Caleb’s POVI was tired.Tired of pacing up and down the length of my office, wearing a hole into the carpet.Tired of overthinking, working myself into a state.Three, short raps sound on the door drawing my attention and I drop a sigh of relief."Come in." I take my seat, dropping mine behind into my leather chair. While the door opened to reveal my special guest, I grabbed a bottle of whiskey, removing two glasses from the fridge as ice."Lock it," I ordered Alec who did as I ordered without asking questions.When he was seated, I leaned forward to jerk the blinds closed, paranoia working its way into my mind.Alec shifted in his seat, looking uncomfortable with my actions but like a good soldier, he didn't say anything."I need you to do something for me and I'm telling you because for now, you're the only one I can trust with this," I slide straight into the reason I'm bringing him out here. His relaxed posture fades, and he straightens up looking alert."Of course Sir, anything
Daniel's POVIt's worrisome to see Caleb here. To the next of my knowledge, he avoided this spot like the plague. Moreso, he didn't have a tracker on me so how he found out where I was was troubling.His entire demeanor changed when he came inContrary to what he thought, I knew the exact moment he stepped foot into this building. I've always trained myself to be on alert, especially when you're deep in the enemy's territory.I've been suspecting that something's up because, for the past few days, I would catch him staring at me with an odd look on his face, or sometimes with rage. He always looked away before he thought I would notice.Even right now, his body was primed for violence and the look in his eye threatened to boil me alive and feed me to the dogs."You good?" I asked through my mask, buying time as I thought out my next move. "You look quite tense.""Been thinking a lot." His tone was curt.I was undeterred by his attitude. "About what? Wanna share?"His face instantly b
Katherine's POVIs this death?I had to ask that question after three days of no food. The pain in my stomach was now constant, the endless groaning in a pitiful attempt to cry out for food was disturbing.It had significantly slowed down my progress back to the pack, but I was weak and even breathing too hard was a chore.The food I snuck out from Hope's house finished in the first five days…which was my fault because I forgot to ration it.I had underestimated how far we were from civilization and that was costing me.I dropped my backpack and rested under a cool shade, too tired to even appreciate the beauty of nature all around me.Moaning, I folded over holding my stomach.I didn't even have the phone that Caleb gave me while away time, since I had to trade it for some apples, and sour pie.All I saw was lush greenery which gave me hope that I could find something to eat amongst the trees. Something safe, not harmful.But first, I'd have to stand up.I drew my backpack closer and
Katherine’s POV"You're such a big baby!" Tyler crowed, laughing so hard I was surprised he didn't piss his pants."Look who's talking!" I retorted, giving him the stink eye. "You're the same person who cried like a baby when you saw a snake, rushing to come call me.""I did not cry!" He huffs, picking up his pace."You did too!" I sang, taunting him and he just grunted, walking even faster.I snickered at his antics, feeling my chest warm up with this fuzzy feeling. Pushing aside a plant that would hurt me, I called out to him. "Are you sure we're going the right way?""Of course!" He replied indignantly, then stopped raising an eyebrow. "Or do you have a better idea?"I didn't so I wisely kept quiet.The past few weeks with Tyler have been fun, he had that way of twisting every event into something of an adventure, making me laugh my ribs out.I had worried about staying in close quarters with him but he proved to be a gentleman. He stayed as far away as possible, and even when we
Daniel’s POVDeath is that one thing everyone knows is inevitable but we fear it all the same.To my surprise, I wasn't pursued on my way out of the city and I knew it was due to Caleb.Unfortunately, the glass window I broke, some of its shards were embedded into my skin and because I didn't notice on time, some found their way into my bloodstream.I've been trying to get to Ethan but there's no service. Having no other choice, I dragged my sick body halfway toI thought I could pull through but unfortunately, the sickness pulled me down. On the fourth night, less than a day from Ethan's hideaway, I woke up sweating, my clothes drenched with moisture. I tried to turn my head but I screamed. The pain was unbearable and I couldn't even feel myself thinking. It was like they were scraping my insides with a razor and hammering my brain continuouslyIt was a constant situation, rendering me almost comatose. I forgot how many times I slipped in and out of consciousness.Hours later, the vo
Daniel’s POVBarely a week later, Freya and I were sent out with our missions but something didn't just sit quite right with me so I tricked behind Freya.I was so good that she didn't even realize that she was being followed. I made sure to always stay at least 100 meters away and exchanged my boots for shorts with softer soles so she didn't pick up on my movements.If I had known when she was heading before it was too late, I could have warned her but I had only realized when she crossed the border to Caleb's territory.I had to hide and slink into the treesYears of watching and studying Caleb made me find easy toots where I could watch him or what was going on in his city.I had jumped atop a huge branch of a tree, after testing it to make sure it could hold my weight.It gave me a first-hand view inside.Caleb and Katherine were rushing out to see Freya who was accosted the moment she stepped foot inside."Kneel!" Caleb barked, his face a stormy cloud of anger.Immediately the gu
Ethan’s POVI knew something was up!I had played with Roy a little bit before it was time for bed and even at that, I was reluctant to leave him. This kid has changed my life in just a short period of spending time with him. Sometimes I'm also overcome by jealousy and wish I could physically change his DNA to mine, so he could be my child. Resentment also bubbled up for his father Caleb, who robbed me of my heir.Right now, I would be content holding my son in my arms but no! That bastard had to have everything go his way.I sifted my hands through his soft hair, a smile tugging at the corners of my lips when he wriggled in his sleep, a frown appearing on his lips.He had argued with me that he was no longer a kid, and he refused to have his hair ruffled like one. Even in sleep, he still maintained that stand.It was so cute to see.I sighed and got up, my knees screaming in protest from kneeling too long but I'd do it again if given the chance to.Roy and I had engaged in a screamin
Caleb’s POVWe were having dinner when we heard the ruckus outside. The chef outdid herself with the delicious spread of meals. There was chicken parmesan, lasagna, meringue pie, a salad that was topped with cream, and even her special, chocolate whipped chips for dessert.Katherine and I were laughing at a horrible joke I told before we heard the shouting. I'd convinced her to leave Tyler aside and let's concentrate on loving ourselves.Immediately our cutleries fell to the floor and we started to rush out, but we were stopped as the front door flew open.I immediately pushed Katherine behind me in the event of danger but it was just Jacob and the men he left rushing inside, holding a box in their hands."What is that?!" I went back a step, my senses tingling in warning.I knew that whatever was in there, wasn't going to be good.Jacob limped and watching them, I noticed that they were badly bruised. "Ethan sent his men after us sir. Somehow he knew that we were coming…and we were gi