The Alpha's Curse The Enemy Within

Sheila's point of view

I was weak. Very weak. My eyes were stinging from the exhaustion that washed over me. I could feel

my entire body on fire, while every bone in my body ached with pain. The pit of my stomach also

burned with similar pain.

I groaned, praying to the moon goddess that this pain goes away.

I groaned again, moving, hoping to find some comfort, but I couldn't find any. Killian. More than ever, I

craved his touch, his soothing warmth.

Suddenly, I realized where I was at. In complete darkness. I was covered with darkness. Was I asleep?

Oh no. I had to wake up.

I began to fight internally, struggling to pull my eyes open. My lashes felt too heavy, and my eyelids

refused to be lifted. With much difficulty, I fluttered my eyes open.

I groaned as the light around me was too bright for me. I shut my eyes, adjusting my vision. I pulled it

open and my gaze fell on the blank air.

I wanted to move, but I couldn't. I wanted to speak, and still, I couldn't. What the hell happened to me?

I tried to remember what happened, but my brain was too scrambled to think. Then I felt a cold feeling

around my head. I pulled my gaze to my right, and my eyes fell on a woman. She was young and

beautiful. Her focus was on the small towel she had dipped into a bowl.

Who was she? And where the hell was I?

I wanted to ask, but again, I couldn't.

I groaned once more, earning the young woman's attention.

Her beautiful eyes rounded on me with shock and elation.

"Thank the goddess, you are awake," she shifted closer to me.

I made another attempt to move but she pinned me down to the bed. "Don't force yourself to move. You

still need plenty of rest," she said sweetly, pulling a cup from the table. She brought it to my lips.

I parted my lips to receive the cup, gulping the water down hungrily until it was finished.

"Please, go back to sleep," she muttered again.

I glanced around the chamber, recognizing it wasn't mine, nor Killian's. It didn't even look like any

chamber at Killian's castle. Where the hell was I?

My eyes fell back on the woman as panic and fear began to settle in. "Who are you and where am I?"

Thankfully, I was able to find my voice.

She looked at me quietly, unsure whether or not to speak.

"I swear we do not mean any harm," she spoke cautiously, somehow, I could feel her sincerity. "My

name is Denise, and you are in my mate's territory," she whispered. Before I could ask another

question, she sounded again. "The Black Blood Pack,"

And I froze.

The Black Blood Pack? As in, the Blacks’ territory? How did I get here?

My eyes widened the more. Was I kidnapped?

"No. You weren't kidnapped," Denise rushed, still, somehow I believed her words. "I can't explain this, I

promise, Leonardo will,"

I pulled myself to sit upright on the bed, and she helped me. Oh, goddess, I regretted my action

instantly. My head began to throb unbearably. Suddenly, the sounds of everything in the room began to

blast into my ears. I could hear the loud pounding of her heartbeat, the slothful dripping of the water on

the table to the floor, and…growls. Plenty of them, all coming out from outside the chamber.

Immediotely, o thought popped into my heod. If I wos here, then Killion would be looking for me here.

My eyes snopped bock to Denise. "I hove to leove," I moved on the bed, sucking the groon wonting to

escope my lips.

"You con't. You ore still weok," she tried pulling me bock on the bed, but I fought ogoinst her hold.

"Pleose, do not stop me, I hove to get to my mote," I soid, rocing to the door, not minding my weok legs

thot kept on protesting ogoinst my movements.

I ignored Denise's coll behind me, moving os fost os I could down the hollwoys. I turned ond continued

wolking olmost os if I knew just where to go. There wos something obout the hollwoys thot seemed

very fomilior, but os I tried to think deeper, my heod bonged horder ond my stomoch burned ongrily.

Soon, I wos downstoirs, I hurried to the costle doors, instontly stopping in my trocks. My eyes widened

in both feor ond horror. There wos o bloody wor going on.

The more I looked closely, I recognized some wolves from Killion's pock. They were fighting ogoinst

wolves from the Block Blood Pock. My eyes fell on the blood on the eorth, ond I felt my heort tug in

poin. Somewhere in my chest, o deep poin birthed to life seeing these pocks fighting ogoinst eoch

other. I just wonted it to stop.

My eyes sconned oround, ond they fell on o fomilior pitch-block wolf. Killion. It wos os if he felt my

presence becouse his eyes dorted my woy. I begon to roce toword where his wolf wos fighting ogoinst

o spotted groy wolf.

As I reoched them the groy wolf turned to me, his eyes dork blue. He moved to my side, but Killion's

lorge wolf blocked him before he could reoch me ond they continued fighting.

"Pleose, stop pleose!" My voice crooked, but they oll continued. The poin in my chest begon to grow,

spreoding through my bones. I could heor Adie howl in so much poin. Soon, similor poin found my

bones, ond I collopsed on the ground grooning.

It wos os though my bones were snopping within my body, ond toking onother form. I could feel o

chonge within me, ond before I could register onything, Adie growled in control ond my legs gove up.

And I shifted.

I felt light, stonding on four pows, insteod of my legs. The fight still continued, ond on ongry growl left

Adie's throot, silencing the fight oround ond goining everyone's ottention. My wolf ond I jumped in

between Killion ond the spotted groy wolf, ond I growled, demonding on end to this modness.

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Killion's point of view

I wos completely frozen in my spot. Everyone wos os shocked os I wos. Sheilo's wolf wos beoutiful. I

continued to store ot her wolf's beouty in owe, toking in os much os I could.

Immediately, a thought popped into my head. If I was here, then Killian would be looking for me here.

Immediately, a thought popped into my head. If I was here, then Killian would be looking for me here.

My eyes snapped back to Denise. "I have to leave," I moved on the bed, sucking the groan wanting to

escape my lips.

"You can't. You are still weak," she tried pulling me back on the bed, but I fought against her hold.

"Please, do not stop me, I have to get to my mate," I said, racing to the door, not minding my weak legs

that kept on protesting against my movements.

I ignored Denise's call behind me, moving as fast as I could down the hallways. I turned and continued

walking almost as if I knew just where to go. There was something about the hallways that seemed

very familiar, but as I tried to think deeper, my head banged harder and my stomach burned angrily.

Soon, I was downstairs, I hurried to the castle doors, instantly stopping in my tracks. My eyes widened

in both fear and horror. There was a bloody war going on.

The more I looked closely, I recognized some wolves from Killian's pack. They were fighting against

wolves from the Black Blood Pack. My eyes fell on the blood on the earth, and I felt my heart tug in

pain. Somewhere in my chest, a deep pain birthed to life seeing these packs fighting against each

other. I just wanted it to stop.

My eyes scanned around, and they fell on a familiar pitch-black wolf. Killian. It was as if he felt my

presence because his eyes darted my way. I began to race toward where his wolf was fighting against

a spotted gray wolf.

As I reached them the gray wolf turned to me, his eyes dark blue. He moved to my side, but Killian's

large wolf blocked him before he could reach me and they continued fighting.

"Please, stop please!" My voice croaked, but they all continued. The pain in my chest began to grow,

spreading through my bones. I could hear Adie howl in so much pain. Soon, similar pain found my

bones, and I collapsed on the ground groaning.

It was as though my bones were snapping within my body, and taking another form. I could feel a

change within me, and before I could register anything, Adie growled in control and my legs gave up.

And I shifted.

I felt light, standing on four paws, instead of my legs. The fight still continued, and an angry growl left

Adie's throat, silencing the fight around and gaining everyone's attention. My wolf and I jumped in

between Killian and the spotted gray wolf, and I growled, demanding an end to this madness.

****

Killian's point of view

I was completely frozen in my spot. Everyone was as shocked as I was. Sheila's wolf was beautiful. I

continued to stare at her wolf's beauty in awe, taking in as much as I could.

And then, right before my eyes the white wolf leaped in the air and crashed in between Leonardo's wolf

and me.

She growled aggressively, letting out a loud howl that shook the trees around us. There were subtle

growls erupting from the wolves around but Sheila's wolf silenced them all with another powerful growl.

Fuck. I almost flinched at the authority that escaped with her growl. She growled once more at

everyone, warningly, letting them know she wouldn't stand down if they proceeded to attack.

When no one proceeded to move, she slowly turned to me, watching me with care, yet curious eyes.

Her stance was confident under the blood moon and her breathing hard as her penetrating gaze drew

me completely in. She stood like that for a while, never taking her eyes off my wolf, and then, right

before my eyes, she collapsed on the ground, completely still as it shifted back to her human form to

reveal a very naked Sheila.

Fucking hell!

I growled, as my eyes went around to the wolves who were still in their wolf form. I watched Kaiser

lunge forward to where Sheila was in his wolf form. A possessive and threatening growl erupted from

my wolf as he rushed over to Sheila, using his body to cover hers.

Kaiser wolf was forced to stop beside Leonardo's as his deep piercing eyes still held rage.

I didn't leave Sheila's side until Gwen hurried to Sheila's side with a blanket to cover her naked body. I

shifted to my human form, covering my ass with my shorts. I quickly made my way to Sheila's side, I

didn't want to be away from her for a second while she was unconscious. I fell on my knees, pulling her

into my arms.

I heard Kaiser growl beside Leonardo, and I growled as well, warningly, holding Sheila securely in my

arms. It was then I noticed the dark blue sky and realized the blood moon had faded away.

My eyes were forced away from the sky to Kaiser who wanted to pounce forward but Leonardo held

him back. They both shifted to their human forms.

I sent a deadly gaze at them. My patience was already on the borderline and is ready to kill anything or

anyone that tried separating me from Sheila.

"Back off, we could do this all night and we wouldn't get tired. I have what I came here for, and though I

want to rip you fucking bastards to shred, my mate needs me," I spoke. "Tell your fucking warriors to

get out of our way, otherwise the fucking fight will continue,"

I watched Valerie move closer to us. "Call your men off, please," she said.

Leonardo's gaze drifted from Valerie and landed back on Sheila in my arms. "You can leave, Killian, but

by the goddess, this isn't over," he counted each word, and I couldn't deny it, I felt a coldness rush

down my spine at his words.

It was now fucking clear to me, these bastards would do anything to get to Sheila. They would harm

her just to make me suffer. I would kill them first before that happened.