“What do you mean, they have the mark of the goddesses?” Gunnar asked as he and Bianca squatted down next to Sabnac and looked into Trisha's and Polly's eyes. “Stare into their pupils. Do you see the gold flickering?” He asked. Bianca gasped as she stared into Trisha’s eyes. She’d never noticed that before. Gunnar was stunned when he saw the same thing in Polly’s eyes. “What does this mean?” Bianca asked. Polly and Trisha looked at Sabnac in confusion. “We aren’t pups?” Polly asked him. He chuckled a deep chuckle and everyone around him looked in disbelief at the demon. No one had thought they'd see a demon like him laugh. “You’re still pups, but you’re very special pups. A goddess sent you here. I don’t know who or why, but someone sent you to Earth. That’s why you both are so mature for your age and have good instincts.” He explained. “How do you know so much about this?” Alani asked.
Achyls looked around at all her witches. They had come quickly, just like she knew they would. She hadn't told them what the plan was yet because she didn't want them to chicken out. She had seen Sabnac arrive and had to admit it caused her to have doubts about her plans. However, when she realized that he was now a big pushover she thought it was going to be a piece of cake to get rid of them all. Nyx she planned to save for last. She prepared the lie she would tell the witches to do what she wanted. "Thank you all for coming. We have a special task. It has come to my attention that the people who live at the lycan palace plan to eliminate all witches. We must stop them. They have many people who are planning to help them, some with powers that can rival ours. Don't be scared. We have the power of dark magic on our side. If they know anything about us then they should know that we don't play fair. I want you to use every spell and trick you know on them. We will leave as the sun
Gunnar, Bianca, the guards, and the warriors all shifted into their wolves and ran into the crowd of witches. Helios, Hermes, Nyx, Eris, and Sabnac ran with the wolves and used their magic on the witches. Some of the witches froze when they realized they were fighting gods and goddesses. They knew their magic wouldn't be able to defeat them. Selena and Zaiden stayed next to each other. From what Leto had said their powers would be stronger if they were together. They used their power to take out one witch at a time by throwing small balls of fire at them that turned them into ash instantly. Achyls stayed back to watch, but she was getting angrier and angrier as the witches were defeated. Polly and Trisha watched everything while holding hands. They wanted to help, but they would never disobey their parents. They watched their mom and dad's wolves attack one witch after another. Omar and Alani's wolves were ripping off the witch's heads as were the guards and other warriors.
Eris quickly made Polly and Trisha visible again, so they could see where they were. What everyone saw made them pause before running to their aid. Achyls was holding each of the pup's arms, but her hands on them seemed to be melting as she screamed in pain. Polly and Trisha stood together holding hands as Achyls fell to her knees. Nyx, Sabnac, and Eris got to them before anyone else. Sabnac pulled out a small bag of poison that he had made especially for Achyls and sprinkled it on her head. Eris removed her melted hands from the pups while Nyx grabbed Achyls and flew into the air with her. The poison Sabnac put on her paralyzed her. "Selena and Zaiden, throw one of your fireballs when I release her," Nyx said. "You can't kill me. I'm indestructible." Achyls yells. Her body was paralyzed, but her voice wasn't. "That's where you're wrong. With everyone I created, I ensured there was a way to kill them. That includes you. I promise it's going to hurt a lot." Nyx held Achyls awa
One Year Later Gunnar and Bianca smiled as they watched Trisha and Polly talking with their brother as though he could respond. Ashton was a little over six months old. He had Gunnar's black hair and Bianca's hazel eyes. His sisters already spoiled him rotten. "Are you girls ready to go?" Bianca asked them. They were going to the palace. It was the first time that everyone who had been involved in the fight would all be together again with their little ones. "Yes. We can't wait to see all the babies," Polly said excitedly. Bianca picked up Ashton, changed his diaper, and put him in his car seat. "Knock, knock," Alani said as she walked into the room, followed by Omar carrying their son Phoenix. "Hi, little guy," Trisha said when Omar squatted down so she and Polly could kiss his cheeks. They had become the big sisters to everyone's little ones. Even though the entire group hadn't been all together, they had all met each other's children. A few minutes later, they were head
"Are you sure this is the pack?" Alpha Gunnar asked his head warrior. "Yes, they're stealing women and children from human towns. Weneed to do a surprise attack. Everyone there is involved." Omar answered, glaring at the pictures on the alpha's desk. "I'm not too keen on taking out an entire pack. A few are usually involved, but it's rare that an entire pack is corrupt. We're going to do this right. We'll interview the pack members and collect evidence. If we kill everyone, we're just as bad as they are." Gunnar looked at Omar and could see his frustration, but he wasn't willing to wipe out an entire pack without more evidence than just a few pictures. "Fine, let me see what else I can find." Omar stomped out of the office. Gunnar looked through the pictures again. He couldn't tell if they were humans or wolves from the images. He pushed them aside and got back to reviewing the new warrior recruits. At the age of twenty-six, he should have his luna by his side. Gunnar hadn't fou
Gunnar stared at the young woman with long, beautiful hair that reflected the sunlight like spun gold. When he saw the young pup in her arms, he felt like a knife had pierced his heart. Was she already mated? However, when the little girl jumped down and ran to a couple a few feet away, he felt relieved. He turned back to the woman who was staring at him with gorgeous hazel eyes. Gunnar wanted to run to her, but he didn't think that was a good idea after what just happened, so he took slow, steady steps. She was doing the same until everything else just faded away, and they were surrounded by each other's scent."I… I'm Alpha Gun… Gunnar of The Shadow Howlers," Bianca smirked at him. He stood well over a foot taller than her but stumbled over his words like a lovesick teenager."I know who you are. I'm Bianca; my dad is Alpha Karl of The Last Moon Pack." She spoke with such confidence Gunnar couldn't help but smile. She was obviously younger than he was, but he didn't care
The drive to the Shadow Howlers Pack was less than an hour. Bianca sat quietly, holding Gunnar's hand. She hoped he would continue being kind once they were on his lands."Are you okay?" He asked, raising her hand to his lips to kiss the back of it."I'm just nervous. You don't have a problem with me being so young, do you? I'm not as mature as you are, and I don't want your pack to treat me like a kid." Bianca looked at him, and he shook his head."They wouldn't dare disrespect you like that. I don't have any issues with your age. There are only eight years between us, not fifty. Are you okay with it?" Gunnar looked over and felt insecure. Was he too old for her? She smiled at him, easing his fear."I don't care how old you are. You're my mate, so that means you're perfect for me. You don't have a girlfriend or some crazy jealous ex that will be after me when we show up, do you?" Bianca asked seriously."No. I've never had a girlfriend, and no crazy she-wolf claiming to b