DECLAN'S POV"What should we do? What should we do?" I questioned my wolf. "Should we mind-link Alpha?" I bit on my nails nervously. "Are you an idiot? Of course, we shouldn't mind-link our Alpha. We are third in command, we should be able to fix this ourselves." Maddox hissed."Ok, so how do we fix this?" I exhaled as I settled my eyes on my friends. Maddox was right, what kind of Gamma would I be if I called my Alpha to solve every problem I had? "How the fuck should I know? Plus this is your fault anyway.""My fault? How comes?""If you had just let us fuck something - anything, this wouldn't have happened in the first place. Now Dim is in trouble all because he's trying to get us laid!"It was true. I was so stupid believing that the Moon Goddess would grant me a second chance mate that I had been causing suffering to my wolf. "You're right Maddox. I'm sorry bud.""Tell that to my fucking balls!" He scoffed. "You see these?" He shoved his crotch to the forefront of my head. He h
FREDERICK'S POV"Steele, wake up!" I bellowed in my wolf's ear as I got swept off into his wild dream. I rubbed his forehead as he lay on his side. His body convulsed vehemently as he whimpered in agony. It wasn't physical pain that was clawing at him, it was emotional pain. I felt it too. "Shh, it's okay buddy -," I cooed. I used my fingers and combed through his sliver fur, hoping that my touch was enough to soothe him. Soon I sensed his body relaxing and then his breathing followed. "That's it, buddy, wake up. It's just a bad dream."His body jerked awake at my words. His head tilted forward to meet my gaze. A great mountain of sadness stared back at me through his glossy dark pupils. He snarled, as his snout crinkled while he flashed me his sharp, deadly canines. "But it is not just a dream, Freddy - she's dead, our mate is dead!"His words rang through my ears, causing pain to radiate through my soul.My soul ached as if I were swimming in an ocean of skin-melting lava. My che
DECLAN'S POVI took a deep breath as Major Skully reached for the door handle of the club. I tried to push away the thoughts of what might be on the other side.I was tired.When can a wolf get a break?Dimitri and Carson had proven to be a handful, especially Dim. I knew he meant well trying to get me laid and shit, but right at that moment I just wanted to fulfil this mission and be done with all of this drama. My heart did a little shuffle in my chest when I remembered my plan of staying behind in the Fae world after we got Luna the help she needed. My thoughts fizzled back to reality by the upbeat music.The club was electric.Undead creatures were whining and grinding against whatever undead thing was closest to them. Their feet moved to the crazy beat as they worshipped the music. "This is like a scene from that Patrick Swayze movie," I scoffed as I noticed a slender-looking ghoul moving artistically in her tattered silver dress."This is like the real Dirty Dancing," Dimitri
"Everybody, just stay calm. Let's see what it's up to," Dimitri added. So I stood firm and let it make its move.With a little more effort, it got closer and closer and closer..."Maybe we should run!""Maddox, I didn't take you for a pussy.""Grrrr-hello.""It speaks," Carson was fascinated. I paused and watched as it stopped in front of us. It was rocking side to side, grinning while she examined me. "Hi," I said cautiously. "Don't worry, werewolf meat isn't appealing to me at all," she laughed. "You talk, but you're a zombie," I was obviously surprised. Our pack had never come across zombies before. Most of them believed that they were a myth, but Zander's dad, the late Alpha Zachery still made sure the members were taught how to defend themselves against the creatures, in case they were real. "Yes, I only go full-on Zombie when I haven't eaten in a long while," she explained. "I'm Misty by the way," she stretched her hand for me to shake. "Don't do it, Declan," Maddox warned
ZANDER'S POV“Zander! Let him go,” Hazel yelled. I felt her tiny fingers working as a tool to wrench my claws from around Lance's neck. “Do you take me for a fool, ghoul?” Gidian bellowed, ignoring the pleas of our wife. The rotten corpse struggled against my hold, but the more he struggled, the more pieces of his body kept falling to the ground. It tried talking, but my tight grip restricted it from uttering a word.“That's enough!” Isis boomed. I felt my heart rate slowing rapidly and my anger subsiding with it. “Isis, Declan just mind-linked me and told me that Major Skully is with them," I seethed. “So I think this one here might be leading us into a trap.” I released my grip on Lance, sending the rest of him falling to the ground. I was angry as I explained to the others what Declan revealed to me. Hazel placed a hand on mine for comfort. “Let's hear him out before we make such accusations," she told me. But I was tired of this journey. I just wanted to get to the Fae world
ZANDER'S POV We were as quiet as we could be as we followed ghost Carson up the stairs. No one dared make a sound. Even our breathing was kept under control and could barely be heard as we made our way to the second floor. We swerved and swivelled along winded passageways and twisted staircases that seemed to be never-ending. Where is he leading us? I asked myself. The ghost stopped ahead, so we did the same. We waited, and then my ears picked up on scratching sounds coming from one of the many rooms lining the massive corridor we were now in. Carson pointed. “The child's in the room at the far end. Now listen, she is going to ask one of the men a question. I don't know what the question will be, but the answer should be yes." The scratching noises intensified as we travelled down the hallway. Old torches lit the way as we quietly trekked one foot at a time. The scraping noises got louder and more pronounced. “What is that sound?” Isis asked. “Just be quiet, we don't want to
DECLAN'S POV “I don't care what anyone says. The Luna is our mate,” Maddox growled in my head. “She smells so delectable. Why can't she be ours?” He complained. My wolf gets confused every time he was around Hazel. Her intoxicating aroma reminded him so much of our mate that sometimes his mind went haywire, believing that our Luna is our mate. I tried on many occasions, drilling into his stubborn brain that she wasn't for us and that she belongs to our Alpha and friend. This entire ordeal had put a damper on our and Zander's relationship. I remembered there was a time when the Alpha and I would go out on runs together and just bonded over guy stuff. Everyone knew Carson was like a brother to him, and he trusted Carson with his life, but the beta was an idiot a major percent of the time and there were things Zander needed my opinion on. Like his proposal to Luna, the Alpha asked Carson for ideas of how to propose to a woman and Carson's response was to spray whip cream on his dick
HAZEL'S POV My father asked the banshee the question again and the answer was the same, Lucinda, my mother, is the Queen of the Fae World's best friend. So, that was where she was all these years. Living life in the land of the fairies. I wondered if she ever thought about coming to get me. If she could see the past and future so well, shouldn't she have seen that dad went missing around the time of my eighth birthday? Shouldn't she have seen my distress and how heartbroken I was about losing both my parents? Shouldn't she have seen I needed her, that I needed my mother? “Do you know if she's still there?” my father dug some more. “Yes, I should think so. But why is Lucinda important to you guys?" Cedella inquired. “She is not," I answered, steering the focus from the mysteries of my mother. “Let's just hear the rest of what you were telling us earlier. So, when Lucifer kidnapped Lucinda and found out the portal ruby was a decoy, what did he do next." Everyone was silent, and I