Beta Leon’s POV“Dad, are you sure we should be doing this?” Noah whispered out loud as he followed me and James, the future Alpha, down the dark hallway towards Alpha Radar’s office. Our footsteps were swift and moved with purpose. It was around 12 am so the packhouse was as silent as death, giving us an opportunity to move about without being seen.For a week, I had spent my time punishing myself for my destructive behavior I caused my daughter. I pushed my wolf to run, but the pain I felt only increased as the guilt hardened around my soul. I lost all respect for myself as the Beta and as a leader of this pack. I didn’t protect one of the few people who truly needed protection: Ciara. All because I believed in the Alpha’s ridiculous ideas that our pack is only safe because of Ciara’s abilities. We were so selfish in thinking we owned her, but the truth is she needed to be loved, not controlled, not caged. Needed me to be her dad, not her Beta. Now Ciara was in a coma-like state, a
Ciara’s POV“Ciara” A male ghostly voice whispered inside my sleepy mind. “Ciara! Wake up.”Whispers of strange words I couldn’t understand lingered in the background as the male voice continued to coax me awake. It sounded like a female voice chanting, but I was too relaxed to comprehend anything.The beautiful male voice pulled me from my sleep. I opened my eyes and the only person who can make my heart jump was standing over me caressing my cheek with his thumb. “Owen? Wh... What are you doing here?” I whispered with a groggy voice. I wasn’t sure if I was dreaming or truly awake, but right now I didn’t care. He was here and I couldn’t help the tears that swelled in my eyes. Does this mean he still wants me?He smiled his beautiful smile, “I am here to do this.” His lips pressed against mine, and I was lost in the sensation. His lips were soft and warm giving me goosebumps and filled my head with our previous times together. He snaked his hand to the back of my neck pulling me up so
“KING ALPHA!” Benjamina threw the door open and ran into my office. “We need to talk, and we need to talk now!”I rolled my eyes, “Benjamina, how many times do I need to tell you, it’s Alpha King or Alpha Mars…. Not King Alpha.”“Well, you keep calling me Benjamina instead of Benji like all the other normal human beings, so I am just returning the incorrect favor.” Her sassy attitude towards me was starting to get old. Ever since our conversation on the plane about Ciara, she has been sending me death glares since I talk to speak about her anymore.“What do you want?” my voice laced with annoyance. I finally put my papers down to give her a good once over. Her usual well-presentable demeanor seemed to have vanished overnight, leaving her slightly disheveled like she hadn’t slept in days. Her pink and blonde hair hadn’t been brushed, dark circles encircled her green eyes, and I honestly hope she at least brushed her teeth. Several members of my Alpha Squad walked in just in time to see
Alpha Mars’ POV“How the fuck is she missing? What the fuck happened?” I slammed my hands on the table as I was hit with a cocktail of emotions. Since the day I left the Crystal Lake pack, she has been playing with my thoughts and dreams like a 24-hour, 7 days a week movie reel. I thought with time I could move passed everything. Even Asher is losing it in my mind when he heard she is missing. I am trying my best to control him, but if Benji doesn’t explain soon he will rip right out of me and charge at her.Benji held her hands out to calm me down. “Please calm your wolf, I can see him flickering in your eyes. We need to wait for Dr. Nancy and her mate to get here first. She’s been helping me for the last 24 hours with some research I needed. I texted them during the previous meeting to wait outside. They should be there already.”“Let them in.” I say, and Theo guided the two people into the room. “Dr. Nancy, good to see you.” I sign the greeting in the little bit of American Sign l
Ciara’s POV“Wakey, Wakey! Eggs and Bakey!” A horrible, bad breath, voice whispered close to my ear, and I knew exactly who it was. “Hehe Hehe… Come on PET! We haven’t got all day!” His cackled laugher wreaked havoc on my ears. Ugh! that stinking rogue leader… Why does he have to be so close!I opened my eyes, but quickly closed them again. I felt like I had gone on a drinking binge for the last 24 hours. My brain was foggy, and it felt like it was in a vice. ‘Ember, can you hear me? Are you there?’ I tried to reach out to my wolf, but it was useless, I felt like she was trapped inside a box in my mind.Slowly opening my eyes again, I take in my condition the moment my vision clears; I was thankful to find that I didn’t have any bodily harm and the bruises I had suffered previously were gone. I was tied to a chair with ropes and had a glowing tube inserted into a IV on the top of my hand. An unknown female hand held out a bottle of water to my lips, and I gulped down the refreshing wa
Third person POV “Beta Leon, have you found anything that could be of importance yet?” Alpha Radar spoke as he worked his way through the office bookshelf, each thump of a discarded book on the floor was another notch on Alpha Radar’s already stretched last nerve. The ripping sound of book pages mixed in with the clattering of office items falling to the wooden floor and rustling papers was a ticking time bomb. Soft curse words whispered throughout the room as his Beta rummaged through the large solid oak desk of the previous Alpha’s Office. "Nope, only bills, warrior stats, and a load of useless junk." He exclaimed, clearly disgusted. "You think there's something hidden in here?" He asked, questioning, as he yanked open another drawer and dumped its contents onto the desk.“Yes, I am certain.” Alpha Radar rubbed his tired eyes and then let out a sigh. He looked down at himself still covered in blood and dirt from the recent battle, but a shower or a bath will have to wait. He knew
Third Person POVAlpha Radar came back from his thoughts when he pulled the last book from the shelf with nothing to show for it. Anger bubbled up inside of him, turning his eyes black letting his wolf reach the surface. He grabbed the side of the bookshelf and pulled but the wood did not budge from the wall. It just slid to the side showing a small slit of a doorway. Radar’s eyes widened in shock as he pushed hard on the side of the bookshelf the rest of the way exposing a passageway leading down into the depths under the packhouse. Radar and Leon took a moment to gather their thoughts, before Beta Leon spoke. “I will call some warriors to go down there, Alpha, just in case it’s a trap.”“No… that won’t be necessary.” Said Alpha Radar, waving his Beta to follow him. “Let’s not involve anyone until we venture in ourselves.”With a nod, Beta Leon followed Alpha Radar down the narrow passageway; their wolves close to the surface of their minds ready in case of an unexpected attack. Onc
Ciara's POV 13 Years Later“Ciara!”The sound of my name crept up my spine like spider legs, jolting me awake from my midday slumber. Keeping my eyes closed, I pretended to be invisible as the sound of the leaves rustling in the summer June breeze continued to lull my mind into a calm stupor.“CIARA JOY!”If I can’t see her, then I don’t hear her. I thought to myself in a sing-song voice as I reclined cross-legged with my head resting back against the trunk of one of my favorite hiding spots in the woods. Nestled on the east edge of the border of our pack’s land is my favorite oak tree, with thick, wide branches stretching out in all directions high above the rest of the woods. My oak tree also has the most magnificent views of the mountains and surrounding woods which also border on two sides of the Crystal Lake waters.“Miss Ciara Joy Callaway, you better not be up some tree again, or so help me. Goddess. I will tell Alpha Radar and your father you are flapping about again!”Yep, th