The Shadow Alpha novel Chapter 39

At 5pm the twenty of us made our way to the meadow on the North Border, we made sure that the patrol would make their rounds away from this area and that the entire area would be surrounded by warriors.

I heard from the patrol that the former Alpha and Luna of the Full Moon pack ran along the border on a daily basis, starting with the South border they ran the full perimeter in alternate directions every day, today they were expected to approach from the East. We had Hunter and Jacob follow them along the border to keep an eye on them and make sure that if they strayed from the path we would know immediately.

Everyone took their positions after masking their scents using the potion of alpha blood and wolfsbane and waited for the signal.

‘Ears up everyone, we’re coming in hot.’ Jacob said through mind link, everyone immediately took a defensive stance and concentrated in the direction we were expecting them to emerge from.

I had caught their scents approaching from miles away and the moment they were in position Devin, Oliver, Amanda, and Zoe pounced on them, catching them off guard. They crashed down causing the ground beneath us to shake and the rest of us surrounded them.

Austin and April both struggled and thrashed violently, they snapped viciously grabbing onto any piece of flesh they could get between their teeth, Hunter and Jacob both in wolf form had to pounce on Austin who was slipping from Oliver and Devin’s grip, the moment he was restrained four cuff chains were attached to his and April’s legs- who had been firmly pinned to the ground with Zoe’s teeth round her neck. Dad and Papa Jamie injected both wolves with a large dose of Wolfsbane and Mercury and in a matter of minutes they were both out like a light.

Mercury acted as a catalyst for the wolfsbane and also prolonged its effect. In a matter of seconds the both of them stopped struggling and their bodies shut down, the dosage that they had been given was enough to keep them down for thirty minutes, any more would have killed their wolves instantly.

Wolfsbane was such that it blocked the bond between a werewolf’s human and wolf side, if a wolf is overdosed on wolfsbane they can die from panic when they wake up and are unable to shift back to human form.

We were not interested in killing them, so when they woke up they would be able to shift back and by the time that happens they will have to be in the maximum security dungeons underground already.

By the time we got back to the pack house it was already dinner time, the two unconscious wolves were safely locked away beneath the pack house, both of them had shifted shortly after being placed in the cell, but there was still a large amount of wolfsbane in their systems making them unable to fight and escape.

A device was inserted beneath the skin on both of their chests that would release wolfsbane into their blood streams at regular intervals and if the device is removed it will immediately send a signal to the alarm system as a security breach, we use it on all of our prisoners and it has proved to be a trusty device. It lasts five to seven days and the last dose is big enough to knock the prisoner out, giving us enough time to remove and replace it. Another one of Jimmy’s genius inventions that has made the pack a ton of money.

Just as Dad, Papa Jamie, Devin and I were about to step into the dining hall Devin’s hand wrapped around my forearm and pulled us to a halt, the two men were deep in conversation and failed to notice us stopping prematurely. We walked a little further from the dining hall and Devin turned to face me, As soon as my eyes landed on his face, I knew that something was wrong.