Brenna
“Hi-yah!” I yelled, lunging at Dane Hall, my sworn mentor and protector.
But he dodged out of the way, narrowly escaping my blade. He chuckled, standing ready, but clearly amused. “Excellent, Princess Brenna! You’re getting better!”
“Well, I’m not finished yet!” Anticipating that his attack would come from the right, I lunged toward the left and grazed his arm, cutting through his shirt. Blood beaded up along the superficial wound.
“Oh! I’m so sorry—”
“Do not ever be sorry,” he replied in a British accent, looking down at the wound. “Very good, Brenna! You anticipated!” He retook his defensive position. This time, he attacked me, and I caught his blade with mine and twirled away, then locked my sword with his, coming to a stop, face to face.
“Very good!” Dane stepped away, running his fingers through his hair. “But I think that’s enough practice for today—”
Suddenly, wolves leaped over the huge wall. Some leaped onto the top and then jumped down.
“Attack!” Dane yelled, pulling me behind him. “Brenna, run!”
“No!” I yelled, donning my fighting stance. “I’m fighting!”
Dane took my shoulders, looking into my eyes. “Run!” His voice was shriller than ever before.
“No! I’m not leaving you!”
I looked across the courtyard, and a few of the wolves morphed into their human forms, completely nude and headed toward the gate. Some were killed by the High Claw Warriors, but a white wolf came out of nowhere and leaped at the neck of a guard, ripping his head off. Blood gushed from his body as I watched in horror.
“No!” I screamed. The wolf looked across the courtyard, and the white wolf’s body began to shake, shimmering as he rose to his feet in his human form. He was completely nude with white hair, even though his face looked young. He smirked, giving me a sinister smile as he unlocked the gates. “No!”
“Brenna, it’s too late to run.” Dane donned his fighting stance, not leaving my side. Then his head snapped up, his eyes filled with concern. “Are you ready for this?”
I nodded. “Bring it on.”
Just then, a wolf jumped onto the landing, and I took off its head with one sipe of my sword and then stabbed another as it jumped up. The landing was a stone porch, circular with stairs, but with no railing... and the front door of the Compound was right behind us.
More wolves ran up the stairs, but Dane ran one through with his sword and then took the head off another.
“Behind you!” Dane yelled, and I swung around just as a wolf leaped toward me. I rammed my blade through his chest, impaling him, and then let his remains fall onto the bloody porch. He immediately morphed back into his human form. “Brenna, we’re the Compound’s last line of defense! Whatever you do, do not let anyone get past!”
“I won’t!” I yelled, cutting the legs off another wolf and then its head as the human body parts landed on the stone porch. I pushed them over the edge with my foot.
Just then, three wolves jumped onto the landing behind Dane. “Dane!” I rushed over and took one of them down, but then a wolf leaped toward me, and Dane stepped in front of me, taking the blow meant for me. His eyes were wide looking into my eyes as he fell lifeless onto the ground.
“No!” I leaped off the porch as a red haze with black edges covered my vision, and shimmers ran over my body. I landed on four silver paws and bolted toward the giant white wolf. If I was going down, I was taking him with me. He was the one responsible for this, for leading his Pack through the gates, and he was going to pay.
“Brenna, where are you?” my father asked in my mind, obviously in his wolf form. Wolf-shifters can only communicate long distances through the Pack Mind in their wolf forms, if they are part of the same Pack.
“Father! I’m fine! We’re under attack! Where are you and mother? Where’s Zed?” Zed, my brother and a fantastic fighter, a warrior in his own right. He would make a great Alpha one day, but I quickly pushed the thought from my mind. Now wasn’t the time. I sank my teeth into the throat of one of the attackers and ripped it out. “Where are they?”
“We’ll talk about it later! Right now, I want you to run!” my father yelled in the Pack Mind as war raged around us.
“I’m not leaving you!” I screamed, ripping out the throat of another wolf. A black wolf ran toward me, but I went low and flipped him over my back. Then I stomped on his throat and ripped off his head with my razor-sharp teeth.
Then I looked up and saw the white wolf glaring at me. I leaped toward him, aiming for his throat, but he flipped me over his back, and I landed on the top of the wall. He was fighting another wolf, and his back was to me. Seizing the opportunity, I jumped onto his back and sank my teeth into his shoulder, causing him to howl in pain as red blood ran down his back. Then I jumped at him again and bit a chunk out of his arm as he growled in pain.
“I don’t care if I have to take you down a piece at a time,” I thought in the Pack Mind, even though he couldn’t hear me, “but you’re going down!”
I jumped at him again, but a white she-wolf slammed into me, sending me flying into the wall. Then she planted her feet, growling loudly as she blocked my way, the hackles standing up on the back of her neck.
“Well, I can take you down just like I can him!” I shrugged mentally. “If you want to die, then let’s go!”
Even though she couldn’t hear me, I didn’t care. I jumped at her and sank my teeth into the back of her neck, ripping out the top of her spine as she howled in pain. Just then, three other wolves rushed up, surrounding me, blocking my way. I bit at them, snarling as I bared my teeth… but I was cornered.
Thank you so much for reading this story! Please comment and let me know if there's anything you'd like to see or your feedback! I look forward to hearing from you! NOTE: This book has been updated to include more sexy chapters. Please clear your cache for the updates on chapters already purchased. Thank you!
Brenna The huge white wolf must have said something to them in their Pack Mind, because the three wolves nodded once. Then he headed over to the she-wolf. His body shimmered, morphing and changing until he was in his human form. “Marcia?” he cooed, kneeling beside her. The woman looked up at him in her wolf form, lying in a puddle of her own blood, as her eyes met his. Then her body morphed and changed, shimmering until she was in her human form, a beautiful woman with long, snow-white hair covered in blood. She raised her hand and placed it on his cheek as the battle raged around us. She said nothing, but her hand fell from his face as she took her last breath. “No!” the man with white hair screamed, throwing his head back, nearly a howl. Then he lifted her lifeless body carefully into his arms and started to carry her away. Then he froze, obviously remembering me. “You!” he growled, narrowing his eyes at me. “You will pay for this! I will make sure you receive the ultimate humili
Brenna Even though the sirens grew louder, the car didn’t stop. In fact, the driver started accelerating. Suddenly, blue lights were bright through the taillight hole directly behind me. I pushed my fingers through and wiggled them, hoping the police officer would see. Suddenly, the police car whipped around us as the blue lights shone sideways through the hole and disappeared completely, but the sirens were blaring. Finally, the car started to slow as more sirens resonated in the distance. All of a sudden, the car whipped off to the side of the road and stopped. I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing I would be saved. Surely, he wouldn’t do anything in front of the humans. “Slowly get out of the car and keep your hands where I can see them!” a man’s voice ordered... the police officer. “Now!” I heard the crunching of gravel under heavy feet. “What seems to be the problem, officer?” A car door opened and closed. “You! Put your hands on the hood and keep them there!” A male sighed.
Adan “Sir, I urge you to consider attending the Auction tonight,” Mason said for the seventh time today. “Either that, or you could take Hailey as your Mate and be done with it.” Hailey Sims was a member of the Pack, and I’d known her for years. In fact, everyone had expected me to marry her and take her as my Mate after my father’s death. “For the hundredth time, I don’t love her!” I slammed down my bourbon and then rose to my feet. “I refuse to take a woman that’s not my Mate.” Mason let out a deep breath. “Alpha Cole, just choose a Mate! It’s not like—” “I said no!” I growled, heading back to the bar to refill my glass. Then I turned to face the fireplace, watching the orange, red, and yellow flames lap hungrily at the log on the far wall. “She’s out there. My Mate. I know she is.” I took another sip. “Sir… Alpha Cole… you may be a Mafia Don to the humans, but I don’t have to remind you that since your father’s death, you’re now the King of the Moon Shadow Pack. The Alpha. And
A Adan I darted outside and down the stairs, and the guards on the porch closed the door for me. Douglas stood beside the limo with the back door open. “Good evening, Alpha Cole!” “Don’t forget. Around the humans, it’s Don Cole or Adan,” I replied, giving him a small smile as I slipped into the back of the limo. “Yes, sir.” Douglas closed my door, and we were on our way a moment later. “So, the Eastern Canyon Resort, sir?” He arched an eyebrow as his eyes met mine in the rearview mirror. I nodded, not saying a word as I looked out the window to watch the scenery pass, thinking. I had been the Alpha of the Moon Shadow Pack for a year now, and my time was running out to find a Mate. My father had been killed in battle the year before, and I took over immediately. My first order of business was to slaughter the Alpha responsible. Others said I should have decimated the whole Pack in retaliation, but I didn’t believe in that. The Alpha was the one who had given the order, after all,
Adan In an instant, my world shifted, and she was now the center of it... my reason for living. My inner wolf growled, choosing her as his Mate, too. “Well...” The gentleman wearing the white dinner jacket smiled at the crowd, looking around the room. “What do you say we start the bid at fifty thousand dollars?” I casually held up my number. Although I would pay any price to have her, I didn’t want anyone else in the room to know just yet. Fifty thousand was a joke for a woman like her, and everyone knew it. “We have fifty thousand from the gentleman in the booth.” The Master of Ceremonies smiled as he looked over the crowd. “Do I hear sixty thousand?” “Sixty thousand,” said another gentleman, holding up his sign across the room. My head snapped up, and I instantly recognized him. It was Blaze Marrow, Alpha of the Silver Star Pack. His eyes met mine, giving me a sinister smile. “One hundred thousand.” I arched an eyebrow, smiling back. “Two hundred thousand,” he replied, giving
Brenna Keeping a tight grip on my arm, Adan led me to his dark gray Maserati and opened the passenger door for me. At least he had style. “Get in.” “No.” As he said, I knew better than to run… but it didn’t keep me from trying. Even though I pretended not to, I knew exactly who he was. He was Adan Cole, the most ruthless Alpha of us all, in the flesh... and he had just claimed me as his Mate in front of the humans. Well, it wasn't official yet, but the intention was the same. For him to officially claim me as his Mate, he had to say the words and bite me during sex, and I had to do the same... which wasn't going to happen. Then a Pledging Ceremony was done to pledge Mates to each other before marriage publicly. When the Mated Pair was ready, a Mating Ceremony would bind their souls forever. I had no idea why I was thinking about this, but my wolf wanted him and was prepared to submit right then and there. But I’d never submit to anyone, especially not a cocky, self-absorbed Alpha
Brenna “There’s no one left.” Adan gave me a kind look. “What happened?” I glanced over at him, and his eyes were filled with concern. “My Pack was attacked, and my parents and my brother were killed, along with the rest of my Pack.” He nodded, understanding. “You were part of the High Claw Pack.” My head snapped up. “You know of my Pack?” He nodded. “I heard of the attack after the fact.” A crease formed between his eyes. “How did you survive?” I let out a deep breath. “I killed the Alpha’s Mate, and he was determined to see me degraded. Humiliated. And he knew I would fetch a high price on the Black Market, since I’m a Princess.” My eyes met his. “And I did.” “You killed his Mate?” I shrugged. “She attacked me first, and I didn’t know who she was.” My eyes met his. “I ripped out her spine.” He nodded once, staring out the front window. “Tell me what happened.” I didn’t want to talk about it. What good would it do? No one could help me now. No one could save them. It was to
Adan As I witnessed her straining under the weight of my Alpha timbre, standing her ground against me, I knew she was my Mate... my Queen. Only a woman of such strength could be mine. Yes, this was her, the woman I’d been waiting for all my life, yet she was refusing to submit to me, her Alpha. “Mark my words, Brenna. You will submit to me before the Blood Moon and become my Mate,” I growled as I yanked her hair back, now sitting in the seat next to me, wearing only my white Armani dress shirt. She had shredded her clothes with her foolish stunt, trying to run. I had just enough time to strip before morphing into my wolf and narrowly catching her. But I didn’t care if I had to chase her all night; she was coming with me. She was mine. “Like hell I will!” she growled, folding her arms across her chest. I was surprised that the humans were able to hold onto her. She was stronger than any other she-wolf I had ever encountered and much less willing to submit. But I like that in her. O