Chapter 102

36 Accept Her

Calliope POV

Her smile is warm and kind. “It’s nice to meet you, Alpha Calliope. We were so happy when Lily told us that you had taken over as the Alpha of the Crescent Moon pack. I’m glad you were able to meet Eli here

that leads to the gate. “Calliope”, Oliver says. “I don’t want to talk about it right now Oliver. I just want to get back to the pack.” We walk for a few more minutes and I’m grateful that he doesn’t push me right now. We are almost to the gate when he breaks the silence. “Calliope” he says my name and I stop turning to tell him to give me time when I notice the look on his face. I look in the same direction and there are at least twenty vampires breaking through the trees. Why the hell would they breach the pack so close to the gate? That’s when I realize most of the warriors are patrolling the borders for attacks, leaving the gate area with minimal guards. The two guards from the gate join us and the vampires stop about ten feet from us. A male vampire steps forward and smells the air. “I smell Alpha blood, but it can’t possibly be you, a weak pathetic mutt” he says, looking at me. Aurora growls loudly and I see fear flicker in his

ground in the distance. The big-mouthed vampire jumps at me and Aurora is able to move out of the way. We turn and start toward him when one of the others jumps onto our back. We feel claws dig into our skin and that just pisses Aurora off. She begins to buck but the vampire holds tight. Aurora shocks me when she rolls and I can hear bones crack under us. She stands and turns biting the b**ch on the ground in half. We start to look around and we have been joined by at least five more warriors. I’m grateful for the increase in our numbers. Oliver seems to be holding his own, but I notice one of the Nightfire pack wolves is pinned

Eli POV

part of my pack. It has to be the Beta of the Crescent Moon. Where the f**k is Calliope? There is only a handful of vampires left and I start to move through the crowd. The mix of scents is making it hard for me to scent her. We kill two vampires when the scent of apples and cinnamon invades our nose. Silas takes off for the trees and we stop dead when we see a red wolf standing over a dead vampire. Four more bodies are lying about ten feet from them. Despite the color of her fur, I can tell it’s wet with blood. Silas walks over and begins to lick her fur. I scent that the blood is definitely hers. She seems to lean against Silas and I wonder if the blood loss is taking its toll on her. She has a gash on her nose and blood covering the fur on her back. Without warning,

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