With every step I take the scent becomes stronger and my heart beats faster. We go up-wind so they won't smell us until we are very close. Our steps are light and carful. Why was he here? He has to be the one that took her. I hear footsteps, and I mentally tell Peter to hold. He stops next to me bowing his head lower to the ground as we both listen.

'Four pairs of feet' he says through the link

"One must be Logans and the other Everly's..."

"Scar is most likely with them" I growl lowly at this

"Be prepared for whoever the fourth person is" I tell him and his golden eyes nod down at me "on my count, we attack" again he nods

"1....2....3"

With their heightened hearing they turn sharply to see us. I take in the scene in front of me. Logan is holding Everly up, she looks weak and tired. His eyes widen in fear and shock. Scar is ahead of the group and is the last to turn around. But when she does she quickly looks to the other person. My eyes shift and land on the piece of shit Herk. First he disrespects me then tries to steal my love! I howl louder than I ever have and go for him first.

He shifts mid air and his claws come around to my shoulders. His black fur matches mine but not his strength. I naw at his neck and he tries to claw anywhere he can reach. I look over for a split second to see Logan has shifted and is rolling around with blood in his teeth and fur as Peter bites his ankle. I continue my assault on Herk and the words of the alpha I questioned ring in my head. Herk was the highest bidder. He was going to take my Everly. With each sickening thought my bites grow deeper and we roll towards the ground. He tries to pin me but I flip his body over mine and pounce on him again.

"STOP!" I hear the girl scream, all four fighting wolves eyes turn to her "shift now and let us go or I'll do it" she's holding Everly up by her neck as she's tucked into her elbow. Everly desperately tries to peel her arm away from her. She's holding a silver knife to Everly's side and instantly I freeze.

I shift "don't you dare!" my voice booms across the trees and echos back to us. Everly's eyes finally meet mine. Her gray every are filled with tears, she lets out sobs of confusion, relief, and fear. My knees weaken at the crumbling sight of her.

Herk is still beside me in his wolf form, Peter and Logan have shifted back. Logan stares at his mate with somber eyes "Scar...honey please" he begs trying to calm her

Tears well up in her eyes "stop Logan!" She cries "you're mine, she deserves this" again a sob and the knife inches closer and so do I "she tried to take you from me...the one thing I ever wanted"

We stay still as he walks closer to her "I'm yours my love...you know this is wrong" he plead with her "we can still do the right thing"

Herk slowly makes his way over towards Logan, I keep my eye on his every move. Peter walks closer to me. Scar shakes her head as tears fall. The next thing I know Herk knocks Logan out cold as he shifts back to human form. Scars eyes go wide "what the hell?!" She screams still holding Everly but her grip loosens as she fights the urge to move to her mate and as I debate taking advantage of her weakness and pounce on her to get Everly, but it's too risky.

"We have to stick to the plan!" Herk argues "she's mine, I paid good money for her and I've protected you. She will bare my pups! Do as you wish when I'm done with her and I get my heirs" he says and I see Everly shrink away at the thought and I growl

Scar nods slowly looking at Logan as he lays still on the ground. He won't be out long. She turns her eyes back over to us, Peter looks to me for direction on what to do next. "You don't love her either, it's all a sick game" Scar spits to me and Everly looks away from my eyes...ashamed

"You're wrong" I defend as quickly as the words can leave my mouth "I love her more than anything...she is my soulmate" I tell her in complete honesty

Everly slowly looks up at me through thick dark lashes and she tilts her head like she still doesn't believe me. Scar laughs "she's got her whorish hooks deep in you." She states "this is what is going to happen, either I kill her or you let us go and never try to find us." she looks down at Everly with hate and disgust

"I can't let you do either of those things" I take a step closer but she takes a step back

Herk watches very carefully. He doesn't want her dead either but for the wrong reasons, which means I want him dead. "Too bad! It's one or the other" the knife is too close for comfort at this point and Everly winces

"Maddox" she cry's and my heart throbs to save her

A moment later all goes silent, no bids chirp, no distant cars driving, no one even breaths as a gust of wind ripples everyone to their knees. Logan wakes up at this time and tries to take the scene in, the cut on his head healing. The next thing I know Everly falls to the ground out of Scars arms and starts to glow. Her silver hair erupts with light as bright as the moon. Her pale skins shoots off rays of white light as she slowly begins to float off the ground and into the air above us. Her eyes stay closed as she reaches a height of 8 feet. Everyone else seems too shocked to move but I stand hoping to bring her back to me. Her eyes shoot open but instead of the usual grey in her eyes her eyes are pure light. I have to squint as I stare at her glorious self.

"Everly?" I say quietly but there is no response

"How could you all have treated your all mighty mother and my daughter this way" her voice doesn't sound like her own, it's a deep threatening voice, deeper and stronger than any alpha I have ever heard

All of us slowly lower to our knees and bow our heads almost like instinct. All of us seem to have the same thought at the same time because I hear Peter and Scar both whisper "the moon god"

My eyes shoot up at this revelation. So it's true. Everly is the black female wolf who's father is the moon god.

"My lord, my god" Scar slowly lifts her head and stands "I was the one trying to let her live to her destiny"

"Lies!" The voice makes her fall back into her knees and shutter "you have used her for your own benefit and turned her into a tool! She is your queen! She is to choose the alphas she wishes to breed. The future of alphas rests in her hand." His voice booms through all of us as we continue to stare up at my beautiful Everly "and you" her eyes now turn to Herk "you have disgraced werewolves and the honor of alphahood" a growl erupts "you dare try to defy and disrespect the body of my daughter"

"No, please forgive me, I was wrong. This girl" he points at Scar "she was the one telling me it was right"

"I see blackness in your heart...it's a shame too, you were supposed to meet you mate very soon. I guess you'll never know" Everly raises her finger and with a snap Herk shifts into wolf form and then slowly is back as a human, his naked body shrinks slowly as he crouches and wines in pain

"What did you do to me!" He screams

"You no longer belong to the werewolf community, your mate will never know who you were or are and will have a new mate to take your place"

Everly's eyes move to Scar once again "your fate will be the same" she snaps again

Scar begs "no please, please. I was doing-"

"What you were doing was using my daughter out of hate and revenge" she snaps and the same thing happens to Scar. I watch Logan as he screams and yells as the process takes place. But as soon as it's over you can tell by the look in his eyes Scar doesn't mean the same to him anymore.

Scar and Herk both pass out on the ground in human form. Everly then looks to Logan "I should do the same to you but Everly is telling me not to"

"My mate" he says quietly "...what will I do without her"

"She chose her path my child" he feels no empathy for him "leave before I change my mind" he tells him and Logan stands. He takes one more look at Scar and shifts, running off with no where to go.

"Moon god" I say quietly looking up at Everly as her glowing eyes turn to me. "I love your daughter...I know her destiny is to be the all mighty mother to more than just me...but I'm begging you." I tread lightly not wanting to offend him "I can't bare to think about other alphas having her. What I feel can't be a spell"

He doesn't say anything as if he speaking to Everly internally.

Inside Everly's mind

"Is it true father? Does he really love me...or is it just because of what I am"

"My child I believe he does love you...he has broken through even my power."

"But his mate...he won't want me when he finds her, I can't compare to a mate bond" my heart hurts at this thought

"He has no mate" my father states "she died months ago...that's why he was able to fall in love with you. I watched over you both and saw what was becoming of the two of you. I didn't reassign him a new mate but I still can..." he trails off

"I know I should let him be happy with someone who can truly be his mate..."

He pauses "I could make it you" he says and instantly my heart speeds "I see now how you would be taken advantage of...I was more hopeful for this generation to treat you as a queen. I see now that I was wrong. If it is what you want I can give you one mate. I will send out a message of your new destiny. If you choose this path know that you will only be able to make off-spring with Maddox...there will only be one powerful bloodline of alphas. You'll be going against your destiny" he says

"Father, I'm sorry but it's not who I am. I love Maddox. I want to be with him and only him forever" I tell him as hope washes over me at the life I can have within reach

"Then it will be done my daughter...I shall give your destiny to another in the years to come. When these alphas know how to treat such a prize" he says and if I could hug him I would

"Thank you, thank you so much"

Back to reality

"you are correct" he finally says "you are not under any spell or trickery from her scent. You do love her" he says and I sigh in relief hoping to god Everly sees I love her for her "do you want Everly as your mate?" He asks

"Yes, 100 times yes. I couldn't imagine anyone else being mine" I tell him and he nods and with a snap of his finger and Everly slowly lowers to the ground. Her glow dims and her silver hair rests on her shoulders again.

I quickly rush over to her and Peter stands by me, he still seems to be in shock. I place my hand on her and pull her body to mine. Tears cloud my vision as every emotion washes over me. She's mine for good. I have her back. But I still have to convince her I knew nothing of my father and brother. I pull her back and stare down at her. Everly's skin is still slightly glowing, her skin is soft and lashes lay a shadow over her cheeks. Peter touches my shoulder and I look up at him. "What should we do with them?" He asks pointing at Scar and Herk still laying on the ground

"Wait till they wake up" I tell him and he nods

I move a silver piece of hair from her face and pull her to me once again. I've never felt more relieved, happy, and scared all at the same time in my whole life. I feel a slight movement in my arms and as I pull her away her eyes flutter open revealing her gray speckled eyes a small frown on her lips. "Maddox?" She questions and looks around. Her eyes meet mine and widen, the biggest smile I've ever seen crosses her face "I feel it" she whispers to herself as she takes a big gust of air into her lungs

But a moment later a frown replaces her beautiful smile and see pushes herself out of my arms "Everly" my time comes out more of a beg

"Your father, your brother" she gathers herself to her feet and I follow

"I knew nothing of what they did, I promise. I can barely live with myself knowing what their corrupt minds did...I'm so sorry" with Everly officially becoming my mate my need and want for her only has increased, if possible. The distance between us angers me. She looks me up and down, I can tell the distance is effecting her too. I feel my body strain, like a rubber band pulled to tight. Her scrunched up angered features slowly release and her words come out as a soft whisper.

"You promise?" She asks looking away with tears in her eyes

I close the gap between us and pull her to me "I swear, they have been banished from my land and will be punished further. I plan to take away there title as alpha and make it so they can never be apart of another pack. All I care about right now is getting you back home" I place my hands on her cheeks and she leans into me

"I was so afraid...I thought- you- that you didn't-" she can't seem to choke up the remaining words

"I love you, I will never let anyone hurt you again" I lay my head on hers and fight the emotions threatening to leak through

She pulls back and steps behind me, hugging Peter "good to have you back" he says kindly and bows his head

Everly's eyes move to Scar and Herk on the ground and she frowns again and moves closer to me. They both slowly regain consciousness. I pull Everly behind me and Peter prepares to shift.

Their eyebrows are furrowed as they look around, trying to take in their surroundings. "Where am I?" Herk asks and I go to finish off what Everly's father chose not to do. Everly holds me back, to my dismay.

Scar looks between the three of us "who are you?" She asks us, tilting her head

Everly moves from behind me and I pull her wrist lightly back to me. She turns to me and shakes her head and I slowly release her. She bends down to Scar "Have a nice life" is all she says

Scar seems extremely confused and Herk gets up, still looking around. She takes my hand and pulls me away, Peter and me share a glance but we both follow. Leaving the two of them to themselves. I look back, still wanting to rip Herk apart. But looking at both their blank confused eyes I forget about that and focus on my mate. We make it to the bus station and all of us seem to let out a sigh.

Everly lays her head on my chest "take me home Maddox" I smile and nod

A/N

Last chapter! There will be one more update and it will be the epilogue :)))

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-Madi