The Guardian Wolf And Her Alpha Mate
The Blessed Ones – A Blessing Or A Curse? Chapter 7

Jax POV:

"Bruno, we will be there in 2 hours. We are requesting a peaceful meeting to discuss moving forward" I say to him, hanging up before he has the chance to reply. "Done" I growl as I feel Nova press her body into my side from where she's sat next to me.

Sitting back as I let the tingles from her touch relax me, I look to where Luca and Axton are sat in the front. Both are tense and silent as we begin our journey to their pack. While behind us we have Alex and Elder Martin.

"I see the rest of the pack" I hear Luca tell Axton making me lean forward. Peering over his shoulder to look at the camera feed, I see the men from Bruno's pack, herding the white mountain pack members towards a part of the pack house. "They're taking them all to the dining hall" Luca says with confusion in his voice.

"Perhaps its to make them all be in one place while they speak with us" Nova suggest.

"I don't know if that's a good thing" Luca mutters as Axtons hands grip the steering wheel tightly.

"I knew I should have put the extra CCTV outside of the packhouse as well" Nova exclaims in frustration as she jogs her leg impatiently. "Why didn't I go with my gut?!"

"I did" Axton says with a growl. "I continued the installation after you left as it was a good idea, but with everything that's been happening, I haven't had chance to finish it. I've checked the regular cameras outside and they're all down."

"I know it's easy to stress and think of "what if" situations but I suggest we all just try and stay calm until we get there" Elder Martin says.

"Elder Martin is right, we can't do anything until we are there" Alex says although his voice is short, reflecting his anger at this situation.

For the next 20 minutes the car is tense. I can feel Nova taking deep breaths to ensure her walls stay strong so as not to get overwhelmed by the high level of emotions.

Resting a hand on her thigh she sends me a grateful smile, despite the nerves racking her body.

"g**t" I hear Axton roar as the car jerks and he veers in the road.

"Alpha?!" Luca exclaims reaching over and grasping the wheel as Axton manages to stomp on the break and bring the car to a jerky stop.

"Pack tether.s.snapped," he gasps as he holds over his heart for a moment.

"g**t" Luca mirrors, as he grasps his alphas shoulder in

"We need to get there before there are more" Axton growls as he straightens himself.

"Fine, but I'm driving" Luca tells him as Axton hesitantly nods and they jump out to swap places.

"We're here" I hear Axton growl an hour and a half later as Luca pulls up the packhouse gates. Rolling the windows down the air feels heavy, the dark clouds above a symbol of the somber mood. c*****g my head I frown. "It's quiet" I note as the car rolls down the long drive in to the territory.

Suddenly the car slams to a halt and Axton and Luca both leap from it, leaving the doors wide open and the engine running. Shooting me a shocked look Nova urgently motions for Laurence and I to move.

"Go" she shouts, before we quickly run after them. Skidding to a halt i take in the scene before me.

"Zak..?" Nova gasps as she reaches us. "Oh goddess."

In front of us is Zak, bent over with his hands and feet bound. Blood is pooled on the floor and his face is frozen in a scream, reflecting the pain of his last few moments.

"They killed him" Axton says horror at he stares at the body of his Gamma.

"Where are they?!" Luca asks as he looks around. Seeing we are half way to the packhouse, there are no signs of life around us.

"Ask some of the warriors to take Zak's body, we need to go further in. Something's not right" Axton says to Luca as he jogs back to the vehicles. Signalling for the car with the other warriors in to follow us, he jumps behind the wheel, waiting for us to get in before putting his foot down.

As we drive the extra few minutes down the drive I freeze as I begin to hear multiple heart beats. "I hear them" I tell Axton as he slows the car. Turning the final corner, the packhouse looms into view. Jumping out we cautiously approach. In front of us are all the remaining white mountain pack warriors, all have been bound and some have visible wounds to their bodies. Around them are 4 deep forest pack guards, each stood with multiple weapons trained on the warriors.

"Where is Bruno?" Axton asks as we approach. His eyes scan over his warriors as he attempts to mindlink them.

Sniffing the air I scent a trace of wolfsbane, "they won't be able to mindlink. I can scent wolfsbane, very faint but it's there."

"Alpha Bruno sends his regards" a guard says as he steps forward. His entire body covered in black, only revealing his dark green eyes.

"He's not here?" Alex asks stepping beside Axton.

"He's not" the guard repeats as Axton growls loudly.

"What the f**k is going on?" Axton snarls taking a step forward intimidatingly. "Why come here, take everybody and only kill one? Why did he do this? Where is he?"

"Alpha Bruno got what he came for, there was nothing else he needed" is all the guard says causing us to stiffen as we look between ourselves.

"I think they've left" Alex says looking around. Releasing his aura the guard doubles over as everybody bares their neck bar myself, Nova and Elder Martin.

"Tell me what he came for" Alex snarls as he grabs the man, digging his claws into his chest as he does so.

"We don't know" is all the guard says before he begins gasping for air.

"What the." Alex mutters as he drops him. Soon we hear gasping from other guards and lift our eyes to see the other three drop one by one. "Poison"