Alpha Battle (16 page)

“Misty and her family wanted a shot at the Alpha title and knew the only way that would happen was if Jadelyn was a latent shifter.  Therefore, they hired a witch and warlock to kidnap the real Ella and bring her to the prison on the witch’s side of the isle.  After locking Ella up, the witch took on her features and pretended to be her.  The first thing she did as Ella was turn Jadelyn latent but not before causing the explosion that killed our mothers,” Eli said as murmurs could be heard from the crowd.

Jadelyn noticed the wounded look that crossed her father’s face for just a few seconds when Ella ran and jumped into Jake’s arms before passionately kissing him, as if they were the only two shifters around. 
She suspected her father was thinking about how he wished her mother were still alive and in his arms.  Jadelyn knew she couldn’t bring her mother back from the dead, but she could hopefully bring the joy back into his life he had been missing ever since her mother’s death. 

“Rose,” Jadelyn called out.

Baron gulped for air when he first caught a glimpse of Rose as she entered the Arena and walked slowly toward him.  He couldn’t understand how he felt as though she was his mate when his mate was dead.  Baron was confused, but his wolf wasn’t.  “Jadelyn, what is going on?” Baron asked his daughter without taking his eyes off Rose.

“Rose is your mate, Dad, remember the special gift from the gods,” Jadelyn answered.  The gods decreed that if a mate is killed before his or her time at the hands of another, the living mate could receive another mate.  In Baron’s case, since his wife died before she was supposed to, he received another mate, since Alphas are only mated to one person.

“Ursula kidnapped Rose before killing mom and Eli’s mother, since she knew you would know it wasn’t mom’s time to die.  She didn’t want you to realize Rose was now your mate in place of mom before she had time to finish the job. 

“Now we have one more problem to solve before we can continue the
battle,” Jadelyn said as Eli’s grandmother stepped forward.

Rose was now standing next to Baron with her hand clasped in his as Eli’s grandmother began to speak.  “Misty and her family paid Ursula to cast a latent hate spell on all of you.  This spell was directed toward Jadelyn, so they could insure all of you would insist on the Alpha Battle.  I encourage each of you to reach under your seats for the spell reversal potion I have made.  As the potion works through your system, you will see all the hurtful things you either did or said to Jadelyn while under the spell.  Don’t worry, Jadelyn understands you were under a spell, so don’t concentrate too much on the awful things she had to endure by your hands,” Eli’s grandmother announced.

Jadelyn made her way to the middle of the arena and watched as everyone took the potion, including Liberty, Flynn, and Misty’s mate, Tate.  She watched in silence as frowns appeared on the faces of the gathered crowd as the flashbacks of the harm they caused her flashed before their eyes.  Jadelyn hoped they would forgive themselves and understand it wasn’t them making the decision, but the spell they were under. 
Liberty wasn’t under the spell like everyone else, she just pretended to be friends with me through the years.  All for her friendship with Misty
, thought Jadelyn.

Everyone around Jadelyn gasped when she shifted into the largest, stunning, elegant, white she-wolf any of them had the pleasure of laying their eyes on.  Jadelyn’s wolf was so powerful they could feel the power as it radiated off her body.  She growled loud enough to shake the ground as everyone bowed before her she-wolf before shifting back.

The Alpha stepped forward and made an announcement.  “Since Jadelyn is not latent, there will no longer be an Alpha Battle.”

The crowd stood and cheered as Jadelyn stepped forward.

“No, Dad, I will see this battle through, just a little different than planned.  I will battle Misty and the Witch Ursula.  If I do not win, Greg and Treasure will battle me for the title of the Isle of Paradise’s Alpha.  From now on, there will be a battle for the title of Alpha, as well as First and Second Beta, and Head Enforcer.  Only the most powerful shifters on the Isle of Paradise shall have the title as Alpha, First and Second Beta, as well as Head Enforcer,” Jadelyn said as her father stepped back and let her prove herself. 

Jadelyn pointed at one of the Enforcers.  “Release Misty from her cuffs and bring her to the center of the arena so the
battle can begin.  We will not need an announcer or judge since we are fighting to the death.”

The crowd gasped after Jadelyn’s announcement and looked on in silence as the Enforcer brought Misty to the center of the arena.

Neither Baron nor Eli tried to stop Jadelyn since they knew she could handle both Misty and Ursula.  Instead, they gave her words of encouragement.

Misty was a little frightened since she had never seen such a powerful she-wolf.  When Jadelyn first shifted in front of them, it felt as though the power of ten she-wolves had shifted at the same time.

Jadelyn waited until the Enforcer was a safe distance away from them before she shifted.  Misty stumbled back some from the impact of power from Jadelyn’s she-wolf as she emerged.

Jadelyn circled around her prey as Misty shifted.  Jadelyn could feel the fear seeping from Misty’s she-wolf.  Jadelyn’s she-wolf stood in front of Misty
, growling and snapping, showing Misty whose she-wolf was more dominant before attacking.

Jadelyn smacked Misty’s face with so much power behind it.  Misty tumbled to the ground with a low growl. 

Misty lifted her head off the ground just enough to capture one of Jadelyn’s legs in her mouth.  Misty growled as she shook her head from side to side, as she bit harder into Jadelyn’s leg and her teeth sunk deeper into her flesh.

Jadelyn leaned down and captured the side of Misty’s neck in her mouth.  She extended her claws as she brought her paw down with great force into the side of Misty’s stomach.  Digging her paw deeper gave her the leverage she needed to rip a
chunk of Misty’s flesh from the side of her neck.

Misty let out a blood-curling growl as her flesh was ripped from her body.  She whimpered in agony as Jadelyn removed her claws and teeth from her body and stepped back. 

Jadelyn took a step back and waited for Misty to rise, she wanted more of a fight from her.  She growled, urging Misty to get up so she could finish her off.  Jadelyn was getting impatient, so she walked over to Misty and nudged her until she was on her feet. 

Misty reached her paw as far as she could off the ground and weekly pawed Jadelyn.  She was quickly losing blood and getting weaker by the minute.

That was all it took for Jadelyn to attack Misty with a force no one in the Battle Arena had seen before.  Jadelyn jumped in front of Misty, with her huge canines showing, as she snapped at her.  Within a flash, Jadelyn was ripping the flesh from Misty’s body piece by piece.  All she kept seeing was her and Eli’s mothers’ bodies exploding in the car as she continued to rip her apart.  The only reason Jadelyn stopped her continuous assault on Misty’s dead carcass was it disappearing into the ground.

Jadelyn let out a growl once Misty’s body disappeared, letting the Enforcers know it was time to bring Ursula forward.

Ursula wasn’t worried about the battle as the Enforcer pushed her forward.  She just knew she was going to kill Jadelyn quickly in the battle and disappear before anyone caught her again.  All she had to do was use her power to stop time and kill Jadelyn while everyone except her was frozen.  Ursula knew whatever spell they cast to block her power had worn off already.  She smiled at Jadelyn’s she-wolf as the Enforcer took the cuffs off her.

Jadelyn let out what sounded like a chuckle when she saw Ursula's smile.  She knew Ursula was thinking her power to stop time was finally going to work.  What Ursula didn’t know was the power of time never worked in the Arena so all the
battles would be fair.

Ursula closed her eyes and concentrated on freezing time.  She finally opened them after three failed attempts.  When she felt Jadelyn’s teeth sinking deeper and deeper into the flesh of her leg, Ursula extended her hand downward with her palm forward and shot a fireball onto Jadelyn’s hind.

Jadelyn released her hold on Ursula’s right leg and growled as she stepped back.  She knew she had to do something drastic to win this battle.  Jadelyn had developed more powers after her first shift into her wolf, and she was going to use them during this battle. 

Ursula was throwing fireball after fireball at Jadelyn as she continued to back up.  She had hit Jadelyn two more times with her fireballs, once in the shoulder and once again on the hind.

Jadelyn closed her eyes and concentrated on projecting clones of her she-wolf.  She knew it was working when she heard the gasps from the crowd and Ursula.  She smiled on the inside when she discovered a new power she could use. 

Ursula didn’t know what was going on when she saw twenty or so she-wolves appear before her.  She didn’t know which one of the clones was Jadelyn’s real she-wolf, so she began firing at all of them.  Ursula knew she would eventually hit her intended target.

Jadelyn used her newfound power to disappear from where she was and appeared behind Ursula.  Jadelyn leaped into the air and landed on the back of Ursula, knocking her to the ground.  She extended her claws and sank them into Ursula’s back as Ursula thrashed back and forth trying to get Jadelyn off her.  Jadelyn opened her mouth, leaned down, and closed her mouth around Ursula’s neck.  She proceeded to sink her teeth deep enough to sever Ursula’s neck from her body.

Jadelyn padded over to the sidelines and shifted as her father, Eli, and Rose stepped forward.  The three of them were now going to fight the rest of Misty’s family to the death
.  She was about to shift and aid her mate when Misty’s brother got a piece of Eli’s ear, until Eli’s grandmother stopped her.  Jadelyn gripped the side rails tightly to prevent herself from helping her family through the battle, until it was at last over. 

Jadelyn shifted and made her way to Eli’s side.  They both stepped forward as the up-and-
coming Alphas of the Isle of Paradise.  The crowd rose to their feet and bowed before them while Eli and Jadelyn continued to growl loudly as they accepted their new destiny.

***

Eli, Jadelyn, Ace, and Chelsea were on their way to the Alpha’s house after the battle to set up for the celebration/party they were having.  Eli noticed his voicemail beeping, so he played the message.  It was from Eli’s shifter friend, James, who still lived on the human side of the world.

“Eli, my parents are dead, I don’t know what is going on, but I have to get my sister, Charity, away from here until I do.  We are on our way to the secret airport on this side of the world.  I need
you to meet us at the airport on the Isle of Paradise.  Bring backup with you, I think whoever killed my parents are now after Charity and me.  Come quick, we are almost there,” James said sounding distraught through the phone.

“Dammit, the party will have to wait, guys.  Turn the car around and let’s get moving.  I grew up with James, and this can’t be good,” Eli responded to his best friend’s message.

They turned their car away from the Alpha’s house to head to the airport to help Eli’s friend, James, and his younger sister, Charity.  They hoped they could get there in time.

The Tarlaoch Realm

The Tarlaoch Realm

Book One

Malachi’s Awakening

The Tarlaoch Realm

Book Two

Fiyah’s Spirit

The Tarlaoch Realm

Book Three

Christmas Cheers from The Tarlaoch Realm Book Three ½
             

Book Four

Coming Soon

Isle of
Paradise Series

Alpha Battle

Book One

Book Two – Coming Spring 2013

I would love to hear from you!

Contact me at:

Web page: 
www.marquayllaloretteauthor.com

Facebook: 
www.facebook.com/marquaylla.lorette

Email:
[email protected]

Blog:
http://blog.marquayllaloretteauthor.com

Read an Excerpt from Bryce Evans
new book

The Trinity

Ashland Pack Series Book One

Prologue

She ran as fast as she could until her lungs felt as if they were going to explode.  She could feel him gaining on her, the others surrounding her, cutting her off from being able to escape.  She knew what happened next and she refused to give in if she didn’t have to.  The ground was uneven as she tripped.  She reached out a hand, pushed herself upright, and kept moving.  She felt a tingle of fear running through her as she thought about her options.  They had planned this,
she thought
, planned this torture.