Wolves by Ash Faith (ebook reader 7 inch .TXT) 📖

for Julie to hear me. I’m coming for you Julie, just wait. I promise it’ll all be fine, I wont let anyone hurt you. Chapter 25 >> Lana's view - At the Elders tree

 

It was time. The tree was visible now, the heavy chains around my hand and feet made it hard to move, but my determination was heavier. The clanking they made as I moved, Randy on one side of me and The Prince on the other, along with the five guards surrounding us in a circle. Ace’s pack was far behind, covered in some misty stuff they sprayed themselves in that would help cover them.

My head was down, all I could see was the dirt under my feet. But I could smell my surroundings instead of seeing them. I could smell Julie, and blood, and I hoped they weren’t coming out of the same body. I smelt Olivia, and an unknown scent. That was most likely a white-suited huntsman.

We reached to a spot and the smells became stronger as we stopped. I felt shuffling of feet, and a soft hand grabbed at my jaw and lifted my head. I met eyes with Olivia, and I’d never felt the urge to rip someone’s throat out so bad. I couldn’t help it, I growled as my wolf pushed me too, she wouldn’t stand down to this bitch. Shut up. For Julie. I begged my wolf to listen. I was willing for the plan to fail, now that I’d had the time to think. I was willing to have Olivia do whatever she wanted to me for Julie’s freedom, there was nothing she could do to me that was worse than I’d already been through. She could whip me, chain me, starve me. It’s all been done before. The memories and flashbacks tired me, I didn’t want to go back to that, but if it meant Julie would never have to go through it – then it was worth it – she spat in my face and I forced myself to stand there. She started laughing and turned to the Prince. “Dear brother, how long I’ve waited for you.” She then grabbed at the Prince’s shirt and pulled him close to her and I realised her real motive. She disgusted me past all points. She wanted him to love her, that’s why she treated Julie like this. I felt so disgusted, if I wasn’t hard stomached, I would have probably thrown up. The Prince apparently had the same thoughts.

“You disgust me” He said, this made her mad,

“You’re mine! She’s nothing but a whore”

“I have brought what you wanted. We trade. Now.” He ordered

She began laughing maniacally, she reached her wretched hand out behind her and gestured someone to come. And they did, a white huntsman came from behind the might tree, holding Julie-Anne. With a gun to her head. This time I really couldn’t help it. I growled loud this time.

“If, you have decided to ruin our exchange. My friend here will happily pull the trigger”

The huntsman smiled wickedly.

“Randy” Prince Kade ushered Randy to do the exchange. I prepared myself for the betrayal. But what I wasn’t prepared for was the hesitation Randy had. He stood still, hand on a chain lead connected to my shackles. Kade tried again.

“Randy!” he yelled.

“Yes, Prince.” Randy then began to move. Towards the lunatic and Julie.

“I hereby exchange the wolf” Randy began, “For the life of Julie-Anne”

As Randy handed my chain lead over to the huntsman, and grabbed Julie’s cloth shackles. I could feel how scared she was. Say your goodbyes I thought.

“I love you.” I whispered to her quietly as we passed, her eyes darting to me finally understanding what was going on. She started yelling into the cloth that was tied around her mouth. I heard Randy tell her to not fight fate as he rushed her back over to the other vamp guards. I couldn’t see Ace’s pack or Ace anywhere. I guess I was right. it was a trap. They had to make sure I wouldn’t fight back.

The huntsman yanked at my chains making me go further from the group. Further from Julie. I prayed that the Prince would now keep her safe.

“You’re all such dumb bitches” the huntsman whispered into my ear. “You’ll have fun with Mayson and his crew, I promise you that much sweetie” he spat at me.

“This won’t be our last little encounter,” Olivia yelled for the group to hear, “I promise we’ll take good care of your little wolfie” I watched Julie leave, safely. Relief covered me, and calmed me. Knowing she would be safe from now on. Suddenly from behind the tree, a familiar group came out from hiding. One I guessed from the beginning of the exchange were here.

It was my kidnapper. Mayson. The huntsman yanked my chains downwards, “Sit down and beg for your life, Doggie”

He was clearly insane. Mayson stood before me with his five friends I’d once upon a time beat up.

I bent my knees down but kept my head high. This pissed Olivia and the huntsman off. Good.

“I said, beg! You dumb dog” I smiled at his stupidity, this was what had gotten my child-hood torturers killed,

“Oh, sweetie,” I laughed at him, “I do not beg, and you will not break me”

The huntsman used the butt of his rifle, trying to use it to push me down, but I would never back down to such disgusting and sick-minded people. Never. Again. The magic chains had worked on me once, but the mistake made was that once you try something on me once. It’s the last time that will work.

“A+ for effort, but you people are nothing compared to the monsters I’ve faced.” I snapped my chains like they were string on my body and stood up knocking the huntsman to the ground.

But Mayson wasn’t fazed. He was smiling. Like he was proud of what I’d done.

“That’s my girl, rise up” he started to clap. There was clearly something messed up in that head of his, no one could call me their girl. Or order me around.

“I am not your girl, and unless your little friends want a round 2, I suggest you let me walk away freely.” I ordered. I heard a thump on the ground, and Olivia mumbling.

“This isn’t possible, those chains were bound by powerful magic…” She mumbled, stunned and shocked, her fault, her payment I turned around as my wolf willed to take over, but that wasn’t going to happen, I felt more powerful than ever. I was going to rip her throat out with my bare hands. She was frightened, and started trying to crawl away from me but it just made me stalk towards her faster. She deserved it, for the fear she had cause Julie, and for thinking she could control me. “I am no one’s puppet, you will pay for what you did to my friend, and what you thought you could do to me” I caught up to her and stomped on her foot, hearing the crack satisfied the need to break her bones. But not enough. She needed to feel more pain. I lifted my foot and prepared for a strike at her face but a burning force at my neck stopped me in my tracks. My hand grabbed at my neck, remembering the exact feeling. I laughed.

“A rope?” This Mayson humoured me, “You think a rope can hold me back?!” I turned my back to laugh at their face, but it was them who were laughing at me, a red-headed female holding a giant needle centimetres from my neck surprised me. Should not have left your back to them my wolf scolded me for my stupidity.

“No.” She smiled, “But this will” she thrust the needle into my neck and my world went black.

Damnit.

Chapter 26 >> Ace's view

 

It had worked, Mayson still didn’t suspect a thing, but I felt bad for Lana, I planned as usual to not care for her life at all. But she’d surprised me, and that could be a problem. I had to keep that to my own thoughts though, if my pack found out they would all vote to help her. I didn’t have time for that. Yes, you do. Improvise remember? My wolf reminded me, the same as he had been for the past hour, seeing Lana drop to the ground and Mayson’s crew pick her up like a rag doll. I signalled the pack to follow Mayson and his crew. Olivia was passed out in terror, I didn’t blame her, Lana’s battle mode was terrifying. And the Huntsman was too. I signalled Peter, my top fighter to kill the huntsman. We could kill him, but if the Immortal Court found out we’d kill the royal we’d be dead meat. My stomach felt low, remembering how I’d lied to Lana, saying we were sent by the Immortal Court. But truth was, the Immortal Court probably weren’t going to help them anyway. At least not as fast as we had. If they did, I guess The Prince of Vampires would be quite unhappy to see them when he got back. I eased my shoulders. I heard the simple slice, and Peter was back within seconds giving me the thumbs up. I ushered the pack to continue. We were to follow Mayson’s crew back to their hideout as planned. And then Mayson will pay for what he did to my mother. Improvise. The word repeating in my head, in Lana’s voice. Why couldn’t I shake her from my mind. As I tried to focus on the mission I realised that Mayson’s crew were now in wolf form, they were changing, painfully. I heard them whimper and their bones snap. Thank god that we don’t struggle with that much shifting pain. I thought as I almost felt bad for them for a moment. But I kept a straight face – remembering the horrible night that Mayson ruined my life with – as my pack changed and we ran behind them.

Chapter 27 >> Kade’s view

Having her in my arms once again was amazing, like no other, she was warm. It was an apparent side effect to being near your true mate, and I didn’t mind it one bit. She reminded me of when I was alive, the feeling of warmth helping me make my decision – I had misunderstood the wolf – she had taken care of Julie, clearly better than I had in the past few days and despite