Chapter 61 – The Wolves
“I closed my eyes, tried to get as far away from myself as I could.“–Catherine Lacey
Neron
Have you ever had to wrestle a bear to the ground? No? Consider yourself lucky, then.
Have you ever had to wrestle your feral mate to the ground? Wouldn’t recommend it.
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Never in my life would I’ve expected to be called through mind–link to restrain my mate from slaughtering her parents. The sudden urgency in Valerian’s voice as he took his son back to his room in his arms told me everything. Screams and shouts reverberated through the walls of the room, making a sudden commotion seem louder than stadium roars.
“I hate you! I HATE you! You never loved me at all!”
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Droplets of red stained the primeval tiled floors, seeping deep into the crevices. I’ve witnessed a smaller–than- average wolf use her fists to bash Steven’s face into a bloody pulp. She was like a machine on autopilot
without an off switch.
“You ruined my life! You’ll pay for everything you’ve done to me!*
Raina held her shaking mother in her arms as she screamed for her mate. Purple healed on her skin, but slowly. Steven didn’t fight back, the most he did was try to restrain Kiya’s vengeful hands but failed as she continued to deliver her fury through the assault.
“I want you to die! You took my light, and I will take your life!”
I couldn’t let Kiya do this! Her rage was enough to tear the earth to its core, but I couldn’t let her kill her parents. Once she crosses that line, there is no return. As much as her anger pulsates through her body, she’ll come to regret what she was done.
I cannot allow her to fall into the same darkness I had. She should’ve taken her rage out on my father and me. We’re the ones who hurt her the most.
When I tackled the woman to the ground, fear struck my heart. Not because I might have hurt her, but I’d realize how terrifying she could be. Eyes glowing, piercing javelins into my soul–the color blue frightened me. Kiya’s strength was inhuman, different from a wolf’s strength. Fighting to restrain her was like holding down at rapid, all–powerful Alpha with nothing to lose. Jaws snapping, nostrils flaring, and claws marking deep red lines in my forearm.
Was I like this? Was this how she saw me back then?
“Let me go! I will kill them! I will kill everyone that has ever hurt me!”
A grave threat like that earns a stay in our ‘hospital‘ dungeons. But this was different. Kiya was not speaking
from a place of genuine hatred.
“She’s in pain…” Onyx whimpered at the sight of our mate. “I can’t reach her wolf! She’s blocked her off completely! Comfort her, goddamnit!”
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That explains it. Without her wolf, Kiya couldn’t manage her emotions. Her other half couldn’t reason with or tame her. She was worse than a rogue. “Kiya, snap out of it! This isn’t you! Come back to your senses!” 01:31
flew out of her mouth as she struggled in my grip, threatening to kill me. She truly was the mate of an Alpha, only a Luna could overpower my strength like this. Kiya’s out for blood, and I was scared it wouldn’t stop with her
was a blur. Her friends came barreling in, surrounding, and doing their best to comfort her. A twinge of jealousy entered my heart as I watched Kiya slowly, yet steadily,
sadness varnishing over her face. Kiya couldn’t speak. She shook like a powerful earthquake as tears bucketed down from her eyes. My heart shattered. I’ve wondered how deep Kiya’s pain went,
but to take her into my arms and soak up all her agony, so she didn’t have to feel it amore. Her suffering made me suffer. Onyx, though, deep within me, howled in sorrow
to comfort Kiya.
we have a long road ahead of
sprang onto her feet and bolted out of the hall. Out of the packhouse. Out of our sight. An
Beta Jacqueline remarked. “She needs to be alone.”
impending doom of another rogue attack, 1 was not leaving Kiya alone and vulnerable. I yanked my arm out
door.
body to shield the door. “Listen. Kiya should be
now.”
out of my way,” I snarled. Humans were unaffected by the Alpha’s command, but it’ll be a snowy day in
let one stop me.
“I
gathered the table napkins to clean the blood off her husband. “It’s our fault she’s like this. I…we’ve pushed her too
she spilled everything from beginning to end. The urge to tear this family apart had never been
you think, after all that happened, it would
brains in this pack,” Sapphire mumbled. “It took Kiya months to trust any of us, and we aren’t the ones who hurt her! What makes you think she’ll trust any of you in a
with them but
of what anyone says, I was going
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silent. How odd we didn’t gain an audience given how loud the commotion was. I tracked her scent of honeyed
the place where my mother and sister took their last breaths. The one place I vowed to never come
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to.
did Kiya
the edge of the large pond, running her fingers through the clear liquid. The half–moon in the sky shone its ethereal light upon her, giving her an
she was ready to tear the world apart and
was someone else.
not her own. It was slightly deeper, solemn, and unwavering. There was the edge of authority not normally heard from Kiya, and I admit, it scared. me a little. “Are you going to keep looking at me like a creep, or are you
wolf!” Onyx yipped in
Artemis
retreated into the recesses of her mind. Thus, I was now in full control of her body. It was nothing new but needed
Unfortunately, I knew that meant Kiya wouldn’t show herself for some time. Even the strongest humans
track Neron’s movements as he slowly approaches, hesitant at my sudden change. I could hear Onyx within him, eager to come out and claim me. It made me sick. I growled, low enough for that blackened wolf to hear and to delete the fantasy of our mating
wolf?”
give it away? Yes, I
Kiya relinquish control?”
I arched an
H
like that.” Neron shut his eyes and took in a deep breath. “I want to know if
okay.”
taking a break.” I found
– The Moles
they could handle, they forcibly could give their wolves control over their bodies. A forced switch, one
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stuffed in his pant pockets. “If you don’t mind me asking, what is your name?” I arch an eyebrow. “After all this time, I realize that neither Onyx
after our moon goddess‘
he’d finally found an oasis after a long journey through a desert. “It
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