Gustav's POV"The devil's trumpet?" I furrowed. "Is it some kind of magical trumpet we have to blow into her ears to weaken her?" Zelta and Monica shared comical glances. Monica leaned against the wall, doubling over in laughter, and placing a hand on her stomach. Zelta stood apart, lips sealed, looking straight at me. She was visibly doing a hack job trying to steel herself from laughing at me, but out of respect for me, she chose to remain neutral."Seriously, Monica?" I scolded, arms akimbo. "Why are you laughing? It's just a question for crying out loud? I deserve to know what the demon's trumpet is."I noticed that the tempo of her laughter increased after I mentioned the trumpet thing. Zelta dipped her chin, trying to obliterate the laughter warming up her belly. "Will someone tell me what the hell is going on?" My hackles were rising, and I hated being used as an object of mockery. "It's a poisonous plant," Monica offered, dusting herself from the aftermath of making a circus
Ludovic's POV"I order you all to stand down." My eyes flickered, tuned to the color of rage. " Now!"The men stopped what they were doing, turning to face me. I glared from one face to the other, baring my teeth at them. They pulled their nose mask below their chin, tired and worn out from lack of rest. Dark circles rimmed their eyes, begging for relaxation.An experiment of this magnitude, so illegal and unlicensed, was being carried out in my pack without my knowledge. No doubt, father had a hand in this, but he wasn't alone. who was he working with? The pungent smell of blood and chemicals snagged at my conscience. Only a beast was capable of doing this. Never has it been heard that a wolf could be transferred into a human. The only way a human had the gift was through the bite. Merging the beast with a human had consequences that could lead to the death of the human. How the hell did they come up with this barbarism? "This is not your jurisdiction, Ludovic!" A very familiar voi
Iris' POVWe didn't see that coming. Laura had prepared them specially for us, disguising them as scientists. I snarled at Laura, throwing the jacket off my shoulder. "Shannon, these are not just werewolves, they're the creation of my hand. Each of them have the power of four alphas. You cannot beat them all."The animals growled forward, lips peeled back. I counted thirty of them, which means they could be more than that. The room was charged with a pump of adrenaline and dark magic. And I was having none of this shit.One of them aimed for Ludovic's throat. I stepped forward, grabbing the beast's jaws. "No one... touches my mate." With both hands, I tore his jaws apart, spilling drizzles of red and vengeance into the air. I dropped him to the floor, observing the rest of them. My wolf howled, begging for a spot in the fight. I gave in to her, cranking my neck. "They may be fierce and big," my voice went grave and distorted, "but they lack training, which is why we're going to fucki
Ludovic's POVThey were too many for us to tackle. Father and I did all we could to fight them off, but not without bruises and deep gashes on open parts of our body. One of the things that put us at a disadvantage was Iris. I set her unconscious body in a sitting position, wedging her back against the wall. We arced around her, fighting them off without moving more than few inches. Protecting my mate was my first priority, and I'd do it with my life on the line as I promised her.We killed off about fifteen of them, but they were still too many and daring for us. Father couldn't transform because of his incomplete body parts, which made more of the work load fall on me. "What are we going to do?" Father shouted, plunging his hands into the side of a beast he'd pinned to the ground. "These beast are not ready for a negotiation." He pulled the heart out and threw it into the face of another werewolf flying at him. "It's not my fault that they're pawns in the hands of their master," I
Ludovic's POVMy elation knew no bounds. I wanted to jump on her and kiss her for coming back to me. With the people I love around me dead, losing Iris would have been a bigger blow to the solar plexus. I squatted behind her, taking one last glance at father's head. "I'm sorry about your father." Iris consoled, her voice a low thunder. Her eyes and hair glowed bright, scaring the beasts. They took few steps back, baring their teeth at her."It's not your fault," I muttered, closing his dead eyes with my fingers. I took my stance beside her letting my fury out. Black shiny fur sprouted from my skin. I unleashed my beast, letting it go all out. Iris was back from the recess of her mind, which means my movements are no more restricted. "They did it, and I'll make them pay."Jaws elongated, as fingernails gave way for dipping claws. My canines lengthened, overlapping the ends of my lower lip. In my wolf form, I was two feet taller than Iris, but the energy she emitted could subdue twice m
Iris' POVMy ears caught the ripping sound of clothes, and buttons snapping. I didn't need anyone to tell me Ludovic had shifted. I growled at the army, allowing my wolf to take the reigns. My eyes and hair glowed under the night. I couldn't see the complete wonder, but the look on Gustav and Monica's faces told me I was a spectacle. I can't shift into a beast like other werewolves. My violet eyes and floating hair were the peak of my transformation. I stepped forward, fearlessly scanning the entire length of the army. They went backward, afraid of what I'd do.What I'm capable of, they had no idea.Kill them all, my beast growled in my had. I'll kill every last one of them. The property scent of their fear choked the atmosphere. Only Gustav and Monica stood unfazed, refusing to be intimidated. Like ants under my feet, I wanted to crush them under my feet, scattering their body parts around the woods.Ludovic snarled, taking his place beside me, black fur and red eyes. We glanced at
Iris POV We were in a strange place; a very dark room. I had to strain my eyes to focus on the images in the dark with the help of my wolf. Conspicuous bright red and orange eyes danced about the darkness, making me aware of Gustav and Monica's superimposing presence.The soldiers were nowhere around. I'd have noticed them by the glow of their eyes if they were. Perhaps, Gustav had told them to man the entrance of only God knows where we were taken. "Whoomp!" A heavy blow landed on Ludovi, meters apart from me, chained to the wall by heavy manacles. His wrists, ankles and neck were held tight in the shackles. His eyes were red, but they hung down from his face. The authority I used to see in those eyes had vanished, replaced by a blanket of fear. Monica kicked him in the lower jaw, flinging his head backward. The back of is head his a concrete surface behind him, and I heard it split. "Stop! You're hurting him!" I wanted to rush over to my mate to defend him, but i couldn't. I was
Gustav's POV"What are you doing here, Laura?" Ludovic growled, clenching his jaws. "Were you spying on us for for Gustav?"We're all gonna die. No one is coming out of here alive." Iris croaked, her voice heavy. The fluids flowing into her blood was taking it's toll on her. She struggled to keep her kids open. Her skin had turned paler, almost snow white. Her body shrunk like earthworm in a salt solution. The skeleton of her cheekbone and fingers were vivid under the white lab light. "Who're you?" I glowered at the erratic woman, ignoring Iris and Ludovic. The soldiers circled around her, aiming their weapons at her. Some of them morphed into their beast, waiting for my call. However, her composure never faltered. Rather, she remained on the same spot, calm as a lake.She must be bold to walk in on us without a shadow of fear in her round eyes. Her aura was different from that of a werewolf. It was dark; enormously. It saturated the space, unrivalled by my the beasts before her. Mon