The Hunted Wolf – Chapter 3

ADIRA

Jori agreed to meet us at a coffee shop in the afternoon. It was a neutral location, which Mark thought would be for the best. With the tension between the two packs, we didn’t want the meeting to get interrupted. It would also avoid the risk of any fights breaking out.

When we arrived at the coffee shop, Jori was already there with Percy at his side. He was sipping on a steaming cup of coffee and didn’t look concerned in the slightest. Mark and I approached the table and sat on the other side.

voice.

I felt on edge from Jori’s attitude. “You’re the one who showed up early.”

inute.”

d of me?”

question didn’t seem very fitting. “There’s no reason to be afr

was the downside to meeting in a public place. In order to keep our werewolf nature a secret,

ern is it to you? You should only worry about your pack,” Jori said.

urprised at his carelessness. “Al- Jori. We should choose our words wisely here.”

my people?”

“Your people came onto our land and threatened the safety of my family,” Mark said. His voice was surprisingly calm, especially with Jori’s attitude. Normally, Mark was a lot more reactiv

Did anyone get hurt?” Percy asked. His lips curled

like this happening again, or someone could get hurt. If we are going to make this work with the packs, we need to find a way to smooth things over with everyone.”

Maybe you should just leave. Maybe it was a mistake for your pack to move here.”

Did he change his mind after? Did he not care about the pack members who were friends with each other or Percy and Scythe’s relationship?

was still level and under control, but he meant business.

e continue to have issues, I’m sure we can figure something out.”

id. “It’s not my fault they see you as a traitor and her as

was working. Jori was really starting to irritate me, but I knew I couldn’t lash out if we wanted any kind of results.

t. We could be allies and make our packs stronger. It’s not going to be easy, but if both of us are on the same page, we’ll be able to figure things out.”

tely black. I glanced at Mark to see if he

A chill ran down my spine. Something about his eyes were cold and unnerving.

?” Jori asked.

descending tone. “Nothing,” I quickly said. “I just want this to work out. I want our packs to be able to live at

attacked my chest.

this, but Jori’s rage still affected me in ways I didn’t want. I wanted all of us to be able to find peac

e. What happened?” I didn’t understand Jori’

chance. What happened?” Jori spat back at me.

a comeback for his spiteful

rk grabbed my hand under the table and squeezed. “Let’s get back to the matter we came here for. We need to make sure our peop

out,” Percy said bef

happens,” Jori said. “Are we do

iscuss things.”

Jori walked off.

promise.”

ing we can do to help.”

t important thing to me.

oing.”

?”

h each other.”

dy growing tense. “I was hoping he would have accepted it by now. I know it’s not easy. If you had p

led me up with him.

but the place would feel much better when we were done.

for the fresh air.

y once again. I slowed down my walking pace. “Hey Mark. Did you notice anything weird about Jori?”

e?”

see anything… off about them?”

ve me a weird look. “No? What are you talking about?”

but the image was burned into my eyes. Jori’s eyes had been completely black, but I seemed to be the onl

–

CAIN

they were supposed to be in. We were here to mourn the loss of the future leader of the Caspian coven, at least the person who everyone thought was supposed to be the next leader.

the front of the room read, “Theron Caspian, beloved son of Cain and Mayla Caspian. Friend to all. Dedicated

. It was his own fault for getting himself killed. He went behind my back and went to the council instead of myself, causing more headache than was necessary.

ry at him.

y were all just going through the motions of what a person ought to do when someone dies, but I knew the truth. Theron was spoiled and rude. He picked on those he thought were weaker than him. He only cared about power. He didn’t care about the good of the coven. If he had, he wouldn’t

n up his mess.

knew about my illegitimate daughter, except her own mother. My wife didn’t even know about the affair. So how did Theron find out the truth? And why did he go after her in

ing to me about it, he went off and tried to kill her. He even made sure the council knew about her to make sure the job would get done.

lean up.

re out how to handle her. I hadn’t even thought about her in years, either. She was supposed to be safe.

r or kill her.

no longer hidden from the world.