Chapter ElevenLostHe wrapped his hand around her jet black hair. A loud hair raising growl erupted from Jace as he struggled against the chains he was now in. Knox stood in the middle of the hall, his hand dangerously close to Nora’s neck as the other yanked her head back. He could hear the wolves surrounding the pack hall. The rest of Cross River inside and kneeling, mostly women and children. What he had not expected was that moonlight and Red Woods would bring their armies. He snapped his fingers and Angela scooped up Hannah and Mick did the same to Jessica, forcing them to their feet and placing a blade to their throats. Knox dragged Nora by her hair to the center of the hall, a blade on his hip.“Let them in.” Knox announced.Soldiers at the door pulled the doors open and in charge the dark red wolf, a bright red wolf, and a dark gray wolf. Jace recognized all three of them. He tensed up if Asher did anything a bit rash he could lose Nora, they could lose them all.“Asher!” Jac

Chapter ThirteenCold“Jace.” Nora whispered from her cell, she just wanted to hear his voice. “Nora?” His voice carried down the long hall of cells. She instantly felt relieved. He was in here with her. She let her breath that she had been holding in.“Are you ok?” Nora called back to him.“I’m just fine. You?” Jace smiled hearing her voice made him feel instantly better.“I’m fine, we will figure this out. I am here, Jessica, and Hannah are here. The wolfsbane affects them more than me. They’re ok but weak. Asher and Zeke?” Nora asked moving closer to the bars but not close enough to touch them.“They’re here. Asher made himself pass out from trying to get the chains off of him and Zeke tried letting did the same.” Jace said, his voice frustrated.“Are you ok?” Nora almost whispered, she was afraid something was wrong.“I’m fine.” Jace grumbled.“She’s got out.” Nora said, wanting to tell Jace that Mallory had gone to get help, that she got out of there in time.“Good. She’s stro

Chapter FifteenCellHannah groaned starting to come too, pulling Nora away from the bars. Her mind going to caring for her. She was taking the wolfsbane hard. She must have never been exposed to it before. Nora touched her forehead. She was getting warm. She frowned, she needed to talk to someone. “Hello!” She shouted into the darkness,trying to get a guard or someone's attention.“Nora?” Jace’s weak but voice came down the hall to her.“I’m ok. I need someone for Hannah.” Nora said to him quickly.“Hello! Hey!” Nora shouted louder and then began knocking her chains against the bar.“Nora, you can’t let them know how you're holding up.” Jace whispered back quickly. He was worried that if they knew she was resistant to wolfsbane that they would do something worse. It affected her but not as badly as others.“Well I can’t just sit here.” Nora said back, still taping her cuffs and chains against the bars.“Act weak!” Jace said in an angry voice.“What’s going on in here!” A new voice

Chapter SeventeenScheming The summer air hit him in the face with a warm humid slap. He didn’t know if it was the air or the rush of not knowing what to do but it made breathing so much worse. He didn’t know what to do. He was trying to come up with some plan, anything to get her out of here. His whole body was tense, stomach knotted with the thought of Knox finding out. He had never cared about being doomed to not having a mate. He thought that he was the lucky one. No one to fuss or worry over, but now…now he had one and he wasn’t going to let anyone take her from him.“What’s my Beta up to?” Knox's voice chimed in Ronan’s head and Ronan winced at the sound of it.“What do you need?” Ronan sent back, he was always short with Knox so it wasn’t out of the normal.“I need your assistance at the Cross River Pack house.” Knox said not even paying attention to Ronan’s tone.“Now?” Ronan sent back.“Now.” Knox sent ending the mind link.“Fuck.” Ronan said out loud running his hand over h

Chapter NineteenWantAdam's stomach pitted in a knot as he moved quickly through town. He was heading for the dungeon. He knew that Knox would put them in the old dungeon versus the small holding cells they had below the pack house. He needed to be quick. He was going to get the message to Jace and then try to meet Mallory over at the hunters. Mallory. Her name bounced around his head. The way she looked at him with no recognition, like she had never known him. The small glimpse of hope he felt when she remembered a memory but then it quickly faded. She was supposed to be his forever. Even if her wolf never surfaced. Even if his wolf never called her name. It was supposed to be them versus the world. She was supposed to be his. He felt rage building up in his fire, the knot turning into this burning sensation that felt like it was going to erupt out of him. He needed to do something. Before he could stop himself his fist went flying into a nearby tree. A loud crack was heard as his k