Alpha Raphael

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Please enjoy and read the authors note if you want to know why it takes me so long between updates...

Currently within my family I have a big thing going on that I do not wish to share. Lots of my time goes into that. If I'm not doing that, I have a lot of school work. My classes are Photography, Chemistry, Art and Physics, so as you might imagine, these take up a lot of my time. If I am not doing either of those that is most likely because I'm working- I do have a part time job.

So as you can imagine I'm just plain busy. And I still love writing and creating I just don't have as much time for it as I used to. I do try to make and find time as best I can so I hope you enjoy this chapter as this story is almost coming to an end. <3

Thank you all for your continued support!

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Raphael's POV

Watching Ariel fall down the stairs was worse than the iron they stuck inside me. Watching her body crumple from it strong, fearsome figure had my heart break. I didn't even have the energy to call out to her.

She looks at me, her gaze both full of pain and fire. They were ablaze, anger swirling within her irises. Ariel... oh that's my Ariel. Her family is quick to be at her side and I can't do anything but watch as she's faced with the man who wants to murder her.

Everything inside me wants to go to her. Wants to ignore everything else and wrap her in my arms and hold her close. I want to feel her touch, her fingers through my hair. I miss her playful remarks and her constant 'fight me' mood. I want to laugh. She's so close, we're almost touching again... yet we're so, so far.

The iron is pulled out and they start to heat it up again. My wolf I hardly felt. He was either helping heal my wounds as fast as he could, or moping about Ariel. Which I also did more often than not.

There's no words between anyone. Just anger between us. Pent up anger and frustration and revenge. All this emotion created air thick with tension, it is becoming difficult to breathe.

And then it all happens so fast.

Ariel lurches for my captor, and as she does, the iron rod is stuck into me again. Her scream of agony joined with her second stumble and that is her downfall.

I watch a silver blade go through her midsection.

I hardly hear myself scream, I just feel the pain. Pain all over. Everything suddenly hurts ten fold. It hurts more than anything ever has in my entire life. I hardly notice Aubrey and Darren who are at her side in seconds, yet frozen in shock.

Ariel stands awkwardly, looking at her... murderer. The blade left in her body, but suddenly, the pain fades. Or at least, hers does. Her eyes containing a mixture of black, showing how close her wolf was to the edge.

Maybe... maybe he didn't hit any vitals. Or at least, that's what I use to hold on to the fact Ariel is still with me. She isn't leaving. No. Ariel and I have a pact. We'll always be together. Torture? A blade through the midsection? Please. We're mates, we stick it out for each other.

I watch the opposing alpha notice his mistake and he runs.

It's because he knows.

Ariel will kill him. She's one of the strongest wolves I've ever known and this is the angriest I've ever seen her. Aubrey chases after him, catching him easily, there's no where to go in the prison! Ariel's blocking the only exit.

The men tormenting me run out of the cell to help their alpha. Darren makes quick work of them before going back to support his daughter. The blade still inside her.