ZADOKA loud howl woke me up from my sleep, and I felt Kir pacing in my head, fighting to be let out. I put up a mental wall between us, not interested in any of his rants.I looked around and realised I was alone. My heartbeat accelerated, and I jumped to my feet. Where is Ithra?For the first time, Kir bulldozed through my mental wall, and his frantic chants made me stand in attention. Mate! Mate! Mate! He chanted without stopping. Confusion clouded my face. What was he talking about? Mate! He growled. Go to mate, Now!Just when I wanted to inform him how ridiculous he sounded, an intoxicating scent wafted through my nose, driving me to the brink of sanity. Pineberry and rose. I’d never smelt anything like it before. A loud howl entered my ears and my heartbeat increased. The pull from the howl was irresistible, and every part of my being pulled me towards that direction. Mate! Go to

ITHRA“After Zadok became the Alpha, the first thing he did was to throw us out of the packlands.” Shilhi, or rather, Sarai continued her story. “Of course, I saw that coming, so I made provision for the Ancient Witch’s clan to camp around the outskirts of the pack until I found somewhere safe enough to call home.”“After one year, I was finally able to find a place, far away from the BloodHound pack and everything it represents. I even raised a wall to protect us from external attacks and changed our name.” My eyes widened at her words,“You changed the name of the ancient witch’s clan?” I asked, scared of her answer. “Yes and no.” She giggled. “I divided the ancient clan and set some of my trusted aides over it while I remained in the outskirts of the pack with my trusted aides.” She gasped, “You wouldn’t believe what happened the night after I divided

ITHRAShilhi saw to her words. I felt the twist of a knife in my back, and I shouted at the pain that followed it. “How does that feel?” She asked from behind me. “Terrible isn’t it?” She dragged my hair from behind and whispered in my ears. “That’s exactly how the clan felt when you switched sides in the dark forest.”“I never betrayed anyone...” I  managed to say, and she pushed the knife further into my back. I felt the sharp edge scratch my heart. “Stop... don’t kill her, please..” Watching Zadok beg brought a bitter taste to my mouth. I felt my wolf whimper at the sight of him struggling to get out of that darned enchanted circle. Shilhi did a perfect work. After successfully capturing us, the first thing she did was to place a spell that hindered us from transforming into our wolves. My wolf,

ZADOKIt’s been three years since I saw her. And three years since I heard from my wolf. Three years of searching the dark forest with my warriors for any sign of Ithra. Everyone thought I was crazy, Some believed I had lost my senses in the dark forest - including my beta. “The men returned not too long ago,” Azriel informed me in my office. “We lost a large number of wolves in the Cold Valley.” He said with gritted teeth.“Did they find her?” I asked the question I’ve asked for the past three years. “Did they find any trace of my mate?” “No sir.” Azriel answered, “There were no reports of seeing or spotting anything out of the ordinary.” “Prepare another batch,” I ordered in a dismissive tone. “By tomorrow, let them return to the dark forest.” “Alpha,” Azriel

ZADOKI stood in front of the wall where the portal was supposed to be. The dark wall that led to the dark forest was gone. The blocks returned to sight like there was never a portal there. I turned around with eyes that reflected the storm in my heart. “What happened?” I asked no one in particular, but I was expecting an answer. I needed an answer or hell would break loose. “Alpha!” Azriel burst into the building and rushed to my side. I didn’t acknowledge him. My eyes remained focused on the wall. The door to recovering her. My mate. “What went wrong? Who was the last person that entered this facility?” He asked one of the guard wolves that stood in our presence. “It was Aaron.” He answered, “He was the last one to return yesterday.” “How many people returned yesterday?” I asked the question tha