIND YOU!"We hadn't paid attention to the front door...I heard the shot, and the gun that was in my hand fell. I couldn't take my weight and my knees hit the hard floor and then my shoulder. The pain was something I didn't feel. Maybe my brain hadn't had time to send the signal, maybe that part had shut down from the shock. But one thing I knew, everything was spinning and going dark."SHIT... Amelia!" For the first time I heard Elija's excited voice. I still managed to look at him for a second before my reflection blurred. I heard a shot and then another and another. Those hollow gunshots wouldn't stop until I heard snarling and snarling through my poor vision.I closed my eyes without even wanting to. I knew Bram's body was torn apart right behind me. I didn't want to think about it, but I couldn't help it. He had take
MarkIt had been hours and still nothing for Sarah to return. Liane and Sury were in a nervous state, but me, I was a thousand times worse."I'll be right back." I said and ran to the back door."Hey Mark, don't you dare leave this house." I ignored Sury and ran barefoot in that snow before changing. The intense pain almost broke my bones, but I ran following the scent Sarah had left that was now faint in the air. It was snowing and I couldn't help but think that I was to blame for all of this. Those hunters, they came because of me.I saw some bloodstains in the snow where those bodies were and I also saw the tracks as if they had been dragged away. I followed all the way to where they ended and came across the place where the snow was thinner. Where Sarah had probably buried the bodies.Where is she? Where are you please...My blood was hot and cold at the same time, something primal poking at me like spikes. She was my Alpha's partner, she was my Alpha, and she was gone after savin
"Because your beautiful companion is in his hands..."And when I heard that, my whole body froze. And anger turned to ice in my blood. I heard James gasp a few steps behind me. The air grew heavy around me.I must be hearing it wrong..."What did you say?"That was smart, wasn't it? Wait for the idiots to come and leave Alpha alone. "The anger I was feeling inside me was already way beyond my control when I found myself walking towards him. Wanting to rip that head off at once. "I smelled you on her, you know? "I grabbed the bastard's coat and pulled him to face me. The wolves around us seemed to grow restless. Perhaps worried about what I would do, or wanting to kill him in my place, I didn't care at the moment. "Calm down big man, if I don't come back by tomorrow alive and in one piece, Bruce will shoot her pretty little head. "That word was the only one I didn't want to hear."If you lay a finger on her, I'll break your filthy bodies in half. "Abell dared to laugh again, but it did
SarahI woke up with my body and neck still sore. I looked around slowly and my hope faded again.I realized that I was in the same cold place and not on that soft and comfortable mattress, lying next to my partner. It hadn't just been a nightmare. The cement was freezing under me, but at least the railings weren't silver. I could lean against the corner of the cell and cringe. However, they were just as firm and untouchable. I'd already tried breaking in, bending, hitting and kicking. They didn't even creak.There was no noise from inside or outside other than the sharp wind that slithered through the gap in the window next to the cell. I sat up feeling my skin crawl with cold. It felt like dawn or morning, but it was too dark in here to be sure. The weather might just be bad enough outside.My stomach shuddered with hunger and I had a huge urge to pee.I leaned my head against the railing and sighed."It's going to be alright..." I whispered to myself, to my wolf and to my possible