The office door was opened, and an enraged wolf passed her,
advancing towards me, full of anger, fear and despair. Before
that Aiden reach me, lifted his chin and he stopped when he came across
the dark and bloody side reflected in my face.
Aiden knocked on the table, almost breaking the wood and growled at me:
— What happened to my sister?— hissed between teeth.
Rebecca emerged soon after, as angry as her companion, but
there was a different smell mixed with yours, that was like a punch in the
stomach. The female hugged Clary, and Madison soon after and stopped
next to Aiden.
— Hayley was taken by the strays— I spoke coldly.
Aiden carved his claws into the wood of the table, trying to
control. He had trusted me, entrusted me with the security of
Hayley and I failed those two brothers. I let them take Hayley
and Aiden would never forgive me, I would never forgive myself.
— How did you allow them to take her?— he trembled when asking, fought
against its inner beast, not to let it out. — You promised that
would take care of Hayley and now she’s being tortured by the strays.
She was kidnapped!— she shouted the last sentence in my face.
I’ve never seen Aiden so angry like that, so out of control,
fear for his sister. Rebecca touched her companion’s stiff shoulder and he
seemed to relax with your partner’s touch, held her hand and
kissed his fingers.
— Something doesn’t make sense— the wolf began. — Hayley is a pure, as she was
taken by a single stray? Never seen a female as strong as
her.
Rebecca knew Hayley for years, they were inseparable friends, it was obvious
that Rebecca knew of her sister— in— law’s strength, also knew her mind and
your madness. I drank another glass of whiskey.
— It was all Hayley’s plan, she let them take her to the
strayed— revealed
Clary.
Isaac entered the office soon after, his gaze turning to
Madison, she was sitting on the couch in the office next to Kitsune. The
wolf bowed his head to me and stopped beside me, noticing the
tension that hovered in that room.
— Continue Clary— asked Madison softly.
— Continue what?— asked Rebecca, frowning.
— Clary used her powers to find Hayley in a dream, that’s where
we heard she was injured, but alive— said Madison.
Aiden guided Rebecca to sit on one of the
office, was more concerned and careful with his partner.
I ignored the grip on my chest.
— The strays were working with a vampire and a wolf.
I clenched my teeth hard, a wave of anger almost exploded in my
body. I closed my hands, claws piercing my skin. Traitors,
filthy traitors of their kind, they deserved to burn for their
sins.
— A wolf working with the strays?— Rebecca murmured, perplexed. —
No, that’s not possible.
— That’s disgusting— commented Madison in a grimace. — This wolf betrayed the
own people.
— And will receive your punishment for treason— sentenced. — You know something about the
female traitor?
Clary squeezed her lips, squeezing her jaw.
— Her name is Camila.
The whiskey glass escaped from my hand and broke on the floor. I turned the
face slowly.
— Camila?— I almost choked to pronounce the name of the wolf.
— Yes, Hayley said he recognized the scent of the female. The lair is a
sort of underground bunker abandoned in a forest.
Rebecca stood up, boiling.
— Do you know her?— he asked me.
— Yes— muttered. — I got involved with Camila a few times in the past,
I broke up with her when I met Hayley, but Camila didn’t take it
You never hid your anger at Hayley.
— I met Camila near the house when I arrived— said Isaac. — She
She seemed very pleased with something, strangely excited.
— I will kill this bitch— claimed Rebecca between teeth.
Aiden didn’t reply, kept leaning against the wall, arms crossed
against his chest. He seemed to be waging war on his own
mind, didn’t want to imagine what was going on in his head.
— I need your blood for a locator spell— Madison told
Aiden.
He watched her under her eyelashes, a cold look.
— How much blood do you need?
Madison got up from the couch and pulled a map from the bookcase, opening it
on my desk, a map of the city, the lair was in those
land, but the territory was extensive. Clary handed him a knife.
— Continue with the spell, I go after the traitorous wolf— informed me
get up from the chair, passing the glass shards on the floor.
— Jack, you’re not in control, you’ll kill the wolf as soon as you find her
Madison tried to stop me.
— I go with him— reported Rebecca, taking her coat, revealing the
mark of companionship that covered his entire arm. He did not look at
Aiden marching towards the door, frothing with rage.
— Be careful— Aiden said before she left the office.
She stopped at the door and looked at her companion.
— Do not worry, I will be well— assured the partner.
— Camila is a dead fly, weak and harmless— said Isaac, putting
a weight at the ends of the map, so that it was open on the table.
Followed Rebecca out of the house, some heads turned in our
direction, probably feeling the special smell that came from the wolf
my side. I didn’t bring it up, the timing wasn’t right,
that news would be celebrated when we found Hayley.
— Do you love her?— she asked suddenly.
— What?— I blinked.
Rebecca turned her face, green eyes stared at me with curiosity.
— Do you love Hayley?— asked again, waiting for an answer.
I swallowed hard, breathing into my throat.
I loved Hayley a while ago, actually, I think I’ve loved her since the
first time I saw her. When she appeared that morning in the city where
lived, stole my heart. I was completely in love with
Hayley Blake, my wild, indomitable little wolf, would be lying
if I said that I hadn’t imagined a lifetime beside her, a
family, puppies. But my love wasn’t enough.
— And would that make any difference?— I asked hoarse. — It did not for Hayley.
Rebecca held my arm, forcing me to stop walking.
— Hayley has the kindest, most generous heart I’ve ever seen
my life, but she was hurt many times, was betrayed and hurt,
learned to act alone, to trust only herself.
— Why are you telling me this?
— The choice Hayley made broke something between you. Don’t give up on her,
Jackson, all she did was to try to save those who are in
your heart, everything was for love. Hayley is willing to die for love
the family.
I’d rather not think what would become of our relationship after that
event, after Hayley chose not to trust or believe
on me and act alone No, at that time his security was
my priority, I needed to find her and then we would solve
that situation.
I saw Camila talking to two wolves.
— It’s her— I pointed to the female with the chin.
Rebecca shot Camila, I ran to accompany her.
When Camila saw us, opened a smile and waved to me, my wolf
growled with her audacity. Rebecca had done well to accompany me,
because if I put my hands on Camila, break her neck
At the same time, I would not have mercy on her.
Camila realized that something was wrong, said goodbye to the females and
tried to escape. Rebecca let out a grunt, speeding up her step and
Before Camila could escape, Rebecca caught up with her, held her arm
female and twisted it on her back, doing the same with the other arm.
She moaned in pain.
— What does that mean?— she cried, struggling against the grip of
Aiden’s partner. — Let me go!— she screamed.
Rebecca kicked behind her knees and Camila’s body hit the ground,
Rebecca leaned over the she— wolf and kept twisting her arms,
keeping it pinned to the ground with one knee on the back.
— Did you go crazy?— continued to scream, trying to get out of the grip.
Rebecca leaned toward her ear.
— I will wipe out your race, you filthy traitor.
Camila tried to run away once more but Rebecca almost broke her
arms, the female screamed and stopped struggling, understanding that only resist
would result in more pain. Some wolves approached to see what
It happened, Ayla was among them.
— What’s going on?— he asked stopping beside me. — Alpha, what
is that?
— That madwoman is hurting me, lady, get her off me—
Camila screamed.
I saw two wolves advancing towards Aiden’s partner, growling to
them.
— Touch Rebecca and I’ll tear each and every one of you apart— threatened and
they retreated at the same moment.
— Alpha?— Camila turned her face to the ground to face me, eyes full of
tears. — Why are you doing this? What have I done to awaken your
anger?
It took a lot of willpower not to kill her right there.
— We discovered the truth— she trembled, I turned to speak to the people.
— The female Victoria was killed by the stray, Nick. Camila is
working with the strays and helping them take Hayley, my
partner.
Ayla gasped in surprise, blinked a few times, not believing in what
heard.
— You betrayed our people by siding with the strays, and will be punished by
your crime.
Camila began a false cry, trying to play the victim, of
innocent. gestured to the wolves, the feature hardening.