Alec POV "He is mugging you off! You can't let it stand!" Wrath howled in my head, watching Hugo and Fury touch Aurora! Fuck, he... they had hands between her thighs in the middle of the bar! Gripping the scruff of Hugo's hoody, I yanked him off her, Wrath taking over instinctively, throwing Hugo or his damn wolf across the room and into the bar. Neither Wrath nor I gave a shit which one of them was in control; they would listen, they would obey, or I would allow Wrath to fucking destroy them! "I gave you an order!" I hissed lethally, glaring down at my brother like he was just another pack member. Although the outrage that shone in his eyes told me he was not, and he planned to show me just that! "We are brothers!" He snarled, pulling himself up off the floor. "She killed our parents! OURS! She owes us both! Not just you!" He snapped like a stroppy child. "What the fuck! She killed your parents?" Ollie gasped, clearly looking at Aurora in a new light. "I didn't kill them!" A
Aurora POV The second Alec had exploded on Hugo, I had found my feet but lost my voice. My legs moved of their own accord and took me to the safety of Ollie, although I knew deep down that if Alec turned that rage on Ollie, he wouldn't stand a chance despite how safe he made me feel. "This is insane!" I heard Ollie mutter from beside me, but I couldn't answer, lost in the fight and the meaning behind it. I watched in a trance as Alec repeatedly lunged at Hugo; I had seen them fight many times over the years, but never had I seen Hugo not defend himself, not fight back. "I don't understand." Ava started in my head as Alec pinned Hugo to the bar. "Hugo is strong! There was never any doubt he matched Alec in strength and power; it was solely Alec's initiative and brains that gave him the edge over Hugo." She whined, witnessing the fight become brutal even for us wolves who grew up fighting each other daily. "That and the compassion he used to have!" I whispered to her, finally find
Aurora POV I forced myself to step away from Alec, instantly missing the warmth his body provided. Sucking down the feeling of loss that teased at my heart, I headed back to the bar, walking past Hugo nervously. He lay on the floor, flopping onto his back to look at the ceiling, his hair a mess, his skin bloodied and bruised, but not as much as I suspect his ego was right now. "Did you reach Fury?" I asked Ava, who was still silent although present. Glimpsing the red and blue lights of the police flashing outside the bar. I lowered my head, knowing things were about to get a hell of a lot worse. I slipped back into the safety Ollie offered and nodded at him, an unspoken understanding passing between us. "What are you doing, Aurora!" I heard Alec ask, his voice laced with pain that I didn't want to register, letting me know he, too, had seen the lights outside, but that wasn't surprising. Alec never missed a thing! "What needs to be done, Alec!" I snapped, turning and nodding to t
Hugo POV Rolling my bottom lip through my teeth, I watched as Alec signed the release form the officer who arrested us had just shoved under his nose. They had detained Alec and I for 96 hours under charges of aggravated assault and suspected homicide. The first day had been rough even by our standards; we had been repeatedly questioned, had our fingerprints taken, and had a mugshot that, apparently, I wasn't allowed a copy of for the refrigerator at home. If James hadn't stepped in when the authorities applied to extend their hold on us after the first 24 hours, they would have indisputably had a strong case, and instead of release forms, we would be signing away our lives. Alec would also be exchanging his expensive suits for a pretty orange jumpsuit! "Enjoy your new jewellery, gentleman, and I will see you again this time tomorrow." The officer in charge chimed from the back wall as he watched us; despite finding no evidence to charge us formally, he had been reluctant to let us
Aurora POV "We have been driving all day! I am fed up with living off crackers and crisps! Can't we stop for half an hour, let me stretch my legs and get something proper to eat?" I moaned, looking over at my companion, my eyes scrutinising his features, not missing the way the corners of his thin lips pulled into a tight frown at the mention of stopping. Without taking his eyes off the road, he leaned over and pulled the lever on my seat, sending it flying back. "There!" He motioned to the space he had just opened up in the footwell for me. "Stretch ya legs!" "Not what I meant!" I grumbled, folding my arms over my chest with a pout, keeping my legs crossed under me on the seat. We had been driving since the twins had been picked up, and frankly, I was having second thoughts on the whole fleeing thing anyway. "It's not just about stretching my legs!" I mumbled, stretching my legs out and wiggling my toes. "I need the bathroom too!" I explained, looking over at the tall, blonde-ha
Aurora POV The bright light teased at my retinas as I slowly started coming around from my nap. Forcing my heavy lids open, I came face to face with my reflection in the window panel, sucking in a breath at the state of me, my hair feral and free of its ponytail, eyes sunken despite the sleep, and my cami top had apparently gotten twisted showing my lacey green bra through the black fabric. "Damn, I look like ass!" I muttered, rubbing the back of my head where the pounding was starting to throb again. My eyes adjusting, I paused, seeing nothing but darkness beyond the window. My mouth dried instantly as sweat licked my spine at the confusion churning in my mind. Hadn't there just been a bright light? Blinking a few times, I tried to stretch out only to see my seat belt was tied around the armrest, restraining me somewhat. "What the fuck!" I mumbled numbly. Memories danced across my vision, reminding me of the 'nap' I had unwillingly taken. My companion, Simon, was not in the drivi
Aurora POV Sitting in the front seat of the SUV, I watched in frozen horror through the side window as Simon and Luke dug a grave. In the movies, I had seen villains dig graves, and it always looked painless, but watching a human and werewolf dig a grave in the dark looked anything but easy. "Watching a human and werewolf dig a grave in the dark... Ha! That sounds like the start of a bad joke." I heard Ava whimper from the depths of my mind, swallowing my sob of relief, not wanting to alert my captors to her presence. "Are you ok?" I asked her through our link while being careful not to show any emotion on my face. The guys had attached one of their phones to the dashboard and face-timed the other so they could watch and hear everything from the grave they dug. "No, I feel like..." She paused, anxiety seeping through her and infecting me as she peeked through my eyes to see the predicament I had found myself in. I was still secured to the front seat, my hands pinned to my sides, a
Aurora POV My heart sank hearing them talk about me; their plans for every part of my body left me feeling tainted by their filthy desires. I had a feeling I would never be able to wash the shame from my pores, but it wouldn't be the first time Luke had made me feel dirty and worthless, and I had a feeling it wouldn't be the last! "Unless we kill him!" Ava mumbled, sensing the pain and self-hate trickling through me. "Are you strong enough to take control?" I asked Ava, who was currently pacing in my mind, thinking of ways to kill the bastards holding us hostage without making things worse. "I think so, but I can't see how we will get past the phone and then them!" She grunted, surveying the land around us. "If you can just get me out of these restraints, I can do the rest; I have an idea," I admitted, a strategy forming in my mind. I just wasn't sure if I was being reckless again; it seemed my plans never went to plan and always landed me deeper in the shit! "What is it?" A