--- BATTLE CONTINUES ---Farris then faces the other two. They were actually quite good, not allowing him to get close enough to do more than scrape the tips of his claws over their skin. What they didn’t realise was that he was making more than one cut at a time, so with every small cut that their healing healed 2 to 3 more would continue to bleed slowly, weakening them both.Farris keeps this up until one of the warriors makes a misstep allowing him to get close enough to grab his throat, digging his claws in either side and then ripping his hand and claws forward. The Lycan warrior slumps to the ground as Farris then opens his hand allowing the chunk of flesh to fall to the ground.The final Lycan warrior steps back and holds up his hands, falling to his knees as he looks at the three laying on the ground around him. Farris straightens and takes the two steps that are separating them and says,“Is there a reason for me to l

--- BATTLE CONTINUES ---Valentino instructs his warriors to get to their positions protecting the camp, the females inside and him. Valentino is however surprised when he hears someone approaching from the opposite direction. He turns around and lets out a sigh of relief, walking over to meet Delta Lucas as he enters the camp.“Lucas, what are you doing here?”“I heard that we had a border breach. I was taking my team to check it out…”Valentino then looks behind him at his warriors, noticing that a few of them already have injuries. He frowns and looks back at Lucas.“Okay…”Valentino turns to walk away and then turns back as he frowns and continues,“Um… Lucas, if you are just heading to the border, why are some of your warriors already injured?”Delta Lucas lifted his hand and placed it on the back of his neck and looked down at the ground as he rubbed it back and forth as he said,“Yeah… Well… We sort of ran into some trouble…”Valentino knew something wasn’t right as soon as Del

ZACHARIAH I feel someone touch my shoulder and then crouch down next to me. I barely hear him as he asks, “Zachariah… Was she here?” I don’t answer him, as it feels like I failed her once again. My heart hurts in my chest and Morpheus is whimpering while pacing right in the back of my head. Whoever is crouching beside me speaks again, “Zachariah… Zachariah…” I turn my head and look to where the voice is coming from and see Alpha Isaac with a concerned but serious face. He then continues, “Zachariah… Was she here?” I nod my head, unable to find my voice. “Did he take her?” I shake my head. “Did she go over the edge?” I nod my head again, as I then look back in the direction the river is flowing, “Zachariah, is she alive?” My heart hurts, but it is not the hurt or the serve pain of completely losing a mate that I have heard others experience. Not paying him any more attention, I sit back on my feet and close my eyes, blocking out everything around me. Morpheus steps up w

I search through a few of the papers sitting on the desk in front of me. I then stand, and go through the cabinets and the drawers, finding all the information I needed, some I expected, and some I didn’t. I swear that I will kill Valentino when I catch up with him, looking at this paperwork, and with what Nyla told me, he has fallen even further than I thought he ever could. One of the things I wasn’t expecting but should have known was that most of these orders and contracts have been approved and signed by none other than King Malik or his father. I shake my head at these papers. I can now prove that King Malik has never put the kingdom first and from the looks of some of these contracts, he makes millions off of Valentino’s business here. I put all the files aside and pick up the phone, punch in the number and wait. He answers on the third ring. “Alpha Ryan…” “Ryan, how is my Gamma doing?” “Much better. We got him into surgery as soon as we got back, repairing most of the dam

I know he wants to ask more, and he hesitates before rising from the seat, bowing slightly, and then leaving the office. I turn and walk over to the balcony windows, open them and walk out, this is the first packhouse that I have ever come across that has a balcony connected to the Alpha’s office, but then knowing Valentino and his family they liked to be different and a balcony off of their office would provide an easy escape if needed. I feel inside me once more, looking for Morpheus, but again I can’t find him. I could so do with his input on this. I thought about making Lucas the Alpha as is his birthright or do I just pass it to his eldest son? I met Leo and Lucas is right. He seems to have a good head on his shoulders and is a good leader, but he may need just that little more training. I look up at the nearly full moon and sigh. I would love to run. I look down at my hand and try to extend my claws, but nothing happens. With Morpheus being MIA, I can’t even shift. This makes m