Lily’s PoVThe days seemed to blend into one another and before I knew it a month had passed since I was caught up in the ambush and attempted assassination plot.Amber had been instated as the Luna of the Blood Pack and I honestly couldn’t ask for a better Luna…none of us could. She handled everything with grace and kindness and always approached pack matters intelligently rather than emotionally.She had spent a lot of her time training so that she could better defend the pack if the need ever arose and now, she was a force to be reckoned with. She had even gone out of her way to help me with my own training.I would never be as strong or as agile as she was, I’m just an omega after all, but she has helped me with sparring and helped me to learn how to use poisons effectively. I wanted something that would make up for my lack of strength and poisons really helped to level the playing field with opponents stronger than myself.I will never forget how helpless and pathetic I felt as I
Lily's PoVTom and I parted ways at the entrance and as he made his way up the stairs towards where her brother would be training, I turned left towards the kitchens, hoping to catch up with some of the girls that I used to get on well with.I hadn’t gone too far down the corridor when three figures turned the corner in front of me and stopped dead in their tracks as soon as they saw me.My heart sank as their incredulous gasps turned into sneers and they stalked towards me like predators hunting their first kill of the day.“Well well well, look what we have here.” Ella, the tall, blonde, bane of my existence sneered as her little gaggle of sycophants sniggered behind her, “I’m surprised you would even crawl back here given your sudden rise in status.”I clenched my fists at my side as I faced her defiantly and forced down the pit of terror that was building in my chest from the years of bullying that I had suffered at their hands.“Can we not do this today, please? Don’t you have an
Ryan’s PoVI had been finishing up some of the paperwork that needed signing off on for our ongoing projects when my phone rang.As soon as I saw the name on the caller ID I frowned. I had nothing outstanding with Council matters and had received no memo’s regarding anything so I wondered why Alpha King Andrew was calling me unexpectedly.“Hello?”“Ryan, we have a problem.” His voice carried a sense of urgency and I couldn’t mistake the note of panic in his voice as he spoke, “My spies have reported that the Gaian King has raised an army and he’s slowly moving them across to our border.”“Okay, what do you need me to do?” I asked him, silently swearing at the poor timing of this.“I want you to gather our allies and their men and prepare our defense. I will not tolerate this brazen aggression and taunting from that prick!” Andrew snarled.“Understood. I’ll let you know when we’re on the move.”“Thank you Ryan. I appreciate your loyalty and commitment to our kingdom and its values.”I
Ryan's POVAs soon as the last of the Alpha’s and their men arrived at the packhouse, I briefed the late arrivals and we began to finalize the preparations to move out. They were allowed one night of good sleep to recoup their energies from a long journey here but at first light, we set out.Even I had to admit our convoy of vehicles looked impressive as they rolled across the countryside to where the Alpha King of Gaia was surely headed and an uneasy silence had settled over us as we drew nearer to our destination.Fighting was never fun, but defending our land was necessary.Finally, we reached our destination, a little unassuming coastal town out in the middle of nowhere with barely any fortifications or defenses. I could see instantly why they had chosen to attack here as there would be so little resistance if we hadn’t been notified of their intentions.I had to hand it to them, our intelligence network was second to none when it came to operating behind enemy lines and as soon a
Unknown POVAlpha Rick laughed and clapped Bennet on the back warmly as he looked over the map he had just handed him.“Well done Bennet! I wasn’t sure that you had it in you!” He chuckled as Bennet’s face remained grim.“I was given a task, and I completed it. I don’t see why you would doubt my abilities considering the amount of missions that I’ve completed for you already.” He answered in a neutral voice.Allegiances can change at such short notice Bennett! A person can never know when they are going to be betrayed…as your Alpha Ryan is about to find out.” Alpha Rick laughed, tipping his head back and roaring his amusement to the heavens.“You know my reasons for betraying them…” Bennett hissed, “I’ve been left with very little choice.”“Ah come now, don’t be a spoilsport. We should be celebrating. After all, countless Alpha’s have tried to take that bastard Ryan down, but we are going to be the first to do it successfully!” Alpha Rick grinned widely, “Just think how envious our al
Ryan's PoVI stood in disbelief as I listened to the hurried report from Galle’s men through the earpiece I wore and shook my head.This was insane, not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that there would be a conspiracy this big with Bennett as one of the key players.“Bennett’s men are almost at their destination, Alpha. What do you want us to do?” Galle’s grim voice came through the earpiece and Ryan’s face hardened as he lifted the walkie-talkie to speak into.“Take them down.” He instructed with a snarl, “I’ll make my way down with my own men and the map for the new placements of the mines once the threat has been neutralized.”“You got it, boss.” Galle said and I could hear the smirk in his voice, “I’m sure we’ll be done by the time you get down here.”I chuckled at his brazen words despite the situation and hurried from my position on the bell tower, back to the command hall to grab the new plans, and then moved on to gather my men.Galle was right. By the time I g
Unknown PoVBennett and Alpha Rick stared down at the breathless rogue that was knelt before them with disdain clear on their faces.“Well?” Bennett demanded in a cold voice, “Did you complete the mission successfully or not?”“We did, sir. The majority of Alpha Ryan’s elite fighters are neutralized, but we took heavy losses during the fighting.” The rogue said mentally counting down the minutes he had left until the poison stopped his heart. He could already feel the slight tingling sensation in his muscles that showed it was starting to take effect.Bennett reached for his head and yanked his hair to lift his face to the light, sneering at the bloody mess that his face was in before shoving him backward.“And that?” He said, pointing to the rogue's face.“As I said, we took heavy losses, the elite fighters they had assembled were very capable fighters and once the initial surprise of our attack wore off, they fought with ferocity.”“So…what you’re saying is that they outclass even y
Rick's POVI stood proudly on the prow of my ship, looking around at the fleet that I had spent years gathering, each ship filled to the brim with the men that the Alpha’s who supported me had committed to the cause.All I was waiting for now was for Bennett to signal the fleet was ready, and we would begin our assault.Finally, after a tense few minutes, his signal came and the warhorn blared across the sea.“You heard him, boys! Let’s go!” I yelled to cheers and whoops of anticipation and excitement.We moved at a steady speed first, trailing behind the first ships and waiting to make sure that Bennett’s recording of the placement of the mines had been accurate. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust him, it was more that I didn’t trust Alpha Ryan not to have somehow managed to change something that would then successfully thwart our attack.Losing one or two ships wouldn’t be the end of the world, but if we sailed headlong into the minefield without being cautious then we would deserve whic