Elijah P.O.V. “So, Zolan. Why did you remove my mate mark?” I lean back against the pillows, as a new swirl of memories makes themselves present in my mind. I winch a bit, and she gives me a somewhat apologetic look. As much as someone like her can anyway. “I am sorry, Alpha. It’s going to be a painful day. Even though your mark is back, your mind has to catch up, and that is no easy task. By tonight all your memories should be back, especially when it wasn’t gone that long. I am, however, very interested in knowing how you got it back without my help?” I look at Dale and Jenna, who look utterly confused at this point. I sigh. I really want to keep Selene out of the picture, but I might have to mention her name. “Before I answer your question, Zolan. I want to know why you removed it in the first place, and how you knew it was back?” “My magic is tied to me, and all the work I do is as well. I felt the break of the magical bond when it returned, and I was curious to see if I was r
Isabella P.O.V. We’ve been held in the hellhole for a couple of days at least. Conan has come and gone, bragging and making snarky disgusting comments. He keeps insinuating he wants me as his mate, and that is not ever going to happen. The witch from the day we arrived disappeared, and we heard the guards speak of it with hush voices of concern. Alex and I have mostly kept quiet, and communicated by our twin bond when no one is there. We think they are not spying on us, as no one has mentioned it by a word. They haven’t even moved us to separate rooms. We have been loosened though, so we can eat and drink, and they still believe they have bound my powers with the tricks, not knowing they are very well intact. I have just been buying myself time to think and drag as much information out of Conan as possible. ‘Isa! I’m in contact with Fenris. They are okay, but Thalia has done it this time. She’s been working with a dark witch, and possibly with Conan. She had our mate mark rem
Isabella P.O.V. As I feel the ground under my feet once again, everything clears from the combined smoke from the witches, and when I look around a strange and strained sound makes me swirl around. Elijah is in the hospital bed, while Jenna is already on her feet and in Alex’s arms. Alex and I exchange a look before his eyes cloud over, and the room is overrun by nurses and doctors. I move to the bed, where Elijah snatch me up into his arms and crush me in a giant and bone melting hug. He sniffs me, growling at the stench of another male - two to be exact, as both Conan and Jeff have been near me. I feel a shift in Elijah, and as I look at him his eyes are different. “I’m okay Fenris. No one did anything other than be near me and make disgusting comments. Don’t worry, my love.” I grab his face in between my hands, showing him I'm sincere, while the staff examines my birth mother on the ground. I hear with half an ear they are not sure if they can move her? Fenris growls again.“Mine
Elijah P.O.V. “Sit down and tell us exactly what happened.” Dale is visibly shaken, and it takes a lot for him to get this way. He is my brother and our Beta, so he has seen, heard and been part of a little of everything. Especially since I found Isabella and he found Ashlee. “Well, when Ashlee got a mind-link a guard came into the room and requested Luna Jenna to come immediately. I offered to go in her stead, and left just after Ashlee zoned back in. She didn’t even manage to tell me what it was about before I was out the door.” “What about this packs Beta and Gamma?” I ask, wondering if Alex really made a shitty choice in his men. He looks like he is thinking the same thing. “They were both there, and have been dealing with everything pack wise since Luna Jenna came back with you from the parking lot. It was them who contacted me and Ashton. Mother must have overheard what had happened, because one minute I am on the cold shoulder, and the next she is sucking up to me and
Alex P.O.V. The room falls silent when Isabella walks out. She has a point, but I can’t help but feel a bit helpless - again. I know what I did, how I acted and the way I pushed my sister from me back then was wrong, but she is right in her assessment of me doing what I had to, to survive and not be cast out myself. I am sure if I had taken her side up front, then the Beta’s would not have hesitated to give me the same treatment, maybe even drag the past into it. As it were, they could keep the appearance to the pack, and I became the golden child. I do wish I would have helped her more, even if it had to be hidden. I did what I could to protect her, fight for her and keep her out of harm's way, but my powers were truly limited with how close the Beta’s, Alpha Ferguson, Jeff and Janelle kept an eye on me. I was never really alone, other than being in my room at night, and even there I knew one of them was watching m
Elijah P.O.V. While Isabella is talking to her parents and her brother, I keep planning. This battle is going to shake the entire community of werewolves. Everything we ever believed is about to get a push out the door. I know this is a lot to most people, and with Isabella and I crowned as the rulers of everyone, we also need to show the other Alpha’s and Luna’s that we are not going to change the way things work now. An Alpha is still responsible for their own pack, but we will have to change some things. For example we need to have a meeting with the Council and all the pack leaders - and soon. We need them on our page, and we need them to agree upon the changes I have in mind. I still need to speak to Isabella about this, but I am certain we are going to be on the same page about the things I want changed. I also need to hear her ideas, because knowing her, she’ll have a lot to say about this subject. “Elijah!” I look up as Ashlee and Sage walk into Alex’s office. Jenna offer
Isabella P.O.V. Yesterday was a wild ride of emotions, and I can’t say the evening was much better. When Elijah and I returned to the room they had given us - which felt so weird my past with this pack considered, we talked the day over. We needed to unwind, which we did. Three times. And I don’t even have the number of orgasms on my part. Elijah made sure I felt really good, and was so tired I didn’t have any choice but to collapse and sleep all night. He worked my body over in such a delicious and sexy way.In the morning I wake up in the arms of my handsome mate, feeling sore in all the right places. I just lay there for a second, dwelling in the feeling of my mate and the quiet of the room. Today is going to be as busy as the rest. We have so much to do and so little time to do, but right now I just want to stay here and soak this up all I can. Soon though my bladder betrays me, and I’ll have to scoot out from Elijah. It doesn't work. As soon as I moved, he tightened his grip o
Elijah P.O.V. I have to concentrate really hard not to let anything get through the facade I’ve set up for this meeting. I need my mom to confess to having conspired with a dark witch and kidnapping my mate and her brother. I can’t believe it’s come to this. She seriously did this to me. Her own son. It was not enough for her to try it with Dale and Ashton, she had to take it a step further. “My mate and your mate were kidnapped. We were on our way to a meeting when we were ambushed.” Jenna keeps saying, as if trying to jock my memory. I furrow my eyebrows in concentration. I can feel how Isabells keeps sending calming vibes through our bond. She must feel how on edge I am. I not Dale has it worse than me. He has always been closer to our mother, whereas I as the future Alpha was closer to our dad through training and Alpha duties. “Ambushed? I’m the Alpha of the Jewel Pack. No one would be foolish enough to try and attack me.” I say in a voice as different from my normal vo