Archer’s POVWhat the hell is going on? Fear, like nothing I have ever experienced, gripped every fibre of my being. Everything felt wrong like I was awake yet still asleep; I was here but not here like I could see but not clearly. How did this happen, and where the heck am I?“Ayla!” I shouted, but I was greeted with silence. This place looked the same as the Winter Moon Packs grounds, but wrong somehow. The world around me felt washed out, I could see the sun in the sky, but it was dim, weak like it couldn’t be bothered to shine today. No wind blew, and no animals made a sound; the place felt dead.“Aiden, Axel, where are you” I shouted again, pushing myself up from the ground. Moments before, I had been surrounded by my brothers, my mate and a hell of a lot of Sun Valley Wolves, set on ripping our throats out. I vaguely remember Ayla’s father diving right in front of a wolf determined to hurt my girl; I knew it would kill her if her father got hurt, so I didn’t even think I just pu

Aleena’s POVMy mother’s face was exactly how I remembered it. She hadn’t aged a bit. Elegance and beauty radiated from her in waves. There was no living being who could deny how stunningly floorless she was. Floor-length silver hair that shimmered like the sun hitting the sea. Large violet eyes like mine, and my sisters and I possessed the same slender frame as hers. Queen Nyeri was nothing short of gorgeous.“Aleena, is that really you?”“Yes, mother, it’s me”, I tentatively reply, not trusting my own voice.Before the last words left my lips, I was crushed in the most enormous embrace I had ever received. The scent of lavender and cocoa butter invaded my senses, throwing me instantly back to my childhood. Memories of my mother hitting me one after another. If I weren’t already crying, I would have been from that. “I can’t believe it’s you, I have hoped for this day for so long now, but I had begun to give up hope,” she sobbed on my shoulder whilst still rubbing my back; she was fo

Ayla POVEverything felt a bit heavier since taking my body back from Alune, like she was constantly there, pushing at my walls, looking for a way in. I won’t let it happen again, though, this is my body, and I control it; I will say when she has any access, if at all. I know how important her work is and how I fit into the greater plan of things, but that does not mean she gets to do as she pleases with me in the process.I wouldn’t admit it to Axel and Aiden, but it affected me when Alune took control. Watching my mates in that way but knowing it wasn’t really me just made me feel icky. Even though it was still my body, and they were fighting her back too. I don’t know; it just didn’t feel nice.Axel had been busying himself running here and everywhere, trying to make sure we had everything in place and ready for when Aleena and Michael got back; goddess knows when that would be, they have been gone almost the whole day so far. The moon had risen, and the hour was late already, yet

Archer’s POVMaybe I was mistaken; perhaps the screeching hadn’t been Leah; she didn’t seem like the screeching type, but if not her, then who?Titan was silent, he would not speak whilst we were in Leah’s presence. He barely even moved. But I found her intriguing; she didn’t seem so scary now that I had been around her for a while. She said she could help us if we help her, that there may be a way out of here if I do a few small things for her.“You stay right here, my little wolf boy; I’ll be right back” Leah flashed a stunning smile my way; I couldn’t help but smile back. As she walked out the door, closing it with a soft click.“What the hell do you think you’re doing, Archer?” Titan’s voice barked inside my mind, making me jump. He had been silent for ages that it came as a shock when I heard his voice.“What?” I shrugged“You’re basically dribbling over that witch”, he growled at me “what about our mate?”“Hey, no, I’m not; I just don’t see what the big deal is about her now; sh

Aiden’s POVHours had passed with nothing changing. The Alpha and the Elf had left early this morning, but we have yet to hear anything; Ayla has been hot and cold all day, and I don’t know how to help her. Things seemed to be getting better, and she started to relax and even had a little fun with us until the Luna charged in and ruined it all!Since that incident, Ayla has just sat holding Archer’s hand, allowing silent tears to run down her cheeks.“I swear if the Alpha doesn’t get back soon, I’ll leave and go get him myself,” I moan in my mind to my brother. “Surely it doesn’t take all day and most of the night to do what they went to do, whatever that bloody was?”“I’m sure they won’t be much longer; Aleena did state it wasn’t going to be easy. Let’s hope they get what they need and get back soon. Ayla is struggling with this,” Axel reasoned with me. “I can’t believe her mother, okay stand-in mother, would say that kind of thing to her”“Don’t talk to me about that bitch; I’m in t