Adira’s POV Something inside of me felt broken and all I wanted to do was to leave this house and go back to Nightshade and forget that all this happened. I had trained for years with Alpha Zane to be a warrior. What happened today I was not prepared for. Today marked the day of my first kill, something that will never leave my mind even if my wolf tries to suppress it from my memories. I knew when my wolf took over that it was Lyra and I surviving or the men that busted down the door and I couldn’t let anything happen to her. So I let my wolf take full control knowing that she would protect both of us. What worried me the most was I felt like I was getting lost to my wolf and if it wasn’t for Alpha Liam calling me back to him, I wasn’t sure if I would have been able to return. I know that Alpha Zane said I was stronger than my wolf, but I really didn’t feel that way. Something about my wolf was different and it made me wonder if my wolf was reborn again from a past warrior. The
Liam’s POV At first, I thought that we had made an ally with Alpha Xavier but the more he stared at my mate, I knew he had other intentions. I honestly couldn’t blame him for wanting her but she was a mated she wolf. My mark that she bared should be enough for any wolf to be warned, but to Alpha Xavier that meant nothing but a challenge to him. He was known as a ruthless Alpha and I am seeing why now. He had us pinned between a rock and a hard place and I knew I didn’t have a chance to make my way out of Blood Moon with Adira alive, with none of my pack here to back me. We could do nothing at this moment but give in to his wants until my men arrive here. Unfortunately, with night upon us, he was right about it not being safe to travel with Adira through the other pack territories, especially with her father and his men still out there. I had informed Blaze what was going down and he and my warriors would leave for here at dawn. We only had to hold on until tomorrow morning and I
Adira’s POV My wolf didn’t like being here at the Blood Moon packhouse and I knew it had to do with Alpha Xavier. We already have chosen Alpha Liam as our mate and Alpha Xavier’s advances on us were starting to rub us both the wrong way. Pulling Alpha Liam into the dining room, I noticed that Alpha Zane and Lyra had already taken seats and began to eat the spread that was prepared for us. The smell of the fresh cooked roast beef filled the air and made my mouth water, since it had been at least a day since I had eaten. Alpha Liam let go of my hand and pulled a seat out for me to sit and he took the seat next to me as I began to fill my plate full of the delicious array of foods. Alpha Xavier finally entered the room, surely after the shock wore off, that I wasn’t interested in going with him to change into something else more appropriate. Honestly, I would love to have a pair of sweatpants at this moment but there was no way in hell I was going with him to get it. Besides, I was
Adira’s POV My eyes fluttered open and my head began instantly to hurt as I reached for it to try and stop the pain. It felt like I had been smashed hard in the head by something and I wanted the pain to stop. “You’re finally awake.” I heard a male voice say and I quickly turned to see who it was coming from. A tall, dark and extremely handsome man stood now by my bedside, and I couldn’t help but gaze at his appearance. Taking my eyes from him, I began to look around the room, realizing I had no clue where I was or who the man was standing before me. “Where am I and who are you?” I now ask as I try to sit up in the bed but the pain in my head becomes worse. “Easy.” He says as he moves to help me sit up and fluffs a pillow behind me. “You’re at the Blood Moon packhouse and I am Alpha Xavier, your mate.” “Wait. What?” I asked, staring at him, trying to remember what happened to get me here, but the headache I was having was getting worse by the second, as I tried to remember
Adira’s POV After a hot bath and a change of my clothes, I waited for Alpha Xavier to return to my room to take me on a tour of his territory. An hour or so had passed and I was sure that he said he would return soon. Time began to pass and I began to wonder if he had forgotten about me. Moving to the door, I decided to go looking for him and find out what was holding him up from our tour of the pack lands. Opening my door to my room I peeked out into a long, massive hallway and was in awe at the number of doors that lined it. Stepping out into the hallway I heard voices coming from my right and decided to head in that direction. As I walked down the hallway, I peered out the windows that lined the hallway and stopped when I saw the training area outside and moved closer to the window as I found myself intrigued with the warriors sparring with each other. One in particular caught my eye and I found myself watching his every move inside the ring with his opponent. He was fast and
Adira’s POV My wolf howled with excitement as we entered the ring and I could feel her pushing forward wanting to take over as the adrenaline began to rush through my body. Alpha Xavier stood at the side of the ring as his Beta moved into a fighting stance inside the ring with me. As if my mind knew what to do, I too took my own fighting stance as I eyed Beta Michael, remembering every move that he had made against his last opponent. I had noticed while I was watching him earlier that he had little weaknesses, there was a slight studder before he would change direction with his movement and I made a mental note of that. “Begin!” Alpha Xaiver called out and Beta Micheal hesitated for a moment before he charged at me. My wolf instantly pulled forward and I felt a new power within me as she side stepped his charge and landed a low blow to his gut with little to no effort. Beta Micheal turned to me with a surprised look on his face that turned quickly into a smile before he moved ba
Liam’s POV A few days have passed since I woke up in a cell at Crimson’s pack along with my sister. We were being charged with witchery and falsely claiming that the Moon Goddess blessing of mates was back and we were put in here by no other than Alpha Zane, my sister’s true mate. I had no clue where they had taken Adira, but what I did know is I could still feel her presence in the mate bond, which leads me to believe she was okay. Lyra on the other hand was far from being okay, as she lay in the corner of the cell sobbing from the rejection of Alpha Zane. I tried multiple times to assure her that he was not himself and something was done to us at Blood Moon, but it didn’t do anything to soothe her pain. Alpha Zane only came to us once and that was to tell Lyra that he rejected her and her false claim to her as his mate. As soon as the words came from his lips it was as if her will to live left her and I knew that the bond between the two of them was real, just as mine was with A
Zane’s POV Looking at Alpha Liam in front of me with his hands on the wolfbane laced bars, I knew he had to be crazy. No Alpha had ever been able to endure such pain to be able to even think about touching them, let alone bending them that much. His eyes were now on mine and I could see the pain in his eyes as he began to say to me, “It’s Lyra. She is burning up. She needs to see the pack doctor. Please I beg you.” The desperation in his voice made my eyes immediately move to Lyra who was curled up in a ball in the far corner of the cell and I could hear her almost silent cries of pain. Something about seeing her like this pulled at my heart and I had to wonder if this was another trick of theirs but I couldn’t stand by and see a she wolf in so much pain. “Step back.” I said to Alpha Liam as I ushered for the guard to open the cell. Alpha Liam did as I asked and I could see the burns on his hands and dark lines moving up his arms from the wolfbane. He too would be needing trea