STELLA / SELENE I was actually enjoying having Axel's hands running over me, washing me. I smile as I feel his want for me grow again. This time I actually want him, so I turn in his arms and kiss him, moving him back against the wall of the shower. I move my kisses down his neck and to his mark, making him growl. Then I am suddenly pushed back as Selene takes over. As Wulfric growls, I have no choice but to step forward, taking control and forcing Stella back. I don't block her, so she knows what is going on and that it wasn't me that did it. I stop kissing him and lift my head to look at him. "Wulfric... I told Stella I would never force her to step back..." I go to step back out of his hold and then out of the shower, but he tightens his arms around me, turning us so that I am now pinned up against the wall with him pressed hard up against me. He then growls out. "It wasn't you that forced it, it was me... I want to be connected to you!" He doesn't allow me to answ

STELLA Damian then gets to his feet, walks over to Aurora’s crib and picks it up like it weighed as light as a feather. After everything that was needed was moved into the guest room, Damian said his good nights, allowing us females to do what we wanted. Over the next week, we all fell into a routine, Hannah or Sophie would stay with me overnight and Benjamin would spend the day with me, I very rarely saw Damian and when I asked Benjamin about him, he just told me that he was around if he was needed. Benjamin and I are slowly getting back the friendship we had before all this happened, at least by having to spend so much time in his presents I now don’t flinch at the sound of his voice and I can now give him a hug without any hesitation. I am out in the town with Benjamin and Aurora when the pack alarms all go off. Benjamin looks around and then grabs my arm. We then run back to the packhouse as rogues storm through the town. Some are in wolf form, others are in human form. There a

AXEL I make my way into the pack centre, surprised that there is no one around, as there are always people around, no matter what time of day or night. Once in the pack centre, I noticed 3 figures hanging in the memorial arch. I run over and see Benjamin, Hannah, and Sophie all hanging from silver rope. I quickly move to the side and undo one of the ropes, I see Sophie drop just a little so I use my weight to keep her from falling to the ground as I step forward and then grab her around the waist tightly before I release the rope allowing her to slump into my arms. I carry her away from the arch and set her down so she is leaning up against a tree. I remove the rope and throw it off to the side. She slowly stirs as I move quickly back over to Hannah and Benjamin. I do the same with Hannah next, except she whimpers as I take the rope off her wrists. "I'm sorry, Alpha..." "Shh... It's okay..." I leave her sitting next to Sophie as I go back over to the arch and get Benjamin down

AXEL “Killing her would not work as I would still not mark you. I would just kill you...” I growl out, low and threatening, wishing that she wasn't still holding Aurora. Nora then turns to a large rogue who is standing behind her and passes Aurora to him. She then steps forward, her eyes flashing again as she says with a strong voice and her head held high. “Okay Axel, if you want a challenge, then I challenge you." She then lowers her voice and does something that I have only ever come across a couple of times before. She whispers as if she is standing right next to my ear, "However, just remember Axel, that my rogue males hold your females... If I lose, then so do you!” I had a feeling that she would use them even with challenging me. She is using them to make sure she wins. With what she just said, if I win the challenge, she has given them orders to kill one or both Stella and Aurora, so I lose either way. As Nora steps forward, removing her overcoat, I link with Benjamin

STELLA Conner trails his mouth along my shoulder, kissing, sucking and nipping as he takes another small step back. However, suddenly he stops. I look over at Wulfric and Nora, thinking that the fight is over, but they are still fighting. It is then that I hear the whisper of another male's voice. I don’t hear what he says. However, Conner carefully removes his lips from my shoulder and then removes his claws from my neck. I let out a slight sob as the pressure from his claws digging into my neck is released. Conner then slowly releases the arm that is wrapped around my waist, allowing me to take a small step forward. The male behind us then forces Conner onto his knees. I turn slowly, a little scared to see who it is. I then press my lips together as I try to stop myself from bursting into tears when I see Benjamin standing in front of me. Benjamin smiles and holds out his arm and without hesitation, I step into him. Without touching my skin, he uses his claws to remove the rope