The Alpha Wants Everything Book 1 The King's Queen

Kane made it to the warehouse entrance but he waited for Johnny and Marco to tell him they were in position before he entered. Marco had to get past the front door and Damon and Kenneth had to get in the building unnoticed.

“We’re in” Johnny came through the link.

“Alejandro?”

“He’s here as well”

A deep breath and Kane opened the door. He was expected so sneaking would serve him no purpose, instead he stood tall and walked straight through the main floor.

“Well hello my tall friend. You are much taller up close” The man spoke, he couldn’t help the giddiness he felt, everything was going all according to his plan. He had his angel, he had the simpleton and he had the tall one. He must have been a really good boy, for everything to align so perfectly.

“Hello Evan,” Kane replied. He stood away from the workbenches and watched the man carefully. He caught movement from the office and the loft but he never directly acknowledged it. His men were moving into position, it was time to end this.

“You seem tense” Evan said,

“Considering what you did to your last partner, I have no reason to trust you,” Kane replied. Evan chuckled, rubbing his jaw as he looked Kane over.

“I guess you’re correct about that. Kent outlived his usefulness and he was a traitor.” Evan remarked as he moved away from the table he was standing in front of.

Dax lay on her side, eyes closed and breaths coming in uneven gasps. Kane could feel the pain lacing through her body, it took everything in him not to go to her. She needs us! I know Ky, but we have to stick to the plan! The ringing of a phone cut his conversation there. Evan produced his own phone from his back pocket and a smile lit up his face even more.

“I really have been a good boy” He exclaimed before he answered.

“Hello….mother!”

“I see….”

“No, I won’t be doing that”

“I have other plans”

“Not that they are your business, but I am leaving town”

“I don’t care about your broken heart. Kent got what he deserved. He deserved worse for being a traitorous bastard”

“Boo hoo….I don’t care”

“If you must”

“No, I am not at home”

“I am at Custom Creations in the warehouse, if you insist that we need to chat you can come here”

“See you!”

“I was going to wait, but if she’s insistent her ending needs to come sooner than later, then I will grant her wish.” Evan commented as he put his phone away.

“Why would you wait to kill her, why didn’t you do it when you killed Kent?” Kane asked,

“I could have, it would have been easy, but I want her to….suffer. I wanted to cause her pain….”

“You wanted to kill your brother” Kane finished for him, he slowly began to move closer to the workbenches.

“I did, still do. My Angel’s friend’s tragic back story inspired me. Killing my brother golden boy Donny would cause her insurmountable pain, especially if I mailed his head back to her. But this is a loose end that needs to be tied up and as soon as that’s done, my Angel and I are free to carry on with our lives….after a quick pit stop”

“Must have been hard masquerading as him, for a year” Kane replied, feigning slight sympathy for the man.

“It wasn’t pleasant” Evan replied

“How much does it bother you that she still doesn’t know who you are?” Kane asked

“It doesn’t matter what the robotic bitch thinks, my Angel knew who I was, she didn’t even need to be told”

“Except it does bother you. It bothers you that she still doesn’t know you. It bothers you that she still hasn’t called you by your correct name. It bothers you that she still doesn’t see you” Kane pushed him

“She will see me, she will know who I am. My name will be the last thing that she whispers before I end her miserable fucking life” Evan snarled at him.

“Simmer down friend, we’re just talking here” Kane said as he moved closer to the workbenches, he relaxed his posture and stood taller.

“Your Angel doesn’t look so well” Kane said, as he looked her over feigning disinterest in her injuries, her pale skin, and muted lips.

“That’s your fault” Evan snapped,

“My fault? How is her current condition my fault?” Kane asked, his quick visual assessment told him Carter was right, her injuries were internal. He relayed the information through the link to others.

“If you hadn’t been so fucking elusive. If there was a tall one signal I could have called you with, then this never would have happened.” Evan told him. Kane nodded, he supposed what he said was true.

“I suppose that would be true,” Kane finally replied. Tall one signal? What are we fucking batman?

“What is wrong with you? I thought she was the love of your life” Evan asked, he was shocked by the tall one’s disinterest in her.

“I’ve been doing some thinking. Soul searching if you will. Maybe I am not as interested as I thought I was. After listening to the way you speak about her, I realize I just liked the thought of her, my love pales in comparison. She is rather impulsive and has found herself in heaps of trouble I had to rescue her from. She might no longer be worth the headache or the hassle….for me anyway.” Kane replied as he kept moving.

Evan watched Kane as he moved around the warehouse, when he stopped in front of Magnus, he released a small chuckle.

“This did bring me a bit of a laugh.” Kane said as he motioned towards Magnus’s ear.

“It seemed fitting that he should lose his. After all, that is what he planned on doing to her.” Evan remarked

“Poetic!” Kane said,

“I thought so! Are you going to make him suffer now?” Evan asked, curiously.

“It’s more fun when they’re awake.” Kane replied. His plan might have been to distract Evan, but he had no intentions of letting Magnus walk out that door alive either. Maria’s remark to Johnny ran on a loop in his head. The only way to stop him was to kill him.

“You enjoy the screaming” Evan stated matter of factly.

“Don’t you?” Kane looked back at him with his brow arched. Evan could only nod, it seems him and the tall one are more similar than he anticipated.

“Donny!” Before anymore could be said, the voice of Erin Morganson filled the silence.

“Donny!” She shouted again.

“Oh good mother dearest has arrived” Evan clapped his hands together, his eyes sparking to life once more.

“DONNY!” She screamed,

“She sounds angry” Kane smirked,

“She always sounds angry. When Shakespear wrote Taming of the Shrew he had Erin in mind” Evan remarked. That was actually kind of funny! If he wasn’t a homicidal little bastard hell bent on taking our mate away I might actually like him! So if he was just a homicidal little bastard? Yeah!

“DONNY!”

“Are you going to answer, or just let her keep screaming? The shrew is giving me a headache” Kane pinched the bridge of his nose, it wasn’t a total lie. Her piercing shriek was starting to get on his nerves. Evan chuckled.

“DONNY!”

“WHAT YOU WRETCHED WOMAN?” He answered back.

“Don’t you take that tone with me young man, what has come over you lately?” She snapped at him. The shrieking had awoken Dax as well, her eyes darted from Evan to Magnus, then landed on Kane. He subtly shook his head and she closed her mouth before she could say anything.

Erin stomped around the corner only to come to a dead stop. Her eyes widened when she saw Kane, they went wider when she saw Dax and a gasp escaped her mouth when she saw the state of Magnus.

“What is going on here? What happened to Magnus? And What are you and that vile little bitch doing here?” Erin seethed, turning her attention to Kane.

“You will not call her that” SLAP! It came hard and fast and Erin stumbled back as Evan stood before her vibrating with anger.

“DONNY!” She gaped at him wide eyed, holding her now stinging cheek.

“I don’t think she liked that” Kane mused as he watched Erin back away from her son.

“She calls my Angel that again she’ll like what happens less” Evan replied.

“What is going on here? Why is that beast of a man here?” Evan looked over at Kane arching a questioning eyebrow.

“I offered to cut her tongue out,” Kane answered. “It would be hard for her to spew her vile venom with no tongue and the sound of her voice grates on my nerves, I would have been doing a public service really. Sadly she didn’t take me up on my offer, guess she didn’t like it” he added, when he saw the scornful look on Erin’s face.

“Now why would you do that my tall friend?” Evan asked his eyes dancing with merriment.

“You mean aside from the fact that she is a vile, reprehensible human being and should be put down to save humanity. She gave Dax the number for a doctor who could remove the tips of her ears and I didn’t like that very much.” Kane replied as he watched the merriment drain from Evan’s eyes.

“Guess you didn’t know that” Kane nodded “Which means you probably also didn’t know that they had an altercation a week or two ago on the sidewalk that resulted in the shrew smacking your Angel across the face.” Evan stiffened when he heard that, no he was not aware that that had happened. He was not aware the vile beastly bitch harmed his Angel. He was not aware of that at all.

“Don’t listen to him Donny, the man’s a liar” Erin snapped.

“She really is stupid, if you don’t believe me ask your Angel, I doubt she would lie to you” Kane commented, and Evan looked towards Dax and she could only nod her head confirming that Mrs. Morganson did indeed slap her.

“You are a vile, horrible man” Erin spit at Kane, “Now I understand what has come over Donny. You have poisoned my son, turned my loving boy against me”

“I just met him today,” Kane remarked, a half smirk playing across his face.

“You hedonistic neanderthal, you are sludge on this earth. Poisoning its precious treasures, with your hate. But I can fix that, I can rid the world of your filth” Erin shrieked. She reached into her purse and pulled the missing 9mm from Kent’s sock drawer. Evan’s eyes widened and he stepped back.

“Don’t you go anywhere near that little tramp Donny. She’s filth as well. She started all of this. How I could think the little trollip was good enough for you is beyond me, but clearly she was with who she was meant to be with.” Erin pointed the gun at Dax. Her eyes widened and she swallowed hard. This was not supposed to happen, this wasn’t part of anyone’s plans. No one plans for a psycho lady with a gun! Thanks Ky!

“What do we do?” Johnny was at him through the link

“What the fuck is going on?” Damon asked. He and Kenneth couldn’t see anything, they could only move so far or they would expose themselves.

“Looney toons’s mom has a gun pointed at Dax and Kane” Johnny replied. Johnny had a hold of Alejandro who wanted to be let go. “Alejandro doesn’t bite does he?” Johnny asked, he could feel his saliva dripping onto his arms.

“Sometimes!” Kenneth replied.

“Don’t you fucking bite me,” Johnny snapped.

“Was this part of the plan?” Carter asked.

“No” Kane replied “Hold your positions”

Nobody moved, frozen like statues in place. Evan looked at Kane who shook his head, if he moved Erin would shoot Dax.

“Maybe I shouldn’t have offered to cut your tongue out, maybe I should have just done it,” Kane snarled, getting her attention. The gun now turned on him. The next series of events happened in the blink of an eye. Evan moved, Kane moved.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

….ahhHHHHHhhh….

Five shots rang through the warehouse followed by the scream. Dax watched with wide eyed horror as Kane took all five to the chest and hit the ground. Evan had got her off the table and they were now hiding behind one of the racks to avoid Erin using Dax as target practice.

“Donny, you come out here right now” Erin demanded “That girl is no good for you”

“You stupid bitch after all this time you still have no idea who I am” Evan yelled back.

“What are you talking about, of course I know who you are. You’re my son Donny,” she replied back.

“Oh I’m your son alright, But I’m not Donny,” he yelled. Dax grabbed a hold of his arm and shook her head. Don’t taunt the bitch with the gun!

“It’s ok Angel!” He whispered, kissing her forehead he went to move away from her. She grabbed a hold of him again and shook her head.

“Shhh, nothing will happen.” He promised her and he moved away, he had to draw Erin away from Dax. He wasn’t going to allow her to hurt his Angel. No, you fucking nutter butter, get your ass back here! Nyx yelled in her head.

“Where is she?” Kane groaned as Johnny and Alejandro pulled him away. He was bleeding heavily from his injuries. They had to get the bullets out so his wounds could heal.

“You’re fucking lucky the bitch didn’t have silver” Johnny snapped at him.

“Where’s Dax?” Kane snarled back.

“I don’t know, it all went down too quickly. She’s somewhere on the floor, Evan got her off the table.” Johnny replied.

“Carter I need tweezers” Johnny sent through the link. He was the only other one that knew the warehouse.

“What the fuck?” Damon asked.

“Find Dax” Kane groaned, his voice faltering as pain coursed through him.

Damon and Kenneth split up as they started to search for her. She had to be close by. They also needed to keep an eye out for the nut job with the gun, and the nutter butter taunting the nut job with the gun.

“Family full of fucking crazies” Damon muttered as he had to duck behind one of the racks as he caught the scent of Mrs. Morgnson in the next aisle over.

“Donny, come out this minute, what would Kent say to see you acting this way?” Erin yelled.

“I don’t think he would say much, I bashed his head in with a baseball bat” Evan called back.

“DONNY!” She shrieked.

“For the last time you insipid fat shrew my name is not Donny. You have two sons. Though you only acknowledged one and cast the other one aside.” Evan seethed.

“Evan!” Erin sounded down right mortified.

“I’m shocked you even remember my name, mother.” Evan called. “It’s a good thing you do, it’s going to be the last thing you say before I kill you”

“Evan, just come out we can talk about this,” Erin said.

“Talk, you want to talk. Of course you want to talk….now. We had years to talk a lifetime really, but your ego, your pride, your precious Donny got in the way of that. What would everyone think if they knew one of your children was less than perfect? What would they think if they knew Erin Morganson raised a devil?” Evan seethed. “The time for talking is over. The only thing that will appease me now is your death and when I’m finished with you, I’m going to find Donny and make him suffer. I think I’ll start with his tongue.”

“Please Evan, please!” Erin begged him.

“Kent begged as well, then he screamed, then there was silence, it was peaceful. I wonder how much peace your death will bring to me?” This was bringing her more torture, knowing she wouldn’t be able to do anything to save her precious son from his fate.

DING!

“Oh you poor stupid woman. I have his phone, how easy it was for me to move in and take over his life for the last year and you had no fucking idea. You had no fucking idea how many times I lived his life. He didn’t even fight for it, he gave it up willingly. He saved himself, guess not even Donny would sacrifice himself for you. Kent sure didn’t, he begged me to kill you instead of him.” Evan kept goading her, drawing her further and further away from Dax. “Oh the things I’m going to do when I find Donny again. From his tongue, maybe I’ll move to his hands, then his feet.”

“Evan please, just leave my boy be” Erin continued to beg for the life of her son.

“Your boy, your boy, your precious baby boy. He was the only one you cared about, the only reason you woke up in the morning. Tell me Erin, if it was just me would you still have shut me out? Would you still have cast me to the side?” Evan asked.

“There was something wrong with you.” Erin spit back at him “You were a vile wicked little boy.”

“And you wonder why I’m going to kill him,” Evan shouted.

Dax sat behind one of the racks unable to move, listening to Evan torment his mother. He’s a fucking lunatic! We have to move, girl! I can’t! There is no time for I can’t you have to get up and move! Dax muffled a scream as she tried to pull herself up. She shook her head. No, no, no get up, get up! I can’t! Yes you can if you don’t we’re dead if that bitch finds us! Dax breathed deep a few times and once more reached up and pulled herself to her feet. She had a grip on the shelving rack catching her bearing as the pain tore through her body. She shuffled forward holding on for dear life. If she fell, that was it for her. She rounded one corner in time to see the muzzle of the gun at the far end of the aisle. That was close! Yeah! Now move! Again she pushed herself forward to the next aisle and held on. She moved slowly trying to keep herself upright as best she could. She could hear the click clacks of Mrs. Morganson’s shoes behind her and she quickly moved down one of the other aisles making it to the end and around the corner before she was spotted.

Johnny had just pulled the last bullet from Kane’s chest and the injuries were in the process of healing, but it would be awhile before he was able to do anything.

“Alejandro, hunt that bitch down. Carter find Luna” Kane ordered as he groaned and pulled himself into a sitting position. Both man and beast were gone.

“I can’t find the bitch, but I got eyes on Looney toons,” Damon came through the link.

“Alejandro is hunting her as well,” Kane replied.

“Oh good, he can bury her when I’m done killing her,” Damon commented.

“If he doesn’t get to her first. He’s pretty quick,” Kenneth warned.

“What’s the worst that could happen?” Damon asked.

“There will be body parts. Alejandro likes to shake things to death, makes limbs fly off, that way he has something to bury,” Kenneth answered, they could hear the smirk in his tone.

“Well that sounds nice. He must be a real hit at parties”

“Everyone leaves with a party favour”

“I don’t think Johnny wants one of those party favours,” Kane cut in.

Kane was trying not to laugh as he looked upon his Beta. He could only shake his head. No he most certainly did not want one of those party favours.

Alejandro got a lock on Mrs. Morganson, while Carter caught Luna’s scent. They both stayed low and advanced on their intended targets. Dax was moving around a corner, she hadn’t heard the shoes clacking behind her for a few minutes. Carter was in the next aisle waiting for her. Mrs. Morganson was standing in the other aisle, she had caught sight of Dax’s white hair and was waiting for the perfect opportunity to get the little tramp out of the way. Alejandro was crouched low waiting to pounce on his target. Everything was moving in slow motion, then everything moved at the speed of light.

BANG!

….ahhhhhhhhhhhh….

….grRRrRRRrRRrr….

….ahhHhHHHhHhhh….

….grrRrRrRRRrRrRrrr…. ….grrRrRrRrRRRrRrRrRrrr…. ….grRrRrRrr….

....ahhhhhhhhh.... ….ahhHhHhHHHhHhHhhh….

Dax moved, the gun went off, Carter caught Luna and Alejandro lunged at Mrs. Morganson. Getting a hold of her arm brandishing the weapon he sank his teeth in and shook. She released the gun sending it clattering to the floor away from her and he shook some more. Snarls and growls rose through the warehouse as he continued to shake his target. Evan rounded the corner to see the huge, savage hellhound violently shaking Erin. He watched as the beast slammed her repeatedly into the ground and shook her some more. Blood flew in every direction and he could see the skin beginning to tear. Erin screamed for him to make this stop, begging him, pleading with him, calling his name over and over again, but Evan just stood there and watched it. He watched it all unfold. He watched the hellhound get a hold of the back of Erin’s neck and continue alternating between smashing her on the ground and shaking her. He heard bones break and snap. More blood gushed from her as the whimpers and yelps she was making began to soften and finally disappear. There was no doubt in his mind that Erin was dead, as the lifeless eyes from her broken corpse stared at him. The last words she spoke were his name, and he couldn’t help the smile that crossed his face as he watched the hellhound continue shaking her.

“I think she’s dead Alejandro,” Damon said.

“Has she lost a limb yet?” Kenneth asked.

“Not yet,” Damon answered.

“Then he won’t stop shaking,” Kenneth told him.

“Fanfuckingtastic!” Damon exclaimed, his eyes growing wider the more he saw Alejandro shake her.

“This is what happens when you tell him he’s only allowed to bury body parts,” Kenneth mused.

“Maybe you shouldn’t have told him that,” Damon shot back.

“Then he would bury the body,” Kenneth countered.

Damon had nothing to say to that. He had nothing to say period, the only thing he could do was watch Alejandro’s relentless mission to shake something off of Mrs. Morganson so he could bury it.

“I got you Luna, I got you” Carter held tightly to Dax as he pressed his hand to stop the flow of blood from her shoulder. He had to get her clear before he could assess the damage to her.

“Luna’s hit!” Carter came through the link.

“How bad?” Kane asked, not even bothering to cover the worry in his voice.

“The shoulder, don’t see an exit”

“FUCK!” Kane growled.

“Get her to the tables Carter,” Johnny ordered.

“Where’s Evan?” Kane asked.

“I don’t know!”

“We’re running out of time to get this done,” Damon warned.

“I got eyes on him, he’s moving,” Kenneth replied.

“Then so am I, this ends now,” Kane growled again.

With ten minutes to midnight Kane struggled to his feet, he wasn’t fully healed but he didn’t have time to wait. Johnny had him under the arm.

“Vos ite, ego vado (You go, I go)” Johnny said.

“Imus (Let’s go)” And both men moved.

Carter and Dax made it to the work benches first, she was sitting on the ground and he was in the process of assessing her injury.

BANG!

Both turned to look and Evan stood there gun in hand, Magnus was slumped forward in the chair, blood dripping from the fresh hole made in his head.

“What do we have here?” He asked as he saw Carter stand up “I don’t believe you were invited.” Evan threw the gun it was of no use to him now, but he pulled back the cloth that was covering the table to reveal an assortment of sharp and pointy things. He picked up a large hunting looking over the blade, and a wicked smile hit his lips.

“This was meant for him, but I guess I can use it on you.” Evan remarked as he slid the blade across the top. Carter stood his ground refusing to back down or away from his Luna. He has sworn an oath to protect her and he will do it even if it costs him his life.

Dax sat on the floor watching the men carefully, as an intense feeling washed over her. Whispers swirled around her getting louder and louder, the closer and closer Evan came. Little one the time has come, something from the past left undone. Only one can die to make this right, choose correct to end this fight. You know the truth, look to your heart, you knew it from the very start. The one to die who can it be, the one to die is….me! What? Kane kills Magnus, we both die! Kane kills Evan and we both die. Either one of them kills Kane. I still die. The only way to end this is for me to die! Dax! No Nyx, this is the way it has to be, there can’t be a fight to the death to get the girl if there is no girl to get! Dax….! I love you Nyx! I love you Dax! NOW!

“I love you!”

“DAX!”

Kane came around the corner in time to see Dax push Carter out of the way as Evan plunged the knife deep into her abdomen and twisted.

“ANGEL!” He fell to his knees as she fell to the ground.

“NO! WHY? What did I do?” Carter ripped Evan away from her and threw him to Kenneth who held one arm as Johnny held the other. Damon took his head in one hit. Kane had Dax in his arms holding her tight to his chest while he tried to put pressure on her wound, trying to stop the flow of blood.

“What did you do?” He asked her.

“W-we, w-were ri-ight. I-I-I h-ad to d-die” Dax sputtered out.

“No baby, no. You are not dying tonight, do you hear me, not tonight, not ever. Stay with me, baby stay with me,” Kane said.

“It….doesn’t….hurt….any-more” Dax starred up into Kane’s eyes “I love you”

“No baby no. I love you. You’re not allowed to go. We go together, remember, together”

“Baby, baby….Dax, Dax.” Ky it’s time, you know what to do, wake her up, you’re one true. Ky surged forward, his azure orbs glowing in the light of the warehouse, his canines lengthened.

“Ky, no don’t do it” Damon yelled. Ky snapped his attention to Damon for a split second then sank his teeth into her wrist as she whispered out her last breath. The room spun, fading, growing hazy. Ky shook his head to clear it up. He struggled to breath, to see, to move. He fought, his growls sounding more like whimpers pain rolled through his body. He tried to hold his mate tighter to him as grip grew weaker and weaker. Darkness crept closer and closer to him, fading out the light. One last blinding rush of pain he fell backwards.

They all watched as Ky wavered and shook his head. They watched him gasp for any breath of air he could take, they watched his eyes roll into the back of his head when he fell backwards, then they watched his chest stop moving as he breathed his last breath.

“It’s midnight” Was the only thing Johnny could say. They were so close, so fucking close.

“No, no, no” Damon ran towards his sister. He listened for her heartbeat, her breath. He checked for her pulse for any signs of life.

“No, no, no….come on, please, no. I just found you” Damon shook her, shook Kane. Trying to get them to wake up.

“No, we were so close, we had it, we killed them. This shouldn’t be happening. Come on!” Damon kept shaking them, kept trying, they had to wake up.

“Damon….”

“NO!” He held Dax tight to his chest and he broke down, his sobs raking through him. Carter sank to his knees fighting the rush of emotion that filled him. He lost his sister and his Alpha, he failed.

No one spoke a word, as the bodies of their fallen Alpha and Luna lay before them. No one knew what to say, but failure was written on all their faces. Carter took Dax from Damon as Johnny went to pull him to his feet. ….grrrr…. It was soft and low, barely noticeable. ….grrrr…. Slightly louder this time. ….grrrr…. Growing louder still. They looked at each other, not knowing what was going on Johnny and Damon looked to Kenneth for answers he could only shake his head and back away. ….grrrr…. Carter looked to Damon for guidance, he could only stare back at him. ….grrrr….

“I morti stanno sorgendo! (The dead are rising!)” Marco uttered before he took off across the warehouse, Kenneth was right behind him trying to get him to stop.

“What the fuck did he just say?” Damon asked as he looked back at Kane, fear and panic starting to rise in him. ….grrrr….

“Something about the dead rising” Johnny replied as he too stepped back, he wasn’t even fighting the panic in his voice. Damon scrambled to his feet when he heard the first groan.

“Holy fuck! What is it when they come back to life?” Damon said.

“Zombies” Carter exclaimed as he too backed away only to slam into one of the workbenches.

“Holy fuck zombie Kane” Johnny moved quicker to get away when he heard another groan.

“It’s ok he’ll see Carter first and eat him, we can get away” Damon moved as well, as they saw Kane start to move.

“Fuck you Damon!” Carter blurted as he scrambled and fell over the workbench, if his Alpha was going to eat him he wasn’t about to make it easy for him.

“Ow!” Kane groaned again.

“Ow? Do zombies say ow?” Damon asked as he looked towards Johnny.

“I don’t know, go touch him” Johnny replied,

“No, he just popped up from the dead, you’re the Beta you go touch him” Damon pushed Johnny towards Kane.

“That’s right I’m the Beta, I’m delegating, you go do it” Johnny shot back and shoved Damon towards him.

“Carter go poke him,” Damon said.

“No, he’s a zombie and he’s not eating me” Carter backed further behind the workbench.

“You fucking idiots,” Kane groaned as he went to sit up.

“I don’t think he’s a zombie, that I know for a fact they don’t say” Johnny said moving closer to him.

“If he eats me I’m gonna be pissed,” Damon mumbled as he moved closer to Kane as well.

“I’m not a fucking zombie” Kane grumbled. Johnny grabbed one arm, while Damon got a hold of his other and together they lifted Kane to his feet. Carter only watched on, his eyes wide.

“I’m not a zombie Carter” Kane said as he looked at his Delta.

“Ok, I’m still gonna stay on this side of the workbench” Carter replied.

“I’m not a zombie,” Kane huffed again.

“Yeah, he’s pretty warm for a dead guy,” Damon remarked. Johnny could only laugh.

“You idiots,” Kane shook his head to clear the fogginess from his mind. Ky….? Ky….? KY….? Where the fuck is his wolf? KY….? KY….? What? Came his groggy reply. Are you ok? What the fuck happened? I think we died? Well that’s fucking fun! Are you ok? I think so!

Carter looked from his Alpha to his Luna, was she going to wake up as well? Was she going to be ok? Kane too looked at his little mate lying on the floor, her pale skin, the blood that coated her neck and waist. Come on baby, come on baby! Mate! Come on baby!

“Zombie!” Marco blurted, Kenneth had finally caught him and brought him back to the others.

“I’m not a zombie Marco,” Kane replied when he turned to face the two wide eyed men. Kenneth wouldn’t fight him this time if he ran off to bury him.

“Sei sicuro? (Are you sure?)” Marco asked, gripping onto Kenneth’s arm, he wasn’t sure what he was going to do, but no way was he letting his zombie Alpha eat him.

“I’m not a fucking zombie,” Kane huffed.

SNAP! They all turned at the first sound of a bone breaking. POP! Carter backed away. CRACK! Johnny backed away. SNAP! Had Damon moving back. They all watched as the bones of Dax began to snap and crack. They watched her arm twitch, her leg move. Her body began to shift and curl into a ball as the bones snapped and broke and shifted and moved. They saw the fur begin to sprout, as the skin and fabric tore away from her.

“Santo Cazzo!” Kenneth said as he stepped back, with Marco in tow.

“You can say that again,” Damon exclaimed.

“Don’t say that again” Johnny said when he saw Marco’s mouth open.

When all was done a small silver wolf laid still on the ground. The rise and fall of her chest telling them she was very much alive and breathing, but other than that she didn’t move.

“I have never seen a silver wolf before” Kenneth said, Marco beside him just shook his head.

“Touch her,” Damon said as he motioned towards her.

“Baby” Kane didn’t move at first, then he saw the ear twitch.

“Baby” He moved closer and the ear twitched again. Kneeling beside her he ran his fingers through her silky fur.

“Nyx!” The twitch of her paw ….grrrr…. Slipped past her as her breathing increased.

“Open your eyes Nyx” Kane said. ….grrrr…. Another low snarl as they watched the little silver wolf struggle and fight. Slowly her eyes began to open, the amethyst starbursts glowing. She blinked, allowing her eyes to adjust and focus.

“Hello Nyx” She turned towards the sound of his voice.

“Holy fuck boulderhead!”

They all shared a look, grins breaking out on their faces. Guess she didn’t know they could all hear her. She struggled and grumbled but she got herself to a sitting position then threw herself into Kane. Her body vibrated with excited energy and he did his best to hold onto her as he engulfed her in his arms. Johnny broke out laughing followed by Damon when she started licking his face.

“Someone's a little excited,” Kenneth remarked before he broke out laughing as well. Nyx had knocked Kane to the ground, but he could care less, his mate was alive and breathing. She was uncoordinated as she continued her affectionate assault on her mate and ended up falling on him. When she calms down he’ll help her but right now she is in his arms cuddling. Nyx felt her time was coming to an end, she had to shift back, with one last lick to his face. She fumbled and fell as she made her way behind one of the racks.

“Holy fuck! Ow!” Was all they heard. More laughter rang through the warehouse.

“Baby!” Kane couldn’t contain the relief in his voice when he heard hers. He bolted behind the rack as well.

“I’m naked, why the fuck am I naked?” Dax asked. Her arms were wrapped around herself trying to cover what she could.

“Baby!” Kane had her in his arms kissing her forehead, her cheek, her lips whatever part he could. She cuddled into him, enjoying his embrace, his kisses, his warmth. He checked her shoulder, her waist any and every part. There was not a mark on her. The laceration up her back was healed, though a scar was left she was perfect.

“Am I good? Am I ok?” She asked when he was done, he could see the concern on her face.

“You’re good, you’re so fucking good,” he replied, pulling her back into his arms holding her tight.

“Oh good. Now why am I fucking naked?” She asked.

“You shifted!” Kane replied.

“I shifted, I have my wolf, she’s awake?” Dax looked at him hopeful

“Yes baby, you have her, she’s awake,” he nodded.

“I need clothes,” Dax blurted as she hugged him tighter. Nyx! Dax! You’re awake! I’m awake! I can see you, you’re so beautiful! Nyx moved around in her mind as she saw all sides to her. We need to practise walking, we kinda suck at it! We’ll do that!

“Alpha!” A hand came from the side of the rack holding a shirt. He figured it would be Carter that went to get her something. Delta protects his Luna.

“Thank you Carter” Kane took the shirt and slipped it over her head and down her body. Then he helped her to her feet.

“Seriously Carter!” Dax huffed when she saw how big it was on her.

“You are naked under this shirt, yes he is serious,” Kane whispered in her ear. “I said it before, I am the only one allowed to see you like that.” He pulled her into him, with a quick smack to her ass he dropped his mouth to hers, pouring everything he had into that kiss. Warmth spread through them, as it brought the flames within them once more to life.

“You bit me didn’t you?” Dax asked when the kiss broke.

“The voice told Ky to, so he did” Kane replied and he kissed her again.

They rejoined the others and a round of hugs and congratulations and happy to have you backs were had.

“You ever do that again and I’ll be pissed at you” Damon said when he hugged his sister.

“It won’t happen again, they completed the trials” Kenneth said. The words had no more exited his mouth when a warmth wrapped around him. Marco went wide eyed as he too was flooded with it.

“What the fuck?” Damon asked, as he stood frozen in place.

“Damon!’ Carter didn’t know what to do.

“Relax Carter, I think this is a good thing” Johnny commented.

“The King and Queen have risen, it will spread throughout the whole pack.” Kenneth replied after the feeling passed. “Welcome to a life of near immortality. In the coming days the rest of the shifter species will take notice of the change in power”

“Well that’s fun too” Damon nodded. Only to stop and shake his head when he felt a power surge through him. Judging by the looks on everyone else's face they felt it as well.

“Not to change the subject, but how big am I?” Dax asked. They were all huge in wolf form, she wanted to know if she was that big as well. Johnny snorted and looked away, Damon was fighting his laughter. No one knew how to tell her she was still the shortest.

“Am I bigger?” They all nodded “Bigger like you bigger?” She couldn’t help the bubble of excitement.

“No, just taller,” Damon broke out laughing.

“Like a lot taller?” She asked, Kenneth had to look away from her. Not even Kane could answer that without laughing.

“No, you’re still the smallest, like maybe 5’2.” It was Carter that made the reply. Kane broke out laughing at the look on her face.

“What?” She couldn’t believe it, her wolf was still the smallest. What? That’s bullshit! Her wolf couldn’t believe it either.

“That’s fucking bullshit, how come you all get the damn height?” Dax huffed, her ears darkening. Kane pulled her into his arms one more time and kissed her head as he still continued to shake with laughter. His tiny little mate. And her potty mouth! Ky was howling as well.