is people. There were no words for what they would do to him if they ever found out he betrayed them and told a huma

mes. He could see her pain. Could practically feel the anger coming off her. She wante

tears coming down her cheeks. "I want to kill Drake! And th

abhorrent as Drake and the others with him are, they are still werewolves. Teaching

rom him, her enti

id, her voice thick with emotio

thing undeniably magnetic about her. She pulled him to her and despite knowing there was a high chance things between them wouldn't end well, he couldn't help but let that pull ta

, he came t

kill us," he told her. "Bu

ickering in her eyes. It had to fight vicious

can offer, then I

ere was no sense of humor or good-natured joking in his face. "And I am not going to go easy on you. If you want this, you have to commit

inally came from the kingdom of Sarchi, a small, barely recognized kingdom of werewolves on the other side of Alcroft. Most of the time, they kept to themselves and stayed out of everyone else's af

" Lola

is for a few more seconds, trying

his a

sure Lola would let him train her right into a grave if it meant she would

your mind. Whenever you feel like giving up or letting your body gi

f the buildings were blackened rubble still glowing with sullen, red light. A few others still blazed brightly. Overhead, clouds had mov

ay there for as l

e needed more. She needed to keep the image of Gloucester burning with her as well and she needed to feel that pain, always. That was her penance. Her punishment. She knew it wasn't her fault, not

pare

frie

he had gro

thing would ever make that right. Even killing him. Killing the other

ot just emotional. That was fine with her too. She would keep that as well. Keep it

eady?" Rus

s. He asked her again a second later and that time, it managed to get through. S

ad. "But I guess

his father wanted her dead too, but here he was, the words blurting out regardless of that extremely bothersome fact. "I can protect you there a

and he should give him the benefit of the doubt but what if there was someone,

go. She was all alone except for Russel and he was extending her an invitation to his kingdom so she would be safe. She'd be a fool not to ta

ou. There is nothing left for me here

e way they made her feel warm. They might not know each other, but his act of kindness and hug of comfort went a lot tow

antly yelling at him and calling him a fool for offering to bring her to Oclan but his heart was showering him with praises.

e right t

way. Or he would simply have to be strong enough to make them. For the

gh-pitched whistle. Five or six minutes later, he heard

roke through the tree line and head