The Imperial Wolf Series Books 1-3
Chapter 61

Kate POV

The night is long without my baby. I cannot sleep. My arms ache for baby Belle. I want my child. Why doesn't Erick understand that I ran to protect her? Maybe he want to hurt her too. Maybe he is just like everyone else. Maybe I cannot trust him either. Trip brought me food, but I cannot eat. I want to be with baby Belle. Locking me in jail and taking my child is unfair to me. Erick has to know that I was only trying to protect our child. I was not trying to hurt him or our baby. I was only trying to protect her. Erick should be grateful I ran with her. He is the one being a selfish jackass, not me. I see the wolf again, the same wolf I saw at the farmhouse, but only for a second, and then the wolf disappears again. I feel a darkness in the wolf. Who is it? Why is the wolf here? Is it here to help me?

I hear the door opening, and John is in front of me. "Kate, we need milk for Belle," he says. He stands in front of the cell, looking down on me like a smug a*****e. I growl at him. I have nothing but hate for him and this pack now.

"Bring her to me, and I will feed her. She is my baby and I want to feed her," I say. I walk over to the cell door so that I can look into his eyes. This man that was once my friend, and now he is holding me hostage. This pack and their agenda I do not want to be here. I should have run farther before I stopped.

"Alpha Erick and Cassie have tried to give her formula. She refuses. She is hungry Kate, we need your milk," John says sternly.

"Then bring me, my child! I will feed my baby! I WANT MY BABY!" I scream!

"You are being a selfish Bitch! I need you to give me milk for the baby. I have a bottle and a pump for you. Do what is best for your child and stop being a bitch!" John screams back at me. I growl at him loudly. I want to tear him to shreds. He is making me so angry. "No, I was only trying to protect her. Doesn't Erick understand that, or has he moved on to Cassie already!" I scream and growl as my anger grows.

John kicks the cell. "Listen to me. Cassie is helping him with Belle, nothing more. You should have trusted your Alpha. You have done nothing but undermine this pack since you came here, Kate. This is not how a pack works as the Luna you should know better than anyone. You cannot steal the Alpha's child," John says to me.

I walk away from the cell door. John is infuriating me. I see the wolf again. I want to kill John and this entire pack. I only want my child." Really, I choose my child over this damn pack, and I will do it again and again! Fuck you and this entire pack," I say. "You should have gone to your Alpha, but instead you choose to be a selfish bitch and only think of yourself. Think about your baby," John says.

"My child is more important than Erick's frail ego! To hell with all of you! I will get my child back, and all of you will pay for this!" I scream.

I start destroying my cell. I kick and scream, vandalizing everything in my path. I take my wolf form and begin shredding the bed and bedding. I claw at the walls of my cell.

"I want my baby NOW! BRING MY BABY NOW!" I scream at John. I growl louder than I have ever growled before in my life. I feel dark energy and see the wolf as I begin destroying my cell again.

A dark energy consumes me completely. I feel an intense energy making me both strong and furious. I look at John and begin to push him against the wall with my mind. "I WANT MY BABY! I WANT MY BABY!" I scream.

John begins to scream out in pain. I am killing him with my mind. I choke him and watch him struggle to get air into his lungs. I smile at him as he struggles. I enjoy his suffering. The wolf stands behind him as I make him struggle. I cannot wait to make them all suffer.

Trip comes running into the jail. "Stop, Kate, you will kill him," Trip yells to me.

"I WANT MY BABY! He can die. I do not care! Bring me, my BABY!" I scream again. The dark energy from the wolf is making me strong. I can take my baby from these idiots and there is nothing they can do about it.

I grab the cell doors and begin to shake it violently. I claw at the cell door and reach for Trip. I will kill them both if they do not let me out of here and give me my child. "GIVE ME MY BABY!" I scream.

Trip checks on John and then comes over to me. "Calm down, Kate. Please calm down. I will talk to Alpha Erick about letting you see Belle, just please calm down before you hurt someone," he says.

I try to calm myself, but the anger burning inside me is unreal. I want to rip him apart. I want to pull all of them apart and take my baby far away from here. Even Erick, I will kill him and Cassie. If I have to destroy this entire pack to keep her safe, I will do it. "Go get Erick NOW!! Bring my child, tell him he better bring my child to me!" I scream and growl as the anger begins to grow again. I feel the wolf at my feet. The wolf is moving between my legs and rubbing its fur against me trying to soothe me.

Trip helps John to his feet. The two men leave me alone amongst the ruins of my cell. I want my baby, and these assholes will give me my baby, or I will kill them all. The dark energy inside me seems to release as I calm myself. The wolf calms me. When I look I do not see it. I know I felt it at my feet.

I sit down on the floor. I am exhausted from the energy pouring out of me. As I sit, the wolves begin to call to me. The Imperial Wolf is calling my name, but it is different this time. I can see her, the white wolf. I see her standing in front of me. She is a beautiful white wolf with dark eyes. She is here for me and to help me get my child back.

"Help me. Help me get my child back, please. I know you are here to help me, please help me," I plead with her.

She looks at me and walks through the bars of my cell. This ghostly image of a wolf comes to me. She lies down at my feet. Her eyes pierce my soul. She is here to help me. At least someone gives a damn about me.

"Please help me, please. I am begging for your help," I say softly. Her snout nuzzles my feet, and she lays her huge fluffy head on me. I reach down to pet her. Her fur is just as soft as it looks. I let her fur rolls across my fingers. I am lost in her presence. I can feel my energy levels increase. I almost feel normal again. I feel strong.

I look up to see Erick standing in front of me, angry with me. I have no idea how long it has been since John and trip left to get Erick. I am lost in the wolf. His expression changes as the Imperial Wolf looks into him. What is she doing to him? The wolf looks at him and then back to me. "Alexander is playing the two of you against each other," the wolf speaks in a loud celestial tone. The wolf is right about Alexander.

Erick opens the cell door and walks to me. He sits down beside me on the floor. The wolf returns to her place beside me. I continue petting her. Erick sits quietly with me as John and Trip enter the jail cell. Both men are terrified of the white wolf. Good, be scared. "Cassie is on her way here with baby Belle as you instructed, Alpha," John says. I look at John and Trip; they are both terrified of me. Good, I want them to be scared.

Erick nods his head and continues to sit quietly. We wait in silence, petting the imperial wolf. John and Trip both look confused, watching this unfold in front of them. The imperial wolf looks back at them and growls. John and Trip leave the cell and go outside to wait on Cassie.

"Why did you leave, Kate? Why didn't you come to me?" Alpha Erick finally breaks the silence to ask me.

I look down at the imperial wolf, and she nudges me to tell him. "I was afraid, and Alexander told me to run. He said baby Belle is in danger here. She has to be protected," I say quietly.

"You should not have left like that. I did not know what happened to you or her. I was terrified," Alpha Erick says.

"You were so afraid that you locked me up in here. I can see how concerned you are for Belle and me, Alpha," I say.

Erick looks at me. "Your father, Alexander told me you were running with her, that you were looking for Isabella and that you would...," he says.

"I would what?" I ask. The dark energy begins to consume me again. I can feel it taking over.

The imperial wolf begins to growl loudly at Erick. "He said you were going to kill her to stop all of this," Alpha Erick says.

This infuriates me. "You think I would harm my child. I only ran to protect her," I scream.

"I have no idea what you are capable of anymore. Trip said you tried to kill John," Alpha Erick says to me.

"To hell with you and this pack. I only want my baby back. Yes, I would kill anyone who I thought would harm her, even you, Alpha," I say.

"Baby Belle will never leave this pack, but you can. You are free to leave now, if that is what you want, Kate," Alpha Erick says to me.

"I will never leave my child; she is mine, Alpha," I say.

"Fine, you are stripped of your title as Luna. You are now an omega. You will live with me until baby Belle is older, then you will be banished to the Omega house. Don't cross me, Kate; I do not want to hurt you, but you will not put my daughter in danger," Alpha Erick

says.

"Fine, Alpha, have it your way, but you will not keep my child from me," I say.

Cassie comes into the jail with baby Belle. She hands baby Belle to Erick. Baby Belle is screaming. "She is hungry. Give her to me, Alpha," I say. Erick hands her to me reluctantly.

"Do not even think about running with her or hurting her. Feed her, then give her back to Cassie. I will have Trip escort you to the house. You will be in the house locked down, got it, omega," Alpha Erick says.

I take my baby and feed her while Cassie watches me. The white wolf stays close to me, and baby Belle, she is protecting us. I could probably run now with her help, but I need a better plan before I run again-patience Kate.