The Gift chronicles

Book 2 Chapter 4

"I can walk on my own, you know," I told Thane, who hadn't released me from his grip since he first picked me up.

He looked down at me in amusement, his mouth quirking to the side. "Yes, Onyx, I do know. Did you know that you're far too slow and we won't cover enough ground if you walk yourself?"

I huffed at him. "Okay, rude! I'm not a completely incompetent wolf. I've survived as a rogue for like a decade and a half."

His striking green eyes softened. "I know, little one. I'm sorry you had to live this life. While we're on the topic though, why did you become a rogue? I'm assuming since you were so young it wasn't your choice?"

I cringed at the memory of destroying Killian's arm. "I don't want to talk about it," I mumbled.

Curiosity deepened in his gaze, but suddenly he jerked his head to the side and stared into the distance.

"What are you looking at?" I asked him, confused by his behavior.

"There's someone coming. Not one of my men. A rogue, likely," Thane didn't sound worried, only vexed, as if a rogue was just a slight irritant rather than a legitimate threat.

He set me on my feet. "Don't move. I'm going to go neutralize the threat."

"You're leaving me alone?" I asked, slightly panicked. Despite my Gift, I always felt anxious being alone in the woods. I knew that I wasn't a very strong wolf, and it would be easy for someone to incapacitate me if they caught me off guard.

This won't take long. Plus, my men are stationed

what kinds of things went down in the woods. Rogue on rogue violence was common, but I also knew that the Reaper could always come too. His slayings of rogues were always gruesome. I came across some of the

particular had a vendetta against the Reaper. He wouldn't tell me why, but any time he was brought up, Greyson would get incredibly angry

was gone. Despite what Greyson said about him, I felt undeniably safe when I was with Thane. Possibly because of the mate bond, but also possibly because I couldn't think of any wolf that would be strong enough to take him

and was about to scream when a hand

Nyx, it's just me," I was

yelled at him. I knew if Thane heard

Cain, not you," He said, and grabbed the side of my face so that I

the comment anymore. I just don't understand why you hate them so much. The Blood Alpha, sure I guess he sucks. But

that's what you truly believe. But I have been around more Alphas than you, and believe me when I

rogue for the first time, even though the rogue was trying to kill us. Since then, he always waited for me to leave

go with Thane. You have options here," Grey pleaded, and his hand dropped from my cheek and grasped my

think you don't want that arm," Thane's bored voice called out

didn't leave mine. "Fuck off, Thane. Onyx is an adult. She can choose who

darted back and forth between the two men. I hated making

voice was cold, calm, and calculated. "If you try to stop me from taking what's mine, I will rip your heart out from

I passed out.

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