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:Xavier’s pov:

“You’ve summoned for me Alpha?” One of my patrolling wolves bowed his head, hands tucked behind his back as he waited with stiffness for my answer.

My eyes slip to the girl on the table, a white sheet covering her nakedness from our sight. Her skin had now turned an odd color of purple.

It had been so long since we’ve seen the effects of wolfsbane that I had forgotten how toxic it really can be for wolves.

“Yes. Eli mentioned that you were the one who found her?” I questioned, nodding my head to the dead she wolf.

Isaac nods, looking down at the dead girl in pity. There was nothing we could do for her. It had already been too late. The wolfbane had already taken effect and she was already no more the second it entered her bloodstream.

“Where?”Imurmured, then tear my eyes off the dead wolf to stare at Isaac. ” Where exactly did you find her?”

Isaac looks to be searching his mind before he answers.” Mary and I were patrolling the right side of the woods. Brendon mind linked us that something was off on his side. Mary told me to go have a look. I didn’t want to go without her but she persisted. She said no one dared to trespass your territory so she’d be fine.”

He sighs, eyes falling to a deceased Mary. They quickly fill with a look of sorrow and regret. ” Brendon wasn’t too far away so I figured I’d be quick and get back to her soon. But when I did come back, she was slanted on the bark of a tree, in human form. Her

words seem to be scribbling out.”

Gulping, he blinked as if still remembering every detail of what happened and how he saw her. “Gamma Eli wasn’t too far so I mind linked him. But it was already too late.” Whispering he took a step back, shaking his head as if still in disbelief.

I nodded, sensing his inner turmoil. He was mouming her.

“When I got there, her heart was already faint. There were no signs of struggle.” Eli mumbled with his arms crossed beside me. He was awfully quiet, staring at Mary like at any second she’d rise from the dead and tell us who did this to her.

I left his side and walked closer to Mary until I was beside her head.

“Did you get any scent of another wolf perhaps, one from another pack? We haven’t had vampires on our territory for some months now, could possibly be them too.”

I lift my head to Eli when he grunts. “Shit man. I didn’t think to check, not when I thought if I was fast enough, she’d have a chance. Sorry. But I only took the scent of wolfsbane from her and even that was faint.” He lifts his hand in his hair, scratching his scalp as he avoids my gaze in sheepish embarrassment.

I narrowed my eyes down on my Gamma. “Tell me why you’re my third in command again?”

He winces. “Because I’m your friend? And I’m fast? Oh and loyal!” He snaps his fingers exaggeratedly. “Extremely loyal!”

I rolled my eyes and choose to ignore him. Dipping my head until my nose was near Mary’s neck, I sniffed. Reckon became restless when he took the scent of wolfsbane. Eli was right.

It had been years since the last time I ever saw one but I could still remember its scent. Who in their right mind managed to get a hold of that plant? Wasn’t every last one of them destroyed?

have many enemies, so many that I

her skin so not leaving any of their presence on her.

this, wanted war. .

what cowards that they are for hiding behind a toxic

Mary, I looked at Isaac. “Bring us to the place you found her.” Shifting my gaze to my Gamma, I mumbled. “Get Samuel to meet us there. Chris

nodded while Isaac quickly led us out and we got on our way. The moment I shifted into my wolf,

off about

Really off.

stumbled on my territory. A rare looking beauty. A creature no one

of my wolves died from wolfsbane. A toxic plant that

though I didn’t want to accuse her. Still,

ever think

‘How dare you even think about accusing her.

his huge body weaved

She was with us the entire time.’1 agreed, not wanting him to

but feel awful for even considering her being a

She was my mate.

ahead Alpha,’ Isaac mind

up. Suddenly Isaac’s grey wolf

Nothing.

this tree. You can still take her scent.’ Isaac mind

hated that one of our people went down this way. Whoever did this was a pussy. We fight teeth and claws, not with an injection

had no choice but to shift into human form to try to make the wolfsbane

I was

that cut through the link

bounds over to us, his eyes avoiding mine completely as he

his distance, especially with what happened earlier. He knew Reckon could lash out at any moment if given a reason

with the council, even though it was one of ours who died by the use of the wolfsbane, they’d still point fingers

think but now I

someone over this afternoon? Or did you sign and check through the papers Alpha?’ Eli said through

Along with that old goat Raphael,’ I growled. Reckon snapped his jaw, rising to his full height as

conspired against my father and brought other alpha’s into his scheme. He was always envious of my father’s power and knew the way to bring down a man was to

something every Alpha sought

enough to not see his attack, that’s when he struck. But of course, Raphael

know I was coming back after being away for some intense training. After the bastard had someone do his dirty work, he had a traitor in our pack lace Lily’s tea with poison. Lily was so

after finding out my father was dead and my entire family was nearly no more. Reckon grew extremely furious

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