Payton
“Any word yet, Mom?” I ask
“No sweety not yet,” she says
“It has been 2 weeks, Mom and not a word,” I said
“Something has to have gone down by now,”
“Your father said he would call as soon as they have the girls dear; we just have to wait,”
“I know, but sitting here with my husband, brother, and father out there in battle is just nerve-racking,”
“Oh, trust me, Payton, it is not easy for me either,”
“Or me,” says Alison, walking in.
“If we do not hear anything soon, I think we are all going to go crazy,”
Alpha Brooks
“Ok everyone, it has been confirmed that the girls are in there,” I said
“Everyone has their orders; let’s take this place down,”
“Remember Alpha Williams is mine,” says Alpha Black
“That bastard was a friend of mine; he saw my granddaughter with these animals and did nothing,”
Everyone takes their position and then storms the packhouse.
It did not take long before we were in a full-blown war. But we have them outnumbered. But I must admit this pack is strong.
Alpha Black
My pack makes way for my wolf so I could enter the packhouse and find the Alpha. I pick up his scent and follow it. I find the coward in his office; he is standing in front of the window, watching the battle below. I shift,
“COWARD” I yell
“Maybe, James, maybe not,” he says, turning to face me
“Perhaps I knew you would come looking for me and waited for my friend to arrive,”
“Why, why, did you not tell me you saw my granddaughter?” I asked him
“I called you. I asked for your help, and you lied to me,”
“So, the girl did recognize me after all,” he says
“I wasn’t sure if she did or not; I was hoping she hadn’t”
“You, Bastard, how could you be a part of this?”
“Why not? Hot young p***y, doing as I say when I say,”
“How could I not,”
“If that greedy Mandoza kid wouldn’t have kept her to himself, I would have bought her as well,”
I growled loud and shifted. I had heard more than enough,
I attack Williams and deep my fangs into his neck. I could hear him laughing, the sound of his laughter angered me more, and I snapped his neck, then ripped his head from his body.
I look down at my old friend’s headless lifeless body. I step over him and run out to help the rest of the pack.
By the time I get back outside, the battle is over, Alpha Williams pack lay dead all over the yard.
Alpha Brooks
I shift back into my human form; I look around and make sure all of Payton’s family are fine.
I see Maverick shift and begin to walk towards us when I see a wolf get up and charge towards him.
“WATCH OUT MAVERICK” I yelled taking off towards him, only it was too late, the wolf tackled Mav to the ground and ripped his throat out k*****g him, I reach them and k**l the wolf who just killed my cousin.
I fall to my knees beside him; there is no life to him at all.
“No, no, no, oh God no,” I said
I may be the Beast, but tears fall my eyes; he is still family after all. Dear God, How am I ever going to tell Payton?
Payton
We are all getting ready for dinner. We were all laughing and having a good time when I felt a sharp pain rip through my body; I dropped my plate and screamed out in pain,
NOOO, MAVERICK NOOO,”
Alison is, at my side, along with my mother,
“Payton honey what is it? What is happening?” My mother asks
“Maverick, oh my god Maverick,” I say, turning my head. I look at my 3 kids
“He was just killed,”
I hear gasps and screams; I fall to the floor in pain and cry for my love. I feel my kids on me all crying for the loss of their father.
Two days later, my father and the warriors returned home. The girls they have rescued with them. Melody takes the girls right away to safety and to wash and get food.
I watch as Alison welcomes Caleb home; my mother welcomes my father and brother. Me, I have no one to welcome.
I have not stopped crying since the day I felt my love. Maverick died. My father walks over to me and pulls me into his arms.
“I am so, very sorry, my dear,” he says
“We tried to warn him, but it was too late.”
I watch as the men carry Maverick’s body out of the van and towards the hospital. I begin to freak out; my father picks me up and hurries me away into the house, where they all try their best to calm me down. They had even told me how bad The Beast tried hard to warn him and get to him but failed, and how he felt so guilty he did not return with them. Instead, he and the other packs went on to find the next set of girls.
Today is Mavericks Funeral. This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life. My soul is empty, my heartbroken. I listen as people take turns saying something about him to his children breaking down as they try to talk about their father.
I stay behind as everyone leaves. I lay across his grave.
“Why Maverick?”
“Why were you not careful? How could you let your guard down?” I break down crying again
“I love you, my love now and always,” I kiss the ground, then head home and go straight to my room.
I just want to be left alone. I put on one of his shirts that smell like him, cuddle his pillow, and fall asleep crying.
