Alisha:His barrage of questions and statements caused an uproar around us. I spotted Gerard’s reddened face as I looked around me. He was definitely furious, positively seething.“Alpha Derek,” another Elder’s voice rang clear like the crack of a whip, and silenced the others. He sounded angry. “I will implore you to not disparage the reputation of the Beta. He is not only a respected member of the pack, but a man with close ties to your late father. He would never act in such a way if he wasn’t duly concerned.”I gaped at the Elders that murmured in agreement to the statement.Did they not see it? Gerard’s malicious intent practically oozed from every pore of his!I pursed my lips and looked to the ground. I could hardly contain the anger that I felt.Was this all that Derek had to go through? The Elders clearly had more respect for Gerard than Derek. That was simply not done!I longed to come to hoss étende, to expose Gerard in front of everyone, but I knew that I myself would only

Derek:After Alisha left, Gerard bowed shortly after and took his leave. Clearly he was upset, and I relished in his anger. It wasn’t everyday that I got one over the damned man.Regardless I kept a stoic face that didn’t betray my emotions and the meeting continued, with one of the Elders asking me, “What news have you heard of the Silver Moon Pack? There are rumors of their Alpha ordering them to attack our warriors.”I nodded grimly. The reports I had received from various warriors and patrol guards said similar things. Sebastian was acting odd. And his warriors were too as well.“I have not been able to pinpoint what could be causing this erratic behavior from the Silver Moon Pack,” I explained to the Elders.“Could it be that there’s an attack on our pack being planned?” Another of the Elders asked, causing a round of murmuring between the rest of the Elders. I kept my cool, knowing that the Elders were all worrying about another war.“I dont think it’s yet time to worry about th

Alisha:Simon’s looked confused as he regarded me.“Whatever could you mean, Alisha?” He asked me. “What makes you so afraid? Is it Derek? Has he done something you don’t like?” He inquired, ever ready to defend me.But I grabbed his arm to stop him from whatever tirade he was going to fly into in my defense, and shook my head.“I’m afraid… because…” I paused, gazing around me, especially to the guards who were standing in the vicinity to protect me. “Could we perhaps..?”Simon got the drift and nodded.“Come,” he said to me, gently placing his arms around my back. “Let’s talk in my office.”I nodded, following him, and wondering if I was making the right decision. It was true that I had been unsettled since yesterday concerning Sebastian and the Silver Moon a pack. But surely, I couldn’t be right?It was hard not to have the feeling of dread anytime I thought about Sebastian or what might happen if Gerard and the Pack knew about me being a member of the Silver Moon Pack.Once we ente

Alisha’s POV:“No!” I screamed, choked up as I painted. The echoes of the dream still remained etched in my mind.I fled my bedroom, silently, only wearing my nightgown and a robe. Do I go to Derek, I wondered briefly before automatically discarding the thought. If I saw him he would ask details of my dream. I couldn’t tell him that I had fears of Sebastian coming to kill me or worse…Walking down the hallway silently, my thoughts enveloped me. I stopped in front of a portrait of an old man.‘Magnus, 11th Alpha of the Red Wolf Pack’ the portrait was titled.I reached my hand out to touch it, feeling as if it were a dream. Feeling the canvas on my fingers made me realize that one day, Derek and I might have our portraits painted like this one day.Well… at least Derek would, I thought to myself.The nightmare still stayed at the back of my mind, pulling me into despair.It was a representation of my very real fears. How was I going to be able to tell Derek about my past? How would I te

DerekBe calm, Derek, I told myself over and over as I regarded Lila who gazed at me with a gleam in her eyes. She clearly thought I was there to defend her, but I was just barely holding on to my anger.I had only stepped out of the pack for a brief period and yet she had so blatantly sought to verbally abuse my mate?!It was clear to me that she had no grasp on reality if this excuse of a woman thought I would ever come to her defense.I could feel Alisha’s eyes on me as I reached Lila. She had a look on her face filled with pleading before - not for her but for Lila. I didn’t know whether to be angry or proud that Alisha, the one being attacked like so indiscriminately, had wanted to plead the case of someone who didn’t deserve an ounce of mercy.“Derek,” Lila’s whiney voice sounded just as bratty and delusional as usual, if not more so. “I knew you would come to help me! I knew it-““Silence,” I snarled down at her and her immediately showed an expression of shock. “Who the fuck d