Lottie POV I never claimed to be a great interrogator, but I would be damned if these two got the better of me. Every ounce of suffering I felt through my mate bond was because of one of these two, and they would be paying for that. "In blood?!" Sage cackled, hopping from foot to foot inside my head, excited at the prospect of being allowed to play. "If you like!" I replied calmly before turning my attention back to Mike, who was groaning like the coward he was."I won't ask again!" I warned him. Slowly, his head lifted from his bloodied hands to my face; something had settled behind those eyes I once loved and felt safe with that made me feel good: Doubt! For the first time, he was apparently doubting the he had on me. "I don't.." He started to say, but I cut him off by pressing my finger into his shoulder wound caused by Knox. "Charlotte!" My father screamed, and I shook my head, resolving myself to do what needed to be done."Help me out, Sage!" I expressed aloud, and to Mike'
Kane POV "I told you I was more stocked than you, Pops!" I uttered as I walked out of the bathroom after slipping on a pair of my father's sweatpants and a T-shirt"He knew; he just liked to tease!" Rolo replied when my father did not. I sighed, feeling wrong for wearing a dead man's clothes, and not just because they were too tight. I simply couldn't bear to leave him alone and go to get my own... And I wasn't exactly going to sit here in my birthday suit and wait for my Mother! My eyes caught my parent's large oak-carved bed that Father lay on peacefully. He had had it designed for my Mother on one of their anniversaries. If you looked at the beautiful carvings, you would see that the bed told the story of their union. Pulling my eyes from the craftsmanship to my father with a whimper at how peaceful he looked, it would have almost been like he was sleeping if he didn't smell like rot already, and his body wasn't rigid and stiff. "Pops.. If you can hear me wherever you are, know
Kane POV"Problem?" The stranger stood before me asked, Smiling at me, smug and self-assured. Something about the chill that licked up my spine set my teeth on edge like I was dealing with a monster but not the kind with fur and sharp claws.. the sort that dwelled in the shadows and came out to wreak havoc.. literally... on the world."Why are you in here!" I barked, taking a photo of my Mother and Father from his hands and placing it back in its place. "I was helping your Mother; I found her sobbing in the hallway; she could barely breathe; bless her! She asked me to help her get to her room.... she needed to see her mate." He explained with a warm nod to my Mother. "I can't even begin to imagine what she is suffering!" He added, his tone laced with warmth and compassion that felt so false there was no way even my Mother was buying it."Well, you have done your good deed." I announced, narrowing my eyes on the creep, "Now, if you don't mind, this is a family matter," I warned with a
Lottie POVThe sounds of Mike's cries almost drowned out the Alphas question; scrunching my nose up, I looked down at Mike, who was sweating like a whore in church. The satisfaction of seeing him in physical pain should have made me feel better, but it didn't. Not even a little bit."Luna Charlotte?" It was Alpha Adam who broke the trance I was in, my fingers so far into Mike's wound that I watched the colour drain from his face and his head lull to the side. It still felt weird being called Luna. I wanted to correct them, but I had more important concerns right now. "Lottie is fine." I whispered simply."Why isn't his wolf healing him? He doesn't have cuffs on." Adam asked, stroking my wrist carefully to get my attention; lifting my eyes to meet his, I sucked down the sob that was suffocating my throat. "You will have to ask him." I snapped, pulling my wrist away and out of Mike's open wound. Turning from the concerned eyes of the visiting Alpha, I approached my Father, seeing him
Lottie POVDeciding to ignore my Father, no matter how much it killed me, I turned my attention to the Alphas before me and watched them process the information. I wasn't sure what way this was all going to go; I had basically given them the rope to hang me and my pack with if they wanted to. "Your pack?" Sage asked with a proud bite to her voice that had me shifting uncomfortably. "You know what I mean!" I barked, ignoring her. "I do... I am just glad YOU know now!" She remarked smugly, making me groan and focus back on the Alphas, realising I was missing one; Chase was standing between Mikes's legs, eyeing him like he was a nice juicy pork chop, while Liam was staring at me with an unsettling look hiding behind his eyes. "Where is Adam?" I asked as an almighty scream ripped through the room, spinning. I turned to see my Father on his knees before Adam, his cuffed hands pulled up painfully in the air, the metal chain held tightly in Adam's large hand. It took me a moment to proce
Lottie POV Pulling the door open with my eyes glued to the guys behind me, I watched as they circled their prey and chuckled to myself and stepped through the door, expecting to step out into the hallway. But I found myself blinded by a white light so pure and unformidable I needed to reach for the doorframe to steady myself, but it was gone. "What?" I inhaled as I looked back for the office door, only to see it was no longer there, nothing was, just a never-ending mass of pristine white light. "Am I dead?" I whispered to Sage, who remained deathly silent. I could sense her and her disbelief. I knew from the feelings washing down our bond that she knew where we were but struggled to process it. "No, Charlotte." A lovely voice laughed; my eyes shot to the source of the sound, knowing before my eyes fell on the beautiful silhouette who it was. "Selene!" I gasped, swallowing the lump that stuck in my throat as she approached, her skin flawless and untainted by the hardships we m
Lottie POV "We are talking hypothetically, right?" I asked Selene, still feeling astounded that I was even conversing with the Moon goddess at all. "Oh, of course." She smiled, her eyes watching me as I rose from the stone table and paced back and forth in front of her, feeling a little weirded out by the fact there was no floor under me, just pure white light dancing around my feet like smoke. "What sort of significant cost are we talking about?" I asked, pursing my lips. I let her words sink in because it was the polite thing to do, but I already knew what I wanted to say; I simply didn't want to come across as flippant. "Does it matter?" She smiled, and I shook my head, coming to a stop in front of her. "No. I would pay it." I nodded without hesitation. "Kane and Knox, they loved their father, they need him, they are not ready! As much as I have faith in them and Selene, believe me, I do." I started to say as I began pacing again. Needing to justify myself."My father is righ
Lottie POV"Thank you!" I nodded to Selene."Charlotte." She called to me, her voice soft and angelic. I paused mid-way to pull the door open, turning to look at her sitting elegantly by the fountain. I made a mental note of how breathtakingly beautiful she was so I could tell the twins about her later. Her pink, rosy lips twitched at the sides, and I knew she was reading my mind, coursing a blush to dance across my cheeks."I know the offer I have given you might not seem fair right now, but it is better than the alternative." She warned, her image fading along with my question on what she meant because I got the distinct feeling she was not referring to Alpha Leigh or Sebastian dying. "With the door swinging open, I was not sure what I expected but not to walk straight through the door like I thought I would when I left the office earlier. Pushing the door open again only to be met with the panicked face of my father as Adam pulled him from the floor, just like he was seconds ago.